Case proved to be more difficult than most Colgate fans predicted. The techies put up a fight on defense, and Colgate only managed a 27-0 win. The Colgate fans were on the edge of their seats while the game was undecided in the first half. The Case defense was so good, Colgate needed to utalize passing plays a lot more than usual. The first three Colgate drives all failed to reach our own 35. The fourth drive reached our 45, and it seemed that a long standing Colgate record of scoring in the first quarter was almost lost. Our defense was on top of things though, and Case only managed a single first down in the opening quarter. Rene Antolini intercepted a pass by Dyke, and Colgate started from our own 40. Rowe ran 3 times to get Colgate's first 1st down. Ask then passed to Antolini for 7 yards, and Rowe ran up the middle for another first. Ask then completed a pass to Charlie Soleau, who reversed fields, and ran 25 yards for a touchdown, just before the end of the first quarter. Bob Rowe kicked the extra point.
Colgate then took over the game briefly, and a quick defensive stop led to a 35 yard drive, ended by Antolini catching a touchdown pass. In the second half, Case drove as far as the Colgate 38. The Colgate second team got to see some action, and scored on their third drive. In the 4th quarter, our starters returned to the field, and after a quick fumble, then defensive stop, the Maroon's put together a scoring drive. Ken Nield caught a pass from Ask and ran 41 yards. Case held Colgate near the goal line until 4th down, but Soleau completed a touchdown pass to Bob Rowe. The final Colgate goal was our only touchdown on the ground. Claire Lyon plunged up the middle and over the goal line. Both Bob Samuel and Winnie Anderson missed the game due to various injuries.
Case should be complimented on their defensive play. They did not give up much easily. The line was especially good. Colgate, on the other hand, did not look as good as they did in the opener. Perhaps it was the injuries, perhaps it was just the defense. Another factor may have been the relationship between coach Kerr and coach Ride. Both of these teams used identical plays. And it came out afterwards, that the members of the Case line could hear our plays being called, and knew our signals, as they were the same. However, Andy Kerr is relentless in teaching his team, and perfecting new plays since when the two coaches worked together. Colgate's second touchdown used a few plays that Case had not yet developed, and one Case lineman heard the call, but did not know what play to expect. At halftime, he remarked to Mr. Ride, "We don't have that one, do we coach?"
While the Maroon's did not look as good as they did in the first game, several players once again stood out. Jim Evans played very well on the second team. Charlie Soleau was remarkable as the ball carrier. The cheering at the game was also very improved over the first game. Bart Thomas has done a great job getting the crowd active. Cheering will become even more important, as some of the bigger games are coming up. If this does not get you going, nothing will; it was reported in the Syracuse Daily Orange that "We think the Orange can, and will outcheer Colgate at the annual Orange- Maroon fracas." However, it should be mentioned, that in Christy Walsh's ranking of college cheering sections, it was Colgate, not Syracuse, that was in the top three along with Army and Navy. Syracuse defeated SLU this weekend, by a score of 54-0. Meanwhile, next weeks opponent, Niagara, lost to Cornell 7-0 in Ithaca. If you are a superstitious person, just skip ahead to the next paragraph now, but it was 25 years ago that Niagara upset Colgate on the Maroon's field by a score of 11-6. However, Colgate won last years game by a wide margin.
I now have some unplesant news to report. It seems that the rumors about the "Colgate football quartet" are getting stronger again. This group of football players aims to "delight" the campus with their singing, once the football season is over. The secrets of this singing group are closely guarded, but the members are believed to be: Glen Peters, Ralph Morris, Shirley Ellis and Rene Antolini. While it is hard to pinpoint their secret practice location, they are rumored to be using a farmers field away from campus. If this is true, that it is most likely also true that some kind hearted, deaf farmer, does not know what he is doing to the rest of us. It is impossible to speculated which of these four are on melody, and which are on harmony, but we do know, that should our worst fears be realized, and this quartet descends upon campus, we could all be in for a very long winter.
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