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A I I INII II IIIWiMM iWI rj Outplayed, "Ground Attack Kept "Bottled Up by Foes Sewell Runs Ball Across for Winning Extra Point After Kick Is Albert to Kmetovic Pass Play Scores By Prescott Sullivan STANFORD STADIUM, Nov. 15. One point, hardly worth mentioning; in the good old days when the forma-; 'tion was the envy of the neighborhood, possibly cost Stanford $100,000, here this afternoon. I It was by that infinite small margin that Stanford was today by Washington State in a breathtaking 'struggle whic hbrought about one of 1941's greatest football and with it the derailment of the Stanford Rose Bowl "special. The final score of a drama packed battle, witnessed by 45,000 customers, was Washington State 14, Stanford 13 just one point, but a mighty big point if it serves to keep Stanford's hands off the riches and the glory which lay at rainbow's end in Pasadena.

Stanford isn't out of the Rose Bowl yet, but its position is pre- carious, to say the least, and in all probability it will be forced to yield all claim to the post season fortun if Oregon State the team j'hich. beat California today gets over its last hurdle, with Oregon. 1 I 'C- nSUND AY. NOVEMBER 16, 1941 -'--V' i- SPORTS cccc wooddx- lil' A vf I "x-i xe 1 i ill 'V nil And that, men, means giving up 100,000 scooties. A stiff price to vpay for one point, is it not Cougars Clearly Superior Team.

Washington State, playing alert, effective football which ultl mately was to establish it as the superior team, picked up that one point in the first quarter here today and because of the significance it is likely to have on this, the goofiest of all football seasons, we mean to tell about it now. The Cougars showing plainly that Stanford had no right to be a 3j to 1 favorite over them scored in the first ten minutes' of play. Then they prepared to kick the extra point. Milt Vucinich, tne Stanford fullback, broke through and blocked Joe Beckman's dui wnen me Dan ronea iree, am aewen, cougar oacKiieia picked it up and ran it over the goal line. The play didn't seem particularly vital at the time, since the rafternoon was young and Stanford most everyone felt sure had jonly to cut loose with its celebrated long gainers to put the Cougars fin their place.

But as minutes lengthened into quarters and as quarters lengthened into an entire game, Sewell's heads up run took on an importance which tonight can only be measured in box car figures. (Cards Lose In Terrific Battle. Stanford went down to defeat for the second time since Clark itaniel Shaughnessy took over last year only after a terrific fight. Ultimately it had to be written that the Indians bowed to the better -team, but until the last it was a battle which held 45,000 persons itransfixed with strength sapping suspense. Washington State scored in the first and fourth quarters.

Stanford contrived to get over the goal line in the third period and again Jin the last three minutes of play the first Stanford touchdown Washington State line, but the Cougars always knew they had a hard Indian VUCINICH BOOiMS THROUGH! Milt Vucinich of Stanford was a hard-hitting fullback yesterday. He didn't always make yardage against a strong to hold. Milt wiggled through the middle for a short gain on this play. Photo by Pun Yrn nrtsr-o Kn mfner. being the result of a forward pass from Frankie Albert, the All-American quarterback, to Pete Kmetovic, and second growing Michigan TCU Knocks Texas Out Submeraes of a forty-five yard march through Washington State's battle aieary ranks.

But while Stanford matched the Cougars touchdown for touch-kwn, at no time was it anything other than second best in a contest iihich had so much action to it that it really beggars description 3n anything other than a pamphlet the thickness of "Gone With Die Wind." In the final analysis, Washington State coached by "Babe" Siollingbery, a San Francisco gas station operator won because iSewell had the good sense to pick up a loose football and run with 3t, but there was much more to it than that. Cougars Quickly Get Out of Hole. mf Lions, 28-0 Irish Whip Wildcats, 7-6, Stay Unbeaten Notre Dame Scores on Perfect Pass; Graham Leads 60 Yard March By Charles Dunkley Of Bow O. S. C.

