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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
KEEN SOFTBALL
 TRIPLE HEADER
 SET FOR SUNDAY

Local Industrial League softball fans will have the years taStiest dish served up to them Sunday at Hamilton park in the form of Q triple header for the benefit of the Keep 'Em Smoking" fund which furnishes clgaretS for SerVicemen,
 The program calls for the final playoffS of the mems league and Q girls playotf contest both spon- Sored by the Industrial Recreation Associate
 In scheduling the playoH for the smoking fund for the third straight year, the Dusty league hopes to eX. ceed the efforts of the past two years when Q total of close to $500 was raised.
 Sundays schedule calls for Wa terhury Manufacturing and Water- bury Tool to meet in double head- CT, the first game at 2 and the sec. ond ct {, In the finals of the mems competition, A sweep would clineh the crown, while if the teams split third game will be necessary, probably next Tuesday evening,
 Manufacturing gained 2-l de- eiSion over Tool during the regular season, one of three losses the de. lending champs suffered while win- ming i2, Manufacturing had an ii-4 mark
 Series For Cup
 Tool and U, s. Rubber, which tied for the season honorS, will open Q best-of- f-three series for that title and the cup donated by the I. R. A., Tuesday night at Hamilton park, providing, of course, that the Tool Manufacturing series is settled Sum day and Tuesday game is not needed TiGl second Tool-Rubber game will he played at Naugatuek, either Thursday or Friday of next week,
 Tool will also represent the league in the state industrial tourney at New Haven, facing New Haven on Sunday, Sept, 10. Hartford plays ct Meriden and Stamford ct Bridge- port in opening games Sunday.
 Sundays girls attraction In the Hamilton park triple header will 90 on at o'clock in between the two mems contests. The lineup Is not settled as the girls are still en. gagged in semi-final playoffs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
This Sporting World
Friday Fish And Chips
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Not untll yesterday did learn that George Banfe, well-knowh local physical eulturist and, with Harry Shackley, organizer of the best wrestling teams at the YMCA; was awarded the D. s, 0, SEVENTEEN YEARS AFTER the first World War arMistlce In November, 1918 He was Q dispatch carrier with Q bicycle for transportation around the front lines at CheMin- -deS- -6anies, Chateau Thierry, the Argonne, Bellau Wood, etc. and won his decoration by saV- ing Q whole platoon of S2 men, who were LOST and not far from the German lines Banfe's banter about It, Col, Bil Shanahan tthen a captain) Harry Lieheskind (DSC wlnner) Lieut., Mike Gallulo Frank Coyle, for whom the local American Legion post is named, are enough to cause a slight heart murnur One can imagine the BANG he's getting out of present-day war news inasmueh as the fighting is in and near those very places where he and his I'D buddieS of the l02nd, 26th Division fought, laughed and where some of them died, notably Frank Coyle first Waterbury soldier killed on field of battle, who was carried into a stone hut by dispatch carrier Hanfe and another soldier, Ills praise of It, Col, Shanahan and Lieut.. Mike Qallulo Is genuine and most worthy of ear,
 After Banfe jumped Into Q shell hole, and found TWO GERMANS there ahead of him, one of whom he shot, the other hit him across the back with a rifle, but was killed by Ranfe before George "blacEed out and who do you think dressed his wounds but--Harry Liebeskind, who was absolutely fearless in his first aid work during the heaviest fight ing,
 VvVvvVvvv
 In Baltimore, last evening, believe 1t or doubt, one of the MAIN BOUT principals was none other than New Haven's tough Tony Gillo, who has seen his best boxing days at least five years ago. ., Waterbury and New York's Dan Parker was Q quick visitor yesterday, on his way to the state famous Crocodile Club outing at Lake Compounee Hello, my good man" said Dan; and was gone like the gold tooth that Bob Stone featured In the white satin suit days of long ago Further evidence that the Bristol Endees C1O base- ball outfit will make 0 real strong entry ct the Baltimore All-Ameri' can tournament next week, If 1t gets there was the i2 inning 5 to win scored last night over the Meriden Conteloos; recent winners over the west Haven Sailors, one of the best three clubs in Connecticut this sea son pr. Elliott Mayo, well. known local surgeon has been trans ferred from Navy to Marine Corps; Great Lakes to Camp Leleune North Carolina where it's tough go- ing due to excessive heat, They have boxing bouts where some smart Mar inc matchmaker puts priVates against corporals, and Sergeants' which Is why the leather flies rom start to finish,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Yankees Sign Paul Woner

