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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-29

might be asked of congress. Such
an increase would raise defense
spending for the new fiscal year,
beginning July /, to about the level
of the 11,011, 1897, 900 the United
States spent in the first year after
it's entry into the Word war.
Other defense developments of
the day included an order from the
navy for an immediate start on
construction of ten destroyers and
nine submarines, estimated to cost
$154, ST., 1000, and the first action
by Secretary Mongenthau under
the broad powers over shipping
Continued on page Three; Col. 81
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SERVICE TERMED
PRESS KEYSTONE
Carswell Addresses Meet
ON. e.. Association In
Hendersonville

DERSONVILLE, June Is
R)-Service is the keystone OF the
fourth estate, especially for weekly
and small daily papers, Porter Cars
we'll of Waynesboro, Ca, editor and
humorist, told a banquet session OF
the North Carolina Press assocla-
tion tonight.
aside from the great service we
can render in keeping our own COM.
munities clean and free from cor
rupt politics, we can also make a
valuable contribution to the welfare
Of the nation as a whole and assist
/Con+;nuo1 on nage Three. Col. ~
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WEATHER

FORECAST
,fth nofth Carolina = Scattered thunder
ssrvSers sDpSs and slightly cooler Saturday.
''Huay generally fair.
sdi, meteorological data for the "a hours
1'ne 80 p. m. yesterday.
Lon Temperature
' Sg a., N. IA; 7:30 a. m. IS; 80 p.
him. H. $50 p. m. 81; maximum 81; ;
Ailium I3; mean 80; normal 7S.
Lon ~, Humidity
p nY aS, 20 90; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1870 p.
10 Z 80 p. m. 70.
To.., Precipitation
n0O0 MAJ d. Tor "a hours ending 7:30 p.- m.
aonthl hlnches; total since first Of the
rr. Tides For Today
\ rnonl rom Tide Tables published by o..
90ast and Geodetic Survey.
Nilm;. High Low
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lIasorh 5:12p
Aoofo Inlet ------ 2:19a 8:41a
Spnria 2:56p 9:19p
z 40 4Smiise o:03a: sunset Z ZIP; moonrise
'a' moonset 2:03p.
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SINKING OF U.S..
VESSEL REPORTED
Mackay Radio Receives
Message Telling OF Tor
pedoing Of Edgehill

NEW YORK, June 2S.-LP-
Mackay Radio said tonight it re-
ceived a message from the Ameri-
can Export liner Excalibur that it's
radio had intercepted messages re-
porting the torpedoing of an
American vessel, the Edgehill, and
the steamship Empire Toucan,
which was unidentified.
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CITIZENSHIP REFUSED

ELIZABETH, N. j., June %
f-Judge Lloyd Thompson today
sfused American citizenship to the
seV. Herman w. Beuttler, pastor OF
toenezer Pentecostal church and a
native of Germany because the
4an would not swear to bear arms
VI service of the country.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
SoftbaU Season Here
Closed For 40 Season

Softball for 1910 reached its climax
Friday night with the double win by
Spofford yer the Firemen for the
city softball championship and the
Foe, Roe trophy,
Unless pressure from the fans and
the all-stars in the Commercial and
independent and Commercial loops
reach such a pitch that a series be-
tween the stars of both loops is a
must" softball is over for the year.
Bad weather and over half of the
Commercial loop luminaries leaving
for various army camps, makes a
true matching of power VS.. power
and strength vs.. strength between
the two circuits possible.
During the week, Spofford will re-
celVe officially the Foe, Roe Trophy
Tor the ear The handsome award
Will become the permanent property
OF the city softball club which wins
1t vice in succession. Last year,
The first year of the award, Taylor
Colquitt won it. They had a good
long reach for it this year, winning
the first half of the Independent
race, but missing out in the finals
against the Wertheimer Bag com
panys courageous team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Virginia Outclasses
Lehigh To Win, 32To0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Sept.
28.-CP-The University of Virgin
las promising football squad played
under wraps before 5000 spectators
here today in downing an outclassed
.Lehigh team, so to O..
With Yale coming up next week
and such teams as Tennessee and
North Carolina also on deck, Vir-
ginia's veteran coach Frank Merrya
kept the lid down on his customary
hidden ball tricks and had substi-
tutes streaming out from the bench.
Virginia's initial tally came after
two minutes of the second period
when Leroy Newsletter, triplethreat
fullback, lateralled to Bill Dudley
who scampered behind nice blocking
81 yards to a touchdown. Dudley's
placement was wide.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Clemson Wins rs To
Over Wofford Terriers

