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14 Wash. State 14 Missouri 28 Oklahoma 0 Minnesota 34 Iowa .13 Kansas U. Kansas State 20 16 T.C.U. Texas Notre Dame 7 Northwestern 6 7 13 9 Com lo 5th 14 7 nuskers to in row se gimtajrournal anirilar Iff 1 I I Missouri power smashes Sooner threats. 28 to 0 Tigers outplay Oklahoma in every department; K.U.

next Bt 3. P. HAMEL. (Special to the Sunday Journal and Star.) COLUMBIA, Mo. The University of Missouri's football riQWfirhmiRfi reached its rrreatest.

heights of t.h senium Snt.nrdav. V. AOT" 0- NOVEMBER 16, 1941 -j tSw DUTTOW(P) I 7 i -wr n-nmnrMTiin. iii inn.iti ft -nrr it nrJ--(mmfii, itunKtiffrriiii overwhelming the University of Oklahoma in every department to defeat the Sooners, 28 to 0. The Tigers stopped the Okla-homans on the ground and in the air, and then unloosed their own mixture of T-formation and power plays with which the Oklahomans were never quite able to cope.

Missouri scored twice in the first quarter, and then smothered a late. second quarter Oklahoma attack. Then the Tigers counted again in the third quarter and again in the fourth, and Football scores DALE BRADLEY SLIPS AROUND THE PITTSBURGH RIGHT SIDE FOR HUSKER TOUCHDOWN early in the second quarter. This play, gaining 2 yards, climaxed a 67 yard march. Ill I III iij.imjiu nmiNui iijiiunmiiii Pitt scores two in finial auarter Jone mieicSpt pass, runs 75 yaras in iinal minute BY DON KELLOGG.

As a rule, mail never is delivered oh Saturday afternoons. But Edgar Jones, the Pittsburgh postie, had a de that's why the final reckon- livery" reputation to uphold. ITn-nnrLlnwr. nnrl nrnafiwiao hilla Had the final ten minutes, And A Big Six Drake 14, low State IS. Kansas 20.

Kansas State 16. Missouri 28, Oklahoma 0. Plttabnrsh 14, Nebraska 7. Big Ten MlebJajan IS, Columbia Minnesota S4, Iowa 18. Notre Dame 7, Northwestern Ohio State 12, Illinois 7.

Wisconsin 13, Porous. State colleges Iowa State Tchrs. 34, maha IS. Inter-sectional Doqueane IS, Mississippi 8tate Marquette 34, New Mexico 0. Mlchlran State 46, Temple 0.

Tennessee 14, Boston Coll. 7. Texas Tech. 4A, St. Loots Tulane 48, New York (I.

East American Itnernational 7, Sprlntlleld 6. Appalachian 25, Hiah Point 0. Boston Univ. 12, New Hampshire 6. C.

C. New York 84, Brooklyn Coll. II. Cornell 38, Dartmouth 1. Davis Klklns 41, Arliinxai M.

a Delaware 1, Drexel 6. Dickinson Susquehanna 0. East Htroudsburn 87, Pamer A. Franklin Marshall IS, Muhlenhera; 7. Geneva 88, Slippery Rock Tchrs.

7, Gettysburg- 20, lirsinus 0. Grand Rapids 84. Fort Custer Hamilton 84, Union IS. Hartwick 7, Dpsnla 0. Harvard 2S, Brown 7.

Holy Cross 11, Manhattan 18 (tie). Howard 14, Kt. Paul 9. Kenyon 18. AllehemJtr.

Lafayette 26, Western Marylaw 0. Lebanon Valley 18, juaniata O. Mansfield Tchrs. Lockhaven Tchrs. (tie).

Montclalr 58, Trenton Tchrs. 0. Mlllersvllle Tchrs. 82, Kutitown 0. New York Allies 82, Morriivllle 0.

Pennsylvania 14, Army 7. Pennsylvania State 7, West Viratala 0. Princeton 20, Vale 6. Rochester 19, Hobart 7. R.

P. 1. 21, Buffalo 6. Rutejers IS, Connecticut 7. Swarthmore 12, Haverford 7.

Syracuse 19, Colgate 19 (tie). Thlel 12, City 9. Tufts 14, Mass. State 7. Vermont 7, Mlddlebury 6.

