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6- Wiins-, 3213- a Fligtit' iseairs -v Over in Tlanchard, Davis Star Air Devils Threoten In the. Final Period; Disputes Mark Game As Mori Than 100,000 Watch Service Classic meimwmpmM a saa 1 vm even hi Uf 1 IV UI 1 1 1, X.AW-, i A I 111.11 II -II I -vr" Gives Cadets C'l-Great Battle jr. By GAYLE TALBOT -By EMMONS BTRNE ,7 (, Vf Id V'-'-''fc -Playing good old fashioned rock 'em and sock 'era football, GSIifor nia Golden Bears closed tne law season yesterday before some 25,000 customers in Memorial Stadium with a disputed 6 to 0 victory over Mary's Pre-Flight Jt was, -in all probability, the final game between the. Bears and the Air Devils, who were spawned the war. Next year St.

Mary'sPre Flight will be only" a memory. The first meeting was -in 1942, with- California winning a surprising 12 to 6 victory, over a group of former college greats. In 1943 Pre-Flight won, 39 -0, and in the 1944 the Air Devils woiv-36 to 6, SERIES ALLQUARE But yesterdayjhe Bears reasserted themselves to square the series in at game that was notbrilliant but was well and honestly played. As in the upset triumph over U.C.L.A, a week ago, it was the play of a uggea, fighting line that paid off (i the'- scoreboard. It was Ted Kenfield, and most versatile wh Mor than.

102,000 pcnoni saw th ArmT-Nary gam, won by Army 32 1o 13yetterday at Philadelphia, and among the spectator was President Harry Truman. JThe. President 'and his party 0ft to right): Admiral William Leahy, dent Truman, his daughter Margaret and Mrs; Truman. Th picture en the right shows Don Blanchard, Army iullbaclc.v and star of the game, wading through Navy ladders to pick up a subitantial gain. Blanchard made three oi the Army's five touchdowns.

Glen DarUTnlade two, AJP. Wirephpto. 1 03,000 See Trojans Beat TBruimr26 -1 5 rammed over the Just before the end of the iirst period. The officials hesitated before rul ing a-touchdown and aftfesUhe game the Air Devils elaimedshat it Irish Defeated; Klemmer Star (DaWMributie SPORTS wasn't a legitimate score. Emil Sitko, Pre-Flight's battling halfback," claimed Kenfield was stopped short -of'the goal line.

Ted did fumble the-' ball but the officials ruled that he had first carried it over the The fumble was recovered by a California man, so the worst the Bears could have gotten out of it was a second down only a few feet short of the payoff stripe. Outstanding throughout the game was the California lineiJuincluding: a 210-pound Navy trainee brought-up from the Ramblers only two weeks ago. The name is Joe Faitho, hails from San Jose and he plays Vol. CX1.III. Otklind, CADETS WIN MYTHICAL TITLE, FOOTBALL SCORES California 6, Pre-Flight 0.

Stanford 12, Merchant Marine Cadets .6, U.S.C. 26, UCLA: 15. Oregon State 13, Oregon 12. Fort Lewis 13, Farragut Naval Center 7. i Br the' Aiueiatfd Fren Army S2, Navy 13.

Alabama 55. State 13. Baylor 17. Rice 14. Tort, Valley State 18.

Albany Stae fc- Great Laltej 39, Notre Dame 7. Georgia 33, Georgia Tech O. Jacksonville Naval Air Station 41. Pen- sacola Naval Air Station O. ljoulslana state 3.

Tulane 0. Maryland 19, South Carolina 13. -North Carolina 27, Southern Methodist 34, Texas Christian 0. Tennessee 45,. Vanderbllt 0.

Tulsa 20, Hondo Army Airfield IS. Yale 28. Harvard O. Wake Forest 13, lemson t. Stanford Beats tp 6 By BILL DUNBAR Stanford's Indians, capitalizing on two fast breaks jn the first defeated the Merchant Marine Ca- IRISH DEFEAT UPSET OF DAY NEW 1.

