Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 13

FOOTBALL, OTHER SPORTS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DECATUR HERALD Two Sections 20 Pages Page 13 to 20 Decatur, Illinois, Tuesday, November 19, 1940. REFEREE IN 'FIFTH DOWN CASE iison Signed As Blue Opens Drill For Bradley Game Manager Of Cubs Gophers Hold No. 1 Rank in College Poll New York (AP) Even though most of the votes were cast before Cornell officially conceded victory to Dartmouth, the Big Red team dropped from second place to fifth yesterday in the sixth weekly Associated Press footbai! ranking poll of the season. Minnesota, winning out over Fans' Fare ft I I 1 Reds Prepare For Invasion Of Springfield By EDDIE COLE Pass defense, woefully weak in the first half against Bloomington Friday night, monopolized the entire practise session yesterday as Coach Kile MacWherter drove his Decatur gridders in preparation for the big game of the season against Springfield Thanksgiving afternoon. Despite reports from Springfield to the effect that the Reds are heavy favorites to annex this 34th meeting between the two Turkey day rivals, the contesct is regarded here as an even-stephen affair and passes, many and varied, are thought to be the major weapon on which Bill Roellig will stake his chances for a Springfield victory.

As a precautionary measure the second line of Decatur's defense. Arden Hamman, Bob Dansby, Bob Swingle and Russ Oplinger. backs and Co-captain- Jim Smith, center, who drops back into the secondary as a line backer, worked out against the expected aerials behind a second team line yesterday Doing the tossing with the first team forward wall as protection was Dick Ruffner, alternate tailback earlier in the year. He pitched forwards of all descriptions to ends and backs alike and by the time the drill was over the Red defenders were covering well and knocking down a lot of the attempts- The only casualties of the Bloomington mix Friday nighl, which ended in a 7-7 standoff, were Oplinger and left end Bob Swift, both of whom suffered slight leg injuries. Oplinger was able to take his place in the lineup yesterday but Swift was replaced by Harrison Fisher.

Coach MacWherter will send his gridmen through their last heavy workout today. The session will consist mainly of dummy scrimmage with additional time being spent on polishing up plays and blocking assignments. The Springfield buildup campaign has emphasized the fact that the Solons have lost four games, tied one and won only two. and are without a victory in Big 12 campaigning. At the same time it is being pointed out that the Reds have lost only two games all season, while tying two and winning four.

The only points of comparison between the elevens are the tie game each played with Bloomington, one of the better teams of the conference this season and their game with Peoria Central Central and Springfield tied, 6-6. and Decatur downed the Peorians, 13-0. The score of the Springfield Bloomington tilt was 7-7. Springfield has not tasted competition since Nov. 8, and since that time Coach Roellig and his assistant, John Teuscher, have done W.

H. the referee in the "fifth down" Dartmouth-Cornell game which officially was awarded to Dartmouth yesterday, 3-0, is shown here at his desk in Pittsburgh. Referee Admits Five Downs; Cornell Concedes Victory Wells Omits Contact From Week's Program By GEORGE KREKER Marshall Wells called i bruised and battered Millikin fool- ball squad out for one hour of of fensive practise yesterday afternoon as he started work for 'he Thanksgiving day game here with Bradley Tech of Peoria. Monday's workout was spent on signal drill and checking assign ments in dummy practise. There will be no contact work in tM Millikin camp during the three available days before the Bradley game.

Injured Men Doubtful Doubt continues in the two injured men on the Blue squad, Fred Scharf and Ed Dahm. Scharf. wno has a leg injury, played less than two minutes against Wesleyan but there are hopes he will be able to see more service in the Bradley game. Dahm reinjured the muscle below the left shoulder but it likely will respond to treatment and he will be able to play Thursday. According to the coaching staff, bruises were the extent ot injuries to other members of the squad.

