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PAGE SIX THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1930 OSHAWA BLUE DEVILS WIN O.R.F.U. TITLE IN THRILLING BATTLE ~ OSHAWA GENERAL MOTORS' BLUE DEVILS ~ EMERGE VICTORS IN THRILLING GRID BATTLE, WINNING TITLE Record Crowd of Enthusiastic Supporters Go Wild With Joy as Fighting Blue Devils Battle to Sensational 9-2 Victory Over Sarnia Wanderers--Blue Devils Win the Sound and Intermediate O.R.F.U. Title by 17-16 on Round--Blue Devils Display Wonderful Brand of Kug- by to Overcome Sarnia's Impressive Lead of Six Points Every Single Player Stars at His Position, With "Doc Rowden and Scott Hubbell Scoring All Nine Points on Singles--*Jo Jo" Stirrett and His Band of Rugby Stars Go Down Fighting Gamely (By Geo. Campbell) 2 More than a decade ago, during the "Great War", the world was thrilled with the story of how the French soldiers were repulsing the invading armies of Germany, despite the heavy odds. Yesterday afternoon, the sporting fans of Osh- awa were thrilled into ecstasy when the Oshawa General Mo- tors' "Blue Devils," named after~those famous, fighting Sons of France, in the face of almost unconquerable odds, met and defeated the Sarnia Wanderers, by a score of 9 to 2. Sarnia Wanderers invaded Oshawa primed and ready for the fray and strengthened by a six-point lead, earned in the first game in Sarnia on Saturday but when the final whistle blew yesterday afternoon, much to the very evident delight of the record breaking crowd of fans who attended, the Oshawa Blue Devils had wiped out the half dozen valuable points and had annexed the Intermediate O.R.F.U. Championship by the small margin int on the round. ong bom the entire proceeds of the game was turned over to the work of charity in the city, a half holiday was declared and as a result, a crowd of over three thousand fans were on hand and they were rewarded with one of the most thrilling, closely fought, best played rugby games ever played in the; city of Oshawa and perhaps ever played in the history of Cana- dian intermediate rugby. With a howling, velling, stamping mob of over three thousand enthus- jastic supporters, and cheering them on to almost sup- erhuman efforts, the. Blue Devils fought their way to a 9 to 2 victory over their old rivals, Sarnia Wander- ers, in one of the finest and most rugged gridiron struggles ever stag- | was the third time in as thany 3 the Oshawa Blue Devils have met the Wanderers in the finals for the O.R.F.U. title and it was the "rubber-series", each team having won the title once in the two prev- jous years. Just as they did in their | urging, imploring minutes, those two teams battled with | all they had and never a whimper, [ Each and ever player knew what [ was expected, of him and each and every player gave just little | 12 as expected. It was a rugged as only a final 1 two evenly matched regations can be. Clever daring and sensational f runs, thrilling plays, everything which | goes to make Canadian rugby so | was included in the game, to ghest degree, As far as the Champion Blue Devils a shy age 1 vork, bit | first year in rugby, in '28, the Blue] concerned, every single member Devils overcame a large lead and did | i" 750 00 op got into action, it in a manner which left the large | grabbed himself off a large slice of crowd of fans breathless with excitt- glory. Individually, they were stars ment and joy. and collectivey they made a great o! fendid fighting | rugby machine, With a bitter, cold s Long nated Too 3 great odds, | north wind sweeping down the field, the Oshawa Blue Devils rose to great the Blue Devils elected to play a heights yesterday afternoon and kicking game and as soon as they got proved conclusively that they are one | the wind at their backs, they launch- of the finest teams which has ever |ed one the finest aerial attacks represented the Motor City, in the realm of sport. Great Display of Rugby It was an epic struggle. For sixty of | fumbles and they were rewarded. | There were eleven points scored during the entire sixty minutes and every point was scored on the "good fishing" plan, one at a time. The teams each scored once in the first and third quarters, when Sarnia had the wind and in the second quarter, the Blue Devils scored six points and they scored the