The Knoxville Journal from Knoxville, Tennessee • 13

'Os' Vols Open 1944 Gridiron Campaign With 26-13 Win Over Cats i9 9 Mrbwns Tigers Still Even-Stephen With Final Games Set Today St Louis Is 2-0 Winner Detroit 7-3 Stephens Is Running Star Of Conflict ST LOtJIS Mo Sepfc 30 The unpredictable St Louis Browns squelched the New York Yanks 2-0 for the third straight time today to hold their previous tie with the Detroit Tigers for the American League championship With only one game left to play By TOM ANDERSON Surprising neither coach and very few other informed gridiron filberts the inexperienced Tennessee Vols and Kentucky Wildcats put on one of those may and probably will happen" games yesterday on Shields-Wab kins Field before a congregation of approximately 15000 The brand of football displayed ranged from very spectacular to very lousy and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present particular ST LOUIS Set 30 The St Louis Cardinals have been made odds qn favorites to 'win the World Series by Betting Commission James Carroll Two sets of odds are offered by Carroll for the series starting next Wednesday If the Browns win the American League pennant the Cardinals will be quoted at 1 to 2 and the Browns 17 to 7 If Detroit wins the Cards will be posted at 11 to 20 and Detroit at to 5 GAME STATISTICS Tend FIRST DOWNS 8 Rushing 7 Passing 1 PeniltiM 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 18 Net yards forwards 81 Passe-tried It Passes completed Passes intercepted bp I Number pants It Returned by I It 1 I 1 fit It 9 9 9 9 4 0 sa 4 4 44 14 04 ft -4 2ft Blocked by PUNT AVERAGE NUMBER KICKOFFS Returned br AVFRAGK KICKOFF YARDS KICKS RETURNED Panto Kirkoffs FUMBLES Boll lest YARDS PENALIZED INDIVIDUAL YARDAGE Tennessee Major 1ft for 29 Stephenson fie for 51 Stephens It lor 4 Monninf fonr foe 57: Low one for fonr: Holselow one for mlnns 3ft: Stevens one for UrcpBevls fonr for 3 Kentucky Klotn 14 for ftt: Chambers thro for six Yost 15 for tt Thomas seven for 4 Parrott sight for 31 Campbell three for eight Seblffli one for mians six Sanders twe for throe WILDCAT SCORES Taking the ball on his own 26 Jim Parrott University of Kentucky back raced 74 -yards to score the first of the two touchdowns against University of Tennessee at Shields-Watkins Field yesterday Parrot took a shovel pass from Chambers and sped wide around right end He was not touched by any Vol until the safety man made a few futile paws at him as he needled down the sidelines the title cannot be decided until final or perhaps in a play-off first in World Series history at Detroit on Monday Manager Luke Sewell of the Brownies still grinning over the ''elimination of the Yanks plans to send Jack Jakucki winner of 12 out of 20 games this season against the faltering Yankees in game which will start at 2 (CWT) choice will probably be Mel Queen a freshman recalled from Newark last month He has won five of his last six starts The veteran Denny Galehouse registered his ninth victory of the season by holding the faded 1 Champions to five hits while the Brownies also got five off Walter Dubiel ffe was replaced by Pinch Batter Paul Waner in the eighth and Floyd Bevens finished The Browns scored their first run in the first inning and had the bases loaded again in the second but failed to score Gene homer opening the sixth inning gave them their second marker NEW YORK I ST LOCTS Flayer al Player abkk a Stimd a 2b 4 ft I 2b 3 1 0 2 Decry rf 4 0 2 Kree-ch 4 0 1 3 Martin If 4 0 1 0 Laabs If 3 0 2 0 0 2 Stephens as 4 0 0 10 Moore rf 4 1 0 4 Quinn 2 0 0 2 3b 2 0 3 0 Hayw'th 3 0 0 0 Galeh'at 2 0 0 1 Lindell cl 4 Ellen lb 3 Croeelti 4 Grime 3b 3 Garbaek 3 Steinbeck 3 Collin 0 Crimson Tide And LSU Tigers Struggle To 27-27 Tie Vols To Meet Both Outfits I 4 Dubiel 1 bPWaver I Seven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 0 20 Total 31 0 0 34 Betted for Dubiel In eighth bften lor Gerberk In eighth Bar bp Inning: Total ly U-T votaries since their loved ones triumphed by 26-13 and a hometowner Buster Stephens proved the boy with the hairy chest Listless for most of the opening half the 39th clash between these traditional rivals suddenly