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PORTS SECTION FINANCIAL WANT-ADS SUNDAY editions-the SIRMINGHAM 2 8 YEA 0 9 BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1939 PRICE: 10 CENTS TIGER OUTCLAWS WILDCAT. 10-9 Two-Team ulane Beats Tide, 13-0, As 50,000 Watch THREE TA OFF FIELD IN FIERCE FRAY HAYS, KELLOGG GET MARKERS FOR GRE Harry Scampers 69 Yards For First Tally; Jitterbug Goes One For Second Dick McGowen Kicks Goal, Tosses Pass To Faulk For Victory Margin BY 2IPP NEWMAN An Auburn Tiger was one claw and one tooth fiercer than a Villa-riova Wildcat in a savage battle at Legion Field Saturday beneath a gray overhead. Auburn won its first intersectional game. 10 to 9. in I as bitterly contested game as ever was played in Birmingham.

Wallace Wise, an Auburn tackle, was carried off the field with a broken left leg on the sixth play of ihe game In that period. Sam Monaco, a Villanova end, tackled Lloyd Cheatham so viciously that he had m't I AUBURN STAR TRIES VILLANOVA FLANK Dick McGowen 151, Auburn back, tried to skirt the Wildcats end early in the game Saturday at Legion Field in the effort photographed above but he was able to gain but five yards on the dash. Too many Villanova tack- lers have swung over to block his progress. Walter Nowak 20), end. has been outflanked while Edward Collins (56), guard, seems to have got over in front of the Tiger.

George Kamen (21), Villa, nova tackle, and David DiFillippo (29), Wildcat guard, are also try ing to cut off the flight of McGowen while Rufus Deal 571, Auburn back, is trying to got into position for some blocking. Deal played a fine game defensively and was a big factor in Auburn's offense with his blocking. McGowen gained an even 100 yards as the game's star. FIRST IN 25 YEARS Auburns 10-9 victory (over Villanova here Saturday was the first for the Tigers over an Eastern opponent in 25 years. In 1914 one of Auburn's greatest elevens trimmed the Carlisle Indians, 7 to 0.

The Tigers had played eight contests with Eastern opponents since that year, losing six and tying two previous games with Villanova. Bc HOT flight when Joe Behot (18), Vtlalnova back, piled him up. Dial (57) appears in position to bring the runner down himself, having eluded Paul Stenn (46), Wildcat tackle. The Villanova blocking and tackling was particularly vicious on all open plays in the game Saturday. one-yard line and loped up the field 31.

The picture was shot by Walter Rosser, News-Age-Herald staff photographer, as Howlett was about to be brought down by Tigers. Teedy Faulk (12) is in hot pursuit while Carl Happer (39) was about to intercept Howiett's WILDCAT BACK LUGS KICKOFF UP FIELD The picture above shows John 'Buzz Howlett, Villanova right halfback, lugging back Rufus Deal's kickoff after the Auburn field goal in the first quarter of the game Saturday at Legion Field. He took the ball on his own BY BOB PHILLIPS TULANE STADIUM, New deans At long last the Green Wave has prevailed over the Crimson Tide. Tulanes two mighty elevens beat Alabama here Saturday afternoon, 13 to 0, before a throng of nearly 50,000 that all but filled the vast arena to capacity. It was one of the largest two or three crowds to attend a football game in the South.

Harry Hayes, 165-pound second-string halfback, scampered 69 yards for a touchdown near the close of tiie second quarter to put the Greenies out in front, and Bobby Kellogg, the jitterbug, stepped over his right tackle from the one-yard line early in the third period to account for the really conclusive points. Kelloggs placement for point after the first touchdown had been blocked, leaving Tulane in the uncomfortable position of having more than half the game to go without enough points to guarantee even a tie should the enemy collect a full touchdown in points. Kellogg converted after the second touchdown. The touchdown itself, however, had virtually settled the outcome, giving, as it did, Tulane enough points to remain out in front should Alabama shove the ball across in the remaining 20 or 25 minutes. Tide Plays Well Alabama in defeat played well up to the hilt of its possibilities, having tome in here in none too good physique.

The cripples hitched in with ihe able-hodied and battled the Greenies to the last ditch. Even after Tulane had made that second touchdown, which was abetted by two breaks against Alabama, the Tidesmen stuck to their guns ana continued to fire away. But they were to prove no North Carolina, which a few weeks ago, in the same, park, had gone to the air and tal- two touchdowns the last 11 minutes for a hard-earned tie. Despite Tulanes admitted superiority a superiority that might be expected to be shown should Alabama meet them again tomorrow and again the next day the losing eleven showed enough on offense to keep its partisans hopeful until well along the route. Defensively, the Tide was very commendable.

