The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-02
MIRACLE ELEVEN
FOOLS HUSKERS
Albert. Gallarneau. Kmet0vic,
Standlee Are Stars Of
Rose Bowl Victory
BY ROBERT MYERS

CALF, Jan. 1.@R-Stanford uni
versity's m%agicians of the gridiron
swept to victory for the tenth con-
secutive time today as the miracle
boys from Palo Alto reached the
peak of a spectacular comeback
campaign with a stunning victory
over Nebraska in another stirring
chapter in Rose bowl football his
tory.
The down, but ever stout-hearted
Cornhuskers, striving for victory
in their first appearance in the
big bowl, made a gallant stand,
but they failed to solve the wizard
ry or stave off the lightning thrusts
of this Stanford T-model machine,
and trudged YEARLY off the emer-
aid green floor of the stadium, the
roar of co. 900 persons echoing over
the Arroyo Seco, with the score
board reading: Stanford 81, Ne
braska 10.
It was glorious triumph for the
Stanfords, a team that couldn't
win for losing in 1889 and then
came back to astonish the football
world in 1910 with an uninter-
streak of victories and a
parade into this bowl game today.
1t was also a triumph for the
Stanfords' popular coach, Clark
Shaughnessy, a fugitive from foot
ball-frowning Chicago university.
who took over the down-trodden
Indians last fall and piloted them
to this promised land.
Twice Nebraska's valiant Corn.
nuskers forged ahead, and each
time the Stanfords, with frankie
Albert, Hugh Ga%llarneau, Pete
.metovic and Big Chief Norm
Standlee battering and befuddling
the Huskers, came from behind
and then roared OIL to a decisive
Nebraska sent a shudder down
the Stanford backs in the first
two minutes of the game. Taking
the kickoff, they blasted like dyna-
mite down field to a quick touch
down. Half-back Butch Luther ran
he kick off back q yards to the
Stanford 48, Harry Hopp lost two,
but the Husker hurricanes went
work. Vike Francis, 200 pound
fullback, barged 144 yards on one
play, 10 on the next, and Luther
the Stanford right side
for IA. Quarter back Roy Petsch
made two, and from the Stanford
seven Luther hit for five. Big
Francis went through his right
guard for the touchdown, and then
added the extra point.
The Stanfords played around, and
then drove across into Husker ter
Standlee was hit hard on
Nebraska % however and
.umbled the ball away to center
Bob Burrus. Nebraska kicked, and
he T-model machine began to
click from midfield.
Little Pete Kmetovic skipped 20
Yards off his right end on a play
hat few saw, including the Ne
oraskans. Gallareneau lost two but
.metovic knitted through for 10
yards to the ten. Gallarneau on
next play shot through the
.usker left tackle for 10 yards
and a touchdown scoring standing
Up. Field Marshall Albert kicked
first of his three conversions
or the afternoon.
Midway in the second quarter
Nebraska punted and Kmetovic,
to catch it over his shoulder
the sun, fumbled and Allen Xix
nund, reserve, pounced on it on
Stanford 80. Petsch called for
pass and Herman Rohrig let it
ly-a long one that found Xix
mund on the ten and literally sent
Inn flying over the goal line. Ro-
arig tried for the place kick, Tay-
or blocked it, Rohrig tried to run
t across and Taylor hauled him
Town. The point was missed, but
Nebraska held a 1877 lead.
1t wasn't held long. Stanford took
he out of bounds kick off from
is IS, pounded on up to the mid
1eld stripe, went on to the Husker
10 and then All-America Albert
lred a hard high pass to Gallar-
'eau. He made the prettiest catch
II the day, stretching far into the
ar over the clutching hands of the
dusker secondary, brought the ball
Town and raced on over the goal
% yards away.
That tied the score, but cool
headed Albert broke it with a per-
:ect place kick conversion.
Nebraska sent in after
'eserve, but this Stanford line
wouldn't give and the Stanford pass
license was air tight. Early in the
bird period the Stanfords travelled
rom their own "a on into the Husk-
side of the field. Albert's flat
pass to the fleet Kmetovic went
or 50 yards; another was good
or IA. Down the Indians went,
INC finally the ball rested but eight
inches away from a touchdown.
That stout Husker line held, how
'ver, for four down inside the two
yard line, and then took the ball
Hopp' booted the ball out of dan
ger, 'kmetovic caught it On the
dusker 40 and brought the shout
ng crowd to its feet with the
most sensational touchdown run of
ne game. He ran first to the left,
Wheeled and headed to the right,