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SPORTS I FINANCE I 109th Year. No. 213' Sunday, December 3, 1939 Free Press Want Ads Bring Best Results U. of D. High Ends Shamrocks' Streak, 20 to 0 Titans Mar Unbeaten Duquesne Grid Record with 1040 Deadlockkroih Suffers Cub Co-Captain Snares Bernadotte Pass for Gain Play That Dashed 1 1- V' 102,291 Watch Navy Humble Army in Rain Field Goal in I nitial Quarter Clinches 10-0 VicL ry Statistics i V.

Afc'- Arm? Vvy Jlrat downt 7 Varda (alnrd, IB" Paaaaa atlamptil 1.1 3 I'aaftpa rnmplrt .1 1 1 arda sained, paaalng 7.1 10 rpe Interreptrd A runtlna; avrraKf 4't 3- llpp. fiimblM 1 larda prnalitad -O A aiy 3 7 10 I 1 ') -v 1 -v a 4 si: '1 vv tralT1fca1aiWal-tC I mil .1 lull.oliJl.ii.IM'W IWWaaa; i X'Z'lf, f'- vf- TSkt, i i px 1 1 I i I I Jr 1 IV 4 1 I X. Hk 'rir wrrffirtfin irfniiriaaai-aaaira i am aaaa-i-al-ai-aar'fiii lfrtina--a-aama-aaMaaariir iriiiftiiaj ART MONTAGNE Tears for Both Winners and Losers After Prep Contest Is All Over By Doc Hoist Nobody made a squawk when U. of D. Hieh beat Catholic Central to end that thirty-four-game a record of which no one was central.

Hurt? Yes! and you can to that yes. Some of them cried. But they were not tears of shame. They cried because of strain. They were playing to uphold that thirty-four-game streak.

They were playing to uphold John Hackett, a great some time and they knew it. were the same kind that Lou Broken Leg in Second Period Central Fails to Score for First Time in Five Years Statistics V. of n. r.tholla Central 8 t.l 17 20 SO High Tlrat doima 7 Varda gained, Faaaea attempted 5 Paaaea eomplrted 4 Paaaea Intercepted 4 Varda gained. runtlng average 4,1 Opp.

fumhlca recovered. 1 Varda nenallied. r. of d. man Tmichdnwna Vfnntagna.

Schmidt. Km Jenke. Ha'etv -Mlrhula. ATII. CENT.

(0) V. Or D. HIGH (104 Srraeanr I 1-T Ren Rl-joej I Brodhead 0 Meier R.T.... Oweng K.K...... Kralenaa q.

T. Doratn Rernadotrai R.H Montagna awimidg Mirhula Walla llehln.M l.aerkl Vata Kolodlleakl Morrla liroth llrKrank Pollard Subitltulea Cathnlla Central! Snnea, Ivory, Uownev, Millhnan. Dignelt, thrlat. Keo, D. of II.

High: Bvera, Rep. Kr, W. Il'iralt, Horrlgao, gnjder, tox one. Marliuff. Referacnale CnrtlMf Mtrh.

Normali. fifnplre Jerrv Botlarwkv tWaioel. Head lineman mil Van Fleet (Mich. Normal l. Field judge Dr.

E. W. Fltiaerald lot. Louia). By John N.

Sabo Mighty Catholic Central toppled from its lofty football throne Saturday afternoon with a crash which reached earthquake proportions. U. of D. High School's rugged Cubs unceremoniously trampled Catholic Central's 34-game winning streak Into the mud of Brigga Stadium and roared to a thrill-packed 20-0 victory in the annual City-Catholic championship charity football game. It was all U.

of D. High through the last 30 minutes and the 23,120 cash customers, largest crowd ever to see a high school game in Michigan, left the stadium convinced that the Cubs have tha finest all-around high school team in Metropolitan Detroit. Cubs Strike Quickly The Cubs struck unexpectedly In the last three minutes of th first half for eight points on a Central safety and a touchdown. Then they hit the cash register for two more touchdowns in th fourth quarter just for good measure. U.

of D. High got its first two points when Tackle George Reno, a defensive giant all afternoon, blocked George Kunec's punt In the end zone and Tackle Al Michuta, of Central, recovered for a safety. Two plays later Louis Bernadotte faded to his 40 and tossed a long pass to Art Mon-tagne who caught it and ran IS yards to score. In the fourth period Al Schmidt spun through center seven yards for one touchdown and End Dick Krajenke sprinted 44 yards with an intercepted pas for another. Groth Fractures Left Leg There was just one unfortunata thing about the ball game, and it had a decided bearing on the final outcome.

