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LIBRARY (Periodical Dept) University of Uorth Carol Carolina Chapel Hill a. c. 1-31-49 "All the news that fits, we print. " Sports Final VOLUME LVII United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1943 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 30 B9 A Jo rprp .ly ly l n 7-7 Eftl j D (o Di S if i n 1 3 D eacs i op th 27-2 Gregus, Blaclcerby Star in Win As Wake Forest Overcomes Jinx DURHAM, Nov. 6. (UP) Wake Forest beat Duke today for the second time m 24 years, scoring a sweet 27 to 20 upset by mixing little- Carroll Blackerby's soaring passes with big Bill Gregus' bone-cracking lunges at the line. Only 20,00.0 fans turned out for : the struggle between the tradi-1 - tional rivals as a strong wind swept the field and lowering clouds threatened rain. The gloomy weather held down the scoring in the first half but both teams went all out at the finish. The climax brought everybody to his feet as Duke surged 81 yards to a touchdown only to lose out when Wake Forest matched that one with a spectacular 77 yard kickoff return by Gregus, followed by the winning score. Duke's hold 'em and wait-for-the-breaks strategy fizzled from the start when the Blue Devils forgot to hold and Wake For est slammed over for the first score with the game little more than three minutes old. Left halfback Bill Gregus, an old-fashioned line-smasher, slam med over from the two behind flawless blocking. Tackle Bill George converted. Duke's big line led the Blue Devils back in the second period until fullback Jack Mounie, Duke's big gun of the game, bulled over from the one. The kick was no good. Seconds later Duke recovered a fumble on the Wake Forest 21. Tailback Bill Cox, surrounded by the enemy, leaped high in the air and speared halfback Tommy Hughes in the end zone. Student Scalpers Have Hard Time Selling Tickets Automobiles were not the only thick traffic on . Franklin street yesterday morning as scalpers, five deep, attempted to get rid of Carolina-William and Mary foot ball ducats which dropped in price faster than the hands of the clock dropped toward game time. Professional scalpers were not so much in evidence yesterday, partly because they knew the State Bureau of Investigation had not relaxed its vigilance and partly because they knew the game would not be a sell-out. The vendors desperately tried to palm off 50-yard line seats for as low as $3 and $5 each. They had a hard time giving away end zone tickets. The familiar face wearing the red tie, one of the habitual week end "I buy, sell or trade" mer chants was missing. Most of the ticket salesmen were students yesterday. One student stuck with 50-yard line seats remarked pessimistical ly that he was heading for Kenan stadium to try his luck there. "I think I'll have to let them go at 50 cents apiece before the Kame starts," he muttered. VPI Still Down LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. 6. (UP) Washington and Lee spoiled game little Virginia Tech's hopes for a tie when ihey turned on the heat in the last period here today and forged ahead to win, 14-7, be fore 9,000 fans. Tech, which hasn't won a game this fall, opened up first in the second period. Fullback Roger Neel headed a charging allack into Washington' and Lee's suddenly crumbly line finally bulling over from the seven-yard line. Tackle R8 Orr added the extra point, lo lop Tech's second , louchdawn uke pset Georgia Tops Florida Crew Behinds Rauch Takes Loop Lead By 20-12 Victory JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 6. (UP) Georgia's red-shirted Bulldogs took over the South eastern conference lead the hard way today, scoring a 20 to 12 victory over Florida by dint of Johnny Rauch's passes and some hardy defensive work in the clos ing minutes. It took. Rauch's accomplished flipper to set up the scores, but the Bulldog runners had to carry the burden all afternoon against a fiery, ornery Florida line that played its best game of the sea son. It was Georgia's fourth league victory and, coupled with Georgia Tech's 13 to 6 loss to Tennessee, put the improving Bulldogs on top of the conference. Their only loss has been to North Caroline outside the loop. Sophomore Billy Mixon, a little-used halfback heretofore, add ed spectacular ground support to Rauch's overhead brilliance. Rauch gave Georgia first blood in the initial period on a one-yard quarterback sneak after setting up the maneuver with long pass es to ends Bob Walston and Gene Lorendo and halfback Floyd Reid. Florida's Johnny Cox bulled 10 yards over the goal to put the homelings back in the ball-game. The Bulldogs went further ahead on Floyd Reid's two yard plunge a few minutes later. Chuck Hun singer kept Florida threatening with a winding, flashy 64-yard punt return to score. Versatile Joe Geri cemented Georgia's margin in the third quarter on his nonchalant 13 yard stroll behind perfect, three man blocking. Georgia didn't look like a champion team. The Bulldog for wards were outcharged and Rauch was forced to hurry all his throws. The Yeardon, Pa., senior eventually wound up with seven completions in 15 tries for 121 yards. Jimmy Kynes, the shoulder tackling 'Gator linebacker, kept Georgia Coach Wally Butts tear ing his hat and hair all afternoon. 