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MISHAWAKA NEWS SECTION THREE CENTRAL SURPRISED N. D. FANS SEE RIEPL SCORE ON KICKOFF Brennan Team Rips For 32 Points in Second Half. By JOE DOYLE. Tribune Sports Editor.

PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania's lowly Quakers surprised Notre Dame on sophomore Frank Riepl's 108-yard return of the opening kickoff Saturday afternoon but then lived up to past performances, crushed 46-14 under an Irish avalanche of five second half touchdowns. A losing team seven times this season 16 inf a row since late in 1953, Penn held leads of 7-0 and 14-7 advantage midway through the second period. But this only delayed the inevitable. The Irish, fumbling inefficient generally in the first half. roared onto the field early and Statistics.

PENN NOTRE DAME First downs 31 117 Rushing yardage 392 20 Passing sardage 121 Passes attempted 12 Passes completed Passes intercepted by Punts 39 Putting average Fumbles lost 30 Yards penalized 50 eager for action in the third period. They moved 69 yards to score in 15. plays and were never threatened thereafter. Jarring Don Schaefer, playing one of his finest games, pounded through and around Penn's outmanned line for 114 yards to pace the second half assault. The net total of 392 yards marked an Irish high for the season.

Jimyardage- Morse, who tied the game with my five yard slant at left end late a the first period, gained 113 to in give the Irish a solid one two punch. The second half represented a complete turn around for: Notre Dame. In the first half, they yielded the ball four times on fumbles and twice on interceptions. Butt Dame so dominated play in Notre, half that not even one punt was needed. Final Game of Series.

45,226 gathered in 45-deOnly gree sunshine to see the series game final current four game between, the three Irish others and this Quakers. game produced its share of surprises. At game's end, spectators swarmed the action was finished. Both onto the plying Afore posts were torn down and had Penn scored on the final play, no extra point attempt would have been possible. chances on Terry inspiration returning Brennan took no to regulars in until the the Quakers late in the game.

He left his score second had and third teams added mounted to 34-14. But the score with a touchto the each. The third team needed final down only one Penn fumble on the 24 play to score after recovering a with 25 seconds left. Carl senior end Hebert fired a Wilson, who never before 24-yard pass to his three years on George had scored in the varsity. Notre hitting on six of 10 Dame tried only 12 passes, Paul different receiver.

Two Hornung each to a. tosses went for touchof Hornung's downs. Second Penn Touchdown. its second touch: Penni on scored, from Riepl to end Bob after, the 12-yard line Barber recovering an Irish fumble in the second period. Despite the sensational score, kickoff Penn return and the of moving the did little The in the Quakers way got only eight ball.

first downs, one of them on an Irish penalty. Notre Dame piled up 31, 24 on the ground. defeat of the season Penn fans left the' stands Despite the seventh singing the praises of Riepl, fielded a slight of build soph, who Hornung's high booming kickoff eight yards deep. in the end zone. He rari straight up field, as the eager Irish closed in on the pile- 20 up yard Riepl emerged with the ball, line.

Out of an apparent cut toward the right sidelines to angle away from safetyman Dean Studer and then outraced him to the goal. Only 19 seconds had elapsed when Riepl kicked the extra point. Peculiarly, Hornung almost plicated Riepl's feat on the ensuing kickoff, but the last Penn defender bumped the Irish out of bounds on the Notre Dame 48. Two plays later Studer fumbled and Penn boosters roared in anticipation of a possible upset, though the game was only a minute old. Intercepts Hornung Pass.

After a first down, however, Penn had to punt, but the Irish turned the ball right back when Stan Chaplin, Penn's fullback, leaped high to intercept a Hornung pass on the Irish 28. But Penn Continued on Page 43, Column The SOUTH BEND, SHATTERS IRISH STUNS NOTRE DAME The University Saturday's game against Notre Dame Notre Dame's Paul Hornung (5) McKinney (22) (is moving in for additional the Irish to a 14-14 first half standstill SPARTANS JOLT PURDUE BY 27-0 224 M. S. U. Grabs Seven Fumbles to Take Big Ten Win.

By FORREST MILLER. Tribune Sports Writer. LAFAYETTE, Ind. Michigan State's fourth ranked Spartans spent the day recovering seven Purdue fumbles and blasted the Statistics. PURDUE MICH.

