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Financial Classified THE SUNDAY SUN Baltimore, November 14, 1943 SPORTS 1 4 JBKC UJ SHE SHOWED THE BOYS HOW TO RUN George D. I way home the Bryan and O'Hara Memorial Handicap, I Creary piloted the game miss to the wire a neck ahead I (8) took third honors, and Lieut Alfred Vanderbilt's Widener's 3-year-old filly, Stcfanita, shows the field the feature of closing day at Pimlico yesterday. Conn Mc- of Al Sabath's veteran performer, Alsab (7), Son of Peace Zanzibar (C) was fourth. A crowd of 19,000 was on hand. Notre Dame Smothers ARMY DEFEATS NAVY RUNS DP RECORD Northwestern By 25-6 SAMPSON, 16-7, IN LATE RALLY SCORE OF 61-0 TO BEAT UNDERMANNED COLUMBIA BAINBRIDGE ROLLS OYER TERPS, 46-0 Sailors Annex Seventh Straight Against Outclassed U.

Of Md. By CHARLES DUNKLEY "Associated Press Staff Writer! STEFANITA BEATS ALSAB I PHOTO TO TAKE CLOSING DAY FEATDRE AT PIMLICO 19,000 See Conn McCreary Pilot Widener Filly To Neck Decision In Mile-And-Three-Sixteenths Bryan And O'Hara 'Cap ing he scooped up the ball and ran it across to give the Irish their only Soldiers Score On Pass First And Second Teams See Little Service And Interception To Overcome Early Lead after-touchdown point of the game. After the ensuing kick-off, the Irish capitalized on another fumble, Otto Graham bobbling a bad pass from center. Paul Limont fell on the ball on the Northwestern 29 As Sailors Roll Roughshod Over Lou Little's Hapless Lions By the Associated Press! ft By JOHN r. CHANDLER Associated Press Staff Writer! Evanston, 111., Nov.

13 Old Notre Dame still reigns over all. The Fighting Irish, undefeated and untied, roared to a 25-6 victory over Northwestern today, not only to retain their place as the nation's No. 1 football eleven, but to further establish rank with the greatest Notre Dame teams in history. The Irish must now conquer the undefeated and untied Iowa Sea-hawks' a week hence and Great Lakes in the final of the season to become the first Notre Dame team since the days of Knute Rockne to go through a season unbeaten and Before Full House and seven plays later Lujack spotted a 5-yard pass to Kelly at West Point, N. Nov.

13 A Bainbridge, Md Nov. 13 (fl seldom-seen safety gave Army, the corner of the field for the final By DON REED marker. Score On Freak Play Bainbridge Navy's galaxy of former college and professional football stars notched their seventh victory Picture of the Navy-Columbia game By CRAIG E. TATLOR Sun Staff Correspondent! playing without its star Halfback Glenn Davis and Doug Kenna, a 16-to-7 victory over a stubborn Sampson Naval eleven the big crowd when the first three Northwestern finally counted late New York, Nov. 13 Columbia and on the first play, Hume raced favorites got home on the front end, although a couple of them gave their backers some anxious in an undefeated season today by romping over and through University of Maryland, 46-0," before a today.

in the quarter and thus prevented Notre Dame from running up one of the most lopsided triumphs in University is famous for its Teachers' College, but the Navy gave the Giving a closing-day crowd of another of the kind of thrills hich made the 30-day meeting ne long to be remembered, George D. Widener's Stefanita headed Mrs. Albert Sabath's favored Alsab at the of the mile-and-three-six teenths Bryan and O'Hara Handi around left end for a touchdown. Finos missed the extra point, but subsequently ripped off six in a aa i a moments. A small crowd of 5,000 sat through rain and snow to watch Lions a lesson in football today chilled crowd of 10,000.

Karell, from the S. W. Labrot the series which began in 1889. Jack Harker, a sub Wildcat end, inter- A record-smashing crowd of 49, With Hillard Cheatham, of Au row, one irom z.s yaras alter iayy the game. in Baker Field.

