The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 17

SPORTS DES MOINES. IOWA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944. SECTION FIVE pkim SutiDa Msh Uumilhle Tec (0)J i All-State O. fn uv 4 Brennan Provides Spark to Squelch Orange Bowl Team, 21-0. By Al Kuettner.

ATLANTA, GA. (U.P.) The ever-fightin' football Irish Saturday regained a measure of the gridiron glory that once was Notre Dame's, throwing up a barrier of denial before Georgia Tech's touchdown-minded Engineers to win the day's top intersectional feature, 21 to 0. Minnesota Surges Back, Noses Wisconsin, 28-26 IJy William Weekes. MADISON, WIS. Minnesota's Golden Gophers conquered Wisconsin's gallant Badgers, 28 to 26, Saturday in their Big Ten football final, but only after a hair- Gridders LJUULILJ i 'tH i mW ftV.

1 CD Chauncey i Webster City A' I i. A I I'll i i 0 I 1 I'js Tip Willard Shaw MR Oeorge Knack OD Marshall town I 11U Fort Dodge i through a gaping hole in the Georgia Tech line for an all-important first-period touchdown. Their second touchdown drive came in the third period, a 72-yard march' on long, dangling passes from the arm of Frank Dancewicz. The payoff play was on a toss by Dancewicz, brilliant youngster from Lynn, to Bob Kelly for 40 yards. It was the Irrepressible Brennan, star of Notre Dame's victory over Northwestern last week, who came up in the end rone with the hall and the final Irish touchdown.

Gaining the ball on the Tech 20 on an interception by Martin Wendall of one of Tech's desperation passes, the Irish smashed quickly for the score. A Dancewicz pass to Bob Skoglund was good for six and Brennan smashed four more to the 10 Kelly moved to within one foot on three plunges and on fourth down Dancewicz lateralled xoitTirs 2jiTii t.irV lIVSIiJK THE PEACH Okla. Ags, T.C.U. in Cotton Rowl Tag, 2 Nebraska 35, Kansas State 0 Tage 2 Great Lakes 28, Fort Warren 7 Page 3 Yale 6, Virginia Page 2 Landis Pictures, Story Page 6 Drake Harriers Win U. S.

Titles Page 2 Sugar Howl Foes: Alabama, Duke Page 2 Inr i-ai a in iiirr MICHIGAN HIT BY LATE DRIVE IN FIERCE TILT Unbeaten Buckeyes Big 10 Champs. STATISTICS. Mlehicaa Mai Ftr.t down it it Vard. gained roahlni ineti lht 22 Forward pawe attempted 7 4 Forward paste completed 1 'Sf'ard by forward pasting; 2S t. forward paste Intercepted hy 1 I I aril gained, run hark ef Intercepted passes 3S runtlnc average .34 41 Total yards, all kirk returned IIS 71 OniMinent fumble recovered 1 3 tarda lost by 3 IS Yiy Sec Taylor.

Sport Editor, tha COLUMBUS, OHIO Out of the crunching and the cracking of two superb forward walls, a Western conference championship emerged for Ohio State here Saturday as the Buckeyes ground out three touchdowns to Michigan's two, completed a feet season without defea, tie, and won, 18 to A robust throng of 71.01 persons sat in on the exciting proceedings and were rewarded with a RUGGED, OLD FASHIONED football game in which both teams played for keeps, showed no favors and asked none. Bucks a Great Team. Tha Buckeyes came from behind twice, proving they hav what it takes when the chips are down and that if the conference faculty men decide today that their champions may compete in Pasadena's Rose Bowl gridiron carnival on New Year day the Big Ten will be repre- sented by a great team one that measures up to prewar standards. But the title and the victory over Michigan did not com easily. The- stubborn Wolverines, fighting every Inch of the way, struck twice, once, at IhA Hose of the first half.

leaving the Buckeye in arrears at the Intermission for the first time this season, and again early In the fourth quarter. Both times the touchdowns Michigan scored put it in front. to 6, and later 14 to 12. Likewise the Wolverines overcame an Ohio lestd twice in this see-saw contest, touchdowns by Bill Culligan and conversions by Joe Ponsetto doing the trick and culminating thrusts of 25 and 83 yards. Statistics of the game, overwhelmingly favoring the Buck" eyes in so far as first downs ar concerned, do not tell the story of this tough football scrap.

