The Manhattan Mercury from Manhattan, Kansas • 5

MERCUnY-CIIRONTCLE MANHATTAN. KANSAS 12 -0 I OPENER CAT sistent ground-gainer of the evening. His hard drives and quick slashes around end and off tackle had the Lion eleven completely baffled throughout the evening. Ends Schaake and Bell just couldn't stop the Indian tirely dominated by the Tribe. The Lions had the ball only five plays during the period.

They took the kick-off and fumbled on the first play. It was Manhattan's ball on the Lawrence 41. Creviston fumbled on the first play, but Baker recovered. Baker started his third-quarter drivlnl by plowing nine and one- half yards to the 32 and one-half. After an incompleted pass it was fourth down and one-half yard to go.

Cleavinger ripped open the center of the line for a ten yard gain to set up a first down on the Lawrence 21. Again it was Baker. He slid (Continued on Page 7) BLANK A Til Falls Before LAWRENCE CAPITALIZES ON BAD LATERAL AND PASSES Creviston Tears Up Turf for 70 Yard Run To Start Game; Indians Dominate Play in Third quarter after Getting Behind Capitalizing on an intercepted lateral and two previous wide-open TD passes, a powerful team from Lawrence stopped a last minute Manhattan Indian scoring threat with an intercepted pass to squeeze out a 19 to 13 speed demon. If the Lawrence ends were out too far the speeding Baker would cut Inside of them. If they tried to nail him as he drove in, Baker vvpuld put on a burst of speed and circle them.

After scoring their second TD early in the second quarter, the" Lions kicked off to Manhattan. Creviston took the ball on the 14 and returned to the 28. An off side penalty against Law. rence gave Manhattan the ball with a second down and five to go on the 33. The next play Bill Baker took a lateral from Cleavinger and drove off tackle to the mid-field stripe.

A backfleld In motion penalty was called against the Indians, putting the ball back on the 29. Baker was perturbed. He came back on the next play and dashed 11 yards to the 40 for a first down. On the next play a stroke of bad luck swept down on the Indians. C'leav inger took the ball on an end run, and just before bring cut down turned and flipped a lateral intended for halfback Lar-ry Biasing.

Lawrence's end, BUI Shaake was in on the play. snatching the ball before it got to Biasing and dashing 35 yards for a score. The kick was good. Score: Manhattan 7, Lawrence 19. The Lawrence scoiIiir was over.

They didn't realize it though They did realize that they had to stop tho powerful driving of Biasing. Baker and Creviston They did and just in time. The Manhattan team from this point on to the half, and during the whole last half were the best. They out-drove, out-classed and out-scored the powcrul Lions. With only a few minutes remaining in the second, period, the Indians started a drive that ended with a incomplete forward to Larry Biasing.

The Lions ran one play before the clock said half-time. After the freak Shaake run for his second TD. the Lions kicked to the 20 and Bob Wick-ham, quarlcrbai'king for Cleav inger. brought the ball back to the 32 before being cut down Baker on off-tackle slashes and Biasing and Creviston busting through the middle carried the ball in Lions territory before the half. The third ouarter was en victory in a non-conference field Friday night.

Lions battle staged on Griffith passes for two touchdowns ccivc. The Lion's opening kick was a fizzle and it settled on Manhattan 29 and one-half yard stripe where the Indians took over. It was just another play though it was the first play cf the game. Hal Cleavinger down behind center Harold Robinscn and started barking off the signals. The tall Tribe quarterback turned to his and faked the ball ta left half Larry Basing, pivoted on around and shoveled the pigskin into the belly of Creviston.

Creviston driving hard hit a stonewall at the tackle riot is Lawrence team captain, Winton Winter slowed him down. Creviston bounded off Winter and made on his way by slowly moving off end. clear field suddenly loomed ahead of Creviston, and dashed unmolested the remaind An opening game capacity crowd of 5,000 fans saw the Indians out rush Lawrence 192 to 110 but saw the BOBART Everything in Men's Furnishings Custom Tailors Campus Fashions 1210 Moro Aggievilie Brake Relining and Adjusting on cars and trucks. SAFE Dependable BRAKES an essential to Safe Driving Reasonable Prices Quick Service Drive in DREDENBERG AUTO GO. Dodge Plymouth 124-204 Poyntz Phone 4456 Lions pick up 144 yards on against a thin 30 by Bill Slayton MHS crew.

KU IN SCORELESS TIE KANSAS CITY, Sept. 20 (P) The Kansas Jay-hawkers and Texas Christian Horned Frogs lost their opening football battle to the rain and mud here tonight as the two teams battled to a scoreless tie before 15,000 ralnsoaked fans. The statistics told the story of the second successive 0-0 football game between Kansas, KLe Six favorites and the Southwest conference T. C. U.

team. Ksynsas outrushed the Horned Frogs, 36 yards to 35. TCU completed one of two forward passes attempted for a gain of nine yards. The lone Kansas aerial thrust fell incomplete. The rain had started falling at mid-afternoon and by klckoff time two-inches had annointed the playing field of Blues stadium.