This afternoon Millikin will turn its attention to pass defense after hearing reports that Ken Olson, senior quarterback, tossed four touchdown passes against North Dakota last Saturday in bringing a 32-6 victory. Another pass put the Braves in position to score. Bradley Wins Four Bradley has won four games and lost three this year, the same as Millikin's record, but two of the defeats came at the hands of University of Illinois and Illinois Wesleyan. Western Kentucky Teachers dealt out the third setback. On the basis of Bradley's 27-7 beating by Wesleyan and Millikin's 32-18 defeat by the same time, the outlook for a Blue victory Thursday is not out of tne question.

Bradley has met stronger opponents 'and will be favored to win although Millikin has a chance if it plays back to last Saturday's performance. Wells was far from discouraged over Millikin's showing. All of the varsity played good football, Roger Merkcr turning in his best game of the season. Frank Poneta. Carl Hunt and Bruce Meng all went the full 60-minute route and gave good accounts of themselves.

Mildness at a Saving Prep Cagers Active Tonight The heaviest night's schedule ot the young basketball season is staled for tonight when 31 games involving teams (rem Herald-Revieiv territory will be played. Another heavy card is on tap for Wednesday with scattered tills Thursday and Friday. After the Thanksgiving holidays all the prep fives swing into action, either next week or on Dec. 3. This week's games follow: Tuesday Atwood at Hammond.

Mt. Zion at Moweaqua. Westfield at Kansas. St. Francisville at Hutsonville.

Cowden at Ramsey. Kinmundy at St. Elmo. Teutopolis at Charleston. Beechcr City at Stewardson.

Altamont at Effincham. Middletown at Latham. Ashmore at Redmon. Scottland at St. Bernice.

Brocton at Metcalf. Patoka at Farina. Bible Grove at Mason. -Rochester at Edinburg. Iola at St.

Jacob. Livingston at Litchfield. Troy at Mulberry Grove. Charleston T. C.

at Rardin. Edgewood at Shumway. Ingraham at Dieterich. Cisco at Deland. Strasburg at Herrick.

Waynoville at Atlanta. Argents at Weldon. Gays at Humboldt. Siblev at Forrest. Morrisonville at Witt Owaneco at Harvel.

McLean at Mt Pulaski. Wednesday Neoga at Toledo. Tower H.ll at Cowden. Alumni at Brownstown. Warrensburs at Niantic Alumni at Mt Zion.

Macon at Shelbyville. Mason at Montrose. Watson at Sieel. Hume at Hindsboro. Clay Citv at Greenuo.

Rosamond at Kincaid. Mason at Altamont Browns at Noble. Thursday at Pans. Shelbyville at Pana. Fridav Paris at Taylorville.

Sumner at Lawrenceville. Vernon at Patoka. Shelbyville at Johnston City; Hawks Recall Player Chicago (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks announced yesterday the recall of Dave McKay, defense-man, and Max Bcntley, wingman from the Providence. R. Reds.

Quality for less Moneu Super FOR FALL AND GAL FOR (0) The STEPHANO Series Hero to Sign Two-Year Contract Chicago (APJ Jimmy Wilson, of Philadelphia, 40-year-old hero of the 1940 World Series, signed a two-year contract last night as manager of the Chicago Cubs. The veteran catcher-coach of the World's championship Cincinnati Beds replaces Charles Leo (Gabby) Hartnett. who was ousted last Wednesday. Wilson, agreeing to terms several hours before, signed the document Bfter Warren Giles, general manager of the Cincinnati club, arrived and handed him his unconditional release from the Reds. Kumor 520,000 Salary His salary reported to be about $20,000 annually was not revealed, but Wilson characterized his pay as "reasonable." He insisted on a two-year contract, according to James T.

Gallagher, general manager of the club a departure from the custom followed by Owner Philip K. Wrigley in giving one-year contracts-Wilson said definitely that he ould not be a player-manager. I am through as a player," Wil-inn said with a laugh. "I knew I was through catching two years ago but the emergency existed at Cincinnati and I simply had to go in. I'm tired sitting up until 3 a.

m. in a Turkish bath trying to get the aches and pains out of my system to I could play the next day Wilson revealed that one of his coaches would be Dick Spalding, former outfielder and coach of the Philadelphia Phillies during three of Wilson's five years as manager of that club. Spalding also is a Phil-adelphian. Will Coach at Third "He's the only coach I've decided upon," Wilson said. "He will be my 'close' man, doing a lot of the work and developing players.

