Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 November 1945 — Page 12

Irish Assured of Finishing With Best Percentage as Rockets Upset Blue Devils

By BOB STRANAHAN

Coach Joe Dezelan’s Cathedral team today owned the right to i!

claim the 1945 city high school football championship, thanks to a little assistance from the Rockets of Broad Ripple. While the Irish were shellacking Manual yesterday, 32-0, to remain

unbeaten against Indianapolis foes, Devils, 14-7, Regardless of the outcome of next week's Irish-Washington or the Tech-Shortridge encounters, Cathedral still will finish with the best percentage of any of the city elevens,

Then, too, Irish backers can point to the fact that Cathedral beat the team that beat Shortridge. Broad Ripple has an excellent ghance to finish in the runner-up spot. The Rockets play Howe next week and will be heavily favored, Continentals Beat Tech Washington's surprising Continentals pulled one of the major upsets on the city scene by overpowering Tech, 25-18, and Howe's Hornets defeated the Silent Hoosiers, 33-20, in the other local conCathedral held the upper hand all the way against the South Siders yesterday, scoring in the first five minutes of play on a sustained §3-yard drive, Vince Gatto went “over for the first - marker from

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Jim Mclinn went around .end 14 yards for another first-period touchdown and Gatto sped yards for the third Irish marker in the second stanza. McLinn passed to John McHuglf for another in the third period and then tallied again in the same heat. MecLinn also converted twice. Only in the final period did Manual penetrate deep in Cathedral territory. r _ It was the final game of the season for the Redskins, who lost their

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YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Broad Ripple 14. Shortridge 7. 0.

Cathedral 32, Manus] Howe 33, Stlent Hoosiers 20.

Washington 25, Tech 18

drive and aiso plunged for the extra point. He scored again in the fourth period on the end of a

48-yard Rocket drive.

Passes Click Washington's passing attack clicked and the Continentals were ever alert on Tech mistakes as the West side team staged its surprise triumph. Tech had the margin in statistics but Washington had the victory. The Green pushed 83 yards for

Simmons Wins Armory Bout

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& first-period touchdown with Harry| Tommy Charles of Terre Haute ahd

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7. The attempt for conversion fafled|® fight of it. Bell, a lightheayy, and Washington took the lead when 8s already convinced the local

Bob Wolfla flipped” an aerial to Wesley Jones for a touchdown and to Bill Lucas for the extra point, Wolfla heaved another pass to Jones in the second period to put Washington in front, 13-6. Tech came back with a 54-yard push fo score just before the half ended, Kimbro passitig to George Collins for the final 14 yards. The conver.

ringsiders that he is a two-fisted battler and said fists carry haymaker voltage. : In last night's fistic menu at the Armory, two knockouts occurred, both in prelim bouts. Robert Bea mon, Indianapolis lightweight, flat tened Butch Maxwell, Chicago, in third round; and Pedro Carsonia, Indianapolis, stoped Jimmy Wilson, Chicago, in the fifth. Main Go One-Sided The main event was one-sided and Bob

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N.Y. Cs Notfke Is Lone Pinman iL To Top 650 Mark in League Play

-- Although several topnotch bowling last night, scoring was far short of the Bill Noffke, New York Central veteran, with 226, 212, 228666, for Robbins Coffee in the only solo series over 650. . ! Dorothy Lilly posted the 22d 600-serfes in feminine competition this

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