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Purdue ......14 Michigan ...13 Northwestern 7 Pittsburgh ...12 Wisconsin ...35 U.S. C. .39 Columbia 21 1 Penn ,21 Illinois .7 Minnesota 6 Indiana .....6 Ohio State 0 Marquette ...12 California ...14 Army 20 Navy 0 -it. mritaittt CLASSIFIED ADS. NEWS I SECTION THREE SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SUND AY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1947.

SECTION; THREE. DLL MO MmmWMICHIGAN RALLIES TO WHIP GOPHERS, 13- 6 BOIL EHRS; BRILLIANTLY TO Wolverines Stopped McGee Gains Six Yards, Despite Opposition. Li-" i i.i,,.n. I WHIP IOWA, 21-0 Cold in First Period HANDRIVALS FIRST DEFEAT Hard Charging Line Harries Passing Perry Moss. By United Press.

ANN ARBOR, Micb-, Oct. 25. Mighty Michigan, ranked as the country's top football, power, battled for its life today to eke out a Make Best Showing 13-6 decision over the supposedly underdog Minnesota Gophers. vvmi 80,632 fans in In Overcoming Hawk Eleven. amazement, the ponderous giants who became the first Michigan man to play a full 60 minutes this season, intercepted Halfback Bill Bye's pass on the Gopher 30 and ran to the 20.

From there, Der- from Minneapolis stopped the flashy Michigan attack cold during the first quarter and then ricotte sailed around left end for: Statistics. Statistics. Notre Dame law 17 tint 10 223 yards reining 110 R9 Net yards pausing 8 It Forwards attempted 23 7 Forward, completed a Forward. Intercepted 3 Number of punt. 41 Average yards pant.

47 4 Fumble. 4 3 Ball lost oa 1 amble. 1 5 Number of penalties 35 Vards penalised 10 Statistics. MINNESOTA. MICHIGAN.

13 First down 131 Net yard (ained raihiax lit 18 Forward pa.ea attempted 11 7 Forward panes eoenpleted 8 Yards by forward pa sine 131 1 Forward pause, tatereepted 3 26 Total yards rmabtvck mm 84) inter, aaasea. 34 Put aver. from I 41 90 T. yd, an kicks reformed 4Z Opp. ambles recerered 35 yards lost by penalty ithe final marker.

MINNESOTA lJ. MICHIGAN ri31. Grant. Mann' Frits LT Hilkene Tomi Brennait White I Tonnemaker. Wilkin Hendrtckson.

Prltuia 1 Soltan. Rifenburg iMaloslty. Yerjre By. LH Chappuis RH Elliott; B. Elliott.

FB WeiRtn burger Minnesota 0 6' i Michigan 7 13 Minnesota acoiinc: Faunce i for oye J. Mchisan scoring: Touchdowns. EI-- hxixois. First dowas IT 13S Siet yards rMns- 13 Sit yards passing 133 Forward attempted ZS 4 Forwards eosnpletBd it Forwards iatererpted 1 10 amber of paats Anrac yards pants 3. 5 FamliU Balls lost oa fumbles 1 11 amber of penalties 65 Yards aesallxed liott.

Derricotte I for Chappuis. Point after touchdown, Brieska for C. i jammed across the Wolverine goal Elliott i i placement Mlnnestota substitutes: Ends, Balen- in the second to put Michigan be hind in a ball, game for the first kamp, 8ein. Marcotte. Stuhlman.

Bierman; tackles, Wtdseth. Carroll. Jascsewski, Mealey: Guard. Olsonoskl. Boson.

Kissell. Nomeliini; backs. Bailey. Zupetz, Anonsen, H. Elliott, Faunce, Pullens, Daugherty, Johnson.

Kusma. 4 'X r-Va N-' I II opX Michigan substitutes: Ends, Ford, Mc tune this season. Michigan, a four-touchdown favorite over Minnesota before the game and tabbed as the Big Nine's leading candidate for the Rose Bowl, ran into a stone wall when it hit the Gophers' 202-pound line. Neil; tackles, Wistert. Kohl.

