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SPORTS Terrflc Weefc 0 Sports Activity Aktad for Fans 111 Wisrr lUN-TEUOIUPH SECTION 1 MGI 9 Pitt 33 to 7 ima HARRY KECK allops West Virg Is this a week coming up in sport! First of all, the major league baseball season ends today, with the world series getting under way on Wednesday. Jock Sutherland and Clark Shaughnessy tangle in the Cecconi's 97-Yard Run Thrills Fans By HARRY KECK I putts Editor There was no power shortage at the Pitt Stadium yesterday as Coach Wes Fesler's Pitt Whiz Kids turned on the heat in a riotous second period to hand Bill Kern's West Virginia Mountaineers what-for by a score of 33-7 in the old rival' forty-first meeting on the gridiron. dteeiers-Keasicns game at warning-ton today. Sugar Robinson boxes Osiie Harris at Forbes Field for the Dap per Dan Club on Tuesday night The Rolling Rock steeplechase meeting is slated (or Wednesday and Saturday. Pitt nlavi at Notre nam nn 1 1 1 Saturday.

-h frfWl I And manager of the Pirates aaaaMsaBBlHMMpiMI i or nest season is scneouiea to De announced probably tomorrow. Reef Sex Should Win Series Whether it's the Cardinals or the Dodgers in the world series, the Red r- tt VV si hSm hi vfev XX vd'V Kit frV DR. C. B. COLBERT Sox should beat them down.

You can toss out all the statistics about field and that, this pitching and catching staff and that. Both the Cardinals and Dodgers should be dead-tired from their efforts and the strain of the last month. The long loaf of the Sox since they clinched the Ameri-. can League pennant could backfire on them, of course, but 111 take a well rested team over one that has been pushed to the limit of human endurance over a long period to win the pennant by a whisker. 501ft Grid Celebration for Johnstown Back in 1897, Johnstown ball so on Oct.

11-12 sport at the school will be 'Oh I Tkai a.Hlaa taiaaiA4ry aiAiil aldHfinl 4 IIC ICVV1U I1UTT BiailUB 30 to 9 with two ties, in Pitt's favor. By a strange coincidence the score was the same as for Pitt's opening game against Illinois a week before, only this time the outcome was reversed, with Pitt the winner. Some 31,000 fans managed to find their way to the Stadium despite the lack of street car transportation and they sat in on a corker under a bright sun that made the day a little too warm for the players and caused numerous time-outs. SCORING SPLURGE With the exception of a final touchdown in the closing half minute of the third period, all the fireworks were wrapped up in the five-touchdowns second period, which exploded so vehemently that it almost blew West Virginia right back to Mor- Same Old Pas. Pitt Weal Vlrtfate L.K.

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Unrsman J. Walter Oaftee, Batacra. Field ludya rrea a. tvaaaca, sas- gantown, and no questions asked. nil started when West Vir ginia, which was considered to have at least an even chance ol winning, drew first blood with Its only touchdown.

The bUr innme. or period, or quarter, or call it what you will, resembled the Rocky Graziano-Tonv Zale fleht of the night be- for In New York. It was biff- bang, bang, biff, take this, take that, and how-ayou-UKe-tt. PITT COMES TO LIFE The Panthers played as if they loved It and they came to life after the Mountaineers had outplayed them throughout the first period, caning wnicn me locals never got outside their 40-yard line. Two and a half minutes after the start of the second period, Russ Combs fired a forward pass to Charley HelinsW In the left corner of the Held from the 28- yard line and that broke the scoring ice and sealed West Vir- ceieDration in wnicn me ennre city wiu participate, wun ui.

Charles R. Colbert, who starred there in football and basketball and later attended Pitt and was drum major in the band, as chairman of the committee. There are only three living members of the first Johnstown John Henderson, Carl Resley and David Cohoe, and they will attend, along with Jacob Kramer, the first student manager, now an attorney in New York. Every Johnstown football team across those 60 years will be represented at a smoker on the night of Oct. 11 and In a parade and Tally the following night la connection with the game with Monessen High, which has beaten Johnstown the last two years.

