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The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 12

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Want Ada 33131 TIIE KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL TumtnWNOX Sunday October 8 1939 Tag H-2 Kavanaugh Scores Four Times as LSU Lightning Strikes Holy Cross 26-7 10-yard line Jake Staples I-ouNlana reserve nil back dropped tha ball frank (la-slano recovered for Holy Cross Two line smashes gained nine yards then Bruno Mlllnnwakl went over for tha touchdown Krnnrth Kavanauah rllrked for touchdowns in fvrry period ox-rrpt tho fourth An amaifd crowd of 21000 aawr thf iamf Holy CroM scored Its Iona marker In thf last afsslnn by ro rovrrlng a fumble on tha I 8 I' tempted run for tha point failed In tha third period L8U marched 01 yards to tha Crusaders' 20 from where Bird again passed ta Kavanaugh for a touchdown Anderson converted for the point Shortly arortlfM until thf last period lnuUlaiis smarting undrr last week's 117 dffrat by Mbwla-alppl nut-played thf rrputrdly powerful C'nmariera throuahout and tha fomhl nation nf left halfhark Ie Itird and left rnd was blocked In the second period lloly Cross was halted on LS IVs IS on fumble after which taulalana marched to tha Crusaders' 10 from where Bird passed to Kavanaugh for a touchdown Koy Anderson's at Bill Collins converted tho rxtra point lulslana registered lie first marker In tha opening period when Bird on the 20-yard marker passed to Kavanangh In tha end aone The try for point I Hr itlMirrml MORCESTFIl Maas Oct 7 Thf Louisiana Slat Ttgrrs taird a alunnlnc football upset today by craahlng thf hlihly farorrd Holy TroM rrtuadrra 26-7 Thry hold thf Cruaadrra Rugged Oklahoma Tramples Northwestern 23-0 VOL WINGBACK BOX FOXX MADE PLENTY OF YARDAGE ON THIS REVERSE PLAY Duke Ravages Red Raiders in 37-0 Win after Kavanauah Intercepted a lateral front Glardl to Kelley and sprinted 66 yards to IVa fourth tnurhdown An demon ronvrrted for tho point tlnonpi HiHp Crnoa Pra lanUlana Stale LIT Kavonauin Malowaka 4T human eoanan M-ooma Tituo jtiy Lipkia Jtriitf nO i)aroa Jj-Mor Campboil narnn IS Pour vnoion Qk Sum ii Bird il Anoaloaie 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registered Its second atralght victory of the season today by trouncing Colgate 37-0 the fourth Iraight year Duke held the Red Raiders scoreless Wallses Wade'a Blue Devils displayed power speed and an excellent aerial attack enabling them to score In every period to tha delight of a sweltering rrowd of 15606 first tally came in the opening period when Tony Ruffs was called Into the game with two minutes to go He kicked Dc Corrcvont Sparkles but Score Seymour Favor and Martin Pile Up the Points in Startling Upset a I'nllad IMM DYCHE STADIUM Evanston J1L Oct The rugged red-panted men of Oklahoma bottled up Northwestern's hly-adver-tued backfield power today and flashed an offensive of their own that rolled up a 23-to-0 victory fn the Big Six champions' invasion of the Big Ten BUI De Correvont bearing the biggest ballyhoo an hla broad shoulders a sophomore bark hu had lived up to his advsnre biUlng with a sensational exhibition or broken field running But tho scoring summary named only comparative a fullback named Bill Seymour and a couple of halfback named Dick Favor and John Martin It waa Seymour who bucked over the Northwestern line from tha one-yard stripe in tha first and third periods it was Martin who intercepted a Northwestern forward pass on his 46 yard line in the closing minutes of the game and ran untouched 54 yaVds for third touchdown it was Favor who booted a field goal from the 24-yard mark In the opening period Story of Llnrs But the backs aren't the story of except for a third period In which De Correvont tore off a 36-yard run back el a kickoff and a couple oi' amazing runs without interference The atory of Oklahoma's superiority evident In all