Pr Army won the mythical na GREAT LAKES. 111., Dec. 1. (U.R) Great Lakes' Joptball team fired a farewell salute to the war-time prowess of the Navy today as they walloped Notre DameV Fighting Irish, 39 to 7, in a dramatic season-ending upset before 25,000. rabid Navy officers and sailors.

-The Blue Jackets, three-touch down underdogs at game time, stuck hard to make up for Navy'a'de- feat by Army at Philadelphia and give Navy men scattered around the world something to cheer about It was the sixth victory of a gal-' lant underdog -team, rrfade up of "small college" stars who over their heads to. take a 13 to 7 half-time lead and then push across' 26 points in the fourth quarter, to turn the game into a rout. DETERMINED ELEVEN This -was -the final football team developed at this huge Naval train ing station during World War II era. And. although it started the season- in defeat, it came back to end its war-time existence in victory.

Enlisted' men moulded today's upset by Out-fighting the Fighting Irish from South Bend, Ind. Three of thenvAvere long overdue for their discharge but they stayed, on to hand Notre Dame a clean-cut beating, something that only Army had accomplished before season. The slayers were Guard Jean La- moure, forme? Fresno State regular; tional college football crown today by "downing Navy, 32 to 13, watched at Philadelphia and Southern California marched proudly1 into the Rose Bowl by disposing of U.C.L.A 26 to 15, before 103.000 fans in Los Aneeles. Thosftytwo contests, drawing the season No. 1 arid 2 crowcls, finished as expected, jn sharp contrast to Great Lake's dets of San Mateo by a score of I rntunut.ijr.MA, jjec.

19 in a iVia 32, Navy 13 aim that wail- had-efogHrr the fits! pe PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1. VP) Army' star-spangled array Struck for three touchdown in the opening period and defeated Navy, S2 to 13; at jcheduledt today, but not. without' being given a genuine dogfight by the Middies in the final gruelling 45 minute ofc an nual football itruggle. A crowd of 102,000 in Municipal including President Tru aaw the Tar recover-- from the opening shock of the Cadets! offensive and not only avert what' had threatened to become a sham' ble, but play the vaunted West Pointer! on even terms for the greater part of the contest.

The difference the final analy sis that which gave the golden helmeted Cadeta their 18th straight victory and their second national football championship was the rip ping, tearing running of those two great All-America backs, Glenn Davit and Felix (Doc) Blancb-d. ELANCHARD GAME STAR Blanchard reeled off three touch-- downs-Hind Davis the 'other two through a furiously-fighting Nrfvy defense that, for -surprisingly long periods, checked and what has been called one of the greatest attacks in'gridiron history. Navy lost, but it put up a stout battle and steadfastly refused to fall part before the famous Plainsmen. The Middies not only scored 'against Army's first team, but they did it twice, and the second time they went right through the middle of the Cadets' hitherto impregnable line. Whenjblg Joe Bartos, Navy ful back, plunged across from he one.

foot' line in the fourth period it was the first -time in nine games 'this, year -4hat an opponent had gone through the Army's first team forwards to ARMY ELEVEN' GREAT But Army sftU was the magnificent team. It met its traditional rival, the team that was bound to play over its head, and it: proved to Its ardent followers that their confidence had not been misplaced. The Cadets struck like shafts of light ning to score their touchdowns, and they won. Although Army held a safe' 20-0 Wad at the end, 67 the first quar ter and drove arrogantly SO yard te- a touchdown after receiving the opening kickoff, it was destined to become a much better game than that; as the statistics shogr, I. When It was over had notched only 10 first' downs to Navy's 11.

