The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-02

800 W '~ SN'N''W SUNSSu~
Lower than the low q year
ago, was their coach, Clarh
Shaughnessy, the Indians topped
of their ninth straight Pacific
Coast victories with q triumph
over q Nebraska team that out.
manned and outweighed them.
Stanford twice came from be-
hind to show their gameness
they outran the Nebraska nam.
moths to exhibit their speed Of
foot, and they made the burly
Cornhuskers play bull to their
matador to show that brains and
alertness still count for some
thing.
Nebraska was the first to Are
both barrels, and with some 49,.
600 citizens of that state yelling
from the stands, pushed across Z !.
touchdown in the first FIVE min.
utes to take a TO lead. They
marched AZ yards in seven plays
with Fullback Vic Francis piling
over for the score and kickina
the extra point.
The first quarter still had two
minutes to run when Stanford
tied the score. After a tumble
had stopped their initial drive,
which carried to Nebraska's "a,
the Indians launched another
attack WHICH swept Al yards to
a score.
KMETOVIC BEST ON FIELD
This drive furnished the tip
of on Stanford's superiority. The,
Indians showed that they could
run around the Cornhuskers.
Pete Kfhetovic, far and away the
best back on the field yesterday,
started the blitz when he took 4
lateral from frankie Albert and
went to Nebraska's 10. Then
Pete sneaked through for 10
more and Hugh Gallarneau hit
the middle on a split buck and
went over. Albert converted to
tie the score.
The Indians who had all the
best of it in ground gaining,
opened the second period by
running through and around the
Cornhuskers to reach the nine
yard line of the enemy. The
drive stalled and came to an
end when Albert's try for q held
goal failed.
Nebraska kicked out and
when Albert fumbled and Xix
fnund recovered on Stanford's
33, the Cornhuskers were ready
to take the lead once again. On
the first play after the tumble,
Herman (the Germany Rohrig
passed to Zikmund, who took
the ball on the vineyard line and
fell across.
Rohrig's kick was blocked and
the score was Is to z. From this
point on the Stanfords assumed
command and never relinquished
it.
DRIVE IS YARDS
Stanford went IS yards for ito
second score. After moving TO
the Nebraska AZ with running
plays brilliant little Albert whip
ped a pass that hit Gallarneau's
arms on the Cornhusker 10. The
shifty back lodged a tackler and
went across standing up, and
when Albert converted the In.
dams were out in front to stay
despite a desperate effort by
the Cornhuskers in the last min
ute Of the first haif when Knight
tried a field goal from the Indi-
ans 81.
Midway in the third quarter
the Indians drove to q first down
inside the Cornhusker two-yard
line, but a magnificent stand
STAYED of the touchdown.
Then came the most brilliant
play of the game. When Me-
braska kicked out from behind
its own goal line Kmetovic took
the ball on its own 40 and scor.
ed. Stanford's blocking was ter
rife on this play. Kmetovic
seemed trapped on the west side
line, but he reversed his field
and, with the Stanfords bowling
over the Nebraskans right and
left, swept to the other sideline
and raced to the goal without .
man touching him.
Albert kicked his third extra
point and everyone in the big
bowl knew that Nebraska's bid
was finished.
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