Union College - Garnet Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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The Gross-Country squad promises to be one of the best in Union history next year. rqdllfxeeaaw ' - Under the capable tutelage of Coach Bill Ketz, a veteran cross country squad com- pleted its 1947 season with a record of three wins and two losses. In addition, valuable experience was gained when the squad com- peted in the IC4A meet held on the large Van Cortland Park course in the Bronx, New York. After the initial opener against the Uni- versity of Vermont was cancelled, the Garnet harriers opened the season on October 18 against R.P.l. With Bob Garlock of Union leading the procession by capturing individual honors, the Dutchmen captured this meet 33-24. The following week, Union walked over the visiting Brooklyn Poly squad with a perfect 15-40 win, the third such win in as many Page Twenty-two years. Six of the seven Garnet runners crossed the finish line abreast to clinch the race. On November lst, the Garnet hill-and- dalers journeyed to XlV1lllZ1IT1StOWl1, where they suffered their First defeat of the season at the hands of the strong Ephmen of Williams Gol- lege. The Purple, boasting the strongest cross country team in its history, edged a 23-32 victory over the locals by capturing the first four slots in the race. Handicapped by the sickness of Captain Newt Culver, the Garnet suffered another setback the following week when the harriers faced the Middlebury harriers. Inclement weather played havoc with the runners, and the meet ended with a 27-28 win for the Ver- monters.

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phases. Strauss passed to Busino in the final frame to bring the score to 33-'2L1'. Playing listlessly and lacking any of the power or ability it had displayed in the Rochester, Vermont and R.P.I. contests, the Garnet eleven dropped a lifeless 6-0 match to the Hobart gridders. Hobart scored in the second quarter and the impotent Dutchmen never seemed to threaten this lead in one of the poorest exhibitions of football ever writ- nessed on Alexander Field. Coach Mclsaughry decided that something had to 'be done and overnight he developed a T formation and a tricky 8-2-l defense to employ against Williams. The offensive and defensive formations worked like charms and the Dutchrnen rnacle history as they defeated the Eplnnen for the second season in a row, the hrst time that had been done in the 39 game series. The most remarkable part of it was that the triumphs had been by identical scores, 14--0. George Best, substitute back, shown for Union as he took the ball on the sixth play of the game and raced 40 yards through the bewildered Purple and Black for a score. Best tallied again in the second period as he went 10 yards through center for a touchdown. Wade converted both times. Williams buckcd against a stubborn line of Dutchmen and never got beyond the Union 4-0 yard stripe despite its 'best efhorts. A cold rain and high winds hampered the Garnet aerial attack as it engaged Middlebury and lost to the Panthers 26-12. The Blue and White opened the scoring in the second quar- ter only to have Enstice knot the count at 6-all as he raced to the goal line a minute later. Middlebury scored late in the second stanza to gain a I2-6 halftime advantage. Whalen heavecl a flat pass to Lundstrum on the Middlebury 28 yard marker and the latter seampercd into pay dirt to again tie things up. The Panthers burst forth in the third and fourth periods with scores which the spluttering Garnet ma.cl'1ine could not match. The Dutchmcn ended their season on a triumphant note as they bested Hamilton 18-0 in the 52nd contest of the 60 year old friendly rivalry. The victory put Union ahead in the series with 21 wins, 20 defeats and 11 ties. Enstice, in his last appearance for Union, led the rushing attack. The Garnet scored early in the tilt as Coppola swept the end on a reverse. Strauss passed to Wade for a second counter before the game was a quarter Top: Wade off on one of his long runs Bottom: Enstice stops opponent's attack old. Wade slashed off left tackle in the second period and dashed 52 yards for Union's final score. All three kicks for' the conversions were wide. Partially lblocked punts on several oc- casions placed the Continentals in threaten- ing positions, but the Dutchmen held them from scoring. Three stalwarts of the team, Enstice, Torn Grone and Pete Spezzano, wound up their gridiron careers for Union in the Hamilton tilt. Loss of Enstice, -backfreld ace for three seasons, will be deeply felt if Coach Mc- Laughry is unable to find a capable substitute. 1948 prospects are 'brightened however by the fact that the bulk of the squad will return intact and that several of the 1947 Freshman team's stars will be reporting for varsity com- petition. Page Twenty-one

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Aided by the return of Newt Culver, who was out for the Middlebury meet, the Ketz- men put on their best performance of the year November 15th when they topped the visiting hflohawk College squad with an impressive 39-16 win. The Mohawk runners, who had had little previous ekperience this year, proved no mateli for the Dutehnien. On November 17th, the team competed in the 1C44A meet, placing 20th in the Closely contested race in which 36 colleges were rep- resented. Ray Bcllanger, '49, has been named captain- eleet for the l9Al'8 season, which promises to be one of the most successful in Union's his- tory. Z! Coach Bill Ketz has much to smile about as he contemplates his potentially great cross-country squad. Agqinst Brooklyn Poly, six Union men finish abreast to win easily. Page Twenty-three