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1 nT Mee OraDc 11 (a DI 40 9Teming 'IrEnlign Flot73 Dn3112 Army 27 26 7 Duke -7 Penn Collnoonnill Callfifoonnfin TT jd: a A 041 aes Denver 'Uk-g4 neers Rack Up 36 to 6 I riumph Utes Cop Thriller ty 19-14 -Margin 111 Morris -Fick lin Paces Redskins To Victory Before 2000 Fans 31 i 1 Special to The Tribune RENO University of Utah hung up a 19-14 victory over the University of Nevada in a thrill-packed football battle here Saturday played before a slim crowd of about special t'DrY battle It i A 1 i 1 i' I' i 1 if Ib'' 4Alt k'''' I' s' A I A It ''''t 46 1 I I 0' -4 1 --It- -s- i 1 4 1 Utah State mistakes Pave Way For Easy Denver Victory By Chet Nelson DENVER Oct university had far too much especially experience and man power for the scrappy Utah Aggies here Saturday afternoon and romped to a comparatively simple 36 to 6 triumph over the blue-clad Farmers in a lusterless Big Seven conference football show The I studded Pioneers scored in every period as they seized mistakes by the young civilian Utah team and left a slim crowd of only 6000 with little to cheer about But the gathering did have lusty approval for the spunk the outmanned and outclassed Aggies offered and when Coach (Dick) Romney swept the bench clean in the final minutes the weary regulars were given a loud ovation Mistakes typical of young inex- perienced tetams proved the un- doing of the Logan lads right early second-p touchdown and eriod from the start Denver stepped crossed the goal line three times more in the second halt into the lead in the early part The Aggies pulled out the an-of the battle and was never hard dent "sleeper" play for a 34 pressed The Pioneers used a yard touchdown pass in the fourth pair of blocked kicks for nine period that was worthy consolapoints in the initial stanza tacked tIon to their efforts on six more points with a sus- Denver's coaches poured three tamed drive that resulted in an A early second-period touchdown and crossed the goal line three times more in the second half The Aggies pulled out the -ancient' "sleeper" play for a 34 yard touchdown pass in the fourth period that was worthy consolation to their efforts Denver's coaches poured three teams into the fracas and 00fans LT-tah took the lead early when the brilliant young freshman star from Grand Junction Colo Morris Fick lin scampered through the entire Wolf pack to trek 56 yards to the goal line Joe Dobaran missed the try Nevada gave the homecoming fans a thrill by taking the lead in the second quarter The touchdown was set up by two passes by Mackrides pitching ace Mac tossed a pass to Harold Hayes for 17 yards and then slipped a 19-yard pass to the wing-man who went the remaining 15 yards to the goal line Nocciolo made the extra point to give Nevada the lead 7-6 The 17te5 regained the lead In the third quarter With Ficklin leading the attack the lites drove otb all to the Nevada one-yard line before they were stopped Jack Ok- I Senrohnfird Football Scoreboard 4- sk-- Br Asooefatost Prtoos East Bert Hardy Utah Aggie halfback makes a desperate attempt run In Saturday's battle at Denver The Ploneeri defeated to avoid Bob Wallace (29) Denver lineman on an end the Farmers 36-6 Army 27 Duke 7 Navy 26 rennsylsaala Colgate 6 Columbia Dartmouth 14 Brown 13 Isle 32 Rochester Poston Collett 19 Myratuse 12 N2I 45 CCNT Mishienhere rranklin at Marshall EL 54ess irginia 2i1 l'nn Mato 27 Letyeite 10 Rutgers astrierileut 13 Pirtisielya College 0 Nerwiek 13 MAin0 Morgan Mato College 311 Lincoln 3 Middlebury 27 New Hampshire Navy Piehes I Scranton Ci Temple 7 Buckeell I (tie) Ut 1 1st) il of" 8 i 1 4 1 1 1 'L )vo'l to' 0144 tfr kw )IP I South Sunday Morning October 29 1944 115 4 AW-AP1W fir grerver 't 'T77 7 'k R-m! 0 dor Amp 'NOS s- we I Ir: 1 4 '14 I 4 of 4e'llt I i 4 4 i e- -rf 4 4 it 3 4 "-i'- 4 1 1 1 7: I 7 1 4 It i 1 i 4 4 4 -1 44 i i I I I 1 If 1 11 4 41 1 4- A ti f- e'- 4 -6 4-- 1 A -4- C'' I 'c i ''wi i 1 It 1 --5 sh 1 i 4 i 4- 1 l''--1- 8 I 'k: yi i (2 lk olk o- --4 Pittsburgh 2A Chatham Field Arkansan 28 Miselsolippi 18 Tennessee 20 'moan Florida 14 Maryland 8 State 10 Hilliaers At Mari 2 Nat' 14 Jacksonville Piaty 13 1i-timbals 34 1 1 