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POUR Playing in a cold drtixls Ujot aoek ed 1.6O0 shivering fans, the Southwest Missouri State Teachers college Bears went down to defeat, 7 to 0, yesterday afternoon at the hands of the Warrant burg Mules. The victory marked the third straight Urns that Warrensburg has defeated the Bears by such a soore. un Ul ae eose uia our uue uur classed Warrensburg. but the long distance punting and deadly passing of Whitatnen, veteran Mule quarterback, turned the tide In favor of the visitors. The game was a real punting duel, with Springfield kicking 17 tlmea and Warrensburg 13 times.

Whlteman averaged 7 yards more on each punt then the local kickers and this made It possible for Warrensburg to win. Warrensburg scored Its touchdown In the third quarter. Whlteman placed a neat 40 yard punt out of bounds on the Bears' 15 yard Hue. Cherry punted back 30 and after the Mules failed to gain, Wblteman kicked back 40 out of bounds on the Besrs' 6 yard line. Forced to punt from behind its own goal line.

Cherry got off a short 30 yard punt. The Mules then smashed the line for a first down. The Bear line men neia twice, no mown, uany dock, woe called to carry the ban. Warrensburg center made a high pass. The ball struck Brown on the arm and bounced Into the air.

Like a flash he recovered the ball, but It looked as he was certain to be downed for a 10 yard loss. But Brown started running around right end. He saw an opening and over the goal line he plunged. White man added the extra point from placement. Warrensburg gslned only 42 yards 1 acrtmmoge to Springfield's f0.

and made eight, first downs to the BearV five. But the Mules' aerial attack kept the Bears guessing and six long paws were completed by the visitors tor 134 yards. The Besrs hd no luck with passes. Whltemon and IX. Brown were the outstanding stsrs for Warrensburg The entire Bear line played a good gome ana deserves much credit.

The swperlenoa of the Mule backfleld was I far more than that of the local bocss nd that faoc swung ths rerdlot In jsivut or tne visitor. Way by play account of ths fame. wu 9i quarter. Tile Mules won the toesup and selected the north goal, with the wind In thrlr favor. Potter kicked off 46 for the Bears, Brown returning 8 the 30 yard line.

Wllllsms msd 4 eround left end. Whltemsii plunged center for 4. Whltemsn msde 3 and first down tliroi pli center. Williams i node on through center. Oarrlpon slipped and fell, bsrclv mlnine; Whlte msn's pass, Whlfemnisi punted 30 to Tlndsll on the Bears' 26 yard lino Hiett failed to gain The Bears were pnsllicd 6 for off side.

Stork lost 3 Btork punted US out nf bounds on Warrensburg's 47 ysrd line R. Brown msde one and Whlteman two through oenter. Brown was offside and Wsrrensburg drew a 8 yard penalty Whltemsn's psss was incomplete. Whltemsn jointed 80 over the goal line. The Bears took the bsll on their 30 yard Abbott made two and illett Uire? through tackle Stork punun 35 to Brown.

Tlndsll Inter cp'ed Whlteman's pass on the Bears' 40 yard line. Aobott and Stark made yard esch through tackle Tlndsll paswg 9 yarn. lg tut a. lrv dnwn. Tlndall mode four oruund left end.

Davis lust five on a tackle round play SUrk purled J. to P. Brown, who returned 10. it vi'trrra burg was pensllrd 15 vari rL irr. work, placing tf.e a tfce V.

)srd Wt.re.o r.vs It 'o Tlndall In rr.irt!;:d Pr four and two thrvi made six more. I. i vre penaiixert for cd replaced otSacu Ux JKnTtj.v:'iT Tlndall pasaed to 1 ja. S'ark punted ii to ft Br i returned 10 to tr.e fi jv; man punt, Bwv yord lice as the rol Et Potter mj fs to M.frjfr. r.ght ta The Bears jm 44 tn Brown.

faliM to gain. Ken neoy mode ote tf.rough tackle. White man punted 4J to Tlndall. who re turned three to the Bears' 30 yard line. Abbott raced iO vards throueh left tackle before being knocked our of bounds, stark plunged through left tackle for 13 another first down on the .9 yard line.

Hlett plunged center for one. Abbott made three In two tackle smashes. Stark punted 38 yards. R. Brown being downed on the Mules' 16 yard line.

Whltemsn punted 40 to Tlndsll, who returned five to the Bears' 48 yard line, "lark made two through tackle. zrry replaced Stark. Tlndall marie two. O. Davis bar el missed Ahhntt'ji f'V, Pund 00 over the Zr.L.

tne The Mules were again defending who returned as to Wsireneburg's 48 yard line. Kennedy made six on a tackle around. Riley Jailed to gain. Williams made three and plunged again for two and first down. i fJ tH on the Bears' nine yard line.

Kennedy made five, but Warrensburg was offside and drew a five yard penalty. Williams made one and Kennedy two through tackle. White man's pass over the goal line was grounded. The Bears took the ball on the 20 yard goal' line. Abbott gained one and Stark one.

Cherry replaced Btarx. Cherry punted 88 to R. Brown, who was downed on the Bears' 44 yard 11ns. Williams smashed tackle for three, but Williams failed to gain. Freedle replaced E.