V. M. I. 27, Maryland 6. Wanner 7, Lowell Textile Washington Coll.

I. Ml. St. Mans 0. Williams 28, Amherst 6.

Weslryao 27, Trinity 0. Midwest Akron 41, Kent State IS. Albion 13, Kalamazoo 6. Augustana IS, Pittsbora; Tchrs. 6.

Aurora 12, McKendree 6. Ball State 7, Indiana State Tchrs. Bethel 44, Emporia (oil. 0. Howlinjr, Green 47, Ftndlay 0.

Bradley 6, Jefferson Barracks 6. Butler 40, Washington (St. 13. Carletnn 18, Cornell Coll. 16.

Case 7, Ohio W'esleyan 0. Central Tchrs. Coll. 12, DrHalet Concordia 14, Valparaiso IS. Dayton 40, North Dakota 0.

Denlson 82, Oberlin 6. DeKalb 19, Charleston Teachers 8 Kmporla Tchrs. 7, St. Benedicts 7 (tie). Evansvllle 26, Franklin 26 (tie).

Grlnnell 21, Coe 6. Hanover 7, Manchester 0. Hillsdale 20, Lawrence Tech. 0. Illinois Wealeyan 7, Illinois Normal James Mllllkln SI, Lake Forrest Lincoln 20, Lane 0.

Luther 33, Upper Iowa 7. Monmouth 20, Knox 0. Muskingum 18, Mt. Union T. Mt.

Vernon 46, Bucyrus 7. North Central Illinois 21, Illinois Coll. (. Ohio Northern 10, Heidelberg 8. Oklahoma City 28, Sterling Coll.

18. Otterbeln S9, Ashland 0. Rlpon 21, Carroll 8. Holla Miners 20. Klrksvllle Tchrs.

6. Shlppensburg Tchrs. 9, Indiana Tchrs. 9. Snnth Dakota 19, North Dakota State 0.

Southern .84, J. C. 0. St. Ambrose 26, Detroit Tech.

0. Toledo 27, Baldwin Wallace 7. Wabash 27, DrPauw 19. Western Michigan 84, Wayne 9. Western Tchrs.

20, Augustana IS. Whraton 18, Knreka 7. Wooster 89, Wittenberg 9. (See SCORES, Page 5-B.) in linir-raicinir -Pinicli been crossed off the records of oeen erasea irom ine nistory this peculiar, yet spectacular contest, those Cornhuskers, still respected by their backets, would have realized a 7 to 0 victory. tt i ji.

i or i i i i iiaa me iinai ou-oaa seconas r.M.-m.,..J,J..tftatii- ledger, this battle would have ended in a 7-all deadlock. But it wasn't in the books for the Huskers arid Major ON THE PLAY BEFORE THE TOUCHDOWN, FULLBACK from the 3-yard line, where it was first and goal to go. He got WAYNE BLUE tried to batter his way thru the Pitt line but a yard. (Staff photos.) 1 Washington State cracks Stanford bowl hopes Sub sparks Jayhaivks Kansas upsets K.S., 20-16 Gibbens scores twice in that same final period held the Sooners for four downs within the Missouri 5-yard line, stopping the only really dangerous attack the visitors were to uncork. Twentv-seven thousand Dersons.

greatest crowd in Missouri football history, saw the Tigers win, knocking the Sooners out of the lead in the Big Six conference race and leaving the Bengals alone at the top of the head. They need Tigers vs. Sooners Flrst downs 9 16 Yds. gained rushing (net) 53 103 Pwd. passes attempted 20 Fwd.

passes completed 8 9 3 Yds. by forward passes Yds. lost, att. fwd. passes 19 Fwd.

passes intercepted 4.. 1 Yds. gained runback Int. passes 0 Punt avg. (from scrimmage) 47.

as 0 4 30 29. 107 1 85 Total all kicks 98 Opponents' fumbles recovered. Yds. lost by penalties 1 44 now only to win from i Kansas State next Saturday to take their second Big Six conference championship in three years, and to become the firs team, save Nebraska, ever to win the title a second time. Score After Drivel.