By all means? rushing and passing, the Cadets piled up 266 against Navy's very respectable 226. The Middies, who' phom-ised to make It a struggle, gained 108 yards through the air to Army's seven. The Cadets, however, at tempted only six passei CADETS TAKE KICltefr A chill breeze had the spectators huddled in their blankets when the two captains, Army's Johnny Green and Navy's Dick Duderi, called the. flip at midfield. Green won, and for a change, Army chose to re ceive the kickoff.

Arnold Tucker, the Soldiers' ailing quarterback, who had been in bed with the flu alnce Tuesday and didn't feel so good he said ran the -kick back to Army's 44. Prom there, in exactly, seven plays, Army's great team drove to a touchdown, the ball on the one-yard mark on the aecond play, Blanchard plummeted over in three minutea and seconds, quite up to the Army trsdition. Not much later, but after Navy bad run for a -Couple of first downs. the. boys from the plains struok again.

This time the started from Navy's 42. On the first play the still-ailing Tucker banged through the' Navy center for 25, and on thw next play Blanchard, all 209 pounds of broke away and ran 17 for the score. m. DAVIS SPRINTS TO SCORE Davis, Who tip to this time. had been watching his illustrious team- Continued Page 1T-A, CoL NAVY IN 12 TO VIH OVER ARMY III CHINA -SHANGHAI, Dec.

1 ff) touchdowns in the first five minutes give Navy a 12-0 victory over Army 16 the first China Bow) football game, played wildly enthusiastic. GI fans In Canidrome ttadium-r-a formes dog track. 'r-r" The ArmV eleven, infWior In power, weight and never crossed Navy 35-yard- line. of the spectators hadn't seen football for two years or more. The game had been given a big tuildup.

in the Stars and1 Stripes'. Jrmy and Red Cross Workers handed out 20,000 hot dogs ird doughnuts. least 1,500,000. bewildered Chi-r tse watched a three-mile ricksha preceding the kickoff. The mner: a pretty Swedish brunette, Jne Nergaard of Shanghai, pulled tr a coolie wearing a white sweat- Jrfwitb CBI Army patches.

She represented the' Navy port com-r nd. "-U. Lieut. Gen. Albert C.

JVedemeyer. ctnunanding U.S. forces in China, zsented Miss Nergaard with a sil- i cup. The coolie, got a floral -rJi ra'cehorae ityle and ytt "ra. Routs" Staters, 55 to 13 TUSCALOOSA, Dec.

1. (U.R) -Alabama's smart and powerful Crimson a Rose Bowl preview, smashed Mississippi State, 55 to 13, today, before 21,000 It was the Tide's ball game all the wayV despite. an early lead which came when Graham Bram-lett intercepted one of Harry Gilmer's passes and ran 95 yards to the Alabama one-foot 4ine' from where Harper Davis plunged over; In-running up its big score today, this Alabama team, the sixth to be taken to the Rose Bowl, broke its scoring record for a season, with 396 points in games. Alabama's 1920 squad field the previous recordf with 377. The Tide, in wrapping up iits first unbeaten season" since 1937, rolled for 224 yards rushing and 286 yards in the air today 1 Score by periods Alabama Mississippi State 7 1.1 14 2855 ft 1.1 Touchdowns: Tw i.

Mrtrrour 9. mmr Corbett, Self, Qrant, Davis, Bramlett. Points after touchdown: Morrow 7, Bur-ress. Bftftr, I IRE-VOU hear enmn Airnoi frnm ths bank rolls of those bookmakers who lata 26 points as thoueh it were eatfrr-tewes- and FROM Cruta Varl.Thia Ctc.l, 17 Jtwet fretiiiaa i 49,7 51 Alabama 1 Sunday, Dee. 2, .1945.

No. J55 Oregon State Downs Oregon EUGENE. De 1. JPi The Oregon State College' Beavers outplayed, the University of Oregon Webfoots today, 13-12, for the aec- na tHne-Hws-seasott: Halfback Jake Lelcht started the second quarter scoring wheiwhe intercepted a pass and galloped 80 yards for. an Oregon touchdbwn.

