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Win Petitpren
Leads Team 10
1870 Victory
Blue and Gold
Romps Over
St. Rites, 1870

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An alert, hard-charging st.
Mary's eleven Sunday pried the
lid of its l945 football season in
an suspicious manner by whip
ping a strong st. Rita's team of
Detroit 1870.
Led by the hard running of It's
co-captain Vim Petitpren the
Mountaineers tore the st. Rita
line to shreds time after time.
Petitpren who galloped for sew
eral long runs during the tussel
scored the first touchdown on a
seven yard plunge.
AL King, Mountaineer left
end, fell on a ST. Rita tumble
for the second touchdown. Vim
Petitpren kicked the extra point.
The defeat of st. Rita'g de-
tending champs of the Second
Division, East Side, elevates st.
Mary's to one of the top con-
tenders for the crown this sea-
son.
SLOW FIRST PERIOD
After a slow first period in
which st. Mary's was in hot
water" continuously due 10 sew
eral fumbles, the game leveled
into a one-sided affair with the
Mountaineers stealing the show.
The Vikings in the first period
marched from their own 40 yard
marker to ST. Mary's ten but
there they were stopped cold
by the strong forward wall of
the Mountaineers.
St. Rita's made three consecu-
tive first downs before the
Mountaineers frightened. st.
Mary's took over and immedl-
ately marched down the field.
With Petitpren smacking the
center of the line and tackles
and Jim Lowe sweeping the
ends on reverses, the Mountain
GERS made their first downs only
to have their drive end on Is
yard penalty for holding.
The penalty nullified a lo-
yard dash by Joe Coke, full
back of the Blue and Gold.
After an exchange OF punts,
the Mountaineers again started
for pay dirt. With time running
short short pass over the line
TO AL King carried for 10 yards
and a lateral to Petitpren was
good for 40 yards.
The husky tailback for the
Mountaineers took the ball on
the midfield stripe and gallopeG
down the sideline to the oppon-
ents 10 yard marker before he
was forced out Of bounds.
A buck into the line and
pass failed and the half ended.
The Vikings were dealt a Sc
we're blow in the second period
when Paul Weise their ace back
was hit hard by the ST. Mary S
linemen on an attempted pass
and was forced to leave the
game.
After a sporadic beginning in
second half marked by sever
al penalties against the Mountai-
neers, the local team headed for
pay dirt.
PETITPREN SPARKS DRIVE
With Petitpren carrying for
gains Of 10, Is, 20 yards, the
Mountaineers made six first
downs and Petitpren finally
crashed over from the seven
yard line. The kick for the extra
point was wide.
The Vikings were stopped
cold and were forced to kick
after they-had received the
kickoff. The Mountaineers start
ed a march but finally kicked
deep into Viking territory.
In an effort TO run the ball out
of their end zone, the green and
white fumbled and Al King
dashed in and recovered for the
second St. Mary's score. Petit
prem kicked the extra point to
make the game ID TO 0.
The Mountaineers staged an
other determined drive in the
last period in an effort to score
but lost the ball on a tumble
deep in st. Ritas territory.
The drive was spanked by a
pass to Jim Lowe, and line
smashing Of Coke and Petit
prem.
Playing the part OF the "un-
sung hero was Ken Dubay,
signal barker for the Mountai-
neers. The plucky quarterback
backed up the line flawlessly
and did swell job Of blocking
for the runners.
In the line co-Captain Ed
Miles at center; George Anger
meier. John Breiling and Red
Kott turned in a good job. They
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