Dendrtnos; guard, Siccls, Soboleskl. Heneveld; centers, Dworsky, Brieskc; backs, U. Elliott, Derricotte, Fonde. BY JIM COSTLY. Tribune porta Editor.

Notre Dame's football team, continuing- to show added improvement against a much more powerful opponent, yesterday rolled over the University of Iowa, 21-0, before another 'capacity crowd of 56.000 in the university stadium, and pn another perfect afternoon for football. It was Iowa's third defeat, with one tie, in six Iowa, much the best team Notre Dame has yet met in winning four in a row always excepting Purdue made the Irish work for everything they got, but the Green Shirts were lolling along on the ground in BY BOB TOWNER." Tribune Sports Writer. WEST LAFAYETTE. Ind, Oct. 25.

Purdue university's Boilermakers, a team of great siirprisea' in its first football year under Coach Stuart Holcomb, tumbled Illinois, into the ranks of the de-' eated here today with a brilliant 14-7 upset, -ZZ The Boilermaker line, staunch and stout, hurled back the IUinl land thrusts and harried pitchin Perry Moss, the touted Illinois aerial artist, It was Illinois first loss in-10 Led 'by Halfback Bob Chappuis who took to the air to get past i the lumbering Gophers, Michigan scored only two minutes after Minnesota but was not able to do Scores it the same thing again until late in the fourth period when Substitute Negro Halfback Gene Derri-cotte raced around end 20 yards to score. i Gopher Backs Shine. A Big-Nine observer in Chicago said that Coach Bernie Bierman had lost his touch, that the only games. This was not the Iffini who were touted to be Michigan's LOCAL. Notre Dame.

21; Iowa. O. (Riley, 25; Michigan City. 0. BIG TEN.

Michigan, 13; Minnesota, 6. Purdue. 14: Illinois. 7. Northwestern.

Indiana. 6. Pittsburgh, 12; Ohio State. D. Wisconsin, 35; Marquette, 12.

MIDWEST. Kentucky, 'Michigan State, 6. Ohio Northern, 13; Capital. 7. one big stumbling block next Sat-; urday at Champaign IH nor was it the great team that hnttUA il i.ll amM "II Im ii.ni.

nan iffli ii "ir i i ii'ii null 1 Tin in. rnii i nif Army to a scoreless tie a few way the Gophers could gain was by pounding their way through. their best form of the season and could not be stopped except by their own fumbles and penalties. Notre Dame scored one touchdown oh a beautifully executed forward pass from Frank Trip-ucka to Eill Wightkin which was called back because the Notre. Dame backfield was -in motion, while Iowa also lost a T.

D.when it was offside on a scoring pass from Emlen Tunnell to Hal Shoen-er early in the second half, it I was one of two penalties Iowa suf-j weeks ago. Press box opinion here was to the effect that Ray Eliot's lllini had their minds on Coy McGee had a lot of opposition on this run in the second uarter of the Iowa-Notre Dame game in the stadium yesterday afternoon, but gained, six yards, anyhow. McGee is pulling away from Jim Shoaf, Iowa tackle, and is about to encounter three more' Iowa defenders Lou King (12), quarterback; Bill Kay (33) tackle, and Ron Headington (11), fullback. On the ground, lower left, is Hal Shoener (45), left. end.

Advancing toward the play, upper center, is Cornie Clatt (69), Notre Dame fullback, and in the center is George Strphmeyer (60), Notre Dame center. Notre Dame won, 21-0. Photo by Tribune staff Photographer. But today, the backfield that wasn't supposed to be there was all over the field. Paced by Halfbacks Bud Haus- ken and Everette Faunce, Minne Rossides' Passings Arm Hurls Columbia sota rolled up 131 yards on the ground as compared with Michi Missouri.

26; Iowa, 7. Nebraska, 14; Kansas State, 7. Cincinnati. 27: Xavier, 25. Texas Christian.

20; Oklahoma. 7. Bradley, North Dakota university, 15. i Butler, 21; Western Michigan, 20. Manchester.