CLEMSON, S. c., Sept. 28.-LR-
Clemson scored in every period but
the thirdetoday and defeated a scrap
py Wofford eleven, $50. before ap-
p~roximately 1000 fans.
The Tigers swept away to a touch
down within four minutes on a 65-
yard drive eliminated when Floyd
went over from the eight, but Wof.
ford came back hard and made Glenn
son frequently appear ragged.
Two more Clemson scores came in
the second period as Galloway STAN
ford scored twice at the end of "a
and 37-yard drives. The Terriers de-
tense braced to hold the Tiger in
check throughout the third quarter
but cracked again in the fourth
when Sophomore Sid Tinsley spark
ed a 50-yard drive that. ended with
his six-yard drive into pay dirt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Two Additional Gym
Groups To Open Soon

Two additional Y.M.C.A. gym
groups are scheduled to inaugurate
their fall and winter programs
Monday night, when the Young
Mems gym class and the Varsity
basketball team hold their initial
sessions. The gym class opens at
6 o'clock and is scheduled regular
ly on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. A variety program will
be offered, designed to give an
all-round workout for young men.
Veterans of last seasons basket
ball team will hold a planning ses-
sion at the Y at 7:30 o'clock.
Among those expected to be. on
hand for the '~talkfest'' are Claude
Davis, Rudy Gieschen, H. M. Won
Oesen, Fulton Allen, Fred Banck,
Jennings Williams and one or two
others. All members of the Y.M.C.
A. will be eligible to try out for
the team and basketball players
are invited to attend this opening
meet. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
NAVY WINS 1877
IN FOURTH PERIOD
Series Of Aerial Torpedoes
Hit Bulls-Eye To Pave Way
For Two Touchdowns
% -.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Sept. 28.-R
William and Mary's Indians,
waging a desperate defensive bat
tie, threatened for three quarters
today to sabotage the Navy's 1910
grid launching, but were unpre-
pared for the lightning-like air at
tack that the Midshipmen cut loose
in the closing period to turn app
parent defeat into a 10 to z vic.
DRY. asc5
The stellar play of two great
backs, Johnny Korczowski and
Waldo Matthews, combined in "a,
thrill-packed second period to give
the Indians a slender rs lead that
the held onto savagely through
the third quarter.
But, they hadn't counted on the
Middies' torpedo boat-sized gum
ners, led by HOWE Clark, a game
little 148-pound back from San Pc
dro, Calf.
Clark trained his sights on a
.fleet-end named Willis Maxson,
and one aerial torpedo after an
other hit the bulls-eye to pave the
way for two touchdowns so fast
the crowd of l8, 600 sat electrified.
William and Mary failed to ring
up a single first down while Navy
was gathering 81. X
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
WILDCATS ON A
WITH 80 TEAM
Have Stouter Forward Wall
But Show Weakness
In Open Field

New Hanover High schools Wild
cats with two games behind them
r about on a par with the same
squad of last year as far as scor-
ing goes.
The present team defeated War
saw last year by a 10 to 0 score
and lost to Durham by a Is to 0
score. In the same two games this
year the Cats downed the War
saw lads by a IA to 0 count and
were dropped by the Bulls % to 0
Friday night.
The hard working locals with a
stouter forward wall than last
year forced the Durham cham
pions to take to the air on two
occasions in order to score, but
were weak in the openfield when
they permitted Russ Perry, Sc
cessor to CAN'T, the Bulls great
star of 1899, to run through them
for 95 yards and a touchdown on
the second half kickoff.
The hard working locals with a
oCal VI 1905, 10 III IlTOuSn LQem
for 95 yards and a touchdown on
the second half kickoff.
Reports out of Durham praised
the spirited play of Elverton Cur
ly' Stands in the backfield on
both offense and defense and also
the line play of Tiny Taylor and
Fred Day. All three of these boys
together with the entire Whining
ton squad will again have their
hands full this weekend when they
tackle the highly favored Black
Birds of Rocky Mount, victors over
the state finalists Greensboro by
SO to 7, in the railroaders' home
town. The Birds defeated the To-
Gals in a heartbreaking SO to 0
contest last season and from all
indications r twice as strong this
year.
The Wildcats will start prepara-
tons Monday afternoon for n e
Rocky Mount game with the coach
es putting particular stress on de-
tense. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Cape Fear Loop Sets
Second Set-To Today

