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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 41

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0WTWW COMPLETE SPORTS THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL MEMPHIS TKNN SUNDAY MOUNINfi OOTOBEK 21 193 1 Mississippi State Bruising Attjack -Crushes Lynxr-Vandy Barely Defeats' Auburn: Two Big Moments As Mississipi State Downs Southwestern 4 Scores Minutes Vanderbilt In Final MaroonsUse Ground And Air To Subdue Southwestern 21-6 Tee Weo Armstrong Leads Assault of Mississippi Backs fti Clear Demonstration of Superiority Lynx Score on Spectacular Play BT DAVIP BLOOM Mississippi stateiriowpd a touchdown path through the left side of line struck twice in that spot and once through the air to Rain a thorouRhly convinc-inR 21 to 6 victory before 4000 at Faraason Field The Lynx outclassed in Lynx-State Statistics Haley for protection on thii bed carrying jaunt in tha first pariod Burch icorad tha first touchdown To Defeat Auburn Willie Gcny Catches Tass From Rand Dixon and Nol-lie Peebles Adds Foint That Wins Commodores Outplayed for Three Quarters BY ROBERT HOlfeLEY" Rpcnal In Tha CnmmxKlal Appxal DUDLEY FIELD NASHVILLE Tcnn Oct With two minutes to piny and Aulmrn lending Vanderbilt 6 to 0 Hand Dixon allot a abort pnas to Hobby Oliver and a longer one to Willie (iony who raced ovrr the iroal lino to tio tho wore Nttllio lVcbloa who had just entered the game in the place of tho injured Gena Deck went hsrk In try for the winning poinL It wns good nnd the Com-mndnres were placed at tha top of the Southeastern Conference race It wa a eluhhorn and alert Tiger Ihat held Vanderbilt scoreless until th last two minutes Auburn waa nut In make tha kill and Van-dy looked hopeless during the first three quarters Vamly'a passes hail failed there was no running attack and ths Commodore appeared not to ha able tn hold tha Tiger score came early In the third quarter when the Tigers look th hail nn their own 37-yard Una and marched goalward with llna hurka and a beautifully executed end-armind-end play with Benny Fenton Inking tha hall from Jn llnb Mitchell and running 20 yards to tho Vandy four-yard marker The earn Mr Mitchell made twnet renter and then op the next piny flipped a lateral paM to Ward Wright who crossed tho Vandy goal standing up Sophomore Dick Plnaman blocked Fenton's try for point after touchdown The flrel half wee very slow with Dixon end Mitchell swapping long kicks and the hell remaining near midfield most nf the time Auburn made I wo first downs to only one for the Commodores in the first half big chance cams In the second quarter when Rand Dtx nn signaled for a fair catch on hia own five-yard atrip and Vandy alerted under a new rule to put the hell In play with a placement kirk Plaaman'a toe almost missed tha hall and It went nut nf bounda on his own 18-yard line and tha Tlgar waa growling at tha Commodores' door When Vandy'a giant line slopped the Tiger rush Patterson tried a field goal and it waa wide Diann hooted nut of danger Another Tiger Threat The only other threat mads fey the Tiger came lata In tha second quarter when Blake paused the Plalnamen to tho Vanderbilt 19-yard marker only to be stopped by the referee's whistle aa tha half ended Ranny Throgmorton the 215-pound Tanan tackle waa ona nf the outstanding players onlha field At least a (I oxen times this Ken-tuck hoy who la the tackle-mate of tha prospective all-American Bam Brown nailed a Tiger punt receiver In hla tracks His tackles were vicious and aura The Tigers gained very little ground on his side of tho line Hal Oaffes nf Memphis relieved Ranny and played a hangup gams Although he failed tn show as much fancy running as the ensehes expecler Jack 'Crawford from Somerville gave the Commodores new spirit In the second half when he received the Auburn kickoff on hia