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PART TWO. ST. LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1925. 1 6S OURI GAINS 14-0 VICTORY OVER PIKERS 70,000 See Illinois Defeat Chicago in Rain, 13 to 6 While MissoijVas MOCKED KICK GIVES y. JACKSON SCORES BOTH TOUCHDOWNS IN BATTLE PLAYED ON BAD FIELD Washington Line Holds for Downs After Tigers Work Ball to 8-Yard Line in Third Period State School Eleven Profits by; Breaks.

VICTORS A TOUCHDOWN; GRANGE STOPPED BY MUD Red-Head Unable to Get Started on Muddy Field, Makes Poor Showing Forward Passes Figure in Both Illinois Touchdowns. By J. Walter Goldstein. Picture a great big bog, 100 yards long and 160 feet wide, half of which is covered with water and the other half so thoroughly soaked that it gives way to the weight of a bantam. That's the kind of morass that Francis Field presented yesterday for the twenty-seventh annual football meeting of the Missouri Tigers and thq Washington PiSers.

i Sj the Associated Press. CHAMPAIGN. 111., Nov. 7. Out of the mire and mud of Illinois' J2.00O.OOO Memorial Stadium.

Illinois arose today to defeat Chicago IS to 6. while 70.000 spectators sat through a driving rain, drenched the skin, to pay tribute to Red Grange, in one of the most remarkable demonstrations ever given an athlete in America The 70.000 spectators waited and even the supply of newspapers was isited in vain for the ar.nihllator 1 pone. The papers were used by Pennsylvar.i.Vs champior s-hir li.ose fnilintr to pet oilcloth. to tut loose just or.ce on McCarty Suffers Injury, ie fliprery, muii.lv rridiron and Beautif uJy cth-d women who re across the chalk lir.es to rive i em the thril! they wer seokinp. fame here to see ranee run, sat Tte galloping ghost of the Illinois undiismayed and watched the colors isiV TA Persons in their hats run riot, fading into blue, red.

yellow and almost every other color. The women, although drinpinp wet, remained to the fin- iSh. but ore the appearance of the washing as thev trooped I j-nnpinely out of the stadium. The inspired Maroons presented i husky haekfield that outcharged ivinoi with "Five-Yard McCarty. I avwr Missouri was fighting to retain its unbroken record of victories and leadership in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Washington was fighting to give Just one bright dash, of color to Its drab season by defeating traditional foemen. If it had been a matter of fight alone, there would have been little to choose between the adversaries; but the Tigers supplemented this will to win with enough weight, driving power, alertness and good fortune to gain a 14 to 0 victory. It was very wet. On an average of every fourth play it was necessary to relieve the ball of its drip ping mud Jacket. Any halfback skipping through the line, came up from the melee looking like an end man of a minstrel show.

A chap rambling through puddles around end usually used the breast stroke; while a line resembled a plunge for distance at an aquatic meet. In the second half. Center Vesper cf the local eleven wore canvas gloves to aid him in his snapplng-back; but the ball was even too tricky for the rough fabric. Yes. it was rather damp.

Tigers Use Two "Breaks. In spite of the fact that the winners carried a 13-pound to the man advantage in line beef, had a corps of able substitutes for relief duty from time to time, and had a bril liant record of performance behind them. Washington's goal line was crossed only after two breaks of the game had paved openings. True to their feline heritage, the Tigers hopped on the breaks wi'h cat-like agility and converted them into the tell-tale touchdowns. It was the old Missouri formula.

Fight hard, look for openings and then fight harder. Against Nebraska, Kansas Aggic-s and Ames, this formula has proved effective. Yesterday, it rang true again. The first of these chances came in the last moments of the opening quarter. All that had gone before was a series of punting exchanges, with by his superior yardage, slowly working the ball from his terrain toward Missouri territory.

Then came a low, ominous looking boot from the toe of IJndenmeyer, who had punted from his 2 5 -yard line. la yes, the Piker safety man. standing on his 40-yard chalk line (chalk, until the Snapped Coghzcr. Missouri, being Captain Levy, Washington, troit fumbles had placed the St. LouU eleven wtth.n scoring a- tance.

Only Two Passes Suooesf ul. Good football was out of the question as a result of the inclement weather. Punts went awry and forward passing was almost out of the question. In fact but two aerial rlays were completed throughout the contest. One of these resulted in Detroit's opening touchdown.