Nell In the Bear line. Whlteman's long pass was grounded. Whlteman punted 38 out or Dounos on ine lo yara liar. ouon mado two. men lauea io gam.

Cherry punted 30 out of bounds on gain. Whlteman'a 30 yard pass wss caught simultaneously by Springfield snd Wsrrensburg plsyers and Referee RaniD called the ball back. The down remained the asms. It was third snd 10 to go. Tlndsll leaped high to bat Wbltemsn's long psss down.

White man punted out of bound on the Bears' five yard line. Cherry punted 30 yards from behind the goal line to the Bears' 30 yard line, stater replaced Freedle. Wilcox shifting to guard. Williams hit the line twice for three and two. Kennedy made five and first down on a tackle around play.

R. Brown lost a yard. R. Brown fum bled a high pass from center and then recovered and raced around end. for a tochdown.

Whlteman kicked goal from placement. Score: Besrs, Wsr 1 rensburg. 7. Potter kicked off to Whltemsn, who returned 15 to the Mules' 40 yard lino, i Draper rcplsced Garrison for Warrenc burg. Whlteman punted 40 out of bounds on the Besrs' 38 yard line.) Abbott lost one around right end as the quarter ended.

Bcore: Bears, I arrensburg. 7. I Fourth Quarter. Morris replaced Tlndall for 6prlng felld. Abbott made six around right end.

Cherry punted 80 to R. Browfy who returned five to the 40 yard line. Wblteman tailed to gain. E. Davis went Into the Bear lineup.

Kennedy made four through tackle. Warrens. burg took time out for Kennedy. Wil liams caught Whlteman'a posa tor a 16 vard ran. Williams mad a and H.

Brown four through tackle on three smashes. Wllllsms failed to gain and the Bears took the boll on downs. Abbott and Wilcox failed to gain. Cherry punted SO. E.

Davis downing Williams tn mldfleld. Whltemsn failed to gain. B. Brown dropped Whlteman's short Whltemsn punted 48 to Morris, who fumbled, O. Davis recovering on the Bears' five yard line.

Cherry punted 30 to Riley, who signaled for a fair catch on the 3S yard line. Williams failed to gain. Wilcox blocked Whlteman'a pass. Whlteman passed to Williams tor a four yard gain. Whlteman's plsce kick from the 30 yard line was low and Cherry recovered on the lB ysrd line.

Brooks replaced Cherry and Perrfrs'ubbed for Tolllver. Abbott's pass was grounded. Abbott lost 11 yards around left end. Cameron went Into the Mules' lineup. Abbott loat five yards more, placing the ball on the Bears' one yard line.

Abbott punted 16 to Whlteman. who signaled for a fair catch. R. Brown fumbled and was thrown for a 20 yard loss by Stater. Whlteman passed 10 yards to R.

Brown. Whlteman 'minted JGto. MurTlaoa. tha Bears' IB vard line. Two passes by Abbott were grounded and the Beara drew a five yard penalty.

Abbott passed five yartis to Morrla as the game end ed Scorer Mules, Bears, The lineups: WAR'BBCRQ POS. IK LO RO RT HE QB I.H RH FB 6PGHEI.D Garrison Kr.r,dy. Wal Di.k Pstterton M. Brown. Whltsmsn.

R. Reid O. Dnvis (ci I Potter i Nell E. Nell Wise Wilcox nt.rk i I i Score by iniilnKs: Score by quarters: 61S A 1 0 0 4 07 00 Warrensburg Springfield The summary Substitutes: Springfield Stater, Cherrv. Morris.

Freedle. Brooks. Perrv. E. Davis.

Warrensburg E. Johnson. Crawford. Riley, Draper, Cameron. Touchdown R.

Brown. Oool ofter touchdown Whlteman. Field goals attempted Whlteman 3. First downs Wsrrensburg Springfield, 6. Held for downs Warrensburg.

1. Yarda gslned In scrimmage Warrensburg, 43; Springfield. 80. Yards lost In scrlmmsge Warrensburg, 38; Springfield. 31.

Passes Warrensbtirir rnmDleted 8 nut of IF. for 124 varda: Rorinirfieid mmnirtm 3 out Of for 30 yards, intercepting yards; Springfield. 6 for 28 yards i tt n. rumuirn vr rriiauurg. recovered both.

Times out Warrensburg, 2. an automobile mechanic of Auburn dale. came off victor. The eagle attacked Melrose's nollee dog snl the msn grappled with ths bird Melrose was eevsrely scratched dtir lng the struggle, but finally choked ths birds to deatb, I i on on a I iv. iU no an wniteman punts warrensburg, 13 times for punted 27 to Warrensburg's 47 yard overage of 40; Springfield.

17 times line. Hlett smashed tackle for two. for overage of 33. Punta returned The Bears drew a 6 yard penalty on Warrensburg. 8 for 78 yards; Sprlng the next ploy.

Abbott's long pass was field, 2 for 8. Klckoffs Springfield, 8 Incomplete. Cherry punted 40, for 130 yards. Klckoffs returned Brown returning 30 to Warrensburg's Warrensburg 3 for 46. 30 yard line.

