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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1946

Page

10

Fading Cardinals Chance Hinges On Brecheen In St Louis Series

Texas Tech’s drive stalls as Tulsa Hurricane defense stops two drives after a Standefer fumble. Tulsa answers with Ford runs and LeForce extra points to take a 7 6 lead, then Barry scores twice and Hardy Brown adds a late TD to seal a 21 6 Tech loss.

Cardinal Brecheen St. Louis Tulsa Hurricane Red Raiders Joe Smith LeForce Raiders Tech Ford Raider Dick Standefer Barry Brown Tulsan

LSU Tigers Top Texas A and M 33 to 9 in Baton Rouge

LSU dominates Texas A and M with three passing TDs and a 66 yard run by Al Heroman. Tittle connects with Jim Cason for a 19 yard score and Mel Lyle adds a 35 yard scoring pass as LSU pulls away in the fourth quarter before about 30 000.

Eddie Pagnac Associated Press Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Tigers Texas A LSU Gene Red) Knight Tiger Texas Aggies Leo Daniel Tom Pickett Texas A and M Aggie Louisiana Y. A. Tittle Jim Cason Cotton Howell Knight Tittle al Heroman Heroman Tigers Ray Coates Mel Lyle Holly Heard

Mighty Army Beats Michigan For 2013 Victory

Army's football team, visiting Michigan for the first time in 12 years, overcame a tough game to surge 76 yards for a fourth period TD and beat the Wolverines 20 to 13. It extended the Cadets' 22 game win streak since 1943.

Frank Kenelson Associated Press Ann Arbor, Mich Army West Michigan Wolverines Cadets Navy

Notre Dame Dominates Purdue 49 6 In Front Of Sellout Crowd

Notre Dame raws undefeated season with 49 to 6 victory over Purdue at South Bend. Reserve backs score five touchdowns as Irish rush for 408 yards and earn 18 first downs to Purdue's 9. Fred Earley converts seven times as Jim Mello Connie Clatt and Bill Gompers add scores amid a dominant overflow crowd.

South Bend Ind Notre Dame Purdue Irish Steam Boilermakers Bob DeMoss John Galvin Chicago Fred Earley Parkersburg W. Va Irish Jim Mello Connie Clatt Bill Gompers Wheeling W. V

Texas Rides To Win On Laynes Passing Arm

Texas defeated Oklahoma 20 to 13 in the forty first renewal of the rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. Bobby Layne directed Texas with six completions and a backbreaking 99 yard interception return by Joe Golding. Dale Schwartzkopf and Frank Guess sparked Texas drives while Oklahoma matched the Longhorns with multiple threats and interceptions.

Texas Layne Harold VY. Ratliff Associated Press Dallas Bobby Layne Oklahoma Sooners Longhorns Army Joe’ Golding Frank Guess Guess Dale Schwartzkopf Schwartzkopf Dave Wallace Tommy Landry Sooner Wallace Jim Owens LeeRoy Neher Owens Jim Canady Darrell Royal Buck Longhorn Ralph Ellsworth Golding Canady Royal Collins

Ferriss Aims to Wing Red Sox to 1918 Title

Dave Ferriss, the 25 game winner, prepares to face Harry Brecheen in Game 6 of the 1946 World Series at Sportsman's Park. The Red Sox seek their first championship since 1918 as Cronin weighs Ferriss versus Harris and Dobson remains available for relief. Weather at St. Louis forecast fair with game six crucial for both teams.

Gayle Talbot Associated Press ST. Louis Harry Cat Brecheen Dave Boo Ferriss Red Sox Sox Alton Here Gers Boston Redbirds Sportsman's Park Harris Joe Cronin Cronin Mickey Harris Joe Dobson Manna Dobson Ferris

City-Wide Cue Meet Enters Final Round

The City Recreation Department sponsors a double elimination pool tournament with teens from the Community Center Boys' Club and Swing-In club. Early round matches set for Tuesday night at 7:00 feature Johnny Clark and J R Stadford facing Eddie Henderson and Walter Buchanan, with Swing-In champions Joe Wofford and Darmon Green named in the field.

Johnny Clark J. R. Stadford Eddie Henderson Walter Buchanan Twe Joe Wofford Darmon Green City Recreation Department

Lobos edge Aggies 7 6 in Border rivalry renewal

In Las Cruces New Mexico the Lobos defeated New Mexico A and M 7 to 6 to renew the Border conference gridiron feud after the war. Hamkins stalled a key Aggie kickoff on the 34 yard line and Krall lateraled Rumiley for the winning score. Heckett added the extra point. The Aggies had scored earlier in the third quarter on a seven yard run by Atterbury set up by Isaacks.

