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The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 21

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fnUM ffu(o- i I L2JUD WW t.sf UVJ UD UAn 1 (in o) Away For ports mxntv 42 Yawls! Mmwct tt t)U'u Cardinals Bow.13-7 Breaks Set Up Both Santa Clara TD's Troy Scores at Will, Routs Ohio Staters USC Tallies in Every Period to Win, 32-0; Passing of Powers Is Feature Maroons Win, 21-14 FierceUSF Rally Stymied by Gun cccc SAN FRANCISCO. OCTOBER 12. 1947 21 III Mel By Harry Borba STANFORD STADIUM, Oct By Bill Mulligan KEZAB STADIUM, Oct. 11. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct 11.

(AP) Southern California's rollicking Trojans gave a spectacular display of power and precision today aj they scored in every period to hand Ohio State's fading Bucks a 32-0 setback, their 11. Stanford Indians forgot to Army By The Mississippi Bubble was not punctured but University of San Francisco's hopeful gridiron bal second of the season, before a capacity crowd of 76,559. loon was pierced here today. Op- Anderson, B. JUS.) 1- fa -v Anderson, M.

Dy Bob Consldlnc Staff Sport Writer Int'l Srric Mississippi State Maroons, dis The colorful coast team tore apart Ohio's 5-4-2 defense for 194 with third and fourth stringers in the final period when the westerners marched for two touchdowns after having scored once in each of the first three periods. OFF END RUNNING. The tipoff came on the first play when Joe Whislcr, Ohio's fine fullback, fumbled and the Trojans took over. That was the first of two fumbles and three pass interceptions on which Ohio surrendered the ball. Halfback Don Doll fooled the Ohio defense completely in the first eight minutes when he faked a crack at tackle, swung wide and tiptoed 42 yards for the first score without being touched.

The second period marker was a spectacular one. Quarterback NEW YORK, Oct 11. Army's toothless but industrious football team held a slightly favored Illinois aggregation to a 0 to 0 yards rushing, and passed over and through it for 106 more. It oring spurs when they came out to ride the "bucking Bronco" from Santa Clara tills afternoon. For that- carelessness they were bucked and bumped all over the gridiron and victimized by a 13-7 margin before 25,000 surprised fans.

It was Stanford's third straight defeat, a losing record unequalled at the Farm since 1942. Marchie Schwartz's men failed to rowel the surprising Broncos with sharp tackles and hard blocks, and the losers couldn't match the ravaging charge of the Santa Clara line. The Indians outgained the Buck3 300 yards to 183, despite the fact Ohio tie at the Yankee Stadium today before 65,000 witnesses. The Cadets were out-statis- State had the ball for 71 plays to 58 for the visitors. ticked and seldom appeared to be more than a pallid fifth carbon The Trojan victory evened the intersectional series at three each, and was Southern Cal's first copy of the lightning-laden Army team of 1944-46 Davis and Blanch-ard would have made a stunning win over Ohio since 1938.

Last year the Bucks triumphed 210. difference today, but they were Coach Jeff Cravath used all of playing elsewhere in town at a Jimmy Powers lobbed a four-yard his traveling squad of 44 in the were without right halfbacks who could hit for yardage or back up I 1 I .1 1 movie house, to be exact. Army failed to complete a pass today as Illinois rolled up 212 yards of offensive gains to the Cadets' 162. But if Army's ball-throwers contest, and had the field flooded contest, and had the field flooded I (Continued on rage 23, Col. 1) I .71 v-i'm- if rzrzzt A 1 VI V- i -r- a i a i i 1 if the line.

They had only one quarterback, Al Morris, and he was harassed by large, hustling Bronco ends and tackles. Injuries had taken a heavy toll on the Schwartz forces in three weeks, but it is extremely doubtful that it would have made a great difference if Ainslie Bell, George Quist and Mickey Titus had been in uniform today. were as aimless as some of the pitchers used on the same field a playing the single wing in a way that would have brought smiles to ol' Pop Warner's face, over-, powered the USF Dons, 21-14 lit a spine tingling battle that was not decided until the last second of the last minute. On dry turf, under clear, sunny skies and before 22,000 spectators, the Maroons and Dons produced a struggle that will probably not be equalled by college teams on the same field in many a moon. Few of the spectators present will forget the off tackle slashes and end runs of Pete Matisi, Don fullback, that earned him tha day's high gross gaining total of 94 yards; the hip swinging sweeps of Roy Bami, San Francisco's contribution to USF, good for 62 yards; the few early game rambles of Joe Mocha, and the legerdemain of Don Panciera in his) ball handling from the T.