own 28 and raced to tha 88-yard lino only In be pushed out of hounds hy Ftntnn Lineup: Aubura PuslUne VtiMterWtr -nine I Plexmsa Fslxrxoe Ttxqixelte Welch tc) l- Glllixrt atrbi HouxUia KG immi Fnwll Tiriv i(iin KT iiiiiii Morris Jteiy Hill (I imii1 Bison MlleiieU I CraxrJorO iltiiui WRfllilF MrCliirg JMH ih HltdfUMUNI JdSd Min i a a lHIJ -aeaeaS as Johnson Jmn PrllrtarO KHitwky PaniiiiiA a a -a TnnnMnwn: Rnch Fir downs Kentucky 10 Carolina Yxrilx Xiinrt st lbs Ilex Kentucky 1U Pam-Hna Yards fmm xcrlmm- m-llna lt unlucky 1IH rncx- Ken hicky yards xn MX out of Id allsmpisd rsmllns yards os twn nnl nf three sllxmtrixd KMitucky Myers Hsvxrs MMkxil tUmpanfi Hsy Bryant Items by Pntlcr (Hah Walker Blmy-son Ayrra Fsrrl iterrtncr Kann-r Jnyrx Trlmpcy Jackson Mo CnohrMi Hlrwsrl Monlsoisxry OfflHnl Hlenk (Itevldann) cfcrxx Chambsm StatUhWern Southweatern: Gartaidr average 35 yards per kirk Mia-aliwippi Caiwlhry two for At yard Haley two for 43 yards Armatrong three for 30 yards Day three for 33 yard Punts Returned -Southwestern: Maye 10 yards Gartaide five yards Mississippi Casaibry seven yard Burch 82 yards Armatrong 18 yards Passes Attempted-Southwestern 14 completed five for 74 yards Mississippi State 18 completed aix for 128 yards Paws Intercepted-By Mississippi State two First Downs Southwestern I Mississippi State 18 Fumbles--Southwestern one Mississippi Slate two Kickoff Southweatern: Maya 15 yards Elder 15 yards Mississippi Casaibry 1 yards Day 20 yards Hine 50 yards Yardage gained from scrimmage Gartaide- nln9 yards in 11 trlea Maya four yards in aix tries Elder four yarda-in four tries Jones five yarda in three triea Miaaisaippi Richmond 14 yarda in four tries Casaibry nine yarda in fivo tries Haley 13 yarda in sight tries Burch 58 yarda in 21 tries Hine 1 yarda in three tries Armatrong 43 yarda in seven tries' Furlow 10 yards in one try Day 37 yards In 12 tries Smith aix yarda in threa tries Smith two yarda in one try Pickle no yarda in one try Total Yardage Gained From Southweatern 22 yards Miaaisaippi State 213 yards Southwestern three for 15 yards Mississippi State eight for 88 yards hks Pickla a Memphian was a tower -of strength in the Maroon line and the running nf Day Burch and at tho last Snooks Hina waa at times: sensational aouthwistera a Ifixalxaipni ftoaliloe But JiJSJ J' Kurinw (Mdtkft InirJ asaaaiMeie lKMM Iillnr 5 2 MeODllUm saeaea ((IIVIMta Lntl MfiMSii Kx -ee9cot Kexxan Ilnr-h J- Jtlrbrnoc Bldxr (r) Casxiirjr Hxile Halts (cl snuthwxxura a a a a- UlxxIxalpM Slat a Scortas: Mtealaxlppf aialt tnucMnwni ureK Armetrouq Plcklt Poind alixr touchdown Hater (placement) Day (jiaw nxnt): Armxtroaf (placement) Soul tweeter Touchdown Chapman Bnnthxrexdra eubatltutlnoa: Hacood rx Jonta qb: oivm Dunlap rh Itaxberry qb Sowell Bnrtrixld fh Chapman re: Hueabet rf Mtdtuia rt Nelaon lt Hlxxlxalppl Slat aubalilullnnx: Fx'he-ex rL Armetrong lh Hlnca qb Pickla qb Ruddock lt Walter re Misht rg Day fb Smith rh Mnilert Rill rt Htnann lt Punutll rg: Bamtera lg Rmlth fh Bmllh re Btubha qb Officiate: Referee Dr Sammy Hanlon (U of Doctoral: umpire Xoi'r-hard (Mlaalxalppl Coll rax) head rneaman Walter Preach (Army) fie 14 Judga Bill Btrilt (Aubura) HANOVER Oct A powerful second half of-fenaiva by its substitute backs gave Dartmouth a decisive 27 to 0 victory over the University of Virginia on Memorial Field this afternoon ai Dartmouth kept her goal lint uncrossed Ragged playing and 125 yarda of penalties in the first half kept the score down to a lone Dartmouth score by Chamberlain after Conti had made a brilliant 20-yard run to the goal line The contest waa a rough oAe for the Cavaliera never gave up A bit too enthusiastic at times they had 118 yarda of penalties cnlled on them mostly for roughness and holding Dartmouth itself had 38 yarda'of penaltiea called on It during the game Southwestern fading back to pail College Grid