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Rice Rips Baylor; Navy Cotton Foe Explosive Runs Sink Bears 20-0 MATT GORGES TO THE ATTACK From a spread formation on a pass and run play, Baylor's Larry Hickman picks up 23 yards to the Rice 36 late in the second quarter of the Rice-Baylor game played Saturday afternoon in Houston. Hickman was stopped by Matt Gorges (60) as Rice went on to defeat Baylor 20-0 and become the host team in the Cotton Bowl New Year's day. The Owls' opponent will be Navy who defeated Army 14-0. (UP Telephoto). Aroused Tennessee Defeats Vandy Ole Miss Ties 20-6; To Play Aggies in Gator TU in Sugar Bowl Frogs Stop Meredith, Win 21 -0 KNOXVILLE, Nov.

30 Sub fullback Jimmy Ray plowed around in the to the two and quarterback Boyce third period by tailback Bobby Smith sneaked across. HOUSTON, Nov. 30 (UP)-Rice Institute beat Baylor, 20-0, to win its fourth Southwest Conference crown and insure itself a Cotton Bowl berth aeainst Navy today on three spectacular runs and two passes. It gave Rice a 7-3 season. Baylor held Rice to a scoreless first half.

But in the second half, crowd of 43,000 persons was brought screaming to its feet by an 89-yard run by sophomore Larry Dueitt and an RO-yard scoring run by junior left half Bobby Williams. Dueitt 89-yard romp with a Baylor kickoff from his own goal line to the Baylor 11 was followed by a scoring pass from quarterback King Hill that sent halfback Ken Williams over. Hill kicked the extra point. Bobby Middies Ramble 14 toO Rice Next Opponent Gordon and fullback Tnmmv Bron- Score by periods: son. trounced Vanderbilt.

20-6, to- 0 day and immediately accepted an in vr it ton to Gator Bowl at Jacksonville. Fla Dec. 8. Two kickoffs within minutes FORT WORTH Nov. 30 Texas Christian fashioned er for Southern Methodist run.

26 run ter the start of the second nah tanged the complexion of the tme, which Vanderbilt had com int with a 6-0 0 13 Vanderbilt 6 0 0 Tennessee scoring: Touchdowns, Bronson (1 Gordon Conversions Gent, P1 manded to tl lead, a halt Gordon. tail- wild back, hauled back one kickoff 44 Vanderbilt Smith Cl. f-ne scoring Touchdown Mustang. Don Meredith, todav the famed spread formation in the process while grinding out a 21-0 Southwest Conference victory before 25.000 fans. the Ch; linemen even yards and set off on a 48-jard Tennessee scoring drive.

Bronson plunged over from the one. Tennessee then kicked off short and Bronson roared past three cautious Vanderbilt backs to grab the free ball on the Vandy 24 Bronson made first down on the 11 in three plays, then plunged to Dick four Gordon rammed in quarterback eingineered 7 1 touchdown dnvcs tackle for the score in each of the last three periods The final score came on a scoring two of them on one-yan plunges and being the when halfback Lasate Bear Takes 'Gator Date With Vo Is burst 56 yards for the third. I yard march capped by Gordon HOUSTON. Nov. roll-out around left end for 26 as Coach Pau yards and a touchdown, ant announced toda Some 38,000 fans watched Van- has accepted derbilt and Tennessee end their to play the ruvi A few minutes later Owl half- STARKVILLE.

Miss Nov. hack Bobby Williams ino relation Mississippi Rebels. to Kent grabbed a 41-yard Baylor rocked bv an early Mississippi Punt and raced down the side- 6 state score, came from behind to- lines 80 yards to score. Owl end dav to earn a 7-7 tie and accepted Gene Jones supplied the key an invitation to meet Texas in the block at the 50 yard line. Hill Sugar Bowl.

boored Mississippi, beaten only The Owls added a fourth period kunsas and winner of eight games touchdown with a 10 -yard aerial apparently had been assured of from quarterback Frank Ryan to the trip to New Orleans since it Buddy Dial in the Baylor end iefcated Tennessee two w-eeks zonp after announcement over the ago, barring only a poor showing public address system that Navy, against state. 14-0 conquerors of Army at Phila- Shortly after ac- delphia, had accepted the Cotton ceptance wvts revealed here, the Bowl Sugar Bowl announced in New Orleans that Texas, upset winner over Texas on Thursday, wouid be paired with the Rebels. There was no time for celebrat- inR for the Mississippi team usinc tn. standard Owch Jnhnm Vaught quirldy packed his charges for the trip home to Oxford Miss Shackled 1 1 a fired-up stale defense Mis- fullback Hlrk- had to caU on its reserves man iailed to 8 over 00 iourth down. assignment.

