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State Coach, Team, Fans Elated 23.013 fans in attendance, didn't agree. He said: "We wanted to win, not tie. I thought that 8-7 on the scoreboard, in our favor, would look a lots better than 7-7 and, had we taken the lead, it would have put the pressure on Miss. State." In another brief self a former Miss. State aide, going for the two pointer after the Vol TD, Davis said: 'We wee not surprised.

I truly think that, against anybody else, Bowden would have settled for the tie. Against us he didn't. But, he didn't fool us on the fake place By WAYNE THOMPSON Clarion-Ledger Spnrts Editor CRUMP STADIUM, MEMPHIS How did Magellan feel when his ship finally touched shore after circling the globe? How did Newton feel, when after his headache subsided, he realized that gravity had been discovered? How did the NAACP feel when Kennedy was elected president? Those questions may go unanswered. But, as to how Paul Davis, head coach of the Miss. ritory and make it pay was still jittery even after a talk with his victorious Bulldogs in the dressing room.

But, it was a happy type of jitters, one that Davis and thousands of State fans hope will come more often now. It was Miss. State's first win over the Vols since 19S5 they tied 0-0 here in 10 and the first victory for Davis as State's top man. As to Coach Bowden Wyatt, him State University Bulldogs felt when his club beat Tennessee 7-8 here Saturday well, Davis, summed it up quickly: "After selling peanuts for seven years in Shields W'atkins Field (home base of the Vols) it sure is wonderful to get your first victory as a Southeastern Conference head coach against them." Davis, after sweating out the final 11:38 of the final quarter when the Vols used a long pass (62 yards) to get into scoring ter statement. Wyatt praised Davis and the entire state team for its great effort Davis also had prai3 for the Vols, saying they were a lots bet-Continued On Page 6C kick for the conversion.

We did not rush but instead laid back to try and stop a run or pass." Wyatt, in his corner of the 1 steamy tunnel undpmeath this I Memphis Stadium that had only 407 Rebels Trium ph. 9 Bullies WhiB Vols 76 GRID SCORES Little Sonny Fisher Sparks Big Victory By LEE BAKER Daily News Sports Editor Griffing-To-Guy Play Slaughters Cougars By CARL WALTERS Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer The? Miss Rebels unleashed a dazzling aerial attack at Memorial Stadium here yesterday afternoon to score a runaway 40-7 win over the Houston Cougars before a shirt-sleeved audience of 18.000. Glynn Griffing, senior quarterback, and Louis Guy, senior wingback, teamed up for three pitrh-and-run scoring plays in the second quarter that gave the Rebs a 21-0 lead at halftime, and the Texans were never in contention thereafter. CRUMP STADIUM, MEMPHIS Roy (Sonny) USHER GAINS FIRST DOWN Mississippi State's quarterback Roy (Sonny) Fisher is brought down on the Bulldogs' 31-yard line in the battle State won 7-6 at a neutral site Saturday. Bulldog fullback J.

E. Loiacano (35) leads the way for Fisher. AP STATE Ole Miss 40, Houston 7 Miss. State 7, Tennessee 8 Miss. College 14.

Henderson 0 L'SM 31, Chattanngga 13 Austin 27. Millsaps 23 Southeast Missouri 14. Delta St. 12 Jackson State 51. Ark.

0 COLLEGE Perkinslnn 27, Fast Central 8 Holmes 27, Jones 14 Copiah-Lincoln 34, Itawamba 14 Delta 35, Hinds fi STATt esite Vicksburq St. Alovsius 0. Greenville Jt. Joseph 0 SOUTH Alabama 17. Venderbit 7 LSU 10.

Genrqia Tech 7 Georgia 7, South Caroline 7 Auburn 16, Kentucky Ouke Florida 21 Fisher, just 5-9 and 159 pounds, vaulted into Mississippi State's hell of all-time heroes by personally escorting the oft-faltering Maroon offense into the Tennessee end zone and victory lane. That feat, parlayed with the reliable kicking of Sammy Dantone, lifted State to a 7-6 triumph over the Vols here Saturday afternoon when Tennessee, after closing with touchdown early in the fourth quarter, gambled and missed going for a two-pointer. Sip (Dm TT3 Jackson Gets 51-0 STATISTICS Tmy Sonny sparked Mississippi State's touchdown thrust that ended six years of Maroon frustration against the Vols. Not since Bodwden Wyatt's first game as head coach at U-T in 19.S5 had Griffing hurled a fourth scorins; pass to end Reed Davis, Fullback Fred Roberts smashed 13 yards through tackle for the winners' fifth touchdown, and the sixth came on a pass from soph quarterback Jim Weatherly to end Allen Brown, another stellar rookie. PERFECT RECORD JACKSON.