13; Canterbury, 6. Eastern Kentucky, 18; Valparaiso, 0. Rio Grande, 21; Rose Polytechnic. 6. Wayne.

33; Buffalo, 12. North Central. 39; Elmbunt, 0. Kentucky Stake, 46; Wllberforce Church, 0. Southern Illinois, 20; Northern Illinois Teachers, O.

Lake Forest, Illinois Wesleyan. Dubuque University, 13: Luther, O. South Dakota University, 26; South Dakota State, 7. i GrinneiL Cornell ria.1. S.

Ohio Wesleyan, 27; DePauw, 14- Hanover, 20; Franklin, EAnT. fered all afternoon, and Notre Dame then proceeded to hold for To Stunning Victory Over Army, 21-20 gan's 112. In the air, Minnesota also showed surprising talent, completing seven passes out of 18 at whips indiana Farrar's Toe Gives Wildcats One-Point downs on its own two-yard line. Leahy is Pleased. Even Head Coach Frank Leahy By Associated Press.

gave the Cadets their first reverse tempts. iuoub wiui Aiiciugaii next i week instead of on the task at hand before a capacity home-: coming throng of 42,000 shirt-sleeved Alumni Swarm. Field. Thousands; of Purdue alumni swarmed on the turf after the final gun and refused to leave while the Purdue ROTC band marched several times around the field. Purdue first blemished the n-linois goal late in the Initial quarter when a penalty against the II- 1 lini manufactured break.

George Papach purited into the lllini end zone midway in the period and the lads from Champaign took over on their own 20. Art Duf- NEW YORK. Oct. 25. A since Navy turned them back in The victory gave Michigan the right to retain the famous "little was pleased at his.

team's show dauntless band of Columbia's November, 1943 Swiacki caught eight of them for 138 yards. In the decisive second half the light blue completed a phenomenal 13 of 15 aerials while they were putting on their two great scoring drives of 60 and 67 Lions scored one of the most stun brown jug" symbol of inter ning upsets of gridiron history to A desperate attempt by Army to drive to a score in the closing minutes came to nothing when school rivalry for 32 years. It also hiked its record to fivevstraight enn State. 21; West Virginia. 14.

day when they sent Army's eleven ennsylvania, 21: Navy, 0. rown. 13: Colgate. 13 Itie, tumbling into defeat, 21 to 20, Margin. wins.

Lou Kusserow, of Columbia, inter yards. Columbia total yardage was 363 to Army's 344." The losers, still badly needing a big oraell, 28; Princeton. 21. Minnesota staged a 56-yard oly Crosa. 26; Syracuse, O.

with a spectacular passing attack which scored two touchdowns in the final period and brought cepted a pass by Arnold Galiff a near Midfield. When the game ended and the. crowd surged onto rale, 49; Springfield. O. drive in the first period but failed to score.

However, when it pulled league passer to replace Arnold ordham, 12; Kings- Point, P. ing. He rose from a sick bed to direct the team, and was quite happy that he "I am very proud of them," said after the game. "I think they today over last'-week's performances I think they will continue to improve, and it will take a- very good team to beat them." The Irish running attack clicked so well against a stout Iowa line that 223 yards were picked up on the ground and 89 by air for a arshalL 33; Indiana state, O. gasps from an incredulous crowd the field, the Lions were deep in olumbia.

21: Army. 20. off a 52-yard march in the secoad quarter, the versatile Faunce plunged across for the first score Dartmouth, 14; Harvard, 13. Army territory again and giving elmeier and Dwight Eddleman combined for eight yards but II-: inois drew a 15-yard penalty for holding and the ball was placed Weslevan. 20:1 Amherst.

0. By United Presi. EVANSTON. I1U Oct. 25.

Northwestern's fighting Wildcats seized he one break they needed today to defeat favored Indiana, 7 to 6, and gain their first Big Nine victory of the season. Indiana outfought Northwest- the rattled Cadets no surcease. Dazzling Exhibition. Rhode Island State, 27; Coast Guard. T.

Washington College. 14; ML. St. Mary's, of the game. Rossides, the individual hero of Wolverines Strike Back.

