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PAGE 2 Peach Section -MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE AND STAR JOURNAL. Sunday, October 18, 1942 DIAGRAM OF GOPHER VICTORY juOWiao-iyk m. a as dh rib flh ffl ffl (m LOS ANGELES UP) With a dazzling exhibition of broken field runs by Mickey McCardle and Howard Calla-nan, Southern California dashed the hopes of Washington State college for an unblemished Pacific Coast conference title-Saturday. The amazing Trojans contributed another dazzling upset In a season of giddy performances with a 26 to 12 victory, A ft Mitchell blocked jrl Beous' Me- Ball KEY-" mmtmrs Bill Broncs Nip Beavers in Fourth Win PORTLAND, ORE. UP) Santa ri l- tSVUVU mmswsuiL 1 I id UCLA Wallops California, 21-0 BERKELEY, CALIF.

UP) Passing and plunging in sensational fashion, the University of California at Los Angeles Bruins hurdled, another obstacle in their drive toward the Pacific Coast conference football championship Saturday with a 21 to 0 win over their keenest KKKOf rim? MIL CAPWO MSS JL-AJi I itCKMWtVf -ll-ll-ll-jajml WTfKIPKD WfOMMtTi urn our I OB Of SOIMK? I OBTW HKM-K-M Clara's Broncos made another successful raid Inside the Pacific I fUMBlE KXXMOOWN Coast conference Saturday and rivals, the California Bears. 0: galloped off with the pelt of the league's defending champions, Ore TMuttAOY feca gon State College, 7-0. The 35,000 fans who sat through four thrilling periods left satisfied they had watched the future coast champions. The Bruins, swirling out of their crowd of 45,000 watched the game. It was the first win of the season for USd and the first beating for Washington State, which appeared to be Rose Bowl-bound.

The Trojans came back fast after being scorad on In the first three minutes and took complete command In the third quarter "by pushing across two touchdowns In quick succession. Southern California smashed continually at the left side of the Cougar line, with McCardle slanting off the tackles and cutting back so fast the Cougar secondary had a hard time corraling him. As a check on this attack McCardle sent fullback Bob Musick plowing It was Santa Clara's fourth win. One of the coast's great passing "Q-T" formation, a variation of the combinations, Jesse Freitas to Alyn famed Clark Shaughnessy In- HUSKIES GET FAST START IN 35-0 WIN SEATTLE (U.R) The University Beals, paid off for the visitors In Stalled at Stanford a couple of the second period for a 30-yard I gain to the four-yard line. straight through or firing passes to keep the defense In position.

Washington State had lots of speed, a good ground attack with big Bob Kennedy smashing the tackles and a fair passing game, BUT THE COUGAR LINE WAS OUTCHARGED. McCardle's touchdown run in the third was one of the most sensational ever seen in the Coliseum. He took Kennedy's lofty punt, pivoted, changed pace, ran over one man, hurdled another, and had prospective tacklers strewn all over the greensward as he finally zigzagged a corkscrew path to the end zone. Wajh. Stau (12) South.

Calif. (2) Suoeff LB Hevwood Dvinn LT McCall Ward LO Clark Rpmlntton )0 Blanchi Remington Sftxas Wright Verry Anrteraon Dnvll Rnfro OB Bleeker Stovi LH McCardle Faklna RH Taylor Kennedy FB Mualck Washington Etate 0 0 6 12 Southern California 6 0 14 724 W. S. C. acorlng Touchdowna: T.

Aklna. Kennedy. Southern California aeorine Touch FROM THREE FREITAS JAB BED CENTER FOR TWO AND 14 BILL PRENTICE BOLTED INTO THE MONEY THROUGH GUARD. of Washington Huskies, with re serves playing three-fourths of the MM Art HA flft fi fih flfl hA years ago, smashed to a touchdown in the first period and converted. From then on they were practically unstoppable.

They staved off desperate rallies by the Bears in the second and fourth periods and charged over the California goal for two more touchdowns, one in the third and the last in the final quarter. The victory, which evened up for last year's 27 to 7 loss to the Bears, fixed the Bruins' conference stand-' ing at two victories and neither defeat nor tie. Outside the league, game, Saturday handed Montana Gophers a 35-0 mauling in a Pacific coast conference football game before 8,000. Continued From Page One Washington put the game -on ice with three quick touchdowns in th REACH IT BEFORE IT ROLLED AN AUTOMATIC SAFETY. first period.

