Evening star., 1947-11-16
picture ON Page B-3)
By Charles Chamberlain
As.oeIo,ed Press SPORTS Writer

r EVANSTON, ILL.,, Noy. 15-The
jdogged mud-splashed Northwest
ern Wildcats, Inundated by five
defeats in seven earlier starts, al
most made a myth of Notre Danes
football invincibility today, but the
desperate Fighting Irish shook of
the surprise for a 26-19 victory
their seventh in a row.
Playing on a soggy field In a
drizzle, the Wildcats marched 81
yards for one touchdown, turned
pass interception into another
and then sent a sellout throng OF
48, 900 to their feet In the last quar-
ter when third-string Pewee Day
filched Frank Tripucka's aerial ano
pranced 18 yards for third marker
Northwestern fumbled the bal
seven times, and lost it on fou1
occasions. Two of the bobbles were
recovered by the great Notre Dame
tackle, George Connor, at opportune
times.
AeriaIs Net Three Scores.
The Irish, who netted 284 yards
by rushing while holding North
western to 40. passed to three
touchdowns and drove go yards or
the ground for the fourth. Only
twice did they tumble the slick ball
and lost it once. That time came
late in the final period when Terry
Brennan let it escape from him or
the 3 after the Irish had marched
so yards. End Stan Gorski pounced
on, 1t to end the threat.
Some Of the greatest defensive
play of the game was turned in by
Center Alex Sarkisian of North
western, who played with a special
cast on his broken arm. He played
the entire game on defense, was ir
on the majority of tackles and late
in the first period intercepted a
pass by Johnny Lujack and ran ii
back As yards before being pushed
out of bounds on the Irish 20
Northwestern fumbled and the ball
was recovered by Connor. ending
the Wildcat thrust.
Four players scored for Notre
Dame as the Irish rolled up a 20-6
halftime margin.
60-Yard Ground Drive.
At the outset of the first quarter
Fullback John Panelli and Brennan
combined for the 60-yard parade
along the ground, with Panelli
brushing yards around end fol-
the touchdown. Center Bill Walsh
then recovered Tom Worthington's
bobble on the Northwestern 18, and
Lujack, after failing on a series OF
passes, hit Brennan on a fourth
down aerial for another score.
In the final minutes of the open
ing period, and on play similar to
the one in which Sarkisian had
participated, Art Murakowski inter-
cepted Lujack's pass and raced %
yards to the Irish 20. On the first
play of the second stanza, Don Bur-
son passed 13 yards to Don Stone
sifer, and Ed Tunnicliff finally
punched over for a Wildcat touch
down from yard out on last down
Midway in the quarter, Lujack's
understudy. Tripucka, pitched 80
yards to Reserve Halfback Lam
caster Smith to give the Irish their
halftime advantage.
After holding Notre Dame for
downs on the 10, Burson hit End
Joe Zuravleff and Fullback Art
Murakowski with four passes for a
total of 50 yards in scoring march
topped by Burson's 7-yard toss to
Frank Aschenbrenner.
Notre Dame then pushed Sc yards
in 10 rushing plays featuring Mike
Swistowicz only to be checked on the
Z.
Entering the final period with a
20-12 lead, Lujack uncorked a T.
yard, fourth-down scoring pass to
end Leon Hart to cap . 3s-yard
push.
Then came Pewee Days scoring In
Perception for Northwestern. With
five minutes to play, the Wildcats
punted out of bounds on the Il.
Two line plays failed to gain for
the Irish, and Tripucka faded back