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Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 12

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Reno, Nevada
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Brigham Young Outgained But Noses Out Nevada 7 0 Intercepted Pass Hands Invaders Lone Score Nevada Line Play Tops ffl SPORTSK TY COBB Sperls Editor NEVADA STATE JOURNAL SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 1939 Hatje HIGH STEPPING POLISH HURDLES THE LINE PLAY BY PLAY STORY YARDSTICK 7 INTERMOUNTAIN AUTO ACCIDENTS INEST LIQUORS Arthur (Art) Nelson Owner The final score right tackle made one and a first was 7 to 0 I i and NBC RID NETWORK CLEVELAND A stub born rambfing Notre Dame team stood off a last minute Navy aerial onslaught Saturday to de feat the Middies 14 to 7 before a capacity crowd of 78750 im their 13th meeting Outplayed and outrushed by the lighter Irish forward wall Navy tourned to the air in the closing minutes and scored on a long touchdown pass after Notre Dame had jumped off to a quicK lead with touchdowns in the sec ond and third periods BOISE Ida (UR) University of Utah demonstrated power in ev ery department of the game to defeat University of Idaho 35 to 0 in an inter conference football game played here Saturday be fore 7000 fans in Boise Public School Stadium The victory more than avenged a 16 to 0 defeat Idaho handed them last year' John Polish Nevada back leaps high io clear a pile of players at the line of scrimmage but is met in mid air by Hafen Leavitt Brigham Young tackle Nevadans on the ground left io right TUNE IN! SUNDAY ATERNOON 1:00 Pacific Standard Timo are Smithwick Eaton and Vinson BYU No 40 is Reeve Nevada lost 7 io 0 in the Homecoming tilt on Mackay ield in Reno EASJLAND SINGLES A seven and a half pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Eastland in Reno riday The father is the well known Reno Garage first baseman irst downs total irst downs rushing irst downs passing Yardage rushing Yardage passing Total gained Lost rushing Lost penalties Passes attempted Passes completed Passes intercepted Laterals tried umbles Own fumbles Kickoff average Kickoff return avg Punt average Punt runback avg Detroit 21 8 DETROIT The University of Detroit unleashed the bulls eye passes of Mickey McLaughlin and Harry Groth Saturday for a 21 6 victory over North Carolina State before a crowd of 12453 Denver 7 Utah State 0 LOGAN Utah' UP) A touch down that big Herb McCarthy scored one minute to go inthe third period Saturday brought victory to Denver University in a Princeton 14 Columbia NEW YORK Princeton handed a bad licking last week by Cornell bounced back Satur day and scored a 14 7 victory over Columbia at Baker ield 6 3 3 89 95 194 30 5 14 5 3 1 2 2 45 0 37 15 Colorado 13 State 0 BOULDER Colo The foot ball men of Colorado University struck through the air Saturday to win their first game of the year a booming 13 to 0 victory over Colorado State Agricultural College before a homecoming crowd of 11000 center made two pass bigsexen conference game here incomplete cnristensen over wuth Utah State Cclo College 14 Grinnell 14 COLORADO SPRINGS Colo' OJP) Colorado College which won a homecoming foot ball ntest since 1932 almost broke the jinx Saturday when it played Grinnell Iowa College to a 14 14 tie MELLOW'D COEEB 2 GRINDS DRIP REGULAR Breakfast at The WALDOR down Cougars on Nevada 22: Christensen made two pass was intercepted by Vinson on Nevada 19 Vinson over left tackle made nine Vinson lunged through center for three and first down Nevada on own 31: Vinson through center made three Pol ish on right end sweep lost eight Vinson through center failed to gain Polish kicked io 35 Chipman returned io Cougar 42 Gardner failed to gain Chris tensen made four but penalized for offside Christensen made seven Christensen made five Jensen punted for the 47 out out bounds on the Ne vada 43' Polish on an off tackle smash made nine Polish around right end made five and first down Nevada on 45: Beloso off tackle made seven Vinson on areverse made one Vinson fumbled and Weenig recovered on own 44 Chipman fumbled and a Ne vada man recovered on the Cougar'46 Polish's long pass barely hit the ground in front of Beloso Polish's pass was completed to Trigero for 23 yards but Trig ero fumbled and IB took the ball on their own 23 Deavitt plunged through center for five as the game ended battle against a team many thought would swamp the Reno ites by a lop sided margin One an intercepted pass was all the visitors needed to win