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SPORTS mm SPORTS Greatest Morning Circulation in Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1925 -i 3 LLANT HARV-A fa) oj o) UQ i I i ULU ZS LZ3L-U vJ Li GA MIGH BEATS MINNESOT-MOTRE -MIE WINS BY STARS OF THE FINAL ENCOUNTER 'iOF THE 1925 BIG THREE CM MSOn'S BATTERED II (10 IDS YARD FR0T.1 GOAL; YALE UI0TIIV1 OF "BREAKS" OED GEIAUGE QUITS HIS COLLEGE TO LEAD PRO TEAM BRIT T0F3, FOUR HORSE Mil Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Nov: 21 Red" Grange told a Colttmbus Dispatch reporter here today after the game with Ohio State that he would lead his own professional team into the south for a series of games. Orange said that Britton is the only man that he is positive is going with him. The team which the twenty-two-year-old football hero proposes to organize will include certain members' of the Four Horsemen that made football history at Notre Dame last year. 1 also will include Earl Britton, co-star with Grange on the" Illinois team. a I feS, fh, XfCl u) Bj-DAMON KUNYON.

(Cepyrlsht, Soldiers' Field, Cambridge, Nor 21.i-They fcliould rear a monument some sort a few inches from south goal lino of Soldiers' field ia Cambridge town to mark the eact spot where the sons of old John Harvard made the most gallant stand against their football enemies from Yale that has been seen on an eastern gridiron in many a year. There, a little more than a hand's span from defeat, tbfc crimson line stiffened and held to the last tiny second of play, their heart's blood in that thin red streak. GRANGE FINISHES Teeieh ef Real Drams. There It was that In Uie dusk of eve YALE-HARVARD ning the Harvard men put a touch ot real drama to what had otherwise bean an uninspiring situation. There, and no where else on that field of t'y they fought their fight, snd It was a good fight.

They held to a tie score, 0-0, In HARVARD. Sayles, U. UHl Quits College, Goes Home. Grange made known his decision fve minutes after today's game, as quickly as hj reached the Illinois dressing room. "I am not going back to Champaign tonight.

I am leaving for my home in Wheaton, and I ara quitting college. I plan to organize a professional football team of my own, of which I will be the manager. I probably will take my team mate, Earl Britton, with me and some of the Notre Dame four horsemen of last year. We will sign no players who have not their college career. "We, will play our first game on Thanksgiving day.

It may be at IN BLAZE OF GLORY BEATINGOHIOSTATE gams that Yala was expected to win Lindner, l.t. C. Bradford, Lg 1-S-. surnann by at least two touchdowns. Phil Bunnell, the Yale quarter, who didn't S't into the game until the final perlO'l.

flipped a thirty-yard forward paa to Bradley In the last five minutes of play. Turner, c- urx Kilgour, r.g Webster Coady, r.t. r.U Butterworth E. Bradford, r.e r.e.. Potts Cheek, q.b.

Bunnell Miller, l.h.b Lh.b., Nobis and Bradley raced to the Harvard five-yard tine before he wss downed. Now the backs or laie, caiuweu si Zarakov, r.h.b. r.n.o., Crosy, f.b f.b., Allen their peek, flung themselves against the crimson line In a desperate assault. Tho line gave In the oenter evsr so little out enough to cause a groan In the Harvard stand. Chicagoi.

We are not certam yet.J yyr 1 1 1 11 1 1 FilllM Three minutes or piayl Again Caldwell was fairly flung at RALLY IN SECOND the men in the flaming Jerseys stood between him and the goal anJ as the tangle of players unwound, the ball rested within a yard of the goal. Oberlander Could Use the Money, But Will Not Turn Pro FIELD IN N. Y. Flashy Playing Account for Victory Retires, Called in to Save Game. Columbus, Nov.

