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First Row: Heidelbach, Campbell, Ebert, Culhane, 'Yard; Second Row: Mgr. Roberts, Winfrey, Klohr, Capt. Spicknall, Carroll, Stephenson, Rice, Coach Jones; Third How: Douglas, Keenan, Hackman, Rhoads, Hankins, Earll. SOCCER For the second consecutive year Western straight losses followed at the hands of Loyola Maryland's soccer team failed to produce a (4-1), Franklin and Marshall (4-1), and Buck- winning season. A definite impotence in the nell (5-0). Then in a driving rainstorm and scoring department looms as the outstanding a sea of mud, the W.M.C. team recorded their factor; four games were lost by a single goal. first postwar soccer victory over their arch The veteran wing Fletch Ward was lost in rivals from Gettysburg. A fourth period score the third game of the season when he sustained by George Winfrey gave the Booters their a broken leg. His loss was irreplaceable. Frank second triumph. Stephenson, playing for the first time in a In an overtime match Delaware claimed a soccer uniform, proved to be the high scorer. victory by a 2-1 score. Then' a revitalized Captain Jack Spicknall played a consistently Terror team tripped the heavily-favored Balti- fine brand of ball in the Terror nets. more University club by a decisive 2-0 score. Fullback Jim Hackman was named to the The last game found a wealth of reserves and All-Maryland Second Team while Fletch Ward outstanding front-line play making the dif- and center halfback Homer Earll received ference as Maryland's Terps ground out a 5-1 Honorable Mention. victory. In the opening encounter, a powerful Navy JayVee squad dented the Terror nets three Keenan beats Hoffstein of Delaware to the ball. times in the final period to record a 5-1 tri- umph. Heartbreaking identical 2-1 defeats at the hands of Hopkins and Drexel took a toll on the spirit of the Jonesmen. However, they bounced back to record their initial win by a 2-0 count over Towson Teachers. Only a single goal in the following contest with Washington College was scored as the Terrors were shutout for the first time in seventeen consecutive matches. Three