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Twelve Pages
Section Four
The Indianapolis Times
Machinogun Pholes by Jobn Spickiemir, Times Stal Photographer
Sports ..
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1949
Classified
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Irish 46, Tulane 7; Butler Wins,
Bulldogs Romp Afield and Through Air
Score Three Times ‘On Passes and
Four on Ground By FRANK ANDERSON Butler's Bulldogs with sharp- | shooting quarterbacks at the con-| trols winged their way to a 47 to| 14 victory over Indiana State’s| Sycamores yesterday in the Bowl.| The Bulldogs scored three times through the air and four times on the ground. Indiana State broke through the Bulldog radar screen twice in the third quarter to post its only scores. The Bulldogs started out hot in the first quarter. Indiana State received the kickoff, couldn't do anything with the ball and kicked
NEXT OPPONENTS Butler at Washington (St. Louis). Indiana State at Oklahoma City U. to its 38 where Bulldogs downed the ball, On the first play Butler Quarterback Bill Sylvester passed to Halfback Jack Renner for the touchdown. Ray McSemek's talented toe added the extra point. Score From Six Later in the first period, Renner intercepted Sycamore Fullback George Graves’ pass and returned it to the State 26. Then Junior Fullback Pem Cornelius blasted through tackle for 20 yards. With the ball on the six-yard line, Renner and Halfback Ben Johnson went to work. Two line gmashes carried to the one and Set up a scoring buck for Cornelius. McSemek again split the uprights and the Bulldogs led 14 to 0. The Bulldogs kept it up in the second quarter. Indiana State, well bottled up, was forced to kick on fourth down. Renner returned Howes’ punt 16 yards to the Butler 46. Quarterback Ed Fike whipped a pass to End John Scheusler who was downed on the State 23. Line smashes carried to the 10 and Fike hit Scheusler again to put the ball on the oneyard line. Fullback Dick Freije knifed over on the next play to make the score Butler 20, Indiana State 0. McSemek again toed the
Indiana State, back to the wall, was forced to punt from its eightyard line. Howes’ kick was downed on the State 26. A line play failed for the Bulldogs. Then Quarterback Tim Crawforth spotted Scheusler in the end zone and the big end scampered over for the Bulldogs’ fourth score. McSemek made it four placements in a row and the Hinklemen led 28 to 0. The Bulldogs chopped the Sycamores down to size the rest of the half. So close was the Bulldog de-| fense that the Staters were able to pick up only one first down in|
‘the quarter.
In the third 1 quarter the Bull-| (Continued on n Page 38, Cok 3)
Indiana Central Triumphs, 13-0
Times State Service NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. Oct. 15—Indiana Central scored its first Hoosier College Conference football victory today shutting out Manchester, 13 to. 0, with the passing of Quarterback Paul Eicher. Central Guard Dale Robinson recovered a Manchester fumble in the second quarter on Central's 46. After Halfback Tom Barnes
coiags Sentral NEN Tory (Heme
mester at Franklin.
scooted 39 yards, Eicher hit End Vern Chandler. in the end zone for a touchdown. Bob Wood's placement kick was wide. In the fourth quarter Eicher padsed 42 yards to End Bill Mc-| Grath and 27 yards to Fullback | Bob Wheeler before Charley Dill plunged over from the one-yard line to score. Wood passéd to End eae, Roberts for the extra
Manchester rolled up all of its eight first downs in the second halt Jud penetrated to the Cena ore being stopped. Manchester ..,...0 0 0 0— 0 Indiana Central ..0 6° 0 7—13
Picking Knute Rockne’s Greatest Day Is Puzzle
It Might Have Been in 1913 When =
Irish Swamped Army, 35 to 13
comparative greatness of
There is no way to measure the football players or coaches but regardless of what system is used the name of Knute Rockne will be right at the top. No period in Notre Dame football history has been as great, nor as steeped with drama than that between 1911 and 1930, when the Rock reigned as player and coach. He was end on the Notre Dame teams of 1911, 1912 and 1913, and captain of the 1913 team which was undefeated and untied and startled the country with its amazing use of the forward pass. The Rock took over the head coaching job for the Irish in 1918 and right there began a parade of great teams and great players. They still talk of George (The Gipper) Gipp, the Four Horsemen and the Seven Mules and more All-Americas than any other team can boast. Rockne's untimely death in an airplane accident in March, 1931, was a severe blow to the entire world.” He was more than a coach. He was a scholar, a wit, and gifted, too, with an unusual kindness and devotion to his players.