Stater threw Whii i u.r.n.,ii.. a qk for a 8 yard loss. Williams msde one thronirh 1 1 1 1 lu the Bears' 37 yard line. Warrens I I burg drew a 6 yard penally for off Officials Ramp, Cincinnati ref de. Abbott made four and Cherry eree; Brlckbauer, St.

Louis, umpire; two for a first down. Cherry made Welser, Drake, hesd linesman. three. Abbott foiled to gain. Abbott's pus was grounded.

Cherry punted 40 CHOKES EAni.lt WITH HIS HANDS, to Williams, who returned 8 to War I North LOVELL, Me. In a thrilling nrg'a 29 ysrd line. Whlteman'a battle with an eagle, W. M. Melrose, was grounded.

Whltemsn passed yards to Garrison from a punt for 1tlon, Whltemsn passed 35 yards mare to Williams on Springfield's 17 yard line Rllej replarett field. White man lost lour sround rtg.it,. end but' 'Jcr4 lsU siuart: lu front of the goal. With 30 seconds to play Whlteman'a place kick from the 35 ytrd line went wide. Morris replaced Tlndell.

Cherry made two through tackle as the half ended. Score: Bears, Warrensburg, 0. Third Quarter. THE SPRINGFIELD LEADER, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1926. WARRENSBURG MULES WIN FROM BEARS BY SCORE OF 7 TOO Punting Featured Contest Yesterday on Teachers College Field.

SRINGF1ELD HIGH SLATED TO BATTLE CARTHAGE TIGERS Teams Are In Excellent Condition for Today's Contest. Chilly weather and a muddy field fted the Springfield Senior High school Bulldogs and tne tannage High Tigers this afternoon at 3 o'clock as the two teams lined up on the Drury college gridiron fori their Important Cli A conference game. Both teams ars In excellent condition for today's game and a real 1 bsttle la expected. The Bulldogs the Yale Army, Washington and Jef wlll have all of their regulars In to erson Lafeyette games, while Brown day's gsme and local fans are pre 1 was favored over Dartmouth, Mlchl dlctlng a victory for Cosch Albert gen over Navy, Corusll over Colum Weiser's men. bio, N.

Y. U. over Fordham, Prlnce However, Coach Welser never Is In ton ovsr 8warthmore, Harvard ovsr a predicting mood snd hs believes Tufts, Colgate over Michigan State, today's gsme will be a mlghtly tough and Syracuse over Johns Hopkins, scrsp. "If they lick us today. It will Yale's stock dropped slightly as an oe because they're the better team, because we sre not In shsne to the Senior High mentor said.

Coach W. E. Byers has given Car 1 tlit go High school two championship football teums tn the past two years, and the Tigers are on the trail of a third strslght title. A Sffrlngfleld victory, however, would virtually crush Carthage's hopes for the title this year. Carthage can go into "a Joint tie with.

Aurora for ths leaeue leader ship by defeating Springfield today.j The Bulldogs will rsly on a fast plunging and passing attack to win todays gsme. Virgil Cheek, assistant coach at th. T.h will r.f.r.. iii Roberts, of Drury, will be the plre. The starting lineups probably will be: Springfield.

Pos. Bobsln RK. Ray. RT. Rule.

no. Abbott C. Beck LO. Durham l.T Ferguson. Morelock.

QB Egbert. LH Young. RH. Carthage FrMv Hart nrthiin Hickman Ferris Jenkins id Ollmore FB. ALL LAY tno rLAN 'winter in ozarks WEST PLAINS.

Oct. 30. Jack Bentley, of Baltimore, well known big league baseball player, formerly with the Nsw York Olants. huft vhn Mvm1 All but two WMII of the Isst season with the Fhllodel phla team, arrived In West Plains Thursday night with a kennel of 13, dogs, which he Is taking to Oregon county, wliero he hsn secured a cabin I Elevenpolnts river, and will spendl the winter hunting and fishing there. He was accompanied by Leo Red Miller of the Philadelphia National club, who probably will spend the winter with mm lu his uzarn cabin Uleveupolnts.

Bentlry, whose Iioine Is on a larm near Baltimore, spends his winters hunting, but this Is his first trip to the Ozarka, and he has selected the wlldemeu region of the Elevenpolnts rlu to country lor his activities this winter. At the close of the season this yesr I ho went to Stanton. where he Joined "Buck" Langhorn of Bcotts vllle, brother of Lady Astor, In big hunting trip near Stanton. Bentley motored here from Stanton! in his Lincoln roadster, behind which; ho carries a trailer In which Is fitted' up a luxurious traveling kennel for his dogs. iThe ker.nel wh.c Brtrrtey tuKlhg Willi him to his Elevenpolnts hunting lodge Includes nine fox hounds, two coon dogs and a pointer.

The fox hounds are of the Brooks strain, which has been ln the Bentley family for more than one hundred years. Hentlrv said. "And are the best fox hounds In he added proudly Bentley end Miller Intend to spend the winter hunting foxes, wolves and other game. It was through Will H. D.

