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Monday, November 24, 1941 SCOUTS DETROIT EVENING TIMES (PHOXE CHEHIiY, Xton) SPORT* PAGE 17 Missouri Team Gophers Emerge as Top Team in Greatest Grid Year By e£GAR HAYES of fine material, lost by a touchdown to Michigan, by a point to Minnesota, and by a point to Notre Dame. It's Mil over but the shouting. A lew games here and there Called of remain to be played, and the grandest season in the history of a MIDWESTERN THRlLLS—Michigan rallied to tie Ohio One thrills, grand sport has come to an end. No other sport offers the chills, heart throbs and heartaches that are packed into the 10 State twice, and more than 85,000 fans saw two great teams weeks of the football season. Anything can happen and every- finish Notre Dame came from behind and then Saturday even, 20-20. thing does pride your college youth battles ¦¦ the of .... as ¦¦¦¦ kicked the extra points top Southern California, 20 to 18. Year's Greatest after Saturday on the gridiron for honor and fame for themselves, to their teammates and their school. Notre Dame has beaten the Trojans four times by kicking the extra points. Midwest More Than THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-Minnesota, unbeaten and LOCAL VICTORIES—Michigan State and University of untied for two straight years, showed week after week that Holding Own in Detroit scored victories over the week-end. State trimmed even in a game so beset with upsets and surprises, class still Ohio Wesleyan. 31 to and the Titans scored a touchdown in Football, Says Dorais tells. 7. every period to win over Creighton. 28 to 0. U. of I). lost one UP—Duquesnc, unbeaten all BUNCHED AS RUNNERS game by three points and one by a single point out of nine & but with Texas and Washington By CHARLES E. DORAIS year, Texas A. M., unbeaten tilts. State has won four, lost three and tied one. (AI hlrtt* I nlirrally nt l>elrolf.> State remaining on its schedule. Duke with nine straight flf MICHIGAN’S BEST —Western Michigan, coached by Mike farts emerge victories. Some cryslal-cloar Gary, won eight straight, scoring 183 points and giving up TIED DURING YEAR The from Saturday’s football warfare. UNBEATEN BUT THE only 27. It was the state’s only unbeaten eleven. In thr Big Nino Minnesota is Fighting Irish of Notre Dame with first undefeated season BOWL POSSIBILITIES- Rose Bowl. Oregon State vs. again tops, followed by Michigan since 1930. Only Army of nine strong foes tied them. Texas A. & M.; Sugar Bowl, Duke vs. Fordham: Cotton Bowl, and State in a tie for second GAME-Michigan, Ohio GREAT TEAMS THAT LOST ONE Missouri vs. Duquesne; Orange Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Minnesota routed Wisconsin in a Fordham Navy. Ohio State, Missouri, Vanderbilt, and DECOR RE VON’T IS" FINAL GAME FOR NORTHWESTERN Vanderbilt. power for . the like a s,run great show of DISAPPOINTMENTS- Marquette started • • • y° xohq . KEEN for Boh Zuppfce THE Gophers’ seventeenth consecutive world beater trimming Wisconsin by three touchdowns. Lost CHICAGO BEARS OF COLLEGIANS—Missouri, using the famed T-formation, ran up 46 points against Kansas. victory and the second Big Nine a few during the season and then ended up losing to Oklahoma, hilt Saturday. Boston College after winning all last year in- title in two years. 61 to 14. Alabama rated the best in the South for years lost cluding Sugar Bowl, lost almost half of their games this year. GOOD-BY TO ZUP—lllinois, playing its last game under The Gophers are real champions. one to Mississippi State, came back strong but lost, to Vander- TOUGH LUCK CHAMPIONS —Northwestern, with a world Bob Zuppke, lost to Northwestern, 27-0. With every opponent gunning for them all season and riddled with in tunes a good hit of the season. Minnesota kept rolling right along, Lions Only | Auto Club 's' Downs taking each game in stride. In a Freak Assist Sparkle football, Packers Trim game like where form means so little. Minnesota shows House of David, 59-27 a remarkable record. Goalie Mowers Credited With One as Red Wings On 101-Yartl Run 2"Missouri gathered in the Rig Six With Howard McCarty, former jfltle with a fine display of foot- Lose Again to Boston Bruins, 4-2 Steelers, 54-7 (f'nntiniietl from First S|M»rt Page) Wayne University captain, leading ball and, in the minds of most 16 play's to score with three min- momentum of the Lion’s drive the way. Auto Club basketball ’<jrnics. of the great teams minilonnl