Convincing and sustained offensive marches brought every Missouri touchdown three of them scored by Maurice "Red" Wade and the fourth collected by Bert fskern on a pass thrown by Bob Steuber. Wade scored first in the first quarter, skirting left end with a lateral from Harold Adams and then cutting back thru the Sooner secondary to score. In the fourth" quarter he used an identical play, performed with the same cutback, to race 35 yards for a counter. The first of those sprints climaxed a march of 65 yards and the other was the capstone of a drive which began on Oklahoma's 45 yard line. In the third quarter Wade slashed across the Sooner goal from the 1 yard line after throwing a 24 yard pass to Don Greenwood and that was the payoff of a 72 yard crushing drive over, around and thru the Okla homa defenses.

First Pass Scores. Stuber's 24 vard nass to F.kern in the end zone was the first toss the Tigers threw, and it was the scoring piay ror a 44 yard march. Stuber converted all four noint after touchdown opportunities. The Missounans, who have been disappointing in the air all season, not only collected their first rmiw fnr a touchdown but they completed me next two tney tried, including Wade's toss to Greenwood which set up the red-head's third auarter counter. Ana tney were as air minaed on defense as on offense.

Ice, early in the game, twice intercepted Sooner tosses to mit short OklahQma thrusts. Coach Don Faurot had praise for that piece of defensive performance when the runs urna over. It was a turning point in Missouri eriorts to bottle up the Sooner passing attack, led by Jack Jacobs, the Tierer mentor said. also sang defensive praise for his (See TIGERS, Page 4-B.) snatched a last minute 14-7 victory from tired Nebraska before a stunned crowd of 35,000. Jones, bottled up tightly by rejuvenated Nebraska until late in the final period, caught Halfback Dale Bradley's long pass on his own 25 and sped along the sidelines behind a screen of quickly-formed Interference.

The score was 7-7 before the slippery Jones dumfounded a weary Nebraska team suffering its fifth straight defeat its worst consecutive loss record in history. By International News Service, After trailing for three quarters, a listless Pittsburgh eleven suddenly exploded midway in the final period, producing two touchdowns to send the flat-footed Nebraska Cornhuskers into startled defeat, 14 to 7. Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones led the way to the Panthers' first score, then with a minute to play Intercepted a pass by Dale Bradley and raced 75 yards for the second touchdown. Ralph rift kicked the extra point. "Biff" Jones saw his charees i slowly melting before the rays of an amazingly hot NoVember sun and go down in defeat forthe fifth consecutive Saturday.

You have to thumb thru bright Cornhusker gridiron glory of 41 years, before yci come to a season when any head coach has watched his proteges lose five In a row. Meanwhile the Panthers of Pitt kept their record intact of never having lost a ball game on Nebraska soil. Those present wouldn't, until the battle dramatically changed its tide In the last few minutes, have given a nickel for the chances of that same record. Here's the Story. Just a few more than 30 seconds remained in the contest and the count was tied at seven apiece.

The Huskers had the ball, second down and but one yard to go on their own 48-yard line, when Dale Bradley faded back to pass. His aerial was short of the intended receiver. Edgar of Pitt needed no postmaster to tell him that This fleetest of fleet backs charged out of his defensive stall. He moved along with ever increasing strides and snagged the ball out of the air on the dead run. He hit the leather with his mitts on his own 25-yard line and was away without further ado.

Tackier Misses. For a slight split second, a HuBker reached out to pull him down. The grab was made at those fast churning knees as Jones veered to the west sideline boundary. But he wasn't to be denied. Neither were Coach Charley Bowser's Pitts.

Down the field Jones fled. Huskers were strung all over the field. They appeared dazed by what they saw. And It was Jones and the ball game that finally sliced over the final yard of the 75 yard gallop, alone the last SO, over the goal line. Just as if this wasn't enough, the same, the identical Jones, all but stroke off another six points with only FIFTEEN SECONDS left to go.

Pitt kicked off to Nebraska after the scoreboard read Pitt 14, Nebraska 7, and the Huskers and their fans knew definitely knew that this was to be their fifth aching afternoon. Howard Debus was rushed In to hurl a pass on the final play of the game. He passed. It was a long throw. Jones gathered it in again.