over the underdog Nevadans who heavily outgained the Utah eleven and almost doubled their first downs Turns Tables The lone score came with two minutes to play in the second quarter The Nevadans had rolled from mid field in their second successive power drive and were apparently heading for a touch down But Brink fleet footed Cougar halfback snatched Pol pass on the BYU 20 He cut for the right sideline and ran right through the slower Neva dans Hemmed in near the Ne vada 20 Brink lateraled to Bate man husky tackle who ambled over for the touchdown Brink converted I) was a case of a slow Nevada backfield unable to match the stellar play of a great forward wall The Nevada linemen blasted down most of the vaunted Brig ham Young running attack the power plays which scored two touchdowns on Utah and ran up 25 points over Arizona State Bud Young a in the Iron Mask" wearing a weird looking face protector was the outstand ing player of the day The big Nevada tackle was a constant thorn in the BYU side He was in on almost every play bringing the ball packers down with slashing tackles Joe McDonald was a bul wark of Nevada defense for 58 minutes of the game Sleeves rolled up McDonald settled down to a serious afternoon of bother ing the highly touted invaders and wore down several opposing linemen Olinto Barsanti played a brilliant game at guard pulling out of the line to lead interference for the Nevada backs At one point clearing a path for Hugh Smithwick on an end around Barsanti chopped down two would be tacklers with a single rolling block Kievet and Robinett played fine ball on the line Polish Leg Okay Other high lights were the run ning of John Polish his lame knee bolstered by a wrap ap IRST QUARTER Brigham Young won the toss and elected to receive Eaton kicked to 32 Gardner through center made seven Jack son pass to Brink good for 25 yards and first down Brigham on Nevada 35: Brink around left end made four pass fell incomplete Jackson through cen ter made three Brink passed in complete and Nevada took ball on own 36 Vinson going through center fumbled and Jensen recovered for on Nevada 30 Gardner lost one Jackson lost one Jackson passed incomplete Gardner punted out of bounds on six yard line Nevada on own six: Vinson through center made two Vin son made two Polish kicked io the Cougar 45 and Gardner brought the ball to the Nevada 437 Brink made one Gardner made one Jackson faded for a pass but ran making eight and first down Gardner fumbled but recovered for four yard loss Gardner Was dumped by Young for 10 yard loss Jensen passed to Reeve for 14 Jepsen passed to Jensen for 15 yards and first down Cougars on Nevada nine: Gardher lost one Brink on reverse made one Jen pass knocked down pass fell incomplete in the end zone and Nevada took ball on own 20 Polish around right end made 15 yards and first down Cobe aga on reverse from Polish made one Polish around right end made one Cobeaga on lateral from Polish lost five Polish kicked io Cougar 25 Cougars on own 25: Gardner made two Brink dropped for two yard loss as quarter ended SECOND QUARTER Brink on reverse from Gardner made Gardner punted 57 yards to' the Nevada 22 Vinson on reverse made three Vinson through center made four Polish on off tackle smash failed to gain Polish kicked to Cougar 25 Skousen returns io the 50 Skousen failed to gain Shous'en over guard made three pass fell incomplete Gardner kicked out of bounds on Nevada 20 Vinson through center made five Cobeaga on reserve from' Polish failed to gain Polish through center made five and first down Nevada on own over right tackle made five Polish through center made two Vinson through cen ter made three and first down Nevada on own 40: Cobeaga on reverse made four Polish on spinner made 12 and first down Nevada on 44: Polish over right tackle made two Vin son through center made Polish's pass intercepted by Gardner on Cougar 35 A Jensen smother for seven yard plied by Si Guneau of the Stew art Indian school run back of punts and long distance punting Nevada rolled up 195 yards from scrimmage to the 89 completed 5 out of 14 passes for 95 yards Nevada worked one out of 6 for 23 yards woeful weakness on pass attack and defense was a turning point in the game Brig ham Young intercepted three of passes to half Nevada goal ward drives Numerous Drives Each team staged determined marches In the first period BYU reached 26 yard line the 29 and once to the 6 In the sec ond quarter Nevada came back with drives which penetrated to the BYU 30 37 and 40 In the third period the