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Army Smears Notre Dame Before 72,0,00 Fans b' Cum, WHO DidaIT" have. WWW His M6AR ynt ccustcrA Ktmpw. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18,. 1925 STANFORD JMAGIINE CRUSHES U.S.C., 13-9 9 CARVING HIS NAME IN THE STANFORD HALL OF FAME "SVJi Mike Jtfurphy. Cardinal sophomort, ashing on that memorable 65-yard run which culminated In a touchdown In the second quarter of yesterday's wjthu- c- the Picture below Murphy is crossing the Trojan 10-yard line on his mad Jaunt.

Morley Drury. who had punted the ball which Murphv returned for a touchdown, is making a valiant effort to stop the fleeting Cardinal. Drury brought Murphy down with a crash, but lost his hold and Mike got up and carried on for the neoessary 10 yards to a score. P. A.

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SPECTACLE KEEPS 70,000 FANS IN FRENZY Ernie Never9 Educated Toe Makes Breaks to Enable Card Eleven to Subdue Trojan Squad BY PAUL LOW11Y Stanford played super football and beat U.S.C. 13 to 9 in a thrilling, sensational struggle that had the huge crowd of 70,000 in the Coliseum feverishly excited up to the very last second of play. It was as bitterly contested and desperately played a game as has ever been waged in any stadium so charged with thrills that when the gun boomed the end of the game every- body was absolutely prostrated with exhaustion. H.rftu )yyiK4 tx nr --i vs it rhk CUT: Battle Thrill Never-Ending as Cards Win BY BILL HENRY Surging forward in their seats, almost suffocating with excitement and then sagging back' limp as the whistle marked the stopping of the ball, 80,000 spectators sat enthralled at the spectacle of a dogged, determined Stanford eleven holding back a gallant battling crew of Trojans, to beat them, 13 to 9, in one of the greatest games of football that the gigantic concrete Coliseum ever witnessed, It was a game of contrssts, a game of never-ending thrills, In which the crowd alternately screamed and gasped as the Trojan horde swept down the field In an apparently Irresistible burst of marvelous speed, only to be forced to break Into a lusty, generous, appreciative cheer for the magnifi cent stand of the Stanford stalwarts as they were forced back against their goal. To be a partisan was a difficult lass, wo Trojan rooter could fall to cheer the desperate defense of the great white-clad Stanford eleven as it stood like a rock.

No violent son of the Stanford red could be wholly partisan as the sea of blue Jerseys of Troy swept down the field time after time only to be dashed to pieces against the rugged wall of white shirts. BATTLE TIDE REVERSES It wasn't a game where the tide of battle swept up and down between the 40-yard lines it was a strictly one-sided affair, In which one team or the other was In desperate straits all the time. There were no half-way measures no safety-first playing. no long stretches of time, when it seemed that nobody would ever get any place somebody was trying to score and was on the verge of doting it all the time. First it ws Stanford which stood like a great white ronkv coast while a sea of surging blue inreaienea to enguir it.

The whole first quarter mw the men from Palo Alto fighting desperately (Continued on Page a. Column 4) i 2 jar CADETS CROWN IRISH WARRIORS West Pointers Trip Hoosier Squad by gtoO Soldiers Superhuman Drives Down Westerners New York's Largest Sporting Crowd Sees Contest BY WALTER ECK.ERSALL racicsivi; dispatch) INBW TORK, Oct, 17. In the presence of 72,000 spectators, said to ba the largest crowd which evor saw a sporting event In New Tork City proper, the Army football team, superbly coached by Capt. John McEwan, defeated' N6tre Dame, the 1924 national champion, 27, to 0, this afternoon In the Yankee Stadium. It was the first victory of the Army over the western eleven ince 3916 when the cadet eleven was the victor, 30 to 10, and it Is the second worst defeat, ever handed a Notre Dame team.