Tu-lane's longest sustained drive, aside from the one-play and one-man touchdown drive of Hays, was a 30-yard jaunt from the Tulane 42 to Alabama's 28 in the second quarter before the touchdown. At no other time did the winners carry the ball as far as Alabama's 40-yard line. Alabama churned up the first definite advance of the game in marching from its own 36 to the Tulane 33 in the first period. Jimmy Nelson and Paul Spencer ran prettily on reverses during this goalward journey, but a third down pass by Charlie Boswell was intercepted by Kellogg. Herky Moseley's 45-yard punt that Hays hauled back 12 yards to his own 29 set the stage for Hays brilliant run, which was, indeed, the perfect play.

Team For Escort Fred Cassibry gained a couple of yards, then Hays took the ball on reverse and sped across the line of scrimmage at his own right tackle. Tidesmen appeared about to knock him down after a short gain, but the fleet Texan shook away and veered sharply to his left. He raced toward the left sideline with both Bill Slemons and Mosley in hot pursuit. Slemons was distanced quickly, but Mosley looked to have a reasonable chance of forcing Hays out of bounds near the Alabama bench. But Mosley was blocked out, and Hays headed straight down the field, skirting the boundary most of the way.

For the last 25 yards he was escorted by nearly the entire Tulane team, or so it appeared, for this -writer actually lost sight-- of the ball carrier in the swirling mass of green-shirted players. The combination of a stiff penalty for clipping and a sorry punt gave the Greenies all the opportunity they asked for to clinch the win. Alabama had got off to a poor second half when Carl Daileys low kickoff zoomed over the goal line, preventing any appreciable return. Alabama worked the ball into a neat spot during an exchange of kicks when Boswell caught Nyhan's punt and lateraled to Nelson. Nelson ran the ball 10 or 15 yards up to the Alabama 29, but a clipping penalty was called on the Tide, and ihe referee marched the ball down to Alabama's one.

Boswell, standing back to the last Inch of the end zone, attempted to punt out and Big Harley McCollum, Tulanes marvelous piece of tackle flesh, almost blocked the kick. Feeble Thing Boswells effort was a feeble thing that went 18 yards before going out of bounds on the Alabama 19. Tulane jumped to the charge but the Tidesmen cried no. Kellogg failed to gain and on an end-around Ralph Wenzel was bumped by Walter Merrill for no gairt. But the non-passing Greenies passed in the pinch.

Nyhan slipped over to the right and quite unguarded caught a throw from Kellogg for a 14-yard gain and first down on the four before being shoved out of Turn to Page 2, Column 2 Tide-Tulane Figures TROJANS ROUT Michigan State STANFORD U. IN 33 TO 0 TILT Is 6-0 Loser Bronco Richmond Keeps Unbeaten Place 4s V. P. I. Beaten PURDUE TRIMS Kyle Gillespie NORTHWESTERN TwirlsT.C.U.To IN UPSET, 3 TO 0 Win Over Tulsa To Eleven DEVILS CRUSH V.

M. I. CADETS FOR20TO7WIN Robinson, Killian, Darnell Score Touchdowns For Duke Powerhouse to be removed on a stretcher. Dave di Ftllippo. a Villanova guard, had to be carried from the field by his teammates in the fourth period when most of the tackles and blocks could be heard high in the stands.

Dick McGowen brought cheers from 15,000 spectators when he put Auburn out in the lead with a placement kick from the 19-yard line halfway of the first period. Joe Behot's fumble of a high pass from center was recovered by Capt. Mil-ton Howell and Chester Bulger at the 20-yard line. McGowen and Deal made eight yards over Villa-nova's left guard and then Deal failed to gain. The Tigers were in I the center of the field and the sig-! nal came for Dick McGowen to wade into the ball.

And with a wind to his back, the ball went on a bee-line through the uprights. The Tigers missed a second scor-j ing chance in the second period when Malvern Morgan intercepted Buzz Howiett's pass at the 25-yard line and ran it to Villanova 's 11. Happer and Deal picked tip four yards between them and Lloyd Cheatham ran to the five where he I fumbled and Dave di Fillippo re-j covered the ball. Birmingham Boy Stars Bud Wendling, a Birmingham boy, helped to set up Auburn's 58-yard drive for a touchdown in seven plays when he intercepted Buzz Howiett's pass at his five and ran the ball to Auburn's 42 Wendling's play stopped a Wildcat drive of 26 yards and turned the Tigers into as savage a team as one could imagine. Dick McGowen raced seven yards around right end with Cheatham doing some nifty blocking.