There asn't a letup at anytime during the game. Each team managed to make one mild scoring threat, TCU in the second quarter and Kansas in the in the first minute of play in the last period. STUDENTS CONVICTED POZNAN, POLAND II') The Poznan district court sentenced six students of the University of Poznan to two to ten years imprisonment for "anti-state propaganda and the possession of fire-arms." BID FOR CONVENTION San Francisco, Ios Angeles Seek Demo Meeting in 1948 WASHINGTON San Francisco and Los Angeles ap peared today as prospective bid ders for the 1948 Democratic national convention. Indications that the cities would submit, offers were reported by national committee officials after talks with James Hoo-sevelt. chairman of the Califor nia Democratic state central committee.

GIBBS MHS Inch line to score the Cowboy's second touchdown. The kick was bad. The Oklahomaus kicked to but the Francis-coached eleven Just couldn't gain. Bryan kicked to the A 4c 34-yard line. Lehman Inter cepted an Aggie pass giving the Cats a first and ten on tneir own a.

pass (rom Church Intended for Jack Shary was taken by the Cowjjoys' Ben Aldrldge. A 15-yard penalty against the Stillwater eleven forced them to boot the ball back to K-Sttte. Church again tried to pass, but this time Palmer Intercepted the ball and Uie Aggies had another first and ten on their own 34-yard stripe. The Sooners couldn gain ground and kicked to Church on the K-Stale 34-yard lino. The Cats started gaining ground and picked up two first and tens.

Church flipped a neat pass to Webster who carried the ball to the 33 after A Ac was assessed a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness. The Aggie defense stiffened and Coach Sam Francis sent Harry Merrl- man Into the ball game to kick. The Wildcat halfback booted the pigskin down to the Oklahoma A Si 12. The Angles took the bull and pushed the Cuts back to the mldlleld stripe as the half ended. THIRD QUARTER A rejuvenated Wildcat eleven came back In the third quarter.

The Cowboys launched a touchdown drive Dut lost the bull on a fumble. K-Statc cume buck nnd started a drive but they, too, lost the bull. In the closing minutes of the third quarter, Church faded to pass but was awarm-ed by the Aggies. The tiny K-Stuter squirmed through the Hue and dashed 20 yards downflrld to the A 4c 14-yurd line. CburcJVH ium to Webster fell IncompiniMWu the next play Church flipped tfnrbull to King In the end zone, but the apparent touchdown play wus called back when a clipping penalty whs called.

The ball rested ou the Oklahoma 30-ynrd stripe. Church again attempted a paBS which was Intercepted by Loudon. but on the play a clipping penalty was called and the ball came to rest on the A dt one-yard line. A Ac KicKta to safely and the quarter enaca. score: A Ac 12, K-SUle 0.

FOURTH QUARTER The Cats continued to hold their own In the third quarter. Palmer Intercepted Church's pass and drove to the K-Statc 35-yiud line. After falling to guln further, the Aggies fot off a poor kick to the Wildcats. The Cnts couldn't gain ground either and Vic Jones got off a bad kick. A As drove down to a first and to go on the K-Statc 7 -yard line.

The K-8tatcrs held the Cowboys for four pisys, I many setting them bock to tne lu-yard stripe, and taking the ball there. Vic Jones, standlnu on his own goal line, got a bad kick off, the oau going out or bounds on the testate 11. A stiff line held the Oklahomans until they fumbled the ball and testate took over. Jones kicked the Dan to safety ami London returned to the K-State 30. A gulu und a ium-blc gave the Cuts the ball, but thev couldn't push the brawny A Ac line duck.

Harold Bryan Run In wax fnrreri in Doot the bull, but airnlii the rt line stuiencd and the Cownnkra wiri stalled. A Ac held the bull during th cloning minutes of the mine hut nnc neiu lirni and the game ended 12-0. The startlnc lliic-utw Ok la. A 6c Kmisas State bharp Heath i Berry Pence Van Pool LE Check LT Burrow Davis Walker It Schlrmcr Oay BT nwrn Miller RE Kins crey (C) QD Church Grimes RH Bryan fpavmu Webster li Zelcznak The Statistics A K-H First downs 5 Yards gained rushlnu 344 2 Yards lost penalties 115 30 Fumbled by a 3 Fumbles recovered by 6 3 Forward passes attempted .11 15 Forward passes completed 3 3 Oatned on forward passes. 16 39 Passes Intercepted by Yards klckoff runbacks 30 76 Punting average 37 35 Punt returns 101 21 feathers for smart birds! IN LAST HALF CRIMES.

