FORDHAM FOOTBALL
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A REFERENCE BROCHURE FOR
College 1947 Edited by TIMOTHY COHANE Director of Sports Pitblicity FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, N. Y. The Prospects
HE ideal football squad has excellent regulars and reserves for all positions. A T college player cannot be termed excellent unless he possesses both ability and ex perience. Investigate the potentialities of the 1937 Fordham University varsity football squad as measured by these norms and a sensible appraisal of the Maroon's chances against Franklin and Marshall, Waynesburg, Pittsburgh, Texas Christian, North Carolina, Purdue, St. Mary's and New York University may be arrived at. Left end Leo Paquin, left tackle Edmund Franco, left guard Nathaniel Pierce, center Alexander Wojciechowicz, right guard Vincent Lombardi, right tackle Albert Babartsky and right end John Druze constituted the 1936 Fordham line. They called these young men the "Seven Blocks of Granite" and although the public ridiculed their stature after the debacle of last Thanksgiving Day, when a glorious N. Y. U. team effected a startling upset, they certainly were deserving of that metaphorical tribute. Did they not throw back a Southern Methodist attack that completed seventeen out of fifty one forward passes without gaining a score ? Were not the Galloping Gaels of St. Mary's prevented from registering a first down either on the ground or in the air ? Did not the mighty Pittsburgh Panther, who ripped and clawed the lines of Notre Dame, Nebraska and Washington, falter and fail in the Polo Grounds? Were not John Drake and Cecil Isbell, of Purdue, a broken duet when they left the field to the "Granites" ? Georgia gained a 7-7 tie but the forty-three yards that the Bulldogs made along the ground could not engender a touchdown. It was a forward pass, completed against the Fordham seconds, that gave the southerners a tie. Only N. Y. U., engineering a lateral on a sub normal strong side, was able to score on the first Fordham line. That was a great record, a defensive epic that must take preeminent place in football annals. Franklin and Mar shall, Southern Methodist, Waynesburg, St. Mary's, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Georgia and N. Y. U. could muster only one touchdown between them against the "Seven Blocks of Granite" and no debacle of last Thanksgiving Day with its attendant ridicule can erase that fact. Leo Paquin, Nat Pierce and Vince Lombardi were graduated last June. They will not be readily replaced. Paquin wasn't a sensational end. He was not out in the open catch ing forward passes where the All-American pickers could single him out. He was block ing with a precision and fury that even Averell Daniell of Pitt could not wholly check. He was a demon on defense, whirling into opposing backfields, cracking the blockers this way and that, and sending them tumbling back into the laps of the Sills and Larues and Goldbergs and Drakes and Isbells, who had seen nothing like him and could do nothing about him. In the middle of the line, Pierce and Lombardi discouraged all forays over the middle. Then, when their keen gridiron instinct told them that a passing situation was at hand, they were out of the line aiding the secondaries in batting down and intercepting the enemy aerials. Astute and experienced, they were adept at leading the off tackle play. Unerring in locating their assigned man, they had the knack of un seating him early and often so that the second wave of blockers and the ball carriers could function effectively. No, they will not be readily replaced. The outstanding aspirant for Paquin's job is Harry Jacunski, a tough, angular youth, who caught a pass from Andy Palau to trim St. Mary's last Fall. Jacunski will be a faster end than Paquin and will perhaps catch more passes, but it is hardly probable that he will measure up to big Leo in blocking and on defense. Fighting for the berths vacated by Pierce and Lombardi, will be Joe Bernard, a senior; Mike Kochel, Russell Monica and Jim Hayes, juniors; and Marty Petroskas and Pete Carlesimo, sophomores. Of this quintet, Kochel alone won a letter last season. The other five boys lack varsity experience, especially Hayes, Monica, Petroskas and Carlesimo. Captain John Druze, the equal of Paquin (and that is praise enough), will handle right end. At the tackles, Ed Franco and Al Babartsky should hold onto their positions. Alex Wojciechowicz will play center. It will be a sad thing for Fordham if Druze, Jacunski, Franco, Wojcie chowicz or Babartsky is injured. There are no substitutes of quality available to replace any one of them. In fact, lack of capable line replacements will represent Coach Jim Crowley's first big problem. We will dwell upon the second a little later.
Continuing in the defensive mood, a look at the men who will be backing up the Fordham line when the foe has the ball, is not out of order. It may be truthfully said that the Fordham backs of last season contributed immeasurably to the outstanding de fensive success of the line. Joe Dulkie, the fullback, was a stalwart at backing up the line. n Coach Crowley often referred to him as "the best defensive fullback I've seen." Dulkie was smart and tough. He could diagnose ground plays and pass plays and when he broke them up, he hit hard. He shook Drake of Purdue, loose of the ball early in the game last year, and the way was paved for an early Fordham touchdown. Just as valuable as Dulkie on defense, were Andy Palau and Captain Frank Mautte, the quarterback and right halfback. They excelled at defending against the pass. The "Granites" never had to worry about the existent strength behind them. They knew it was there and could be relied upon to meet all emergencies. Now Dulkie and Palau and Mautte are gone, and defensively, the Rams will suffer for it. No matter the combination that Jim Crowley uses in the backfield, there will be no players present who can hope to equal the defensive prowess of Dulkie, Palau and Mautte.
Last season, every one of the Fordham linemen was a good blocker as well as an ace on defense. Joe Dulkie and Andy Palau were great blockers, too. Yet, Fordham had only a mediocre attack, either on the ground or overhead. It was a sufficient attack and could usually assemble enough points to win, but as one writer sagely observed, "Ford ham's attack was never a complement for its defense." Obviously, then, if Fordham's blocking was good and her offense mediocre, the fault lay with the ability of Fordham's ball-carriers. Frank Mautte, really a fast runner, was injured much of the year, and, as a result, sporadic. Dulkie, though he gained much yardage on his hard bucking, had no shiftiness in the open. Time and again he picked up fifteen or twenty yards where a shifty runner would have continued on to a touchdown. This happened once in the Pitt game, several times in the Georgia game, once or twice in the N. Y. U. game, and these were the games that Fordham could not win. It was indeed unfortunate that Dulkie could not shift his course more effectively once he had reached the secondary. Palau, Fordhams best athlete since Frisch, was a fine passer but there were not enough capable receivers to work with him. As it was, Palau's passing brought victory more often than any other single Fordham factor. Gurske, the other regular back, returns this season. He is not a great runner either, and he will be pressed to hold his job although his ex perience, especially on pass defense, will be a weapon in his favor.
Ever since Jim Crowley has taken over the coaching position at Fordham, he has not once been blessed with a fast, shifty back, who could take advantage of* satisfactory blocking, whirl into the open, and twist and dodge his way to a long-gainer touchdown. There have been fine kickers and passers and straightaway power runners on Rose Hill, but not one effective "nifty." The situation shows no promise of improving. George Mc- Knight, quarterback; Al Gurske, left halfback; Joe Woitkoski, right halfback; and John Lock, fullback, are the holdover letterwinners from the 1936 backfield and not one of the four is a shifty runner. Such sophomore backs as Peter Holovak, Stephen Kazlo, Charles Jamin, William Krywicki, Harry Zarik, Peter Yuravich and Dominic Principe form a promising septet as far as improved speed and shiftiness in 1938 and 1939 are concerned, but they are so raw, so lacking in the defensive and blocking abilities of the Palau, Dulkie persuasion, that whatever help they can hope to give this season must be cast aside as negligible. Mike Hearn and Joe Granski the two left handed juniors, who play fullback and right halfback respectively, will be given an opportunity to win those positions. There has been much talk of these two, but, as a matter of fact, they have never been tested. They will receive that test this Fall.