This time he gathered full speed after taking the leather on his own 35-yard line. "There he goes again," was the chant that cama from the voices that weren't too stunned to speak. (6m PITTSBURGH, Pfl What sport scribes said about that man Jones Lach paces Duke past Tar Heels North Carolina droppc(V20 to 0, DURHAM, t. JP. Steve Lach, a rugged 190 pounder from Altoona, did a remarkable piece of engineering in Duke university's stadium Saturday afternoon.

He didn't build any bridges or erect any skyscrapers. But he did engineer Duke's Blue Devils Into a convincing 20-0 defeat of North Carolina. And in so doing kept the Blue Devils undefeated, untied and presumably to be invited before long to a New Year's day bowl game. By running wide for 13 yards on a reverse, Lach climaxed a 41 yard Duke drive to a touchdown early in the second quarter a drive he had -made possible by rolling a punt out of bounds on the Carolina 1-yard line. Before that quarter was over he had snapped off one Tar Heel threat by intercepting a pass deep in Duke territory.

23 Yard Run. Early In the third period he got loose for 23 yards up the sideline. Duke was stopped on this drive Just beyond mldfield, but the next time the Devils got the ball, they sent Lach flying on two more reverses for 17 yards. The next play was a fake of those reverses, with tht big wingback carrying out his part of the deception so well that Fullback Winston Siegfried, who toted the ball, was helped considerably in his task of hitting tackle for first down on the Carolina 5. From there Siegfried, making his gains In short chunks, bulled his way to Duke's second touchdown from fourth down on the 1-yard line.

Late In the quarter Lach booted Carolina into the hole again with a punt that rolled dead on the Tar Heel B. From Carolina's return kick it took J5uke only five plays to go 48 ymrcis th last Si on a pass, Indians lose 14-13 verdict to Cougars Albert misses extra point try BY RUSS NEWLAND. PALO ALTO, Calif. UP). The Washington State Cougars, the real giant killers of the coast conference, wrote one of the nation's great upsets into the football records Saturday by slashing out a 14 to 13 victory over Stanford's Indians.

The fighting Cougars, passing and plunging with a fury that forced the favored Indians to make four goal line stands, virtually, smeared Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes in the turf of their own stadium, They lined up as the short-end-ers, but these burly warriors from the north had the T-formatlon boys on the defensive almost the entire game. Indians In Hole. Punt exchanges early in the first period put the Indians in the hole and with the ball 25 yards from goal, the Cougars rushed over a touchdown and converted the extra tally to lead from then on. At halftime they still led, 7 to 0. Stanford hopes soared when the Indians charged 68 yards to score at the beginning of the third quarter but they failed to make the extra point.

Frank Albert, Stanford's all America quarterback of last season and usually a reliable placeklcker, toed the oval to one side. O. I. on Inside. Each scored touchdowns in the last period and each bagged the extra tally, but Stanford still trailed by a point as the hands of the clock ticked off minutes, then seconds.

The game ended Just after Washington State broke up a desperate- Inst-second Stanford passing attack from the latter's 10-yard line. Altho the Rose Bowl hopes of Stanford were practically shat- (See STANFORD, Page 3-B.) What to look for Inside Irish nip 'Cats Page 2, Col. 2 Press box dope Page 2, Col. 4 Longhorns bow Page 2, Col. 7 Gophers roll on Page 3, Col.

3 'Like N.U. passes' Page 3, Col. 7 Can't stop mail Page 4, Col. 2 How Pitt won Page 5, Col. 3 Knights whip Tulsa, 4 to 2 OMAHA.

UP). Omaha's Knights, scoring three times In a big second period, whipped Tulsa's Oilers, 4-2, in an American hockey association game before a record-breaking crowd of 6,100 fans Saturday night. There was standing room only for more than 300. Wakeford, Lord and Rltson Joined in Tulsa' i first quarter scoring attack but nn Omahan touched the puck Just befor tha payoff shot and Wakeford got credit for an unassisted score. Omaha countered with a strictly offensive game in the second period to score two goals within 60 seconds, both coming after Goalie Jackson was Jammed up and partially helpless.

Tulsa took advantage of Omaha's drfenslve lapse to score again but Omaha's Conacher slipped the puck past Jackson In 18:05 of the last period to make1 the win decisive. Jackson got credit for 7 stops in a busy fwenlnf. LAWRENCE, Kas. VP). Denzel Gibbens, a speedy substitute halfback, personally turned the ball game into a madhouse as the underdog University of Kansas Jay-hawkefs defeated Kansas State, 20 to 16, Saturday in a Big Six conference game before 10,400 fans.

