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Geo. Wash. 25 Bucknell 38 Indiana 14 Ilavy 34 Hich.St. 21 Yale 34 Colgate 15 Maryland 25 Stealers 13 Penn 6 Temple olUillanova 7 Penn St. 14 Ilotre Dame 7 Cornell 6 Princeton 6 II.

Carolina 7 Eagles 7 22 asrina Wins $13O93(0)(D) Gardenia Stake by fa Bltrdpftra Jlitptrer Filly, $9, Defeats Favorite Cosniah; Widener Horse 3d i Picture, Chart on Page 11 People An Indepen-deHVVpVp' SPORTS SECTION SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 16. 1955 Loss teelers Hand Ea By JOHN' WEBSTER Thrusting her head beyond the two leaders or. nearing tha furlong pole. Nasrina moved rapidly away from them, and car ried the mud-caked silks of Howell E.

Jackson to a dramatic victory in the first running of the $130,300 Gardenia, mile-and-a- mmm mi i mmmMMmmm ummrw mi mhii uMl iwmi i iiii Ur i -mm mtmrn HM vflfc 'Mlfcy- I TTy Chandnois' Tally sixteenth championship event, for 2-year-old fillies yesterday at Garden State Park. Tiring in the sloppy going near the finish, the trio drifted ji toward the rail, but Nasrina, 1 Arinv Vcicat Tops Upsets In Third Period Tods Birds. 13-7 jnder strong pressure from jockey Bill Boland, steadily drew off to reach the line 2Vi engths before Gene Mori's favored Cosmah. who led from the backstretch to the top of the straightaway. Third and iust a head off the favorite after a brief fling on the head end was Mrs.

George D. Wide Bj HERB GOOD Inquirer Reporter PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15. It looks us if it's a case of "wait 'till next year" once again lor the Philadelphia Eagles. The aggressive, hard-running, gure-tackling Pittsburgh Steelers, playing terrific ball in every department, handed the Birds their third successive setback, 13-7, be Starting with Fri lay night's 33-21 Southern California victory ver Wisconsin on the Coast, the week end sprouted upsets of which Syracuse's 13-0 conquest of Army yesterday was perhaps the saltiest surprise.

Pennsylvanlans were impressed with Lafayette's 21-13 upset of Dartmouth; Easterner with Rutgers' H-12 victory over Brown. Elsewhere, Auburn's 11-12 conquest of previously unbeaten Georgia Tech; low State's 20-11 jolt of Missouri; Duke's 29-11 tri. umph over Ohio State and Richmond's 7-7 tie with Virginia Tech (which beat Tenn, 33-0) were star tiers. ner longsnot Manimki. Meyer J.

Kaplan's Noois Image, far back early, moved gamely between horses to finish fourth in the field of 13 juvenile misses. EARNS $87,273 Nasrina, carrying 119 pounds, fore a sellout crowd of 33,413 in Forbes Field tonight. A two-yard end run by halfback Lynn Chandnois accounted for the winning touchdown on the sixth play of a 57-yard march in the third quarter after a 7-7 first half. LEAD TEMPORARILY I Si PASSER WELSH TURNS PLUNGERFOR TD IN MIDDIES' 34-14 PROMP It was the third victory in fouri Bucknell Romps Over Temple to Keep Shoe, 38-0 splattered over the route, surpris-1 ingly good after hours of rain, in 1:45 2-5 to earn $87,275 for her: Middleburg, owner. In the tri-' umph, she turned the tables on Cosmah the East Acres filly led her home in even deeper footing; one week earlier in the Gardenia Trial.

Closing as second choice with the 26,935 who braved the early show- ers and saw the weather clear before the stake, Nasrina paid $9, $3.60 and $3.20. Cosmah returned-' $3 and $2 80, while the Widener! miss was $7.20 for show. When Boland, muddy and happy, brought the bay daughter of Nasrullah-Red Shoe to the winner's circle, Lee Ann Merri- GW Rolls to 25-6 Triumph As Penn Loses 13th in Row starts for the Steelers. who moved out of a four-way first place tie into a temporary half-game Eastern Division lead. In a wide-open scramble such as this year's race figures, a team with three defeats probably could still cop divisional honors.

