West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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Co-captalns Charles Potter and Clarence Grum- Mr. William Sklllen, Assistant Coach, and Mr. bine, Earle Waters, Head Coach. VARSITY TEAM Earle C. Waters. Kneeling: Manager E. Lynch, R. Blessing, F. Williams, Standing: H. Troxeli, J. Massey, S. Rey, R. Bedi, A. Quay, T. Se ' ray- T. Puglisl, E. Miller, Co-captains C. Grumbine and C. Potter, M. darian, J. Oliver, J. Smithgall. A. Donofrio, Manager R. Wick, Coach Roman, W. Freudenberger, R. Heisler. 28

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T ' Z »-•«. ■ rvlike Roman atrempt? goal at thia betntov. Roman takes difficult angle-shot. Coach Muddy Waters ' 1952 soccer team, led by co-captains Clarence Grumbine and Charles Potter, com- pleted a successful but injury-riddled season. The Rams opened their all-out offensive to gain national honors when they defeated the Alumni 12-0. Every member of the team saw action. When West Chester played the United States Military Academy at home, approximately twenty-five hundred people turned out to see possibly the biggest game in the nation. After trailing 1-0 until the last minute of the first half, the Rams finally exploded when Tony Puglisi dented the West Point goal to tie the score. Bob hieisler became the hero of the day when he scored in the third period to give West Chester a 2-1 lead which was never relinquished. The Rams had now run their victory skein to twenty games. Dutch Grumbine and hHoward Troxeli were sidelined with injuries suffered in the Army game when the Rams played the University of Pennsylvania. After losing the services of Ralph Blessing and Charlie Potter, who suffered concussions in this game, the Rams went down to a 3-0 defeat. On October 27, with five men missing from the start- ing line-up the Rams traveled to the University of Baltimore where they were defeated 3-0. The injured players were gradually recovering when East Stroudsburg played at West Chester. The game ended in a l-l tie. Bill Freudenberger scored the tying goal. The bad luck seemed to be over for the Rams when they downed the University of Delaware 5-1. Mike Roman, Tony Puglisi, Dutch Grumbine, Bob Bedi, and Chico Rey scored the goals. LaSalle College came to West Chester with an unbeaten record. The Rams promptly upset them with an impressive 5-0 victory. Co-captain Dutch Grumbine turned in the hat trick by denting the LaSalle goal three times. Bob Helsler and Mike Roman received credit for the other two goals. Next, the soccer team traveled to Elizabethtown and promplty defeated them 5-2. Howard Troxeli scored twice, while Mike Roman, Bob hieisler, and Dutch Grumbine each counted once. Seton hHall was the last team on the schedule. West Chester won an easy 3-0 victory and finished with a record of six victories, two losses, and one tie. Co-captain Charlie Potter nnakes ready for tackle. SCORES Alumni U. S. Military Academy University of Pennsylvania University of Baltimore East Stroudsburg S. T. C. University of Delaware LaSalle College Elizabethtown College Seton Hall W.C. 12 1 W.C. 2 3 W.C. 3 1 W.C. W.C. 1 1 W.C. 5 W.C. 5 2 W.C. 5 W.C. 3 SDCCER