Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU Football Programs BGSU Athletics Programs 10-28-1950 BGSU Football Program October 28, 1950 Bowling Green State University. Department of Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/football_programs Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University. Department of Athletics, "BGSU Football Program October 28, 1950" (1950). Football Programs. 284. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/football_programs/284 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the BGSU Athletics Programs at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Notre Dame Beaten By Michigan Before Roarin g Crowd of 1,800 By Eddie J ones, Blade Spor ts Writ er The first game of what could have been one of the most scintillating series in collegiate football was playe d at old Armory Park, Oct. 19, 1902, with 1,800 fans paying for the right to sit through the drizzle and watch the powers of the west- Michigan and Notre Dame-in action. Those were lhe days of the 5·POint Dame won, 35-12, and, for various touchdown and halves of 25 minutes 1·casons, the series ended there. each. Michigan won, 23-0, ll8 Joe Mad­ Ann Arbor fans J)Oured into Toledo dock •coted three touchdowrui. The that damp afternoon of 1902 with money Wolverines. favored lo win by from 50 in their fists. The Blade reported they to 60 POints. settled for a 5·0 lead at we,·e betting 6 to 1 that Notre Dame the half as undermanned Notre Dam~ would not score. In 15 previous 11ames, battled gallantly lo contain Michigan's in 1901 and 1902, only Case had been 1>0int.a-minulc offense. able to get a touchdown against the rugged Yost defenses. Earlier in the This, the 1902 eleven. was the second year, Knox had won from the Irish, oC fielding II. Yost'• five wonder teams 12-5- a fact which generated the wager· that arrived with the fir•t half of the ing enthusiasm of Wolverine 6Ul)l)Orlers. century. Actually, it was a moral victory tor In contrast to the 1,800 who paid to the Irish. The week before, Willie Heston see this one, the audience at Ann Arbor, and his running males whipl)ed Indiana, 41 years later, numberl'd !!6,408. Nolr" 60-0. A week later, Ohio State fell, 86·0. ~ Champions H) ed This Stamp of Public Approval Uden to Ifie CHAMPION ROll CAU • : : Ho"1 Wismer'• fosl ,porfscosf eve,y Friday nigh! over ABC nelworlc • 1 1 CHAMPION SPARK PlUG COMPANY, TOLEDO 1, OHIO UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO vs. BOWLING GREEN STATE U. Weekly Magazine and Official Pr ogr am for all Universit y of Toledo Hom e Football Games . Pric e, 25 cent s. CONTENTS Page Official s' Signals and Penaltie s................................ 5 Welcome Alumni ............................. ........................... 6 Toledo U. Triumvirate ................................................ 8 T.U. Athletic Director A. G. Franci s . ...................... 10 Meet the Boss... ............................................................. 11 Welcome to Bowling Green ...................................... 11 T.U.'s Hea d Coach, Robert A. Snyder .................... 12 Rocket Football Brains .............................................. 13 The 1950 Rockets .......................................................... 15 • Cartoon .......................................................................... 18 P robable Starting Lineups ....................................21, 24 REDDYKILOWATT Toledo U. P layer . Roster .............................................. 22 Your Electric Visitors' Player Roster ................................................ 23 Ral ph E dwards "Trut h or Consequences" .............. 28 Servant · Bowling Green Brai n Trust ...................................... 29 Opponents' Hotshots .................................................. 30 March ing Musical Men ................................................ 34 Next Week's Opponents........... ................................... 35 Rockets and Opponents, Week by Week .................. 36 T.U. All -Time Football Record .................................. 38 F rom Rocket Record s.................................................. 39 Index of Prog ram Advertisers .................................. 40 TU's New A'ssistant Coaches .................................... 41 T.U. 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We be ,eve . , FINESTC igarett e I PHILIPMORRIS is indeed, Amertca s NOCIGARETTE HANGOVER ( 5 ) Welcome.JJ.ome -4-fumni f A view of the bridge on the road crossing Ten-mile Creek leading to the Glass Bowl. We are delighted to extend a warm wel­ It is with pleasure that we return for come to University Alumni who return to the Homecoming to revive memories and visit campus for Homecoming. We hope they are with our old friends. We will always support as happy to be here as we are to hove them. our University and look forward to other trips Home. John B. Brondeberry John Potter John J. Turin President Jesse R. Long Alumni Association Rocket halfback Bill Beach picking up yardage against Dayton in 1939 ( 6 ) OLDSMOBILE 1~0t:KET 11 TOLEDO'S FUTURAMIC OLDSMOBILE DEALER BANHAM OLDSMOBILE~ INC. 1137 Sylvania Ave. LAwndale 1103 ( 7 ) University of Toledo Interim Operating Committee-Jesse R. Long, Dr. John B. Brandeberry , chairman , Dr. John J. Turin . 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(Barney) Francis, 40, • former all-Ohio basketball and football player while attending Otterbein. WEARLEY MOTOR CO. In the reorganization of the athletic department, Mr. Francis has substantially increased TU's athletic 1000 Monroe St . ADams 8291 standing and hired new coaches Robert A. Snyder, Donald Greenwood and Robert Walsh, who bring sound coaching ability to the football team. Although a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mr. Francis was graduated from high school in Tiffin, 0. The only former Otterbein College athlete to earn 12 major sport letters in three years , he cap­ REDDISH BROS. tained ,both the football and basketball teams. He was named all-Ohio quarterback in 1932 and was all-state forward in basketball in 1932 and '33. HARDWARE The new athletics head has served as coach and athletic director at Youngstown Struthers High School, Cleveland Shaker Heights, Columbus Upper Starr at East Broadway Arlington and came to Toledo from Lancaster High School1 where he also filled the job of coaching basketoall. Northwe&tern Ohi-0 Distributors After leavfog Otterbein he played two years RIDDELL ATHLETIC SHOES professional basketball befo1·e becoming traveling auditor for the Cleveland Trust Bank for three and SPORTING GOODS years. He received an M.A. degree from Columbia University in 1940. goodBein~ family a man, he likes to spend as much time as possible with his daughter, Gail Patricia, 13. With two championships in each sport, Mr. Francis' five-year record as coach at Lancaster in­ cluded 34 wins, 10 losses and two ties in football; 82 wins, 25 losses in basketball. FELDMAN'S The last team he coached in football won 9 and lost 1, following which his basketball squad won the Central Ohio League title with a record of 25 vic­ BETTER BAKED GOODS tories and 3 losses. It was district champ and re­ gional finalist before being defeated at Cincinnati by the ultimate state-titlists, Hamilton High School. MAIN 5111 MAin 3525 • I I TOLEDO I Welcome To Bowling Green I , OHIO I I Toledo University reserves a special wel­ I come for its near-neighbor Bowling Green State University.