Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

Page 22 text:

WHAT ABOUT THE BISON? Bethany ' s Bisons opened their 1938 gridiron cam- paign in the right style by nosing out the Westmins- ter Titans at New Wil- mington, 6-0. The climax came in the final minutes of play, when Bud Kuhns intercepted a pass on the Westminster 30-yard line and covered the distance to the goal for the lone score. The Bisons displayed great offensive power but lacked the scoring punch. Throughout the first half the Big Green kept rapping at the Titan ' s goal, but each time failed to score. Tommy Cullison ' s punting kept the Pennsvlvanians back on their own goal through the greater part of the afternoon and only once did the Titans threaten. Valicents, a dangerous man through- out the game, broke loose for a 27-yard gain to the Bethany ' s 17. At this stage of the game the Bison defense tightened and Westminster lost the ball on downs. In the opening minutes of play, Bud Kuhns was forced from the game by a head injury but re- turned in the last period to complete the most effective piece of work of the afternoon. Jerry Croushore. playing his fourth season for the Green and White, proved to be the spark plug of line, both on defense and offense. He continual- ly broke into the opponent ' s backfield as well as opening up holes for the Bison ball carriers. Cullison and Petroff added color to the offense when they consistently broke loose for short gains. Claire Ludwig, at right tackle, in his first game for Bethany, held his position in good style. First downs favored Bethany eight to seven. Few penalties were inflicted on either teams. The luckless Bisons of Bethany dropped their second game by a one point margin in as many weeks, when the Salem Tigers nosed out the Big Greens, 14-13. Bethany, who made thirteen first downs to two by the opponents, were superior in every de- partment, but failed to take advantage of several opportunities. The Bisons opened the scoring in the second period when Bud Kuhns received an eight-yard The glory or merit of a team is not always told in the number of games won. Certainly not in the case of the luckless Bisons who lost to Glenville 7-6 and Salem 14-13. BY NORMAN FAIR pass from Petroff. This was Kuhn ' s third score in as many games, and he at present leads his team mates in high point hon- ors. A pass from Petroff to Hafer made good the extra point. Salem then retaliated by scoring in both the second and the third per- iod. Two sensational punt returns by Wright, Salem safety man, set the stage for both counters with Asay going over both times. Flanagan ' s two conversions proved to be the winning points of the game. Early in the fourth period, an aerial attack by Bethany carried the ball to the one-yard line, from which point Jackson scored. Another rally by Bethany was blossoming when the whistle halted the game. The Bison aerial circus completed thirteen out of twenty-seven attempts, while the opponents made three passes in seven attempts. The Big Green met defeat in their first home game, when the Pioneers of Glenville defeated the Bisons, 7-6. The teachers from down state employed power plays in the second period to drive forty-one yards for their marker, tallie with McMillen converting the extra point. The Green and White produced their tally in the third period after taking to the air, when Bud Kuhns speared a pass from Petroff for the touch- down. Jerry Croushore failed in his attempt to knot the score, his place-kick going wide by just a foot. The Green and White kept to the air throughout the second half and threatened again in the fourth period but the Glenville defense tightened and the Bisons were held for downs. George Petroff was the big gun for the Bisons during the afternoon, starring on defense and offense. He threw most of the passes for the Green and was continually bringing down oppos- ing ball toters with hard vicious tackles. Romano and Porterfield were outstanding for the Glen- ville team. PAGE TWENTY

Page 21 text:

T H E faetAarUcui OCTOBER Volume I Bethany, W. Va. Number 1 Darrell Fultz Jane Cluss John Costello William Cress Norman Fair Rert Decker Professor Dawson STAFF Editors-in-Chief Business Manager William Ashley Editorial Board Margaret Keim William Kiel Bobby Murray Scott Perry Business Staff Contributers Wallace Mayor Kenneth Underwood Managing Editor William Rutter Virginia Richardson Marilynn Roberts Ethel Shafitz Delle Williams Robert Martin John Erskine THE COLLEGE MAN ... A LIVING PARADOX D. Fultz Student morale is denned as that quality which enables the group to achieve its purpose most efficiently, ' ' said John Erskine in a paper read be- fore the recent faculty sem- inar. The issue in question was that of student morale and the discussion as to what student morale is and how it may be maintained was led by Delle Williams and John Erskine. Many of the suggestions for the improvement of student morale such as a change in the system of required courses, more strict control of clubs, provision for a student recreation center program, and the emphasizing of excellence in scholarship will be presented in the editorial columns of future isesues of the Bethanian. The point we wish to make here in regard to student morale is that although the question of maintaining morale involves group purposes and activities, it is basically an individual problem. This statement is best understood if we briefly consider the typical college student. The college man is a living paradox, says r eg K. Underwood W. AMey Dean R. E. Manchester of Kent State university. How truly he speaks of the Bethany man! He prides himself on being ultra-modern to the point of radicalism yet he is the most conservative ele- ment on the campus. He calls the faculty old fog- ies and refuses to try their ideas of progressive educa- tion. He believes in college as primarily an education institution and is more concerned about the abundance of datable girls in the freshmen class than how many new books the library purchased for this year. He goes with a girl a year before deciding that she must wear his pin, then wants it back two week later. He demands freedom of thought yet has nothing to say when given an opportunity to ex- press himself. He cries for democracy on the college campus yet refuses to make close friends outside of his fraternity. He demands that his alma mater be idealistic about athletics and en- courage playing for the love of the game. Then he cannot understand why the college does not continued to page 29 page nineteen