Many of the 16 coaches of that half -century, of whom 14 survive, will be on hand. Johnstown has turned out football stars who later played at Pitt, Carnegie Tech, Penn State, Duquesne, Nebraska, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Army, NYU, Columbia, Bucknell and other colleges and universities. To mention just a tew, they have included Charley Bowser, John Lindsay, Jimmy Jones, Mike Hartnett, Whitey Fyock and Steve Petro of Pitt; Jack Henderson, Harvard; Mike Garbinskl and Tom Vargo, Penn State; John Boukevecky, Bucknell, and Frank Koprlva, Wake Forest and Pittsburgh Steelers. The alumni association and varsity letter club and the merchants and civic leaders of Johnstown all are behind the celebration and the stores will be decorated and will carry window displays. Need It be said that there will be two hot nights In the old town? Braddock Reflects on His Folly Jim Braddock was chewing the fat with the New York fight writers after seeing Joe Louis wrap up Taml Mauriello and give him back to the Bronx in less than a round.

The man who lost the heavyweight title to the Bomber stroked hit chin and asked reflectively: "Was I fat there with that man? I must have been crazy!" Chuck Csuri and Fred Bouldin were co-coaches of an Army football team that lost only one game in Germany last fall. Yesterday they met as rivals In the Ohio State-Missouri game at Columbus and played to a 13-13 tie. Csuri is the right tackle of the Buckeyes and Bouldin the fullback of the Missouri team. Zofe Once Subbed for Jot Louis It is not general known, but Tony Zale, who retained his middleweight championship of the world by knocking out Rocky Grazi-ano in six rounds in that terrific bout in New York Friday night, once substituted for Joe Louis. It happened in the Chicago-New York Golden Gloves tburna-ment in New York about a dozen years ago.

Tony was the middleweight champion and Louis the light-heavyweight champion of the Chicago team. Louis was disqualified from representing Chicago because his home was in Detroit and Zale was moved up into the next class, where he met, of all people, Melio Bettina, who was destined to go on to win the light-heavyweight championship of AP rintt Virginia upon his return from service. Pitt scored four touchdowns in the sec ond period after staking the Mountaineers to a 7-0 lead at start of that frame. CD CCCC. West Virginia's Buddy riXCCJi; Fiwe malting a short gain against Pitt played for Pitt under Qark Shaughnessy, entered West Frisch Resigns as Pirate Manager, Davis Leads Club Davis Leads Bucs To Win Over Reds I Raa-Tele(raph PIhiIu.

HOT STUFF- Pitt's new football coach, Wes Fesler, looks on in his shirtsleeves as his Panthers wallop West Virginia's Mountaineers, 33-7, on a hot day at the Stadium. It was his first victory here. ginia's doom. Charley Becca booted the extra point to put the visitors ahead by a 7-0 score. What happened immediately thereafter was West Virginia's own fault.

Before it even had a chance to congratulate itself upon its good fortune, Bill Kern's team was offside on the next kickoff, which Pitt's Louie Cecconi caught on the three-yard line and ran back to the 23. That meant Howdy Lewellen had to kick CECCONI IN LONG RUN This time little Louie or Bimbo, as he is called by his teammates again made the catch on three-yard line and started off. He cut to the left (Confined on Page 10, this Part) him on his run." KERN PRAISES PITT Bill Kern, head coach of West Virginia, also was smiling after the game which occasioned some, surprise. To clear up this report er's astonishment at seeing him apparently happy, he remarked: Don let appearances fool you." Kern refused to single out any player for special mention, but hastened to say: "Pitt was simply too good for us, that alL I couldn't pick out any one of the Panthers for mention for they all looked good to me. Of course that long touchdown run blew the game wide open." Sideline Stuff When Russ Combs' pass to Charley Helinski gave West Virginia the lead in the second quarter, it marked the first time the Mountaineers had jumped away in such fashion over the Panthers since 1925 Charley Becca, the 155-pound Mountaineer back who contributed several gains, originally was tabbed to come to Pitt Jack Duri-shin and Bill MePeak served as Pitt co-captains for the second successive week and Gene Conyn piloted the visitors.