Some years hack. Tale won from the South Bend eleven, 28 to 0. It was the twelfth meeting; -of the Army and Notre Dame elevens and today's victory gives West Point three victories, and Notre Dame eight. The contest of 1932 resulted in a scoreless tie. STRONG LINE Notre Dame's downfall by such unexpected one-sided score was flue to the superior playing of the cadets" line.

The powerful West Point forwards simply drove hi superhuman fashion and spoiled plays before they were formed. As a result of the forwards' wonderful play, Notre Dame had eight attempted forward passes blocked behind the scrimmage line. In" some cases the ball changed hands as many as three times behind the scrimmage line in order to result In the proper delay so that receivers could get down the field. The Notre Dame forward-passers were Invariably nailed be-, fore they could even throw the ball. On one occasion the ball was thrown by a western player as he was tackled.

Tho attempt went In-to the hands of Prague, the Armv tackle, who carried it over ti.e Notre Dame goal line. Only In the first period Notre Dame give any indication of giving the cadets a battle. In this session, the western eleven appeared able to stop the Army attack which was directed at the line and off the tackles. Again in the thild period, Coach Rockne's eleven brajed and held the cadets scoreless but In the second and fourth periods, play was all in the Army's favor. GAME IN NUTSHELL It was simply a vindication of the old football principle that no team can get anywhere in a game unless It haB a line.

The Army had one today. Notre Dame did not, and that is the story of tho game In a nutshell. Thball carriers and the forward passers must have protection and the Army line played superbly, not only offen-elvely, but defensively, but the forwards followed the ball with cat-like precision. This is shown by the fact that Sprague inter, cepted a forward pass and Saunders blocked a kick, gathered In the oval, ran to the Notre' Dame 1-yard line and then Tiny Hewitt nlunged through center for a Touchdown, It was notable victory for the Army, but the cadets up on the plains at West Point were deprived of seeing one of toe most cherished victories which could be Won with the possible exception of the annual game with the Navy. The cadets are permitted te leave the point for only three games.

The struggles designated this year are the games with Tale, Columbia and Navy. As a result, the future generals had to content themselves by listening to the returns by radio, but reports which reached the team's headquarters here at the Astor denote a great celebration Is taking place. Amj (Ml Buui (Civil.) Sprtru SrJinldl rii Soman S4UDdCS Bora Tmik TrapcxU Wllioa Matr Dtn Crow (Cpt.t JiiTelU Milwell Mat UcMimoa Willao Edwirdt Heamdoo O' Boyle t.r. L.T. L.O.

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MARY'S Sensational Thrust by Young in Last Period Gives California Win Over Battling Saints BT A. NIGHT WIRE BERKELET, Oct. 17. -A powerful thrust at an opportune moment broke a deadlock In the football game here this afternoon, and gave California a 6 to 0 victory over St. Mary's College.

GRANGE IS OUTGRANGED Iowa Halfback is Hero of Thrilling Victory Over Illinois Despite Red-Head's Great Run BT A. P. NIGHT WIRE IOWA CITY (Iowa) Oct. 17 Out where the West begins, a nw' star began a gridiron career today that enabled Iowa to vanquish Illinois 13 to 10, In a dramatic finish that never has been equalled in western conference football history. Stanford won because thev had the trained toe of the big blond Santa Rosa giant, Ernie Nevers, to make the "breaks' and were smart and alert in taking advantage of every opportunity, plus the simply marvelous Individual running of Mike Murphy.

WONDERFUL RUN Consider first for It decided the game what Murhy did and you will realize why the Stanford root-'. ers cheered themselves hoarse and were glad they had come. Running forward at full speed he caught a punt from Drury's toe on Stanford's 47-yard line-There was less than a minute of I the first half to play, with Stanford leading, 6 to 0, and Murphy streaked fifty-three yards to thai goal line, dodging, darting and swerving straight from the field i with the whole pack of Trojans snapping futllnly at his heels. As he came out of the pack he dashed to the right. Only one man Drury.