But three losses puts a tremendous handicap on any team at this stage of the race and the Eagles simply didn't look like a title contender as most fans who watched the action over WFIL-TV will probably attest. The Steelers were red-hot. whipped to a peak similar to last year's 17-7 triumph here that accounted for the Eagles' first loss of 1954 and crippled them so badly By LEO RIORDAN Executive Sports Editor The Nation's longest major college losing streak was never in jeopardy yesterday on FYanlc- wether. Miss America of 1955, pre P.y DUE WILSON Inquirer Reporter LEWISBURO, Pa Oct. 15 Bucknell University successfully defended Uie Old Shoe Trophy in its 29th annual football game with Temple University in Memorial lin Field as the University of Pennsylvania dropped its 13th football game in many starts in dented the trophy to Jackson.

Navy's All-America end Ron Beagle grabs second-quarter pass good for 25 yards from his "All" teammate, quarterback George Welsh, against Penn State yesterday. On Ron's heels is Lions' halfback Lenny Moore, another "AH" aspirant. Navy, Welsh Submerge Coach Steve Sebo's difficulty ridden regime Operating its split-T offense effectively despite rain SHARE UNPARALLELED Nasrina, who was foaled at Jack son's Bullrun Stud, gained her first Stadlum tod 38 0. before 6200 auuu wiviiicj tuiuyju licit llic rja(Js' Day fans. It was the most umiliatir.g de- sianes were nignesi ine DracKei and her net winner share was un Tip- uau 111 llip mat mey never reaiiy recovered.

NOSES RIBBED IX DIRT The Eagles didn't take as severe ft physical beating as last year, hut paralleled for a junior miss, earnings, a modest item of $57 and mud and mixing passes tellingly, George Washington University won, 25-6. Always in command, the Colonials even enjoyed the luxury of "experiencing" a number of substitutes in their third 1955 triumph in four starts. 12-0 HALFTIME LEAD Perhaps many among the 13,178 in the stands some 17.000 tickets were sold clung to warming 4:46 P. M. post tune, mounted to T.ir.nl- tir.

$93,050 Jess than two minutes later. 'ET 1 Jfm 4:46 P. M. post tune, mount Indiana Opportunists Edge Villanoya, 14-7 JOHN DELL Inquirer Reporter BLOOMINGTON, Ind Oct. 15.

A Villanova University team that's not supposed to be good enough for high-caliber football for a year or two almost rushed forward to meet its destiny prematurely today. i it uau men iiuoca uuucu 4k. j. i Nasrina. who had a lone victory rO Ux 19 5 Penn Sfate Foe, 34-14 By ED SINCLAIR Special to The Inquirer and New York Herald Tribune UNIVERSITY PARK, Oct.

15. George Welsh, Navy's uncanny passer and pqised field general, gave the finest aerial show in Naval Academy football history this damp afternoon KECOKDaS So furious and dazzling was the defensive might of the home club, that the Birds were limited to only eight yards net rushing and six first downs, five of which came through the air. The Birds had a 140 to 105 yards advantage in the air, but were helpless when the as Boland steadied her to the back-stretch. Clement L. Hirsch's Edie's Sister, the gray from California.

memories of GW's 1954 visit here. It MCI I ftn4 91-Jul Last year Penn spotted the Colo during the undefeated and un The Wildcats, who figure to du nials a 20-0 lead the first half, roared back to 12-20 and lost by only 32-27. Nashua Victor, tifully take their lickings until the cnips were aown. anrl. rv ni4 tied Mishipmen's 34-14 rout of overmatched Perm State.

Before the largest crowd ever to jam its way into Beaver Field, and Mrs. Marion W. O'Connor i ta.t t. Mi.air.. i Land Liberty, a member of the two-filly mutuel, were favored by- irsus inside post positions and dueled for the lead into the first turn.

hf But Cosmah, heroine of five 'tu 14 straicht and ridden bv Willie Har- If But when GW forged a l. 1 c. 1 1 12-0 fruit of this year's and subsequent i ith a Bill McPeak put such merciless i th twl freshmen teams are plucked, lost v.f 112, the twenty-two year old senior periods, the die was cast. There their fourth straight of the season Sports HKcsults College FOOTBALL LOCAL Bucknell 38 Temple Colgate IS Princeton ii urnua. j7-za 2d in Earnings pressure on Adrian Burk and Bobby Thomason that the Birds were forced to pass from short mint, formation in th rlosini min- Ht.

