Evening star., 1950-12-03
Notre Dame
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bitter rivals the game was decided
on a margin of one touchdown or
less. It was the third time 1t has
been by the scant count of two
points.
1t was a typical Notre Dame
use contest. and the crowd was
the largest Of the college season
here. Suffice to say, it brought q
glow to Coach jeff Cravath and
his Trojans, who had beaten only
Oregon all fall, tied two games
and dropped five.
Quarterback Bob williams, who
in the crucial moments of the
final period was to go to the side
lines with injuries to join his other
backfield regulars, John Petition.
Bill Barrett and Murray johnson.
guided the Irish to the first score
Of the afternoon.
Petition Suffers Conclusion.
1t took IA crunching plays to
drive 81 yards to the /, where
Williams pushed his way across.
But the key play was a costly one.
Petition took a pass from VIII
liams for 18 yards and was
brought down on the /. He suf-
fered a conclusion. and never saw
further action.
The extra point was kicked and
Notre Dame led, TO.
The Irish kicked off and then
came the big noise. the most dra-
matte run of the day.
Sears, 180-pound right half
back from Inglewood. took the
ball on the six-yard line. He
UPHELD a few swift strides.
slanted to his left and whizzed
down the sidelines Immediately in
front Of the electrified Trojan
bench and the delirious Trojan
roofing section.
He went all the way. virtually
after the 35-yard line.
The extra point was good and 1t
was all tied up.
The run was the longest in
the series since Bud Langley of
the Trojans ran 80 yards with an
pass in 1896 and was
strongly reminiscent of the 95-
yard kickoff return made by Tro-
ian Russ Saunders against the
Irish at Soldier Field, Chicago,
in 1929.
Payoff Comes in Third.
The payoff punch. the winning
two points, came in the third
period. Notre Dame. pushed
around badly the second half. was
back down to its own % and Will
liams faded back to punt out on
fourth down. But Paul McMurty,
the 31-year-old daddy of the Tro-
jams. broke through and blocked
the try.
The ball bounded into the
end zone. Trojan Volney Peters
made a dive for it. hit it but
couldn't hold it, and it Bounced
on out of the end zone.
At this stage, Barrett and john
son went out with injuries. to
join Petition and the Notre Dame
offense was only a gallant shell.
Not long afterward Williams,
on a run, was hurt and that sent
his understudy, John Mazur, into
the fray. The Irish mustered
strength and spirit in the fading
afternoon to punch down to the
Trojan 18, but the belated threat
was not to materialize.
Field Goal Fails.
Vince Meschievitz tried the field
goal but it failed.
The complexion changed almost
Immediately. for after stopping a
brief Irish threat. the game ended
with use in possession of the ball
oeep IN NOtre Dame territory.
The first half was a Williams
Williams duel-Bobby for the visi-
tors. Johnny the safety man for
use. The latter intercepted two
touchdown-aimed passing strikes
by the Notre Dame star on the
goal line. and was a defensive
terror all day.
Notre Dame blew two breaks
in the first period, too. Once the
Irish got the ball on a Trojan
tumble on the use 20, and agair
on the sc AZ. But nothing hap
pened.
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