Th Buckeyes manufactured 17 first downs to their opponents' 10, but had only 225 yards, all gained by rushing, to Michigan's 192, th latter figures Including a 2S-yard forward pass, the only one completed out of 11 attempts by th two teams. Stay on Ground. Ohio State threw only four passes all day and never resorted to its sensational overhead combination of Less Horvath passinjr to elongated Jack Dugger, who can leap into the azure all 6 feet 4 inches of him like a hooked tarpon. The Buckeyes used straight football from single wing or formations for their three touchdowns, two of which were scored by Horvath, giving him 43 points lirCKKYKS- Continued on Page Thrcr. Teamwork JSp'.

77 3l b-X? I I uW iC LiiiummtrMitii ii ii 1 rr.ilhi.a, iiliiiliiMOr I i Ti in a Burton Adkins Jerry Galvin Boh Hansman Pat Stoik np Elmer Ilemsath Verlyn Rutt A 3Iarshalltown VJ Ames Des Moines (North) VI Clinton Waterloo (East) JUi Mason City i 1 went Into the lead and held it going into the closing period. Girard, playing his first contest since being injured early in the Badgers' game with Turdue three weeks ago, was off the target with his passes in the early part of the battle but found himself and, throwing for long gains and using his aerials as a threat, had the powerful Gophers jittery for more than half the ball game. Carry Ball. Minnesota, displaying a powerful ground offense with Red Williams and Vic Kulbitski carrying the ball in the opening minutes, suddenly shifted to the air for their first score. With the ball on Wisconsin's 23, Williams found John Lundquist with a touchdown pass.

Merlin Kispert place-kicked the extra point. The Badgers got back Into the ball game In the closing seconds of the period when John Davey fell on the ball MINNESOTA Continued on Page Three. RESULTS College. BIO TKV. Illlnnl 2 TVnrthwenlerit ft.

Indiana 14. Ptirdne. ti. Iowa Pre-Fllht Iowa fl. Minnesota 2H.

Wl.rr.n.ln 2l. Ohio SI ale IS, Michigan 14. BIO SIX. Nebraska 3S. Kan.a State O.

Oklahoma A. and M. 2M, Oklahoma S. INTERSECTIONAI olre Dame 21, ftenrgia Tech 0. Vale 6, Virginia ti.

KAST. Atlantic City Air Baie HI. rrlneetnn 6. Brown 32, Colgate 20. Dartmouth 3S, i nlnmltla O.

38. Bitlli Prep O. Penn.vlvanla 20. Cornell O. Pltt.hitrKh 14.

FVnn Mate O. Itntcer IS. I.chlrh Kwarthmora 13, I rtlnti 0. NOl III. Ttnke 33.

North Carolina MKllppl 13. Stale S. Miirrnv tate AS. Mlllip n. Knuthwetern Lnulatana 7, Louisiana State Normal R.

Tenneea 21. Kentucky 7. Tennessee State 12, Inrlrta A. and M. O.

SOCTHWKST. Southern Methndit 7. Texas Tech II. Texas Chrixtian 9, Hire ti, FAR WF.ST. Redlands 21.

Pomona 13. California 40. 13. M. Mary's tre-Flight 33, California 6.

Service. Atlantic City Air Bate 31. Princeton A. HninbrldKn Nat 21. (amp Peary 13.

oro Marine till, oa.t Pilot O. Fort I'lerea Antphlh 21, Jacksonville Navy n. Lake 2K. Fort Warren 7. Iowa I're-HlrlH 311.

Iowa II. Mat well Field 13. Miami Navy O. St. Mary' I're-Fllgnt 33.

allfornla ft. Western Michigan 4.1, kellocc Field 33. Wolverine iMUHT tjrAIN BEHIND mEj. wiiM mm, wp-b 1 The Georgia Tech defeat took a LOT OF THE LUSTER OFF the Orange Bowl football game on Kew Year's day between the Engineers and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. But that didn't make any difference to the Irish.

