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Gridders Dethroned In M-D and M-A-C The Western Maryland gridmen gave a valiant effort to the to Co-Captain Ben Laurence and End George Harmeyer who 1964 campaign, but in compiling a 4-5 record they were de- suffered serious injuries. throned as champions in the Mason-Dixon and Middle Atlantic In what proved to be a showdown battle for the M-D title, Conferences. the "Terrors" next met Hampden-Sydney on a rain and wind When football camp opened on September 5th, "Green- swept Hoffa Field and were edged 14-6. Two third period Terror" followers were very optimistic about the approaching touchdowns erased W.M.C.'s 6·0 half-time edge and the game season and their hopes fortified by a 14-0 scrimmage game presented Hampden-Sydney with the championship. defeat over Juniata. On opening day, however, the hopes were W.M.C. 26, Shepherd 6 dimmed as Wagner, who later went undefeated, thrashed the home boys 34-16. "When the going gets tough the tough get going" was a This first loss was not enough to kill the spirit but it was familiar phrase uttered by Head Coach Waldrof and it pro- enough to dampen it The squad was unprepared for Penn vided the inspiration on Homecoming Day as Western Mary- Military, the weakest team on the 1963 schedule, and again the land romped over Shepherd 26-6. Al Ingalls earned a starting 'terrors' were defeated 24-14. This game was not a total loss position at halfback by scoring twice and time after time the because it revealed Rex Walker as a good running quarterback "terror" defense stopped the Rams' hard running Sammy but it showed that W.M.C.'s famous defense was in for some Taylor. revitalizing. Moving back into M.A.C. play, Western Maryland gained a W.M.C.-13, Randolph-Macon-12 17-14 decision over winless Lycoming as a field goal by Renk. witz proved to be the winning margin. In the next two weeks, At this time the "Green-Terrors" turned to the South and however, the "terrors" were defeated by Dickinson 7-0 and looked forward to Mason-Dixie competition. Southern hospitali- Drexel 34·6. Franklin and Marshall became the new conference ty was good in Ashland, Va. as it presented Western Maryland champs as they went undefeated and Western Maryland eyed with a 13-12 victory over Randolph-Macon. This brightened the only the last game with Johns Hopkins. hopes for a possible championship and it showed that Art Renkwitz was a qualified place kicker as his point won the W.M.C. 35. J.H.U. 12 game. John Giesey, Frank Kidd, Gil Smink, and John Trainor It cannot be denied that the "terrors" were up for this game proved that they could still play defense but the game was costly because so much was at stake with the traditional rivals. W.M.C. exploded with the potential they were supposed to have all season as our arch rivals were subdued 35-12. Although it is not easy to go through a losing season, the boys who played for Western Maryland during the 1964 season should remain proud because they gave their best and upheld the traditional spirit of American Manhood. SCOREBOARD WMC 16 Wagner 34 WMC 14 Penn. Military 24 WMC 13 Randolph-Macon 12 WMC 6 Hampden-Sydney 14 Left to Right: Head Coach Bob Wal- WMC 26 6 dorf, JV Coach and Trainer Fern Shepherd Hitchcock, Chief Scout Dave Bliz- WMC 17 Lycoming 14 zard, and Backfield Coach Ronnie WMC 0 Dickinson 7 Jones. WMC 6 Drexel 34 WMC 35 Johns Hopkins 12