New York, September l. - (UP) - The New York Yankees, battling for the American League pennant, today signed Paul Waner, veteran National League out fielder, who had been re- leased earlier in the week by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 Waner, 4l, had hit ,2S7 with the Dodgers and had a pinch hitting average of .366'
 The former Pittsburgh Pirate star who Is rated as one of the greatest hitters in National League history will be eligible to play with the Yankees when they meet the Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium today. should the Yankees win the American League pennant, Waner also will be eligible for the World Series.
 The Yankees are two games behind the league leading St. Louis Browns.
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stined to become the strikeout king of the National League.
 Steinecke resides in St. Augustine with his wife and two girls, and in '3b Frederick c. Francis, the pub- fisher, made thing SO attractive that he remained there to perform in the Millionnaires' League.
 As 0 member of the Williams port club in 30, steinecke topped the Eastern League in runs-batted- in with ii8.
 He became Q manager for the first time in '37 with Savannah of the Sally League where he had Nick Etten of the Yankees and Bob El- iiott O. the Pirates in the outfleld
 A run-in with an umpire was violent enough to cause, Steinecke's suspension for Q year. Reinstated, he shuttled between Jacksonville and Portsrnouth and stopped at Tarboro of the Class D Coastal Plain before settling down with Portsmouth and winding Up as manager. The Cubs were in last place on July 1, on top when he departed. 'e
 Bill steinecke was amazed when paged by the Yankees.
 He had no Idea how hard 1t Is to field Q big league club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Groyson's Scoreboord
New Encyclopedia Of Sports" Hos Answers; Digging Deeply for DotO, Menke Says Powers Were MisIed Relotive to Origin of Boseboll
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to the i4th level of the site of the ancient Tepc 0awra in northern lraq, which belongs to the El-obeid period, at least 60 centuries ago, pursuing tho eulprit who hobhed up with chess, Following chess, most placid Of games, comes cock -hght- ing, one of the more brutal and e%. citing,
 The author again nudaes the tombS Of the TutS, Pharaohs, Han Sings and aother shining lights of mummified society trailing polo to It's original lair,
 With tongue In cheek Menke points out that the horse was not Sufl- eiently developed in size to carry a man on his back until some 2000 years ago,
 The blunderiGg of Q Silversmith in 1909 brought about the custom of three prizes for Q raee-win, place and show Robert AmbTye sheriff of Chester, England, was to put up the prize, He ordered Q silver ball but rejected 1t as being Of inferior workmanship, The silver smith made another attempt, and once again Amhrye was not content, The third ball suited him, So the best ball went to the winner, the next best to the owner of the horse running second and the other to the one finishing third,
 Horses have carried many Q bloke to the hook shop ever since,
 Menke goes slightly atield in de. tailing the origin of the hot dog and peanuts as an adjunct of baseball,
 He repeats that the ruling powers were misled relative to the origin and development of baseball, re- veals that 1t was evolved from the English games of cricket and round. CTS and, In crude way, was played in eastern United states many years before Abner Doubleday was born, He finds evidence that the game was played In perhaps R score Of cities long before 1t was known Nt Cooperstown, where stands baSebalrS Hall of Fame,
 "EncyelopediN Of Sports" deals with li8 of them, answers million questions,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
CARVER, UPSET
 WINNER, PAIRED WITH SEGURA
BY OSCAR FRALEY HInltea presN stan COFrespOndentD