21. Illarold (Red) Grange that flaming ghost of the gridiron, dropped behind the intercollegiate football horizon today, leading his "fighting mini'' to a It to 3 (victory over Ohio $tate before 35,500 spectators, the greatest throng, with ono exception, that ever witnessed a football game in America. 1 Within five minutes after he had galloped off the gridiron, his face still steaming with the heat of battle, the famous twenty-two-year-old hero of football heroes, told the world what It could expect of him Jn the future. Ha made the definite announcement tnat he would enter the ranks of profesniotinl football, that he wojl.l Immediately leave the University of Illinois, nd that HALF GIVES NOTRE We will play games In Florida during theChristmas holidays." Britton indicated that he would accept Grange's offer, leaving school immediately, although he has not graduated. The red-headed youngster, winding tip the -most amazing football career the game has ever known, finds himself in a position to earn a fortune playing professional football, appearing in moving pictures serials, and engaging in other business enterprises The contracts, under which Orange will appear in professional games make it possible for him to earn from to $20,000 for every appearance.

i-v GRANGE DETERMINED HE it sv RECORD BEATS OWN 1, DAME 3- 0 1 IE New York. Nov. 2l.WUlle Wtola to V. I .4 -rv I i day added smother title and a new rec ord' to bis 1925 running achievements Northwestern Succumbs Cambridge, Mass. Nov.

21 Andy "Swede" vOberlander. star Dartmouth halfback, announced here today be had definitely rejected an offer to turn professional and Join a Miami, team. Oberlander, one of the east a leading Ail-American candidates, made known his decision while attending the Harvard-Yale game. To the Associated Press Oberlander admitted he was attracted by the offer made, him by Tim Callahan, former Yaie star, on behalf of Miami Interests, but said he was turning it down for what he believed "the best interests of the college game and Dan mouth." "I CUM use the money, but this would merely be a matter of selling my name anJ I ptefer not to do It." when he led home a pack of thirty-nine After iGaining Ten Point harriers In the annual senior cross country championship race over the van Portland Park course. he would manage and organize his own WILL REPAY HIS FATHER FORDHAM TUMBLES? team.

Lead. FinUhinr fulrv 200 yards ahead of Scene Artist's Conception. Fred Wachmuth of the Millroe A. The stage setting Orange's last appear iKii.r in 1924. the fleet Finnish-Amer.

Notre Dame, II. A para- ance as a college player was a picture attacR in the third I I -e' 1 lyzing, detawtlng lyzing, lean club ace posted remarkable time of 29:17, to better bis own record of made on the eamo course two I 5 II tor a master artist to conceive. Eighty-five thousand five hundred persons encompassed the green chalkflined gridiron of the Ohio stadium, a. living BEFORE POWERFUL of thunderous humanity vocaily and mentally urging the famous red head to get away on his thrilling runs. The weeks ago.

Willis Sets Pace. Rltola set the pace throughout, and his lead was never threatened by the Millrosc who essily outfooted Jimmy Henningsn. veteran star of ths rtnrnhnnror rluU. for second place. UhiO stadium, a huge double-decked horseshoe affair, was packed from ton There1 was a wild babble or vowes In the Yale but not much aoie from the Harvard side until suddenly a shrill whistle sounded and the spectators realised that the game was ever.

Then the Harvard men boiied out, on the field to surround their football players snd to pound them on their tired backs snd tell them what grefc men they were. The silence that bad wrapped the Harvard stand during (tint last five minutes seemed to htve tn-en transferred to the Yale section, for Yale had come prepared to slaughter Harvard to make a New Haven holiday. Couldn't Get It Over. Shortly before the drama of the closing minutes, the Yale team had marcbr-d to within three yards of Harvard's goal and once before that had pound down to within six yards, but each time, they were driven back. A football outfit that has been sailed the weskest Harvard has turned, out in many years, snd thst was expectid to be fairly swamped this afternoon, dtaplayed a mighty spirit when It had to fight in the shadow of its But the drama snd excitement of the gnme must be written around that little stretch of Harvard frrltory wherw-the crimson fought It's fight.

Outsl of Incidents that transpired there. It, was a game to make the experts fairly wpqi, It was made up of sn exhibition of poor forward passing, and of urn Mrs, that might have caused a stranger. to marvel that Yale and Harvard to be among the "Big Yale Had sd Breaks. The football gods' must have declilrd that Harvard's gameness was worth ic-wardlng. Tbey smiled on the crimson cause to the extent of toaalng several little bad breaks in lUe lurk.