In those indispensable departments of kicking and passing, Fordham faces real trouble. Joe Woitkoski, the squad's best kicker in 1936, returns for his last season of varsity play but Joe is not much of a passer or runner. It would likely detract from the general weal of the team to keep Joe in the regular lineup solely because of his kicking. Andy Palau, that consistent if not sensational punter, is an alumnus now. Hearn is sup posed to be a kicker. So, too, are Jamin and Holovak, the sophomores. They have yet to prove it. Palau completed sixteen out of thirty-six passes last season for an aggregate of one hundred and ninety-three yards, and an average of over five yards gained per attempted pass, not such a bad performance for a back, whose work was hampered because he played in a backfield that was, of necessity, defensive minded. There is no holdover from the varsity in Palau's class as a passer. Neither is there any aspirant from the freshman eleven, who can compare with him. Where, then, is there any reason for optimism about an improved kicking or passing game for Fordham ?
This, then, is the outlook for Fordham. A strong first string line but lacking ade quate reserves, with the substitute situation at end and tackle crying out for succor. Weak kicking and passing. A palpable weakening of the defensive and blocking worth of the backs, whoever they may eventually be. No reasonable hope for an improvement on offense because of the Sophomore backs, who can hardly be trusted in major games at any time. It is not a sanguine picture and it becomes less so after an inspection of the opponents who will do battle with Jim Crowley's fifth Fordham team. Squad Sketches
*P HUGH ADDONIZIO, quarterback. The pigeon fancier from Newark will fight it out with "Butch" Fortunato, sophomore signal caller and George McKnight for the first string quarterback post.
ALBERT BABARTSKY, tackle. The powerhouse from Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, doesn't know his own strength. He was one of the east's outstanding tackles last Fall, playing consistently in every game. Although he suffered greatly from an ankle injury and a bad knee in the Pittsburgh game, he gamely refused to leave the field, and helped make the tackle that put an end to the Panther's longest march of the day. Al has mined coal in his day and has played, polo and is as good as Mickey Cochrane with a saxophone. The lads call him "Ali Baba."
JOHN BEALE, halfback. Johnny is the artist of the Ram squad. He's a good little athlete, too, and should be in the thick of the fight for the left-halfback job. Beale is a shifty runner and a fair passer. He catches for the varsity baseball squad in the Spring.
PAUL BEREZNEY, tackle. This lad with the forearms like hawser cables, never lived up to his Freshman promise last season, but the coaches expect him to win one of the alternate tackle jobs, probably as Franco's substitute. If Berezney could smarten up his game, he has the strength to be a valuable tackle for Fordham.
JOSEPH BERNARD, guard. Guard is about the only position where Fordham is fairly deep, so Joe Bernard, who has played a secondary role to such men as Vince Lombardi, Nat Pierce and Phil Marion the last two years, will still have a fight on his hand to gain a regular berth. He has an excellent chance, however, because of his experience. Joe averages over ninety in all his subjects and is a profound Latin student. He is a fine blocker. He is known as "The Bishop."
PETER CARLESIMO, guard. Pete hails from St. Benedict's Prep in Newark and is one of the promising linemen from last season's Freshman team. Pete is eligible to join that long list of Fordham football players who claim they have saved people from drowning. However, he adds that he was also saved from drowning once himself. He is an amateur magician but it will be some trick if he makes a regular guard berth for himself as a sophomore.
CAPTAIN JOHN DRUZE, end. Fordham football captains are generally nice fellows as well as great players and Johnny is no exception. John has been one of those unspec tacular ends, whose light is more or less obscured because he confines his heroics to block ing and tackling and seldom goes out after a pass. For two seasons Druze has wrecked the Pittsburgh short side attack by his alert play. Johnny is the varsity first baseman and a fancy one. The boys call him "Winky." He should make as grand a captain as Fordham has ever had.
EMIL DUL, tackle. Emil rates along with Berezney. He is strong but not as agile as Franco or Babartsky. Dul played enough to win his letter last season and should be able to spell Babartsky effectively. Emil ranks with Joe Bernard as a student and is also deeply religious. He is one of the most popular fellows on the squad.
ANGELO FORTUNATO, quarterback. "Butch" is a dandy little blocker, throws a fair pass and has enough brains to become a good quarterback. He should give George McKnight a hot battle for the first string job. Crowley thinks a lot of him. r
EDMUND FRANCO, tackle. Franco proved he was no morning glory by carrying on as a tackle last year with the same skill and power that had marked his guard play in Sophomore. An ankle injury slowed Ed to a walk in the Georgia and N. Y. U. games. Up until those contests he was the equal of any tackle anywhere. He should be a tower of strength again this season. Ed is the ping pong champion of Fordham. "Devil Doll" is his appropriate nickname.
RALPH FRIEDGEN, fullback. This native Bronxite has possibilities as a fullback. He showed up well with the Freshman team last Autumn. A versatile athlete, Friedgen lists hunting and horseback riding among his other accomplishments. He is an authority on x O'Henry.
FELIX GANGEMI, center. An injury to his knee hampered "Atlas" in his sophomore year after a fine start, and he has never been able to catch up to Wojciechowicz and the rest of the center parade. In this, his Senior year, Gangemi can be relied upon to put up a stiff fight for the second string pivot job. Gangemi is the outstanding exponent of "trucking" at Fordham.
AUSTIN GARVEY, halfback. Austie was hampered as a Freshman by an injury to his collar bone. He has enough ability to get himself into the halfback fight this year as the injury seems to have knitted nicely. r
JOSEPH GRANSKI, halfback. This left-handed lad from New Britain is the best bet to win the right halfback job. He saw little action last season because of his sophomoric inexperience but Crowley is banking on him to become a key backfield man. Joe runs equally well to his left or right and can throw a fair pass. He may be used to run back punts because of his shiftiness. If he blocks, he'll make the job.
ALBERT GURSKE, halfback. The big, rugged youth, who ran eighty yards to a touchdown against Purdue last season in the "perfect play," has the experience in pass defense and tackling to ward off the bids of the Sophomore backs, who are his superiors in running the ball. "Jonesie" is an enthusiastic amateur photographer and quite a baseball pitcher.
JAMES HAGGERTY, center. If this cocky red head from Kingston can learn how to pass the ball to the backs, he'll be a good center. He is a rough, tough Irishman, who / dotes on hard play.
JAMES HAYES, guard. Lost in the rush last Fall, when he was only seventeen years old, Jimmy Hayes persevered and won himself standing as a guard when Spring prac tice ended. Smart, a fighter, a constantly improving blocker, Hayes will give Kochel, Petroskas, Bernard, Monica and the other guard aspirants plenty of trouble. Jimmy is a native of Brooklyn and is one of the two youngest players on the squad, Fortunato / being the other. MICHAEL HEARN, fullback. You won't find a faster runner anywhere than this Mercury-heeled lad from New Brunswick. Hearn, like Granski, warmed the boards on account of inexperience in '36, but he will be given ample opportunity to beat out Johnny Lock for the fullback post. Hearn, again like Granski, does everything left handed. Truly a possible great, if he can learn how to block and diagnose enemy aerials. Hearn is a great baseball player, a future big leaguer. He should be the greatest out / fielder ever developed at Fordham by his Senior year. Is also a great track man. They call him "Speedy." PETER HOLOVAK, halfback. A good looking back from the Freshman, who has enough ability to be in the thick of the fight for left halfback. Holovak received the Rensselaer Poly Medal for highest honors in Science and Math at Lansford, Pa., high / school. CHARLES JAMIN, halfback. Jamin is an erratic kicker and passer. If he can attain consistency in these two vital departments of play, he will have a chance to see action this Fall. In running, he is a slow starter but can pick up speed after he gets going. His long passes to Bill Krywicki set up Fordhams field goal which defeated the N.Y.U. Freshmen last year. Is a good baseball outfielder.