Results every phase of the Rame waited until the waning moments to pull the most spectacular single performance of the afternoon when Murray Rsa berry caught a 15-yard pui from Dickie Dunlap end rnn 49 yard through broken field to put the bull on State's nine-yard line Scott Chapman rauaht another paaa for the touchdown That thrilling Interlude waa an snti-dimaz for it could not over-rnme a well earned tourhdown cored hy Chick Burch In the sec-end quarter and two more by Pee ve Armstrong and Ike Pickle a Memphla boy In the' last It waa Mieeiulppl Stata'a day and they made it a good one Armatrong CapL Jesse Haley end Bull Day mede point! after the touchdown! from placement to round out the core Slate Made Few Mix tehee Mixaiuippi State made few mix-txkra and offered Southweatern few opportunities The Lynx were in State territory only when they mede their end when one team can hold another out of their ground for 6S minutes It tella a big story of 'defensive prowess Their offense against a dogged Lynx defense wee just as good Armatrong fine passer waa juxt as excellent In running and punting His touchdown waa purely the result of his driving and was largely the result of hi passing although Pickla had to run yards after ha caught that 23-yard heave It wasn't so hard because the Southwestern defenders were well behind him The Maroons started softening up the Lynx' vulnerable spot early In the first quarter ramming tackle and guard for five first downs and keeping the Lynx backed up in their own territory despite Southwestern's advantage of a strong winds theip barks Then one of tha few penalties assessed agalnat the lynx helped State generate their first touchdown drive It was a five-yard offside setback on fourth down after Southwestern had held Haley Burch and Slim Casaibry bad been hitting the line and after tha penalty Haley threw 12-yard paaa to Bill Furlow ihat gave the Maroons first down on the 21-yard line Burch struck off his own right tackle twice for 17 yards and found a hole in tha aama placa for the final 4 and the touchdown It was a 55-yard 'kdvanea for well-earned points Haley converted Armatrong Takes to Air They sent in' Armstrong then and ha threw touchdown paaa to Boh Keenan that was called back for a State penalty Ha threw a lot more but the Lynx covered these and held off any more scoring threats In the second period Southweatern did Just as well In the third to hold the Maroon scoreless although that hammer )ng et the linn continued But just ss tha fourth quarter started Armstrong started running He turned tha lynx right end for 20 yards once ho hit guard once and finally used a reverse to eat up tha last nina yards Tha 40-yard advance waa practically all his Day converted from placement Still the Lynx wera trying hard nd going nowhere and Mississippi Slate seemed inclined to take more chances Smith act the stage for tha final touchdown by Intercepting a paaa at midfield And Memphis awn Mr Pickle combined with Armstrong to do the rest As Armstrong faded back Pickla lit Ha got behind two Lynx defenders leaped up speared the ball and hardly had to sprint to get cross the goal tin This time Armatrong kicked the placement State1 or Mississippi But not for Southweatern Dickie Dunlap the passing kid was rushed the fray for a second time Joshed hack on tha Sl-yard line Dunlap ballooned a pass that Ras-wry had to run back to get Get he did and tho Lynx did their Jn and only' blocking stunt Raa-berry cut to tha left aidelinea as protectors formed evaded three "Mlstretched arms moved back to th middle of the field and when 11 seemed clear was nabbed by fickle nine yards away from the lt stripe lynx Score Late Ban took It cloned by grabbing nother pass from Dunlap on the "fo-yard lino and after Capt Mae bad twice failed to go over otatt waa penalised and the Lynx were given four more trlea Three them