Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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I ■ ' iiii tfH :s -JB- In a school that does not emphosize football to the extent of supporting it through scholarships, the success of the season hinges on the outcome of one game, Swarthmore. This year ' s contest was played in a ram which even washed out Bouncing Binny ' s drum and kazoo corps, Haverford ' s answer to a marching band. The gome, as might be ex- pected, wos largely a defensive one, with our line showing a definite advantage over theirs. Each team received a number of breaks but cou ' d not capitalize on them. The tensest moment came when, late in the game, Swarthmore drove to cur one yard line, only to be stopped by a fumble. The picture of the actual fumble can be seen on page fifteen. Though generally outplayed, Swarthmore managed to hold Haverford to a 0-0 tie. Receiving the trophy as the outstanding player on Haverford ' s side of the Swarthmore gome was Dan Naumon, Senior end His value to the team can not be over-stated. Though he suffered a con- cussion in the Wesleyan game, Dan came back to give Haverford a wonderful performance this year. Superb on defense, his timely passes and place kicks often saved the day for Haverford. Since our purpose is to speak of the Seniors on the squad, we have looked at Joe, Skip, and Danny. In a very great way, looking at them is like looking at the team, not only because they held it together, but because the kind of spirit which they showed was typical of the Haverford Football Team of 1957. JOE AND SKIP

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Football The football team had a rather bizarre season, ending with a favorable record of three wins, one loss and three ties. The team ' s strength lay in its line, though we had a capable bockfield whose only fault seemed to be in never calling the right play at the right time. Weakened by injuries, especially that of Larry Griffith, it seemed each week as if Haverford would have trouble fielding a team. With the loss of Griffith, the backfield never functioned very well after mid-season, but the line was always there to take up the slack. The best game of the year for those few spec- tators who watched it was the 7-7 tie with Wes- leyan University, a gome which Haverford might have won had it not been for a dropped pass. Leading this fine team effort was co-captain Joe Torg whose play in this game was the greatest individual achievement all year. This was Joe ' s fourth year as key to the Haverford line. Though often outweighed, he was never outfought. Cer- tainly the best player on the team, Joe showed at Wesleyon that he was even more alert than the coach. When Haverford was stopped inches short of the goal at the end of a long sustained effort, everyone, including the coach, succumbed to de- spair. However, it was Joe who noticed that al- though Haverford had not scored a touchdown, they might have indeed made a first down. Meas- urements affirmed his thoughts, and Haverford went on to score the tying touchdown. The other co-coptain this year was Skip Block, President of the Varsity Club, and, like Joe, a pre- med. Unfortunately, on early season injury cut down Skip ' s playing effectiveness, though as a member of the team he became on inspiration from the bench. As the biggest man on the team he served to frighten opponents who thought that if such a giant were benched, the rest of the team must be terrors. His type of drive and spirit enabled a team which had very little ability other than the ability to be a team, to hove a good season, the best in four years at Haverford, One day a man may come who is large enough to fill Skipper ' s jersey, but there will never be one big enough. JUk 2.4 % ' t ■ ' ■ :. Sixteen

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Soccer .Soccer at Haverford in 1957 was successful and exciting. Despite the fact that three of the start- ing eleven were married, the team enjoyed a record of seven wins and three losses, the wins headed by a 3-2 victory over Swarthmore, and the losses being to such eastern powers as Navy, Princeton, and Pennsylvania, The Swarthmore game, the winning goal of which can be seen being scored by Werner Muller on page fifteen, marked the emerging of Haverford as a team, and as a team, for three quarters they were as good as any team in four years This final victory was the culmination of a long season for Coach Lester who stepped into the big shoes left by Jimmy Mills who went to the Olympics, Lou Matlock made the third team All- America, , S- iiJ«? Ji ii !Si iri«