The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-15
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Notre Dame VS.. Iowa Pre-Flight j..
Eight Saturdays of double foot.
ball victories are behind that single
phrase, the National championship
hangs before the combatants and
a stadium full of spectators will be
present at the games unwilling in
South Bend, Ind, this weekend.
Seldom in the past has sche-
dule-usually made year in adj
vance of the playing season-pro-
vided such a normal climax to a
fading campaign.
Notre Dame finished the collegi-
ate part Of its 19443 program with
eight triumphs by streaking past
orthwestern, Is to g. on the churn-
ing legs of Halfback Creighton Mil
Ter yesterday. Now it must face the
Seahawks and the Gre Lakes ele-
ven on successive Saturdays.
Iowa Pre-Flight, also an eight
time winner. sailed past the Camp
Grant soldiers. % to 10, with Dick
Todd and Frank Maznicki, pair of
former professional aces, as the
standouts.
Although bot. teams are from the
cornbelt they have met only one
eleven in common, 1llirois. The
Seahawks bounced on the Illinois
Sept. 18 for 80 to 10 decision while
Notre Dame waited until Oct. % for
its At to verdict.
A year ago he Seahawks invad-
ed South Bend with a glittering
record and were repulsed, % tot 0,
by an Irish outfit that was tied in
it's opener and had lost it's second
game.
The South Bend get together
pushes all other games into the
secondary division this weekend
and also probably will bury dis.
cussion of numerous odditie~ which
happened yesterday.
One of these was Ohio States Is
to rs victory over Illinois IL min
utes after a majority of the fans
thought the two had played 26 tc
26 tie. A penalty was called on the
final play and when officials hao
shooed the players from their dres
sing ooms back onto the field fol
re-play, John Stungis calmly boot
ed a field goal. The Buckeyes mex
meet Michigan and the Illinois OPP
pose Northwestern.
The Wolverines trounced Wiscon
sin, 81 to 0, with injured Elroy
Hirsch sneaking off the bench wher
Coach Fritz Crisler wasn't looking
to convert one of the Michigan
touchdowns and keep pledge tina
he would score against the team or
which he starred last season.
Navy crushed Columbia, 81 to 0
in a game in which neither heae
coach was present. Capt. ]. E
Whe1chell of the Middies was scout
ing Army in its 16 tot win ovel
Sampson Naval, and Lou Little O.
the Lions was kept at home by doc
tors orders.
Army broke open the Sampson
Sailors on the little known. ruling
that forward pass which falls IN
complete in the offensive team:
own end zone is an automatic safe
ty.
Penn became a cropper before
the hard charging North Carolina
9 to 6, in a game in which botf
teams wound up with minus yard
age through the air and Penn State
tripped Temple, 10 to 0, while
pair of officials recruited from thu
stands subbed for whistle-tooter
who were delayed by travel diff
culties.
An ex-water boy, Billy Andrews
dropkicked two points as Texa
belabored Texas Christian, IS to 7
and kept pace with Texas A & MN
its Thanksgiving day foe. The Ag
gies dowhed Rice. 20 20 0.
Missouri lost its first home gam
since 1888 and virtually all chance
for the Big Six title by dropping ;
20 to 10 decision to Oklahoma ant
Southern California. scored on TO
the first time and toppled from
~, ''~beaten list week ago, wa