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GILMER1 SIZZLES AS ALABAMA DUMPS TECH 14- frkfsOpfjofj 1 I 38-73 Rejuvenated Vols Htimmer BC Eagles Sanders Believes '47 Club Best at Vandy in 2.5 Years Proctor Pitches Hurlin' Harry RAYMOND JOHNSON Stuns Engineers MIAMI IS A 11, ma. mis Vanderbilt grid machine, conqueror of Miami in the Orange Bowl Friday night, is the finest to represent the university in 'a quarter of a century or loncer. With Rifle Shots Three JD Strikes In Upset Victory Boston College Drives To Early TD, But Vols Rebound on J. Arm By BILL SHIRLEY Tennessean Sports Writer SHIELD -WATKINS STADIUM, Tide Ace Completes 11 Out of 13 Chunks To Smear Tech Mark That's the opinion of ho less a judge than Red Sanders the Commodore coach, bubbling with enthusiasm after the magnificent offensive display in the first half, pointed out that it had played a schedule that was more difficult than any Vanderbilt team since before he was a freshman at the university in 1922. "In those years Tennessee was little more than a good prep school team of today," he said.

"Ken VI pi SUNDAY 18, 1S4T cy ri3f 'J By ROLAND DOPSON BIRMINGHAM, Ala. an Harrv Gilmer uncorked 11 completions in Knoxville Gen. Bob Neyland un is tries yesterday and not even unbeaten Georgia Tech could stand up under that kind of passing as veiled a new Tennessee football team here yesterday, and 20,000 fans stared in disbelief as the Vols crushed a favored Boston College 38 to 13, in one of the season's biggest upsets. The Tennessee players were the same ones who were kicked around rather rudely by Georgia Tech tucky Ihey were just pushovers, Ole Miss, Alabama? You could put them almost in the same class. But it's different today.

Nearly everybody in our conference has a club that is capable of beating most any other on a given day. "We've beaten Alabama and Ole Miss, generally regarded now as the two best in the conference. That's something no other team can boast. "I don't mean to be bragging but I honestly believe we've got the finest team Vanderbilt has had since before I Alabama won a seething 14 to 7 football victory before 34,000 wild-eyed fans. As fans swarmed out on the field to carry Alabama'g 160-pound passing and running wizard off th field, he had lifted his Crimson Tide team squarely into the Sugar Bowl picture.

xOff to a poor start with losses to Tulane and Vanderbilt, Alabama roared "back with successive victories over Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and now Georgia Tech. The Duke, Alabama, North Carolina and Ole but you couldn't tell it. As they stomped the Eagles' once bright bowl hopes deep in the soggy turf of Shield -Watkins 1 stadium, the Vols yesterday looked like a football team. For the first time this season they blocked like a Neyland-coached club. Four times they struck through Too Much Gilmer Tech First downs 13 Yards sained rushinr (net) HI the air for touchdowns, Nashville's J.

Bi Proctor pitching three beau Tide tl 101 IS 11 132 2 20 43 34 1 Forward passes attempted IS Forward passes completed Y'ards by forward passes 113 Forward passes intercepted 2 Yards runback Int. passes ft Punt'r. av. from scrimmare, 45 Total yards all kicks returned 77 Opponents fumbles recovered 0 Yards lost by penalties IS tiful scoring strikes as he turned in his best passing performance of the campaign. Hubert Becker hurled the other touchdown toss after the final gun had sounded, and little, fancy-stepping Hal Littleford and Fullback Ralph Chancey chipped in scores on the ground.

Vol Guard Norman Meseroll broke through to smear comeback left the Tide needing only a victory over Louisiana State Quarter Ed Clasby in the end zone for a safety in the last period. AP Wirephoto Leon McCoy. Diminick was the outstanding back on the field in the thrilling duel, constantly ripping off huge gains and displaying plenty of fancy trickery as the Eagles went down in an upset defeat. Boston College unloosed its pow- KNOXVILLE Joe Diminick, speedy Boston college tailback, returns a Tennessee kickoff 20 yards to his 35-yard line in the second quarter of the game in which the Vols beat the Eagles, 38 to 13, here yesterday. Tennessee players are Tackle Tom Brixey and Center next week to just about clinch the New Orleans trip.

