Rugrat wrote:

1st win is always the hardest. The injury to Lake is not good for the Raiders

Blue Wings* not Raiders

It's a good win for Indy, but we'll see what they can do against the league's best next week.

1958 Week 5 

Boston Independents - 34, Montreal Rouge - 10 - Richardson Stadium - July 24, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
10-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
17-0 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
24-0 BOS - TD WR Ronald Vernon
3rd
24-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
27-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
34-10 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm

Both teams suffered several injuries on the league’s debut of Thursday night action.
Boston still managed to dominate on offence putting up 34 points in the win, with QB Nathaniel Braddock tossing 3 touchdowns.
The defence held Montreal to nothing for most of the game, LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble and a sack on a surprise blitz. 
The Rouge would have a little offence out of the half but fizzled out in the 4th as they fall to 1-4.

London Tigers - 27, Worcester Athletics - 22 - Western Fair Stadium - July 25, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 LDN - TD RB Clifford Russell
7-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
7-9 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
10-9 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
10-12 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
10-19 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
13-19 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
13-22 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
20-22 LDN - TD WR Benedict Spencer
27-22 LDN - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin

It was a back and forth affair in London with Riley Kiernan proving his former team wrong with a pair of TD passes in the forth to come back and win. 
The Athletics defence was able to get into Kiernan’s head earlier on with a pick from S Shawn Jensen and LB Scotty Williams which helped Devonshire get to the endzone twice. 
QB Gene Bishop was not as strong throwing a pair of picks himself in the 4th trying to keep the Athletics in the lead.DB Ricardo Salvador and DB Amos King had the picks.

Indiana Victors - 16, Ottawa Royals - 32 - Victory Stadium - July 26, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
0-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
0-17 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
3-17 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3-24 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
6-24 IND - FG K Albert Carney
6-31 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
9-31 IND - FG K Albert Carney
9-32 OTT - Single K Maurice Lafayette
16-32 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau

The Royals continued their reign of terror with a dominant win over the Victors.
QB Jean Matieau threw 3 touchdowns in the win with WR Mackenzie Jones bringing in two of them.
The defence kept the victors from the endzone until the final quarter when Brazeau broke through after the Victors put QB Caldwell Higgins III into the game.
DB Petr Westerburg brought in a pick, and DL Olaf Viktorsson and DL Robert Garrison knocked out the ball twice from the Victors’ grasp for a forced fumble each. 

Louisville Thunder - 24, Buffalo Blue Wings - 16 - Thunder Stadium - July 26, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-3 LOU - TD WR Marty Jay
14-3 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp2
nd
14-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
14-9 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
17-9 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
24-9 LOU - TD RB Stavros Black
24-16 BUF - TD TE Johann Traeger

Louisville comes through with another strong performance and grabs their first win of the season.
QB Leonidas Dumont would pull through with a touchdown pass in the win and no interceptions.
Buffalo’s offence struggled against the Thunder defence and they could only grab field goals throughout the game.
LB Silas O’Brien continued to find his place in the Thunder defence with another forced fumble. 

Long Island Raiders - 20, Providence Gold Stars - 0 - Long Island Stadium - July 27, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-0 LI - TD RB Dareion Fields
2nd
13-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
20-0 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
4th 

The Raiders' defence absolutely shut down the Gold Stars offence in this game.
Long Island forced 5 turnovers with LB Rusty McVee, LB Gene Bensen, and DL Tyrone Affalo getting a forced fumble, and then DB Slay Mitchell and DB Clinton Gates grabbing a pick each.
The Offence was pretty laid back with QB Lyle Painter tossing a touchdown and Dareion Fields scoring as well.
Providence is in full panic at this point with both HC Roy Aguirre and GM Virgil Gross gaining heavy criticism from the media and fans. 