Not only did the Sailors show how to run the ball in their 61-to-O conquest, but they establishment raced with the pace, The safety came after George burn, directing the attack, the potent Commodores scored almost at dium. watched the South Bend cePted shovel Pass Frank Dan" dropped back, and then came on showed how to use restraint with Maxon kicked out on the Sampson supermen register their eighth cewich, quarterback, and sprinted cap at Pimlico yesterday again to take the mile-and a-six- out being insulting. 36 yards into the end zone for The game little filly, a 3-year- teenth opener and graduate from straight triumph. However, North 6-yard line and was hotly disputed by the Blue Jackets. Bill Maceyko, eld daughter of Questionnaire and western held Notre Dame to the touchdown.

will on a tricky outpouring of passes, laterals, reverses and just plain smashing football, while the stout sailor line held the Terrapins to only two first downs and never the maiden ranks by a length and a half under Albert Snelling. The payoff was' $7 and the place went to Second Love with Vinal Haven All this was done with Assistant Coach Rip Miller directing the team while Head Coach John Whel-chel sat watching Army struggle to beat Sampson Navy at West late of Cornell, faded back into the end zone to pass. He was rushed and got off a short, wobbly Northwestern's only other touch down threat came in the first pe nod when it reached the Notre third. lowest number of points of any team this season. Notre Dame, held to a 6-0 margin at the half, gained momentum in the remaining two periods.

With its great running left halfback Creighton Miller, and 18-year-old Johnny Lujack in command of the Point some fifty miles away. Stay Is Brief toss that, fell incomplete back of the goal line. Over vigorous objections, officials ruled it was an automatic safety, putting Army was penalized 15 for holding. Navy covered 64 yards on the next drive to score, Hamberg breaking over right tackle for the last yard. The Sailors were going, for a third when Hamberg, hemmed in at the Columbia 15, tossed a pass that Tom Rock, Columbia's fine captain and tackle, Intercepted.

That gave the Lions heart, and they fought off the big Navy varsity through the remainder of the first quarter and through the first several plays of the second, when the first-team Midshipmen went to the bench to stay. The second team, with Jenkins as spearhead, ripped off two quick touchdowns before giving way to Stefana. carried 117 pounds including Conn McCreary to travel the long route in two minutes fiat and whip Alsab, under 122 pounds, by a fine exhibition of courage and speed. Two lengths back of the leaders came Calumet Farm's Son of Peace to take third honors by a length from Alfred Vanderbilt's Zanzibar. Nine started.

Dame 16 on a 58-yard march only to have Joe Scriba, hero of the drive to fumble the ball away. Lujack attempted 10 passes. Eddie Arcaro had to put up a strong ride to win with Mrs. P. L.

Leydecker's Prospect Boy in the mile-and-a-half second. He prevailed in a three-horse photo finish, heading Arestino, while Milk Route permitted them to penetrate be-1 yond Maryland's own 44-yard marker. Halfback Don Durdan, of Oregon State, who, with End Howard Hickey, of Arkansas University and the Cleveland Rams, collected two touchdowns apiece, made the longest scoring gallop of the afternoon a 59-yard jaunt but there was In the last game before the all-important service clash with Army at West Point, the Navy first team played for only a little more than a ahead, 9-7. Desperate Attempt Fails Sampson then took to the air In quarter. The second team saw ac completed 5 for 64 yards.

Three of them were intercepted, Graham stealing a pair to end Notre Dame scoring gestures. Graham, getting only 9 yards in 10 trips with the was beaten another head for the a desperate attempt to win. Bob Woods intercepted one of these Well Backed place. Prospect Boy paid $5.70 and formation, setting off the dynamite. The Irish scored first in the remaining two minutes of the second period.

Reserve Bob Kelly smashing over from the two to cap an 84-yard parade which featured Miller's running and Lujack's 22- The big gathering, remembering those who coupled him with Karell tion only briefly in the second half. In the final quarter, moreover. Navy punted on first down. The Sailors obviously wanted to top the heaves and raced 27 yards for mue to cnoose netween the per ball, added a mere 22 by air on kriim i Bficiium perionnance tne double, got $26 for S2. touchdown to assure an Army tri 3 completions out of 9.

in winning me L.aav Baltimore formance of any Bainbridge player, Decorrevont's Run umph. 50-to-0 score achieved by Army Declared Breezes Declared, owned by W. L. Brann, the third. Jenkins loped the last 30 yards of a 69-yard slash iff tackle Handicap, gave her plenty of support and she was second choice Other touchdowns were made by i yard pass to his towering battery ran away and hid from seven rivals I In 4 Vl A (hint nil.