STATE 21 First downs 16 121 Rushing sardage 214 Passing yardage 87 31 attempted 15 15 Passes completed Passes Intercepted by Punts Punting average 34.8 Fumbles lost, 1 49 Yards penalized 80 bungling Boilermakers, 27-0, before a somewhat disappointed crowd of 41,800 on a perfect football lafternoon Saturday. A pair of the Purdue miscues gave Michigan State two, stacattolike touchdowns within seconds in the third period and that sealed Purdue's coffin. As Coach Duffy Daugherty cleared. the bench in the final period, the scent of roses began drifting in from Champaign, where the Illini were upsetting top-ranked Michigan, 25-6. Michigan State, which dropped an early season 14-7 game to the Wolverines, is tied for second place in the Big Ten.

Both and Michigan have 4-1: records. Ohio State, ineligible for the Rose Bowl, leads the Big Ten with! a 4-0 mark! Fumbles Responsible. Fumbles were directly responslble for three of the Michigan State touchdowns, and an intercepted pass set up the other. Two of the bobbles were plucked off in midair by the alert Spartans. QuarIterback Earl Morrall ran 90 yards in the second period when Purdue fullback Bill Murakowski lost control while being tackled on the Spartan 10.

Bill Neves, Purdue halfback, took the kickoff following Michigan State's third touchdown, started up field and was hit, the ball squirting into the arms of second-string center John Matsko who had a clear field into the end zone 21 yards away, Michigan State's victory, achieved in ideal 60 degree temperature, was the Spartan's first over Purdue since the Michigan school joined the Big Ten. Six Game Schedule. The Spartans play only sixgame Big Ten schedule, hosting Minnesota in the league finale next week. Assuming the Daugherty eleven can master the Gophers, Michigan State must rely on either Indiana or Ohio State to dump Michigan before making any January reservations in Purdue's passing sensation, quarterback Len Dawson, must have been a. little disgusted at times Saturday.

He completed 12 of 25 for 185 yards, but saw three fall into the hands of the enemyand one of those set up a Michigan State touchdown. And fumbles brought an inglorious end to most of the Purdue marches, Morrall tried only 10 aerials, completing four for 77 yards as the Spartans just sat back and waited for the bobbling Boilermakers to hang themselves. Morrall spent a good chunk of the second half on the bench. as DaughContinued on Page 44,. Colump South Bend Tribune.

INDIANA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1955, CLASSIFIED ADS 41. SECTION THREE. EAGLES FIRST LOSS OF YEAR Three-Way Tie for ENIHSC Title Is Result. ADAMS 'DREAM', 23-12 TO DRUB PENN, 46-14 BEARS HAND Illinois Hits Wolves With 25-6 Surprise Picture on page 43. By JERRY LISKA Associated Press.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. UP Supercharged Illinois Saturday unveiled a rampaging unknown, sophomore halfback Bob. Mitchell, who streaked 64 yards for a back- 94. It was in this old wooden rocker that the immortal veteran of 22 years in the majors spent many hours in recent years, pitting pleasant memories against the creeping infirmities of old age, The rocker itself seemed destined to become a museum piece. 511 Mound Victories.

To the "iron man' who had racked up 511 unequalled victories, baseball facts of past and present were as much a part of his life as his chair, his cane and his pipe. And there was a genuine twinkle in his eye when he compared something. But it ain't true. While there were certain phases of the modern game which rubbed Cy the wrong way, the sport which made him great always was his first love. Backed Small fry Sport.

He looked upon Little League and similar types of organized baseball as the salvation of the big leagues. He attended the Little League World Series lat Williamsport, and spoke at numerous public gatherings in support of the small-fry sport. "This idea keeps the kids off of Pennsylvania's back Frank Riepl (arrow), closely followed by teammate end Bob Barber (84), he took the opening kickoff behind his own goal line and exploded 108 yards for a touchdown which kicked off is being blocked out by an unidentified Penn gridder in the game played at Franklin Field, protection. Identifiable Notre Dame players are Don Schaefer (9), Jim Mense (51) and Pat Bisceglia but eventually wilted under the Notre Dame power to dropia 46-14 decision. -Associated Press Wirephoto Cy Young, Winningest Pitcher in Majors, NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.