Michigan struck back quickly. Temple, 21; BucknelL O. Tufts. 13: Northeastern. 0.

Trtnitv. 33: Williams. 0. Tucker, picked up only 42 yards through the air on four completions. Army made the experts look good at the outset by pushing 55 yards for a score the first time they got hold of the balj.

Galiffa plunged it across from the one-yard mark. Later in the first period the Cadets drove down to the Columbia nine-yard line. Charge 47 Yards. Midway of the second quarter the Plainsmen their 47 total of 312 yards. The Hawkeyes Chappuis tossed a 30-yard aerial em in almost everv department.

University of Delaware, 26; Gettys burg. 0. to Halfback "Bumps" Elliott who got 120 yards on the ground and but midway in the third period 84 in the air for a total of 204 Tom Worthimrton. the most im- the amazing triumph, gave probably as dazzling' exhibition of the passing: art as ever was seen on any field. He connected on 18 out of 27 throws and accounted for most of the 263 yards University of Massachusetts, 39; Nor wich.

0. Middlebury. 13: St. 7. juggled through Minnesota's defenses to score.

Jim Brieske's kick was good and Michigan went of 35,000. Unbeaten in their last 32 games and unscored upon "previously this year, the Black Knights from West Point found themselves helpless to stem the light blue once Gene Rossides, Columbia's brilliant quarterback, began throwing bulls-eyes to an equally; brilliant receiver, End Bill Swiacki. Drive 67 Yards. Less than seven i minutes remained to play when the Lions drove 67 yards down the turf of Baker field to score their third touchdown and Ventan Tablonski, their fullback, cleaved the posts with a kick for extra point which proved player on Northwestern's squad, intercepted a pass on. In Johns Hopkins.

47; Catholic Univer sity. O. ahead, 7 to 6. Morris Harvey, 14; west Virginia Tech. 13.

Minnesota ground down into Syracuse Freshmen. 16; Niagara Uni in play on. their own Ed- 1 dleman's high kick bounced from midfield back to the UDinl 39. The Boilermakers then unreeled Harry Szulborski for two- short gains, a Purdue offside penalty offsetting one of Bob De- Moss pitched to Norbe'rt. son on the 26 and Adams scampered down to the 15.

Szulborski sneaked through to the 11 and again to the three to set the stage for Jack Milito's short payoff plunge, into the end zone. Art Haverstock booted a perfect pofnt and Purdue lead, 7-0, with four and a half minutes remaining-lri the quarter. The advantage was Purdue's right down to the wire in the halt Michigan territory again in the yards for another score. Rip Row versity Freshmen. O.

gained by the Lions through the air. The Cadets found it virtually impossible to knock down his long pegs to Swiacki, who made several diving catches that were something to see. Rut cert. 46: Lehigh. IX third and fourth periods, but failed Kutztown Pa.

Teachers, 33; Trenton an going across from the one after Bill Gustafson had unreeled Teachers. O. to score both times. Michigan then capitalized on a break to put the p-a on ir i University of Connecticut, 27; Cham- yards. All the Notre Dame ball carriers, particularly Terry Brennan.

Emil Sitko. Floyd Simmons and Bill Gay, ran hard; "the best they have shown this season. Coy McGee did his usual job on punt returns until, he was hurt, for some reason probably instructions from the bench McGee, Gay, Lancaster Smith, and one or two of the other halfbacks are rarely called upon to run from Seldom Called Upon. a pretty 27-yard run. Jack Mack- diana's 35-yard line and swept down the sideline for a touchdown.

All Wildcats Needed. That was the break Northwestern needed. With the score tied, 6 to 6, Jim Farrar went in to attempt; the conversion. -His kick was good. Indiana's touchdown came midway in the second quarter.

The plain, 6. In all, Coach Lou Little team mull placekicked both extra points Rochester. 4S: Hamilton. 7. Geneva, 40: Carnegie Tech, 12- comple'ted 20 of 30 passes, and to put Army in front 14-0, Fullback Jack Weisenburger, West Virginia Wesleyan.