Once sn attempt by- Wadsworth of Yale at a goal from placement missed by an Inch. A penalty of five yards for. unnecessarily delaying the game wss imposed on Tale In the fourth period by the officials and that penalty might have provided Yale with the very little extra time it needed to score a touchdown In the closing minutes of play. However, a prnaity for that causs la more or less carelrsMnesa on the part of a team. Furthermore, Yale displayed little of the form It has shown In other games this GEORGETOWN TEAM 1 it oouom ana tnousanas were turned Columbus.

Nov. 21 W) Harold "Red" Grange, the 22-year-old son of a promd but poor father, is determined to pay his dad for ths financial sacrifices made that -enabled him to become famous in tin- foothfdl world. The storv was told here tonight that Orange's father, a deputy sheriff at neaion, saved and scraped every penny he posjibly couid to keep his two sons in school. "While attending Illinois Orange lived on $55 a month, refusing all offers to capitalize his fame. Orange obtained this amount from his dad and by working as an iceman in Wheuon during the summer months.

Now Grange finding, himself sitting in the lap of fortune, has his heart set on earn-ing enough to make his father glad that Red Grange is his son. ARMY RUNS UP GREAT The triumph of Rltola was only one of two indications of continued supremacy of the Finns in American long-distance away. It was the second largest to Witness a football game crowd ever In America period' of as brilliant and spectacular a football 'game as has' been playd In the west ihls season enabled Notre Dame to put over two touchdowns and beat. Northwestern. 13 to 10.

here today. Notre Dame took the kickoff at the start of the second half and staged a brilliant offensive of eighty yards down the fild for its first touchdown. Christy Flanagan featured the drive with spectacular dashes off tackle and srouid the ends. He gained, from to 35 yards on every iattempt and finally placed the oval oh the Northwest 4-yard line for aj first down. Rex Enright plunged through for the score.

He also kicked Roal. The Iriss started another drive immediately after the kickoff that followed which terminated in their second touchdown. Flanagan got away for a run and perhaps the largest in point of paid running, four rival clubs failing to wrest the team chamolonshlD from the Fin- Washington Eleven Hands admissions, xne largest was at Berk nuh-American A. C. The Dorchester eiey, a yea ago when it was claimed that 90,000 persons saw tlie battle between Stanford and the Uni BAN CRUSHES MINNESOTA WITH New Yorkers First Defeat of Year, 27-0.

New Tork, Nov. 21 VP) Georgetown versity or California- STANFORD DOWNS CALIFORNIA; FIRST TIME HI 20 YEARS i Stanford Stcdium, Nov. 21. Stanford conquered California, 2 to 14, today, before a colorful rovd of 75,000 persons. It was the first time In twenty years that a cardinat team triumphed over the blue and gold at American football.

CARNEGIE TECH BATTERS OUT WIN OYER ST. LOUIS rot all of these, however, were within the stadium, as several thousands were perched on the hill on the outside. urange, although falling i to score touchdown, finished his career, blazing smothered the previously undefeated Ford ham eleven, 47-0 at the Polo grounds today, and earned a strong SCORE AGAINST URSINUS of 37 yards which paved the way for in tun glory and through a strange stroke of fate was running with the the score, Then he hit through tackle for a first down on the five yard line claim to the Catholic college champion ball, participating in the final play of the game as the pistol barked, ending and Immediately afterwards smashed through tackle for the touchdown. En- ship of the east, as Fordham had defeated Holy Cross. ine contest tua ms spectacular inter right failed' to kick goal.

club, with 44 points, was seven points higher than the low total turned In by Rltola and hk compatriots, llmar Prim. Karl Koskl. David Fargarland and Leo Tlkkanen. Detailed Results. Time, William Rltola.

Flnnish-Amer- Ican A. U. 9: Fred Wachsmuth. MUlmse A. A.

