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Monday, October 23, 1944. Sports Section. PAGE NINE By the Skin of His Fingers HatR ackers Ft. Warren's Rugged Line Wilts in 2nd I Green Bay Wins Fifth in Row, 30-21, To Retain League Lead. I By William Weekes.

GREEN BAY, WIS. Green Bay's Packers held their position at the top of the National football league's western division Sunday by conquering the suprising 1 i. asms a rousing battle STATISTICS: Cleve- Green land Bav Urst down 14 Yard gained rushing net) 214 Forward passes attempted Forward passes rompletcd 1 'i Yard by forward paNslns; 125 Forward pauses Intercepted by 3 Yard gained rnnhark of Intercepted passe 1H I'untlnir avcraico rim N4rlntfnaice 2K Total yards, all kirk returned 12Z Opimncnt fumbles re- envered I Yards lost by penalties 31 24 279 23 1t 158 0 as 108 i 39 ENGINEERS WIN, 19-0. LOUISVILLE, KY. UP) The 220th Engineers of Camp Campbell outmaneuvered the Bowman Field Flyers, 19-0, here Sunday.

i 1 '1 i i 'y 5 Jack Matheson, Detroit Lion end, may have gotten himself tackled by an unidentified Chicago Bear player Sunday, but he did right well to balance the pass, thrown by Frankie Sinkwich (not shown), long enough for a sensational completion. The teams battled to a 21-21 tie. WIREPIIOTfJ LP). Don Samuels, halfback from Hood River, plunges the final yard for Iowa Pre-Flight's opening touchdown in the first quarter of Sunday's 30-0 victory over h'ort Warren, at Iowa City. His principal blocker is End T.

S. Ary ()), shown near the ball-carrier. Among thwarted soldiers are Halfback Roger Stephens, at left (23), former Waterloo, and University of Iowa player, and Guard John Kosick (30). i V'Sw i 4 4 1 -v Howitzer Pliotos by Register Staff Photographer Maurice Horner. Bus Mertes, Seahawk fullback, gets away for a 19-yard run in the first quarter from the Pre-Flight 39-yard line to the Fort Warren 42.

Blocked out in foreground is Ken Whitney (32), soldier end, as another Sea-hawk blocker, T. S. Ary (29), swings around to help Mertes. Bus used his own talents to evade the attempted tackle of Halfback Roy Gomillion (38), shown at extreme right. STATISTICS.

Sea- Ft. hawk Warren First down 8 4 Yard gained rushing (net) 182 SO Foward passes attempted 13 2i Forward pnsse completed 4 7 Yards by forward passing 8L 71 F'orward passes Intercepted by 5 2 Yard Interceptions returned 53 A Punting average (from scrimmage) 33 2fl Total yards, all kirks returned 127 131 Opponent fumble recovered 2 Yards lost by 30 25 By Bert McGrane. (Staff Writer.) IOWA CITY, IA. A rocking Iowa Seahawk assault fouled up the works for a hard-hitting army outfit from Fort Warren, here Sunday as America's fifth-ranking football team bounded past the battling soldiers, 30 to 0, before an estimated crowd of 8,000. Crushing the Fort Warren attack with a powerhouse defense and doing it with LIMITED USE OF ITS TOP TALENT, Iowa Pre-Flight simply took things in stride to rack up its fifth straight triumph since the reverse at Michigan in mid-September.

The Seahawks, sending 39 men into action, kept the Fort Warren attack bottled up with the single exception of a first-quarter onslaught, when the soldiers fought their way to the Pre-Flight 22-yard line, only to be thrown back. They made no further threats. Nevertheless, the game was a succession of crashing lines and rocking tackles, with the Sea-hawks scoring in every quarter. With the Fort Warren defense at Its best in the early stages, the Seahawks needed virtually the full first quarter to score, their first touchdown coming just 24 seconds before the end of the period. They blasted 61 yards in eight plays for that one, with a spectacular gain of 43 yards on a pass from Bob Sullivan to Jim Poole highlighting the advance.