but a few momenta of the game la the atory of a burly hard-charging line that ripped-its opposition to shreds on defense and rolled It down like an army tank on offense The weather also was in Okla- homa'a favor Most of the 45000 fans sat in shirt sleeves under warm Indian summer sun The 'Big Six champs wasted mi time showing their will to win Sis John Shirk 6 foot 4 Okla- home end reached high for a bobbing fumble from arms and was felled on North 6-yard line Seymour went over on the fourth play and Favor failed to convert Ace Goea In Northwestern Coach Lynn Wal dorf then sent In his sophomore ace De Correvont for the first time and the Oklahoma line with complete lese majesty tossed Bill for successive losses of 7 and 4 yards Jack Jacobs Jennings and perfect placement from the 12 yard line In the second period 3uke drove to the eix-inch line from where Steve Lach smashed center for a touehdown kick was good The Blue Devils made two ouchdowns In the third period when Wesley McAfee passed 34 yards over the goal line to George McAfee and when Robbie Rob-nson plunged over from the one-rich line climaxing a long down-field drive Ruffa kicked an extra point but Frothro missed his try Two more touchdowns came in the fourth period the first on 56-yard run by Frank Killian and the second on Carl pass 'nterception and 30-yard run Prothro and Karmazin kicked the points Lineup i ni'KR Pm COLGATR Donnall LT Hamilton Jan mo mmmmLO tchmUSt BUrni eg a CtN tTt i eo POOtt RlfcOF Vll Lsfll WlRtiriOB ReT ee a a GlfViy Bollt? a aee Jl Eae epeeee flbfOlH iMtlilaiQRiaaasiM CMIfll MfAft W-lli'Afte Harman Reblnaos VA Hoasua Srara bp parted: Puka I IS ST Celcate I a I Teurhdewni: lach Gaarse HcAfte Rablnaan Killian Pain Fslnla altar Ruffa ill Fralhrs Kor mulR riald Ruffa nbatllataa: Enda FUcarkr Darrall Marion Daaalantlna lithba-MeDonanih Karmaila Hlbar -fcanaa Qo44ar bUlrbaiba Prothra Pavla Lach Killian Brawn Daana Swlser Siaafrlad Caliatai Enili Maakar Staaa Bor-tall Onanthar Platt mini Ham pal Kcai Wrlfht Packard Gorar Punn Klnaebarf Jaho-aon McCaurt 1 Duka Kamaajr Wabrall Wllaon Jtaferee: Burk Cbaavaa Oaarsla Ifm-plra Oarnor La for at la LI Beamon it It unatterbad Field Millar Pana Slate Maroons Outplay Florida Witli Tennessee System BrrnUadPnaa GAINESVILLE Fla Oct 7 The Mississippi State Maroons outplayed the University of Florida tonight '14-0 Mississippi State scored In tho second and fourth periods The first touchdown came when Jefferson passed 30 yards to Nix who crossed the goal line standing up after taking the ball on 15 Nix converted Wohner and Swfller led a Mississippi drive from midfield to tho two in the fourth quorter and Tulloa plunged over for a touchdown Nix again- converted Tha Florida main threat came in the closing minutes of the first half Harrison heaved to Ferguson who stumbled on the five-yard stripe when he was in the dear Harrison then passed to Scott who was stopped within inches of the goal Mississippi State made eight first downs to seven for Florida Chamber! led Mississippi State's attick and returned Houston's kick 50 yards for the longest sprint '-the game Tha llneupa FterMa Pea Miaa Mala uaan asesisaal Eoe tliliitaa (Cl ifiiai(ilTiaaii Hull a oo oo-o excels- Oa OhlRMR 0m a C- BlltlMA a 4a oa eo a ffmltll oa On oo a oo lllAUblf6F Plumb oo eo oi a 9 aa a ClMF oo ooo aQ 8 toe CiiRpHIl Mlllllllla HaiMti CblUlUFfl iotoealA oo ooot DM Miiai4ta4aFiBiaiMiiMi TllfBlf Iowa Rallies To Win 32-29 Prasse Snares Pass Behiiidl Goal for Victory St Marys Gets Even With California -7 to 3 Score Too Close for Heavily-Favored Catholic Outfit as Bears Throw Back Goal Thrusts Cornell Uses Passes To Defeat Syracuse Determined Orange Forces Opponents To Take Full Advantage of Work of Hal McCullough Hr rnltad Fret ITHACA Oct Cornell opened its football Mason today against its traditional rival Syracuse but was forced to take to the air to defeat the determined Orange men 