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"a 35-yard scoring pass from
Harris to Mcdonald.
The victory was the 36th in a
row for the Sooners, a National
record. The last Oklahoma de-
feat was 1921 to Notre Dame in
1858 at Norman. Okla. Okla
homa has won Sc straight in
conference play.
A penalty cost the Sooners a
touchdown in the first quarter
Mcdonald returned a Colorado
punt rs yards for what looked
like a score but a personal foul
was charged against Oklahoma.
This gave Colorado possession OF
the ball on its As. From there
the Bufialoes drove to a touch
down in II plays.
Colorado's line play shook
Oklahoma's Quarterback Harris
loose from the ball in the midst
of an Oklahoma drive on Colo
rado's 30 late In the second quar-
ter. Center Jim Uhlir recovered
to touch of a 70-yard Colorado
touchdown march in 10 plays
Halfback Bob Stransky scored
from the 8 on a pitchout.
Taking the kickoff opening the
second half on their 20, the
Sooners drove 80 yards In 10
plays for 3 touchdown scored on
See OKLAHOMA, Page c.
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ford's passing attack into high
gear to score one Of the Indians
touchdowns. And then UCLA
blocked the conversion to prevent
Stanford from gaining q tie.
The alert Bruins took charge
in the first period and kept the
pressure on Stanford and Brodie
throughout.
UCLA recovered a Stanford
tumble on the Indian 20 in the
opening period and turned It into
a touchdown. Next the Bruins
blocked a Brodie punt and End
Pete O'Garro picked the ball out
of the air and ran ~ yards for
the second UCLA score.
Conversions by Don Duncan
and Don Shinnick completed the
.UCLA scoring.
Brodie's understudy. Jon
Douglas, took over for Stanford
See UCLA. Page C-s
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brief half-time ceremony, held in
the press box because of the
rain.
The climax came about 31a
minutes before the end of the
game when Virginia, after get
ting the ball on a punt on Van
derbilt's 38-yard line, drove
down to the vineyard line.
There, with victory reckoning
and Virginia supporters plead
ing for a touchdown, Vandy
held and took the ball on fourth
down. Quarterback Bill Clarke
fumbled and Bob Laws recoy-
cred for the Commodores, but
it made little difference, for
Clarke. trying a quarterback
sneak, had piled UP in a huge
mud pie a yard away from the
goal before the ball oozed from
his grasp.
Virginia's final, frenzied thrust
evidently threw fear into Van.
derbilt's ranks, for the Commo.
dores played it close to the vest
in the last couple of minutes
preferring to give the Cavalier:
a 2-point safety rather than risl
a tumble that might pave tn,
See VIRGINIA, Page C.;
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Sooners, Trailing at Hall,
Roll Past Colorado, 27-19

BOULDER, Colo, Nov. 3 P).--
Trailing 1876 at halftime. Okla
homa's top-rated football team
struck for two third-period
Itouchdowns on the brilliant run
ming Of Halfbacks Tommy Nc
Donald and Clendon Thomas to
defeat underdos Colorado, 27-19,
today.
Unranked Colorado scored in
the first four minutes on a
blocked punt and sailed for two
second-quarter touchdowns with
a furious s1ngle-wing assault. The
touchdown trips covered IS and
10 yards.
That shocked the Sooners. ia
vored to win by four touchdowns.
for only a period. They came
roaring back after the halftime
rest on touchdown drives Of 80
and 40 yards. Mcdonald and
Thomas delivered the key gains
behind the charged-up Oklahoma
tine.
Midway in the fourth period
the Sooners wrapped it UP with
a magnificent 9i-yard march
capped by Quarterback Jimmy
Harris 17-yard pass to Thomas
In the end zone.
Colorado bolted TO a TO lead
after four minutes Of play when
Guard John Wooten blocked
Oklahoma Fullback Billy Pric-
er's attempted third down quick
kick on the Sooner 10. The ball
bounced into the end zone with
John Bayuk. Colorado fuIlback.
recovering.
Oklahoma struck back late In
the first quarter with q 45-yard
touchdown march climaxed with
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Virginia Bows to Vondy
As Late Threat Misses
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star stan Correspondent

