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THE NASHVILLE TINNESSEAN, Sunday Morninjt Oct. 28, J95S Virginia Falls, JOHNSON (I) In onfest ugge By ROBERT MOORE 1JOANOKK, Va. -uv- Virginia Jt- Tech, tlie nation'a lfith-i anked football tenm, had lo fipht ancient rival Virginia tooth and toenail ypstprd.iv bpfnie the Oohhlers rinally whipped the Cavaliers, It to 7, In a muddy battle climaxed by a l.st-econd fist fight between players. A crowd of 16,000 spectator law Tech threaten to run Vir. ginia out of Victory stadium early in the game and then have to make two long drives stand up for the Gobblers sixth triumph against one defeat, that by Tulane.

After Virginia deadlocked the score at 7-7 Tech stormed right back and rolled 62 yards on 14 Woodson Sparkles In Upset By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN CHAMPAIGN, 111. Aba Woodson scored three times, including touchdown sprints of 70 and 82 yards In the last quarter to lead Illinois to a fantastic homecoming 20 to 13 upset over Michigan State, the nation's No. 1 football team. The victory for the 21-point underdogs conjured before a yelling, sellout crowd of 71,119 goes down, as one of the greatest surprises ever pulled In the Big 10. Woodson, 185-pound unlor from Chicago and the conterenei hurdle champion in track, was a wraith of action althoigh being a marked man.

The Spartans, absorbing their first defeat in 13 starts stretching back to last season failed to concentrate enough defense to stop hit game-breaking runs. In all he streaked 116 yards and 82 more with a pass. Michigan State turned two recovered fumbles deep in Illini ter plays late. In the third period for Floor ators uie winning- touchdown. Halfback Corbin Bailey slammed into the end zone from the two, and Halfback Barry Frazee converted.

Tech drove 76 yards for a first quarter touchdown, junior Half- I. 1 i if -1. 1 i i tj vv" peaks (MS): 0 u- i ''r' Jv -M I'jNITACHKE (I) ALLER I (. 1 21 to 6 hack Hay England taking a hand-off and knifing through the right side of the line 44 yards to the goal. England also gave Tech its seventh point with a perfect BATON ROUGE, La.

W) State, 21-6, giving the Tigers their 7 0 7 Virginia 0 Va. Tech 7 VuariernacK Jimmy Dunn, a dead-! filth straight ietl)Mck. 7 014 A homecominq crowd of 35,000 eye passer, and a pair of fleet Jackie Simpson and Jim Iloundtree, last night led the way ft I-'lnrifla thumped Louisiana Virginia Tech scoring Touch-downs: England (44, Bailey 2, plunge). Conversion: England, Virginia scoring Touchdown: Cash (27, pass-run from Yar-brough). Conversion: Bakhtiar.

ritory into touchdowns in the first then half for a 1.5-0 margin, Spartans Sprawl saw Florida explode for two touchdowns in the first half and add an insurance score in the third period as the LSU offense sputtered and fumbled. Never before has LSU lost the first five games of a season. The victory gave Florida a four uon, one lost, and one tied record, with a 3-1 mark in Southeastern conference competition. opened the Florida scoring in the first quarter, romping t'J yards with a punt. As the first quarter ran out.

Florida began a 59-yard drive for a second touchdown. Dunn kept the drive rolling with a 19-yard toss to Halfback Bernie Parrish and a 26-yard heave to End Jim Yeats. Roundtree then dashed around left end on a 2- Mirhif All tllinoli it lni 3-t fi-311 40 SUle I iit iIomih liushiiu varclate PAssrn mitfmptfd Jnttrrfpted hf I Tunis K-IOS fumblr Iol 1 Yard, prnalird Hoosiers Bottle Wildcats' Ace, Win, 19 to 13 Ind. Indiana's Hoosiers were just hungry enough yesterday to beat Norn-eStern in a battle of victory's' a rvrd Big Ten football Deacons Rally, Gain 6-6 Tie With Carolina MIAI'EL HILL, N. C.

