Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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. THUS DUR ACHIEVEMENT WAS COMPLETE n W.. . ' ,,. ig ff , , f rf X ,-1 I J M-.r li i - I ' '. Y X 1 ,411 A .. - ., V ' M Xl, s, i '-'fps - 'Q Q if i xl , 4J ii fswmvfhs 'Ye A i, , , i i. ,yr i wg . - A l mix , f .4 ,Aki .Q QE? ' -r if. ' . ' Q iff U X 'r 36512 ., t lg Q gf., ' , as-.-,f r .J oulplying a lop-noich Wilkes eleven. Jack lvlil- lard and Nick Spadaccini proved lo belihe big guns in This game vvilh Spadaccini 'lallying 'Four Jrouchdowns on runs of 4, 4-O, 37, and 25 yards. Millard scored on lrwo sensalional runs in 'rhe closing quarier Thai sewed up lhe game. ln Their final 'rwo games ol ihe season 'lhe Purple and Gold had no 'lrouble 'lriming Kulz- Jrown, 27-I3, and Jrrouncing Ml. S+. lvlary's, 43-6. The Purple and Gold grid machine was nor ,a one or iwo man Team by any moans. This was evidence by The diicierenl names Thai cropped up affer every game. Inspired by 'lhe Roughrider band, +l'1e crowd cheers for anofher score during lhe Bronc fill wifh Mi. Sf. Mary af Burlingfon, N. J. The Broncs frounced ihe ,l H Sf. Mary eleven, 43-6. pfnror

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BUT AS WE WO , WE LEAR ED Iouchdowns in ihe Iirsl guarler onslaughi. In Ihe second slanza, John Kusma and Frank Siall- ings scored on passes from Coslill, and The Broncs led 33-O al lhe half. Play in Ihe second hall closely resembled Thai of The previous half wiih McLane, Millard and Joe Reilly scoring on sensalional plays. Once' again, The Beholmen rolled, bowling over a sirong Easi Slroudsburg eleven I9-7 posif ing Their Iourih conseculive win. The previously once-beaien Warriors were no malch for The Broncs after The opening whislle. Behind The cheer oi loyal fans, Coach Beho'l's boys siaried off wilh a bang when Babe Chiemingo scored on a pass play from Cosiill. Slianche rhen carried The ball over on a neaily execuled pilchoul and scooled lor 'Ihe second ially. A slow, muddy field hampered Ihe Rider grid machine as Ihey headed for 'iheir final score laie in The Iorih guarler wiih Slianche noiching his second Iouchdown of The day. The peak of The season was reached on November 5, when The Broncs mel ihe high Ily- ing, undeiealed Colonels ol Wilkes College. The Roughriders played Iheir besi brand of Tool- ball Thai nighl, avenging lasl' year's upsel by LOWER LEFT: John Slianche eluding enemy 'faclrler on one of his long gains. LEFT: Jack Millard, offensive ace geiiing sei fo bring down Willres College back. I JI Behoimen mapping sfraiegy for Bowling Green Irip. FIRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Bob Curran- FIigh+ Engineers. 'BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Joe Behoi, Walf Carfer, Allan Cosfill, and Tuffy Fraulino. LOWER RIGHT: Official calling a clipping penalfy againsi' a Bronc lineman 'fo wash ouf SIiancI'1e's long gain. RIGHT: Plenfy of acfion in The Willres College game ai Wilkes- .' n 1:--' ' ' '---1 .

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BASKETBALL TOO WE Fl, D A MEA S TO 1 vhiiifiv 5 QUIT? '13' n X Fl'RST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: John Brown, Bob Dawson, Frank OTway Gill, John CoTTrill, Tom Leyden, coach: Nick Hirfh, co-manager. SECOND ROW, LJEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Teeple, nssisfnnf manager: James Teeple, co-manager, Moe Tener, MarTin Corbiff, MarTy RubensTein, Marvin Fruchfer, Jack Charwin, Nick Spadaccini, and Bubba, Trainer. When The curlain rang down on The I949-'50 ediTion oT The Rider's varsiTy baslceTeers, iT marked anoTher consecuTive season in which The Roughriders have compiled a loeTTer Than .500 average. The overall record showed I2 wins regisTered againsT 9 deTeaTs. However, as is oTTen The case, The record, in iTselT, does noT Tell The enTire sTory. The Broncs sTarTed oTT wiTh a rush, winning 9 of Their TirsT IO ouTings. Opening The season in auspicious Tashion, Rider edged ,a game Kings College, 42-37. King's George Dempsey, TiTTh highesT scorer in The naTion, made The conTesT close. Rider wenT on To win Two TasT TilTs aT The ex- pense oT Bloomheld, 67-57 an Alumni ,..,,. . The Broncs TasTed deTeaT aT The hands oT a red-hoT Geneva squad by a 70-58 pasTing. Recovering nicely from Their inifial loss, The Broncs proceeded To play Their TinesT ball oT The season in winning The nexT six games in succession. They opened This span by Topping PaTerson STaTe, 53-43. PowerTul ST. Joseph College oT Indiana was The TiTTh vicTim oT The Broncs To The Tune oT 54-43. The Roughriders Tollowed This vicTory wiTh a 56-50 win over Panzer College. Riders eighTh game Took Them To Virginia, where They defeated a snappy QuanTico Marines quinTeT, 68-6I. Bob Dawson produced his TinesT eTTorT oT The season, hiTTing Tor I9 markers. Rider conTinued iTs winning ways by Trouncing MonTclair STaTe Twice, 6I-32 and 57-49. Frank OTway, John CoTTrill, and Dawson paced The scor- ing parade. A scramble for ball during The Panzer Tussle. Belief cle Rube, going in for one of his paTenTed hook shofs. -run.-mxlz l-