CHARLOTT ESvILLE, Va.
Nov. 3.-Virginia's 4 mud-stainec
Cavaliers were one yard from
glory this gloomy afternoon, but
it might as well have been a mile
as the elements and a bristling
Vanderbilt line STAYED off a last
second score and made the Com
modoreS' lone touchdown stand
up for a 6-2 victory.
A drenched crowd of 5000 fans
watched anxiously as the teams
fought to the bitter finish of a
contest measured first in yards
and then in seconds as Virginia
twice threatened to snatch away
an upset victory from Wander
bilt in the last few minutes OF
play.
The Commodores, 10-point ia
vorites. scored on a 62-yard drive
in the second period. in the aft
ernoon's biggest display of offen-
sive power. and hung on desper-
ately the rest of the way to pro-
tect that slim margin.
Dudley Given HonOrs
Bill Dudley. Virginia's first
All-American, was one Of those
who watched in dismay as the
Cavaliers were thrown back after
completely dominating the sec.
ond half and coming within ar
ace of scoring one of the
seasons major upsets. Dudley
was enrolled in the Nationa
Football Hail of Fame during a
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MONT PRESENTED
COLOR TV SET BY
TERRAPIN CLUB

All is not drab for Coach
Tommy Mont. whose Mary
land eleven dropped to a l-6
record with yesterdays 14-O
loss TO Kentucky.
Mont. who heard his
strategy booed at Byrd Sta
dium. got a lift at the Ter
rapin Clubs annual ban
quet at the Statler Hotel last
night when he was informed
that the club had installed a
television set in his home
during the game.
In his thank-you speech
to the record turnout at the
dinner. Mont said:
Stick with these boys.
I'm sure you'll be proud Of
them In the end"
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Mountoineers Spoil
CIV Title Dreams
With 14-0 Triumph
BY GEORGE HUBER
star star Correspondent

MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Nov.
3.-George Washington's dreams
of football glory came to- a sud-
den end here this afternoon when
the previously unbeaten but
once-tied Colonials were handed
a 14-0 defeat by West Virginia.
The margin could have been
even greater so badly we're the
Colonials outplayed most of the
game. The Mountaineers knocked
CIV out Of the Southern Confer
ence football lead and took over
first place themselves with a 80
standing. 80
Two Early Scores
West Virginia got touchdowns
In each Of the first two periods,
going so yards to score after a
pass interception in the first
quarter and A yards after pick
ing up a tumble in the second pc
Rod. Fullback Larry Krutko, a
195-pound junior, made the first
score with a 3-yard plunge, and
Halfback Paul Shepherd got the
second by catching a perfect IS
yard pass in the end zone thrown
by Quarterback Alex Szuch. BOZ
Snider kicked both extra points
The Colonials, who had wor
five previous games and tied one
never stirred up a threat until
very late in the game when q
50-yard play between Halfback
Mike Sommers to Halfback Dick
Claypool reached West Virginia:
4-yard line. There were Sc Sec
onds left in the game at that
point and three plunges and one
incompleted pass moved CIV only
one yard closer against the stiff
fened Mountaineer defenses.
The Colonials never made a
first down until Is minutes had
gone in the third period and
their first foray across midf1eld
came midway in the final quarter
when Halfback Jack Henzes got
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with a bad-angle boot from the
23-yard line, Pittsburgh's bril-
liant end, Joe Walton almost
broke the hearts of Minnesota's
Homecoming crowd by speeding
II yards into the end zone with
the Gopher kickoff.
But pittsburgh was caught
Clipping on the play and WAL
tons last-gasp bid for a Pitt
victory went down the drain.
Borstad. whose l2-yard field
goal licked Illinois two weeks
ago, was rushed in with 2:34 re-
naming for his only play Of the
game. Kicking from the left side
Of the field, he got OF O line
drive shot that wasn't declared
good for 10 seconds. When it
was. the crowd Of 63,579 let
loose with thunderous tribute
See MINNESOTA, Page c.
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WaI|op Notre Dame 33-7;
Fans Jeer Terps in AZ Defeat
Kentucky Put
In No Peril
ByMoryIond
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY

The patience Of Maryland,s
football followers was exhausted
yesterday as boos and jeers
marked the general incompe-
tency Of the Terps in a depres-
sing l4-O defeat at the hands
of Kentucky.
The boos were scattered early
in the game, although there
were numerous jibes at the
strategy. But later, particularly
when Coach Tommy Mont took
out a reserve team that was
moving the ball and subbed the
first string, thousands in the
rain-Spattered crowd of 10000
let it be known they didn't like
it. Ee
Kentucky scored with 80 Sec
onds remaining in the first half
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BLUE DEVILS DRIVES THWARTED
ech I ops Duke, 10,
In Terrific Struggle