acquired a bunch of sensationalism when John Manning Elizabethton product tore through right guard on the Cat 27 and picked his way 73 yards for a touchdown shedding tacklers en route Tennessee previously had regia-tered on a 15-yard pass from Buster Stephens to Buddy Pike the receiver snatching the oval with one foot raised above the end-zone chalk mark sprint as said touched off a series of spine-jolting-maneuvers among Which were a 91-yard kickoff return by aforementioned Stephens a 74-yard peregrination by Jim Parrott for the invaders an incredible cutback and ensuing journey of 5l yards by Stephens and a nice punt-return of 46 yards by a Kentucky number named Norman Klein a stocky little back who assimilated terrific punishment all afternoon and got back up on his dogs after every explosion Outside of these exciting developments there was not much about w'hlch coaches or votaries could brag The tackling on both sides was atrocious with Tennessee turning in some pitiful pawing especially on some of the longer and more important advances When the Wildcats garnered their first touchdown the safety man had alternatives of forcing the carrier out of bounds or slicing his props out from under him In 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 0 1 I 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Nw Yrk Pt Leili BATON ROUGE La Sept 30 Louisiana Tigers and the Alabama Crimsbn Tide swapped point for point here tonight in a sensational 27-27 tie before 35000 fans in the season opener for both of the Southeastern Conference teams The Bengal Tigers had to come from behind to tie the score on a fourth quarter blocked punt after Alabama's freshman Harry Gilmer had put the Tide ahead 27-21 with a 95-yard touchdown on a kickoff return in the third period Elwyn Rowan freshman fullback put the Tigers ahead in the first minute of play when he broke through on a quickopening play and chased 76 yards to score Lay converted and the Tigers led 7-0 Both of the second half scores came on blocked punts And fell on the ball over goal for a touchdown The Tigers after tying the count made a last minute scoring threat by driving to the Alabama 21-yard line on freshman A passing but the threat ended when Norwood Hodges intercepted on the nine-yard stripe Alabama souring: Touehdawns: Tew 2 sub fir EobfrUsa Gilmer Point from try liter touchdown Morrow tab lor Self Run belted In Stephen Moore home run Moore Mcrtfices Gatehouse Christman double play Gutteridge to Stephen to McQuinn Crosetti to Stirnwetsa to Etten Christman to Gutteridge to McQ left on bases New Yoik 6 St Louis base on balls off Dubiel 4 off Galehouse 3 strikeouts by Bevens 1 Galehouse 3 hits off Dubiel 0 in 7 Innings Bevens 0 in qv losing pitcher Dubiel umpire Rommel Boyer Sum- mer and Rue time 144 attendance 13043 (paid) 4 LINE OPENS HOLE A Mack truck could have been driven through the hole the University of Tennessee line made for Buster Stephens in his final 51-yard dash for a touchdown as the Vols defeated Kentucky 26-13 yesterday afternoon After passing the primary however Buster demonstrated a brilliant piece of ankling in reversing the second and outrunning the final defender TIGERS 7 NATS 1 DETROIT Sept 30- Hal Newhouser carving out hi 29th pitching victory of the season set down the Washington Senators with eight hits today as the Detroit Tigers won their 17th game from the Nats 7 to 3 holding a -share of first place with St Louis Newhouser fanning seven gave only four hits through the first eight innings and Stan Spence's Kerr Sees Golden Era Of Football DOWN THE HOME the shoulders of these two gentlemen today rests the American League pennant hopes of the Detroit Tigers and the St Louis Browns At left is Dizzy Trout winner of 27 games of the Tigers At right is Sig Jakucki of the Browns with a 12-8 win-loss record HAMILTON Sept 30 football season after World War i football In fact the beginning of -Andy Kerr head football coach I there was the greatest collection modern -football may well be ioiin stiu a ring Th4wni: 1 at Colgate University since 1929! of football players in American I wn sBdfr Mk far Knight Tr- expressed belief today that