The victorv gave Rice its fourth clear SWC title since 1934. It also meant Rice fourth trip to the Cotton Bowl. Bry- Texas itation ennes- at Jaokson- Meredith, who had whistled 36 regular seasons on a sub-freezing see in the Gator Bow of 15 parses for 428 yards in his afternoon The victory gave Ten- ville, Fla. last two was hounded for nessee a 7-3 overall record. In accepting the bid, a minus 56 yards rushing while Tennessee has lost to Auburn said.

are highh hoi trying to get away his passes to and Mississippi, Southeastern Con- play in the Gator Bowl day and the nine aerials he hit ference powerhouses, and to Ken- the of Tennes out of 14 tries for 112 yards were tucky in an upset last week. The Dr. Chris Groneman. Ineffectual against the great Gator Bowl invitation was extend- of the Texas athletic com- defense. ed by representatives of the Jack- mittee.

said at College Station, Timely I sonville even? at the game and This invitation is a real tribute Meanwhile, uncorked was promptly accepted. to the fighting Texas Aggies. We some timely passing of its own in Phil Kings brilliant 61- are proud of every member of a surprise maneuver and two of yard punt return set up Vander- the squad and the coaching acainst finan the passes covered 45 of the 52 lone touchdown in the first staff yards TCU surged for the first quarter. King took Gordon punt Brvant had been touchdown that set the tempo of on his own 17. brushed off by Texas upset downfield tacklers, and tore to the invitation if one was offered Brv- Lasater and sub fullback Jack Tennessee 22 where wingback Bill ant was in Houston, after a Spikes turned in tne big plays in Anderson finally nailed him deer huntine trin South TCU third quarter march of 52 tnP ln Niuth Texas jwrds.

but Lasater did it all alone on the last onp when he hit his right guard on a dive play, found himself in the clear and outsprint- ed Charlie Jackson to the goal. Coach Abe Martin, probably- aided by his athletic director, Dutch Meyer, who exploited the spread decade ago. devised the defense that finally stopped Meredith. For the most part, he sent his ends crashing to pinch in the play and let his middle linemen I' a for the Ravlor to thp Air unoern who rose up to Switching to the spread forma- smcar the first blemish on Missip- tion in the second period, Baylor pis spoiless conference record took to the air. A barrage of if re 35 00 chilled fan.

The Tic passes by sophomore quarterback gave undefeated Auburn undis- pat Sisk moved the ball to the puted possession of the Southeast- pwice 6 line where end Earl cm Coherence crown. Wayne Miller was one yard short Taking the cue from Billv 0f a first down and Rice took 36-yard return of the over. opening kickoff, the Maroons Ravlor lost star quarterback shredded a leakv Rebel defense Doyle Traylor in tne first period fhev mat ched 6 yards in 12 plays when Traylor fell on a fumble by to a quick touchdown with half halfback Arthur Beal! and seem- hack Rubber Trammel slicing the mgiy, half the Rice team fell on him. He was taken from the game anri with an internal injury and fin- Bobby Tnhble converted iplowered thp crowd sensed jshed the game on the bench after to accept a bow! Upsnt, treatment. But early in the second period GUILTY AS CHARGED-A sad Col.

Earl Blake, looking more like a guilty communist pieading the fifth amendment than the head of Army's football forces, rubs his hands as he leaves Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Saturday, after his Black Knights of the Hudson fell to Navy 14-0. 7he Middie win paved the way for their Jan. 1 appearance in the Cotton Bowl where they will play Rice. (UP Virginians Carden, Garza Upset Upset Tatum Mid-Winter Favorites Troops 20-13 Ostrowski over PHILADELPHIA. Nov.