Mormons reach ed the Wolf 12 while Nevada got as far as BYU 40 The last quar ter 'was a see saw affair with the visitors going as far as Ne 20 'and the Aiken Men moving down to the Utah 38 39 and 23 The way Nevada dug in and fought when forced back by the Mormons was heart warming to the old grads who jammed the Homecoming Day crowd Once 1 the Wolves commenced their stands the only way BYU could advance was through the air Both teams started with a 2 2 1 defense but BYU soon switched to a 6 and even 5 man line BYU setaged a few intricate plays from a complicated shift which settled down into a single wing forma tion A couple of triple reverses were pulled the backs? shuffling theball like a veteran Twenty One dealer but the plays gain any yardage Two quick 1 ks went over the head of the Nevada safety man Nevada Theaiens Biggest thrills of the game came in the last few minutes when the battling Wolves tried to strike twice Nevada power housed from deep in its down territory to the BYU 44 where Vinson lost the ball on a Jumble A moment later Nevada recovered Chap fumble and Nevada started again Polish cut loose with des peration passes One long aerial dropped just in front of Beloso next pass bounced over fungers Trigero snatch ed a 20 yard pass ran three more but lost the ball on a fumble as he was tackled loss Gardner made one pass fell incomplete Gardner kicked 50 yards to Cobeaga ran back yards around end made nine Polish through center made seven and first down Nevada on 49: Vinson 'made two Polish hurdled the line for three pass intercepted by Brink on Cougar 20 Brink ran to Nevada 20 and lateralle dto Bateman who went for touchdown kick was good and Cougars led 7 to 0 Maynard kicked to Cobeaga on Nevada 15 brought back io Nevada 35 as the half ended THIRD QUARTER Maynard kicked to Cobeaga who went io the Nevada 38 Polish failed io gain Polish made two Vinson made one and Cobeaga kicked io Cugar 36 Jackson failed to gain Chipman made three 'Jackson made 15 but both sides offside Jackson around right end for seven and first down Cougars on own 46: Gjird ner failed to gain Gardner made four Jackson passed to Chipman who went to Nevada 16 Jackson failed to gain Jackson around rgiht end made one" Jackson passed Chipman for six Jack son was stopped and Nevada took ball on downs on own 12 Polish made 11 around right end for first down Polish through center made one Cobe aga on a reverse from made five Vinson through cen ier made five yards and first down Nevada on own 32: Vin son through center made five Polish on right tackle smash made three Vinson ploughed through center for three and first down Nevada on own 43: Cobeaga on a reverse lost iwo Polish sot around end for eight fumbled but a Nevada man re covered Polish through center failed to gain Polish kicked from Nevada 45 out of bounds io the 24 Chipman on a triple reverse made one Skousen on wide end sweep lost one Gardner quick kicked to Nevada 20 and Cobeaga ran it back to the Nevada 35 as the quarter ended OURTH QUARTER Vinson on a reverse made three Polish through center made two Smiihwick on end around made 15 yards for first down Nevada on Cougar 46: Vinson through center made two Polish through center made one Cobeaga on a lateral from Polish mada three Polish kicked over the goal line Skousen over left' tackle made two Skousen through center made five Jensen quick kicked out of bounds to Nevada 36 Polish' pass intercepted by Chipman on his own 40 and he went to Nevada 32 Christensen around right end made seven Gardner through An alert band of Cougars from Brigham Young University Provo Utah took advantage of every break to eke out a 7 to 0 victory over a more powerful but slower University of Nevada Wolf Pack on Mackay ield Saturday But more than 5000 Homecoming Day fans went home proud of their Nevada Wolf Pack for Jim men put up a gallant SweattS'Cd 132 Sierra Phone 7181 everq possible MANUAL LOSS Nev BYU 11 11 0 195 23 228 15 0 6 1 1 3 6 3 30 21 49 10 kJPA COAST TO COAST INuVV broadcast of I WAOT A KPO Notre Dame Wins rom Navy 14 7 40c CHOICE RIED OR RICASSEE Eftsa CHICKEN With Vegetables and Coffee vvU (Milk 5 cents extra) It a wonder me Phillip WHY IIP djesric carn sufficient Auto insurance New Low Rates on Auto mobile Insurance Example: Public Liability as Low as yearly $1595 Powerful Utah Wallops Utah By 35 0 Count Starting at 7 A Like Mrs Breakfast Pastry Choice ruit and ruit Juices armer Brothers Coffee SUNDAY DINNER rom 1 1 A to Midnight ROAST BEE With Vegetables and Coffee I U' dVW 11 Vli JTIR frawk 1 1 's