Tide Tramples Tech (Continued on Page 3) For three periods the billowing Crimson Tide beat Tech unmerci fully but two savage goal line Cats Scare Irish Army Stymies Penn stands in the third period gave the Engineers a chance to square it in the final 15 minutes. But the Tide bottled up Tech's tying touchdown bid and the he roic Gilmer ran his mates out of FUkkLc l-Un KID- KllWtli Cadet Line Beats Back LSU Scuttles hot water on a decisive 32-yard run to save the victory that was as much a personal triumph for Lighthorse Harry as any gams could be. QuakerScoring Power The field was boggy from 24 Michigan Wins Easily hours of rain, but the sun broke clear just before the kickoff and shone on Gilmer at his greatest. The second time Alabama got Chattanooga's Joe Steffy Paces Knights7 Drive to Early Tally the ball Gilmer started marching from his 32-yard line and he didn't relax until he had personally planted the ball over the 68 yards away. Notre Dame Has Toughest Test In 26-19 Nod Wolverines Roll To 40-6 Triumph Over Wisconsin Maroons 21 to 6 i In Mild Upset Sub Charlie Pevey Sparks Late Tiger Drive in SEC Tilt BATON ROUGE, La.

CD Louisiana State threw the Southeastern conference football championship race into a wild scramble yesterday by whipping Mississippi State, 21 to 6, while Georgia Tech was being bounced out of the un By OSCAR FRALEY PHILADELPHIA (IP) Pennsylvania's long awaited day of venge ance against an Army team which had ridden over it roughshod the past three years fell flat on sleet-swept Franklin field yesterday when the Cadets crunched to a 7 to 7 deadlock that tumbled the Quakers By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN MADISON, Wis. UP) Michigan's EVANSTON, 111. LP) The from the ranks of the football mighty. Shooting for its first perfect season since the flying wedge days dogged, mud-splashed Northwestern Wildcats, humiliated by five Wolverines clinched the Big Nine title and a Rose Bowl trip yesterday with a crushing 40 to 6 triumph over a stunned Wisconsin eleven in a sleet-swept battle before a ca of 1904, the Quakers went out be- fore a partisan capacity crowd of defeats in seven earlier starts, almost made a myth of Notre Dame's 78,205 as a seven-point favorite. Even-Stephen Game pacity crowd of 47,000 at Camp Ran football invincibility yesterday, but PENN ARMY dall stadium.

the desperate Fighting Irish shook But a fighting Army line, which refused to believe the odds, stopped them cold except in the Quakers' one come-from-behind touchdown. Five Straight Strikes He threw five straight passes In this march to such talented receivers as Billy Cadenhead, Rebel Steiner, Hugh Morrow and Jim Cain. The fifth toss, to Cain, put it on the five and after an offside put Tech back on its one, Gilmer ran the ball across. Morrow kicked the first of his two extra points. Tech's hard-luck fullback, Dinky Bowen, fumbled a second period punt on his own 27-yard line and Gilmer started ramming the ball down the Engineers' throats again.

He missed his first pass of the afternoon, but then planted one in Steiner's arms on the nine-yard line. Norwood Hodges made two tries at the line and Gilmer one, but still the ball rested five yards away. entered the university as a student. It Sanders has a great line and our offense now is difficult for any team to stop. Commodores Merit Glowing Praise From Vandy Chief Sanders has ample reason to be so high on his boys.

They gave their best performance of the season Friday night as long as the first and second stringers were on the battle front. The third and fourth teams played most of the last half. The regulars played less than 10 minutes, some of them not that long. "Our line was better than against Alabama." Red beamed. "Ken Cooper was terrific.

