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Early Fumbles Hinder CHE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, October 12, 1953 PAGE FIVE 4L Though playing one of their better offensive games of th year Coach Gerald Clayburn's" Plattsmouth Blue Devils went n defeat at the hands of Falls City, 33-7, Friday night on r?MCllaJ'dson county gridiron. While the offensive unit show ed prowess, the defensive unit performed in spurts to enable Jack Mclntyre's Tigers to strike three quick blows at the Platts mouth machine. , Twq tough eaks also figured in the Plattsmouth loss. Falls. City scored one in the initial quarter, once in the sec ond, twice in the third and once in the fourth quarter. Platts mouth's lone touchdown came in the final stanza. A fumble on the Plattsmouth 11 -yard line only two plays after the opening kickoff paved the way ior fans city's initial score a pucnout went astrav SM? tafter y Keco ifivnff incto f V.."""16 kickoff instead of letting thp oaii roil into the enri ?nrp ttp w i was stopped on the 9-yard line and two plays later Falls City took over after recovering the fumble. Falls City's Bartley. crashed over for the initial touchdown. When the Tigers added the ex tra point the score was 7-0. But the Devils came right back with an offensive threat of their own. After returning the kickoff to the 30. Plattsmouth put together a 53-yard drive that carried the Devils deep into Tiger territory. The drive sput tered and died when Eugene Dasher dropped a pass in the end zone. Falls City added its second six-pointer in the second quar ter with Zimmerman going through the center of the line. It left the score at 13-0 at half time. The Tigers struck two light ning blows in the third period. Scatback Zimmerman fielded a Plattsmouth punt on his own 19 yard line and streaked 81 yards for one touchdown after he had set up an earlier third period TD by returning an intercepted pass 60 yards to the Plattsmouth REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5 Percent Interest , Charge Reduced for each monthly payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. IWICE-A-DM SERVICE Direct interline connection for Lincoln, 1-day service PiiTTSMGUTH TRANSFER Phone Plattsmouth 5255 - Omaha, Phone HA 6733 ii il is this most tSlffii iiM iiw up wtwini This '53 Studebaker is a '54 in out-ahead new styling! Here is far-advanced design that insures you top resale value! The '53 Studebaker is a star in economy and performance! Come in and see for yourself what a buy a Studebaker is! Come in and own one right away! 721 2nd Ave. qISs City 11. Adams went over tackle for the touchdown. Zimmerman again wheeled through the Plattsmouth de fense m the final period on a 97-yard jaunt. Falls City had been penalized to its own three yard line from where Zimmer man took off. Plattsmouth fans had their first real opportunity to cheer in the final period when Jim Graves tossed a 30-yard pass to Byron Finnefrock who outraced Tiger pursuers for another 50 yards and Plattsmouth's lone touchdown. .Graves went over tackle for the extra point. ' Coach Gerald Clayburn, some what disappointed in perform ances of some of the Plattsmouth starters, used all but two of his entire sauad in the hnt.t.ip Wp nad high praise for his graves, and torTu iacT&roVer l,UI1Uilu - layourn was also well npatPH un r A s liilV UVllUliliailLLL) of Tackle Charles Kerns and Guard Lyle Dood. Don Hutchin son also rated praise defensively. Jon Schuetz saw only half time duty as a result of an injury. Statistically the game was even more close than the score indicates. Falls City outdown ed the Devils 14 to 10 and had a net yardage of 402 to 273. But the Tigers found that their ter ial game was ineffictive against Plattsmouth. They failed to hit on six pass attempts. The Devils meanwhile rolled up 148 yards" on the ground against the undefeated Tigers. Statistics P FC First Downs 10 14 Yards Rushing 1J5 402 Yards Passing T. . . . . 