Susquehanna University - Lanthorn Yearbook (Selinsgrove, PA)

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-III- — iv; and Maroon warriors outplayed a highly favored Drexel Dragon eleven for three- quarters of the game at Philadelphia on Saturday, November 11th. In the open- ing period of play, Dick Tiee, a fighting Crusader taekle. broke through the Drexel defense, blocked a punt, scooped up the ball and ran twenty yards for a touchdown. However, after holding tile Dragons seoreless for three quarters, the Crusader defense crumbled and Drexel completed two lateral passes for the winning touchdown and extra point. P. M. C. 1 SUSQUEHANNA In the final game of the year, Susquehanna outplayed a heavy P. M. C. team 1 1 first downs to 12. but were defeated Hi to 0, due to the breaks of the game. The Crusaders were completely overwhelmed in the first quarter by a vicious P. M. C. attack which netted two touchdowns and virtually ended the scoring until near the end of the game when the Crusaders were forced back over their own goal line for a safety and two more points. Only a week previously P. M. C. had held the unde- feated Army team scoreless for three periods before Army scored 12 points and victory — so Susquehanna can be justly proud of her showing in this game. -I|l- One II uiidriil Five - - •►£ IK

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SUSQUEHANNA 6 HAVERFORD Despite their defeat in the first game, the Crusaders retaliated strongly against a black- jerseyed Haverford eleven from Philadelphia and defeated them in the opening home of the season on the University field by the small but significant score of 6 to 0, when Russ Eisenhower, a husky Susquehanna tackle, batted a Haverford pass into the air. grabbed it and dashed half the length of the playing field for the winning touchdown before a Parents ' Day crowd of 2000. SUSQUEHANNA 7 ST. JOSEPH ' S 6 Continuing their winning ways, the Orange and Maroon journeyed to Phila- delphia Saturday. October 21st. and eked out a hard-earned victory over St. Joseph ' s College in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, when Walter Wasilewski faded back from the line of scrimmage and shot a bullet-like pass into the waiting arms of Joh Yon Kondy, Crusader right-end, who had cleverely eluded all opponents and was standing in the open, across the goal line. With the game in the last minute of play, and the fans tense in their seats. Boh Bastress calmly took the ball from center and held it while Wasilewski deftly kicked it over the cross bars and the hectic game was over. SUSQUEHANNA (i WASHINGTON COLLEGE o On Saturday, October 28th, before a Homecoming Day crowd, Susquehanna ' s Orange and Maroon warriors, led by Captain Rishel. won their third straight vic- tory when Captain Rishel took the ball from center in the second quarter and. on an off tackle play, wormed bis way from the twenty-yard line through the entire Washington team for the only score of the game. SUSQUEHANNA :v, HARTWICK After being held to a lone touchdown in the first quarter the Crusaders sud- denly came to life and played inspired football for the remaining three quarters of this game to pile ii] the highest score of the season against Hart wick College, at Oneonta. New York, on Saturday. November fth. Coach Cilery used two learns in this game, which proved to lie. as expected. tin- easiest game of the season. DREXEL T SUSQUEHANNA ; Before t h c largest crowd oi tin season. SuS quehanna ' s fighting Orange It l nv ' In so i in- Hundrt • ' Four l«- -■■•— -

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