Miss. (ABI-Statlstics el th Houston-Mlssissiooi football game: HOUSTON Mis. Firsl downs 5 73 Rushing yardage 77 Pestin- yardage 3a jm Passes 4-1 1 14-23 Passes Intercepted by 10 Punts 1-34 e.33.3 Fumbles Inst 7 0 Yards penalired 75 at William-Mary 29, The Citadel 73 Clemson 24. Wake Forest 7 Maryland 14, North St. Tech 20.

Virginia 15 Sewanee 72. Hampden-Svdnev 7 Western Maryland e. Rando'oh-Macon 8 Southwestern La. 1.1. La.

Tech 6 McNeese 10, Tampa 10 Glenville 70. W. Va. State 0 West Liberty 3ft. Marietta 7 MSI! HOME GAMES WITH TENNESSEE COME TO STATE? The Miss.

State Tennessee game Saturday marked the end of the contract between the two schools calling for State's "home" games to be Houston came into the engage- wa ranned bv Westeri Kentucky 21, Austin Pav 11 32-yard pitch Cbc ClariotvLcDgct Jackson daily news Sundav, October 7, 1362 SECTION USM Wins Vann's 100 th ment boasting a perfect 2-0 re State been able to beat the Volunteers. Since that 13-7 achievement, the best the Mis-sissippians had been able to manage was a 0-0 standoff on this same Crump Stadium turf two years ago. NEVER-SAY-DIK But Fisher and a never-say die spirit that has begun gradua'ly Georgetown (Ky) Maryville (Tennl 0 Maryland St. 7, Morgan St. 0 Western Md.

6, Randolph Macon 0 North Carolina 13. Norfolk Florida 52. Lincoln Mo. a Paire 8. Livingstone 6 Emory and Henry 3ft, WHL 33 Morris Brown 25, Bethune Cookman 73 Miles 7, Rust Catawba 7A, Western Carolina 13 Southwestern (Tenn.) 73, Centre 14 that also went from Griffing to Guy with the latter making a sensational catch just as he dived over the goal line.

Sullivan converted again to make it 14-0 with a little bit better than two minute3 cord after 19-0 and 8-3 victories over Baylor and Texas of the Southwest Conference, hut once the Griffing-sparked Red and Blue aerial attack got hot, the Cougars looked like the same type team that has failed to win over played outside Mississippi. Fans are all hoping a new contract will specify that the MSU Tennessee games which are "home" games for the Bulldogs, will be played within this state. of play remaining in the half. STATISTICS seeping back into the once proud Maroons made a tremendous difference this warm, sunny October afternoon. (Only 22.0)3 fans turned out, leaving both end zones virtually bare, but they saw heroics a the Rebs in 10 tries and has absorbed some one-sided lickings.

The Texans never quit trying, CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. As predicted. Southern Mississippi coach Pie Vann won his loot victory Saturday night but as usual Scrappy Moore's University of Chattanooga Moccassins made 'Nooqa Southern VirginU Slate College 21, Shaw Uniy 0 Camp Leieune 42. Fort Belvoir 0 Virginia St.

71. Shaw 0 Morris Brown 25. Bethune Cookman 7 Clarke College 33, Tuskeaee Inst. 0 Howard Ala. 14, Louisiana College 17 Northwestern La.

1ft, Nor'neest La. 17 Wotlord 18. Frederick College 10 South Carolina St. ft, Johnson C. Smith 0 Moreheao 14, Murray 13 East Tenn.

State 76, Tenn Tech Easter i Kentucky 78, Middle I MIDWEST i 36. Iowa State 77 Fir? downs 15 STATISTICS 19 si 4-15 it 5 545 Yerrls rushinq 71 vrfH pflssinq H2 raf. 15-28 intercepted by 1 lin-flle ItKt 1 Punt Penalties 0-0 Ole Mi.ss got the hall on short kick and ripped off 35 yard.s with Griffing again throwing to Guy for the score on a 17-yard play and Sullivan made it 21-0 with his third conversion. The longest sustained march of the battle came at the start of the second half when Ole Miss rolled fiO yards for its fourth touchdown, which came on a 22-yard pas.s from Griffing to Davis. MFMfHIS (AP) Stutijlicn of the.

