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Jtoirt tai- Mil err 1 i A ifff tf iv'li'ii nil inT-'- -i -f 'vt 'mirf i ii in LJ -A Ben Raimondrs Passes j' iiiai)ie noosiers i in Irish Roll Over Middies To Score Fifth Straight Triumph Of Season, 28-0 By SID FEDEB Baltimore. Nov. 2 URPractieally surrounded hy Army's football "spies," the Irish of Notre Dame only opened one corner of their bag of tricks today, but that was more than enough to scuttle the Navy, 28 to 0K for the most lopsided, victory in the 20-game history of this Eeries. rom rittsburgli, 2U-b By HAROLD HARRISON, The Star Sports Editor Bloomington, Nov. 2 Brooklyn Ben Raimondl, Indiana Unl versity's master of the forward pass, was the winning "pitcher" her today as he hurled the Hooslcrs to a 20-to-6 football victory ove, Pittsburgh's somewhat toothless Panthers.

off after the first eight minutes. Summary: Kotra DanM TN'avy () Mirtln Bramlett (C Connor Sitnaigo Strohmeyer Mastraneelo Czrobkl -L. T. N. Smith G.

CarrinKton' Scott Schlwefk Bhlmshak Zilly Markrl Lujack Kllletn Brfnnan H. Wllltama Sitko Bartos Panellt Hawkins Score By Ptrieda Notra Dame 7 14 0 7 2S Navy 0 -0 0 0 0 Touchdowns Cowhig, Gomperj. 8im-mona 2. Pointa (rom try after touchdown Early 4 (placement). Substitutions (Notre Dame).

Skoaiund, Kosi-kowskl. Limont. Hart. Urban, Fallon, Sullivan, Mc-Brlde, Wendell, Walsh, Ratterman, Cow-hiK, Gompers, Melln, Trlpucka, Zalejski, Simmons. Clatt, Ashhaugh.

Eanley, Swl-towlcz; (Navy). Smith. Russell. TaKllente, Lawrence, HlRclna, Goldlng, Harvey, Hunt. Emerson, Jesse.

Key, AmbroRi. Van Summern, Bartlett. Gerher, K.ayslriRer, Schwoefferman, Earl, Twilla, Cheyning. Irish Held Back Baltimore, Nov. 2 UP) Backed into a corner by what seemed to every one of the 65,000 fans wanting to shake his hand after the 28-to-O licking his Irish handed Navy today, Coach Frsnk Leahy admitted in a dressing room celebration that Notre Dame played "only fundamental football" in view of the next, week's classic witn Army' in New York.

"While I tried to save my, first eleven as much as possible, don't get the idea we were pulling any punches," Leahy said. "In: the second half we did stick to a few fundamental plays, but we were trying to score as much as ttcu'sr p-'- -d jr i -y iw -LEFT Butler's Norman Williams (55) gets through irst quarter of the game at Fairview Bowl yesterday, won Harry Szulborski, Purdue halfback, gets hauled down by a period of the Riveters' 24-to-20 loss at Lafayette. BELOW Navy back, after Bartos brought a first quarter kfekoff back the Wabash line for an 11-yard gain and a first down in the by the Bulldogs, 25 to 7. (Star Staff Photo.) RIGHT Wisconsin tackier after making a short advance in the first Notre' Dame End Jim, Martin (38) tackles Joe Bartos, 10 yards at The Irish won, 28 to 0. (Associated Press Wirephotos to The Star.) With their national champion' ship collision with tho Cadets onlv a yveik away and the Cadet boss, Coach Red Blatk, among the 65,000 who jammed the sunken Baltimore Stadium horseshoe the' Irish played it straight with a minimum of special stuff and a miximum of substitutions to roll to their fifth straight triumph of their unbeaten And actually, they didn't have to mak any magic; at: all to maul this set of Midshipmen all Over the premises and hang the fifth selback in a row on the Navy for this fall.

