The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-02
0'R0URKE IS STAR
OF BOWL TRIUMPH
Little Boston Ace Runs,
Passes Team To Upset Vic
tory Over Tennessee
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

Scrawny, dead-panned Charley
O'Rourke, the lad who put the Bos-
ton college Eagles in the Sugar
Bowl, pulled them through to a 10
to 10 victory over the Tennessee Vols
today in the widest football game
in the seven-year history of the
classic.
More than $4,000 spectators ter.
raced in the vast Tulane saucer
were left limp and exhausted by a
game which built climax upon eli
max, reaching the ultimate in the
final four minutes of play when the
lanky O'Rourke, a wisp of straw
among massive oaks, was the guild
ing star in an 80-yard march which
brought the final touchdown and
victory.
And as if fate were playing It's
part, it was O'Rourke who inter-
cepted a long, desperate Vol pass as
the final gun barked, a moment be-
fore his fellow players swarmed over
him in an hysterical ovation which
brought a spine-tingle to even rabid
Tennessee fans.
An effort had been made to book
two evenly-matched teams for the
classic. They couldn't have done a
better job, and for 60 chills-and-
fever minutes two massive lines and
alert backfields played bruising,
crushing, spectacular football that,
after the early minutes, left each
succeeding minute a huge question
mark.
Twice the Bostonians came from
behind to tie the score, End just
when it appeared they might be
called upon to do it again they sum-
moned up energy from some mys-
ferrous reservoir, took the play right
away from the Vols, and followed
O'Rourke to triumph.
The Vols got a break in the first
few minutes of play when O'Rourke
fumbled as he was tackled after re.
ceivlng a punt, and Tennessee re-
covered on the Boston college 27.
The Vols got to the Is before being
stymied, but when O'Rourke's punt
went outside on the B. c. 46, Ten
nessee was on its way with another
crushing, bruising attack which
ended with Van Thompson charging
over from the courtyard line. He
place kicked the extra point.
The Bostonians came back with a
valiant 60-yard drive late in the
quarter, but it was nipped as Ed
Offers intercepted a pass deep in
Tennessee territory.
The Vols appeared to have the
upper hand the remainder of the
first half, even showing a contempt
for the Eagles offensive by trying
passes deep in Tennessee territory.
Late in the second quarter they
drove from their own 48 to the B.
C.. 20, ORourke putting an end to
that by i~ntercepting a pass.
The third period was in it's in
fancy as the climaxes began to stack
n on another. Burly Bob Foxx
dropped back for a quick kick deep
in Tennessee territory. The ball
Doomed off the chest of Hank Woro-
nlcz, Eagle end, and bounded crafty
toward the Vol goal. For a moment
the players seemed in a state of
suspended animation. Then in a
rush they charged the ball.
and it was Joe Zabilski, Boston
guard, who recovered on the Ten
nessee II.
In two plays the Eagles had their
touchdown Francis Maznicki raced
around his left end for five, and
Harry Connolly, O'Rourke's under
study, went the rest of the way
around right end. Maznicki then
place kicked the goal.
The alarmed Vols came right back.
Chef Gladchuk's kickoff had gone
outside on the Tennessee As. The
Vols had nibbled at the huge Boston
n seeking soft spots for offensive
bites, and they found a few. With
thompson running and passing and
Free Newman plunging they march
ed steadily. A pass interference pen
atty gave the Vols the ball on the
three, and on the second play BUST
Warren roared through his left
guard for the score Newman fumb-
led the passback on the try FOR extra
point.
That was the signal for another
B. c. comeback. Taking the kickoff
their 80, the Eagles, with Con-
molly %sprinting and passing and
Maznicki and Holovak plupging,
rolled to the Tennessee seven,
Here the famed Boston bag of
tricks was united. On a backfield
spread Connolly lateraled to MAJ
nicki, who was conveyed to the three
yard line by the other backs. and
Holovak went the rest of the way in
two drives. Tennessee was penalized
on the try for extra point, and B. c.,
using the antiquated "T' formation,
tried to ram the ball over from the
one, but Holovak was stopped cold
and the score was 13-up.
Midway in the final quarter the
Vols opened up a passing attack
which, with Warren BUST tossing
smoothly and Offers and Jim Cole
man receiving, carried from the
tennessee 43 to the B. C.. six. The
Eagles were digging in, so on fourth
down Foxx dropped back to the 10
and tried a field goal, which was
wide.
That was ORourke's signal. He
had returned to the game after a
long rest shortly before, and was
fresh as a lily. He passed, and he
ran, and he passed again. Three
times running his losses hit the
bullseye, Zabilski catching two of