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1 1 1 I Miami Edges Oregon, 2-0; Two Duck TDs Called Back est team In the country. 6RANGE BOWL, Miami, Fla. an Oregon mistake In the early offside and, In the resulting con OreEon's string of frustrating Oregon ended its most frustrat part of the third quarter. Fran Curci, the 148-pound Mi moments began on the first play the game after Gross bad ami quarterback, went back to ing season on a frustrating note here Saturday as 22,898 fans in the stands and millions of other television viewers watched Mi fusion, the ball was bobbled by Grosz and Miami end Bill Poole pounced on him in the end zone for a safety. Miami, of course declined the penalty.

As usual, the Webfoots out- brought the klckoff back to his The Ducks went for the big punt for the first time this season witb the ball on the Oregon 40. His first effort was a good ay and Alden Kimbrough out ami's Hurricanes eke out a 2-0 victory over the Webfoots. gained and outthjreatened the ran the Miami secondary to get clear near tbe Hurricane 30, but Grosz's pass was too long and home club and th two points It was a game of breaks, penal- one as the ball bounced straight for the goal line and then, as the Duck safety man watched, it bounced backward and settled on tics and mistakes and all went Miami scored were certainly far against Coach Len Casanova's the quick touchdown chance was gone. from the result of any Miami of fensive effort. Webfoots as they saw two touch' downs called back by the offi the one-yard line.

BALL BOBBLED GROVER TD NULLIFIED cials and had three other fine The Webfoots ended the year with only 50 points scored against them, and this ranked them second to Oklahoma (which Late in tho first quarter, the scoring opportunities go to waste All the scoring came on a com Quarterback Dave Grosz -ran one play to the two, and then the Oregon interior line sailed bination of a Miami break and gave up 49 all year) as the stingi- first of the penalties hit Oregon. Paul Grover had the Ducks going wtrk a first down on the 18 and then broke into the clear, off right tackle, on an option play and danced his way into the end zone. Just as Grover went In for the touchdown a red flag went into the air and Oregon was penalized back to the 29 for holding. Oregon's third opportunity went astray late in the second period as Larry Digiammarino picked off the first of his three interceptions for the day after Grosz had taken the Webfoots from their own 16 to first down on the Miami 24. The sophomore Hurricane pass stealer cut in front of Kimbrough at the last, second and took the ball on the 10-yard line.

Number' four in the succession (AP Wlrephoto) the first period at Miami Saturday. Miami won 2-0 on a safety in the third quarter. Oregon twice had touchdowns called back because of penalties. HIGH JUMP FOR PASS With Miami defenders all around him, Pete Welch (81), Oregon right end, goes high to get a forward pass from quarterback Dave Grosz in of missed opportunities came in the third period after the Hurri canes had picked up their two points on the safety. FUMBLE ON SEVEN This time is.

was a Len Read Webfoot Cagers Defeat BYU fumble on the Miami seven that killed the Ducks. They had marched from their own 43 after Grosz had recovered a wild Miami Oregon Rolls lateral by Curci, who is a real gambler with his last-second tosses to trailing backs Then came the most controver m. 5 ---szzT'Mmji KT jsrV I ii ''I' sial play of the game, just seconds before the end of tha LAMC COUNTY'S HOME NCWSPAKav In 2nd Half, Wins 71-67 third period. Willie West set up the drive by SECTION EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1958 returning a punt 43 yards to the Miami 25, and could have gone all the way had be been able to 2nd Loss to Utah Huskies Bow get by the last Hurricane tackier, quarterback George Maclntyre. Grover passed to Kimbrough for 10 and then kept twici to take By 69-51 Tally the ball to the Hurricane seven: There, on third-and-thrcc, Uttle GSC Ball Controls To 62-38 Setback Dave Grayson took a pitchout BOULDER, 1 0.

Wl Colo from Grover and swept wide at right end. rado's basketball team whipped Washington for the icqnd straight time-here Saturday night 69-91 as Gerry Schroeder poured (AP Wlraphotol PASS STOLEN Larry Digiammarino, Miami left end, steals a pass from the waiting hands of Oregon's Alden Kimbrough Saturday. The long pass was tossed by Oregon i. -1 1 A.X ti i 1 1 SALT LAKE CITY Oregon of its field goal tries. Oregon At the last second he tossed to West in the end zone, and Willis made a nifty diving catch.