Injury Report
LB Marco Price BOS - 1 Week
DB Carson Scott BOS - Day-to-Day
TE Richard Stewart BOS - Day-to-Day
DL Benjamin Hart IND - 7 Weeks
DL Dexter Barbarcos MTL - Season
S Jumon Cobb MTL - Day-to-Day
OL Emiel Cole OTT - 4 Weeks
LB Harrison Bennett WOR - 4 Weeks 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 267 Passing Yards 

DEF: LB Rusty McVee LI - 1 Forced Fumble, 9 Tackles, 2 Plays Defended 

Standings
WEST
London 3-1-1
Long Island 3-2
Buffalo 2-3
Louisville 1-3-1
Indiana 1-4 

EAST
Ottawa 5-0
Boston 4-1
Worcester 3-2
Montreal 1-4
Providence 1-4 

Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Boston - 
3 - London +2
4 - Worcester -1
5 - Long Island +1
6 - Buffalo -2
7 - Louisville -
8 - Indiana -
9 - Montreal -
10 - Providence -

Week 6 Games - RIVALRY WEEK
LI (3-2) @ WOR (3-2) - AUG. 1 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (4-1) @ PRO (1-4) - AUG. 2 - 1 PM ET
LOU (1-3-1) @ IND (1-4) - AUG. 2 - 3 PM ET
OTT (5-0) @ MTL (1-4) - AUG. 3 - 2 PM ET
LDN (3-1-1) @ BUF (2-3) - AUG. 3 - 5 PM ET

1958 Week 6 

Changes in Providence
The Gold Stars continued to get consistent criticism throughout the week, and GM Virgil Gross was getting even more piled on by owner David Maxwell. Maxwell, following the loss to Worcester in week 4, went to Gross and told him he had to do something or it was his job.  Over the next week, Gross was looking for trades or moves to make, but nothing was working. Following the 20-0 loss in Long Island, Gross would push but no real deals that Gross liked. With the fans mad and seeing a desperate move, he made the call to fire HC Roy Aguirre on Thursday, just two days before their game against Boston. OC Dean Parrish would be promoted to Interim Head Coach and QB Coach Ted McMahon would take over as Interim OC.  

However, Maxwell did not see that as the move and ultimately fired Virgil the moment he came into the office on Friday morning. Maxwell will act as GM until he hires a replacement. 

Worcester Athletics - 6, Long Island Raiders - 13 - Worcester Stadium - August 1, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
3rd
3-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
6-6 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
6-13 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke 

A defensive affair ended up coming down to a touchdown with Lyle Painter finding Darryl Duke for a TD to win the game
Both defences played strong games forcing many 2 and outs.
There were also only 2 turnovers with DL Vernon Spears (LI) punching it out of QB Gene Bishop’s hands and then LB Scotty Williams (WOR) taking it away from RB Dareion Fields’ grasp. 

Providence Gold Stars - 28, Boston Independents - 17 - New Providence Stadium - August 2, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-0 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
2nd
14-7 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
21-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
21-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
28-10 PRO - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th
28-17 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart 

Despite the shocking coaching decision, Providence’s offence broke loose to dominate the 4-1 Independents. 
With Ted McMahon, who has been coaching O’Rourke since he entered the league, as the OC, O’Rourke would have his will with the offence which seemed to work for the team in this game; he ended up throwing 2 touchdowns and no interceptions for his best performance of the season.
QB Nathaniel Braddock showed a bit of his inexperience throwing 2 interceptions and completed 45% of his passes.  

Indiana Victors - 17, Louisville Thunders - 16 - Victory Stadium - August 2, 1958 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
0-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
3-10 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3-13 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
10-13 IND - RTD RB Laurent Brazeau
4th
10-16 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
17-16 IND - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Clifford Church 

The Victors went with Caldwell Higgins III under centre in this one and came up with a come from behind win. 
Louisville had a strong start, but QB Leonidas Dumont and WR Truman Harry would leave the game with injuries that dampened the offence.
QB Ollie Rogers did what he could, but he couldn’t finish any drives.
Higgins was able to march the Victors down at the end of the game to score the game-winning touchdowns. 

Montreal Rouge - 7, Ottawa Royals - 42 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 3, 1958 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
2nd
0-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
0-21 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
3rd
7-21 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-28 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
7-35 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
7-42 OTT - RTD RB Iyannough Moreland 

The Royals smacked the Rouge to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1955. 
QB Jean Matieau had 3 passing touchdowns before eventually taking a seat in the final few drives of the game letting QB Brian Meadows take the reins.
The Rouge had nothing to stop the Royals on defence, and the fans were not a fan of the performance.

