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BRAD WILSON'S STORY: PAGE 7, 102 Points as Draft Wears Out Goal linos and Bradley to Win, 55-47 DES MOINES, IOWA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER .28, 1956. Hawks Survive Dawson's Passing Flurry, Boast Big Ten's Only Perfect Record" in 1 fo) Jfl fTYMWSCTgmB HI .11 mi) Mi.Hll I 1 first six in a row, then lost the last two. Ploen passed -nine yards to Jim Gibbons for Iowa's first touchdown, but mostly It was the. slashing runs of Don Dobrino and Bill Happel that put the Hawk-eyes on top, 21-14, at the half. Twice'Purdue caught up in that first half, once on an 18-yard pass by sharpshooter Dawson, only to be struck down by a five-play hurricane that began on the Iowa 20 and ended with a 30-yard bolt off left tackle by the twisting, spinning Happel.

Ploen rocketed 35 yards in this surge on a bewildering double reverse capped by a lateral (Pictures, Page, 8), later kicked the point that stood as the margin of Iowa's fifth straight victory. 1 11 For Prescott Bob Prescott, reserve end who hasn't missed in 11 tries this season, booted the first two conversions. But the Hawks couldn't get Bob back By Bill Bryson (Sunday Rejister Staff Writer) LAFAYETTE, IND. The needle-threading passes of Len Dawson kept Iowa's perfect record trembling in the balance until the fury of the Hawkeye defense forced the fumbles that saved a 21-20 decision Saturday afternoon. The game ended amid a scene of wild confusion after fullback Fred Harris slammed into pass receiver Erich Barnes and guard Frank Bloomquist recovered the Boilermaker halfback's fumble on the Iowa 25 with just a minute and a half to play.

There was a fusillade of boos from the Purdue fans in the crowd of 41,415, for they thought the ball was dead before it squirted away from Barnes. For one terrifying moment to breathless Iowa followersit seemed that Referee Howard Wirtz was going to overrule Fields Judge Elliott FOUR TO GO Nov. 3 Michigan at Iowa Nov. 10 Iowa at Minnesota Nov. 17 Ohio State 'at Iowa Nov.

24 Notre Dame at Jowa tied team in Big Ten ranks. Ohio State also is unbeaten in conference competition, but the Buckeyes can't go to the Rose Bowl on New Year's day. Iowa can if the Hawkeyes beat Minnesota and one other of their three remaining -Big Ten foes, beginning with Michigan at Iowa City next Saturday. Iowa on Top The Hawkeyes top the conference standings at 3-0. Ohio State is 2-0.

This is the first, time since 1928 that an Iowa team has won its first five games. The '28 Hawkeyes reeled off their FIVE DOWN Iowa 27, Indiana 0 Iowa 14, Oregon State 13 Iowa 13, Wisconsin 7 Iowa 34, Hawaii 0 Ai.va 21, Purdue 20 Hasan, who had called the fumble recovery. Call Penalty Instead, their hurried conference resulted; in an unsportsmanlike conducit penalty against Iowa because an Iowa substitute had excitedly run on the field. That put the ball back on the 10 but Iowa was still the proprietor and the Hawkeyes put their trust in the zealous grip of Kenny Ploen. Three times Ploen hit into the line, time.

ran out, and Iowa stood as the only undefeated, un i nOv A ft'W in. i ii nii.iiiiniWIWdiiMi jj j. IOWA BEFUDDLES FOE It's third down and 4 Kenny Ploen, Iowa quarterback, fakes to fullback Fred line. End Jim Gibbons charges, then cuts left r3 to go on the Purdue 9 as Harris on a dive into the Jim Gibbons in the corner of straight victory, 40-0, and absolutely unmanageable. Against them, a Notre Dame team that couldn't possibly have been steamed up any higher a week earlier against Michigan State made a tremendous effort.

Too, Too, Too But valiance could not overcome inequality. Oklahoma, when it counted, always was too fast, too strong, too many. Once the job was accomplished, the Sooners faded somewhat. No longer fired by their overwhelming urge, they eased OKLAHOMA Continued on Page Ten si 1 Statistics Iowa Purdut First ilowtw 17 21 Rushing yarriaee .,..200 163 Pin yardage, 59 242 8-11 17-28 PanHi Intercepted by 1 Punts 4-44 Fumble lout 3 Tarda penalized 35 20 BCORINO Iowa 7 14 ft It Purdue 7 0 20 Iowa Touchdowns, Gibbons (9, fast from Ploen). Happel 2 (8, runj 30.

run); converilom, Prescott 2. Ploen. Purdue Touchdown. Dlllard (one) font, pjunce). Fletcher (18, paaa from Dawson).

Lundy (20. pass-run from Dawson) conversions, Dawson 2. NEXT FOES lOWAMichiian pimnuK Illinois into the game after their third score. That left it up Ploen, who had missed two of his three previous efforts. Kenny drove it home in this pressurized situation and that became the vital point when the usually reliable Dawsori kicked wide in the fourth quarter.