HENRY JACUNSKI, end. Harry caught Andy Palau's pass and helped to defeat St. Mary's last year. He will be a valuable end for Fordham and bids fair to fill Leo ^ Paquin's spacious shoes. The boys call him "Mousemeat" and he hails from New Britain, Conn. A good basketball player.
STEPHEN KAZLO, halfback. From Withesbee, New York. Steve is another Sopho- / more back of promise. He is erratic on pass-defense but has definite potentialities as a swivel-hipped runner. Not likely to see much action this year, but should be extremely valuable in 1938. Steve is another good basketball player.
MICHAEL KOCHEL, guard. Burly Mike was one of the three Sophomore letter- winners last Autumn, Jacunski and Stanton being the others. He raised the very devil j in the Purdue game, slamming Drake and Isbell to the sod more times than was good ' for them. He is a dandy bet to win one of the regular guard berths but will have a battle on his hands. Mike was All-State tackle at Bloomfield, New Jersey, High School in 1933 and '34.
WILLIAM KRYWICKI, halfback. Bill is a little fellow who can really go to town / in an open field. His weight, or lack of it, will likely militate against his chances this Fall. With more poundage, he's a good 1938 bet. Bill throws a pretty fair pass. He caught for the Freshman baseball team last Spring.
JOHN LOCK, fullback. It will take plenty of football playing to oust the "Bull" from the regular fullback job. Tough, reasonably astute on defense and a rib-tingling / tackier, Johnny looks like a good boy to fill Joe Dulkie's position. He won the Southern Methodist game last year when he intercepted one of Ken Goodson's forwards and sped seventy-seven yards to a marker. He has been a letter man for two seasons and knows what major competition is all about.
ARTHUR MARINO, tackle. With a dearth of really first class reserve tackle material at Fordham, Art Marino, from John Adams High in Jamaica, may win his chance for a letter this year. At 204 pounds-, he vies with Sophomore center Plangemann for the / title of the squad's biggest man, and although he didn't win a letter, he put that avoirdupois to good use in several of the Ram's 1936 games. Art is one of Fordham's outstanding Biology students.
GEORGE McKNIGHT, quarterback. All the way from Seattle, whence he hitch-hiked his way in Freshman year, George won a letter as Andy Palau's reserve in 1936. He passed successfully to Joe Woitkoski for the Maroon's lone touchdown against N. Y. U. * If George can learn not to gamble at the wrong time, he should be a satisfactory field general. CHARLES MEYER, tackle. Meyer may be placed in the same category with Marino / in that he has a chance to win a first string reserve berth for himself. Charlie hails from Camden, New Jersey, native heath of "Pistol Pete" Wisniewski, Fordhams All-Ameri- can guard of 1930. Meyer works as a plasterer during the Summer.
RUSSELL MONICA, guard. Russ is also a member of the sextet who will be battling for a regular guard berth. Hefty and aggressive, Mike Kochel's roommate will be another "hard man to beat out. Russ spends his Summer vacations running his own ice route in Orange, New Jersey. The boys call him "Poppa Russ." RAYMOND MOZZER, end. Ray hails from Joe McCluskey's home town, Manchester, Conn. Ray, along with Alec Yudikaitis and Ray Riddick, will furnish whatever reserve end strength the Maroon is able to offer. He is another amateur photographer of parts. y
MARTIN PETROSKAS, guard. Petroskas was one of the outstanding linemen on the 1936 Frosh. He stands an exceptionally fine chance of pairing up with Mike Kochel at the regular guard berths. Marty hails from Luzerne, Pa. He is one of the best boxers in school. PHILIP PLANGEMANN, center. Plangemann will have a tough task on his hands to beat out Wojciechowicz, Van Jura, Gangemi and Haggerty, but he is a big, rangy / lad who should develop. He comes from New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is an avid reader of Poe. His nickname is "Horse." DOMINIC PRINCIPE, fullback. Principe was sent to Fordham by Leo Paquin and he promises to live up to Paquin's example. Besides being a rugged fullback, Dom was the best batter on last season's Freshman baseball team. He was also high scorer y on the Freshman football team.
RAYMOND RIDDICK, end. Ray was the best of the 1936 Freshman ends. Not par y ticularly fast, he is big and rugged and should prove a fair reserve for Captain Druze. WILBUR STANTON, tackle. Here's the lad who did all the kicking off for Fordham last Fall and did it well. Although Bill was generally relieved by Al Babartsky after executing his specialty, he is not a bad tackle and should see some action again. Bill y can put the shot forty-six feet. His accurate toe may also be utilized for place kicking this year. He is known as "One Play." MAURICE TROJANOWSKI, tackle. Trojanowski is the only tackle sent up from the Freshman team, which is a good indication of Fordham's lack of reserve strength in that post. Maurice likes to fish, hunt and boat and plans to teach after graduation. y The boys call him "Troje." He is big and strong but must develop tackle finesse. JOSEPH VAN JURA, center. This tough sorrel-top stands the best chance of winning the second string center job. He showed up well in the minor games last Fall. Joe is a y violinist of parts and was discovered by Joe Skladany, Pitt's famous All-American end. JOSEPH WOITKOSKI, halfback. Joe is the squad's best kicker and this will assure him of seeing plenty of action. He kicked out of the end zone across the fifty-yard line to send Pitt back on its heels after the termination of the long Panther march last year. S Joe has been elected captain of next year's baseball team. ALEXANDER WOJCIECHOWICZ. The name is still pronounced "Woe-gee-hoe-its
with the accent on the hoe. "Wojie" was unanimous All-American center last year. y There is no apparent reason why he shouldn't repeat this year. Although he weaves rag rugs as an avocation, "Wojie" can play football without a flaw. ALEC YUDIKAITIS, end. Alec played regular end on the '36 Frosh. Tall and agile, he should develop into a capable pass receiver. He will battle Mozzer to see who will substitute for Jacunski. y JOSEPH YURAVICH, halfback. Joe hails from West Haven, Conn., and is a good kicker. He set a forest fire through carelessness when a kid, and Jimmy Crowley hopes he will set fire to Fordham Field with his feet. Joe picked the Philadelphia Athletics to win the American League pennant last May, so is definitely a prophet without honor in New York as well as West Haven.