Up went the signal for the score, but seconds later the officials had the flag down again and ruled that State had 31.9. quaneroacit uavo urusz in uie nauunauy leievisea game, in 27 points for the victors. The Buffs again turned in State appeared more interested in practicing ball control weave patterns than scoring Saturday night and lost a second straight game to Utah, 62-38. ORKfiON STATE tn It fit tp fine man-for-man defense that liooje 11-15 Grayson had crossed the line of Harman 3 4- 9 2 10 forced the Pacific Coast team Anderson 2 0-144 Morris, Daugherty Score on Pass scrimmage before letting the ball go. Friday night the Utes beat Miller 0 0- 0 3 J.

Anderson 2 1 Woodland 0 1-10 By PETE CORNACCHIA Of the Register-Guard Eugene's two contributions to Oregon's very interssting basketball squad carried the Webfoots from behind into a permanent lead in the second half and Coach Steve Belko's boys bounced to a 71-67 triumph' over Brigham Young in their non-conference series windup Saturday night at McArthur Court. Guard Bud Kuykondall, a shrewd senior and member of Eugene High's 1955 state champions, tallied only four points all night but his two free throws and a jump shot put Oregon in front at 46-45 with 13:18 remaining in the fray and the Webfoots never trailed again. Junior forward Stu Bobertson, a soft-touch sharpshooter from St. Francis of Eugene, followed with a long tip-in to boost the lead to 48-45. Then Denny Strickland, a very brilliant sophomore from Bremerton, took charge with two baskets and free toss to make it 53-45.

11 STRAIGHT POINTS Those 11 straight points in less than four minutes killed the scrappy Cougars from the Skyline Conference, who were un into numerous errors. Using a fast break to advantage, the Buffs went in front in the first two minutes and raced Both Grayson and Grover pro- Oregon State 70-41. Flynn 3 1-217 Utah's fast break and better tested at length, but were unable to get any change in the decision. copple 10-002 Critchflcld 10-01 Johnson .0 0-0 shooting kept the Redskins ahead by a substantial. margin through Thefts as Rams Tip Colts, 30-28 This cost the Webfoots a five-yard penalty and also a down.

Crlster 2 1-1 0 5 to a 36-23 halftime margin. Schroeder, Don Walker and Russ Lind were the big shooters in the first half for the Buffs. out the game. TOUGH AS EVER Oregon State again was cold on Unitas steered his team 62 yards LOS ANGELES Ml The Los The second half was much the Tolall IS 8-16 IS 38 UTAH If ft pf tp Ancell 3 1-117 Van Wageenen 3 4- 4 2 10 With fourlh-and-eight on the tacular 69-yard romp for a touchdown that ended the scoring for the Rams. 12 plays and his five-yard Angeles Rams got sweet revenge same with Colorado in command throw to Lenny Moore produced Saturday if small consolation.

A Chislcr 0 7-7 2 19 throughout. 12, Casanova elected to try for a field goal and John Clarke's attempt was wide to the left with a touchdown. Condle 3 1-12 7 Johnny Unitas, Baltimore's The Buffs scrappy defense held Shores 3 1-237 its shooting. The Beavers' 6-foot senior, Lee Harman, was the key man in the Oregon Stale attack. While he drew repeated boos from the crowd for his ball con-! trol tactics, he succeeded in breaking through often and scored 10 points.

The final Unitas touchdown boot which was kicked from whopping crowd of 100,202 joined in the celebration as the home heroes defeated the Baltimore Colts, 30-28, in Memorial the 18-yard line. pass rifled 22 yards to Jim Mut-scheller in the closing minutes of great quarterback, broke a NFL record for consecutive game touchdown passes, and completed 23 of 38 throws for 214 yards and Washington's big men, Doug Smart and Bruno Boin, to 10 and 9 points respectively. Boin had an especially poor night as he hit only 4 of 22 field shots. That was about it for the Buffell 3 2-318 Pollard 0 0- 3 2 0 Rhead 2 0-014 Tolala 23 16-21 14 82 Oregon State 18 2038 Utah 27 3562 Ducks, although another pass the game and served to keep most of the big, crowds in the three touchdowns. The huge crowd, second of theft by.

Digiammarino on the Utah hit a commendable 42.6 stands for the airtight finish. Colorado field shooting per more than 100,000 to see the Rams But whereas he went into the Hurricane 25 killed off what Unitas initial touchdown centage was 30.8 and Washington looked like it might be a dying but serious threat. was 26.5. in action here this season, was treated to a great offensive show which was nationally televised. able to get closer than four points game with only four interceptions against him all season, the Rams intercepted three and returned two of them for touchdowns.