But the Beavers came' back quickly and, after a 62-yard drive, Vic Hartmarm flipped a five-yard pass-to Bud Gibbs, standing in the end zone. Stan McGuire's place-kick which-gave the Beavers their one-point margin was good. Oregon State's second touchdown, came after, eight minutes of the third period when Dick Gray lobbed a fhreetyard pass, to John Karamanos? who scampered over from the dneyard line. Wtn six minutes leit in the game. Oregon again tallied when Lelcht cut through' his own right tackle and skirted the sidelines on a 24-yard run to pa yd irt.

But John Kauf man missed his second straight scork by reaiops Orexnif Stat 7 0 13 Oregon 0 0 12 Oregon State tcorlnR: Touchdown uidoh. Kurnmiiniw, rami after toucn down: McGuIre Inlarcklck). urrgon ncorlng; Touchdorns Lelcht Ben Hogan Leads Fiddot Orlando ORLANDO, Dee. Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa, turned in a six-under-par 65today to take the lead in the third in the Orlando Open Golf Tournament with a 203. The- final -round-: wttlbr riilfl ved Tomorrow with 68 contestants still in fhe field.

Trailing him at 207 were Pros Kv Laffoon, Chicago, and Herman Keiser, Akron, Ohio. Close behind them at 208 were Johnnie Revolta; Evanston, 111. Another stroke back with -209's were Dick Metz. Chi- cago and Henry Ransom, Texas. Stadium before ci.j'..

i 4. 4nnn uuwu uuvv spectators. Ane iirss-scoretame aner nine, riua. me inaians una xeceiveu ii Cadet punt on their own 49-yard line. A line play hit- -the left side'.

of the forward Then came an incompleted pass. O.rf the third play, Gerre Martin, haUbflckA cut" off the Cadets' right guard, wormed his way down theenler, jf the field, IherTmoved to the right sidelines where he danced his way down the field. Curt JJurk'g pass for the extra point was incomplete. seconds, "before the Kalf ended, Stanford, trying a prayer pass from its oww 24-yard line, connected for a It was a 36-yard pass from Burks to Supple, who grabbed it on the Cadets' 40-yard marker and "went over to score. 'The conversion kick was' blocked.

The Cadets' lone score came in the third period on a 27-yard pass play from Bill Kersten to George Julien. Kersten faded- dew 10 pass ftoJulieiiwho-wfl Hght behind the line ot scrimmage in a screen playr Julien went through the line and over for touchdown. The xtra point kick was blocked. Marchie Stanford's well pleased squad's showing, and thought that i amazing 3S.tcr 7 conquest of Notre Dame, pj 9 i 1 oeaten only by Army. the routine fashion in which Army and Southern California handled their foes, surprises dotted, the program whih closed the season, exeept, for a few scattered contests and the January bowl encounters.

Baylor' spilled 17 to 14; Oregon State edged past Oregon, 13 to 12: Wake forest trimmed Clemson, 13 to California blanked Marjr'a Pre-FJight, to. and Maryland shot by- South Carolina, in to is. ah came within the upset category, And there were surprises, too, in Tulsa's 20 to 18 victory over Hondo Army' Airfield, the favored Okla- homans getting all thetr points in a. 1 1 1 loiiiu xuurvn penoa; ana xaies easy 28 to 0 decision over Harvard that gave the Elis the 1949 Big Three crown. Southern Methodist had absolutely no trouble with Texas Christian, 34 to Alabama had its final public dis play before taking on the Trojans in the Rose Bowl in mastering Mississippi ate, 55 to while two other Southern Conference clashes ended with identical -scores.

Georgia and, Charlie Trippi blanked Ueorgia Tech, 33 to 0, the same tally as piled up by Louisiana at the expense.pf Tulane. Tennessee, still hopeful" of a bowl bid as is L.S.U., battered Vender bllt, 45, to 0. North Carolina closed its season 'with a 27. to 18 victory over Virginia. It was' the second straight setback for the Cavaliers who pad gone the major portions of-two seasons without defeat until i- iasi oaiuraay.