148 0 Total Yards 273 402 Passes Attempted .18 6 Passes Completed 9 0 Opp. Fumbles Rec'd 1 1 Own Flmbles re'd 0 ' Penalties 25 80 Schedule Friday, October 16 Plattsmouth at Wahoo Alvo at Talmage Sterling at Eagle Louisville at Syracuse Thursday, October 15 Nehawka vs. Elmwood Plattsmouth. at RESULTS Falls City 33, Plattsmouth 7 Louisville 32, Humboldt 21 Syracuse 13, Weeoing Water 7 Elmwood 32, Dunbar 0 Nehawka 46, Talmage 30 . Alvo 4d, Eagle u A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents Omaha and Plattsmouth including Bellevue, Offutt Field and LaPlatte O GENERAL FREIGHT O HOUSEHOLD GOODS To and from advanced car in America W1YSEL AUTO SERVICE Phone 4157 w. " ' ''''A ' ' t ' f ' ' J' . - ' , -. v ' , r y '' I "'-" - ; Id?' S .... - -z&X I s : - I, I ' i 4 f UP TO PAR AGAIN When Singer Jane. Froman was horri bly smashed up in a Lisbon ; plane crash in 1943, she thought she'd never walk again, much ; less play golf. But here she is,' driving off on a New York, links, with her badly scarfed .right arm and metal-braced right leg apparently unable' to stymie her skill and spirit. -' Junior Devi! Bow to Wesfsi 13 to 6 Thursday Larry Long's-electrifying 60 yard run on the first play from scrimmage was Plattsmouth's only reason for cheering Thurs day afternoon as the Junior high gridders dropped a close 13-6 grid battle to Westside. Long, who returned the open ing kickoff for a TD against Wahoo two weeks ago in a 14 0 win, went straight up the mid dle for the Plattsmouth sr.ore. i The 6-0 -lead held up until the last quarter when westside scored both of its tallies on pas ses of 13 and 36 yards. I Plattsmouth made one last j drive for Victory in the final minutes but missed on a long pass as the game ended. Tackle Mike Lewis and End Jim Holoubek performed well for Coach Merle Stewart's Juniors. Long was the offensive stand out. The starting lineup had Dar rell Yenney and Jim Gfosshans at ends; Mike Lewis and Bob Beverage tackles; Paul Molek and Alan Wiles, guards; David Anderson, center; Bob Wilson, Larry Long, Roger Michaels and Cody McDermott, backs. Owning a 1-1 record, the Plattsmouth Juniors will seek win number two Tuesday after noon at 3:30 when they are host to Nebraska City at Memorial Athletic Field. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth 'Journal This big, 6-passenger Champion Custom Sedan DELIVERED IN PLATTSMOUTH with standard equipment. State and local taxes, if any, extra. White sidewall tires and chrome wheel discs optional at extra cost. Prices may vary somewhat in nearby communities de 14 Catalytic Bowling Catalytic Construction Com- pany stands alone atop the Plattsmouth- Bowling League standings after the second week by virtue of a sweep of its three game series with Hotel Bar. It gives the Construction Company a 6-0 record and the distinction of being the only team not to lose a game. Five pins kept the streak alive as the difference in the teams totals for the third game of the series was 577 to 572. Don Wood led the Construction Company while B. Lanum led the losers. Suffering initial losses during the second week were Bryant Motors, Tim's Bar and Myers Grocery. Eagle Lodge with Charles Janecek and F. Hobbs leading the parade swept three games from Ernie's Bar to share the number two spot, with a 5-1 rec ord. . Ofe Oil Company is also knot ted in the number two spot with a series sweep over Myers TQro cery. Paul Weyer and L. Rakow gunned the oilmen to the three game win. J. Wiles posted a 202 game for the losers. Also sweeping its series during the week was the Plattsmouth Paint Store. Lee Applegate and Clayton Pierce led the Painters over Woster Shoe Store. A 129 pin handicap wasn't enough for the Shoefitters. In other games during the week, Marge & Elmers Bar took two from the "V. F. W. Howard Mrasek led the winners while Carl Sell led the Veterans. The American Legion snapped its losing streak, taking two from Konats Bar. Cecil Karr and Don Warga led the Legion while R. Tschirren and Ray Harold led the Bartenders. Stander Implement ended Bryant Motors streak at three as the Farmers took two of their three games. J. Horn posted a 206 game in leading Stander while Al Fairfield and George Winscot were leading the Auta Dealers. v 'f ilmvood tring T Ivo Bounces 1 Back in 45-0 out of Eagle Alva made its return to the six-man win column an impres sive one Friday with a 45-0 rout of Eagle in a Cass County Con ference feature clash. The de cisive victory came in an ab- i breviated three-quarter game. Jim Hermance gave the Or ioles a 6-0 first quarter lead when he raced 70 yards on an intercepted pass that halted an Eagle offensive threat. The well-played first quarter proved no indication of what was to come as Coach Bob Ihrig's Orioles broke loose in the second period for 31 points and a 37-0 lead at halftime. Dick Clark, all-conference fullback, notched the first sec ond period touchdown on a 39-yard-pass play and then bounc ed right back to race 52 yards for another tally. Hermance, an outstanding pass deienaer, pilfered another pass and went 28 yards to paydirt. . Jim Morgaridge added the next two touchdowns on passes of 37 and 30 yards. Rich Mor garidge added the only second