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Evening star., 1937-10-17

the 1e-yard line In the third
period.
Although they escaped defeat,
such gridiron powers as Pitt,
Fordham, Navy, Harvard, Nebraska
and Texas A. and M. ran into
ties for the first time. Pitt and
Fordham hauled and tugeed at one
another in grueling fashion. but
when 1t was all over they had
played their third scoreless draw
in as many years.
Navy and Harvard matched run
ming attack against passing attack
without either scoring. Nebraska,
early season conqueror of Minne-
sofa. was the victim of another
scoreless stalemate with Okla
homa. Texas A. and NJ, hailed as
probable Southwest champion, had
to pull . touchdown out of the air
in the last few minutes to get
TT draw with Texas Christian.
Holy Cross and Dartmouth kept
pace with Yale and Syracuse in the
East. Holy Cross edged out q 7-6
victory over Georgia whose Bull
dogs finally pushed over a touch
down in the last four minutes of
play but blew" the try for point.
Dartmouth outclassed Brown, 4l-0.
Making up for the Georgia de-
feat, Tulane nosed out Colgate at
Buffalo, also by = 7-6 score. Sid
Luckman's passing and running
carried Columbia to an easy 26-6
victory over Penn. while John
Wysoclei scored three touchdowns
~ V1llanova unset Manhattan b .
Evening star., 1937-10-17
ore Grid Giants Fall as $4,000 See Major Games
Cornell.

Southern by swamping Washing
ton and Lee, Al to 6.
In the Southern Conference
North Carolina easily defeated
Wake Forest, % to 0; Citadel beat
Furman, 8 to o; South Carolina
stopped Davidson, IL to 7, and Vir-
ginia Military outpointed Rich
mond, 81 to 7. Virginia dropped
3-to-0 verdict to Maryland.
Baylor, now a distinct threat for
the Southwest crown, ran up a 20
too count on Centenary. tough
non-conference foe. Arkansas won
a conference decision from Texas,
81 to 10. Southern Methodist was
beaten by Vanderbilt, 6 to 0, while
Rice held Tulsa to a scoreless draw.
The plague of ties struck in the
Far West, where Washington and
Washington State, Oregon State
and U. c. L. A. battled to 7-to-7
draws. Southern California, how
ever. buried Oregon under 34-to-
IA count. California, the apparent
powerhouse of the Pacific Coast
Conference, won "breather" dou-
ble-header from California Aggies.
IA to 0, and College Of Pacific. 20
to 0.
In the Rocky Mountain group
Utah nosed out Greeley, Z to 6,
and Colorado won from Brigham
Young, IA to 0. Denver dropped q,
7-to-4 verdict to Colorado College
and Wyoming eked out 7-to-0
decision over Colorado State. Utah
State surprised BY holding Idaho
to Z sooreleoo de.
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BY the Associated Press.

0S tuc AehUClNteQ fIeSe.
NEW YORK, October l6.-
Cornell, Army, Notre Dame,
Georgia Tech and Tennessee pass
ed out Of the undefeated picture
today in another dazzling series Of
foot ball exploits before the biggest
spectator outpouring Of the sea-
son. More than 550,000 fans saw
the days 20 leading games.
Cornell, minus the services OF
George Peck, was spilled by an
under-rated Syracuse array, paced
by the olympic sprinter. Marty
Glickman, IA to 6. Army, with its
line crumbling at critical stages.
bowed to Yale's opportunists, Is
to I, with Clint Frank once more
directing the Eli offensive.
Georgia Tech lost a heart t-break-
ing 20-to-19 decision to undefeated
Duke as Fletcher Sims fumbled
punt in the closing minutes Of
play and paved the way for the
Blue Devils final score. Ala
bama's combined passing and
running attack, built around Joe
Kilgrow, carried the Crimson Tide
to 14-7 decision on Tennessees
Vols, hitherto undefeated.
Notre Dame met its Waterloo on
familiar ground and at the hands
Of 4 familiar and respected foe
Carnegie Tech. The Engineers
won, . to Z, ou the strength Of
ooisGnAn xopeaAk's ao1d oool fron
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Score Lost as Struck Strikes,

