Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-23
Boys Town Il
Held 10 14-14
BY JAKE BERsON

football attendance in Detroit
history.
Before the amazing total of
1889 spectators by official count,
Catholic Central High rushed
over a touchdown in the last
minute yesterday TO tie Father
Flanagan's Boys Town eleven.
14-14.
The huge gathering at Briggs
Stadium, rewarded with many
thrills, particularly at the finish,
exceeded by a few thousand the
best the Detroit Lions could
draw in its best years.
BREAK HELPS
Stymied by fumbles on several
occasions, Catholic Central finally
crashed through plucky but
groggy Boys Town team to make
il even. Yet il was one Of the
few breaks the Shamrocks got
that snatched a sure-fire victory
from Boys Town.
With only a minute and half
to 90, Catholic Central was on
BOYS Towns 30. Passes were the
only way out for the Shamrocks,
and they tried three without sue
cess. On fourth down, Joe Miglio
heaved a long one TO Bill Wight
kin, who was brought down on
the 2-yard stripe.
The second hand was on its
last way around when fullback
Jack Mcmahon plunged over for
the touchdown to make II 14-13, in
Boys Towns favor.
END oFFsIDE
Then came one of those par
ticularly tense moments when a
crowd has enough time 10 size up
a situation. The extra point try,
going either way, would decide II.
Miglio dropped back, took the
ball and ran wide 10 his left. He
ran and ran. but was forced ont
Of bounds a yard short of his
mark in the eeffin corner.
Don Murphy. Boys Towns left
end, was called offside on the
play and the Shamrocks got an
other life and their big break.
This time Mcmahon piled over
the middle of the line for the
extra and tying point.
Boys Towns outgHiped hy q
wide markin during the game.
had taken the lead after seeing
the Shamrocks score in the first
four minutes. and coming back 10
score touchdowns in the second
and third periods.
ROE FUMBLEs
Just one play after the opening
kickoff. Frank Roe, Boys Town
halfback. broke through for II
yards but fumbled. Jim Renke
recovering on the Boys Towns 40.
Don Tghe. one of the Sham
rocks big ground gamers of the
day, went is yards and shortly
after Migho took a shovel pass
from Tighe and scampered 20
yards for the games first touch
down. Miglio added the extra
point on a sweep around his own
right end.
Late in the first quarter. Boys
! Town made its break when center
Joe Howell tore in 10 block Mig
los kick. with teammate, Don
Gunnell. recovering on Catholic
Centrals 7.
VIGIL SCORES
Two plays made 3. and the
quarter ended. Then, on per.
fectly executed play, Frank Roe
slipped the ball 10 Rusty Vigil
on a reverse, and Vigil scampered
wide around his left end I'M
molested TO score. Dick Thomas
placekicked the extra point.
Boys Town was barely holding
its own in the third quarter wher
Roe intercepted Miglio's pass or
the Boys Town Al. Vigil and
Johnny Brogan worked gains Il
the Shamrock II. Thomas Their
passed to Brogan, who got away
from two Shamrock tacklers Il
score standing up. Thomas again
kicked goal.
In the final quarter. Catholic
Central really broke loose. The
Shamrocks, with Tighe, Mcmahon
and Miglio running amuck. went
TO the Boys Town "a. but Miglio' S
tumble ended that threat.
SHAMRoCKS START
Boys Town kicked out TO the
Shamrocks' "a a short while later
and the Shamrocks again started
TO hammer away. The Catholic
Central line and backs split Boys
Town wide open, peeling off bis
gains to the Boys Town %. Tighe
fumbled and recovered but lost
TO- On the next play Miglic
passed to Tim Collins. but he
fumbled too. and Boys Town
again recovered, this time on the
latter's 81.
Knows Ill