Xavier vs. Arizona State

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  Evening star, January 3, 1950, page 16

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  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. Xavier’s S Alert Eleven Beats Arizona State PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 3.-Headsup football brought a 1921 victory to the husky Musketeers Of Xavier University of Cincinnati. Ohio, over Arizona State College at Tempe in the third annual Salad Bowl contest here yesterday. A crowd Of 18,500 fans watched the battle. proceeds Of wi1ich will go to the Kiwanis Clubs fund for Arizona’s underprivileged children. The Muskies showed a hard running ground game, mixed with accurate passing by Quarterback Bob McQuade, and were quick to take advantage of errors. Twice intercepted passes led to Xavier touchdowns. A recovered tumble set up, a third. ~ Wilford (Whizzer) White scored the first of his: two touchdowns for the Tempe Sun Devils early in the first quarter for the initial score Of the game. It came on a short pass from Quarterback Cecil Coleman. Xavier was held scoreless in the first period, but Tailed twice in the second to go into 14–⁠7 lead at halftime. Two more touch downs were scored in the third and one in the fourth. Arizona State scored once in each period except the second.

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Xavier leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.