Overpowers Bears With 'Bent TV Plunges Off New Formation Carry Beavers 35 Yards to Touchdown By Harry Borba CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUM, BERKELEY, By Bob Consklinc International Service Sunrt. Wrllrr NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Ignited AUSTIN Nov. 15.

(AP) Texas Christian played David Washington State's line bulwarked by Remington at center, to Texas's Goliath today, smash by the thundering blasts of Bob ing into 14 to 7 defeat a team; ST guy named Branigan at guard, and a truly great player by the name of Nick Susoeff at left end had plenty to do with the tri-firoph, as did Bob Kennedy, a hard hitting fullback, and Jay Stoves, Westfall, and the all-around rapid fire of Tom Kuzma, a big Michi EVANSTON Nov. 15. (AD Notre Dame's gan team rolled easily to a 280 which two weeks ago rated No. 1 in the Nation and seemed irre-j Sewell's alternate at left half. Breaks, too, played a part in Wash Nov.

15. Because Lonnie Stiner is the kind of coach who Fighting Irish, with Southern California as their only remaining foe, stayed in the ranks of the Nation's unde sistably headed for a major bowl learns in victory as well as in adversity, Oregon State stands victory over Columbia this afternoon. Thirty-five thousand spectators game, feated football teams today byj conquering Northwestern's Mild-' Thus curtains fell on the saga Statistics tilled the old green horseshoe, but only a loud little nest of Michigan cats, 7 to before a sellout crowd tied with Stanford for the Pacific Coast Conference lead and is the popular favorite of the moment to represent the West in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena. While the Red Indians were faltering with their 'T" formation against the spoilers from Washington State College some fifty rooters had reason to lift their of the "invincible orange wave" which, once hailed the greatest of EVANSTON Nov. 15 (AP) Statistics of the Notre Dame-Northwestern football voices above an awed whLspo University of Texas team in his Columbia's guile and spirit wore crushed at every turn by the tory, today made ashes of its game: Southwest Conference champion x.

N. bigger, better and burlier invad ship hopes and bowl game The Irish were fought to a 0 0 tie by the Army, in the mud and rain two weeks ago, but they are undefeated, and seek to go on to their first unbeaten season in eleven years. The gallant wearers of the ers from the Big Ten. Only for a brief period in the final period dreams. Sparked by Quarterback Emory Kirst (lnwnff 7 VuiNlfl littiiH'tl hy rushitisr tnrl) fitl Knrwunl pauses I templril t-Nirwaitl tumplelfil 5 Vju-dM (jiiiiutl by fulWHItl )I1S-M Varus lost, niuniplnd Inrwaril i) was it a contest.

Columbia's thin blue lino was Nix, whoso good right arm was deadly on passes and Dean Bag- chewed up' so savagely by West miles trom here today, Stiner's lathy Beavers were using a version of the to beat the sturdy California Bears, 6 to 0. Yes, Stiner learned something about quick breaking plays from the the afternoon his Orange warriors whipped Stanford, 10 to 0, in the rain a month ago at Corvalis, Ore. Also he found a fullback who could break quick to lacerate a bruising California lino when bruising for yards was needed. The fellow's name is Joe Day, a 187 pounder from Seaside, Ore. Joseph whacked out most of 35 yards by himself in a march that ended with Everett Smith diving over right guard for two yards on a touchdown after twelve minutes of the third quarter.

Warren Simas missed the placement kick for goal, or rather, ray Dunn blocked it, but Mr. Smith's 6 points satisfied the Beavers. 15 344 XII 4 78 1 S3 An ll 0 25 ington State's success, and while we positively do not. say the Cougars were lucky to win because they weren't at all it can be said that Stanford, for once, didn't enjoy its usual good fortune, You could see that late in the third quarter. Backed up to his wn 10 yard line, Albert got away an amazing quick kick which flew and rolled 78 yards to the Cougar 12 yard stripe.

Since the score was but 7 to 6 at the time, that easily could have turned the fide in Stanford's favor. But it didn't, because on the next play Stoves returned Albert's quick kick with one of his own and when Eric Armstrong unusually spry for a feller who had born reported definitely out of" the game let the ball touch his shoe. Dale Gentry, tearing down the field, recovered for the Cougars on the Stanford 40 yard line. Z. Thus, on the strength of one break, the Gougars exchanged position of peril in their own territory for one of dominance on Stanford's side of the field.