Wake Forest, completely outplayed for nearly three swept 08 yards for a touchdown in the final period to gain a 6 to 6 lie with rival North Carolina yesterday in an Atlantic Coast conference game before a rain soaked crowd of 27,000. North Carolina, which Inst week tk j- ir jitf---'itr-iiT-i--ii- PnafYi iwrn AP Wirephoto as he marks a five-yard gain. The Illini ganged up on the Spartans to dump the nation's No. 1 ranked team 20 to 13. CHAMPAIGN, 111.

Illinois tacklers. on their way to one of the season's top upsets, swarm over Michigan State halfback watched the aroused Illinois team comeback from a half-time pep talk by Coach Ray Eliot, to blast yard scoring sprint In the third Quarter, an LSUiteams, 19 to 13. fumble set up the final Florida HaliVack Dave Wlvtsell scored tally. Taking the ball on theo touchdowns for Indiana, gct-Tigrrs' 27. the (iators scored in i ting- the nayoff score with two String Cut UCLA Victory four plays, ith Dunn tossing rntnuu and 40 seconds to nlav in thn lourth quarter es he carried seven yards to Rountrce for the Ununf A .1 ennrrtri i 1 ouchdown i ne unrci quarter.

i ne payon several tacklers in a final six-yard drive. Tne Hoosiers kent Northwest-ern'fl ace halfback. Bob McKiever 021 6 6 Florida 7 LSU 0 As Oreaon Sf ate Rolls, 21-7 across the goal behind wooasons). bolts. The Illini drove 77 yarda in 11 plays in the opening five minutes of the third period with Woodsoa ramming over from the two.

Ray Nitschke's whirling dervish eprint of 38 yards and a total gain of 33 yards in three carries by Dais Smith set it up. Dick Miller's conversion attempt was wide and Illinois trailed 13-6. Then at the outset of the fourth Dennis Mendyk' fumble was captured by Jerry Francis his third recovery of the game on the Illini 10. After three downs. Woodson broke through the Spartan's right tackle and with Rod Hanson throwing a key block raced 70 Florida scoring: Touchdowns tichtiy bottled un through most Simpson (49, punt return), Roun-iof tlv contest.

tree 2 (2, run; 7, pass from Dunn). I McK. iver. a shifty ninner when Conversions: Spears 2, Hergert. he coud get started broke away fORVALLIS, Ore.

-LSU scoring: Touchdowns on a 61-yard run to iho Indian Aj plunge). Conversion; the first Oregon Oregon only in State plunge; 1, Clarke 3. (23, Pdss from Brodif); Shea (8. pass from Douglas). Conversions: 'CLA's st ring; score.

Hcndrix (46, pass from Turner). came on a 10-yard off tackle slant by Halfback Ed Sutton. The placekick by Tackle I 'nil Blazer was blocked by Wake Forest Center Eddie Moore. The Deacons scoring drive was sparked by Fullback Bill Barnes who accounted for 60 yards in the march. He scored from the four.

The placekick by Halfback Larry Brooks was wide. Wake Forest came back wi'h another drive which stalled on the Carolina 13. i nut; in uie scr.ona miarrerinf it rntmecntive i'ari He nas a 1 Pacific 0 7i aniost went, all Dip wav Tin pntifpi-onpn fnnfhali viptnrin ft i eY-V-' 4A a -n I i r4 CtimA Hi imnc in thn nrnrt i i ft 1 1 intn Ihn TJnup. i to the boomed prominently into the Rose; I contributed two short gains Raftf.y Taylor 1. California Wins, 16 fo 7 As Joe Kapp Shines scnruip drive that followed.

