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6-S DES MOINFS SUNDAY REGISTER Nov. 4, 196. if tw' IIJCDDACVA ft AIM -J! v2 7 ''1 I ft 'j Powr (N) REGISTER PHOTOS BY JACK IRINTON Nebraska quarterback Dennis Claridge pitches to halfback Warren Powers, who heads toward the sidelines a THREE FUMBLES AID UNBEATEN TIGERS' SIXTH VICTORY-- Hands Erratic Nebraska First Setback, 16-7 along at a 31-point average there and. with the Huskers deflected it and Martin (who is ex-Nebraska Coach Bill Jennings' son-in-law) suddenly had a football in his hands. came reversing over rights tackle, got a big block from Jerry Wallach, and was running clear.

A Husker sophomore swiftie, Kent McCloughan, dove and made contact on about the two. The ball shot forward, out of the end zone, but it was ruled Roland had made it over the goal in time. Early in the second quarter, fullback Andy Russell made a fancy one-handed interception while falling and Missouri, thanks to Roland, moved 47 yards in five plays to threaten again. It wasn't to be. Roland, who netted 95 yards in 14 carries, tried a running pass (he hurt his throwing hand Missouri By Maury White (Sunday Register Staff Writer) I INCOLN, NEB.

It is not wise to make any mistakes a a i Missouri's football team and doing it habitually is as profitable as trying to plow with a penknife. The Tigers, happily accepting a succession of miscues by previously undefeated Nebraska, surged along their own unbeaten path and moved a giant step closer to the Big Eight title with a 16-7 victory here Saturday. Both Missouri touchdowns, plus Bill Leistritz's 45-yard field goal sandwiched between, came shortly after various Tigers pounced upon three of the six fumbled balis skittering out of Husker hands. The first tally was rung up by swift sophomore halfback the speed. jRumllMl)Ur Powers turns is finally on legman (M)r Johnny Roland, on a 46-yard dash down the sideline in the! first quarter.

The last was a one-yard sneak by quarterback Jim Johnson in the fourth period. It made little difference in the eventual outcome and didn't do much to promote the night festivities of 38,000 homecoming fans, that the Pamp's mnst enprtarnlar nlaw 0 was furnished by fnrnicrioH Kir UL Noel Martin. 88-Yard Interception Martin, a reserve fullback, plucked a deflected pass thrown by Roland and lumb ered 88 yards to tie the game at 7-7 in the second quarter and miect some hope in what airCduy a cause. Nebraska went into the game with lofty dreams and six straight victories. Its of-- has been steaming in 1948, when it was the Big Seven conference.

The Oklahomans sacked up their third straight tri- Statistics Okli. Coloride Flrf down! 21 Rusnlns yardage 344 134 Passing yardage 289 69 Passes Hi t- Passei Intercepted by 5 0 punrt 4-4 1.42 Fumblei lost 2 Yards penalized 70 IS Oklahoma II 7-41 Colorado 0 0 0 O- 0 (kick wi.f wm iiwii. 3. run fMetcalf. kick) taiiea Okie -Boll, 13, past from Deere, (Metcalf kick) 41, (Metcalf.

kick) past from Deert 3, run (toonev, run) Okla. Grisham, 4, run (Metcalf. kick) and enthusiasm here has been the highest in years The Huskers do have a good football team, but Missouri's is noticeably better. What the Tigers do with the ball is pretty good, but their two tough, mobile lines are especially impressive on defense. Bill (Thunder) Thornton ui, was ua.n.

amuzi mc first time in a month and so was halfback Dennis Steuwe. Neither could consistently punch holes in Missouri's coif-rugated forward walls. Tiger ends Conrad Hitchler and Gen(J 0Hver were rtic. ularly bright in proteCting the nanus, turning runners in toward the likes of guard; senior from Crest Ja Three Intercepted That's rugged territory in shakes loose for 10 umph without defeat by puncturing Colorado's sec-ondary on quarterback Monte Deere's passes down the middle on touchdown plays of 83, 41 and 32 yards in that 22-minute span. Halfback Virgil Boll caught Season's Records OKLAHOMA 7 Syracuse COLORADO 3 21 Utah 11 4 Kansas Stat I Kansas 7 14 Okla.

