Evening star., 1941-11-01
Unbeaten Fordham
Whips Purdue; 40,
Despite Soggy Field
Keep BoiIermokers
On Defensive Through
Most Of Contest

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BY the Associa ted Press,
POLO GROUNDS, New York,
Nov l.-Scoring two touchdowns in
the third period, Fordham defeated
Purdue here this afternoon, II to 0.
First Quarter.
Taking the ball on its IS after an
out of bounds kickoff, Purdue punt
ed on third down. Fordham returned
the favor, forcing Purdue to kick
from its 49,
Jim Blumenstock's 15-yard return
ball to midfield and Fordham moved
yards into Purdue territory before
kicking over the goal. Steve
Haducek blocked Hazjyk's punt and
Fordham took over on the Purdue
g. where Jim Rush of Purdue
doWned the ball after it bounded
across the line of scrimmage.
Blumenstock and Steve FilipoWicz
smashed to first down at the IS
and Joe Andrejco wiggled off tackle
for yards. Filipowicz picked up 3
yards on each of two tries and
first down at the 3
Andrejco swept left end to within
a foot of the goal line, but on third
down a back in motion penalty set
the Rams back to the 6. Blumen-
stock hit right tackle for 3 yards
as the period ended, with Fordham
yards from the goal line on fourth
down.
Score: Fordham, o. Purdue, 0.
Second Quarter.
On the first play, George Chew
| erko place-kicked field goal from
the II and Fordham led, 3 to O.
Purdue got no place from its IS
after an out-of- bounds kickoff. and
two punt exchanges followed. Then
Bob Chester fumbled Blumenstock's S
! for Fordham on the Purdue 36.
Two running plays gained only
yards, and when a pass failed to
connect Blumenstock punted out on
/ the Purdue 28 The game devel-
oped into a kicking duel between
Chester and Blumenstock. with
Fordham punting on first downs
Blumenstock's returns gave Ford
/ ham the edge in the kicking ex-
/ changes, and after working up to
mldheld Blumenstock punted dead
/ to the Purdue 9. Chester stood be-
| hind his own goal line and punted
out on the Fordham 48. picking up
yards in the exchange.
The field had become such a uuap-
mlre by this time that both teams
could do little except wait for the
breaks. The period ended with
Fordham in possession in midfield.
Score: Fordham, 3; Purdue, 0.
Third Quarter.
On the first play after the kickoff
I Blumenstock punted to the Purdue
( 2. and Chester returned only 8
i yards. Chester kicked out on the
Purdue AZ and Fordham started
moving with Blumenstock gaining a
first down at the 81.
/ From that point FilipoWicz cut
over left tackle to cross the goal line
/ standing up. Cheverko place kicked
the point
On the first play after the next
kickoff, Chester's pass from his 80
was intercepted by Bennett, who
ran 10 yards 20 the Purdue 25.
AndreJco danced through the middle
to the and Filipowicz finally
smashed over from the ! for a
touchdown. Cheverko converted to
make the score II to for Fordham
A l5-yard clipping penalty wiped
/ out Blumenstock's 29-yard punt re-
/ turn and set Fordham back to its
/ Is but Blumenstock kicked out of
/ danger, only to have Chester boom
/ a punt out of bounds on the Ford
| ham T.
Blumenstock juggled the slippery
ball on an attempted punt and bare
/ ly managed to wiggle out of the end
/ zone before being run out On his 2
/ He got the next kickoff and it rolled
dead on the Fordham 40. Three line
/ plays netted only yards and
! Chester kicked over the goal line as
the period ended. Score, Fordham,
II; Purdue. O.
Fourth Quarter.
! A 31-yard punt return by Chester
! carried to Fordham's "a, and the
/ Boilermakers started their deepest
I penetration of the game. But John
/ Andretch fumbled and Charles
! Pierce recovered for Fordham on
/ his %.
! Blumenstotk kicked on first down
! and then intercepted a Purdue pass
only to have clipping penalty set
! the Rams back to their 40 Two
punt exchanges gained nothing
/ either way as Purdue found the foot
/ ing too sloppy for its ground game
! and Fordham continued its first
down kicking
Later the Rams took up the attack
once more with Blumenstock and
Joe Ososki driving into Purdue ter
ritory. Ben Babula picked up first
down at Purdue's As and Blumen-
stock punted dead to the 16 Pur-
due got no place on one running
play before the game ended. Fina
score-Fordham, II; Purdue, 0.