the man who had kicked the ball was between him and a touchdown. Desperately Drury leaped for the flashing figure in the white jersey, and by a great fly-1 lng 'ackle brought him low on the 1I.SC. 8 -yard une. Over and over' they roled, but Murphy with a 11-J nal lunge slid out of Drury's grasp and hal fran and half stumbled over the last chalk mark. U.S.C.

got a touchdown In the third quarter as the result of a great forward passing attack with 4 a double pass flavor, the plays reading LeFebvre to Drury to El- liott, first around one side of the" Stanford end and then the On the last pass, Elliott went over In a far corner of the field after' a combined pass and run of seven- teen yards. THRILLS GALORE Then the fourth quarter opened and with It a lot of excitement. The Stanford-California 20-20 tie' game of last year, which le gen- erally referred to as the thriller of them all, had nothing on the bat- tie between the Cards and the! Trojans in that last fifteen mln--utes. It was a riot of Trojan passes In? that last quarter, and anv minute it- appeared as If U.S.C. was ahonf tn score, but always at.

the critical. moment bo me wbite-perseyed war- rior rose to the emergency and (Continued on Page 2. Column 4) Third Quarter U.S.C. S. Fourth Quarter U.S.C.

a Total U.S.C. S. 3 1 4 3 2 1 66 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 77 0 0 0 0 0 5' 3 1 1 0 269 5 0 2 1 0 11 4 1 0 0, 0' 0 3 0 0 1 21 10 1 340 1 4 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 75 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 SO 2 1 0 U.S.C Badgro Behrendt Gorreil Cravath Taylor Friend Adams Kaer Boren Drury Lea QUARTERS a 3 4 Ti. 0 0 11 7 3 IS Nevers, Murphy. Goa's from Elliott, Safety.

Goals from viJHt NEBRASKA TIES WITH HUSKIES Each. Loses Chance to Win by Converting Touchdown; Score 6- to 6 1ST 'A. P. X1GHT W1BB1 LINCOLN (Neb.) Oct, 17. The University of Washington football team fought the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers to a 6 -to-6 tie here this afternoon before a crowd of IS, 000 football fans.

The game was largely defensive, with both teams fighting on an even throughout. Nebraska opened the scoring in the third quarter when A. Mandery plunged through the Washington line for a touchdown. Washington's score came in the last period, when G. Wilson plunged over the Nebraska line after a series of passes and line bucks.

In the second period Nebraska opened up after Hutchison had blocked Guttermens' putt and recovered the bajl on Washington's 19 -yard line. A forward pass by Stephens to Sprague enabled Nebraska to push the ball to the t-yard line. The Washington forward wall held, however, and the Cornhuskers failed to score. Late in the period the Cornhusk- (Contlaned on Page 4, Column DEEMING COPS tBY A- P. LATONIA (Ky.

Oct- 17. Deeming, sturdy 3-year-old filly from the stable of C. B. Datley, made all the pace and was a handy winner of the S700 added La ton la Cup Stakes at two and a quarter miles, feature of the closing-day racing program at La tenia today. Drowsy Waters finished two lengths behind the winner' and T.

6. J. 0. of NIGHT BEE STAR HERE ARE STATISTICS ON CARD-TROJAN GRID CLASH First Quarter U.S.C. S.

Second Quarter U.S.C. S. First downs 1 Passes tried 6 0 3 Passes 2 0 1 Passes Incomplete. 3 0 1 Passes 0 0 0 Yards punted 90 113 75 Fumbles 0 3 1 Fumbles recovered. 1 1 1 Penalties 0 6 yd 10 Blocked punta 0 0 0 Touchdowns 0 0 0 Point after touchd.

0 0 0 Safeties 0 0 0 Illinois, leading 10 to 6, in the- last two minutes to play, with the game -apparently safely won, lost when "Cowboy Nick" Kutsch, Iowa's newest gridiron star, broke away for a 82-yard run, carried the ball to the Illinois 1-yard line and smashed1 over ior a touchdown on the next' play that gave Iowa victory. The defeat virtually ruins Illinois' chances as a contender for the Big Ten championship. The game, furiously fought before a record-breaking home-coming crowd of- 30,000 spectators, opened and closed with two of the most dramatlo plays witnessed in years. In the first ten seconds of play, Capt. (Red) Grange of Illinois, flashing the form that made him the nation's outstanding football star In "1824, scooped up the ba'l on the opening kick-off and racel 80 yards -for a touchdown before the dumbfounded spectators knew what had nappened.