30 (UP) 1 bowl-bound football task force, the backs running with the speed of destroyers and the line hitting like a heavy cruiser, steamed through the mud and rain at Municipal Stadium today to sink the Army, 14-0. It w-as a triumph w'htch earned Navy into the Cotton Bowl it will play Rise on New Day as the undisputed champion of the east. I Rear Adm. R. Smedburg, the naval academy superintendent.

announced Navy's acceptance immediately after the victory on the authorization of Secretary of the Navy Thomas S. Gates. Oldham Scores AJI Points Capt. Ned Oldham scored all of the points, hammering two touchdowTis in the first and fourth and kicking both extra points as the mauling Middies won a brawling battle marred by frequent penalties before a water- soaked crowd of 101.000 fans. It was a team triumph for the men from the Sever wdth Tom Forrestal's passing and the running of Oldham and Ray Wellborn sparking the Middie attack.

Also on hand was Gen. Tony McAuliffe, who delivered his immortal reply of to the Germans at Bastogne. But all the slogans in the history books couldn't halt Navy today as the Middies outplayed the Army in every department and contained its vaulted running attack. Breaks Army's Rack Oldnam broke the Army's back when he smashed over from the six-yard line on the last play of the first period and then stowed away the victory in the final frame hen he took a punt on the Army 44 and carried it all of the way. Both times he stood there calmly and despite the rain and the slippery ball booted it over the crossbar for those vital extra points.

Navy set up that first touchdown with a 72-vard scoring drive which required only 19 plays as the Middies slashed all of the passes, particularly a Sherrill Fenton toss to Oldham which he lateraled to Auburn Makes 1st Place Bid; Tide 40 to 0 Victim Mad-Winter Tennis Tournament play advanced to the final round 6-4, 6-2; De Leon over Nancy Es- to Wellborn opened up CHAPEL HILL. N.C., Nov. 30 with the expection of two divi- peniaub 6-2, 6-3. defense and Oldham, a Hickman led the Bears in rush- ignited bv an end sions, Saturday, with only two up- 15-AndT nder (iirls Doubles hard-running battering ram from he Rebe! rame on to lng with 57 yards in touchd(W71 semi-taal round Bufk Horna. Ohio grabbed Novice Division Doubles upset hi caugni Knot it up in five flashy plays.

shaded him with 59 yards Two of quarterback Bobby rank- jn seven carries for the Owls. ano P1 passes chelked off the major Baylor netted 189 yards rushing Ambles, and quarterback Reece of Edinburg 6-1. 6-3 in 18-and-un- Wood 99 pasMnj? to Rice's 186 rush- Whitley, exploded for 20 points in der boys singles in the took it Army tried gamely to get even as the second period opened, taking the kickoff and marching BIRMINGHAM, (UPJ- bid No. 1 Nov. 30 only hope to boost its national I-Unl.

Dial (10. Conver- three Pouring on the point, in a ranking to the top by today's out- yard tobnngout the vote tarthe 1- penalties smothered Rebel team. Auburn hopes. hold up to keep Meredith up Alabama 404) today a Sn 7,10 lrft slipping away up the middle after span. In 1913 recorfj 0f ej2ht wins a loss anH i'a apparently trapped.

Conterenee Auburn had season and wh.le Stete crown and complete its first pr- 1932 Plainsmen were un- 1 beaten but in thn r- 1 its most successful season TCU had built up a 14-0 lead.feet season in 4-? years. but tied in their ilnal in the past 10 with a 6-2-1 mark Halfback Cowbov Finals from its own 39 to the Navy eight. ruff slanted eight vards the jjT the first 18 minutes today and Mike Garza of Harlingen Patty Coals Joyce Auten over But there the breaks went against score and Robert Khayat conver- by periods. held on for a 20-13 upset triumph turned in the 6 Shew and Kathy Clant 11-9, as Dave Bourland fum- sion evened the count. 0 0 14 6-20 over arch-riv .1 North Carolina.

Med the bril mm-erei Mississippi muffed a glittering Bavlor 0 0 0 0- 0 Whitley for two touch- of San Bemto, in Men singles. Semi on Navy by Middte Boo opportunity in the fading minute. SCortnC Touchdo.ns. K. downs to end Fred Poker then One title was claimed Pam Sherer and Uark over Ema Covtngton.

Ky. of the lulf Rill Hurst fell wjhams HI pass B. Williams broke the Thr back with Coals and Joyce Aulen defeated and Karen Jones M.JU. (ade, Intercept. a fourth-down fumble by Bill Dial ,10.

passi. Conver- three pass interceptions. He set M. Sherer and Kathy Clara 11-9. Coals and Auten over G.U Miller Navy mounted another drive in one touchdown with an inter- for the doubles crown in the period.

