Evening star., 1936-10-11
COME FROM REAR
T0BEAT SALE
Explorers Score Touchdown
and Field Goal Before
RedbirdS Start.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

kNfA1NS1S . nm
-ACE to face with defeat, Catho-
l. lie Universitys Flying Cardinals
pulled themselves from the
L brink of early-season disaster at
Brookland Stadium yesterday and
rallied to overcome the surprisingly
strong foot ball forces of La Sale
College, IA to 10.
Approximately 5000 spectators
watched in mild amazement as the
Explorers dazzled the Cardinals with
a first period aerial attack to build
up a 10-to-0 lead, which stood as the
first early advantage gained over
Catholic since the Detroit game a
year ago.
La Sale took no chances on its
ground offensive cracking the Card
line and, as later events proved, 1t
was a wise precaution Instead. with
1s-year-old Harry Williams pitching
and the veteran Felix Kadel catching.
the Explorers bombarded from the
air with two quick thrusts.
Once the battery of Williams and
it worked La Sale so close to the
Cardinal goal that place-kick easily
was achieved. Only a good share OF
breaks and a keenly developed sense
Of opportunism enabled Catholic TO
overcome this lead.
williams Passes Are Dynamite.
T A SALES early offensive repre-
sented the Philadelphia schools
bolt and it almost was enough. Not
until near the half was Catholic able to
cut down that lead and not until late
in the third quarter were the Cards
able to shove over the winning touch
down by the veriest fraction. 1t was
by far the greatest scare thrown into
them since Mississippi began to whit
tie down that 20-to-6 lead in last New
Year days Orange Bowl game.
Quarterback Spec Foley paved the
way for La Sales touchdown in the
first few minutes when he fumbled q
punt by Capt. Joe Sciaretta on Cath
olic's 2o-yard stripe. Ed Botto, a
tackle, recovered for La Sale and the
Pennsylvanians' push was on.
Sciaretta, who later was to be the
"goat," reeled off 10 yards and q first
down on the Cards 10, and then,
after an end run, lost yardage. Will
liams whipped pass over the goal
line to Left End Kadel, who took 1t
above the heads of two Cardinal backs
and scored standing up. Sciaretta's S
placement made it TO.
The Brooklanders still were pom
dering their fates when Marty Brill's
team struck again. With the ball on
their 25-yard line, the Cards at
tempted to launch a passing attack
themselves, but it came to grief on
the first try when Halfback Len Ia
toris intercepted Q heave by Foley.
Adamaitis' Heave Cuts Lead.
CIVEN the ball on the enemy 30
~ yard line, the Explorers lost little
time. After three ineffective aerials
Williams connected with another
heave to Radcliffe same play that
scored-and La Sale reached the
Cardinal 5-yard stripe. Here another
pass and two line plunges failed to
gain more than a yard, and Sciaretta
booted q perfect placement over the
crossbars for three more points.
Bergman. alarmed at his back
fields inability to cope with a pass
ing attack, had q new ball-carrying
and secondary force in the game
when the second period started. in
Walker, Munhall, German and Vid-
movie. This combination, later aug
mented when Bill Adamaitis substi-
tuted for Vidnovic, helped to snap the
Cards out of it midway the period
when Vidnovic tossed long pass
from midfleld to Walker. The Card
receiver failed to catch the ball, but
interference on him was called and
Catholic was given q first down on
La SALES IS.
A lateral. German to Adamaitis, was
good for IS and placed the oval on
La Sales 10-yard stripe, but three
pass plays lost ground and Adamaitis
desperately faded back on fourth down
and searched for a receiver. He found
him in Munhall, who made q nice
catch over the goal line. Frank Cairo,
sub tackle, kicked the extra point.