Weather permitting, the Cape
Fear Baseball association this
afternoon presents round number
two in it's annual All-Star series
with the once-victorous Blues meet
ing the all-star Red aggregation
the Hilton diamond.
The two groups OF hand-plcked
PLAYERS locked horns in the first
game of the propose three-tilt set
on the Robert Strange field last
Sunday and the result was a Blue
victory, 81, in one of the prettiest
games witnessed here this season.
Johnnie Edens was the winning
pitcher for the Blueboys and curve
baller Headon Piner hurled for the
side.
For this afternoons fray, the
Blues will likely call on Victor
Gore from the Athletics to as
sumo the mound duties and the
Flowers management has
announced that the Hi-Kappas'
1anky Highlander, Jimmy Mintz
would be on the firing line for the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
STOPS TERP PASS
ASSAULT TO WIN
Maryland's New Coaching
Staff Waits Too Long
To Try Power
BY J.. IRWIN

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Sept. 26
University of Maryland's
new coaching board inaugurated
the football season in reverse today
when an %underdog Hampden-Syd-
ney eleven eked out a 7 to 6 vic
tory in a game frequently dull and
uninspiring to the so, 1000 customers.
Hampden : Sydney, who made
Maryland's opening a success last
year by getting trampled rs to 0,
apparently didn't know that the
same general pattern was expect
ed this afternoon.
Paced by Walter Sprye, an untir-
ing 158-pound back from Danville,
Va, the Tigers got their touch
down and extra point in the second
quarter, yielded a touchdown-but
no. extra point-to Maryland in the
third period, then held off a Terp
passing attack the rest of the way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Belmont Gold Cup Race
Won Easily By Fenelon

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-R-
William Woodward's Fenelon, lead
ing contender for the years three
year-old championship racing hon
ors, won the Jockey club Gold cup
at Belmont park from two other
rivals today by about ten lengths
before a crowd of more than 3d.
600.
Joseph E. Widener's Iron Shot
was second and the harrington sta.
ble's Olympus was third.
Fenelon, carrying ia pounds and
ridden by Jimmy Stout, took the
lead at the mile and a quarter
in the two-mile grind and lust
Waltzed in from there. "A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29

Football Scores
SOUTH
BY the Associated Press

SOUTH
N. c. State "a; Davidson 0.
Boston College II; Tulane 7.
Clemson 26; Wofford 0.
Duke %; Virginia Military 0.
Hampden-Sydney Z; Maryland 6.
Wake Forest -; North Carolina
Richmond %; Randolph-M Macon O.
Virginia 80; Lehigh 0.
Tennessee 40; Mercer O.
Georgetown Fl; Marietta (Ohio) O
ECTC IA; Kutztown State Teach.
ers g..
Vanderbilt 10; Washington and
Lee O..
Newberry 6, Elon 6 tie).
Miss. State rs, Florida Z.
EAST
VPI Z; Marshall 10.
Roanoke 0; Georgetown 6.
Williams IA; Middlebury 6.
Bethany IA; Chenille CIV. Va,
State Z.
Indiana (Pa.) Teachers 16; Lock
Haven Pa.) Teachers 6.
California Pa.) Teachers 20; Edin.
boro (Pa.) Teachers Is.
Blue Ridge -; Potomac CIV. Va,
State 2.
Boston University 3S; Norwich Z.
Tufts 16; Bowdoin 0.
: Carnegie Tech 81; Geneva O..
Montclair IN. J.) Teachers 10;
City College New York; IL.
Colby 81; New Hampshire 10.
Colgate "A; Akron 0.
Dartmouth IS; St. Lawrence 0.
Juniata IA; Drexel 0.
Franklin-Marshall 81; Lebanon
Valley O.
Holy Cross "a; Providence 6.
Lafayette 81; Ursinus 0.
Lowell Textile -; Hyannis Mass
Teachers 0.
Maine Z; Rhode Island O..
Manhattan As; st. Bonaventure 0.
Springfield 10; Massachusetts,
State 6.
New York University 80; Penn
Military 6.
Susquehanna 20; Buffalo 6.
Rensselaer, Poly 10; Trinity Z.
Millersville (Pa.) Teachers IL
Bloomsbury Pa.) Teachers O..
Union 10; Haverford G.
Navy 10; William and Mary Z
Vermont Z; Northeastern O..
Brown Al; Wesleyan 0.
Clarion 10: Grove City 6.
Shippenburg Pa.) Teachers s
Slippery Rock Pa.) Teachers
(tiel.
West Virginia At; Westminster 0
Scranton 13; Davis-Elkins 0.
Bates 20; American international
IA.
East Stroudsburg Pa.l Teachers
26; Panzer 10.
SOUTHWEST
Texas 80; Colorado Z.
Texas Christian Al; Centenary s.
Texas A & NJ 26; Texas A & I 0.
Texas Mines 20; North Dakota s.
Weatherford College IA; Lon Nor.
ris 0.
MIDWEST
Minnesota 10; Washington IA.
Ohio State 80; Pittsburgh 7.
Missouri 40; st. Louis rs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
E. c. T. c. Opens. Season
- With Win Over Kutztown