1 15 Georgia 7 5anderbill 10 Tenneasee Tech 7 Alabama 41 Kentocky 0 Hake Forest 37 Miami 0 Mitt 7 Tex as 8 Texas Teek 35 Hest Texas State 8 Florida A 40 Hampton Inst 13 Murray tliy) State 28 111 Henlevan 13 Tulane 27 southern Methodist 7 is St Col 70 Viinston-Saleen Tehrt Army Stages Strong Finish to Down Stubborn Duke 27-7 land partially blocked Mackrides' punt which went out on the Nevada 10-yard line The Utes plowed for the score with Mitt Smith finally going over on a quarterback sneak Bud Gleave made the placekick to give Utah a 13-7 lead Utah scored again early in the fourth quarter when Smith inter- cepted Mackrides' pass on the Nevada 40 and returned it to the 28 Darrell Haten made five through center and Smith passed to Nielsen for a first down on the three-yard line Haien hit left tackle for the score and Gleave missed the conversion try 'Willi the score 19-7 against them the Wolves opened up with passes to score again Starting front their own 34 Mackrides passed to Hayes for 36 Another pass to Musselman carried the ball to the Utah 11 Mackrides went around right end for 10 and hit tackle for the touchdown Musselman kicked the extra point and the game ended shortly after Nevada showed a glaring weakness in the middle of the line Saturday with the two regular tackles out of the game The 200-lb Fred Mugge was inducted during the week and 230-lb Gus Ammarano was on the bench with an injury -Utah took advantage of the holes to pile up a good part of its yardage The Wolves had several chances to win the game with Bill Mack-rides pitching perfect passes for as much as 50 and 55 yards some of the tosses it the receivers on the chest but still they couldn't catch them Receivers had their hands on four successive tosses in the end zone and missed them all Ficklin and Okland were the stars for Utah Mackrides and Nocciolo were outstanding for Midwest NEW YORK Oct 28 (1F1)--Army's scintillating Cadets passed their midterm football test in impressive style Saturday coming from behind to defeat a rugged and determined Duke eleven by 27 to 7 for their fifth straight victory of the season About'45000 Notre Dame 1 3 nitwits 7 Michigan 40 Purdue 14 GrPat Lakes 40 ought It Nettrakka 24 1)(1vout1 20 Ohio State 34 Minneoota 14 Indiana 32 PIM 14 Raldwin-lAallace 20 Wooater 29 Met Fort Riley 44 Olathe Nsoy 6 (tie) Iowa State 14 Kangas State 'chit 11 14 Rockhurat Coilege 59 Doane Oklahoma A a 44 Tulya 40 Michigan State 32 14ayne st Thorns (St Paul) 12 Lawrence 8 Miami (Ohio) 16 Opoloon Capital 14 Mukkingum 13 (chiral Normal MG) 25 Platt Mate 8 Milbortorce 13 Tennessee State fans witnessed the intersectional scrap in the Polo grounds Duke although beaten three the third session Ed Kenna ran a punt back 27 yards to midfield Felix Blanchard blasted center for 14 a penalty pushed the Cadets 644A-4Jf 410048116-4 Southwest the second quarter Ed John Orr (82) blocks Notre Dame Halfback Steve Nemeth (20) The victory left the Irish unbeaten and untied In one of the greatest games Saturday Notre Dame 'edged out Illinois 13-7 Paul Patterson (34) of Illinois lugs the ball for 15 yards in Texas A el Teza Agee' Cl Denver 36 tali P9 Late 8 Far West Southern Cniffornin 34 St Mary 7 Vs aothington 33 alitornis 7 teh 19 14 El Toro Marines 14 Fleet City Blueits to the Duke 27 and then Dale Hall skirted his right end for the touchdown without a hand being laid on him The next drive started on Army's 26 and 16 plays later on the Minor plunged three yards Into the end zone to put the Cadets out front 20 to 7 as Walterhouse converted both extra points Just as the period ended Tackle Dewitt Coulter recovered a blocked punt for the Army and on the second play of the final session Blanchard whipped around end for 21 yards to the two and then blasted over on the next play for the final marker Again house converted Notre Dame Snatches Thrilling 13-7 Photo Finish Over Inspired Mini Eleven tab a tam times previously lived up to expectations by giving the power-packed Cadets a battle through the early stages of the bruising battle Blue Devils tossing a scare Into the previously untested Army corps by holding a 7-6 edge at the half After a sooreless first period in which the Dukes