Stat 0 It Iowa Stat 0 4 Nebraska 0 Oklahoma Missouri Texas Tech Air Force 37 i 7 Notre Dame Texas 13 Kansas tl Kansas Sfatt 42 Colorado Iowa Stat Missouri Nebraska Okla. Stat 34 firing three passes that were intercepted and only two that were completed, their No. 11 ranking in the Associated Press poll slowly started slipping away. Missouri, 4-0 in the conference race and perfect except for a scoreless tie with Minnesota, threatened most of the first quarter, failing on a 29-yard field goal try on its first series from scrimmage. Dennis Claridge, a quarterback who could have sued his mates for non-support, fumbled after a five-yard gain and Missouri's Daryl Krugman covered the ball on the Husker 46.

Claridge almost made up for the error on a near-inter- jception of a Johnson pass, But, on the next play, Roland yards- to Nebraska1 two of them, John Flynn the other, Halfback Paul Lea scampered 39 yards around left end for another touchdown in the first half, when Oklahoma built a 35-0 lead. Oklahoma speedster Joe Don Looney enlivened the second half with an 84-yard scoring burst around left end. Colorado's lone first-half tnreat died with a fiimhlB on Oklahoma's two-yard line aner a anve. Oklahoma piled up 415 yards in the first half alone, 131 rushing and 284 passing. if 1 ftfei 5 mm.

0 The sensible thing was to start running, which Martin; did. He's not too fast, but end Larry Tomlinson frolicked alongside and a four-man rear guard formed to give him worlds of time and protection. It was the first time in five games that Nebraska has scored on Mizzou. This streak of stinginess started when Dan Devine took over as head coach and started building pride in defensive play. i One Hand, No Ball Early in the third quarter, Cla" f)und end with the ball held in one hand and wound up being sorry.

It slipped away and Hertz recovered for the Tigers on the Husker 21. Nebraska's Lloyd Voss and Bob Brown, both of whom played outstanding ball, set the Tigers back seven yards i on two plays and Leistritz was called in and produced his 45-yard three-pointer. There was quite a bit of time left and Nebraska continued hurting Its own cause. The final score came after Dave Theisen tried to field a punt on the run and failed to pull it off. Paul Underhill, the fullback who hurt Iowa State considerably a week ago, recovered on the Nebraska 26 and eight plays later Johnson went over the middle, with Hertz helping clear the way.

Earlier, when the Tigers had twice shifted from a balanced to an unbalanced line in midfield, Huskers had jumped offside. Such a shift didn't work down near the goal. Hitchler later stole one of Claridge's passes and Russell bagged his second interception near the end. Missouri's passing wasn't much better than Nebraska's, but it didn't throw as much. After it was over, Devine said: "I'd say Oklahoma is sitting in the (Big Eight) driver's seat.

"The Sooners catch Nebraska and Missouri at Norman and they've already beaten Kansas. We're not noted for winning at Norman." Statistics Missouri Nebraska First downs 7 Rushlna yardage IW 141 Passlna yardage 33 7 Passes 1-S Punts 7-31 7-3? Passes Intercepted dv Fumb ei lost tCORINO Yards penalized 15 15 Missouri Ml -H Nebraska AAn 44. run fLeisfrltf pass interception HICK af- man kick) 45, Ltlstrlti run (kick raues Season's Records NCIRASKA 53 South Dakota 1 MISSOURI a 21 California 10 2S Mlchloan 13 0 Minnesota 34 Iowa state 21 1 Arizona 1 N. Carolina St. 3i Kansas State 31 Colorado 4 21 Iowa Stat 4 Kansas siflie uKfaiiviiia 7 Missouri 141 1 Neoraska Kansas I Okla.

