University of Connecticut - Nutmeg Yearbook (Storrs, CT)

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passing, and brilliant running played a large part in the Husky victories. Waltman proved more elusive than ever as he scooted around. ends and swivel-hipped many extra yards for the MUconns. iMitchell's Hheads-up ball and pile-driving plunges picked up many a first down, while Horvath's blocking and running was superb until injuries benched him. r I Probably the most brilliant run' of the year was Donnelly's 60 yard touchdown dash after intercepting a Rutgers pass and evading a host ofiwould-be tacklers. The most disap- apointing run was' Waltmanfs 70 yard jaunt on Donnelly's fake kick which was called lback for a backfield in motion penalty. Stearns, speedy ,Maine end, flashed the most dis- couraging run of the ,year when he broke up a first period drive of the uHuskies77'rbyistealing the ball from Donnelly and sprinting 60 yards' for a touchdown to give Maine a six point advantageQ Q , , t T WINNlNCi STREAK After defeating a ,',, favored' Coast Guard team by the score of 10-9 on a last minute field goal by Waltman, the uUconns,' gained confidence and power., The second team to feel the sting of this newfound power was Massachusetts State. Featured in this game was the 53 yard drive and a pass from Donnelly to Waltman which typified ,the power that led them to the 13 to 0 victory. The next victim, Wesleyan, seemed to have much potential power but failed to display it as the twice victorious uUconns,' defeated them 6 to -T 0. Riding on the crest of a three game winning streak, the '4Uconns set out for Maine with the experts doubtful of HEAD COACH CHRISTIAN ?,,4 CO-CAPTAINS DONNELLY AND PAPANOS I I 19

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VARSITY FUUTBALL 194 3 PUHT5 VARSITY FOOTBALL Head Coach Christian Line Coach VanBibber Backfield Coach Fuqua Assistant Coach Marriocci Manager Forsyth Trainer Mann First Row, left to right: Stel- la, Wozenski, Mattheson, NValt- man, Co-Captain Donelly, Co- Cantain Papanos, Mitchell, Hor- vath, Cunningham, Androsko. Second Row, left to right: Steinman, Marsey, K. Brun- dazze, S. Silverstein, YVizo- resck, Hawley, Kovacs, Espo- sito, Mohr. Third Row, left to right: Coach Christian, Basile, Cuddy, Lenchek, Kingston, R. Silver- stein, Sherwood, Paine, Hotf- mnn, Assistant Coach Van Bibber. Fourth Row, left to right: Pin- sky, Ostrom, Mahoney, Totfo- lon, Pratt, Aubrey, Omstead, Becker. Fifth Row, left to right: Cass, Do Carli, P. Brundage, Pru- shnnsky, McSherry, Terrant. Coach Christian's charges started the 1940 season in spec- tacular fashion. Badly handicapped by injuries and inex- perienced reserves, the ul-luskiesn toppled a favored Coast Guard eleven, then went on to beat Mass. State, Wesleyan, and the University of Maine. This brilliant winning streak was broken by an underdog, the oft-beaten Buffalo outfit which nosed them out by one point. Then Rutgers, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire in rapid order slammed Connec- tieuts' hopes into next season. From the opening whistle of the Coast 'Guard game to the final one of the New Hampshire game, with the exception of two quarters of the Mass. State game, the Huskies were forced to put forth their best efforts Without a letup. The line was over-shadowed by one of the finest backfields Of recent years, but played steady ball with several flashes Of superb teamwork. In the Maine game, with Connecticut leading 13 to 6, and but seconds to play, the line led by C0- captain Papanos, reared up and held Maine for four playS within the five yard line, taking the ball on downs as the game ended. At the Dadgs day game with Wesleyan, big uMoe Payne plowed in on the first running play of the game, and scattered the interference like chaff. aPot,' MQ111' threw Capadaqua for a two yard loss, and Wesleyan was through before they got started. They couldnit go through, over, or around the line. S y DREAM BACKFIELD e , The star-studded, all senior, dream backfield. co,mp1'iSCd of Donnelly, Waltman, Mitchell, and Horvath se'emed't0 be an unbeatable combination until injuries and a midseasoll slump Sl51'UCk Simultaneously. Co-captain Donnelly's kicking, 18

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LINE COACH VAN BIBBER SOCCER COACH SQUIRES their chances of victory. However, the power and fighting spirit of the M1-Iuskiesw dominated the game and Maine be- came one of the conquered by the score of 13 to 6. DEFEAT The victory over Maine seemed to have drained the power which carried the u1'1uskies to four victories. Buffalo Whom experts gave no chance over the M1-1uskies, came up with a running and passing attack driven on by a ado or die spirit to topple the '6Uconns from the ranks of the unbeaten by -'the score of 7 to 6. A powerful Rutgers team -then polished off the uHuskies to the tune of 45 to 7. The next game on the schedule was the Rhode 1sland game, the outcome of which few experts dared to predict. 1n the first half the 441-1uskies seemed to regain their old power as they rolled up 12 points. The power suddenly vanished before a Rhody ublitzkreigj' offensive lead by Abruzzii in the second half- Scoring 13 points in this last half, Rhode Island nosed out the uUconns 13 to 12. Nine seniors-Donnelly, Papa110S, Mitchell, Waltman, 1-Iorvath, Stella, Cunningham, Brundagea and Wozenski closed out their football careers in the ram against New Hampshire. Freddie Mitchell played the most brilliant game of his career, tackling, blocking, plunging, and kicking for three torrid quarters for what became a losing cause the score of which was 9 to 0. ' With star freshman players to add to the wealth Of QC' serves from this year's varsity, Coach Christian is optimistigg ally looking toward next season. To varsity men as 4'P0t MOIII, Johnnie Toffolon, 4'Jess Sherwood, MAI Atwood, and others, he has such freshman stars as uMilt Drop0, Bob Harris, and Al Pleskus. 1 20