1949 Cedrus Yearbook

FIRST ROW: Fisher, Loos, Brooks, Spitzer, Shaughnessy, Osborne, Beattie, Warix. SECOND ROW: Luna, Townsley, Blateric, Bodiker, Stanley, King, Begley, Fry, Hood, Peters. THIRD ROW: Coach Beattie, V. Barger, McQuillan, Bitler, Rowe, Cottle, Hildreth, Brown, Billips, Burt. FOURTH ROW: Hammond, Swank, Blosser, Downs, Noble, Deemer, Huffman, Wagner, Rowland, Marcum. Joodaff Ohio's inter - collegiate football season o- pened with Cedarville's Yellow Jackets match- ed against the Polar Bears from Ohio Northern University. Scoring three times within the first seven minutes, the Bears were never in danger. The Jackets showed some promise during the second and third quarters but Northern scored again in the closing minutes to win 28-0. Cedarville absorbed two more defeats before their first win. The Tigers of Georgetown Col- lege, Ky., were held to six points in the first half but came back in the last two quarters for five touchdowns and a 39-0 victory. The Jackets were in scoring position repeatedly in their third contest but never crossed the final line. Ashland College scored in each quarter after the first, winning 21-0. Bluffton College's Beavers provided the Jackets with their first victory as the Cedarville eleven put on a fine display of football. From a reverse play Sonny Deemer rifled a pass to Herb Hood in the end zone to tie the score at the half. In the fourth quarter McQuillan smashed over tackle, swept wide, and scored standing up. Hildreth added the extra point and Cedarville won 13-6. Homecomingfestivities were marred by rain and a 19-0 defeat at the hands of Detroit Tech. Unable to use their passing attack, the Jackets were stopped repeatedly by the heavier Tech line. It was Cedarville's firstloss to the Michigan College in three years of rivalry. Morehead State was the next to face the Jackets and came out with a 40-0 win. The Cedarville team played on even terms with the Kentuckians for three quarters before the scoring avalanche began. The high point of the 1948 season came when the Jackets handed a highly-publicizedWilming- ton team a 12-6 setback. McQuillan's running and blocking setup the first Cedarville score in the second quarter with Billips carrying itover from the four. Wilmington had scored early in the game and the half ended 6-6.Cedarville took command at the opening whistle with Shaughnessy gathering in a deflected pass and scampering thirty yards to put the Jackets ahead 12-6. The final game of the season was played at Terre Haute,Indiana against Rose Poly Tech in a cold drizzling rain. Cedarville started early and scored on an eighty-seven yard sustained drive capped by MtQuillan's score from the twelve. The Engineers came back to score in the second and third quarters.In the final period McQuillan and Shaughnessy sweptthe ends to reach the Rose Poly eight but were held ondowns.After forcing the Engineers to punt, Cedarville took over on the enemy's forty. Sliughnessy and McQuillan carried to the eighteen, Wagner grabbed Shaughn- essy's pass on the four and scored. Cedarville attempted to plunge for the extra point but Row- land was stopped short of the goal and the Indiana team won 13-12. 35