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FOOTBALL For most of us here at W.M.C., Labor Day, 1951, JUSt another holiday, another vacation day, or a off from work to relax. Not so our Green football-minded men. To Labor Dny meant the beginning of a long, tOugh grind-onc to last lip through November. Lirrle did they suspect on that September day, that on November 17th they would complete a season un- defeared, untied, and Mason-Dixon Champs. Let's start at rbe beginning. After working off slimmer fat and limbering lip little used muscles the Green team prepared to meet their traditional rival and jinx, Gcuysburg. But this year Coach Charlie Havens and his staff had an experienced team who knew football, and played it hard. In the starring "forward wall" (and it was a wal!) were such stalwarts as Walt Hart, Ocrs Shearer, Vic Makovitch, Jim Marsh, Bruce Rudisill, Ira Zepp, plus a freshman newcomer ar rhe center position, "Big Jack" Duhl. Present for backfield duties were Tullai, McFague, Renaldi, Henderson, Renrko, and Stevenson This nucleus of rhe ream, along wirh many good subsnrutes, who ofren made their presence felr, were ready (Q meet any foe, and G-burg was rhe first On September 29rh, the team and followers rrnveled to the historic city to meet rhe foe rhar in rhe past seems (Q have held a jinx over W.M.C when the first half ended W.M.C. led by a score via a pass from Henderson to Walt Hart.caprain Zepp. In the second half, G-burg tied lip rhe score at 6-6. After a Henderson pass, a 22 yard this hard fought, well deserved run by Tullai, and a nice catch by Hart on the two the over Randolph-Macon's Yellow yard line, McFague powered his into the pay was comparatively easy. The Jackets din with second T.D The ended with on an intercepted Henderson pass but it was a W.M.C. 13-6. short lived lead as Tullai scored twice. Hendee- Charles Havens Bruce Ferguson Dick Harrow Hedd CO(fch B(fckfiefd Coacb Adl1iwry Coach 87