The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-09

fought as they bowed 20 to 8
to a rugged Fordson eleven.
The score is in no way indi-
cativs of the type of game play
ed as the Tractors scored two
touchdowns before they had
registered q single first down
and within the space of two
minutes after the initial kickoff.
Emmett Gallagher playing
quarterback sprinted ~ yards
In the second period to give
Mount Clemens their o nj y
touchdown. He dashed down
the sideline on fake end
around for the tally.
BATHERS SHOW SPIRIT
The Bathers came out Of the
past weeks lethargy and show
ed q spirit and fight which
stopped the Fordson team cold
on two occasions within the ten
yard strip.
Time after time the Big Ford
son team which out-weighed the
local club from 10 to Is pounds
per man swept down the field
only to be stopped by the Bath
ers.
During the entire second half
the Fordson team was not only
unable to score but the hard
running of Yves Carlos, Don Gal
lagher and end arounds Of Clink
Schroeder had them in trouble
most of the time.
Schroeder made a total OF ~
yards in six tries for the unbe-
lievable average of IL yards per
try on the end around play.
In the second half Mount
Clemens put the hex on the
Fordson team and only two in
tercepted passes prevented the
Bathers from scoring.
Capt. Schroeder and Don
Gallagher each stole the ball
once from the Fordson backs in
a show of aggressive strength.
Yves Carlos intercepted pass
on the ten yard line to end an
other Tractor threat.
Fordson scored their first two
touchdowns in the opening min
utes of the game before they
had a chance to register a first
down.
Mount Clemens kicked off to
Fordson where John Euing gath
cred it in yards but the alert
bathers' line stopped them cold
for four yard loss.
Fordson punted to the Mount
Clemens Is yard line where it
was downed. Jack Anderson
and Fox gained seven yards and
Mount Clemens punted. Kick
was called back when Fordson
roughed the kicker. FOrdson
was given a i've yard penalty
and Mount Clemens took the
ball again for first down.
Capt. Schroeder on an end
around eluded the hard-charg-
ing Fordson ends and sprinted
for IL yards for the second first
down.
FORDsON SCORES
Jack Anderson was sent into
the line on a plunge on the next
play but the ball slipped from
his arms when hit by the Ford
son linemen and Johnny Euing
caught it in the air to dash 81
yards for the first Fordson
touchdown. The kick for the
extra point was wide.
Mount Clemens received the
kickoff but the Fordson end,
Fasaro, stole the ball away
from Anderson and Fordson
took over on the Mount Clemens
% yard line.
Fordson hit the Mount Glenn
ems line four times but all they
were able to net was seven
yards. The Defensive play Of
Schroeder and Listenbee at the
TANKS and the work Of John
Ronda and Ralph Rosso at tao
kle plus the low charging of
Bob Collins and Bob Williams
turned the trick in great
stand.
Mount Clemens took over but
did not have the ball long on the
first play Tom Black who had
replaced Anderson was hit on
an off tackle play and fumbled
with Fordson recovering on the
Is yard line.
Fordson took try at the
end but Schroeder and Bob
Climer dumped the runner after
making meagre yard. Guer-
ney cracked the other end and
Herb Listenbee hauled him
down after making three yards.
On the next play Chuck Evans
tried Schroeder's end again. He
was boxed in but cut back and
went over the center Of the line
for the score. Leo Burton
bucked the center Of the line for
the extra point.
The Tractors threatened again
almost as soon as they kicked
off Mount Clemens was I'M