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ARMY CRUSHES HAVY ELEVEN UNDER 20 0 VICTORY MORNING NEWS SPORTS SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER I 1932 MORNING NEWS LUliENUE AGE SIX I ARMY DEEATS NAVY BY 20 TOO BIRDS AUBURN IGHT TO TIE SOUTH CAROLINA TIES AUBURN 20 20 Mauney Hero Of Thrilling Game South Carolina Elev en Upsets Dope and Shatters Dream oj Plainsmen By Stag ing Great inish WE SEE IT By john Mcknight By DILLON GRAHAM Associated Press Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM Ala Dec 3 dreams of an un challenged Southern Conference championship to climax its f'nc gridiron comeback were shattered todav broken by a relentless and resolute South Carolina eleven which rushed from behind with a list period offensive to tie the Plainsmen 20 20 Trailing by 13 points and with only two gallant goal line defenses show for its first half efforts the Gamecocks rallied in the third quarter to score once on a 60 yard drive after the kickoff had been returned 35 yards and then battered their way in short takes to two more touchdowns in the final frame to deadlock the con test Mauney Real Hero all Atperidan Captain Jimmy Hitchcock was a star and so were Phipps and DuPree but the teal hero of the thrilling bat tle was Harold Mauney a 164 pound sophomore quarterback who never gave up and finally filled hU mates with Inspiration that led them to finish on even terms with the heavily favored Plains men Mauney almost single handed sco 'd Carolina's first tally He the kickoff from his five klmost to midfield and loose for a longer dash Then behind fine Interference he purrhed and pounded for contin ual gains inally with a gracious ve called on his senior ace Jlarl Clary to lug the ball across This short and stock ath lete his bare head standing out in crery play slipped over Au buw goal with the second touch down or a lateral pass from Clary I and he engineered the Way for I the final touchdown Trailing byb ilng'e point Mauney found hlrrsclf caEed upon to boot the ball across the uprights of the goal points for this extra points which would mean a tic or a de feat for Carolina hde the 15000 spectators sat hur aed ana anxious tn the stands Mauney spilt the center of the up rights Auburn threw its hopes on the wings of long passes in the final mlrutes but these gained little headway and Shinn intercepted one around midfield as the final gun barked Plainsmen opened with a fv loir fire showed more punch ing ability that they had eviden ced befoie this season and quick ly marched to a touchdown Twice they drove deep into South Car olina territory and as many times the courageous Gamecocks re pulsed their blds wfith goal line stands Then in the second period Album managed to score again with DuPree bouncing over the score It appeared the Plainsmen were bound for a glorious finale but the Jubilant Orange and Blue root ers in the stands unfortunately could not foresee the complete re yersal of form the came would take in the closing sessions Carolina Comes Back Auburn was not greatly worried at first score It came back with a spurt and cross the Carolina goal in five plays after the kickoff That act concluded Auburn superiority for the day Thereafter the Plainsmen were definitely on the defensive with nothing in mind but the guarding their goal To the spectators It appeared the line had gone out of the team Carolina battered the line with seeming ease Auburn may have felt the effects of the Influenza epidemic Which li several of Its stars down for the count last week Whatever the cause Auburn looked as a second rate team before the Impetuous plunging of Mauney Clary and Brown and the fast charging of husky forwards a pity Auburn and Ten nessee can't play to settle the Southern Conference champion ship dispute but since the con test Is Impossible we believe A the arrs rhould be ranked as co champlons Tennessee has had a tough g' hcdule and so has Auburn The Vol have captured one more game inside the confer ence han Auburn But it's a tie for each team that muddles up the Actuat ion with a brief conference si a also ts claiming port of the crown but the Louisiana Tigers haven't extended themselves In taking their hold An offensive that has been bottled up all season broke loose in the final period of the Au burn South Carolina game yester day and the Palmetto eleven man aged to tie the favored Plilns men Harold Mauney sophomore quarterback acted as the spark that set