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SUNDAY COURIER-TIMES-TELEGRAPH, TYLER, TEXAS PAGE NINE I S1U. ES -CONFERENCE THREATBEATING -TEXAS, 1 0 TO 0 SUNDAY, NOV. 5, 1939 BECOM 9, Aggies Continue Unbeaten March, Walloping Porkers 27-0 I oi dham Back Eludes Olic Cordill To Get First Score 17TH STRAIGHT MARKED UP BY TEXAS CADETS "aMi um viJ.s CX rx "ill CRAIN HELD FAIRLY WELL BY MUSTANGS Ponies Have 12-Men On Field At Time They Score Field Goal, But Its Allowed ARMY-NOTRE DAME York, Nov. 4 IU.PJ. Statistic! of the Notre Dame-Army football gam: Army-N.

T. Firat downa 6 I YardR gained by rushing (net) 114 180 passes attempted IS Forward passes completed 4 1 Yards gained by forward passes SI 47 Yards lost, attempted forward passes 0 IB Forw-ard passes intercepted by 1 1 Punting average (from srrimmagei 47 46 Opponents' fumbles recovered 1 Yards lost by penaltiea 40 TEXAS AGGIES-ARKANSAS Fayetteville, Nov. 4 (U.R). Statistics of the Arkanaaa-Texaa Aggie football game Aga. Firat downs 20 8 Yards gained by rushing (net) 82 79 Forward passes attempted 80 18 Forward passes completed 18 16 Yards gained by forward passes 245 i66 Yards Inst attempted forward passes 88 -Xh Forward passes intercepted by 1 '-i Yards gained run back of intercepted passes 1 79 Punting average (from (scrimmage) 41 41 Total yards kirka returned 66 68 Opponents' fumbles recovered 1 2 Yards lost by penalties 0 85 Porkers 3 Scoring Chances In 3rd While Holding Aggies In Check By FELIX R.

McKNIGHT Dallas, Nov. 4 IP). Crafty Southern Methodist roped and corralled Cowboy Jack Craln Saturday, splattering University of Texas, 10 to 0, with some of its own running thunder in a chiller with a wlerd finish. Only once did Crain, stumpy son of the cattle country who peddles cowboy boots to city slickin' school mates for his college keep, cause the 23,000 sellout throng to downright fear his fancy feet. He sneaked MISSOURI IN UPSETVKTORY Nebraska Pushed Into Ranks Of Undefeated, 27 To 13 Fayetteville, Nov.

4 (P). The Texas Aggies hurdled another obstacle in their quest for the Southwest Conference championship by triumphing over the University of Arkansas Razorbacks before homecoming fans Saturday, 27 to 0. The Aggies notched their seventeenth straight victory, three of them in their circuit, in rather easy fashion, considering the fact that the Razorbacks held the edge In most of the statistics. Coach Homer Norton's maroon and white raiders, however, had power to burn when they needed it. Driving to the Porkers' 20 midway in the opening quarter, only to lose the ball on a "pass interception, the Aggies pulled a 60-yard touchdown aerial from Quarterback Marlin Jeffrey, a substitute, to End Herb Smith, just before the period ended.

Substitute Bill Audish ALABAMA HELD TO 7-TO-7 TIE BY KENTUCKY Birmingham, Nov. 4 JP). Noah Williams, a galloping sophomore from Versailles, all but ran Alabama out of the stadium in the second naif of a bitterly-fought game here Saturday to give Kentucky a 7-to-7 tie before 13,000 shivering fans. The Crimson Tide, 2-to-l favorite in the betting, scored in the second period after Holt Rast, end, blocked a punt and gave Alabama the ball on the Kentucky 2. Spencer drove it across in two plays and Bud Waites added the extra point from placement.

Kentucky, unbeaten and untied before Saturday's contest, drove 55 yards for its score midway of the final 'period. Allen started It by tossing a short pass to Mulling, who sprinted down the sidelines to the 'Bama 26. away on. a 42-yard punt return but was handily worked out of bounds before he got too dangerous. Down to the last 30 seconds the Methodists hugged a 7-to-0 lead racked up on lanky Johnny Clement's short pass to Reserve End E.

