Joining a strong ground offense with heads-up defensive play, Coach Emil Taft's gridders won in easier fashion than they did a year ago when they had to overcome an early deficit before sweeping to a 27-6 triumph over their cross-town rivals. The orange-and-black team drove for touchdowns the first two times it had possession of the ball, and the thoroughly outplayed Eagles were unable to register a first down until midway through the final period.
Carl Fritzsche, who was steadily proving himself to be among the best scholastic quarterbacks in the region, did another outstanding job of directing the Tigers' offense. Fritzsche also contributed a full share of his team's overall net gain of 272 yards rushing and passing. He passed to end Joe Samuelman for Ludlowe's first score and tallied the second score by rushing for six yards to paydirt.
Fritzsche also intercepted a Warde pass and raced 45 yards for an apparent score in the fourth quarter, but the play was nullified by a 15-yard clipping penalty.
Left halfback Andy Marak and fullback Bob Doran, who also played brilliantly on defense, were other standouts in Ludlowe's high-geared running attack. Late in the third quarter, the fast-stepping Marak went 66 yards for Ludlowe's final touchdown on a sweep around right end.
Warde's only touchdown came in unexpected fashion on the opening play of the second half when Al Bennett grabbed Ludlowe's kickoff, leaped over one oncoming tackler, and ran 70 yards to the goal line. Jack Flanagan was stopped in the attempt to rush across the extra point, however, and the Eagles failed to muster any other scoring threat until the final minutes of play when tackle Andy Kodorda blocked an attempted punt by Fritzsche.
Ludlowe received the opening kickoff of the game and marched 60 yards in 14 plays for its initial score on the running of Doran, Fritzsche, Marak, and Bob Fabryk. The payoff was Fritzsche's four-yard pass to Samuelman in the end zone. Doran rushed across the extra point.
A bad pass from center was costly to the Eagles the first time they had possession of the ball, and the Tigers easily moved 14 yards for their second touchdown when Fritzsche scored from six yards out. Fabryk added the extra point with a run through tackle. Ludlowe came close to paydirt on two other occasions before the first half ended, but Warde held on downs at its own 16- and 10-yard lines.
Warde co-captain Bob Anderson suffered a chest injury late in the final period and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital after the game.
Paul
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