0 U Pilots, Stuntmen Scheduled To Show Aerial Tricks Today Pilots and stunt men of the Deaton Air Circus will take to the sky at the Chapel Hill air port this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The air circus boasts a series of acts with special-built aero batic airplanes, parachute jump ers, airplane-automobile and combinations. This will be the first time an act of this type has been attempted in the Orange county area. Featured on the 12-act program will be the Thrasher brothers who will land a Piper airplane on the top of a speeding automobile. Known as the "World's Smallest Airport" the landing platform is built on the top of a car and is shorter by seven feet than the (n..; . ..... IN STEP WITH EACH OTHER, Charlie Justice and his escori, Mary tacklers. The run occurred early in the first quarter of the Heels under cloudy skies at Kenan yesterday. . Maryland Wins COLUMBIA. S. C., Nov. 6. (UP) A wiry mudder nam ed Vic Turyn gave Maryland a 19 to 7 "form" victory over South Carolina today before a soggy homecoming crowd of 12.000 fans. In the second period, the Terrapin quarterback slung a short flat pass out to end Bob Belz for a touchdown and a few plays later he scooped up his own fumble at the Caro lina three and fell across for another tally. Gamecock Steve Wadiak thrilled the . little assemblage with a 65-yard scoring gallop in the final quarter. Army Rolls Over Stanford, 43-0 NEW YORK, Nov. 6. (UP) Army's undefeated football pow erhouse handed Stanford's hope ful but soon disillusioned Indians one of their worst gridiron de feats at Yankee stadium today when they buried the western in vaders under an avalanche of touchdowns for a 43 to 0 triumph. In command all the way be fore a crowd of 46,695, the all conquering cadets scored in just about every way possible to hu miliate a club which hoped to have history repeat. Twice in the past Stanford had gone against a favored Army team and accomplished the al most impossible by upsetting the Cadets. They had hoped to do it again today but this Army club, with the first set of backs in the nation, rolled over them without effort. airplane itself. In addition, the Thrasher broth ers will pickup a man from the top of a car by an airplane with a ladder dangling from the wing and replace him on the car. The duo will fly an airplane while sitting out on the wing strut with no one in the cockpit. In order that spectators may view the show at close range, approval to park the cars on the airport property has been given by Bill Pritchard, Air Circus chairman of the Monogram club. Tickets will go on sale at the airport entrance at 11 o'clock this morning. Proceeds from the show will go to decorating and re-furnishing the Monogram club-room. t. sJ V.s SVV.,. Virginia Wolfpack, State Homecoming Crowd Watches Papit Spark Cavalier Victory RALEIGH, Nov. 6 (UP) Virginia had to depend on the savage line jabs of fullback Johnny Papit and almost for get her dazzling aerial attack today to beat a stubborn North Carolina State Wolfpack, 21-14, before some 12,000 disap pointed State homecoming fans. game slowed up both attacks, and a strong cross-field wind all but ruined most of the passing at tempts. But Papit jolted into the fighting State line steadily to punch out first-down gains. State's tailback Bill Thompson and fullback Dick Johnson crack ed the Virginia defenses for three or four yards almost every time they tried. It was State Wing back Ogden Smith, however, who engineered the longest play of the game when he armed a 47 yard pass to end Freddie Miller on Virginia's 31. State scored in the first period after two penalties against Vir ginia helped State reach the Vir ginia seven-yard line. Thompson's bullet pass to wingback Oscar Bozeman was good for the score, and guard Jim Byler kicked the extra point. Virginia struck back quickly in the second period after tail back Stephen Osisek took a wind stalled State kick on the Wolf pack 42 and ran back to State's 26. Tailback Bernard Gill broke through tackle on the next play, cut wide to the right and ran the rest of the way to the end zone. Left end Carlton Eliott kicked the first of three extra points for the Virginians. Osisek got Virginia's passes going in the third period when the winds lulled. Clowning Footballers Turn Pep Rally Into Sidesplitting Comedy Session The University club didn't know how easy it would be