GREENvILLE, Sept. 2S.-R-
East Carolina Teachers college open
ed it's football season today by de-
feating the favored Kutztown State
Teachers, 14-16.
The Carolina Teachers did their
scoring in the first, second and
fourth periods. In the first quarter,
after the Kutztown Teachers had
carried the ball down to the eight
yard stripe with the aid of a 30-yard
pass from Morris Fruchter to Harold
Trenchard, Fruchter tried a pass to
Harvey Huber. But Wilson Schuer-
holtz intercepted the aerial on the
two-yard line and raced down the
left side of the field for the initial
score
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
West Carolina Wins
Over Quakers IS To 0

CULLOWHEE, Sept. 2S.- up -
Western Carolina Teachers pushed
over two touchdowns in the. Sec
ond period today and defeated the
Guilford Quakers in a North State
conference football game, 10 to 0.
Early in the second quarter a
bad Quaker kick went out of
bounds on the Guilford % and the
Catamount touchdown was set
up. Bradburn and Spike Plemmons
picked up II yards in two tries
and Plemmons broke through tackle
for the score. He also placekicked
the extra point.
A few minutes later Gudger,
Catamount end, intercepted Mace's
pass on the Guilford 20 to set up
the second marker. Shuford hit the
line for sever yards. and Plemmons
broke off tackle to score. His
place kick for the point was wide.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Providence Falls 34-3
To Holy Cross Eleuen

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. %.
-R-Holy Cross worked its strong
est forces overtime today to over
whelm Providence college, 34-3. be-
fore a 5000 crowd. The victors
opened with their shock troops but
made but little Roadway until the
regulars took over in the second
period. The visitors marched "a
years in the finale before Sam
Iorio, their outstanding back,
smashed over from the one-y a r d
line to avert a shutout. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Harmon Leads Michigan
To Defeat California

BERKELEY, Calf, Sept. 2S.-
R-Michigan, spanked by its ALL
America halfback, Tom Harmon,
touched off it's 1910 football season
today with a al to 0 i~ntersectional
victory over a helpless. University
of California team.
Probably the only reason the
score did not approach track meet
figures was that the Michigan first
string players ran themselves into
a complete state of exhaustion. So
far as the $4,000 spectators, sitting
through a warm afternoon, were
concerned, the Michigan team is
spelled Harmon"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Vols Prep For Duke
With 49 To 0 Victory

KNOXVILLE, Sept. 2S.-R-Ma-
jor Bob Neyland's Tennessee Volun-
teers toyed with the Mercer Bears
for two quarters today and then
buried them under a touchdown
avalanche, 1910, to clear the way for
their major battle with Duke next
Saturday.
Using only the simplest plays, the
Volunteers pushed r two touch
downs in the first half, and then
turned on the power to roll up three
touchdowns in the third period and
two more in the last quarter before
10000 fans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Monday Night Softbal
Pairings Are Announced