Detroit started its opening period march from Its own 37-yard line after a Ramaedottl punt. Sev- eraJ short gains by Janowiky and 1 of pass from Whiteman, bringing vtaa-fc Trial of Periods Of Plays Proves To Be a Success Brown Defeats Boston 42 to 6, in Game Under New System. By the Press. PROVIDKXCE. R- 1- Nov.

7. For the first time since the modern game of football was Instituted, the method of timing provided by the rules, was discarded and periods of plays instead of minutes were substituted in the game between Brown and Boston University here today. Under the official sanction of the Football Rules Committee. Brown and BosKm University gave the system a tryout and in the opinion of officials, coaches and spectators, the experiment was an unqualified success. Brown van the victor.

42 to 6. and and no stage of the game was there any question of the superiority of the home eleven, the latter was for the greater part Con tinned A cat Page. Missouri. Position. Washing-ton.

Ilacrhna L. I.indrnmeyer I Walker G. Smiths Krrp-uson It. Stafford Hi. T.

oglixer R.K.. U. lark 1.. Whiteman e. II.

Jackson K. Score by periods! 1 Miasonri A Washinaton A MeCarrolI Inaamells liannlhal Vper Itmnrn Miller Als Ilayea Mikas McDonald te. 2 3 4 T. 7 7 1 A A A Touchdowns Jackson (2). toala from touchdown CosrHaer, hlte- Giles.

Washington and I-ce, referee McDonald. Brown, implrr; Polllek. Nebraska, head llneamanf Kelly. Illinois, field Judge. rain wiped it out) tried to catch the ball, but it slipped from his clutching hands and rambled on downfield with him in frenzied pursuit.

On his 20-yard line, th ball came to a stop and he dived for it, but the fickle pigskin skidded another five yards and Stafford, onrushing Tiger tackle, covered on Washington's 15-yard line. There was a seiven-yard gain on the first play, but this was called back and Missouri was inflicted with an offside penalty as the period ended. Jackson Cioos Owr. Opening the nxt quarter. White-man tried to wade through center but was stopped.

Then Pete Jackson, who waa destined to be the Bengals' offensive atar, used a combination Australian crawl and trudgeon stroke to penetrate the thin green forwards for 14 yards and first down on the three-yard line. Washington fought back gamely for two downs, but on the third effort Jackson scampered around end for a touchdown. There was a wide, sweeping in- terference on the play, and The opposing end and halfback were cui down viciously. One secondary defender made a lunge for the flying Pete, but wet leather pants and mud-covered fingcra are not conducive to an effective flying tackle. CogUzer kicked perfectly from placement for the extra point.

Two line smashes and a pass gav Washington first down It from Missouri's goal line. Th's was the closest that Illgins man came to a score, as an incompleted pass and then Cogiirer'a interception of another toss took the Tig out of danger. Washington had shot any kind of scoring bolt it might have hat. From Then on Missonurl act to business-like efforts of bending hack the local eleven and ably aided by the charging power of 181-pound Pete Jackson, gained ofta.i and in telling manner. From thxt time forth, the grimy struggle rs malne'd in Plkway land.

Jackson a Oxxl Madder. In the opening half. Washington had held the ratio of first downs at one to two. but now the Jeaa green wall waa fading. Time and.

again. Jackson and Jackson only butted his weight into the line and skidded through with two or three would-1; tackier hanging on. Jackson haa had a hard time getting started this sasaMu kut yesterday he found himaolf. In Continued Beat Page. leven.

however, was unable r.rr&k away even once, because he ras simply unable to keep hi feet he started. Tbe famous redhead farrlrxl tlie I tH from M-rimmage- IT tinier for laiasof ynl and was ilimvuj fnr a total lo-. 20 yartl interference todav was a Sf becauye neither Hritton nor ritj-. Flipping uv siidi: in to frill the Maroon tack'ers and toTt the wav for Crar.ee to rut in them ar.d then lash rut i ore of famous cut-bark Itfr. Gran re wp, required to wait ctil his interference formed and liTthf time Ms shock troops were tChpafnn iremnn either VC'T'3 er fell Into the pools of r.

the Maroons piled on cf him. Makes One Ixn Run. Oranpe's outstandir.p achieve- i Ittni today was a JS-yard run in JiTiOis first touchdown. or an tstar.t it appeared that Grange I Sad pnttn loose and was off on I Ms thriilir.p runs, hut he finally broupht to earth by the Maroons' sole remaining tackier. rVto had been lir? back waiting wtor lust this situation.

