Ramblers Sink Eagles
The Windber High Ramblers won their eighth game of the season by beating Somerset to a score of 46-13. The Ramblers made short work of Somerset by scoring in every quarter.
Windber took the opening kickoff on a three first-down march for the first touchdown. In the second quarter the Ramblers drove 75 yards. A run of 32 yards by Hudy and one by Andy Hancharik for 21 yards sets Windber off. Hancharik then scored from the 15.
Also in the second quarter Terry Fagan broke from tackle for 65 yards to the Somerset two yard line, where he was caught by Gene Albright. Hancharik scored on the next play.
Then in the latter part of the third quarter Somerset fumbled on the second play following the next kickoff and Windber recovered on the local 34. Then Fagan made three yards and then Hancharik galloped the last 31 yards for the third touchdown of the quarter. In the third quarter a fumble recovery and an intercepted pass set up the Ramblers two six-pointers tin the third quarter. On the first play following the next kickoff the Eagles fumbled and Windber recovered on the 18. After the Ramblers lost five yards, and Hudy slid off tackle on a 23-yard jaunt to the end zone. Also after the second play after the next kickoff that Ralph Facciani intercepted a pass on his own 38 and returned it 29 yards to the Somerset 33. Three first downs moved the ball to the one-,yard line, from where Fagan scored. In the fourth quarter
Windber's touchdown was sandwiched between the two Somerset tallies after the two teams exchanged fumbles. With the Ramblers in possession on their own 46, Pete Seese, sophomore fullback, got loose on a 54-yard run, scoring.
Boswell Back Increases Lead
Don Winovich, Jenner-Boswell halfback, moved way ahead of the district scorers by scoring 32 points against Meyersdale. His 32 points is a new high mark for the season and he now has a total of 126 points.
Winovich is also the touchdown leader with 204 points. "Grumman" Dutzman of Windber holds first place with the most extra points, 31. Top 15 scorers are as follows:
Player & team
Winovich, Boswell
Lane, John Carroll
Baker, Cone. Twp.
Banks, Meyersdale
Ostrosky, South Fork
J. Slonac, Adams
Price, Everett
Telenko, Cone. Twp.
Hudy, Windber
Hoza, Ligonier
Hancharik, Windber
Wilk, Shade
Rickens, Cresson
Sanner, United
Chunta, Beaverdale |
TD
20
18
18
16
15
16
15
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
11 |
EP
6
2
0
5
11
7
4
22
0
4
0
3
6
5
3 |
Pts
126
110
108
101
101
97
94
94
90
88
78
75
72
71
69 |
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Adams Twp. Breaks Winning Streak
The Windber High Ramblers lost their first game of an undefeated season to the Adams Blue Hornets by a score of 6-0.
The Hornets completely outplayed the Ramblers and their defense stopped the Windber attack when the chips were down. Vie Adams line held the Ramblers to three net yards rushing at the last three quarters while the Hornets piled up 133 yards in the same time.
The only touchdown of the game carne when Joe Slonac, the left halfback of the Hornets, scored at 5:20 of the third quarter. Slonac set up the touchdown when he intercepted Facciani's pass on the Windber 42 and went out of bounds on the three. On the next play Slonac went wide around the right end and scored. Steve Slonac's attempt for the extra point was wide.
Windber tried a desperate comeback by blocking three of the Hornet's punts, but failed in trying to score in the remainder of the game.
Windber "B" Wins 5th
49 - 0
On Oct. 14, the Windber "B" team walloped the Somerset "B" team 49 to nothing for their fifth straight win.
Richard DePolo was high scorer for Windber with three touchdowns. He returned a punt 51 yards in the second quarter. Later he caught a short pass and raced 25 yards. His final score came on a 21-yard dash late in the third quarter.
Bill Honadle made the first Rambler touchdown on a 29-yard scoring pass from Joe Brutts early in the first period. He also picked up a fumble and ran 18 yards for his second score.
Other scores were made by Pete Seese on a 40-,yard pass play froin George Winas, and by Tony DeMarco who scored on a 26-,yard dash around right end.
Bob Dutzman kicked five straight points before missing his sixth attempt. Windber also added a safety in the third quarter when Bob Stoy was out of the end zone while attempting to punt.
Windber had a 6-1 edge in first downs.