Page 23 text:

Plans for the fall season intra-mural athletic program call for competition in touch football, cross country, soccer, volleyball and horseshoes. Class touch football got underway Saturday, October 7, when the sophomores defeated the freshmen 6 to 0. Within another week the inter- state touch football league will be started, and interest in this should be keen when the N. Y. boys meet the men of Pennsylvania. The inter- fraternity league will immediately follow. Information relative to the dates, eligibility, units of competition, and rules of the various sports on the fall program are posted on the bul- letin board. In regard to the rules for touch foot- ball, considerable revision is being done by intra- mural director Boettcher in an effort to make the game faster and eliminate the dangers of injur) ' . Those of you who witnessed the opening game at Westminster, discovered this to be a banner year for the men along the Buffalo. The Green and White showed plenty of drive and power in their initial encounter, although the lack of ex- perience hampered the Bison at times. The inex- perience will be overcome gradually as the season progresses. Composing this year ' s roster are fifteen vet- erans and twenty promising freshmen and upper- class men. Making up the starters at the terminal posts are Walter Kuhns, a sophomore, from Uniontown and Ken MacMurray, a freshman from West Al- exander, Pa. Bill Porter and Chet Gordan have proven themselves to be capable reserves for the varsity ends. Moving over to tackle, we find Tiny Morrill, a husky 220-pounder and Clair Ludwig, from Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Their fine defensive play has made them outstanding in the line. The freshmen dominate the second team at this posi- tion, with Charles Drummond and Bill Nuemann in the role of reserve taackles. Terry Croushore, a veteran of four years, and Allen Dowler, a sophomore from Warwood, head the list of guards. Both boys have done exceed- ingly well in holding ud the center of the line. Roy Hoffman, stocky McKeesport freshman and Gordan Carroll, also a freshman, understudy the first string guards. Rounding out the line is Ray Scrapper Moore, playing at center. Although he is one of the lightest men on the squad, he lives up to his name of Scrapper . Francis Flannagan, a senior from Grafton, is the second string center. Bill Pearson, hard-hitting fullback, from Brownsville, who is playing his last year for Beth- any, has been a mainstay in the lir.e up in the early season games. Tony Salvato, a freshman from Uniontown. will undoubtedly see considerable service in the backfield this year. Tom Cullison, halfback and field general, shoulders the burden of passing and punting. George Petroff, playing the other half, is an elus- ive runner and will be a serious threat through- out the season. Sam Bernard and Bob Irvin, both veterans in the backfield, have bolstered the reserve strength of the backs. The fourth man in the backfield is Dick Jack- son, a sohomore from Holloway, Ohio. He plays quarterback and is tops in passing and receiving. Scotty Kaler, Jim Plummer, and Jack Simmeral are up and coming reserves who may see some service this year. The Green and White harriers open their 38 season on the 29th of October, when they meet Carnegie Tech at the difficult Schenley park course in Pittsburgh, after a month ' s training. In the early meets, the squad of twenty fresh- men and four veterans may be handicapped some- what by inexperience, but under the coaching of Prof. Boettcher, it is expected to turn in some commendable performances. Returning from last year ' s squad are Milt Parker, sensational as an individual performer, Darrell Fultz, a consistant placer, and the two Ryan boys. It is too early to predict what material will come out of the freshman group; but Watson, Dunlop, Schliff and Montagna have shown con- siderable ability in early training. Included a- mong the promising upperclass men are Joe White and Flash Gordan. The schedule for this year includes W. V. U., W J, Westminster, Pitt, Grove City, Geneva, Ohio U., and Muskingum. Efforts are underway to organize a tri-state meet similar to the track and field meet held each spring. The first annual intra-mural fall golf tourna- ment, quite an innovation to Bethany ' s intra- mural sports program, was held last Saturday, October 15, at Oglebay park. The tournament was held on the park ' s diffi- cult nine-hole course, with medals being awarded to the three best scorers. Toe Funk, of Beta Theta Pi, took first place and the gold award with a score of 41. Rexroad representing the faculty, trailed him with a 44 for second place and the silver palm. Kappa PAGE TWENTY-ONE