Oreen, a I well known West Plains sttorncy. who.WLL0W SPRINGS LOSES mm, uuiivci iuvi huut, Ber.tlev came In touch with the Elevenpolnts country of Oregon coun ty, which perhaps I the most beau tiful and interesting section or the entire oories. Bentley's cabin Is located Just above Oreen Spring, and besides the won derful hills and bluffa of the. Oreer Spring district he will have near him the great Irish Wilderness of Oregon countv. In which still remain A few! traces of the homes of the little band of Iri.h Catholics whose mysterious coming to Missouri Ozarks three quarters of a century ago and wh(iw still more niVBterlous disappearance hss never vet "been solved.

It was for them thst the wilderness was named. Juck Bentley's name has been prominent tP tlie baseball world far a number' of years. He has been a big league player for 14 years, having played four years with Washington, wth' "I years with Baltimore, three with "1 T. he went bock to the Giants i 7. the two week, of the season WZtZXpSSPtSS? ffi tain Orove ploys only two more FAIR OROVK DFFFATKD.

TZ'Zt DADEVILLE IS HUMBLED and Fair Orove court by tho College Barnstormers, a local Independent! H. HurnM U'i i I Springfield high star, was high point man with 30 points to his credit. The Barnstormers will play at Ever ton next week and hove a return game with Fair Orove In about three weeks. Roy Smith Is captain of the Iocs I team. The lineups: BARNSTMERS Freemsn POS RF F.

GROVE Jeffries (8) Dlffenderffer(38) I Wheeler CIO) RO R. KmyUi i) LO Get hart "7) I GREAT CROWDS WATCH EASTERN GRID GAMES NEW YORK, Oot. 30. (A Na tional championship aspirations of powerful elevens were magnets for great crowds In ths east today. Speculators asked 420 and up for a ticket to the game at New Haven between undefeated Army and Yale.

All 73,000 aeats were sold. There were Indications of a capacity throng of 83,000 at ths Polo lOrounds for ths Cornell Columbia struggle. There was a heavy demand for tickets for the Lafayette Wash ington and Jefferson clash at Phil, delphls, Powerful Michigan was at Baltl more to play a Navy eleven seeking revenge for an overwhelming defest last year. Forecasts found critics divided on I nouncement came that uuy rucn at tackle. ards would be started Nobis and Kline, backfleld stars.

were not available either. Hopes of ths Navy wilted slightly with word that Shapley, star back, would not be In the starting lineup. Odds on Brown mounted to 6 to 3 because of Injuries to Dartmouth stars, 1 1 I IMfHC AMn DCMM IM BIG GRID TUSSLE TODAY URBAN 111., Oct. 30. (A Pennsylvania's "four magicians," who uieu opponents this year with their "hld uiuicb bio intact lor to 1 day's clash at Illinois memorial 1 stadium.

ZuPPke Illinois mentor, after a last Bttulnt thelr warriors, decided to thelr bck Into tha which la expected to at tract oo.ooo customers. Zuppke baa spent the major por tlon Ull week building a defense; against ths fast and tricky Penu at 1 tricky Penu at I taok and believes that the Mules I Points after touchdowns; Cottle, Tur few hidden possibilities Olsen. Msryvtlle: Wllloughby. their own. 1 Probable lineup: minois.

Pos. Rettsch LT. o. Butier Schults Tharwl Murpbyl Nlokols. niim Suva Rogers RH P.

Scull DougheHty. FB. Waacolonla 1 YAI FAND ARMY MFFT IN ns ri WcNTY SIXTH BATTLE NSW HAVEN. Conn. Oct.

80, (A Tbe twenty sixth gridiron battle between Army and Yale was the outstanding game of eastern elev ens today. Undefeated Army'a hope of Its first. rtorv In Ih. Vl wl Victory In the Yale bowl and plans for a 30 mlnute drill on the gridiron by 1.300 cadets caused all 76.000 seats to be sold. i Both elevens were weakened by tho absence of stars.

Trapnell, Army's only ftrst closs punter, and Saunders, first string tackle, were unable to play because of lnjurlee. Yale had to select substitutes for Richards, tackle and Noble and Kline, backs, Army has beaten Yale thrlcs at West Point. Ths teams have played six tics. "The "lineup: YALE. Pos.

RT QB. ARMY. Scott Quarrler Sturhohn Harvey j. Hlckock Webster Hor bold Bunnell uraway "oen iFoot TO MOUNTAIN GROVE MOUNTAIN OROVE, Oct 30. (A The Mountain Orove High school football team took undis puted possession of first placs In yesterdsy on ths local field by de testing Willow Springs, 17 to 0, In a fast game.

Archer opened the scoring early for Mountain Orove by plunging over for a touchdown from the two yard line. Cooley accounted tor the second touchdown. Mountain Orove scored Its other four points on two .1 The gsme was played on a muddv 1 Pennsylvania to 30 Is ochnildt Daly Hammock oorh Harding Wilson i field and numerous fumbles were ltv Morgontown while the Arkon mode by both teams. Many passes university Rarorbocks were to were attempted but few were com pleted, The victory virtually clinched the chsmplonshlp for Mountoln Orove. of five straight wins in' three BY GREENFIELD HIGH DADEVILLE, Oct.

