The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-02
MaroOns Score Twice In First
Half And Stave Off Hoyas
Rally To Triumph
BY LARRY ROLLINS

MISSISSIPPI Stats
football team banged over a pail
of first half touchdowns and then
STAYED off Georgetown's despera.
ton comeback to win the ninth
annual Orange bowl football game
IA to Z, before an overflow Grove
of IS, 101 today.
The Maroons, unbeaten bit
tied once during the regular season
blocked a punt for their first touch.
down and swept 81 yards for the
second with 200-pound Billy JET
ferson leading the assault.
Georgetown came roaring back
in the second half to travel 49
yards in four plays, with Julie
Koshlap's pitching arm mainly
responsible for the touchdown, and
fell just six yards short of another
score that might have tied up the
game.
The breaks went against George.
town, with a 59-yard pass play
nullified by one of frequent pen.
allies, but in the final analysis
there wasn't much doubt that the
better team won.
The stout Mississippi State line
harassed the Hoyas, suffering their
second defeat in three years.
A guard, Captain Hunter Cor
hern, was the hero of Mississippi
States first touchdown. Johnson's
well-packed punts put Georgetown
in a hole and Daniels tried to kick
out from his end zone.
Corhern came tearing in to block
line, and John Tripson, a tackle,
fell on the ball in the end zone.
Wilbur Dees, Mississippi States
blocking quarterback, promptly
converted from placement.
Not even Georgetown's most ar
dent supporters, however, could
claim there was anything lukey
about the Southerners' second
touchdown.
Big jefferson was the engineer
as Mississippi States smoothly
oiled machine travelled goalward,
Fast for his bulk, Jefferson sped
is yards around end to begin the
drive, and later pitched a 2i-yaro
pass to Walter Craig eight yard,
from the Georgetown goal.
Jefferson and Toxic Tullos lug
ged the ball within a scant foot
of the pay-off territory before the
first. quarter ended. Jefferson
whammed through tackle for the
touchdown and Sonny Bruce, Miss
issippi States third-string tail back
came in to kick the l4th point.
Georgetown began to pick up
steam before the hall, moving 2s
yards once and 26 again, but didn't
get beyond Mississippi State 80.
The Hoyas scored the first time
they got their hands on the ball
in the third quarter, however, in
a remarkable surge that rocked
the Maroons to their heels.
A holding penalty set Mississippi
State back to its one, and John
sons punt rolled dead on the Ma
room 48.
Koshlap numbered his passing
arm. He opened with a short shot
to Jim Castiglia, who ran 10 yards,
and followed with a neatly placed
whirl to Lou Ghecas for q more.
That gave Georgetown a first down
on. the three, and Castiglia dug
through guard for the touchdown
after Koshlap had fallen a yard
short off tackle. Augie Lilo con-
verted.
Early in the fourth Georgetown
began moving again on a 69-yard
drive aided by three Mississippi
State offside penalties. Ben Bull
wins two short passes, coupled
with his and 'Castiglia's line
moved the ball to the six.
There Mississippi S t a t e 8
All-America, end Buddy Elrod.
helped. stop the assault in a goal
line stand. Jack Doolan's fourth
down pass intended for John Las
carl fell incomplete in the bleacher
crowd.
The games most spectacular
play went for nothing and it was a
heart-breaker for Georgetown. The
caught Mississippi State flat
with their famous spread
shortly after the Ma
rooms first score, and very near
ly went all the way.
Koshlap, dancing back behind
The peculiar set-up, flung the ball
far down the field to Arthur Lemke,
who dashed to the six-yard line
before Walter Craig hauled HIM
down. The. play travelled So yaros
out both teams were offside.
Georgetown actually outgalned
Mississippi State both rushing ana
the air, but the Southerners
came through when the chips were
down.
The Hoyas rolled up IA first
to Mississippi States 7, and
their foe 11S yards TO
10. The Washington, D. c., team
completed II of % passes for liz
Yards while the Maroons were
81 on six out of II tries
the air.