L. Keeton in the second period. Fourth down and 5 yards between them and the Texas goal Btripe, the Methodists elected to try a field Columbia, Nov. 4 P). Striking through the air for all four of their touchdowns, the Missouri Tigers pushed Nebraska into the ranks of the defeated Saturday, 27 to 13, In a Big Six football game watched by 18,000 ians.

The vaunted Husker line was pliable as putty under the hammering of the Missouri forwards giving Pitchin' Paul Christman plenty of time to get off his tantalizing passes. His throws were Instrumental In all the Missouri scores Capt. Chelsea Crouch, substituting, raced on the field after the center had crouched over the ball and fidgeted behind the Methodist scrimmage line while Sophomore Preston Johnston steered the field goal through the posts from the 14-yard line. Texas quickly protested about the Methodists' 12-man and his four tosses in the first half netted 116 yards. lineup for the scoring play, but officials ruled Crouch had not inter rushed in to placekick the extra point.

Early in the second period, Guard Marshall Robnett, who played a stellar defensive game, intercepted a pass from Arkansas' star halfback, Kay Eakin, and raced 30 yards before lateralling to Fullback John Kimbrough, who was hauled down after 23 yards on the Porkers' 7. Substitute Bill Conatser, a halfback, raced around end on the first play for the second score. Aiidish, playing guard before moving back to the backfield, late in last half, again added the extra point by placement. Arkansas Weakens The sensing that the usual fered and waved on the kickoff, Crain Not Stopped Crain wasn't stopped cold. He in the picture are Ernie Lain (K6) and Haner (14).

(Acme Telephoto.) Eluding Olie Cordill, Rice half-1 Rlce-Fordham Intersectional battle Ricldick (36), Fordham right end, Is back, Kazlo, Fordham Rams' back, at New York Saturday afternoon, shown on the ground. Rice players ran for the first touchdown in the wm Just slowed down to a pace that permitted the Mustangs to have him under control. It was the first game of six played against Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Florida, Arkansas, Rice and S.M.U. in which the little man with the bowlegs The victory was the third straight for Missouri in conference play. 30 SECONDS TO CO-TRINITY U.

PASSES, WINS Waxahachie, Texas, Nov. 4 (IP). Capt. Herman Nolen snatched Harry Kunkel's 31-yard pass at mid-field with less than 30 seconds to play and streaked 50 yards for a touchdown to give the Trinity Tigers a 13-to-7 victory over Southwest-ern's Pirates in a Texas Conference game here Saturday night. Dutch O'Neill ripped over right WTEX TEACHERS BEAT PITTSBURG TEACHERS, 7 TOO Pittsburg.

Nor. 4 (U.R). The West Texas Teachers and the Pittsburg Teachers threw 60 passei Saturday afternoon, but only one touchdown resulted, and the visitors got that to win 7 to 0. The lone score came In the firat period when quarterback Foster Watklns tossed 32 yards to Ken-drick, who took the ball in the end zone. Watkins then placekicked the extra point and the day's scoring was over despite, the desperate attempts which both teams made with their aerial game.

One Pittsburg pass, Morgan lo Turner, gained 70 yards, but Turner was hauled down 0 yards irom the goal line. The Texans marie 15 first downs and gained 321 yards, 216 by completing 15 of their 34 passes. Pittsburg made 13 first downs and gained 156 yards on 11 defense of the Arknnsas team was weakening, drove 46 yards for the second touchdown of the period, HONEST MISTAKE Coach Dana Bible Not Critical Although 12 Men On Field hadn scampered for at least one spectacular touchdown. He wiggled around Saturday and managed to pick up 118 yards on punt re Notre Dame Takes Advantage Of Two Breaks And Defeats Qame Army Eleven, 14 To 0 turns, runs from scrimmage and passes. with an 18-yard forward-lateral, Substitute Quarterback Marland Jeffrey to Substitute Knd Bill Buchanan to Tackle Joe Boyd, polling the trick.