Limited Press StNM COrroSpOnuUutP
 Forest Hills, N. F., Sept, l-(up) -Taking a breather between bomb. ing missions, Mat, Alexander (zan) Carver had Q little war of his own on his hands today as he faced ta- vored Francisco Segura In the Na- tional Amateur Tennis Champion. ship quarter finals,
 Carver, 0 Flying Fortress pilot from Philadelphia, who just rec turned after 90 months in the Pa- ciflc, gained the third round yes. terday with an upset triumph over eighth-seeded Jack Jossi of Oak land, Calf, But the lean former North Carolina football and tennis star faced Segura with more trep- idation than he did the Japs,
 II was lucky to get into the tour- nament and even luckier to get this far" Carver said, I'm afraid Se- gura Is too tournament sharp, but I'll give 1t a try"
 It will take good try, too, to knock off the swarthy little Ecua- dorian who mopped up everything in sight this season to rate the top- seeded role ia the nationals, Segura had trouble warming up in his sec- ond round match but finally stopped Pvt, Dave Freeman of Pomona, Cal, S-6, 6-l,
 Only One Upset
 All of the other seeded players except Jossi, made the grade to the quarter finals, while all the women favorites, headed by defending Champion Pauline Bet2, also has reached the third round.
 The other match in the upper half of the mems draw sends Bill Talhert of Indianapolis, third-rank- ing player, against Air Cadet Bob Falkenhurg of Hollywood, Calo seeded sixth, for the right to meet the winner of the Segura- Carver match in the semi-finals.
 In the bottom half, second seeded It. Don McNeill of Norfolk, Vao tackles It. Seymour Greenherg of Chicago, while Sgt, Frankie Parker of Muroc Field Cal, seeded fourth, faces unranked Charley oliver of Perth Amboy, N, J.
 Miss Betz, shooting for her third straight title in the women's singles, meets seventh seeded Mrs, Virginia Kovacs of oakland, Califo in the upper half of the draw while third ranking Louise Brough of Beverly Hills engages fifth ranking Mary Arnold of Los Angeles,
 The lower half of the draw finds second seeded Margaret osborne of San Francisco shooting against eighth seeded Shirley Fry of Ak ron, O., and fourth seeded Dot Bun. dy of Santa Monica, Calf, play ing sixth ranking Doris Hart of Miami, Fla,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
American Legion Sunday Schedule

Five American Legion Junior baseball league games have been listed for action Sunday afternoon, with the Washington Hill Cardinals and Overlooks as the feature game of the schedule to be played at Hamilton Park No. 2 field, at ( D. nn.
 Managers of the league approved the following games for Sunday, in addition to the Hills.Looks clash;
 Hamilton No, 2, i30 D, m.-EaSt Ends Vs. Aviglianese A, c,
 Fulton park, 1880 D. m,-Dlue Jays Vs. SentinelS,
 Washington park, l;30 p, m,-Hill JrS. vs, Pine Hills, 400 p. m,- Brooklyn Indians vs. Calssons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Shorts Editor

New York In his new "Eneyelo- pedia of Sports" monumental work of 82s pages just published hy A, s. Barnes & Co., Frank C., Menke more or less comprehensive covers every sport in the alphabet from A to Y, For some strange rea- son-from angling to yaehting--no- body invented . sport the name of which begins with z,
 "Eneyclopedia Of Sports" is Q well turned out volume cleverly Illustrated by cartoonist Willard Mullin, In some instances, Prank Mcnke, cas- lly sports foremost historian with his previous and priceless All-Sports Record Books, delveS deeply for divers data-literally into the bowels of the earth, He reaches back thou sands of years in tracing the pas times For instance, he deseendS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
East Mountain Wor Bond Meet