to turn their pep rally skit over to half a dozen clowning footballers Friday night, but the crowd in the Forest theater ate it up. Whether the whole thing was carefully planned or not certain ly wasn't evident because such stars as Weiner, Cox, Justice, Rodgers, Fowle, Stiegman and Joe Romano kept the 1,500 stu dents in stitches for over 15 min utes. Weiner seemed to be a little Paul Rizzo. embark on a short battle which saw the underdog Four-Man Squad Slates Debates In Northern Tour A four-man University debate squad will leave Monday for a northern tour that will take in four states and the District of Columbia and includes debates with five teams. Members of the squad are Dave Pittman, Rocky Mount; Herbert Yates, Rockingham; Herbert Mitchell, Asheville, and Paul Roth, Asheville. The tour will open Monday night at the University of Vir ginia in Charlottesville. Tuesday night the squad will be at George town university in Washington, Wednesday afternoon at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and Thursday at Princeton. SP Weekly Meeting Set Hour Earlier The Student party will hold its weekly meeting an hour earlier than usual tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in Roland Parker lounge of Graham Memorial. The floor will be open for nominations for junior class and legislative of fices. The fall elections will be discussed. All interested students are urged to attend. "nose-conscious" as he concealed his proboscis with his hafid. Stiegman said, "There's been a rumor that all these great catches Art's been making have been be cause he's been carrying footballs around in his nose." In speaking of Cox, Weiner said, "Bob has two speeds on the playing field, slow and stop." Romano made the crack of the evening when he remarked, "Our offensive team's heading for the Sugar bowl, and we're going to send the defensive team to the Orange bowl." ' Defeats 21-14 journey through the William and Indians tie the late -starting Tar (Photo by Mills) FOOTBALL SCORES SOUTH North Carolina 7. Wm. 4 Mary 7. Wake Forest 27, Duke 20. Tennessee 13, Georgia Tech 6. Virginia 21, N. C. State 14. Clemson 41, Furman 0. Geo. Wash. 14, The Citadel 0. Richmond 6, Davidson 0. Georgia 20, Florida 12. Miss. State 20, Auburn 0. Wash, and Lee 14. VPI 7. Maryland 19, South Carolina 7. Alabama 27, Mississippi Southern 0. Kentucky 13. Villanova 13. Vanderbilt 48, LSU 7. Mississippi 34, Chattanooga 7. Tulane 28, VMI 7. 4 EAST Army 43, Stanford 0. Cornell 14, Colgate 6. Penn State 13, Penn 0. Princeton 47, Harvard 7. Holy Cross 16, Duquesne 13. Boston U. 33, Fordham 7. Temple 20, Syracuse 0. New Hampshire 27. Tufts 18. Dartmouth 25, Columbia 21. Wesleyan 28, Williams 7. West Virginia 48, Ohio U. 6. Wash. & Jefferson 18. Bucknell 13. MIDWEST Michigan 35, Navy 0. Notre Dame 42. Indiana 6. Michigan State 47, Marquette 0. Ohio State 41, Pittsburgh 0. Illinois 14, Iowa 0. Northwestern 16, Wisconsin 7. Iowa State 2, Drake 0. Nebraska 32, Kansas State 0. SOUTHWEST SMU 20, Texas A&M 14. Rice 25, Arkansas 6. Texas 13, Baylor 10. Oklahoma 41, Missouri 7. Oklahoma A&M 19. Tulsa 0. FAR WEST California 28, UCLA 13. Colorado 28. Utah State 14. Arizona 14, New Mexico G. Oregon 13, Washington 7. Gridders Blame Themselves For Tie With William and Mary By Buddy Vaden "You win some, you lose some, and some are rained out!" That seemed to be the general opinion of the Tar Heels after tying Wil liam and Mary, 7-7, yesterday. Art Weiner, who played an ex ceptional game, was the spokes man for the team as they entered the dressing room after the game. On the whole, Coach Carl Snavely's boys blamed them selves for what they termed the "defeat." Charlie Justice, not in too gay a mood commented, "I'm running 20 laps tomorrow. I bet I'll be in shape next week. We were just lucky to pull a tie. It had been coming all along." Cox Explains . Bob Cox, although not offer ing an alibi, had an explanation for the game. "We made too many fumbles, had too many penalties, and just didn't play like we should have." William and Mary had a good club, but they weren't Carolina tatistics Rodgers Gets Local Touchdown Before 43,000 Surprised Fans By Dick Jenreile William and Mary's Indians, pre-game underdogs by 27 points, provided the surprise of the 1948 football season on a gloomy Saturday afternoon in Kenan stadium yesterday by tying mighty Carolina, 7-7, before 43,000 stunned spec tators who turned out for the Southern conference battle. Thus it was that Carolina's string of 13 consecutive vic tories, six of which were scored this season, came to a pain ful end. Ironically enough, the victory streak was begun against this same William and Mary team up in Williams burg, Va., last year. State Upsets Pennsylvania In 13-0 Fight Rogel Is Spark In Lion Victory PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6 (UP) A