McGowen tossed a seven-yard pass to Teedy I Faulk. Dick McGowen, the spear-; head of Auburn's offense, broke I loose 30 yards around right end and i was long gone until Harry Mazzei ran him out of bounds at Villanova 1 12. The Tigers drew in the Villa-i nova secondary defense with thrusts into the line with McGowen and Deal getting three. A lateral pass. McGowen to Happer.

picked up four. Teedy Faulk slipped over into the far corner of the end zone and took a pass from Dick McGowen for a touchdown. McGowen con-, verted and it looked like the Tigers I were home free It was only the beginning of a spectacular game. Harry Mazzei did for Villanova what Bud Wend-ling did for Auburn when he took McGowen 's 36-yard punt and almost broke loose for a touchdown. Ho made a 27-yard return to Auburn's 27 Nick Basra, the Wildcat's brilliant triple threat back, came into the game and it seemed to inspire the visitors They went 27 yards on seven plays for their marker.

The drive got off to a slow start when Nowak failed on an end around and Gogolinski got three at left tackle. Nick Basca. the bounding ball of energy, faked a pass and shot through right tackle for 13 i yards. Samford snagged him in the nick of time. With the ball on the 11, Howlett and Basea got six yards.

Gogolinski Goes Over On a slick reverse Harry Maze! made it a first down at Auburn's one-yard line John Gogolinski plunged over right tackle and Nick Basca put the Wildcats very much back in the game when he converted the extra point. Nick Basca kicked of. 45 yards to Lloyd Cheatham, who started back up the field like a wild horse. In trying to make a head-on tackle Monaco hit Cheatham's knees and they had to carry him of' on a stretcher. Turn to Page 2, Column 3 Tiger-Wildcat Dope Score Largest Ever, Run Up In History Of Series: Landsdell Is Star FORT WORTH, Tex.

(P) Scholarly Kyle Gillespie, iron-nerved sophomore with a trick knee, smashed and passed the Texas Christian University Frogs to a 16-0 conquest of Tulsa University Saturday. Gillespie, his knee in a brace, led i the way to all the T. U. scoring. The Frogs scored with seconds to go in the second period when ningly upset highly-faXrX 'North-1 Flo'd s0Ph- wnstrn in a hitterlv fnmtht aame 1 re, kicked a field goal from the da In the third they tallied twice, Decisively outplayed in the first I niching 59 yaids for the first, Gil-half.

the Purdue Boilermakers with lespie pitching a 30-yard 'pass to RICHMOND. Va. (A) The University of Richmond kept its place in the riddled ranks of the nations undefeated football teams Saturday with a convincing 13-to-0 victory over Virginia Techs Gobblers before 8.000 spectators. Lanky Bill Burge, the Spiders' six-foot, four-inch giant at end, scored both of the touchdowns on aerials which he snatched on the gallop. A fumble by Herb Thomas, Tech safety man.

was recovered by Dick Humbert, Burge's flank mate, on the Gobblers' 32 midway in the i second period. Stuart Hoskins smacked center for a first down on i the 20 in two tries and Alec Moore, soph back, faded deep and rifled a payoff pass to Burge on the goal stripe. Hoskins added the extra point from placement Burge made a spectacular catch of Arthur Jones 34-yard pass early in the fourth and ran seven yards more for the second touchdown. Hoskins placement attempt was wide. Earle Clark who ran the remaining six yards.

The other score was on Gillespie's three-yard splint around nd. Halfback Mike Byelene playing the hero's role, came back with a furious attack in the fourth period to carry Crusader Power Loosed On Owls For 14-0 Victory LEXINGTON, Va. (if) -Virginia Military Institute's valiant Cadets lived up to the school's fighting tradition in a football game celebrating the centennial of its founding Saturday, but bowed to Duke University's overwhelming power 20 to 7 before a crowd of 1 12.500. With the Blue Devils' Wes McAfee and Robbie Robinson leading the charge. Duke drove in the opening period to the V.

M. I. eight but the Cadets threw back the threat. Duke came storming back, and Robinson went over from the two in the second period to climax a 48-yard drive Tony Ruffa's place-kick was blocked. After the kickoff, Bosh Pritchard, flashy Cadet back, was rushed on his punt and kicked out on his own 38.

Frank Swiger, who'had entered the Duke backfield as the quarter I opened, looped a pass to Frank KiL lian that barely missed his fingers, then repeated the play successfully I for a seore. Bill Bailey, senior end, place-kicked the extra point. In the third period, after Captain 1 Paul Shu. who proved a great de-I fensive player in backing up the line, plunged for a first down on V. l.s 36, Pritchard was forced to punt.