half touchdown on a 33-yard run. A Bud Hermann to Hermance pass added one extra point and Hermann ended the game with a successful drop kick. The win, third against two losses for Alvo, gives the Or ioles a 2-1 conference record and keeps them in contention for the loop crown. The loss gives Eagle a 1-2 loop record. Maahs and Ayers led the Gold en Eagles while Hermance and Jim Morgaridge were standouts for Alvo. Dick Clark, Bud Hermann, Rich Morgaridge, Mickey Lip skey, Jim Morgaridge and Jim Hermance formed the Alvo starting lineup. Noble Fisher, Arlen Neuben and Dale Roelofsz also saw action for the Orioles. FIRE BROUGHT TO FIREMEN Ottawa, Kan. A Diesel en gine caught fire outside the city limits and the city fire trucks were not allowed to leave town. So, the railroad hooked a switch engine to the train and pulled it into the city limits, where the firemen put out the fire. TOO ALERT Oklahoma City. Okla. Two alert scout-car officers spotted a flickering light in the early morning hours and radioed that "burglars using a welding torch on the safe at this moment" at a vending-machine establish ment. With reinforcements, po lice closed in, guns drawn, and found a harmless, flickering light bulb. The world oil picture is be clouded by the situation in Iran., Alone Atop Loop Standing Also snapping a losing streak was the Tastee Shop which won two from Tim's Bar. E. Buech ler "gunned the winners while Bob Gall led Tim's. Results Tastee Shop .555 629 651 Tim's Bar . . . 598 578 552 High1 individual game, Bob Gall, 174; high individual series, Bob Gall, 421. Ofe Oil Co 675 778 747 Myers Grocery 609 769 717 High individual game, J. Wiles, 202; high individual series, Bob Weyer, 462. Stander Imp 839 748 631 Bryant Motors 760 717 737 High individual game, J. Horn, 206; high individual series, George Winscott, 493. Legion 653 654 658 Konats .545 648 672 High individual game, R. Tschirren, 169; high individual series; Cecil Karr, 442. Paint Store 723 774 681 Woster Shoe 591 658 563 High individual game, Dale Eledge, 193; high individual se ries, Clayton Pierce, 501. Marge & Elmer ..605 700 722 V. F. W 697 672 643 High individual game, Howard Mrasek, 176; high individual se ries, Howard Mrasek, 481. Bowling Standings . W L Catalytic 6 0 Ofe Oil '.' 5 1 Eagles 5 1 Bryant 4 2 Tim's Bar 4 2 Stander 4 2 Paint Store 4 2 Myers Grocery ... 3 3 Marge & Elmer 3 3 Ernie's Bar 2 4 Konats 2 4 Legion 2 4 Tastee Shop ". 2 4 Woster 1 5 V. F. W 1 5 Hotel Bar 0 6 Stretches Win '5; Dunbar Falls 4c Elmwood will bring a five-game win streaK to ..nausmoutn Thursday night when the Pir ates meet Nehawka in the fea ture .Cass county cenference battle of the season. Both are unbeaten in conference play. Elmwood kept its string alive Friday afternoon, drubbing Dun bar 32-0. The Pirates scored in every period and owned a 12-0 halftime lead. Orville Bogenrief, Merle Backe meyer, Dick Apt, Keith Drake and Dick Woods scored as the Pirates ran up their fifth win. Bogenrief notched the first score in the initial period, going over from the one-yard line to cap an Elmwood drive. Backe meyer added the second touch down in the next stanza on an eight-yard run. In the third period, Dick Apt took a short pass from Backe meyer for another 6 points, and a Drake to Woods pass added the extra point for a 19-0 lead at the three-quarter mark. In the final period, Drake crossed the double stripe from two yards out and passed to Dick Woods for i. 48-yard touch down combination for the final tally. A Bogenrief "to Drake pass added the extra point. Elmwood rolled up 198 yards on the ground and 122 in the air to smother the home town team. Dunbar managed 36 yards on the ground and 41 via the air lanes. Bill Mickelson's Pirates completed five of 11 passes while Dunbar hit on 6 of 19. Elmwood held a 6-3 first down -advantage. Defensively, Buddy Ahrens, Keith Drake, and Dick Woods were Elmwood standouts. Drake, Backemeyer and Bogenreif led the offensive game. Dick Woods, captain, and Dale Kunz started at ends; Dale Lan nin center; and Backemeyer, Bogenreif and Drake were in the backfield. Dick Apt, Buddy Ahrens and Virgil Goracke also saw action. Subscribe to The Journal. LOOK! HERE'S YOUR EXTRA CASH FOR YOUR FALL EXPENSES LOANS - 550 to $500 or more AMERICAN LOAN PLAN 312 North 5th St. Phone 3213 (North of Cass Drug) Loans Made Anywhere Write ! Mlft h V I .1 f,,t t& 5, ., Z4 O i A. 1 1 BUTTONS UP " RECORD (Just two hours old and still a J bit bewildered, Cincinnati's j newest giraffe stands on wob !bly legs beside proud mama '"Buttons.", "Buttons" holds the ; record for producing