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PAGE TEN Mobley Streaks to Gridiron History Texas Comet Jeopardizes Record Made by Whizzer White in 1937 , CHICAGO, Nov. 6 (JP) There's a comet down In Texas streaking along the ground to football history. He is Rudolph (Little Doc) Mobley, 155-pound Hardin-Slmmons sophomore the first fellow who has breezed along since 1937 , to Jeopardize Whizzer White's great rushing record. : White's mark of 1121 yards in eight games with Colorado university was expected to survive for years to come. But the B-foot-10-lnch Mobley has uprooted 882 yards in five games an average of 178 In each, com- pared with White's 140. The Comet burnea up 275 yards last week in the Arizona game to add to his collection against such opposition as Bay lor and Southern Methodist. A similar burst against West Texas State this Saturday might well boost hlmNover White's total. The Paducah, Tex., wraith, averaging nearly nine yards a play, Is seventh in total offense, solely because of his running. He has done no passing. The American football sta tistical bureau, ranking Hardin Slmmons first in team rushing, gave a teammate of Mobley's, Freshman Camp Wilson, 190 pound fullback, credit for 427 yards. Thus, the freshman-sophomore duo has accounted for all but 314 yards of the team's totaV Bob Steuber of Missouri was second in rushing with 689, fol lowed by Gene Fekete of Ohio State, 615; Elroy Hirsch of Wis consin 612, and Roy McKay of Texas, 569. Three of the top five are sophomores. Frankie Sinkwich, the Geor gia peach, was passing and run ning away in the race for total offense honors. In seven games he had plucked 956 yards from the air and dug up 480 along the ground for 1436305 more than Columbia's second place Paul Governall had produced in six games. So close was the race last fall, four players were grouped within 150 yards of each other in the fight for the lead. FOOTBALL BRIEFS NEW YORK Maybe some of the college football players who sweat and grumble through long practice sessions five days a week will want to tell their coaches about this: Mill MacMichael, who start ed at tackle for Columbia last Saturday against Cornell, and played a bang-up game, gets up to Baker field for practice just once a week for two hours. His engineering schedule keeps him busy the rest of the time, EVANSTON, 111. Coach Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern says "never before. in 18 years of coaching has one of my teams lost four games in a row." ; "Northwestern has been ahead only about four minutes all season," the big coach re calls with 'a rueful grin, "that was near the end of the Texas game and for two plays against the Seahawks." Texas is the only team North western has beaten, winning 3 to 0, on a field goal kicked by a substitute guard. SOUTH BEND, Ind. UP) Hank Mazur of Army once was rated by Frank Leahy, Notre Dame coach, as the ' best pros pective all-around back he had ever seen. Leahy bad Mazur as a fresh man at Boston college. Mazur will try to live up to Leahy's praise when Army and the Irish tangle in New York Saturday, COMMERCE, Tex., Nov. 5 (P) 3t pays to hang around home. Lone Star conference football figures prove it. Twenty games have been played so far; 19 of them have been won by the home team, MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov, 6 (P) "It's a small world," opines the Alabama Journal. "A halfback from Ohio (Frankie Sinkwich) throws some passes to another Ohio product (George Poschner), thus over coming a 10-point lead that was engineered by a halfback from West Virginia (Russ Craft) and a place kicker from Illinois (George Hecht), and Georgia defeats Alabama." WILDCATS BEAT BONANZA In a hard plunging close game Wednesday afternoon on Modoc field, the Klamath Union high school Wildcats defeated the Bo nanza high football team by a score of 14 to 12. Claude Hill fullback, made both touchdowns for the Wildcats on hard buck ing lino pljjys. ' v November 6, 1942 sports w-;7t?' $ Briefs k'yj By 11 -' Hugh ffeW Full.rtoa. fc.SwX NEW YORK, Nov. 8 UP) Herb (How I tried to get that kid) Kopf, Manhattan's football coach, puts forth what sounds like a sensible explanation for all the grid upsets this