S*ry>» W lr# is one of Int utes in the period. over the team easily downed House of year. On the record, it has the (Continued from first Spirt I*Hge) left third The carried them both goal ¦the PITTSBURGH, Nov. 24. stubborn with David. last night at Holy running attack of the year. Lions Bill Radovich line. forget that one of their hudd.es liiilder,** said Johnny "Especi- the passes Redeemer gym. ie "T" formation plays as exe- Pittsburgh Sieelers absorbed and Milt Piepui piling up plays, Luckman’* to McLean, played hilliard rail for Flash Hn|- ally any one working on a cor- §*eaestjted by Missouri are really pot- enough worst beating in their history yes- made the Bears sweat for this one, and Nowaskey took the Bears ing bonus. I have to do period scoring shot. The which longest jwn and it is a likely choice for lett’s first without trying to break out in a terday when Green Bay Packers, in the gain was downfield from their own 25-yard of Luckman’s 16-yard pass jo fmr the howls. Boston utility man moved up on scoring rash," beckoned by the gold and glory Bob line to the Detroit 26 in a march with Stew- who Nowaskey. McAfee finally carried BAG SOI THWEST TITLE the Bruins’ power play The player wouldn't sell hyj of the National Professional Foot- that started at the end of the B" . | i: point, however, Wise- it over in three plays from the Kaplan’s after was Eddie third quarter. When Detroit’s for- W .<: mHiHIHHi' £rTho Big Seven or Rocky Moun- art in the box three minutes ball League playoff, trounced 6-yard mark. of play. He fired from 40 feet out man of the Bruins, who always l ward* piled up the Bears’ running jffcin region title is also settled delights scoring against 7. the wing boards an thought in his old them. 54 to I ALL THE WAY game Maniact dropped hack to jan'i Utah is again king pin. on left goal his shot was going wide. But he teammates Wiseman’s was; Victory enabled the Packers to the ihe .31 on fourth down and kicked Tulsa definitely took over the se t Cowley, leagues This was Bears* last touch- had the pleasure of seeing the up by- Bill the position as leaders ihe field goal which ended the Market maintain their down and the Lions then their Missouri Valley Conference tnle -h+gb-scoring con tor. on a pla\~ had scoring. puck carom off Defenseman Doug turn on the kickoff day’s Bfr the >-econrt consecutive time by which again made a goat of in the Western Division of the which followed. down* McCaig's pants right into the !>?- The play w Three first for Detroit Btating Drake in the snow and McCaig. li'ague. kickoff hich has been what DEPENDS ON troit net past » surprised goalie Rookie 'givingI tell ihe story of the Lions’l E*in. 20 to 6. Cowley the puck Detroit 40 and 45 yard re- The second goal was scored by hooked off Mr-| About 15 000 who braved in- turns season, finally offense accomplished against the Texas A. & M i* the winner in Caigs stick near the hoards in' all went all by Bauer on a |»a*s from Woody clement weather were thrilled the way. As Jefferson grabbed the Bear defense led Plasman. Fort-j Jbe Southwest Conference but its net left wing, then circled back and Stydahar and Bulldog Dumart in a scramble at the after the whistle ball a step behind the goal line mann. DODGE perfect recoid is still in jeopardy, in on right shortly opening end •but his second period goal was the came Mowers from his mates clearing up Turner. Whizzer White’s runs 1 WPh Tcxa* ahead. Texas A & M. wing. to when the Steelers marched down started the the, rm>st sensational he has scored He drew Mowers down left side the of 12 and 15 yards were M another definite howl prosfiect. the left of the net to stop of field. He broke here. The Kitchener kid picked up corner t.- Green Bays 1-foot line and into the clear the longest made by a Lion from ftSf*eaking of howl pros pec 1s the his shot, a on Detroit 40 x the f>urk in front ot the Boston then flipped a p*rfoc t sent Jr>e Hoague plunging for and had only scrimmage. They were the hig Bst would wem to include un* pass to Wiseman, who Sid Luckman be- to net and went the length of the hack was touchdown ween him and the goal line, gams in a 38-yard advance the Ibeaten Duquesne, Duke and Texas right behind him and had almost to get it* scoring ma- lt 40 in period. TRUCKS ice. splitting the Detroit defense Unable \ Luckman came over to meet Bears' the second 'A. K M. Minnesota cannot he con- pan of Stewart and Jimmy < >r- the entire net for a target.