They scooted to three touchdowns in the first half two of them as a result of Navy bob- Kotro Dainr. 'vy. Flrnt dnvrn 27 III lsrrti ainl ruiliinr nz9 ft!) 1 1 7 4 I ornard pne mirnipirn Forward paftftf rumplrtd piMn Forward panp lntrrptpd br. Yard xalnrd mnbark In PMft Funtinff average Total varda klrU rrturnrd OpponpnH fnmhlM Varda J(t by prnalllra Jl 3 3 3 i 40 bleu as "the future Admirals still mffered from the severe rase of fumbleitis that has afflicted them all season and then ploughed 56 yards to the final tally in the last two minutes of the game as Coach Frank Leahy took the wraps off Ernie Zalejski, the only recently, discharged veteran is supposed to be the "breakaway" runner, the South Benders have-been looking for this season. THERE one othef an 83-yard gallop by Gerry Co.whig, but it.

was called back because of a penalty. With huge George Connor heading the charging Irish line and Johnnv Lujack doing the steering to a in the backfield, Navy's attack bounced harmlessly off the Notre Darners most of the afternoon, except for a few moments in the third, quarter. Then, fora while, the Middies caught fire and sailed 69 yards and. 35 inches down field, only to be held for downs on the Irish one-inch line. Ralph Williams and Bill Hawkins led this parade, with Jim Carrington, the 6-foot-2 guard opening wide holes for them to hit, but when the chips were down, the Notre Darners put a cork in the bottle.

Eclipsing by one point the previous high mark in the 20-game run of- this series the 27 points by which they sank the Navy in 1943 Lujack and his quarterback signal-calling successors mostly used quick opening plays at the line and short spot passes. And that was enough for the Middies, although the huge, colorful crowd, which included Chief Justice Fred Vinson and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, were hoping for a little more of the hip-per-dipper stuff for entertainment. IT WAS ENOL'GH to pile tip 27 first downs to the Navy's 10, 329 yards rushing to the Middies' 89 and 115 yards through the air with Lujack and George Rat-terman doing most of the pitchingto the Sailors' 50. The Irish had to do it most of the way, too, without Center George Strohmeyer, the tough Texan, whose cracked ribs forced him to take SECTION 3 SPORTS, FINANCIAL AND BUILDING Indianapolis Star TCHE NOVEMBER 3, 1946 Butler Trips Wabash; Purdue Loses, 24-20 With the Hooslor running at tack a rather futile bit of onposi tion, Raimondl took to the nir to set up a pair of Indiana touch- J'lltlhurih liullin rir downs 11 11 la-riis gained running (net) HI Forward pauses rnmpMed a Forward pannes attempted IK 1 arris by forward passes 9 forward iiastea Inter-rented hv 1 4H II IK 11)3 lrd gained on Inter rented oai 17 13) 10 Sit 91 90 rnnilng average 1 rda kirks returned Opimnent funiblrs recovered lards lost downs after the Panthers had rushed into a in the first 11 minutes of the game. The other I.

U. marker was on a GS-yard sprint down the sidelines by Bob Cowtm on a punt return. That was the play that brought the most delight to the 17,000 funs. Andy Bibbs hnd 1akcn (lie punt: on his 35, started toward the sidelines and dropped back to tho 32, where he handed it to Cownn and the Fort Wnyno speedster was off to the races. Down the Inst.

.10 yards of the run he wns fcuers like they wero nailed to the ,1 UUIIki. HAIMONM HAD 'a pitching fivernge today as, he i completed 10 of 18 passes for 153 yards and that was the deciding factor of the ball came. It was a good thing too, that the Hnosiers had their lead built up In the first three quarters because they were deep In the hole every minute of the final period at the 40. Then Halfback Johnny McKay was on the receiving end for a gain of 27 yards, Cody went around left end to advance seven yards and the ball was on Wisconsin's 25, Heck then sprinted to the left corner just in front of the goal line and hauled In tho scoring Turn to rage 48, Column 4 DcPauw Scores In Final Period Greencasllp, Nov. 2 (Spl) The Del'auw Tigers topped a scrappy Karlham eleven 13-6 in a last quartpr display of power which bowled over the Earlham defpnse here today.

Throughout the first half the team played to a deadlock on rta i mar fnuui'n ni.i ri It a e. 4 a fit Vln WAnne, nrl if QU yaros 1 a i U.st- I were unaoie 10 score, inc mil sham lino ho nn ihvao npfncinnQ drove down inside the ten yard line. MID-WAV IV the third period Earlham capitalized on a blocked kick on the 16 yard line, and on the first play' Gene Brown went over tackle for a touchdown. Late in the third Don Galbraith, the Tiger passing ace, came into thft game for the first tirt and passed to Eob Ogden to the Earlham 29 yard line. Galbraith picked up a first down on two running plays, but Dick Clarke Intercepted a Galbraith pass to halt this Tiger and only a couple of disastrous fumbles kept Pitt from scoring flKBln.