HARRY ZARIK, halfback. This rangy lad from Scranton showed up extremely well in Spring practice. He tackles hard and has an effective running gait. He is definitely in the running for the right halfback job. The Coaches Head Coach James Harold Crowley (Notre Dame, '25) HE late Knute Rockne, immortal coach of Notre Dame football teams that year T after year represented the best that the great Autumn game stands for in ability and sportsmanship, was sitting in his office in the gymnasium on the South Bend campus one afternoon fourteen years ago. There was the embryo of a smile playing around the corners of his mouth as he gazed at a dark haired, well knit young man standing just inside the threshold of the office. Like Rockne's, the young man's mouth threatened continually to frame a grin. Despite his fine physical condition, the young man was rather gaunt looking, but it was the gauntness of the athlete who has experienced the rigors of clashing sport. He could not have weighed more than one hundred and sixty pounds. The young man came from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and had been making a great name for himself as a Notre Dame football star. Rockne and he had been discussing a fine high school back whom the young man had seen play. "So this kid was good, was he?" inquired Rock. "Yeah, awfully good!" was the reply. "As good as you, Jim?" asked the great coach. Jim Crowley, for it was he, edged farther into Rock's sanctum, and the quick Irish smile flashed forth; "Well, maybe not as good as I am, coach, but awfully good!" In painting a true picture of James H. Crowley, the Head Coach of the Fordham University football team as well as Jimmy Crowley, the star ball-carrier of the famous "Four Horsemen" of Notre Dame, for Jim hasn't changed any in character, disposition and brilliance in football matters with the years, this anecdote has double value. Coach Rockne wasn't altogether joking when he asked: "As good as you, Jim?" He knew Crowleys value as the excellent ball-carrier and blocker of the "Horsemen." And Jim Crowley's ready reply was, of course, typical. Sensing Rock's good-natured barb, Jim's sally was timely and turned the tables on the coach. After three years of left-halfback play, the caliber of which will always be house hold knowledge as long as football is played and discussed, graduation beckoned to the "Four Horsemen" and Jim Crowley became backfield coach at the University of Georgia in 1925. For four years he imparted to the Bulldog backs his knowledge of ball-carrying and blocking, gleaned from the lessons of the Master, and in the Autumn of 1929, promotion in the form of a head coach's contract tendered by Michigan State College, was Jim's reward. Under his guidance, Michigan State wrote four interesting chapters into the grid iron history of the Midwest. In his four seasons at Lansing, Crowley's teams played thirty-three games, of which they won twenty-two, lost eight, and tied three. Jim came to Fordham in 1933. Fordham and Pittsburgh are yearly acknowledged to play the hardest schedules in the East. Like the Panthers, the Rams meet the strongest grid representatives from every section of the land. In the last four seasons, despite such rock-ribbed opposition as Boston College, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, New York University, Tennessee, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Southern Methodist, Purdue, St. Mary's and Oregon State, Jim's Fordham teams have played thirty-three games, of which they have won twenty-two, lost seven and tied four. If you note the remarkable similarity between these figures and those assembled by Jim at Michigar State, you will come to the conclusion that the coach in the United States who can boast a consistently superior record to Jimmy's over eight years' time, is as often seen as the Babird. Jimmy Crowley was born in Chicago. When a small boy, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he spent most of his boyhood. Later the Crowleys moved to Green Bay, and Jim's widowed mother still makes her home there. The Fordham coach is married and lives in New York the year 'round, with regular trips to Green Bay in order when the cleats and pigskin are packed away. Jim's wife attended St. Mary's College, which is near Notre Dame, but according to the sunny mentor of the Rams, the song, "She Came From Old St. Mary's, He Came From Notre Dame," was not dedicated to their romance. A successful and inspiring football coach is James H. Crowley, and his popularity with his players, fellow coaches, the press, the public and all his associates is of an endearing and enduring nature. Glen Michael Carberry (Notre Dame, '23) The genial "Judge" Carberry was with Jim Crowley at Michigan State, and before that was head coach of football, basketball and baseball at St. Bonaventure's. In 1916 "Judge" attended West Point. In 1917 and 1918 he served overseas and was a member of the 88th Divisional football team under Major Griffith, now Commissioner of the Western Conference. His playing attracted the same attention that it had at West Point. After the war he entered Notre Dame to complete his education. He played three years at end under Rockne, in 1920, '21 and '22. The "Judge" was born in Panora, Iowa, and now makes his home in New York where he and Earl Walsh keep bachelor quarters. "Judge" also practices Law. Earl Francis Walsh (Notre Da?ne, '22) The former runningmate of George Gipp under Rockne, played halfback at Notre Dame in 1919, '20 and '21. Earl was also a star baseball and track athlete before receiving his diploma in 1922. Earl used to hit ball-carriers so hard they called him "Nails." He coached at Winner High School in Winner, South Dakota, in 1922. From 1923 to 1932, inclusive, he was athletic director and head coach of football, basketball and baseball at Dowling College, Des Moines, Iowa. Because of his frequent airplane flights to Texas, California and the Midwest, to scout the intersectional foes of Ford ham, Earl has become known as the "Flying Scout." Earl, like "Judge," is a capable Barrister. Frank Leahy (Notre Dame, '31) Frank was born in Winner, South Dakota. He won two monograms at Notre Dame, playing both center and tackle on Rock's last National Championship teams of 1929 and 1930. Coached at Georgetown and Michigan State before coming to Fordham with Crowley in 1933. Leahy is considered one of the outstanding young teachers of line play in the country. He lectured at several football schools during the past Summer, and is deserving of much of the credit due for the development of Wojciechowicz, the Fordham All-American center. Frank holds an important position with the United States Rubber Co., during the off season. He is married and has one child, Frank, Junior, a likely looking tackle for 1955. Hugh John Devore (Notre Dame, '34) Hughie is remembered as N. D.'s great end of 1933 and '34. He was captain of the Ramblers and All-American in the latter season. Since graduation, his career as a coach has been quite sensational. Elmer Layden kept him at South Bend as Freshman coach in 1934, and Hughie was invaluable both as a teacher and a scout. A Newark boy, Hughie wanted to be nearer home, so caught on with Fordham in 1935. His two Fordham Freshman teams to date, were undefeated units. One of Hughie's big jobs at Fordham is to scout Pittsburgh. For two seasons now, he has traveled to Pitt to report Panther maneuvers and it is hinted that he is beginning to talk with a Scotch "burr." Q Q co co h-1 CO CO £ "z; Q Q 1-1 P Q < H H H H <
