Evening star., 1942-01-04
Struggle in Mud
Proves Thriller
Despite Score
Eastern Line Holds
Foe at Boy Until
Closing Quarter
BY MORTIMER KREEGER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Eastern stars and their powerful
line exactly balanced the Vests
ink and passing attack today as
the all-star teams battled 10 a
thrilling 6-6 tie in slick mud before
q disappointing and shlvering
crowd of $4,000.
The game, transferred here from
San Francisco because OF the war;
was a ding-dong battle all the way
and far more spectacular than the
score would indicate. The CLUBS
battled up and down the field ana
constantly were threatening each
others goal line.
Bill Dudley Of Virginia, the Ma
tion's highest scorer last season.
proved himself a great score-pre-
venter. He intercepted four passes,
two deep in the East teams terrl-
tory.
The smashing play Of the Eastern
line dominated the scene for three
quarters. But in the final period
Indian Jack Jacobs OF Oklahoma
began passing and running to gain
a tie and came close to victory In
the final minutes.
Dudley's Toss Leads to Score.
The East, with more name
PLAYERS, was favored to win, but the
same has been true in almost every
game of the 16-year-old series Tor
the benefit of the Shriners' child
ren's hospitals. The West has won
10. the East S. This game was the
second tie.
The Fasteners took the second
half kickoff and drove Ct yards 10
their touchdown in nine plays. Ihe
line opened up huge holes as Bill
Gever of Colgate and Bob Westfal
of Michigan rammed to the VESTS
23-vard line. Then after two plays
gained only a yard, Dudley faoed
back and tossed a screen pass 10
Geyer.
Geyer took the ball on the rs
near the West sideline, followed
fine blocking for half the distance
and stiff armed two tacklers 10
score standing up. Dudley missed
a place-kick for the extra point.
The West capitalized on a FUN
ple by Bob Glass of Tulane, which
Center Brad Sheafe of st. Mary's
recovered on the East 81. JACOBS
completed a pass to Vike Francis
of Nebraska on the 10 and then
tossed to Bob Robertson Of South
ern California on the goal line.
Ralph Fife of Pittsburgh blocked
an ATTEMPTED place-kick by Frankie
Albert of Stanford.
West Halted on Easts 9.
A few minutes later Jacobs run
ming carried the ball to the East
ern 26, but a tumble ended the
thrust.
A passing attack by Bill Smaltz
of Penn State carried the ball to
the Vests 9 in the second period,
but ESQ Naranche Of Montana in
tercepted pass.
In the third period Western
drive spanked by passing Of Wash
ington States Bill Sewen carried
to the East 8, but the attack was
hurled back by ALI Bauman OF
Northwestern, John Rokisky Of
D1ouesne and the other Eastern
| linemen.
The East gained Isl yards rush.
ing to the Vests rs and the West
erners led in passing. lib to 49,.
The West led, II to 10, in first downs.
Westfall was the days leading
ground gamer with "a yards in 20
| tries.
Endicott Peabody II of Harvard,
who had said he wanted to see
whetheh he really was an all
America guard, proved that to
everybody's satisfaction. His run
ming mate. Bernie Crimmins OF
Notre Dame, was equally great, as
were the East tackles, Bauman,
Ernie Blandin of Tulane and Urban
Odson of Minnesota.
Gophers' Smith Can't Play.
Bruce Smith. Minnesota's all
America back, was unable to play
because of an injured knee.
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East scoring: Touchdown-Geyer.
| West scoring: Observation-Disclosures
Substitutions: East: Ends-Gervalis.
Pittsburgh; MacKinney, Harvard. Tackles
-Bauman. Northwestern: Daniel, Ohio
State. Guards-Fife Pittsburgh. Center
Beehner Syracuse. Backs-Decorrevont.
Northwestern: Krause Penn State; Smaltz.
Penn State; Glass, Tulane; Wood. Co.
lumbia.
west: Ends Gentry. Washinston
State; Stanton, Arizona. Tackles-Eason,
Oklahoma; Herrero. California Guards
Abel. Nebraska Frankowski. Washington
Centers-Sheafe, st. Mary.s. Backs-Al-
bert Stanford: Brumley. Rice; Casanega,
Santa Clara; Jacobs, Oklahoma; Naranche,
Montana State.