The Hawks' quick, incisiva backs carved out 189 yards IOWA Continued on Page Six (U ji' 5 FINE CATCH-SIX POtNTS Page 3.) almost to a man patted his was the Hawkeye who waylaid Purdue's Erich Barnes with I minute 21 seconds left in the game after the Boiler-Big Ten Standings Conference All Game W. L. T. W. T.

low 3 0 0 5 0 Ohio Stat 3 0 0 4 10 Minnesota MichlKan St. 2 1 4 10 1 4 0 1 12 0 3 3 0 i 2 0 i i' 3 2 0 Illinois Purdue 0 2 1 2 2 1 Wlironntii 0 2 1 13 1. Koruwesiertt 0 2 1 13 1 maker back caught a pasj from Leonard Dawson on, Iowa's 25-yard line. Harris blast caused Barnei COMMENT Continued on Page Threi Now Tloen fakes to halfback Don Dobrino, coming across, then rolls out with the ball hidden on one hip. Purdue's Wayne Farmer is completely fooled on the play.

9 510 p. i rii v.r is jx -is j-s 'r i-' MasM)tmdMtSm'1 Mm Js hfrOk, 4r WaM UL SUNDAY REG18TKR FOOTBALL PHOTOS BY JUKVA8 BALDWIN AND DON CLTANQ payoff. Ploen passes to end the end zone. Gibbons outfights Purdue's Erich Barnes for the ball and Iowa's first score. (Other Iowa Touchdowns: A This is the YES ILLIN! 20.

SPARTANS 13! CHAMPAIGN, ILL. ()-Abe Woodson scored three times, includirg touchdown sprints of 70 9 and 82 yards in the last quar- Jk ter, to lead 1111- A nois to a fan- 4l tastic 20-13 I me coming tV-r'i! upset Saturday? over Michigan hY State- aitt The victory i 1 for the 21 -point I -j underdogs be- fetea4tUf. fore a yelling WOOM0N etiout crowd of 71,119 goes down as the one of the great- est surprises ever pulled in the Big Ten. Michigan State ILLINOIS Continued on Page Two fill Jolt Michigan, 20-7 Too Much of Everything: Oklahoma Sinks Irish, 40-0 By Bert McGrane (Sunday F.eleUr Staff Writer) SOUTH BEND, IND. The inevitable engulfed Notre Dame here Saturday as those terrors in tearaways from Okla Harris Gets Back-SIapping For Forcing Vital Fumble By Tony Cordaro (Sunday Register Staff Writer) LAFAYETTE, IND.

There stood Fred Harris, strapping Iowa fullback, stripped down and ready to take a shower. Ho homa slashed out their thirty-fifth Gophers' first over the Wolverines here since 1941, went the coveted Little Brown Jug, which Minnesota followers hope to fill with roses come Jan. 1. The Gophers now have three 'Western Conference victories and one tie. Michigan, with one triumph and Gophers By Sec Taylor (Sports Editor, Tha Keitsr) ANN ARBOR, MICH.

Minnesota's sensational second-half ground attack gave it three touchdowns and enabled it to come from behind and defeat Michigan, 20-7, Saturday. With the 1 the Qreatcr Dos Melius Dowllng 34, Sicux City (Hlan) 27 Drakf 55, Bradley 47 West Waterloo 32, North 7 Big Tan Illinois 20, Michigan State 13 Indiam 19, Northwestern 13 Iowa 21, Purdue 20 Minnesota 20, Michigan 7 Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 0 Big; Smn Colorado 16, Nebraska 0 Sports two reverses, Is virtually out of contention for the Rose Bowl. Led by quarterback Bobby Cox's inspirational play, particularly his ball carrying, the Norsemen from Minneapolis MINNESOTA Continued on Page Two North Dakota Slate 26, Sfuth Dakota State 9 Washington (St, Louis) 27, South Dakota 7 Midwest Confcrsnei Carleton 19, Lawrence 0 Cornell 28, Grinned 13 Knox 27, Coe 7 St. Olaf 34, Monmouth 0 Continued on Page Two cores of aii was all smiles and his mates bare back, leaving a dozen red handprints on it. Harris didn't mind because he had never been hannier.

He didn't 48V 1 ant x' gled out as the hero in Iowa's 21-20 triumph i over Purdue a few min WJ before. TV i lt was Iowa's WWi third strant mJ Big Ten victory HARRIS anfJ ifth vic. tory of the year. There was no reason for anyone not to be happy. Harris, his teammates said, 5 Its super football these Sooners play.

Until all doubt of the outcome had vanished completely, they were so devastating that even old heads among the record crowd of 60,128 wondered if their equal has ever been seen. They were fast and strong MISSOURI 3 OWA STATE 0 '(White's Story: Page V. Missouri 34, Iowa Slate 0 Oklahoma 40, Notre Damt 0 Wyoming 27, Kansas State 15 Iowa Confertnei Centra! 20, Warlburg 7 Dubuque 23, Iowa Wesleyan 7 Luther 27, Upper Iowa 21 Simpson 13, Buena Visia 7 North Central Confirsntl Mormnnslde 21, Augustana 13 North Dakota 20, Iowa Teachers 19.