Midway in the second period, Tony Groth, ace Central halfback, suffered a fractured left leg when he was tackled by Tommy Dorais on an end run. Groth was carried off on a stretcher by a host of U. of D. High playera and rushed to Providence Hospital, Until Groth was injured. Catholic Central had a alight offensive edge.

When Tony, who has scored 120 points this year and is Michigan's top prep-scorer, was out of the game, U. of D. High rose with all its might for those 20 points. Without Groth, Catholic Central looked like a very ordinary team. With him in the game through tha four periods, it might have been a different story.

In winning U. of D. High did what no team has done since 1934 held Catholic Central's high scor ing machine scoreless. Not sine St. Catherine's beat Catholic Cen tral, 13 to 0.

on Oct. 29, 1934, had a team blanked the Shamrocks. And not since St. Cath erine's beat Catholic Central, 7 to 6, in the final game of the season had a team beaten Catholie Central. No team ever had scored 20 points against the Shamrocks until U.

of D. High smashed through Saturday. Cubs Have Many Heroes U. of D. High had a host of heroes in the victory.

There were the two big tackles, Reno, who Turn to PRF.P Page 5 Football COLLEGE of D. ....10 Duquesne ...10 Tulane 33 20 George. Tech. IS Georgia 0 YourKton Davra F.lkins 0 Muhlenberg Albright 0 Waahlng'n V. 21 St.

Louis 17 Daytnn 19 Ohio Weftley'n 7 G. Wanh'gion IS V. Virginia 0 Colorado Mns. S8 Reels S.M.C 14 T.C.l' 7 Virginia St, 14 Hampton 7 Ravlnr 10 Rlre 7 Riahnp 7 iler Pralrte View. 12 Southern 9 r.S.C 9 Waahlngton a S'thweatern V.

Tenn. ft Occidental Colorado 8 Boalon (oi. ..14 Holy Cttm 0 Stanford ....14 Dartmouth Roae Pnlr Holhrnok (O.) 0 Nevada Col. of Pacific HIGH SCHOOL of 20 Catholic Cent 0 55-Yard Gallop Enables Dukes to Salvage Tie U-D Strikes Quickly to Gain Early Lead; Ghesquiere Stars Statistics Duqueana Tlrat down! Tarda gained, ruahl-g 137 riM attempted Paeaea completed Varda galnrd, paMing 91 Paaara Interrepled I Varit penallaci) Punting average Opp. lumblra recovered Detroit 11 no i.i 7 48 Hit 3 in ii 0 10 710 Tourhdovrna Uheaqulere, finnda, Have.

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Byt. r. Rail. Hlrochmaii, Mnr.mnl, Roklakv, llemao. Iletrnlt: Banonu, Mcijiua Johoaon, rroellrh.

oodrc.h. Tpf, till, Murphy, Peteramarck, Henktl. By W. W. Edgar PITTSBURGH, Dec.

2 Playing through a heavy rain, hall and darkness that at times almost hlnttud the nlavers from view, a ftghting band of Titans from the University of Detroit held the famed Night Riders of Duquesne to a 10-10 deadlock at Forbes Field this afternoon and dimmed ths Dukes' hopes of a bowl game assignment on New year a way. Striking suddenly, before the tieavv storm broke, the Titans Jiiled up a touchdown and a field goal In the opening period to seize a lead the Night Riders never were able to overcome. Fighting back In desperation to try and preserve their perfect record, the Night Riders countered with a field goal In the second period and added tha tying points on a quick opening play in the fourth period, when George tibnda raced 55 yards for tha touchdown. Winning Streak Snapped While the Night Riders managed lo escape defeat in one of the most bizzare settings for a gridiron battle, the deadlock ended their winning streak, which had reached eight straight, and partly crushed the jinx they have held ever the Titans In the Smoky Pity. Five times in the past, the titans have come here and just as often were turned back.

They ere underdogs again today. But the outlook changed shortly after the opening klckoff and left more than 20,000 fans almost tunned. Pavcleo Recovers Fumble Primed for a quick-opening charge, the Titans saw their plans fade when Al Ghesquiere's first pass was intercepted at midfield. The Titans charged right back and gained possession when Tackle Ted Pavelec recovered Phil Ah-iwesh's fumble on the Detroit 42. This was the break the Titans liad hoped for and they made the most of It.