Bill Dawson, substitute end, booted the extra point from placement. The big Methodist line, always Arkansas blew three scoring chances in the third period while holding the' Aggies in check. Three Porker passes, Eakin to End Maurice Britt, Halfback Walter Hamberg tackle 31 yards in the first quarter to give the Pirates their first touchdown. Bob Knight converted. Trinity staged a furious aerial attack midway in the second pe-ried, scoring on Kunkel's 21-yard aerial to Houston Wheeler who caught it on the Pirates' 30 and raced for.

the touchdown. Nolen kicked the extra point. The Tigers threatened several times but were stopped deep in Dallas, Nov. 4 (P). Coach Dnna Bible of Texas University termed it "an honest" mistake-although he said Southern Methodist should have been penalized here Saturday for having 12 men on the field at the time the Mustangs kicked a field goal' to make the score 10 to 0.

"The official said the man did not Interfere in any way with the play, therefore lie did not penalize S.M.U. But the rule is that 12 men on the field means a enalty regardless of whether the extra player did any harm," Bible said. "Had S.M.U. been penalized 5 yards, it would have meant an and Quarterback Ralph Atwood, a substitute, netted 68 yards, but Conatser intercepted an Arkansas flowing a man wide in the event Crain should start a sweep, was great. It turned plays to the inside and held Texas to 141 yards running for the day.

On its own ledger, the Methodists, with Fullback Wally Bearden, Clement and Johnston doing most of the ripping, accounted for 213 yards rushing. Texas' passing attack was likewise crippled. Twenty times they heaved, but only six were completed for 4fl yards. Methodist Tally Just after dodging Texas lightning in the opening period, the Methodists scored in the second. Clement, second string tailback, were pushed back to the 30 by two successive penalties.

Here Stevenson took command. First he faded back and pitched a long pass square into the arms of Pete Abbolt, an end, who took it in front of Johnny Hatch, Army's star sophomore, and was dropped in his tracks on the 7-yard A line play got one yard, and then Stevenson, starting wide around aerial on his own 17 and Half By BILL BONI York, Nov. 4 (P). Working on its customary margin of profit, the well-manned Notre Dame football team ran its 1939 winning streak to six straight Saturday by making the most of two breaks to whip game but outclassed Army, 14 to 0. A crowd trat filled the Yankee Stadium saw the all-conquering Irish go yards in three plays after recovering an Army Southwestern territory.

back Derace Moscr punted out of danger. A 47-yard pass, Eakin to booted the extra point from placement, as Notre Dame has done with only one exception after each of its scores this year. Between the two tallies, Elmer Layden's boys threw np a defense that once halted the Soldiers on the Irish 21 and again took the ball on downs when Army needed only half a yard for a first down on the Notre Dame 5. Notre Dame's first touchdown, which would have been enough to keep the South Benders among the nation's unbeaten and untied teams, included the first Irish pass completion in three games. Given the ball on the Cadet 31 The winning score came after O'Neill had booted a 62-yard punt to the Trinity 19.

Britt, on the I was ruled complete by Interference, but the Aggies displayed stiff defense to take over after four downs on their own 5. Moser kicked short, one of Each team made 12 first downs. Trinity completed 16 of 36 passes for 272 yards while the Pirates the few poor kicks he and Conatser netted 127 yards on 14 completions. fumble in the second quarter, and then, behind expert blocking, send Subhalfback Steve Bagarus scooting 43 yards down the sidelines Army's left end, cut back over tackle for 6 yards and then threw himself over the gral line through a mass of Army tacklers. Score by periods: Army 0 0 0 0-0 Notre Dame 0 7 0 714 Touchdowns: Stevenson, Bagarus.

