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The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., October I, 1942 PAGETHREB The Morning After Western Maryland Underdog In Coming Red McQuillen Upholds College In Professional Sports World G-Burg Fray---Bullets Hold Series Edge Aft., Loss To George Washington, Terrors By John Robinson, Sports Editor Hope For Win Over Pennsylvania Foe Four years ago, Glen "Reds" McQuillen left the campus of Western Maryland College at the offer of the St. Louis professional baseball club of By Seoup Wolfsheimer the American League, to turn to pro baseball for a livelihood. Today at the end of the 1942 baseball season, the records show McQuillen as one of the Roy Byham will send his victory-hungry Green Terrors main cogs in the invasion of the first division by the Browns for the first time against a strong Gettysburg team this Saturday at 2 :30 P. M. on since 1928. the Bullets' Field. This will be the first game of the season for the Red is no stranger to old Terror fans. A big burly likeable athlete, Mac Orallge and Blue; the Terrors opened the season last Friday night pounded the ball at a .285 pace in the American League this year and on 97 by !()."ingto George Washington, 20 to O. -, hits drove in 51 runs. And Red did it the hard way too, by breaking into an Last year the Bullets romped over the Green, 19 to 0; and in outfield that only the championship Yankees could match the dual series with Western Maryland the former leads with in the American circuit; for the garden of Chet Laabs, seven victories against two defeats, while one game ended in a tie. Walt Judnich, and Mike Chartak was rated as tops de- The Terrors will be seeking their first major victory since fensively and second in power to DiMaggio, Keller, and 1938 when they beat Wake Forest. The Big Green has not beaten Henrich. Yet, McQuillen, after alternating with Chartak Gettysburg since 1923. for half a season against lefthanders broke into the regu- Byham plans to start practically the same team that opened lar setup and has been there since. the season last week, except at three positions. In the backfield the veteran Art O'Keeffe is ready to play after sustaining a pre-sea- While here at Western Maryland, Glenn played both son injury and will be at the wingback post. On the flank, the Ter- varsity baseball and football. On the diamond he was an ror headmaster plans to start freshman Curt Laupheimer in an outfielder and, as a gridder, was the first string fullback effort to bolster the defense. on the 1937 team that won 3 games and lost 5. In foot- ball, Glenn played with familiar names as Paul Horner, The team is in good physical shape, and Charley Beaver. Robinson Tony Ortenzi, Bob Stropp, Jack 'Lytton, Frosty Peters, since no one was hurt in the George Last Friday night George Wash- Washington but two men will clash; Steve Radatovitch, AI Leeh, Frank Sadowski, Ken Adriance and Reds Balish. ington got the jump on an inexperi- Terror In baseball Red was teammate of Hy Kogel, Joe Drugaeh, Stropp, Buck be out for the season, as Arlie Mans- enced Green um,!. line and scored Barkdoll, Monk Campbell, and others. In college McQuillen weighed 180 berger is sidelined with n broken leg, a one touchdown bcfore the customers and Bart will be getting Norman were firmly seated pounds and stood at an even six feet, but since then Mac has added an inch hick shoulder operated on ill the near to his height and now scales 200 pounds. The game In his frosh year on the nine McQuillen batted a cool .580 and in his last future. inG"iffithStUdiwas a Field Vet Team season on the college diamond slapped opposing pitchers for an even .500 .To Coach Hen Brem of Gettysburg, will sloppy affair with the Colonials gain- mark. field a veteran team; all except one ing through the • Fraternity Basketballers played against the Terrors last year. Terror line while . McQuillen came to the hill in '36 and was a member of the Black and It will be a relief to the Big Green the Green had to • White fraternity. He played club basketball for this team and was chosen fans to learn that Hal Sherman, the resort to their . ~ _ on the Gold Ijug All Frat team in 1938: But at the end of his sophomore year Manny Kaplan, the Terror's strong Bullets' human battering ram, will high 1 y polished . the offer to join St. Louis was too tempting and Glenn went to his first love, bid for All-Maryland backfield hon- not be back this season; but the Penn- passing attack to baseball. ors, will be in