Duke forwards had threat-1 ened his kicks throughout the game, i and this time Dinky Darnell scooped up the ball and raced for I a touchdown without a Cadet lay- ing hands on him. Bailey again 1 place-kicked the point. An 80-yard pass play from Pritchard to Bill Nugent, soph end, ac- counted for the Cadets only touchdown. Shu kicked the placement I Thr Hneuiii I I Jnhnann. Ifft end: Wicker, left tm kle.

Ttiraehe; left ituurrt Atkienti. een- Rice Rally Ties Razorbacks, 12-12, 4s Lain Is Hurt SAN FRANCISCO UP) Scoring a touchdown mid-way in the opening period, Santa Clara defeated Michigan State, 6-0, Saturday in their intersectional football game before some 18,000 fans. For the last three periods it was a bitterly-fought contest with the Broncs staving off a Michigan State drive of 49 yards which ended on the four. Furman Defeats South Carolina By Margin 20-0 I COLUMBIA, S. C.

(P) Furmans Purple Hurricane, led by its pow- erful backfield sparkplug. Roten Shetley, defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 20 to 0, Saturday before a homecoming crowd of 8,000. Shetley carried the ball to pay territory twice and his pass over the goal line to C. V. Lipscomb ac- counted for the other tally.

He kicked both extra points from placement. Duquesne Beats N. C. State Team On Long Pass, 7-0 RALEIGH, N. P) The tricky and versatile Duquesne Dukes, undefeated and untied, found Saturday that N.

C. State could solve all their tricks except one a long, perfectly executed touchdown pass. Allen Donelli threw the pass to Joe Chadonic in the second quarter, for a 25-yard gain, and John Rokis-ky addea the point from placement for the Dukes 7 to 0 victory. Twelve thousand watched the Wolfpack thwart all other Duquesne threats and uncork an aerial game in the last quarter that didn't get close to a score but which always seemed dangerous. Duquesne held a decided edge in the first half, making nine first downs to one for but the aerial tactics of the Technicians in the last half advanced them for five first and tens while Duquesne was getting three.

The running attack of the Dukes netted 246 yards, but State got only 18 yards that way. On passes State got and Duquesne 42. the ball from their own 35-yard line to Northwestern's 14. Then dramatically, Fred Montague, substitute quarterback, slid off the Boilermakers bench and trotted on to the field to boot successfully a goal from placement to give his team its precious three points. The Wildcats chalked up 18 first downs to seven for their opponents and gained 339 yards to Purdue's 182.

The Wildcats blew at least seven scoring opportunities and woefully lacked the scoring punch when in position to register. The Boilermakers achieved their victory when Byelene intercepted a pass and sprinted to his own 35. On the next play ho broke away with a 44-yard gallop 1o Northwestern's 20 and then passed 17 yars to Rankin. After two line smashes and a pass failed, Montague came into the game for his plaeekiek, with Brown holding the ball. Llntu and nummary: Purdue 3 lUnKln, left end: A Rnnnl.

left tackle: Bykuwakl. left guard; Morning Star, center; 3. Wlnchell. right guard; L. Johnson, right tackle; Mncklewicx.

right end; Hennta, quarterback; Brown, left halfback: Brock, right halfback; Schumacher, fullback. Northwestern 0 flrefe, left end; Cut-llch, left tackle; Lokunc, lei guard. Ha-man, center; Method, right guard; Aarta, right tackle; Daly, right end: Richards, quarterback; Hahnenateln. Chambers, right halfback; back. Score by periods: Purdue Northwestern BY ROBERT MYERS LOS ANGELES iP) Sou-hem California's mighty Trojans, driving like a juggernaut alung the road to the Rose Bowl, routed Stan- lord Saturday in the biggest demonstration of scoring since the ancient rivals began their grid relations back in 1905.

The final score was Southern California 33, Stanford 0. The game was played and thoroughly decided in the first half. The warriors of Troy, performing before 50.000 fans in this Pacific Coast Conference encounter, scored one touchdown in the first quarter, added three more in the second with a powerful display of strength on the ground and in the air, and quit the field at half time with a 27-0 lead. Long before the score reached this all-time high, however, Coach i Howard Jones had reached far back on his list of reserves, playing fourth, fifth and sixth string subs, i Star of the game, if one outstand- ing man could be singled out of the Trojan machine, was Grenville Lansdell, with big Harry Smith. running guard, socking when the socking was needed.