Mississippi with a First downs Passing a Passes arria snierrepted by 14 72 1 Bavtor cepted pass. girls novice division. The Tar Heels, favored by more The other division which did no than two touchdowns for their reach the finals, mixed doubles game. before Meredith ever worked loose; Auburn, third-rated behind Ohio a Mississippi 0 7 0 to connect for his fourth comple- State and Michigan State distance pass inlcrccptions S0 0 0-7 tion and by that time the game Lnited Press Coaches Boaixt be drives of an rfv, Mississippi scoring: Touchdown, was out of reach. Iforo today's game, scored six 3 SCw KoKtmtt Conversion.

Ends Chico Mendoza and its first offensive tries to wrap gurjy fuuhack Billv Atkins Nikkei and guards Jerry game up early. two touchdowns and four John Groom and Ramon Arm- Ineligible to go to a bowl be- extra points but it was the running SCORES strong were the bis guns in thejcause nn assistant coach passed wraith-like running of halfback Khayat. Mississippi State scoring: Tram mell (18, Conversion, Trib- points but it was Bv TCU defense, but the entire Chris- cash to twin brother tian line turned in a superb gisme three years ago, of pursuit football against the favored Mustangs Card Brcm This pursuit worked so well that SMU wound up with a minus 31 To League Meetings her prospects Tommy Lonno thot shattered any Veteran Caae Sauad Auburn could hopes of an Alabama i The Lorino reeled off Represents ban Jose gains of 25 and 28 yards and San Jose State's basketball team hauled in a pass for 21 more to should be stronger than last sea- Myss px 1 Pnd Graham set up the first two Tiger scores, son with five top scorers returning PP UNITED PRESS EAST Holy Cross 14 Boston College 0 touchdown Navy 14 Army 0 SOUTH Louisiana St. 25 Tulane 6 Auburn 40 Alabama 0 Tennessee 20 Vanderbilt 6 Virginia 20 North Carolina 13 Benito and vards rushing as compared to 275 ST. LOUIS, Nov.

30 And he returned one of his thre along with three other letter men. for TCU and only a net total of- ident Augusta A. Busch and gen- intercepted passes 79 yards for a fense of 78 yards to the victors' eral manager Bing Devine of the touchdown. St. Louis Cardinals will leave to- The victory gave Auburn powering 50 yards to the Army 27 where Cadet Bill Rowe of Carlisle, intercepted a pass.

fifth str.i z'r victory in this will start play at 11 p.m. today. MAIinflC Oldham got his chance early in ancient riv alry, strucK for one All finals matches will be stag- IIVMJIVIJf the fourth period when that bruis- score on a 39-v ird pass piav and ed at Pendleton park today with mg Navy line, involved in a head marched the second half kickoff singles titles being decidpd start 11 Rnd head banle the Cadet 66 yards for the other. ing at 1 pm, and doubles cham- IP linemen, forced Army back to its But Virginia, with star fullback pkmships up for grabs from 3 IV 111 I 111 0wn nine. The punt-out by Vince Jim Bakhtiar injured and unable p.m.

on. RFN-TTO Nnv on qan Bafta was a one but Oldham Men's Singles £, fook it on the dead run, scooted homas of down the sideline, cut back into 2 the middle, stumbling eluded an ankle grab on the five and fled Whitley turned the tide with his Double. third interception on the Tar Heel Hack and Baker over K. H. 11 final touchdown.

37 with 10 minutes left to plav. Bressette and Fred Guerra 6-3, llpIt Navy line really cut down A crowd of onlv 15,000 saw an 6-3; ivy Lee Dotv and Garza over San Benito ana Edison officials Army two highly vaunted half- 81-vard pass play set up the first Elmo Lowe and H. H. Baker, made the decision Saturday mor- Bob Anderson and Pete Virginia score. The pass 6 6-2.

ning at a meeting in Alice. Dawkins. Anderson broke the im- from halfback Sonny Randle to 18 And I nder Boys Singles A 750 block of reserve seat mortal Glenn one-season irried to the Tar Darrell Yoder over Roger Se- tickets, at SI.50 each, are suppos- rushing record at West Point this to get into action for more than a few plays, thwarted repeated Stanley Hack over John Bryan Tar Heel attempts for a tying 6-4, 6-1; Mike Garza over Harlan San vvlU aJ in tne second half. Baker. 3-6, 6-2.