there against G-Burg sylvanians still have such backs as gain fround. Gusgesky That was four years ago and a lot has happened since then, but Red can Saturday. Bill Florsheim, Al Hart, Jim Hardy, • Passing Outstanding remember as well as anything his biggest thrill thus far. He phrased it as Manny Kaplan's passing was out- "hitting my first major league home run in Yankee Stadium." When asked standing for the Green, as he complet- his favorite ballplayer the answer was quick "George l\IcQuinn", to the sensa- New Deal Initiated As Roy Byham ed 11 out of 21 tosses. Time and time the popu- lar Brownie first sacker; and, when asked the dub's reaction again Kaplan would seem trapped by tional mid-season streak by Chet Laabs replied, "Everyone was pulling like the Buff and Blue, only to toss suc- mad for him." Laabs was poling homers day after day and. in one week, Takes Over Big Green Gridders cessfully to a receiver. drove in 21 runs. Tom Terry's bucking also was a .Appling A Problem T.d Laux, Assistant Ccach, Great bright point in the dull game, as he Then we inquired as to who was the hardest batter in the American Help In N.w Terror Set Up was the chief ground-gainer of the League to play; and, surprisingly enough, it wasn't Ted Williams, Joe Di- night. for the Terrors. Kaplan and Maggio, or Charlie Keller, but Luke Appling of the Chicago WhiteBox. To Returning to Western Mm-ylandaf- team. After finishing at the Hili, he Terry shared the kicking assign- take a look at Appling's lowly .275 battjng mark, you would ponder Mac's tel' 16 years, Leroy Byham, new head played nina seasons of pro-baseball ment, and both showed up surprising- judgment; but, searching back, we see 'Appling with a .313 life batting mark coach, and his assistant, 'I'ex Laux, as a flinger, working in the Blue ly well. and the highest average of any player in eifher- league in 1936 with a. .388 are initiating into the Terror football Ridge, New York-Penn, Western In- .Washington Scored Early figure. Appling appears to be a great place hitter and one who gives the out- picture a "New Deal" for the coming ternational, and Three Eye Leagues George Washington scored their field a fit. gridiron campaign. before hanging up his glove. points in the first, second, and third McQuillen too, may be placed in this category; for Red hits a hard line Byham, born in Kane, Pu., as Smith After g'radua ting- from Western periods, setting up most of the plays ball that really moves. He is a frequent hitter of triples that escape between Leroy Byham, played tackle on the Maryland, Byham taught school at on reverses. Western Maryland was the fielders; and his good base running turns many doubles into three-base Green Terror teams under the tute- Taneytown and Hanover before going never in scoring positioh during the blows. lage of Ken Shroyer and was captain to Collingswood, N. J., to serve as a game. The closest that the Terrors One day, Red gave proof of his excellent base running in a game at of the 1924, 1925 teams, and also se- teacher of social science and also came was about the Colonials' 35 yard Brlggs Stadium, Detroit. McQuiUen lected on the All-Maryland teams of football and baseball coach. In foot- line in the second period. opened the inning with 11 smash that those seasons. ball his _~ubs won three regional On one occasion, Hank Ferris dusted the lime off the left field line for Laux, however, is a younger man, championships in eleven years, while 'caught one of Kaplan's passes and a double. Rick Fei-refl then worked the 'veing- outuf college only three years. his baseball teams fared even better. squirmed his way down to the 12 yard count to 3-2 and chopped.a lazy roller 'l"j was a back at Collingswood High line, only to have the play called back While at Collingswood, to Rudy York at first. While York and (where Byham coached) and later known athletes around several. well because of a penalty. Maryland Ferrell raced for the bag, McQuillen went to St. Joseph's College in Phila- were developed by Roy. Fred Bohn, The probable starting lineups: r-ounded third and siid into home safely delphia. For the past few seasons former Terror tackle now in the Ar- Western Maryland Gettysburg on York's return throw to the pay-off he has played pro-football for Wil- 80 Gn"geaky ft.E Roberta lO base. Mac's score from second was the mington and Camdell. my; Hubby Werner, at Maryland; ~~~~~~i;k ~:&' H!