off the fireworks for the Gamecocks too bad no one was able to pull the trick unt 1 yesterday for an Inspiring may have erased the ques tion mark placed around 'he Birds 'ce the early part of the sea son Coach Rhame of the hie' hool is taking much in he city basketball Hv and thinks the loop i ill bt a great success ptng that this of the Yellow Jackets Wi' one of the best in many years Billy Eaddy cotfch rd the 120 A Jb ilor football squad announced yesterday that tne local eleven was claiming the state title and Issued a challenge tn any team that has not bowed before the lorentines They have defeated Columbia twice Sumter Lamar Their opponents did even threaten to score Techmen Defeat Georgetown 51 0 WASHINGTON Dec 3 (API Unable to stop either Carnegic passes or its running at tack luckless Georgetown Uni versity ended a dismal footballason today by taking a 51 to 0 beating rom the that Sayles Car negie Tech fullback plunged over In the first quarter It was appar ent that the Hoyas were in for a bad afternoon and a game that ended in a rout Whether Dueger Beveino or Mc Curdy threw the ball Sklbo for ward passes clicked with precision If the Georgetown secondary drew back George Kavel and the other backs ran the ends and smashed the line with equal success Kavel tan almost 99 yards for the last score after Intercepting a George town pass The lineups: Camogie Tech Georgetown Stewart le Curolan le Croft It Sullivan It Sample 1g Cohen 1g Joens Callahan Burzlo rg Danner rg Croissant rt Anderson rt Tesscr re Hudson iC) re Dueger qb Kennedy qb Coulter Ih Shlmmcns ih BUILDING AGAIN Reds Open New Campaign or Winning Club Mt' 4 Ail as i A' "Iks 7' iOH i '1 j' i 1 1 7 john Jr i moqre yWLs incinnali shook up the National League with a series of specta cular deals last winter hoping to put together a winner But they flopped and now President Sidney Weil is at it aglain His first move sent the illustrious Babo Herman to the Chicago Cubs in ex change for Pitchrr Bob Smith Catcher Ralston Hemsley and Out fielders Lance Richbourg and Johnny Moore Sports Writers Select Tennessee As Champion CRIMSON TIDE DOWNS GAELS Lengthy Run In irst Quarter Enables Southerners to Win KEZAR STADIUM SAN RAN CISCO Dec 3 A run of 11 yards to a touchdown by Capt John Caln gave Ala bama's Crimson Tide a to 0 vic tory over St Mary's Gaels today and kept intact its record for no dcfeiu on Invasions oi the far west Some 20000 fans had hardly fettled in their seats when Caln one of the most dynamic full backs in the history of old Dixie broke loose The game was about three min utes old and Alabama was backed 1 up on her own 19 yard line Cain I took the ball Ills line men open ed up a hole through the opposi tions right tackle The sturdy Hid from Mbntjjamery ringing down the curtain on his collegiate football career darted through the first defense Gaming momentum he swerved toward the left side of the field 1 and weaved down along the side i lines i I Three St Mary's tacklers chai i lenged him but he shook them off Two other clutched at the flying legs of Alabama's leader but missed as he ducked from side to side He dived across the line A disorganized but vociferous I Alabama rooting section cheered the 183 pound star Moseley quarterback tried a kick from placement for the extra point? but the Gaels blocked the ball The game was hard fought but clean Gandy starting left end for Alabama was kicked in the face and had to be taken out of th rtadlum In an ambulance I It wm reported he had a pos ble fraotnrn of the right cheek bone Cap'oln Bill Beasley St: Mary's left half playing his final college game came tn and was out after one play He tn i Jured an ankle i Alfbvrta eisle 'ou Hrst downs tn iv fnr flf Marv'e hili fhnt bvq SouM chalked up 136 yards from scrimmage The Gaels had ninety yards fvir scrimmage and 28 yards from passes The visitors tried two passes both of which were inter cepted by Brovellic The lineups: Alabama SL Gandy le Vivaldi 1c Laslie It Jorgensen It Kirkland 1g Pendleton 1g Hewes Rubel Hupke rg' Gcrardln rg Lee rt Gould rt Leach re Canrlnus re eley qb Ahearn qb Walker 111 Baird Ih rh Brovelli rh Caln fb Dodson fl Alabama 6 0 0 0 6 St 0 0 0 Alabama scoring touchdown Caln Officials: Referee Herb Dana (Nebraska) Umpire Tom itz patrick (Utah) ield Judge Bob Evans (Millikan) Head Linesman Sam Dolan (Notre Dame) Bantams Crush Irvingtons 38 6 CHARLOTTE Dec 3 The Charlotte Bantams display ed Impressive power herR today