(INS) pitchers of his day with the mod- the streets and gives them someSaw Little League as Game's Salvation of dignitaries from ern crop. thing worthwhile to do in the com-A number world join the ranks pitchers munity," Cy pointed out. today have. the sports will things too easy," Cy said not long home-town folks in the village ago. soon as they get into "Now the big league can scouts of of Peoli, when Cy.

Young, the trouble, somebody is waved in from keep their eye on promising youngwinningest in the history of the bullpen. They ought to have sters from the grade to stay in there and face the pitcher school stage baseball, is buried Monday. mu- up through college." sic." Funeral services will be held at Cy used to laugh at the story Chances are that he was thinkat the little Methodist that he learned to pitch basebail ing about some future event in the 2 Church p.m. for the Ohio farmboy sport -not his 511 victories and died of a heart attack Friday in by using a father's horse collar as a target three no when he sat down his barn, adding: morning at the age of 88 as he sat don't know how that story in that old rocking chair for the in his favorite rocking chair. got started.

Guess they had to print last time. ENIHSO Standings. LT Pts. Opp. John Adams 98 37 Washington 136 -60 Fort Wayne North 104 27 Central Riley 50 La Porte Goshen Mishawaka 87 Michigan City 135 Elkhart 38.

106 5 players are Earl Killian (70) and Parker Jacoby (51), -Associated Press MORSE GAINS FIVE FOR N. D. Notre Dame's Jim Morse (17-arrow) hits the line and gains five yards in this second period play against the University of Pennsylvania Saturday at Franklin Field, Philadelphia. Penn, though nursing a 15-game losing streak, showed surprising strength in the first half and battled the Irish to a 14-14 tie. But Notre Dame exploded in the final two stanzas for a 46-14 triumph.

Backing up Morse is teammate Ed Sullivan (52) while identifiable Penn ILLINOIS 16 First downs 12 315 Rushing yardage 115 123 Passing yardage 17 Passes attempted Passes completed Passes intercepted by Punting average 33.1/ Fumbles lost Yards penalized Statistics. MICHIGAN breaking touchdown and led the Illini to a smashing 25-6 upset of unbeaten Michigan, the nation's No. 3 team. Mitchell, a 20 old Negro speedster from Hot Springs, hit vaunted Michigan like a ton of bricks as he entered the game in the third quarter and then streaked to 173 yards in ten cart ries. Mitchell, infrequently used by 114 linois earlier.

stepped into the game after the Illini had battled to a 12-6 lead by dusting off the old fake field goal strategy for touchdown on a 24-yard screen pass midway in the third period. The first defeat of the season for Michigan in seven starts dealt a serious blow to the Wolverines Rose Bowl hopes and dropped them to second behind unbeaten Ohio State in the Big Ten race. Follows Tradition. Illinois, following a tradition of handing bitter defeats to dating back to Red Grange, outplayed the Wolverines from start to finish. They jumped to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on Em Lindbeck's 25-yard scoring pass to end Bob DesEnfants.

Michigan's only touchdown came late in second quarter when Tony Branoff tore 17 yards to score after an Illini fumble. The tricky screen pass for a' 24-yard touchdown went from Lindbeck to halfback Abe Woods: After Mitchell's? sensational 64- yard touchdown run in the fourth period, Illini again tallied against the crumbling Wolverines when a pass interception led to 4-yard scoring smash by Rolla McMullen. Mitchell first caught fire with 54-yard scrimmage run midway in the third period to Michigan's 16. That set the stage for the bold Illini fake field goal strategem. Dick Miller, Illinois' regular placement.

kicker, came rushing onto the field with the Illini stalled on the Michigan 24. Lindbeck, stopping to apparently hold the ball, took the snap from center, straightened up and fired a pass to Woodson near the sidelines behind a bevy of blockers. Woodson skimmed down the line into the end zone for a touchdown. Miller's point try was low and sailed into the charging Wolverines to leave the Illini ahead 12-6. BIG TEN STANDINGS.

W. Pet. Pts. OP Dhio State 1.000 123 Michigan State .800 102 34 Michigan .800 81 68 Wisconsin .600 103 Jawa $500 101 96 Purdue 4500 Illinois .400 Indiana Minnesota .200 Northwestern -000. 149 Ties count game won, game Jost.