Pairings for two softball games
to be played Monday night at Rob-
ert Strange diamond for the benefit
of the Brigade Boys club were an
nounced yesterday.
The Wilmington Junior Chamber
of Commerce will play the Senior
Fraternity, winners of the first
half of play in the Hanover league
this year, in the opening game at
o'clock.
The winner of this game will
oppose the Wilmington Lions club,
1910 champions of the city civic
service club softball league, in the
second game at 9 o'clock. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29

Kansas State Fl; Emporia Teach
ers 16.
Ball State IL; .Desales 0.
Wooster 10; Manchester Z.
Toledo 81; Detroit Tech g..
Baldwin Wallace IA; Hiram IL.
Heidelberg 26; Otterbein o..
Washington and Jefferson 10;
Mount Union 0.
Ohio University 10; Youngs-
town 0.
Kent State .26; Assumption Cam
Tulsa 81; Washburn 6.
Missouri Mines A; Arkansas
State -.
Case 10; Miami (O) 0.
Depauw 40; Hanover G..
Indiana State 20; Lawrence Tech
st. Joseph IA; Valparaiso 0.
Evansville 10; Southern Illinois
Normal Z.
Lake Forest 8; Milwaukee Teach
ers 0.
Western Kentucky Teaches 10;
Bradley 0.
Wheaton IA; Western Illinois
Teachers Z.
North Central Z; EImhurst 0.
Northern Illinois Teachers z;
Whitewater Wis.) Teachers 6. &
Knox 81; Simpson 0.
Augustana QH.) %; Iowa Wesley.
an O..
Cornell Gowa) 7; Culver-stockton
River Falls (Wis.) Teachers 10;
Stevens Point Teachers 6.
Illinois Wesleyan IL; Carroll 0.
Illinois State Normal 27; Platte
vile Wis.) Teachers 0.
Hope 20; Adrian O..
Grand Rapids 20; Button -.
Oshkosh 6; Northern CMich.) State
st. Mary's (Minn.) 10; st. Olaf 6.
Moorhead (Minn.) Teachers 20;
Mankato Teachers 0.
Wayne (Neb.) Teachers g. South
Dakota O..
Western Illinois Teachers Z; Cen.
trail Qnd.). Teachers 6.
Illinois College Z; Carthage 6.
Coe Z; Ripon 0.
St. Cloud Minn.) Teachers IS
Eau Claire Wis.) Teachers 6.
Luther 6; Augsburg Minn.) 0.
FAR WEST
Santa Clara "a; Utah 10.
Amherst 80; Hobart Z.
Thiel rs; Alliance 0.
Michigan Al; California O..
Oregon State Al; Idaho O..
Washington State IA; University
Southern California IA tie).
Stanford 81: San Francisco O.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Colorado State rs; Colorado Mines
Wyoming Z; New Mexico 3.
Regis 10; New Mexico Normal. IA.
San Jose State 10; Utah State 0.
Eastern New Mexico College q;
Adams State Teachers 6.
NEGRO FOOTBALL
Florida A. and M. College 80;
Benedict College Z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Vandy's Commodores
Whip W. And L., 1910

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 28.-
R-The Vanderbilt Commodores,
opening under a new coaching
regime, showed promise today OF
better gridiron days ahead as they
whipped Washington and Lee con-
vincingly, 1910, before a crowd OF
5000.
The charges of youthful Coach
Red Sanders, who as a boy Crashed"
his way into Dudley stadium to see
Vanderbilt play, struck twice
through the air and once on a long
run by a sensational sophomore, Art
Rebrovich, to whip the stubborn
Generals. =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Texas Christians Win
Over Centenary, 41-6

FORT WORTH, Sept. 2S.-(P)-
Underrated Texas Christian blew in
today with a great gang of oppor-
tunities from veterans to rag
knots, to run b%ewildered Centenary
out of the stadium midst a cas-
cade of spectacular touchdowns
that mounted to a final Ais score.
Fourteen points in front after the
first four minutes of play, the
Christians they relegated to the
depths in preseason doping, stack
ed up brilliant sprints of so, 63,
80, rs, II and six yards For scores
and tossed in another 81 yarder
that was nullified by a penalty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
HEAFNER BUSTED

