The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-11
Rvnearson's Record Falls as Hurons Lose to Way
Briggs Field Game Lost by
1877, Dyer in Good Form

Records are tllmsy things tnht
eventually pass with the years and
are forgotten.
Such a record, compiled over 10
football campaigns. went into OBJ
livion Saturday as Michigan Normal
bowed to Wayne University, 10 TO
7. at Briggs Field. II was the first
time that a Huron team coached by
Elton j. Rynearson had ever lost
more than three games In a season.
That was the most important as
pect OF the contest, but three other
items of significance are worthy OF
mention. They are these,
~ 1t was the first time in the
traditional rivalry between Mich
igan Normal and Wayne that the
Tartar school had been able to score
more than nine points on the Ypsi-
lanti eleven.
(2) The Walt Sierra Frank Cudil-
10 duel failed to materialize. Meth
er was the outstanding star of his
team. although Cudillo outshone
Sierra throughout
sturdy l65-pounder. to ranking with
the greatest of Huron sophomore
|. guards was well established.
Dyer was the most important man
on the gridiron Saturday. The five
foot-eight-inch Jackson ace not only
performed so per cent Of his teams
tackles but also rendered sterling
service as a downfield blocker. II
was his great defensive work that
paved the way for the only Huron
touchdown.
This was not a sudden brilliant
show by Dyer. 1t has been the same
in all of the other clashes In which
the Hurons have engaged. In fact.
he was acclaimed as the finest
lineman on the field when Michigan
Normal played University OF Detroit
early in the fall.
The Huron tally came in the
fourth quarter. Having gained pos
session of the ball on an exchange
of punts, Wayne tried a couple of
line ssmashes which failed to gain.
Then substitute Boris Katz stepped
back to kick on third down.
But Dyer cut through the Tartar
line and lunged in front OF the
ball. End Lowell Beach caught the
blocked kick on the Wayne 37-yard
line and raced down the left sideline
into the end zone. Sierra added the
extra point on place kick.
Wayne struck hard and fast at
the beginning of the game and had
! a touchdown before two minutes
had elapsed. After Cudillo and Jerry
Schlenker had alternated in ad-
vancing the ball 40 yards to the
Huron 2, Tommy Adams slid
through left tackle for the remain
ing distance
Michigan Normal was offside on
the play. but Wayne, of course, re-
fused the penalty. Schnelker's ex-
tra-point kick was good
Adams. the sparkplug in the Tar
tar backfield, set up another touch
down later in the same period His
26-yard dash placed Wayne on
Ypsi's is. The Tartars then gar
nered first down on the seven.
Cudiilo attempted to score on three
/. plays, but Frank Chorney finally
went over on fourth down. George
Newlands broke through to block
Dick Ellis kick
Once more the versatile Mr.
Adams assumed the spotlight as
he added the third Wayne touch
down in the second quarter. Inter.
cepting a forward pass thrown by
Sierra. Adams weaved his way So
yards to score. Ellis again failed to
add the extra point.
Normal threatened late In the
first half when Pat Heffernan re-
covered a tumble by Cudillo on the
Wayne o. The Hurons went nine
yards and then were stopped when
fourth down pass by Dick GILES
was knocked TO the earth.
Wayne worked deep into Ypsilanti
territory on three other occasions
In the third period the Tartars
drove TO the Huron Is only to lose
the ball on downs
Again in the fourth quarter Carl
Macy and Adams collaborated to
reach the %. Then Macy attempted
a pass to Adams, who was standing
in the end zone. but Sierra intercept
ed the ball on the four. As the final
gun barked Wayne had reached
first down on Normars 10.
Wayne made 147 yards by rushing
during the afternoon, while Ypsi
had net deficit of one
Michigan Normal Wayne
Beach LIZ " Savage