Entries continued to come m 10 Joe Bracken, golf professional at the Municipal course ct East Noun. tain for the five.day War Bond tournament starting tomorrow. con- tinuing Sunday and Monday tLaoor Day) and finishing up Saturday ana Sunday of the following weekend Purchase of Q $25 bond t$lS,7S) Is necessary to play, with every player man and woman, having chance to win one of i2 $25 War Bonds or n prize of suitable golfing merchant disc, donated by local merchants aiding the general sale oI nonas'
 Mayor John s, Monagan has been sharpening up his tee to fairway to green game during the past two weeks; and with Park Commissioner Tom Moore, supt, Of Parks Jim Curtin and Purchasing Agent Henry Bowling will take part In the touf- ney; which Is to be conducted on a Kicker's Handicap basis, the player to select any handicap which ne or she believes will s.:eE !n a net score of 68 to 7s strokes,
 Other Entries
 pr. Sam Atkins, Dr, John Dillon, pr, Joseph Slavin, George Horan, Jack Fitzlnaurice, Ned Farley John Cluney, Chris Harmon, Johnny Manzo, Tom O'Dea, Milt Schroeder of New Haven, Leo Maher, Dick Mahoney, Frank Kelly, Marty Bowes, Jerry Brophy, Tom Grimm, Dick Murphy, Earl Carey, Charley RosenRarten, George Cassidy, Tom Henebry, Mike DiFronzo, John Bacy, Dick scnkeinch, J, Francis Smith, Maurice Healey, and A. Kakaitis are some of the men. ale ready entered Among the women players, Mrs. Ann Hagstrom Cor. rado, Madeline Roberts and Mrs Helen Cluney will take part, with several more female entries expected before tee-time tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
'CROSETTI HOMER CUTS BROWNS LEAD TO TWO
BY GLEN PERKINS tUnlted Press Staff CorrespOndent)

(United Press btAtk COrrespOnuontD
 New York, September 1. - tup) -- pennant fever, 0 chronic condi~ ton with tho New York Yankees which occurs as annually as hay fever, grlpped the entire squad to- day and the guy spreading the cons taglon was fiery Frankie Crosettl, the last of the old Bronx boVnbers,
 They're oil gone but Frankie, but the spraky inflelder remembers the habit he acquired with other cham pionship teams, 80 he hit ninth inning homer with two out yeSter- day to give the Yankees double victory over washington, g 10 { and { to 8, on accomplishment which reduced the lead of the St. Louis Browns to just two games,
 It isn't amisS to trace the up- swing of the Yankees from the date that Crosetti left California war plant to bolster team that ap- peared to be going no place, When he broke Into the lineup as Q regular at Philadelphia on August {, tho Yankees were in( third place, Six games off the pace and going in re- verse. Since then they have won lS and lost i2 and Croseth has been batting ,200, O2 points above his lifetime major league average of .246.
 Win For Queen
 The score was 3.all and pitcher Alex Carrasquel was bearing down when Crosetti broke up the ball game, giving Rookie Mel Queen his third victory. The Tanks won the opener without difficulty, taking ad- vantage of five Washington errors to score ct will. Croseth made three hits and batted in two runs in this contest, but tho big offensive punch was supplied by Johnny Lin- dellS three run triple. Joey Kuhel hit a homer for the Mats in the first game and Nick Etten got his 18th for the Yankees in the second.
 Detroit scored three unearned runs off the jittery Browns at St, Louis, to win { to 3 last night. Paul (Dizzy) Trout, doing e two inning relief stint for Frank Overmlre, gained his 23rd victory while Willis Hudlin, up from Little Rock Of the Southern Association relieved Sig Jakueki to bo tagged with the de. feat. The Tigers made the winning run in the ninth when Mike tpinky) Higgins singled home Roger Cramcr.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Frankie CroSetti, last of the old Guard Yankees, who Sparked New York to double victory over Washington with q homer, three singles and 6 stolen base for the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
Games TOdny-PltcheFA

Washington Ucfebvre s.3) Rt Now York tBonham iO-6)-9i90 D.
 Philadelphia (Black s.S) at Bos- ton CBowmNn l0.O-3io0 ?. mr E W, T,
 Cleveland (SmIth 7-W Nt Chicago QIRyneA 6-9)-S'3O D, mu V, w, ',
 Detroit (Newhouser 2l.S Rt St Louis (Potter l3-O-s'l6 D, m, 10 w, T
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
0okviIIe, WA Girls All Even