colleges that the nation had ever traced to he Pcnod following the stead he elected to perform a sort wkh Faint frm ran after the war will seen Kerr said before his 1944ilast war- 1 expect to see an even of solo adagio while the bird with after uchdwi: sh tr Snn- lcan colleges alter tne war seen iserr said Detore ms the lemon scamDered with im- Rows the lemon scampered with Continued on Page 3 Col 3 it I try difer (placements) greater boom in football after the end of the present global enter the golden era of football Maroon players left for their The best days of football lie just season-opener against the sity of Rochester the fall of 1919 the first! wras a decided boom In AL Entry To Be People's Choice 9 But Cards Favored IFiroiii HJjd Close Football Results We doubt that many loyal U-T By JACK HAND are riding the train home from an overall paid figure of 2800001 fans will faint with amazement NEW YORK Sept 30 It I New York and receipts of $1100000 if 'when they are told that Coach makes no difference whether the Cooper looms as the Detroit in a seven game series An 'John Barnhill SOUTH Georgia Tech 51 ft North Carolina Slate 13 Virginia ft Georgia Pre-fligbt 3ft Sooth Carolina 14 Catawba 7 Virginia Military Inst ft Tennessee 34 Kentucky 13 William and Mary 46 Fort Monroe ft (imp LeJeune 4 Duke Jr Varsity ft Camp Peary 2ft Cherry Point Marines Tiaers or Browns are the rivals game starter for all-St Louis classic would cut both said as follows: Tigers or Browns are the rivals the Natlonal League champs but flgures considerably because of the naif li am Cf aia a 11 te mu 1 1 i the St Louis Cardinals are the neither Steve 1 was a hard By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EAST Rochester 3ft Celgate If Cornell 34 Baeknell ft Yale 7 Coast Guard Academy ft Columbia 21 Union Army 44 North Carolina ft Hole Cross ff Dartmouth ft (tie) Brown 44 Tufts ft Pennsylvania 15 Duke 7 North Carolina Pre-flight 31 Navy 14 Penn State Muhlenberg 13 Itainbridge Naval Base 43 Camp Lee ft Bates 4 Connecticut ft West Virginia 53 Case 7 Villanova 14 Franklin A Marshall ft Harvard 13 Worcester Tech ft Notre Dame ftS Pittsburgh ft nor Sewell is smaller seating capacity of Sports-betting favorite in the fortieth able to go beyond games I Park as compared to Briggs compared Briggs fukge Xsitr New Orleans 7 Due to ODT requests World Series opening at Sports-1 Estimates call for a turnout of stadium 34000 Wednesday at St Louis and game We were lucky to win Our tackling was our 1 g-gish Kentucky ball that he continued demonstrated its worth as a game by the exploits in war of the men who have played it The deeds of former players from top-ranking generals to the lowest private in the ranks bear testimony to the splendid training of American football is the type of game that American youth needs The gridiron sport is a rough tough rugged man-to-man game of personal combat depending upon brain as well as upon brawn game develops speed agility initiative ability to meet situations as they arise based on split second decisions Courage obedience loyalty and cooperation are splendid byproducts of postwar the canny Scot forecast will not be tolerated in our youth The high schools and colleges of the nation will develop the most intensive program for making our young men hard and physically fit basis of this program will be competitive personal contact sports Football will have a very important BASEBALL NUTSHELL ticket sales are restricted to the cities involved If the Cards and Browns play there will be action every day without a letup starting Wednes-i day unless a seventh tilt is neces- i T-formation sary In that event there will be fected by ragged and blocking had a fine club and impunity along the boundary for tha points The blocking on both teams likewise was spotty but there is no use in harping on these deficiencies since everyone expected something less than perfection and if the truth be told found this type of football much more amusing and pleasant than the sight of a vastly superior machine kicking off a puff-over in the inaugural Had it not been for the weather the local christening likely would have established