Newberry College - Newberrian Yearbook (Newberry, SC)

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I SKfsOji Tfie 39 INDIANS • With l he start of a new athletic program on September lirst, some forty men reported to the newly elected head coach, Billy Laval. From this group had to he picked the men who would represent Newberry College on the grid¬ iron for the 1938 season. The first game on the Indians schedule was with Roanoke Col¬ lege of Virginia. With only two weeks before the first game. Coach Laval whipped his men into fine shape and journeyed to Salem with hopes of victory, but the long journey to Virginia and lack of capable reserve material spelled defeat for Newberry; the final score was 14-7. Emory and Henry was the next team to battle the Indians, and this game was played in the new Municipal Stadium that was dedicated on the evening of the ball game. Newberry fought with a dogged determination against a heavier and more experienced team, and finally Cooley shook loose from Newberry and went over for the only score of the game. Newberry 7, Emory and Henry o. Defeat again hit the Indians in Boone, N. C, when a more experienced Appalachian College team thumphed out a 7-0 win over Newberry. The following week the Indians played Catawba and went down to defeat after putting up a gallant fight for three Matasy, Co-Captain Masters, Co Captain 1 « +6 »

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quarters only to see the score go against them. Returning to Newberry riddled by injuries the Indians started preparations for their biggest game of the season, against P. C. at Clinton. Newberry drew first blood in the game and held the lead until three minutes before the close of the game when Dennard, elusive P. C. back, broke loose on a fifty-yard jaunt for a touchdown. The Blue Stockings converted the extra point and the game was theirs. Newberry completely outplayed their old rivals in every department of the game but one break spelled defeat. With three defeats in three games Coach Laval went to work and attempted to find a clicking combination for the Erskine game the coming week. I he game was played at Due West, the home of the Flying Fleet. For three quarters the Indians pushed Erskine about but were able to score only once. Then in the fourth quarter the spark was igni led and the I ndians sent the Fleet down to defeat 26-6. Spirit mounted higher in the Indian camp and the following week at home they drul )bed Cumberland University 20-0 in a game that featured some of the best ball playing the « +7 » Yonce Mast ers Schuller Wise W ' oodall I Iawkins DeBruhl Hipp Cooley CoCKFIELD Harden I OOLE W ' atson Reed MaNCIII Ni l K