threatened twice Army swung into the lead on the third play of the second session when Halfback Glen Davis squirted through tackle swung wide and raced 52 yards to a touchdown Dick Walterhouse missed the placekick for extra point The Blue Devils came surging back to take the lead when Clarke Jones sub end broke through to block Walterhouse's punt in midfield Tackle John Kerns falling on the ball on the Cadet 23 Tom Davis lost 12 when he fumbled but or the next play hit Gordon Carve? with a pass on the two Davis plunged for the touchdown and End Harold Raether booted the placekick which put Duke out front 7 to 6 The last half was all Army however the Cadets exploding for two quick touchdowns early in times previously lived up to ex- pectations by giving the power- packed Cadets a battle through the early stages of the bruising battle Pine nevile tnaninv nrnrP tf full had the invaders worn to the well known frazzle by the end of the 'third quarter But ragged play and fumbles kept the red-helmeted Pioneers from the end zone plush through the last 10 minutes Dandy 'Dick Yates Denver's watch charm guard i whose 150 pounds were in the Aggies collective hair on play after play and Veteran Nate Eld rushed in to block Heywood's attempted quick kick soon after the start Loren Krushas the big I end front Lowry field pouncing on the ball on the 13 Quickly the Pioneers moved over the goal line with Bob Hazelhurst rifling a pass to Kruahas in the end zone Big George Miller another Lowery contribution to the football family came out of the line to kick the first of four extra points and the red helmets were off to the races Blocks Another Punt Mom cats later Yates again rushed in to block an Aggie punt and Freshman Jack Loftus re- covered the ball beyond the end zone for an automatic safety The Farmers couldn't seem to do anything exactly right and never had a chance in the first period The Pioneers took the kickoff after the safety and didn't give up the ball until they had powered down field Freshman Duke Brafford plunged over from the one yard line on the second play of the second period That completed the first halra point production but the Aggies made a robust threat to the goal line midway in the second period with Nick Caputo swishing around right end for 30 yards to the Denver 35 The Farmers went on down to the eight but Hey-wood's fourth down pass was caught by Putnick out of bounds behind the goal posts Feld -recovered Hardy's fumble to open the third period and Den- 4 ver moved 40 yards for its third touchdown with Hazelhurst climaxing the surge from the twoyard line with a slant off right tackle The Pioneers scored again in the final minute of the third after Karamigios brought Burns Crook1 ston's punt from the 50 to the 135 Hazelhurst dashed to the 10 and when the Aggies stiffened to halt the running game Johnny Adams flipped a fourth down pass to Brafford in the end zone Snags Aggle Pass Freshman Leroy Kunz did some fancy running to account for the 'final Denver tally in the fourth Little Homer Barr intercepted a 1Crookston pass and ran to the lAggiest 25 Kunz then lugged it over in two plays the clincher from the 17 Crookston's passing finally belled for the Aggie score after the kickoff He flipped first toHoopiana Then Caputo ran to the Denver 34 and Crookston collaborated for the "sleeper" that went the necessary distance Put-nick took the ball on the 20 all alone and hot-footed down field with only two IL men getting unsuccessful shots at him The extra point attempt was blocked by the center of the Denver line Maughan at end Abrams at tackle and Caputo and Crookston in the backfield were the Aggie leaders turned in smashing games ilazelburst shared honors with Yates Feld and Diner for the victorious Denver Utak Slate Krushas Is Putnc Wilsoa It Halo Yates ir 000000 eansets Diner Porter Feld IT alder Miller rt 4Orsrus Loftus re' Maughaa Brafford 'rib Kararnigios lh Hardr Hazeiburst Elesrlwood Rezzar fb Caputo Score by Denver 9 6 14 7-26 Utah State 0 0 0 5 Scoring hurst Brafford 2 Kunz (sub for burst Putnik points after 4 placekicks) blocked Hey- --Wood's kick for automatic safety Substitutes: Utah Andersor center: Canning Hirschi Anderson