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o CM (M CM CO o CM P^ P^ P4 P^ CO W P^ P* P4 P4 P4 pwq pwq w w w w w W pq pq pq pq S PQ pq pq O a W S O O O O w H H > > > H H H U > O U U U U o o O iz; y o o o o o y >H >H >H >H >H >H 5>H5 >H FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL (LANCASTER, PA.) Head Coach—Alan M. Holman (Ohio State, '30). Colors—Royal Blue and White. Nickname—Diplomats. Members of M.AJ.F.A. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE 1889—Won, 56-0 7—Albright 6 Oct. 2—FORDHAM (aw) 1890—Won, 18-0 7—FORDHAM 66 Oct. 9—Drexel (away) 1907—Lost, 5-51 13—Richmond 0 Oct. 16—Muhlenberg (ho) 1935—Lost, 7-14 0—Ursinus 0 Oct. 23—Pa. Mil. Coll. (ho) 1936—Lost, 7-66 26—Pa. Mil. Coll 0 Oct. 30—Lafayette (away) — 20—Muhlenberg 2 Nov. 6—Ursinus (away) TOTALS—93-132 39—Geneva 18 Nov. 13—Geneva (home) WON 2—LOST 3 71—Dickinson ...... 10 Nov. 25—Gettysburg (ho) 19—Gettysburg 0 202 102 WON 7—LOST 1 TIED 1 WAYNESBURG (WAYNESBURG, PA.) Head Coach—Frank N. Wolf (Penn State, '21). Colors—Orange and Black. Nickname—• Yellow Jackets. Unaffiliated. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE 1936—Lost, 6-20 0—West Virginia .... 7 Sept. 24-—Duquesne (away) —« 0—Duquesne 14 Oct. 2—Slippery Rock T. (a) TOTALS—6-20 6—St. Vincent 0 Oct. 9—FORDHAM (aw) WON 2—LOST 1 59—Rio Grande 0 Oct. 15—Salem (home) 6—FORDHAM 20 Oct. 23—W. Virginia (aw) 20—Slippery Rock Thr. 0 Oct. 30—W. Va. Wes. (aw) 7—West Va. Wes 14 Nov. 6—Glenville T. (ho) 21—Geneva 0 Nov. 13—St. Vincent (ho) 7—W. Chester Thr. ..12 Nov. 20—Geneva (away) 126 67 WON 4—LOST 5 PITTSBURGH (PITTSBURGH, PA.) Head Coach—Dr. John Bain ( 224 34 WON 8—LOST 1 TIED 1 TEXAS CHRISTIAN (FORT WORTH, TEXAS) Head Coach—Leo R. Meyer (Texas Christian). Captain—Mason Mayne, Guard. Colors Purple and White. Nickname—Horned Frogs. Member of Southwest Conference. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE No games 6—Howard Payne. ... 0 Sept. 25—Ohio State (aw) 0—Texas Tech 7 Oct. 2—Arkansas (away) 18—Arkansas 14 Oct. 9—Tulsa (home) 10—Tulsa 7 Oct. 16—Texas A. & M. (ho) 7—Texas A. & M 18 Oct. 23—FORDHAM (aw) 0—Mississippi State . . 0 Nov. 6—Centenary (away) 28—Baylor 0 Nov. 13—Texas (away) 27—Texas 6 Nov. 20—Rice (home) 26—Centenary 0 No-v. 27—So. Methodist (ho) 13—Rice 0 0—Southern Methodist 0 9—Santa Clara 0 16—Marquette (Jan. 1, '37) 6 160 58 WON 9- -LOST 2 TIED 2 NORTH CAROLINA (CHAPEL HILL, N. C.) Head Coach — Ray "Bear" Wolf (Texas Christian). Captain — Andrew Bershak, End. Nickname—Tar-Heels. Member of Southern Conference. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE No games 14—Wake Forest 7 Sept. 25—So. Carolina (ho) 14—Tennessee 6 Oct. 2—No. Caro. S. (aw) 14—Maryland 0 Oct. 9—N. Y. U. (away) 14—N. Y. U 13 Oct. 16—Wake Forest (aw) 7—Tulane 21 Oct. 23—Tulane (home) 21—No. Carolina State 6 Oct. 30—FORDHAM (ho) 26—Davidson 6 Nov. 6—Davidson (away) 7—Duke 27 Nov. 13—Duke (away) 14—South Carolina. ... 0 Nov. 25—Virginia (home) 59—Virginia 14 190 100 WON 8—LOST 2 PURDUE (LAFAYETTE, INDIANA) Head Coach — Noble E. Kizer (Notre Dame, '25). Captain — Martin Schreyer, Tackle. Colors—Old Gold and Black. Nickname—Boilermakers. Member of Western Conference. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE 1934—won, 7-0 47—Ohio U 0 Sept. 25—Butler (home) 1935—won, 20-0 35—Wisconsin 14 Oct. 2-—Ohio State (away) 1936—Lost, 0-15 35—Chicago 7 Oct. 9—Carnegie T. (ho) • 0—Minnesota 33 Oct. 16—Northwestern (aw) TOTALS—27-15. WON 2 7—Carnegie Tech.... 6 Oct. 30—Iowa (home) L0ST 1—TIED 0 0—FORDHAM 15 Nov. 6—FORDHAM (aw) 13—Iowa 0 Nov. 13—Wisconsin (away) 20—Indiana 20 Nov. 20—Indiana (away) 157 95 WON 5- -LOST 2 TIED 1 ST. MARY'S (MORAGA, CALIFORNIA) Head Coach—Edward P. "Slip" Madigan (Notre Dame, '20). Colors—Cardinal and Royal Blue. Nicknames—Galloping Gaels, Blue Ghosts, or Moraga Marauders. Unaffiliated. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE 1930—Won, 20-12 10—California 0. Sept. 25—California (away) 1932—Lost, 0-14 19—Loyola 7 Oct. 3—Gonzaga (home) 1933—won, 13-6 0—San Francisco .... 0 Oct. 9—Nevada (home) 1934—won, 14-9 6—FORDHAM 7 Oct. 17*—Loyola (away) 1935—Tied, 7-7 6—Marquette 20 Oct. 23—Idaho (home) 1936—Lost, 6-7 34—Coll. of Pacific. ... 0 Oct. 30—C. of Pacific (aw) —• 0—Santa Clara 19 Nov. 7—San Fran'co (ho) TOTALS—60-55. WON 3 26—Gonzaga 13 Nov. 14—Santa Clara (ho) LOST 2—TIED 1 26—Idaho 7 Nov. 20—FORDHAM (ho) 13—Temple 7 140 80 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NEW YORK, N. Y.) Head Coach—Dr. Marvin A. "Mai" Stevens (Yale, '25). Captain—Andrew Barberi, Guard. Colors—Violet. Nickname—Violets or Hall of Earners. Unaffiliated. PAST FORDHAM GAMES 1936 RECORD 1937 SCHEDULE 1889- -Lost, 6-34 0—Ohio State 60 Sept. 25—Pa. Mil. Col. (ho) 1904- -Lost, 0-21 26—Penn. Mil. Coll 0 Oct. 2—Carnegie T. (aw) 1918— -Lost, 0-7 13—North Carolina 14 Oct. 9—No. Carolina (ho) 1922- -Lost, 6-14 7—Georgetown . . 7 Oct. 16—St. John's, Md. (ho) 1923^- -Won, 20-0 46—Lafayette .... 0 Oct. 23—Lafayette (home) 1924- -Lost, 0-27 6—Carnegie Tech 14 Oct. 30—Colgate (home) 1925- -Lost, 6-26 46—Rutgers 0 Nov. 6—Lehigh (home) 1926- -Won, 27-3 25—C. C. N. Y.. . 7 Nov. 13—Georgetown (ho) 1927- -Won, 32-0 7—FORDHAM . 6 Nov. 27—FORDHAM (ho) 1928- -Won, 34-7 1929- -Lost, 0-26 176 108 1930- -Lost, 0-7 WON 5- -LOST 3 1931- -Tied, 0-0 TIED 1 1932- -Lost, 0-7 1933- -Lost, 12-20 1934- -Lost, 13-39 1935- -Lost, 0-21 1936- -Won, 7-6 TOTALS- -163-265. WON 5 LOST 12- -TIED 1 That Schedule OHN F. COFFEY, the graduate manager of athletics, demonstrated magnificent J restraint in drawing up the 1937 Fordham football schedule. He neglected to list the Green Bay Packers. He failed to schedule a double header with Minnesota and Alabama. But he did pretty well at that. The Franklin and Marshall Diplomats were lambasted last year by a 66-7 score and then did not lose another game all season. It should also be remembered that Alan Holman's outfit threw a big scare into Fordham two seasons ago and was barely nosed out, 14-7. When any major team plays the Diplomats, it can't be sure whether it will win by several touchdowns or by one; in fact it can't be sure that it will win at all. F. & M. has the best "small college" team in the East. Its record proves that assertion. Over the last three seasons the Nevonians have won twenty-two games, lost four and tied two. That would be an impressive record in Iceland. Coach Frank Wolf's hardy little Waynesburg players follow the Diplomats into the Randalls Island Stadium where the first two Fordham games will be played. Waynesburg held the Rams to a 20-6 score last season, and Fordham had to go into the air to score two of the markers. The Yellow Jackets held Duquesne to a 14-0 score. Pre-season