score Lost as Struck Stf1keS,
FADING back, Navy's ace wheeled
and whipped long, arching
aerial from the Crimson 4s-yard line.
Right End Lucien Powell, racing down
the sidelines along the east side of
the huge pine saucer. caught the
whirling oval In stride, pulled it to
his body and raced for the Harvard
goal
The crowd rose to its feet to watch
the climax Down past the 20-yard
stripe sped Powell, but Harvard's
Vernon Struck, great back today,
gained on the flying MILDLY, caught
him and sent him stumbling to the
ground on the s-yard line.
There was no time for Navy to
follow up this mighty bid. The time
keeper went into action and it was
all over. The Navy Harvard rivalry
started in 1907, still found the teams
even. The Crimson won in 1907 by
60. The following year the rivals
played to SIS tie and last year, re-
suming relations after 29-year lapse,
Navy won, 20-13.
Warily each team felt out the other
IN the opening period, with Harvard
holding a slight edge. Then, in the
second quarter, Harlow's men struck
Halfback Lem Cooke Of Navy. by far
the Annapolis standout in the back
field. punted outside on Harvard's 81
yard line, and the Crimson. with the
versatile Struck as its spearhead, took
up the march.
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WISCONSIN SCORES
FOURTH WIN IN ROW
Alertness Gains 1875 Decision
Over Rugged Iowa 0ffense
in Homecoming.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, October 16.-An
A' alert University of Wisconsin
foot ball team repulsed a rugged Iowa
offense today and treated home
coming crowd Of $1,000 to a 13-to-6
victory, the fourth consecutive win
for the Badgers this season.
Neil Pohl, center, put the Badgers
in scoring position in the first period
when he recovered tumble by Jack
Eicherly, Iowa halfback, on the 23
On fourth down Vince Gavre, Wiscon-
sin quarterback, threw pass to Jim
Martin. halfback, who stepped over
the goal line.
The Iowans swung into a relentless
drive early in the third. They started
on their own 30 and pushed to the
1-yard Wisconsin stripe, where Nile
Kinnick, quarterback, drove over GEN.
ter for touchdown.
Bill Schmitz, supplied the spark for
Wisconsin's second score. The Badgers
drive begged down momentarily on
the Iowa 20, but Weiss and Schmitz
drove onward to the Z, where Weiss
swung around his left end and over
the goal line. Weiss also added the
extra point.
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KENTUCKY SMEARS
GENERALS, al TO 6
Davis Scores Five Touchdowns,
One on 100-Yard Run, as
Wildcats Surprise.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
I EXTINCTION. KY. October 10
- Led by Halfback Bob Davis. who
scored five touchdowns and ripped off
sensational runs of 100 yards and 80
yards, the Kentucky Wildcats came
to life today and smeared Washing
ton and Lee. Al to 6.
The one-sided victory of the South
eastern Conference eleven over its
Southern Conference foe surprised
crowd of about 10000.
Kentucky discovered its power when
Fullback Hodge ran back the opening
kickoff 80 yards to score. Garlands
kick from placement gave Kentucky
a 7-to-0 lead. Before the first quarter
was over the Wildcats had piled up a
lead of 81 to O.
Coach Chet Wynne put an entire
new team in for Kentucky in the
second quarter and the Generals took
advantage of the change to hang UP
their only touchdown.
Viue-u Inns and Summary.
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VANDY COACH WINS
PATTERSON BATTLE
Commodores Conquer S. M. u,
Led by Morrison's Boy, 6 to O.
Rain Stalls Mustangs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex. October ls.-1n a
dramatic setting matched only in
the movies, Ray Morrison's Vanderbilt
Commodores today defeated a South
ern Methodist team captained by his
son. 6 to 0.
Light. brief rain nurries soaked the
turf and begged the overhead at
tack Of the Mustangs. but the crowd
Of 1000 saw hard-driving Wander
bilt eleven. which did not need the
razzle-dazzle foot ball for which the
former S. M. U. coach is famed.
The contest WAS minutes old when
Vanderbilt, taking the ball on its
own 35-yard line. drove straight
down the field without calling for
an aerial and scored in surprisingly
easy fashion.
The Methodists came back in the
second period with fine passing
siege that carried to the before
it was smothered.
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By the Associated Press.