I'll coach at third base and the other coach, as yet unnamed, will be at Thus the skakeup of the Cubs probably will remove coaches Johnny Corriden, who served four previous Cub managers, and George Uhlc. added to the staff last season. Wilson strongly hinted that he would retain Jerome (Dizzy) Dean, the Cubs' famous S185.000 pitcher ho has been of little value due to an ailing arm. 'Dean is a big help to any ball club because of his color and spirit Wilson said. "How are you going to along without a guy like him? He's a big help.

After a pitcher once hurts his arm. it's a 50 to 1 hot they'll never recover." Wilson faces a major problem in organizing a catching staff with Hartnett, who served the Cubs 19 years, no longer available- Washington Betters Pro Passing Record New York (AP Completing i3 forward passes the Chicago Bears to bring their season's total to 131 completions, the Washington Redskins las: Sunday for the second consecutive eck bettered a National pro football league passing record. A week ago the Redskins set a ngle game record with 25 completions, good for 312 yards, also record. They have thrown 214 passes to date, with an efficiency Average of 61 per cent. Bookies Decide 7-3 Score Stands New York (AP) Although Cornell and Dartmoutn have agreed that Dartmouth won their football game Saturday.

3-0. the bookmakers still are calling Cornell's game. Old Rivalry Yale and Harvard crews first met in 1865. City League STA LEY'S 47 McGill. Fisher, Liehthall.

Cox. 'ithrow. Rusk, Craic Honkins. Helm, Smith, TENNEYS 3S G. G.

V. 2 0 2 0 BF'eman. 2 Gould, Roderick, Bridees. Gass. Peel, F'eman.

Storey. Peel, 0 9 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 Totals 7 Totals 13 10 Stalcy's Tenney's 13 15 14 547 13 6 9 8 3u Officials: Hilberling and Jackson. OAKES l47' Heriot. Solin. Legse.

J-'nser. Kurek. foster, HoDkins. Sehiene. C'berlain.

Br wning. illiams. MISS-VALLEY G. 4 1 5 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 (16) G. 1 Jones, 1 Sheets, 2 Redman, 0 Mvers.

0 Sheets, 2 Albright, 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 Totals ig Totals 4 8 164" 516 Oakes Miss. Vallev 14 11 6 3 1 By George Krekei Good Morning! Marshall Wells, an astute judge of college football material, and his assistant. Don Lindeberg, had nothing but praise for Illinois Wesleyan's football team which Saturday conquered Millikin, 32-18. "Wesleyan had as good a small college team as I've seen anywhere," Wells said yesterday as he sat in his office just off the Millikin gymnasium selecting his all-star team of the Illinois College conference for the Associated Press. "Wesleyan had a good line and three fine backs in Bob Mor row, Chet Wetterlund and Herb Robinson." In fact, in Wells' opinion both Morrow and Wetterlund would be playing plenty of football in the backfields of any Big 10 school, generally regarded as the strongest college conference in the nation.

Wells also spoke well of Robinson, a sophomore who played in the Big 12 at Bloomington high. Wells also was proud of his Millikin players despite their defeat. "I have no complaint to make," he said. "My kids played their best game of the season and that's all anyone can expect. It is no re flection to say that Wesleyan simply had the strongest team." If you're interested, and we think you will be.

Wells regards Virgil Wagner, Millikin sophomore, Bill Shatzer, North Central. Morrow and Wetterlund, both of Wesleyan. as the four best backs in the I C. conference. -o- Millikin basketball players held a practise last night and will drill again tonight and tomorrow before Thanksgiving vacation starts.

The cagers resume practise next Monday afternoon. Poor old Springfield high school hasn't a chance to defeat Decatur's football team Thursday afternoon if you believe all you read in the Springfield State Register. As tears gathered in our eyes we read of Springfield's hopeless cause in Frank Weir's Frankly Speaking column Sunday morning. In the first place, how can a guy write such stuff and in the second place, how many Springfield or Decatur fans would believe it? The records speak for themselves. Decatur in all competition this season has won four, lost two and tied two.