ratings have it that F. & M. will be slightly weaker, Waynesburg slightly stronger than last season. That pushover, Pitt, rolls into the Polo Grounds the week after the Waynesburg game. Jock Sutherland, poor fellow, lost Bill Glassford, Averell Daniell and Bobby Larue by the June graduation but he has the rest of his Rose Bowl Champions back intact along with most of the prominent substitutes and the usual potent Pittsburgh Sophomore material. William Daddio, Albin Lezouski, Frank Patrick, Bill Stapulis, Marshall Goldberg, Fabian Hoffman and all the other bright young men in Gold and Blue will be back on hand to send chills up and down our spines, if we have any after watching them run through signal practice. Last year's great scoreless tie between the Rams and the Panthers was the best played football game seen in the East in ten years. The scoreless tie of two seasons ago was not far behind. The odds are prohibitive that either one of the teams is finally going to break through to a touchdown this Fall. It will probably be Pitt. Pitt\has the backs. Since 1924, the Panthers have been Eastern Champions seven times—in 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934 and 1936. They have been to the Rose Bowl four times in eight years. In the last thirteen years, Pitt has lost only two of forty-three November games. Pitt should be the strongest team in the nation this Fall. One of the two newcomers to the Fordham schedule is Texas Christian University. The Horned Frogs, whose aerial game, through Sammy Baugh and others, is quite as well known as Southern Methodist's, will follow Pittsburgh into the Polo Grounds to play the Rams, if there are any Rams after October 16th. Leo R. Meyer's team lost Baugh and most of its good ends by graduation but the T.C.U. line will be stronger and the backfield better balanced with young Dave O'Brien, a fine passer, set to do a good job in Baugh's place. The 1937 T.C.U. outfit will be much stronger than the 1936 Southern Methodist team. Last year the Horned Frogs handed Santa Clara its only 1936 defeat and also upset strong Marquette in the Cotton Bowl. It is reputed that T.C.U. has as fine a college band as Southern Methodist's. New York hopes so. Since Jim Crowley has been at Fordham, the Rams have played only one out of town game in four years. That was in Boston in 1934. Furthermore, since 1930, when they went to Detroit for a game, the Rams have gone no farther away from New York than Boston and Worcester. All that will end from now on. Each year the team is to have at least one trip. This year it will be to North Carolina to play the University of North Carolina, the second new opponent, in the Tarheels beautiful Kenan Memorial Stadium. Two seasons ago, North Carolina won every game except that with Duke. Last year the Tarheels won eight out of ten games. They impressed New Yorkers in trimming N.Y.U. on a wet field, 14-13. They always finish one-two in the Big Five and Southern Conference standings. Captain Andy Bershak, outstanding end, will lead a strong team against Fordham. Ray "Bear" Wolf, formerly at T.C.U., coaches North Carolina so the Ram will be facing similar styles of attack on two successive weeks. Midwestern rumor has it that despite the absence of an ailing Noble Kizer until at least November, Purdue will be right up with Minnesota this year. Although Johnny Drake, that great fullback, is gone, Indiana natives sing the praises of one DeWitt, a Sophomore who, they feel, will fill Johnny's shoes. Besides, the Boilermakers have twenty lettermen returning. Cecil Isbell, that cracker jack passer and runner, will be on hand to plague Fordham once more, as will Clem Woltman, possibly the best tackle Fordham faced in 1936. There was no gaining over Clem. It will be the fourth game between Purdue and Fordham. The Boilermakers won in 1934 and 1935, 7-0 and 20-0. Last year it was the Maroon's turn, 15-0. Mai Elward, one of Notre Dame's greatest ends eighteen years ago, will handle the Lafayette squad until Kizer's return. Spring practice at Purdue was reported the most promising in ten years. On November 13th, Fordham will play no game. Visitors will be allowed to see the Rams in the Fordham Hospital between two and four in the afternoon. On November 20th, the survivors will ride by ambulance to the Polo Grounds for tea and crumpets with your old friend "Slip" Madigan and his Galloping Gaels of St. Mary's. "Slip" has twenty-eight brawny Sophomores coming up and when you consider that his best teams, such as the 1929 and 1931 outfits, depended to a great extent on Sophomores, you can readily reckon that the Gaels will be out to avenge last year's 7-6 defeat. The colorful series between the Gaels and the Rams now stands at three victories for the former, two for the latter and one tie. If the Gaels can get by California and Santa Clara, they stand a fine chance of entering the Fordham game, their last contest of the season, undefeated. On Saturday, November 27th, Fordham and N. Y. U. will engage in the nineteenth Battle of the Bronx. OneJVIal Stevens, a bone specialist from New Haven, is reported to have built a new domicile in Madison, Conn., the foundation of which is constructed completely of granite. It is also reported that the Doctor bought the granite cheap. h^ h-1 < CO P4 *d h-1 CM CM co CO Q Q • < w pq : hH I—I PH H H • co 1 • • £ -H VO ^ y CO CO o a O O PH p h-1 h-1 PH P^ O o : >H PH io -H pq y y S3 o o ON Q ^H y h-<} ^ CO CO hH o CO 8 h-1 8 h-1 3 <5 P^ Q CO P^ O PH pq Q pq P4 CO O H U < CO pq CO a. H O hH Q PH p< O P4 P< PH" P4 P4 pq pq PH PH pq P^ pq P^ pq pq pq o *—Indicates interception of opponents' forwards. Individual Scoring PLACEMENT PLAYER TOUCHDOWNS CONVERSIONS GOALS TOTALS Joseph Dulkie, FB. 6 0 0 36. Albert Gurske, HB. 4 1 0 25. Andrew Palau, QB. 0 10 1 13. John Lock, FB. 2 0 0 12. Henry Jacunski, E. 2 0 0 12. John Druze, E. 0 0 6. Richard Healy, E. 0 0 6. Francis Mautte (C), HB^ 0 0 6. Warren Mulrey, HB. 0 0 6. Joseph Woitkoski, HB. 0 0 6. TOTALS 10 11 128. Longest Touchdown Runs From Scrimmage PLAYER DISTANCE OPPONENT Albert Gurske, HB. 80 yards Purdue Joseph Dulkie, RB. 38 yards Franklin & Marshall Longest Touchdown Passes LENGTH RUN AFTER PLAYER OF PASS RECEIVER COMPLETION OPPONENT George McKnight, QB. 28 Joseph Woitkoski, HB. 0 N. Y. U. Andrew Palau, QB 17 Henry Jacunski, E. 0 St. Mary's* *Play won game Touchdown Runbacks of Intercepted Passes PLAYER DISTANCE OPPONENT John Lock, FB. 77 yards Southern Methodist* Joseph Dulkie, FB. 37 yards Franklin & Marshall *Play won game. Field Goals Scored from Placement PLAYER DISTANCE (including end zone) OPPONENT Andrew Palau, QB. 37 yards Purdue Longest Punt (Exclusive of roll) PLAYER DISTANCE OPPONENT Joseph Woitkoski, QB. 70 yards Purdue Total Individual Offensive Statistics (Running and passing) Total- Av. Per Yards Net Av. Player Rushes Yards Rush Passes Comp. Passes Passes* John Beale, HB. 8 18 2.5 0 0 0 0. Julius Bokanavage, FB. 2 8 4 0 Q 0 0. Joseph Dulkie, FB. 79 383 4.2 0 0 0 0. Joseph Granski, HB. 4 4 1 0 0 0 0. Albert Gurske, HB. 71 339 4.8 9 6 67 7.5 Michael Hearn, FB. 19 59 3 4 0 0 0. John Lock, FB. 