By WALTER KENNEDY TO PICK Knute Rockne's greatest day in football would be like picking the best of the Eight Wonders of the World. It might have been the first meeting between Notre Dame and Army, in 1913, when Rockne was captain and end of a team that was labelled as coming from South Bend, “Illinois.” Notre Dame was an unknown quantity in those days and few, if any, ever heard of South Bend outside of Indiana. The boys set out to erase that slur to the Hoosier state and also to surprise an Army team that was scheduled to walk right over the Irish. With little Gus Dorais on the passing end, big Eichenlaub, fullback, providing the power, and Rockne and Pliska doing the catching, Notre Dame made history that day by swamping Army, 35 to 13. It was the first demonstration of the use of air power to overcome land power and it set the pace for the skillful and deceptive use of the pass. Rockne scored once, Eichenlaub twice and Pliska twice in that ball game. » » ” . s ” - THEN AGAIN it might have been the Army-Notre Dame game of 1920, when the great George (The Gipper) Gipp staged and astounding one-man demonstration in the second half to whip Army, 27 to 17. His brief association with the Gipper must have been a pleasant, dramatic chapter in his book of life. To him, Gipp was the greatest all-round football player he ever coached. There was the day that Rockne played against Jim Thorpe and his Carlisle Indians. He told that story to us on more than one occasion even though the joke was on him. “One hard day stands out above all others—the day I
IU Falls Apart in 2d Half, Loses to Hawkeyes, 35-9
S, Hoosiers Hold 9-7 Lead af Halftime;
Fall Apart Before Second Half Attack
IOWA CITY, Ia, Oct. 15 (UP)—Iowa, trailing at the intermission, tore Indiana apart with a four-touchdown offensive in the second half today for a 35 to 9 Big Ten victory before a homecoming crowd of 44,081. It was Indiana’s 11th sraigh defeat and Iowa's most lopsided conference win in 27 years. Indiana’s clever mixture of! up by Guard Lou Ginsberg's inQuarterback Nick Sebek’s pass-|terception of a Sebek pass, and ing and Halfback Bob Robert-/finally on a 32-yard end run by
KNUTE K. ROCKNE (Notre Dame, ’14)
tried to stop the greatest football player of them all, the Indian Jim Thorpe,” the Rock narrated. “My job was to tackle Thorpe, which I did successfully and
with much suffering three times. smiled genially at me. “‘Be a good boy,’ he said, ‘Let Jim run.” “He took the ball again and I went at him. Never before have I received such a shock. It was as if a locomotive had hit me and been followed by a 10-ton truck rambling over the remains. I lay on the field of battle while Thorpe pounded out a 40-yard run for a touchdown. “He came back, helped me to my feet, patted me fraternally on the back and, smiling broadly, said: ‘“‘That’s a good boy, Knute. You let Jim run.’ " ®. 8 8 8 8 oN ROCKNE'S pep talks between halves are famous. No other coach could inspire a team like the Rock did, and there was a
Caps Hold Lead FOOTBALL With 3-1 Victory (seems
After the third time Thorpe
Notre Dame ....27 6 7 6—46 Tulane «.oceeeeee 0 0 7 0— 17
Hand Springfield
Butler ..........14 14 6 13—47 Ind. State ,e.cc.0 0 0 14 0—14M
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Times Special
Iowa
Min Cevesennnae 90. OT 21—85'Morrls Harvey 21. \ DoT
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct, 15 Wabash their lead in the American Hockey
its third straight defeat, 3 to 1. Franklin
son’s running made it look like Bob Wilson after Halfback Duane a gloomy Hawkeye homecoming Brandt had intercepted another in the first half, and the Hoosiers|Sebek a.rial and returned it 35 left the field with a 9 to 7 lead.|yards. But the tiring visitors fell apart before Iowa's savage second half attack. The Hoosiers’ shakiness was emphasized by the fact that every one of Iowa's second-half touch-|ices of star defensive end Ralph downs was set up by a recovered; Woodard for the season. He suf-| fumble or an intercepted pass. [fered a compound leg fracture The Hoosiers scored first, early in the game. marching 85 yards in six plays 10WA
day gave the Iowa fullback 10] straight conversions.