Montana's tricky maneuvering they lost their first two games brought the ball within downa: McCardle (2); Davia. Callanan At times there was no coherence range only once. The drive was or sequence to the attack with the I I I brought to a heartbreaking end by result that two touchdown efforts IKMUND the gun closing the half when Quar were missed. Silovlch's passing strengthened the attack, but even terback Dick Bowman WAS DOWNED ON THE ONE-FOOT in victory it looked like a hit-and- LINE. miss affair from a Minnesota standpoint, on the offense.

7jb ttte TX Halfback Sam Robinson set up the first score with a 42-yard Jaunt. The line, even with Paul Mitchell Halfback Bob Erickson crashed and Dick Wildung Injured so that through center for the touchdown. they couldn't play up to their top (Mcuaraie). Fotnt after toucnoown, McCardle (dropkick), Mualck. BROWN BLASTS LAFAYETTE, 7-0 PROVIDENCE, R.

I. VP) Brown's all-America backfield candidate, Bob Margarita, put on a one man running show in the fourth period here Saturday to lead the Brown Bears to their third straight triumph, a 7-0 conquest of Lafayette. Margarita raced 64 yards off his own left tackle midway in the final quarter for the touchdown. form, was outstanding on the de fense, but didn't have the kick on the offense that helps the backs. I Robinson and Erickson team- ed up again for the second counter, Robinson scoring on a 45-yard dash.

Neil Brooks, tha husky fullback from Living, ston, counted the third touchdown. Fullback Mark McCorkle recoW ered the ball on Montana's fdur to Texas Christian and the Navy Preflight School from St. Mary's. The Bruins took the kickoff and marched 58 yards to California's 17, only to lose the ball on downs. On the punt, UCLA regained possession on California's 31.

Quarterback Bob Waterfield whipped a pass to Herb Wiener, right end, who made an outfielder's running catch, then raced 12 yards to score. Fred Snelling placekicked the point. The Bears, unconvinced they had met their match, charged 69 yards only to lose the ball on downs on the Bruins' three yard marker. The Bruins received the kick-off opening the third period and marched straight down the field 65 yards for a touchdown. It took 14 plays to put the ball over.

Once more Snelling toed the ball through the uprights. The last period score stemmed from an intercepted pass, left half Al Solarl snagging the ball on California's 38. WATERFIELD PASSED TO BURR BALDWIN, SUB END WHO CAUGHT THE OVAL ON THE THREE AND DIVED OVER THE GOAL. Waterfield booted the extra point. V.C.L K.

(21) Poi. California (f MINNESOTA ---9 -0 IMEBRASKA yard mark and a few plays later went over for the final touchdown in the third period. i run wu) flu (MS TjES fall 1501 (in fl Without taking any credit away from the Gophers in this much-needed victory, It must be said that tremendous improvement 13 necessary immediately if Michigan, Northwestern and other toughles that lie ahead are to suffer the same fate as Nebraska did Saturday afternoon. But let's not detract from Minnesota's new backfield of Luckemeyer, Silovich, Kula and Sandberg. Those boys really played themselves out In the heat of the afternoon to make a splendid showing.

Yes, and you can throw bouquets In the way of some of the reserves were greatly Improved. They had more pep, zip, drive and determination to win. 3SJ As things turned out, the Go 1M in pursuit, BUT NO ONE COULD PUT OF BOUNDS TO BECOME Nebraska tried a free kick after that play and three plays later! Luckemeyer pulled his 40-yard sprint for the score. That was all the scoring until the third quarter, when the Gophers showed a real offensive kick by marching from their own five on the klckoff yards down the field for a score. The Gophers used everything on that drive, with Silovich passing once to Luckemeyer for 18 yards and again to Herb Hein for23 yards, Hein making a shoestring catch for the touchdown.

This time, Garnaas' kick was blocked, but there were Minnesota's 15 points and they stood for the entire game. A questionable decision by Field Judge Dilweg on Bradley's beautiful 65 yard kick set up the works for Nebraska's lone two points. On that boot, the official ruled that the ball went out on the Minnesota one-foot line when it was most apparent to those in the press box that the ball had cleared the field la fair territory. They called on Bob Sandberg, with his powerful toe, to boot the ball out of trouble. He was deep in the end zone when Ed Nyden, lanky end, rushed through and blocked the ball.

1 It went Into dead territory for a safety and the only points i that the home team scored all afternoon. inclined to believe that Dilweg made possible that score for a. touchback would" have meant putting the ball out on the 20-yard line instead of hemming the Gophers near the end zone. The sophomore backs deserve oodles of praise for carrying on in the pinch, but the game didn't prove that the Gophers have come back far enough to loom as unbeatable the rest of the way. phers scored twice once on a safety and once on a touchdown and then missed two other scoring opportunities inside of the Nebraska 20-yard line.

