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0 0 Dartmouth 7 Yale 0 Minnesota 7 Michigan 0 'western 14 Ohio State 7 Army 13 Columbia 0 Vanderbilt 46 Princeton 7 Oklahoma 16 S. Clara 6 Cornell 21 Colgate 2 Drexel 14 Ursinus 7 Harvard Navy PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2f. 1041 abed FoodlbullD Minnesota Rolls On The Fall-of the Mighty Few Major Surprises Navy Record Marred Georgia's 1st Defea.

fly Herbert W. Barker Associated Press Sports Editor INNESOTA'S mighty Goph-VI ers. the nation's ton-rank- tlPi 3F5 XTv 7 4 -74 ml -v 1 STIFF ZJ 1 rr (TX--iii 1 i 'tsXx 93 Yard un us Feature -Motzon Grabs Terrapin Pass In Last Period By CY PETERMAN It had been what you might call a full day on Franklin Field. The University of Pennsylvania varsity had retired, having scored most of the eight touchdowns in their 55 to 6 rout of Maryland, The second string was also in the showers, weary as their predecessors from cutting capers on the green; QUAKERS STILL BUSY Even October's beaming sun, working overtime to warm 40,000 admiring witnesses, had slipped behind those high brick walls, leaving the last period to a crescent, harvest moon. But down on the field the energetic Red and Blue was still not satisfied.

Maryland, My Maryland, with the grim defiance of Barbara Frjtchie.and all that, was still sticking its neck out, pegging passes into the evening air, passes that kept boomeranging to Penn's fortune all day long, but which the beaten Terrapins relied upon to offset a murderous ground attack. SUB RUNS 93 YARDS But it was no use. For now cam the most spectacular score of all. Walter Motzon, a sophomore from nearby Collingswood, N. playing his first stand before the home folks as proud member of the big team, snatched a pass from Maryland's Johnny Brenner on Penn's 7 yard line.

It was Walt's first chance to shine, for until then few know he was even in the game and Maryland had bern carrying the ball. But Walt had caught on in his brief association with Penn's unbeaten, untied squad of '41 and without delay he started for the bank. He cut first to his right, as startled Terrapins converged, swung deftly toward the side line and his blockers went into action. Suddenly, the kid veered left, more blockers swarmed in view and then he was out in the clear for a moment. Not for long, however.

One. two, three tacklers took a shot at the side-stepping back, and not one got a hand hold. As he broke into the clear, Brenner, who threw the ball, cut across the turf to head Walt off, but at the precise moment up bobbed still another unheralded youngster, BUI Madcraft. of Union, N. and upon Brenner he threw such a block a to leave no more obstacles in Motzons path.

So the kid from over the river rolled 93 yards to a touchdown. Continued on Page 3. Column 5 Cornell Gains 21-2 Victory Over Colgate ITHACA. N. Oct.

25 fA. A pair of star-spangled sophomores, one of them an unknown to Cornell football, gave evidence of things to come at Ithaca today in pacing the Big Red to a 21 to 2 victory over Colgate before 18,000 fans. Scoring twice, once in the first 40 seconds of play, Sam Pierce, unknown Negro halfback, gave indications of becoming the climax runner who mv pull Cornell back among the top teams of the Nation. His first touchdown came at the end of a 21-yard run off left-tackle the first time Cornell put the ball tn play. The second likewise was a masterpiece.

With Cornell in possession of the bull on the Colgate 37 after a weak Colgate punt, Lou Bufalino faded back and tossed a 17-yard forward pass to Pierce on the 20. Dodging three tacklers. the fleet Negro threaded his way through the entire Raider secondary in a crowd-raising run and went over standing up. Colgate Fuerey (luenthrr Srot H'lMnilo Zittfl Anderson iknlm it cr Miika 0leai -Cornell Po. I-rft end Ief 1hi kle 1-eft Rimrcl Cmtrr Rmht tui-kl liltlit pint Uuar lei h( I.ef! halrtuitk KU'hl hHlfhark Fullback (I Vanorrter Wolff Cinhme Nehrcr l'i-r Martin 2 2 21 tuiib fr 14 oiBati" scoring Safetv.

Bio Stolen, tackled bv Hntorskt. Cornell scoring: Touchdowns. Plrr. 2: Tredennlck (sub fr Points touchdown, Dragoii 3. ing football team, whipped' Aiicnigan valiant Wolverines yesterday, and took another long stride along the undefeated, untied trail that leads to the mythical National championship.