Bowl picture with a 21 to 7 tri- sci "9 Sout hem Co 2 10 IV innion run. conversions lai Picnta connected in.imni vesreroav. a---- v- Larry Van Dusen for the other! Oregon" State ran its conference Duncan- -CP-Stan- r.LO ALTO. Cab Miami Sweeps Past TCU, 14-0 N'ortbw estr-rn touchdnvt record to 3-1 with four games re-l Oregon btate scoring 1 a thc downs: Berry 3 (1, plunge; '2 SKATTLE Sophomore Joe! Kapp grabbed a floating fumble i of seJ.pg two of their passes con yards to score. Miller's boot was good and the score was tied 13-13.

Northwestern 0 13 Indiana 0 13 Fullback Tom Berry scored tribute to Southern California 619 iand scampered 54 yards for the I'dCK LU i r-i: 66 06 Wake Forest 0 North Carolina 0 touchdowns and su which vauiui- nia a 16-7, Pacific Coast conference football victory over Washington yesterday afternoon. In the last five minutes of th game, Woodson took a gambled screen pass from rookie Quarterback Bill Offembccher playing his first collegiate game and Northwestern scoring Touch- dowrs: Quinn (3, plunge), Van Dusen (51, pass-run from Pienta). Conversion: McKeiver. Indiana scoring Touchdowns: ti -i Tigers Plod to 6-0 Win Wake Forest scoring Touch, down: Barnes (4, plunge). North Carolina scoring Touch, down: Sutton (10, run).

FORT WORTH, Texas LV) The Miami Hurricanes, who wouldn't admit they were two-touchdown underdogs, swept to The defending Huskies handed defeat the Trojans 27 to 19 before fans yesterday. Qjarterback John Brodie, his poiss unshaken by two interceptions which paved the way for a 13-0 USC lead, tallied once himself and passed Stanford to three more touchdowns. The 192 pound quarterback for the clincher. the ball to the visiting Bears sixjsped 82 yards first and fourth period touchdowns v' ,1, piungei, imu Yor pa from FiliDOwski). Texas Chris all three touchdowns for the winners, but a pair of fleet halfbacks opened the way for the scores and a burly Oregon State line bottled up UCLA through the final half.

Halfback Earnel Durden set up the first Oregon State touchdown with a 51-yard run late in the first quarter. Halfback Paul Lowe zipped around end repeatedly to set up the second in a 79-yard march before the half. UCLA had opened the scoring times on fumbles. Tom Haller converted. to upset lOth-ranked Convtrsion: Craft.

0 013 6 1420 California 0 9 0 7 16 Washington 0 0 0 7 7, WASHINGTON Tennessee Sfnfp'a Hip-h-flcnrine- i threw scoring passes of 30 and 23 Duke Crushes 'Pack, 42 to 9 gummed up in mud, managed onlyiyards to Ends Ben Robinson and California scoring Touchdowns Babe Speedy? tian last night 14 to 0. The Hurricanes, 19th ranked In the nation, toppled TCU with a stout pass and ground defense and a grinding ground game that chewed up yardage. All-American Jim Swink and Ail-American candidate Ken Wine- one touchdown last night, but -an Isaacs in tne raniora as- iacson piungej, rvapp o-t, in-enmirrh to whin Marvland State, sault tercepted fumble). Conversion: Michigan State scoring Touchdowns: Wulff (4, run). Peaks (2, plunge).

Conversions: Matsko. Illinois scoring Touchdowns: Woodson 3 (2. plunge; 70. run; 32, screen pass from Offenbecher). Conversions: Miller and Haller.

with a 62-yard drive in the first, to and run Us wjnning streak maue up fcr the inter-! Roberts. Field goal: Hale (13). quarter, but never again threat-to fiv'e KamPS iceptio; bv Don Hickman andj Washington scoring Touch- ened seriously. i "j.r., in 14 Hillard Mill Carr (74, run). Conversion: i.Ti- Duke burg found the tough Hurricane X.