n YEW YORK, October l6.-Before
nj more than $4,000 raucous but
" disappointed fans Fordham
and Pittsburgh today tugged,
hauled and fumbled their way to the
third scoreless tie in the three-year
history of their foot ball rivalry Their
meetings have proved little beyond the
facts that both are rough, tough teams
and that lightning can strike not only
twice but three times in the same
place.
Pitt. with virtually the same lineup
that gave Washington such q terrific
going-over in the Rose Bowl last New
Year day, went into the game 2-to-1
favorite. The Panthers came out on
the right side Of the statistics and
with the foot ball, but that was about
all.
Fordham, though still failing to show
the big-game scoring punch 1t had
lacked often in the past. emerged with
a crop of sophomore backs who stood
up splendidly under Pitts pounding
and handled themselves like veterans
at all times.
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HUSK|ES, COUGARS
BATTLE TO II TIE
Final Period Pass for 73
Yards Saves Washing
ton From Defeat.
By the Associated Press.

T
N ULLMAN, Wash October 16.-
r. A spectacular aerial thrust for
L 70 yards in the final period
gained the favored University
Of Washington Huskies to tie
with the Washington State Cougars
today in their Pacific Coast confer
ence foot ball game before home
coming crowd of 1900.
The Huskies, defending champions
who already had lost one conference
contest this season, trailed through
most OF the game until Halfback Was
kowitz rified a 23-yard pass to SUBJ
stitute Halfback Miller.
Miller took the ball at midfield and
raced the remaining so yards un-
touched.
Washington States touchdown WAS
scored by Fullback Littlefeld, who
went over from the l-yard line.
The chance came after Littlefield
had made 23-yard run OF tackle and
Halfback Gallow had passed to Half
back Sienko for a 15-yard gain to the
1-yard line.
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Reserves Crack Vol Defense

NoNh NSo StoI6 Wi DeISnSF
X lLGROWS tosses to Charley Holm
and Tut" Warren touched of
Alabama's first 58-yard scoring march,
but a quick succession of replacements
was needed finally to crack Tennes-
sees stubborn defense.
Two backfield subs. Herschel Nose.
ley and Peg" Davis. completed a
pretty pass, to put the ball on the
Vols 5-yard mark. A third replace.
ment, Vic Bradford. crossed the goal
line on the old-fashioned quarter
back sneak" play, from the 3-yard
marker. after Moseley had picked up
yards in line smash. The extra
point was place-kicked by another
sub. Haywood Sanford.
Alabama's running attack clicked
in the third quarter for the first time.
Soon after the Tide recovered a kick.
of tumble by Gerald Hendricks.
tennessee end. Kilgrow ripped of
substantial gains as he shed tacklers.
End-Around Plays Effective.
WHILE Alabamas two star wing.
y men, Warren and Shoemaker.
contributed big yardase on end
around plays, Hal Hughes tailed from
the 1-foot line. to climax a 52-yard
drlve and Kilgrow place-kicked the
extra point.
tennessee put on an exciting last
period finish. Led by George Cafego.
West Virginia boy, whose kicking,
passing and running was outstanding
for the home team, the Vols advanced
Do yards to score. Three passes by
Cafego to Cheek Duncan punctuated
the drive, the last of which was
caught in the end zone with Ten
nessee on Alabama's 7-yard mark.
Cafego also converted, but the game
ended soon after the next kickoff.
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Gopher Breaks Wrist.
TONIGHT. Minnesota took the &c

TONIGHT, Minnesota took the Tit
tie brown jug" back to Minneapolis
and with it went Michigan hopes of
returning to the foot ball parade this
year for it was the third defeat this
season for the Wolverines.
The victory cost the Gophers the
services of Andy Uram. brilliant. triple
threat halfback. who suffered a broken
left wrist during one of the second
period touchdown marches. Uram had
starred in all of Minnesotas games,
but Harold van Every. who replaced
him. starred in his own right. He
scored one touchdown. passed for an
other and intercepted no fewer than
three Michigan passes.
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KANSAS STATE ALERT

