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41 Editorial Something Has To Be Done For By CHESTER L. SMITH Sports Editor rfket in Pittsbgh has reached the place or the gatT5 he Strng arm treatment Terlrf time the first customer at the Billy Conn-hJ J- 52 bUt' at Duquesne Garden Thursday night, naa his coat sleeve pulled out in the jam until the decision wasgiven for Conn after Yarosz had won, there was an Ja mismanagement and bungling by promoters and officials that set a new low in a city that is hungry ior sports that are conducted on a high plane. I do not say there was dishonesty in the decision for onn. a man's judgment must be respected, even if one Deiieves it is distorted. The majority of smart boxing neads at the ringside thought Yarosz deserved the verdict, think so.

But that is beside the point. There were many things that went haywire. The contracts the promoter filed with the Boxing Commission were not the contracts the managers of the fighters held. Conn, according to the stipulation filed with the commission, was to come in at 161 pounds. But it is said the contract between the promoter and Conn called for 163 pounds.

The commission held one price for Yarosz' services; but Teddy got another. Duquesne Garden packed in the largest crowd in its history for a fight but Conn sat in the commission office for several hours the next afternoon while efforts were made to find enough money to pay -him his percentage. There is something decidedly phoney about a promotion Fight patrons who ordered seats failed to find them at the box office. I have a ticket which was given me by a man who sat at the ringside. He bought it two weeks before the match, and walked through the gates without anyone asking him for it.

Police protection was inadequate. How many stormed the gates and entered Duquesne Garden without paying cannot be estimated, but the number may have been in the hundreds. As usual, many of the press box seats were filled with gamblers, numbers writers and hangers-on. It seems to be a rule in Pittsburgh that the newspapermen who are to report boxing bouts have first to fight their way to a place where they can see enough to give a faint outline of what goes on. promotion here.

It would be much better if there were no boxing at all than to conduct it the way it has been going during the last two years. The Press has been deluged with protests from those who paid their money to see a fight and were given nothing but a pushing around and a questionable decision. This newspaper is not interested in whether Yarosz wins, or Conn, but it does believe it is intrusted with some responsibility toward its readers. Until such a time as it is shown that fights in Pittsburgh can be conducted with some display of order, it does not intend to support and hesitates to give information on local boxing. It must be understood that the decision in favpr of Cdnn has nothing to do with this attitude.

Billy Conn is a fighter of whom the entire city should be proud; so is Teddy Yarosz, who started his climb to the title here, won the title here, and lost it here. The boxers themselves gave their best but no one else did. majority may have been wrong, although I don't of that kind. It's high time the commission demanded responsible I "ty 4T- I'VE BEEN "-S" TTY oorts Section cnnip MV BQl ne tress Knows 'Xtxff, The answers frf-' PITTSBURGH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1937 Pitt Overcomes Stubborn Stand Of West Virginia To Win, 20-0 TARTANS FALL BEFORE VIOLET PASSES, 18 -14 SgJSSPreggg I I I Mil WtWIdMII I I IMWM MIUM "MM jyill milllllllMWMM VMIBmnm llll I AS A xi-uy Irish Whip Drake, 21-0 By The United Press SOUTH BEND, Oct. 2 Notre Dame began the long grind through its toughest football campaign in history today with an easy 21 to 0 victory over stubborn Drake University of Des Moines, la.

A crowd of 41,000 saw the Irish push over one touchdown in the second quarter and two more in the third as they warmed to their task. Ragged play in both periods cut short long Notre Dame drives which appeared certain to result in touchdowns. A 50-yard march in the closing minutes of. the first period placed the ball on Drake's five-yard line as the period ended. Jack McCarty made short work of the remaining distance by throwing a touchdown pass to McCormick in the end zone.

Andy Puplis place-kicked the extra point. In the third quarter, McCarty burst through his own right tackle and dashed 85 yards for the second touchdown and Fullback Mario Tonelli wound up the scoring with a three-yard touchdown plunge culminating a 40-yard advance along the ground. Ed Simonich's fumble on Drake's three-yard line cost Notre Dame another score early in the second period, and a forward pass inter ception by Bud Suter on Drake's goal line apparently prevented an other. Lineup: passed to Fetaglia and the latter Position Notre Dame 21 Drake 0 Luftman L.T Hedlund L.G. Lyon McArty Cicero R.G..

