^ MARVIN A. STEVENS, M.D. Head Coach New York University SENIORS OF 1940 N.Y.U. VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD Front Rozv (Left to Right) : Barney Cohen, Joseph Marturano, Woodrow Wittekind, Thomas Pace, Henry Feil, Joseph La Manna. Rear Rozv: John Fottrell, Alfred Tillman, Nicholas Fortiages, Bernard Feibish, Harry Petereit, Irving Hyman, William Gain. JAMES H. CROWLEY Head Coach Fordham University THE FORDHAM SENIORS WHO PLAY THEIR LAST GAME AGAINST N.Y.U. Left to Right: Len Eshmont, Lou De Filippo, Coach Crowley, Vince Dennery, John Kuzman, Joe Ungerer. A Prediction and a Prayer N.Y.U. Over Fordham By ARNOLD COHEN This is probably one of the few chances we'll ever 1936 when they opened the season by taking a terrific have of becoming a football expert, so here goes: We 60 to 0 trouncing from Ohio State. Yet the hot stove pick N.Y.U. over Fordham today. league boys are still talking about the manner in No, we don't have a turkey hangover (or any other which the Mai Stevens contingent bounced into the variety) and you're not dreaming a turkey nightmare. Stadium for the annual Ram tussle, crumbled the We wrote it and you read it: We pick N.Y.U. over famed Seven Blocks of Granite, and made empty Fordham today. words out of the slogan "From Rose Hill to the Rose We're probably the only portable typewriter owner Bowl." The Violets deprived the Maroon of an in­ in New York City who favors the Violets, but frankly vitation to sunny California by registering a beautiful we don't feel a bit lonely. 7 to 6 victory. (See George Shiebler's article else­ If the Stevens squad loses this afternoon (and who where in this program for the gory details.) besides us is there that say they won't?) we'll be clas­ The Violets started the 1940 campaign by licking sified as an overzealous fan. Pennsylvania Military College 32 to 6 but they If the New Yorks win (and who besides us is there bogged down the following week when Lafayette, that says they will?) we'll be the kingpin of the which incidentally has completed an undefeated "experts." season, crashed through with a 9 to 7 win. With in­ It's worth the gamble. juries trailing in the wake of each game, N.Y.U. lost We get a measure of comfort by telling ourselves to successively to Syracuse by 47 to 13, Holy Cross 13 to look at the record even though in so doing we have to 7, Georgetown 26 to 0, and Missouri 33 to 0. resort to the old gag of comparative scores. Here's Returning to New York soil, the Violets snapped what we mean: the winning streak of F. & M. by a 12 to 0 count and First, we start with the legitimate premise that the following week trekked to central Pennsylvania Cornell has one of the top teams in the East, despite to take on the unbeaten eleven of Penn State. The setbacks from Dartmouth in that now famous fifth- boys were aiming to make this a great day in cele­ down game and from Penn in last week's Philadel­ bration of the fact that the contest marked the 100th phia classic. Well, if your memory goes back to the game coached by Mai Stevens at Yale and at New early portion of this almost late, and in some quar­ York University. But the cards decreed otherwise ters lamented, season you will recall that Franklin and the locals came back nursing a 25 to 0 defeat. and Marshall bowled the pins from under Dartmouth. However, with a two-week period to prepare for A number of weeks later the Diplomats came to Ohio Fordham, the Violets settled down to the job of Field where they were the victims of a 12 to 0 licking repeating the 1936 upset and came into the Yankee at the hands of N.Y.U. Stadium ready for the task. From the opening Recapitulating, we have N.Y.U. defeating Franklin whistle it was evident . but we're a little ahead of and Marshall; F. & M. beating Dartmouth; Dart­ the story. mouth taking Cornell. Q.E.D., for Quite Elementary, Dearie: N.Y.U. is a Today's game will be hail and farewell for at least better team than Cornell. fourteen N.Y.U. players, who will be lost to Stevens Of course, it's assumed (merely to simplify this through the graduation route, and possibly three complicated equation, Mr. Crowley) that Cornell is more. Barney Cohen and Nick Fortiages, guards, and the superior of Fordham. Which leaves us with only Bernard Feibish, center, may complete their sheep­ skin requirements by June and if they do it will one conclusion, same being that the Violets will set swell the squad's loss to seventeen men. the Ram back on its haunches this afternoon. It's all as simple as falling off the fifty-yard line. Linemen who will perform for the final time today Reviewing the New York University 1940 gridiron are Frank Carty, Louis Fleisher, and Alfred Tillman, season we find that the football fortunes of the Violet guards; Irving Hyman tackle, and Harry Petereit have been anything but fortunate to date. A victory this afternoon's game captain, Clarence Frydenborg over Fordham, however, would change all that and and Emil Tanassy, although the latter will not be in you can take the odds that today's hosts will be in uniform due to injury, ends; and John Fotrell and there trying to make it uncomfortable for their guests. Joseph Marurano, centers. N. Y. U.'s record this season has been anything Five backfield men will also bow out. They are but impressive. However, the Violets most certainly Henry Feil, Bill Galu, Joe La Manna, Tom Pace, and were not burning up the gridiron griddle back in Woodrow Wittekind. ALWAYS THE CHANCE The Violets arent supposed to have the slightest fighting chance. The Rams are set to knock them down and hoot them in the pants. And yet the football expert hesitates before he picks. He cannot help remember what took place in '36. The Filipowicz passing and the Eshmont lightning drive Will leave the Hall-of-Famers on their heels and half alive, So reason all the gridiron seers, yet something whispers: "Nix! You thought the same way, pally, back in 1936!" Its just a game eleven play, where blocks and tackles count, A game where spirit has its say, and faith, no small amount. A crazy game, where fate and bouncing footballs do their tricks, And if you think Ym kidding, just look back on '36! TIM COHANE. STAN KRIVIK II "^mm NO SUBSTITUTES IN THIS LINE For long lasting refreshment and flavor, nothing takes the place of... Beech-Nut Gum • • - •, * ... .. • j.•* •' JOHN FOTTRELL BERNARD FEIBISH ALFRED TILLMAN Start Drinking Knox Today! TOO TIRED? OO WHAT THE Just empty 1 envelope Knox in glass % full of water or fruit juice, not iced. Stir. 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J^rmWA * NICOTINE CONTENT OF LEADING BRANDS From January 1938 through June 1940, Lucky Strike has averaged 9.46% less nicotine than Brand A 15.55% less nicotine than Brand C 20.55% less nicotine than Brand B 4.74% less nicotine than Brand D | Lucky Strike's nicotine content averaged 2.01 parts per hundred. Copyright 1940, The American Tobacco Company •r «' ,'•••* ^£ftcfaes—rte smote fotacco experts smote A SALUTE TO FORDHAM On the occasion of the Centenary Year of Fordham University, the faculty, alumni and students of New York University extend felicitations to Fordham on the com­ pletion of one hundred successful years.