Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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WE STOLE THE RAM! t-ORNEIIA, PAGANELLl. SHERWOOD, GRAHAM, MOONEY

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(5M, $ f ordham 7 THE lights of Griffith Stadium beamed down on lb, 000 cheering spectators Friday night, October 1 1 , as the Hoyas seeking their first ' ictory in two starts eked out an 8-7 win over the Fordham Rams. In the first canto the situation was definitely serious with the Fordham eleven scoring within the first four minutes of play. Skapines of Fordham put the ball over the cross-bar for the extra point, and Fordham led 7-0. The game then became a prix ' ate battle of opposing linemen, with no further scoring until the third period. Midwa - in that quarter Bus Werder, G.U. ' s right guard, blocked Ososki ' s punt which the latter himself recov- ered in the end zone to give the Hovas two exentually important points. Later in this same period, a Baranowski pass to Joe Sullivan placed the ball on the Rams 3b. Then Baranowski, leaping high into the air in an exhibition of clever backfield play, flipped a pass to Len Bonforte who promptly spun goalward. From the two-yard stripe, Joe Murphy quickly crashed through center for a score. George Benigni ' s attempt to convert failed, but Georgetown then commanded an 8-7 lead which it ne -er relinquished. The punting of Lou Surman was excellent, and the all around play of Babe Baranowski, Paul Walsh and Len Bonforte in the back- field, Elmer Oberto, Bus Werder, Jim Arne- berg, Ralph Benso and Pete Baker in the line contributed heaxilv to the ictorv. 115

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illanooa ig (B.ia. 2 o N October 20 the rampaging Wikl- cats of Villano a trampled George- town at Shibe Park, coming out on the long end of a 19-2 count. After the Georgetown kick-off, the Cats ran aground in three plays, and returned a punt as far as their own 48-yard stripe. One running play produced a first down for the home towners on the 20, but here the G.U. line held and Werder and Koncelik broke through forcing the opposition to throw two futile aerials. Georgetown took possession of the ball, but no advance could be made, and Raba punted to the Wildcats ' 30. Capriotti recei ed the ball, and was not hindered until Banonis bounced him on the Hoyas 38, The next play proved too bewildering for the Hilltoppers, so while most of the team was engaged in chasing a decoy, Rogers slipped through tackle on what might be termed as a delayed hand- off thrust. He scored unmolested while Kane flattened Bonforte with one of the most beau- tifully thrown blocks of the day. That was, unfortunately, the tenor of the game, because the ' Cats scored again on that same play, the only difference being that Ca- priotti carried instead of Rogers. Their third score was the climax of a sustained 87-yard drive, Rogers and Capriotti performing most of the labor. The Georgetown thrill came when Johnny Preston scampered 71 yards down the far side line, only to be caught on the 8-yard line, and the Hoyas couldn ' t push the ball over the goal. Another drive, featuring Jack McTamney, stalled on the Wildcats ' 20 by interception, and on the next play resulted in an automatic safety after a Villanova fumble rolled out of the end rone. IN .-XCriOiN .AGAINST VILLANOVA 117