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3 DAYTON DAILY EWS SporH Radio Program! Volley News Financial Newt Classified News SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 19H Army Swamps Irish, Ohio State And Michigan Cop Allen Shafer, Wisconsin Quarterback, Dies After Iowa Game One Irishman Who At Least Got His Hands On The Ball Incredible 9-Touchdown Win Scored By Cadets BY STANLEY WOODWARD Spnl (mm (h Nrw York Hrrald Trlbuna to Tba DaylRn Pally Nawi NEW YORK, Nov. 11. Scoring touchdowns in most ways known to man, the explosive Army football team beat Notre Dame, 69 to 0, in Yankee stadium this afternoon, so setting a new record for points run up againnt the Irinh and atoning for a series of gridiron indignities which has been uninterrupted, except by tics, since 1931. Frosh Star, 17, Carried From Grid In 4th Period MADISON, Nov. 11.

The University of Wis-consin won a football game today but at a tragic cost, for Allen 17-ycar-qld quarterback who was carried ssy.r- www! i 1 iiiiiiiwa.i'aaaaaeaw rNwaiewai yiaiyi.iirnHwinyjwiif I i 1 i i v. I -v 0 crowd of 75,000, the Cadet en Dud Young, illini Are Slowed Up semble raced up and down the field, grinding out points at a rate that was not anticipated by its dearest friends. Had not the Great Samaritan (an Army coachi Lt. Col. Karl H.

Blaik, hohhled hit forces, the margin might have been anything, even a hundred points. Blaik wed hig armor sparingly and in the late phases entrusted Army's fortunes to third and fourth stringers who wreaked the least possible damage on the enemy and scored only once. In the long series of Army-Notre Dame games, nothing approaching proportions of this hnlo- 4 ANN ARBOR. Nov. 11.

Jxom the field in the final quarter of the game with Iowa, died at a Madison hospital a short time later. Today was "Dad's Day" at Wisconsin, and during the halftime Shafer's father was among the group of "dads" who paraded onto the field and were introduced to the spectators. The youth, five feet 11 inches, 190 pounds, was playing his first year of college football, having entered the university after his graduation from Madison's West high school, lie was an outstanding prospect, having been Wisconsin's regular quarterback since Illinois' vaunted near-irresistabla speed ran into an immovable object today Michigan's line and Michi gan carried off a 14-0 victory. Michigan even gave Illinois a lesson in fast action the Wolver eaust has been wreaked. The Army scored the first time it got ines needed just eight playa and less than four minutes to score their first touchdown, Meanwhile, the nation's sprint champion, Buddy Young of Illinois, The Statistics: and his fleet companions in tha Amif ulra Iama Illini backfield were finding the Michigan line even less amenable int in na than the Notre Dame forward wall.

allen shafeu the start of the No cause was given for his death, although university Young got away just twice for noticeable gains, a 14-yard run and Tarda Ru.hlni Ji lard Faming ion aura Patra Mttplrttrt JO l'aftftB 9 Fnmhlra fruinlHra I Ff nail Ira in II) IS 1 IS Hicials announced an autopsy would be held tonight. 1 a 27-yard sprint, both in the first quarter. Neither did any damage. Dull gray skies and a alow field held down the crowd and didn't the ball and kept at it relentlessly until Blaik called off the doirs. The woret previous defeat suffered by JSotre Dame occurred in 1904 when Wisconsin ran up fi8 points.

Olenn Davis, rapid Army left halfback, scored three touchdowns, Buck Reserves Get A Workout Against Pitt BY CLARENCE YOUNG Sprrlal to Th Dayton Daily Nl COLUMBUS, Nov. 11. Coach Carroll Widdoes got his best "line" of the season on second, third and fourth team players today as his undefeated Buckeye gridderi tuned up for next week' Illinois date at Cleveland by applying a 64 to 19 kayo to a weak Fitt eleven before a cozy gathering of It was Ohio's seventh straight victory. all on runs from scrimmage. Doug Kenna, ranking quarterback, scored first on an end run and passed for Xf help Illinois fast backfield which needs good footing and the homa team delighted the 42,000 fans who did turn out for the homecoming game by marching 45 yards to a touchdown almost before the last stragglers were in their seats.