NEXT OPPONENTS Left Ends—Woodard, McKenzie, Long, Pittsburgh at Indiana, Kaisershot, Deprog ero. Northwestern at Towa. Leis Taekles inslow, Bunts, D, A:
| Woodhouse. Left Guards—Towner, Turner, Ginsberg. Fairchild. Centers Paulsen, Laster, JLetersen,
the second time they got their| hands on the ball, a 20-yard pass
from Sebek to Clinton Anderson i the t Tackles—deigel el, ay. Hunt. accounted for the touchdown. Rishi Bde Holl timer, Canlan,
uarter Racks Reichardt It was the first time this year Denning, McKinstr the Hoosiers had held a lead, and|sicel; Helfoscks — Loogler, they liked it that way. Iowa went|,, Rlebhi. Sacks Brandi, Bestwick, Naahead, 7 to 6, late in the first pe- Fulltugis.tiresile, Riley, Bristol. riod on Bill Reichardt’s Byard oT INDIANA oh touchdown run and extra point,| Fett Taskiee craniu icovatch, Talo 8 but Indiana moved back in the Left Guards—Witucki, W. Bartiewicz. lead with Donald Henkle's 10-
Ruck, Commack,
‘Tallon.
Centers—Stebbins, Dolan. Right Quards—8mith, Thomas, Talerico.
yard field goal in the second. Rishi wr End nds “Craton. Taft: 3. BariEiewics Recovers Fumble Quarter ks—S8ebek, Benner, KasonoThe Indiana collapse started) prt Helfbacks—Robertson Tutsie, ==
Reichardt’s five extra points to-|
iterback Fred Ruck's pass to end|E
when Towa tackle Bob Geigel ye. DR ace. van Ooyen., Henkle.
Score by
covered Jerry Van Ooyen's fum-
ble on the Hawkeye's 32 in the lo
third period, ending a 37-yard Indiana march. Iowa moved straight {to a touchdown, scoring on Quar-
Jack Dittmer, who ran 18 yardsic after catching it. From then on Iowa couldn't stop. They scored three times in the fourth quarter—once on a
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Referee: Wiliam 8 iY Haid "Jiiee” Wally
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after Bob Hoff recovered Sebek’ 8 X fumble on the Indiana 20, again ob on a one-foot smash by..Jerry| Faske after a 51-yard march set
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et tees asemeemm— it. League's western division race Rose Poly coceces 000 0—0 Sim: i. 19, Parsons 6 here tonight handing Springfield/Hanover ........28 7 7 20—62
veeeese18 7 0 0—20 The triumph was Indianapolis’|Earlham ........ 0 7 18 7-27 Washburn 7, Pittsbure wis) sisi 19.
second in the new season and Grinnell (Towa) 21 gave the Blueshirts a one-point DePaUW ....:.: 0 |lead as they departed for home to|—-—— — meet Cincinnati next Thursday in Mich. Normal ...0 2 the Coliseum opener. {Ball State ....... 7
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Neither teant scored in the first Luther (Towa) ... "00 7T—7 Harvard veveeee. 0 0 71 T—14 vei 10. 0 0— Army
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Pavelich Paves Way Marty Pavelich sent the Caps lout in front. 1 to 0, at 17:29 in the| Evansville ‘ second period with pass assists St: Norbert’s ..