Pesetski R.T.. A. Shellogsr Geertsema R.E.. Zewers (C) Bergmann Q.B.. O'Reilly P.

Mandera L.H. McCarty Suter R.H Underwood F.B Tonelli C. Manders Touchdowns McCormick. McCarty. Tonelli.

Points after touchdown Puplis. O'Reilly (2). Notre Dame Sweeney. Clifford. Brown.

Kelly. Murphy. O'Lourhlin. Brennan. Kerr.

Kell. Ely. Harvey. Drew. Emmanuel.

Hollendonner, Albert. F. Shel-lngg. Marshall. Foster.

Race, McGoWrick. Mulcahey. Defranco. Bossu. Lonsrhi.

Fogel. Finneran. Adamonis Puplis. Hoffer. Crowe.

Zontini. Sheridan. BurneH. Me-Mahon. Sullivan.

J. Gleason. Monran. Ardoit. T.

Sullivan. Simonich. Gottsaker. Mooney. Drake Liek.

Carey. Day. Tomlison. Lorenz. A.

Dillon. Bamhart. Huston. MeCracken. C- Dillon.

Wooley. Peterson, Wolts, Henry, Fisher. White, Satraikan. 1 Savarese, New York University's Star halfback, skirts left end for first touchdown against Tech in Stadium battle. Panthers Get Going After Slow Start Surprising Defense Thwarts Early Efforts; Score Twice In Final Period Scared You, Eh! Position L.E..

L.T.. L.G.. R.G.. K.T.. K.E..

L.H.. Pitt West Virginia F.ller Matisi Baisi Raskowski Atty (AC) (AC) Ralle-Tezza oikm Hodges Dpunselis Rapaswirk Clark Moan Delich Michelofsen Goldberg R.H.. t.B Patrick Pitt SrorinB Touchdowns: Anriia 7 3 3 20 Pitt. Lrban, Btrbbiiis (. Extra points Pitt.

Merkorfsky (placement) (). Substitutions Pitt. Adams for Henslejr: frban for GoIdbcrE Spotorish for Dadilio; Merkorsky for Raskowicki: Stebbins for Stapulis; Chirkpreno for Mirhelosen; Schmidt for Ilplich; Paddio for Spotrich: Shaw for Sonrhak; Michplosen for fhick-pren Souchak for Shiws Henslpy for Adams: Hoffman for Souchak C'assiano for rban: Peace for Stebbins 'Go'dbpric for Cassiano: Mprkovsky for Dplich; Stapnlis for Patrick: Raskowski for Shnw for Sotichnk: Schmidt for Matpsi: Adams for Hpnslpy; StPbbins for Peace: Cassiano for Goldbers; Dannies for Adams. West. Vireinin.

FoIpt for Raisi: Phares for Moan, Gusste for Volkin; Npilson for HPdrirk: Raisi for folpy: pstaric Tor Hlees: Davies for Andia: Isaac for Clark; Foley for Raisi: Horisjps for (estaric: Volkin for Atty: I.orentz for Rapaswirk: Hpd-rick for Npilson: Nebpra for Ellpr: Moan for Pharps: Clark for Isaac; Ellpr for Xebera: Aodia for navies; Atty for Volkin: Baisi for Foley: Xeilson for Hedriek: Cestaric for Hodies: Pharps for Moan. Isaac for Clark: Paries for Andia; Gussie for Volkin: Hodcres for Cestaric. Rapaswirk for Iorents: Hedriek for Neilson: Audia for Paries: Nebera for Deantelis; Moan for Phares: Herkert for Volkin; Cestaric for Hortees: Richardson for Hedriek: Clark for Isaac. Officials Rnss B. Goodwin (Washington and Jefferson) Referee 1.

K. Thomas (Washington and Iee). Umpires C. Stricklinc (Viririnia). Head Linesman Don Hamilton (Notre Dame).

By LESTER BIEDERMAN Press Staff Writer MORGANTOWN, W. Oct. 2 One of the stoutest de--fensive football teams West Virginia has claimed in many years, xletoured and almost derailed the Rose Bowl championship Pitt gridders here this afternoon, and gave up the ghost only after one of the most bitter struggles in recent Panther-Mountaineer history, losing 20 to 0. While a crowd of 18,000, who Picture on Page 6 Sutherland story on Page 6 basked in the sunshine of Mountaineer Field, came to catch a glimpse of the highly-touted Panthers, they stayed to laud the troublesome Mountaineers. Pitt learned a much needed lesson today and only after Coach Jock Sutherland gave the boys a severe tongue lashing between halves and sent his second string backneld into action, did the Panthers act like themselves.