were futile but on the fourth Chapman caught Dunlap's in the clear and fell over The for extra point failed The game waa tha rubber of eriea of five Last year Southwest era won hy battering State's tackle nd throwing ono good touchdown j1- Tho Maroona retaliated in kind this time with their beat performance of tho year And so good was their ground defense that the gained only 22 yards In 24 attempts The Staters gained 213 yards on thv ground largely through the efforts of the hardest running set of backs seen on in many a long day Tha passing combination of Dun-'P and Raaherry waa responsible tor moat of Southwestern's gains' knocking off a 29-yard one lust as the half ended Carl Reagh Little Chick Burch had Big Jen Rudy Garfsido AND Mf 3 TO 0 Both Elevens Muff: Many Scoring Opportunities WASHINGTON Oct With both aidea frittering away several scoring opportunities a first quarter field goal hy Fullback Joseph Meglin today brought Georgetown University a slender to 8 football triumph over William and Mary Collegs of Virginia A crowd of 5008 scattered aver Griffith Stadium saw rugged llna play hold tha rival ball carrier! in check and provide a number stalwart goal lina stands It also witnessed more field goal attempts than almost any on In the park had ever seen in one contest Meglin a husky puncher from Butto Mont missed three In addition to tha ona ha made good Tha llntupi Grara'lowa Poai I Urn sal Chap pa 1 Da Outls Murray Downrr Kdlrher Willlamaoa Cobra Cummins RT Strwart Shields iR Rabxl Parealla -(-R-Wade Saveiine LH Woodward Herroa Rryaat Heflin if Terket Senre by period: William and Hary a a-S Oeorsctnxni I neoraelowa amine Field Mextln (plaremenl) Referee Armetrona: umpire A Farrier llneeman I I Gasa Reid Judae Cmwiy oaas LT SSStlAI so so Ia Os so Li Orudf oaaiit'0 BrMsara (k i Spark charged against him Berwanger averaged better than 41 yarda a try lbs triumph waa tha Maroons' second straight of the season and sent them Into the leadership of their league for the first time since 1923 For the Hooaiera It waa the second straight defeat of the championship campaign Chteaso Fnsl Itoi Indiana Prtaraoa LR Antonin Wrlqht UT Diaebinyxr WhltMldn a 1 a a a KStnn Patterson flprnuer Jordan Hiimit RG Vtreuakf Rush RT Dnl iso Rtker Danin Fllnn Yoder Rerwnnstr VsHtr Wclla Keck Nyqulet Walker Indiana 0 I a Chieano 0 11 Chlrano amine Touchdown Berwnnnnr 1 Raker Trv for nolni after touehdown Rarwanaer (plan ktek) aafety (by lnd(-juiai Krk Offtrlala: Referee Dr If Ntrhol Oherllni umpire Rnleht Dart-mouth: field judn Merer Morton' Hlrh iron hand Hneamna Ferrr Ornraa Illi- of closing In IE USES 1 TEAMS Administer 37-0 Beating Ancient Foe to NEW HAVEN Conn Oct 28 With a display of ro-ordlna-tion power and deception the Yale football team swamped Brown 37 to 8 today administering one nf the most terrifle defeat! to its old New England foe In the 54 yeere of gridiron relationship between tha inatitiiUons Two sets of Ell teams bsttered tho game hut helpless Bears and completely dominated the play with tho exception of a ten mlnuto stretch In the third period when Captain Kill Karahan led hla teem in a 41-yard march to Yale's 14-yard line and then lost tha hall on downs For 15 minutes Yale behind a low charging unyielding forward wall ran and passed IU way to four touchdowns in rapid succession to roll up an InaurmounUhla lead of 24 to 8 at tha and of tha flrat period Brown 8 8 8 8 Yale a 24 7 8 Bearing Yale touchdowna Whitehead Kelley Rankin PoinU after Curtin (placement) U8MOTirERS DALLAS Texas Oct (AP) --Southern Methodist MuaUnga grabbing every break in sight and offering a stiff defense walloped Oklahoma A of the Missouri Valley Conference 41-X before 18800 today with Walter of Mluliiippl Stats Northeastern IX OOlhy 8 Dickinson 21 Allegheny Drexel Lebanon Valley 7 Grove City 3X Rethany SL Lawrence 39 Hobart Rhode Island Tj