Oregon was as tough as ever on throw, his 3-yarder to Berry, broke the NFL record. It was Johnny's 24th game in which he threw a touchdown pass, stretch during the remainder of the ab Summary: WASHINGTON (51) Boin 9. Ir HIGHCLIMBER Actually the game meant not ti ns because the Colts had already vine 10, Smart 10, Yarbroush 5, Par-iseau 8, Dorland 2, Daniels 3, Karnes Linebacker Dick Daugherty defense and demonstrated it best after this interception. Curci was at the controls for Miami and, sorting contest. Prior to the sudden outburst by the colorful Webfoots, Coach Stan Watts' Brigham Youngers had led all the way after wiping out a 2-1 grabbed one Unitas toss that was blocked and barged 12 yards, and crow 2.

COLORADO (69) Lewis 7. Olson Walker 14. Schroeder 27, Llnd 9. By DICK STRITE Ex-Ducks Big Help defensive halfback Jack Morris Javernick 3, Musclano 1, Mansfield 2, with fullback George Fleming doing most of the work, marched all the way to a first down on Oregon 14. edge for Oregon.

ing back to the 1957 season. The old record of 23 was set in 194142 by Cecil Isbell of all-time Green Bay Packer fame. Summary: Baltimore 14 0 7 7 2B Loa Angelea 3 13 7 730 Raltlmore: TD Berry (3 pass frqm Unitas). Moors (S. pass from Unitas).

Anderson 4. Halftime: Colorado 36, Washington 23. stole another and raced 44 yards down the sideline in front of the Baltimore bench for the other. The Webfoots actually won it The Battle of the Bowls started Saturday the first of a growing list that continues through early January. The Rose Bowl is the daddy of 'em all, and will probably continue to be THE bowl grid classic regardless of how UCLA, USC and the Los Angeles sports-writing fraternity foul it up following the 1960 There Fleming made eight on at the foul line, where they were two tries and the Ducks were Both are former University of1 Oregon stars.

amazing for the second night in a row. The Oregons, who were 23 for 27 on free throws Friday faced with the Hurricanes on their six, needing only two yards game, which will be the last in The Colt's Gino Marchettl re Amcche (2, run), Mutschcller (22 pass from Ullas). PAT Myrha 4, Loa Angeles: TD Wilson (2, run), on two plays to make lor the covered a Wade fumble on the night when they won 79-75 Bears Down Dons, 50-43 very vital first down. Ram 29 and Unitas soon hit end overtime, missed only four again naugnerty liz, run, pass iniercopuon Ray Berry from three yards out fr. -'w.

Saturday as they netted 19 in 23 from Unitas), Morris 144, run, pass interception from Unitas), fihofner fl, pass and run from Wailc), PAT for the first touchdown. Big Jim Linden, playing one of DUCKS (Continued on Pane SB) Before the first quarter ended chances. The hot-tempered Cougars, slightly higher west of the Bock- Cothren 3. FG Cothren, 43. BERKELEY, Calif.

MV-Wilh Al Buch hitting six points in the last two minutes, California ies, could collect only 13 points on 28 free chances. The boys from BYU had a slight edge from pulled away to win a 5043 vic tory over the University of San the field as they hit 27 baskets in 73 attempts for a .370 clip, while the home boys netted 26 of Francisco Dons Saturday night, In LA Grid Win LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Rams could thank a pair of ex-Oregon football stars for their stirring triumph Saturday over the division champion Baltimore Colts. Linebacker Dick Daugherty, always a great defensive player, was in the middle of a swarm of Colts when teammate Glenn Hollzman blocked a pass by Johnny Unitas. Daugherty fought his way into the air, got the 'ball and charged 12 yards for the Rams' second touchdown which put them ahead for the first time, 16-14. In the Ihird quarter defensive halfback Jack Morris smcllcd out a pass to Unitas' favorite target, Ray Berry, swooped in and took the ball and raced 44 yards down the sidestripe for a touchdown.

It gave the Rams a 23-13 lead. Baltimore's former Oregon great, George Shaw, got into the game for only one scries in the first half. His three passes were incomplete. which any of the Northwest schools (other than Washington) have anything to say. The Cotton (Dallas, Sugar (New Orleans), and Or-ango (Miami, Fla.) have long been considered in the "major" status and this year the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Dec, 27, gained maturity at the All-Star game in Chicago where the committee engaged a suite at a major hotel for the purpose of entertaining members of the press, radio and TV.