IURHAM, games came at the hands of Wil-i Aft. the Indians led 21-13 In Derby. line loo much. Inosp a snnlinmnrp turned burn Kueshurv. who maxed tii-rci period, UM drove b.

38-varri march" with 1-vard scor-ivards in 15 plays for the final The starters clinched the game after inserting a fresh team late in the third. That team promptly drove 73 yards to a touchdown. The day was cold and the field 1 i 1 u.u i Babe Ruth had a great year in 1927. In addition to his record 60 home runs the Bambino smacked 29 doubles and eight triples for 417 total bases. He acored 138 runs, batted in 161 and finished the campaign with a .356 batting mark.

An interesting observation is that Ruth, never noted for his speed on the base paths, stole seven bases that yeat. studded set of fleet baks audi Bonnie Yarbrough heaved an threw up a sturdy defense vester-l aerial to End Jack Johnson with day to wallop 'North Carolina 57 seconds remaining in the State, 42 to 0, in an Atlantic Coast I first Ppriod for the initlal mnfeience fnnt'nali ramp thnt u-asllt climaxed a 67-yard drive in 11 Trojan tall. Stanford's fourth touchdown FORMAL WEAR RENTED Fcr Men and Boys Latest Styles All Sizes ng splash. Tlie ball came into Tennessee State's possession on the Maryland 3S whvn Henry came in the closing seconds on an e'ght yard pass from Jack Doufjlas to Jack Shea. l.

5 the 'final pioT Both blocked a second-quarter hardly a contest. ipiays. ana unver converira, as I he did after the Hurricane fourth Maryland punt. it TUXEDOS, CUTAWAYS, FULL DRESS Bill Griffith and Jesse Wilburnj bouvnern California's Jon Ira teams stuck to ground plays as much as possible. Passes figured v5 a injury, Utr.JZ Oliver scored the second Miami STROLLERS WINTER F0RMALS touchdown with 9:25 remaining in! the final period.

He made it from: the two-foot line. bench only long enough to direct the third touchdown drive late in tlie second period. But. the. Blue Devils, with soph re COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES worked the ball downfield.

lArnett, winding up ris collegiate The closest Maryland State could jcareei along with six other come was the 10-yard line, zed Trojan seniors, turned where the Tigers held. Rushing I in a treat game and became the honors for the game went to Record leading in USC Percy Hines. who averaged even seven yards in 10 carries. Southe-n California 6 7 6 019 The came was watched by near- Stanford 0 14 7 627 Iv 12.000 spectators. 0 714; 0 0 placements.

Bob Brodhead and; Miami 7 Pryor Millncr. at the controls, func-i Texas Christian 0 we rA, 4- RENT yJlt TONY MARTIN STYLE TUXEDOS Topple 19 to 13 Aggies Baylor, Miami scoring Jack Jackson (34, pass from Yar-j brought, Oliver (1, run. Conver-j sions: Oliver 2. Tennessee State 0 Maryland State 0 uo scoring i oucnaowns: Voiles (14, pass from Hall); Arnett (2, plunge); Hickman (1, COSTUME STUDIO I 0 10 tt I Tennessee State scoring: Sues- plunge). Conversion.

Arnett. berry (1. plunge). 150 4TH N. (PRESBYTERIAN BLOC.) PHONE AL 6-3278 MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED St-mferd scoring Touchdowns: Robinion (3D, run pass from Srod Brodie (1.

Dlurige); Isaacs VACO, Texa.s Roddv Osborne passed, ran and defended IT Texas to a 19-13 victory over Baylor last, night to keep his tioned with devastating effectiveness. Wray Carlton, a driving soph halfback, scored twice and led the Duke spree with 77 yards in 13 rushes. Going into the game be had gained only 80 yards for the season. Carlton's total was matched by another soph, George Dutrow, who had 77 in 10 carries. Duke amassed 412 yards on the ground.