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22 at I arara'l from Coaldale, tossed two was none of the suspense that livened last week's Princeton con- wva -v-. -r was hot fter thfi jeaders rt. al H.rai touchdown passes and set up the ana University, of the awesome ftr hrpakin? rimhiv fmm hpr other three scores with his sure utes when they had to gamble i air.ia II at Miami tri Na. 1 lielaaara test when the Quakers lost, 7-0. CVC1.VUUUK uu aenai.

fire arm in the process of complet Big Ten. gained a 14-7 victory be- NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UP). unfavorable No. 11 post.

Rolling on fore more than 25.000 Hoosiers in'Belair Stud Nashua, after outlde Cosmah was close to RECORDS ing 15 of 20 shots for the stagger me ironi on niciing me lar siae. determined challenge by ing off a Delaware 20 New Hampshire 18 PEN! The Eagles got the ball on the both Institutions ho gave their lives in the Second World War. Striking through the air and 1 1 nn tha prnnnH th. T1irnn. i YvL.MJS way mnnAitu Thinking Cap, won the 36th running of the $79550 Jockey Club SrU 24 tout Virimi Tk 31-.

0l. 1 lot ta California, 27-7. (Id. 8 lott ta PrinretM. 7-t.

Drexel 23 G. Washington 23 Penn At this point, Nasrina was pick- r.nn'rl rnmnlefe onlv'two nasspn in Himiltnn Snrarfhmnr l.V lost im Waahlnftaa. ZS-f. iii(s uv lyitiiij vl 1 own uol m. ui HPQ their i r.iZ eir two series of downs and the Steel- Gold Cun at Eelmont Park tod ninth Mctory in th Memorial Stadium.

CAT MISTAKES ARE COSTLY Villanova gave away the game as its mistakes set up Indiana scoring opportunities that the Wildcats scarcely could afford to offer. Villanova. overanxious in its first venture in 62 seasons against a 7 Oct. 29 Pens Stat ing total of 285 yards. MARS HOMECOMING DAT Under the killing impact of these jolting blows, the dead-game Nittany Lions were forced into reluctant submission in the homecoming day game of their Cen Continued on Page 10, Column 1 by five lengths and took over wended her way forward moving SpiA 55eTi" second place on the list of the tween score EVCRY 1'ERIOD world's leading money winners, Under some preSSure.

Paced by the running and pass-Almost all the way down the the daughter of Cosmic Bomb-ing of fullback Don Ford, Collings. Lassie Lea Victor Nlr Dim t. 12 rmT A Na. 2 CararB CitO. W4SHTNGTON 6 Sfat.

24 arleilr MI. 2S-. a OrL 1 terra Virniala. 13-. Oct.

loat ta Florida 2tt-. 0 rt. IS 4rfratra Pena. 25- 22 at illiaai A Mary 10.I. 29 at Virflaia Tcck Nav.

4 Hrtl Vlrf Inia 7 Nil 12 at Na. 19 at MarylaB4 western Conference team, was Indiana 14' Villanova Moravian 13 PMC Nat'I Aggies 32 Susquehanna I'rsinus 12 Haverford Virginia Union 19 Lincoln W. Chester 13 Lock Haven IVY LEAGUE Harvard 21 Columbia Yale 31 Cornell Standings Kuiltv of three ball losinz fumbles backstretch, Nashua and Think-Almahmoud, forged past Edie's wood, N. and halfbacks Dick a I .111 I I MIX UllWI and had four Dasses interceDted.i ine Cao raced as a team. Even their Sister, whose hoofs were thumping McCartney and C.li'ck Wagner.

tennial Celebration. Their gallant defensive play on the ground simply proved nothing in the face of Welsh's marksmanship. out a wearied "California. Here I It was penalized nine times for 95 eg5 uere perfect rhythm until um laiicr piaying nis nrst game since recovering frm a shoulder uci. is Liberty held on yards.