28 98 3.5 0 0 0 0. Francis Mautte (C), HB. 41 155 3.75 0 0 0 0. William McDermott, QB. 0 0 0 2 2 15 7.5 George McKnight, QB. 0 0 0 3 1 15 5. Warren Mulrey, HB. 15 59 4 2 1 3 1.5 Andrew Palau, QB. 1 0 0 36 16 193 5.36 William Richards, FB. 9 58 6.5 0 0 0 0. Joseph Woitkoski, HB. 31 63 2 7 3 16 2.7 TOTALS 308 1244 4 63 29 309 5. *—Indicates average yards per attempted pass. Compilation by Seasons of Fordham All-Time Football Record Year Won Lost Tied Points Scored Opponents' Points 1883 0 1 0 6 12 1885 0 2 0 0 50 1886 1 0 0 36 12 1887 2 0 0 21 0 1888 1 2 0 4 60 1889 1 2 0 34 82 1890 1 3 1 30 96 1891 1 2 1 10 50 1892 2 2 0 50 34 1893 4 0 0 164 0 1896 1 0 0 14 0 1897 2 1 1 52 0 1898 1 1 2 12 43 1899 3 1 0 57 17 1900 2 1 1 43 15 1901 2 1 1 27 13 1902 2 4 1 29 93 1903 1 1 0 15 43 1904 4 1 1 70 12 1905 5 2 0 74 67 1906 5 3 0 139 39 1907 6 1 1 239 25 1908 5 1 0 96 29 1909 5 1 2 86 22 1912 4 4 0 57 99 1913 3 3 1 89 199 1914 6 3 1 124 46 1915 4 4 0 73 82 1916 6 1 1 216 20 1917 7 2 0 216 53 1918 4 1 0 61 26 1920 4 3 0 151 105 1921 4 3 2 191 108 1922 3 5 2 93 152 1923 2 -T 0 84 133 1924 6[ 2 0 148 S3 1925 8 1 0 294 45 1926 3 4 1 119 132 1927 3 .. 5 0 82 139 1928 4 5 0 121 130 1929 7 0 2 176 19 1930 8 1 0 215 • 29 1931 6 1 2 205 36 1932 6 2 0 192 ,28 1933 6 2 0 195 40 1934 5 3 0 165 92 1935 6 1 2 134 41 1936 5 1 2 128 33 2554 TOTALS 177 97 28 4737 (48 yrs.) (302 games) - - - • Complete Record of Fordham Football (1883 to 1935 inclusive) 1883 0—Stevens Institute of Technology 22 6—St. Francis Xavier 12 6—Verona Boat Club 12 1884 1893 NO FOOTBALL 64—Dominican Union 0 46—St. Agnes Lyceum 0 50—Young Men's Club of Paterson. 0 1885 4—Jerome Club 0 0—Seton Hall 14 0—Seton Hall 12 1894 1886 NO FOOTBALL 36- -Hoboken Club . . . 12 1895 1887 NO FOOTBALL 6—Olympic Club of New York 15—Olympic Club of New York. 1896 14—St. Francis Xavier .... 1888 0—Trinity . 60 1897 4—American A. A . 0 L.—Seton Hall W.* 20—St. Peter's College 0 32—St. Francis Xavier 0 0—Villanova 0 1889 L.—Villanova W.* 0_New York A. C 20 34—New York University 6 1898 0—Franklin and Marshall 56 12—Nutley A. C 0 0—Knickerbocker A. C 43 1890 0—Seton Hall . 0 0—Manhattan A. C 32 0—Mount Vernon Y.M.C.A. 0 24—City College of New^Yerk 0 0—Columbia 40 1899 0—Franklin and Marshall 18 6—Georgetown 6 35—Cathedral Institute 0 11—Murray Hill A. C 0 0—Seton Hall 17 1891 11—McChesney's Business College. 0 0—Williams College 40 4—West Point 10 1900 0—Manhattan A. C 0 6—New York Law School 0 0- -St. Joseph's College (Phila.) . 0 16—St. Francis Xavier 0 22—St. Francis Xavier 5 1892 5—St. Thomas (Scranton, Pa.) ... 10 5—New York A. C 0 39—Y.M.C. A. of New York City... 0 *Correct Scores Unavailable 1901 36—Georgetown 0 5—Audubon Field Club 2 35—Holy Cross 0 0—Fort Hancock 5 11—Villanova 15 6—U. & B. H. M. College 6 35—Holy Cross 0 16—Audubon Field Club 0 54—Medico Chi. of Phila 0 1902 1908 6—Union College 0 5—Amherst 0 0—Columbia 45 45—Jefferson Med. (Phila.) 0 6—Villanova 15 0—Princeton 17 17—New Palitz Normal School .... 0 22—Georgetown 0 0—Pittsfield 0 22—R. P. 1 12 0—Delaware 16 2—Villanova 0 0—Holy Cross 17 1909 1903 9—Rutgers 0 15—Rutgers 0 0—Princeton 3 0—Lafayette 43 12—Cornell 6 21—Swarthmore 3 0—Georgetown 0 1904 30—R. P. 1 0 21—New York University 0 9—Holy Cross 5 21—R. P.I 0 5—Syracuse 5 12—Delaware 0 6—Villanova 6 10—Pittsfield 0 1910 0—Seton Hall 6 NO FOOTBALL 1905 1911 5—Holy Cross 27 5—R. P. 1 0 NO FOOTBALL 5—Villanova 34 22—St. Francis (Brooklyn) 0 1912 16—Maryland 0 14—Boston College 0 4—Delaware 0 0—Rhode Island 6 17—Rutgers 6 0—Norwich University 30 13—Stevens Tech 12 1906 13—Albright 6 0—Rutgers 6 14—Stevens Tech 13 14—R. P. 1 0 3—R. P. 1 13 29—Medico Chi. of Phila . 0 0—Villanova , 19 51—Maryland 0 5—Holy Cross 8 1913 16—Delaware 4 18—Villanova 5 34—St. Peter's (Jersey) 0 6—Holy Cross 16 0—Princeton 69 7—R. P. 1 0 21—Seton Hall 0 1907 0—Villanova 43 5—Rutgers 5 27—Boston College 27 12—R. P. 1 0 0—Holy Cross 60 51—Franklin and Marshall 5 0—Mount St. Mary's 0 m 1914 1920 0—Georgetown 0 71—New York Aggies 0 21—Rochester University 0 0—Boston College 20 7—Gallaudet 6 12—Villanova 6 28—Middlebury 0 16—Georgetown 40 21—Rhode Island 0 0—Detroit U 39 21—Gettysburg 2 40—George Washington 0 0—Navy 21 12—Muhlenburg 0 6—Vermont 7 14—Boston College 3 6—Villanova 7 1921 25—U. of Maine 14 101—Washington College (Md.) ... 0 1915 10—Catholic University 0 0—Union College 6 20—Villanova 20 35—Connecticut Aggies 0 7—Lafayette 28 10—Holy Cross 0 0—Boston College 0 0—Boston College 3 7—Georgetown 34 7—Rhode Island ..." 0 7—Muhlenburg 12 7—Georgetown 33 14—Springfield 0 14—Carlisle Indians 10 0—Villanova 33 1922 1916 13—Canisius College 0 15—Rutgers 20 0—Lafayette 0 0—Boston College 27 20—Western Maryland 0 13—Georgetown 28 27—U. S. S. Texas 0 12—Westminster 0 47—Susquehanna 0 0—Springfield 17 0—Georgetown 13 14—New York University 6 40—Holy Cross 0 6—Colby 6 68—Gallaudet 0 0—Holy Cross 28 14—Villanova 7 20—Muhlenburg 20 1917 1923 A 35—Fort Wadsworth 0 41—Mount St. Mary's ..." 0 19—Allentown Army Camp 7 0—Boston College 20 60—Norwich 0 6—Lehigh 9 12—Holy Cross 0 0—St. John's (Brooklyn) 13 0—Rutgers 28 0—New York University 20 0—Georgetown 12 7—Holy Cross 23 27—Cornell 6 30—City College of N. Y 0 28—Pelham Bay Naval Reserve ... 0 0—Rutgers . 42 35—Camp Upton 0 0—Georgetown 6 1918 (S.A.T.C.) 1924 l~-U 27—St. John's (Brooklyn) 0 7—New York University 0 21—Seventh Regiment 0 13—Boston College 0 34—Manhattan College 6 14—Georgetown 0 0—Boston College 28 0—Camp Merritt 26 26—St. Stephen's 0 0—Holy Cross 13 27—New York University ...... 0 1919 31—City College of New York 0 NO FOOTBALL 9—Georgetown . 6 1925 £_, 7— New York University 0 20—Providence College 6 1 West Virginia 2 60—Gallaudet 0 13— Detroit University 7 55—Manhattan College 0 12- St. Mary's 20 27—Akron U 0 12- Bucknell 0 26—New York University 6 17—Holy Cross 0 CfcJ 1931 76—City College of N. Y 0 28— Thiel 0 0—Georgetown 27 20- West Virginia 7 13—John Carroll 6 20- Boston College 0 6- Holy Cross 6 1926 ^u_| 46— Drake 0 48—Mount St. Mary's ...... 0 33- West Liberty Teacher's 0 41—Manhattan 0 39- Detroit 9 0—Boston College 27 0 New York University 0 13—Washington & Jefferson 28 13- Bucknell 14 3—New York University 27 7—Holv Cross 7 C& 1932 7—City College of N. 