winhing tally in the final session with about three min utes left to play. This gives a fairly accurate comparison of the teams. The Blue Devils were decidedly the better team on the day's play and al- so on the round. Rowden and Hubbell Score Captain Hubbtll*and "Doc" Row- y den scored all of Oshawa's nine oints between them. This pair put up one of the grandest displays ever vitnessed, - Hubbell. booted the pig- skin across the Sarnia line for five pdints and Rowden got the other four. Some the points were on kicks 'to the dead-lige, others were rouges. Several of the points scored were returned kicks. "Hubby" gave one a wonderful display of pigskin propelling. He was in splendid form and outkicked his rival McPhedran, even when the latter had the wind, One of Hubbell's punts, was from | Oshawa's forty yard line and landed | just in front of Sarnia's touch line, | or almost seventy yards, in the air. | He also turned in a great day at | carrying the ball, his run of fifty | yards being the longest of the day. "Doc" Rowden was right in be- hind him ard at times attracted all the attention, He was right on and certainly showed the visiting * Wan- derers a thing or two about running back kicks. He ran back kicks for twenty, thirty and even forty yard gains and turned in a wonderful game, His playing was almost tault- les ands he played a major share in the glorious victory. Everyone Stars However, these two boys did the scoring but they were by no means the individual stars of the game. There were none, or rather, everyone was a star. Morris Kohen was the key-link in the entire Oshawa team. He handled the team from the posi- tion of quarterback and he kept them right on their toes for the full -sixty minutes. He used excellent judgment in calling his plays and in all turn- ed'in a wonderful game, His de- fensive work was superb, tackling be- ing his pet hobby. Geo: Hood, the lightest man on the team and enjoying his first season in organized rugby, was one of the big- west stumbling blocks the Wanderers had, especially Stirrett. This bey played himself into exhaustion but he turned in a marvellous performance, He tackled like a fiend. Line Leads the Way Murray Johnston, sterling middle, grabbed himself off a large share of the limelight by his splendid display. Murray turned in a great game yes terday. He plunged hard and fear- lessly, for long gains and was a tow- er of strength in the defensive play. Over on the other side. Claire Eliott ol DANCE NR h) in TONIGHT i as aso' W AND EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT cfeF "Gioc croc 4 or oy "CKNC oe? CFRB Trapped in a § Jlunging dirig- y ible! Fansnared in the [If silken meshes of love! CECIL B, DE MILLE'S Tremendous Production "Madame Satan' | KAY JOHNSON ROTH REGINALD DENNY ------------ = Featurettes ---- CARTOON "APACHE KID" e---- SPORTLIGHT Splashing Through PRUE £1 RE i Fh TS | any team ever put up, playing for | FROM SARNIA was doing the same thing, specializ- ing in stopping plays before they got started. The "Three Musketeers" uarded the centre better than the nadian Mint. Wilson, Gray and Logan sure proved stiff opposition for the visiting plungers and they held them at bay. Helping Kohen on the secondary, was Bill Wanless who was a world of help to the team. He was in on every play and certainly made his presence felt. Note the absence of long gains throngh that side, or any side, for that matter. On the ends of the lines, Oshawa were just as strong. Jack Bond puarded the right side of the line and his display was sensational. He used his head all the time and his tackling was These three players looked after the defensi ED. WILSON, ALEX GRAY AND THORNTON LOGA du ties in the centre of the line yesterday and were ome of the main reasons why the O.R.F.U. Intermediate title now belongs to the Blue Devils. Each player starred. deadly, On the other side, Ned, Boulgbee, "Liz" Walker and Russ Wiginton took turns at holding down the position of left outside. Inci- dentally, the Blue Devils used only two subs, and they both subbed at the position. The tackling that these boys did kept the Wanderers well in check and Stirrett's and Geory's gridiron excursions were few and far between, yesterday. "Liz" Walker, coach of the Blue Devils was the "ball-hound" of the day, getting at {least four loose balls, He played a marvellous game and kept the boys organized, all the time, Stirrett Stars Again | "JoJo" Stirrett, former Argo star, | | was once again the best man in a' Sarnia uniform. He played almost every position on the field, including, | lying wing, quarter, halve, kicker and middle. He was closely watched bul cven then he broke away for one or two long gains. Norm. Geory was | effective but not consistently, Mc- | Phedran stood up. well under a lot of punishment and was the means of keeping the Wanderers in the run- ning. Burleigh, Burwell, Nat. Geory Hurst and Jenkins did some great | tackling for the visitors. The Wan- derers put up a game fight. They | fought hard and were trying hard when the final whistle blew. It was | a bitter game but the teams were on ood terms, after the battle was over. It was a game of wonderful plays | and it would be impossible to pick | out any one play as the best of the | day. Hubbell's kick and retrieve, Rowden's dribble up the field, Hood's recovery, Walker's every player was a good one and those who missed the game missed something really worth while, It was a rugged game and injnries were fairly numerous although not serious, Oshawa had eleven "jron- men" who went the full sixty min- ytes and while everyone was sore and bruised, there were no serious in- juries. Hyatt was badly injured dur- ing the game and had to be carried off iu the third quarter. He was tak- | en to the hospital but was released | soon after 500 p.m.. Hurst, Sarnia's | hard working snap, collapsed at the | hotel, when changing after the game. | He was unconscious when taken to | the hospital, suffering from a concus- | sion, | It was a grand old battle and the | | fighting Blue Devils proved that they | have a fighting spirit which is sec- | ond to none. They played a game | which will be talked about, years from now, Dominion Championship Final This Saturday, "at 2.30 ¢'clock, at! the Motor City Stadium, the Blue | Devils will face their last battle of the season and they will be called up- on to meet a team just as good as | the Wanderers, when R.M.C, Roya | Military Cadets, Kingston, come here to play the Blue Devils in a sudden- death game Ig the Dominion inter- mediate charMbionship. Another re- | cord-smashing attendance is expected at this game, which will likely be al- most a repitition of yesterday's won- derful game, "They're Champions Again" "DOC" ROWDEN Oshawa's popular versatile athlete, who yesterday thrilled the local fans with his brilliant display in the game against Sarnia, "Doc" was obe of the big factors in the Oshawa victory, and he certainly made up for all punishment receiv- ed in Sarnia. The Wanderers couldn't stop him yesterday and time and time again, he saved the day for Oshawa, by his sensation. al running out of kicks, from be. hind the line. ADDITIONAL SPORT ON PAGE SEVEN COACH "LIZ" WALKER Who yesterday led his fighting Blue Devils to a wonderful victory over | the Sarnia Wanderers. It is sel- dom that an "outside" gets four loose balls in one game but this is what "Liz" did yesterday. Like the remainder of the team, he was determined to win and this was one of the most helpful contributions to | the victory, * | | the receiver w | out | without ga | nevt { MePhedran | nut | first. down, R | ad PLAY BY PLAY STORY OF GAME (Ny Geo. Campbell) First Quarter With eyes gleaming unding stants hurled twelve overcom e and win the nd twelve Wanderers letermined to hold thelr tain the championship. ifubbell kicked enty-vard line ht in with Jshawa, ined ointy lead to a first plung and hearts | twenty-four sturdy con- themselves | he fray as Hubbell kicked off for | on Blue Devils deter. | of six | O.R.F.U. equally lead and Sarnia's Sarnia started line-pluneing McNair made yards on the Maitland took a trv jon it, just beating Waker to the (ball. Oshawa 2, Sarnia 1. "Two Sarnia plays were stopped | without muc), gain and McPhedran kicked to Hubbell, Scott kicked the first down, to Geary on Sarnia's fifteen yard line. The first buck was worth nothing but | McPhedran got nine yards on a | fine play. After measuring the | distance. Sarnio kicked to Rowden. Hubbell again kicked on the first { play to McPhodran, at their twen.