Keith Loses, 7-0
Windber edged past Keith, defending champion, by a score of 7-0. This was Keith's first loss since the 1951 season. Steve Kurcics plunged one yard for a touchdown in the second period and also caught a pass from George Wargo for the extra point. Last year Keith beat Windber 6-0, depriving them of the league title. Keith held the edge in first downs, 8-3.
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Athlete of the Month
Bob Hudy
Joining the ranks of athletes of the month this issue is Bob Hudy. The right half back of the Ramblers was on the varsity eleven during his sophomore and junior ,years.
Bob has also played baseball, basketball and was on the wrestling squad during hips high school .years.
As you can see, Bob is an all around athlete. On the cool fall days Bob enjoys hunting and admits one of his favorite dishes is rabbit.
The New York Yankees, Mickey Mantle and The Michigan State Spartans are top names in sports with him.
Bob, or "Hank" as he is called, is 5 feet 11 inches, weighs 160 pounds, has brown curly hair, and blue gray eyes. He can usually be seen riding around in a blue "Chevy" or at Reno's. "Hank" enjoys watching Arthur Godfrey on television; smiles at the name of "Margie;" collects stamps; likes English; favors Mr. Mease as a teacher and has a favorite sport, football.
Windber High School will be minus a good athlete as well as a friendly student when Bobby graduates.
Two mind readers passed each other. One said, "You're feeling fine. How am I doing?"
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"B" Team Takes Seventh Win
The Windber "B" team won their seventh straight game on Oct. 27 by beating Johnstown "B" team, 20 to nothing at Fichtner Field.
The first touchdown for Windber was ,scored when "Gatch" Gahagan blocked a punt on the Johnstown 15 and fell on the ball in the end zone. Shortly after, Windber recovered a Johnstown fumble and George Winas threw to Charles Finnegan for a 25-yard touchdown. In the third quarter Johnstown drove to Windber's six-yard line but they again lost the ball because of a fumble.
Windber's final score came on a 30-yard pass play from Winas to Seese. Windber held the edge in first downs, 14 to eight.
Windber "B" Wins Eighth
Windber "B" team scored their eighth straight victory by defeating Johnstown Catholic "B" team, 31-0, in Windber Stadium.
Pete Seese and Richard DePolo each made two touchdowns and Andy Toth scored one late in the game. DePolo scored on a 52-yard -dash. He caught a flat pass from George Winas and raced 36 yards for his second score. Pete Seese ran 26 yards around left end for a touchdown and he also caught a pass from the five-,yard line for his second score.
A Catholic punt was blocked near the goal and Toth went over from the one-foot line.
Windber had the edge in first downs, 9-3. This was Johnstown Catholic's first loss after five wins.
"B"s' Defeat Altoona
Windber "B" team won its second game by defeating Altoona "B" 28-6 at Mansion Park. Windber's "B" team scored twice in the first quarter and once in the second and third quarters. Pete Seese and Richard DePolo scored touchdowns on runs while George Winas threw to Bill Honadle and Charles Finnigan for touchdowns.
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Windber Edges Punxsutawney
Windber pulled the game out of the fire by nosing out Punxsy, 26-19, on Oct. 30. In the first half Windber spotted Punxsy a 19-6 lead, and then went on to hand the Chucks their first defeat.
Terry Fagan's interception of a pass in the fourth quarter set up Windber's third touchdown and was the turning point of the game. His runback went to the seven yard line and the Ramblers pushed over two touchdowns to change the outcome of the game.
The Chucks took the opening kickoff and drove for their first touchdown. Four first downs were marked up to reach the two. Then Charles Hockinson bucked the line to score two plays later from the one. Paul Ishman kicked the extra point.
Then in the final quarter Fagan turned the tide after the following kickoff by the Chucks. The Chucks tried to pass with Fagan stepping in and returning to the seven.
After one play lost two ,yards, Bob Hudy took the handoff and went through for the touchdown. Dutman's attempted kick was wide and the score was tied, 19-19.
Late in the fourth quarter the Ramblers put together a 74-yard drive for the winning touchdown. Hudy again scored from nine yards on his pet play off the left tackle.
Cheer Leaders Out of Contest
Since the Varsity "W" dance was held on November 20, the cheerleaders were not able to enter the cheerleading contest at Conemaugh Twp.
Three cheerleaders are attendants to the queen, and another member of the squad sang at Central Western in Ford City, which was held the same weekend.
"How did you do it?"
"I stepped on the same rake," replied the policeman, pointing to a bump on his head.
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