Springfield has won two, lost four and tied two. The most humiliating Springfield defeat was by seven points and two of them were one point margins. Then let's take a look at past history. In 33 football games played between these two old rivals. Springfield has won 24, Decatur has won eight and one ended in a tie; and the Reds haven't won since 1928.

These records don't indicate too much sympathy for the "weak and helpless" Solons but here is the way Brother Weir views the contest editorially, at least. "The Springfield high school football team, preparing for its 34th grid contest with Decatur, just hasn't got the physical attributes this year to meet its ancient foe on anything like even terms. "In fact. Springfield will be a sadly short odds under-dog, a condition that hasn't existed since it upset a favored Decatur team in 1929. Speed, size, power, weight and experience all favor Decatur." Do you believe all this.

Coach MacWherter? Neither do we. Attention hunters! The phensam season ends today and it will your last chance to shoot a fine dinner until next year. This has been a poor shooting season because of the cold and windy At Fort. Niantic coach. hails from Kenney where he attended school.

Davey O'Brien, forward passing star from Texas Christian, who wiil enter training for the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the football season, was approved under "special qualifications." This was necessary because O'Brien is neither a lawyer nor an expert accountant, two requirements under which most agents are accepted. Tickets are on sale at Decatur high school for Thursday's game at Springfield. In advance general mission tickets are 50 cents and 65 cents for reserved seats. At the gate admission will be 75 cents Ralph Karr of Decatur and Johnny Wasilcwski of Taylorville will offi ciate in the Moultrie county tournament at Arthur this winter. Result of the 'fifth down" in tha Cornell-Dartmouth game is proof that anything can happen in a football game.

The referee, and a competent one too, yesterday admitted that Cornell had five downs and pictures gave convincing evidence. The game will be recorded in record books as 3-0 for Dartmouth, but the memory will linger on. Texas A. and the 1939 champion, in a close race, finished first for the second straight week, the Aggies meanwhile moving into' the runnerup spot vacated by Cornell and Stanford advancing from fourth to third. Comparable to the Cornell slump was the rise in Boston College stock.

The Eagles 19-18 winners over Georgetown and wreckers of a Hoya unbeaten streak that had gone 23 games, benefitted by that near-epic victory to the extent if a boost from eighth place to fourtn Only six teams received first-place votes from the 169 experts throughout the country. Minnesou. polling 68 for first and 66 for sec ond, was ranked no worse than fourth by anyone and amassed 1,541 points. The Aggies, with 59 firsts 51 seconds and nothing worse than fifth, got 1.485 points; Stanford, with the bulk of its support in 56 third-place nominations, was named first by 24 and got 1.331 points, while B. with 12.

Cornell, with 6, and with 3 were the others to be ranked first. Out of the top 10 went Notre Dame, unimpressive winner over Army and Navy and 7-6 victim Saturday of Iowa In place of the Irish came Nebraska, beaten only by Minnesota and judged strong enough to get eighth place. Tennessee went down from fifth to sixth and Michigan from sixth to seventh, while Georgetown and Northwestern remained ninth and 10th. Sugar Bowl Sounds Out Prospects New Orleans (AP) The Sugar Bowl sounded out officials of 10 colleges and universities, one of which was Nebraska, yesterday on how they would like about $75,000 to let their football teams olay here on Jan. 1.

Identities of the other institutions were kept secret but in informed quarters the list was believed to include Minnesota, Texas A. and Boston College, Tennessee, Michigan, Georgetown, Cornell, Fordham and a Far Western team. Cornell Crews Strong Cornell crews won 13 of the first 18 Intercollegiate regattas. PIN WALE CORDUROY SUITS Regular $12.98 Quality TWO NEW SHADES Forest Green and Rum Brown. They are washable.