guards: Hansen Reuhler Ba-tes tackles: Papadakis Whitesides ends GrOiL Crookston Bios Moopiana Bowes backs ha Litt an pi th lei SE in Lc fri be ne Gi CO fa ki an El 1-11 at ZO ar T1 dc WS SOINItS Tigers Wallop Georgia 15-7 By Jerry Aka Claude (Buddy Young sent the CHAAIPAIGN Ill Oct 28 huge crowd into hysterics with UP)--Achille (Chick) liaggioli a 74-yard touchdown run the a slender Italian marine train- first time he got his hands on ee playing his final game for the ball Notre Dame saved the unde- Young was seriously injured CHAAIPAIGN Ill Oct 28 huge crowa into hysteric (Chick) Maggioli a 74-yard touchdown a slender Italian marine train- first time he got his ha ee playing his final game for the ball Notre Dame saved the unde- Young was seriously feated Irish from humiliation by a determined swift Illinois Facts on Irish-Illini Nevada Pun erio oe le Green Reptcb It pleringer Ig Sinotaky 4 ease Coren Gitav a rg McClure Okland Ft Wilson iesen re Haves Srnith MI Etrortnson PVC IE i I 11 bb Munselrnan Sherman ha Nocciolo Dobaran lb Mackrides Score by quarters: nen 6 0 7 6-1 9 Icevatt a 0 7 0 7-14 Scorine: Touchdowns Utah Fick It Bs en Smith Ne anis Hayes Mack rides Points a fter Gleave Vevad a 14 usaelman Noce Iola SubsLit-atiors: Utah Repich ark )e: Ceeon guard: Eaten Cleave Ciee baitbecat ltsndel quarterback Nevad li eves end DiercaL Durham Cien 'nerds 7 Marmor halfback Officlais: Ned Kay California referee: (TeOrt licks Caitotmaa umpire Ed )sfonteomery Nevada head linesmen: Syiana Mastrioiannt California field judge Rice Topples Texas 7-0 ATLANTA Oct 28 State's powerful line swept the Tigers to a 15-7 victory over Georgia Saturday with Fullback Gene Knight passing to End Ed Sigrest for one touchdown and kicking a game-clinching field goal at the close of the third quarter Pt ND First downs 14 lards- gained by rushing (net) 343 133 Forward passe atternp(ed 10 10 Forward passes completed 1 4 lards by forwsrd passing 34 102 Forward passes intercepted by 1 Yards gained runback intercepted passes '7 8 Punting average no 35 Total )ards ail kicks returned 48 52 Opponents' tumbles recovered 1 2 lards lost by penalties 85 90 eleven Saturday as tie galloped 65 yards for a last period touch- i down that spilled the Illini 13-7 before 65114 fans Maggioli who leaves-Monday for Parris Islands marine base exploded away with a 1 short(lateral from Bob Kelly to ctimplete a lightning quick 1 a 'pass play that covered 71 yards e-atly in the last period when the Irish wete trailing 7-6 tntil then the Irish were tak- afootball lesson from the Illini whose great eleven Saturday as he zalloned on the last play of the first hilt and his absence clearly swung the tide for the out-played Irish The only other scoring of the game came a few minutes after 4 HOUSTON Tex Oct 28 Big Bucky Sheffield didn't get to play much Saturday but he was in there entirely too long to suit the Texas Longhorns The giant fullback completed a pass to Bill Scruggs that went for a total of 63 yard and brought the Rice Owls a 7-0 upset victory over the defending Southwest confertnce champions Rice thus rolled into the top spot in the title drive and the boys in blue earned the victory Not only did they outgain Texas but four times drove deep into enemy territory while the Longhorns only once seriously threatened the Owl goal line The touchdown play was a thriller in a bushel of thrills that kept a crowd of 25000 in a continuous uproar Sheffield was making a periodic appearance in the Rice line-up subbing for Carl RUBS It was early in the fourth period and Rice held the ball on its 38 An offside penalty set Rice back but little George Walmsley the jackrabbit of the Owl backfield al Young's thunderbolt gallop when the Irish capitalized on an Mini fumble on their 16 sending Kelly bowling across from the three six playa later Notre Dame trying a pass tor conversion failed to match the extra point Quarterback Don Greenwood booted for Illinois and the Irish trailed 7-6 The statistics tell how clearly a valiant band Of Mini sparked by Young Paul Patterson and Greenwood nearly snapped the win string of the nation's No 1 team at four Illinois rolled to 343 yards by rushing and 14 first downs