Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The team in action The boys come out on the field with plenty of fight HOLY CROSS Trying for the fourth time to gain their third win the Owls failed in their quest again, this time being vanquished on Fitten Field, Worcester, Mass., where the Crusaders of Holy Cross smeared them by a 42-6 tally. Again the youngsters on Morrison ' s squad found themselves hopelessly outclassed as the Crusaders romped through every defense offered by the Owls. Before the first half was over, the Crossmen tallied four goals, three of which were scored in the opening quarter. Outweighed by their opponent, the Owls were always on the defensive. What offensive action was present failed miserably as Hubka completed but one out of nine attempted passes. The lone Owl touchdown came late in the final frame when Hubka passed from his own 30 to Marco Papi, right half, who tucked the ball under his arm and scampered down the field 70 yards for what turned out to be the only points scored by the Owls all day. The inability of the Owls to form a potent defense against the withering barrage of passes tossed by Captain George Titus, who was responsible for two goals, and the huge weight advantage of the Cross team were mostly responsible for the defeat. The Owls score a touchdown against V. M. I. Another touchdown for Temple against Bucknell

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ARMY and URSINUS Then came the deluge. Feeling pretty good after two wins, the Owls made a visit to West Point to meet one of the strongest Army teams ever to be assembled. And that was the end of the winning streak of the amazing 17-year-olds. The Cadets calmly took apart the boys . . . and ripped them to pieces. The never had a chance and spent the whole day on the defense, finally losing by the worst score ever experienced by art Owl eleven-51-0. The next week it looked like the Owls might rebound into the win column. Meeting an Ursinus Navy, a team solidly packed with men in the V-12 program, the Owls led in every department of statistics but couldn ' t pack a hard enough punch and lost, 10-6. The first half was all Ursinus as the Bears made all of their points. The third quarter was a different story as the Owls began their only paying drive of the game. Starting on their own 30, the boys began to march. Hubka peeled off passes to Perkins, Thomas and Goetz, and then ran the ball to the one-yard line. Plunging through left tackle he scored. Jimmy Wilson missed the conversion and the Owls were stopped for the rest of the game. BUCKNELL Still trying for their third win of the season the took on Bucknell. This time the score was not so bad, but still the Owls were on the wrong end of the 7-6 tally. A big feature of the game was the meeting between the Hubka boys. Gene, a Marine trainee playing for the Bisons, met his successor as an Owl headliner in Tony and the match was about a draw as both boys played top ball. Both touchdowns came as the result of fluke plays. In the second quarter the Owls found themselves on the Bison 34. Halted there they punted and Gene Hubka took the ball on his own 4. He slipped and fumbled and Corbin Thomas, Owl end, recovered to stage the way for a goal. Goetz took it over and Tony Hubka missed the conversion. The Owls held and it looked as if Temple might win. However, a freak play in the fourth gave the Bisons their big chance and they made the most of it. Temple had the ball on the Owl ' s 46 when Najounas attempted a flat pass that was intercepted by Walt Szot, Bison tackle, who managed to get to the 4 before Al downed him. Gene Hubka carried the ball for two more yards and the goal was scored by Dick Hoffman. Worst for the winning point and the Owls had still to gain their third victory of a now waning season. Something new was added this year—the Majorettes SUMMARY T. Op. 27 M. I. 13... 0... 6... 6... Holy 0... Penn 7... 35...163

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Goetz kicks for the Owls from behind his own goal line PENN STATE A little guy named Rowen Crawford, who used to be a soccer goalie, was sent to Penn State as a Naval trainee two weeks before the Owls met the Lions and immediately landed a spot on the second team. Entering the game as a sub at left half, Rowen went to work and in short order almost single-handedly put the Owls in the hole. Before he was through throwing the grid book at the Owls, the Lions racked up 13 markers and shut out Temple for the latter ' s fifth straight loss. Crawford was responsible for every point made by State. In the second period he returned a punt kicked by Goetz to the Owl 37. Taking the ball in four plays he made his way to the Owl 4 whereupon Lion Jack Price plunged over for the intial score. The conversion was missed. The team and Coach Morrison huddle before the game Late in the fourth frame Crawford got going again. Taking the ball on his own 20 he made the Owl 44 in four tries. On the next play he completely eluded every Owl defender and crossed the goal line. Ed Czekaj converted and made the State win complete. Outstanding on the Owl team in the face of defeat were Charles Goetz, fullback, and Jim. Nagy, left guard.