Gene Derricotte, fleet-and-hard-ninning Negro, carried the ball the first four timea and making one yard, then 16, then 23, then ona again. Don Lund, who stepped into Bob Wiese'i fullback shoes, took over and carried to the four, then over for the touchdown. Joe Tonsetto converted, and that really settled the issue. However, a Michigan fumble almost put Illinois back in the ball game. Ralph Chubb bobbled a two more to fcd Kafalko and Dick titzer, his ends.

Max Minor, starting right halfback, scored two, one on a tiO-yard reverse punt return on which Felix (Doc) Blanch ard, provided the essential block. The Buckeyes punched over three The other accrued to Harold TVEW YORK, Nov. 11. Bill O'Connor (righl), Noire Dame end, jumps into the air to knock down forward pass tossed by Arnold Tucker (lower left), Army hack, in fourth quarter of game here today. In foreground, facing O'Connor Is Bill West of Army.

Directly under ball is Shelton Bilea (64), Army guard. WIREPHOTO. touchdowns each in the first and lavzel, obscure plebe tackle from downs before the fans were settled in their seats. Cleveland, who intercepted a hur It took the Bucks just eieht min utes and 24 seconds to score the three. Only 10 plays were ried Notre Dame pass on the enemy four-yard line and stumbled across in the dying minutes when persons of similar obscurity were Pf ohl Scores Gophers Beat 1 The Bucks had to work for the working exclusively for Army.

irst score, traveling 45 yards in Thri In spite of the score Notre Dame's young, if hand-picked ball JHoosiers In five plays after stopping the Fan- ice. tners their Iirst series. ciuo, am noi quit, ine also rans "Cats 27-7 The Statistics: 111. Mich. Ftrat dnwna 14 NM yarda ruining ,109 131 Nt tarda paaalnf Forwarda ailmptrd 1 1 Forwarda omptrtMt Tanar-a Intrcptf4 Jl 1 1 Fomblr I Ball lo.l Frnalllra 1 Varda ptnallitd a 44 A 32-vard oass from Horvath to kept tackling the Army flier to Brugge was good for the opening Fourth Canto Victoi ine last ana kept trying if utilely, to score points.

Impending Ohio State-lllini Tilt Saturday, Recalls Freak Finish At Columbus Just One Year Ago s. counter. Jack Dugger failed to add the point. Dame's offense, likewise its greatest liability was its Pass Ohio score again on the next EVANSTON. 111..

Nov. 11. ing attack. Stymied on the ground, senmmasre. Big 'iuss Thomas Second quarters, two more in the third and a safety in the second.

The Ohioans held a 47-to-0 lead be-fore the outmatched Panthers scored for the first time, early in the third, period. The Pitts got their second just before time ran out in the third, and their final marker one minute before the afternoon's entertainment ended. Ohio didn't try to pour it on. The Bucks could have had 100 points or more if they had wanted them. But Coach Widdoes elected to keep his regulars on the bench for more than three quarters, and didn't even budge two of his No.

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1 I Fumble 1 3 Bull. l.n FnmhlM. i tarda I'rnalizrd MVi By "Si" Burick- blocked Richards' nunt, and it was Ohio's jail on the two. Dick Flanagan went over left JT is dangerous for a writer to retell stories out of the past lateral on his own 33, and batted it right into Lou Agase'a hands. Don Greenwood hit center to the 23, three more plays moved to tha tackle and when Dugger made good the kick, Ohio had a 13-to-0 tne lnsn kept tnrowing the ball.

Occasionally Boley Dancievicz, the heavy duty quarterback, brought off a good one, but eight Notre Damepassea were intercepted by Army players and five of the interceptions directly or indirectly to touchdowns. North western's bid for its first Western Conference victory went begging today as Turdue, with Freshman Quarterback Stormy Pfohl scoring three touchdowns, picked apart the center of North-western's line for a 27-7 triumph to stay in the race for the 1944 Big Ten football championship. V. I U'l. .1 1 111 1 0 II UJ Hi V.

VllUllVb boss will resent it and try to get by with a canceled check, margin. That fast tempo was continued next pay day. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 11. Minnesota university's Western Conference victory drouth was broken today by an llth-hour touchdown which beat Indiana, 19 to 14, in a stunning upset cheered by an Armistice day crowd of 30,254.

