The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
SALTWATER TEAM
WINS WIDE OPEN
SUGAR BOWL TILT
Aggies Back Edges Wede'
meyer In Meeting OF
Au-Americans
BY KRIS KREEGER


The Cow Boys of Oklahoma A. ans
M. were too big and strong for thu
Gaels of st. Mary's and won thu
18th annual Sugar Bowl game, g.
to 10, after one of the most spec
tacular displays of wide-open foot
ball ever seen here.
All-American Halfbacks Boil
Fenirnore of A. and M. and Her
man Wedemeyer of st. Mary's liv
ed up to their advance billing ane
staged a duel that. thorough,
satisfied the estimated $4,000 fan!
the largest crowd ever to see {
football game in the south.
Fenimore had edge in rushing
gaining 100 yards on Is trips tt
Wedemeyer's 20 yards on sever
tries. But little Herman had al
advantage in the sir, completing
nine passes in 10 attempts for Isl
yards. Fenimore hit with only foul
out of II, for 76 yards.
Fenimore definitely had more
help in the duel, especially from {
big line that opened many holes il
the Gael defense and made run
ming plays by st. Mary's virtually
impossible.
Spike Cordeiro, the little Gae.
halfback who ran through fan
western opposition like a nervous
gnat, apparently had not recovered
from recent attack of influenza
and never could get away for 8
run OF any length.
The Gaels, outweighed and out.
manned, were definitely favorites
with the spectators who yelled and
screamed at the spreaders, down
field laterals, and daring pass
plays with which the Californians
tried to overcome their physical
disadvantages.
St. Mary's scored first on a SEN
sational Wedemeyer pass after six
minutes Of play. Fenimore ran and
passed the Aggies right back to a
touchdown, and the Oklahomans
were never headed thereafter.
The Gaels scored first, after six
minutes of play. Wedemeyer took
Fenimore's quick kick on the ST.
Mary Is and lateralled to Yves
Busch, who ran it to the Aggie At.
On the next play Wedemeyer took
a lateral from Spike Cordeiro and
threw a long forward to Dennis
O'Connor, who was on the 10-yard
line and sprinted on across. Wede-
meyer place kicked the extra
point.
Fenimore personally engineered
a 64-yard scoring drive after the
kickoff. He passed to Cecil Hank
ms for 10, ran left end for Is, hit
right tackle for one, and then loop
ed long one which Hawkins took
in as he crossed the goal line. In
dian Jim Reynolds tied the score
with place kick.
st. Mary's got into a hole when
Cordeiro fumbled while returning
the next kickoff, and Hawkins re-
covered on the Gael "A. O'Connor
intercepted two passes to stop Ag-
gle threats, but early in the second
period Fenimore returned Wede-
meyers punt from the Gael Is to
the 81. Jim Farmer plunged to the
10 on two plays, Fenimore took a
double lateral to the one and then
went over through a hole a. right
tackle. Reynolds again place kick
ed the extra point.
st. Mary's brought the Aggie
kickoff back to score. The Gaels
worked the ball to A. and MS "a
and from there Wedemeyer slither.
ed around right end to the 20,
where he slipped the ball to De
Salvo, who went over for a touch
down. Wedemeyer's place kick was
wide.
The Gaels drove to the Aggie 1e
but Wedemeyer narrowly missed
with touchdown pass to Ed Ryan
and A. and M. took over as the
first half ended.
Late in the third Fenimore's IS.
yard quick kick and a clipping
penalty put St. Mary's deep in 9
hole. Fenimore took Wedemeyer' s
punt on the so and returned to the
Gaels seven where Wedemeyel
dropped him. Three line plays took
the ball to the one-foot line anc
Fenimore barged over for a touch
down. Yves Bush and Don Schultz
blocked Reynolds place kick and
it was A. and M. 20, st. Mary's 10
Neill Armstrong, the Aggies' big
left end, blocked and recovered a
Wedemeyer punt on the Gaels "a
to set up the fourth Aggie touch
down late in the final period.
Reynolds and Fenimore bul1ad
1t to the vineyard line in six plays
and Reynolds plunged it over.
Reynolds again place kicked the
extra point.
The Aggies scored again on the
last play Of the game. With the
ball on the 20-yard line Reynolds
shot a pass which a Gael back
knocked into Bob Thomas hands,
and Thomas went across for the
touchdown. Reynolds placement
was blocked and the final score
was Oklahoma A. and M. SO. St.
Mary's 13-the biggest margin of
victory in any Sugar Bowl game.
The lineups:
Pos st. Mary's Oklahoma A. & M.
LE-Don SchuFz-Ne Armstrong
LT-Al Beasley-----J. D. Cheek
LG-Carl De Salvo J. c. Calhouer
Civic Cuccia---M Marvin Wilkerson
RG-Bill Bland Thurman Gay