SO. Oontln Ulng their fight for the Little Ten Conference championship, the Oreen field High school Tigers outclassed Dsdevllle. 30 to 0, here yesterday. 1 u.iawiiuii, iwuil Ul 1 11 0 gsme was Otggy's 66 yard run for a lotinhdown; Ouenter. Oreenfteld's fullback, made two touchdowns Cap lain Wilson was out of the Oreen field lineup on account of Illness.

Oreenfleld has scored 68 oolnte this yesr to opponsnt's 19. The team will (4)Imeet Mount Vernon, a CIsm A tesm, i2Hnext week on the Oreenfleld ln.n Iron. grid MARYVHIE LOSES ONE SIDED CLASH WITH KIRKSYILLE Victors Scored During First Eight Minutes of Friday's Game. KIRKBVILLE, Oct. 80.

The Klrksvllle State Teachers college Bulldogs Jumped to the front at the most dangerous contender for the 1038 toot' ball title of the M. I. A. A. yesterday on the local field by completely out claslng the Maryvllle Bearcats.

80 to 7 Coach Don Faurot of the local squad used 38 men In the game and all showed scoring power. Klrksvllle scored In the first eight minutes of play after the ball had been rushed and passed 70 yards down the field to the 3 ysrd Una, from where L. Craig carried It over. Cottle kicked goal. Klrksvllle scored two other touch downs In the first hslf and Maryvllle got Its scars when the Bearcats picked up a fumble and raced 60 yards to the five yard line.

Wlllougb by carried It over after Klrksvllle had drawn a penalty for being off side. Bads kicked goal and the half ended with Klrksvllle lesdlug, 30 to 7. The Bulldogs came back strong In the second hslf and scored three touchdowns snd Olsan also kicked a field goal. L. Craig and Turner both worked well at quarterback, while Olsen.

Fuerst and Simmons starred In carrying the ball for big gains. The entire Klrksvllle line plsyed a splendid game and Maryvllle found It Impossible to gain through the line and resorted to passing, but few were completed The lineups; VTDITDV1I IT Pos. RO RE MARYVILLE Berst Lewis Coi Orshsm Mulenaux Hurtman Irven WlllougbbJ Wilson Search. Obanlon Chevalier Holmmi Vail tVtvnlnff Barker Craig L. Craig jeimmous Cottle Fuerst TB Touchdowns: Klrksvllle.

Turner, Craig. Simmons, Olsen, Lear, Cottle. Point after touch. Eads. Bubstltu tlons: Klrksvllle, Turner, Olsen, Pro tlvla.

Fisher, 'Duerlnger. Flood, Apple man, eLor, Schmidt. BoltMll, Mul lord. Uuchlrxson, Evans, Bobwengel. nRFFNwnnn nFFFAts Houston squadron Onmeaed Hlrh school's football team played brilliantly to defeat the Houston High eleven.

10 to 0. yes terday afternoon on the Houston flsld. The local team aispiayea a strong defense, and Houston failed advance the ball Inside the Oreen wood 40 yard uns at any tune our lng ths game. In the closing minutes of the first hslf. Bryan.

Greenwood full bock, returned a punt 68 yards through a broken field to the Hous 1 one yara line. Bryan then aicaeo win goal. The third quarter was a punting duel, but early In the fourth period, Oreenwood advanced the ball within etrlklng distance and Bryan booted a place kick between the bars from the yard line. renter ana Bryan starred jor Oreenwood, while Halfback Pott. Fenter and Bryan Housto er Woodv Houston, noser wooay.

a lormer springrieia leacn.rs college atn.eie coach of the Houston High school this year. Lt.hiftf. Oreenwood 8 nnetip yesterday was as follows: B. Acuff and J. Acuff, ends; Martin and Kllburn, tackles; V.

.1, nrl V. i ir, i I j. Bl'e. center: Copuln Fenter. quar terback; Flnkblnsr and "Dick Boyd, halfbacks; Bryan, fullback.

other members of the squad mak lng the trip were: Steve Magera, mas cot; Rex Boyd, Dres Boyd and Fron ln CONFERENCE TEAMS ARE RESTING TODAY KANSAS CITY. Oct. 30 (A The four undefeeted Missouri Vslley conference elevens were either slated for Intersections! games today or resting, while the remaining six elevens were pitted against each other for clashes promising to bring The Nebroska tilt with Iowa' State at Lincoln and the Invasion of Des Moines by the Kansas University squad for the clssh with Drake, held Interest In the northern end of the valley. The meeting of Oklahoma and Washington universities at St. Louis completed the conference schedule for todsy.

The powerful Missouri Tigers were pitted ogslns West Vlrgthlo unlvers meet the Kansas Aggies at Manhat tan. Orlnnell and the badly battered Oklahoma Aggies were resting after a week of hard training tor next Saturday's conflicts. Open formations as well as straight football were expected to be tested when the Cornhuskers attempt to crush Iowa State ss reports Indicate Iowa feels the 7 to 3 defeat at the hands of Missouri last week was not a correct Indication of the power of their scoring machlno. Iowa Is reputed to have recently developed a smooth working backfleld as well rs a strong forward wall. I.OHE BY RMALL MAROINH.