Twenty runs, nine hits, and nine errors showed up in tho second game of the girls softhall playoff series last night, which is now all even and needs Q third game, Water. bury Manufacturing won last night i2 to 8, from oakville Pin, Q 7-o win- ner over VIM. last Tuesday The losers filed a protest, charging mis- interpretation of the infleld ny rue by Umpire Lattanzio, but the league protest committee, meeting last night with Henry Darlington Washington College coach and pro fessional baseball umpire, Sports Editor John A, Cluney of the Dem ocrat and Bob Kiersted of the league, the latter in the capacity or advisors, denied the Manufacturing protest after hearing the umpries description of the play in question, IRA. league representatives ana managers of the teams concerned also were on hand for the lengthy sesison held at the YMCA.
 A hearing was also given the Sco' VIII protest of ruling of the com mlttee, which awarded Benrus a forfeit win when It's charge of us of an ineligible player was upheld No change was made in the situa. ton, as the player In question had not been registered until after July 27, the date specified in an amend- mert of e league bylaw, inVolVihg playoffs.
 Pitching Good
 Last night, Waterbury Manufac' turing had six runs scored before the third inning, though the win' ners go but Ave hits off Lena Pa- dula; while Margie Connor held the Oakville gals to four bingies: one home run by Virginia Kielty, which scored three runs in the third inning. Manufacturing came right back with four more runs In the fourth enough to win the game though two were adde dby each team in the last (sixth) inning Score:
 Waterbury Mfg. 42O 4O2-l2 1 Oakville Go. ... 203 i02- 8 { 5
 Connor and Lucian: Padula and Dunne. Umpires: Kenney and stan- co.
 The teams meet again Sunday afternoon; winner t meet Benrus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

AMERICAN LEAGUE
NcAIrr,lnN,n RcnM

Yesterdays Results New York ., Washington Qsp Now York 1, Washington g (gnd) Detroit (, St, Louis . (Only games scheduled)
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SMITH, SINGLETON WINNERS

FaII River, Mass Sept. I-IUPl -Charlie Smith, l3l, of Newark, N. J. knocked out Oscar Lewis, I30, ol New York in the seventh round of their scheduled l0-round feature bout ct the casino last night. Tn preliminaries, Benny Singleton. Isl. Waterbury, Conn, decisionet Winnie Vazso, i27, Revere (O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE YCHtcPdRy'a Results
Gumes TOdny-PIteheFn

Now York (FIscher 4..lD at Brooklyn Melton 7-i0)-3'So D. m" Boston e, Barrett 7.l6 and Rich i.O) nt PhllNdelphIn G Barrett e' i4 and Gerh"auser 7.ln~-two gam
 chicago ,SV Q CiFicmins s.Sj at cIncIn. natl (WnltOrs iO-G)-900 D, m" E'
 st. Louis Schmidt 6.3) at Pitts burgh (Ostermuoller 1i'D--si3O D. m,, F, W, T,
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FIGHT RESULTS

Baltimore O'Brien, ie0. Philadelphia, outpointed Tony 0illo, is2. New Haven, Conn, (e): Benny Risko, I70, Stamford, Conn, out- pointed Jackie Murray, ieS, New
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EASTERN LEAGUE

HFNVFFWhY'H EV"hWTVH Wilkes. Barre {, Hartford 2 EimlrR Utica 2 BinRhamton (, wIillamsport 1 Scranton s. Albnny
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Games Tomorrow

ChIcnRO nt CInCInnntI New York nt Brooklyn Boston nt Philadelphia St, Louis at Pittsburgh
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Games Today

VaWWlFN TOWNy Hartford at Scranton IIbany af. Wilkes. .Baree HinNhAmton nt Eimira iI1ioa nk Wliilamsport
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HnmA RnnR
Hts
Iluna
York. lsl.