Ghesquiere, who never played a better game in his career, filled the air with passes. First to Frank Hayes and then to Tim Slovisky, young Al pitched the Titans to a first- down on the enemy 20. Here Johnny Biringer witched tactics and struck along tha ground. Slovisky ripped through tackle for 13 yards. Jack McDermott added a yard at center and Ghesquiere slid off tackle for a first down 10 yards away from the goal line.

Ghesquiere Goes Over Dropping back, as if to pass, Chesquiere caught the Night Riders flat-footed and raced through a hole in the line for six yards. Coming right back, he repeated the play and slid over for a touchdown. Frank Hayes added the extra point. The Titans charged right back few moments later and got a break when Cas Brovarney recovered Ahwesh's fumble on the Duquesne 32. Slovisky again started the charge, hitting the line for two.

But the Night Ricters were net back to their own 25 for unnecessary roughness. Ghesquiere faked a pass and raced to the nine-yard line. On the next play he split the middle of the line for three yards. When the pile-up untangled, Turn to TITANS rage 2 Referee Ejected by Angry Fans KINSTON. N.

C. Dec. 2 (A. A hip-swinging halfback lithered through the opposing team and sprinted 74 yards for a touchdown in a Negro football game here. Forthwith the crowd warmed onto the field and girls and women showered the hero with kisses.

But suddenly all the cheering stopped. The referee called bRck the play. Last seen the referee was going over a nearby hill in a Cloud of dust The fans selected a new referee who allowed the play, and the (ame was resumed. Shamrock Hopes a Z5 from Behind Twice, powerhouse has been tied only by North Carolina. An estimated 42,000 fans watched the thirty-seventh renewal of a gridiron feud that began in 1893.

When the game was over the football players and students exchanged handshakes Instead of blows that had ended the game in Baton Rouge last year. Tulane Matches Scores Led by Substitute Halfback Ashford Slmes, L.S.U. scored a touchdown in each of the first three periods. Pushed to everything it had, Tulane matched the scoring in each of the first three periods and rang up two touchdowns in the final quarter. The victory assured Tulane a place In a post-season game as one of the outstanding teams of the nation.

Tulane found a new star in that final period. Sophomore Halfback Bob Glass, of Massillon, made the setup for one of the touch downs with an 85-yard run, and I broke over center for the other. L.S.U. scored its first touchdown in the first seven minutes. Guards J.

W. Goree and Jake Messina, of L.S.U., recovered a blocked Tulane punt a yard from the goal line. In three plays Fullback Roy Joe Anderson punctured the Tulane line for the touchdown. Tulane blocked the attempt to convert. Fullback Goes Over Five minutes later, after a series of running plays.

Tulane's full-bark, Fred Gloden, plunged over from the one-foot line. Halfback Bob Kellogg converted. L. S.U. came back strong early in tha second period.

Following a Tulane punt, Slmes took the ball from center on his own 3S and raced 62 yards for a touchdown. Anderson converted. Tulane evened the score four minutes befote the half ended. Kellogg passing to Capt. Paul Krueger for a touchdown.

The attempted conversion wss blocked Turn to TtXANE Page 3 stadium last summer when he broke his consecutive game streak. Between halves when Catholic Central was behind. 8 to 0. Alike Have Good Cry winnine streak. It ended ashamed, especially Catholic add a couple exclamation points coach.

They had to be beaten But it still hurt. Those tears Gehrig let loose in the same olio Smnc o- Tribe Contract CLEVELAND, Dec. 2 (A.P.) Bob Feller, twenty-one-year-old strikeout king of the major leagues, tonight signed a contract ror the 1840 season with the Cleveland Indians. Terms on the contract were not revealed but the Indian's vice president, C. C.

Slapnicka, said he "could not deny" that Feller would be paid the largest salary ever given a Cleveland pitcher. The contract signing followed a one-hour conference between the young hurler, Club President Alva Bradley and Slapnicka. Cleveland sports writers estimated Feller, who led American League pitchers with 24 victories last season, would receive 123,000 in 1940, about $3,000 more than he was paid last year under a contract providing a bonus. Slapnicka refused to say whether the new contract contained a bonus clause. Tony Groth, ace Catholic Central halfback made no gain on a reverse when he was tackled (upper photo) by Co-Capt.