CAPE OIRARDEAU, OH. 30. I (A It Is considered probable that Cape Olrardeau set a record In sports yesterday when the town's fc luuimii vm.v college and Central High, allowed their opponents a total of only five 'points and yot both were defeated, The Collegians were sunk by East Kentucky Normal at Murray. when Kentucky scored with a three point field goal In the last minute of play. Centrsl High was downed by Bluff high on a two point tnUnmintr 1l safety, following a fumble, WEST VIRGINIA AND TIGERS CLASH; BIG CROWD TO SEE GAME Neither of Contending Teams Has Been Defeated This Season.

MORGANTpWN. W. Va Oct. 30. (A The Missouri Tigers, 38 strong, swept Into the West Virginia Mountaineer stronghold today for a battle of undefeated elevens which was expected to be one of the greatest games In West Virginia football history.

Headed by Coach Owlnn Henry and Athletlo Director C. L. Brewer, the Missouri squad established over night headquarters at Fairmont after a short workout yesterday. Cosch Rodgers was confident of the mettle his mountaineer charges would display this afternoon. With ticket applications received from 40 of the state's 66 counties, enthusiasm was running riot hsre.

The anticipated record crowd of fans was expected to be augmented by four West Virginia college football squads, 43 West Virginia high school squads, two from Ohio and 10 from Pennsylvania. The probable lineup: w. VIROINIA Murrln POS. MISSOURI Bacchus let Lougtl. XT Lucss McHenry Miller Latham Lee Studsr Clark Meleel Lewis Oarrstt RE Morrison QB Ryan LH Olenn RH Hardy.

FB Referee S. C. Qulgley (Vlrglnli National League umpire. Umpire D. W.

Morrlnian (Oeneva. Beaver Falls. Pa.) SQUAD OF WRESTLERS REPORT TO COACH COLUMBIA. Oct. 80, (A A squad of 43 wrestlers, one of the largest In the history of the mat game at the University of Missouri, has reported to Coach Charles Flshsr slnos he Issued his call for prospects a week ago.

Virtually the entire aggregation Is new material, but prospects for the development of a fairly strong team are bright Coach Fisher said. Only two letter men. Bonnensceln, a feather weight, and Oodwtn, bantamweight, returned to school this toll. Twenty eight varsity men and 14 frashmen liava reported mo far for WTWUma and four mora as. fJj Kna country season la over.

w. Smith, a hmrmliht ua Unr. pooled to Join the ut wsn tn foos gan. a light heavyweight, who no are on tbe football squad, are ax peoted to turn out for wrestling at the expiration of tbe gridiron season, luoawiq, a bantamweight, and Lemar, 'a featherweight, both are on the cross country team and also sre plan utng on taking up arrestllng this I sesson. At present there are one flyweight, four bautomarelghto, three feather fc weights out for dally practice Although the wTestllng schedule I for the university will not be drown up until dome time In December.

I Coach Flaher sold he wss trvlng to arrange matches with Nebraska. Washiniton. Kanao. R.ii. th.

Aggies and the Kaunas ritv TniTrT. Thrl.u 8 An "olt wU1 mtA he I i wrMtUng mt hem heri March. BEARS AND SOONERS CLASH AT LOUIS ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 (A Cheered on bv old Brads, hurir tn their alma mater for the annual PluUl team's victory over home Washington unlvers KausM to protect the one touchdown lty Bears today met the Oklahoma 'mi ln.

Sooners In their fourth Missouri Vol I ley conference gome. Intent upon "Catch 'em while they're young" breaking a losing streak of three applies to more than sophomore half straight games. 1 bucks In the athletic system of Pat The gome was stsged on a muddy Page. Indlsna's new coach. When he field, much to the disappointment tok over the Hoosier gridiron sqund.

of the entertaining team, which had after six successful seasons at Butler, hoped for a dry gridiron to offset a lie included the fans along with rite' 14 pound to the man weight advon i squad ln building up athletlo trndl tage of the visitors. tlon. If the grade school kids who Captsln Wallace, center pin of the 10 years from now will be playing on Sooner aggregation, was missing Indiana's testis, haven't the price of from the lineup when the Okla admission to Crlrason athletic con homans trotted on the field. He ac teats. Pot lets them in at mm.

lD ciuKii i The probable lineup: Washington. Pos. Oklahoma McCarroll LE L. Lecrone LT. Norrls Hoffman LO Martin C.

Lurz RO Cooke uose Collins Hosklns RH. Potts FB. Lecrone Duncan Hayes Mahau Senne Whlttler. Referee: McDonald Brown; um plre: Mills, Missouri: head linesman. Lampke.

Northwestern; field Judge, Kline, Missouri. 'CIV nflY RIPYPI DA PC OIA UHI DIOIOLC flHUC WILL CLOSE TONIGHT CHICAOO, Oct. 30. A Otto Petrnln and Dave Lands Oorman Out of town teams desiring games American team, held a commanding with the Black Kats write Waldmon lead as' the 13 teams pounded into brothers, 1103 South Campbell avenue, the closing miles of the International Springfield, Mo. six day blcvcle race.