Santa Rosa, Cal, Ike IFS. Los Angeles, oatpoint Donnelly. iBS, Los Angeie
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Games Tomorrow

Cleveland Rt Chicago Washington at New York Philadelphia nt Boston
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Major League Leaders

(By United PrssS)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE (LeadinR BatteFR)
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Pitching Good

Connor and Lucian: Padula and Dunne. Empires: Kenney and stan- co.
 The teams meet again Sunday afternoon; winner meet Benrus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01

YESTERDAYS STAR - Frankie CroSetti, last of the old Guard Yankees, who Sparked New York to double victory over Washington with q homer, three singles and 6 stolen base for the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
HAD BITTEN AND ELLIOTT

BinghaEnton took him back when the Injury healed, but '33 found him with Scranton of the Eastern League and in mid-season of the following campaign the Miners traded him to Dayton of the Mid-Atlantic for Johnny Wander Nicer, who was de-
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National League
TODAY's GAMES

NEW YORK, Sept. %. - R -
Probable pitchers for tomorrow's
major league games, with won
and lost records in parentheses:
American League
New York at Cleveland-Borowy
(17-10) VS.. Harder Q1-9.
Boston at Detroit-Terry go
VS.. Newhouser $3.50.
Philadelphia at St. louisiana
lin GID VS.. Kramer (15-19.
Washington at Chicago ca =
Haefner d1-1N and Carrasqul
(8-6) or Lefebvre 90 VS.. Die
trich OSLO and Haynes go.
National League
Pittsburgh at New York ca -
Sewell GOLD and Ostermueller
$3.50 VS.. Voiselle (2O-15) and
Melton (2-D.
Chicago at Brooklyn (2)-Chip-
man d2-O and Lynn e4-0 VS..
Davis Gid and Melton OLD or
Chapman go.
St. Louis at Philadelphia o.
Wilks d6-0 and Cooper Old VS..
Raffensberger Q2-1O and Schanz
Q3-1N.
Cincinnati at Boston (2)-Gum-
bert d3-9) and Carter CD VS..
Hutchings (1-3) and Hutchinson
CD.
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CLEMSON WHIPS
PRESBYTERIANS

CLEMSON, S. c., Sept. 23.-tR
A duet of ground-gaining freshman
backs, tailback Watt Stewart and
fullback Bill Rogers paced Glenn
sons five-touchdown and "a to
opening victory over Presbyterian
before approximately 5000 today.
Freshman Jack Miller and Mavis
eagle added three and one extra
points, respectively. First year var
sity men accounted for % Tiger
points.
Presbyterian's outclassed civil
ians fought back with all they had,
which was mostly running back
John Raines and punter Rube
Kleckley, but three first downs and
one penetration to Clemson's 49,
yard line, where a tumble ended
the march, was the Blue Stock
ings' nearest scoring approach.
Presbyterian, however, took the
| ball from Clemson three times in.
side their own Is yard line. twice
on fumbles once by intercepting a
pass.
Clemson raced up 16 first downs
to Presbyterian's 3. Net yardage
favored the Tigers 405 to Al.
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ARKANSAS BEATS
MISSOURI, 7-6

ST. LOUIS, Sep. %. - Up - A
placement kick for point after
touchdown gave the University of
Arkansas a 7 to 6 victory over
the favored University of Missouri
Tigers today on the sodden grid
iron of Walsh stadium.
Held on the defensive through
most of the game, the Razorbacks
score came on blocked punt by
Melvin McGaha late in the third
quarter. Henry Ford fell On the
slippery pigskin in the end zone
for a touchdown and Jim Young
kicked the extra point.
Missouri, forced to use rum
ming attack when the weather
broke up aerial maneuvers, came
back midway in the final period
with a sustained 66-yard drive
and acting Captain Paul Collins
plunged over from the three. Don
Litzinger, kicking specialist, was
rushed into the game, but his try
angled just outside the crossbars.
Time ran out before the Tigers
could again move into scoring
territory.
The game, witnessed by $500
spectators, was the first of the
season for both elevens.