Heidelberg University - Aurora Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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4 FIRST RO'W': Coach Huber, Caswall, Heintz, I. Witbeck, Combs, Platner, Heckler, Auble, Adams SECOND ROTN: Assistant Coach Shairock, Rosenblatt, Sullivan, Burge, Onuscic, Mazzocca, Creigh tcn, Nutter, THIRD ROVV: Carrick, Citron, Servis, Sargent, Reiff, Izzo. FROSH GRIDDERS On September l9th, l94l, twenty-four green-clad freshmen reported for their first college football practice. A survey over the prospective players found a group of sixteen veterans of high school experience and eight rookies, who were entering the realm of football for the first time. The frosh team proved to have its share of giants in the personages of Servis, Sargent, Onuscic, Platner and Burgey in fact it was summarized that this was the largest first year team in size, as Well as in number to report in many a year. As the football season progressed, the freshmen showed their spirit and determ- ination to get in there and fight by their scrimmages with the varsity eleven. The climax to the season's training, Was the annual sophomore-freshman game, which was played on November l9th. This game is always a source of interest to the coaches, as a means of picking out possible varsity men for the next year's squad. The sophomores entered the game as the under-dogs, being handicapped by in- juries and the lack of substitutes. In the first quarter Caswall crossed the goal line for the frosh, for the first touchdown of the game. Before the final gun had sounded Nutter, Combs, and Kanode had also tal- lied six points each. The final score read 25 -O 5 a freshman victory. Throughout the past season quite a num- ber of the boys looked promising for next season's squad. A smoothly running back- field proved to be Combs, Caswall, Nutter and De Rose. Linernen who proved to be possible Varsity men Were Bonin, Auble, Heckler, and Onuscic. How many of the present frosh squad will be back next year, due to World con- ditions, is unpredictable, but it may be safely stated that a number of those fresh- men Will be Wearing the orange, red, and black of the varsity caliber next season. LINEUP Platner ...... Ft. E. Sargent ...... L. T. Onuscic ..... L. E. Bonin ....... R. G. Combs ..... H. B. Mazzocca . . .l... G. Caswall ..... H. B. De Rose .... Q. B. Nutter ....... F. B. Auble .... .... C . Heckler ..... R. T.

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PRINCES IN AiCTICN Proud Fathers The Thundermq Lme Touchdown, No Doubt Let s Go Team! V

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i THE FOOTBALL YEAR Sept. 27 Otterbein 0 Heidelberg 13 The Tricolorrnen opened the season against a greatly improved Otter team and came home from Vtfesterville with an X chalked up in the win column. The Princes' showing promised a good season unless Lady Luck and injuries took their toll of the first tearn. Oct. 4 Ashland 0 Heidelberg 37 Making its first home stand, the Heidelberg eleven kept a ten-year victory precedent intact by sinking the Ashland Eagles in a wet and muddy battle. Substitutions for the Hilltoppers, with every man seeing action, proved more effective than antici- pated at the start oi the season. Oct. ll Capital l3 Heidelberg 19 A highly-touted Fighting Lutheran team invaded Heidelberg on Dads Day and furnished tough opposition to the unde- feated Princes. The Wolfelieglaw passing combinations finally clicked and proved the undoing of the visitors. Oct. 18 Kenyon 0 Heidelberg 13 The Student Princes rolled into a tough team at Gambier and blitzkrieged right through them to maintain their Ohio Con- ference lead. The Tricolormen led all the way after scoring a touchdown in their first three plays ot the game. Oct. 25 Bowling Green 39 Heidelberg 6 Loorning as the one cloud in a blue sky, the Bowling Green Falcons' powerhouse thundered over the Heidelbergers at the Bowling Green Homecoming game. Making a bad day worse, Peters received an arm injury which benched him for the season. Nov. l Wittenberg 0 Heidelberg 14 ln a major Ohio Conference upset, the Turneymen bounced back from their first defeat to stop Wittenberg's fifteenrgame winning streak before a madly cheering Homecoming crowd. Mazzoierro and Po- lino each crossed Wittenberg's hitherto uncrossed goal line. Nov. 8 - Elmhurst 0 Heidelberg 26 Accompanied by a large part of the stud- ents, the Princes invaded Elmhurst and crushed a relatively weak sister college team in a mire of mud. This costly victory placed Corroto, Cellini, and Winter on the injured list. Nov. 15 Ohio Northem 10 Heidelberg 8 Heidelberg dropped a heart-breaker to a visiting Ohio Northern team to ring up the curtain on a successful year. Harmon, Hosic, Henning, Light, and Sonich played their last game for the Tricolor.