Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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Schenz, G. As the shadows lengthen over Rockwell field Sopho- more Bob Williams follows Jimmy Jones through left tackle in the closing minutes of the Mount Union game. Stopped before he wos started is Ed Suscinski, As- sumption back. Porowski and Starn wotch as a trio of teammates help him to the earth. Running slip-shod over a snow-bound gridiron, Buzz Wetzel nicks the Baldwin-Wallace defense for eight yards ond a first down. Benny Flossie almost single-handed gave the Flashes their lone defeat. He ' s shown here starting off on one of his numerous solo jaunts through the Kent secondary. ittiaa ■ V ' Mx

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Wetzel, B. The Varsity football squad, pictured above, has compiled the greatest record of any Kent State University grid team. A season ' s record of eight wins against a lone defeat speaks for itself. For the first time in University history two players have mode the All-Ohio team: Jimmy Jones and Mickey Mittiga. Hailing from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, South Carolina, Michigan, and Ohio, this group of gridders composes the roughest freshman team Kent has had in many a season. Starn hopes that this team will offer replacements for many of the graduating seniors. Feduniak, B Petros, 6.

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ii TEAM KENT, 37. . .BLUFFTON, Thrilling 2,000 shirt-sleeved specta- tors with a display of dynamite-packed offense and a stubborn, unyielding de- fense, the Golden Flashes ran under, around, and over a weak Bluffton eleven to win their opening game. Veteran Jimmy Jones and substitute Eddie Lewis shared honors, each scoring two touch- downs. KENT, 26. . .ASSUMPTION, Slippery Mickey Mittiga broke As- sumption ' s heart as he twisted, turned, and slipped to three touchdowns to lead Kent ' s attack on the Canadian ' s goal line, while a stiff Kent forward wall kept the Golden Flashes ' goal line untouched by enemy cleats. The Starnmen began to resemble a powerful eleven, for their fundamentals, blocking and tackling, were vicious ago ' nst the Canadians. KENT, 19. . .HIRAM, 6 A fighting, never-say-die Kent eleven won their way into the heart of every spectator as they rallied to score three touchdowns in the final quarter to defeat a strong Terrier team in their third gome A blocked punt and two pass- sparked touchdown drives brought vic- tory. Eddie Lewis, Howard Mack, and Stan Drongowski each scored a touch- down. Walt Porowski was the fifth man in the Hiram backfield. KENT, 26. . .MOUNT UNION, A ten-year jinx was ended as a Home- coming Day crowd of 5,000 watched the Starnmen stage a track meet at Mount Union ' s expense. It was the first time in ten years that Kent had beaten the Purple Raiders. The Flashes packed too much power for Harry Geltz ' eleven, and the score was no higher only because the first string team played less than one half. Joe Mileski ' s punting was the feature of the afternoon. KENT, FINDLAY, Mittiga pitched twice, Mike Feduniok caught twice. . .and the score was Kent 13, Findlay 0. Both scores came with rapier-like suddenness in the second quarter. Kent played conservative foot- ball from that point to the end of the gome, took no chances, and registered its fifth straight victory. The game was played under the lights at Findloy ' s Homecoming. A Findlay Oiler makes sure that Feduniak doesn ' t get his third touchdown of the evening. 23