The boy hadn't looked too good last week but he was great this time. John North played very well, too. Berry Was Great, but Red Couldn't Risk an Injury "Bobby Berry never ran better. But I told him after he scored that second touchdown that he was through for the night. I didn't want to take any chances on getting him hurt." Did Sanders call off his dogs after rolling up a 26 to 7 halftime margin? That's the way it looked to the spectators.

Here's Red's explanation: "We had a two-fold purpose. We wanted to give some of our boys who had played only a little in our easiest games some experience. Then we wanted to rest our regulars as much as possible for Maryland and Tennessee. Vandy Rolls Up Largest Score Against Miami Since '44 The 33 to 7 score was the largest run up on Miami since 1940, not counting the war year of 1944 when the Hurricane, like most schools without naval trainees, was very low Jesse Yarbrough, a former coach who now heads the Miami welfare and recreation body, rated Miami's play against Vandy its best of the season. Jesse has seen the Hurricane in every game and should know The Hurricanes hit hard and it was evident from the outset that they hoped to redeem themselves The Commodores didn't give them an opportunity.

The Commodores came down here hoping to impress the Orange Bowl folks They did Listen to what the Miami scribes wrote: "The Commodores had everything, then some." scribbled Luther Evans, who continued: "Their blocking was devastating. Each ball carrier seemed more swift and powerful than the man he replaced. The line must have been reinforced with granite, so grudgingly did it yield yardage." Evans referred to the Commodores as terrific, a football monster and such glowing terms. Burns Waxes Lyrical Over VU's Defensive Power Jimmy Burns of the Herald said: "The Commodores' tackling was terrific. When they grabbed a Hurricane, it was like an octopus encircling something with his multiple feelers.

There was no escape. In the first half the Commodores showed more zip, power and skill than the great LSU team did in the game here last year. It was easy to understand how this Vandy team had cut such a swath in the Southeastern conference. One press boy wag remarked, "Wonder if the Orange Bowl committee has scouts looking at Vandy?" Burns called the Commodores the best team to appear here since 1942. Such Artistry Made Even Hapless 'Canes Like It Guy Butler of the Daily News said, "Bulwarked by a bruising, battering line that grudgingly yielded every inch gained by Miami and a backfield of swivel hips, twinkle-toes and battering rams, the Tennesseans ground the hapless Hurricanes into the sod but they did it so artistically they made even their victims like it." There was nothing but praise for the Commodores everywhere one turned.

The impressive display will bring the Goldmen back here, if not New Year's Day, 1948, then circle 1919. off the surprise for a 28 to 1 victory, their seventh in a row. Playing on a soggy field in a The Wolverines, who tossed all of their intricate attack against Wisconsin despite a soggy field and a miniature blizzard, scored two touchdowns against the outclassed Badgers in the opening period and It was Bobby Jack Stuart of First downs 15 7 Net yards rushinr 15X 14!) Net yards passing IK Forwards attempted 26 ft Forwards completed 7 2 Forwards Intercepted 3 Number of punts 10 xAverare distance punts 37 3R Fumbles 2 2 Bails lost on fumbles 1 1 Number of penalties 1 Yards penalised 15 35 xFrom line of scrlmmace. Shawnee, who finally lived up to his promise with a 10-yard beaten ranks. The home team pulled ltstlf together in the last two periods after Harper Davis' 60-yard sprint had given Mississippi State a 6 to 0 edge at half time.

Shorty McWilliams, Mississippi State's chief offensive weapon went out with an injury midway of touchdown smash that put Army then coasted to an easy victory. The triumph almost assured drizzle, the Wildcats marched 81 yards for one touchdown, turned a pass interception into another, and then sent a sellout throng of 48,000 to their feet in the last quarter when, third-string Peewee Day filched Frank Tripucka's aerial and pranced 18 yards for a third Coach Fritz Crisler of his first per out in front in the second period. But led by Tony (Skippy) Minisi, Penn roared right back to tie it up as Big Ray Dooney counted from the three. The scores came with fect season in 10 Wolverine years. the second period, and watched ing the ends and hammering the with only down-trodden Ohio State remaining to face in the regular line, and the elusive Skippy's rat from the bench while the Maroons suffered their first confer schedule.