This was their day and they lost no time making it apparent to the 29,000 fans who braved damp, sleety weather to see the battle at Grant field. Freshman Jimmy Brennan, a naval trainee from Milwaukee, who arrived at Notre Damn too late to get his name printed on the tram's roster, provided the offensive spark for the second weekend in a row. Striking with force and fury from the 11-yard line, he went STATISTICS. Crnrcla Notre Tech llama First town, IH Net yards 47 2H( Net yard passing 7 i Forward attempted 2 J4 Forward completed 9 Forward Intercepted 1 Fumbles 3 4 Ball lost on fumbles 1 1 ard penalised 3 TV0 BOBCATS ON ALL-STATE PREPELEVEN Willard Shaw Rated Best of Backs. By Jack North.

Sport Editor, Th Tribune.) High school football in the state this year enjoyed another big season and will go down in history as one of the best in recent years. There were several outstanding clubs and numerous fine players and the mythical state championship is claimed by several teams which went through the season with perfect records. Marshal 1-town, unbeaten in. two years, and Clinton are probably the No. 1 teams of the state because of their fine records against the utiffest kind of opposition.

East High, the Big Seven conference and Des Moines a m- pion. had its best balanced north. team in several years and made a splendid record, losing only one game and that by a single point when two of its key linemen were out of the lineup. The all-state team this year boasts power and speed. The line Is heavy and fast and the backs will hold their own with the best turned out in this state in a good many years.

The backs average 1S7 and the linemen 1S3 pounds. Ten Represented. Ten schools are represented on the first all-state selection. Mar-shalltown is the only school to land two places. The Bobcats have been outstanding now for two ALLe-STATK Continued on Page Five.

"9 mMM iamc Georgia Tech 0 Pittsburgh 14 Pennsylvania State 0 Mississippi 13 Mississippi State 8 '4 -'yTI EDick Armstrong Ottumwa i in IT raising offensive battle. The Gophers, who have Improved with every game since the middles, of the season, appeared to have struck their, peak as they rolled up a two-touchdown advantage midway in the second period. But before they Tinished their work, they had to come from behind in the final quarter, as the Badgers, sparked by Freshman Karl (Jug) Girard, Iowa, In the second period the Seahawks slammed half the length of the field In a drive that got them nowhere at the finish. With a first down on Iowa's two they advanced to within six inches of the Iowa goal, then were thrown back and the Hawks took the ball on downs. Score Late.

Just a minute and nine seconds remained in the first half when the Seahawks scored. Returning a punt to Iowa's 33, the Cadets pounded out the 33 yards in 11 plays, with Louis King driving through right guard from the 6-inch lie to score the tying touchdown. Iowa Pre-Fllght went into the lead after five minutes of the third quarter passed. Taking the opening kickoff, the Seahawks drove all the way, battering out 56 yards in 11 plays. Charley Woodward, the Seahawk workhorse who carried the ball a total of 37 times for 152 yards, made the touchdown from the two-yard line.

Trailing by a touchdown, Iowa hit back hard and was driving into Seahawk territory when the first Hawkeye fumble gummed the works. Taking the Seahawk SEAHAWKS Continued on Page Four. STATISTICS. Indiana Purdue First downs 14 14 Vards gained by rushinr (net) 24S Forward passes attempted ti Forward tastes completed 3 1 arils hy forward pastime 44 Forward passes Intercepted by 1 Vards gained mnitark of intercepted pastes 13 Pontine average 30 Total yatdt kicked returned IH Opponcntt ftimltlet reem'rred ardt lott hy penalties 4 158 JO 4 108 2 31 I 25 Addams. fiOOII FOR 37 YARDS TO THE l'UKDE II.