Ruggers Meet Tomorrow The Rugby Football, Union of Northern California will hold a spe cial meeting tomorrow evening at (he Olympic Club in San Francisco. Purpose of the meeting is' to work UiC. on Way To Rose Bowl LOS' ANGELES, Dec. 1. The Southern California Trojans rode into the Rose Bowl today on a wave of power that engulfed the Battling Bryins of U.C.L.A., 26-15, before the season's" tap crowd of 103,000 in Memorial Coliseum.

The Trojans, led- by the rugged running Ted Tannehill and Sharp Pitching Jerry Bowman, thus closed theirs Pacific Conference schedule with five wins against one defeat, earning the undisputed lead and the bid to represent the West against Alabama's Tide, January 1, It will be the Trojans' ninth trio ana intra in a row to me BowL Flashing the savage strength of previous U.S.C. powerhouses, the Trojans ran up a-19-0 lead in the first half, more than enough to win. The fighting. Bruins came back to-couut 15 points in the last halt but the issue was never; seriously jn aouDi, a Tannehill. half.

back, scored twice on runs of 55 and 24 yards. Bowman, heretofore regarded as a aecond stringer quarterback, had a throwing hand in three of the scores. Bruins counted on a pair of long passes and a safety, The scoring pass plays covered 69 and 40 Vards. while the. safety came automatically in xne punt blocked out of the end xone.

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Lllly-whltt I. U.C.L A rt -KWb, U.S.C-Pnron OAKLAND DEFEATED BYi MONARCHY 8-6. LOS ANOFT.IES IZnitC The Los Angelea Monarchs, led by narry aiacK recently back from the Canadian Army, sunk the Oakland Oaks 8 to 0 at Pan Pacific Auditorium in a wild Pacific Coast LeagueAice hockey game here tonight. Black scored three goals during (he game ahd was also credited with Un assist, Oakland beat the Monarchs in their Onlv Othpr Vamo nf tha nDinn in uaKiana earlier if the season. -4 San Francisco Six Beats Vancouver, 10-6 With San -Franclseo'i Ralnh "Bucky1! Buchanan running.

wild on the ice to score five soals. four nf them In the first period, the Sham-rocks last night defeated the Vancouver Canucks 10-fl Jn7 Pacific Coast Hockey League game at San Francisco, Vancouver scored first: but Rii. chanan quickly evened it. Again the uanucks took the leaffl, but t- a cut loose again to score three times in a row to give the Shamrocks a lead they never ur-rendered. In the third; period "Buchanan acoreV again an chalked up two assists.

New Westminster Wins NEV 'WESTMINSTER, B.C., Dec. 1. (U.RFfNew Westminster tunted on the pressure in the second andi third peritds to shut out the Seat-: tie Irodmeh-3 to 0 in a Northern Dl-1 vision'acinc Coast Hockey League game: before approximately 3000 spectators tonigftt. Bear Fires Triumph California's liooomen 8efeat SL Mary Pre-Flight last Jilght, 81 to MVS A Jt mm J7 oo. Anay.

woue the "Bears was high scorer with 20 The California Blues downed Concordia ColllgeV 40 "87 In a fiveTminute overtime game, while the Cubs took St. Ignatius High into camp, 35 to 25, Montreal Beats N.Y jmun iMEAU uec. mv-The first place Montreal Canadians de feated the New York Rangers 4-3 tonight in I National Hockvi League contest. Butup right 'tackle. It was the consistent nlay of the hard charging Bear for warrta that Was thp ripriiiinff factor; In the fourth quarter the Airf Devils threatened that meager six point lead by marching to a first down oh Cal's 38-yard line.