MANHATTAN. Kans., october Is
R.-Kansas State Wildcats took ad-
vantage of two breaks and defeated
Marquette. 1870, In an International
foot ball game here today.
Rain fell throughout most Of the
cotest and numerous fumbles marred
the play.
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Spartans Spank
Missouri, 2 to 0

COLUMBIA, Mo, october 16 tFl.
The University of Missouri
had defense today for every
thing except its own fumbles and
bowed to Michigan State for the
second straight year, Q to 0.
The Big Six Tigers, whose Slip
perry hands proffered Michigan
State a 1870 decision last year at
East Lansing, were outcharged 263
yards to 81, but for a costly bobbls
at the outset of the third period
would have emerged with q scors-
less tie. -
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MINNESOTA BANGS
MICHIGAN, 50 TO 6.
Becomes First Conference
Foe to Nail Wolverine
Four Years in Row.
By the'Associated Press.

mn ARBOR. Mich. October is.
n -Minnesota's Golden Gophers
~ displaying belatedly the ire
4 a sistible power that won for
them the mythical national foot ball
title last year, crushed Michigan, 80 to
s, today to enter thunderous bid as a
contender in the Western Conference
campaign.
The Gophers, their hopes of ma
tional recognition apparently exploded
by the Nebraska defeat two weeks ago,
surged over the Wolverine goal line
twice in each of the last three periods
to become the first Western Conference
team to defeat Michigan four times in
successive years
Sixty thousand Wolverine fans saw
the debacle.
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Statistics.
Game.
DARTMOUTH IN ROMP
Brown Crushed, 41-O, as Big
Green Keeps Undefeated Status.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., October 16
P.-Dartmouth's undefeated Indians
today hung 4l-to-0 defeat on Brown.
The Big Green, with Hollingworth,
Hutchinson and Macleod in the lead
scored almost at will until reserves
took the places of the first team.
At no time during the contest dio
the home team threaten the Dart
mouth goal line.
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FumbleS Thwart Pirates.

REYOND four attempted field goals,
three by the Rams and one by Pitt
and a Panther touchdown that was
called back for holding, there were no
genuine scoring threats. Once again 1t
was a mans foot ball game all the
way, with crashing tackles and head
on collisions that more than once
brought the players close to blows in
the heat of the moment.
In the final analysis 1t was Pitts
burgh fumbling at crucial moments
that cost the invaders a chance to
walk off the Polo Grounds gridiron
with their first New York victory. Six
times Panther backs bobbled the ball,
and five times it was recovered by
alert young men In maroon jerseys
Three of those fumbles put the
rams in position for their attempted
field goals. all by Capt. Johnny Dru7e.
Another ended 48-yard fourth period
march, the longest single drive OF the
game and Pittsburgh's last chance to
break the ice
Pitts closest approximation to q
score came in the closing seconds of
the first half Started of by Harold
"Muss" Stebbins' 34-yard runback of
Joe Woitkowskis punt, the Panthers
drove to first down on the Fordham 5
and called for time out with 20 Sec
onds to go. On the first play Mad
Marshall Goldberg, taking the ball
from Stebbins on a deep reverse,
crossed the goal line standing up and
the Pitt cheering section broke loose.
But the wave of shouts subdued Just
as suddenly. The ball was returned
to the Fordham Is. as acting Capt.
Tony Matisi of Pitt had been detected
holding. Fordham holding on the next
play brought the Panthers up to their
rivals 8, but by then there was time
for only one more play, and that was
smeared.
Matisi pleaded with the officials, at
tempted to show them just how he
had played his man. His efforts, how
ever. were just as vain as both teams
attempts to score from then on.
Ram Sophomorcs Stand Gan.
EORDHAMs sophomore backneld
trio Of Butch Fortunate, Steve
Kazlo and Dom Principe played
through their first major test like
seasoned campaigners. They helped
bat down all but three Of Pitts passes
tackled savagely and gave their root
ers hope of better, and more decisive,
days to come.
Fordham's performance now equals
that of the Washington and Jefferson
teams Of 1928, 1926 and 1877, which
also held Pitt seoceleass But ". md
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Michigan First to Score.

