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TBALL • • • bthty" laid a heavy hand on the bright prospects of the spring training period. College scholastic requirements made it impossible for 'Ted" Mujwit. "Monk" Campbell. and "Joe" Uvenr» to continue their collegiate careers. This, coupled with "Stan" Benjamin's withdrawal from school was a vital blow to the Terror gridiron machine. Campbell, probably the best passer in the history of football on the Hill and a "coffin-corner" punter of no mean ability, proved to be the greatest loss. Mujwit, heavy duty blocking back and brilliant line bucker in his first year 01 varsity competition, was next in line. Uvanni had been used in several positions and had proved to be a valuable utility man. Much was expected of him in the forthcoming campaign. Benjamin, tall rangy running mate of Louis Lessehn at end, had given indio cations of developing into another Paul Bates. "Stan" left school to follow his first love, baseball. The loss of one of these men would have been a terrific blow to the team-the absence of all of them shattered the plans of the coaching staff and broke the morale of the squad. These reversals gave Coach Havens and his aids plenty of "heedechesr-> replacing two star ends, the best kicker and passer, the blocking back. and the best running back on a team is no mean assignment. Facing one of the toughest gridiron schedules ever arranged for a Western Maryland team, all plans of spring practice had to be scrapped and a new attack developed. Normally, the pre-season training period is spent in perfecting the groundwork and fundamentals learned in spring practice. This year replace- ments had to be developed-men were shifted to new positions, end when such moves were not successful they were re-shifted. This experimentation required