The tlnal quarter had only three minutes to go before Iig rieturo on rage 43 diana ever had a chance to. do any running with the ball. Three times the Hoosiers were forced to kick on first down after obtaining possession of the ball Inside their own 10-yard line and at no time did they ever get any farther than 26 yards away front their own goal when they had the ball The Indiana attack spluttered like the motor in a wornout Ford through most of the first, quarter and It wasn't until the ailing Petl Plhos bad been Inserted in the lineup that the Hoosiers got roll. inK. BY THAT lime Pitt was out If front, 6 to 0.

The Panthers went 69 yards lit seven plays to score their only touchdown. They went from their 31 to the 44 on line plays and then Cnrl Depasqua flipped a 30 yardcr to William McPcak on the Indiana 26. Robert Lee got two yards at tho Hue and the Depas (ua-to-McPenk passing combinat i i 1 1 riiirti-'u an imc jumi sva j'niua and the touchdown. That was Pitt's last serious threat until the final quarter and It was then that Plhos went Inte the game, The Hoosiers started rolling lit a hurry after Rex Grossman ran the Tilt kickoff back from his 23 to the-44. Andy Bibbs got a yard nt center 'and aftef the 'Hoosiers haj) drawn a five-yard penalty forj backfield In motion Cowan heaved a 40-yard pass to Franke RAIMONDI INWOUND his" throwing arm and tossed to Met Groomes on the two and Piho battered over for the touchdown a i wniiii'j iiihuuiik iiai.e-Kii:ic put the Crimson out In front aC 7 to 6, Again In the secpnd period it' was a Rnlmondl pass that set it tip for Indiana to score.

The running attack wasn't making very rapid progress and Raimondl passed wide to Groomes from the Pitt 28 and the long-legged back was downed on the four. Twice Plhos smashed into the line but could only get two yards and the Crlmann rut. Innsn with enma fancy-dnn handling of the ball to get Groomes across. Plhos took the ball from cen-' ter, handed It to Raimondl, who-lateraled to Groomes and the lat-. ter swept wide around right end for the marker.

Later in the period Indiana got as far as Pill's 23 only to have penalties wipe out the scoring chance. Raimondi's pass to' Cowan had put the ball on that stripe but the Hoosiers quickly drew five yards for illegal mo- tion In the backfield and 15 more for illegal use of the hands. A PASS Interception cost In' dinna another touchdown chancj early In the third period. Raimondl threw one 37 yard to Cowan to put the ball on the-13. Pihos picKcu up three a right tackle but Raimondl wa.

nailed for a 10-yard loss vvhlljr trying to get one of his aeriala Turn to Pago 42, Column 7 Two Markers To Win, 13-6 threat. Earlham kicked out to their own 44-yard line and Bui Herron returned tho kick to the 20. Phil McLeod took a lateral-from Galbraith and raced to the. 18-yard line and a first Galbraith, on three plays, scored for Depauw. Jim Highland con- verted and the Tigers led 7-6.

HIGHLAND KICKED off to Brown, who returned to the Earl--ham 35. Jim Phelps came into," the game for the first time and-teamed with Brown to carry that ball on a series of plays to mid neia. mis arive was naiten as Ed Gruener intercepted an Earl ham pass and ran it back to the; Earlham 39-yard line. After three plays Earlham tool over and this time Galbraith in tercepted an' Earlham pass on the 35 and raced to the five-yanC line, where he was forced out of bounds. On the next play Gal-J braith skirted right end for hi.1 second touchdown and the flnat score.