1 Soon afterward, as the game moved into the fourth quarter, the Cougars were to get another break, and out of this one they forged their second Alberts' Fumble Sets Up Foes' Score. Albert, the man who has held the Stanford team together all last season and this, fumbled. It was a mighty unusual thing for him to do, but alert Cougars were prepared for anything and so when Remington fell on the hide they took over on Stanford's 22. They went from there. First off, Gentry, on an end around, Kennedy on two smashes over the guards, and Sewell on a short pass, to Brenncis, punched out a first down on the Stanford 11.

(Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) I Blue Gold managed to beat! fall and the brilliant Sophomore KfM WHlil lanNt Hl'i'ivel'tt-il liy 4 Yard KHiiifd, runhark tt inlonepU'rt PHfS ')) ley, 154 pound tailback who chased 55 yards through the en the, out of luck Wildcats through Kuzma that Michigan gained 359 UtltillflT flVPI'HHo yards from scrimmage to Colum (from nerimninBP) 4 1.7 tire Texas team for the first Frog marker, the Christians ripped to ngni ioc, ana me lunging 01 t.hhi ynri. ki-k romrnod. fif bia's 33. Mpponpntu flimhlpn their center, Walter Ziemba, who shreds the vaunted Longhorn de Yartld Jnjtt fny ppuslUrw.

ftd Paul Covernall, a brave figure Ini-liidP piinla ami klrknff broke through to block the kick in defeat, hurled his flimsy, team fenses and stifled the formerly irresisitable steer scoring power. after touchdown by which North 121 'yards through the air, com With one ear attuned toward Palo Alto where Washington State, being satisfied that their heroes western attempted to -tie the With only eight seconds left, the team that belittled them three weeks ago, was doing as much pleting eighteen of his thirty-four passes." He hurled a 35 yard pass score at 7-7. Both touchdowns TCU scored the winning marker. to btantord, tne Heavers sat right down on that 6. would go on to win by the slen der margin of one point, FUMBLE AIDS IRISH.

were registered In the third The Christian drive started with with. hls? back to the goal line on period. Beavers Use First Cousin of T. the opening play. It barelyj a 33 yard dash off tackle to the Longhorn 33.

Frank Medanich When Dick Erdlitz' try from Notre Dame set up its scoring placement was blocked, Notre maneuver at the start of the third period when Don Clawson, Dame adherents in the stands As -soon as Michigan got the (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2) got five and Nix added four. After a loss and several incomplete passes, Nix hurled one for 19 went wild with joy, apparently Northwestern's fullback, fum bled and Bernard Crimmins, yards to Van Hall, standing just Notre Dame's alert right guard, over the goal line. WSC Center Outsmarts Frankie Albert Late in the fourth quarter they refused to try a forward pass, chose to surrender the ball on downs to the Bears on the California 18 yard line. Careful technicians may not agree this was the Oregon State was running its plays from.

We had none of them here to draw circles and crosses for us. They all were watching the Red Indians losing their war feathers. So, we'll call it the first cousin of the or maybe the formation. Stiner didn't put his quarterback, George Peters, under center a la Frankie Albert. Ho left George behind the right guard where he could got a quick start and a big whack at one of California's middle three.

Stiner's three back men were nearly formed in a the fullback, recovered on the Wildcat 36. There Angelo Bertelli, brilliant BRILLIANT PLAY. Phil Roach booted the extra Irish forward passer, swept into point. By Bob Bracliman- action after being bottled up on Texas only marker came late iTSNT.RD STADIUM( PAL0? finished, we lost all track of our culling the Rignaln. But, at the assignments." last minute, just as Albert's in the first period when, after a TCU punt to the Steer 36, ALTO, Nov.

