Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
DEADLOCK BROKEN
BY OKLAHOMA ACE
Only Four Minutes Left as
Kick Is Made-52,O00 See
Charity Contest.
BY RUSSELL ]. NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

- AN FRANCISCO, December
27.-Just four minutes were
~ left to play here today when
Bus Mills, University Of Ok
lahoma backfield ace, sent place
kick spinning through the cross
bars to give the West stunning
80 victory over the East in the
annual foot ball classic played
here for charity.
Deadlocked until Mills kick, the
two teams composed of former
eastern and western college stars
had fought on even terms until a
scoreleSs tie appeared certain.
Drive to 11-Yard Line.
The Western warriors had gained pos
session of the ball deep in Eastern ter
ritory. On three downs they bucked the
oval from the 20-yard line to II yards
from the goal. With / yard to go and
one down to make it, place-kick was
called for and Mills was selected for
the job.
with Johnny Kitzmiller of the Uni
versity of Oregon holding the ball,
Mills stepped back and toed 1t to It's
mark while $4,000 persons roared their
approval.
hardest fought games witnessed since
this annual encounter was inaugurated
In 1925. For two periods the Eastern
eleven hammered the Western forces
back almost steadily, twice losing
chances to score just as touchdoWns
seemed inevitable.
West Gains After Half.
The West however, came back in the
third to show to advantage and In the
fourth period put over the winning
score after snatching at break"
Following an exchange of punts, the
West took possession of the ball on the
East's 33-yard line. Kitzmiller gained
3 yards on two tries and made short
kick that landed on about the 5-yard
line. Hart of Colgate, playing right
half and safety for the East, thought
the ball would roll over the goal line
and made no effort to catch it.
Instead it bounded back and Beck
EFT and r. Wilson of the West, grounded
it / yard from goal. Standing behind
his own line, Bruder made a poor kick
and KitZmiller returned it Is yards, to
the East's 20-yard line.
LANCE, fullback. failed to gain, but
Kitzmiller reeled of yards, then
yards to put the ball on the 11-yard
line Mills kick from placement fol-
lowed.
Missed Chance to Score.
Outplaying their opponents, the
Fasteners had one chance to score in
the first period, but failed when Can
tenbein, end, was hauled down from be-
hind. He had caught pass from E.
Baker, quarterback. but after running
46 yards was caught by Clark, Western
halfback, on the 10-yard line.
In the second quarter, Frank Baker,
end from Northwestern, snagged a
pass from Les Hart. halfback from Col
gate, over the Vests goal line, but
failed to hold it long enough.
Hard tackling and great line play
featured the contest, with both teams
resorting to kicks frequently.
Statistics revealed the East had an
advantage in most of the departments,
except scrimmage The East gained "A
yards from scrimmage to 70 yards for
the West.
East Leads in Downs.
The East tried II passes and COM
pleted six for 134 yards, while the West
tossed 10 passes and completed five
for 80 yards The fasteners chalked
I'D seven first downs to four for their
opponents.
wares, but the outstanding player on
the field was Kitzmiller, blonde triple
threat. who finished his college foot
ball days at Oregon this season.
Kitzmiller came IN at right half for
the West in the second quarter and his
brilliant all-round play stemmed the
Eastern tide He carried the ball 10
times for total gain Of 66 yards, while
he was on the passing or receiving end
of most of the aerial attempts,
Len Macaluso Colgate ball-lugging
Mminary, who held down the fullback
position for the Fasteners. bore the
brunt of his teams attack. He car
ried the oval "a times for total gain
Of 81 yards
Mills Leads Defense.
Aside from making the place-kick,
Mills played a great defensive game, as
did Beckett guard from California.
Gantenbein, University Of Wisconsin
end. showed up well, while Harris back
aeld work was second only to that OF
MacaluSo.
Today's score made four victories for
the West since the annual games were
begun, with two, in 1928 and 1929, won
by the East The Shriners' Crippled
Children's Hospital, sponsor OF the
event, realized around $4,000 net
profit.
Lineup and Summary.