in handing a crushing 38 to 6 defeat to the professional football team of the Irvington Club at Baltimore defeated but one time before this season Kavel (C) rh Kelly Sayles lb Bradley fb Scoring: Carnegie Tech 7 12 13 Georgetown 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns: Kavel 4 Stewari 2 Sayles Splsack Points aftci touchdown: placements: Sample 2 Stewart BIRMINGHAM Ala Dec 3 AP) The sports writers those fellows in the press boxes who watch football teams play week after week say tne Southern con grSdJron I champforuihlri Should go to Tennessee The Southern conference does not officially recognize a football Irthamplonship and in the years when no team has a clear cut (claim to 'the tfltlqi the general public looks to the newspaper wri ters for a decision ollowing the elimination of Auburn today by South Carolina in their 20 20 tie from the ranks of the unbeaten and untied elev ens the Associated Press polled leading sports experts for their opinion as to whether Tennessee with seven wins and one tie Au burn with six wins and one tie or Louisiana State which was unbeaten and untied in its'ourigamc conference jrchedule but which lost two games and was tied in another outside the loop should be awarded the crown Votes received from every Sou thern state favored the Volun i teers by a large margin Sever al writers said Tennessee and Auburn should be ranked as co champions Auburn and also polled some votes while one Virginia critic passed the mythi cal title to Alabama The season's records of the three major teams follow: Tennessee: 13: Chattanooga 0 33 Mississippi 0 20 North Caro lina 7 Alabama 3 Norts Caro 0 16 Duke 13 31 Missis sippi State 0 nothing Vanderbilt nothing: 26 Kentucky 0 32 lor ida 13 Auburn: 61 Birmingham Sou thern 0 77 Erskine 0 18 Duke 7 6 Georgia Tech 0: 19 Tulane 7 14 Mississippi 7 25 Howard 0 21 lorida 6: 14 Georgia 7 20 South Carolina 20 Louisiana State: 3 Texas Chris tian 3 8 Rice 10 80 Spring Hill 0 24 Mississippi State 0 14 Arkansas 0 38 Sewanee 0 6 South Carolina 0 0 Centenary 6 14 Tulane 0 ootballflResults By The Associated Press EAST Awny 20 Navy 0 Manhattan 7 Rutgers 0 Carnegie Tech 51 Georgetown 0 Western Maryland 39 Maryland MIDWEST lav Tennessee 32 lorida 13 Middle Tennessee 7 Miami 0 Louisiana Normal 6 Louisiana College 0 Mississippi 0 Tulsa 26 AR WEST South Carolina Upsets Auburn In eature Tilt St Louis 19 Missouri 6 Detroit 21 Loyola of South 12 SOUTHWEST Nebraska 21 Southern Methodist 14 SOUTH Auburn 20 South Carolina 20 Washington 19 A 0 Central Oklahoma Teachers 25 Southwestern Okla Teachers 0 (Okla Collegiate Conference play off) Alabama 6 St 0 The result of the battle threw the conference championship into wild confusion Louisiana State has completed Its circuit schedule with no tics and no defeats How cvei the Tigers have been beaten twice and tied once outside the conference Tennessee concluded its campaign today with seven vic tories and one tie while nal slate shows six wins aud one tic The conference officially docs not recognize a champion and it rests with the newspaper critics as to who they shall acclaim Although Mauney and Clary and Brown did the advancing and drew the cheers at the crowd a large shae of credit belongs to Caro linas rugged forward wall These linemen outfought outweighed and ouuhargcd Auburn's front men throughout the last two periods and 'he huge holes through which the fast backs poured 77 yard touchdown cam paign from the opening kickoff was featured by a 30 yard sprint by CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN By The Associated Press Siuih surprising 20 20 tie with Auburn yesterday toss ed the Southern Conference foot ball race into a mad scramble with Auburn Tennessee and Louisiana State all likely to put a finger into the championship pie Spotting the favored Plainsmen from Alabama Poly to two touch downs the Gamecocks of Carolina came back with a rU8h ln 1116 Closing quarters to push acrons three touchdowns and tie the score It was a hard defeat tor Au burn a team that came from the'ep hs two years ago to race thru Dixie opposition this year to 'ne victories six within the con ference A victory yesterday would have given the Plainsmenire claim to the crown The stalwart play of South sturdy lino and the jodfvldual brilliance of Hxrold Mauney sophomore quarteiback and Earl Clary senior halfback paved the way to a deadlocked score Tennessee completed its season without defeat by whipping