DURHAM, N. c., Nov. 8 R.-
Powerful Georgia Tech finally
broke the shackles against a
stout Duke defense today with a
fourth-period touchdown to de-
feat the inspired Blue Devils,
TO. and maintain its undefeated
record before a cheering crowd
of $4,000.
Fullback Dickie Mattison Of
Atlanta plunged over fyom the
one early in the fourth quarter
to provide the winning margin
in terrific struggle. Quarter
back Wade Mitchell converted.
1t was. the ninth consecutive
win for Coach Bobby Dodd's
team, ranked second in the Ma
ton in the current Associated
Press poll. 1t was Dukes fourth
loss in seven starts.
Duke Halted at Five
Duke missed a good scoring
chance in the second quarter
when a drive stalled on the Tech
five. The Blue Devils had moved
from their 33 to Techs three.
Tackle Sid Deloatch led the
big Duke line that more than
matched Georgia Tech and
stopped evtrything the Engi-
neers could muster until the
payoff touchdown.
That drive began late in the
third quarter when Halfback
Paul Rotenberry intercepted a
pass by Quarterback Bob Brod-
head on Georgia Techs 38.
Georgia Tech was threatening
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in a 2l-yard punt return to West
Virginia'S Al.
West Virginia bettered the
Colonials statistically. with II
first downs to three and netted
PSF yards to GW's 81.
Best Rival Of Season
The Mountaineers, winning
their fourth game against three
defeats, were the best team CIV
has seen this season.
A crowd of $4,000. which
turned out on a warm, sunny
afternoon for the Mountaineers'
first home game in five weeks,
thought it was going to be
treated to a romp as West Vir-
ginia moved easily to touch
down the second time 1t got the
ball in the first period.
After the kickoff, the Noun
taineers had fumbled away the
ball in midfield, but got going
again when Sammy Sizemore
intercepted pass by GW's Ray
Looney on the West Virginia 40
A pass play covering As yards
between Szuch and Sizemore
reached the CIV four, and two
plays later Krutcko went the
final three yards.
Later in the first period the
Colonials stopped the Noun.
taineers at the 33, but West
Virginia got another chance
early in the second when Ted
Colna of CIV attempted to pick
up a bouncing punt. He was
surrounded by Mountainee1
players who racked him up and
took over the tumble on GW's a.
A l0-yard run by Jack Rabbit
See COLONIALS. Pare c-s
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KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
Michigan Wins,
17-14, 10 Halt
Streak

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 3 up.
Michigan. the villain of 1owa's
football life. knocked the Hawk
eyes from the ranks of the un-
beaten today with a roaring fin
ish for a 17-14. victory.
Just as they had for the last
three years, the Wolverines over
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.UcIuns Halt
Brodie, Upset
14-l3

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 8 R).-
The UCLA Bruins smothered the
Nations leading passer, John
Brodie, to upset favored STAN
ford, 1913, in q Pacific Coast
Conference football thriller be-
fore 76,505 fans in the Coliseum.
Brodie was rushed for repeated
losses. Only once. in the third
quarter, was he able to get STAN
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at the end of the game and had
possession on Dukes seven.
The Blue Devils notched 1t
first downs to Georgia Techs II
and rolled up 217 yards rushing
to 173 for Tech.
Duke. which has sh own
strength in spots all season, con-
trolled the ball in the second
and third quarters with a sur
prisingly strong offense. But
the Blue Devils could not cross
the payod line after making
their deep generations.
tumble Stops March
In the second quarter Duke,
with Halfback George Dutrow
doing some fine running, rolled
from its 81 to Techs rs, where
a tumble by Halfback Wray
Carlton was costly.
Dutrow. Quarterback Sonny
Jurgensen and halfback Eddie
Rushton were among the host
of Duke backs with outstanding
performances. The passing OF
Mitchell and the receiving OF
See GEORGIA TECH, Page ca
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|GOphers Edge
Pitt on Dramatic
Field Goal, IS

MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 8 lR-
Dick Borstad's dramatic field
goal with less than three min
utes left. his second game-win-
ming kick Of the season, brought
unbeaten Minnesota to a nerve
jangling 9-6 victory over hard
luck Pittsburgh today.
Seconds after the injured
Gopher fullback came through
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took Iowa when 1t appeared the
HawkeyeS were about to win
their first triumph over Michigan
since 1924.
Holding a 1910 lead in the
fourth period. as the result of
two quick second quarter touch
downs. Iowa fell victim to a
Michigan drive Nthat consumed
nearly all the final 1912 minutes
and ended with Halfback Mike
Shatusky going over his right
tackle from the two-yard line
with only one minute and six
seconds left in the game.
1t was a brutally disappointing
finish for q Homecoming crowd
OF 59,136-largest ever to see a
game in Iowa.
The fatal blow sent Iowa to
its first defeat in six games. The
Hawks had gone into the battle
leading the Big Ten with a 80
record. The loss not only
dropped Iowa from the confer
|ence front spot but put a severe
blight on their Rose Bowl pros
poets.
Preceding its payoff touch
down. Michigan had scored in
the first quarter on a 15-yard
field goal by the brilliant Ron
Krame rand on 69-yard march
at the opening of the second
half with Shatusky going over
from the three.
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Michigan. scoring: Touchdovns-sha-
tusky, 2 %. PLUNGE; 2, plungel. Field
Eoal--kramer tl5l. conversions--Kra-
Iowa scoring Touchdowns--Kioewer
rum. conyersions-Prescott. q
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went ahead when Charles Gri-
valtis broke loose for Al yards
and Call carried over from the
Z. Stephenson took over at this
point. He scored first on 4 as
yard pass from Dave Bourland.
set up another touchdown by
taking q i6-yard pass from Bour-
land 70 the Colgate /, and then
tailed again on q 42-yard pas
play 70 put Army In front, lf-2e.
Again Bourland was the thrower.
Colgate came back for three
touchdowns but Army punched
out two more 10 remain safely
in front. <
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NuvyInfIicts
Fifth Loss of
Year on Irish
By BILL FUCHS
Star stan Correspondent

BALTIMORE. Nov. SIN one
Of the most agonizing ordeais
ever suffered by the loyal sons Of
Notre Dame. Navy today sent
the once-proud Irish crashing to
their fifth defeat Of the season,
1877. in Memorial Stadium.
Before a capacity crowd Of
57,773 and countless watching
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when Ivan Curnutte, a little
fellow who was as slippery as
the mud he was spinning on,
cut for nine yards and a touch
down.
78-Yard Punt Return
The Wildcats added the other
touchdown in the fourth quar-
ter when Billy Mitchell took a
punt on the first bounce and
scooted rs yards up the side
lines. 1t was an almost incred-
IDLE return because the entire
Maryland team had a shot at
him, plus having the sideline
stripe as an ally. but the Terps
seemingly preferred to watch in
silent admiration.
Delmar Hughes, the only
quarterback who could move
the Wildcats, added both extra
points.
Kentucky's second touch
down was superfluous because
again yesterday Maryland had
no Semblance of a scoring punch.
The Terps were shut out for the
second straight time at home
and now have only six touch
downs and one victory in seven
games.
Two Breaks Wasted
Twice in the first quarter Ben
Scott pounced on Kentucky
fumbles to give the Terps the
ball, first on the Kentucky 2g
and the second time on the
Wildcats 10. But with make
shift backfields, and with Mont
spurning the privilege of SUBJ
shutting. Maryland couldn't
make a first down, to say moth
ing of a touchdown.
The first recovery ended in q
futile field goal try by Bill Kom-
10 from the Kentucky %, and
the second found the Wildcats
taking over on their own 1e
after a 15-yard penalty against
the Terps Offset their gains.
Kentucky won its fourth game
in seven without completing a
forward pass. and throwing only
three. Maryland completed six
of Is passes. but numerous times
the Terps ignored the pass with
the score and the clock against
them. and obviously their pid-
ding gains through the line
were not going to lead to a score
Fans Become Caustic
For the first time in years
the fans within shouting dis
lance of the open-air press box
made caustic comments as they
filed out Of the stadium.
Kentucky was no powerhouse
The Wildcats did not present a
real threat other than their
Continued on Page CT. Col. 4
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the regional telecast, the Middies
won the big game that had be-
come Black Saturday on their
annual schedule. 1t was their
first victory over the Irish since
the war year Of 1914 and only
their fifth in an unbroken series
dating back to 1926. The Irish
prevailed "a times, while the
1945 contest was a tie.
1t also was a first for Navy
Coach Eddie Erdelatz, who A.
nally achieved an elusive goal in
his seventh try.
Irish Offense Wrecked
The Middies made a mockery
Of a Notre Dame offense that
last week gained considerable
yardage and led in first downs
while losing to the Nations top
rated team. Oklahoma.
Green and hurt by injuries.
Notre Dame could show a mere
SIS Yards rushing, compared to
231 yards for Navy. The big
cannon for the Irish. All-Ameri-
can Paul Hornung. gained 10
yards in six carries, but COM
pleted eight Of IA passes for 146
yards.
Only a few gray heads ever
had seen a Notre Dame team to
compare with this one. You have
to go back to 1888 to find one
with as many losses and that
club, with its 3-5-1 record, is in
danger of losing its distinction
as the worst in Notre Dame his
tory. The 1856 Irish had a lis
mark, have tied the 1888 team
for the school record Of four
consecutive losses and still must
face Pitt, North Carolina. Iowa
land Southern California.
Navy is 81, with Duke, Virginia
and Army remaining.
/ FOrrestaI Hits 10 Of Is
The Middies produced a num-
Der Of heroes on this overcast
but relatively rainless afternoon.
Halfbacks Ned Oldham and Paul
Gober shot through the Irish
line repeatedly. Tom Forrestal.
"a calm. efficient quarterback.
completed 10 Of is passes against
an Irish defense that maintained
its inglorious record of not hav.
ing made an interception this
season.
4 But it wasn't a game that was
broken up early. Navy walked
of the field with a mere TO lead
lat halftime but came back with
"a vengeance to strike for three
ltouchdowns in the third quarter.
The veterans scored the first
four touchdowns, with Harry
Hurst, Oldham and ForrestaI
crashing over on short bursts and
Forrestal connecting on a al
yard pass to Oldham in the fea.
ture play Of the day.
Hornung Starts Fast
Hornung. who will be a rich
prize for the pro team which
gets him next season, got the
crowd on its feet the first time
he handled the ball. On Notre
Danes very first play from
scrimmage from its 29-yard line.
the big. handsome blond from
Louisville threw a long, high
pass that Aubrey Lewis gathered
In on the Navy As. The Negro
track star, holder Of the NCAA
record for the 400-meter hur-
! Continued on Page CT, Col. 6
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when Ivan Curnutte. a little
fellow who was as slippery as
the mud he was spinning on.
cut for nine yards and a touch
down
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See GEORGIA TECH. Page ca
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Dodgers Recall
Nelson and Kipp