CrAATfAAt' Tfif fit DUQUESNE IS 13-6 VICTIM OF TARHEELS ETA PoiHT fs BUCKtO Bf SCHieiCH teak L. I Paul Mitchell set the stage for the safety that gave the Gophers like Solhelm, Nelson, Sikich, Aid- a surprise two-point lead early in M. Smith LE Agler Flnlay Chriatenaen Leacoulla LO. Herrero Armstrong Planer SparlH Dodds the first quarter. The big tackle, playing with a bad charley horse, broke through and blocked Debus' reara Deacoudrea Wiener RE Femiaon worth, Bicanlch, Anderson, Baum-gartner and a few more for their splendid efforts, along with Mul-ready and Hein at the ends.

The latter two rose to new heights In this first victory since Pittsburgh. But the fact remains that Min Waterfield QB McCarthy Solarl LH. Sporto punt. That really should have CHAPEL HILL, N. JP The University of North Carolina loosed terrific power in the second half Cur CP Senses been turned Into a touchdown as Saturday and ended Duquesne's 16- ninnie uraves en1lln Honneeger California 0 0 0 0 U.C.U A.

7 0 7 721 Touchdowna Wiener, Water-field. Baldwin (for Wienr). Polnta after touchdown Snelling 2 (placekicki), Water-field (placeklcka). the ball bounced back into the Nebraska end zone with four Gophers in pursuit. nesota, clicking as it should to ft game winning streak, 13-6, before a homecoming crowd of 14,000.

For the Tar Heels it was but a Kick OuicKto keep Its national reputation, should have piled up a much bigger margin of victory against a V7A continuation of their undefeated weeA34 scores Nebraska outfit that was quite a season. The Iron Dukes commanded the THEY TOOK OUT TIME ENOUGH TO BLOCK OUT A HUSKY WHO HAD A CHANCE TO GET THE BALL. During that Interval the loose first quarter. With Max Kielbasa. Rutgers Conquers Bucknell, 9 to 7 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.

3. UP) Rutgers defeated Bucknell 9-7 here Saturday when Len Hansen and Ken MacDonald blocked a Bison punt In the end zone that was good for a fourth-period safety. leading the way, they moved to the 40. Then the 185-pound right half, cut loose with a burst of sneed 1 1 pigskin rolled out of bounds in the end zone to become an auto that carried over the goal line. little below its par of recent years.

It was a highly spirited Mln-nesota football team that went to work on Nebraska in the first half and piled up nine points In six minutes, just as many points as the Gophers scored in the entire 1941 game against the Cornhuskers. On the very first play in which the Gophers took the kickoff, they matic safety. Had the Gophers )i Tlrtri ill li MiHinrJI. il Kini.ll II I'ilJimilii fl.lt 9 run just a little harder they could have fallen on it for a touchdown, But that was the kind of a start the crippled Gophers needed in and getting the ball on downs on its own 19. The Gophers, defensively, were beautiful to watch at this point this game.

They came back with just as much fight. Nebraska, with a free kick booted from its own 20 As the second half opened, North Carolina struck with such, power that the Iron Dukes were visibly surprised. On two plays, Clay Croom made 15 yards to midfield and Billy Myers, a sophomore, made 40 yards to the Duquesne 10. Myers passed over the goal line to Joe Austin for the touchdown. The fans had hardly reseated with Bradley saving the day for the Cornhuskers by a 65 yard boot to Hein on his 40 and the scrappy THE STATISTICS end bounced back to midfield.

against the wind, blowing laterally across the field. This put the Gophers back on their 26, but Silovich came up with a return 50 Kula, driving hard as he started his first game, made 10 yards and another first down in two plays. yard boot that took the pressure Then another sophomore back- i themselves comfortably before Bill Dick Luckemeyer of St. his break. Score Total first down By rushing By forward pass By penalty First period first downs Second period first downs Third period first downs Fourth period first downs Yards gained by rushes Sigler handed the ball to Austin, who breezed 71 yards behind the blocking of Jack Hussey for an.

other score. It was on a reverse play in which he found a hole in the Huskers' right tackle. He got by the line of scrimmage and once there he made use of his STANFORD ROLLS Yards gained by passes terrific speed to race 40 yards for Total yards gained from scrimmage a touchdown. He outraced Metheny, the safety man, so badly that the Cornhusker looked like he was OVER IDAHO 1, 54-7 standing still. off his team.