- ty yard line, Nels was hurt, Wan- derers had a huddle and they gained two yards on their next play but the next one was smoth- ered, McPhedran kicked to Row- into title at. | Rowden and then "JoJo" Stirrett completed to give the Wanderers vards again. MePhedran kicked to Rowden who made a short gain, before heinre brought down. Sarnia got the ball nd the early break 3 . for "Oshawe The first cold hut the next nl 1 topned mmge was an gain , Wan- tried onelda kick but caught the hall and was Aowned inet outside his own line Oshs first down nd Sarnia got yards when given ankle out for stonnad and the nronarlv, derar nn eked on the fre on not tance thee' and to come a while rrett. was ning an finch was smeared kicked the ball elean of tho stadium, a beautiful drive, to give Sar~ig a noint and inereace their lead to maven, Johneton eained nothing on his hurk hot Flliatt made a nin Stireett tried to ataanl Hu'hell Jkiskad to Nole huek Vive rria kisked on tha halt Af to widen taking the finld 40 wvarAg, Huhhall kicked [i2'" Walker hraneht him in hie tronkse Sarnia were on the firet down and lnet eronund., MePhedran kirk. Rowden who ran the han hack twenty yards Hood was stonnad as was Logan and then "Hubhy" kicked tn Corry, who was downed behind the line for a and a point. Tt was n errant arninat the wind. OshaWa Sgrnia 1 Sarnia kicked tn Rowden and an hack tor Nol nn the two nlava down ofl valunhle to 1 Ie | the next play, Stirrett anilled Kn. | hen for a biz loss Hubbel kick- ad to Carry who inst touched the hall and "Ti2" Walker snatched | it out of the ozone. for a beautify MORRIS KOHEN One player who 'deserves a wonder- | ful lot of credit for the victory yes- | terday is Morris Kohgn. He hand- | led the team like a veteran and used excellent judgment in calling | his plays, He made a great job of leading the boys to the title, | Oshawa Tacklers Do Ther Share We have not room to show the pic- tures of all the players who starrec 'n yesterdya's game but we can find space' to mention the sterling tacks ling work done by the following | boys: Jack Bond, Ned Boultbee, Russ | Wiginton, George Hod and Bill| Wanless. Every one of these boys | contributed a large share to the sen- | sational victory and each and every one of them played just as big a | part in the win, as any other play- er, . STARR.D ig 8 | THEY ALSO brs se esos In mentioning the stars of yester- day's epic struggle, we must not for- et the boys who sat on the bench, These players have helped put the Blue Devils into the finals and it was even harder for theen to sit and watch the game from the sidelines than for the boys who were out on the field battling. Those boys had | the same spirit and would have play- ed the same fine game but Coach Walker used as tew substitutes as hie conld and for that reason, only two of. them got into the game. All Hail to those fellows who sat and watched the game from the bench. They are just as much heroes as the boys who played, play. "Hank" Johnston right throush the secondary de- fence hefore being hroneht down, a biz gain. Another huek and then Rowden tock a plunge. . Rowden tried for a field zoal and missed. Norm Geary running the ball hark out forty vards, a nice jaunt. Me- Phedran kicked to Rowden who returned. Once again. Nels kicked to Rowden who ran the ball back twenty-five vards Huhhell kick- smaghad led a beautiful spiral to MePWedran who fumbled and Hood fell on the | ball, to give Oshawa possession at auarter time, Oshawa 1, Sarnia Second Quart€r Johngton barred through for a gain and then Elliott added some more. "Doc" drove -a lovely spiral over the line, Geary fum- bled the hall but McPhedran fell dis- | gave | | den, Hubbell kicked on the first down and it was the longest kick of tho day and perhaps one of the long- | est ever seen in Oshawa. Hubbell | was on his own forty-yard line | when he drove the ball and it land- led first, just if front of the Sar. | nia line, It bounded on, out of touch, to give Oshawa a point. | | Oshawa 3, Sarnfa 1, { Two Sarnia bucks were stopped | at the line and McPhedran kicked [to Rowden who made a great re. turn for a point, Oshawa 4, Sar- nie 1. Sarnia's first play gained but "Liz" Walker grabbed off a loose ball when McPhedran fumbled on the next play. Rowden plunged for a gain. He tried a drop kick but his kick was blocked. Ho re- covered himself. The next play, a