Johnny Urban, reserve left halfback, scored the first touchdown early in the second quarter on a 29-yard sprint. Curly Stebbins provided the final two in the last quarter, when the West Virginian's were tired and unable to ward off the attack. Elmer Merkovsky added the first and third extra points, with Frank Souchak's attempt on the second one going wide of the uprights. The Panthers began too well for their own good. Kelly Moan kicked off to Marshall Ooldberg on the goal line and Mad Marshall lit out down the center, streaked toward the sidelines on his right and was off in the clear.

He was hemmed in rather tightly near the side and Clark laid an enemy hand on his shoulder and lueeed him to the ground on the West Virginia 22. It was a run-back of 88 yards. Goldberg didn't do much sidestepping or weaving, merely ran straight ahead. The Pitts, smelling a touchdown, bowled along -until they were forced to give up the ball on the 1-yard A poor kick, which traveled out on the Mountaineer 30, gave Pitt a fresh start in the second quarter. The Panthers charged to the three, but on fourth down Stebbins was smothered on the sixNand West Virginia again took control.

Moan booted out to the 45 and Stebbins came rushing back to the 38 from which point Pitt proceeded to'o about its business of scoring. The Mountaineers drew an oS-Continued on Page 6 Last -Minute Air Attack Ruins Opener Sivak. AdoIIo Youth. Scores Winning Touchdown on Bloom's Pass Boell-ed Over! Fos. New York V.

18. Carnegie T. 14 Keller Hudson Kawchak Miskivies Pyiynskl Campbell Cratsley Kopesak Matelan Carnelly lee L.E. Punney L.T L.G. R.G.

R.T. E. L.H. H. Carnecie teller Rosenblatt Barberl Blomquist Renzi Wittekind Tech 14 II 6 13 18 New "York I.

Npw ork U. scorine Touchdown. Savarese. Miller, Sivak. Missed tries for point after touchdown Dunney.

placement kick; Boell, drop kirk: Sivak, placement kick. Carnegie Tech scoring Touchdowns. Lee. Matelan. Made tries for point after touchdown Kopesa 2.

placement kicks. Carnegie Tech substitutes Left end. Howarth: left tackle. Sutherland: left gnard. Gartz; center, Schmidt; right guard.

Musial. Llnyd; right tackle, Gtimhert. Swab: right end. Stiegel. Miklaurio: qnarterhack.

Friedlander. Napotnik: Ifft halfback. Moron right halfback, t'ondlt. Zawacki; fullback. Installs.

Grad. N. Y. U. substitutions Left end.

Cam-panzi: left tackle. Vogel: left guard. Helmeke; center. O'Connell: right guard. Schneider; right tackle, Dubois: right end.

Schillig: quarterback. Cella. Boell: left halfback. Fiori. Sivak: right halfback.

Williams: fullback. Pauline. Officials: Referee W. H. Frlesell.

Princeton. Umpire A. H. Slacks. Lini man L.

Conover. Penn State. Field Juriir Earl Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh. By CHESTER L. SMITH Sports Editor With less than two minutes of play remaining, Carnegie Tech was winning its opening football game at the stadium yesterday.

But in single breath taking moment, the violent Violets of New York University rewrote the script and turned the victorious piping of the Scots' bagpipes into a mournful wail of defeat. Taking the field for the second half with the score 14 to 0 against Another Picture on Page them, after a crushing assault by the Tartans had sent across two touchdowns in the second period, the New York brigade suddenly became alive and brought the score up to 14 to 12. They were complete masters of the play as they did so, but as the hands of the clock slowly ground out the minutes, it looked as though their failure to add the seventh point each time would turn out to be the margin by which they would lose. Coleman Kopcsak's toe had been a true friend to the Skibos, who needed only to cling to their advantage, slim though it was, to move merrily off on the first campaign under Coach Bill Kern. Apollo Boy Turns Trick But the Violets had another idea.

What they had done before in the way of piercing Tech's secondary defense with their passes, they could do again and they did. As the crowd of 20,000 leaped to its feet with a throaty cheer. Bernard Bloom arched a towering pass from his own 40-yard line. It carried high and far to little Joey Sivak, 168-pound halfback from Apollo. Sivak had outrun the deepest Tartan defender as he gathered in the ball and scuttled the 10 yards that were between him and the goal line.