lorida at Jacksonville 32 to 13 Hearing of tie game the Vol' promptly laid claim to the title But from Louisiana came the chn Henge of U's Tigers who finished their conference slate of four games without submission However the Baton Rouge team had a pair of defeats and a tie against outside fens ueiroit oeat soyoia oi new Or leans 21 to 12 tn an Intersection al duel at New Orleans while Tul sa university swamped the Uni versity of Mississippi 26 to 0 nt Tulsa Okla Alabama preserved Its record of no aeieais on tne racinc coas' by defeating St 6 to 0 a' a result of an early 70 yard run ov urptain ana riumacK jonr (Hurry) Cain In a pair of I A A contests Louisiana Normal beat Louisiana 6 to 0 and Middle Ten nessee won over Miami (lorida) University 7 to 0 armer Covey of Quail KINGSTREE Dec 3 (A A covey of quail the wariest of game birds in this section hns been virtually by Cooper Williamsburg county far mer Last spring the covry with many of the birds so young they were just learning making occasional excursions into Cooper's yard to pick up bits of grain The farmer took notes and put out a daily meal of finely cracked grain for the covey Since then the birds have re mained close to the barnyard Coo per's friends have been warned not to shoot them hts German police dog has been taught not to bother them and the birds have become so accustomed to the dis charge of guns they show no ape prehension when one Is fired Sultan of Swat On Hunting Trip NEW BERN Dec 3 of swat Babe Ruth arrived in eastern North Carolina today for his annual hunt ing trip The New York Yankee's big slug ger accompanied by rank Ste vens New York sports concesslon 1st passed through here today on his way to Camp Bryan Hunting Lodge 25 miles east of New Bern The Babe wno has been coming to this section for a hunting trip each winter for several years ex pects to remain at Camp Bryan tor thp next 10 days Bud isher the cartoonist will join the party next week VOLS TROUNCE LORIDA 32 13 Tennessee Claims Southern Cadets Exhibit Strong Attack the third sailed from fingers to Brown for 44 yards to Tennessee's seven yard line Hughes then plunged across the goal but his kick for the point was wide The Volunteers chalked up 11 first downs to 10 for lorida Lineups and summary: lorida Tennessee Shearer le Rayburn le Starbuck It ranklin It Lane 1g rank 1g errazzi Maples Bernhard rg Ellis rg Jenkins (c) ft Aitken (c) rt Goodyear re Warmath re Hughes qb Brackett qb Henderson Ih Petruzze Ih Moye rh eathers rh Stolz fb Wynn fb Score by periods: Tennessee 19 6 7 lorida 7 0 0 Scoring: Tennessee touchdowns: Brackett (2) eathers (2) Wynn Point after touchdown Wynn (2) place kicks lorida: touchdowns Henderson and Hughes Point after touch down Hughes (place kick) Conference Title As Birds Tie Auburn airfield Stadium Jacksonville la Dec 3 (A1) The Tennessee Volunteers laid claim to the South ern Conference football champion ship today after whipping lori da 32 to 13 while the Auburn Plainsmen were halted with a 20 20 tie by South Carolina at Bir mingham The events gave Tennessee a record of seven victories and one tie in the conference while Auburn has won six games Tennessee was tied by Vanderbilt eathers Stars Thfe Volunteers rode the crest of a scoring wave churned up by Beattie eathers all southern half1 back and Herb Brackett quarter back to whip the 'Gators They scoffed two touclidtowns apiece Brackett's on runs of 87 yards and 53 yards Coach Bob Neyland did not see hts eleven close its season in a blaze of glory but there were 10000 fans who could tell him about it He was hurrying by airplane to his Greenville (Texas) home where his mother died last night Wynn counted fifth touchdown and Henderson and Hughes scored for lorida Brackett played with a badly gashed knee received in warmup practice when he skidded and col lided with an iron stake used as a line marker irst it was reported he would not be able to start but his leg was sewed and dressed and he was In the lineup when the whistle blew There was no Indication that lie was injured however as he took a kick off in the first quarter and scampered 87 yards for a touchdown The crowd hardly had ceased its cheering when the little quarter back who weiglis 160 pounds took punt on Tennessee's 47 yard line side stepped four tac klers and again sprinted behind his machine like Interference for a touchdown lorida Takes Lead After eathers had scored three minutes after the opening kickoff on a