compared with 32 yards and eight first downs by Notre Dame- Notre Dame's vaunted line met its match in an Illini wall bulwarked by demon tacklers In Guard Ralph Serpico Tackle Les Bingarnan and End Johnny On- In the first indicative of Young's tremendous Irish were outgained 32 yards to 192 by rushing and six -firstl downs to one The game-deciding play in the fourth period came after the Irish had been dumped back to their 29 on a holding play Quarterback Frank Da nci ewicz flipped a short pass over the line to Kelly on the 35 and he shoveled the ball to Maggioli who skirted the sidelines in a blazing dash to- pay dirt Maggioli also added the extra point on a plunge That just about broke the baclx of the tiring Mini but they had one more thrill for the homecoming crowd Exploding through tackle on his own 30 Greenwood tore -70 yards to the goal line with four minutes left but the play was recalled for holding Still another Illinois 47-yard sprint by Young late in the second period ELS called back because of too much time On this play Young danced and whirled as he was trapped behind his line and then scooted into the open Young was reported kicked in the head as the first half closed-- and sat dazed on the bench throughout most of the second half Southern California crushes -St Mary by 34-7 LOS ANGELES Oct 28 California plastered the St Mary's Gaels with a 34 to 7 beating Saturday and used second and most of the time in Southern California opened (up with its regulars and the Gaels at the four and then GraY Hardy Whitehead and Burnside 'smashed stopped two threatening drives be- up to the seven from where Burn-fore caving in Gordon Gray the side turned his right end for the Trojans' high-scoring halfback tally Pat West sub-halfback Southern California racked up Was running in his last game be- added the extra point fore Coach Jeff Cravath called a three more touchdowns in the halt and gave him a rest The subs I second period Gray got away on at the four and then Gray Hardy Whitehead and Burnside 'smashed up to the seven from where Burnside turned his right end for the tally Pat West sub-halfback added the extra point Southern California racked up three more touchdowns in the second period Gray got away on I -4'04 I 4 1 i i 1 -i-1-- i i -3: 4 1 i 4f 1 4 1 -'5P 0 I 7' d-' A 4r5 ir'r'' t' 4ir -a 4' ftt 4 441' rl a 5 'El 1 -4 -t: 1 t' 4 1' I I 0- -14'f' i 1 t4 A 'r: rt)i: r'' ''01 r---- i 4: 7 7 7 7 i' i 4 1 ft t-4 ''''1'' N''4k' --0 f'1 I tf4--s 11" 0 A 7 4 i 73 4 c- -r por '''44- r' 1 I :4 i -E i i 0 40 s' i'' -A a 4ox0 ''J Yale Wallops Rochester32-0 a 25-yard jaunt through tackle to St Mary's 20 and Jim Hardy then passed to him over the goal After Mil Dreblow intercepted a Gael pass on C's 28 the Trojans went 72 yards in five plays Hardy passing to sub-Half Bob Morris in the end zone a gain- of 32 yards The Trojans went 67 yards in five plays for the next one sub-Quarter George Murphy passing 24 yards to Morris who was in the clear A sub-guard Schwabenland intercepted McGoldrick's pass on St Mary's 24 early in the third period and ran and fought his way across the goal did about as well as the regulars and when the third string came in the count stood at 34 to St Mary's finally broke across with a passing and running assault four minutes before the final gun End Larry Daly got off on a long run around the Trojans' left end to the nine and on the next play Brian McGoldrick split through his right tackle for a touchdown Jack Shields added the extra point The Trojans made three long drives in the first quarter before they were able to score They fumbled on the St Mary's six the first time lost the ball on downs NEW HAVEN Conn Oct 28 (11P) Yale's fighting Bulldogs kept pace with the nation's dwindling set of unbeaten and untied football teams Saturday rolling to an easy 32-0 victory over Rochester's Rivermen for their fourth straight triumph The smallest crowd of the season at the Yale Bowl 8000 fans saw the victory 4 011Ar 4 Pi': It's 10 yards for the Blue Devils as Kennard their clash with the Army at the Polo grounds (10) starts in end run in the first hall of Army wont 27-7 It 10 pax( 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