buck, was stopped and on the extension play, Oshawa wore off- side. Hubbell kicked to McPhed- ran. Tt was a long, high kick and McPhedran was brought down by the Oshawa tacklers who were | ready walting for the catch. It was a rouge. Oshawa 5, Sarnia 1. The crowd was at fever pitch at this stage and were urging the Blue Devils on to even greater ef. forts. Four of the boys smother- ed Stirrett on a short-end play. Sarnfa kicked to Hubbell who quickly returned to give Oshawa another point the ball going to the fence, Oshawa 6, Sarnia 1. The Blue Devils kept plugging away and they got another break when on an extension play, "Liz" Walker snaffled off another fum- bled ball. Hubbell kicked but Oshawa were offside. His second attempt went out at Sarnia"s ten- yard line. Gray and 'Burleigh were both hurt when the latter. took a buck. Elliott downed the ball carrier behind his own line for a loss, McPhedran kicked a short one on purpose but by smart play, "Doc" ran in fast and caught the ball and kicked it all in the one motion. The ball went to the fence and the teams were tied on the round, as the half-time whistle blew, Oshawa 7, Sarnia 1. Third Quarter Sarnia kicked to Oshawa's goal posts. Hubbell and Rowden found trouble in picking up the ball and "Doc" just got it out from behind the line. Hubbell kicked to Mec- Phedran who returned to Rowden on the line. Oshawa kicked to touch. McPhedran drilled the ball on the first down for a single point. Oshawa 7, Sarnia 2. Oshawa's extension gained six plunge. Hubbell _got a beautiful kick away. Bond stopped the ball carrier, The next play was a small gain but not enough for yards and McPhedran Ricked to Rowden. Hood was the next ball carrier but Rowden Jost the ball on the next play, Sarnia recovering. The Wan. derers lost yards for interference. 'Ed. Wilson stopped Burleigh, Me- Phedran tried a drop kick but Hubbell ran the ball well out. Oshawa had two good bucks and when MgPhedran juggled Hub- bell's long hoist, he was dropped where he stood. One buck and then Sarnia kicked to Rowden who ran the ball out from behind. Johnston made a great gain but the next play was stopped. Hub- bell kicked and Kohen pulled off a great plece of work to get the fumbled ball. "Hubby" kicked on | the first down and McPhedran re- turned. A fumbled ball resulted in a forward pass and loss of yards for O¢hawa. "JoJo" spilled Hood, Burleigh was hurt and had to go | off. Hubbell kicked high and fol. lowed through to take the ball himself. The crowd was in a frenzy. "Hubby" kicked well up the ficld on the first play. Hood went down but not to stay. Elliott made a sensational tackle and Mec- Phedran had to kick. It was high and when he tried to follow through to get, "Doc" Rowden pulled one of the headiest plays of a brilliant game. He came up fast and booted the hall from the ground, on up the field. It hit a Sarnia player and Oshawa got possession. Hyatt was badly hurt and had to leave the field, Moore going on. Oshawa got the ball and Rowden made a great gain on the first play. Hubbel failed to gain any more and when the next play was stopped, 'Doc' tried a drop. He missed but got onc point, evening up the score again, Oshawa 8, Sarnia 2. "JoJo" Stirrett made a great only a minute to go. Johnston drew a penalty for pushing. Phedran kicked to Rowden. Hood made about five yards and the teams entered the final quarter tied on the round. Final Quarter McPhedran wont back in and Stirrett was out, serving Robin- son's penalty, Wiginton went in for Oshawa. Oshawa went back to their kicking game. Wilson stop- ped Sarnia's first buck and Wigin ton smeared the next. Oshawa los a good chance by illegal blocking McPhedran kicked to Hubbell w) made the longest run of an excit. ing day, when he went around 'he side for fifty yards. Oshawa's first kick was blocked and they lost yards. With Stirrett back on, Wanderers pepped up. Hubbell got a great kick away. Corry passed to Geary but Hood got him. Hood stopped 'JoJo" in no un. certain manner on the next play, with a lovely tackle. Stirrett made a big gain on the succeeding play, getting seven yards. He kicked to Rowden, Hubbell kicked down, to Stirrett brought him down. Two bucks were stopped firmly and 'JoJo' again kicked, Rowden taking the ball at centre fleld. Hubbell kicked to Stirrett