The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

the year and its 25th over tn
Virginia's Mountaineers 1910 at
West Point while the Irish humbled
hapless Navy $50 before IS, 900
fans in Baltimore. The Irish and
Cadets both were sluggish Satur-
day as they looked ahead to Nov.
9.
Thus the stage was set for the
titantic title struggle in all-to-small
Yankee Stadium. A master show
man couldn't have arranged a bet
ter match if he tried for years.
Only 70, 900 lucky fans will be able
to cram their way into the bal.
park although Army officials say
they could have sold a million Of
the $3.50 pasteboards on the basis
of applications mailed and wirec
in.
Notre Danes subway alumni
will be out in full force in the
hopes of seeing the Irish avenge
thei rtwo humiliating of 1914 ano
AS. The Cadents, smarting under
a long series of defeats to Notre
Dame, showed under the Irish 59-(
in "A and $50 last season.
This year Frank Leahy will
bring in a four-deep squad headed
by their crackerjack passer ane
All-American candidate, Johnny
Lujack. The Irish are ready, will
ing and able.
Against the horde of Notre Dame
reserves, Army's Early Blaik will
field his great first team headed
by the incompatible Glenn Gum
ior) Davis and Felix (Doc) Blanch
ard. But after the first II and fiv,
or six capable requirements tn,
Black Knights of the Hudson rul
low in power. This may be the de
Gliding factor.
With a flock of 'Notre Dam,
scouts sitting in on the Mich
Stadium festivities Army didn't tr
to unveil anything. The Cadets
however, needed almost the full
length service of Davis, Blanchar,
and their classy quarterback
Arnold Tucker to subdue the stub
born Mountaineers. Tucker passe,
for two touchdowns and Blanchar,
dashed off a long run for tn
third.
Blaik and a crew of West Poin
operatives watched the proceeding
in Baltimore and similarly Notr
Dame chose to reveal nothing bu
the depth of their reserves. Jerr,
Cowhig scored the first touchdown
Floyd Simmons the next two an,
Bill Gompers the last.
Buried under the attention pai,
to those two ancient rivals, wer,
the smashing performances of U
c. L. A. and Georgia and the frs
defeats to Pennsylvania, Harvard
North Carolina, Oregon and North
western. The Uclans maintaine,
their perfect record Friday nigh
by massacreing the Gaels of st
Mary's 1920 while Georgia KEEP
its flags flying by smashing dow
Alabama's Rose Bowl champions
l4-0. In the latter contest Georgia.
Charley Trippi stole the show form
Alabama's hurting Harry CLINE
by passing for n touchdown an,
running for the other. Gilmer wa
treated brutally by the Bulldogs
He tried eight passes and couldn'
complete one-the first time in hi
career that he was unable to con
meet on at least one heave.
Pennsylvania's TIA shocker los,
to Princeton was the biggest upse
of the day and perhaps the might
lest of this whacky season. TIL,
Quakers were ranked third ma
~tionally behind Army and Notr,
Dame but the Tigers fought then
off their feet. Ken Keuffell's 10
yard field goal with a minute lief,
to play won the game and Sc.
the stage for the ensuing riot be
tween Tiger rooters and police
Franklin Fields goalposts came
down nevertheless as the Tiger:
celebrated their first victory IL
history over Penn in that big sta,
dunn.
Rutgers, one of the first schools
along with Harvard to undertake
the grid game way back in the
handlebar days, surprised Harvard