Mississippi State-Tennessee name: Tenn. Miss. State First Downs ft is Rustiino vardaqe 1 0B 14 Passino yarriaqe fto 97 Passes 10-71 10-1? Passes InterrenteH hv 1 however, and they had their moment of glory in the fourth quarter when fullback Bohhy Bre.ina, back in punt formation on fourth down, faked it and zoomed 72 yards down the left sideline with the Rebels caught more or le.ss fiat-footed. Bill McMillan converted. REBEL OFFENSE Punts 7.

41 7 it rought for the Southerners, i Southern roared from behind to take a 31-13 victory. The Southerners trailed 7-fi at i one time, but Quarterback Billy i Coleman and a determined front wall came alive to get their I eteran coach past the century mark. A one-yard plunge by Jim Havard and a 38-yard field goal by Wilson enabled the Southerners to establish a 9-7 lialf- time edge. Coleman's pin-point passing and Triumph The Jarkon State College Tigers easily retained their unbeaten, untied 2 record at Alumni Field here Saturday afternoon by walloping the Arkansas Golden Lions 51-0. Coach John Merritt's Tigers celebrated homecoming by smothering the Lions under an offense that rolled up total net yardage of 435.

The Tiger defense held the visiting Arkansas team to 41 yards rushing and passing. Jackson" lOfii Southwest Athletic Conference champs had gone into Saturday's game with a scoring average of points per game. In their previous three games they had held opponents scoring to an average 4 5 points. Quarterback Roy Curry scored first, with seven minutes left in the first quarter, going over from the seven after a 73-yard drive. Dan Pride took Curry's extra points pass in the end zone and Jackson led 8-0.

Shortly afterwards, Ben McGee blocked a Lion punt, Willie Richardson covered the hall in the end zone and Jackson State was leading 14 0, Curry passed to Pride for two more. In the second quarter, lwis McRae sneaked over from the three for one score, then ripped loose for fin yards for another. Curry passed to Albert Greer for two after MrRae's first run; a run after the second failed. Leslie Duncan scored from the seven in the third quarter. Curry's passing again being good, this time to Willie Richardson.

The Tigers picked up two final period scores on the fust following another blocked punt, Curry to Alonzn Clark, and Reuben Marshall circling right end tor three and a TD. iGnffing's fourth TD pass tied nlfi Mice n'tafi nn 11 fit'et rtiii'nr Fumbler lost 4 Yards penalized 45 HO except against the likes of Arkan-I sas State a year ago. Still the I magic of lift ina a team that I Sonny possessed in leading Merid-j in High to the Big Eaght Con'er-' ence championship three years 'plenty as State lashed and smashed at the Tennesseans with a will.) Their industrious activity perhaps was best reflected by the unending series of penalties that eventually totaled 10 for 110 yards, hut even all that couldn't halt State when it did make its move. INTO A HOLE Charlie Bob Furlow had punt ed Tennessee into a hole on its own 10 and after Mallon Fair-cloth was decked for a minus two by Wally George Canale lofted a punt to midfield that Furlow brought back to the Vol 38. When Tennessee End John Hudson piled on Charlie tr a single game record set by Char- and net yards on total offense, i 7 1S7 yards rushing and 2M passing, eonPry The Cougars got five first down; I ROBERTS SCORES and 108 yards total offense, (with Alsn the tnird quarter, a 53- 72 yards gained on Brezma's scor- Vard marcn wa5 climaxed by ing jaunt, it is easily seen that Roberts's 13-yard burst over his Kansas 3, Colorado ft Oklahoma Stale 17, Tulsa 7 Wisconsin 30, Indiana 6 Michigan 17, Army 7 Purdu- Notre Dame 6 Northwestern 45.

Illinois 0 Michigan State 3ft, North Carolina Baldwin Wallace 14. Ymingstown 7 Wooster Mount Union 13 Minnesota 71. Navy 0 Cincinnati 77, Wichita Missouri 17. Arizona 7 Southern California 7, Iowa ft Western Reserve 20. Wash -JeH KaHnwor 41.

Hone Akron 41. Ohio Wesleyan 0 Bowling Green. Ohio 10. West. Michigan Miami Ohio 73, Kent Stale 14 Principle 33.