The Pitt coaches decided before the game started that they would withhold Skladany and Earl Sumpter regardless of what developed Pitt's 130-plece band scored heavily at intermission with IU "When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day" based on the colors worn by the rivals Joe Bublno, the little Dor-niont pepperpot wiio been Working with Pitt's "Kockpite Gang," was a last-minute addition to the roster and turned in some neat work on offense. 1 mi mi aii.na-lwW.w'1rwta this infield and that, this out High School had its first foot the fiftieth anniversary of the observed with a mammoth demonstrated what an Important plus his experience, enabled him welterweights. Picture on Page 11, This Part second Irish touchdown which rightfully belonged to Fullback Jim Mello, a Navy veteran. Mello barged across from the 4-yard stripe after ripping 31 yards through the tiring lllini defense. This time Earley pierced the (Continued on Page 11, This Part) Cornell Defeats Bucknell 21 to 0 ITHACA, N.

Sept. 28. -(AP.) Norm Dawson, left halfback from Oak Park, 111., today sparked the Cornell football team to victory over Bucknell, 21 to 0. Dawson, who last played for Cornell under Carl Snavely In 1942 and served with the Army Engineers in the ar, ripped off runs of 22 and 2C yards around left end for two touchdowns, Hillary Chollett of New Orleans, who started at left halfback, plunged over for the other touchdown in the fourth period. The lineup: Pua.

Bucknell Cornell Bolrer Wydo Qulnn Paatvek Paacavaga Furman Ha rz rave Burns Cbollrt Holland 6aoi LI. L.T. L.G. C. R.O.

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a CINCINNATI. Sept. 28. (Spud) Davis who took command for the last two days of the season when Manager Frankie Frisch walked out on the Pirates here today and bought a ticket for his home at New Rochelle, N. Y.

Pittsburgh's team scored an easy 10-3 vic Directed by Coach Virgil A New Start! the world. Zale, always a puncher, dropped Bettina in the first round with the same sort of left hook that twice floored Gradano, but in the end Bettlna's southpaw stance and weight advantage told and he won the decision. Buo-TtfefraMi rouKi. UCDH Louis nCKU Cecconi run-ning back a punt against West Virginia at the Stadium yesterday. He ran back one 97 yards to tie the score in the second period and lead the rout of Mountaineer! by a 33-7 count Ohio State Tied By Missouri COLUMBUS, Sept 28.

(AP.) Ohio State University oDened its football season here today in what was expected to be a "breather" against tne Missouri Tigers, but before the contest was over the Bucks were panting hard and glad to settle tor a 13-13 tie. The highly favored Bucks blew five scoring opportunities during the contest and had to come from behind in, the final quarter to gain a tie. The Bucks opened with a desperate passing attack In the final 10 minutes, and drove 49 yards in eight plays for a touchdown, Fullback Joe Whisler plunging through center, and romping 16 yards for the second tally- ti Place-kicking specialist John Stungis, booted a perfect place ment to stake the Bucks to a tie. A crowd of 65.004, many in shirt sleeves because of the 85-degree heat, saw Missouri jump into the lead the first time the Tigers got their hands on the ball. Taking over on their own eight-yard line, the Tigers, pitch ing laterals from the formation, marched 92 yards in five plays to score.

Loyd Brinkman carried it over and Jim Kekeris, 280-pound tackle, converted. me Bucks countered with a touchdown midway in the sec ond period. Sub Fullback Pete Permi set the stage with 8 26 yard gallop off tackle to the yard line, and Left Halfback Tommy James climaxed the 56' yard thrust, skirting his own right end for four yards to score standing up. Stungis' attempted conversion was wide. The lineup: Poa.

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Ohio State scoring Touchdowns, James, whlaler. Point after touchdown, Stungis (sub lor Palmer), (placement). Wash-Jeff Wins, 6-0 WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept. 28. Swivel-hipped Walter Cooper, former Clairton High star, this afternoon swept around left end for four yards and a touchdown to give Washington and Jeffer son College a 6 to 0 victory over the Bethany Bisons at College Field here.

The tally came at the end of a drive of 23 yards after the Big Red took over when Heather-ington's punt partially was blocked by Bob Jenner. The game was the 31st meeting of the two teams in 50 years and marked the return of Wash-Jeff to football competition for the first time since 1942. The lineup: Pos. w. a j.

