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Fairfield, Bassick Battle to 6-6 TieFairfield on. Two-Yard Line as Game Ends—Pelos Is Ludiowe Ace.By JULEB 8CBB8TYEN Tima ran out on Roger Ludiowe High school's football iquid m iho Fairfield team battled to scora what might have bean a winning touchdown in the dosing minuteo of play yesterday, and the annual gridiron classic between Ludiowe end Basetak wound up In a 6 to 6 tie.A crowd of more than 1,500 «at In on the football thriller which Jn the lut quarter of play had supporter of both teams In a frenzy. The tie was the sixth between the two teame In the IS yeara of competition.Victory Try Fall*Couch Walter HeUmenn’a Fairfield squad, after Bassick tied the score, smashed back to come within two yards of scoring Its seventh victory in the series when time expired.Captain John Pelos,'who had led a drive from the Fairfield 20-yard line following the Green and White •core, was stopped cold on the two-yard line e the whistle blew ending the game.Ludiowe Scores First Roger Ludiowe scored first in the game, a few minutes after the second half got underway when a bad pass from center on fourth down resulted In a 27-yard loss for Baa-fllck and a first down for Fairfield on the Green and White 10-yard line.. Dick Nemeth, Fairfield Quarterback, hurled a pass to Felos who went out of bounds on the three-yard line. Orf the following play, the Fairfield captain, wbbse line* plunging was an outstanding feature of the attack, made th» touchdown. His line buck for the extra point was stopped by the Bassick line.•attlck Ties Acers Basilck evened up the score with four minutes remaining In the final quarter when halfback Fred Moody plunged over from the thnee-trd line after .Bessie*1* aerials, featuring n 20-yard gaining pass from Don Kish to Jack O’Leary, and another, O'Leary to Dick Ssamon, put Baaslck on tba Fairfield 15-yard line. i'Don Kish's placement kick for the extra point was high enough, but Just a bit too wide. Previously the Basel a k team had stormed to Falrflsld’a eight-yard I ins where Dick Nemeth stopped the attackby intercepting Don Kish’s Jump pass.The Fairfield team took the ensuing kick-off and with the aid of a penalty and Pelos1 sensations! plunging, went to the two-ymrd ltn« where the game ended.The summary;XOOSK LDDLOWJC iSlWTgl.K—Xiiav . . .. ..,.,.♦..,..,0. pmiM*I.Y-gomh........................ S*4«*rIfiBwr ........FttiWc— lt;tr«*0Bw»tt ...... P*Bt*rno—flrrintr ....... P*w*rsnT— ilyliM ...... lisitwi11W—VaSi» ...... ,* p, StambiiOR—Nrmrth .................. n t«n1.TI~1V|m ..... fV. flBinwrirItll-NptfrtwiVj StoodTFn—f.UMnfci ......a,................ knaFiirfipic rTTTTt o q s'o-hBuok-k ...... o o e s—a~ ToipeJo*riiB. fijir/lrld, FtKm. B*mMt, Mrtody.Hut Sakub; FilrfltH, H; tanlA l.tWlt; *ir*l im«nb: HUib(HnI 10; nm-plctwt 8. Illiilrk, KUapIri IS; nuplfixl T. Bflrt on© lnt«rf*|UlAiL TVmUIm: filr-fJrM. Ml jifdtj Riitlt'k, IA ytnU.Official*—Our** Vlne^Bt, J*m**rmd^r*. imiptri*; Rtlintt lt;:■)«■. lirtl IW«. man: JUjt*®»4 M. De*U», fkMJudte.HILLHOUSE DEFEATSWEST HAVEN, 28-189NEW HAVEN, Nov. 25—(API Soma 34.842 spectators, the largest crowd ever assembled for a High school contest In Connecticut, saw an underdog New Haven HIIIhouse football team defeat West Haven, 29-18. today in the Tale Bowl.The official attendance Was announced as 84,842. topping the previous record scholastic crowd of 83,122 which witnessed the iima teams battle to a M tie last Thanksgiving Day.West Haven had been undefeated In 15 games In two seasons until today.GRASSHOPPERS WINThe 'Fairfield Grasshoppers defeated the Stratfleld Seniors basketball team, 39 to S3, at Stratfieid school Tuesday. The shooting of Babe Rheley, who racked up IS points, kept the victors nhaad throughout the game. Flanagan and Higgins were second highest scorers with 7 points each. Al Linley played beet for the losers tossing In 21 points.— MEN OF I FT. —Rear Valmi — ChwIjs Shall Ciilu—, rcatbtrmltM* li«f«rta E«fiM imsasovm mn. mi » —DON'S MEN'S SHOES— ite comun msvr —
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Thu, Nov 27, 1947
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