The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-06
Normal Carriers
Tie Score After
Rain Interferes
Push Little Opponents
Around But Unable to
Paddle to Victory

Not being outstanding aquatic
stars-and having left their water
wings al home-Michigan Normal's
football team was able to attain
nothing better than an 90 tie with
Illinois State Normal University
amid a continual downpour at Nor
NAL. ILL.,. Saturday.
The Hurons pushed their smaller
opponents all over the water-soaked
field, but they just couldn't paddle
their way to a score. This was the
third such scoreless tie played by
these teams in the last three sea
sons.
With water ankle-deep covering
most OF the gridiron, little yardage
was gained by rushing, none by
passing. Michigan Normal, more by
luck than anything else, managed
TO account for four first downs,
while Illinois Normal acquired only
one, that on the last play OF the
game
II the Hurons had been able to
gallop along solid turf instead OF
sloshing through slippery mud, they
would surely have punctured the
Red Birds defense for three or
four touchdowns. Michigan Nor
mails all-around superiority was
evident in everything except the
final score.
The elements stalled all the backs
except Woodworking Charles Mem.
eth, Michigan Normal junior from
River Rouge. Nemeth kept the ILL.,
nois eleven in hot water-figura-
lively speaking-all afternoon with
his deadly spot punting.
His accuracy was so exact that
Illinois Normal ventured upon the
Michigan Normal half of the play
ing field only once during the swim
ming meet. Furthermore, Nemeth
turned In two exceptional dashes
and consistently gained ground on
his other attempts at carrying the
ball.
He very nearly produced a touch
down for the Hurons in the third
quarter. Skidding along the side
line from the Illinois Normal 81
yard stripe, the rugged River Rouge
star actually lugged the pigskin
into the end zone.
The goal was nullified, however,
when Referee Fred Young ruled
that Nemeth had trespassed out
side the sideline boundary. Young S
decision was unquestionably cor
rect, for the Huron halfback's cleat
marks were clearly visible in the
soggy surface Of the ground.
Nemeth also carried the ball from
Michigan Normals AZ to the Red
Birds 27-yard line on the final
play OF the first half.
Michigan Normal had one more
crack at the Illinois goal line in the
last period when End Bob eager
plopped on a fumbled ball on the
Brides 20. The Hurons just could
MT move forward over the watery
terrain after that, though.
Illinois Normal finally advanced
past the midfield marker in fourth
canto as Nemeth unavoidably
dropped the Shiny oval on an at
tempted end run. The Red Birds also
failed in four downs to get past
the line of scrimmage. the 31-yard
line in this case.
eager supplanted Benny Standen
in Michigan Normal's starting line
up, and his work on the flank was
so brilliant that Coach Elton j
Rynearson left him there for the
entire game. Five others. Lowell
Beach, John Grant, Glare Krawczak,
Lawrence Tremper and Nemeth,
also played a full so minutes.
Illinois Normal's coach, Howard
Hancock, was forced to start his
second-stringers since most of his
regulars have been injured earlier
this season. Ike LaBounty, captain
and quarterback, was the only out
standing Red Bird gridder in the
game.
Both teams had this to be thank
full for: neither one lost a man
by drowning.
Mich Normal Illinois Normal