'3 addition to running? the team the Illini captain sue- tfied on defense. Just before Oiii-apo scored hfr touchdown. Crrp stopped Austin McCarty. ao wsj attempting to tejgs from the Illinois four-yard so forcibly that the Maroon driver fumbled. After the chi- MM touchdown.

Cranpe smeared Eoiise's attempted pass for the ex- Point. most brilliant defensive play the day. however, was a slern In which he cut off a threat-touchdown tv a beautiful 41 from behind. Yeiley. Chi- eni, jroopf rc fum- Par the middle of the field Is the rlosir.ir and raced toward the Chiraco ponl line a car field ahead of him.

jrarF overrarr.e a 10-yard an i dropped the runner aft. had covered 3 yards. The piny, however, was recalled, because of necessary rouphness on the part Chirapo lineman. Today's pame was played under most wretched conditions imap-ttab. i-vjp je; covered with dust fo- a ef for the rur- re of keepirp it dry In the event r.ow.

was a c.uapmire of 'mud tth poot or wrttr It and I' slippery thit d.irinp runnirp runnirp out of the Franklin over which Ctrar.pe ran to 'orT in the mud a ek aro, was Sicp jrv pi-, compared to the 'nuns presented thf to- t-pectators hud- J''3 tr'S'ih(r in the huce double- 1 strurture. sat for nearly three -rs ii the downpour in the fac 1 MMr.p wind, trdn? to protect -srarlvea with almost every con- kin i of rnvfrirf Th "rpr, lone srtrips of I eUrlo-h. with a hole cut the middle through which rembled -c rr.yrri as a conclave Cf i 1 nd hooded klansmen Thev strips oi their hat. rfore the lat ae IS t.ii ri.i a i I 'III i 1 fo h.d relied into town, the en- stjpp.y of slicker and tad been exhausted and the ball to the 8-yard line. Football Scores LOCAI, TEAMS.

Miasonri 14, Waahincton O. Detroit JZ, St. Louis I Sumner Hirh Iouplaa Hitb Evans villr, Jnd. o. VKT.

Drake 14. Nebraska O. Grlnnell 9. Amen 9. Kansas Oklahoma A.

Illinois 13. Chl.apo C. Wisconsin 6. Iowa Ohio Mate 7. Indiana A.

Northwestern 3. Mlehiaran Minnesota 33, Batler 7. EAST. IVesleran in. Williams t.rneii 7.

Cirore Cltr Colarate 18. Pro vid fnrf 7. Penn Military 7. (insquehanna O. I psala 7.

ew York A pales O. Amherst 1. Sprinarfield O. Ilobart 24. I nion 13.

Middlebarr 10. Tofts Army 14, Davis Klkins 6. tinantieo Mrlnes 12. West Virginia Wesieyan A. Johns Hopkins ZO.

Randolph Maeon 0. Cieoraetown 4A. Lehlith A. St. Lawrence 14, Hamilton A.

warthmore 13, I rain us A. Rensselaer Poly 3. Vermont 7. Buffalo 1A. C'larksoa 2.

Maine 2S Howdoin 14. St. Stephens 7, fl. Ifayette 34. Knfarrs A.

Mnhlenbera; 3. Frank Marsh 7. Brown 42 I nlverslty A. Hampshire 17, Connecticut Agarics 3. Worcester Polr 15.

I-oweII V-i- tile 7. Kordham 17. Holy Cross A. avy I'lebea 2s Maryland Presbmru 7. Penn State freshmen 7, Bark-aril Kre hmm 7.

Penn Manfa 6, Haverford A. Williams rrrthmri 4S. Wesley-an I 'res art' O. of re Dame A. Penn State O.

Syracuse 3, Ohio Wesleyan 3. Princeton 3, Harvard A. lair 43. Maryland 7. Pittabnrc W'tiklnjrl and Jefferson A.

avy 27. Weatena JliryUsd A. West lrifiBin SO. Boston College O. Dartmouth 62.