The Blue Devils turned a couple of breaks into their first two touchdowns but from then on they simply overpowered the opposition. North Carolina State's biggest threat was ended by the final whistle which halted the Wolf-pack a second down coming up on Duke's four-yard line. Bayuk Stars As Colorado team in the unbeaten ranks and highlight a football game that resembled a back alley brawl. Osborne, the perpetual man in motion in the Aggie backfield, set up all three touchdowns as Orangemen Plaster BU Behind Jim Brown, 21-7 BOSTON (-T) Jimmy Brown d(d all the Syracuse scoring yesterday as the Orangemen alertly overcV-me an early Boston university lead for a 21 tc 7 football victory. Brown scored twice in the second period and once in the third kicked all three conversions, passJ 32 yards to set up the third score rushed 87 yarda in 17 carries and tackled like r.

demon for the visitors YOUNG MEN: final game of the 1954 sea- the son I Mamhles, 16-0 In Rice drives of 49. 73 and 6 ARE YOU INTERESTED BOVLDER, Colo. Full- K-ilr IaIim (Tha Ponctl TlavllU yards Hoelscher contributed 31, 32 came from behind for victory in a tense battle that had 50.000 fans screaming. There was slugging and kicking and five personal fouls were called, three against the Aggies. Two Baylor players were put out of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct.

It was one of the wildest melees ever staged in the Southwest conference and it left only two teams on top of the race Texas A4M and idle Southern Methodist. 0 0 N. C. State 0 0 0 Duke 7 14 14 and 29 yards in a total of 10 car-jcharEed 0VP1. for'two touchdowns, ries, scoring the third touchdown iset up by Halfback Sob Stransky's on a 28-yard run.

j'ong trains, to power Colorado to Ryan climaxed the first Zllt drive by plunging over from thcicame vesterday. 742 1 I 1 lil A SALES Syracuse 0 14 7 021 Boston University .7 0 0 07 Duke scoring Touchdowns: Carlton 2 '2, plunge; 15, run); Brodhead (2, plunge); Rushton (7, pass from Jurgensen); Dupler (1. Syracuse scoring: Touchdowns Brown 3 (1, run; 4, run; 3, run). Conversions Brown 3. Boscor scoring: Touch- one, while Williams ended the sec-' It was the Buffaloes' fourth vie-, ond with a 41-vard jecoring 'tbout a loss in league plav land tcostec: their hopes for a ITiH A FUTURE? plunge); Hurm (15, run-pass from (4, Conversion-.

Bayior eighth going! 7" ZLJ Millner). Conversions: Bass Blaney 3, Harris. Sullivan. into the game. i.r,t The Aggie victory spoiled Bay iuii aner luce naa laKon a pum on the Texas 41 ever to see a sports event in the lor's homecoming which drew the! Rocki largest football crowd in Waco's 0 0 0 7 0 7 Held scoreless i.i the first 7 21 28 periou.

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Conversions 10 Bavuk took thp line plunging of huge Jack "'t'1, first r.i over from 22 yards aw ay Pardee. Rice scoring: Touchdowns and the second from 14. Ravlor took the lead earlv in'y3" P'unge): K. Williams 2 Coicrado threatened throughout (41. run: 20, run! the fourth period but Osborne led Hoelscher (28.

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Texas A4M scoring: Touchdowns: Traeey (5. pass from Crowl, Pardee (4. piungej. Crow (2 plunge'i. Conversion: Taylor.

Baylor scoring: Touchdowns: Hickman (2, plunge), Peters (4, plunge). Conversion: Beall. Junior Fullback Blazes; Rice Breaks Old String HOUSTON' Howard Hoel-schei. 205-pound junior college transfer, received assists from Quarterback Frank Ryan and Halfback Ken Williams last night while taking almost complete control to pull Rice from behind for a 2S-7 Southwest conference football victory over Texis. Hoelscher entered the game with the Owls trailing 7-0 late in the third period.

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