MICHIGAN partisans got their only
chance to cheer in the first period
when the Wolverines took advantage
Of blocked punt to score their first
touchdown against Minnesota since
1881. Danny Smick. Michigan's right
end, blocked one of Ray Kings punts,
and Don Siegel. big Wolverine right
tackle, recovered on the Minnesota 4.
Fred Trosko, Michigan sophomore
halfback. passed to Elmer Gedeon in
the end zone.
The Minnesota juggernsut began to
roll in the third period
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Syracuse score: observation-disclosures
.: points after touchdown. Bruett tplace-
kick. Marvil Sub for BayiocH placekick.
Cornell scoring: Touchdown-Baker.
Syracuse suhstitutes-Backs: Sidat-
Sngh- Marvil. Gorecke. Malcovlc Ends:
Thomas Marowski. Heer. Tackles: Bruett,
Webster. Guard: Kane.
Cornell substitutes-Baeks: Nelson. Rose
White, Morgan. Guards: Hemingway,
Roth. Tackles: Tuths.
Sfzfixtirx
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9 Z Z o-14

Alabama Scorlns-Touchdowrs Brad
ford tsub for Hughes Hughes; points after
Kilgrow placements. Tennessee Scoring
Touchdown, Duncan: point after touch
down. Cafego. placement Substitutions--
Alabama. ends Blackwell Sanford: tack
les. Upton. Woods. guards, Harkins.
Foshee, center. Cox: backs. Bradford,
Moseley, Davis. Slemmens, Boswell.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
BE- the Associated Press.

BE- the Associated Press.
ITHACA, N. Y. october l6.-Syra-
cuse University's low-charging and
hard-fighting eleven paced BY
L Halfback Marty Glickman, the
lso-pound Olympic sprinter, scored
q major upset today by downing a
game, but outfought Cornell Varsity
l4-6 before $4,000 amazed fans.
Glickman set off the spark that
brought an untried Orange eleven to
peak form by a 44-yard run-back Of
q Cornell punt to score in the first
period.
From that point on 1t was evi-
dent Cornell. though fighting gamely
to outrush its rivals and chalk up
more first downs, never had much of
chance.
Repeated breaks and a pair Of
thrilling goal-line stands by the
aroused Syracusans in the first half
baked the big Reds and led to their
first defeat Of the season.
Cornell failed to score until the
final period, but then it was with a
display of power that swept the Syra-
cuse eleven of its feet completely.
Glickman's touchdown dash was due
to the game little halfback's speed
afoot, aided by good blocking and
from that point on it looked a Syra-
cuse win over a ragged Cornell eleven.
Hindu's Passes Help Orange.
THE Oranges second tally came in
the third period through the bril-
lance Of its passing attack. Two
passes from sidat-Singh, the Man.
haitian Hindu, to Phil Allen and Click
man carried the ball to-. the Cornell
l2-yard mark. Line bucks took the
ball to the Cornell 6-inch mark from
where little Marty bounced over q
pile-up to score after Cornell stopped
two plays cold.
Cornell's attack, stalled time and
again by 8 hard-charging Syracuse
line, failed to click for any series OF
gains until the final quarter when
both its ground and aerial game sud-
denly came to life to rush over
score in short order.
Halfback Whit Baker, running mate
Of the absent George Peck, who was
benched by injuries. did most Of the
ball carrying and tailed the lone Cor
nell score on an 8-yard line buck.
En- route down the field, in Cornell's
70-yard march to a score, Baker anc
Brud Holland alternated carrying the
ball and Baker tossed two successful
passes Cornells end-around worked
like charm for the moment with
Holland. big Negro end. taking the ball
The Orange benefited from one
break in the first period when Holland
dropped an easy pass after he hao
reached the clear and looked sure
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Minnesota scoring-Touchdowns Omit
70 t2l. Spadaccini ,sub for Buhler). Buhler.
Van Eery tsub for Uraml, Matheny (sub
for Moore): points after touchdowns. Bell
t2). placekicks; Faust fsub for Gmitro).
placekick. Michigan scoring-Touchdown
Gedeon.
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RS8YARDSSHY
OF GOAL AT FINISH
Long Gain by Ingram's Pass
Wasted crimson Shoots
Bolt in First Half.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