Points alter touchdowns: Stevenson 2. The loss put Southwestern out of the race and gave the Tigers a came witn 5.M.U. in possession on its own 47 and quickly flipped first down passes to Bobby Brown and Keeton that carried down to when John Finneran, second-team cnance to win. with a fourth-quarter intercepted center, dropped on an Army fumble rne lexas 24. Clement faked a pass and drove to the 15, pumped ten Pass.

the Irish hit the line to a first down In each case Harry Stevenson 1 on the 20. But from there they OLE MISS BEATS VANDY FOR FIRST more to tne 5 and then, after snap of the 26 passes. OKLAHOMA BEATS IOWA STATE BY 38-TO-6 SCORE Norman, Nov. 4 (IP). Oklahoma's high geared Sooner smashed Iowa State's football forces, 38 to 6, here Saturday to move a step closer to another Big Six Conference crown.

A homecoming crowd, estimated at 25,000, watched the Sooner regulars crash to a pair of first-period touchdowns and then turn the game over to the reserves. Jack Jacobs, Indian sophomore, and Beryl Clark, his senior weie the most effective drivers of the big red steamroller. The victory brought the 1939 winning streak to five in a row for the once-tied Sooners. st. mary's beats oklahoma city by 25-to-7 score San Antonio, Nov.

4 JU.PJ. St Mary's Rattlers Saturday defeated Oklahoma City University, 25 to 7, In a homecoming football game. Fullback Curtis Sandlg plunged his way to three touchdowns and passed to Ben Burrls for the fourth TIME IN 45 YEARS other down and there is no way of telling what might have happened. However, I am not bitter in way over the decision and want to underscore the words 'it was an honest Coach Malty Bell of Southern Methodist said he had sent in the playpr to keep his team from trying a field goal. He wanted the Mustangs to run with the ball.

"We had only seconds to go and there was no need taking a chance of getting a kick blocked and Texas running for a touchdown, however, it made no difference anyway. Had we been penalized we still would have had the ball." 8-WEST STANDING! IBy UnitrH Vrfnni glng a lateral, raced far to his right, wheeled and shot a touchdown pass to Keeton who stood and just standing he was inside the goal posts. Tackle Jack Sanders con Memphis, Nov. 4 (U.R). Mississippi beat Vanderbilt, 14 to 7, for the first time in 45 years Satur verted.

DECORREVONT FINALLY HAS DAY AS NORTHWESTERN WINS OVER MINN. GOLDEN GOPHERS got off, to the Aggies' 33 and Eakin shot an aerial to End Howard Hlckey for 17 yards, but the attack ended 16 yards short of pay dirt. The Aggies began an 84-yard touchdown match In the fourth quarter after the last Arkansas scoring chance fizzled. Halfback James Thoniason raced 16 yards off tackle and on the next play Conatser worked his way behind the Porker defense and grabbed a 46-yard scoring aerial from Moser. Audish missed the placement try for extra point.

A 50-yard quirk kick by Eakin sent the Aggies off stride later in the period and a series of successful short passes and several Aggie penalties piled up yards for the I'orkers, but the Texans still held when the situation looked dangerous. Kimbrough Doesn't Score Kimbrough didn't take part in the day before a crowd of 12,000. Texas revived Itself late in the third period, starting from its own EAST TEXAS STATE DEFEATED FOR 1ST TIME IN 2 YEARS Huntsville, Texas, Nov. 4 VP). The Sam Houston Teachers College Bearkats handed the East Texas Teachers College Lions their first conference defeat in two yetrs here Saturday by a score of 15 to 0.

Mississippi scored early in the period when Merke Hapes rifled 20 and marching to the Methodist 19 on reverses and sweeps by Crain a 26-yard pass to little Junle Ho vious, who galloped 55 yards for a ana jrass. But the Methodists snacKiea them there and it was meir last chance. Score by periods: The Texas Aggies' smashing 27 The Bearkats scored two touch downs in the third period, the first' v'ctory Saturday over Arkansas lexas .0 0 00 0 7 0 3-10 on a 10-yprrl pass. Hair to Gifford. kept them undefeated and at the top of the Southwest Conference standings, touchdown.