Las Cruces N. M University of New Mexico New Mexico A New Mexico Lobos Hamkins Lobo Agee Anderson Krall Rumiley Heckett Aggies Isaacks Atterbury Burke

Tennessee Vols Rout Chattanooga 47 To 7

Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 12 Tennessee bolstered its Classic prep with a 47 to 7 rout of Chattanooga. The Vols scored in every period with nine players contributing, including two in the first period and multiple scores in the third. Chattanooga managed a single TD in the second period.

Tennessee Vols Chattanooga Vols

Mississippi State Caps 6-0 Win Over Michigan State

At East Lansing on October 12 Mississippi State edged Michigan State 6-0 in a hard fought game. Halfback Larry Matulicn scored the decisive four yard rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter while Mississippi State mounted 85 yard drive. The crowd of 22 125 watched the low scoring clash in chilly conditions.

East Lansing Mich Mississippi Kookoti Cane Michigan State Acermwad Larry Matulicn

Vardin College Wins Ic hita Falls Victory

Vardin College defeats unknown opponent in Ic hita Falls as North Texas Agricultural losses 14 to 26 in a Texas Junior Athletic Conference football game.

Vardin College Ichita Falls Iista North Texas Agricultural Texas

Texas Tech Tulsa grid clash highlights late scoring surge

Texas Tech and Tulsa produced a tight game with 18 first downs, 296 rushing yards for Tech and 13 Tulsa points. Key plays included Roger Smith's sprint to a first quarter TD and four late scores on one foot line runs by Ford Barry Brown and Le Force extra points by Le Force. Officials observed Bus Haskins as referee and multiple officials from Oklahoma Texas Rice and St Louis.

Texas Tecr Pos Tulsa J. Smth Kemplin Winkler Greene Lawhorn LGR Morgan Nabors Hellinghausen Reed Sordan Zoller RTL Kitchens R. Williams Rel Lotz Standefer Leforce R. Smith LHR Ford Norris Barry Robnett Brown Texas Tech Tulsa Texas Tech Moyers Ray Kelley Geddie Hall Foster Cudd C. Smith McCurry Coats B. Williams Hawkins Crenshaw D. Lewis Bufkin G. Lewis Reynolds Jackson Conley Sutton Day Judd Swaney Frizzell Cooper B. Bloom J. Thomas Lehew Burrough Stubbs Simmons Salter Stratton Scott Roberts Barron Boone Roger Smith Ford Barry Bus Haskins Oklahoma Maxey Hart Texas W. W. Connelley Rice C. E B. Muellerleile St. Louis

Wide Range Football Scores From Various Teams

A compiled list of football results across multiple colleges and regions shows Texas Tech beating South West Tulsa 21 to 6, Texas 20 Oklahoma 13, Temple and Pittsburgh tied 0 0, and numerous other campus games with wide score variety. Notable outcomes include Rutgers 26 over New York U C, Gettysburg 37 Lafayette 14, Army 20 Michigan 13, and Florida A and M 90 over Alabama State College 0.

West Tulsa Texas Tech Texas Oklahoma East Allegheny Earlham Renneselaer Williams Muhlenberg Bucknell Temple Pittsburgh Duke Navy Rutgers New York U. C. Columbia Yale West Virginia Washington and Lee Cornell Colgate New Hampshire Maine Drexel CCNY Bates Tufts Harvard Princeton Pennsylvania Dartmouth Alfred Brooklyn Gettysburg Lafayette Washington and Jefferson Denison Villanova Holy Cross Swarthmore Franklin and Marshall Boston U Northeastern Coast Guard ‘Academy Colby Wesleyan Connecticut Vermont Union Johns Hopkins Washington College Amherst Bowdoin Oberlin Carnegie Tech Trinity Middlebury Buffalo U Hobart College St. Lawrence Clarkson Haverford Upsanius Midwest Army Michigan Notre Dame Purdue Mississippi State Michigan State Ohio Muskingum Cincinnati Dayton Northwestern Minnesota Miami Bowline Green Baldwin Wallace Ohio Wesleyan Hiram Kentyon Missouri Kansas State Indiana Illinois Iowa University Nebraska Kansas Iowa State Wisconsin Ohio State Western Michigan Butler Hillsdale Kalamazoo Albion Adrian C. Wooster Capital Aurora Concordia William Jewell Culver Stockton Otterbein Heidelberg Lake Forest Elmhurst Iowa Teachers Hamline Minn Monmouth Grinnell Carthage Eureka Cornell Ja Simpson Carleton Coe St. Mary's Winona Augshore Wabash Ball State Culver Military Academy St. Josephs College Hanover Rose Poly Manitoba University North Dakota University Far West Utah State Montana State New Mexico University New Mexico A Southern California Oregon State Colorado Wyoming UCLA Stanford California Oregon Montana Nevada Arizona State of Adams State Alamosa Colo Highlands U.las Vegas N. M Woming West Texas State Teachers Colorado College Arizona Texas Mines Utah Brigham Younes Hardin College North Texas Aggies Southwestern Abilene Christian New Mexico New Mexico A. and University of Houston Texas A. and Colorado Tate Twins Western Tate East Texas State Stephen F. Austin Pueet Sound Pacific University San Angelo College Schreiner Instiute Jacksonville Nas Cherry Point Marines Sam Houston State Austin College Oklahoma City Fresno State