Michigan's rusty passing attack, failing to produce a completion in seven first half attempts, had boomeranged into the touchdown that moved Illinois in front 6-0. Midway in the opening period, fullback Lou Baldacci tried a jump pass and it was snagged immediately, by Illini center Jim Minor on the Illinois 40. The Illini cranked up a scoring drive which went 60 yards in eight plays and got its biggest momentum when Jefferson squirted through Michigan's line for 17 to the Wolverine 25. On the next play, Lindbeck drew a bead on DesEnfants running at full speed into the end zone. DesEnfants looked over his right shoulder, then his left.

Finally, with his back toward the field, DesEnfants speared the ball and somersaulted deep in the end zone. Miller's point try was low and was blocked by Tom Hendricks for a 6-0 Illinois lead. It was with sudden swiftness Michigan got back in the game with time running out in the first half. Lindbeck's handoff was fumbled and Baldacci recovered on the Illini 17. The Wolverines lined up quickly and sent Branoff punching through left guard.

He. bolted through the middle of the Illini line into the end zone. Ron Kramer's point attempt resulted in his unsuccessful improvised running pass when the snap from center was bad and the score was tied at halftime, 6-6. Michigan 13-25 Michigan scoring: Touchdowns -Branoft 07 yards, Illinois scoring: Touchdowns Entants 125 yards, pass from Woodson sards, pass run from Mitch16 yards, McMullen 14 yards, Conversion--Bean, By DICK MICELI. Tribune Sports Writer.

John Adams High's fond dreams of an undefeated season were slammed into the School Field Stadium turf, 23-12, Saturday night by a driving Central team which finally reached its predicted potential. Some 7,000 fans looked on in perfect foothall weather as the proud Eagles withered before the sledgehammer blows of a powerful Central line and the churning legs of backs off Gene Strozewski, Ron. Janowczyk and Tom Redding. Hoping to place their tattered gridiron banner among the under. feated elite for the first time in a 15-year history, the Eagles played Central on even terms in the first two periods, leaving the field at halftime with a one-point, 7-6 deficit.

But the determined Bears finally found a offense to 108-YARD PENN RUN steps out near midfield in stunned the highly-favored Philadelphia. Penn's Charley Surprising Penn battled Ligonier Is Site Of Coin Flipping Ligonier, will be the site of the unique three way com flip this morning at 11 o'clock (CST) as representatives of John Adams, Washington and Fort Wayne North high schools try to determine the Eastern NIHSC football playoff representative against East Chicago, Roosevelt, the Western Division champion. Adams, Washington and North Side finished their conference seasons in a three way tie for first with 5-1 records, The playoff game is scheduled for next Friday night at the home field of the Eastern Division winner to be selected by the coin flip, Football Scores Local. Notre Dame 46, Penn 14. Central 23, John Adams 12.

Military 12, St. Joseph N. D. Opponents, North Carolina 32. 14.

$26. Minnesota 0. Stauford 28. Southern Cal 20. Duke 7.

Navy 7 Texas $13, Southern Methodist 2. Big Ten. Ohie State 20. Indiana 13. 25, Michigan 6.

Wisconsin 41 State 27. Northwestern Purdue 0. 14. Major Colleges. Arkansas Rice 0.

Autumn -27. Mississippi State 26.4 California 20, Washington 6. Clemson 35. 21. VPI Bucknell 16.

7,. Colgate Colorado 37. Utah 7. Comer 20. Brown 7.

Dartmouth 14, Columbia 7. Detrof 20. Marquette 7. Florida State 16. Villanova 13.

Florida 19, Georgia 13. Harvard Princeton 6. Kansas state 46. Kansas 0. North.

Carolina State 40, Boston 13. Maine 51, Bowdoin 8. Maryland 13, LSU 0. Nebraska 10, Iowa State Oklahoma 20. Missouri 0.

Oregon 35, Washington State 0. Penn State 21, Syracuse 7. 20. Pitishargh 18, Virginia 7 Georgia Tech 7.. 7 Texas.

Tech 127, Arizona Texas 21, Baylor 20. Tulsa 17, Houston 14. Tulane 27, Alabama 7. 34. College of Pacific Vanderbilt 34, Kentucky 0.

Wake Forest 13. William Mary 7. 20. Cincinnati 16. Yale 94, Army 12.

Other Colleges. Akron: 46. -Oberlin 13. Alfred 19. Kings Point 0.

Albright Lebanon Valley 12. State 21. Florida Normal 14. Bates: 20. Colby 12.