~~~~~i College; winning run in that game. The Browns While at Western Maryland, lWy Le\V Yerkes, at Washington at West- ~~ ~1t~~~;.,~~aPt.) Eo D~hl::~f and Don Bohn, a freshman went on to win the seccnd game nnd led played forward on the basketball ern Maryland. ~~r.~~~heimer tI SchY~vi~~i~n the Tigers for fOUl'th place by two team and p}tched on the basebaU 24 F~rr;s Q.B n"rt 2S games. New to some people this year will 12 O'Keeft'o R 1-1'.'8 F1or~heim 77 A few days later Red ruined a n~ce be First Lieutenant E. Bruce Fergu- :~~."&~~~ LF~B~' :.,~~.~~i~ J. H. Umpi .... : pitching performance by Philadelph:a's Blair And Cook son, the ROTC instructor, former Ter- Offi<:i"ls-Ref~r.,.,. Linesman: Wjlliamo, O. Winters: Ad. J. ll~usrnan: Herman Besse when he tripled in the ror athlete and coach. But to most of Field Jud"e: Hownrd Eyth. seventh inning to put the Browns back the Big Green fans he is known [IS Time of KiekolT-2:S0 P. M at 3-4, and then climaxed his day at ,42Co-Captains "Fergy"; and he will do whatever he Shibe Park with a ninth inning home to . can in his spare time to help the All Western Maryland students tie the game up. The Browns went on coaching staff: Ferguson piloted the will be admitted to this game on to win in the tenth, 5 to 4. Red McQuillen Seeking one of the finest seasons basketball team to the Mason-Dixon their student activities books. The On road trips Red rooms with Elden Auker, the Brown's submarine right- in recent years, the varsity soccer Conference Championship two years first coupon will be good for the hander, who this year hung up 14 victories. team today began preparation for ago and had helped coach football G,ettysburg game. Red left school in '38, and spent the first season with the St. Louis club their small, but difficult, coming ever since he graduated in 1935. where, in 48 games, he batted .288. That year McQuillen hit the longest schedule. single in the American League, a drive that carried 432 feet but a fellow- Starting out against the Delaware Brownie's base running prevented extra baseG. Hens on October 10, the booters play I Captain --- .1942 Style St. Louis farmed Glenn out to the Eastern League the next year; and, in succession Johns Hopkins, Buck- with Williamsport., he led the league in triples (15), doubles (32), most hits nell, Temple, and Allegheny. (201), was second in home runs (21), and second in league hitting. In 1940, Coach Hep 'Vallace, who graduated Glenn started spring training with Toledo of the American Association but from Western Maryland in 1938, mak- was sent to Atlanta, Georgia. He spent two months there and hit .311, get- ing the All-Eastern Soccer Team, will ting 16 doubles, 9 triples, and i1 home runs. Recalled by Toledo, Red finished again coach the Terror boaters. out the year there, hitting .343. While with Toledo, he set a record for slug- Coach Wallace has seven lettermen ging, with nine triples in nine straight games. Mac also hit seven four-base returning, including Francis Cook, hits at Toledo to total 18 for the year. Bud Blair, John Hancock, Warren .The Triple Kid Cook, Clarence MacWilliams, Charlie Eut it was the next season tha.t Red really drew the attention of the Harding, and Ken Volkhal't. He also scouts. Once again under tJle banner of Toledo, Red climaxed his minor has several fine prospects up from league career lYith a sensational round of hitting. He finished the season last yeal"s freshman class, including with 15 triples, which was tops for the league, led in total base hits for the Allen Sklar, Barney Spiel', Lank entire loop with 195, was t.he league's third batter, according to per cent. with Gatchell, and Joe Wilson . .329, was fcurth in runs drh'en in with 93, and fifth in home runs with II. MacWilliams and Wanen Cook His .329 batting marl{ was 43 points ahead of his next Toledo teammate; and are expected to register often in the the R.B.I. column was also tops for the Hens. This record earned Re:! a late score column, while F. Cook, Han- season bid with the Browns again, and he has bCE'nthere ever since. In 12 cock, and Blair hold the bulwarks of games at the end of the season McQuillen hit .333. defense . • Three All_Star Teams At a meeting held last spring of Everywhere that Glenn has played, he has made an impression. In 1939, the lettermen, F. Cook and Blair were he was rewarded ,for his fine play and gained an outfield berth on the Eastern elected co-captains for the present. League All-Stars. In 1940 he was selected on the Southern All-Star team season. Joe Rowe will again be the and in 1941 on the Am_erican Association All-Star Club. Big Green _manager.