Northwestern fumbled the ball seven times, and lost it on four tling passes, that carried to the three from where Dooney bulled it in six minutes and the other 54 marked some of the most crashing line play ever beheld within the red brick walls of Philadelphia's Michigan's razzle-dazzle attack simply bowled over the surpris Gilmer reared back and javelined a pass to Steiner over the goal line and Alabama had a lead It could sit back and protect. ence loss. There was a groan from the LSU supporters among the crowd of occasions. Two of the bobbles were ing Badgers, who now are destined to finish a runner-up to Mich football citadel. 40,000 when Y.

A. Tittle, the Tigers Strategy Backfires It seemed that this wouldn't bs Penn Out for Revenge Penn wanted this one badly. For recovered by the great Notre Dame tackle, George Connor, at opportune times. Irish Top Statistic The Irish, who netted 284 yards igan in the conference race, even if they subdue Minnesota in their three years it had been pulverized brilliant quarterback, limped off the field after the second half kickoff. But Charlie Pevey, the sophomore ball-handler who has had lit season finale next Saturday.

Michigan, ranked the nation's No. necessary when Techs strategy backfired on the second half kick-off and left the Engineers In the -hole throughout the third period. 2 team behind Notre Dame in the over. Ed Lawless place-kicked the point and the scoring was over. Penn threaterfd again in the final period when it passed to the Army 29, only to be halted by an interception.

And again in the fading moments, it was Minisi, passing and running like a wraith through the dark blue mist of evening, who put Penn in position for the winning score. But once more that line rose up and stopped the Quakers dead on Army's 30 as the clock ran out. by rushing while holding Northwestern to 49, passed to three Associated Press poll, scored in ev tle opportunity to play because of Tech tried an onside kickoff, but Picture on Page 3 touchdowns and drove 60 yards on the ground for the fourth. Only twice did they fumble away the Tittles endurance, proved more than adequate. ery period on a soggy field, adding one touchdown each in the second and third quarters and two in the got caugnt with an illegal formation and Alabama got the ball on the Engineers' 40.

slick ball, and lost it once. That He threw a 40-yard pass to Wimberly for Louisiana's first final stanza. Gilmer picked out his favorite touchdown midway or the third target, Steiner, and it was good Wisconsin struck for its only touchdown in the second period, period, and engineered the high by the Army juggernaut, 62 to 61 to 0 and 34 to 7. Undefeated and untied, it intended to run it up on the Black Knights from up the Hudson. to the two-yard line.

Here Tech's when Reserve Halfback Jim Em- line, which had bowed before Ala bach smashed across from the six bama's forwards in the first half, rose up and took the ball on downs. yard line. Halfback Bob Chappuis, Michi Penn started out as if it would do lust that. For in the opening Billy Williams kicked out to his 40 and Gilmer's two completions, gan's outstanding candidate for period, the burly Quakers drove to Major Grid Results time came late in the final period, when Terry Brennan let it escape from him on the three-yard line after the Irish had marched 50 yards. End Stan Gorskl pounced on it to end the threat.

Four players scored for Notre Dame as the Irish rolled up a 20-6 half-time margin. Panelli Scores Early At the outset of the first quarter Fullback John Panelli brushed five yards around end for the touchdown. Center Bill Walsh then recovered Tom Worthington's bobble on the Northwestern 18, and plus a nine-yard gallop by Red All-America laurels, was the kingpin in the Wolverine's crushing tri LSU 214 JO 4 Noonan, put Alabama on Tech's seven. umph. He uncorked three touch Tgers Kick Up Dust Mill.