After a night of sensational Jam FOOTBALL RKSI'LTS. mlng that saw the breaking up of, (By the Associated Press.) two. teams, the Oerman Amerloan Warrensburg Teachers, Spring pair were leading their nearest chal field Teschsrs. 0. I lengers ny live iuii lops oi mmnignt.

At that time they had covered 2.040 miles. Beckman and Winter, New York team, were In, second placs. With the retirement of Oeorgettl, Italian who had helped cling to second place, second place Is practically as eured for New York T. nrii t.nli The race ends tonight at 11 o'clock, Big Ten Brief. Northwestern 's resistance to a false sense of security When their opponents, while on offense, receive a large penalty, is given by some critics as the reason foe tha Purple's relative lack of success against Notre Dsme the Isst three seasons.

Rockne coached elevens, they say, abandon a certain succession of fairly pr'oduclve lln mnA and nlttva when a luetolned, and substitute for It a sure fire scoring play. The annals of tha lost five years Include several touchdowns scored by Notre Dome when the secondary deienss of ths defending tMsi had been lulled Into falsa security by the Imminence of a punt. Rockne's smart quarter backs. In such situations, have run' over many long posses whoss chances of success were enhanced by the secondary defence being out of position. Pat Page has hewed a klrker out of the rough at Indiana.

Brlner. a guard, who showed a penchant for making the points after the few touchdowns Indiana had scored, has been given the opportunity to set his sights on the cross bar from distances greater than the 30 yard mark. No fewer than six games were won by Page while he wss at Butler college through his reliance on nlacement kicks ogalnet strong defensive teams. Jimmy Phelan at Purdue has been Indulging himself to the limit this season In ths tavorlts device of coaches fortunate enough to possess really powerful triple threat men that of using the star as a feint and shooting a chunky fullback Inslda the tackles for sizeable gains. Every tesm that Purdue has encountered has rigged up a defense for every possible movement of "Cotton" Wilcox only to find thst the blond performer plsylng the role of decoy, mssklng the thrusts of Koransky.

bollermoker fullback, and Ramby. tils companion. in the matter of playing hob with opposing linemen. A new Rockne wheeza given circulation recently by those who revel in legends around the Intrepid Notre Dame coach has It thst he recently pulled a halfback from the game after he had made a long run and expressed himself volubly to the effect that the player had Just mods 38 yards on a play designed to net but 10. "Whataa matter with yuh?" tha supposedly Irate coach Is quoted as bellowing.

"First thing you know these quarter backs'll get to thinking that play's good for 33 yards and'U pull It when they shouldn't. Then wnarall we bf" A Hoosier ooach who uiefaiied to avoid through anonymity ths boomerang that might result If his "Inside" methods were noised around his own camp, has found a specific for poor tarkllng. 1 rnaes me omy ining ir.ii win make a man tackle, who Is not a hat ural tackier," he ssld. "and ths only thing that will give his pride a chance Is to maks him plsy a while In a game alongside the best tackier on the tesm. After he has seen his teammate drive at their shoestrings and bring down Uks a bag of po tatoes a few times, and has seen that he doesn't get hurt In doing It, he'll stsrt tackling himself." Th" tojwove the margin or victory In a Big Ten game, although In three It lifts proved the margin of safety, and each time the kicker scored a couple to make things mnm A7ii.t TiMn oenny rrieaman.

me Micnigan cup uinL.chosetha field goal rsther thsh Uie pass for a scoring piny on two occasions when but a few more yards were needed. Frosty Peters, the Illinois booter, tried thrice from the 40 yard neighborhood, but missed. Against Iowa, however, Peters' aim was better. Leltl of Wisconsin added head, and elves them mntinn meir own. At Butler he succeeded In carrying Into almost every family cir cle, tne auiiaog football squad as a leading topic of conversation, besides acquiring 60 mtnutes of encour i ww an.

ui voicea occu wi wic uiiiie Dicacners, ni a isir BLAUr ft I IS hN I tH basketball league Every member of the Waldmon others bsairethn'i tesm Is a fo mr "ouston, High school athiet Z11 team's nickname will be "Block "ie tesm nas been officially joiuerco ne m. A. Banket 1 bsll League. Roy Brltton Is captain of ths team. Other members are: Ray Owens, Ted Taylor, and Paul Brltton, forwards: Roy Brltton, center; Roy Brltton, I nunert mett and Richard Yates.

1 guards. Missouri Volley, 24; Tarklo, 0. Central, 21; Central Wtsleysn, 0. Olathe, 16; Wentworth, 0. St.

Louis university freshmen, 36: f'hllllcothe Business college, 0. Klrksvllle Teachers, 60; Maryvllle Teachers, 7. Cape Olrardeau Teachers college 0: East Kentucky Normal, 3. at Mur ray, Ky, INTERSECnONALS WERE PROMINENT IN TODAY'S FOOTBALL Much Intorest in Michigan Vs. Navy and Tigers In West Virginia.

CHICAOO. Oct. 80. (A Tha middle west's own football differences were overshadowed today by conflicts of national significance. Invasions by Pennsylvania and Georgia Tech led the list of Interest tlonals at home, while Mlohlgan and Missouri were In the van of com polgning on eastern fields.

