The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-09-15


ring in the first half.
Caldwell, already weak at the
quarterback slot due to pre-
school injury to Jim Heddleson,
lost sophomore signal-caller,
Ronnie Brown just before half
time with sprained ankle.
Freshman Ronnie Johnson fin
ished out the game, directing the
Redskins to the last of their three
touchdowns.
The Cadets also suffered an
injury to their quarterback Jim
Clark before halftime and were
compelled to shift fullback Tom
Tucker to this position, where
the 155-pound senior was forced
to run practically every play.
Halfback Phil Benadum was also
injured and removed to the
office of local physician by
the Caldwell emergency squad.
Fort Frye, with eight letter.
men to open their third season
of football, had high hopes of
upsetting the Redskins in an
effort to launch a victory string
that would better last years
5-2-1 record.
Coach Paul Reid's Cadets had
the edge in first downs 1912 as
they made a game of it in the
first half, trailing only 1912
when the teams left the field.
They racked up eight out of IL
passes for 125 yards while the
Redskins stayed with their
ground game.
Coach Jim Smoot used a rush
ing attack that saw the Redskins
grind out 378 yards compared
to IT'S for the Cadets, going
mostly for the short yardage but
frequently getting sizeable
gain. Left halfback Chad Moore,
180-pound senior, gained 229
yards as he averaged, 11.8 yards
per try and tailed two of Cald-
wells touchdowns.
The Redskins veteran line
permitted Fort Frye only 95
yards in the first half and 80
in the second, improving steadily
as the game progressed. In ad-
dition to recovering four fun
bles, outstanding defensive plays
were recorded by Eugene Boyd,
Tom and Phil Yontz, Jim Watson
and Chad Moore.
First Quarter
The Cadets won the toss, re-
ceived the opening kickoff, gain
ed a net total of eight yards on
five plays, and punted to the
Caldwell 10.
For Caldwell it was pay dirt
on the first series of plays as
| Moore reeled off five yards and
fullback Dick Semple seven for
first down on the 81. Right half
Bill Hayes picked up two yards
then Moore on a pitchout swept
right end for 38 yards to the
Fort Frye 20.
A pair of penalties set the
Redskins back 20 yards, then
after the first of l3 fumbles for
the evening, Caldwell moved for
the I'D. Hayes made II yards
in two thrusts, before Moore
skirted right end to score from
IA yards out. Hayes raced
around left end to add two points
and the Redskins were ahead
80 with 5:35 left in the period.
The Cadets bounced back to
tally in four plays when quarter
back Jim Clark tossed a pass
to right end Gary Bates good
for a 68-yard touchdown. Bates
took the pass on the Caldwell
40 and OUTRAGED defender Gerald
Rex to the goal line, leaving the
score So as Clark was stopped
on plunge for points.
Late in the first quarter, q
fumbled pass from center tc
Semple in punt formation, gave
Fort Frye the ball on CaldWell,s
l6 but on the next play the
Cadets fumbled and Caldwell
recovered. Three plays later
Moore broke over right guarc
and raced II yards to score with
Semple running the points fol
a 1876 lead.
Second Quarter
Early in the second period with
Tucker shifted to quarter, the
Cadets started a drive which
moved slowly downfield anc
ended when the work-horse o.
the team went over from the
two. Benadum was halted or
plunge for points and the score
was 1912 midway through the
quarter.
The remainder of the first hall
was stalemate highlighted by
fumbles of which Caldwell was
guilty of three and Fort Frye
one.
Third Quarter
With Johnson at quarterback
for Caldwell in the third quarter
the Redskins carried the seconc
half kickoff down to the Cade