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Show WEST DEFEATS EAST 19-13 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 (U.R) Every thrill in the football book was unwrapped before 65,000 fans yesterday when the West defeated the East, 19 to 13, in the tenth annual Shriners' hospital charity game. The victory was the seventh in the series and the third in a row for the West. It was a game in which brilliant individual feats over-shadowed team play and in which the smallest small-est player on the field, 147-pound "Cotton" Warburton of the West, was the biggest hero. The West scored its touchdowns on a blocked kick, a 71-yard run by Warburton, and a recovery of blocked forward pass. The East counted on a long run by Bill Shepherd, highest scorer in the nation in 1934, and another miraculous catch of a forward pass. The game was only two minutes old when Ray Fuqua of Southern Methodist blocked an East punt. Jim Barber of U. S. F. picked up the ball and ran 17 yards for a touchdown. The West failed to convert. I A punt brought the East grief a second time in the same quarter. Miller Munjas of Pitt quick-kicked to Warburton on the West 29 and the cotton-topped speedster raced straight downfield, ducking under the arms.of opposing tacklers, for the second touchdown. Again the try for point failed. The West picked up. its final score in the second period when Sobrero of Santa Clara threw a 20-yard pass intended for Fuqua. An Eastern back deflected the ball and Cal Clemens, U. S. C. back, caught it and stepped one yard across the goal line. This time Fuqua converted. Shepherd started the East on its way with a 39-yard sprint that saw him break away four times from tacklers to turn in a touchdown touch-down in the third period. The try for point failed. In the fourth quarter Munjas threw a high pass over the goal line. Joe Boganski of Colgate outleaped the taller Western defenders, and scored. Weinstock of Pitt converted. The East rolled up 215 yards from scrimmage and passing to 174 for the West. |