That put Nebraska back on its 16 and but for another questionable decision by the field judge a second later the Gophers would have been deep in enemy territory again. The Hqskers decided to pass close to their own goal line. Silovich appeared to have intercepted the gambling pitch and then stepped out of bounds before dropping the ball. The official ruled that Eveleth's Joe hadn't had possession of the ball and the home boys eventually kicked to the Minnesota 46 after wide spread pass plays had failed to fool the Gophers, particularly Solheim. Minnesota picked, up nine yards on three plays and then gambled on fourth and one just beyond mid-field.

This time, hard hitting Bob Kula made the yardage and the Bill Garnaas and Herman Frick- PALO ALTO, CALIF. Cm Stan. ey took the field for the conver ford university won its first foot ball game of the season Saturday sion and made it, to give their Rushes and pass gains by periods: period Second period Third period Fourth period Total yards lost by rushes Number of forward passes attempted Forward passes completed Passes grounded Passes intercepted Yards gained runback of Intercepted passes Number of punts Total yards of punts mates a 9 0 lead. by overwhelming Idaho, 54 to 7, MINNESOTA -15 -Jg- 1 NEERASKA 2 iuiiMO. 'ummw.

i. ih'iiii mail 'I ia dwmpwi) w-riiiiiaWfcMBiiMiifta' iMHiiiiininiiiii urn i mm i iii.a. It looked like a rout when the before a crowd of 5,000. Idaho's only score came late in the final Gophers got the break of two fum Diagrama by Warner Nelaon. bles (strange happening after last quarter.

Minnesota Nebraska 15 2 9 6 7 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 2 202 78 59 39 261 117 63 22 69 23 89 20 40 52 4 22 11 20 3 7 6 13 0 2 0 15 7 8 290 308 38.5 4 3 10 8 24 9 6 3 4 4 3 2 53.3 45 2 3 21.5 69 43 23 6 1 33 5 3 7 1 3 4 2 2 6 0 2 40 14 23 12 ing it after taking Silovlch's kick OFFENSIVE Saturday's experiences at Cham' palgn). CONSISTENT and Kulbitski recovering. Average yards per punt 41.4 41.4 Athey, Nebraska right half, fumbled twice. Once Jerry Mulready, also playing a great game defen The Gophers again kicked out of bounds on the enemy's 15 and eventually got the ball again in midfield only to have a clipping Gophers appeared to be on their sively, recovered the loose ball on the Nebraska 19. penalty slow them up.

Lucke Attempted return of punts Longest return of punts Total yards punts returned Average return of punts Punts rolled dead or over line or out of bounds and fair catches Number of kickoff way. On first down, Joe Silovich did a On three plays, the Gopher soph meyer made one 17-yard run to midfield but there the drive ended nice job of picking out end Cliff omore backs could gain only one yard as Nebraska's seven-man line with Nebraska keeping the ball un til time ran out. he had done well, but played less than usual. For Nebraska a boy named Wilken at guard was a pain in the neck for the Gophers as were Schleich, Partington, By-ler and Hazen on the defense. The Huskers had only 117 yards to their cfedit, 78 by rushing and 59 by passing, with Bradley, Hopp and Metheny starring.

And so the Gophers left for home Saturday night out of the losing rut, but their future still clouded in uncertainty. They arrive home Sunday morning with a week to get their cripples in shape for the homecoming struggle after theif first win at Nebraska since 1935." Attempted return of kickoffs Silovich, Luckemeyer and Kula stiffened. On fourth down, Bob Kula tried a place kick from the 22 and missed. This same Athey gave the Gophers another seorine rhnnni a were Minnesota's big ground gainers this day with Joe's kicking outstanding as the Gophers piled up nine first downs to six by the Anderson for a completed pass that gained 19 yards and put the ball 24 yards from a touchdown. Silovich galloped for seven yards just before Kulbitski replaced Kula.

The Jackson boy got a tremendous ovation from the Minnesota bench with all of the boys standing and applaud-- ing him for his fine play in his first effort as a starter. At this stage a 15-yard holding penalty on the Gophers killed this touchdown threat which finally few minutes later when Bill Baifhv Total yards kickoffs returned Number of penalties Total yards penalized Fumbles Own jfumbles recovered Opponents fumbles recovered Yards lost on own fumbles recovered Ball. los on; downs Longest gaiQ by rushing Longest gain by passing of the latter by Luckemeyer was recovered by Partington of. the Huskers on the Minnesota 33, the closest the home boys had been up to this point. Baumgartner stopped this scoring threat by throwing Hopp on fourth down for a 12 yard loss.

Bradley's Interception of a Silovich pass got the Gophers in trouble again for it was just a few plays later that Bradley got off a 65-yard kick that the field judge ruled out on the Minnesota one foot line. Sandberg't kick was blocked and Nebraska had two points to show for its fighting spirit. The Gophers had trouble getting out of trouble after that until late in the fourth quarter. The Huskers couldn't do much with the Minnesota line and then Debus booted one out on the three yard line. Kulbltskl's fumble was recovered by a Gopher and Silovich kicked out to Debus who returned to midfield.