30:11 Jamoa Hennisan, Dorchester club 80:48 W. J. Cox. Penn State 41:07 llmar Prim, Finnish-American A. 1:1 F.

Lloyd. Dorchstr 11:11 J. K. Mullen. Meadowbrook clurt.

31:28 Karl Kockl. Finnish-American A.C. 11:17 David Fargarlund, Finnish-American A. C. i 51:40 Rusell Payr.e.

University of Penn 11:41 F. Worthlngton. 11:44 F. Bliklnger. Dorchester Finnish-American A.C.

1 4 It 17J7 DorchestertMasa.) club 1 8 10 11 14 4 Meadowbrook club 19 20 2377 New York A. C. 1111 11 21 22 81 Mlllrose A. A. 1 11 11 14, 2114 collegiate career.

Rtd In 21 Plays. The Washington collegians scored fpur touchdowns on long runs by Tony Plan- West Point, N. Nov. 21 Playing Ursinus today in the final geme be- fore lining up against Navy at New i York next Saturday, the Army eleven won easily, 41 to 0. The Cad eta played their varsity men for only part of the second oeriod.

during which they scored VICTORY AYES MICHIGAN sky, Georgetown's versatile athlete, Capt. Jack Hagerty and Metzger. The Fordham line was weak against the ter Grange in today's game' figured In twenty-one piays from scrimmage, gaining 143 yards, twice getting away for spectacular runs that brought the TIE FOR CONFERENCE CROWN rific pounding of the Georgetown backs ar.d many long gains were made through BRILLIANT ATTACK Yostmen Gain Tie for Conference Title in 35-0 Victory. Ann Arbor, Novf OP) Michigan crushed Minnesota today. 23 to 0, and gave the Wolverines an equal claim with Northwestern to premier honors in the Western Conference football race It was a driylng line attack and a bewildering aerial game that brought victory to the veteran coach, Fielding H.

Yost, who saw his team emerge triumphant In the final game of his twenty-fifth year as gridiron at Chicago. -Nov. 21 Michigan's de- crowd cheering to its feet in a frenzy of, excitement. Once he got! awty on a run of thirty-six yards before he was four touchdowns and a. field goal.

In the opening period second string ntnri scored two touchdowns. During the third and fourth period the Army team was made up almost entirely of third the center of the forward wall. Twice Fordham displayed the form feat of Minnesota today gave t. Louis, Nov; 21 W)After holding Carnegie Tech. to a lone touchdown for three quarters of the game, St.

Louis University collapsed In the final period, giving tlsltors an 1 to 3 victory. The locals' lone marker was the result of a safety shortly alter the opening whistje. Donahue and starred for Carnegie. i Michigan which has carried It to this contest with chased out of bounds. Hid other out season.

a tie. for the football championship of the Western Conference with Northwestern. Michigan hae won three games Standing effort was a darting dash of string substitutes. It seemed 'overconfident, apparently (Continued on Jr4ge 91.) twenty-five yards that started out with and lost one, but the Michigan defeat the possibility of a long touchdown. Grange started was at the; hands of Northwestern.

a clean record when it tightened and took the ball on downs within its own five-yard line but on one occasion the punt that followed was blocked and converted into a Georgetown touchdown. Plansky was the great power in the Georgetown offense. He gained many SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA side lines, then cut btck and attempted to pick his way through the onto de Lfense, but after shaking off a half dozen EASILY DEFEATS IOWA tacklers, he was brought down to eartn i yartic consistently tnrougn tne toranam line and at times tore off. long gains around the flanks. Capt.

Hagerty was while the crowd settled back in breath less excitement. Michigan. Coliseum. Los Angeles, Nor. 21 W) Grange, by his performance today, The much-talked-of SDears smn taiiea The University of Southern California, brought his total record in yards gained to puzzle Michigan's vaunted line, and a flash around the ends while in kicking Plansky had a decided edge over Graham of Fordham.