Meeting the Wolverines in a battle before 85.7b3 at Ann Arbor, Minnesota sent Halfback Herman Frickey over for a touchdown in the second period and then blocked every Michigan counterattack to thp finish This victory, the Gophers' 13th In succession, left Minnesota high on the national list along with such other powerful tenders as Texas ijonchorns. i Duke. Notre Dame. Pcnn. Texas A.

and Army. Fordham, Temple and Vanderbilt. Michigan, meanwhile, was forced to accept Us first defeat of the season, joining a list that also included Ohio State, Georgia, Santa Clara and Rutgers. Navy, playing a scoreless tie with Harvard, also lost considerable ground although still rnbeaten. Texas, rolling on to its fifth Fuccessive triumph, once again showed awesome power in a 40-0 rout of Rice, while the Long-horns' chief rivals for Southwest Conference honors, the Texas Aggies, spilled Baylor by an even greater margin, 48-0.

Halfback Steve Lach led Duke to an easv 27-7 conquest of Pitt, but the Panthers got some consolation out of scoring for the first time this season. Vanderbilt. lone unbeaten, untied representative of the-Southeastern Con ference, took Princeton, 4b-. i Sluegish for tnree Notre Dame finally got rolling ar.d swamped Illinois. 49-14.

as Owen Evans scored three touch- downs and Steve Juzwik two. rcrciham, after letting Texas Christian get a 14-14 tie early in the fourth quarter, rallied for i two touchdowns and a 28-14 vie- tory as Steve Filipowicz, as usual, se the pace for the Rams. Army, much the best, haed Columbia, 13-0, while Penn scored almost at will against Maryland, 55-6. Sophomore Otto Graham's passing carried Northicest-crn Wildcats to a 14-7 decision over Ohio State, first defeat of the season Jor Paul Brown's Buckeyes. A croiod of 71.896 sat in on these proceedings making an aggregate of nearly 158,000 for this and the Michigan-Minnesota Ten battles Alaoama.

paced by Jimmy Nelson, handed Georgia's Bulldogs their first defeat, 27-14, while Santa Clara, last Far West major team the unbeaten class, was trounced unexpectedly by Oklahoma. 16 6. Rutgers, playing out of its class, was no match for Syracuse 49-7. The'-e were few surprises anywhere along the line, although Corner's easy 21-2 conquest of Colgate was hardly expected. Dartmouth finally overcame stubborn Yale resistance and won, 7-0 Boston College stopped Georgetown, 14-6; Holy Cross i whipped New York University, 13-u, ana tirown naitea jaiay-ette 13-0.

Wisconsin and Purdue won narrow Big Ten victories, but not precisely by similar methods. Purdue came through with a fourth -quarter touchdown and added the point to nip Iowa, 7-6, while Wisconsin took a wild battle from Indiana, 27-25. Mlss mri moved to the fore In the Big Six Conference with a hard-earned 6-0 victory over Ne-brasKa's defending champions. Kansas surprised Iowa State, 13-0. Johnny Bosch spa rked Georgia Tech to a 28-14 Southeastern Conference triumph over Auburn, while sprang a big upset by spilling Tulane, 20-13.

Kentucky was too much for West Viriginia. 18-6. In th.e Southern Conference, Wake Forest defeated North Carolina, 13-0; Virginia Military halted Richmond, 25-7, and Virginia Tech whipped Washington Lee, 13-3. Stanford, Rose Bowl champion, kept the running for the next Pasadena assignment by spilling Washington, 13-7, but upsets were the ruie otherwise in the Pacific Cst onTof-nee. Both Oregon and Oregon State were defeated, l.i a tuime.

by U. C. L. 14-7, In a major surprise, while Oregon State yielded to Washington State. 7-0.

California halted Southern California, 14-0. 'Jtah, oi.l" unbeaten team in the Big Seven, played its second Nurressive tnis time a scoreless draw w'th Denver. Colorado swamped Wyoming. 27-0, and Colorado State nipped Utah State, 7-6 Tiger Fresh Lose PRINCETON. N.

Oct. 25. Throi touchdowns In the Krrond half Columbia's freshman foot-hl team to come from behind and h.qr.d the Princeton freshmen their rt dffeat in four starts, 24 7, in aimer Stadium here this afternoon. 1 Army Defeats Columbia WEST POINT, N. Oct.

25 (A. Proving once again that the infantry is the Army's backbone, the U. S. Military Academy's new football deal marched entirely on the ground today to rip Columbia 13 to 0 and remain among the Nation's unbeaten gridiron outfits. Before a sell-out crowd of 28.000 fans the S.

R. O. sign was hung out at Michie Stadium an hour before game time Army's battering ball carriers tore the Columbia line, from tackle, wide open to march 73 yards to a touchdown in the first quarter, counted again on an intercepted pass in the final chapter and, all in all, had a very enjoyable time throughout the afternoon. CADETS FOURTH STRAIGHT The Cadets, chalking up their fourth straight win of Red Blaik's first-year rebuilding job on the Plains, didn't gain a yard through the air all afternoon. They tried only eight passes, but these were just window dressing.

