Waynesburg University - Mad Anthony Yearbook (Waynesburg, PA)

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Follow Us-To Victory! When Waynesburg College opened its fall term last September, no one, not even the Department of Athletics, even suspected to what great heights the athletic teams would raise the Orange and Black banner before nine months of classroom and field work had been completed. When the final tally had been made, it was brought to light that the three maior- sport teams of football, basketball and wrest- ling had won 30 contests while bowing to but 10, for an excellent percentage of .750. After the totals were made to include the minor spring sports, they read: 47 victories, 33 de- feats, and a better-than-average .589 percent- age. Yes, it was a great year, and we had many outstanding events. One was the un- defeated wrestling team, the best in the east and the first undefeated team on the WC cam- pus since 1907, another was the outstanding That's Showing 'Em Howl I display of talent by George Lewis, 125-1b wrestler of Wheatland, Pa., who won the national championship, still yet, was the remarkable record of 16 and 5 compiled by the basket- ball team under the first-year tutelage of Frankie Gustine, popular third baseman of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and, finally, the selection of Chuck Karmarkovich to the first All-Star Basketball Team. Perhaps the omen of big things to come blew into Waynesburg with the announcement that the school authorities on College Hill had signed J. Stan Keck, all-time All-American on Walter Camp's team, from Princeton University. He set up camp in August and soon the 'daily- double' drills of calisthenics, sprints, offensive plays, passes, punts and dummy blicking were instituted. All Right, Dig in and Drive Plenty of dust was kicked around before the squad was cut to 33. With a . . . robust schedule coming Coach Keck set out to tailor the system to suit the boys on hand. Waynesburg 56 Rio Grande 0 Seeking their first victory since 1942 fno football during war years and 1946 squad went winlessl, the Yellow Jackets, composed of freshmen and sophomores predominantly, treat- ed the 5-day old school term and new student body with a resounding 56-0 win over Rio Grande College, who fiew in from Gallipolis, 0. The fans 85

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' '-f ' eg ann --A' - ' - - Y .- kxtbz 6 3 s . I-X :iff 'W First Row fleft to right!-Mickey Janis, Lyman Stough, John Delaurentis, Brutus Howard, William Shaffer, Joe Tekavic, Bert Sutton, Richard Morgan, Joe Yourchik. Second Row-James Miller, Joe Datko, Vic Lapkowicz, John Bolognia, Clair Ullom, Mike Kavoulakis, Steve Karas, Charles Hrutkay, Pete Balaban, Charles Tornabene. Third Row-Larry Elewski, Leo Hughes, Harold Hansen, Fred Kreuter, Mike Lucas, Frank Costello, John Waters, Red Clatty, Paul Clary. Fourth Row--Steve Yourchik, George Fabry, William Lane, Jack Rumora, Albert Minicucci, Raymond Hull, Stephen Bootz, Harry Hosler, Assistant Coach Beniamin F. Paul, Head Coach J. Stanton Keck, Assistant Coach Bernard fBuckJ Mazer. EMM Winning Smiles 1947 SEASON RECORD ' Wbg. 56 ..... .i,.. R io Grande College 0 .,... ...,. G eneva College ,....,. 'I2 .... .,,.., A lliance .....,..........,.. 7 ,... .,.... W est Va. University 7 .,.,. ....., N iagara University O ..,... West Va. Wesleyan 7 ..,.. ...... W est Liberty T. C. ..,.. . 6 ...,. ,.,... W estminster College ,.,. St. Vincent College .i,., 20 ,..,, ...... DICK MORGAN - PAUL CLARY Football Co-Captains B4 Opp. 0 26 0 ....60 27 9 ...,'l9 A 2 14214 n yr.

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were forced to pay heavily for their second win, this one over Alliance College, 12-O, at College Field. Bala- ban Ullom, Hrutkay and Tekavec loined the iniured ranks, which already claimed Sutton and Bulazo, and our first team was becoming de- pleted. Back Harry Hosler intercepted a pass and when 8 tries at the goal failed, it looked bad. But a Waynes- burg victory was not to be denied. Balaban hit the arms of Stough with were hardly in their seats when Pete Balaban was called off the field to be congratulated for the first TD. Before the final gun had sounded, an optimistic crowd watched Stough, Ullom, Bologna, Shaffer, Hrutkay, Lapkowicz and Datko all score. Bert Sutton kicked four goals and Tor- nebene two. Bud Hughes broke through to block a punt and give us a safety, too. Waynesburg 0 Geneva 26 The next week, the team, with a great fol- lowing, traveled to Beaver Falls for a night game with Geneva. We just couldn't click this time, and fumbles, intercepted passes and the inability to find the gold-ierseyed Covies who insisted on playing with a brown ball, spelled our doom, 26-O. At halftime, the score read, 19-0 and there was a change of jerseys. After the inter- mission, the Covies gained a net of 2 yards, but we were beaten, even though sportswriters and Geneva coach Ransom were still fighting over the colors as late as spring! WESTMINSTER Yippee--A First Down! Waynesburg 12 Alliance 0 What price victory! The Jackets Going Somewhere? WEST VIRGINIA U. B6 .A . 4- ... ALLIANCE - - - And He Breaks Away! a 46-yard touchdown pass. Later, stellar block- ing enabled Hrutkay to break away for 51 yards and a score. Waynesburg 7 West Virginia 60 W. Va. University's coach, Bill Kerns, seek- ing national recognition, predicted the Moun- taineers would . . . win by 70 points.' Thirty- three Yellow Jackets went into the fray to stop the avalanche of touchdowns. lt was all W. Va. for three periods, then Waynesburg stole the show to score on a sustained drive and send Bill Shaffer on a 1-yard plunge to tally and earn the applause and admiration of the 10,000 fans who stood and cheered them upfield. Sutton calmly booted the point. Waynesburg 7 Niqgqrq 27 Waynesburg fans would have been satis- fied to see this game end at halftime with the score, 7-7. The Purple Eagles staged a last half w.al.Lu .-M7Q:rif..1 . J... 1 .' .sf . . W, - x..'.w'1f'.w 1 :wfa.a:tir