Penn Dominates Dartmouth 39–6 at Franklin Field

Tony Minisi scored three rushing touchdowns and added a passing TD as the Penn Quakers routed Dartmouth 39 to 6 before 69 000 fans at Franklin Field. The undefeated Pennsizzled defense stifled the Big Green throughout the game.

Philadelphia Tony Minisi Franklin Field University of Pennsylvania Penns Dartmouth University

Hoosiers Upset Illinois 14-7 in Bloomington Showdown

Indiana defeats Illinois 14 to 7 as Buddy Young stalls Illini threats and Ben Raimondi earns 119 passing yards on 10 completions. Pihos scores late after a Raimondi pass connects with Cowan for a key run in the fourth.

Bloomington Ind Indiana Hoosiers Buddy Young Perry Moss Illinois Ben Raimondi Brooklyn Moss Hoosier Young Illini Paul Patterson Russell Deal Pete Pihos Bob Cowan Raimondi Cowan Raimondi-Mihajlovich

Tide Crushes Southwestern Louisiana Institute 54-0

Alabama's Rose Bowl champions returned to scoring form by routing Southwestern Louisiana Institute 54-0. The Tide scored eight touchdowns and six extra points before 18,000 at home, largely without star passer Harry Gilmer who completed one pass for 22 yards.

Tuscaloosa Ala Alabama Southwestern Louisiana Institute Grimson Tide Frank Thomas Red Shirts Harry Gilmer Gilmer Ted Cook

Oregon State Tops USC 6-0 in Portland Coast clash

Oregon State opened a one touchdown lead in the second quarter and withstood two Trojan threats to beat Southern California 6 to 0 in a Pacific Coast Conference game in Portland. Ken Carpenter’s 41 yard run sparked the Beavers and Lee Gustafson reached the end zone for the score. The conversion attempt failed.

Portland Ore Oregon State Troy Southern California Ken Carpenter Beavers Staters Lee Gustafson

Laffoon Takes Early Lead In Montgomery Open

Veteran pro from Orlando Laffoon surged into the lead at the $10,000 Montgomery Open with a 69 for a 200 total, 16 under par. Herman Keiser of Akron was second at 202 after a 70, with Harry Todd of Dallas and George Fazio of Los Angeles tying at 204 and Jim Ferrier just behind.

Laffoon Montgomery Montgomery Ala Orlando Fla Herman Keiser Akron Harry Todd Dallas George Fazio Los Angeles Big Jim Ferrier

Rice Tops Tulane 25 to 6 in New Orleans Showdown

Rice’s fast T-formation and Ike Eikenberg’s passing overwhelmed Tulane before 40,000. Eikenberg hooked with Huey Keeney for a 10 yard TD and connected with Wendell Williams, while Ed Price scored for Tulane. Keeney’s 90 plus yard kickoff boosts highlighted the game.

New Orleans Rice Virgil Ike Eikenberg Tulane Owls Eikenberg and Company Huey Keeney Texans Wendell Williams Ed Price Green Wave

Northwestern Tops Minnesota 14 7 in third straight win

Northwestern University defeated Minnesota 14 7 at Dyche Stadium to run its win streak to three. Frank Aschenbrenner scored two touchdowns including an opening 67 yard dash, while Minnesota answered with a 7 yard TD by Ken Beierdorf.

Evanston Frank Aschenbrenner Northwestern University Minnesota Wildcats Ken Beierdorf Aschenbrenner Dyche Stadium Vic Schwall Gophers Beiersdorf Merlin Kispert Northwestern Art Murakowski

Babe Zaharias Wins Texas Women’s Open 5-3

In Fort Worth on October 12, Mrs. George Babe Zaharias of Denver defeated Betty Hicks of Long Beach to claim the Texas Women’s Open Golf Championship 5 to 3 after a tight match through 27 holes. Zaharias gained early momentum with birdies late in the round.