Rodjom Pettlt Hsnover Span Lukowskl Dellaquilla Bethany Sllcock Roper Dowler Duff Angells Manual Baker Heathertnfton Whlta Colllna Tat L.E. L.T. L.O. C. RO R.T.

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Bethany 0 Oo loucnaowna cooper. Mined point Rodjom (placement blocked). Ptf Marion Victor CALIFORNIA, Sept 40-yard touchdown run by Fordyce in the third quarter gave Pt. Marion a 7-0 victory over California here this afternoon. Frank Fillinln added the extra point on a plunge.

Football Scores on Page 11. Tony's victory over Graziano factor weight can be. This edge, to weather Graziano's best punches and come from the brink of Wes Fesler Pays Off In Silver Dollars By JACK HENRY Wet Fesler's custom of paying silver dollars to his Pitt football proteges whenever they intercept passes or recover enemy fumbles is denting the family bankroll, but his grins defeat to victory. It was the first time Rocky fought a man heavier than himself; hitherto he has held that edge while building up his reputation by knocking out PITT (flit El IK AB. B.

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1 i i 1 BlaekireU, 2 U. 1 Gmmbert, Lamanm 1 Total si 1 Irish Hand Mini 26-to-6 Lacing CHAMPAIGN, Sept. 28. AP.) Notre Dame's Fighting Irish opened their season today by completely smothering famed Buddy Young as they trounced once-tried Illinois, 26-6, before a record 75,119 spectators in Memorial By CHARLES J. DOYLE The seven-year tenure of Frankie Frisch as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates ended abruptly yesterday when the former Fordham Flash announced his resignation in Cin cinnati.

Ray Kennedy, general manager of the club, immediately named Virgil (Spud) Davis, veteran coach of the club, to finish out the season as pilot The Pirates wind up their season's schedule against the Reds at Cincinnati this afternoon. Announcement of the new manager for the 1947 season probably will be made tomor row when Frank E. McKinney, new owner of the Pirates, comes here to hold a press conference. HERMAN NEW PILOT Among the most prominent candidates mentioned for the Job has been Billy Herman, infielder of the Boston Braves. In a recent poll conducted by the Sun-Telegraph to determine the most popular local choice for the posi tion, Al Lopez, catcher ana captain of the team, led the field of candidates by a wide margin.

Frisch, who led the St Louis Cardinals to the National League pennant was a star second baseman with the New York Giants and the Cardinals. He broke into the major leagues without the benefit of minor league experience, going to the Giants direct from Fordham, where he was a football and baseball standout. SUCCEEDED TRAYNOR He dropped out of baseball for a while after he was released by the Cardinals, putting in his time as a radio broadcaster. When Harold (Pie) Traynor, one of the greatest third basemen of all time, was let out as manager of the Pirates In 1939, Frisch was signed to succeed him. Although great things were expected of him, Frisch's best showing was in 1944 when the Bucs finished second.

The Pirates under Frisch fin ished fourth in 1940 and 1941, fifth in 1942, fourth in 1943 and 1945. This season the club is doomed to finish in seventh place, the Giants winding up in the National League cellar. In Cincinnati Frisch said he had no plans for the future but definitely has no intention of retiring from baseball. "The only thing else I have to say," he declared. that I wish the new club manae-nent and the -r.

ever he may be, the bet of luck." He left for his New Rochelle, N. home tonight 1 tory over the Reds to keep alive its prospects of finishing better than seventh in the National League race. A double victory over the Reds in the season closing games tomorrow will give the Pirates a tie with the Reds for sixth place but. they will have to beat Johnny Vander Meer In the first 'game to make a double victory possible. GUSTLVE HITS HOMER Frankie Gustine and Billy Cox dealt the most telling blows of the 12 safeties the Pirates rang up today off the pitching of Ewell BlackwelL Harry Gumbert and Gyde Shoun.