Massachusetts State Springfield 14 Providenra 13 Morgan 19 Lincoln Slippery Rock 28 Glenville SL Analem'a IX Middlehury IX Upaaia 2L Wagner Coe Cornell College Knt State 7 Otterhein 8 Buck sell IX SL Thomas SL Vinccift 19 CanUiiia 7 Westminster 7 Thiel SL Thom a a 14 Gua Adolphua Depauw 28 Hanover Navy 20 Wealaru Maryland Froah 8 Navy Plebes 7 Kiakemimentas School WEST Michigan 9 Georgia Tech 2 Nebraska 8 Oklahoma 1 Purdue 14 Wisconsin Notre Dame IX Carnegie Tech Chicago 21 Indiana California AX Ohio Stato 10 Colgato 7 Iowa State 3X Iowa 8 Case John Marshall 0 (tie) Kansas SUta 13 Kaneas St Louis 7 Missouri Bluffton 6 Defiance Findlay 57 Detroit Tech 8 Muskingum Heidelberg Hiram IX Bowling Green Kent SUte 7 Otterhein 8 Oherlln 12 Marietta 12 (tie) Miami 7 Ohio 0 Western Reserve Hi ML Union 0 Ohio Northern 2X Capital Wooster 8 Akron Weitern SUt 7 Iowa Teachera 0 Wayne 6 Hillsdale 8 AlrnA 6 Kalamaaoo 8' (tie) Toledo 40 Kenyon 0 Kansas Wesleyan 10 Ottawa 0 Stanford San Francisco Dennison 58 Wittenberg 0 Oregon IX Idaho 8 South Dakota 48 Western Union 0 Bradley 8 Monmouth Illinois College 18 Knox 8 North Dakota 6 South Dakota Evansville 19 Oakland City Concordia IX McAleater 12 Esrlham 14 Central Normal Carleton 8 Lawrence Beloit Ripon 0 (tie) SL O'af44 Augsburg 8 Rio Grande 47 Concord 9 Michigan SUte 39 Manhattan Goniaga 2X College: of Puget Sound Montana 49 MonUna Mines Upper Iowa IX Luther IX California Ramblers 7 Nevada 0 Oregon 8UU Southern California El Paso College of Minea 24 New Mexico -M I 0 Utah 7 Denver 8 Utah Aggies IX Wyoming Colorado 43 Brigham Young 3 Colorado TeArhera 21 Colorado College' Colorado 58 Colprado Mines IOCAL Mississippi State 21 Southwestern 9 SOUTH Alabama 13 Tennessee 8 Howard 7 Miaaisaippi 8 North Carolina 8 Kentucky 0 Tulane 7 Georgia 8 Vanderbilt 7 Auburn 8 8 18 Arkanau 8 Duka 28 Davidson 8 Texas Christian 13 Texas Aggies 0 Florida- -14 North Carolina SUta 8 Maryland 14 I' 9 Richmond 7 I Ik Furman 9 Mercer 3 Oglethorpe 13 Rollins 8 Jacksonville Teachers 19 Eaat Mississippi 7 Waka Forest 14 Fresbytrrlan 8 Tennessee Frosh 18 Vanderbilt Froah 13 Catawba 28 Guilford 8 Wofford 20 Erakine 8 Elon 32 Randolph Macon 8 Southern Methodist 41 Oklahoma Aggies 0 Howard Payns 7 Austin College (tie) Cantenary 9 Texas 8 Cumberland 12 Middle Tennessee Teachers 0 Western Kentucky Teachera 20 Tranjylvanla 0 Sunflower Junior College 25 Delta State Teachers 0 Tuaculum Caraon-Newman 0 Abileaa Christian College 27 Trinity 0 McMurray 17 West Texas T- i EAST Minnesota IX Pittsburgh 7 Princeton 14 Washington and Leo 12' Army 20 Srwanee Penn 27 Rutgers 19 Navy 13 Columbia 7 8t Mary's 14 Fordham 9 Yale '87 Brown 0 Holy Cross 28 Harvard 8 rN IX Lafayetta 7 Dartmouth 27 Virginia 0 Vlllenova Detroit 0 (tie) Michigan State 38 Manhattan 0 Syracuse 32 Ohio Wesleyan IX Penn State 31 Lehigh Hope IX Albion 2 Amherst 25 Rochester 7 St John's IX Swarthmore Worcester Norwich Ithaca 4X Hartwick 0 Union 0 Vermont 0 (tie) 'West Maryland 4X Boston College 0 Susquehanna 2 Hamilton Washington College IX Johns Hopkins 0 Hmpden-8ydny 0 Delaware 0 (tie) LaSalle 31 At Joseph's Wesleyan 2 Haverford 7 Penn Military 28 Juniata Williams 20 Bowdoin 0 Georgetown William and Mary 0 Tufts 14 Connecticut State New Hampshire'24 Melne 7 Cethnlle Baltimore Trinity 14 Coast Guard Acad-amy X- (Onilson) unplr Jackson (R H) hind Uosaman nrxwrr (Md field Jwlin MMim RICHMOND Va Oct (UP) tha gams with a touchdown on the first play the University of Richmond downed I 1-0 here today before 18808 witnesses Dobson of Richmond passed 25 yarda to Robertson nn the first play after the kicknff Robertson ran It 35 mort yarda for a touchdown Leverton place-kicked the poinL Badger quarterback waa downed on tha Purdua 3X Carter spun past the secondary to raco 64 yards almost unmolested Purvis found greater difficulty tn the way of hia touchdown run After a powerful