Tom Dorais, of U. of D. High. Groth's left leg was broken below the knee on this play, and he was carried from the field (lower photo). Leading the stretcher bearers are John Brodhead, left, and Al Schmidt, U.

of D. High center and fullback. lrojansrutUn ThrillingFinish to Beat Huskies Statistics CS C. Waah'lon Flrat down 14 Vanla gained, ruahlnir IMft larila jwinrd, paating 1'anaee attempted a an 10 47.5 XI II 7 rnmpletert 'anaea liilerppntad 3 I'linllnr average 38.7 larda penalised Washington 7 0 0 OOO Tnuehdnwna Stnnehraker. Steele.

Polntt after tuucliduwn Mlzeu. Oaapar. Kafety Steele. U.8.C. 0 WASHINGTON (7) Mar Dow, II Sliierker L.T I'onley Smith franknar.ki llrmpaejr 1 Mueh Sonn R.C Garretaon Gaanar K.T NIon Jonea Man lan.drll q.r Mrana Hoffman L.H Steele RolHTt.ua MrAdama 1'eoplea F.B Jo ore Washington aubttltutlnna Younglnre, Yarr.

blnan, enda; Nlerllng, tackle; lireen-wood, Nelaon, Kineraon, guarda; MrUlntork, center; Ml ten, Blackpool. Gleaann, hark. aubtltutea Krneger, Mena, enda; Thnmaaaln, Stnnrhraker, tarklea; IMlllllpa, Kallnlrh Rmerann, guarda; Morrill, renter; Hehlnrilrr, Banta, Engle, fangtter, Blatter, Bundy, baeka. Referee Fitrpatrlrk rtnh). I'mplre Bnlea (Minneanta).

Head llneaman Tunny (Ix.jol.i. Field Jlldie Kirkpatrlck (Occidental), LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (A.P.) Southern California's mighty Trojans plunged along today on the high road to the Rose Bowl, but it took a dramatic touchdown in the final two minutes to crush the University of Washington, 9 to 7, in a game that possibly qualifies as one of the most exciting in the Pacific Coast Conference. Off to a seven-point lead in the first quarter, Washington fought the mighty men of Troy to a standstill for some 58 minutes as 50,000 fans marveled at the sensational stand of the underrated team from the Northwest. Then the Trojan fireworks began to explode.

Pass Decides Game The big blowoff came as Quarterback Grenville Lansdell made a dramatic re-entry into the game with the ball on the Washington 16, one minute and 45 seconds to go. He took the ball, fired a pass into the end zone, and big John Stonebaker caught it for the winning touchdown. The extra point was kicked, but it wasn't needed. Working on a theory that if one triple-threat star doesn't deliver, Coach Howard Jones sent in another. When he failed, he sent in a No.

3 man. When No. 3 tired, No. 1 Lansdell, in this case rushed back and there went the Huskies' hopes of running its winning streak over the Trojans to six years in a row. Trojans Drive 60 Tarda Sixty yards the Trojans went on this last quarter rampage, the Washingtons so tired from the battering they could hardly drag themselves off the ground after a play.

Ambrose Schindler, No. 2 Turn to TROJANS Page 5 TACKLES SHAMKOCK BACK Tonrhriown Shafer. Point after tonrb. down Leonard, field foal lonard. ARM? (O) NAVV.

(10) Tearer Fouler Michel Beraner Murpur L.O Mcllrath Cilllla Hlma Roonej lt.0 Wnlte Stella Trlmhle Helmatetter K.K Montgomery Krontcaak Whitehead llatrh I. tiuttlng IMibuluon Gillette Krana f.B.. Lena Suhatlttttea Armyi F.nda, llntaon, Adama. (irvilel. llanaat.

Matlemi tarklea, Irfitmo. Harris, Light; guard. Muayk, llenneaaev. Ml ner. Weldnert renter, lireen: harka, Waddell, Hennetaee, I'tiontpnon, HerTner.

Brunn. Folk, r-rawley. Miimn Navv: F.nria. OTonnell. Froude.

Bllrke: tarklea, Steen, thew'ning: guarrii, Feld- mrter. Sliwkn; renter, tlarwood; naraa. Ciiltlnr. Nhater. Ilanaen.