PALMER SCORE ONLY TOUCHDOWNS OF GAME Francis Coached Eleven and Fighting All the Wayy Game Over 12,000 fans, a record crowd at Memorial Stadium, watched a game and fighting Kansas State Wildcat eleven go down 12-0 before the highly-touted Oklahoma A Cowboys last night. In the first home game in history under the lights, the Cat elevent turned Sam Francis' coaching debut into a moral victory as they held a much heavier Cowpoke squad scoreless during the entire second half of the game after they had fallen behind In the opening minutes. Before last night's game, record attendance at an opening football game in Memorial Stadium was 5,000. That was In 1940, when the Wildcats tangled with Marauette University. The record crowd which sat through a drizzly first quarter saw the Aggies, grab an early lead When Bill Grimes sent the Cowpokes ahead 6-0 with a 55-yard touchdown run after three and one-half minutes of play.

The second A and counter came during the early minutes of the second quarter when Jim Palmer bucked over from the six-inch line to score. The game by quarters: FIRST QUARTER Oklahoma A wasted little tlnm as the ball game got underway, piling up a six point lead In the first three and one-half minutes of play. The Wildcats took the kick off bnt couldn't gain. After Zelzenak had picked up one yard. Church laded vo pass, but couldn't find a receiver.

Starting to run, he slipped and fell on the 38 yard line. Bryan kicked out of bounds on the A 33 yard line and the Cowboys luunched their touchdown drive. Bob Melnert slashed to the 42 nnd Melnert and Crimea pushed the ball over the line for the Cowboy's first first and ten. With first and ten on their own 4S, Bill Grimes went off left tackle, shot through the secondary defense and dashed 55 yards unmolested for the A score. The kick was not cood.

A Ac kicked to the Cnts. After fruitless attempts to gain, Brvnn kicked the ball to the A 31-yard line. A 6i openod new drlva-bul a penalty lorcecl SparltuI to kick to K-8tato on their own 32. Zelzenak and Wrbster tried to gain, but each time they met roiteh ouno- sltlon from the white-clad Stillwater cieven. Bll Grimes.

Spavllal and Melnert started tho Aggie march which was quicKiy oirset when the Cowboys stepping out or the and using the single wlnir. let a pass from cen ter fall back on their own 16. Kanuus State rceovfirln" On the next Dlav Church fumhleri and the Aggies took over as the quar- V11UGU. SECOND QUARTER The Cowpokes quickly piled up an timer six points, starting their touchdown drive on the 4n yard line. Ed Roof and Jim Palmer a drlv that continued until maimer naa oucked over from the six Fhie First downs were even Dctwecn the two clubs, each rolling to eight.

Manhattan had their own passing attack, completing Tour wt of 10 tries, DUt the three Lawrence aerials completed In five throws completely off-set the Manliattan iains. The crowd liad hardly settled to their feet after the opening kick-off when they arose shouting as they saw Elmer Creviston, captaining the Manhattan grl.d- dcrs and playins right half, take the ball from quarterback Hal Clcavingcr on a cross-buck, squirm around left end into the clean as fullback Bill Baker cut down the Lion halfback and tore up turf for 70 and. one-half yards as he out-ran the whole of the Lion secondary for a Manhattan touchdown. Coach Bill Slayton's Indians jwon the toss and elected to re Sunday, September 21, 1947 5 er of the distance to iy dirt. Creviston made It Manhattan by seven points as he booted one directly between the uprights.

Not used to this kind of hand ling after winning their last 25 straight games and their last 35 out of 36 Winter called a time out to settle his amazed Lion eleven. It must have helped. Within two minutes they had scattered the Manhattan secondary and passed for a score. The Indians kicked to the Lawrence 14 and it was returned to the 31. Big Carl Sandefur plowed for two yards to start the Lion march.

Sandefur and Dick Davis picked up two yards each before Sandefur drove through the center to the mid-field stripe. Dick Davis drove to the 44 to set up the touchdown pass. After a substalned drive on line plunges the Manhattan secondary was caught off bal ance. With a second down, Sandefur faded to pass, whipped long one into the waiting arms of end Bill Schaake who gobbled un the ball five yards behind safety man Cleavinger on the 16 and easily trotted over into the end zone. The kick was no good, leaving with a one-point advantage.

With a score by each team early in the first quarter, both teams settled down with neither team making any bad ihreat to score. The first quarter ended with Bill Baker taking a lateral from Cleavinger and driving to MHS's first first down on the Lawrence 35. The Lions immediately went to work without wasting much time in the second quarter to score and go ahead in the game. A lateral to Baker and a pass completed to Creviston on the 26 Rot the Indians only one. yard from a first down.

The Indians just couldn't pick up that yard. as fourth down pass went in complete. The Lions took over and two plays later a pass from Sandefur, to Endacott was completed clear down on the Manhattan 30 with Endacott finally being hauled down on the 21. A line play failed to gain. Quarterback Jay Drake faked a line buck and faked a pass.

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