19-6 before a crowd of 20000 Hal McCullough's passing fea- fl" Scots Drubbed by Milligan Buffaloes Score in Second Quarter for Victory touchdown came In the opening period after Dick bad Syracuse kick left the ball on the Syracuse 45 McCullough passed 40 yards to Whit Baker on the Syracuse 5 Baker caught the ball and continued over the goal line John Lewis kicked the point Cornell made two more Br Tailed Fkm IOWA CITY la Oct Dr Eddie Anderson a pupil of the I Br tailed hm late Knute Rockne made a spec-1 BERKELEY' Cal Oct -St Marya ended University tacular debut aa a Big Ten coach three-year dominance of their gridiron rivalry to-oday when his University of I day by beating the Golden Bears 7-3 in the 25th game owa football team came from the aeries jehind with two touchdowns In The score was much closer than the final period to defeat Indiana the 45000 fans expected and the 12 to 29 I heavily-favored St team Sixteen thousand Iowa fans liked It was second who seen their team win consecutive defeat of the season The Bears lost their opener to College of Pacific 7-0 in an upset last Saturday California threw back two other St marches during the bitter battle in which Lee a conference victory at home since 1933 shouted hysterically Erwin Frame captain and end of the Hawkeyes snared a pass behind the Indiana goal line to win the game with only three and a half minutes to Play Lain Stars as Rice Wins 13-0 Centenary Line Is Stingy With Yardage rnitnd Fmn Opportunists Down Va Tech Breaks Set Stage for 13-to-6 Victory touchdowns in the third period with McCullough going over the line for both Syracuse registered Its lone touchdown early in the fourth period passing brought the ball from the Syracuse 45 to Cornell's one-yard stripe from where Bill Hoffman smashed across Hoffman missed the point kick Lafayette Bows to Pennsylvania By riim fim PHILADELPHIA Oct 7 highly-touted University of Pennsylvania football team nosed out a stubborn Lafayette College eleven 6 to 0 today to open its 1939 season before 30000 fans at Franklin Field Penn a top-heavy favorite pushed over a touchdown in the first period to win Fullback Tony Chizmadia cracked through center for nine yards to score in the first eight minutes of play UCLA Passes to 14-7 Win Only Score Comes on Fumble 4 Br TnllM Fraa SEATTLE Oct 7 University of California at Loi Angeles un- -leashed a long-distance aerial attack against the Washington Huskies todsy to win a Pacifie Coast Conference football game 14 to 7 Thirteen thousand fans were In tire stands Washington scored In the first three minutes after recovering a UCLA fumble on tha four Ten minutes after tha start ol tha second half UCLA evened tha score when Negro Jack Robinson gathered in a punt on his 31 and scooted down the sidelines to the Husky five On the first play Washington went over for the score and Robinson converted Three plays after taking the ball op 23 UCLA had a first down on the Northerners' six On the fourth play Halfbael Dale Gilmore caught' a past ana scored the second touchdown Kyzivat converted Br rnltnd Fraaa NORFOLK Va Oct Outplayed during most of the game an opportunist University North Carolina eleven took advantage of the breaks to win i 13-6 victory over a fighting Vir ginia-Tech team today First Carolina score came In the second period when Jim LaLanne star quarterback pushed over from the one-yard line after 88-yard drive which started when Tech punted from behind its own goal line Dunkle converted from placement Early in the third Carolina stopped a Tech drive on thefive Smith later intercepted a pass on the Tech 30 and Carolina advanced to the nine on a pass La-Lenne to Mallofy LaLanne swept end for the second score placement missed Tech reserves acoredTite in the game on a pass from Henderson to Taylor gprial Ta The Xrwi-Srntiael MARYVILLE Oct 7 The thundering herd of Buffaloes from Milligan College stampeded over the Scots of Maryville