After the way Ralph Hill, the Sante Fe fN. sophomore; Hank Mazur. the triple-threater. and old reliable California Johnny Hatch gave the Lion tackles and guards a thorough going over, particularly in three first half down field charges, any attempts at sailing through the air were as useless as a waiter's thumb in a bowl of soup. As for Columbia, the Lions picked Continued on Pace 2, Column 4 rnvcvi n-jsr.

vv YARDS FOR PENN AGAINST MARYLAND AT FRANKLIN FIELD follows Interferers Davis (13) and Stiff (33) in first quarter of Penn's 55-6 triumph. Harvard Outplays Navy, Gains Scoreless Tie in Grid Upset Minnesota Victor Over Michigan, 7-0 By GRANTLAND RICE Inquirer Sports Reporter ANN ARBOR, Oct. 25. For the eighth straight year Michigan caught the blast of Minnesota's speed and power as the Golden Gophers beat the Wolverines, 7 to 0, before a crowd that numbered 85,753 spectators who were held spellbound to the finish. In this battle of football titans, two of the country's greatest, Michigan drew three scoring chances that barely missed, while Minnesota put her one opening to perfect scoring use.

4 K. 4 ViJ tkM.y M'CIIIGAN FIGHTS HARD This winning Minnesota thrust came just before the end of the second period when Captain Bruce Smith of the Golden Norsemen whipped a 45-yard pass to Herman Frickey who was collared on Michigan's five-yard line. Just a moment later Frickey drove across the line for the lone touchdown of the bitterly fought afternoon. Three times in the second, third and fourth period Michigan's slashing attack, headed by Westfall and Kuzma, threatened to break througn the might of Minnesota's powerful, alert defense. Michigan's first drive was halted bv a 15-yard penalty deep in Minne- territory.

ier seconn sniimig chance was blown to shreds by a tnmhI nn yard line as the big crowd was on the verge of hailing a Michigan score. TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED The Wolverines' last chance was halted at Minnesota's 20-yard line by the speed, power and smartness of Minnesota's mftnificent defense which refused to either bend or break in times of storm. It would be almost impossible to find two fine teams more evenly matched in every way. Both sets of backs, headed by Bruce Smith, Daley. Continued on Page 5.

Column 2 Dobbs Leads Tulsa To 16-0 Triumph STILLWATER, Oct. 25 fA. Glen Dobbs, fancy kicker and flipper, led the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to a 16 to 0 victory today over the Oklahoma Aggies in a game which probably decided the football championship of the Missouri Valley Conference. Dobbs threw both touchdown passes, turned in a remarkable job of punting and stopped one scoring threat of the Aggies. I 1 RIGBY I (A KANE GAINS 24 Ballcarrier (No.

55) the Harvard wall hit Fullback Alan Cameron with such terrific force that he fumbled and Bill Barnes, the Crimson's left end, recovered on Navy's 32-yard line. There the Crimson resorted to passing tactics that were decidedly unimpressive. Before the first period ended. Chub Peabody nailed Barnacle Bill Busik, regarded as the most dangerous Midshipman, so viciously that he dropped one of Captain Franny Lee's punts, which Johnny Page, the centre, recovered on Navy's 16. There the Harvard backs fired their heaviest offensive guns of the game, but the barrage died on the Navy's three-yard line, after Lee, Don McNicol and Walt Wilson had used up eight plays that gained only 13 yards.

When the Midshipmen opened the Football Scores LOCAL Drexel. 14; Ursinus, 7. West Chester Teachers, 27; Indiana Teachers, 0. Haverford. 38; Johns Hopkins, 0.

Penn, 55; Maryland. 6. P. M. 14; Lebanon Valley, 0.

STATE Albright, 13; Moravian. 0. Gettysburg, 22; Franklin Marshall. 7. Geneva.

13; Carnegie Tech. 6. Grove City, Slippery Rock, 0. Washington Jefferson, Hobart, 0. Washington College, 26; Juniata, 0.

Brown, Lafayette, 0. Muhlenberg, 13; Dickinson, 0. Penn State, 40; Lehigh, 6. Duke, 27; Pittsburgh. 7.

Marshall, 13; Scran ton, 0. Shippensburg Teachers, 42; Bloomsburg Teachers, 0. C. N. Susquehanna, 6.

Thiel, 14; Westminster, 0. Youngstown, 12; Waynesburg, 0. Allegheny, 20; American 14. N. Carolina College, 36; Lincoln 6.

Continued on Pag 5, Column 3 Duquesne Beats Marquette, 31-14 MILWAUKEE. Oct. 25 (A. P. Duquesne unleased a devastating ground attack and a brilliant overhead game to smother Marquette, 31 to 14, before a record crowd of 22,000 here tonight.

