Army and Navy Battle in Grid Clash
Shown above is action resulting from the first scrimmage of the spring football sessions. Roy Long, reconditioned fullback from Blair, is shown after an eight yard advance over the center position. Dean Jackson, his Navy team mate is shown heading down the field to block out some would-be tackler. The setting is the freshman practice field on last Saturday afternoon.
Sports Whirl
Saturday' scrimmage brought a lot of weaknesses to light... Fumbling was committeed by a lot of the backs in the two hour session on the practice fields. . . Inaccurate timing was one of the reasons for this fault which seemed to be of the catching variety since it spread from unit to unit.
This scrimmage session impressed the fact upon a great many of the grid aspirants that getting into good shape early in the season Is one of the gridiron musts. . .Another thing, it served to remind some that regular attendance at practice sessions Is advantageous. . .Otherwise it was a good show... Coach Presnell had this to say at the conclusion: "We'll have to remember that this scrimmage was the first real effort. I was well pleased with what some had to offer."
Some of the standouts from our vantage point which was directly behind the broad backs of Presnell, Gus Holm and Roy Prochaska were Charles Wright, Bert Gissler, Bob Deviney, Forrest Bachman, Howard Debus, Roy Long, Dale Bradley, Randall Salisbury, Mary Thompson. . .There were others but these seemed to show a little bit more shine than their team mates. . .Wright and Thompson are both frosh performers. . .The latter, weighing about 160 and the son of the dean, is making a determined bid for a squad position next fall. . .He uncorked several runs that were good for twenty yards apiece.
Forrest Bachman was the first casualty of the spring session... After breaking into the scoring column by blocking D. Thompson's punt and running 25 yards with the ball for a score. . .A little while later he emerged from a pile-up with his mouth streaming blood. . .During the mixup he had been kicked in the mouth. . .One tooth was chipped off, three were knocked loose, his lower lip required stitches to close it and both of his gums were cut. . . "It doesn't hurt except when I touch it," Bachman said yesterday. . .It was not immediately known whether or not the nerves were broken in the three teeth and repeated X-rays will have to be made to determine whether or not the teeth will have to be removed. . .He will probably be out for the remainder of the spring drills but has a first team post virtually assured.
Dick Luther, Cambridge end and brother of Butch, an All-conference back a year earlier, is out for spring drill. Luther has been hampered due to his need for glasses previously but last Tuesday he received a pair of contact lenses. . .These are lenses that fit under the eyelids and remove the danger of broken glass... He is getting accustomed to them and they seem to help him a great deal.
Eddie Schwartzkoph, 170 pound guard who won all-conference recognition two years ago, was back in town for a one day stand Saturday. . .He was over taking in scrimmage sessions and looked no bigger in his duration suit than he did when he was the fifth man opposing backfields when they were carrying the ball... He left school when the national guards were called into action... At that time he had a sergeants rank but since then he was sent to officer's school so that now he wears the bar of second lieutenant. . .He was impressed with the show and said that he "would be back for my last year of competition even if it is in 1970." "I'll still be in condition then," he added... He Is on his way to Engewood, Calif.
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