a new all-time first game attendance record of about 25000 The mark now stands at 18000 It appeared that there would be more rainfall right on up until game time After the game got under way most of the dampness seemed to be on the insides of those numerous addicts ejected by minions of the majestic law from the west stands One single box yielded five victims in rapid succession while other sectors contributed their quotas to the cause Although losing the invaden accumulated more first downs than did the victors They were aided and abetted by two first downs on penalties but trailed the Vols by only eight yard net rushing Neither over head attack was impressive and several touchdowns by interceptions were narrowly missed The famed and alleged mysterious T-formation employed by Coach Ab Wildcat dwf Gophers Take MIDWEST Illinois 2ft Groat Lakes Naval 2ft (tie) Indiana 2ft Mlrhiran ft Minnesota 39 Nebraska ft Wiseonsfn 7 Northwestern ft Ohio 5 tale 54 Missouri ft Furdie 4ft Marquette 7 Indiana State Teacher S3 Illinois Normal 13 Bowling Green 14 Alma ft Miami Univ 33 Western Michigan ft Iowa Seahawks 45 Olathe (Kan Air Sta 12 Michigan State 4ft ftcranton 13 Wichita ft Kansas State ft (tie! Norman Navv 25 Oklahoma 14 Ohio Wesleyan 33 DePsuw ft FAR E8T California Tech 3ft 8 ft SOUTHWEST Texas Christian 34 South Plains AAF ft Southern Methodist 49 North Texaa Aggies ft Texas 2ft Southwestern ft MIDWEST Baidwin-Wallaco 35 Oberlin ft Iowa State 49 Gustavos Adolphus ft Southern Illinois Normal 15 Eastern Illinois Teachers 12 7 Pacific an off day Oct 10 to allow sale Kirwan gave us of tickets If Detroit the Cards i plenty of trou-will be at home Wednesday Thurs- day and Friday then an off day Ab Kirwan for travel with the opener in Tennessee line outcharged troit Sunday Oct 8 followed by our line consistently The Vols every day play with the same ex- deserved to win Buster Stephens ception if the seventh game is I made lots more difference than necessary we had expected We knew of attack was too much for a green Umpires Ziggy Sears and Tom course that he was a fine-running Nebraska Comhusker eleven today Cornliuskers By 39 To 0 MINNEAPOLIS Sept 30 line play and running i Park Wednesday but the American League entry is the Choice" Battling neck and neck down the American League stretch in a race that cannot be settled until the end of the season tomorrow St Louis and Detroit have captured the fancy of the average fan with support about evenly divided Luke Brownies who went out and won their first nine starts after being overlooked in tha pre-season picking have been the big surprise of the 144 campaign Although It was openly predicted they would find themselves in over their heads by midseason they refused to be ousted except for a 15-day interlude in May until they had their first jeal slump during the final Eastern tour in August Counted out once again when the Yankees went into first place the Browns refused to give up and Result! Yesterday St Louis 2 New York 0 Detroit 7 Washington 3 Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 1 Boston 11 Chicago 2 GAMES TODAY New York at St Queen (ft-2) va Jakucki 12-91 back but did not anticipate such runs as he made today" Dunn of the National and Bill Cowan and George Pipgras of the American have been named and eligible player lists announced Boston at Chicago Barrett t-) and Hausmann i-7) va Haynes 10-01 and Humphries 7-10 Philadelphia at Cleveland Newsom 13-15' and Hamlin (6-12J va Bagby 4-5 and Harder 12-9 SMU Mustangs Beat Texas and the Gophers romped to a 39 to 0 victory in their annual game So far superior was defense that the Huskers were limited to two first downs one by penalty and one by rushing improved line stopped the visitors cold and Nebraska showed Demo Hopqs For A a4 aI MmIs 1 4 A A JmaMa Wabash (B) 43 Central In4 Normal) ft FAR WEST Second Air Foreo 33 Colorado ft Colorado Cellere 23 New Mexico California ft A ft Southern California 1ft College of ft Washington 55 Whitman ft 1 tah 24 Idaho Southern Branch ft The tackling of the Vols caused several old-timers to wonder what the hell was happening On play after play their method of running 1 upright