WINSTON-SALEM, Sept. 2Sa0P
--Tempremental Clayton Heafner,
the professional highly regarded to
win the title in advance of the tour
had the door of opportunity
slammed in his face as he was eli
minated by Thurman Edwards, 4
and 3, in the qu%arter-finals of the
open match play tourna'
nent at Reynolds Park today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Mansfield Captures
Meadowbrook Classic

WESTBURY, N. Y, Sept. 28.-
R-Slipping into the lead half a
mile from the finish, Paul G. DAILY
Mansfield Park beat off the chal-
lenge of Henchman, the favorite,
to win the And running of the
historic Meadow Brook S t e e pl e
chase on the estate of F. Ambrose
Clark today. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29

Reds. Buck Tyre, from Mason
boro, will probably be the catcher
for last weeks winners and Aus
tin Mcdonald is expected to be the
backstop for the Reds. For reserve
hindsnatchers, the Blues have Joe
Markiton and the men of Red
count on Alvin Tatum.
The remainder of the two line
ups will likely present the same
boys who looked so good on the
field last Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
HOLD DECEPTIVE
PLAYS FOR VOLS
Nos McAfee And Three Subs
sparkle On Offensive Play
For Blue Devils
nv FRANK B..

DURHAM, Sept. 28-LR-A Duke
,.on which appeared to have ev-
's,thins the doctor ordered for an
a e+ber Southern conference cham
uionship orsened its season here to-
say with a bone-crushing go,
,;c+orv over V. M. I. before a scant
crowd OF 1000.
Apparently saving most of their
~deception plays for the Tennessee
came in Knoxville next Saturday,
he Dukes relied solely on pure
mower and long passes to rout the
Stubborn Cadets.
IVES McAfee. a regular, and 8
subs-Moffatt Storer, Steve Lach
and Frank Swiger-were the Duke
hacks who sparkled most on Of
tense. but every Blue Devil play
or seemed to have plenty on the
ball.
Dukes second stringers got the
starting assignment from Coach
wallace Wade, and were pulled
nut at the end of the scoreless first
quarter with the ball in their pos
session on the Cadets 10.
The No. l outfit, coming in at
the start of the second quarter,
scored a touchdown on the first
play when McAfee passed to Alex
piasecky for 10 yeards.
The first team pushed over an
other touchdown in the S e C o n d
quarter with a 17-yard run by Stor-
er. Tonly Ruffa and Mike Karma-
lin each converted from placement
and the Blue Devils led 40 at
the half.
After a ~scoreless third quarter.
played by the second stringers,
Wade sent in a team made up
partly of varsity men and partly
Of third stringers. This aggrega-
ton advanced the ball to the V. M.
!. five, where Ruffa dropped over
a placement from the IL, and set
up a touchdown which Frank Ez-
erski pounded out from the four
yard stripe Ruffa missed the try
for the extra point.
Outclassed from the very start,
Y. M. 1. spent most of the after
moor in its own territory, and new
er threatened. Bosh Pritchard, ca
Diet quarterback, played a driving
game throughout the first half, but
seldom was able to get past Dukes
forward wall. Most consistent of
ground-gainer for the Virginians
was Joe Muha, substitute back.
Hurt slightly in the third period,
Pritchard was forced to leave the
ssme.
The Blue Devils chalked up IS
to only four for the cadets.
and gained a net of 10 yards by
,ushing, compared with a net OF
8 yards for the visitors.
Taking to the air more frequent
y than Duke teams Of other years,
he Devils tried 81 forwards and
10 of them for a gain
of 21O yards. v. M. I. tossed seven
forwards, completing two for "a
yards. Performing with remark
able finesse for a season-opener.
the Devils fumbled only once and
the bobble was not costly, since the
Dukes recovered the ball. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-29
Stanford, Santa Clara
Win In Double Grid Bill

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s.-LB-
Stanford University opened it's foot
ball season here today with a roar,
defeating the favored University of
San Francisco Dons, 27-O. In the
first game in a doubleheader in Ke-
Ear stadium. the University of SAN
ia Clara beat the University of
Utah, "a to 49,.