season . . . Herb claims that the mental atti tude of the players is respon sible for 90 per cent of such sur prises; that a team gets just the incentive it needs to win when its in a position to gain the glory that goes with knocking off a favorite and that a ' break" early in a game can affect the out come a lot more than most peo ple think . . . This year. Kopf reasons, "upsets" are mora like ly to occur than usual because of the youth of the players Squads are loaded up with soph omores and freshmen, who are more easily affected than players who have been through the mill. HEADLINE HEADLINER When the Cardinals' Whitey Kurowski made a political speech in New Britain, Conn., the other night, Sports Ed. Bill Harding of the New Haven Jour nal-Courier scribbled off this head: "Kurowski Fattens Blat- ting Average." SERVICE DEPT. The arm V won't have in wnrrv about Pvt. Bill Gerlach ot La peer, Mich., and Camp Elanding, Fla., remaining cool when he eeu unrier firi A nrnMr bowler, Pvt. Bill, was rolling a matcn against rt. A. Manassa at siarice, t la., recently. After he had hit 270 for ninn frames Manassa announced to the crowd Hint Gerlach was trying for a perfect game, and Bill came ritrbt throueh with thiw. strikes Looks as if the Cin cinnati Reds' farm clubs were all at sea. Frank T.anp nhn nn. ated the chain, went into the navy last spring and now his successor, Freddie Fleig, has re ceived a naw lieiltpnant'e nnm. mission . . . From Quantico, Va., Marine Lieut. Jim "All America" Hackett reports that Lieut. Dick Fishell, "hero" of the Dartmouth- corneu rive downs incident a few years ago,- finds some dif ference between football and war ,. . . "They give you onlv one down here," says Dick, "and they don't want 10 yards. They want a touchdown." TODAY'S GUEST STAB Tommv FitzeeralH T.ni,i11o Courier-Journal: "In reading -Heavyweight Bob Pastor's an nouncement that he has retired from the rine. one wonders if the bicycle shortage had any thing to ao with it." ..- CLEANING THE CUFF Although the American Pro Basketball league has lost a hock oi players . and two audi toriums because of the war nffl. Cials hoDe to keen the lnnn onina unless transportation troubles lOOK too DIE. Harrisbure Pa Providence. R. I.. Hartfnrrf Conn., Springfield, Mass., and Camden, N. J., are looking for Places in the lnnn alone with me surviving Philadelphia, Wil mington, uei.. ana Trenton, N. J., clubs . . . Canadian boxing fans figure that Fiehter-Promn- ter Pat Gordon got an even break on his amateur fight show at Toronto the other night. He won the main bout but took beating at the gate .... When Com. Frank Strafack the nma teur golf ace. sent a boomerang from Australia for the Sound View club to use as a tourna ment troDhv. the weannn npr formed according to custom. The club decided to send the tourna ment entry fees right back to rrankie for a Christmas gift. . QUOTE, UNQUOTE Vern Miller, the Harvard tackle who turned reporter be cause he was too big for the armed services, interviewed Tins- ton college's Gil Bouley the oth er day. Vern asked if Gil re membered any. funny incidents in recent games, and Bouley sol emnly replied: "When we play games it's a pictty serious battle. Wins Most Valuable Award Morton Cooper, wlnnsr of the player award. Is war behind with sandwich In a day between war bond sales appearances. He s shown at his farm home with Pepper, 6-month-old setter. Upward and Outward Force Neutralizes Pressure on Throat By LIEUT. ED DON GEORGE Coach of Rou?h and Tumble, U. S. Navy Pro-Flight Schools Assailant backs you against a wall, chokes you (1). You counter by exerting up ward and outward force on his elbows. This surprisingly neutralizes all pressure on your throat. As he tries harder, he comes closer. That leaves him open for your knee to the groin (2). ROBINSON FAVORITE NEW YORK, Nov. 5 UP) Al though he will be giving away a 10-pound weight edge, Ray Rob inson is a 5 to 12 favorite to hang up his 38th consecutive pro fessional victory when he fights Vic Dellicurti at Madison Square garden tomorrow night. The odds-makers figure Ray's speed, hitting power and boxing will be too much for Vic, although Del licurti's forcing style may give Ray some trouble. TOKEN TAKER KANSAS CITY (JP)C. L. Smith, who collects Missouri state sales tax tokens, said the thief must be a husky who doesn't mind manual' labor. Stolen from his car were: Four 36-pound sacks of one- mill tokens. One one-pound sack of five- mill tokens. Value: $122.93. There's no time for comedy and no chance for by-play. We play ball to win." And Still Talking Baseball til It' ?V'W 'r' J? J 1 I V Pi 4 I'll -? 