No 29 is Weenicr and I I MIDDLE' WEST De Correvont Leads Northwestern Win Ohio State Noses Minnesota EVANSTON Ill (UR) North revived Wildcats clawed Wisconsin 13 7 Saturday A crowd of 40000 cheered the rugged Northwestern line and the fleet Northwestern backs who pounded out the touchdowns The Wildcat line outcharged their heavier Wisconsin foes and blocked as they have not blocked before this year for teh backs Bill De Correvont Paul Soper Tuffy Chambers Don Clawson et al Oklahoma 27 Kansas 7 NORMAN Okla (UR) Coach Tom Stidham peeled the wraps off Byron Potter third string fullback and produced a new star Saturday as Oklahoma opened its defense of the Big Six foot ball championship by overpower ing Kansas 27 to 7 Indiana 7 Illinois 6 CHAMPAIGN Ill (UR) The Indiana University team which last week scored the first Hoosier football victory over Wisconsin in 29 years broke another prece dent Saturday by beating Illinois for the first time in 40 years op the Illini Indiana won 7 to 6 Ohio State 23 Minnesota 20 MINNESOTA Minn Ohio State bombarded Minnesota with a bewildering assortment of for ward and lateral passes Saturday and became the first Big Ten team to whip the Gophers on their home sod since 1932 a bitterly fought victory 23 to 20 Three times the scarlet jerseyed Bucks split pass de fenses wide open and poured over touchdowns but after all the wild throwing it was Charlie second period field goal from the 20 yard line that kept Ohio State among the major unde feated untied football teams Missouri 9 Kansas State 7 COLUMBIA Mo (UR) The University of Missouri opened its Big Six Conference football corn petition with a 9 to 7 victory over Kansas State Saturday in a game that threatened to 'develop into a back alley freeifor all before the final gun Michigan 85 Chicago 0 CHICAGO (UR) mighty Wolverines met Chicago Saturday in a planned in its Big Ten schedule but the entire Michign traveling squad ran itself breathless to win 85 to 0 It was the worst defeat in Chi history surpassing even 61 to 0 marathon against the Maroons last week A crowd of 6000 saw the game Nebraska 20 Baylor 0 LINCOLN Neb Nebras ka showed up the Southwest Con ference at its own game Satur day and used the airlanes to de feat Baylor 20 to 0 Purdue 20 Mich Siaiae 7 LAAYETTE Ind Dave Dankin junior end of football team overs'hadowed the famed of the Boiler maker backfield Saturday as he led the home team to its first victory of the year over Michigan State 20 to 7 Vines Meets Perry or Pro Net Title BEVERLY HILLS Cal red Perry defending champion moved up to the finals Saturday night' of the national pro fessional tennis championship by defeating Bill Tilden 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 2 Perry meets Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena Sunday for the title In the doubles flight Vines and Perry went to the finals to be played Sunday also by elimin ating Ben Gorchakoff of Beverly Hills and Vincent Richards of New York 7 5 10 8 6 3 Vines and Perry play Bruce Barnes of Austin Tex and Keith Glcdhill of Lps Angeles Jn the doubles championship game Kemper 24 Chillicothe Business College 0 REE 1 Motor and Safety Test October 23 24 25 Modern motor cars are engineered io such high peaks of perfection that any deficiencies in their operation are slow to make themselves known As a result loss of operating efficiency causes poor per formance and economy long before the owner is aware of the change Some accidents too are paused by motorists who were unaware of their car's unsafe operating condition Don't let this happen to i you! Let us perform the REE motor and safety test listed below without cost or obligation COMPRESSION TEST Jnequal compression indicates loss of power Our Tester will locate the cause No relying on guesswork here IGNITION TEST A complete check on your plugs points coil all must meet certain mini mum tests STARTER CIRCUIT TEST Thorough storage battery cable and starting motortests Testing these parts under actual operat conditions locates impending trouble Generator circuit test Check and wiring system in eludes checking voltage regulator prevents expenditure due to incorrect diagnosis COMBUSTION TEST Check carburetor mixture test idle high speed and accelerating system locate exact cause of low gas mileage SAETY TEST Lights Steering Hom Windshield Wiper each tested because each is so important to safety ALL THESE TESTS RECORDED ON A SPECIAL ORM AT NO COST TO YOU Durham Chevrolet co 221 SOUTH VIRGINIA RENO.

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