Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-22
Badgers Turn Back
Five Threats for
N-6 Decision
Tally on 6l-Yord March
Then Take Advantage
Of Enemy's Errors

5S the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, Nov. 2l.-An
alert, efficient Wisconsin football
team that smashed 81 yards to score
in the first three minutes, checked
Minnesotas power drives the rest
of the way today to gain a 20-to-6
victory before $4,000 fans.
The Gophers fought back gamely
but Wisconsin had. the stuff to pull
through and turn Gopher mistakes
to its own advantage.
Wisconsin scored first on a line
smash, added a touchdown late in
the second quarter on a pass after
recovering a Minnesota tumble on
the Gopher 80, and counted with a
line plunge at the start Of the final
period after taking the ball on
downs on the Minnesota 10.
Minnesota, repulsed by alert
Badger defensive play on five &C.
casions, scored late in the game
on a line plunge after getting into
position on a pass.
The victory gave Wisconsin sec
ond place In the Big Ten race and
one of the best records of recent
years with eight wins, one defeat,
and a tie.
Wisconsin took the opening kick
of back to its 81 and promptly
started q touchdown march. Elroy
Hirsch, feet sophomore halfback,
passed to Dave Schreiner, the
Badger All-America end, on the so.
Schreiner was forced out of bounds
on the Gopher 40.
Harder Hits Harder and Harder.
Pat Harder, plunging fullback,
then took a lateral from Quarter
back Ashley Anderson and raced
around right end to the ID. He
went around left end to the IL on
the next shot and on a third try
went over tackle to the 4. Another
smash through the line by Harder
gave the Badgers a touchdown.
Harder kicked the point and Wis
consin led, 7 to 0.
The Gophers fought back to the
Wisconsin % on quick opening
smashes by Vic Kulbitski and Bill
Daley, but lost the ball on downs on
the 81 early in the second period
Later in the quarter the Gopherss
went to the Badger 40, but again
Wisconsin held and partly blocked
a punt to get out of danger.
Late in the quarter Herman
Frickey, Gopher safety man. fun
bled a punt on his 80 and Fred
Negus, Wisconsin center, recovered
Hirsch passed to Schreiner, who
caught it on the II and raced for a
touchdown. Harder converted.
A tumble by Hirsch on his own Al
recovered by Dick Wildung, Min
nesota's captain. put the Badgers in
the hole in the third period and play
mostly was in their territory the
rest of the quarter. The Gophers
crashed to the Wisconsin 10 but lost
the ball on downs, and moved to the
seven later on a series of smashes
by Daley and Frickey, but Frickey's
tumble stopped the drive.
Baumann Makes Great Kick.
Boz Baumann got off great punt
to push Minnesota to its II in the
final period. The Gophers tried foul
plays, and a fourth-down gamble
gave Wisconsin the ball on the in
vaders' 10.
Harder passed to Schreiner on the
Award line and then cracked center
to the 2. Anderson went over fol-
a touchdown on quarterback
sneak, but Harder missed the try fol
an extra point and Wisconsin led
20 to 0.
Late in the period Daley, Gopher
halfback, broke loose for 44-yaro
right end run to Wisconsins Is
Daley passed to Bill Garnaas on the
1-yard line and then hit right tackle
for a score. Garnaas' try for the
extra point by a placement failed.