~ ALTIMORE. October 1.-two
* gallant. hard-fighting foot ball
teams struggled for so gruel-
ing minutes today and when
Navy's fourth skirmish with Harvard
in 80 years was ended. the Crimson
and the Middies simultaneously fell
from the ranks of the unbeaten and
united
The scoreless struggle, fought be-
fore $4,000 spectators in the rickety,
wooden Baltimore Stadium, was a
story of Illustration from start to
finish as the tide of battle shifted
from Crimson to Navy Blue.
Harvard's hopes of marching to its
first major gridiron victory under
Coach Dick Harlow we're blasted in
the first half Sweeping the Middies
off their feet with a versatile offen-
sive in the second period Harvard
twice was bidding for touchdowns.
Nays hopes of sweeping toward an
unblemished season were high to the
dramatic end, when the shrill blast
Of the timekeeper's whistle called
halt to desperate aerial offensive
engineered by Midshipman William T.
Ingram, I'd. Kept on the bench to
nurse an injury until the final f1eeting
seconds. Ingram rushed into the fray
to throw one pass.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Cornell Bo,vs in Major Upset
As Syracuse Takes 40 Game
With Clickman Pacing attack
Lineup and Summary.

score. Several Cornell fumbles also
gave timely aid to determined Orange
eleven.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

| Pittsburgh substitutes-Ends, Hoffman.
Shaw; tackles. Merkovsky. Asavitch.
Schmidt: guards. Dale Tezze. Raskowski
center. Dannies: backs. Urban. Kish
stitutions-End. Bintz: tackle Stanton
| guard. Bernard: backs. Hearn. Woitkoski.
| Gurske.
| Statistics,
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Pitt and Fordham Play Third
Scoreless Game With Penalty
Preventing Panther Triumph

j. managed to win one of those games
Even a safety would have been a vel
come relief this afternoon.
Ysu.un~ end Cuv.us~rr
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Navy Spurns Field Goal.

THE Midshipmen marched to Har-
wards 20 for a first down and
Cooke rammed his way yards to the
Is. Here Navy elected to try a third
down pass. 1t failed but, disregarding
The opportunity for q Geld goal, Navy
Gee NAVY, Page B-l3O
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Line-ups and Summary:

Kentucky scoring-Touchdowns. B. Ds-
Wis t5D, Hodge points after touchdovnS.
Garland i5). w. and l.. scoring-Touch-
down Howard.
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Foley Muffs Harvard Passes.

FRANCIS HARDING, 19-year old
passing back from Boston, whipped
q long pass to Right End Don Daugh-
ters. who raced to Nays 81 before the
f1eet-footed Cooke pulled him down.
A reverse, Struck feeding to Francis
Foley. gained yard and the Crimson
elected to switch back to aerial tactics.
Fate cruelty chose Foley to be the
games first goat" Foley eluded his
coverer in the Navy backfield and
turned for a pass from Harding. The
goal line was less than yards away
and it would have been a simple mat
ter for Foley to score had he held on
to the ball. But the slippery brown
bomb got away from him and fell, in
complete
Harding tried again. He whipped
another pass to Foley. This time the
intended receiver was only partially
in the clear, but he might have held
the ball. In brutal fashion it trickled
off the tips of his fingers and Har-
ward had muffed another chance.
When Harding tried to pass on last
down, the Navy ends rushed him and
the ball never was fully launched on
Its flight.
Thus taking the ball on downs,
Navy staged a counter-march. Cooke
ripped through the Crimson line for
consistent gains. He passed to Left
End Erwin Fike for 22-yard gain and
Navy reeled of three straight first
downs to reach Harvard's "a.