Green Mountain College - Peaks Yearbook (Poultney, VT)

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'T . , e- -' Sanford 'Jygerly' Merrill O'Brien Little anning Murray Dimichele Laurenzo Robinson Rowlands Heffernan Tobin Trop Wilson J. Phil ps BrooTne Minogue Brock Bartholomew Hoey Pulx er Schimke Benson Oakman Noi 'l Chornyak Kana Parry I.. Phillips Wells Sennett .vigrx rlyllll -- Q 1- QQTBALL Green Mountain cleats banged out a savage victory tune 011 the gridiron this season as the Mountaineers stampeded with irresistible fury through their adver- saries in a half-dozen turf wars to emerge with but one blot on an otherwise spotless record of six wins. The impressive power of Coach Jack Heffernan's Green Galaxy was not to be denied and after a first-game slump they bombarded their opponents with a ferocity that could not be coped with to sweep to victory time and again. The defeat itself came at the hands of Clark, the only squad to score on last year's undefeated and untied Green and Gold grid machine. In a slovenly exhibition of football, G. lil, C. fell before their onslaughts 12-7. CHORNYAK SNARES OFFENSIVE HONORS But from that point until the end of the season, an almost completely renovated Golden Horde slashed and battered its way through to six consecutive conquests. Their might and skill constituted a dazzling offensive, while a line that outcharged its rivals on every play, dug in its cleats and set up a nearly-impregnable barrier to its assailants. Although brilliant in every department, the season's play threw into bold relief the pigskin Wizardry of Mike Chornyak, whose end sweeps and unerring passes were perhaps the most dominant elements in a sparkling Green and Gold attack. His open-field running and a passing ability little short of sensational, paved the way to pay dirt on nearly every occasion that the Green Galaxy pushed the ball into touchdown territory. NORWVICH BOWVS Following the Clark contest, the fiercely-Hghting Mountaineers ran the score up to 37-0 against a husky Norwich Freshman array before the final whistle blew taps on their efforts. From the outset the onrushing wave of green-jerseyed players swept over the Norwich forward wall in a continuous deluge that more than matched the afternoon's down-pour and they showed for the first time in the campaign the power of which they were capable. Every bit of their scoring punch was needed in their next fracas, when they barely nudged out a stubborn Nichols Junior College eleven, 8-6 on Jewell field. After a bitterly contested first half which ended in a scoreless deadlock, G. M. C. rallied to take the van for all time. The first counter came early in the third chukker. A steady, unrelenting drive upfield to the Nichols five-a drive in which Chornyak, Trop and Wells set the pace-culminated in a fumble that Nichols promptly re- covered to end the threat. As Nichols attempted to boot out of danger, however, big

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G. M. C. ATHLETICS

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Red Parry blocked the punt into the end zone where Nichols backfieldman, Shaw, recovered for a safety. SENNETT SCORES LONE COUNTER The lone touchdown of the contest came in a hectic final stanza when the Greenies recovered a fumble on the Nichols thirty-six and slashed their way through to the end zone. Sennctt carted the leather across the last stripe on a plunge from the three. The Mountaineer's most potent rival, the proverbially husky University of Ver- mont Frosh grid machine, was the next to fall as the Greenies handed out one of their most decisive defeats of the season, 12-0. VE RM ON T ATTACK' IM POTENT Preventing the Frosh from gaining even one first down in a fracas far more one-sided than the score would make it appear, the galloping Golden Horde en- countered no difficulty in forging to another victory. Against the impressive drive of the Mountaineers and the equally impressive aerial tactics to which they cannily resorted at the right moments, U. V. M. had little to offer in defense while their offensive thrusts proved a negligible factor against a stubborn Green and Gold for- ward wall that refused to give up a first down. Although the Heffernanmen threatened often during the remaining minutes of play, the Vermont defense was most powerful with its back to the wall, and only once more did the Greenies counter. Late in thc third session, diminutive Rabbit', Hoey surged off tackle for a fifteen-yard touchdown romp. WILSON LEADS MANLIUS VICTORY lVith Freddy lVilson playing perhaps the outstanding football of his career here, the Green and Gold added another scalp to its belt by trodding all over Manlius to the tune of a 32-0 tally. There was no time during the fray when the overwhelming superiority of the Mountaineers was not firmly established and every one of the local reserves was utilized to a great extent before the game had ended. Tilton Junior College, a newcomer on the Greenies' schedule, proved to be the most deadly foe that the Heffernanmen were called upon to face this year. Although outclasscd in the final analysis, Tilton scored more points against the Green defense than any other aggregation, finally losing 25-lff. Tilton offered its only dangerous opposition in the second quarter when their attack through the air ended in a touchdown, Pigskins filled the skies all during this period, but the booting ability of Novak stifled their offensive to a great extent. YVells and Trop contributed two more touchdowns to the Green Mountain side of the ledger in the late periods to clinch the contest. G. M. C. XVALLOPS VERMONT J. C. Although Chornyak was lost to the Mountaineers for the concluding game of the schedule as thc result of an injury suffered in the first period against Tilton, his loss was not seriously felt. The Green VVave instead rose to new heights by com- pletely submerging a bewildered Vermont Junior College crew under a 40-7 count. VVith the victory, Green Mountain .lunior College completed one of its most impressive football seasons-a season replete with thrills and heady football-one that was second only to the undefeated year marked up in the annals of the school by the classic 1935 aggregation. QSM page 66 for football xeuxurznl racorrlj