six yard jaunt around end lorida came back to take the lead only as a 44 yard pass from Henderson to Shear er got the ball into scoring posi tion Then Stoltz flipped a run ning pass to Henderson who went over the goal Hughes kicked the point and lorida led 7 to 6 Then Brackett added 12 points in less than five minutes and as the quarter ended the Volunteers were ahead 19 to 7 In the second quarter Tennessee rfecovjed a fumblt in midfield Dorsey substituting in the back field broke through for 20 yards two line plays advanced four and then eathers tripped toward the line turned to his own right end and tolled off 26 yards to the goal Tlie kick again was wide Moye of lorida fumbled the opening kickoff of the third period and three Tennessee players cover ed it on 21 yard line eathers picked up seven and Wynn went to the touchdown He kicked the extra point making the score Tennessee 32 lorida 7 Here the Gators cut loose through the air Two fell Incomplete but CORNHUSKERS WHIP Nebraska Takes Intersec tional Battle rom Mus tangs By 21 to 14 DALLAS Tex Dec 3 Coach Dana Bible who for 12 years coached Texas A and in the Southwest Conference and won five football tharrplonshlps returned to his old stamping ground today and watched his Ne braska University Cornhuskers de feat the Southern Methodist" Mus tangs 21 to 14 in an intersection al game The Cornhuskers demonstrated Just why they won this Big Six Conference championship by combining a slashing ground game with a baffling aerial attack The Mustangs who finished fifth in the Southwest Conference this year could not muster enough pow er to crush the Nebraska front wall Captain Lawrence Ely Nebras all American center was all over the field knocking down Sou thern Methodist passes tackling ball carriers for losses and contri buting a beautiful blocking game GiVe State Grid Players Honored NEW YORK Dec 3 ive South Carolina football players re ceived honorable mention on the All Amerlca football team for 1932 compiled today by the Associated Press They are: Earl Clary South Carolina half back Bob Miller Clemson College half back Irish Coach Now A Great Believer Of Bear Stories SOUTH BEND Ind Dec 3 W) fame and defeat have con verted Anderson from the greatest coaching optimist in foot ball into one of the most danger ous bear story spinners in the game When stepped into the late Knute Rockne's seven league coaching boots at Notre Dame last year he startled the football world by not only admitting he had a good team In camp but the "great est eleven" In the nation I know that it's customary for coaches to sing the blues spin bear stories and throw the opposi tion off guard by saying their teams are sick and he beamed not me I've got a great team here at Notre Dame and be tough customers all the way Why hide the As the Ramblers of 1931 swept all opposition aside Saturday after Saturday and his optimism grew Then came the Trojans of Southern California and a defeat tor the Ramblers The Army en couraged followed suit by routing Notre Dame in easy fashion But optimism was undimmed As his Ramblers registered almost a point a minute against the first three opponents this year old tim ers sought him to praise the 1932 team as even a mightier aggrega tion than the Immortal Horsemen" outfit of 1924 The wide beam of optimism was erased perhaps forever from face at Pittsburgh as the Panthers of Pitt astounded foot ball enthusiasts with a 12 to 0 vic tory over Notre Dame And since that time "Hunk" been the same His deeply lined face is long His supply of songs seem unlimited be satisfied If we can hold the Army to two or three touch' he said before the skir mish with the Cadets The world knows what happened to theArmy and the players on Notre Dame team know what happened to "Hunk" He became a confirmed spinner of stories No more outward optimism from him as a football coach No more persistent praise for his players will comR from him In fact he even let his players read newspaper sport pages in which they are praised final coaching task of the 1932 season Is to get the Ram blers keyed up for the Trojans at Los Angeles December 10 To be gin with he has plastered the dress ing room with every headline he can grab detailing the power of the Trojans Ono screams last result: "Southern California 16 Notre Dame 14" Another: win Pacific Coast cham And still another: "Trojans win 18 straight" Spread out on hLs desk are blue prints from his scout on the Paci fic Coast