Both teams resorted, for the most with a preponderance of straight foot in his three years of competition to barely did a Minnesota back get away 8,545, mote thtn.two miles bf territory, ball smd with few passes, most of them lor any considerable gain. From the outset. Michigan fans saw part, to straight football, only five passes and enabled him to finish his career with nineteen touchdowns to his credit, victory when Minnesota, after making CLOSING OUT WALTERS PRESENT STOCK OF MEN'S SHOES i Change in Men's Shoe Policy Makes Great Sale Necessary being attenip.tea in ine game anu oniy one completed. Graham and Manning, Fordham's greatest threats, were unable scored irt twenty games, fliis greatest a iirst aown, was iorcea into aeiensive play and found the Yost machine a incomplete, defeated Iowa to 0 today. "Cowboy" Kutsch and "Plowboy" Fry of Iowa carried the brunt of the battle for old gold, while Laranetta, Brury, Kaer fougtb brilliantly for the Southern California squad.

Fry played despite a game left leg. thing they could not stop. Once in each of the first three periods and twice in single game achievement, scored in the Illinois-Michigan game a year aero, was when he vanquished the Wolverines almost single handed, racing beck with to get started, being downed on tne line of scrimmage in almost every attempt- to advance. the final quarter a Michigan man swept over a gopher goal line and five times Lineup ana summary: the opening Kicisori auer xunnmg the accurate boots of Benny Friedman ninet v-flve i varus for a touchdown GEORGETOWN sent the ball between the goal posts for McGrath, l.e Within twelve minutes he had scored four touchdowns and finished the game points after touchdown. Mosko.

l.t. it vii hAm.ivim aav tar Micni- WISCONSIN AERIAL ATTACK IN FINAL PERIOD BEATS MAROON after scoring a fifth, having gamed PRICES SLASHED ON ALL MEN'S SHOES Jaw ifh, l.g Grigsby, gait and the 48.000 rooters who bankea total of 408 yards, one of the greatest FORDHAM I.e., l.t.. Feaster l.g., Bruce Stevenson r.g., Obester r.t., Smith r.e., Delaney q.b., Graham l.h.b.. Mannlnir all aides of the concrete and wooden bowl showed their enthusiasm for the Murtaph, r.g 8,1 ur. r.t.

performances ot inoaern iodidi.ii. Rush Him Back Into Oarne. Tnrtv' srame revealed Grange as Yost men by thunderous ovation that Wite, r.e followed the final sun. Gormley, q.b Onlv four ties were the Gophers able nlaver ruhninif true to his form but with Ohio state dangerous and threat Hagerty, l.h.b Metsger. r.h.b Chicago.

Nov. 21 OP) Wisconsin opened vp an aerial attack on Chicago in the final period of their annual game today and defeated Stagg's team 20 to 7. The fumbling of Curlpy, Chicago's quarter-back aided the Cardinals. r.h.b.. Woerner Zackzewskt eninar when Grange left the contest at to make first down, twice in each half, and not on of their forward passes was completed.

On the other hand, the accurate hurling of Benny Friedman f.b the end of the first half, suffering from by perious: injuries to his back and in Severe pain Granite was Injured in tnel fierce tac 7 7 13 027 0 0 0 0 0. Georgetown Fordham played an important part in Michigan success. Coach Spears apparently had slowed kllng of tb Onioans. and went to the Johnson and Murphy, Arch. Preserver, Stacy Adams and' some Heywdod' Shoes, were 10.50 and $12.50 lirioiinax with Illinois leadxnic 14 to Georgetown scoring Touchdowns, up his shift and not once did it draw a Soon after the1 start of the third period Metzcer 2.

Hagerty, Oormely; penalty for the backfield In motion however. Ohio state scored Us only from try after touchdown, Plansky Z. whether this affected the work of the I imirlulown when Marek raced fifteen (placement and award for Fordham on ftilA nn altpmnt I Many Ileywoods in -T i nM-. 1 1 it rnitl I A ft or Gopher backs is problematical, although Varsity Speed Shoes and "HAIR-GROOM receiving a pass from Wendler and Minnesota net gain. from rustling was only 45 yards.

Officials Referee. J. J. Hallahn, culler; iimnlre. Thomas J.