Highland's conversion was- Turn to Page 42, Column 1 Bulldogs Hand Cavemen First Setback, 25 To 7 By CORKY LAMM Butler's Bulldogs, striking three times through the air and scoring in every quarter; cut down the Wabash Little Giants from the ranks of the undefeated yesterday afternoon in Butler Bowl with a 25-to-7 Indiana Conference gridiron victory before 9,000 spectators. 32,000 Watch Riveters Fall Before Wisconsin By MAX GREENWALD, Star Sports Staff Lafayette, Nov. 2 A homecoming crowd of 32,000 persons, the largest throng ever to see a football game in Ross-Ade Stadium, witnessed a spectacular offensive duel this afternoon with Purdue's Boilermakers unable to match Wisconsin's superior power as the Badgers carried off a decision. SUNDAY MORNING, Football i STATE COLLEGES Notre Dame Navy 0. Wisconsin 24, Purdue 20.

Indiana 20, Pittsburgh 6. Butler 25, Wabash 7. Defiance Canterbury 6. Franklin 25, Wilmington (O.) 0. Del'auw 13, Earlham 6.

Hanover 27. Centre 20. Ball State. 41, Manchester Koft. I'oly 0, Principia 0 (tie).

Valparaiso 17, Hamline 7. Evansville 35, Indiana Central 0. Louisville 13, St Joseph's 7.. OTHER COLLEGES Adams State 13, New Mexico Trhw. 7.

Alfred 27, Juaniata 0. Army 19, Wet Virginia 0. Amherst 25, Tufts 20. Arkansas 7, Texas A. M.

0. Arkansas State 20, Illinois Wes- Seyan 0. Augustana (III.) 20, Monmouth 13. Augushurr 7, Macaleter 0. Hate Ban (loin 0.

Bethel 6, Southwestern 0. Bucknell 18, Gettysburg 0. Boston College 72, NVf 8. Bloormburg Teachers 19, Ku It-town Teacher 0. Caps Maintain Hockey Lead With 8-1 Victory Over Rockets Scores Baldwin-Wallace 28, Case: 13.

Boston I'niverslty 89, Rhode Island Stat Bowling Green 14, Oberlln 0." Rrlgham Young 6, Wyoming 8. Brooklyn College 12, (CNV 8. Buffalo 82, Bethany 6. Carhontlale (III.) Tchrs. 29, Eastern III.

Tchrs. 0. C'arleton 20, Belolt 0. Carrol 84, Ike Foreat 0, Central 21, Simpson Cortland State Teacher 14, Lawrence, 3. Clemton 14, Virginia Tech7.

California Ramblers I CLA B0. St. 13, California 47, Washington State 14. Colorado College-Colorado Mine (now). Colorado State 65, South Dakota Mine 0.

Connecticut 27, Coast Guard 89. I-nfayelte 0. Cornell 12, Columbia 0. Cornell (la.) 13, Knox 0. Delaware State 19, Howard 7.

Denver-l'tah (snow). Delaware 28, Franklin eV Marshall e. Turn to Page 42, Column as the Buckeyes, scoring in every the undefeated ranks, be- and passed the Western Confer- spired ball from the start and, although the score was knotted 7-7 at. the end of the first quarter and at the half. Northwestern held the lead only for four minutes in the thiid period.

The Wildcats forged a 20-13 advantage by.turnin? a recovered fumble into a touchdown. Vic Schwall passed 32 yards to Ken Wiltgen, who Jiad to leap fpr it, Turn to Pare 41, Column I Keyed to fighting pitch for the- 56-year-old rivalry, the Bulldogs notched their fourth" straight Conference triumph In a brilliantly played game that was almost devoid of mistakes despite the somewhat soggy condition of the playing field, "it-was Wabash's first defeat in six games. Twice Freshman Jim'' McLinn, former Cathedral- High School halfback, wjj i ped. touchdown a little excitement now and then, but every time they did Indianapolis would fly into action end ring up another goal. Roland Forget made the only home score.

In tfie first minute of play, Mc-Caig Cf Indianapolis was sent to the penalty box for interference. Even though the Caps were short-handed, they steamed right into the Rockets' defense zone and at 2:21 Millar, taking a pass from Licarl, lifted a shot over Goalie Damore's arm for the first score of the game. ALMAS, THE Caps' goalie, made three spectacular saves soon afterward after Sclisizzi and Lofven-dahl were ordered to the cooler for hizh-sticking. The teams left. Eob Demoss thrilled the crowd time and time again with his fancy passing, completing 11 out of 20 aerials for a total of 262 yards, He was a constant threat until the dying minutes of the tilt when he left the game after being injured.

