1940 Yearbook
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1940 Yearbook
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FOOTBALL
gains and then Sosnouski tossed a flat pass to Sacco for a first down. Three
blows at the line had little effect but on the fourth try Al Haworth plunged
over for six points and the victory. Nick Kerasiotis drop-kicked the extra point.
With their first thriller under their belts the Saints traveled to Kansas City
to engage the Rockhurst eleven in a charity game. One Bee with an educated
stinger, Bud Lucier, was the hero of the 14-13 triumph over the Hawks, thus
ending their dream of an undefeated season. Four thousand fans saw the
Saints trailing after the first five minutes of play when the Hawks capitalized
on a fumble by Tony Sacco on the St. Ambrose twenty-one. Four plays were
necessary to score, the touchdown coming as the result of a forward pass
from McDonnell to Gene Klecan, Bill Murphy kicking the extra point.
Freshman Johnny McDonnell set up the Saints first touchdown when he
sprinted fifty-two yards to the Rockhurst twenty-three shortly after the start
of the second quarter. Sacco and Tony Janick carried the ball the remainder
of the distance with Janick converting the six-pointer. Lucier then entered the
game to kick his first extra point.
Another Saint fumble, this time by Johnny McConville, put the ball in
possession of the Hawks on the St. Ambrose twenty. The Bee temporarily
repulsed the Rockhurst drive and the Hawks lost the ball on downs. However, McConville's punt was short and four plays later Rockhurst had scored
again, but this time Murphy missed the extra point.
A Rockhurst fumble put the Bees in scoring position but three blows at the
line were necessary before McConville was able to hit pay-dirt. Once more
Lucier was called into the tilt and he calmly booted the oval between the
up-rights to give the Saints their sixth straight win over Rockhurst and to
keep the loss side of the ledger unspotted.
The following week the Bees had little trouble trouncing the Nebraska State
contingent to the tune of 26-6. Johnny McConville scored twice and Nick
Cherikos and Al Haworth each went over once to give the Ambrosians their
third straight win.
Some six thousand Homecoming fans witnessed the Saints thrilling 7-6
triumph over St. Thomas. Once again they turned Bud Lucier loose and he
again duplicated his feat of two weeks before by handing the Bees a one-
point win. The Homecomers sat breathlessly on the edge of their seats as
Tony Sacco placed the oval on the ground and Lucier swung his right leg
up to meet the ball and give the Bees their fourth win of the season and their
tenth straight Homecoming victory.
The Bees closed their season by ringing up their twenty-fourth straight
conference win over Simpson, 27-7, and their twenty-fifth consecutive circuit
victory over Loras in an unimpressive 7-0 win over Loras. The Loras win was
the Saints sixth straight of the season and left them with a record of just one
defeat in their last 39 games.
And so, as "Dukes" Duford left St. Ambrose he left an amazing record: 60
wins; 10 losses; 4 ties.
gains and then Sosnouski tossed a flat pass to Sacco for a first down. Three
blows at the line had little effect but on the fourth try Al Haworth plunged
over for six points and the victory. Nick Kerasiotis drop-kicked the extra point.
With their first thriller under their belts the Saints traveled to Kansas City
to engage the Rockhurst eleven in a charity game. One Bee with an educated
stinger, Bud Lucier, was the hero of the 14-13 triumph over the Hawks, thus
ending their dream of an undefeated season. Four thousand fans saw the
Saints trailing after the first five minutes of play when the Hawks capitalized
on a fumble by Tony Sacco on the St. Ambrose twenty-one. Four plays were
necessary to score, the touchdown coming as the result of a forward pass
from McDonnell to Gene Klecan, Bill Murphy kicking the extra point.
Freshman Johnny McDonnell set up the Saints first touchdown when he
sprinted fifty-two yards to the Rockhurst twenty-three shortly after the start
of the second quarter. Sacco and Tony Janick carried the ball the remainder
of the distance with Janick converting the six-pointer. Lucier then entered the
game to kick his first extra point.
Another Saint fumble, this time by Johnny McConville, put the ball in
possession of the Hawks on the St. Ambrose twenty. The Bee temporarily
repulsed the Rockhurst drive and the Hawks lost the ball on downs. However, McConville's punt was short and four plays later Rockhurst had scored
again, but this time Murphy missed the extra point.
A Rockhurst fumble put the Bees in scoring position but three blows at the
line were necessary before McConville was able to hit pay-dirt. Once more
Lucier was called into the tilt and he calmly booted the oval between the
up-rights to give the Saints their sixth straight win over Rockhurst and to
keep the loss side of the ledger unspotted.
The following week the Bees had little trouble trouncing the Nebraska State
contingent to the tune of 26-6. Johnny McConville scored twice and Nick
Cherikos and Al Haworth each went over once to give the Ambrosians their
third straight win.
Some six thousand Homecoming fans witnessed the Saints thrilling 7-6
triumph over St. Thomas. Once again they turned Bud Lucier loose and he
again duplicated his feat of two weeks before by handing the Bees a one-
point win. The Homecomers sat breathlessly on the edge of their seats as
Tony Sacco placed the oval on the ground and Lucier swung his right leg
up to meet the ball and give the Bees their fourth win of the season and their
tenth straight Homecoming victory.
The Bees closed their season by ringing up their twenty-fourth straight
conference win over Simpson, 27-7, and their twenty-fifth consecutive circuit
victory over Loras in an unimpressive 7-0 win over Loras. The Loras win was
the Saints sixth straight of the season and left them with a record of just one
defeat in their last 39 games.
And so, as "Dukes" Duford left St. Ambrose he left an amazing record: 60
wins; 10 losses; 4 ties.
Date
1940
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
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