Knicker set, ages 8 to 12. Long Pant Set, ages 10-16. A REAL BARGAIN THIRD FLOOR Mm By WHITNEY MARTIN Of the Associated Press New York Through its own gracious refus al to accept a victory tainted by official error, Cornell yesterday removed itself from the shrinking list of the nation's undefeated football teams, conceding that the game with Dartmouth last Satur day rightfully was won by Dartmouth, 3-0. As undeniable proof rolled in. backed by a statement from Referee W.

H. Friesell, that he was convinced he was in error, the "fifth-down" episode was ended, and with it ended a Cornell string of 18 games without defeat. Promptly Athletic Director James Lynah and Coach Carl Snavely of Cornell wired congratulations to Athletic Director William H. McCarter and Coach Earl Blaik of Dartmouth. McCarter as promptly accepted the victory, telegraphing the Cornell authorities: "Thank you for your wire.

Dart mouth accepts the victory and your congratulations, salutes the Cornell team, the honorable and honored opponent of her long est unbroken football rivalry." Motion pictures, charts of foot ball writers and Friesell's admission all blended into a picture which showed that Cornell had scored a supposedly winning touchdown when the ball should have been in Dartmouth's posses sion on its 20-yard line with less than six seconds to play. In explaining his error to Asa S. Bushnell, commissioner of the Eastern Intercollegiate football association, Friesell reported: "Since the conclusion of Satur day's Cornell-Dartmouth football game at Hanover. I have made careful and thorough study of all evidence having to do with the final series of plays which led to Cornell's touchdown and 7-3 vic tory just as time expired in the fourth quarter. Referee's Report "On the basis of numerous charts kept by the press and motion pictures taken by both of the competing colleges I now am con vinced beyond shadow of doubt that I was in error in allowing Cornell possession of the ball for the play on which it scored.

I find that, after a Cornell first down on the six-yard-line, followed three line plays which gained five yards, then an extra time-out pen- STOP IN AT THE Central Radio Store and see the largest selection of radios in Central Illinois. Compacts. Consoles. Combinations. Record ers.

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This mistake was entirely mine as the game's referee, and not shared in or contributed to by any of the three other officials. I real ize, of course, that my jurisdiction ceased at the close of the game and that the football rules give me no authority to change even an incorrect decision such as the one described, but I do want to acknowledge my mistake to you, and, if you see fit, to the football public as well." Bushnell quieted reports that there was a play in the final sequence in which both teams were offside with a statement from Head Linesman Joseph McKenney that he made no such ruling. Dartmouth, Cornell Offered Benefit Came New York (AP) Dick McCann, secretary of the national sports council of the committee for the celebration of the President's biithday, wired the Cornell and Dartmouth athletic directors last night asking if they would consider replaying the "con ceded" football game in New York for the benefit of the infantile paralysis fund. As members of the informal Eastern Ivy both Cornell and Dartmouth are known to be opposed to post-season contests. Aristocrat Whiski TV 1 fc'3 nothing but point for this tradi tional tussle in daily practise.

For all its record, the worst in years. the Springfield team, considering the fact that it is playing on its home field, is always a tough foe for Decatur and has rested for 10 days, can be rated no lower than an even choice. The Reds have not beaten the Solons since 1928. Peterson Winner of Merchandise Tourney H. Peterson won the annual Merchandise tournament at the De catur Bowling Parlors with a grand total of 693.

F. N. Moore placed second with 684. R. Rostck was third with 682, L.

Block fourth with 675 and F. Moore fifth with 673. Ray Woodworth won high natur al seFics award with 635 and Her man Schmidt had high game with 256. The prize list goes down to 635 and winners are asked to pick up their awards at the Decatu-' Parlors. Students Finally End Iowa Celebration Icwa City.

Iowa (AP) Iowa's football squad rested yesterday while the student body skip ped classes and celebrated the team's 7-0 conquest of Notre Dame Saturday. The celebration, which extended over a three-day period, ended yesterday afternoon with a victory dance in the university's Memorial Union. CIGARETTE of Quality BROTHERS, PhilW.lphi., P. s-fgijpm a big 0l 1C Hi WINTER DRIVING 00 ALL TAX PAID and N. MAIN STS.

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