P- in game 342. Score by periods: Texws Christian 0 7 7 Southern Methodist 0 0 0 0 Springs, TCU scoring; Touchdowns. Fm- week, ney (1, plunge. 1 plunge', M. Both Devine '56, run).

Conversions, they favor the Coach Walt veterans at the California college in- 7 Lasater Shofner 3. First downs 19 Hushing yardage275 Passing yardage 67 112 Passes s-s 9-17 Passes intercepted by Punts 7-32 8 10-41 Fumbles lost1 1 Yards penalized the elude Denny Harris, Gil Egeland morrow for the major and minor SEC title with second wins against George Wagner, Marv Branstrom, 21 league meetings at Colorado no losses as Mississippi, which Arney Lundquist, Eddie Diaz, Don was tied by Rye, and Don Reid. Diai led the scorers last season with 392 points Score by periods: for a 15.7 average. Alabama 0 0 0 Colo. which start next had five victories, Mississippi State.

find Busch said TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL class forma 12 Highland Park J6 Dallas Crozier Tech 7 Austin 26 Corpus Christi 14 (LASS AAA Garland 53 Gainesville 7 Sweetwater 18 Breokenridge 13 Nederland El Campo 7 Kermit 21 Levelland 21 tKermit won on only one year of minor league ex- Phillips (27, pass from Nix). Con penetration 5-3 perience. jverions; Atkins, 4. 1 gundwn 3 nus rule and the establishment of Auburn 14 20 6 a rule allowing unrestricted draft Auburn scoring: Touchdowns, of four-year players. They said Atkins 2 (1, plunge, 5, they would oppose an amendment Nix (2, Lorino (79, intercep- proposing a draft of players with tion), Burkett 66 inerceptionL Heel six.

Graham also recovered rrota, 6-2, 6-1; Bill Allen over ed to go on sale here Monday if year and went into this game with South Carolina 26 Wake Forest two Tar Heel first period fumbles James Carden 6-0, 6-2. delivery is made on schedule. One a total of 965 yards. But he got a and Virginia turned one of them 18 And Under Boys Doubles thousand student tickets are also total of only IS yards this soggy into a touchdown on a six-yard Paul Good and Serrota over Car- available at S.50 each. jaftemoon to make his season out- quick-opener burst by halfback den and Kenneth Russell 6-2, 6-1.

San Benito will run its busses' put a new mark of 983 yards. Carl Moser. 18 And I nder Ciirls Singles to Kingsville Friday and any stu-. Score by periods: Score by periods: Desiree Reynolds over Cookie dent buying a ticket will be as- Army 0 0 0 JNorth Carolina 6 0 7 Ostrowski 6-1, 6-0; Tessa Lem- sured of free transportation. Navy 7 0 0 Virginia 13 7 0 mons over Patsy O'Shea 6-3.

6-2. The Greyhounds won the right Navy scoring: Touchdowns. Old- North Carolina scoring: Touch- 18-And Under Girls Doubles to meet Edison by downing run and 44. punt re- downs, Turlington (39, pass from Lemmons and Celia de Leon viously undefeated but once-tied Cummings); Goff (3, run). Con- over Carol Daughtrey and Judy Cuero 28 14 Friday night in version, Blazer.

Leggett 6-3, 6-2. Kingsville. Edison, tied only by Virginia scoring: Touchdowns, I Boys 28 28 and victor over Polzer 2 (4, pass from Whitley; Bob Guin over James Chaffin McAllen 9-0, has a Georgia 7 Georgia Tech 0 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma 53 Oklahoma St Rice 0 Baylor 0 TCU 21 Southern Methodist 0 MIDWEST Notre Dame 40 Southern Cali- LASS A Alpine 0 WEST Colorado St 20 Air Force Academy 7 New Mexico 1 Brigham Young 3, pass from Whitley); Moser 6 6-1, 6 0 Roger Patton over Lloyd 10 wins going. Conversions, Williams 2. Southwick 6-3.

1-6. 6-3. turn). Conversions, Oldham 2 downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage string of Intercepted San Benito has 1 reoord. vajrts Army 7 S8 6 -U 4 IS 144 10-33 Dec 1.

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