The Huskers managed to get to the 21 yard line on a forward pass to Metheny and then got to the nine on fourth down on another pass to the same boy, but that wasn't enough yardage and thg Gophers took the ball. This day it was. Nebraska's turn to do the fumbling with Debus do gartner recovered the ball on the Silovich took the kick off on his five and fought his way back to his 31. The Gophers passed on first down and Luckemeyer snared it on his 49. Kula came up with an important first down on the Nebraska 40 after Luckemeyer and Silovich had gained nine yards.

This same Kula found a big hole at center and knocked off seven yards and then a first down on the Cornhuskers' 40. He was good for seven more on the same play and the Gophers eventually found themselves 23 yards away from a score, BUT AT THIS TIME IT WAS FOURTH DOWN. Silovich passed and this time Hein made a shoestring grab of the pitch on the 12 yard line. He ran as though his life was at stake and crossed the goal line right at the corner of the field to complete a great play and to get a deserved reward for the fine game he had played all afternoon. From that point on the Gophers were in quite a lot of trouble.

Their play fell off. They got some bad breaks and did some fumbling. One home team 18. Huskers. The Gophers completed only three out of 11 tosses, but SiloviCh's arm kept the Nebraska boys from staying with their seven and eight-man line Mliuieaotft Pot.

Silovich was thrown for tw Rein Wllduna; LT Nebraska Haten Schleich Von Goeta Stranathan yard loss on a wide double lateral Blllman Lf Nnlander 0 Ofllnto BO Longest gain by rushing was bv Luekemever of Minp.sota in the piay. Joe got only a yard on his Mitchell Rr. iM.Mru I MC.NUtt Mulready M. Thompaon Sandherr OR Conner next line thrust. Sandberg tried Slliivlrh I.H nehim a quarterback sneak, but netted only two yards and back went Kula for another place kick try.

It was wide, but just as he was making it, Wildung rushed onto the field giving the Gophers 12 first period. gain by passing was by Hein of Minnesota on a pass from Silovich in the third period. Individual gains from rushing: Minnesota Silovich 56 yards in 13 plays, Luckemeyer 86 in 14, Kula 23 in 7, Sandberg 8 in 2, Kulbitski 6 in 3, Johnson 19 in 2, Lauterbach 4 in 1, Williams 0 in 2. Nebraska Debus 5 yards in 6 tries, Hopp 16 in 5, Atley 13 in 3, Bradley 41 in 8, Stranahan 3 in 1. Individual losses from rushing: Minnesota Silovich 4 yards In 2 plays.

Nebraska Debus 2 yards in 1 play, Atley 7 la 2, Zikmund 3 in Hopp 10, in 1, too long. Hein and Mulready distinguished themrelves on the offense as well as the defense. So did Wildung and Mitchell at tackles, but both needed help and got quite a little of It from Sikich, Aldworth and Wilcox. Practically all of the guards saw action with Perko, Bicanich and Holmstrom holding up well as did Nelson and Solheim at center as they went to Nolander's relief after wound up with Zikmund intercepting a Silovich pass. That was the last scoring hope of the half, Nebraska never getting up to its own 35 yard line with its own offensive tricks.

MINNESOTA'S MA FOR THAT SECOND TOUCH-, DOWN IN THE THIRD QUARTER WAS THE HIGH SPOT OF THE DAY FOR Luckemeyer RH Athey Kula FB Hopp MINNESOTA 9 0 6 015 NEBRASKA 0 2 0 1 Minnesota acnrlnx: Touchdowna. Lucke meyer, Hein. Point after touchdown. Gar-nans (for Sandheric) placeklck, Nehraaka acortnd Safety, Nyden (for Harem. PnhMitutinna: MINNESOTA Enda.

Anderaon. Bnrk. Baumgartner, Blerhaua; taoklea, Aldnorth, Sikich, Luchlne; vuarda, Holmatrom. Perko: center, Nelaon. Solhetmt baeka, Garnaaa, Hary, Frtckey, WUHama.

John-ton. Rilhltkl, Lauterbach, Carle. NEBRASKA Endi, Nyden. Kathnlt tftcklea, Sim, Byleri ruardi, Puda. Bryant, Wllklns, A.

Grubanih! center, Backmant backa. Metheny, Bradley, Long, Sikmond. men. Dick actually was on the turf before the play started, but tne oiiiciais didn see him. That meant a Minnesota pen.

alty with Nebraska declining it 1.