Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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indicated in the opener that he would be an offensive standout all year by spearheading the Garnet attack on its many long marches. Dave Hansen, transfer from Columbia, scored the lone touchdown for Swarthmore. Lew Elverson took his boys on the second Satur- day of the season to Staten Island where they won their game, downing Wagner College 75-70. The Garnet looked impressive in this victory by coming from behind twice to clinch the game. The following Saturday saw the squad play their best game of the sea- son although they bowed to Ursinus 25-20. Nick Cusano put on a one-man show, gaining close to 150 yards on his own. Although Swarthmore domi- nated play in all four periods, a few breaks by the Bears turned the tide of battle. The game featured fine passing by Bill Jones and splendid defensive work by the entire forward wall. Three successive defeats followed the bright showing of the early part of the season. A powerful Franklin and Marshall team rolled over the Garnet 5-13. The following week Johns Hopkins routed Swarthmore 39-6 and then Drexel came along with a 35-6 victory. Neither of these clubs deserved to win by such a large margin of victory, but the boys just lacked that necessary spark. Bill Jones, Bunky Blake, Bill Bruce, Bill Walls, and Nick Cusano played well even in defeat. A return to early season form occurred in the traditional finale against a winless Haverford eleven. After a scoreless first quarter played entirely in Ha- verford territory, Swarthmore got rolling and scored twice in quick succession in the second period, with Bill Jones, Nick Cusano, and Mike Freilich bearing the brunt of the offensive burden. In the third quarter Haverford finally managed to get posession of the ball in Swarth- more territory as a result of a re- covered fumble, and they quickly drove across for a score. Swarthmore scored again in the same period and the game ran its course without any further excitement, although Swarth- more Ev Burn attempted a field goal in the last quarter. Final score, 19-7. The Haverford game marked the last contest for seniors Bob Asplundh, Dick de Charms, Dave Hansen, Ev Burn, Chuck Valsing, and lohnny Miller. The offensive backfield proved more than ade- quate. With the majority of these boys returning and with the employment of the revitalized attack, look for big things from the Garnet eleven.

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The 1951 Football season was eagerly awaited for two reasons : Swarthmore was expected to field a winning grid team and to play its games on the new Clothier field behind the field house. Neither of these expect ations was realized but the season proved to be an anomaly in that it was both dis- appointing and promising. Although the season closed with a two and five log, all indications pointed to success in future years. The squad was augmented by another bright bunch of freshman prospects which included Henry Bode, Tom Simkin, Dick Burtis, Chuck Cooper and Dick Kohls on the line and Bill Bruce and Paul James in the backfield. These boys, although as green as the sod on unused Clothier field at the outset of the season, dis- played their wares in fine fashion at the close of the fall and are to be de- pended upon for creditable performances in the fu- ture. The fine all-round performances of Bill Jones and Bunky Blake and the scintillating running of Nick Cusano proved to be the highlights of the grid year. The 1951 season saw the Garnet gridmen win na- tional acclaim on the basis of their conduct if not their ability. Last year ' s Haverford game saw for the first time in the history of football a game scored on the basis of the conduct of the players and fans FOOTBALL as well as the more usual playing tactics. If a victory over Haverford is the mark of a successful then this season must god down in the record books as a double victory because the ' fords were vanquished 19-7 on the f eld of combat and 45-43 on the field of conduct. Last fall coach Lew Elverson junked his T-forma- tion in favor of a Princeton type single-wing offense which showed to advantage with Bill Jones at tail- back. Dave Hansen and Mike Freilich at fullback, little Nick Cusano at wingback, and Frank Oski un- til injured in the blocking back position. Dana Swan took over the signal calling chores after Oski ' s injury in the Johns Hopkins game. The offensive line had Dave Harvey and Bunkey Blake at end. Hank Bode and Tom Simkin at tackle. Jay Ochroch and Bill Walls at guard, and Captain Bob Asplundh at center. Big Asplundh received the Maxwell Award for his splendid performance in the Haverford game and proved to be a worthy succes- sor to his father, the great Lester Asplundh, by his fine play all year. The Garnet opened its season by losing a heart- breaker in ninety-degree heat to a fine Juniata ball club, 13-7. Swarthmore had a touchdown nullified because of a freak pass interference call, and this tough break proved to be the ball game. Bill Jones

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VARSITY: Back row, kft to right . . . Dunn, coach . . . Flemister, faculty advisor . . . F. Kyle . . . Carraday . . . Craig . . . Snyder . . . Kipp . . . Martin . . . Bahr, asst. coach: Second row . . . Sediono . . . Wilmott . . . Swayne . . . S. Clark ... A. Lewis ... A. Lewis . . . Smucker: 7ront row . . . T. Jones . . . U. Attuanya . . . Lohr . . . Wright . . . Carroll . . . Wilkison . . . Place. The Garnet soccer team after getting off to a flying start had its wings clipped a few times at the end of the season but still emerged with a very fine record. After compiling seven straight victories the team bowed to Navy 2-0, and ten days ( y y , -r- T ' ' ' ' upset by an underdog Haverford team 5-1. This latter S( )( ( H K ' ss through the southern division of the Middle Atlantic Con- ference into a four-way tie between Swarthmore, Haverford, Lehigh and Rutgers. In the first round of the play-offs the Garnet got sweet revenge for its previous defeat by whipping Haverford 3-2, but a defeat by Lehigh, beaten during the regular season, eliminated them from the finals. Freshman Jim White turned out to be the big gun on offense as he scored 15 goals to pace the hooters. Dave Wilkison, another freshman, gave indications of brillance, and he along with newcomers Dick Kipp and Frank Martin should be a big help in the seasons to come. Inglesis, another newcomer, won himself a starting berth by virtue of his outstanding footwork.