The victory cost Iowa the serv- three penalties against each club. {Manchester ..... 0 0 0 0—0 Yale ...00000000.0 7 0 7—14'second and twice in the fourth {Ind. Central ..... 0 6 0 7—13 Cornell ......... 6 14 14 14—48 stanza, the last coming with five Ye 12 7 14 14—47| Princeton .......13 6 6 2— 0 0 0 6—6 {Brown «...veie0 00 7 1—14 by second stringers,
from the Morrison brothers, Don| Huntington ..... 0 7 7 0—14|Dartmonth or 0 0 20 T—27| Anderson ....... 8 0 0 20—26 Colgate ersssesss 0 6 7 0-138
His Career Was Jammed With Sensational Gridiron Thrills
versatility all backed by sound psychology and knowledge of the men he coached. In a game against a powerful Western Conference opponent, the Ramblers didn't do so well in the first half. Rockne was thoroughly disgusted. The players went back to the dressing room dejected “and awaiting not too anxiously the wrath of Rockne. The rest period ticked away and Rockne didn't show “up. The players sat bewildered until 30 seconds before the start of the second half. Just then, Rockne stuck his head in the door. The players jumped up, not knowing what to expect. And Rockne snapped: “Okay, half a minute left. Let's go GIRLS!” Notre Dame was a fighting fury in that second half and won the game in a breeze. ” = » » . »
IT WAS on Nov. 10, 1928, that Rock delivered his finest performance, and perhaps this was the game he would select above all others for his all-time favorite—his greatest day in football, It was the day that a comparatively poor Notre Dame team met a great Army team. The Irish that year had already lost twice, and had won three games by one-touchdown spreads, against opponents like Loyola of New Orleans, Navy and Penn State. Everything pointed to a Cadet win, and when the first half at the Yankee Stadium finished in a scoreless tie, it only served to heighten the interest in a second-half slaughter of the boys from South Bend. Rock was very quiet that day, as the tired Irish licked their bruises and rested their weary bodies between halves. The veterans on the team waited for Rock’s usual bombastic “fight” talk to start. Then, with a couple of minutes to go before the team had to return to the field, Rockne shooed out the few dressing room visitors and began the simplest, most dramatic talk of his career. “Eight years ago, ” he sald, “4 young man was dying In South Bend. We were pretty close and I was at his bedside to see whether there was anything I could do. As I left the room to go, that boy called me back and whispered: “‘Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it and the breaks are going against the boys and things are wrong, tell them to go in and win one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock, but I'll know about it and I'll be happy.” “This is the game, boys! This is the one I think that George Gipp would want us to win. Let's go!” - s » » . o AFTER ARMY drove to a touchdown midway in the third period, the Irish came back 80 yards to score. It was then that the late Jack Chevigny uttered his immortal phrase, even as he was plunging across for the touchdown: “There's one for the Gipper.” Later, in the fourth period, “One Play” Johnny O'Brien grabbed a pass from Johnny Niemec to win the game and Notre Dame had come up with one of the game's greatest upsets . . . inspired, even the boys themselves said, by what has always been called Rockne’s greatest pep talk.
SCORES Gophers Defeat Hd Ohio, 27 to 0
| Lake Forest 14, North Central 6. Virtually Clinch
{Lawrence 21, Monmouth 13. Louisville Municipal 21, Lane 0. Rose Bowl Bid viney Collere &. SSharaert or COLUMBUS, 0. Oct. 15 (UP)
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Louis ville U. 62, Akron Tech 28, Ferris Institute 6, Miike, So Elo. Oshkosh 10, ayville 0, Mines 31, Warrensburg 0. wling Green 0. BL Bel 0. Ansshure 12. —Minnesota beat Ohio State 27 3 to 0 today to show a capacity 13, Garteion 8. lice X crowd of 82,111 why it should State College 28, Augustana represent the Western Conference 30 Veer City Teachers 21, Dickinson Teach-|il the Rose Bowl. Bill Bye and Dick Gregory, aided by a hefty Minnesota line, neutralized the Ohio "offensive which was crippled by the absence of Vic Janowicz and Dick {Schnittker, injured last week at 'Southern Cal, Minnesota's Gophers scored late in the first period, again in the
Reserve 7. Obie U. 7 (tie).