Don Samuels made the score on a burst from the one-yard line. Big Vic Schleich kicked the point. The Fort Warren defense was NOTHING LESS THAN RUGGED in the first half, when the Seahawks needed their top hands to gain a two-touchdown lead. After nlno minutes of action in the second quarter they wrapped up their second touchdown by ramming upfield 37 yards in five plays. Roger Stephens, former Iowa halfback who gave an excellent account of himself for Fort Warren, inadvertently put the Seahawks in position for their second score when his punt slid over the sideline just 12 yards ahead of the line of scrimmage.

It went out of bounds on Fort Warren's 37. After two unsuccessful pass at tempts, buiavan drilled a pass to Poole on the 28 and the fiery end slashed on to Fort Warren's 14 for a 23-yard gain. Dell Tay lor's seven-yard run and a fake to Bus Mertes, with Taylor following Mertes around Warren's right end from the seven-yard line, produced the score. Schleich again kicked goal. Within five minutes after the the start of the last half the Seahawks helped themselves to an extra portion of points, converting a tough break for Fort Warren into nine points.

Bob Smith's long punt into cof fin corner was barely over the side line and still in the air when Cliff Long of Fort Warren, standing on his own three-yard line, reached out over the sideline and caught the ball. He was nailed on his own seven. On the first play Ken Jastrow was smothered by Seahawks for a three-yard loss. Stephens punt ed out of the danger spot but both teams were offside and the kick was recalled. Stephens at tempted to punt again.

This time George Strohmeyer, Seahawk center and regarded as ONE OF THE BEST in football, was in front of Stephens as he caught the pass from center The ball struck Strohmeyer's chest and bounded back over the end line for a safety and two points for Pre-Flight. They lined up for the free kick from the 20-yard line. Ken Whitney, the iron-legged Negro end for Fort Warren, spun one of his mighty kickoffs down the field to Bob Smith. Smith caught the ball on his own 28-yard line, steamed up- SEAHAWKS Continued on Page Ten. Skyers i Cleveland Rams, 30 to 21, in The victory was the Packers' fifth straight in league competition, and the setback was Cleveland's first in four games.

The Rams made a battle of it every minute of the way, and wasted no time grabbing a lead in the first period. Pete Colella recovered a fumble by Don Hutson after the great Packer wingman had caught a long pass, and two plays later Colella, galloping behind a wave of blockers, went 75 yards for a touchdown. The inevitable happened to the Rams a few minutes later when Irv Comp shot an 11-yard pass to Hutson on the one-yard line and Ben Starrett plunged over on the next play. The Packers scored another touchdown in the second session when Joe Laws blasted through the line for nine yards to finish a 23-yard drive, but the Rams came right back to even it up on a sparkling 25- yard dash by Mike Kabealo near the end of the second quarter. The Packers went ahead to stay when Lou Brock caught a pass from Comp in the end zone to wind up a 64-yard march.

Green Bay achieved its final touchdown in the third period with Fullback Ted Fritsch plunging over from two yards out. Hutson placekicked for all the extra points. The other two PRO STANDINGS. National League. WESTERN iyiON.u Wd i jg 4 11.

ws 1 r.n. W. 1 Pt. OP. York 3 0 A9 11 1 97 as 1 31 109 4i 64 I'hlladelphla, Waohlngton Boton Brooklyn 4 4 Green Bay points came when Albie Reisz stepped out of the end zone for a safety, in trying to run the ball out in the final period.

Cleveland's final touchdown came after Riley Matheson had intercepted a pass by Comp on the Packer 23. The tally was produced on a pass from Colella to Jim Benton. Lou Zontini kicked the three points after touchdowns for the Rams. xKvx5I--i. Sheen "Ai.j Kone.tky Fudloskl ni.i.ienheru ainon C.

roe It Jit-arry Porenson Fawcrtt" R. Berezney Karrf Crag Colella t. Brock Score by Innings: Cleveland 7 7 7 i Oreen Bay -7 14,.,. Summary: lournuowim points aner flou nn. (place kicks) AGUIRRE'S BOOT LETS SKINS WIN STATISTICS.