who passed to Geary and Norm. made a nice gain, Johnston finally shoving him gver touch. Ed. Wilson drew a pen- alty and the rest of the line stiff- ened. Two Sarnia bucks gained nothing, so they kicked to Row- den, He fumbled, but recovered while stretched on the ground. An extension play gained nine yards but the duck was stopped. Hubbell got a great kisk away to Stirrett. Corry made a nice gain but the next plunge gained very little. A foot was lacking for yards. They tried a buck and when it was measured, they were still a couple of inches short for yards. Oshawa got the ball and flubbell kicked to Stirrett, be- hind the line,eon the first down. Stirrett passed to Geary as he was dropped, but Geary was smothered before he could move and Oshawa were one up on the round, Oshawa 9, Sarnia 2. This proved to be the winning point. Bond stopped Geary on a short. end play. A cut back lost instead of gaining and Stirrett had to kick. Rowden. tho receiver was not given yards so the umpire penalized 'Sarnia fifteen yards. Wilson came back. A fake play gained nothing. Hubbell kicked to Stirrett on Sarnfa's twelve.yard line. Johnston drew a penaiey. A buck was stopped and as the play- ers began to line up, the whistle blew to end the game and the on the first and Kohen yards and Johnston made a great CLAIRE ELLIOTT AND MURRAY JOHNSTON certainly turned in marvelows games yesterday and the ands. and were a tower of strength. They plunged and tackled like fiends an were Oshawa's best threats, in a line-plunging way. These two boys ry f midd itions o les were, in bl Both boys went the full route Championship was Oshawa's. Osh~ awa 9, Sarnia 2. On the round, Oshawa 17, Sarnia 16. The teams: -- Oshawa Blue Devils -- Flying wing,Hood; halves, Wanless, Row- den and Hubbell; quarter, Kohen; snap, Gray; insides. Logan and Wilson; middles, Johnston and El- liott; outsides, Bond and Boult. Donald, Cornish Cutler, Cook, bee; subs, Walker, Wiginton, Mec- Tribble and Gummow. Sarnia Wanderers--Flying wing Stirrett; halves, McPhedran, Norm Geary and Corry; quarter, Bur- leigh; snap, Hurst; insides, Lam- pel and Maitland, middles, Mec- Nair and Millman; outsides, Jen. king and Burwell; subs, Robinson, Richards, Sisson, Morris, Hyatt, Nat. Geary and Belton, Officials: --Referee, Gordie Brit. nell, Toronto; Umpire, "Red" Har- per, Hamilton, MINIATURE GOLF A RECOGNIZED SPORT? Toronto, Ont., Nov, 237.-- Whether miniature golf is to be officially classed as a "recognized sport" in Canada = and whether playing the ganve for money stakes Blue [ evils-R.¥.G, Game is Ccli 4d for Kingston-N.t Here In order to win the Dominion In- termediate Champions' so, the Blue Devils. must defeat RM .C, of King- ston, and contrary to what was first announced, the ~alled to be played in Ki n, thus Saturday, and not in Oshawa, gain of nearly thirty yards with | Me- | CAPTAIN SCOTT HUBBELL Who turned in one of ths best games of his brilliant care:r yesterday when he booted the pigskin far and high, in one of the finest displays ever given by any "hoofer." Scott was right on his game yesterday, like the rest of the team, and he was certainly a hard man to beat, Five points and a fiity.yard yun were the highlights of his perform. ance, Hockey Results Hockey games played last night resulted as follows: S. P. A. Junior Stratford ...4 Petertoro H.C. 2 Newmarket ,.5 Kitchener ....4 International League Cleveland ,..4 Windsor Buffalo .....1 London Canadian-American Springfield ..4 Providence Exhibition Marlboros Sr. 4 Belleville Sr. TY | .0 send 4 will professionalize those nompete ing, are questions to be discussed at a meeting of the Royal Cana~ dian Golf Association's executive committee in Montreal, Que., on Dec. 9. Notices of the meeting, to take up these and other matters, are being sent out todzy from the office of the secretary, B, L. Ane derson, WANTED Instructor RS -- Ex Petty Officer of Royal Navy or R. C. N. Anplicants reply immediately giving rating and qualificr tions, to | Box 66, Oshawa Elecrto-Magnetic Health Appliance Free Treatments will con vince you. W. C. HUTCHISON 154 William St. E. Phone 200 New Martin THURS. - FRL ---- "SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE" With ALICE WHITE COMEDY "Ranch House Blues" SCREEN SNAI'SHOTS "Hollywood On Parade" FOX NEWS 'AND VIEWS