detailing the Trojan plays Howard Jones" he muses used to coach Yale and they best us 28 to 0 He used to coach Iowa and Iowa beat the team I played on In 1921 by 10 to 7 Now he coaches Southern California and they beat the first Notre Dame team I coached last year 16 to 14 We're duo for another Army Rallies In in al Half to Rout Navy As Notables View Colorful Bat tle Between Service Elevens King Re turns to Game By ALAN GOULD Associated Press Sports Editor ranklin ield PHILADELPHIA Dec 3 Simultaneous with a heat wave that madR this colorful December setting seem like a mid summer illufcioh' Armyts football forces turned on the power today and routed the Navy 20 to 0 with a spectacular climax to the eastern gridiron season Before the notable gathering and a sell out crowd of 79000 specta tors who found overcoats furs and blankets superfluous In 65 degree weather the Cadets put on a daz zling drive to victory after check ing the Navy's opening bid for a touchdown Gathering momentum despite the heat and the defense of the Midshipmen Army's superior speed greater power and deception combined to give the Sol diers their most decisive victory In this classic series snee 1914 Vidal Star Vidal spark plug quarter back of the Army galvanized the Cadets upon his entry Into the game late in the first period rom there on his brilliant leadership combined with the' slashing run ning of Jack Buckler combined to keep the Army in command most of the time and engineer three touchdowns one in the second pe riod and two in the final quarter as Buckler ran wild Despite a steady flow of replace ments as the heat and the brisk ness of the fray took Its toll in the Navy defense the Midshipmen were unable to stop the driving power generated for the Cadet backs by their forwards These stalwarts not only were led effectively by their All American captain Milton SummerfelU at guard and big Jack Armstrong at tackle but included the great Dick King end who made a dramatic return to action barely a month after fracturing his leg In the Har vard game King who had been kept on crutches almost up to the time of the game played for about five minutes of the first half and re turned to the game for a short ses sion at left end In the third period Apparently as sound as ever he was a factor in getting the Army's winning drive under way and just missed catching a long pass on one occasion that might have led to a touchdown Army Reverses orm Just a week after Its overwhelm ing defeat at the hands of Notre Dame which had whipped 'Army by a bigger margin than Navy the Soldiers displayed a remarkable re versal of form In every department of play The forwards who were supposed to be on the casualty list battled their Navy rivals to a standstill The passing attack that was a flop last Saturday was a consistent threat and produced one of the three touchdowns The running game with Buckler as its spearhead developed dazzling speed and power from a series of tricky reverses spinners and behind the line passes Apart from its surprise running attack at th0 outset led by BUI Clark In a 45 yard drive that fell only seven yards short of Army's goal line the Navy had to rely almost exclusively on the passing weapons in the hands of Gordon Chung Hoon brilliant Hawaiian halfback summary: Navy Murray le Brooks It Reedy 1g Harbold Burns rg Kane rt Miller re Slack qb At the finish of a battle filled with excitement fine football and December perspiration there was no doubt about superiority This has now been sustained over an elcven year period since Navy's last victory in 1921 Interrupted onlyby a brace of tics and the two year break In the series in 1928 29 Annys power house rolled up 19 nrst downs to 11 gained 250 yards by rushing to 71 for the JvAidsnipmen and conceded an edge Jn passing where Navy com pleted five out of 21 tosses for 85 yards and Army clicked with six out of 15 for 71 yards bal1 carrlcrs' aside from Chung Hoon and Clark did not compare with Army's fleet array in speed and power but the Sailors gaye a gallant exhibition against odds ITte defensive work of Oamp 11 at fullback as well as Harbold Reedy Kane and Brooks In the line featured the attack of the Sailors who made their best stand of the game when they took the ball on downs on their three yard line In The lineups and Army Edwards le Lincoln It Summcrfelt 1g Evans Jabionsky rg Armstrong rt Kopcsak re MacWllUom qb CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN 4.