With hard-charging and well-executed hlocklns, however, Wisconsin wns sble to make the most of its scoring opportunities. The victory was the second In Big Ten competition for the Bad- YYIsrnnslii I'tirduc First downs IV is Yards gained rnlilng (nH) Jt 2t It tt I 12 i) forasrd passes attempted Forward passes eom-plnted Yards by forward passing furwsrd passes Inter-eepted by Yards sained nn Inter- eepted paea 101 Pnnllng average tarda klrka S3 Opponent Itimhles rernv- ered Yards lst penalties 4 gors, who ai.so nave lost twice. Purdue has not won a Conference Demo, operating behind splen- idid blocking, threw three bullet- I lkf paKKoK i Varrlt and I touchdown, sos for a total gain or tJ Purdue's first-quarter he third toss going to the waiting arms of Bob Heck. DEMOSS' AERIAL display climaxed a 95-yard drive, Ted Cox, Badger back, having kicked to the Riveters' five. "Stormy" Pfohl slammed into' the forward wail twice for a first down at the 20.

Ed Cody swung to his left and was knocked out of bounds but not before he had picked up first and 10. Then Demoss went to work. First ha contacted Ned Maloney passes to Bill Sylvester and Johnny McHugh, both, of whom also prepped lat year with the Irish, after Norman (Gobby) Williams had set the pattern in the first, quarter with a 33-yard aerial to Orville Williams for the opening Bulldog touchdown of the game. A slashing ground attack, featuring the Williamses, McLinn and some fine line-cracking by Full- Bailer Wabali Flrf Jflvrns Vftrdi calnee) Yarrie gained Musing 2 27 rnnsarsl pasoee Korw rd pa4e efimpleted t-rward pae Intercepted. Vard lat.

parses returned. rardace pnt. Opponent famnles Yardage Inst ajr pennttles 7 It 4 back Francis Moriarty, enabled the Bulldogs not only to get in position for their three payoff pitches but set up Moriarty's goal-line smash for a fourth touchdown at the outset of the third period. DESPITE THE Impressiveness of the score, Coach Harmeson's Little Giants didn't sit still for this meeting and it until late in the second half that the out of reach on the Bulldogs got strength of their air show, Undaunted by Butler's first pe riod score, the Little Giants struck oacK w.tn a secona-quarier toucn- down romp by Left Half Norm Wilson and were knocking for another touchdown from the two-yard line when the game ended. In winning its 21st game of the 37th renewal.

Butler also won possession of the Iron Key for the seventh time since its Inception Turn to Pace (J, Column Bucks Cut Northwestern Line To Ribbons In 39-27 Upset By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN Evanston. Nov. 2 OW Ohio State's bulletlike backs slashed Philadelphia, Nov. 2 (SpD The Indianapolis Capitals made Philadelphia's first home hockey game a sad affair tonight by crushing the Rockets, 8 to 1, in an American League game played before 5,533 persons. The Caps', victory tonight maintained their lead in the circuit's western division, and as far as local fans are concerned they can take the title right now.

That's how Impressed the home folks, who saw their first American League hockey game since 1942 tonight, were with the sharp play of the Hoosiers. It was Rockets' eighth loss In nine starts. THE INDIANAPOLIS first line of Cliff Simpson, Steve Wochy and Rod Morrison collected five of the eight Cap goals. Simpson pulled the hat trick by scoring three times, while Wochy made two and Morrison racked up three assists. Tony Bukovich rapped in two Cap goals, while Hugh Millar accounted for the other.

The Rockets were able to create Northwestern' line to shreds today i quarter, toppled the Wildcats from fore a horriecoming crowd of 46,000 enr-e leadership to Illinois. Once-beaten Illinois took the; l' position in i the Big Nine by virtue of a 7-0 victory over Iowi and Mic.hl?an took second place. Ohio State the it at the end of the first round with Indianapolis leading, 1 to 0. In the second period, the Rockets' Forget poked the' disc under Almas, who was down on the ice, but Referee McVeigh didn't allow the score. At 5:08 Simpson back-handed the puck through Damore for the Turn te Page Column and Northwestern went Into a deadlock for- third.

BOTH NORTHWESTERN and Ohio State substituted freely, hnd in the last half the Wildcats were using fourth-stringers in desperation. But the Buckeyes played in.

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