It was the fifth straight win for the Dukes thlt year. CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 25 (A. Harvard's amazing linemen lought their hearts out for ball carriers to capitalize on four hard earned breaks today and had to be content with a scoreless draw with undefeated Navy that thrilled a stadium crowd of 40.000. Starting as 4-1 underdogs, the Crimsop's veterans and durable forwards confounded the makers of the football wagering odds by charging the highly regarded and superior-manned Midshipmen with such wild fury that they forced them to make four costly fumbles.

Every one of those Navy bobbles could have been turned into a touchdow if the Harvard backs matched their forwards' drive. The game was only three plays old when a member of the left side of Vanderbilt Routs Princeton, 46-7 NASHVILLE, Oct. 25 (A. Vanderbilt turned a host of brilliant sophomores loose against Princeton today and routed the Tigers' first invasion of the South. 46-7.

before a cheering crowd of 12.000 spectators. It was the fifth consecutive victory for the Commodores. They displayed a powerful offensive in scoring once in the first period and twice each In the remaining three. TIGERS SLUGGISH The hapless Tigers appeared sluggish. They were never able to get their ground game going, taking to the air midway of the third period to march 58 yards for their lone touchdown.

Princeton tried 30 passes, connecting with 11 for 66 yards. The chief culprit in twisting the Bengals' tail was Sonny Baird, substitute sophomore end, who caught two scoring passes and intercepted a Princeton heave and raced 22 yards for a third. On the flipping end of Baird's scoring passes were two more sophomores. John Burns and J. P.

Moore The Commodores marched 74 yards for their first score. Binks Busmaier skirting right end for 14 yards and Continued on Pff 2. Column second period with a complete new team, Sherwood Werner was hit fo hard returning a Lee punt that he dropped the ball on Harvard's 45, where Wayne Johnson, the Crimson's reserve fullback, recovered. Harvard tried to pass from that favorable spot, only to have Midshipman Bob Woods ruin its hopes by intercepting a McNicol aerial. Busik made another bobble and Peabody covered it on NavyV 30 yard line in the third quarter.

There McNicol managed to complete a 15-yard pass to Don Forte, the right end. before the Crimson fullback ruined Harvard's second best scoring chance by fumbling himself. After Gene Flathmann. the Navy's Continued on Pae 2, Column 1 Oklahoma Trips Santa Clara, 16-6 By SCHUYLER AMMAN NORMAN, Oct. 25 fA.

Santa Clara, last unbeaten giant of the Pacific Coast, toppled today before Oklahoma and the slingshot passing of Indian Jack Jacobs, 16 to 6, in a resounding upset. But credit the weather man with an assist in this startling reversal, for rain beat across the field in a relentless downpour that mired the potent attack of the stalwarts from the Far West. Fumbling the slippery ball, the Bronc3 gave alert Oklahoma all three of its scoring opportunities a touchdown in the first period, a field goal and another six-pointer in the fourth. 'A FORMATION USED Oklahoma, trampled by Texas only two weeks ago, was a different club, carrying the fight to the favored Broncs from the new and deceptive formation Of Coach Dewey Luster. Santa Clara, striking back with a touchdown in the second quarter, 'was in the battle until the waning minutes.

The 21.000 rain-soaked spectators had settled down to watching a tight duel in the swampy field when Okla- Continued on Pate 5, CMumn 8 Ohio State Bows To Northwestern COLUMBUS, Oct. 25 (A. Northwestern snarling Wildcats clawed their way back into the Western Conference football picture today, defeating an out-manned but not out-fought band of Ohio State Bucks, 14 to 7, before 71.806 fans. The Cats, armed with the unerring! passing accuracy of sophomore half-i back Otto Graham, struck twice through the air for their tallies and then bottled the Bucks deep in their own territory, throughout the last half to clinch their second conference victory. Next week Northwestern Continued on Page 5, Column 7 other in the fourth for 59, gave the Engineers their victory.

The winning thrust was a perfectly executed forward pass from Joseph Michaels to Edgar Crouthamel. good for 12 yards and a touchdown. The score was tied at 7-7 with less than seven minutes to go and the ball on the Ursinus 12-yard stripe when Michaels faded bark to the 5. whirled and sent a long, high toss to the lanky Crouthamel who stood alone ija the end zone It wn. t.hrJUiner onrtinc fnr rrv.H Continued on Bage 3, Column i Drexel Beats Ursinus, 14-7, On Fourth-Quarter Drive By STAN BAUMGARTNFR A spectacular last ditch rally carried Drexel Tech to a thrilling 14-7 triumph over Ursinus before an enthusiastic homecoming crowd of 5000 at Drexel Field yesterday.

Completely outplayed by a plucky, well-drilled but undermanned Col-legeville team for the first 40 minutes and trailing by the score of 7-0. the Engineers shook off their Inertia in the final 20 minutes, scored two touchdowns and gained a well-earned triumph. Two splendid marches, one in th third quarter lor 70 yarda, and the.

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