Six gomes Involved teams in major conference battling, but of these only one or two were of any great Importance solving ths 1038 Big Ten and Missouri Valley riddles. Nstlonal Interest chiefly centered In the fortunes of Michigan at Nsvy and Notre Dame against the Georgians. The Middles ars the lone intersections! foe of tbe fall for the Wolverines, apparently headed for their second straight Big Ten title, whereas Tech was ons milestone In Rockne's national gridiron campaign. Already he has downed two Big Ten teams, and ArmT and Southern California ore the two big opponents remaining on tbe schedule. Notre Dame was favored to repulse the Invasion at Bouth Bend, but Illinois was regarded as having probably Its stlffest test of ths year against Pennsylvania, coming west to repeat the triumph registered over Chicago at Phllsdelphls.

The mini, however, were entirely recovered from their drfest at the hands of Michigan and where the easterners were given the edge a week ago, ths gams was called a toss up by ths time soma 60.000 odd fans storming the Illinois stadium. In the Western conference proper, ths major game was the Mlnnesots Wlsconsln clssh at Madison, with Minnesota rated a slight favorite to emerge as a likely conference challenger. The prospect of wonderful football from the Buckeyes drew around 80.000 to Btagg field In spits of the fsct that Chicago was given virtually no chanos against Ohio. Northwestern was conceded the second easy triumph of the year over Indiana. Carroll collage and Indiana Normal wera the respective non conference opponent of Iowa and Perdue.

In Missouri Valley eonfarenea bat tins, Kansas was at TJraks, with Droit given on edge; Nebraska was favored to down Iowa Stats at Lincoln: aim over Washington at SS. Louis. "Nona of tha four leading teams in the Valley rare were engaged In conference games. Missouri being at West Virginia and the Kansas Aggtea entertaining Arkansas at Manhattan. The Oklahoma Aggies snd Ortnnell enjoyed a week end respite.

Two other lntersectlonsls on mid western gridirons were the Carnegie Tech Detroit gsme at Detroit, and Bucknell's game ogslnst Haskell Indians. AURORA HOUN DWGS WIN FROM NEOSHO AURORA. Mo Oct. 30 The Aurora "Houn Dowks'' advanced another notch toward the Class A championship yesterday on the local field by defeating Neosho High. 18 to 0.

ln a hard fought gsme. CaDtaln Caldwell's 45 yard pass to Cowdry gave Aurora Its first, touchdown In the second oua ter. The sec ond tnurhrtdwtv 'come when Ruble psssed 40 yards to Bird Aurora Its third touchdown when Csmobell took a Neosho punt and raced 38 yards through the Neosho team to cross the goal line. Only one of the three goals after touch down was kicked. The muddv field slowed the gam ud considerably.

Neosho msde 13 first downs to Aurora's 13, but the "Houn' Dswvs" used an serial attack to register most of their yardage. The Nensho team was never able to get the ball within Aurora's 20 yard line during the game. Aurora now has a record of three victories and one defeat In the conference. Should Carthage win today from Sprlnrtfteld. Aurora and Cartilage would be tied for first.

A Springfield victory today will glvo Aurora the undisputed lead ln tha Class A division. KKillTH I. AST NIC.HT. (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK Ace Hudklns, Nebraska, beat Phil McOraw, Detroit, Sid Barbarian, Detroit, and Tommy Farley. Philadelphia, drew, (ten).

Billy Petrolle, Fargo, knocked out Hllarlo Martinez, Spain, (two). 8M Bockelyn, Nebraska, scored a technlcsl knockout over Frank Cag gono. New York. (3). Walter Hogon, Osslng, N.

best Torn my Retarlof, Brldgepo t. (fur). OKLAHOMA CITY, Sammy Mondell, light weight champion, beat Caivtlne Vincent, Bttllwater, (ten). R. I.

Tcrmy Lough ran. Philadelphia, won on a foul from Chuck Winnings. Indianapolis, (five.) TAMPA. Pla Armando Shekels, Belgium, outpointed ankle Osie. Tulsa.

Okla. (ten). Vega Rubin, ftoaln, knocked out. Jlmmv Burke, Mobile, (seven). KM IaOuIIo.

West frdlea b'at Willie Cobb, St. Petet burg (f iir) SAN FRANCISCO Kdrtle Robe knocked out lsh" Fsfn, Newark. N. (one). Dallas Bute man.

St. Paul, won technical knock nut over Ted Nlcolsl, San Francisco, (two). BAN ANTONIO, Tex. Mike Vas quest. El Paso, beat Earl McArthur, Sioux city.

(ten). EL PABO. Tex Johnnv McCoy beat Oyp Williams, Toledo, Ohio, (eight). Willie Baldwin, Fort Bliss, defeated Bobble Rendley, Toledo, (eight), SACRAMENTO. Cal Ollle Bartlett, 3t.

Paul, bantamweight, won the de lslon ovsr Fronkle Murrey of Philadelphia, (tent. HOLLYWOOD, Cal Georgia River, Francisco bantamweight, won on foul from Teddle Bllvo, Oakland..

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