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PQ £ O CU o3 hH hH 03 O cu < PH a hH a cu oi a 03 HC3 i CU 43 hH a si ~: CU H a T3 hH 43 0 13 0 43 hH CI O hH T3 Q hH 43 O -o y cu O hH a u 03 PH hH 0 O hH > "e3 O O hH PH .a PH1 hH hH U PH 03 O CU PH o3 w PH 4; -a hH >^. a O 2 J4 P^ 0 bi 43 cu hH hH a 43 Q O a 03 O a o3 hH 0 a 03 h-1 0 CO U a y hH CO CO hH CU hH u hH S3 in PH hH -o \ 03 oi o3 4C cu VH o3 cu CO 0. hH Ha I—» PH 00 ^ ^> s CO' Q PH 1—i a »-H s s a 0 | ro ON 0 CM ro MD CO ON 0 ^H CM CO •CO CO ON ON ON ON O 0 ON 0 O O 0 04 CO CO 'CO CO •CO CO CO CO CO ON ON O, 0 ON Statistic Static ORDHAM is entering the ninety-seventh year of her existence this September, and this season's football team will be her forty-ninth. . . . The 1883 team was Fthe Maroon's first gridiron representative. Since that year, Fordham has had a team every year excepting 1884, 1894, 1895, 1910, 1911 and 1919. . . . Fordham has had twenty-three head coaches. Tom Carmody, a Fordham man, who held the job in 1889, is the first of whom we have record. . . . Major Frank Cavanaugh coached the Rams from 1927 to 1932 inclusive. In those six years his teams played fifty-two games, of which they won thirty-four, lost fourteen and tied four, scoring nine-hundred and ninety-one points and allowing their opponents three hundred and eighty-one. . . . His 1929 team was unbeaten, but suffered two ties. His line of that season was not scored through and continued to maintain that record through the first seven games of the 1930 season. . . . Jimmy Crowley, entering upon his fifth year as head coach, came to Rose Hill in 1933. In four seasons his elevens have played thirty-three games, of which they have won twenty-two, lost seven and tied four, amassing in the process, six hundred and twenty-two points to two hundred and six for all opponents. In the forty-eight Fordham football seasons to date, the Maroon teams have engaged in three hundred and two games, have won one hundred and seventy-seven, have lost ninety-seven, and have tied twenty-eight, scoring four thousand, seven hundred and thirty-seven points to two thousand, five hundred and fifty-four for all opponents. In 1887, 1893 and 1896, Fordham had unbeaten, untied and unscored upon teams. How ever, the 1887 team played only two games, the 1893 team played four, and the 1896 team engaged in but one. . . .In 1886, playing but one game, Fordham was again unbeaten and untied, but suffered her lone rival of the campaign (the Hoboken Club) twelve points. . . . The 1929 team, playing an exacting, up-to-date schedule, was un beaten but tied two games. This team holds the all-time Fordham record for holding her opponents, during a schedule of not less than eight games, to the least number of points—nineteen. The three touchdowns accounting for those points came through passes, the line, as mentioned above, being unscored upon. Superior to this fine defensive record, however, was the work of the 1936 line, which permitted Southern Methodist, St. Mary's, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Georgia and N.Y.U. only one touchdown between them. The other outstanding teams in Fordham's history, all of which lost at least one game, are the 1930 team, which won eight and lost one; the 1935 team, which won six, lost one and tied two; the 1936 team, which won five, lost one and tied two; the 1925 team, which won eight and lost one; the 1931 team, which won six, lost one and tied two; the 1916 team, which won six, lost one and tied one; the 1909 team, which won five, lost one and tied two; the 1908 team, which won five, lost one and tied one; the 1907 team, which won six, lost one and tied one; the 1932 team, which won six and lost two; and the 1933 team, which won six and lost two. . . . The 1925 team, with the immortal Zev Graham furnishing the spark, created an all-time Fordham record for the most points scored in one season—two hundred and ninety-four, as opposed to the 1885 team, which was unable to register a point in the only two games on its schedule. The 1913 team owns the dubious distinction of allowing its opponents one hundred and ninety-nine points in eight games, a record for Fordham teams. The sixty-nine points which Princeton scored against that ill-fated Maroon outfit, represents the most points that any football opponent was ever able to score against Fordham in a single contest. In direct antithesis to that dire defeat at the hands of the Tigers, is the afternoon in the Autumn of 1921, when Fordham scored one hundred and one points against inoffensive Washington College of Maryland. . . . Although Holy Cross is no longer on the Ram's schedule, the Crusaders met Fordham more times than any other team— twenty-one. . . . Fordham has won more games from N.Y.U. than from any other single foe—twelve; and dropped more to Georgetown than to any other single opponent— eleven. Likewise, the Rams have tallied two hundred and thirty-eight points against the Violets, which is more than they were ever able to score against any other opponent in a series of any duration; while they permitted the Hoyas three hundred and nine points, the record number scored by any single opponent in a series of long duration. ... In the forty-eight Fordham football seasons, the Rams won more games than they lost on twenty occasions, lost more games than they won on twelve occasions, and split even six times. In thirty of the seasons, Fordham outscored her opponents as regards total points for the season, and in seventeen seasons, didn't. In the Alabama-Fordham game of 1933, Amerino Sarno, playing right tackle, blocked the only kick that Dixie Howell, famous Tide back, ever had blocked in his entire college career. The resulting safety gave Fordham a 2-0 victory over the Tus- caloosans, the only defeat that they suffered in that year or the next. The next year essentially the same Alabama team trounced Stanford to become the Rose Bowl Cham pions and co-National Champions with Minnesota. ... In 1932 Fordham defeated St. Mary's, 14-0, and Oregon State, 9-6, within the space of three weeks, to become the first Eastern team to defeat two Pacific Coast elevens in one season. ... In 1931 Fordham missed an undefeated season in the last game on the schedule when she bowed to Bucknell, 14-13. The same thing happened last Fall when N. Y. U. beat the Rams, 7-6, in the season's finale. . . . Texas Christian and North Carolina are newcomers to this season's schedule. Fordham All-Americans Y ear Player Type of Selection 1918 Frank Frisch, HB. Honorable Mention. 1925 Earl Graham, GB. Flonorable Mention. 1929 Thomas Siano, C. Second Team. 1930 Henry Wisniewski, G. First Team. 1930 Francis Foley, T. * Honorable Mention. 1931 James Murphy, HB. Second Team. 1932 Edward Danowski, HB. Second Team. 1933 Edward Danowski, HB. Second Team. 1933 John Del Isola, C. Second Team. 1934 Lester Borden, E. Honorable Mention. 1935 Amerino Sarno, T. Honorable Mention. 1936 Alexander Wojciechowicz, C First Team. .1936 Edmund Franco, T. Honorable Mention. 1936 Nathaniel Pierce, G. Honorable Mention. *_—Deceased . - r The Unholy Three All hail 'to the tyrants who ravage and slay, St. Mary's and Pitt and Purdue, Dealers in mayhem and murderous play, ' In colors of black and dark blue, lolly good foemen at filling a park, But very rough parties to meet in the dark Mastiffs whose bite is much worse than their bark, St. Mary's and Pitt and Purdue. Perennial titans of east and of west, St. Mary's and Pitt and Purdue, Consistently riding the popular crest And dealing opponents their due, The Panthers, the Gaels and the Makers of Boilers, Slashers and soilers and maulers and spoilers But playing the game like According-To-IIoylers, St. Mary's and Pitt and Purdue. Related to hangmen and goblins and ghouls, St. Mary's and Pitt and Purdue, Favorites of pickers in gridiron pools-, Each one a recalcitrant crew, Roaring along like a Malay typhoon, Making the Crowley man stagger and swoon, Ready to mangle the old Maroon. St. Mary's and Pitt and Purdue. T. C