Page 120 - YB1938

weeks of the time which, under more favorable conditions, would have been spent in polishing, rather than building an attack. When the opening game of the campaign rolled around, the Green and Gold was still fighting to mold a unit which would click against high-powered opposi- tion. The combination that was chosen to answer the opening whistle against Marshall College at Huntington, West Virginia, included Lesh and Westerville, ends; Horner and Redetovtch. tackles; Ortenzi and Hansen, guards; Lytton, center; and Adriance, Sadowski, Drugash, and McQuillen in the backfield. Marshall, equipped with a set of hard-running backs operating behind a strong line, pushed across three touchdowns lor a 21-0 The Terror backs. led by Sadowski, Koegel and McQuillen, displayed some open-field running, but could not advance the pigskin beyond the fifteen-yard stripe. On two occasions, the Havensmen drove deep into Marshall territory only to be checked by a strong forward wall. The inner defense of the Terrors, with Lyttonand Captain Ortenzi outstanding, was stout at all limes. However, Herb Royer, Marshall speed merchant, gave the Terrors plenty of trouble with his off- tackle slants. Usually the climatic game of the state football campaign, the Terror-Terrapin contest this year was moved to early October because of conflicts in rounding out the schedules of both teams. The game, played in College Park, resolved itself into a real battle with the Old Liners emerging on the long end of a 6·0 score. The lone tally of the after- noon was chalked up in the opening minutes on a sustained drive following the kick-off. Jim Meade, brilliant Maryland back, carried the oval across the wide- stripe on a buck through the center of the Green and Gold line. Aside fromthis one touchdown jaunt, the ultimate victors were completely held in check by a stout Terror defense. It was the inability ofthe Weshninsterites to take advantage of the breaks that resulted in the loss of the Free State crown. The defensive line play of "AI" Lesh and Jack Lytton was instrumental in bottling up the Terp attack for the greater part of the fray. Frank Sadowski and "Reds" McQuillen shared the brunt of the ball carrying, with Sadowski very nearly breaking loose for a score in the closing moments of play. furnished the opposition in the first night game ever staged on Hoffa In the presence of Governor Harry W. Nice, the Terror machine clicked for the first time during the season and rolled to a 19-0 victory. Fullback one hundred sixteen