Waynes- burg. O. Muhlenberg. 40; upeala, O. Franklin A Marshall.

21; Dickinson, 7, Swarthmore, 7 Ursinus. 0. Susquehanna. 20; Juniata, 7. Iowa Fullback Meets Hostile Reception.

march began on Indiana's own 15, where a Northwestern punt Penn Military College, 25; Drezel Tech. 0. Both Gay and Smith look like had gone out of bounds. Mel National Farm, 6: New Tork Aggies, 0. I With only 35 seconds left in the first half, the lllini flashed the form that has carried them undefeated until this warm sunny day.

Grove City. 13: Allegheny, 7. they might be that break-away jGroomes went through tackle for 20; Washington and Jeffer runner the head coacn nas oeen a nine, and Harry. Jagade made looking for in addition to Mc- four for a first down on the 28. son.

12. ThieL 26: Edinboro Pa. Teachers, O. Driving for 62 yards, the lUini Fairmount (W. Va Teachers, Slip Gee but they carry the ball so, Del Russell picked up five on two seldom from scrimmage that they; smashes, and a pass.

Bob Young tied the score with power plays pery Rock Teachers, tlel. Westminster, 26: Bethany W. 13 Georgetown Freshmen, 14; Temple Uni versity Freshmen, O. California (Pa. 1 Teachers, 28; Clarion rarely nave a cnance io ao uieurjto Ueorge Taliaferro, netted four, stuff.

i 'just shy of a first down. The Notre Dame line play was; it was then Indiana decided to the sharpest it has been this year, gamble and won. Instead of and It had to be to keep the fleet! punting. Jagade ripped through carrying them down field. Duf-f elmeier, Russ Steger and Eddleman shouldered the load.

Moss climaxed the show when he fired a perfect pass to Chick Maggioli" who caught it vjn the end zone and -slammed against the fence outside the playing field before he could Iowa backs rrom causing iois three tnd a first down on In IPa.l Teachers, 7. Rensselaer, 12; Worcester Tech. 0. SOI TH. Alabama.

17; Georgia. Georgia Tech. 38: Citadel, 0. Tennessee. 49; Tennessee Tech.

0. Washington A Lee. 32: O. Duke. 13; Wske 6.

Richmond. 20: Hampden Sydney. 0. Haverford College. 14; Randolph-Ma.

diana 42. Taliaferro, the great stop. Don Maechtle kicked the point to send the teams off the field for the half tied at 7-7- Even at that. Iowa made seven of Its 10 first downs by rushing, and when the Hawks came out in the second half and switched from the T' to the old familiar Notre box. they came within an ace of scoring.

Negro halfback who was bottled up most of -the time, lost a yard. Outspireds Secondary. But on the next play, Young shot a pass to Bob Ravensberg who -snared the ball at midfield, con. 7. Purdue Takes Over.

That's how matters stood until Emlen Tunnell, fleet Negro back. cut toward the sideline and out- Arkansas. 19; Mississippi, 14. Maryland. 21; V.P.L, 19.

Virginia. 35; V.M.I.. 6. Furman. 20: Woffsrd.

6. Bluefield. 42; 8t. Paul. O.

Tulane. 40: Auburn. 0. North Carolina, 35: Florida. 7.

Shaw University. 13; Mnrris Brown. 6. Allen University, 20; Benedict College, late in the third period when an, exchange of punts gave the Boiler- makers control on the Illinois 34. Northwestern', secondary after the shift was to the right.

I Tmjm f'S or the first score of the game. Papach's thrilling punt to the II-inois one highlighted the kick ex Centre IKy.l. 33: BetheL change. Mississippi State, 27: Hardin-Simmons. Then came the break that lost the game for Indiana.

Rex. Grossman's kick went wide, and that was all the -margin Northwestern needed. Northwestern pi I.diaaa fl DeMoss immediately passed to Louisiana Tech, 24 Northwestern State Adams who ran to the lllini six DeMoss, whose passes stole the aerial show from Perry Moss, College. O. Mississippi State B' O.