Fort Worth George Babe) Zaharias Denver Betty Hicks Long Beach Colonial Country Club Zaharias Miss Hicks

Duke Steams To 21-6 Triumph Over Navy

Duke Blue Devils beat Navy 21 to 6 in Baltimore as George Clark and Leo Long stood out. Duke failed on passing but capitalized on chances while Navy moved 192 yards rushing to 128 for Duke.

Duke Navy Baltimore George Clark Blue Devils Clark Leo Long Howard Rabbit) Hartley

Wake Forest Defeats Clemson In Southern Conference Game

Wake Forest using power deception and timely breaks led by the Sacrinty brothers and Rock Brinkley defeated Clemson College 19 to 7 before about 9 000 fans in Wake Forest North Carolina.

Wake Forest N. C Deacons Sacrinty Brothers Rock Brinkley Clemson College

Georgia Tech Stops Mississippi 24-7

Georgia Tech defeats Mississippi 24-7 in a decisive game showing strong run defense and efficient offense. The Yellow Jackets capitalize on turnovers and steady ground attack to secure the win on the road.

Georgia Tech Drubs Ole Miss 24-7 in Atlanta Showdown

In Atlanta Georgia Tech defeated Ole Miss 24-7 before about 25 000 fans in the first SEC meeting between the teams. Tech struck with three first half scoring passes and added a 20 yard touchdown drive late in the game. Ole Miss scored late on a 26 yard pass Bobby Wilson to Everette Harper.

Atlanta Mississippi Georgia Tech Jackets Rebels Bobby Wilson Everette Harper

Westerners In Action Friday in District 1-AA Football Joust

Lub bock's Westerners visit Abilene's Eagles in a 1-AA District 1 clash as both teams chase important wins. Abilene aims for a first win since edging Brownfield 6-0, while Westerners seek their fourth win in five games after narrow victories.

Lubbock Abilene Pete Shotwell Eagles Westerners Odessa Bronchos Brownfield Breckenridge Amarillo Golden Sandies Cubs Odessa Plainview Bulldogs Sweetwater Crew Big Spring Borger Pampa Harvesters Pampa Lamesa Golden Tornadoes San Angelo

Columbia Texans? No. Columbia Wins 28-20 Over Yale Elis

Columbia football rallied from a 14 point deficit in rain and fog to defeat Yale 28 to 20 before a post war crowd of 65 000. Yale led 14 0 at halftime but Columbia scored all 28 in the final two quarters to secure the victory.

Tuffy) Nabors Floyd Lawhorn Bernie Winkler Tulsa Columbia Fighting Elis New Anaaemiv Conn Yale

Harvard Edges Princeton 13-12 in 39th rivalry showdown

In Palmer Stadium Princeton trailed by a point for three minutes of the fourth quarter as Harvard sealed a 13-12 victory. Fullback Vince Moravec scored Harvard’s first touchdown and later intercepted a pass in the end zone for an automatic touchback with 35 seconds left sealing the win before 35 000 spectators.

Princeton N. J Harvard Palmer Stadium Vince Moravec Crimson Quietus Tigers

Bears Upset St. Marys 20 to 13 in Berkeley

California's Bears, 5 to 1 underdogs, defeated St. Mary's Gaels 20 to 13 before a crowd exceeding 80 thousand. Herman Wedemeyer electrified the audience with a 70 yard touchdown early, but the Bears rallied after halftime to win the showdown in the second period.

Bears St. Marys Berkeley Calif California’s Bears St. Mary’s Gaels Gaels Herman Wedemeyer

Lions blank Lumberjacks 39 0 in Lone Star clash

East Texas State Teachers Lions routed Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 39 to 0 in a Lone Star Conference game tonight with scoring in every period.

Nacogdoches East Texas State Teachers Lions Stephen B. Austin Lumberjacks

Parkers Turn Back Baylor Bears 13-0

Arkansas Razorbacks defeat Baylor Bears 13 to 0 in Fayetteville as Clyde Scott is out with injury. Aubrey Fowler scores on a fourth down rush after Steed White blocks a punt. Arkansas improves to 2 0 in conference play and prepares for Texas.

Parkers Baylor Bears Fayetteville Ark Clyde Scott Arkansas Razorbacks Aubrey Fowler Oon Baylor Arkansas Texas Oklahoma A Steed

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