Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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FIRST SEMESTER OFFICERS Freshmen — Tappan, Dougherty. Wallin, Yockey, Beldecos. Wood. Councill. Sophomore — Trudel, Curry, Satterthwaite, Bassett. Junior — Martin, Jones, Keeler, Trautman. Senior — Bowditch, Hill, Earll, Thatcher. 21

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but to the surprise of the inferiors, they were left un- scathed by the deluge. Perhaps some of the Sophomores, who for the first time had someone to look down on, felt a little superior, but that was only human : and they like the juniors and seniors approached their new underlings with a genuine and warm desire to make new friends. The new class has since this time proved itself a lively and interested group, and the mainstay of many college activities, such as the Phoenix, the Glee Club, and the Band. Athletic coaches found themselves besieged by the biggest squads in many years. Aided by the unusually eificient Executive committee, the Freshmen have put on several parties of their own, proving themselves to be a wide awake, fun-loving class. Further proof is the fact that the numerals on the water tower were the neatest and boldest in many years. It will be three years before the Class of 1944 can rule the roost again; but in the meantime they won ' t let the upper-classmen forget that here they are . . . and rarin to go.

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THE FOOTBALL SEASON At the pre-season mark, Swarthmore ' s 1940 football team, which wound up with the enviable record of five wins and two defeats, was a strictly unknown quantity; still wearing the halo of a past season without a single defeat, the gridders waded into their fall practice with only two of the 1939 starters in the lineup, with an excep- tionally light line, and an untried backfield. Facing Coaches Lew Elverson and Walt Shinn was the task of moulding this untried combination into an offensive machine with speed and deception. Only starter from of a good share of speed, with possibilities of smooth co- ordination. Captain Tony Degutis carried the blocking back assignment; Fred Reed filled the regular wingback spot; Lin Wolfe and sophomore Bill Richards played in the starting tailback and fullback positions respectively. The inexperienced Garnet line acquitted itself with credit in the opening game at Washington College, tv»ice holding the advancing Shoremen squad for downs in the shadow of the Swarthmore goalposts. The new Garnet backfield also kept things rolling; early in the first period Front Row — Wolfe, Pease. Ackerman, Papazian, Miller, Carr, Degutis, Johnson, Ramsey, Heacoclc, Hannum, Trudel, Smith. Sccoy d Row — Elverson, Shinn, Beatty, Canister, Lyman, Dusan, Bowditch, Wright, Knjd-Hanscn, Adler, Cryer, Lcimbach, Trautman, Richards, Finley, Cooper. last year ' s contests in the new line was left tackle Fred Donnelly; George Wright at center, Bill Jones in the guard spot, and Smokey Ramsey, end, were other line lettermen from last season. Sophomores on the forward wall were tackles Chuck Cryer and Dan Canister, and right end Jack Dugan. The backfield showed promise the Little Quakers began to move from their own 2 5 -yard line. A reverse and a center plunge brought a first down. Several plays later, Reed worked a reverse from the 26-yard stripe and followed good blocking around left end for a touchdown. After a successful conversion, and the start of the second quarter, the Washington back- 22