Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-08
GALLANT BADGERS
FALL BY &c TO IS
Crowd Thrilled Into State
of Hysteia by Battle OF
Passes vs.. Runs.

~ VANO1O ILL.,, NoVculDcf
Northwestern's Wildcats
crashed to their first undis-
IL puted foot ball championship
in Western Conference history today
but left Dyche Stadium shell-shocked
and Keeling from a whitening aerial
barrage laid down by Wisconsin's gal
liant Badgers.
After an afternoon of foot ball that
furnished everything from wild thrills
to downright hysteria for $4,000 spec
tators, who forgot the temperature
stood close to the freezing point,
Northwestern had 26-to-18 triumph,
its fifth straight of the Big Ten
season. The Badgers, kicked about all
seasons, left with cheers ringing in their
ears for their terrific, If futile, struggle.
Northwestern, conqueror OF mighty
Minnesota a week ago, and showing
more than faint signs of "let-down,"
proved its greatness by proceeding by
land for four touchdowns, little more
to offset three Badger scores, FASH
toned by as spectacular and deadly
passing attack as has been turned
loose on Western gridiron i'll years.
This Badger forward passing as
sault connected 10 times out Of 80
shots for gains totaling 1885 yards. and
had Northwestern jittery, without
seconds let-up, and the crowd IN q
constant uproar.
Heroes Against Gophers Repeat.
RY THEIR triumph today, North
western took over the conference
championship beyond dispute.
Northwestern scoring was fur
nshed by the same heroes who oper-
ated against Minnesota. Steve 10th,
who scored the touchdown that beat
the Gophers. rammed over for two to-
day. "Dashing Don" Heap connected
for one. and Johnny Kovatch, the
Wildcats great defensive end, raced
l9 yards for the other.
Heap ended the first Northwestern
advance by slashing through left
tackle for 7 yards, and the other
"Don," Don Geyer, kicked for the
point. The Wildcats stopped Wiscon-
sins opening air assault in the first,
but the next flight, early in the sec
ond, ended only when Tommerson
tossed "A yards to Bellin over the goal
line
Northwestern moved swiftly on foot
for 81 yards and another score a few
minutes later, with 10th galloping
the final Is yards, and rout ap-
peared certain when Ollie Adelman
grabbed a punt and raced IS yards
over the Badger goal. The play was
called back. however, the officials rul-
ing Adelman's knee had touched the
ground as he caught the ball.
Heap ran the third-period kickoff
back Is yards to Wisconsin's 10, from
where Kovatch sped around end to
score. Leading 20 to 8, the Wildcats
sought to ease up, but ran into an
other passing raid that gave the
Badgers another score.
TOmmerson Goes Over.
STARTING on their own 46, the
Badgers fired the ball to North
Westerns in four shots. They lost
a yard on two plays, but on the third
Tommerson made it 20 to IL.
Back came the Wildcats to march
60 yards for their fourth touchdown,
10th stepping through q huge hole
in the Wisconsin line, but missing the
try for the point.
And back came the Badgers by air.
Adelman intercepted a shot from
Tommerson on his to halt one ad-
vance, but starting on their own Is,
Bellin and Tommerson tossed four
more into reaching hands to the
Wildcats eight. Then Weiss tossed
a short, beautifully executed pass to
Peak for the final touchdown.
Northwestern's final drive carried to
Wisconsin's 10 before two passes
faiIed