Blount. Leonard. Wood, Grliert. Malcolm, Werner, Mayo, Gray, Anderaoo. Referee W.

Frleaell Princeton CmpIre W. i. Crowell (Swarthmore) M. A R. Lake ILafavetlel Held Judge George rg a (otre llama).

Timer 1. w. -ouraet irrnniyitainaj. By Henry McLemore PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2 (U.

In as nasty weather as they'll ever encounter on a bridge of a ship, Navy's football sailors dropped anchor In the port of victory today with a 10-0 victory over their ancient, honorable, and completely outplayed rivals, the Cadets of West Point. From klckoff to final whistle the elements conspired against the players and the dauntless 102,291 persons who occupied every seat in the giant Municipal Stadium for the fortieth meeting between the service teams. Play Almost Obscured Rain drizzled down from leaden skies, in streaks as gray as the uniform of the Cadets. Fluffy, sticky fog rolled in over the field, settling like wet feathers on the crowd and making visibility so poor near the end of the game that the combatants were nothing more than ghostly figures going through a shadowy routine. And, working with the fog and the rain, was a stinging wind, that blued the hands and rattled the teeth.

But so strong is the hold that this football extravaganza has on the public, nothing could drive a single watcher away. And at the finish, when Navy's big and brassy band broke into the Star Spangled Banner, there was a solidly packed stadium to stand, drenched but happy, for its completion. Navy Deserves Victory Then the Midshipmen and their followers gave vent to their exultation over the victory of their underdog team. Goal posts came down. There were snake dances on the gridiron.

There were songs, cheers, and just plain yelling. The Navy team deserved it all, too, because today it shook off the disappointment of five straight defeats and, in the cold and gloom, found itself. For the full 60 minutes the Middies blocked and tackled with bruising force, ran over the slippery ground as If it were fast and true, and generally behaved as a fine football team. The Middies won the game in the first 10 minutes of the opening period when, the first time they had possession of the ball, they refused to yield it until they Turn to ARMY-NAVY Page 5 AS DICK KRAJE.VKE AND AL Tulane Remains Undefeated by Outscoring L.S.I., 33-20 Green Wave Comes Then Sew Up Game in Last Period Rudy De Frank Skirting End for Five Yards in Charity Game Hackett calmly gave the boysi hell. He told them they had been behind on other occasions and won.

He told them polite ly a few mistakes they had made. "But if you lose, kids, put up a fight and I won't care," Hackett said. "You've been wonderful, you've been grand." And that is lust what tne c. u. boys were in defeat.

They were wonderful. They were grand. They fought, they tried and they cried afterward. Even the U. of D.

boys showed a bit of emotion. They cried, too, between halves. But Coach Bob Tiernan was slapping them on the back and they were crying with Joy. It appears that no matter how old a football player Is or how tough, he Is an easy crier except when he is hurt. Tony Groth, with his leg broken, groaned and laughed.

9mm Former Judge Ernest P. Lajoie, general chairman of the annual game and past president of the Old Newsboys, said the attendance was 23,120. It probably was the cleanest football game ever played. In the fourth quarter when Jerry Leone broke loose for U. of D.

High and was spilled with great emphasis on the nine-yard line by Frank Kolodjicskl, of Catholic Central. Frank picked himself up and patted Jerry on the back for his great run. www The game ended with Catholic Central fighting. George Kunec was carried off the field in the last play of the game. In case you have to be told, the weather wasn't so hot from a promotional point of view.

Mike Jacobs would have stuck out his tongue and called the show off. Mike once said he would rail off Christmas If it snowed. a Gus Dorals mentally was play ing two games Saturday his own against Duquesne at nusnurgn and his son's Briggs Stadium. Dorais son Tom Is U. or v.

Hieh Quarterback and co-captain of his team. Before the game Tom received a telegram from his Dad in Pittsburgh. It gave him no advice. It was just a friendly message that read: "Good luck, Tom. 'That's Just like Dad," Tom said.

He's got a tough battle on his own hands ana ne minus oi me. Just before the game wss to get under way. Coaches Bob Tiernan, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2 (U. Tulane twice came from behind and scored twice in the last period today to defeat its traditional rival Louisiana State University, 33 to 20.

L.S.U. played inspired football against its ancient enemy. Counting today's game, L.S.U. lost five for the season. Tulsne's mighty SCITMIDT (LEFT) CLOSE IX piA jijimwip.

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