Illinois College Ohio Univ Oavton 25 St. Ola 15, Cornell dowel llDDer Iowa 30. Simpson Wartburg 21, Dubuaue 0 Earlham College 32, Elmhursl (Ml 9 North Central 70. Lake Forest (III.) 7 Wheato" 34, Wayne State 14 Carroll (Wis) 10, Illinois Wesleyan SOUTHWEST Texas 35, Tuiane I Arkansas 42, Texas Christian 14 Texas 7, Texas Tech .1 Air Force 75. Southern Methodist 2d Oklahoma State 17, Tulsa 7 East Central Ola.

St. 33, Northeastern Okie. St. 0 Javis 14. Philander Smith 12 Scnre Rv Quarters: CnaHanooqa 7 8 0 I 13 Southern 15 731 Wilson in the kicking department, kicked the final point of the game.

SOITHFRN TRAILS Southern trailed for the first time of the season after the Mors took a 7-8 lead. Wilson's wayward field goal, the first tried this season by the Southerners, held up for a 9-7 halft.me lead. The Southerners scored on their second offensive effort, going 51 yards in 10 plays. Jim Havard provided the spark, and scored from the one. Wilson kicked a field goal but penalty nullified the play and from farther out the Brookhaven placement expert missed.

Both touchdowns came in the first quarter. Wilson's field goal came early in the second period. Houston was wholly futile other- i nvvn rlSnt lackle fnr a touchdown. wise i hard running led to 15 points in the third quarter, and the two clubs swapped touchdowns in the final period. Chattanooga closed the gap to Billy Carl Irwin kicked for the point to make the score 34-0.

After Houston avoided a shut- The Reb.s got in trouble right ago still sizzles. GAINS MOMENTUM Starting inauspiciously as Mackie Weaver fumbled a hand-off with Fisher recovering for minus three, the drive gained momentum hurriedly as Sonny passed to Fred Sparks for 10, squirmed within a foot of a first down on the next carry. Then gave to Fullback J. E. Loiacano who crushed his way for a first at the start of their transplanted Rob.

already bounced well nut homecoming game when Byron nut on Brezzma long run, Wea- Beavers of the Cougars intercept- i lnpn.v PllmM1 tne KeDS yarcu fnr their last six-pointer, which ed a Griffing pass and raced back came on a 27-yard pass to Brown. to the Rebel 32. 24-13 at one stage, hut a 83-yard scoring gallop by Coleman put Vann's 100th triumph in the bag. i In the third period, Coleman i plunged over from the one and Wilson kicked the goal. Later, Wilson himself went over from Griffing' sensational throwing of hounds, State moved 15 yards closer and Sonny came on to direct the show.

The little one termed a "Toy Rulldog" by a visiting writer from neutral Kentucky had seen little quarterbacking service 13il)w Rrtlanrl'e naccoe i accounted for 215 yards on 12 troublesome, but a nenaltv Wiley Tex. 70, Bishop Tex. 7 Wiley 20. Bistioo 7 Texas 3. East Texas State 3 Peon State 18.

Rice 7 Continued On Page 4C down on the Vol 12. Continued On Page fiC set the invaders back and the tnrows tor a Rebs finally took over on their percentage. tuy w.s nis no. 1 receiver with six grabs good for 121 yards and three TD's, and Brown, the big rookie end, mad a most auspicious debut with four catches for fi3 yards and one touchdown. PERRY LEE'S DAY Burly Perry Lee Dunn turned own two.

That was the one and only time Houston threatened except fnr Brezma's payoff gallop. Early in the second period the nebs moved 4fi yards with a Griffing to Guy aerial netting 41 yards and the scnre. Wes Sullivan converted to make it 7-0 and the the four, and Coleman pitched to Wiley Rice for a two-point conversion. Still fighting all the way the Mocs gave Ron Kisaman good Working and talented quarter-hack completed seven of 0 passes in a fourth-quarter scoring drive, his last fling to Ron Whaley for a touchdown on a short ie from the two. Kisaman tried to pitch for a two-pointer and Harold Hays of the Southerners intercepted.

Cnlemans long scoring run Winfred Hultz, subbing for Jerkshn ArV. St. AMAN Hewn 17 PllShlnc verrMie SA( 33 Passing 7, 'j J- 7-1 Bsss Intercepted hV 1 34 1 Fumbles lnt i Yjrfs penalised Hi 4j Oxonians were -off lo the races. 1 hl performance at full- Gl'Y'SGRAB hack with 54 yards in nine totes, Soon thereafter a 45-yard march Continued On Page 6C LSU SLIPS BY GA. TECH 10-7 TEXAS DEFEATS TULANE BY 35-8 STATISTICS for a 50-yard run that set up a one-yard scoring plunge hy fullback Tat Culpepper.