Huncnyi blasted four yards off tackle for the score and John Tavener booted the conversion Trom placement. Purdue got that one back two minutes before the half after a weak punt went out on the In diana 46. Five running plays went to the 20, from wnere Billv Canfield tossed a screen pass to Dimancheff on the 19. The brilliant Bulgarian SIMPLY HIS WAY INTO THE INDIANA Continued on Page Three. The all-state high school football team presented here today marks the twenty-ninth selected under the supervision of Jack North, sports editor of The Des Moines Tribune and dean of Iowa prep sports experts.

See Page 5 for pictures of second-team players, listing of all-star teams first to inclusive and the extensive honor roll. Seahawks Erase Early Deficit. By Bert Mcfirane. (Staff Writer.) IOWA CITY, IA. Luckless Iowa made a savage stand against the heavily favored Iowa Sea-hawks in a cold, numbing rain here Saturday, only to climax an inspiring three quarters resistance with a last period letup which gave the Pre-Flighters a 30 to 6 triumph.

Hardly 2,500 sat in the sodden stands as the Ilaukeycs exploded with startling fury at the "outset, grabbed a.i early lead, held it until the last minute of the first half and then battled on until numbed and fumbling fingers and momentary lapses in the closing stages sent them spinning to another defeat. The embattled Seahawks, victors in 10 of their 11 engagements, jogged through the raw rain at the finish with a fine claim on the nation's service championship. I'ut Ij Bat tip. The Hawks loped away with their seventh reverse in eight starts, but with the knowledge Buddy Helps i iV5UNG (I) heads! i f-OK HPJLc i ARTIN 111 mm is" Jt it They were outmanned and out-powered but they never were outfought and in the end there were four costly last-half fumbles and two lapses on pass defense to change the game so completely. Iowa scored with less than seven minutes of the first quarter gone.

The Seahawks, receiving the opening kickoff, lost ground to the charging Hawkeye line and punted out of bounds on their own 38 from their 6-yard line. Sock in Hawks. The Hawkeyes hit with surprising sock. They reeled off three consecutive first downs, covered the 38 yards in 10 plays, with Rill Kersten pounding through the Seahawk right tackle from the one to score. The first Seahawk threat died on Iowa's 17 when a desperation fourth down pass by Hon Samuel was snatched out of the air by Dick Woodard of STATISTICS.

Ia. Pre- luwa FliKbt First down 13 lard jcaini-d mhinc 175 Forward a 9 Forw ard panne rninplrted 'I 't Yard by forward paliiic 1 '4 SH 1-orward pa.ve Intercepted hy 2 ard gained run-hark of Intercepted panne 4 InnlliiK avcrti 33 Tom I yard, all kirk returned S7 I fit Opponent untitle recovered 4 lard lot by penallle 10 4(1 TAkf Ralph Rook Des Moines (East) that they had given one of football's finest teams a whale of a battle. Iowa fought the gruelling engagement with only 19 men in action. The Seahawks, their bench jammed with stalwarts, sent 26 into action but the parade of reserves confidently expected to be used by the Pre-Flighters never got in. The game was too tough for that.

Going into the fourth quarter the Seahawk margin was an indecisive 12 to 6. Then Bob Sullivan of the Seahawks raced down the slippery sideline 27 yards to haul an Iowa punt back to the Hawkeye 13-yard line. From that point the Seahawks crashed ahead to score in four plays, added two more touchdowns on long shot passes and the game lost its tightness. Within less than three minutes of the finish the score was only 18 to 6 but in those last fleting seconds the Seahawks, maneuvering the slippery ball through the air, scored twice on passes to make it decisive. Their last touchdown actually was scored after the final gun, the play being in motion when time expired.

The Hawkeyes, a vastly different team in spirit, fought from start to finish. They charged and tackled and drove. Illini Win, 25-6 -C. -IwSW AVi VV iwwt QB 1 I xf irish Continued on Page Two. Trojans Slap Uclans, 40-13, To Gain Bowl STATISTICS.

it. r. r. HMt down 1 '21 Set yard rinhln St Net arl paHiim .....114 KH Forward attrmptrd 21 JO Forward mniplrtrd 7 Forward tntcrrf ptrd 1 2 Fumble 4 1 Kali lout on futilities. 3 Yard penalised 15 47 LOS ANGELES.

