Fifty thousand fans, huddling in the drizzle that mired the turf at Kezar, cheered themselves hoarse as the Dons and Gaels took the field for their annual battle, a traditionally hard-fought contest in which pre-game odds mean nothing. Glancing at the gray skies, staring at the soggy field, we wondered how Hall would go in the mud, while across the way the Red and Blue capped Gaels were considering its effect on their "Herman." But once the game started, we saw that this was no duel between two flashy halfbacks, but a clash of driving, digging, grimy linemen. There were a few early spurts by the backs of both sides; each team blew a chance for a touchdown; Crowe intercepted a pass and raced 98 yards for the only score of the ball game. But it was the play of our fighting line that we cheered; cheered as we had only done in the Nevada game. But today we were together again, responding to the exhortations of Head Yell Leader Danny Galvin and his assistants, Jack Callaghan and Archie Crossland. When our forward wall was making that goal-line stand, we cheered and were silent; cheered when they were repelled, silent when they tried again. Nine times the Gaels tried to smash over from within the 10-yard line; nine times the entire Don team rose up and pushed them back. We didn't stop yelling until the final gun settled the outcome, and then, like the pre-war Don rooting sections, we stayed till our team had left the field.
We were well pleased with our team that afternoon, especially the line: Carrol Vogelaar, the best of the Don linemen all season; Mulvihill the Mudeater, at the bottom of every tackle in the famed goal-line stand; Johnny Sanchez living up to his rating as a former All-Coast tackle, as he turned in his best performance of the season; and the others:Â Skoog, Kaminsky, Roseborough, Sprano, Grbovaz, Daugherty, Gastineau, Miller, Weber and especially End Fred Shew, who piled up Wedemeyer's blockers in front of the great Gael back. Yes, we were pleased with our gridders that day, and the Don spirit flashed as of old as we voiced our approval (TheDon).
