The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-10-22

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Unbeaten International Fighting
Irish, sponsored by the Nisei Veter-
ans Committee of Seattle, kept their
slate clean of defeats in the Little
National Football League last Sun
day afternoon at Garfield playfield
by dumping Mt Baker, 80 to g. be-
fore an enthusiastic crowd of $50
persons.
The NVC's smartly-tr trained grid
iron unit ran up a comfortable 27-0
margin at halftime to coast in to its
third victory of the season. The
Fighting Irish's two other trium-
phs were reduced to ties" because
they had used a player who had
presented his younger brothers birth
certificate to jointhe squad.
Scoring began early in the Mt.
Baker contest.
The Fighting Irish settled down
to the serious business of touchdown
manufacturing Immediately after
the opening kickoff when Aki Mort
guchi, star halfback, raced 43 yards
for a I'D. A try-for-point attempt
on a pass from Moriguchi to Dickey
Hirota was nullified because Hiro-
ia stepped out of bound while in
the act of catching the ball.
Several plays later, Moriguchi
himself hit pay dirt-this on a g.
yard poke through the Mt. Baker
line Vic Shinoda, a fullback on
otfense and a tackle on defense
pierced the oprositions forward wall
.or the extra point.
The third touchdown for the In
ternational Fighting Irish came
right after Mt Baker fumbled on a
kickoff. Moriguchi faded back and
tossed a pass good for 81 yards, to
tiny TAX Aoki who reached over his
head for the spiraling sphere with
one hand, tucked it in, and rambled
for a touchdown Quarterback
Dennis Sakamo called on Shino-
ola for the bonus point, and Shino-
da. who played a fine game
throu'h-ut the warm afternoon,
responded with a swift, fierce run ,
or the necessary yards.
Sore: Fighting IrIsn 20, Mt Ba-
.er o.
-Four IL. ter he next kickoff. !
Mt. Baker fumb.ed again o let the
Tlehtip, IRISH recover. At this
J,lnt, l1oliguchi COX charge and
.erd "a s 70 Aenng Gidlof who
ortmanou'ered two defensive backs
o complete the catch and scamper /
TO-. I'd. Inc aerial covered 26 !
Yards. Shinoda converted the ex-
IA point with a smashing drive at
Mt Bakers line.
While the Fighting Irish were
amuck in the first half,
heir d,fense was holding up ex-
.remely we'll Gordy Hirai, Pat o.
8rien and, Of course, Shinoda were
cry much annoying to Mt. Baker
which failed to make a single first
iown.
Coaches Charley Chihara. Chuck
and Fred Sato cleared the
'ench of substitutes in the final pc
iod when Mt. Baker pushed over its
one I'D.
The Fighting Irish wound up their
mtg ting in the third quarter
With pair o touchdowns. The ini-
ial tally in that period was scored
" Aoki on his favorite reverse, Is
ards to the last chalk line. and the
econd on pass from Moriguchi to
iirota for II yards Shinoda miss
d the extra point effort after the
Aoh I'D and Moriguchi's pass to
iidlof for the second try-for- point
vas unsuccessful,
All told. Moriguchi was the out
tanding offensive ace of the after
Ioon. The hard-running, sweet
'assing halfback figured in the
coring of 81 of the total 80 points
acked up by the Fighting Irish. AS
sual, good blocking and good tack
ng were evident in the winning |
cams play