Actually, the Gator Bowl started to feel its oats in 19SS with Auburn playing Baylor, followed by Vandcrbilt-Auburn, Georgia Tech-Pitt, and Tennessee-Texas A. M. This youngest major bowl game was founded in 1946 with Wake Forest playing South Carolina. The Gator Bowl has taken a It was Coach Fete Ncwells first victory over his former as 72 for a .361 record. Another fine sophomore, Brigham Young's Bob Skousen, con sistant at USF, Phil Woolpcrt, It was Cal's first victory over the Dons since 1952.

tributed 16 points in the first half as the Cougars dominated Cal's sophomore Bill Clintock led the scoring with 12. USF for the first 20 minutes of action, Skousen tallied seven as the invaders ran away to a 9-2 advan ward Mike Preaseau followed with 11. tage and doubled the difference At the half, Cal lead 26-21. The to 20-10 midway in the half. Bears jumped off to an earlv Largest lead for BYU was 11 lead at 114 after 6'i minutes of RON STOVER $300 and Expenses points, at 29-18 with 6:32 left play and were never headed.

The after forward John Nicoll hit leaf from the pages of the Dons pulled even at 31-31 on Preaseau's layup 8H minutes into lay-in and push shot from the the second half. corner. BYU AHEAD AT HALF Summary: USF (43) Presseau It. Rarinnn. Robertson, who finished with sewed up the Western Division vlcn 7, Cunningham 5, Lllllevand Cox 10, Range 4, Moya 2.

title in the National Football CALIFORNIA (Ml) Dalton 0, Grout League and (he best the Rams 21 points for the Webfoots, donated three baskets, and center Dale Hcrron tallied twice as the margin melted to 33-32 with 1:42 left. But two hook shot by Dave 8. Imoff 6, Hurh rltzpatrlck Simpson 3, McC'llntock 12, Minn Langlev 2. Wendell. could hope for was to break second place tic with the Chicago Halftime score: California 28, USF Bears.

21. OREGON (Continued on Page 3B) Two weeks ago the Colls wrecked any chance the Rams 1 fx. rrrri tv r- A had for the title. Left end Del Shofncr turned Sugar Bowl successes pro-amateur golf, basketball, water sports, ice show and ice hockey, and fireworks. Next youngest is the Cotton Bowl (1937), Sugar Bowl (1935), Orange Bowl (1933), and then the Rose Bowl, established in 1902, according to the records, although the Pasadena classic could not take on an annual status until 1916 which was the second "annual." Only added attraction at Pasadena is the Rose Par.idi'.

All other bowls have a number of added sports events with the Sugar Bowl the best of the bunch for the busy sports addict. Besides the usual features seen at other bowl games, the Sugar Bowl has track and boxirtf events. There are at least three new bowl games this year, although only 11 are approved by the NCAA. The three are the Blue Grass game at Louisville, Copper Bowl at Phoenix id the AU-American at Tucson. if Following is a list of bowl games furnished by the Associated Press: Dec.

13 Blue Grass, Louisville, Ky. Oklahoma State (7-3) vs. Florida State (7-3). Dec. 20 Holiday Bowl (N.A.I.

A. championship) St. Petersburg, Fla. winners of Dec. 6 semifinals.

Copper Bowl, Phoenix, National All-Stars vs. Southwest All-Stars. Dec. 27 Gator, Jacksonville, Fla. Mississippi (8-2) vs.

Florida (6-3-1). Tangerine, Orlando, Fla. Missouri Valley (8-0) vs. East Texas State (9-1). Esit-West, San North-South, Miami, HIGHCLIMBER (Continued on Page 2B) Portland Titlist Idaho Loses 74-67 Till in two brilliant runs on passes from Billy Wade, one for 63 yarfe that set up the first Los POCATELLO.

Idaho tn Port land University's Pilots battered Angeles touchdown and a spec 12-3 lead and never trailed In hack repeated Utah State efforts Saturday nicht and won the avenging their 59-56 loss to lc'0io chamnionshin of the third an 0 ft 1 Buckeyes Lose 2nd Friday night. FORT COLLINS, Colo. 11 (AP Wlrcohoto) nual Idaho State invitational basketball tournament 68-66. Colorado an evOi.hiOik in its two-came Idaho State took consolation scries with Idaho Sat hcOtiri by swamping highly tout COLUMBUS, Ohio OtV-O. Louis Krahl an (O'y lcad alK) ltcPt it all ihc way Saturday night to hand Ohio Stato University its second straight basketball loss, 77-68.

urday night by whipping the Van ed Montana State College 72-56. TOUCHDOWN FOR COLTS Ray Berry (82) of Baltimore goes into the air to snag i a first period pass from Johnny Unitas for the Colts first score against the Rams at Los Angeles. Moving in for the Rams are back Les Richtcr (48) and Jack Morris Morris later Intercepted a Unitas pass and ran 44 yards for a touchdown as tho Ram won 30-28. -1 The MSC Bobcats were the de fending chanps. dals 74-67.

The Aggies jumpcQofi to 0..