I I to Alsab. paying $8.60 for $2, Notre Dame completely dominated the statistics, picking up 20 first downs to 6 18 of them by rushing and 302 yards by rushing to 66. Bill Decorrevont, Northwestern, mate, John Yonakor, right end. 1 Except for the last quarter, the game was a c-nedy of fumbles. Army erred 10 times and Sampson 5.

The Bluejacket six pointer and for the third six-pointer, and Finos, by a runback of Ed Arden's short punt, set up the fourth, which Vie Stefanita race was a Jim-dandy tkpnfh WIth r.nr,. i 44-yard sprint; Charles Miller Irish Star against the Lions of the Hudson earlier in the season, and the 54 to 0 total reached In the first three periods would have been satisfactory. But Grady Gay, fourth-string tailback, caught a punt and ran 45 Asheville, N. high sensation, on' Miller, who accounted for 151 a 43-yard reverse, and Harvey yards of his team's total of 302 by Saha5ndU Decd relche Tme final li0 marker with a good dozen lengths at the Notre n.m. Army's first touchdown both resulted from fumbles.

made himself on a two-yard line buck. tlmpnt Johnson, William and Mary's all- rushing, again led a drive at the wmte Pille Anderson booted Andy Stopper's yards for the last touchdown with Alsab a victory for he was raDidlr separating him from Whizzingby, while Best Birthday was another Ssoutnern luilDaclc Johnson also start of the third neriod which car Northwestern Hein Esters Kftoter i. Add Gent Kroecer Wallis Ball Is Auctioned That ended the first half count Coleman Perko punt in the second quarter. Vic just one second remaining. Vic Schleich fell on the ball on the Finos, extra-point specialist who ried 50 yards and ended he T.

-RE. drilled over from the one. Czarobski Yonakor Luiaclc Miller Rkovlch ing, and the second was so much massacre of a game, completely outmanned group of boys who are booted six out' of eight placekicks for extra points, did not come in Before the final period conclud 5 Scriba Mello p.b Vodick ed, Ziggy Czarobski recovered Joe Scriba's fumble on the Wildcat 34 Score by periods: for this last try. Instead, Renn Lawrence bucked this one across. catching the Widener filly in the final 70 yards and in another stride or two would have won it alL George Woolf, who rode Alsab, was moving up rapidly with the Sabath representative on the final bend, and as the field hit the top of the home lane he drove for an opening at the same time Charlie Givens on Mokablue headed for two lengths away in third position.

A strong choice, Declared paid $4.20. Hi Neighbor, from the Bomar Stable, was given a good ride by Charlie Givens and came along in the stretch to catch Man O'Foot and take a length-and-a-quarter verdict from that one at the end showing all kinds of courage to play at all this year. Little, their Army 30. On second down, Stoppe tossed a 29-yard aerial to sub Joe Davis, who caught the ball on the 10 and crossed standing up. Army Threats Thrown The Bluejackets threw back nu Notre Dam 0 8 13 25 Nortnw.st.m a a a a placekicked four of six extra point attempts.

Yet it was the flawless generalship and bullet passing of Cheatham that riddled Maryland. Cheatham rifled 25 and 10-yard end zone bullseyes to Hickey, passed flat to Durdan to start him away on a 24-yard scoring run, and his lateral to Decorrevont gave the former Chicago ace his scoring opportunity. With a stiff breeze at his back coach, was still confined to his home Set All Kinds Of Records to give the Irish a running start for their third touchdown at the outset of the final period. Lujack speared Touchdowns Kelly Points 'er touchdown Lujack run. Northwestern scorlna: Touchdown Navy set all kinds of scoring rec with the serious' spell of sinus which has kept him bedridden for ords.

