The Colgate Maroon will face Case tomorrow, when the visitors from Cleveland arrive at Whitnall field for both teams second game of the season. Case won their first game of the season, 32-0 over Hiram. While Hiram is not much of anything, Case used it's entire roster in that game. Coach Kerr looks foward to the game this weekend, and reveals a Colgate connection to this midwest team. "We look foward to a much harder game with Case than we had with St. Lawrence because they have played one game already. We will run up against a style of play simmilar to our own, since I coached the Case mentor, Ray Ride, at William and Jefferson in 1926 and he was my end coach in 1927 and line coach in 1928. Ray has been at Case for three years, and he is improving his team each year. And this year he thinks he has his best, and will put up a scrap."
There are some injuries that need to be reported. Bob Samuel hurt his knee, and missed practice all week. Winnie Anderson also hurt his leg, and might not be able to play this weekend. Ken Nield will start for him if needed. Pasquale is looking very good, and might get a chance to start at tackle. Ed Prondeckie has a cold, so he might be held off the first team. Rene Antolini also might get to start in this weeks game. Claire Lyon could also see more playing time, he has proven himself to be the equal of Bob Rowe, who has been starting at fullback.
Coach Kerr was not entirely pleased with our opening game. The Colgate mentor was not happy with the way we were running through the line, so he brought in a bucking strap to practices this week, to get our backs up to their full effectivness. The strap is held by two linemen, and each back must run at it full speed and must try to push through the belt until they are stopped. Kerr had his team working hard on this drill, and Case might have a hard time trying to stop our boys this weekend! Elsewhere on the practice field, the second team spent most of the week playing against the third team and the freshman squad. Passing was the focus, and it was Whitey Ask who got to do most of the throwing.
Here is something very interesting that was reported in the Utica Observer Dispatch the other day. A baseball great was asked about his most memorable college sports experience, and recalled a game in 1921 when his Columbia football team met the Colgate Maroons. "When the whistle blew, I started a battle with Welsh, the All American guard. When they carried me away, five minutes later, I had two black eyes, and thought I had a broken nose and a mess of busted ribs." Have you figured out who it was that said this? Congraduations if you guessed the Yankee's iron horse, Lou Gehrig. Just last year Lou set an American League record with 184 RBI's, but you can bet he would not want to step out onto the gridiron against Colgate again!
Our final story this week is about William Summers. Mr. Summers could be the newest member of the freshman football team. If the University admits him that is. William Summers had just graduated from a high school in Brownsville Texas, when an older friend of his, and a Colgate alumni, started telling him stories about the northeastern university. And the young Summers was intrigued by tales about campus life and football greatness. While he had not formally applied to the school, he decided that this is where he belonged, and he set out to hitchhike the 2,700 miles to Hamilton NY. Due to some confusion, he arrived on campus a week after classes had already started, and no school official really knows what to do about this unique situation. His grades and application are good enough to be admitted. William Summers will be staying in Hamilton, while this situation is sported out, however, it is our opinion that this good and enthusiastic student should be allowed into the University. That concludes today's report, see you next time!
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