It was then 18 to 14 for the Violets and it stood that way at the finish, in spite of a storm of passes the frantic Tartans tossed here, there and everywhere in an effort to retrieve the victory they had been so sure was to have been theirs. Thus a game that started with out any -great show of. offensive power on either side turned out to be one of the most vivid exhibitions the Stadium has witnessed in years. Each team had its moments but Tech's were fewer, and in the second half they seldom, if ever, were more than fleeting. In the final analysis, the game was decided by the artistic passing of Edward Boell, sharpshooting halfback in NYU colors from Brooklyn.

He outdid Tech's Merlyn Con-dit. He outdid Tech's Merlyn Condit, who spit the Violet defense apart with his long, pun-Continued on Page Grid Scores College 'Mighty' Minnesota Loses To 'Huskers Ohio State Rides Over 'Boilermakers' i f. i By The United Press LINCOLN, Oct. 2 The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers took advantage of two scoring opportunities and stopped the University of Minnesota's powerful running attack to gain an upset 14 to 9 victory here Some 36.500 fans saw the Ne By The United Press OHIO STADIUM, Columbus, Oct. 2 A big, rugged Ohio State team threw itself squarely into the contest for national football honors when it swept over a favored Purdue eleven, 13 to 0, in a Big Ten football game here today.

A crowd of 40,653 coatless fans- LOCAL New York u. 18 Carnegie Tech. 14 LOCAL TEAM ABROAD Pitt 20 West Virginia. 0 DISTRICT TEAMS Muskingum 7 Penn State ...32 Albright ......20 Lock Haven T.26 California 0 St. Vincnt Fr.

0 Grove 7 Bethany .....22 Waynesburg ..21 Buffalo 13 Wash-Jeff 6 Gettysburg 6 Geneva 0 Indiana 7 Edinboro 0 Kiski 0 Clarion 6 Westminster. 0 Slippery Rk T. 0 Allegheny 7 EAST Yale .26 Pennsylvania .28 Fordham 66 Holy Cross 7 Cornell 40 Columbia .....40 Boston 33 Rutgers 20 Brown ..13 Dartmouth 31 Harvard 54 Navy 32 Princeton ....26 Bos. College ..21 Texas A. M.

14 Army 21 Juniata 6 Bowdoin ......12 Navy Plebes 0 Coast 7 Dickinson 13 Arnold 12 1 Union 9 Drexel 21 C. N. N. Y. Vermont 7 LaFayette ....33 Middleburv ...25 Maine 0 Maryland 21 F.

0 Providence 0 Colgate 7 Williams 6 Lehigh 6 Hampden-Syd. 0 R. I. 6 Amherst 7 Springfield 0 Citadel 0 Virginia 0 Kan. State 7 Manhattan 7 6 Wash College.

0 Mass. St 0 0 Worcester 6 Moravian 0 Lowell Tex 0 Hobart 0 0 Brooklyn 0 N. Britain 0 Rensselaer 6 Upsala 0 Hartwick 0 Millersv. 6 rBloomsb'g Trinity 25 Tufts ..20 N. 21 St.

Jos. Northeastern ..13 St. Thomas 28 Catholic 14 American .13 Stroudsb'g T.13 Georgetown 38 Villanova 42 Muhlenberg 18 Continued Hamilton 0 Colby 7 Bates 12 Mt. St. Marys.

7 Amer. Intl. 0 Mansfield 0 Loyola (N. 0 Bridgewater 0 Panzer -Shenandoah 0 P. M.

0 St. Lawrence. 6 on Page 4 braska line stiffen at crucial moments and break up the Minnesota offense which had run roughshod over the nation's best for three years. Only in the first five minutes of the game and at scattered intervals later did the Husker line weaken. It was Nebraska's first victory over Minnesota since 1913 and the third in 19 games between the two universities.

It was the first game the Huskers had played under Coach Lawrence (Bill) Jones and the victory kept intact Jones record of never having lost an opening game. Nebraska was helped by the weather. Temperatures soared to the 80's and Coach Bernie Bier-man's Gophers wilted after the first quarter. Bierman and Jones both substituted freely, but the Huskers were more accustomed to the heat. For the first five minutes of the game it seemed that it would be a lop-sided Minnesota victory.

