Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 5, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg fees press tuesday october 5, 1954 Smith past three years Edmonton eskimos have employed e play which has always been a consistent ground gainer that club. On occasions it has even produced touchdowns. It s a simple play. The quarterback laterals usually to Rollie Miles who runs out into the Flat and throws a Forward pass. Now we Don t know whether the Blue bombers have added this play to their repertoire or not. However they had something going for them last night that while it was a Pyror imitation certainly proved to be most successful. Kas the bombers worked it apparently you have to be desperate. You Don t know what you re going to do with the Ball. So you finally throw it and score two touchdowns. That s what happened when the bombers scored their first major monday night. Jack Jacobs was almost trapped behind the line of scrimmage so he lateral cd to Billy Bye. A Van Couver player All but knocked the Ball to the ground but Bye managed to catch it. Billy in turn was trapped. Thinking quickly. Bye spied Pete Thodos out in the Flat on the other Side of this Field. Desperately he threw the Ball and Thodos grabbed it in for a 44-Yard gain. That the touchdown and two plays later the bombers had it. Came the final Quarter. Again Bye pulled one out of the hat. This time Billy went on a reverse and found himself con fronted by a Host of Vancouver players. What to do Well Billy spied Thodos unattended in the end zone so Cocking his Arm he threw a 15-Yard pass for a touchdown. While All of this May give the impression that the bombers were fortunate to defeat Vancouver last night such was t the Case. Actually As you watched the two teams play you Felt the Issue was Neve in doubt. Bombers were the masters from the Start to the finish even if the fans did see some thing strange going on out on the Field. By strange we mean the fact that Ray Pelfrey was doing the punting Buck Rogers was kicking the converts and Lorne Benson was being used on offence. In addition Geoff Grain worked at quarterback for the first time this season and threw a. Touchdown pass the second time he handled the Ball. The Vancouver club weakened by he loss through in in juries to key players including Arnie Weinmeister pave it the old College try but they weren t Good enough for the Blue and Gold Esen with Jack Jacobs on the Side lines in the second half. Jack was Given the old heave to by referee Cliff Roseborough one minute before half time. Along with Jacobs went Chuck quitter. The crime was slugging. A it was the first time since 1952 that Jacobs has been ejected a football game. On that previous occasion it was the same Roseborough who gave Jack his walking papers in Edmonton. The whole incident caused quite a juror in football circles and was finally climaxed when Jacobs publicly apologized to Roseborough before the final game of the season. Fans enjoyed seeing Lorne Benson being used on offence and Boom Boom appeared to enjoy it too. It May also be that Buck Rogers will take Over from Bud Korchak in the Point after touchdown department. Buck booted three out of four Between the uprights last night and looked sure footed doing it. And it would seem Ray Pelfrey is definitely qualified to go right on doing the punting for the bombers a Job which has been so Well taken care of by Jack Jacobs since 1950. Off the Vest Annis Stukus and his Lions Are fast running out of games and play off positions As a result of their double weekend defeat the Lions have no Chance As if they Ever did of finishing first or second while two More losses will see them eliminated entirely the fabulous dizzy Dean became famous As a baseball player because he was a great Pitcher for the St. Louis cardinals when his playing i Days were Over dizzy turned to broadcasting and became equally famous in this Field for the Way he used the Queen s English Well it seems Winnipeg has it s own dizzy Dean in the person of Elman Guttormson Elman was on the Mike lust night at the stadium and came up with this Gem said he it s an i uncompleted pass end zone collision Blue bomber quarterback Geoff Grain almost set some sort of a record last night when making his 1954 offensive debut for Winnipeg. His first pass was to Pete rhodos for a touchdown. His second pass was in the end zone to Bud Grant. The Only reason Grant did t catch it for a major was that he was bumped heavily by Gerry Palmer. Edmonton cup Edmon ton. Eskimos capitalized on Cal Gary fumbles and wayward aerials monday night to Down their provincial rivals 21-6 and i Darken stampedes. Hopes for the third and final playoff spot in the Western Intel provincial foot Ball Union. About fans saw eskimos phase Calgary s 6-0 first Quarter Lead and move ahead with three converted touchdowns and a Fielde Oal that put them m undisputed third place. Eskimos also have two games in hand Over Calgary. Centre Bill Briggs was credited with Edmonton s first touchdown when he jumped on the balls the second quartet truer it was tumbled by stampeders1 Eddie Macon in the end ?.one following eskimos third Down punt. Berm Faloney wont Over for the second major in the same Quarter on a keeper play and Rollie Miles i Yard fourth Quarter dash was Good for the other major.--. Tackle Bob d Ean in addition to consecutive converts to 18 this season also booted a held goal from the Calgary 15. Howie Waugh former los Angeles rams Back went Over standing up in the open ing stanza for the Calgary touchdown. End Tom Miner wife scoring Leader booted the convert. Faloney former Maryland Pivot Man and Miles completed Only four 11 attempted passes but made 132 Yards through the air. With Only one pass tucked under by stampedes. Eddie Lebaron and co quarters Stan Heath and Keith Spaith 113 Yards through the air in. Seven passes from 20. Tries. Normie Kwong. And Mississippi import Back Jack Parker led eskimos ground assault for 204 Yards against Calgary s .117. Most of it stemming from rushes Early in the game by Eddie Macon and Waugh. Stampedes marched to their major with four first Downs after Waugh s 33-Yard run Back of Dean s Kickoff Ball. Macon and Waugh provided the punch Cor the massless Advance to the Edmonton 10, and-jwaugh.6rashed bounced free it. Niv v r in bar tar. Over tackle standing up Edmonton s two first half maj ors began from the Breaks. Falo Ney tossed 15 Yards Steve j Bendiak who scooted to Gary 15-Yard strip in a 33-Yard clash. But there1 eskimos stalled As did stampedes Edmonton took stampedes third Down kick on the Calgary 50-Yard line but again they made no yardage. The turning p Oil came on paid tages punt. It went High and deep in Calgary end zone arid Macon had no Chance to step out before the hard charging Edmon ton line smeared High. The Ball sport i flashes _ _ goalkeeper Harry Smith reported As monday for Edmont ii Bil Kings in the coming Western Canada Junior hockey league season. Both have indicated a reluctance to leave their. Off season jobs. Halfback Glen Christian was lost to Calgary stampedes for the remainder of the season when he suffered a shoulder separation As the Stamps were edged 13-15 saturday in Cal Gary. Edmonton announced monday they have left Winger Ray Hannigan. This leaves defence Man Zeidel As the Only holdout. Owner Trainer George Kilgore was suspended indefinitely Day by Long Branch stewards. He was charged with having an electrical device in his Sion. Assiniboia advanced to the final the Saskatchewan girls b softball playoffs sunday defeating Regina St. Mary s 5-3 in the deciding game of a Best of live Southern Layoff late in the second Quarter eskimos moved from the Cal Gary 40 to the 15. On. Ami Kwong clashes. The newer driving Kwong through tackle to " the Gary there stamped cd a lost Hull the distance to pay ;