Buffalo Blue Wings - 20, London Tigers - 14 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 3, 1958 - 5 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
3-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
6-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd
12-7 BUF - RTD RB Arthur Conner
14-7 BUF - 2PT QB Angelo Medina -> WR Daniel Irons
17-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
17-14 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
20-14 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

Buffalo managed to pull off a huge win in the battle of the great lakes. 
London’s offence struggled in the second half and Buffalo was able to hold them off to win via field goals. 
The Tigers’ defence held strong on many drives forcing them to have to go for the field goals.
Buffalo’s defence was able to rise up and give Kiernan some pressure with DL Sean Bowen knocking the ball from Kiernan and forcing him to throw a pick to S Frazier Brooks.

Injury Report
LB Alan Young IND - Day-to-Day
OL Kazmir Smirnov LDN - Day-to-Day
DL Matis Baril LI - 1 Week
OL Moses Griffin LI - 2 Weeks
QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 2 Weeks
WR Truman Harry LOU - Day-to-Day
DB Victor Bean PRO - 1 Week
DB Paul Gregory PRO - 3 Weeks
DL Zakary Turbide PRO - Day-to-Day

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 312 Passing Yards 

DEF: S Frazier Brooks BUF - 1 Interception, 7 Tackles, 3 Plays Defended 

Standings
WEST
Long Island 4-2
London 3-2-1
Buffalo 3-3
Indiana 2-4
Louisville 1-4-1 

EAST
Ottawa 6-0
Boston 4-2
Worcester 3-3
Providence 2-4
Montreal 1-5

Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island +3
3 - Worcester +1
4 - Boston -2
5 - London -2
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Providence +3
8 - Indiana -
9 - Louisville +1
10 - Montreal -1

Week 7 Games
IND (2-4) @ LI (4-2)  - AUG. 8 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
PRO (2-4) @ OTT (6-0) - AUG. 9 - 3 PM ET
*OTT clinches playoffs spot with Win + IND Loss + LOU Loss
BOS (4-2) @ WOR (3-3) - AUG. 9 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (1-5) @ LOU (1-4-1) - AUG. 10 - 1 PM ET
BUF (3-3) @ LDN (3-2-1) - AUG. 10 - 4 PM ET

Last edited by Wallflower (10/24/2020 7:29 pm)

Just as Dumont was finding a groove too. It doesn't help that we passed on Braddock just for this to happen. Hopefully he comes back better than ever.

1958 Week 7 

*Forgot to mention yesterday that I have added the passing QB in the Passing touchdown information*
Long Island Raiders - 23, Indiana Victors - 3 - Long Island Stadium - August 8, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
6-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
13-0 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
3rd
13-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
20-3 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th
23-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher 

The Raiders’ defence continued to dominate holding the Victors to only 3 points and keeping their points against to only 9 points in the last 3 games.
The Raiders’ D-line, led by DL Vernon Spears, put loads of pressure on QB Caldwell Higgins III which helped defend the pass without DB Slay Mitchell and DB Amyre Rouleau.
The Victors were back to struggling after a win last week against the Victors. 

Ottawa Royals - 27, Providence Gold Stars - 14 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 9, 1958 - 3 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Ben Roland
2nd
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
14-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
14-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
3rd
21-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
4th
24-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
27-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette

A back and forth first half was overlooked by a controlling second half from the Royals. 
Ottawa’s defence ended the game on a strong note by stuffing the Gold Stars’ offence, while they would lose DB Mingan Oliver and S Lester Greer, but DB Henderson Durant and S Neari Charles would enter the game and hold off the passing attack from Providence.
WR Cedric Peterson scored in his first game in his hometown of Ottawa with his parents in the stands; a special moment for him.
The win would give the Royals a 7-0 record and their best start in team history.
*Ottawa clinches the first playoff spot 

Worcester Athletics - 13, Boston Independents - 28 - Worcester Stadium - August 9, 1958 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
3-7 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
3rd
3-14 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson
10-14 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
10-21 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Richard Stewart
13-21 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis13-28 BOS - RTD RB Eddie Thompson 

The Independents would start real hot, but following his touchdown, WR Ellis Lindholm would suffer a major injury that would take him out of the regular season. 
However, QB Nathaniel Braddock showed his potential with a strong second half without his top WR, throwing a touchdown and getting in position for RB Eddie Thompson to grab a pair of TDs.
Rookie DB Patrick Lindsay had his first career interception for Boston, while LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble.
Worcester looked a bit flat against their regional rival with the defence struggling and QB Gene Bishop having a similar game to Braddock’s last week. 

