Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

end the scoring in a 12 to 0 win. Columbia knew well of the license the Kerrmenhad, to press the vaunted Duke eleven to the Limit. The Raiders were now on themoveand ready and -.v:illing to taste Big Ten victory a week later at Iowa. Just how able they were was demonstrated at Jm; a City when a hapless Hawkeye band succumbed 14 to 0 in a game played in typical blustery midwest weather. How complete was the domination the Mar on showed over the Big Ten team was shown by the fact that the lowans made but three first downs during the entire game, two by passes and one as a result of a penalty. But two sad notes besmudged the picture as the Kerrmen left the next Saturday for the Holy Cross game. Trey Coley, the sophomore quarterback, was laid up after an in– jury at Iowa and Hal Lube was still not himself after a back injury that kept him on the idelines for a fortnight. It was not in the cards for the Chenangoans to resist the strong Purple eleven that day . All-America Bill smanski, turning in his most impressive game, was unstoppable as a ball carrier. Monnie Cahill passed with deadly accuracy and Turner and Delaney discouraged attempts through the Crosser's line when Colgate took to the of– fense . By the time evening shades fell on the Fitton grid the Raiders had been turned back 21 to 0. Almost three full periocls it was that the Orange and Maroon teams haWed each other in a drenching •·ain up and down the field awaiting the break that would open up a scoring opportunity . Colgate howed a slight advantage in the statistical records having totalled more yardage and ama eel more first downs . But it was still anybocly's ball game when like a shot cam the first real opening for either eleven shortly before the end of the 3rd periocl . AHoague punt fell out of the tenseatmo phereinto theawaiting arm ofDick Banger, a sophomore yracu e afetyman, who madly dashed down the sidelines for 58 yards. As if on a frantic mission sped the elusive Banger. He squirmed and twisted, slithered and dart– ed. Eleven Raiders had a shot at stopping the Orange-clad messenger but nine failed as he peel past. Finally two mud bespattered Colgate players nailed the rampaging Banger and a threat had apparently subsided . Syracuse had been stopped . But the Fates thought otherwise and afte•· the two teams had changed sides on the field came the scoring play that sent Colgate to a yracuse defeat for the ftrst time since 192-!. Two line plays sent the teams to the 12 yard Line at exactly the middle of the grid from the two sidelines. me lem trickery behind the line on the third play of the quarter sent Phil Allen scooting around on an end-ar und play and the speedy track team luminary became the Bill Orange hero as he set down the first pigskin to nestle in Colgate's touchdown territory in five years. The eason' finale played on Armi Lice day with New York University's Violets in New York came as an anti-climax though it brought more good football and bad breaks. Both teams kept the holiday crowd on edge as they performed in the Yankee stadium, and no one was willing to concede one team the other's superior though the Hall of Famers emerged on the long end of a 13 to 7 score. Playing in their last game were Co-Captains Johny Lucy and Don Wemple, Eddie Burke, Art Zimmerman, ohnny Long, kip \\!right and Jimmy Cribbon. But with such material as JoeHoague, Ed Van Loan, Hal Lube Wallie Davids, Jim Garvey, Ed Van Orden, Captain– Elect Ernie Neill, Big Ben Hamilton, Ed Donnelly, Larry Cabrelli, Trey Coley, Bob Johnson, Glenn Treiber, Dave Buck, El NiHoli, and an up and coming fre hman corps Andy Kerr envi ions, a fine 1939 Red Raider eleven. Colgate's 1938 grid season was one full of "should haves." Colgate hould have beaten N. Y. U .; it should have scored on Duke; it should have beaten yracuse, but it didn't. Greenness gave way to experience in 1938. Colgate was on its way up in 1938, meeting the teams that rode on the crest of thewinningwave. Next year it shall be different. The 1938 Red Raiders of the Chenango were not without their renown. They parti– cipated in "the greatest things that ever happened to upstate football" and th y "provided the impetus to an indelible spectacle that ever shall remain one of the fine Do ALD L. WE.-tPLE Jou:-: H. LucY things in Colgate £ otball-the ability to be a good loser." Co-CaplainJ' 195