Frankie hit two homers, one over the left-field wall of Gum- bert's pitching with the bases empty in the fourth and one over the left-field wall off Gum- Shoun's pitching with Lee Hand- ley on third in the eighth. Cox iced the game with a three-run triple down the right-field line in the third, climaxing a rally which Bill Salkeld start ed with a scratch single off Blackwell's glove with two out and the bases empty. Following that Bob Elliott singled to center, Ralph Kiner walked and Cox whaled the first pitch to send home three runs. The Reds also scored three after two were out and the bases empty in their fourth and when Rookie Jim Walsh walked two in a row with one out in the fifth Nick Strincevich replaced him, held the Reds safe the rest of the "-ite and picked up his tenth victory of the season and his third over the Reds who beat him three times this year. BLACKWELL IS WILD Lack of control was Black- well's undoing in the three in nings he worked.

He walked two, made a wild pitch and tossed up a double to Kiner in the first inning when the Pirates got off in front with two runs and never were' headed. The Reds ran their double play total for the season to 183 with two today but need 11 more twin killings in tomorrow's double bill lor a new major league record; and seven for a National League mark. Davis expects to pitch Jack HaTett and Al Tate tomorrow become wider every ween. In fact, Wes resembled Joe E. Brown yesterday in tne rm dressing room immediately alter the 33-7 rout that the Panthers plastered on their perennial foes from West Virginia U.

And the grin remained wide as the ftoys checked In to remind Wes of his debts. BOUSSOS HURT Fesler and his aides naturally were delighted with the victory, but Wes was quick to point out some weak spots. He assenea. "We're still a long way away and our tackling wasn't as good as It should have been. But you have to hand It to the boys for how they refuse to fold op when the opposition Jumps off to a lead." He had reference to how Pitt rallied two weeks ago arter Buddy Young of Illinois broke loose for an early touchdown and again yesterday when West Virginia scored first only to nave the Panthers rebound.

The only jarring note In the Pitt room was caused by the injury to Mike Roussos. Fesler checked with the big tackle and then admitted: "It looks as If we may lose Roussos for next week. He received a hard blow In the chest and Is suffering a great deal of pain." "On the other hand, Leo Skladany should be ready to return next Saturday. But we till will be without Bobby Lee and I wouldn't be surprised if he's lost for most of the season. Bob Plots came out of the game with an Injured nose and BUI Coury hurt his neck, but they'll be oka; we hone." "That Cecconi kid Is a whale of a competitor and that 07: yard touchdown run of his was a beaut.

But don't overlook the One blocking the boys gave Stadium. Young, who was expected to be a constant touchdown threat, contributed an 11-yard dash as his best effort and was just another player as the Irish methodically ground out two touchdowns each in the second and fourth periods. The lllini, who last week trimmed Pittsburgh, 33-7, penetrated Notre Dame territory only once in three quarters and were lucky to count a touchdown In the last two minutes on a 63-yard desperation pass from Julie Rykovich to End Bill Heiss. IRISH ELEVEN ALEBT It was an alert, well-manned Irish eleven which took control of the contest in the second STATISTICS OF GAME Illlnoij Notre Damf to rirt down 11 on Yirdj talnwl by nuiiinf (net) J69 11 Forward paaMi attempted i I Forward paaeea completed (I Yard, gained by forward paarinf 111 a Forward paanca Intercepted by 1 0 Tarda gamed, runback of Int. panel 0 43 puntlnr average (from tcrlmmagt) 38 J4 total yarda.

all kick! returned 37 Opponents' rumble recovered 19 Yarda lout by penaltlei 35 quarter when Emil (Red) Sitko's 83-yard tain to the Illinois two broke the back of the obviously outplayed lllini. Two plays later Fullback Jim Mello dived over his left guard for a touchdown and the issue Was seiuea aiinoin Iivu cat icy i missed the point try. A 67-vard march. BlSO Ul triO I second period, put across rrm I Barred for Blaekwell ta Wrd. 4 Ratted for Onmbert la faurta.

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with Hank Gowdv. actine man ager of the Reds, planning to start Al Libke in the mgntcap if the Reds win the first game in which Vander Meer is sched uled to hurl. Mrs. Zaharias Wins Women's Golf Title TULSA Sept 28. (AP.) Mrs.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Denver, Col, won the 46th National Women's Ama teur golf championship at the Southern Hills Country Club course today by turning back Mrs. Clara Sherman, Pasadena, 11 and 9, one of the widest margins lit history of the classic vmm itplacaklckj)..