It was the highest mark regis. merous Army threats urtll midway to Yonakor for 18 yards and Julie much of this season. tered by the Midshipmen against Rvliovich churned into the end of the mile-and-a-sixteenth Jour Arkansas Razorbacks of the third quarter, vhen Al Mc-Corkle fell on Maceyko's fumble on Between the halves, the game any team for many a year. It was ney. Comedy Player was third.

ball, autographed by the coaches the worst defeat ever given a Lou Gullah, the favorite, failed to zone to score on the next play. Lujack's attempted placckick was blocked, but with quick think- Little team, not only at Columbia aipS.M.U.,14Tol2" San Antonio. Texas. Nov. 13 im.

threaten. (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) the Sampson 26. John Minor and Maxon bulled their way to the 14, a short pass put it on the 8, then Anderson tossed to Tom Lombardo on the goal line for the tying but in his earlier career at Georgetown. It was by no means a real reflection of Navy greatness but Arkansas University's Razorbacks, rather of Columbia's weakness. Using only a few simple running that same hole.

i Horses Bump The horses bumped and finally Woolf had to take out and go around three horses to get clear and made his bid when straightened out. It was not a fouL It was Just one of those incidents which prove costly and this one seemed to prevent Alsab from taking down the major prize. When the field was sent on Its way, Zanzibar got to the front quickly, but Stefanita, Daily Trouble. Son of Peace and Mokablue were well bunched Just off th erstwnue Southwest Conference passing magicians, partly revived their wizardry of old today to beat Southern Methodist, 14 to 12, and win their first conference football game before 10,000 spectators. Army piled 17 first downs to 4 and a total of 219 yards by and captains, was auctioned by Carl Waite of the Treasury Department.

Irving Cohen, of this city, whose son is a midshipman, won the prize with a subscription of $65,000. Pfc. George Day, recent ly returned from action on Guadalcanal, made a preliminary talk be-fore bidding began. In alL the auction brought in pledges of $197,000 in war bonds, to' Columbia's sacrifice on the football field was not a vain one. plays and reverses, and a total of just three forward passes, only 1 fVTW- rushing to 30.

In the air the Blue jackets gained 51 yards to 31. The one of which was completed. Navy piled up 559 yards on the ground Cadets noticeably missed Davis and The Arkansas dynamite was Jeon and 15 in the air. Columbia's rush Kenna, however. Davis was ineligi ing figure was minus 18 as the rense, a guara wno drops into the backfield for passing duties while on the offensive.

ble and Kenna was kept on the bench because of a bad ankle he Lions vainly tried to get an occa sional yard through the big skilled suffered during the week. Sampson Army Twice his passes found End Alton Baldwin behind the goal line wait Navy linemen. ing lor the ball Mehelich Pitler Schleich i. LT Haves Only once did the crowd of 20.000 rise to cheer the Light Blue. That Navy Columbia Channell X.S...

Rock Whit mire L.T...,., Cspiia Brown Wi.rr J. Martin. Allea Chase Point Sprinkle R. McVtear Johnston Gilbert Nelson Moras Hambere L. H.

Cehrke B. Martin R.H. Arden Rovston X.O. Oreen tCEbe Methodists scored once from chance came in the last quarter. Numbers stonse Painter R.O.

Pearce when a successful screened forward Hrabetin Nemetz 1 arrant Halliaan Woitkowski O.B Hall pass, from Gilman Kraft to Ed Stoooer R.H... Woods tftaskiewtes. i L.H Troxell W. fl PrmciDe F.B Anderson 0 7 0 0 7 Armw 7 a IR Sampson Scoring: Touchdown Davis (sub for Tarrant). Point sitter touchdown Schleich (placement).

Armv fii-nrinff Tnucnoowns Lombardo pace and Alsab was next In line. McCreary sent Stefanita Into command leaving the backstretch, but she never was able to open up very much cf an advantage and in the front lane it was apparent the finish was going to be close. Alsab Moves Fast Alsab matte his charge and it just failed, but off his effort yesterday he'll be a hard horse to whip from now on. Sin of Peace, unable to match the top pair, ran a good race and beat the tired Zanzibar by a length for hird honors. By scoring ir this popular Bowie stake, Sle'anita rarnrd $14,100 and he now a seasonal bankroll of well over 0.000.

