Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-06 | Page 14 | Iowa Dusky Proving Sensation

IOWA DUSKY DURYL PROVING SENSATION u I Solem Relies Much on Oze S To Win Tilts B By WINTHROP LYMAN United Pre Press Sports Sport Writer o CHICAGO Nov 6 6 The The best ball bail carrier In Iii the middle west so far tar this thia fall faIl is iz Oze Ore Simmons negro fullback who carried his own bed bedS bedclothes bedclothes bedclothes S clothes and rode rodo a freight train to the University of at Iowa two years cars ago S The year old elusive Texan has been the most Important factor in maintaining Iowa's undefeated d record record record rec rec- ord and few players in the country have equaled his long distance runs f for r scores His most outstanding accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments I Against Illinois Ran Illinois Ran 71 yards for fora a ft touchdown to break a 0 to 0 dead dead- lock Gained yards ards from scrimmage Many Long Runs Against Colgate Ran Colgate Ran 63 yards for a 8 touchdown after alter taking a lateral lateral lateral lat lat- lat lat- eral from Bush Lamb Plunged over for tor the second and winning touchdown Gained yards from scrimmage Against Indiana Indiana Ran Ran n 59 yards ards for a touchdown on a soaked rain-soaked field to enable his team to finish with a 6 to 6 tie tic Gained yards from scrimmage A Against South Dakota Ran Dakota Ran 71 11 yards ards for one ono touchdown after taking a lateral pass from Dick Crane Crayne Returned a punt 61 51 yards for another touchdown The only game In w which which Simmons didn't star was the opener against Bradley Tech in which he played only a few minutes He has carried the ball bail from scrimmage 66 times this season for fora a ft total gain of yards or an average average average aver aver- age of seven each time he ran Simmons first gained athletic note in Terrill Ten high school Fort Worth Texas where he won 11 letters and held the negro yard dash record of 98 seconds Brother Plas Pla's Too Oze Ore and his brother Don now a reserve end at Iowa wanted to play football at college but southern schools discouraged negroes They heard o of Ossie Solem Iowa's head coach because he had commanded a negro company during th the World war They asked him If negroes could play football at Iowa Sure he replied Duke Slater the best guard Iowa ever had was wasa a negro O barely and Don barely had enough m money ncy to p pay t tuition so they packed up a n a. a bundle of bed clothIng clothing cloth cloth- ing and hopped a n freight for Iowa City As a sophomore Oze started out outto outi lo to pe be a second Red Grange Against Northwestern he gained yards I from scrimmage and returned punts fo for fora a total of yards Then Iowa's best blockers were hurt and Simmons also was hampered by an injury He did not regain the form he showed against Northwestern until this season Simmons returned to school this fall tall weighing pounds 15 more than In 1931 The added weight has enabled him to absorb more punishment and has made him harder to knock down