nkton 6, Northern I= id State 0,
EAST
cssessneasd?l 20 0 13-54;
av minutes to play and punched over
Bye's running and passing were {above reproach and Gregory's performance was a close second.
Pen carr, 1 018 1-27 Big Clayton Tonnemaker, MinColumbia ....... 0 0 0 T— 17
Northwestern ... 0 oN
Michigan
Anderson Trims Huntington, 26-14
Illinois
(UP)—Anderson upheld
NEXT OPPONENTS Taylor at Anderson (Homecoming ).
Cedarville at Wm.-Mary ......
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and Rod. Springfield tied it up early in MIDWEST (Continued on n Page 39, Col. 4) Ohio State ..... 0 0 0 0— 0
Minnesota ...... 7 7 0 13—27 Penn. St. ....... 7 6 7 9 =F | NOOTAnEN cori. I - —20 Holy Cross «..... 7 “m0 0—14/ Inesota center, was in Ohio's backsrypsec 0.7 6 3 i cesesssd8 18 0 14—40 field so often it looked like the
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Oct. 15% Missouri ........13 7 0 7—27 Rutgers .. its| Wisconsin ....... 7 21 0 20—48 ey favored rating by beating Hunt-{Navy ........... 6 0 0 7—13 {Adelohia 3 33, Srookirn College 15. Mich. State .....21 0 77 14—42 Bates 14. Nol! 0 6 7 0-13 Buttato. 5 Alf
NEXT OPPONENTS 23] Ohio State at Wisconsin, 1] Minnesota at Michigan.
[Nebraska ....... 0 0 7 0—
g Buckeyes had 12 men on the field. Jimmy Clark stood out for Ohio State, passing, running and working like crazy after Jerry Krall 14 “Northesstern was taken out. : "Silieravie Teachers 7. Minnesota's victory virtually Cal fornia '(Pa.) Teachers 7, Slippery Rock assured the Gophers a bid for the
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Syracuse «..c.coes 0
Dayton 47,
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High School Scores 4%, Connie 0. 33, St. Benedi
Notre Dame's massive and flashing backs reduced the Green Wave of Tulane to a ripple today, romping to a 46 to 7 victory before 58,196 fans.
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58,196 Watch Coutre Sail For Three TD's
Flashing Backs, Huge Line Reduce
Green Wave to Ripple
By ED SAINSBURY United Press Sports Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 15— linemen
The Irish showed all signs of
greatness as they posted a strong claim for national championship honors.
Tulane came to the field rated
as the best team in the South, undefeated in three games, but
the Henry Frnka-coached eleven
NEXT OPPONENTS Notre Dame (open date).
Auburn at Tulane. hardly was able to stay in the clash against the surging running attack which the Fighting Irish {mustered. Paced by Larry Coutre, a slender 170-pound speedster ' who sailed for three touchdowns, one of them on a 81-yard run h had every facet of great Notre Dame counted 27 points in the opening period. More Than Enough That was more than enough to win and the Irish were under wraps the rest of the way as the fourth stringers, both in the backfield and the line, showed ability so close to that of thejr betters that Tulane crossed mid.
“They Caught Us When We Were Hot”—Page 88.
field only five times. One of these trips was a one-shot affair, a pass play from Bill Bonar to George Kinek which covered 75 yards for Tulane’s only score. That pass play, strangely enough, was directly over Coutre's head and although Kinek bobbled the ball on his finger tips before he took off to run, Coutre was unable to catch him. Coutre’s other touchdown jaunts were for 15 yards, to end a 71yard drive of the Irish, and a twoyard plunge which was set up by a 53-yard pass from Bob Williams to Bill Wightkin.