McCtoe, riranird came teuHnir onr the field, re He were 1 The Gophers totaled tS yards or. rush placing Oaillvan, as the crowd cut loose new winter atyles, were $8.50 and $10.00 Holy Cross; field Judge. E. Bennls, with rienfenlnr Grange wen Pennsylvania: linesman. W.

D. Mclnnis, NOW back into the game because Coach $7.00 to $8.50 Keeps Hair Combed, Glossy 5 Knnnim at Illinois Dleased with him, 7.9 ing, but their losses of 41 yards reduced thtlr net 'advance. One of Minnesota's Invasions of Michigan's-territory was on a recovered fumble by Wheeler, who ran 43 yards to Michigan's 42 yard line, the Gophers, were forced 1 Lehigh: time of periods, IS minute. PANTHERS PLAY HYDRAULICS. and he was game enough td obey orders atifferirtr from faln.

Well-Groomed all Day NOW The red head, evidently, determined to The South Buffalo Panthers will meet to kick. make totlay eoniesi one ui un.oui Mia' Hvdraulics Sunday in the preum vames. roused the liKhting 6.95- 2 riiHt of the players with the result! "Hair Groom" la a dignified MICHIJAN (35) CO) MINNESOTA Oosterbaan, le. Tuttle Edwards. It.

Drill th.t tViov scored before the game was inary to the South Buffalo-Cazenovia game. Coaoh "Bounce" Brennison of the Panthers has been priming the boys for this tilt. Panthej-s earlier in the Kt-AKon administered a 6 to 0 beating to under way ten minutes. -Otrange hlnv Baer, lr Han-n cpmbing cream which costa only self participated in the six plays pre Men's Hose and Slippers ceding me im Brown, MacKinnon Lovette. rg.

Hawkins. TL Hydraulics. who was cass to Britton, ine. downed on Ohio's 14-yrd Flora, re. Wheoier off Illinois' second touchdown, scored In ball, ripping LONG, NARROW FOOTED MKX fARGK MEN WE'VE YOIR SIZE men i The newest patterns, all fine quality llF YOTJ CAX WKAR SIZE T-B II JLESS TIL1X ABOVE PRICES t- f.

if, a the second period, came as a vesult of through left tackle for sevfci yards, and Friedman, qb. Arendsee Gilbert, lhb. Aimqulst a lew cents u. ja at any drugstore. Million use It because it gives that' natural gloss and well-groomed effect to the hair-that final touch through for it after Daugherty bad plowed I v.rrt.

taking the ball on Grange's passing, with Kassel, the Jilli-nois end waiting behind Ohio's goal post far over to the left side. Granite heaved unio live av jg. jna. fclsssslMistWj pssssSt of the goal left tackle yard line directly in front tot. Grange cut an 18-yard pass to Kassel who, leaping first down, taking for three yards and MAIN-AND GENESEE line, the ball to Ohio torro to good dress toth 1 In business ana In the air.

caught It, grounding it for a touchdown. Before Grange threw the pass that scored the touchdown he riiuseed successfully to Green for a five- GENESEE BUILDING W. Webber, rhb. Murrei Molenda, lb. Woesting Michigan 7 17 1135 Minnesota 0 9 0 0 J) Michigan scoring: Touchdowns Mo-lends 2, Oosterbaan Points from try after touchdown Friedman i.

Kefereer Nichols, Oberlin. Umpire, Young, Illinois Wesleyan. Field jurfg1. Keithley. Illinois; Had linesman, Gardiner, Illinois.

Tims of periods, ISiu-utes. .1 Follows. Passes, and Touchdown ball hlmse tn.t.rt of carrying the yard gain that placed the ball on Ohio's handed it to BrlttorJ on the next elgnt-yara line, irom wnicn onio iaie, in nflil.t.on to scoring its touchdown on social occasions. Even stubborn, unruly shampooed hair stays 'combed all day in any style you like. THair-Groom" 4m g-reaseless; also helps grow thick, heavy, lustrous hair Adv.

i ritnn crashing over tor a touch ii1 added to its scoring with a safety late down, and with- Grange holding the ball in tut secona. placement. hooted the extra pumi pu.

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