Two and a half minutes were left to play when Quarterback Merlin Kispert bashed the line from the one-yard stripe for the deciding score, set up when WaVne Williams' 45-yard pass was hatted into the hands of Richard Kchrhitz, frpshman end, on the Indiana 12. Needless to say the scene was J'laying before 25,000 fans Jn much appreciated by auch Army personnel as is now extant on our Dyche stadium, Turdue rode 'to iis fourth conference victory be for the third score. The Bucks lost a chance as Pitt stiffened momentarily, but Horvath hauled down a Rickards-thrown pass and the scoring bee was resumed. Les ran to the 15 on the interception, then went the rest of the way on a wide sweep around his own left end. Dugger mounted the score shores.

Having shouted, "hold that hind the blocking of Guads Walt Morris Kaastad and Jim McMillen. With the help of Center line uninterruptedly since 1931, the men of West Toint appreciated the chance to join in the chant of "more yet," meaning touchdowns, as the Irish (legitimate and lub-way) suffered in the stands. Joe Winkler, they opened gaping However, as a gambling man, I shall have to take my chances and revive a memory that ia only one year old. This goes bark to the Ohio State-Illinois game of last November. It comes to mind naturally because this week, State and Illinois meet again at Cleveland in a contest that will have a bearing on the Big Ten championship.

AIho hearing on the chances for Ohio's first totally perfect season in 28 years. There have been two other perfect-record Ohio teams since, but their escutcheons were blotted in post-seasnn engagements. The history of the Ohio Slate-Illinois rivalry is loaded wilh the unusual and the bizarre of games that were decided on touchdowns and field goals that took place in the closing seconds of action; of supposedly inferior teams on one aide that ruined championships and perfect records for the supposedly superior teams on the other side. I shall not go into these. 20-0.

That took care of the is, then Young got away to tha nine. Eddie Bray battled to the one-foot line in two plays, and the first period ended on this note of high tension. Bray fumbled on the first play of the second period, Michigan recovered on its two and the crowd settled back and didn't have to worry any more. The Illinois line began to match the Michigan forward wall in the second and third periods passed without noticeable incident. A fumble by Greenwood of a Michigan punt gave Michigan its second touchdown late in the last period.

The ball dropped right through hia arms and Harold Watts recovered on Illinois' 32. Lund and. Jack Weisenburger started moving and Weisenburger Continued On Page 2, Column 2 opening period scoring. Hudson Meaiey, relief fullback, in three plunges then took the hall to the spot from which Kispert shoved Bcross. Except for the game, which will Buckeye replacements, althouch not be recorded as one of the key working harder for their points.

Indiana, an odds-on favorite, led did even better in the second quar holes in the heart of Northwest-em's line through which Pfohl scored all but one of Purdue's touchdowns. ''after Fullback Boris Dimancheff had set them up with his steaMy ground gaining. Dimancheff, Turdue's star right halfback, was playing fullback in place of injured Ed Cody and calling plays. The hard-hitting Bulgar did the heavy leg work in midfield only once, and that briefly in the ter, when they rolled up 21 points to sport a 41 to 0 halftime lead. fourth quarter, against the surpris ing Gophers.

End Mardo Hamilton's alertness football struggles or history, the occasion was ideal. The weather was just right; the field was perfect and most of the appointments essential to football were extant. The Cadets marched in as tradition dictates and all the football fans Continued On Page Column 4 For the frenzied scoring affair gave the Bucks their fourth There never has been a stranger game in the Ohio-Illinois series that it turned out to be, the touch- He intercepted Rickard's flat Tackle Bill Willis. Ollie Cline, nursing an injured shoulder, got in for one play. To single out stars of the top side would be next to impossible.

Ohio used about 45 players and they all took their tj'n at doing the right thing at the right time. It was a different story from the Titt side. Taul Richards, who could be a very effective passer with more protection, and Matt Fews, a good runner were the standouts. But they couldn't carry the entire load, even with with the Bucks satisfied to turn the assignment for the day over to replacements. It as their ball game after Bob Brugge, Dick Flanagan and Les Horvath had scored the first three Buck counters.

Eifht different Buckeyes figured in the touchdown Darade. The Statistics: The Statistics: Mlnnrmta Indiana pass on the Pitt 43 and was never touched as he went all the way. Tom Keane converted. Pitt went in reverse, losing 24 yards on a couple of tries and two five-yard Sort. rtUm Pordna First flowna 1 Gopher Points His Nose Groundward than the one at Columbus last year that had neither championship nor perfect record at stake.

There has never been a daffier finish anywhere. This was the unvarnished truth turning out 'to be stranger than fiction. To begin with, I have never seen a game that offered such a study in contrasts. This was the contest, you may recall, in which each team made four touchdowns, kicked two extra points and missed two. Ohio State won on a field goal that was kicked, to paraphrase the song, after the ball (game) was over, with half the crowd gone.