highflying University of Southern California Trojan grid machine rode into the Rose Bowl Saturday with a surprisingly easy 40 to 13 triumph over a dazed and outclassed University of California at Los Angeles team before 77,903 fans, one of the season's biggest football crowds. Coach Jeff Cravath's unbeaten but twice tied juggernaut piled up yardage at will to dash the Bruins' Rose Bowl into the Coliseum greensward. With the Trojans due to receive an automatic bid from the Pacific Coast conference, U.S.C. officials were expected to tender an invitation to Ohio State's unbeaten machine if the Big Ten relaxes its long-standing ban on postseason games. Ohio State downed Michigan Saturday, 18 to II.

The undefeated Trojans closed their season with a brilliant per formance. They scored in every period against the team that tied them, 13 to 13. last September. They had the best of it in the line and their backs, Jim Hardy, Duane Whitehead, Bobby Morris, Don Garlin, George Callanan and Don Burnside, gained repeatedly on delayed bucks. THIS ONE PLAY WAS UNSTOPPABLE.

THE BRUINS NEVER SOLVED IT. After piling up three touchdowns in the first half, the Trojans really went to work in the third period. They took advantage of Bruin miscues and every break of the game went in their favor except a penalty for pass Interference, calhul on them three minutes before the final gun. This gave the U.C.L.A. the ball on the Trojan nine and after Fullback Jack Myers powered to the two, Vic Smith took a lateral and skirted his right end for a touchdown.

Smith dropkicked for the extra point. U.C.LA scored again in the last minute of play on a long pass from Sub Quarterback Dean Witt to End Nelson King. m. m. 1 J'Ujans suiiereu two cas- ualties in the victory, Callanan and Garlin both suffering knee injuries.

C.C.L.A. 13. SOCTHKRN CALIFOKMA 40. Wheeler L. Von Hardy McCahe L.

Ferraro Keefer L. O. Curtis Paul Antles Simons R. Wall Asher Pehar Tausheek R. Jim Callanan Waterfield B.

Jim Harrtv Vic Smith 1.. H. Callanan P.n.tti Hmnslile Mvers K. Whitehead Score bv quarters. U.

A 13 13 Southern Cal 7 13 14 40 Summary Touchdown. Smith. Klnc. Whitehead, Garlin 2. Hardy points after touchdown.

Weal iplaca Smiib tdrop klckj. ndliaiia Oms, 14-6 v4 Hoosiers Throttle Purdue Power, Go 48, 77 Yards for Markers. By Jim Mitchell. LAFAYETTE, IND. An Indiana juggernaut that deserted its customary aerial haunts to gain almost at will on the ground, pounded out a 14 to 6 victory over Purdue's it 1' 1 it kJULl vVi r' t- Boilermakers Saturday.

The triumph, fashioned mostly on the strength of the terrific running of Harry Jagade and Bobby Hoernschemeyer, sent the traditional Old Oaken Bucket back to Bloomington for the seventh time in 20 years. The inspired Hoosiers thrilled 27.r0( chilled fans with touchdowns in the first and final periods and completely throttled the powerhouse Purdue running attack In the second half. Purdue, with its injured stars. Boris Dimancheff and Ed Cody in the starting lineup, fought back gamely all afternoon and managed to tally in the second period, but Indiana had too much all around strength for the 1913 Western conference co-champ-ons The second time Indiana got its hand3 on the ball, the Hoosiera thundered 4S yards in three plays for a touchdown. The big blow in that advance was a screen pass from Hoernschmeyer to Aba 1 I vL Si i-r eiV VrW 4f MUtMSIWIIMI Illinois Back Claude (Buddy) Young carries the ball for a short gain as teammates block out would-be Northwestern tackier in game at Evanston, III.

Young Saturday tied Ited Grange's Illinois scoring record for a season's play. STOUY ON PAGE 3. Bill Culligan, Michigan back, totes the ball for a short gain behind precision blocking in second quarter of game with Ohio) State at Columbus, Ohio. leading the way for the ball carrier Ih Ralph Chubb, Michigan back. The Buckeyes won 18 to Ii.

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