Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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%3 Front Rou.— Jay Delaplaine, Stetson, Dewald, Thatcher, McNeill, Buckman, Alex- ander, Blanshard. Back Rou;— Dunn, Luckie, Foust, Robinson, Dict2, Shaw, Mustin, Cope, Erdman. SOCCER Evidently tiring of college life, old Jupe Pluvius cut all but one of his classes this year, graciously permitting the Dunnmen to wage all but one game of a fair soccer season on dry land. But, although the Garnet won only five while losing three and tying one, they finished runners- up m the Middle Atlantic States League and beat Cornell, Penn, and, in the feature of the season, Haverford. With only four lettermen returning. Coach Dunn whipped up the rest of the team from last year ' s jayvees and freshmen, and turned them loose on the Lehigh Engineers in the first game of the season. When the dust had cleared, Swarthmore had four goals and Lehigh a da?ed team and a horsecollar. Carrying on without the aid of Captain Al Thatcher, who was on the sidelines with a dislocated shoulder, the Garnet outmaneuvered the Engineers throughout the game. Ed McNeill scored in the first quarter, after repeated attempts at the goal had barely failed. The Dunnmen staved off the Lehigh offensive during the second quarter and tallied twice in the third period and again in the last on a spectacular blitzkrieg from deep in Garnet territory. But the next Saturday the Temple Owls upset our hopefuls with two lightning dashes in the first and. second periods. Foust averted a white-washing by spectacularly heading the ball into the nets on a pass from Dewald. The deciding counter was made early in the second period; a Temple offensive forced the Garnet back into its own territory and Lorenc drilled a low boot from twenty yards out into the goal. Recovering from this defeat, the Little Quakers handed Penn a sharp setback 2-L In the first period Shaw scored on a corner kick from Delaplaine, and in the last stanza, Delaplaine slipped a short shot past Peak to provide the margin of victory. The Garnet lacked teamwork at times, but made up in spirit what was lacking in skill and smashed back repeated attacks on Bill Dietz ' s goal. Bill had a busy day, but handled his job commendably. A last minute Penn drive failed when Father Time donned a Garnet uniform; the whistle blew just before a penalty kick that might have knotted the score. Li the Princeton game Old Jupe finally came to class. All scoring was confined to the last period and the Tigers

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notched their sixth consecutive win to the tune of 2-0. Sparked by Ed Robie, former Fieldston high school flash, Princeton besieged the Swarthmore cage throughout the game. But good work by Dewald, also a Fieldston star, and Diet:; nuUitied all hut two attempts. Needing a change in scenery badly, the Garnet trekked to Ithaca and drowned the Big Red in Lake Cayuga. After two extra periods, the Garnet broke through; Robin- son, drawing the goalie out of position, slipped a slow roller past him. Saves by Bill Diet:;, especially of a penalty shot, and the defensive work by Cope, Thatcher, affair early in the first quarter, but both defenses tightened and during the remainder of the game all scoring thrusts were turned. Stevens broke into the scoring column when Irsael took the ball down the field and passed to Rockford, who relayed beautifully to Azua. After some fancy footwork the latter slammed the ball into the nets but collided with Bill Diets on the play and was forced to retire from the game. They grow mighty men at Swarthmore! Then Dewald narrowly missed a penalty kick and Blanshard shoved the loose ball goalwards for a Swarthmore tally. EVV-V. Frojit Row — Smith. Lcvvars, Kaiser, Marshall, Council, Tarbox, Locscher. acti Roiu — Stetson, Tappan. White, Sparks, Gemberlln i, Lindlcy, Cooley, Yearsley. and Dewald, presented a solid wall of Garnet resistance, while the long kicks of Buckman and Alexander at full- back kept the ball up around the midfield stripe. Mustin almost scored once but a body block by the Cornell goalie prevented it, and the Garnet had to wait until later in the game to score the winning tally. In another overtime battle, our hooters tied Stevens Tech 1-1. The contest promised to be a free scoring Hitting the unbeatable combination of inspired playing and exceptional luck in their next attempt, the soccermen lost a listless game to Lafayette. Lacking final scoring punch, although carrying the ball consistently into Lafay- ette territory, the Little Quakers managed to net one goal to three for their opponents. Landis began the Maroon scoring on a penalty kick. His effort was soon matched by Sahadi, again of the Maroon, with an accu- 30