And the teams, half-undressed, had to be recalled from their dressing rooms for this weirdest of finishes. 4 penalties and before the Panthera could get out of the hole, Ohio had IS'rt Tarda tet larda Faalna. SI Forwarda Forwards omplrtrd 4 turwarda intrfptd. 1 Fumhlpa 8 Balhi Lot on larda I'rnallird SI 11 ill tint ttnwna II NM Varda Runhlnc lot larda Palni. 41 Forwarda Attrmptrd lt Forwarda 4 forwarda 1 fummea Halls Vntt On Fomhlra.

Varda Prnallird it lit 1.1 a i 3t two more points on a safety. Hamilton again figured in the scoring, by tackling Kielb in his own end zone. A 31-yard pass from Keane to Stranges set up down spree was late in starting, Touchdowns Were Study In Contrast the next score with Keane plunging two yards for the tally. Keane's Ohio punched over three touch- A for the contrasts I mentioned, they revolved around one factor, It was late in the first half when Halfback (Red) Williams slithered kick failed. through the line, bounced out of the armsof a secondary defender Keane was good for an extra and finished a 20-yard trip to Min Throughout the game, Ohio State scored its four touchdowns the hard way by grinding out yards in long marches down the field.

Illinois, operating from its own peculiar version of the T-formation a system based oji only seven plays! scored its four the easy way by spectacular, gains that broke either of its scatbacks Eddie Bray or Eddie McGovern into the clear through quick-opening plavs. treat a moment later when he skirted. 65 yards on a great bit of and then sent Pfohl through center for the glorv. Turdue outg lined Northwestern on the ground 11 to 202 yards and the heavy work was done by Dimancheff and Angelo Carnaghi, 180-pound freshman halfback. With those two backs leading the march, Purdue moved 7 yards in eight playa to score the first touchdown in the opening minute of the second quarter.

Niirtbwrtrni M. Pardon nesota first touchdown, which "Dave" Reese Hurt In Army-Irish Tilt runnine with Rickards kick, only oiished off an 80-yard march, kispert kicked the point and Min to have a tripping penalty knock him out of his long hike. The nesota led 7-0 at the half. Bucks were set back to the Pitt Bobby Hoernschmeyer. Hoosier 48 by the penalty, but five plays backfield ace, tied it up on the later, with a minute and a hair remaining in the half, tiny George third, taking the ball from Richard Deranek, who had received a punt, Mnrton Sirkria Gordon shot a 33-yard pass to John Here' a quick review of the eight touchdowns that preceded the dramatic post-game finish: No.

1 Illini recovers a fumble on own 33, Bray scampers 29. McGovern scampers the other 38. Sixty-seven yards in two plays and a touchdown. Extra point missed. Illinois 6, Ohio 0.

No. 2 Rucks recover fumble on Illinois 48. State starts grinding out yardage. Ernie Parks scores from one on eighth play. Extra point missed.

Ohio 6, Illinois 6. No. 3 Illinois recovers fumble on Ohio 32. Bray explodes for Continued On Page 3, Column 4 Frnnrtt R. Juatak and speeding from midneld to score.

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Plroancheff 0 blocked. Light Inot Kroner Morrla Balratnw Connra Altpler Clawaon last halt of his run, which was followed Captain John Tacener's Ohio replacements on the successful ilace-kick. fourth play of the second half on a 62-yard pass from Koo Jjove to Nor(hwntrn Vic Kulbitski, whose bull-like rushes were a game-long feature, put Minnesota ahead 13-7 before Gene Janecko. Ollie Cline, regular Ohio fullback, failed on the extra JIM If the third period was up, scoring point try. He was in lor the one nlav.

then removed. from the one-yard line, where he Pro Cage "War' Is Brewing; Parsons Books Memorial Hall A PROFESSIONAL basketball "war" appa-ently is brewing in Day-for the coming winter season. Purdua 0 14 27 Tourhdmma FMil 3. CanfiUd. Claw-aon.