Washing- Brook- ton First down 18 lyn 11 1 ard guinea riiMhlnff n.t HI 132 20 10 143 1 6 38 91 1 30 Forward passes attempt-Forward passes completed 41 22 Yards by forward pass-yards by forward passing 23 Forward pauses Inter- repted. by Vards gained run-back of Intercepted passe 13 Fnntlng average (from scrimmage) 4 Total yards, all kicks returned 14w Opponent fumbles recovered .0 Yards lost by penalties 55 WASHINGTON, D. C. UP) A S8-yard field goal by End Joe Aguirre midway in the final period Sunday gave the Washington Redskins a 17-14 victory over the Brooklyn Tigers before a capacity crowd of 35,000 persons in the opening game of the season here. Pug Manders, former Drake fullback, was virtually the goat in his mates' defeat, contributing to one Redskin touchdown jaunt as the result of pass interference in the second period.

He tried to redeem himself in the final period with a 38-yard scoring sprint, but his effort was nullified because both teams were offside. The contest marked the return of Sammy Baugh to the Skins' lineup and the Texas pitcher completed seven of 15 flips for 44 yards against team mate Frank Filchok's 15 completions in 26 attempts for 190 yards. "BROOKLYN 14- WASHINGTON 17. Wssterson K. T.

Aguirre Kinard Rhea Kmlth l.eon Ioherty farter Brown Johnson Hare Manders Fiorentino Koltx Walton North l.apkn BaiiRh fteno Moore Seymour O. C. R. n. It.

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B. Score by quarters: Brooklyn 0 7 0 7 14 Washington 0 14 3 17 Summary Touchdowns, Manders, Masterson, Moore, Aguirre: points after touchdowns, Kinard 2 (place kicks), Aguirre 2 place kicks); field goal, Aguirre (place kick). March Field Tips Marines, 20 to 14 RIVERSIDE, CAL. 7P March Field's powerful 4th Air Force football team defeated the El Toro western flying marines, 20 J4, Sunday, but they had to stave off a last-half leatherneck rally to do it. Trailing, 17-0, at the start of the second half.

El Toro came back strongly and punched over touchdowns in tha two final quarters. H.mnn or Konetsky touchdown. Zontini for -p. (- B-VoVVririch sdrrei Co.ella). Point- after touch Hut lion tpi- 4 Lions' ears' Tosses FinisK In 21-21 Draw STATISTICS.

Detroit Cnieara) lrt downs 15 13 lards gained by rushing; (net) ia1 Forward pae attempted 17 Forward pase completed 7 lard rallied by forward paise 129 Yard lot, attempted forward pae Forwards passes Intercepted by I Yard gained, run hack of intercepted passes II Punting average (from scrimmage) 38.6 Total yards, all kirks returned 73 Opponents' fumbles recovered Yards lost by penalties 27 20. I I 14 199 4t 10 By Jimmy Jordan. CHICAGO, ILL. UP) The Detroit Lions, sparked by Frankia Sinkwich who last week was hos pitalized witix a dicitis, fought off a last period drive that reached tha shadow i their goal posts an I held the I Chicago Hear to Jl-21 before fans at Wrigley field Sunday. Sinkwich, tossed or.e frankie touchdown pass sinkwich.

after running and passing to get in position, and set up a second with hia accurate aerials. The former Georgia flash, gained a net total of S7 yarcij from rushing as he fired hij teammates in a hectic third quarter that saw the Lions wipe out a 14-7 deficit to take a 21-14 lead. But the power the Lions i in that period waned in the final quarter. Gene Ronzani accounted for all three of the Bears' touchdowns, on aerials of 61, 33 and 2s yards, and pitched most cf the 199 yards the 1943 champs registered through the air. Bob West fall, who scored Detroit's first touchdown on a line smash from the one-yard line after a drive from their own 27, provided the big thrill of the game when he burst through center and smashed down the middle of the field 75 yards for the Lions' third marker.