Lansdell engineered the first drive, a 72-yard affair, and counted the initial touchdown. He came back in the third period to baffle Stanford further with aerial skill, and after passing the team 60 yards, scored on an end run from the four. His were the first and last touchdowns of the game, which dragged on so the arc lights were turned on. As soon as Lansdell left the lineup. Amby Schindler took his place, led the charge and passed for the second touchdown.

Doyle Nave rushed In to relieve Sehnidler, and he accounted for two touchdowns one personally, the other on a short but certain pass to Sub Halfback Phil Duboskl. Guard Phil Caspar kicked two conversions, Bob De Laucr, his sub, another. GOLF CC R8E TALKED ANDALUSIA, Ala. A survey is being made to establish In Andalusia a nine-hole, or perhaps 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, playgrounds. modern club house and swimming pool No dues will be charged and only a nominal fee will be collected for use of the facilities and grounds which will be located approximately two miles on a paved highway.

WORCESTER, P) Checked almost steadily through the game, Holy Cross unleashed terrific power just twice Saturday to score a 14 to 0 triumph over Temple University eleven before a chilled throng of 20,000 at Fitton Field. It was, perhaps, a costly victory for the rampaging Crusaders, for Tom Barry, of Meriden. their capable shock troop wingman, was carried from the field with a compound frarture of the left leg, and Silas Titus, the pulverizing Purple center, went off the gridiron with torn ligaments in his knee In the second stanza the boys from Holy Cross put on their finest display of the day as they dynamited their way for 48 yards to pay dirt in two minutes, using only six plays Cahill picked up five yards on the first play after a Temple boot was donned just inside midfield. Malinowski carted the leather to I the Owl seven and from there Cahill Pint down Yards Mined rushing Forward twisse attempted Forward latsses completed Yards gained run oark HOUSTON, Tex. (P) Rice Institute.

playing without the services of its great passing man. Ernie Lain, fought back a wave of Arkan-1 sas Razorbacks Saturday to gain a 12-12 tie before 8,000 fans. On the first play from scrimmage, Lain hurt his left arm and was taken out of the game. Arkansas took the opening kickoff straight down field for a score from its own 38. Kay Eakin shot a 36-yard aerial to Maurice Brit on the Rice 16 McDaniel drove over from the two.

In the second period, Arkansas kicked to the 30. where Cordill took it and sped to the 20 Cordill hurled to Bob Brandon on the four and Whitlock Zander plunged for the tally. Rice took the lead In the third when Cordill fired two passes, one to Brandon on the 33 and another to Joe Price on the three and then took Price's pass for the touchdown. Arkansas took the next kickoff and smashed to another score. Cole went over from the one.

THAT IRISH MAN POWER- SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CP) Season statistics so far show Notre Dame averaged using but two men more per game than did their ponents. So there! ter Reutt. rl tackle; Nugent, hack; Catlett. I Shu.

fullback Duke Du roe! tickle; Jett. Ii Rihar. rluhi mu Kuliev, right el Killian. halfba Robinson. CUlIb Hcor by perl Duke V.

1 Manhattan Downs Tr gw nil luriu-l nitneu me P' VUPQt Viren TIIfl IM-I In the fourth Paul Dorrington ligand, snarcd pnss on his 0Wn flipped a pass into the end zine which Joe Osmanski caught. Jim Turner kicked the extra point. 5IVIDUAL YARDA 4 NEW ORLKANB(AP BUtlitle of Cl Alabama-Tulanf football nme: Kama Tulane First downs 13 Yards Kitlned rushing (net) Forward passes attempted 1(1 Forward passes completed L. AMERICAN? iCP- Football 46 and raced it back to Ihe Temple 36. Cahill passed to Histen on the 20 and three Tempe backs handed the Crusaders their second scon" when the interfered with Joe Osmanski on an end zone pass.

Given the ball on the one-yard line. Malinowski battered way across, and Turner booted the extra point V. MORGANTOWN, W. The Jaspers of Manhattan College struck quickly through the air for two first period touchdowns, then 1 added another the last five minutes following a pass interception, to down West Virginia Saturday, 19 to 1 7, before a homecoming throng of 1 19,279. Yards Rained forward pateee 85 Yards lost, attempted forward passe 21 Forward naaaea Intercepted 0 Yarda runtmek Int.

paae 0 Punting nvg. (from acrim.l 42 Total yarda all kick rat .84 Opponent a1 fumblea rtcov. TECH MAN ALL PITTSBURGH fans here are alrei Mcrlyn Condit, Car back, gets on a lot teamii this season, if Alt-.

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