tonight to the tune of 7-2 The first score came early In the first quarter when three fum hies in a row resulted In a safety for the Maryville Scottiei The ball on the Milligan eight yard line eluded the Milligan back on the pass from center and rollei across the end zone making it an automatic safety for Maryville The next and winning score came in the second quarter when Cure of Milligan tore around the right side of his line in a sweeplnj end run for 25 yards to cross the goal line standing up The game was marred by nu merous penalties for both Mary ville and Milligan and severa: costly fumbles by Milligan Pen allies cost Maryville several scor ing chances The Scots were forced to take to the air by the stone wall of the Milligan defense However the Milligan secondary was equally effective in combatting this form of attack Br HOUSTON Tex Oct Rice institute's Ernie Lain uncorked two touchdown passes to Speedy) Moore and defeated a ground-gaining Centenary team tonight 13 to 0 before a crowd of 12000 fans Centenary's fighting line backed up by Tackle Loyd Hearne on defense kept the core low by three goal lino stands which hurled back Rice's heavy backs In Second Fourth Rice scored in the second and fourth periods with Bassett place-kicking the lone extra point The power behind offense which matched rushing plays with a total of 95 yards was little Weenie Bynum and James Barnes backs Sets Up Drive Hugo Stevens set up Rice's touchdown drive midway of the second period by intercepting By pass on the Centenary 44 yard line Lain and Whitlock Zander drove to the Centenary 31 Lain tossed to Moore on the 10-yard line and the receiver scored standing up Bassett converted As the period ended Floyd Mech-ler of Rice ran 21 yards to Ceiw 23-yard line After two plunges Lain passed -20 yards to Mooie who lunged five yards over the goaL Both teams made 12 first downs and were evenly matched on the ground Rice completed 10 tosses of 20 for 155 yards and Centenary completed 10 of 18 for 136 Rice had the edge on punting with 45-yard average to 36 It waa Frasse'a third touchdown Artore of Calif wnia- and Dick and on each occasion the ball waa Jones of St Mary were oanished tossed with deadly accuracy by I from the game in the first two Vile Kinnick senior left halfback I minutes of play for fighting Nu-from Omaha I merous penalties were called One Himself I Herbert Hoover Smith St Kinnick scored one of I fullback "Ced the win-five touchdowns himself In the njj Si second period he raced to the In- nd Tackle diana three-yard line and then I added the extra point by place-carried thp ball over on the play He dropkicked two points I The score wiped out Die 3-0 after touchdowns The game was lead California had held since the a heartbreaker for Indiana be- second play of the second period cause the Hoosiers dominated the when Ray Rosso guard kicked a play with a 'passing attack that placement goal for the Bears from was every bit as sensational as the 20-yard line Jndiana with Harold Hursh of Middletown Ohio doing irwiTT Tt most of the throwing completed I I I I 18 passes out of 26 attempts or I A ULUllU a gain of 227 yards Kinnick fired 18 passes completing four but three of them scored touchdowns Indian 7 fed i Arkansan Comes Through With the first period on a field goal by Harold Zimmer and a touchdown by Harry Brooks substitute fullback Hursh passed to Bill I Br frff Tipmore another sub for a touch-1 FAYETTEVILLE Ark Oct down in the second period and Christian University un-Rucinski followed with another a defeated and untied champions oi few minutes later cm a short pass the Southwest last from Hursh year was beaten by Arkansas 14 Frasse scored Iowa's first touch- JJ 1 down in the initial period after nfeJnc r' catching a 30-yard pass He lwd caught a 35-yard pass to score in mant- They took a 13-t7 lead the second period He grabbed a 20-yard throw in the final quar- the one" touchdown