Jack Matheson's touchdown in the third quarter came on a pass from Sinkwich a leaping, one-handed catch on tha goal line. DETROIT 21. CHICAGO iJleni 1 am: paiewsKi T. Kanorch L. G.

Wojciechowicx SiriM'hman R. O. I.lmlon R. Matheson K. Calllhan Sinkwich II Van Ton It It Went fnl I Spnnk.e 1 VV a 1 rj y.

-r-- i a Ncnre by quarter. Detroit 7 14 i Chicago .7 7 7 i Summary Touchdown. Matheflon, Mooney. McLean 2: pom f-er touchdowns. Sinkwich 3 i pic k.caj, Gaudaaka.

3 (place kicks). Irish Grid Pioneer, Field Donor, Dead TACOMA, WASH. UP) Georg R. Cartier, 76, who was a member of the first football team at Notre Dame in 1SS7, died here Friday. Cartier and four brothers gave an athletic field, named Cartier Field, to Notre Dame at the turn of the century.

The field is still used for baseball and track ar.i was used for football games until a new stadium was constructed when Coach Knute Rockne a at his peak. $000 I 2.25 and 2.50 THET'RE GREAT! because the collar actually ou twears the I shirt. Lovely new patterns. 608 WALNUT ST. '0- a SHIRTS 1 i i i IOWA'S BENSKIN MAY MISS TILT By Staff Writer.

IOWA CITY, IA. The possibility of meeting Indiana Saturday without the services of Bill Ben- skin, freshman right tackle, confronted Coach Slip Mad-igan of Iowa as he reviewed the results of his 26-7 loss to Purdue Saturday. Benskin injured a knee in the first half but attempted to return lor last half action. He was called bill benskin. to the sideline after the last half kickoff, however, and did not return.

His injury was a costly one for the Hawks. Benskin not only had fought his veteran Purdue rival on even terms through the first half but Iowa was making a good bit of its yardage over his position. In contrast, when he was unRblo to continue, Purdue slammed through the spot he had occupied for two of its last half touchdowns. Benskin's injury, while 'not regarded as serious, may keep him out of action this week. In consequence Coach Madigan Maid ho would give Forrest MiiNterson Home wchooling at right tackle thU week, although he expressed doubt that Masterson would be ready to make the switch from center on short notice.

Bob Snyder, Sioux City freshman who performed very creditably when he relieved Masterson at center against Purdue, is expected to be used extensively at center in drills this week. The Hawks, showing marked improvement from week to week, revealed new defensive power in their line against Purdue and, for the first time, sent some effective line backers into action. These included Jim Hansen, Masterson, Bill Kersten and Snyder. Perhaps the greatest gain made by the Hawks as a result of the Purdue game was new confidence. They convinced themselves they can handle tough opposition, providing they can overcome their mistakes.

That's the big assignment for this week. Also in the Purdue game the Hawks brought out the framework of what may become a formidable passing attack. This time they limited the throwing to the pitches of Dick Woodard and on their touchdown drive Woodard's passes to Russ McLaughlin were vital factors. McLaughlin's catches, incidentally. It () IT CREDITED TO JOHNNY STEWART in accounts of the game.

Coach Madigan's Sunday citation included McLaughlin for general improvement, with special mention to Stan Mohrbacher and Paul Fagerlind, the guards; Ken Rose at end and Don Wins-low at tackle. The coach also passed special credit along to Bob Snyder, the freshman center. "He stopped Ed Cody 10 times on the same play that Purdue converted into touchdowns twice," he said. On both of the long runs by the Boilermakers, Iowa's defensive center was out of position at the time but not when Snyder was in action. Scrimmage for the men who did not see action will be the order today, with the game players limited to warmup drills, Madigan said.

Randolph Slaps Camp Polk, 67-0 FORT WORTH, TEX. (U.P.) The Randolph Field Ramblers rolled to their fourth consecutive lopsided victory at Farrington Field here Sunday, walloping Camp Polk, 67-0, before persons. The Ramblers scored eight touchdowns in the first half, in cluding one on an 84-yard run by Pete Layden. Layden scored another and passed 47 yards to Jack Russell for a third. Randolph rolled up 419 yards rushing and passing, whereas Camp Polk was minus 28 on the ground and picked up only 10 in the air.

