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WEEK THREE -- LEAGUE GAMES
AKRON INDIANS 17; COLUMBUS PANHANDLES 7
AKRON -- Akron jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead on a 10 yard TD pass from Rip King to Charley Copley and a 16 yard TD run by Frank McCormick. The 'Handles closed the gap to seven during the second period when Frank Nesser scored on a five yard run. Akron's Ken Crawford kicked a 13 yard FG with just seconds remaining in the second period to give the Indians a 17-7 lead. Both offenses wore down in the second half, which became a punting contest between Nesser and King.
DAYTON TRIANGLES 24; CLEVELAND TIGERS 7
DAYTON -- After trailing 7-0 at the half, the Dayton Triangles scored 24 unanswered points to down the visiting Cleveland Tigers 24-7. The only score during the first half was a 45 yard TD pass from Cleveland's Mark Devlin to end Harry Baujan. Hobby Kinderdine finally put Dayton on the scoreboard in the third with a 31-yard place kick. On the Triangle's next possession, Al Mahrt put Dayton ahead for good when he hooked up with George Roudebush on a 44-yard TD strike. Frank Bacon and Lou Paltrow each added rushing TDs to secure the victory for Dayton.
ROCK ISLAND 17; HAMMOND BOBCATS 0
ROCK ISLAND -- Eddie Novak and Jerry Mansfield scored a pair of rushing TDs and Rube Ursella nailed a short field goal attempt as the Independents got back on the winning track, blanking the Bobcats 17-0.
DECATUR STALEYS 17; MUNCIE FLYERS 0
DECATUR -- Guy Chamberlin returned an interception 46 yards for a TD, Jimmy Conzelman scored on a 28 yard run and Dutch Sternaman added a 19 yard field goal as the Staleys blanked the Flyers 17-0.
MINNEAPOLIS MARINES 13; FT. WAYNE FRIARS 0
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bill Irgens threw a 57 yard TD pass to Einar Cleve and Eber Sampson scored another TD on a five yard scamper as the Marines blanked the visiting Ft. Wayne Friars, 13-0.
CHICAGO CARDINALS 6; CHICAGO TIGERS 6
CHICAGO -- The battle for Chicago ended in a draw, 6-6. The Tigers scored first when Milt Ghee heaved a pass to Shorty DesJardien, who took the ball 83 yards for a touchdown. The Cardinals' Paddy Driscoll booted two field goals in the second period to knot the game 6-6. Neither team was able to generate much offense in the second half. The Tigers were able to drive into Cardinals' territory late in the third quarter. However, with the ball at the Cardinals' 21, Ghee threw an ill-advised pass that was intercepted by Driscoll to kill the drive.
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