Come." Land more gamely A riarin'a T.aecia T.pa hflrii Viit. Nashua finally broke the race wide separauon sunerea in early prac- under Basil James. About the only consolation fori the home forces was the fact that Indiana took advantaee of one George Washington's brilliant I and at times even bland senior1 of the fumhles nd one of the npn- Open With a half mile to go. but Cosmahs lead widened near- wlc -ns lamea in WLT P.C. ting four year old daughter of Bat- WLT P.C.

they became the first crew to score lefire. earned revenee over Gprald i lale 3 0 l.OUQisron 333 quarterback Bob Sturm, directed altjes t0 KOTe twlce in the second XRACK SE. OF urn thP rnlnnials' first, tun srnrps u- rh 3" Land Continued on Page 12. Col. 2 12 0 13 0 ing the far turn and Liberty as through.

iiii nie uunmiiuiiac Liiia Colellas Switch On in the $10,000 tv.i. -h frm. 3 luouiol deceDtrl dent iechniaue. JTVJ Thinking Cap easily wa, second AkJen HandicaD at 110 110 .500 Penn 0 10 .500 Dart. 0 10 000 The first came on a 32-yard, nine- quitf to strike back mxh a 78.yard best tne two beaung GAI.NS ASsTO.MSHINGLl I play drive, with Bill Weaver, senior! nass in the fourth 1 Mark's Puzzle bv is for th Cosmah drew off on the jWyoming Beats Tulsa, jlajvmis Louaj, atuimts a uau icIlSmj wriich gave them a 7-6 lead that vprrfit nvpr hpr rpoptit rnnnnprnr -r i turn STATE lasien ail 01 in minutes, ou secuiiusi i but it became evident that I halfback from Altoona.

slicing the 1 A. ,1,1 1 HBILCI. Quarterback Stars Five and a half -lengths furtherand a 42-yard push in the final place with Chevation fourth and happy ending to the Gardenia i This cross-country heave was dhck came rnu oenwariz wnar- qUarter when Navy's third team Sweet Chariot fifth and last. Bloomsburg" STC 12 Wilkes Brockport 19 Edinboro Tchrs. i 120 ot the firSt perIod' Carnegie Tech 26 Dickinson 0 RAIN LULLS QUAKERS lesion in xne six xuriong test, run was acquiring battleground experi launched by RonGaton.

a quarter-! story. Nasrina was starting to1 oct. 15 AP. back whose play in the first two' A crowd of 26.565 braved a driv-1 heave into view and then the Quarterback Joe Mastrogioxanni games earned him nothing more! ing rain which turned the track lightly-regarded Manihiki burst "ri 61 yards for one touchdown, oirr sioppy irats in 1:41 i-o. Kpifh Stuart euided Ijissip I.pa lamomiasiL- i nippensDnrg is The rain faHing lightly at the ence.

Welsh, however, was the whole show as long as he was on the field. jjuaru juius icr anotner and Da1 5 'aras to her fifth victory in 16 starts this sirouasourg zu i3 kickoff had ixtra points to- stnnned at thLs tnan a seat on bench through into a sea of mud to watch Nashua, from out of nowhere to he second tn mur earivlth entire Boston College game last I in his last race of the year, pick on the final curve. IC vltal the' 'eek-11 went- on nigh- UP a dinner's purse of $52,850 withj Under Ray Mikkonen. Manirjikl.ltJay fading Wy victory lear- and he sat out the final 13 minutes 1 Lebanon VaL tppat i rjoint. but it beean oming to 23-19 Lassie Lea was the second fav "ic sciuiiu ia-: anrl as eprorwls HP ra Pfl nlav litp i liPltvsnurr is i i yd So rwhen i ill utc acLuuu lici iuu.

licit liic over TuLsa after the Okla- jockey Eddie Arcaro in the saddle. a nard-rutting daughter of Poly arc. to Jonn Bauer, a mercurial arc. to John Bauer, a mercurial umr. pajuHj aim a lasK iorce aamirai, lasea wim a junuua Lycoming Colonials reached Perm's 18 with a Ppnnc in virK That set a new record for nesian, gained astonishingly on owin.li wii iciuiucu aj.uu iu i magician grace and guile, nana while homans broke away to a 12-0 first period lead.