plunge through guard ho found a clear path to tho Wisconsin 48 where two Badger players blocked his progress Carter then ran tn with a smashing block that carried both of them out of the play and Purvia ran alone the rest of tha way Wlsroiula Foal llna Furdux Null LI Bftumbtch PBPVttl eeae-IaTtqeeeit i'HaII mmLQmm i Mahnk Devi Nxll-n -sxnvkh tehpert Foolalnt Snh'lke Janknwxkl WlM-texie i FurSiM Ptirtn Bell MMIMII BAnSxfur RT H-Ktt a rf I fr: re Ixxhsi Gift Csrl-f Purvia Drake Mlltlif TMieMnwna Garter Purvia: pnln'a tnn try after trnlulnwii Tnirli (Mih Pit Gift) plan klek SMdcfur pise kick Purvis And Carter Push Purdue Ahead Berwanger Stars As Chicago Wins Wawart It Overly WrlsM Back (ei Auhure Vendcrbllt a Itonrlns: tnwhdowna-Auburn Wrlcht VenderlHIt Gray Point efter Veederhill Gmy Kef-r Rl rupper (Genexus Tech) umpire Clement (Alabama) head Hneaman Tnl-ley Otewaaex) field Judge Humana (Army) Rubatttiiiaa: William Lofton qanlt lvl Miwarova Heftenskey Gilliam Lawson Hrarbnrouah Brown Risk Rent ley Coleman Kilgore Carlo Wroton Booaalna Dtekaon Hampton Claffee Brawn JCarl Ottvar Slmpkln Peehlea OrMclala: nipper (Gaorxw Turk) referee: Clement (Alehama) umpire Tolley (Rewanee) bead Uoaeman Mumaaa (Army) field Jiidm TEXAS CHRI COLLEGE STATION Texas Oct A slashing passing Texas Christian University gridiron aggregation ripped through the Texas A nnd Aggies In the first and fourth periods today for 13 to 0 southwest confersncs victory The Christians quickly went into a first period lead when Bam Baugh plowed center for five yards and on tha next play Jimmy Lawrence crashed through for touchdown Manton'a kick from placement sailed wide Sam Baugh Inter shot 29-yard paaa straight over the Une of scrimmage Into the waiting arms of Vie Montgomery who stepped across tho goal line for the final touchdown Montgomery kicked goal from place-' menL IOWA STATE TRIUMPHS AMES low Oct (API-Little Tommy Neal 150 pounds 'o' 1 shiftiness and his gallant band of Cyclones brought Iowa State supporter joy they-bad hot known -19 year today when th SUta College humiliated the State University 31 tn 8 in Che contest for Hawk-eye football supremacy By Th Associat'd Frcas LAFAYETTE Ind Oct 28 Duane Purvia and Jim Garter Purdue University's twins pounded out a 14 to 0 victory over Wisconsin today and sect the Boilermakers Into the thick of the Western Conference title race Carter's 84-yard dash after a slashing drive off left tackle in the second period and Purvia' plunge through guard and 80-yard raco to tho goal in tho last quarter gave Purdue homecoming celebrants a cheering triumph Eighteen thousand witnessed the return to form of the Boilermaker eleven after defeats hy Rica and Notre Dame Carter's score we hi econd trip across the goal line Early hi the first quarter the Indianapolis speedster dashed off Jackie and ran to the goal frorq 'the Wfaconain 32 wa called back when a teammate waa caught holding Th" tfea next period after a pun by Tom Fontaina of Akron Ohio tho By Th Aaaorlated Frean CHICAGO Oct Qn the stalwart shoulder of Jay Berwanger 191 pounds of running kicking and passing magic Chicago climbed to the leadership of the Western Conference football standing today hy a 21 to 0 victory over Indiana Most of the engagement was played in a driving rain but before it degenerated Into a comedy of fumbles tha Maroona fashioned threa touchdowns Out of the epidemic of fumbles In the final period Chicago salvaged two points on a safety hy Indiana In the third period Berwanger produced tlie individual gem of the game Talcing a kickoff on Chi-cagonT three-yard mark he warmed the hearts of 12800 rain-soaked spectators with a 97-yard gallop for the last touchdown His klrking of a slippery treacherous ball kept Indiana back on its heels as long ss he was in there Even with one blocked punt.

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