Louisville Thunder - 24, Montreal Rouge - 41 - Thunder Stadium - August 10, 1958 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-3 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
2nd
10-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
17-17 LOU - PTD QB Ollie Rogers -> WR Marty Jay
17-20 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
17-27 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> WR Derek Cross
4th
24-27 LOU - RTD RB Lawrence Sharp
24-34 MTL - PTD QB Stanislav Ovechkin -> TE Eli Grant
24-41 MTL - DTD DB Quentin Xavier 

The Rouge and Thunder went back and forth in a high-scoring battle with the Rouge running away at the end off of Eli Grant and Quentin Xavier’s touchdowns. 
QB Stanislav Ovechkin had his best game with two passing TDs to finally break his drought.
Louisville wasn’t too bad in the game, putting up a strong performance, but fell short by the game’s end with Xavier picking off Rogers to seal the game.*Also marked the first time Montreal scored 40+ points since their first-ever NAAF game which was a 45-0 win over the Tigers. 

London Tigers - 21, Buffalo Blue Wings - 19 - Western Fair Stadium - August 10, 1948 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
7-3 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
7-9 BUF - RTD QB Angelo Medina
14-9 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
3rd
15-9 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
15-16 BUF - PTD QB Angelo Medina -> RB Arthur Conner
4th
21-16 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
21-19 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

Another tight battle between the Tigers and Blue Wings would end with the Tigers inching out with a win. 
RB Clifford Russell would come up big for the Tigers with a pair of touchdowns including the game-winner.
Buffalo fell just short, but unfortunately, they would lose DL Sean Bowen again with a 5-week injury which could put a big dent in their defence.
DB Jackson Miles would have a pick for the Tigers with DL Olympus Heights snagging a fumble off of Angelo Medina.
S Frazier Brooks would have another pick for the Blue Wings in another strong game for him.
*First time since 1952 the teams split their home and home; the last 5 years have had one or the other winning both games - series winners - Tigers (1954,1956), Blue Wings (1953,1955,1957)

Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 6 Weeks
DB Lester Murphy BOS - Day-to-Day
DL Sean Bowen BUF - 5 Weeks
OL Edward Hodges IND - 1 Week
TE Paul McDowell LDN - 2 Weeks
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 2 Weeks
DB Slay Mitchell LI - 3 Weeks
DL Angus MacTavish LI - 6 Weeks
DB Mingan Oliver OTT - Day-to-Day
S Lester Greer OTT - 6 Weeks
DL Randy Benjamin PRO - Day-to-Day
OL Nazario Baldassare WOR - 4 Weeks 

*Lots of major injuries as the Football Gods need their dues paid*

Players of the Week 

OFF: RB Clifford Russell LDN - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 134 Rushing Yards 

DEF: DB Quentin Xavier MTL - 2 Interceptions, 1 Touchdown, 6 Tackles, 2 Plays Defended

Standings
WEST
Long Island 5-2
London 4-2-1
Buffalo 3-4
Indiana 2-5
Louisville 1-5-1

EAST
Ottawa 7-0 -x
Boston 5-2
Worcester 3-4
Montreal 2-5
Providence 2-5

Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa -
2 - Long Island -
3 - Boston +1
4 - London +1
5 - Worcester -2
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Providence -
8 - Montreal +2
9 - Louisville -
10 - Indiana - 

Week 8 Games
LI (5-2) @ OTT (7-0) - AUG. 15 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LOU (1-5-1) @ BOS (5-2) - AUG. 16 - 3 PM ET
LDN (4-2-1) @ IND (2-5) - AUG. 16 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (2-5) @ BUF (3-4) - AUG. 17 - 1 PM ET
WOR (3-4) @ PRO (2-5) - AUG. 17 - 4 PM ET