on the opening play Irf the fourth period but Earle Bill Green sophomore fullback ciark kick mUd7h'e point that from Newton la wored for Iowa wouij ave given TCU a tie in the last period from the three- A fevv minutei later Arkansas yard line ciminatmg 73-yard fumped ahead wheil Ad- march by the Hawkeyes lams scored on an end run from the 3-yard line and Milton Sim-f GOOD FOK TIIE GATE lington kicked the point that won Harry StuMdreherth ame Johnny Martin a substitute halfback intercepted a pass on his 4fi-yard line and raced untouched Stevenson collaborated on a for-54 y8rdi to oaL added ward-lateral good for 17 which own conversion-set up field goal from nnh-ir OLlalmmi Northwestern's 24 sim Unhurt VnnhupMcra The second period vent si-ore-'? YYYYYY less but a blue print copy of 1- first period 1 this time on Northwestern's 5 and1'-5- recovered by Chf Spcrgle the tiYYYY Oklahoma center resulted in a mu second touchdown in the period This time Favor converted A That was the moment Watdarf 1 fhOM 19 IFIld In Dc CnrrtYOIll Piihb Fbvbc Mantt for the second time The IB ur iruCL Nnii- 18 laWMB: -Art lirrman Kith-1-ia thrilrpICkN (fW the Vinmc VMkAv Ir iivnv Rhh- stands) minutes the former high vr i- want i i Pnacan) Ufl Pit -naan Banna lf Pa or Math-aa Jvnmnca'Bp B-i mour si i I nllnl Pi-aa ANNAPOLIS Md Oct 7 -iNkvy scored twice in the third pe-a rind today to defeat the University nf Virginia 14 to 12 Virginia opened the scoring in the second period on a 45-yard la trial ar-d pass Neustedter to kAi- 'ifrik Zoiih Udlvll school srorinf ssiidfr netd 1 1'isiretn de it vRni ratr Gillette to Dudley Navy scored the skip- iPu'-i rikaida npr m-wf n-- csrly in the third when Quarter- i-PAt a nia-'back Wood 1 1 the pass r- Kr-1 FOOTBALL SPECIAL TRAIN Chattanooga Tcnnsssee October 14 1939 TENNESSEE vs Chattanooga ROUND TRIP FARES: Good in Coaches $225 Unrestricted $505 Pullman seat 65c extra In each direction GOING OCTOBER 14 Lv Knoxville Special Train 9:06 A Ar ChstUnoogx Special Train 11:48 A 3L RETURNING OCTOBER 14 Lv Chattanooga Special Train 6:66 )L Ar KnoxrlUe Special Train 8:48 F3L Special Train srtll eonalst of Coaches Pullman can and dining can for tho round trip Mako reservations and purchase tickets vow ta accompany University af Tennessee Football Team and Band City Ticket Office 611 South Gay Street Telephone 3-2177 McKelder CPA Martin AGFA Knoxville Tcaa SoiraninliMOTSysniJ Wisconsin coach plans to increase! across on fire But It as an individual 40 ta effort and In the end the ball Mn a nkifcnma a tin 1 sa tiurndoun The Midshipmen l-l Iwd their second touchdown when fans Interception of Oaosons Ironard smashed over from the 3 i 1 i 4 Pruden-Protected PEA For best result and real eeen-enV bur FHLT-DEN PRO-T STOKER TEA rentalning discs bearing this repyrighfed trademark WASHED AM) OIL TREATED FRUDEN STOKER FEA la Hid br three dealers: Chesney Caal Ce Phan S2141 Thai McGuire Coal Ca Phan MIR Wlbon-Keeler Teal Cl Phana l-aois The Cavaliers added another score in the fourth on another lateral-pass combination Lama to to Morse Wood kicked both extra points fir Navy fumble on Oklahoma's 36 Ties One Mora De Correvont mode one 29-yard dah but he came from under tackier so badly bat- i raW'ra tered he had to be taken out The lines were drooping fast In Prt i-vi mid-summer heat and the fourthjiaa Period wss sensaional ony -r't aerial Lreworks Hahenstem and (a a Frer paws wEdiy and sor-etiir sucossfully Oklahoma bad so twice within its ear but st d4 hold and then came back for a tiurd touchdown1 IA7 ra Fue't (fry i a ua4a V( ka 'TWl'l la In Udolaa faia Bowls NG fftPS VOVFtT Fee Reservatien DIAL 2-9919 Bowling Alley fHllhow-ee Park RADIO SERVICE Autoteti' Tiifeea a-s I Atta latian Fe1abl SrarS Syattr Fat Bart COKER CO I-4TJ4 MS Stats mri THE BKVCKMANN ca Cincinnati Ohio Seven Sprints Bcverare Cu Kn-a-iMa Wuas( I 2.

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