Proceeds of tha game will go to army-navy relief. Hopp's Dash Lets Sailors Win, 7-0 WILLIAMSBURG, VA. (T) A magnificent 66-yard punt return by Harry (Hippity) Hopp, JkT rormer ixe- pmyvnr braska U. luminary, for the lone touchdown of a bitterly fought game gave the Bain- bridge, Md Naval Training ft MtLm 1 i center eleven a 7 to 0 victory Sunday over the previously undefeated Camp Peary Pirates. The game ran Bainbrid it" 1 HARRY HOPP.

string to 11 straight in two seasons. Hopp's climax gallop came early in the fourth period and broke up a vicious, deadlocked battle between two hard-bitten service elevens studded with numerous former college and professional stars. Former College Mat Champ Blast Victim CLEVELAND, OHIO UP) Donald J. Hicks, 36, Ohio State and national collegiate wrestling champion in 1932, died in Glen-ville hospital Saturday, a victim of the East Ohio Gas Co. explosion.

Hicks was a mechanical engineer employed by the company. Injures Right Leg, Kicks With Left RALEIGH, N. C. UP) Cliff Hobbs, Wake Forest's right-footed place kicking specialist, injured his sight knee Wednesday. Saturday night against North Carolina State Hobbs place kicked three extra points with his left foot.

STATISTICS. Camp Ottumwa Yards gained rushing I 33 First downs II 4 Passes attempted 24 21 Passes completed 8 Yards gained passing 7 Passes intercepted It) 'i Fiimhle 3 3 Fumble recovered 2 -9 urd penalized 75 35 Jimmy Kitts, the Ottumwa coach, used every player on his squad, and the starters, after they had compiled a lead, saw little service. The first touchdown came from a fake reverse on which Lieut. Payton Jordan, who is said to have been clocked at Southern California in 9.4 seconds, took the ball around his left end for 22 yards. A 26-yard thrust by Quen-tine Thompson through a big hole over his left guard set up the touchdown run.

He also kicked the extra point. But the Skyers lost their star tackle, Wally Xowackl, on the play. Nowackl Is probably out for the remainder of the season for he was carried from the field with an injured knee. In less than five minutes the Skyers had another seven points. On the kickoff Camp Ellis was penalized for holding while neither team had possession of the ball.

This gave the pigskin to the navy on the army 46. Runs by Jordan, Frank Downs, formerly of Arizona State, and Bill Horn, another Southern California Iho longest of which was 17 yard." over his opponents' left tackle by Downs, and Jordan's final sprint of 12 yards around his left end accounted for the touchdown. Again Thompson converted. Ottumwa started on its way for the third touchdown late in this first quarter. It launched its drive from the army 40, the longest gain being 16 yards on a pass from Johnston to Ituss Wendland, formerly of Northwestern and SKYERS Continued on Page Ten.

Whirls Away Jordan's 2 Tallies Ignite Attack. By Sec Taylor. (Sports Editor, The Register.) OTTUMWA, IA. The Ottum-wa Naval Air station romped to an easy 33 to 0 triumph over an inept Camp Ellis eleven in the Ottumwa High school stadium Sunday afternoon. A crowd, estimated at 7,000 by the navy public relations department, saw the navy team score a touchdown in the first five minutes of play, add another before the end of the first quarter and score single touchdowns in each of the last three periods.

Extra points were converted after the first three. As may be guessed, the Skyers had the game in hand from the start. Their soldier opponents had no offense worthy of the word, although they might possibly have scored late in the contest against navy substitutes had it not been for the activities of the ever-present Dick Hartley, a- halfback, who intercepted six of the Camp Ellis throws. But for the most part the soldiers had little to offer against the Ottumwa team's fine play except willingness. They might have done better had they let their excellent band, whose between-halves performance took the spectators by storm, play the game.