MILWAUKEE. June 5 P.-
The Dodgers. looking for some
Ilefthanded hitting and pitching
help, last night called up First
IBaseman Rocky Nelson and
Southpaw Fred Kipp from Mon
treal.
They're expected to join the
team Friday in Cincinnati.
Either Lefthander Chuck Tenn
'pleton (0-D or Pitcher Don Bes-
sen 600 is expected to be
farmed out to make room on the
roster. Kipp is a returned serv-
iceman and will not be- included
in the 25-man roster limit.
Nelson. 81, has had previous
trials with the Dodgers, Cardinals
and Indians. He's the No. 2 bat
ter in the International League
with a 1893 average and leads the
league with IL home runs, "a
runs batted in and 40 runs scored.
Nelson will take over at first
base, with Gil Hodges shifting
to the outfield.
Kipp, Is, was with the Dodgers
in spring training until Manager
Walt Aston decided the 6-foot-4
lefty was bit too wild for the
majors. He has a 60 record at
Montreal.
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|zizz|ers Take
Top Pin Prize

Largely because OF a sterling
performance by its captain, the
zizzlers team of the Greenbelt
Monday Night Mixed League was
$500 richer today as winner of
the recently finished Champion
|of Champions duckpin tourna-
ment, rolled at several bowling
plants with 742 teams partici-
pating. The eligibles were the
winners and runnersup in leagde
competition.
The zizzlers crossed 2,124.
Their net score was 1871, to
which Charles H. Hopwood, cap
tain. contributed 397. His team
mates and their tallies were: Bill
IMattson. $40; Patricia Hopwood
$40: Louis Opperman, 306, and
Sam CreSs, 348.
Second prize of $4OO went to
the Cards of the Woodmoor
Triples Mems League with 2,114
Others in the top 10 teams
were: Diacmitics. Army Mar
Service, 2,078, $3.50; Tenders
Bureau of Ships, 2.O69. $500;
Brodericks, Hyattsville Monday
Night Mixed, 2,063, $3.50; Norton
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Touchdown Event
Boosts Fund for
Griffith Memorial.

Charlie Reynolds, president OF
the Home Plate Club. said today
that the planned memorial to
Clark Griffith will be dedicated
lat the All-Star game July 10
even If all the needed $3.50
hasn't been raised by that time.
The fund to date stands at
$3,17S, Reynolds reported after
yesterdays luncheon at the
Touchdown Club, which added
$173 to the kitty. The luncheon
itself was a double header.
planned both as q fund-raiser for
the memorial and to honor the
visiting Cleveland Indians.
The luncheon Melted $1O3 for
the fund, while Hank Greenberg,
general manager of the Indians,
sent a check for $50 and Del Mil
Ter. the harness racing driver.
Clipped in with $40.
At the luncheon, the Indians
were represented by Manager
All Lopez. Secretary Harold Gold
stein, Coaches Tony Cuccinello,
Red Kress and Mel Harder, and
such players as Bob Teller, Early
Wynn, Herb Score and Jim Busl
by. Lopez, Feller and Busby all
paid tribute to Griffith in short
speeches.