With Gmitro and Uram carrying the ball, the Gophers marched down to Nebraska's six-yard line. There the Nebraska line stood firm. Gmitro was thrown for a nine-yard loss. Halfback Andy Uram dropped back a few yards and passed to Vic Spadaccini who was waiting in the end zone. Tirana's place kick was wild.

Nebraska went into the lead early in the second period after Bill Matheny, Minnesota safety, fumbled a punt on his 24-yard line. The Cornhuskers passed and plunged their way to a touchdown and Lowell English converted the extra point. Late in the. third period a forward pass, Uram to Captain Ray King, took the ball to the Nebraska 23. Three line plays gained eight yards.

On the first play of the fourth period Horace BelL Negro guard for Continued on Page 3 watched the game, played on a perfect Indian summer day with the temperature near 80- degrees. By its victory today, Ohio State kept a perfect football record against Purdue. The teams have met six times since 1919 and Ohio has won every game. Purdue never has scored a point against Ohio State. The Buckeyes smothered the touted running attack at every turn.

Purdue took to the air, but most of their efforts were futile as an alert secondary covered every potential receiver. Cecil Isbell, Purdue's outstanding candidate for All-America, was the best back in the Purdue array but the big Houston, boy never had a chance. His interference was smashed repeatedly before it could shake him loose. Ohio State dominated the offensive play. The Bucks knocked repeatedly at the touchdown door in the first half, but always lacked the final punch to put the ball over.

The first Buck touchdown came after eight minutes of play in the third period. After Dick Nardi had intercepted one of Cecil Isbell's forward passes the Bucks began a drive on their own 46-yard line that was not ended until they had touched pay-dirt. After Fullback Forrest Fordham lost one yard on a fake reverse. Mike Kabealo, the Buck's stocky blond halfback, tossed a perfect forward pass to Esco Sarkinnen, substitute end, who took the aerial on the Purdue 35 and then raced to the 17 before he was downed. Kabealo, Fordham and Dick Nardi picked up 12 yards in three smashes at the center of the Purdue line.

With a first down on the 5 Kabealo failed to gain. Fordham then hit the center of the line for three and Continued on Page 3 Husker Star Dying Of Injuries In Game By The United Press LINCOLN, Oct. 2 Eldon Mcllravy, Nebraska sophomore fullback, was in a critical condition tonight from injuries suffered in the Nebraska-Minnesota game. Physicians said the 20-year-old youth suffered a basal skull fracture, cerebral hemmorhage and shock. His left side is partially paralyzed and complete paralysis had set in on the left lef.

He was in deep coma late tonight. "There is nothing we can do for 24 hours," said Dr. Earl N. Deppen, team physician. "We cannot tell yet whether he will recover." Playing in his first game with the Cornhuskers, Mcllravy was injured in the first half and was j-einjured in the third period, apparently while blocking a Minnesota player on a Nebraska punt.

He was carried off the field unconscious and taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Watching the game were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc-. Ilravy, and a sister, Bernice.

West View Ahead West View High won its opening game of the season by defeating Elders Ridge High at Turner Park, Perrysville, 7-0, yesterday. Sunday, Oct. 3,1937 RESULTS YESTERDAY NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 8 New York lO Brooklyn 2 Chicago 8 St. Louis Boston 7 Philadelphia 1 11 innings. AMERICAN LEAGUE Nfw tork 11 Boston 3 Cleveland 12 Detroit 5 Chicago 8 St.

Loais 2 Philadelphia lO Washington 3 'Philadelphia Washington 6 Chicago 8 St. Louis 9 5 innings, darkness. STANDING OF THE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.

.623 .601 .553 -529 .520 Am .368 New York 4 Chicago 92 PITTSBURGH 84 M. Louis 81 Boston 79 Brooklyn 62 Philadelphia HI Cincinnati 56 57 fil 8 73 90 91 96 AMERICAN LEAGUE L. 52 6.5 68 70 71 79 96 106 Pet. .660 .575 .553 .512 .530 .477 .356 .303 New York' 101 Detroit 88 Chicago 84 Cleveland 83 Boston SO Washington 72 Philadelphia 53 St. Louis ............46 GAMES TODAY NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati at Forbes Field 2).

New York at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston. St. Louis at Chicago. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at St.

Loais (2). -Washington at Philadelphia. Cleveland at uetroit Boston at ew fork. -ist--r' i.nin-.MV".