babiesin jcantivity,' the newcomer Jbeing i " her eighth. NAME'S THE SAME Los Angeles Names are con fusing things in the St. Louis Albert Estes' home. The father and all five of his sons are nam ed St. Louis Albert Estes. The boys are distinguished one from tuc ULHC1 uy tiic use ui mu, second, third, etc., alter their names. MOTHER AT 14 Morris, ill. Although she is only fourteen years old, Mrs. Diane Barr recently gave birth to an 8-pound 4-ounce son. She was 14 on September 7th, this year. Her husband, Donald, 25,1 wnrVc in n .Tnliot fnntnrv U AAA V V VA V msVJJ LANDS BIG FISH Norwich, England It took Leonard Wright, amateur fish- eramn with a disabled right mouth contingent with 514 pins, arm, almost an hour to land ajinHnHincr o oh n-oQ t V 17-pound catfish, 50 inches long and nearly 17 inches around on a line with a breaking point of four pounds. It was the larg est fish caught in the history of the local angling club. FISH OR ANIMAL Albuquerque, N. M. Are bull frogs fish or animals. New Mex ico statutes call bullfrogs ani mals Taut the State Game Com mission says they are fish and says they must be hunted writh fishing equipment. EMBARRASSED CLERIC Elmira, N. Y. A local clergy man notified police that one of the doors of his church was missing. Police investigated and discovered . the "missing" door had been opened and tne min ister was unaware that it was the sliding type. .22 Caliber H. r R. and I. J. Pistols Hi Standard and Sport King Automatics XT" ALL SIZES POPULAR BRANDS Calls wWjyjP " SHtlls .... Nehawka Takes 4th Win; Talmage Falls 46-30 Nehawka struck with ven- geance in the final half Friday night to re-enter the victory ring with a 45-30 six-man win over Talmage. Three aerials in the final pe riod enable Ted Schiessler's In dians to break away from a 18 18 halftime tie to forge a sec ond half lead that Lindy Wol ever's crew could not overcome. The once-defeated Indians were trailing 0-6 at the end of one period as Talmage scooped up a Nehawka fumble and scored on a 45-yard run. Nehawka bounced back to go into a l-6 lead as Tom John son crossed the double stripe twice in the second period on shoit plunges. Talmage knotted the count at 12-12 with Gene Meyers ram bling 60 yards to score. Nehaw ka bounced back to go ahead again 18-12 on a pass from John son to Dick Ehlers and lateral to Mayfield. Meyers returned the next kickoff 70 yards to knot the count with seconds re maining in the half. Nehawka took a 25-24 third quarter lead on a razzle-dazzle play with five players handling iu0 A pass from Ned Sny der to .Ehlers was followed by laterals to Mayfield and Gan semer with Johnson finally car rying it across. A pass to Math- Local Bowlers Defeat Auburn A six man Plattsmouth bowl- I inrr fenm rfofootnrl nnn fmm An mg team defeated one from Au burn here Friday night, rolling up 2,587 pins to 2,220 for the vis itors. August Gall led the Platts including a 207 game. L. Ra kow had 465, Bob Weyer, 406: K. Barr, 425; Les Steinbach, 373; and Paul Weyer, 404. A 421 series led the Auburn team. The United States will spend $2,000,000,000 less in the present fiscal year than has been. esti mated. A Classified Ad in 'The Journal costs as little as 35 cents Walter H. Harold R. Smith & Lebens Attorneys-at-Law Donat Bldg. Plattsmouth r- SHOTGUNS Brownie Winchester Remington Mossbcrg Stevens Ivcr Johnson GUN CASES - Duck, Goose, Squirrel WAT HARDWARE cis provided the extra, point. Kill Stevens scored the third quarter touchdown for Talmage. It was all Nehawka In the final period. The Indians scored on a 25 yard pass from John son to Mathers, and a 40-yard pass from Johnson to Mayfield. But it was Rex Simonds who pulled the most thrilling play for the Indians. He made a near impossible catch of a 50 yard pass and then danced the remaining ten yards to put Ne hawka outfront 46-24. Meyer again scored for Talmage as the game neared its end. At stake in the eame was a steak dinner ior the Nehawka team to be given by a Nehawka merchant, along with a pancake feed with Coach Lindy Wolever of Talmage as chef. Put em on the nest oftener with less feed! MEW WAYNE HIGH ENERGY EGG FEEDS give you more eggs per bag. Wayne Research Farm tests produced mash sav ings of 8 to 13 per dozen eggs over conventional rations. HUNTING SEASON COMING UP! Now is the time and here is the place to get ready and set to GO. We have every thing to fit you out for a good season. Waders Over the Shoe or Slip Ons Pants Caps Coats Shell Vests Game Carriers Sheep Skin Boot Sox Decoys Boat Oars Gun Oil Patches Cleaning Pads Recoil Pads and Crow 1.74 23