It 1 Wyomlnf 0 14 7 Lafayette 21 Dartmouth 13 driving ram slanting in their faces. halfback, who sneaa-sprinted be- Muskingom 29 Navy 34 Penn State Continued on Page 10, Column 2 (Continued on Page 9. Column 3 Continued on Page 11, Column 7 Continued en Page 11, Column show. Continued on Page 12, Column 1 Pitt 21 Nebraska 7 BT na tmt- nmm wtrnttm m.ii ta.i. m.

ts-miiKsmfmMx j. ia a aiiw mm ia Millers vUle 25 Cheyney Oj Slippery Rock 25 Indiana STC 13; Michigan State Hands! a a Trenton 1 Kutztown 7 1 Scranton Westminster 34 Grove City aynesburg 33 Clarion STC Notre Dame First Loss!" EAST I Albanv St. 14 Paine EAST LANSING, Oct. 15 (AP). Fullback Gerry Allegheny 33 Oberlin Plarmtis waited exactly 364 days to exact satisfying revenge tes 12 Middleburr Boston College 23 Detroit today by piling across for the winning touchdown, setting up.

Boston u. 32 Drake another nnrl kikinff nil three audience to end Notre Rutgers 14 Brown extra points as Michigan State 1 vision i King a Point 7 agner wrecked Notre Dame's perfect Dame's 11-game winning streak Maine 13 Connecticut X. Haven Tchrs. 33 X. Brit.

Tchrs. 21; Montclair Tchrs. Northeastern 21 Hofstra record. 21-7, before 52.007. under Coach Terry Brennan.

A senior from Hazleton. it was the first time that Notre Planutis broke a 7-7 tie by crash- Dame waa scored upon this season tng across from the one in 8treak of 19 minutes and 48 third quarter, then set up the seconds Rhode Island 39 Massachusetts 15 Springfield 27 American Int'l 12: But it was more of a personal RECORDS victory for Planutis who missed, Syracuse 13 two vital extra points in last sea-; Trinity 33 sons zo-19 loss rotre uame, Tufts Army 0 St. Lawrence 0 (ppd) Colbr RPI 1 Amherst 13 Rochester 12 Bowdoin rmIiiifA s-- A.r:wc-i? 'sv! NOTRE DIMC I 4rltitr4 SMC. 17-. I 4'fraird Indiana.

I-S 1-4r(ralf Miaal (fla. 14-S. IS teal in MnUiiaa aula. 21-7. at fardut.

29 mi ak rVnaivtoaala Id. Ort. Oct. Oct. Union 32 t'SCGA 21 Vermont 21 Williams 27 The date of that defeat was Oct.

16. Planutis carried four times for 38 yards but it was the last one which he probably will never forget. He dove directly into the center Xo. 12 at Narlk I Na. low.

at aouthara fallfarala MICHIGAN ST. Worcester Tech 18 Wesleyan MIDWEST BIG TEX CONFERENCE of the line and just made it by rpt. Ort. Ort. 21 4(alri Iniliaaa.

13. 1 iaat ta Mickiiaa. 14-7. K.ai' niaaiafa. IS-14 IS dflaai4 Natr Uaau.

Jl-T. li I lb aula 21 at Wlwaatla at Paraaa inches, his fourth touchdown this Illinois 21 Minnesota 13 season from the one. 1 2 Purdue 20 i Michigan 14 Northwestern 2 PEAKS COLS OVER Standings Oct. Oct. a.

1'i MmarwU par. IS Maraaatla With Notre Dame hemmed In its WLT P.C. WLT own end early in the fourth quar- Wis. 2 0 0 1.000 Pur. Ill ter.

Planutis fell upon Don Schae- Mich. 2 0 0 1.000 Iowa 111 fer's fumble on the 16. Earl Mor- O.SLl I I 1.000 Minn. 12 0 PC. 300 300 33 .009 .000 clincher by recovering an Irish fumble deep in Notre Dame territory in the fourth quarter.

rail eventually went over from M. St 1 1 0 300 0 2 0 i 1 Inquirer Magic Eye Camera catches a perfect George Washington pass play which resulted in second touchdown. With fourth down, eight yards to go on Penn's 18 In second period, quarterback Bob Sturm took ball and faded back. Spotting his re- lit .500 Ind. 020 celver, Sturm (right) lofts perfect pass.

End George Dancu (far left) is behird Penn's Rich Ross, set to grab ball in end zone. 2 Michigan State, a seven-point mches out on sneak, IU. underdog, gave a savaze hard-hit- i show befors a xutiooal tele- Continued on Page 7, Column 5 on Page 10, Column I a.

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