The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-06
LONG RUNS ARE
COMMON IN HIS
GRID WARFARE
BY GEORGE w. GADDY. III

ny OEOhOE w. GhDDf, III
High school gridsters seemed to
take last weekend fer long run
week, as the city football leagues
headed into the crucial stage.
Coach Will RsbiRson's green
but game Miller high Trejans
dropped an 10 10 9 verdict 70 .
heavier. more experienced Ferth-
eastern eutnt. After last weeks
80 to 0 debacle at DENLY, Coach
Robinson made several changes
In the Trojan lineup.
JOHN JACKSON and Ulysses
Alex" Hooks were shifted from
second string tackle spots to start
ing guard jobs. Both added needed
weight to the Trojan forswall and
responded with flawless Commute
performances in Fridays game.
The bolsteed line played we'll
throughout the contest, and II was
lax pass defense by the Trojan
backs that led TO all three North
eastern tallies.
Soloman "BuckWheat" Spencer
Trojan fullback, who dashed 40
yards from scrimmage against Dem
by. came back this week to record
the seasons longest scoring jaunt
In prep ranks. He grabbed a North
eastern pass on the Miller l0-yard
line, and after some fine blocking
by the Trojans. romped 80 yards
for score.
Hamtramck high lost a 1918 tie
game to Highland Park, as the
parkers out gained the Cosmos by
220 to lo5 yard margin. Leon
Wingo, a converted track man, and
Leroy wilkins started in the Co.'S
mos backheld. wilkins plung ed
over for the first score of the game.
wilkins appears TO be one of the
strons est running backs In the~city
league. The Cosmos will play hosts
10 Miller at Keyworth Stadium Fri
day at $50.
Don Godbold. l7o-pound quar-
terbaek, and Duke Foster, one
OF City leagues better ends. had
q field day rs Northeastern
romped ever Central - to 0. Both
players scored two teuchdewns.
GODBOLD Joined the long run
parade as he slsshed through tackle
and raced 10 yards for one tally,
and rammed through the Central
line for the other. He also passed
to Foster for a score, and the nim-
Bile Foster raced over from 10 yards
out, after receiving lateral, for
his second marker. With Morell
Graves. substitute back, and
Payne, Clark and George Martin
showing TO advantage in the line,
Northwestern played its best game
Of the season. They play Mckenzie
at u. Of D. Stadium Friday eve
ming at 9 e'eleek.
The EASTERN Pershing high tilt
was a duel between tive OF last
years city performers, Harry Szul-
borski. bruising fullbaek of PERISH
ing. and Blake White. selected as
end, but playing his first game in
the Eastern bsckheld Thursday.
Szuborski had the better support
ing cast, and Eastern went down
80 to 8, with Harry having
a hand in every point scor-
ed by Pershing. White took up
his backheled chores with a vim,
however. and gained more than
$50 yards running the ball, while
playing an excellent defensive
game. He climaxed the days activi-
ties with an 84-yard jaunt of tackle
for Eastern's only tally. His was
the second longest run Of the sea-
son in City prep ranks.
With Capt Ahmed Mutleib, reg
ular halfback. on the bench with
injuries. Irving Virgins and James
Wilson started in the backfeld for
Northern high. as the Woodward
avenue school met Southeastern in
a driving rain at Mack Park. South
eastern proved to be the better
mudders. and was leading 10 to o.
when the game was called in the
third quarter Bill Bledsoe at guard,
was outstanding in the Northern
line for 60 minutes.