StaU Flnt downl 6 Yard! rained ruihlnr (ntt) 167 Forward panes l'i Forward pasaes ft Yards sained forward pass- Inr 44 Forward passes Intercepted or Yards rained run back of intercepted paisei iff Punting- averare 38.4 Total yards all kicks returned Opponent fumbles recovered 3 Yards lost br penalties 1ft down passes, two of them surprise short flips to Quarterback Howard Yerges, who previously had caught Army's 36 and then went to the 13 after recovering an Army fumble on the Cadet 25. But each time, with their backs to the wall and the home crowd roaring for its blood, the Army line steadied and killed off the threat. Steffy Out Front Then, as the second period only one scoring toss, and another to End Dick Rifenburg. But Tech again held on and started a march from its 12 that paid off in a touchdown on the first Engineer entry Into Alabama territory. A roughness penalty against Alabama which gave Tech the ball on the Tide 44 paved ths way and Bob McCoy slammed over after Tech had worked It down on The Wolverines rolled to 281 yards le 34.7 142.1 1 25 Johnny Luiack, after failing on a from rushing and 136 by passing, series of passes, hit Brennan on while Wisconsin collected 101 over opened, that Cadet line led by Captain Joe Steffy of Chattanooga a fourth down aerial for another land and only 42 through the air.

started opening big chunks of day Jim Still's passes to Red Patton. score. In the final minutes of the open light. Winfleld Scott of Winches Big 12 Alabama 14; Ga. Tech 7.

LSU 21; Miss. State 6. Georgia 28; Auburn 6. Tulane Florida 7. Kentucky 36; Evaniville 0.

Ola Miss 52; Chattanooga 0. Tennessee 38; Boston C. 13. Souffiern Conference Duke South Carolina 0. The Citadel VMI'6.

North Carolina 19; Maryland 0. Clemson 34; Duquetne 13. Fos Alabama Besides Michigan's three aerial scoring thrusts, the Wolverines also tallied on a brilliant 77-yard punt return by Gene Derricotte, a 22- I.E Steiner ter, and Rip Rowan of Mem powered Tiger machine perfectly while Ray Coates, Bill Schroll, Dan Sandifer and Bill Collins were rip ing period, Art Murakowski stole Lujack's pass and raced 22 yards to the Irish 20. On the first play LT Whttler Woinlak phis led the drive to the 10 and Stuart smashed it over. Steffy added the point and Army was out kj Mancn ping through the Mississippi State of the second stanza, Don Bur- yard run by Fullback Jack Weisen-burger and a two-yard smash by Re serve Fullback Tom Peterson.

line for gain after gain. son passed 13 yards to Don Stone- Georria Tech R. Jordan Slaien Pope Smith Healey Davn Brodnax Still Petit McCoy A. Bowen Georffla Tech Alabama In front, 7 to 0. But Penn, angered and humlli sifer, and Ed Tunnicliff finally Pevey's pay-off pitch climaxed a 74-yard march along the ground.

RO Richeson RT Flower Cain crsiinivan l.H Ollmsr RH Cadenhead KB Tew (T 0 0 7 7 014 ated, took the kickoff right back Piggy Barnes, giant tackle, place- punched over for a Wildcat touch (Continued on Page 4) Picture on Next Page kicked the point which gave LSU a 67 yards to the tying touchdown It was Minisi and Dooney, sweep. 7 to edge. LSU piled over on run- ning'plays for two touchdowns in the final period, one on a 56 yard advance and again on a 51-yard pa VI Hopes To Return To Orange Bowl rade. Rip Collins squirmed the last yard in the first drive, and Coates smashed over from the one on the second. Barnes' placement record was perfect.

son game. It would not be fair to the boys. They'd have to put. in an extra month of practice and Davis sprint came in the second period after Jim Stuart intercepted a pass on the Mississippi State 40. Running from a time-honored reverse play, Davis knocked down a couple of would-be tacklers, then outraced the mass the rest of the way.