TOWER DECISIVE. But it was the power of th single wing as executed by Coach Allyn McKeen's stalwarts that was the decisive factor. The interference produced by; this system with Truitt Smith, quarterback, lowering the boom on Don tacklers when Thomas (Shorty) McWilliams charged the tackles and skirted the ends was only exceeded in its devastation by the hewing down of the Dons by the same blockers for Harper few days ago by the Messrs. Har ris and Shotton, and if there was lead in the pants of the Army runners, the Cadets In general Santa Clara, showing surpris showed a high brand of courage in the course of fighting the ing smash for a crew labeled lethargic In practice in midweek day's delaying actions. choked off all of Stanford's of They moved west Point along in its fourth consecutive season fense while taking quick advan tage of two opportunities to its.

V- 1 Vi. score. Stanford, awakening in the second half, created one break and cashed in, but was held im of unbeaten football. Army now has escaped defeat in thirty-one straight games, with only today's tie and a similar 0-0 Impasse with Notre Dame last season clouding the record. THEY' MISS BUDDY.

potent the rest of the way, STANFORD STYMIED. The Indians couldn't run outside. They couldn't buck inside. Illinois is not the club it was Santa Clara rapped the Indian last year when, with the incomparable Buddy Young lugging the middle all afternoon and didn' have to resort to passing threats ball, it won the Big Nine title and to roll out 191 yards along the (Continutd on fog 22, Cel. 4) ground.

Stanford made 83 on foot but lost 43 back, and Morris. driven dizzy by driving flankmen SMU Wins Over Oklahoma Aggies and tackles, completed only five out or fifteen passes. Santa Clara didn't drive for STDLLWATER Oct. 11. Davis, Maroon scatback, on reverses and full spinners.

The battle of the two systems, with Ed McKeever's boys relying on the basic started early to the advantage of the Hilltoppers. The Dons took the opening kick-off over the end zone on their own 20. Mocha and Matisi, with help from Bami and Joe Scott, and touchdowns with all of its fine show of power. The first score Mutanes counted three touch downs in the first half, then des resulted when the Indians gam perately fought off a steadily bled desperately in the second quarter in an effort to get their lmnrovinar Oklahoma A. m.

football team to win, 21-14, today before 18,000 fans. backs away from their own goal line. Mike Durket, Stanford's punting specialist, fumbled the KAWl tor'i (5) IKXi (3) I iu5U5U 1 August i. 1 i St --i .1 i 1 -'vnt 71 The difference in two teams one pass completion, carried the Dons to the Mississippi State 4 before they lost the ball on was the offensive Diavinsr oi center pass on the one-foot line downs. Mike fell on the ball and Jerry Hennessey fell upon I.im, Santa Clara taking the hoghide on The Maroons kicked out to mid- Southern Methodist's Left Half Doak Walker and the defensive sparkle of Right End Sid Halli-day.

Hellcats Score 79 field. The Don running attack fourth down. One shot by Bill Prentice and was halted and for the first time this season USF was forced to punt. On an exchange of punts, McWilliams kicked to the USF 8. the Broncos had cracked the scor ing ice.

Chavez made it 7 to 0 To Hamilton's Zero with a perfect placement, Pren tice holding for the kick. ROLL. Five minutes later, Bill Renna The Alameda Naval Air Station Hellcats walloped Hamilton Field, 79-0, on the NAS gridiron yesterday. Joe Perry set the pace with four picked off an Al Morris pass and ran 42 yards the Indian 2, where little Pete August stopped him. The second shot sent Vera touchdowns, one of them on a sixty-eight yard gallop and an other on a twenty-four yard Then Vince Buksar punted short and out on the Don 29.

This break was all the southerners wanted. They started rolling, with Harper Davis gaining five on a reverse and Jim Bailey diving for a first down to the Don 19. McWilliams on two plays hit the USF line for nine as the first quarter ended. The visitors picked up where they left off. McWilliams gained a first down on the Don eight (Continued on Page 23, Col.

3) Bill Renna intercepts with a one hand grab (panels 1 and 2). Swinging wide (panel 3) around the left side of the Indian line Renna gallops down the sideline as Don Keck removes White Budge with a key block (panel 4). Harry BOOMERANG Magic Eye sequence shows the play that set up the alert Santa Clara Broncos' second and winning touchdown against Stanford yesterday. Cards' Al Morris throws a pass intended for Bob Anderson but Broncs' Ferris dives at Renna and misses (panel 5). Pete August nabs the flying Bronc with a desperate lunge (panel 6) and hauls him to earth (panels 7 and 8) on the Indian 2 yard line.

It was a 42 yard run. The Broncs won, 13-7. Magic Eye Photos by Joe T)t Narln. sprint Charles Morrie and Ribs Simon tallied twelve points apiece. Howard Evans booted a twenty yard field goal and kicked eight of nine extra points for a mark of nineteen of twenty-one this season.

paign, next Saturday Minnesota vs. Illinois. vv Ties Yale Beats aike! Gophers 37, Hare over left guard for a touchdown. Chavez missed the placement. BREAK FOR CARDS.