15. It may sound like rank heresay, but America's his pass attempts during the first two periods. Bertilli fired an 18 yard toss to Wright, who swept on to North-western's 18 yard mark before he the Lonehorns unravelled a bril- smartest quarterback, Frankie liant Dlav Jack Crain aforementioned Josephus Day being about two feet ahead of THEIR THICK. Then we moved on to Albert who was still puffing hard from the tackle which kayocd him in a whale of a football team, smartly coached, well balanced. They deserve a lot of credit.

They were the best earn today although, if we played them every Saturday, tt woul bo a dog fight with first one then the ooher winning. Whew, those Washington State ends!" Dethman and Durdan, the halfbacks. They were on a line. was thrown out of bounds. After to Pete Layderf who turned on the speed down a sideline and popped down behind IJndskog, we shifted into our final defense.

That's why so many of our boys were able to get through." But all the stor yis not told there. Four other factors contributed to the upset. STANFORD "TIRED." Clark haughnessy, the Stan outran the Frog secondary over the goal. Crain placekicked the point. Juzwik plunged for 3 yards and Dippy Evans lost a yard, the 20 year old Bertelli sent another perfect 16 yards pass over the center of the line.

The ball dropped into the outstretched arms of Matt Bolger, a reserve end, who Dean Bagley, stealing the show Anotohcr contributing factor was a shrewd scouting report from Crain on broken iieia wiz The ball always went to Joe Day. He sometimes pivoted and fed it to one of the smaller halfbacks for throwoff plays, but most generally he jammed the pighide under his arm and belted through the hole cleared by George Pctews. The Beavers didn't fake or throw a man in motion or a flanker. They smashed from what a Notre Dame follower would call a No Hike setup, i. they went from the bent without a shift.

And, we may add, with very, very little footing. One OSC Pass In Second Half. This wasn't an exciting contest except in a few spots and it was very bitterly contested. The very first running play saw Oregon State nicked 15 for -tackling out of bounds. That was the tenor of provided Coach Babe Holling ardry, tallied the Frog's initial berry of the Cougars which ford coach, provived three of score just before the half-time the second half.

"Frankie, did their defense bother you we asked. "No, not particularly," he answered. "We didn't decide on the play until we saw how the defense was set, and even then we could change if they shifted." Note the "until we saw how the defense was set" because it becomes important in view of what Bill Remington, the aforementioned Cougar center who snatched it on the 2 yard line and stumbled across the goal. Juz Albert of Stanford, was outsmarted today by, of all persons, a center. iThis is the only conclusion that can be drawn after hearing both sides following Washington State's amazing victory over the Stanford Indians.

s. Here's the background for this belief: i First, we approached Jack Francis, Stanford guard. "What happened?" we asked Jtim. "Holy smoke," he answered, fWe never did know what defense they were using First, was a five man line, then a feven, then a six, then a seven and by the. time they were1 whistle warned hi magainst wasting defensive strength when the Indians sent out both a flanker and Starting on his own 45, he tried wik booted a perfect goal from placement to give Notre Dame a 7-0 lead.

to pass but couldn't find an open receiver. Therf he chanced his a man in motion. SIT, SECRET. The Wildcats came right back mind and rait with the ball the game and the two teams were equally culpable. them.

"That game against U. S. C. was tougher than most people thought," he Raid. "We were tired annd the kinds found it tough going on the heavy turf today.

"Secondly, Armstrong and Knielovio weren't right and spark our team. "Third, Washington State has We can't mention any names zigzagging the entire route over Only excitement was furnished by Cal. with beautiful passing with a 60 yard march after Don Chambers had returned Juzwik's kickoff to Northwestern's 40. but this same scout told us after was calling defensive signals, told the goal line. Several times it appeared ho was stopped, but he forays in the third and fourth quarters, all of which wound up with interceptions by a big Orange man at crucial times.

wards, that he had warned the Cougars to keep their defenses in Otto Graham plunged for 5 and staggered on. It was a magnin us, to wit: "We shifted In our defensive positions when Frankie was i Oregon State threw seven passes in the first half, only one In (Continued on Tage 9, Col. 1) (Continued on Tage 7, Col. 6) (Continued on Page 4, Col. 6) I (Continued on Tage 4, Col.

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