Max Stalnbrook's placement was no good. Miss. StaU Pas. L.S.U. K.

Davis LE Adams Bowl officials felt it would not be wise to accept Tech until after its Alabama clash. For should Bama and Georgia beat Tech, it would lose a lot of luster. While Vanderbilt wants a bowl bid, the Commodores are not going to accept anything offered them. Sanders made that plain yesterday morning before stepping aboard a plane for Nashville. "We'll play anywhere the boys, want to play," Sanders said.

"While we could use the money, we wouldn't accept Just any post-sea- By RAYMOND JOHNSON Tenneftean Spertt Editor MIAMI BEACH, Fla Vander-bllt's victorious Commodores bade goodbye to this winter playground yesterday morning after slapping over the University of Miami 33-7 the previous night. They left with a prayer in their hearts that they will return here for New Year's day. The Gold and Black boys got a little taste of greater Miami during scratches but they will be gone by Saturday. The Goldmen pulled more spectacular plays in the first half than they have this year. The first touchdown was Bobby Berry's 52-yard sprint around the Miami left flank.

Berry set up the second with a 42-yard pass to Joe Hicks who was downed on the six from where Bobby went over, carrying three Hurricanes with him, on the next play. Nalley's Run Best in Years Tops, not only for the night but for Vanderbilt for years, was Lee Garrett LT Barnes Johnson LQ McLellana Ray Claunch Hughes RO Worley their 48-hour stay here just Champion RT Lana Alexander Wimberly Stuart QB Tittle McWISIams LH Coates H. Davis RH Sanditer Bailey PB. Collins Nalley's 88-yard touchdown sprint on a punt return two minutes after probably miss being at home Christmas. We're going to leave It up to them If we do get any invitations." Then in the next breath Sanders admitted that he had had feelers from 10 bowls.

These included the Orange, Gator at Jacksonville, Sun at El Paso, Dixie at Birmingham and the Hawaiian at Honolulu. Crippled for Maryland Sanders left here more concerned about the University of Maryland which Invades Dudley Field Saturday for the final home game than any bowl bids. Tex Robertson will be out of that game and probably for the fracas with Tennessee at Knoxville Saturday week. He suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the Miami game. Bobby Lawrence is another who will be missing.

He fractured a collarbone on the last play of the first quarter when he was smeared on a fake placement. Except for these two, the Commodores carae out of the game in good shape. Of Berry has scored. Then Jamie 0 0 0 7 1431 Miss. Slat 0 La.

State 0 Wade tossed a pass to Jimmy Allen who juggled it but sped across for the TD. The pass and run cov ered 44 yards. Three of these scores Mississippi Stat scorlnc Touchdown H. Davis. La.

Slate scorlnc Touchdowns Wimberly. Collins, Coates. Points after touchdownBarnes 3 (placements). CASTLE8ERRY (T) came within nine minutes. The final touchdown, registered late in the third period, was a 60- enough to make them positive they would enjoy returning for the Orange Bowl.

Vanderbilt was high on the Orange Bowl's prospective list prior to its romping" over Miami. Although Red Sanders employed 42 players In that game, he did nothing to hurt the Commodores' chance. The Orange Bowl naturally wants the best teams it can get. Georgia Tech, unbeaten prior to yesterday, was first choice. Tech wanted to com here, too.

But the Orange Two Cage, Loop Berths Open aiii "i Claude iexton, president of the Red Shield Church cage league has two openings in the girls' loop yard pass by Wade to Herb Rich who made a great catch for his first score of the season. And It couldn't have come at a better time. This is Rich's home town and his folks were among the 29,717 shirt-sleeved fans who watched the gams. Anyone desirlnr to enter a team AP Wlrvphote BIRMINGHAM Fullback LowellTw of Alabama smscks ths Georgia Tech line lor a two-yard gain as he Is stopped by Tech End Jimmy Castlsbtrry. Tseh Tackle Sob Davit knifes through a double- block to gst In on tho plsy.

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