The Key West citizen., 1940-11-18
Harmon Nears Grange'S
Observation-Disclosures
Edged NOtre Dame, 20
Clinches West
ern Conference Title;
Florida U. Crushes Mi
ami Hurricanes
(By Associated Prexx)


touchdown of the record set by
Harold Red) Grange, the ia
nous "Galloping Ghost" of Il
linois, who was in the stands
watching the Wolverine ace in
action for the first time. Harmon
crossed the line in the first period
Saturday against Northwestern's
! Wildcats for his thirtieth touch
down of the season. Oranges
record is 81.
Michigan won the gridiron
battle by the impressive count of
20-13. Two scores in the initial
period, with Harmon kicking
both extra points, put the VOL
verineS ahead, 14-0. Northwest
ern came through in the second
quarter for a score and Hahnen-
stein raced 80 yards in the fourth
for their other touchdown. Out
standing performance for Michi-
gan was credited to Bob West
fall, fullback. He crossed North
Westerns goal line twice and
with three minutes left to play
cut short by a yard the opposi-
tion's first down on Michigan's
seven-yard line.
Repeating their performance of
last year, Iowa handed Notre
Dame its first defeat of the sea-
SON with a thrilling fourth period
touchdown and successful
place-kick for the extra point.
After holding the Irish in check
for three quarters, Capt. Mike
Enich of Iowa snatched a tumble
by Milt Piepul and carried the
ball to Notre Danes 46-yard line.
Although they lost the pigskin on
the 23-yard line, their spirit was
afire and they couldn't be stop
ped. From the line of scrim-
mage at 20 yards, the Iowans
pushed their way across the goal,
and before the game ended they
had reached Notre Danes eight
yard line in another touchdown
attempt.
Cornell Dartmouth
Cornell defeated Dartmouth
7-3 in the fourth quarter with
only six seconds to play and six
yards to go. Walt Schools touch
down pass to Bill Murphy accom-
plished the feat.
Harvard won its first major
game of the season in downing
Brown, 14-0. Texas Christian
lost its first gridiron battle of
the year and thereby forfeited its
chances of ending in a tie for the
Southwest Conference title. Tex
as University was the victor,
21-14.
Minnesota Clinched Title
! Minnesota clinched the West
ern Conference title by rolling
over. Purdue, 1916, for their
fifth straight conference victory,
remaining the only eleven Of the
Big Ten undefeated. Wander
bilt scored in every period except
the first to whip Tennessee Tech.
2l-O. North Carolina State,
spanked by Dick Watts, defeated
The Citadel, 20-14.
Clemson scored a touchdown
in the final period to tie Mem
phis. 1912. Coming from be-
hind in the fourth quarter, Tu-
lane grabbed its first Southeast
ern Conference game in wallop-
ing Georgia's Bulldogs. 21-T3.
Columbia and Navy played to a
4 ScoreleSS tie.
A successful place-kick for an
extra point was the margin of
victory for Alabama's Crimson
Tide over Georgia Tech, 14-13.
Boston College ended George
towns unbeaten record In a
1918 thriller. University of
Florida crushed the Miami Hur-
ricanes. 1875, for their second
straight triumph over the Miami
U. :.
A 75-yard fourth quarter drive
that ended in a touchdown gave
the University of North Caro-
lima a close victory over Duke
University, 6-3. Losing the sea-
sons opener to Minnesota, Ne
braska's Cornhuskers have de-
feated all comerS since, annex
ing their sixth straight Saturday
by downing Pittsburgh's Panth-
erS, 81. .V.M.I. defeated Gen.
tire, 10-6.