clawing Penn State Nit tany Lion came out of central Pennsylvania's mountains today and in a battle of unbeaten East ern giants, thrashed Pennsyl vania, 13-0, in a victory that left no doubt it was authentic. Buoyed by implicit confidence in its own power, undefeated Penn State outrushed, outpassed, and outplayed Penn and then sprang fullback Francis Rogel for two touchdowns to run their own streak to 16 games without a loss. Rogel, a strapping 196-pound powerhouse, scored State's first touchdown in the, second period when he darted 44 yards. His sec ond, which spelled the end of Penn's 14-game streak and mark ed their first loss in six starts this season, was one which had to be seen to be believed. It came after six minutes of the fourth period and was a combina tion of deception at the start, and juggling acrobatics at the finish. First Rogel took the pass from center, handed off to quarterback Chuck Drazenovich who in turn handed off to Elwood Petchel, the wee lad with the mighty arm. Petchel, who completed seven of the 15 for the game, whipped the ball 13 yards into the end zone. There was Rogel. He leaped into the air, juggled the ball, let it slide along his chest and held it. All this came with two defenders trying to take it away. Rogel with diminutive Petchel, was the offensive star as the Lions outrushed Penn 141 to 23. that good!" Larry Klosterman, not too hap py about the results, declared, "I'm gonna sell peanuts at the next game." Chan Highsmith pip ed in with, "Anything I say about this game you wouldn't be, able to quote." Coach Snavely had an answer for it. Said he, "When a team has a day like that they're lucky to come out of the game with a tie. We made bad breaks for our selves. It was bound to come. It was coming closer and closer with every game." McCray Comments Indian coach Rube McCray, un derstandably elated over the out come, explained why William and Mary didn't take to the air dur ing the final period. "Carolina has some fine break-away runners and if they had intercepted one of our passes that would have meant the end of the game for (Sec LOCKER ROOM, page 4) Boasfs Edge The game was played under similar conditions to last year's Wake Forest-Carolina struggle in Kenan. The skies were overcast, and showers plagued the fan3 and players throughout the after noon. Wake Forest won last sea son's dreary game, but fortunato ly the Tar Heels survived with out defeat yesterday. . So, the team still remains un defeated with the next objective being Maryland ' in Washington, D. C, this coming weekend. Carolina Dominates Statistics The amazing thing about the game was Carolina's complete domination of the game from a statistics standpoint. Coach Carl Snavely's men marched to 17 first downs while William and Mary could muster but one through the big Carolina ' line. A look at the game statistics would indicate a rather convincing Tar Heel tri umph. But William and Mary yester day played what constituted a near perfect game. The Indians simply made no mistakes. Never was Carolina able to recover a fumble or intercept a pass any where near the Indian goal, and always there were the booming punts of Buddy Lex to set the Tar Heels back. Lex averaged 54 yards per try on his boots in the first half, but slowed down in the second to drop to a 43.0 average. Perhaps these are the main rea sons that William and Mary, with the benefit of only one first down, was able to tie Carolina: (1) The Indians intercepted four Carolina passes, (2) They recovered three Tar Heel fumbles, and (3) Caro lina's passing game was off form. The Tar Heels attempted 26 passes, completing only seven for 83 yards. Tech Goes Down Carolina, however, wasn't the only highly-touted Southern team to take its bumps. Georgia Tech, last week termed by Duke Coach Wallace Yfade as "The best team I've ever seen," bit the dust as Tennessee scored a 13-6 victory over the previously unbeaten En gineers. Clemson now remains the only unbeaten, untied outfit in the Southern conference. The Tigers must get by a strong Wake For est team before they can take the loop title. So, Carolina's chances for the honor are still excellent. The Indians scored first yester- (See CAROLINA, page 4) Mostly It Rained DAVIDSON, Nov. 6. (UP) Mostly it rained, but Rich mond blocked a Davidson punt in time lo win, 6-0, before some 7.500 soaked and unhap py Davidson homecoming fans here today. Both learns sloshed around fulilely and couldn'l get start ed at all as the continuous showers turned Richardson field into one big puddle and the ball - into an elusive pilL Davidson tried desperatedy lo ccrae back in the fourth, per iod, but a series of frantic passes armed off by fullback Bert Anderlon ended up six inches of a first down on lb Richmond 24. I r of the year. r
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