That Phillipp and quarterback Duke Car ATLANTA 'AP' Louisiana State struck nationally ranked Georgia Tech with a thunderbolt named Stovall Saturday and then turned a 21-yard field goal hy Lynn Amedee into a 10-7 Southeastern Cnnlerence football iipet. Stovall. looking every inch as great as his fabulous predecessor Billy Cannon, returned the serond-half kickotf Oft ards for a touchdown. Then after Tech had lipd the score on a 73-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter. Stovall positioned LSI' lor its winning field goal hy puking up 13 yards to the Tech 12 in the closing minutes FIRST LOSS It was the first loss of the season in three games fnr Tech.

Nn, in the nation in The Associated Press poll. For LSU, undefeated sinre the 1061 season opener, it represented a tremendous comeback after last week's S-6 tie with Rice. The nationally televised collision was a superb defensive show until the ms-pound Stovall fielded the second half kickoff to yard.s from his goal and mitlejzed lisle alternated with Ruckalew to drive H3 yards in It plays with Ruckalew going over just before the period ended. Back Dixon inlewepled a Melton pass on the Texas 43 to set up the binghorns' final touchdown in the fourth period. Quarterback Tommy Wade completed 11 and 13-yard passes lo highlight the 3fi yard drive and scorpd nn an end sweep frnm the two.

Texas was playing without the benefit of All-Amrrira candidate fullback Ray Pnage, who was out because of a shoulder injury. Texas gained a net of 241 nn the ground and held Tuiane to 72. But the Greenien out-passed the Longhorns, 173 yards to 74. AUSTIN, Tex. (UFH-The t'ni-tersity of Texas used the long run to smash Tuiane University 35-8 Saturday night for the third straight win hy the No.

3 ranked Longhorns. Texas, favored hy at least three toucheown over the winlcss Green Wave, scored twice in quick luccession in the first period, including- a fih-yard punt return by winghark F.rnie Kny. The Ionghorns struck fnr I hi re more in the last half. Tulane's only score rame in the final period when alternate quarterback Ron Melton began hitting from the Grecnie's newly-launched shotgun spread offense. Melton passed to sophomore bark Jim Davis for the scnif after driving 71 yards in eight plays.

Longhnrn rookie hacks Charles Buckatew and Harold Phillipp, playing for the first time, in a varsity game for Texas, were instrumental In the second half splurge by Texas that accounted fnr 22 points. Buckatew broke through center midway in the third period ATLANTA (UPI) of the r.errsn Terh-LSU tofl'huii seme G. Tech LSIJ Firsl rtowns I Pushing verriene 1 113 Pessmo verriege us 3 H-51 tt InlerrenteH hy 9 3 Plinls 7 417 11-33 Fun-hies lost 1 Yr1 11) 44 evpiyhody into the Tech end zon na yards away. I.OTHKtrtGE Quai-terhack Rilly magnificent in defeat for Tech, steered the embattled Yellovf Jackets on a spectacular drive that covered 73 yards tn tune plays and hit end Billy Martin with a lo-yard scorin; pass. Martin also caught passes for IS and IS yards on the drive, and full-hark Ray Mendheim ran for 19 yards on a key plav.

LSI' fullback Charles Cranford returned the ensuing kickoff 4S yards to Tech's 4S and fumbled when tackled by Lothridge. Ray Wilkin recovered for LSU. how-eer. and the bristling Tigers were in business for their I inning drive. Stovall took short pass from medee pear the Tech 30 and bulled his wav to the 14.

GRIFFING PIT CUES TO GUY which wrecked the Cougars. On the left, a well-thrown Rebel block holds up Houston tackle Wil-bert Patterson (66). Further back. Rebel right end Woodv Dabbs (83) holds beck Coucar left end Bill Van Osdel (34). (Photo by Kimball Ole Miss quarterback Glynn Griffing (15) flips the footbflll toward wingback Louis Guy (32) during the Ole Miss H'ouston game at Miss.

Memorial Stadium yesterdav afternoon. The play is a re enactment in smaller proportion of the three Griffing to Guy touchdown pass plays TeM Tuiane 13 71 I 13 tsy 0 1-2 0 SI 14 First Oowns Uushma yerdeae Passing yardeoe Passes Passes Inierceotad Plints Fub'ts Lost Yrd penalized.