't ITU . f i if f-, ? -Hi - Kenesaw Mountain Landis (left), commissioner of baseball, and Connie Mack (right), manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, have been talking baseball a good many years, but there's still material for a serious huddle as they met at the annual baseball draft meeting iiy Landis' Chicago office. iiuniiw.iinmiuMini' . ii National league most valuable his hunting, but managed to Washington Squad En Route South SEATTLE, Nov. 5 (P) Wash ington's 28-man football squad was en route south today for Saturday's game with Stanford, a clash the Huskies have to win to retain their slim Pacific Coast conference title hopes. Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch said he might send the players through a body contact session tomorrow because they had only cne hard scrimmage session this week. Welch disclosed that the Husky coaching staff had evolved a special shifting de fense against the T-formation that is going to give Stanford "something to think about." Top School Teams Take Week-End By MATT KRAMER Associated Pren Stall Writer Tlio ton Oreeon hlah school fnnthnll teams will take this weekend off, saving up their en ergies for traditional Armistice day contests. Onlv ono undefeated and un tied eleven, West Linn, will be in action. The Lions, winners of five consecutive gomes Jour ney to Sherwood. A few others will compete both this weekend nnd next Tuesday. Corvallis will play Oregon City Friday and Albany on Armistice- rtnv. Rnlem will DlOV Milwullklo Saturday and Eugene Tuesday. Myrtle Point will meet Koofls nort and then Cooulllc and In dependence will tangle with Wil lamina and then Dallas. Other weekend names: Cottage Grove at University. Eugene; Junction City at Sweet Homo; Chemawa at Silverton; Bcavcr- ton at Forest Grove. WSC Tries Pass Defense For Michigan PULLMAN. Wash.. Nov. 8 MP) Pass defense against tho type of aerial wizardry employed by Halfback Dick Kleppe is claim ing the full attention this week of the Washington State college football team In its preparations for Saturday's clash with Mich igan State in Spokane. Tho Michigan Stato squad will reach Spokane tonight and work out tomorrow at bonzaga stadium, scene of the game. Washington Stato will complete its nrnctice schedule here, going to Spokane Saturday morning. WSC has been holding lis workouts behind closed doors In the colleee ficldhouse. with all reports coming out via grape vine or tersely phrased official notices. - Sugar Bowl Talk Centers On Georgia NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8 (P) Early talk about Sugar Bowl teams, riding in on the first blasts of winter, centered mostly today around Georgia and Boston college. The nations top ranking Bull dogs and the eastern leader would be a natural in the New Year's day classic, the hot stove leaguers say, but they are not overlooking such teams as Geor gia Tech, Alabama, Texas, Bay lor and Tulsa. Sugar Bowl officials are too busy with ticket sales to give early team speculation a tumble. The advance sale is progressing satisfactorily, they declare, but distant followers are worried with transportation problems, There are enough football fans nearby, however, to assure a full Sugar Bowl for the ninth renewal. Coast Guard Claims Lew Jenkins' Time PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8 JP) The coast guard comes first, so Lew Jenkins won't fill his two fight dates on the west coast. Jenkins, who became a coast- guardsmen last month and now is awaiting the call for active service, had a November u bout. He was to have met the winner of Friday's fight between Al Spina and Andrea Sarilla. Also dropped was a proposed bout matching Jenkins with Henry Armstrong, one-time own er of three world's boxing cham pionships. Bad Bruise Outs Idaho's Crowley MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. S (IP) Henry Crowley, center and game captain during Idaho s 21 to 0 victory over Montana Saturday, was missing from the ranks to day as the University of1 Idaho began practice for its football game with Washington State here November 14. Crowley was severely bruised by a blow on the spine during the tilt and was recuperating at the University hospital to day. Sophomore Jack Dana took over the pivot work pond ing Crowley's return to action. The Amazon river is the wid est in the world. nou. u. I ,"ii. mi - 'I ' "' ' ' Armv nuriult ollots relax from tension of duty by enloylna Guinea. Leit to rlghti Lieut. Curtan L. Jones, Columbia. S. C.i and Lleuts. George A, Parker, J.Jacobs Pro Punt Champion CHICAGO. Nov. S (IP) Rook ie Jack Jacobs of Cleveland, tho slim Indian from Oklahoma, stayed In the National football league just long enough to dis place Sammy Baugh of Wash ington as the champion punter. Jacobs averaged 46.6 yards on six kicks aRtilnst Brooklyn last Sunday, leaving after the gamo to report to tho naval air corps. He averaged 42.3 yards on 33 punts during his term with the Rams. Bill Dudley, the league's best ground gainer, was top man In kick-returns. The Pittsburgh Rookie's runback of 14 punts totaled 173 yards, 37 mors than Brooklyn's Morlyn Condlt. Con dit also had handled 14 punts. Dudley had returned nine klckoffs, one for 84 yards nnd a touchdown, for tho best action In this phase of the game. Condlt, Bulldog Turner of the Chicago Bears and Charlie Brock of tho Green Bay Packers moved Into a thrce-woy tie for the lead in pass interceptions, each with five. Condlt, however, had picked up 114 yards on run backs onca going for a touch down while Turner had made only 03 and Brock 17. "Seabees" Navy's Base-Builders When the navy needs a base for operations in some far-flung corner of the world, the Scabccs get there' first. With dynamite, bulldozers, dredges, hammers, saws, axes, wrenches and scores of other implements they clear out the jungle, level the ground, build airfields, roads, docks, shelter-huts, set up water puri fiers and otherwise put things in readiness for the troops who arc to follow. A. R. Triplctt, Y2c, USNR and volunteer navy recruiter states that men 21 to 50 with some specialized skill or experience prior to their enlistment are Sea bees material. Before Pearl Harbor the navy was planing only a singlo con struction regiment totaling 3300 officers and men, every one a specialist trained to check on work done for the navy by civil ian contractors. Now, with the tremendous expansion of the fighting forces, the navy is on listing -nearly 100,000 Scnbccs for 90 construction battalions and training is going forward rapidly at Camps Allen and Bradford, units of naval con struction training center, Nor folk, Virginia. Electricians, dril lers, blacksmiths, carpenters, welders, divers, riggers, tele phone men, truck drivers, pipe fitters, draftsmen, steel workers, laborers and men of somo SO other trades make up a Seabees' regiment. Men interested in serving their country in the navy's Seabees may learn more about this con struction work by seeing A. R. Triplett, volunteer navy recruit er, evenings between 7 and S at Eighth and Klamath, or see your local navy recruiting station. Men who have received their induction notice from the selec tive boards can still join the navy. Choose your job while you have a chance, and earn up to $126 month. Trappers Attention We have been the largest buyers of raw furs in and around Klamath Falls. Due to tire and gas restrictions It will be hard to travel and get around. So ship your furs to Seattle Raw Fur Co. 1008 Western Ave,, Room 311 ' Soattle- Wash. New Guinea Sportsmen .:Jm?!Ml Riverside, Colli., end Ralph Martin, "Gridiron Basketball" Gets Chance With New York Fans NEW YORK. Nov. 8 (Pi New York football fans, Inclined in tho past to scorn teams thnt built their attacks on passing ns mero players of "gridiron bas ketball," are In tho midst of a red hot argument over passing. Anl they'll get a chance to de cide for themselves this weekend when Notro Damo plays Army and Columbia faces Colgate. Tho dlsputo over tho relative By HARRY 8TUHLDREHER Head