Stat Oklahoma Oklahoma I Kansas 0 Husker, tentatively identified as John Kirby, hit him as he threw. The ball headed for a mess of players, Claridge REGISTER PHOTO BY JACK BRINTON 22-yard line. 23-7 Loss Is First For Bowling Green CANYON, TEX. Gf) West Texas State knocked Bowling Green (Ohio) put of the unbeaten class Saturday with a 23-7 victory before 19,000 fans. It was the Falcons' first loss in seven games and West Texas got its seventh victory in eight starts.

Bowling Green has one tie on its record. ITS BRONZE BABU LAUREL, MD. UP) Bronze Babu won the $20,000 Turf Cup at Laurel Saturday. and downed after an 11 -yard gain. Missouri sophomore Johnny Roland tripped up.

N. TEXAS NIPS Q-7 If I WICHITA, KAN. UP) North Texas State upset Wichita, 9-7, Saturday in bruising test of defensive strength, and knocked the Shockers out of the Missouri Valley Conference football title race. Defending champion Wichita now has an 0-2 conference record and is 3-5 for the season. North Texas is 2-1 and 4-3.

The Eagles' defense held Wichjta 19 hi ancj U2 by a Wichita seemed to fade after halfback Miller Parr returned a North Texas punt 90 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, only to have the score wiped out by a clipping penalty. Wichita scored early. Jim Maddox intercepted a pass on the North Texas 30 and a few plays later Bill Stangarone passed 19 yards to Parr for the touchdown. Tackle Bobby Price kicked a 35-yard field goal for the Texans near the end of the first half. In the third quarter, the Eagles drove 82 yards for the winning touchdown, with fullback Dwain Bean making the last yard.

SCORIN) North Tavaa Stat a Wichita 7 xrj oau Irani (Buti, kick) N.Tex.-FO, Prle, 35 WITTENBERG ROLLS GETTYSBURG, PENN. UP) Undefeated Wittenberg College defeated Gettysburg, 27-6, in a snow storm Saturday. uur.H TA iiiuiii i run (kick failed) 0kia Loonfv, (vetcait, kick) Ia a. run (Metcalf, kick) Army Rolls, 26-0, Over Boston U. Statistics loston First downs 14 Rushing yardaoe 14 Passing yardage 19 Passes it Passes Intercepted by 0 Punts 4.1? Fumbles lost 4 Yards penalized 35 KORIN Army 7 Boston Army 145 0 0-2! A I Army neror, Army-Wright run (Hevdt kick) Army Pask 2, run (Heydt kick) Army-Pask 1, run (kick failed) Army-FG Heydt, 34 BOSTON, MASS.

W) Army's muddy, sputtering Cadets got rolling on a 56-yard punt return by Ken Wal- Ojdrop and beat Boston Univer It; fl Cnftifrintr ten ctA Slty, 26-0, Saturday. -v, oaiuiuajr. KUggeu, 11 nui Miiuuui, me Cadets had a firmer grip on the rain-drenched ball and twice recovering Terrier fum bles to set up scoring efforts The Cadets were in front, 3-0, on Dick Heydt's field goal when Waldrop hauled a punt from his 18 to the Boston 29. The Terriers were further taxed by a piling on penalty. Wright slammed across from the one for a touchdown after his 10-yard burst Boston threatened late in the first period, but at the start of the second period a field-goal attempt was blocked.

The Terriers were simply overwhelmed in the second half. The clincher came in the third period. Cadet Ed Schillo recovered a fumble at the Boston 45. Dick Eckert made three and Waldrop hurdled right tackle for 15. Then Ray Paske took a pitchout and sprinted the final 27 yards.

Paske scored again on a one- yard plunge in the fourth peri od. -3i i 70j 1 Sooners Put 62-0 Crush On Colorado BOULDER, COLO. Oklahoma demolished Colorado with four long touch down strikes in the first 22 minutes and kept pouring it on for a 62-0 Big Eight football victory Saturday. The defeat was the worst tnr last vpar's since joining the conference Missouri's cnampiuns fnf 'uhai imi 1 1 fei Johnny Roland clears Nebraska line, then fumbles. Teammate Paul Underhill recovers ball..