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1THE liRIDIRON IN ACT ION
from Daytonian 1939
by eCommons
Nigh t contest .. . Marre runs 67 yard s for touchdown . . . Pad l ey scores first time he carries ball ... Runs 66 yards Smolka scores i n second period ... Moran dashes 43 yards for tally ... Padl ey passes to Marre for touchdown ... Zwiesler runs 25 yard s for fi n al score Baujan substitutes freely.
McDonough scores on 51 -yard run Padley scor es a n oth e r touchdown ... McDonough passes to Knorr, who lateral s to P ad ley fo r third score ... Three touchdowns in four plays Second qua r ter sc oreless .. Smolka tallies in third McDonough scores ag a in in fi nal quar- ter ... End George score s two touchdown s on pa ss e s .. . En t i r e squad play s.
Scoreless first period . Padley tallie s from four-yard li ne . Bearcats score and convert extra point ... Dayton behind a t h a l f, 7-6 ... Flyer s stage second half comeback . .. McDonough pa sses to Pad l ey for si x-pointer ... Padley runs 66 yard s ... Hi s third tally of game .. Ro s ato score s on quarterback sneak ... Niehaus injures hand .
Kelly kick s field goal from 18-yard lin e .. . 30-yard pa ss from H oe lz e r to Padley score s touchdown ... Hilltopp e r s l e ad 10- 0 . Tol e do recover s Flyer fumble and scores on end sweep ... Beach tall ies sec- ond Rocket touchdown on another end sweep Toledo ahead, 13-10 ... One minute and 22 seconds remain to play ... Ball in Flyers possession on their own 40 ... Banks fades back To sses pass to Stapenhorst on Rocket 25 ... Jean juggles ball ... Grasps it Eludes two tacklers ... Scores winning touchdown.
DAYTON 0 0 0 0- 0
MIAMI - -- - - 0 0 0 14-14
First conference game for Flyers . Three quarters scoreless Fourth Period ... Metzger passes to Kessler for Redskin touchdown ... Metzger scores second Indian tally from one Flyer s complete ly outplayed Miami perfect ball club . . William s of Miami individual star ... Result big upset.
DAYTON - - - 6 0 7 0-13
MARSHALL 0 0 0 7- 7
Dayton migration day 1000 U. D. follower s in Huntingt on Marshall homecoming ... Flyer's ball on Mar shall 30 Play sta rts right ... Hoelzer has ball ... He stops ... Pivots Thro ws ball diagonally across field to George standing alone on two ... Marshall caught flatfooted ... Fred scores Oval on Marshall 46 ... McDonough passes down center to Knorr, who outruns the Herd secondary .. . Score 13-0, Flyers Marshall's Elkins scores in fleeting seconds ..
First Flyer victory in Buckeye Niehaus back in lineup ... No individual star.
Dayton homecoming ... Queen Mary Graziano reigns ... Padley scores on 41-yard gallop ... Xavier recovers blocked Dayton kick ... Weiler passes to Keller for "X" marker ... Score tied at half Third quarter scoreless Weiler passes to Kluska for winning touchdown ... Xavier uses variations of Notre Dame system . Niehaus, Stapenhorst, and Zwiesler hurt.
Game five minutes old ... Riedel takes ball from Thomas on endaround play ... Stops ... Tosses 36-yard pass to Padley for touchdown ... Play similar to game winning scoring play against Bobcats a year before ... McDonough passes to Costell for tally Powerful Dayton line holds Bobcat backs for four plays within one-yard line Flyers outplay Bobcats in every department of game Dayton m three way tie for Buckeye lead ... Padley injured.
Thanksgiving day ... Muddy field . . Center Manning scores first touchdown when Padley hands him ball on two-yard line ... Manning's first touchdown as collegiate gridder ... Padley scores from one His tenth touchdown of year ... Smolka scores ... Banks passes to Knorr for six-pointer Final touchdown of game and year Last game for 19 seniors ... Dayton shares Buckeye title with Ohio U .... First gridiron title Dayton has ever won.