Coach. University of Wisconsin A fnk hni lt and a nnss to the rluht nnd wns a Notro Dame favorite In 1022. Especially was It used In scoring territory. Trnlllna Gcorula Tech. 3-0, Notre Dame put on a march, set tho stage for this r-iormauon pass. Gcno Mayl, the right end, cnt hlmxel f In Dcrfcct position ond I fired the boll toward him. Fullback Paul Caatncr was supposed to block. Castnor's m.. AMn't eomo throunh.' how ever, so he decided to put him self In position lor pass recep tion. Caslncr came from nowncro to "I really have nothing else to no-" make tho completion and score the first touchdown. It Is a question whether Moyle could hove caught tho boll. Knuto Rockno liked the set nn nt this nlnv much better. It wos a pet of the T-formatlon In tho Notre Damo offense lor years. Tho 1922 Notre Dame team was composed mostly of sopho mores. I would say thot tho success of this unscheduled play against Red Barron Be Co. In our first important game had moro than any other one thing to do witn starting Notre Dame off to a fine season and enabling us to carry on tho following two years, Undefeated Cowboys May Play Air Team ABILENE, Tex., Nov. 8 (!) Hardin-Simmons university's as yet untied, undefeated Cowboys may play tho second air force team from Fort George Wright, Wash., In El Paso early in De cember. Gib Sandefcr, Hardln-SIm mons gradunto manager of ath letics, said today , negotiations for tho gamo aro undorwoy. The Airmen already have scheduled a December 6 game with Arizona university at Tuc- Whon in Medford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Joe and Anne Earley Proprietors game of badminton In New Ma). Jack W. Borry, Albany, Ore., Detroit. passing ability of Notre Dame's Angalo Bertolll and Columbia's Paul Governall aroso a few days ago when an Army coach told tho local scribes that Army con sidered Bertolll tho best passer In the country far better than Govvrnult, Ha made out a good cn.io on Angvlo's ability to toss them long or short and hit his receivers, but Coach Lou Little ot Columbia took exception. ' I in saying Uertelll isu t the best," said Lou, "but If he's bet ter than Governall I'd bo greatly surprised." Little also has some figures to back up his contention. In six games, pitching Paul has tried 111 passes and completed 30 for a .803 average and total In of 1024 yards. And he's dono this with a Una that doesn't afford him much protection. Bertclll, much better pro tected, has gained only 621 yards on 40 completions out of 80 at tempted pusses for a pitching overnga of ,469. That Isn't all the story, of course, for Little adds that ho considers Govcrniill a better passer than Sid Luckman was at tho sumo stogo of his career. Ho compares him with Sammy uaugh for polso and balance and ability to toss while running and without gottlng set. Merrill Huskies Lose Lost Chance At B Championship MERRILL Merrill high school Huskies sow chances for a look In tit the Klumath county B loaguo football titlo go glim mering last weekend when the Malln team on Malln ground scored two touchdowns to hold Merrill in the cellar for a nc scoro gome. Both squads played unspectac ular ball, showing lack of condi tioning and practlco following tho month long vacation period that this year is upsetting the pigskin applecart. With the clipped schcdulo tha result of the first round practically eliminates Merrill's 1941 hold on the county crown. Weak line bucking led to round end plays for yardage and tho 7-0 scoro that held until tho end of tho last quarter when tha second touchdown was scored, Malln ploys Bonanza at Bo nanza this weekend and tho Henley Hornets tocklo Merrill here. Deer Herd Waits Georgia Archers ATLANTA, Nov. 8 (Pi A deer herd, numbering about 1000 awaits bow and arrow and rifle hunters in tho Bltio Rldgo area of tho Chattahoochco national forest In northeast Georgia, Archers will try their luck from November 10 to November 14. Groups of riflemen will fol low from November 16 to No vember 21. Armistice Dance November 11th Klamath Falls ARMORY 9 P.M. to 1A.M. BALDY EVANS BAND Admission $1.00 (Inc. Tax) Ladios Frool All Boys In Uniform Half Prlcol Sponsored by Amorlcan Legion and Auxiliary a it. .Ot '.VII i-d1 ,tn in o: r.c, ,,,.-if ( M (S