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Pal, Schrnk. had carried Williams flat lone pass. Pitt, which hadn't played once in Ohio territory through the first 33 minutes, broke into the scoring on its first excursion as Rickards Indiana, however, bounded right in the fourth with its heralded air came. From the Minnesota 24 tossed a pass to Ed Zimmovan. The Hoernschmeyer dropped a short pasa and run covered 55 yards.

pass into the hands of Ted Luszew Ranni was smothered when a bad ski, and the rangy freshman end pass marked the extra point try, sped the 17 remaining yards for the Keane and Stranges pooled in a touchdown pass a few minutes touchdown. Tavener registered his second conversion for Indiana's later to climax a 58-yard drive. The scoring pass covered 24 yards fipwiil frm New York Hm1d TrfbuM to short-lived lead. Mlmmota Pim. Indiana and gave the Buckeyes to lead.

Keane added the point. Joe Mascio showed his heels on VTEW YORK, Nov. 11. One of the more fantastic happenings at the Army-Notre Dame game occurred when Dr. David Reese, the head linesman from Davton.

dislocated his elbow when "Doc" Blanchard. Army a 28-yard run that carried into the end aone, but when Ohio drew its fourth 15-yard penalty of the opener bwked against the Fort Wayne iillners, Tuesday night, Nov. 28, the Coliseum. Fort Wa tme won the world's pro championsl ip in the annual Chi caRO tourr anient 'ast March. Lile, Parson's first promotion will beat the Acmes to the punch by two days, his contest to be played on Sunday afternoon, the 26th.

That game will involve the Har-un Globe Trotters, one of the top pro teams in the business and one that's a'ways been popular here, and the Brooklyn Eajrles, ho went to the finals of the Chicago tournament last season. Parsons also has a December game booked between the Long Is'and Grumman Wildcats, representing the famous aviation company, and either the Cleveland Buckeyes or the Chicago Elwood Parsons, who "booked" the games for the Acme Aviators, Dayton pro team, at the Fairgrounds Coliseum last reason announced Saturday that he has arranged to operate independently during the 1944-45 campai Memorial hall, bringing le. ding pro teams to Dayton. It will mark the first time many years that Memorial hall used for basketball. It ia nearly 20 years since the downtown building has been used as a site for cage competition.

Years ago, hich school, pro and tournament games were played there. The Coliseum will be used again by the Acme team, which this week announced a schedule, designed to give the lca! entry a franchise in the National Basketball leacue after the war. Most of fie Aviators' games will be played against National league teams, the Tirrarillfs I'rrkrr Siklrh Krmpf Graiugr Cannad? Van Dumb Ttr Pav ft Cioifl Aldwnrth RT Sow1rilti Marrotte Ill Kirrt Addanu William I.H Hntmsoiimrvtr Lundnuirt Arnwtrr, Kulbitrkl Jnsl Vinwo1 1 1 Texas Christian Is 14 To 0 Winner FT. WORTH, Nov. 11.

Hard-fighting and undermanned Texas Christian turned back Texas Tech, 14-0, tiday bottling up the feared Red Raider attack. TCU scored in the first quarter after John Hadaway tossed a 43-yard aerial to Ransom Jackson, who was downed on the Tech six. Norman Cox lugged it over on the fourth plunge and Harry Mul-lins kicked the point, TCU broke through again in the third frame after recovering a Tech fumble. Hadaway passed to Mullins on the Tech 21 and then he and Fox alternated in cracking through in the next tix plays. Mullins converted.

nay the ball was set back to the Pitt 40. Ohio tot up to the 13 on fullWk. blocked him inadvert- runs bv Mascio and Gordon hut took another penalty, and Pitt Indiana 14 moved onto the defense when New en.lv in the second quarter. (fVarles (Heck) Harrington re-pit red Reese. "1 had twisted my ankle on Towhdoirna Rulbltkl.

Ki man covered Gordon's fumble on nrt lWrwchmTr, IViint the 34. Touchdown Ktfpn. Tavwr Sik-tiut: Mnrneutfa JuM. Srl-tnUa, From there the Tanthers passed the previous play." said Dr. Reese, "and couldn't get out of Rr nhart.

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Indiana and bucked 6fi yards for their second acore. Rickards, on passes MINNEAPOLIS, Not. 11. Indiana tacklers sent Fullback Hudsoa Meaiey (60) of into a nose-dive in one of the thrilling plavs of Minnesota'a victory over the Hoosiers, 19 to 14, today. WIREPHOTO.

Blanchard a way. Frank. RjiTObm. Nfjtor. Offt, Neither could the Notre Dame Farter, Deraok, Kodak, Bunihum, Thoffip- Continued Ob Page 2, Column 4 team..