Hart Gets One, Too
Frank Spaniel, another Irish running ace, tallied twice taking a 34-yard pass from Williams for his first score and rambling 12 yards for the second to culminate a 63-yard drive in nine plays, That gigantic Irish end, Leen Hart, who was a blocker-tackler par excellence all all day long, also
Beat Anderson, 53-97
By JIM HEYROCK Times Staff Writer MUNCIE, Ind. Oct. 15—With Alex Groza scoring 24 points, the Indianapolis Olympians, newest addition to the world of professional basketball, tonight de. feated the Anderson Packers, 59-57. Apparently Groza is going to continue the same tactics in pro basketball that he did in college ball with the famous University of Kentucky quintet. He scored eight field goals and eight free throws and held the opposing centers, Milo Komenich, and Andy Closs to a total of nine points. Jittery at First The Olympians appeared to be suffering from a case of jitters in their first pro appearance even
ington 26 to 14 tonight but the|Pitt .......c....14 7 7. 7—85 oes well Textile 12. Rose Bowl game and a possible Ravens had to come from behind|Miami (0.) «c20.. 0 7 12 7—28 Clarion, 3h Thiel 0. ate 6. Western Conference championin the fourth period to win. owe Bt 18 0 12 0—25 Conn: Wesleyan 41, Swarthmore 16. ship. The Foresters held a 7-8 ad-fpr "cot """"""""y gq ¢ 7—g)|ortiand 35 Clarkson O. Scoring Starts vantage at the half and stretched > — ickinson 35, nus 0. that to 14-6 in the third periodiMarquette ...... 0 0 17 7—24 rexel 46, Haverford 9. The first score came after Curly before Anderson started to roll,{Detroit ......... 0 14 0 0—14 ast” Sirou On ehohars’ 38. Manstiela| Morrison had punted out for Ohio Dave Batdorf passed to Gerald|Ashiana is, Defiance s. Fordham 33. Seranten 13. aie Tou 14 bo put IN all on Minnesota's Dodd for a 51-yard counter Bafa" 20. Knox 18, inion 21, Frankiin-Marshall 14, Carnegie ands on o's 45 yard line. Bye Anderson in that fourth’ pe Bemigi Teachers 2, Winons (Minn)! Grove City #7. ram 6 ews 7 passed to Gordon Soltau for a to start the fireworks. Bradier. x Wash.- Jeff, diana (Ba) Teachers 30. Edinbors 6. |Orst down on the 34, then hit Score by periods: Buena Vis 8. Upper ios o. uniata 21, Susquehanna 13. tackle for nine yards. Another . Case 13, Ohio Wes ley: | Kutztown Teachers 38, 3, Montclair Teachers Huntington ,.... 0 7 7 0-14 Centra) Gowa)” Ta, Duane % ot. ol Pas Virginia Union 0. Bye 1 Soltay pass set it 4p on the And ‘eosin Hi 19, Slate 0. high 33, 0 14 and Bye broke through a | Anderson 8902-2 "% ows) Gee tit Male 13 etisavurt 13 (tie). hole at right guard and anglediing
Maryialiq State “aegis end He 19:|over for the touchdown. Soltau’s
kick was good.
Pi Wavae enti Routh 14, Fi. Warne Norn orth 13 Fi, Warne Central Cathalle 1,
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Univ. Attucks thes.
Quarterback Dick Abonatn ie tercepted a Clark pass on Minnesota’s 18 midway in the second|c
' (Continued on Page 39, Col. 7)
(Ooninant on n Page 38, Col. 2)
though it was just an exhibition game. The contest was three minutes old before a point was scored. Komenich fouled Groza who made &/good the throw to open the scor-
ine ro. Wala Kentucky four of