33: Vanderbilt Gonkl LE Ravensberg Hagmann Wagner Carlo Brown Carolina Virginia Unloh. 8: North 801TRHXST. clicked again. This time with a scoring blow aimed at Bob Heck. V.

Price c. Pole Texas. 12: Rice, O. Texas A. A 24 Baylors O.

furaue great ena irom south Bend. Heck, who prepped at Trinity University. 20; University af Houston. 0. Day RO Wltuckl Sewell Rawl stonesifer Mihajlovich Burson OB.

Sebek Asch.nbrenner Taliaferro Worthtflgtoa. i.RH. Ceranek Washington High school, caught 1 Prairie View College. 6: Arkansas 4 state, O. the pitch in the end zone.

Haver' stock drilled a perfect placement" and the scoring for the afternoon cut over Notre Dame's left side on the play of the second half, reversed and broke loose with two blockers helping him. Johnny Lujack did a magnificent job of fending off the blockers to slow up Tunnell until Terry Brennan could come up from behind and shove Tunnell out of bounds on the Notre Dame 10-yard line after a gain of 65 yeards. A couple, of plays after that Iowa scored the touchdown which was nullified by an offside penalty. Walsh Star. Ziggy Czarpbski was magnificent in the Notre Dame line, and so was Bill Walsh.

Those two stood out in a line that was tough all afternoon. Marty Wendell and Bucky O'Connor also did their share of halting the Iowa running game. With his ankle about healed, Capt. George Connor also displayed some of his old form. Tunnell was a brilliant back for TCaattaaod oa rag.

Xwa Cataaaa Tars. was over. IAI WEST. Washington. 25: Stanford.

O. Montana. 13; Washington State. 12. Oregon SUfe, -46; Portland University.

Brigham Toung. 27; Utah State, 12. Colorado University, 14; Colorado A. A 7. The DeMoss-Moss pitching duel revealed that Purdue's rifleman completed four of five attempts if Utah.

26: Wyoming. 7. Texas Tech. 36; Denver. 7.

Cmm llaaed mm Pas Thtaa. Col en Murakowskl Jagade Northwestern 7 7 Indiana 0 6 Touchdown. J- 'Ravenabem. WorUnngton. Points after touchodwn: Farrar.

8ubtltute Northwestern: Ends WDt gen, Zurarl.tr Thomas tackles Ergen. Ford, Barkal. Maddock: guards Parse-gian, De Panero, DiPrancenca: center. Miller. Sarkislan: back TunnlcUff, Farrar, Kverit.

Perricone. Indiana: Ends Hoppe; tackles Roper. Morrtcat. Moorehead guards Bartkle-wics O. center Sikora; backs McDonnell.

Rusell. Young. Res Grossman. Roa erson, Groomea, McKlnnls. Referee Goorge W.

Rennht. Minnesota: umpire E. Ohio fteld judge Lloyd Larson. Wisconsin; head linesman Paul Coebel, Michigan. Colorado College.

35; Colorado 1 Mines, 12. Montana State, 34: Idaho State Col DEPAUW LOSES AGAIN GREENCASTLE, Ind Oct. 23. lege of Pocatello. 12.

i a "i "nsi ir il ml MiMrim in in iiiin tm i Colorado State. Western State, 7 tlel. Nevada. 21: Tulsa. 13.

University of Southern California. 39: Mike Swistowicz, Notre Dame fullback, forms a rugged reception committee of one as he greets Ron Headington Iowa after the latter had picked up four yards in the first quarter of Notre Dame's 21-0 vietorv Ohio Wesleyan scored three -times in the third period today, DePauw its fourth loss, 27- 14, before a dad's day crowd of Notre Dame sUdium yesterday; afternoon. In the center, rear, is Capt. George Connor (81) of Notre Dame bebie- hlorki hv Rill University of California, 14. Kay (33), Iowa tackle, and on the) ground at the right is Ted Curran (60).

Iowa halfback. th -w-v Oregon. 34: San Francisco. T. Southern Methodist, 7j UCLA, 8.

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