Erm Smith converted. The second touchdown was the result of a series of power plays, Hapes going over from the 1-yard line. In the third period Vanderbilt staged a 70-yard scoring drive with Huggins and Andrus carrying the ball and Plunkett tossing passes. Andrus scored when he took a 10-yard pass from Plunkett and ran 7 yards across the goal. who galloped the remaining 16 yards to the payoff stripe; and the second hv Red T.nw who nlnnppr! nupr ren- U.

also had a perfect con Aggie scoring, but he starred with "Jeffrey, Moser and Conatser in the Minneapolisi Nov. 4 (IP). William Decorrevont finally had his day. Northwestern's hard luck sophomore belatedly stepped into the celebrity class Saturday when he ran 61 yards with four minutes of play remaining to give the Wildcats a well-earned 14-to-7 victory over Minnesota before a crowd of 53,200. Not only that, but Bill also set up the first Northwestern score in the second quarter with a 13-yard dash to the Minnesota 5.

The big moment for Decorrevont, who went to college as perhaps the country's most highly publicized player, came shortly after Northwestern had twice been stopped just a few feet from the Minnesota goal. In the final fourth-quarter drive, Bill came dashing in with the Wildcats surging back from their 19. It was first down on the Northwestern 39. Bill took a reverse from Don Clawson, himself a star of the day. This play, previously a nemesis for the 1939 model Golden Gophers, shot Bill around Minnesota's left end.

Not a hand was laid on him. o.m.u. scoring: Touchdown, Keeton (pass from Clement) field goal, from placement, Johnston. Point after touchdown, from placement Sanders. Officials: Kinney (Mississippi), referee; Craft (Mississippi State) umpire; Roach (Baylor), head linesman: Burgess (Texas Aggies), field judge.

St. Mary's score. OC.U. scored In the third period on a forward-lateral pass, Whle to Wylle to Payne. Odea converted.

tcr for two yards after a pass, Hair record Mustangs to Gifford, was good for 10. opened their campaign against Cullen Barnett, Sam Houston Tcxas 10-to-0 triumph, quarte.back, bootu the ball through Baylor stepied Into the next spot the post from the 14 for more comeback win over T.C.U. points. bv a RCOr' of 27 to 0. Law." the carrot-topped ex-1 Tlie confute standings: lORCUtter sophomore, was a stand-.

Team W. L. Prt. Pis. Ops out on defense for the victors.

iTexnAM 3 0 1 000 67 6 backfield. Boyd was second to M. Robnett in outstanding defensive work In the Aggie line. Arkansas made 20 first downs to the AKgies' 6. gained only 7 more yards from scrimmage, 89 to 82.

The Razorbacks ran up 238 yards on 13 completed passes HARDIN-SIMMONS BEATS ARIZONA ST. CREW, 19 TO 7 Odessa, Texas, Nov. 4 (). The for Moser), Boyd. Points after touchdown, from Audish 2, (sub for Henke), Dawson (sub for Conatser).

Referee, Jeff Fan-is. Hendrix; umpire, J. C. Higglns. S.M.U.; linesman.

R. K. Haxton. Mississippi; field Judge, W. A.

Moore, Georgia Tech. NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE VICTORIOUS Roswell, N. Nov. 4 (IP) New Mexico Military Institute won its third straight intersectional football game by trouncing Wentworth Military Academy of Missouri Saturday 27 to 0. A fumble by Massey halted the S.M.U 1 0 only Lions threat after they had Baylor 2 1 driven to the Bearkat 6 as the first Texas 2 1 half ended.

