St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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e t v. - - W1: war:- Otterbein November 22. T. XAVIER gave the Old Boys a glorious reception on Homecoming Day, Saturday, November 22nd, by smothering Otterbein to the tune of 48 to 0. Without fear of contradiction, we may say that this game marked the stellar performance of Xavier's '24 football squad. A dizzy pace was set with the first rippling note of the whistle. a pace entirely too fast for the Otterbein crew. George Reynolds established a record in forward passing that has never been paralleled in this neck of the woods, and one that is likely to stand for quite a while. He hurled the oval successfully nine consecutive times! Of course, much credit is due to the boys on the receiving end, for they were forced to make'a few ch'cu: catches despite perfect timing and accurate direction on the part of Rey- nolds. King and Wiener both showed class in holding down their win: positions. Wenzel and Ferguson also came in for their share of the glory The big lineman booted the ball squarely across the bar on every try for point, and Ferguson tore the Otterbein line into shreds time after time, The line play of the Avondale gridders left nothing to be desired. Cap- tain Knecht and Herb Rapp played their usual steady game. Queenan at left guard duplicated his showing against the Kentucky Normal outfit and earned the right to start against Haskell. The green team scored in all four quarters, making seven points in the initial period, twenty-one in the senond, thirteen in the third and seven in the fourth. The Westerviile eleven showed little strength either aggressively 0r defensively. Carroll and McCall were their best men. Page One Hundred Sixty-five

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T575 . f . Kentucky Normal November 15. EFORE a crowd of four thousand football fans, St. Xavier proceeded to squelch Western Kentucky State Normal in the afternoon sun- shine of November 15th; 29 to 0 was the sad story carried by the Kentuckians to their haven, somewhere in the dark and bloody ground of a pioneer state. Xavieris line played a real game of football against the Normal aggrega- tion. Their offensive work was faultless. The backfield was protected in the execution of every play by a forward defense that never faltered against heavy onslaught. Especially to Mike Queenan do we tend the laurel, for his play was conspicuous throughout the thickest of the fray. The backfield, too, gave a fine account of itself. Snappy shifts, clever footwork, effective line bucking, and good passing made this performance the best up to date. The home team employed every scoring device in run- ning up her points;-line buck, end run, forward pass and field goal were worked equally well. Her defense was unwavering, her aggressiveness per- sistent. There was co-ordination at all times between line and backfield. The Xaverians counted in each of the first three quarters and brought the ball to the one yard line twice in the fourth period. Normal played a defensive game throughout. The only bright spot in their afternoofs work was an intercepted pass in the final stanza, which was run back through the green team for sixty-four yards. The timekeeper's gun barked twice. A jubilant crowd marched through the exits of Corcoran Field, a crowd confident that a world of ability was wrapped up in local green jerseys, and that it was just beginning to find its way out. Page One Hundred Sixty-four

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Haskell Indians November 27. O the strains of the war dance the Haskell Redskins once more invaded Xavier territory, and again withdrew with the scalps of their enemy dangling from bloody belts. Before a throng of fourteen thousand Turkey Day celebrants, the valiant Avondale crew went down in defeat by a 47 to 6 score. Captain Knecht, on the sidelines for his last game of college football, was prevented from starting by a broken rib, an injury suffered in the Otterbein Fbattle. Before the contest he presented a gold watch to Big John Levi as an appre- ciation of the Indianis stellar playing and true sportsmanship in the years he has performed here. . Xavier registered her only touchdown in the first few minutes of play. After Smith and Pappio had failed to make first down for Haskeli, George Levi punted to the home team,s thirty-five yard line. Beatty took the ball on the first play and sifted through the entire Redskin crew for a well deserved marker. Wenzel missed the kick. Haskell counted in all four quarters. In the first half the it1 'i,tgl;hti1'1g Irish showed battle worthy of their name, holding the Indians to a 13,6 score. But from the start of the third period the steel-sinewed Redmen gradually wore down their lighter opponents. Beyond a doubt, they are physically the toughest aggregation that ever played a game of football on Corcoran Field. They take their punishment with marvelous tranquility. Nevertheless this last game on Xavieris schedule when contrasted with the first, brought out strikingly the vast improvement of the green-jerseyed eleven in two short months. Page One Hundred Sixty-six