It also gave the Widener a very suc a pass and once from a running play. Lloyd Parker passed to End Abe Croft for a pay-off and Bobby Stewart dashed across from the Arkansas 6 for another tally. I Pense made good both kicks for the 2-point edge, and Croft missed both of his tries for S. M. U.

Colgate Hands 26-0 Loss To Rensselaer Hamilton. N. Nov. 13 WV-Colgate held a snow-garlanded re Hume Apel Score by periods: Navy 13 14 21 13 1 Columbia 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns Nary. Hume.

Hamberf. Jenkins. Finos. Pettit. Johnson (2t.

Gay (2). Tries for point Finos. 6 in 8 (olace-kicks): Lawrence (buckt. Substitutes Nayy. ends.

Gut. Bramlett. Hansen. Anania. La Lande; tackles.

GHlooiy. Gilliam. Sevier. Copseifze. Staubits.

Dietzen: guards. Schwartz. Wi helm. BrlKhtman. Sheppard: centers.

Baker. Gilcrist. Badick: backs. Johnson. Barron.

Jenkins. Finos. Duden. Crawley. Peuiu Walion.

Tjwrenee: Columbia, tackles. De-venne, ftefUntola: end. CnnUi snarl, KalUt riMitr. Onrman: backs. Kraft, Thoraan, Wrtahl.

0jndrcwtu STATISTICS (sub for Hall). Woods. Points after touchdowns Murphy (sub for Green). (2) place Mqran sent the quarterback flying down field from the scrimmage line on. Columbia's 14-yard line behind a flock of interferers.

A few good blocks would have meant a touchdown, for no Navy man was between him and the goal line. But Gay came up fast from the rear and tossed the ball carrier on the Navy 14 after a run of 72 yards. On the next play, Kraft fumbled a bad pass from center, and the chance 4 Aft Jftv ments. Ealety: Automatic. Sent To Cover Contest, 0 -rvtn.

(-1 Pair Made Official State College, Nov. 13 WV- Columbia First downs aalned ru.hlrn -1 SS passes 9 VSXr union with Rensselaer Poly Tech today after a 28-year lapse and unceremoniously dealt the Engineers, Borrowing an idea from football's early days, a pair of officials were itari frnm tho ctanHs tndav to cessful Pimlico meeting, for Platter gainea 155 1 il i 9 31 130 .7 7 7 were guilty of eight get the Penn State-Temple game had won thr Futurity and the Wal-den in tht famed light and dark blue silks of the Philadelnhia Intercepted of Average runback of Funbles Own recovered. Penalties lost 10 32 0 3 ahi aeteat before 1,500 frost-. Parted on time. I bitten fans.

When two of the regularly as- to score vanished. Show Their Power For the Navy, Hillis Hume, Hal Hamberg, Bob Jenkins and the supporting cast led the assault which determined in the first few minutes what was going to happen. Sheer power overwhelmed the light Columbia line as Navy ripped off 46 yards after receiving the kickoff, only to have Hume fumble on the sportsman. James Han- Joseph A. Farrell I and Josep h.

Boyle, representing' It was strictly no-contest in the signed officials, delayed by an auto 1 If a. a jnrsi nan, wnen me raiders ran mobile wreck, were unable to get up 20 points. RPI rallied to mark up their first down in the third quarter, stage a futile 61-yard march toward the goal and hold Colgate to a fourth-period Drake Defeated, 20-0 Des Nov. 13 (fP) An outweighed all-civilian Drake football team bowed to a smoothly operating Iowa State eleven 20 to 0, in a non-Conference game today. Bowie, presented a trophy to Trainer Mulholland after the race and lotkei McCreary also received a prizp from the Bowie management.

1 It looked like bargain day for here by train for the kickoff. Sports Writer Stan Baumgartner, of Philadelphia, and T. Kemmerer, of Susquehanna University, were pressed into temporary service, as head linesman and umpire. HE'S OFF FOR THE END ZONE Don Durdan, star of the Bainbridge Commodores, sets out on his journey to pay dirt against the University of Maryland. It was the first of many Commodore touchdowns.

The Sailors thumped theTcrps by a 4G-0 score. threshold of scoring territory. Otto Apel sent a pressure punt out of bounds on the Lions' 30,.

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