Emil Sitko, a service at Great Lakes, lost-one on lirst down, Max Konz, a big kid from, Texas, lost four yards- on downs two and three and Sitko was tossed for an 11-yard setback as the Bears took over on Pre-Flight's 46-yard stripe, EPIDEMIC OF. FUMBLES "The 'game" opened 'with an- epl ddriic of fumbles. CalrfornMNjtiAed offand Bill Bondurant fumbled ori-the His 'teammate, Mike DiBiase, recovered, however, and the Air -Devils put the ball in play on their own $itko prompujs-iumDiea ana Dig Continued Page Col. KATS Grve yriTMa vMir. tr jewel rraclila if.

PHONE AVO'MAII, ORDERS prMPTLT I.ED mwi mm aw, 1 fornia sprint star, who holds the world's record at 440 yards, and. Marion Motley, Nevada Negro full LAMOURE LINE STAR It was Larhoure, 195-pound seaman, who sparked-the Sailor line which bolted up the Irish running attack- and repeatedly- threw Quarterback Frank Dancewicz for big lisses on his passing attempts; And it was Motley, Klemmer and Frank Aschenbrenner, former Marquette star who- scored two touchdowns, who ripped through big holes to run the Notre Dame secondary dizzy. Great Lakes I 7 0 IS 39 Notrc-Same 0 07 Touchdowns: Aschenbrenner 1, Motley. Terlep; O'Connor. Ottele; -Rugaerlo, Points after Sullivan 3.

IMvtfc- Samirty Angotf in $10,000 TrlumpiTT SAN MATEO, Dec. 1. (-Running easily in foarth. place tntil the stretch, Sammy Angott moved easily into first place -and went on, to win by three'ltfigths "te- $10,000" Alameda Handicap at Bay Meadows today. Time for the mile and one-six teenth was winner paid $7.90, $2.70.

In second place was favorite, Observer, paying $3.10 and $2.50. Bornello was third, paying $2.90. bred Stakes for two-year-old colts and gelding foaled in California Time for the six furlongs was 1:16.3. Bar Willie paid $17.30, $7.60 jand $3.70. Charivari second, paying arid Terry Bargello third, returning $2.90.

Attendance was 15,070 and the handle $1.119,184.. the pass defense-was ft. 1 i V. a 'tentative schedule for the 1948 season, Chicogo Beats Toronto Toronto, Dec. Chi.

cago Black Hawks routed the To ronto Maple Leafs 8-2 tonight and moved into second place, in the Na tional Hockey League, uver me pitiviuus nc cially liked the vork of his" fallbacks Frey Willey. and in the line. Will Lundquist, Supple- and DavfjJ ueswane. Scores by periods: Stanford 912 Cadets 10 fl th- Touchdowns: Martin. Stanford; Julien, MejSqppszAaM(Hid U.S.C.

to HonorJones LOS ANGELES, 1. (U.R) -A $500,000. field house will be erected on the University of Southern California campUs as a memorial to the late Howard Harding Jones, coach: who died irt 1941, the U.S.C. Alumnt Association announced, today. UNBEATEN GIANTS, HOLLYWOOD BEARS CLASH FOR CROWN HOM.YWOOD.

Dec. l.AWThe undefeated Oakland Giants ahWtne sjee place Hollywood Bears, boasting six wins and one loss, meet tomorrow at Gilmore Stadium for trie leadership ot the, Patific Coast Professions Football League. Led by Halfback Mel Reid, the Giants have racked up six straight victories. Tne game figures to be a brilliant 'Individual duel between Re'id, the loop's leading pass completer, and.the Bears' Kenny, Wash-ingtimrwho tops the league in'scor-ing with V0 Washington completed passes of 65 and 68 yard; against Los. Angeles last Sund The exquisite elegance and enduring accuracy of a precision-built Gruen express exactly your ifeelr ing of thankfulness for the return of a lo-eid one The heart-felt gift of a time-honored Gruen says, far better.

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