into the carrier paid divi- championship club that startled But on the occasins wnen the baseball world two years an alien back got out into the not Prcsent much of a problem! The Southern Methodist Mustangs It could be- naturay that nlavmtf a 1 net Arenelnes aM a damp field made the ball difficult playing almost errorless football in their initial by outspeeding the heavily fa- be passed by the Tigers but stucl Tie If St Louis Meets St Louis not getting same lish by winning only one of five in losing the title to the New Yorkers last fall The American League has a best running back' was a heretofore unheard-of dude called Hobart Thomas His en- into tie for the lead again Friday night Detroit followers have not had as long to gloat but they are more rabid because of the spectacular rise of their favorites since Dick Wakefield joined the seventh place club on July 13 With Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout work game of the season ran over the North Texas Aggies from Arlington 49 to 0 before a crowd of 5000 here today The Metthodists sparked by a veteran backfield and a line dotted with last high school stars were never put to a test and aided by miscues of their game but outclassed opponents scored almost at will The Aggies defeated last week 47 to 6 by Tulsa 0mewhat i University never were able to get earlier stag to handle monkey there were this sort of Kirwan harder charging with the also said he Stephens hoss As a matter tag Result! Yesterday Brooklyn Cincinnati I Boston 5 Chicago 2 St Louis at New York (postponed ram Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (postponed rain) GAMES TODAY St Louis at New York Coop- up 364 yards Minnesota scored twice in the first period using only straight football to rip the' Nebraska defense to bits Mathew Nolan tore off a 56-yard run in the second session while Phil McManus was on the behind-the-lm business even though no agregious boots ht stuff credited the faster and of the Orange line defeat of his team He had hot expected Bu-ter tflf be such a r- of fact Buster ocuous during u-e of the game while inrto 4 24-15 edge in series titles and the trance into the game complicated National has won only three times matters for the Vols He showed in the last 10 years two of thej a nice talent for cutting back and victories going to the Cards in 1934 and 1942 also did not halt so easily when socked solidly One of the most ing in and out of turn the Bengals 'i came up the hard way to rouse I to-n WASHINGTON Sept -30 (INS) Sen Harry Truman Democratic nominee for Vice President plans to attend a world series baseball game in St Louis the series is between two St Louis teams I hope they he said i But -if it is between-the Detroit Tigers and St Louis Cardinals Truman will be rooting for his home-state team a Cardinal fan" be said hilarious plays of the game came when Russ Morrow the six-foot-1 a third touchdown after 17 yard seven Tennessee center calmly smash off to a 49-yard run for another after reversing his field on a spectacular dash Hudson Mealy added their ground plays going od tbe field sti sweated with the re- centTainfal But as the gridiron when they took to the air Jate in' stig sw Cincinnati at Brooklyn Walter 23-11 Grrst or Kin (l-ll Ptttjburih at Philadelphia li Sri-ncvich U4-7i and Sewell (20-ni vs Schan 13-151 and Barrett 11-101 or Gerhenu-er U-10) Chimro at Borton two Wva IIS-101 nd Chipman 1 12-10! Vk Hutching (1-41 and Javry those who love a strong finisher If a tie results In the junior loop the -Browns will head for Detroit Sunday night for the first playoff gam in the history Monday while the Cardinals ENGLAND BEATS FRANCE PARIS Sept 30 0 I England beat France 5 to 0 today in the first great international football match at the Parc deg Princes since the start of the war reached up and slapped down a loop pass which had been thrown at least 20 feet over the heads the normal defenders dried out Buster's cutbacks be- The third period touchdown came in the final minutes when fdatt Sutfon went over after a march from mid field the game the Mustangs intercepted several aerials which resulted in touchdown Contjied on rage 8 Cot 1.