Cornell 13. ew York Columbia Crair City 7, Genera 6. C. C. of V.

IS. Manhattan 1A. St. John's 27, Ililladelphli Mi-rinea A. Iteasselaer Poly 2.1.

Vermont t. arnesrle Tech Dreiel O. Kochester IX Alfred A. WtST. Michigan Agaries 5S.

Toledo V. Pwrdne 2, Franklin A. Kansas Arrles 2. Maranette A. St.

Xaler 1. Akron A. Ohio Northern as i relahton SO. John Carroll Denlvon 12. Mnsklnanm A.

Blnffton Bowllnar Green A. Miami H. Mt. I nion 4U Ohio I nlveralty Marietta 7. Carroll I-awrence 2.

Cornell Colleae A. Monmonth A. Heddlna- 3- Blachhnrn A. Delaware IX Jnniata Allerhenr 13. Thlel A.

erwlrb 1A. Trinity A. urstrra Teachers 14. Normal I'. 3.

A. Beiolt It. Rlaon A. itinnrd Next Page. tackled after a 12-yard forward is in back at left.

i-SKa t2- with Coglizer interfering for him The Lineups. St. l.onis. Position. tttnnton I Mnon T.

Ietrlt. Brennan Kosslter Carlson F'lannery Hachor Dolan Maniere Phllipnart ilill Jitonikr 3 3 4 T. Torrrs (J. Mumpfll Hnrlow K. Sullivan R.T....

Kfblr R. O'Krillr H. Itamarrlotri I- II Klnpalrin II. II Meld I frore by periods 1 t. Louis Detroit loaekdowns Maniere 2, Rin-aaavHottl.

Iteferee. Mehesan. Purdnej bead linesman. Or. John W.

Means. mpire. Col. Mamma. Wtl Point.

Phillipart, coupled with two Billi-ken penalties for offside placed the ball on Ft- Louis' 15-yard line. Here came a bad brek for St. Louis. A Detroit ack fumbled. Captain Ramacciotti recovered and raced the entire length of the field to a touchdown.

It was a brilliant bit football and brought applause from the 1200 persons who braved the poor weather. But it went for naught. Both fides were offside and the ball was brought back. Then rhllUpart tossed to Maniere Con tinned Meat Page. Captain Whiteman, Missouri, circling Pikers' left end, Manier'e's 81 -Yard Run in Final Period Gives Detroit Victory Over Billikens, 12-6 Intercepted Pass Breaks Up Piters' Best Chance to Score Captain Ramacciotti Scores Only Touchdo'An for St.

Louis U. End Run in Third Quarter Game Is Played in Heavy Rain. Special to the Post-Dispatch. DETROIT. Nov.

7 Quarterback Maniere proved the outstanding star In the University of Detroifs 12 to 6 victory over St. Louis University on a field ankle deep in rutid and with rain falling Washington looked fine in defense after that for the remainder of the hrUf and at no time did the Columbia crowd carry the attack to the green side cf mldfield. Washington twice crossed the middle line, but could not do much witi their opportunities. Hayes madj one brillian return of a punt for S3 yards, the run of the game: but the thick black wall then stood Its ground and Levy was forced to punt. A short whiie later the Pikers came into posse-sion nn M.asouri's 40-yard line, but on thi second play later CogUzer intercepted a pass.

Pikers lleach le-Yard IJne. For the first few minutes of the second it looked like the dressing-room oratory had put fierceness into the Pikers that might redound In a score. Levy-had kicked off to Moulder, who returned 18 yard to the 33-jard llr.e, where he waa savagely tarkld by two inkers. So fierce waa the charge that the pigakin from the Tiger's paw a and Sammy Floun grabbed It, alidicg four yard. continuouslv here this afternoon It wns Maniere.

who in the nrs1 It was Maniere. who in the first narter took a forward rasa from I and scored the opening touchdown. Then In the final pe- riod' the Detroit quarterback grabbed a punt from Capt. Ramac- ciotti toe and daahed SI yards the entIre Bllliken eleven to score the points that decided the Capt. Kamacciot! counted ror the Billikens.

going over In the third quarter, from the 8-yard line, after fine line plunging by nam" and O'Reilly, coupled with two le-.

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