Evening star., 1939-10-15
ColoniaIs, Shy Punch
Near Goal , Victims
Of F|ashy Back
Harding Twice ToIIies
For l3-to-6 Margin;
Richardson Stors
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Correspondent.

BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star stan Correspondent.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-Seized
by acute attacks of inefectiveness
when approaching pay territory
George Washington was dealt 1875
defeat by vastly underrated But
Ter University eleven here today as
Tom Harding, rangy Negro half
back, scored all the Bulldogs points
on two sharp thrusts.
Harding, local 22-year- -old, sent
Butler into TO lead midway in
the first quarter, and, after G.. w.
had reduced that margin to 7-6 by
scoring on the third play Of the
second period, romped 72 yards to
register another touchdown shortly
before the half. He added the extra
point from placement after the
first touchdown.
A bitter break against the CO.
lonials paved the way to Buffers
first touchdown. That was after
forward pass from Ken Batson to
Lud Urick and lateral from Urick
to Bob Nowaskey apparently had
swept G. w. to a touchdown on
play covering Al yards.
The ball, however, was called back,
and George Washington was penal
lied for offside. The Colonials elect
ed to try another maneuver along
that line, but Harding intercepted
Tricks pass and returned IS yards
to the G. w. 43.
Harding a Busy Back.
Harding then whipped 35-yard
pass to Left End Victor Lanahan,
who was spilled on the 8-yard line.
Harding picked up a yard at right
tackle and then sliced of left tackle
and outran Eddie Wilamoski to score.
Harding's boot for the extra point
split the uprights.
G. w. then launched the first Of
many futile lengthy drives, march,
ing SO yards to the Butler % be-
fore surrendering the ball to the
Bulldogs. After that bit of frustra-
ton, though, the Colonials drove
55 yards to score.
Puncturing Buffers line almost at
will the Colonials advanced to the
5-yard line as the period ended
Sam Babich featuring the attack
with an l8-yard gain on a quar-
| terback sneak. Billy Richardson and
Babich pushed the ball up to the
2-yard line, and Murphy Booth
cracked center to score. Babich S
attempted placement for the extra
point was smeared by virtually the
entire Butler line.
G. w. battled back for 50 yards
to the Butler 81 as Walt Fedora
Richardson and Babich collaborated
in moving the ball steadily deep into
Butler territory Richardson's 25-
yard run around left end spiced the
drive, which was terminated rudely
when Hery Abts intercepted Rich
ardson's fourth-down pass on the
goal line and brought it out to the
Butler "a.
Runs " Yards to Score.
That, it developed. set the stage
for the second Butler touchdown,
for after the Bulldogs had gobbled
up 4 yards, Harding whizzed around
left end, bumped off three G.. W.
tacklers at midfleld and streaked 72
yards to score His boot for the
extra point was wide.
G. w. still was giving the impress
sion it would win in the second half,
but again drive covering consid-
cradle acreage in the third period
choked on the Butler 16 as Lanahan
intercepted Wilamoski's fourth down
pass on the Bulldogs IA. The Co.
lonials had moved from their own
for IS yards until their attack
sputtered.
A brace of 15-yard penalties fol
holding stymied George Washing
tons waning attempts to tie the score
in the fourth period, two drives be-
ing checked through that medium
after the Colonials had given indi-
cations of travelling into Butler's
end zone.
| Hlcnaroson, whose repeated gains
stamped him as the outstandine
G. w. back, saved the Colonials an
other touchdown late in the fourth
period, when he threw a terrific
tackle into Harding on the G.. w
4S-yard line after the colored star
romped into the clear.
Fourth Win for Butler.
Fullback Bill Kreag, who reeled of
punts of 10 and So yards during the
game, booted poorly to the G. w
"a, but the Colonials' last hope
shthered into oblivion as Harding
intercepted Richardson's pass in
tended for Nowaskey and returned
18 yards to the G. w. 81 as the
game ended.
1t was Buffers fourth straight vic.
tory, the Bulldogs previously having
disposed Of Ball State Teachers. Ohio
University and Indiana State.
G. w. gained a clear edge over the
Bulldogs In the statistical depart
ment. gaining 226 yards by rushing