A towering 66 yard punt out of bounds by the previously victimized Durket, a partial block of Bill Crowley's outbound punt and the Stanfords had their big thance in the fourth. They couldn't make it on the pround but they cashed in when Bill Crowley, attempting to hand off the ball for a play on his own 8 yard line, was bumped by lieserve Tackle Sid Smith. Bill fumbled and Harry Ferris, another spare tackle, fell on the BALTIMORE Oct 11. (AP) Xavy staged a tingling Purple 21 movie thriller finish today and scored in the final ten seconds when Fullback Bill Hawkins rammed over the Duke goal from Lions, I- FiO OWNERS the 1-yard line to gain a 1414 tie Folger directed both Duke and end the Middies' ten-game MINNEAPOLIS Oct. NEW YOPwK, Oct.

11 (AP) losing streak. 11. (INS) Dynamic shades of Playing without two of their touchdown drives. The first was a 6 yard rifle pass over the line to Buddy Mulligan In the end The 35,000 customers had just stars, Levi Jackson and Jack Vofumt Production Economics molt possbt fnc following Complete Ford Engine Exchange Service; the 1930's flooded the twin cities tonight as a prewar Minnesota about settled back for another Roderick, the Yale Bulldogs out Navy defeat when Duke broke a zone. powerhouse smashed to a first- 7-7 deadlock with three and Home went in to replace place tie with Illinois in the Big half minutes remaining in the $1S750 installed (Plus Tax) ran, outpassed and outkicked Columbia today to hand the favored Lions their first defeat, 17-7.

Neither team could show a con Reaves Baysinger, whose passing Nine football whirl by punishing Northwestern, 37 to 21, before fourth period on a Fred Folger pass to End Ed Austin, good hall behind the Bronco goal line for a touchdown. Dan Mervin kicked the point. If you must have detail, realize that neither of these teams is going to plague a real good eleven tilis year. The Broncos showed surprising smash behind a line that completely obliterated the Indian forwards. Santa Clara for Navy waj badly off form, and Navy came right back to knot the score by traveling 74 yards in 60,699 fans.

sistent offense until the middle of the second period when Yale The score doesn't tell the real Here is what the above price includes: 1. PRE -TESTED and RUN IN engine using new pistons, new pins, new bearings, new rings, etc. sixteen plays. story. Northwestern, trailing by Duke had a tough break early started a steady march down the field.

With Bob Furse passing in the fourth period when Folger, 30 to 7 at the half, had to tally and Fred Nadherny blasting the taking off from Navy's 15, got for 45 yards and a touchdown. Bob Home, second string quarterback, engineered both Navy touchdowns with accurate passes. Jim Wills, who never hai Iayed in a college game before this afternoon, plac" icked tiie extra point to tie the score 1414. Navy's line with Center Dick Scott in on almost every play, smashed down three Blue Devil line, the Bulldogs advanced to the twice in the final stanza to make it look close. And the ultimate to the 3 and fumbled, Williams didn't have it at the end of drives and the poor Indians shouldn't I'tunch any kind of attack against Casanova's slashing forwards.

Santa Clara's first short drive result set the stage for an old Columbia five before the attack was stymied. Bill Booe place-kicked a field goal to put Yale (Continued on Page 22, Col. 3) fashioned Donnybrook at Cham- 9. Manifold exchange. 10.

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in front at the half, 30. Pnded when Conn fumbled and t'hleger recovered on the Indian Qualified assaults in the first half. forty.five. After three plays, in ame Durket and that was the gnal the Indians were going to Nnt It was that way all after "All exchange items have been completely remanu-factured and pre-tested." Yale made its lead 10-0 In the third quarter when Nadherny intercepted Lou Kusserow's pass on the Yale 42. Vandy Kirk drove over for the touchdown from the one.

Booe kicked the extra point Columbia came back with a successful drive after taking the ball on downs on its 20. Gene Rossides galloped 15 yards. Kus-serow passed to Bill Swiacki for 26 yards. From the Yale 28 Ven- "THIS ENGINE IS COMPLETE!" Terms it You Wish! SUNDAY EZYa) OCT. 12 I DRAFTSMEN DESIGNERS ENGINEERS Interesting electrical, civil and mechanical jobs are open NOW in San Francisco.

Apply Bureau of Engineering, Room 405, 425 Mason Street, San Francisco, for details. EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE noon. The Broncos then put on a mag-in icient sixty-five-yard march and were as magnificently topped on the one foot line by scratching Indians. CARDS HOLD 'EM. Down on the goal line the Stan-fords had it.

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arches, etc, In the 1065 Market flth I a I I tt Lr ton Yablonski broke through to score, and he place-kicked the extra point. A freak play set up the final 91 South Van Ness San Francisco MArket 1-6966 2350 Webster Street, Oakland Telephone Hlgate 4-3123 Yale touchdown in the last quarter. Dan Wagster knocked a Co lumbia pass into the air and his Kirk, caught the ball before it hit the ground and ran (Other Branches) FRESNO OAKLAND 'v dipDintr as Havnrw took Dur- LOS ANGELES i Vie i to the Columbia 14. Five plays later the Elis had their score. re -antmtfj on Pag 22, Col.

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