In the third quarter the army reached its opponents' 30-yard line on penalties and passes and in the final period moved to the 37-yard line in the same way, but both times Hartley stopped the drives with interceptions. Incidentally the game was replete with penalties and fumbles, but neither could halt the navy when It had its regulars in the game. Lieut. Warner I Wings Edge Marquette in Rally, 1342 MILWAUKEE, WIS. VP) The Lincoln, Army Air Force gridders defeated Marquette university Sunday, 13 to 12, on the strength of a point after touchdown which Dick DeShazo manufactured in the second quarter with a placekick.

Marquette rallied for two touchdowns in the third period to erase the Wings' 7-0 lead but the Lincoln Flyers came back with a last-quarter tally to keep their season's record clear of defeat. Fullback Lou Mayne of Texas crashed two yards for the Wings' first touchdown and DeShazo dashed 36 yards for the winning marker. Bob Quinsey, Marquette end, registered both of his team's scores, the first on a seven-yard scamper with a fumble and the other on a 65-yard sprint after catching a pass from Jerry Benka. MARQUETTE 12. LINCOLN AAF l.t.

Quinsey L. K. Mlllhnm Downs Garblnskl C) Fischer Michauil IC) White Schultz Cusumano DeShazo BraIy Mayne Krciis T. Itrntinrelter 1.. G.

Hllnvicli c. Knlrh R. G. Richardson R. T.

Koxlkowski R. E. Plath Q. B. Benka L.

Copoulos (AC) R. Teik F. B. Score bv auarters: Marquette 0 0 12 0 12 Lincoln AAF 7 6 13 Summary Touchdowns, Mayne, DeShazo, Quinsey 2: point after touchdown, DeShazo (place kick). GRID RESULTS Professional.

NATIONAL LEAGUE. Green Bay 30, Cleveland 21. Detroit 21, Chicago Bears 21. I'hiladelphia 38, Boston O. Washington 17, Brooklyn 14.

New York 23, Pittsburgh-Chicago Cardinals 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Los Angeles Wildcats 30, Sail Diego Gunners O. San Diego Bombers 47, Los Angeles Bulldogs 13. San Francisco Clippers 27, Los Angeles Mustangs 7.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. San Francisco Parkers 19. Oakland Glnnts 13. San Wolves 7. Mustangs 27, Hollywood College.

Lincoln, Air Base 13, Marquette 12 St. Thomas 25, St. Mary's (Minn.) O. Tonopah, Army Air Field 40, Compton, Junior College 7. Service.

3rd Air Force 29, Cherry Point Marines 7. Lincoln, Air Base Marquette 12. Iowa Pre-Flight 30, Fort Warren O. Selman (La.) Air Field Galveston (Te.) Army Air Base Fort Benning (3rd Infantry) 41, Miami Naval TralnliiK 7. nttiimwa JVavy 3.1, Camp Fills (III.) 3rd Air Force Cherry Point Marines Heesler Field 29, Gnlfport (Miss.) Air Ba o.

Tuskrge (Ala.) A.A.K. 0, Fort Ben-nine, da. (I. Fort Knox (Ky.) 81, Berry Held (Tenn.) O. San Diego Naval Training Centex 69, Fort MaeArthur O.

Montana School of Mines Naw 19.1'! Great Falls Army Air Base Canip Campbell (Hopkinsvllle, Ky.) 19, Bowman Field (Louisville, Ky.) 0. Lubhoek, Army Air Field 46, South Plains Army Air Field 14. Randolph Field 67, Camp Polk (67th Armored Infantry) 0. High School. Davenport (St.

Ambrose) 19, Sterling, 111. IC to Tying Touchdown I Here is Meredith (Merry) Warner, fullback from Des Moines, on the 16-yard run in the last three minutes of play which gave Iowa State its. third and vital touchdown against Missouri at Columbia, Saturday. Warner followed with a perfect place kick which produced the final 21-21 score. Note in picture the Missouri player, off to the side of Warner, who has just sprawled, apparently without being blocked..