Baldwin Wallace 28, Ohio Wesleyan 13. Buffalo 39. St. Lawrence 12. Carleton 25.

Ripon 14. Catro1 25 Milwaukee State 7. Carnegie Tech 12, Franklin Marshall 0, Central Michigan 27, Michigan Normal 20. Centre 28. Sewanee 0.

Chattanooga 14. North Texas Stale 6. 20. Slippery Rock 14. Coast Guard 32 RPI 0.

Colorado ARM 20. 35, Sioux Oklahoma Falls 0. 13. Wesleyan Delaware 36, Gettysburg 0. Drexel Tech 34.

Western Maryland 7. 20, Bethel 7. Fairniont State 16, West Virginia Tech 7. Geneva 6. Lycoming 0.

Grinnell 13, Knox 12. Haverford Union 13. Hamden Sydney 30, Washington Lee 7. 62. Adrian 7.

Hope 40, Albion 6. Iowa iTchrs. 33, South Dakota 26. Johns Hopkins 19, Swarthmore 6. 47.

Grove 0. Knoxville Morehouse 6. Continued on Page 43, Column 5. 32-14 Win Taken By North Carolina NORFOLK, Va. Two long touchdown runs by Eddie Sutton and three short scoring punches by Buddy Sasser sent North Carolina stampeding over favored South Carolina 34-14 Saturday in the Oyster Bowl football game before 000 at Foreman Field.

Statistics. ADAMS CENTRL 14 First downe 11 200 yardage 331. Passing yardage Passes attempted Passes completed Passes intercepted Punts Punting average Yards penalized Fumbles lost match their defensive might and rolled to 16 straight points in the final half before Adams mustered strength for its second tally in the final 54 seconds of play. Ironically, the loss not: ruined a perfect season but it also threw the Eagles into a three way tie with Washington and Fort Wayne North Side. both earlier Adams victims, for the ENIHSC title.

Lost Fumbles. Three dost fumbles in the first half almost denied Central of great moment, but the Bear a tightened their grips in the last two stanzas, crushing all hopes of a ninth consecutive victory for Adams. Strozew ski, wiry scored all three Central touchdowns, but Tom Redding, 155- pound senior and Ron another senior, delivered the telling blows, breaking through the center of the Adams forward for key long gainers. Two of Redding's blasts set up touchdowns while Janowczyk's 33-yard sprint in the opening stanza went naught as the Bears fumbled on the ensuing play. Mired back on its own 22 and trailing 6-0 midway in the second stanza, Central called on Redding and he belted the inner Adams defenses for 69 yards and a first down on the Central four.

Speedy Barry Grady deprived Redding touchdown on the play when he bounced him out of bounds. Two plays later Strozew ski banged lover from the four for the score, Lee McKnight booted the point for a 7-6 edge, a lead which relinquished. Redding's other sensational scamper came in the third stanza when he again bolted through center. this time for 53 yards to place the ball on the Adams 14. Strozewski followed suit and immediately over the second Central TD.

In all, Redding packed the ball nine times for gains totaling 160 yards for a 17.5 average per try. The Eagles went down valiantly. They took a 6-0 first period lead, stopped a Central drive on the onefoot line. willingly gave up a safety for better kicking position and then drove 60 yards for their final score when the cause was hopeless. 8-1 Record.

The 8-1 season record of the Eagles, best in history, shows a leaping advance in their grid fortunes which have been dominated by frustration and obscurity. Adams turned, one of Central's first half fumbles into the initial score. of the game. Guard Jerry Williams covered a Strozewski bobble on the Central 39 as the first period ended. Gene Phillips, sensational freshman fullback who was withheld from action during most of the second half because of a re currence of an ankle injury, went to work and in six plays Adams had moved to the Central one.

In the drive Phillips carried five times for 35 yards. Robbins sneaked the final yard for the tally with 8:37 to play in the second period. Robbins extra point boot went wide and Adams had a. 6-0 lead. Later in the same period, Central stalled ark Adams drive 19 yards short of pay dirt and eventually wound up with the tieing tally.

Strozewski rammed eight. yards to the 27, then Redding streaked his 69 yards to the Adams four. Strozewski, on the second try, rammed over from the four. McKnight booted the point and Central was ahead, 7-6. 'Adams' hopes all but crumbled early in the third period when Redding struck, with his 53-yard Continued on Page 43, Column.

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