The 162 pound scatter back streaked 83 yards with a kickooff early in the fourth for one touchdown and later carried Ralph Miller's pass across for another as the Jayhawkers won their first game from the Wildcats since 1938. That final tally climaxed a dramatic fourth period, which both teams entered tied at 7 all. Outdowned and outgained on the ground, the Jayhawkers dominated the air, gaining 232 yards on 14 completed passes. Miller, K. ace passer, completed 12 out of 22 tosses for 201 yards.

His punting also helped the Jayhawks considerably. Jays Open Scoring. Kansas opened the scoring In the second, Miller passing to Ray Evans for the counter after a penalty had sent them back 15 yards. The Wildcats, however, evened the score a few minutes later with Mike Zeleznak pitching to Earl Williams. Vandaveer kicked the extra point for Kansas and Williams added it for Kansas State.

The fourth period still was quite young when the fireworks got under way. In six tries, Zeleznak and Wilkins moved the ball 27 yards and Lee Jones, sub for Wilkins, crashed over from the 1-foot line. Williams' kick was blocked. It was an the klckoff following this touchdown that Gibbens made his 83 yard dash to pay dirt Van-daveer's kick was good, but the Jayhawks failed to keep the edge very long. Williams, whose placeklck defeated South Carolina last week, entered the game with the Wildcats on the Kansas 4.

He booted a field goal from a sharp angle. The Jayhawkers proved they still had another touchdown left They rallied. Miller pitched to Don Pollom for 19 and 39 yards. He flipped another to George Dick for 11. This brought them to the Kansas State 15.

However, a 15 yard penalty set them back. From this point Miller flipped an aerial to Gibbens who spun thru the Wildcats for the final counter. POS. KAS. Stat KANSAS L.E.

Barnhart Ulrlcft L.T. Raemer Tenenbaum L.Q. Huff Fluker C. Hancock Hardman R.G). Shaffer J.

Kern R.T. Duncan Merkel RE. Watkins Dick B. R. Rokey R.

Miller L.H. Tlmmona Evana R.H. Bortk. Vandaveer P.B. Duwe Nlnlo Kansaa Stat 0 7 0 916 Kanaaa 0 0 1320 Kansaa scoring Touchdowns, Evans, Gibbens 2 (sub for Nlblo).

Point after touchdown, Vandeveer 2 (placement). Kansaa Stats scoring Touchdowns. Wilkins (sub for Duwe). Jones (sub for Duwe). Point after touchdown: Williams (sub for Bortka) (placement).

Field goal, Williams (placement). Iowa Teachers (lump Omaha to cop loop crown CEDAR FALLS, la. (IP). Iowa State Teachers captured the North Central conference gridiron championship for the second consecutive season by walloping Omaha university, 34 to 13, here Saturday. The Teachers pounded away on straight football to pile up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and counted once in each of the second, third and fourth periods.

Omaha scored in the second and fourth periods. Inspired Brighara Young holds Colorado to tie PROVO, Utah. (INS). The inspired Cougars of Brigham Young university struggled to a 13-13 tie with Colorado Saturday in a BYU homecoming tilt at Provo before 10,000 fans. The Cougars Jumped into an early lead but trailed thereafter until the last 60 seconds when Vaughn Kimball dashed to a touchdown, and Knott converted.

BY RANDALL BLAKE. (Associated Press Sports Writer.) Pitt's Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones was just that Saturday. He won a 14 to 7 victory for the Panthers over Nebraska before 30,000 in near perfect football weather. There were Just 30 seconds to play and the score was tied at 7 to 7 when Jones broke up the ball Nebraska had plugged down to Pitt's 40 and Dale Bradley dropped back to pass. He was rushed and the toss was wobbly.

Jones, playing far back, raced up, took the ball off his shoe tops on the Pitt 25 and was off to victory. He spun away from one tackier, slanted to the sideline and went on to pay dirt without a hand being laid on him. BY PAUL WAGNER. (Inlted Press Mlaff Correspondent.) With only 45 seconds remaining, Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones Intercepted a desperate Nebraska pass and raced 65 yards to scorn as Pittsburgh.

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