It was a duplication of his feat in the Michigan game last fall and It demoralized the Hawkeyes. Kutsch, the 170- pound dynamo playing left halfback for the first time with Iowa In a championship game, produced the closing thrill (Continued on Page 4. Column 3) DETAIL OF PLAY Punts By U.S.C: Drury, 45, 30. 40, 85. 35.

55 yards. Total 24Q-average, 40 yards. Punts By Stanford: Nevers. 45, 38, 65, 45, 50, 70. 44 45 80 68, 0.

67. Total. 665. 47 yards. Hyland, 20 yards.

Grand total, 685; average, 45. Punts blocked By Stark (Nevers.) by Adams (Hyland) partially. Passes, intercepted For Stanford, Hyland, Solomon. Hill For U.S.C, Cook. Fumblee Stanford: By Shlpky, Nevers," Bogue.

2: Murnhy. Mitchell, 1. U.S.C: By Elliott, 1. Fumbles recovered Stanford: Nevers, Shlpky. Bogue, Murphy, 1.

U.S.C: Boren, Badgro. 3: Stark. Yardage gained Stanford. 275; U.8.C., 839. LOCAL Stanford.

13; U.S.O., 0. Caltech. 21 Pomona, 14. Pasadena, J. Santa Ana, 0.

Caltech frosh, Pomona fresh, PACJtno COAST California, St, Mary's, 0. Oregon, 13; PaclBc, 0. Oregon Aggies, t)2; Whitman, 0. Montana, 14; Gonzajra, 14. (Tlo.) Puget Sound.

82; Linflrtd. 0. U.C. frosh, 27; San Diego Ma-rinert, 7. Stanford frosh, Sacramento Santa Barbara 8.O., 14; Bakers-field J.C., 13.

Santa Maria High, 61 Taft High, Mnnlflna Efata SA ft fit 1 A I California Aggies, St, Ignatius. O. Modesto Junior College 16, San Jose J.C., 0. Wyoming, 43; Colorado Mines, 0. EAST Army, 27; Notre Dame.

0. Bethany, Westminster, 0. Pennsylvania. 16; Yale, 13. Williams, 0: St.

Stephen's, 0. Navy, 10; Princeton. 10. Monmouth, Ausrustana, 7. Perm state, 13; Marietta, 0.

Cross, Harvard, 6. Cornell, 41; Rutgers, 0. Amherst, 19; Hamilton, 0. New York 41; College City New York, 0. Hobart, Clarkson.

fl. Syracnse, 14; Indiana. 0. BuclcneU. naskell Indians, 0.

Dartmooth, 66; Maine, 0. Brown, -48; Bates, 0. New Hampshire, 26; Rhode Island State, 0. Springfield, Vermont, 0. (Continued on Page 4.

Column 2) AT LAT0NIA "WIRE twenty-five lengths ahead of Georgle, the favorite. Chlttagorg. Wrack Ray and By Gosh were far back for the greater part of the Journey. The race was run over a heavy track, the time for the distance being I Two-dollar Mutuel tickets on the winner: paid IS.10; l-50 and 1.9. The little Oakland college teanrfr played the great Blue and Gold eleven to a standstill throughout the first half.

Three periods passed scoreless. At' the beginning of the fourth, Toung, who had replaced Jabs at fullback for California, ran 32 yards and then bucked the ball within inches of Saints' goal line, which Brown crossed. Capt. "Tut" Imlay of Cali fornia, made his first appearance since the opening game of the season, September 26, last, when he was badly hurt. Imlay played one period and a little more, enheart-ening his teammates the way- he ran back punts and bored his way through the line.

