The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-20
Eddie Wellner
Makes Largest
Dent in Total
Blonde Bullet From
River Rouge Scores
Three Touchdowns

Rambling at will through a vail
ant but extremely light Michigan
Normal forward wall, Bowling
Green State University effortlessly
rolled up a 20-6 victory over the
Hurons Saturday before a large
Homecoming crowd at Briggs Field.
Considering the decided superior
ity of Bowling Green both on land
and in the air, Michigan Normal's
defense was surprisingly strong.
The Falcons, besides collecting 10
first downs TO the Hurons' three,
gained 232 yards by rushing-ex-
actly 232 more than Normal
Capt. Eddie Wellner, blonde bull
let from River Rouge. Mich. really
contributed most to Michigan Nor
mails defeat. Wellner 14S-pound
halfback scored all three OF Bowl
ing Green's touchdowns in add
ton TO carrying the brunt Of the
running attack.
Wellner climaxed a scoring drive
that originated on the Huron 49,
yard line midway in the second
period with a seven-yard slash
through right tackle for his first
goal. Quarterback Dan Marazon's
extra-point kick sailed under the
crossbar Of the goal posts.
Bowling Green didn't wait long
after the start OF the last half be-
fore again reaching pay-off terri
tory. After Michigan Normal had
received the kickoff and tried two
line plays, Halfbaek Chuck Mem
eth punted out OF bounds on the
Huron AZ.
Then Wellner got busy. adding
six more points 10 the Falcon total.
Elusive Eddie cracked over right
tackle for five yards. He took a
short lateral pass from Frank
Uzak and galloped down TO the t.
yard marker on the next play.
After Marazon plunged through
center for six yards. Wellner scoot-
ed around right end to cross the
goal line. This time Marazons con-
version was good.
A tumble by Fullback Dewey
Johnson which Nemeth recovered
on the Bowling Green Al paved the
way for NormaPs only touchdown
Howard Slabaugh fired a long 49,
yard toss to End Lowell Beach to
carry the Hurons close TO the Fail
con goal,
Nemeth gained only yard
through left tackle but on second
down Carl Schram, Huron fullback,
twisted through the same spot tho
remaining two yards for the score.
Nemeth attempted a pass to Ben
Standem for the extra point, but the
aerial fell incomplete.
Bowling Green's final touchdown
was really matter OF luck. Shortly,
after the fourth quarter began,
Nemeth punted from his own IA
to the Michigan Normal AZ where
Wellner gathered the ball into his
arms and started to dash forward.
Since Head Linesman Charles
Lesdbetter had blown a horn on
the kick indicating a penalty for
some violation OF the rules the
Hurons made only half-hearted at
tempts at downing Wellner. That
was a fatal mistake in reasoning.
Wellner continued to zig-zag
through the Huron team until he
broke into the open on the 20. After
that he had nothing to worry about
until he reached the end zone.
lLeadbetter held up play temper
arily to notify the Falcon captain
that the Hurons had been offside
on the punt but Wellner, OF course,
refused the penalty. Marazon again
sent the ball spinning accurately
between the goal posts for the extra
point.
Bowling Green very nearly scored
on three other occasions. The Fal-
cons marched from their own 80
to Normals II in the first period,
but they net'ed only eight yards in
four downs. Nemeth punted to
Wellner on the Huron IL.
From there the Falcons went down
to the 19-yard stripe, but their
threat was effectively halted when
Nemeth intercepted a forward on
Normaps 6. Again he kicked the
ball ont OF the danger zone.
Bowling Green staged a 4iyard
drive near the end OF the
to the Huron IL. The Ohio ele. ~
lost ten yards on two plays and
then was penalized five yards for