Arkansas 1 3 Ojngamst the Aggies' 174 on 6. 27 bv perolds: 3), Texas AAM 7 14 0 627 73 Arkansas 0 0 0 00 26 Texas AA-M. scoring: Touch- 1 000 10 .667 46 6fi7 40 .250 34 .000 12 .000 19 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys from Abilene trounced previously unbeaten-untied Arizona State of Tempe, 19 to 7, before 4.000 fans in the second MONDAY MORN' QUARTERBACKERS TO MEET, AGAIN I The Lions made nine first downs Rire 0 1 i to the Bearkats five. I T.C.U 0 3 61 downs, H. Smith, Conatser 2 sub annual Oil Bowl game here Satur-.

day night. BOSTON COLLEGE DEFEATS AUBURN WITH LATE RALLY Boston, Nov. 4 With less than five minutes to play, Boston College's football forces pushed over two quick and spectacular touchdowns Saturday to pull out a 13-to-7 victory over Auburn's Plainsmen before 15,000 fans nt Fpnwav Park. Outweighed by the hard-hittinu Texans, the faster Bulldoes came ST. AUGUSTIL'E GRASS, Tyler Grown Second guessers, meaning John Q.

Fan, will hold their second Monday Morning Quarterback Club meeting here Monday morning in the Blackstone, Hotel ballroom. The gabfest, relating entirely to football, will get under way about 7:30 a.m., and last until around 8:30 o'clock. Various football officials residing from behind late in the fourth to drive 85 yards for a touchdown with the Cowjoys leading, 19 to 0. DUKE EDGES OUT 7-TO-6 VICTORY OVER CA. TECH Atlanta, Nov.

4 P). Roy Ooree's try for extra point failed and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took S-WESTERN LA. BEATS LA. TECH Ruston, Nov. 4 (IP).

Scoring I the winning marker in the final seconds, Southwestern Louisiana Institute broke a 6-to-6 deadlock that had perished since the first period to defeat Louisiana Tech, I in Tyler, and the local high school coaches are expected to be among those present. Interest naturally is expected to center around the Tyler-Longview High School game next Friday, and about why Texas lost to S.M.U., and A BEAUTIFUL CRASS FOR LAWNS That will grow in shade as well as sun, chok out all nut grass and other foreign weeds and grasses. Plant, this beautiful grass now. under the new system of planting and have a eifect lawn in one season. Chrrkerboarded in bermuda and without digging up your yard this St.

Augustine grass will. In one season choke out and replace a'l the bermuda leaving a heavily matted St. Augustine lawn, if properly fertilized and watered. The St. Augustine sod comes in set deep in rich chocolate black, native creek soil.

Ask to see our fields of this grass, no finer to be found anywhere. FOR A FKETTY MATTED LAWN IN ONE SEASON: Plant one square yard of St. Augustine gram to 144 square feet of lawn. 12 to 6, Saturday at Tech's homecoming before 5.000 fans. MEN! Here's How To Keep Trim Learn to Bowl! Well give yon al the instruction you need FREE! You will find that bowling will keep your body fit and you.

mind alert. And the bent boy, have the Aggies got it? The session will be open to the public, and fans attending may eat breakfast during the session, have coffee served to them or Just sit back and listen to them and take part in the coniab. Murray Dovle, Kiwanis Club president, will again serve as a 7-to-6 licking Saturday from Duke's Blue Devils. PRINCETON TIGERS DEFEAT HARVARD Princeton, N. Nov.

4 (U.R). The Princeton Tigers won a game Saturday for their absent mate, Don Herring, heating Harvard, 9 to 6. before 40.000 spectators in Palmer Stadium. Shortly after the Princeton band played a tribute to Herring, the tackle whose leg was amputated Friday, the Tigers opened the game as COLORADO STATE BEATS WYOMING Fort Collins. Nov.

4 (A. After a scoreless first half, Colorado State College's football eleven loaded its guns and then emptied volley after volley at Wyoming's Cowboys Saturday to score a 22-to-0 triumph. part it, yon can bowl evenings. COLORADO STATE WINS Fort Collins, Nov. 4 (URL-Colorado S'ate College students and TEXAS BOWLINC ALLEYS Next to Joy Theatre Telephone 9026F-5 And Ask For Complete DetaiU If to a rout of it.

Tney registered nine points in the first period on a safety and a touchdown, but were unable to score after that. their band paraded the streets here three years after the Aggies had Saturday night in celebration of I vanquished Wyoming University, their first borne football victory In 23 to 0, a few hours earlier. 1Z.