Aside from Toung, Jabs, Dixon and Griffin were largely responsible for the California triumph. The Blue and Gold line showed great defensive strength. I Rooney, Underhlll, Conlan and Strader of St. Mary's back-fleld, played spectacular football. A crowd of nearly 60,000 saw the contest The Bear varsity, defeated 15 to 0 by the Olympic Club last Saturday, wag In a fighting mood and showed greater polish than on that occasion.

At the outset neither side was able to gain. St. Mary's suffered (Continued on Tage 4. Column 4) DISTATCH1 scoring In the first half although Play was mostly Jn Purple territory. But as the Maroons neared their defective the defense tightened.

In the second period Baker's twisted ankle gave way after a fierce tackle by Lampe. just as ha recovered a punt and he was unable to return to the game la the fwond half. ft 1 10-. I TIES HOME RUN MARK Tony Lazerre Slams Out Fifty-ninth Circuit to Equal Babes Record TEXCMISIVB MSPATCHl SACRAMENTO, Oct 17. Tony Lazerre, Salt Lake shortstop, cracked out his fifty-ninth home run of the season off "Speed" Martin, Sacramento pitcher, In the fifth Inning of yesterday's game.

The circuit smack equaled the record made by Babe Ruth, king of swat, In 1922. Lazerre has-two more games In which to better the mark made by Ruth and to establish a new world's record. This was Lazerre's first home run this week. The home run helped the Bees to defeat the 8acs, 5 to 1. It was the second (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) DISPATCH) at first.

Ruel then lifted a fly and Gowdy stepped in the mask that he had tossed to the ground, lost his balance and dropped an easy chance. Ruel then d'oubjed to left. Johnson hit to Jackson, who fumbled himself eut ol what should have been the second out. Me-Neeljr then knocked a high bounding ball Over Lindstrom's head and Ruel came in with the winning run. Gowdy was charged with the error that lost the game and cost the Giants I49.463.8S and took lilt IS out of the pocket of each player.

Gowdy accepted the blame, but who knows that the Giants would have won the game otherwise? GOWDY'S MUFF TAKES RANK ALONG WITH SNODGRASS'S THE 8UMMARY Position L.E.R. L.T.R. L.O.K. C. R.O.I R.T.L.

R.E.L. Q. L.H.R. R.H.L. F.

Stanford Shlpky Poulson Swan McCreary Armour Harris Walker Mitchell Murphy Bogue Nevers SCORE BY Stanford use 0 Stanford scoring Touchdewn tonehdewn Murphy. U.S.C seering: Touchdowns touch i own Drury. i 0 SNARLING MAROONS SNARE NORTHWESTERN GREDDERS EXCLUSIVE NEW YORK. Oct 17Along with the famous $100,000 world series i muff made by Fred Snod-grasa. Giant center fielder, thirteen years ago, the ISO.

000 muff of Hank Gowdy, Giant catcher in the 114 world series, will go down In history. In each ease the player was not entirely to blame. Oowdy's error In muffing a foul fly hit to the side ef the plate in the twelfth Inning by Muddy Ruel. the Washington catcher, put the winning run on the bases and caused the Giants to- lose the deciding game of the series. Miller began, the twelfth inning for the Senators and was retired rjEXCTXSIVE CHICAGO, Oct.

17. Chicago defeated a desperate eageful of Northwestern fighting wildcat at 8tgg Field today before 14,000 spectators. The score of to 6 was the result of two drop, kicks In the third period from the trusty toe of Bob Curley. Northwestern because of Its srrlra determination prevented Chicago Stanford substitutions Van Hook for McCreary, Kill for Bogus, Hyland fer Murphy. Solomon for MitrhelL Mlddton for WsTker.

U.S.C substitutions Elliott for Kaer. Stark for Adams, Coek fee Elliott. Lefebvra for Lee, Cox for Friend. Earle for Boren. Adams for Stark.

Officials Referee, Evans; umpire, Harry Minor; heed Saeainan, -Pinky" Griffith; field Judga, Cava..

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