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No In Reb ears oom ressmg By DAV11) DAVIDSON Daily News Sports Writp, JACKSONVILLE, were no tears shed in thji'01e Miss dressing room here Saturday after th Rebels lost a 35-28 decision to Auburn in the 26th Gator Bowl. There was no reason for crying. Ole Miss played a solid football game and the players and coaches knew it. When the team first entered the dressing quarters, center Wimpy Winther yelled out, "everybody in here. We're all one family." Ole Miss interim head coach Frank "Brusier" Kinard asked, "Wimpy, how did you know what I was going to say?" "I thought we hung in there with a great football team," said Kinard.

"We got behind early and never could quite catch up." Ole Miss dropped behind by 21-0 and it appeared another rout have gone for a tie had the Rebs sewed. "We didn't come down here to tie," Kinard said. "If we had scored we would have gone for the two points." Quarterback Brent "Shug" Chumbler was another substitute who performed admirably. Chumbler, a junior, tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Jim Poole in the third quarter, bringing the Rebs within a touchdown of Auburn, then scored on a one-yard plunge in the fourth period, again bringing Ole Miss wittiin one touchdown. Sandwiched between Chum-bler's touchdowns, however, was a 55-yard punt return by Auburn's Larry Willingham with nine seconds remaining in the third quarter, which proved to be the gamewinning touchdown.

"The team played their hearts out," is the way Kinard put it. "That's all a coach can ask for." such as the 61-17 debacle that occured against LSU on the night of Dec .5 was at hand. "Wheren we got behind so bad," explained quarterback Archie Manning, swamped by reporters before he had the opportunity to shower, "I thought of the Gator Bowl officials." "They were out on a limb." "The Gator Bowl committee had stuck their necks out to get us down here in the first place and I felt that we owed them more than we were showing." "But tfiere was still a lot of fire on the sidelines," Archie emphasized. "I'll admit that against LSU we weren't used to getting beat so bad and maybe in many aspects we quit. "But we turned this one into a great game.

We did our part." The Ole Miss game plan called for much more running than the Rebels actually accomplished, but serious injuries to starting fullback Randy Reed and tailback Bob Knight caused an adjustment in the plans. Reed suffered a broken rib and Knight a broken leg, both in the first quarter, Knight on the first Ole Miss play of the game. Sophomore Greg Ainsworth came on to replace Knight at tailback and gained 68 yards on 11 carries, his longest run a 25-yard charge up the middle that set up the first Rebel touchdown. Manning, finishing his college career at Ole Miss with a flourish-rushed for 95 yards on 11 carries, thrilling a national television audience as well as ttie better than 71.000 that gathered in the Gator Bowl with a brilliant display of broken field running in the final quarter. Said Kinard of Ainsworth: "You'll hear a lot more from that young man next year." When Ole Miss pulled up to 35-28 in the final period and had possession, Kinard made it clear that Ole Miss would not sty V5 I I 1 ft 7 the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.

Manning was named the most valuable player for the losing Rebs, while Sullivan took the same honor for the winners. AP Wirephoto. GUESS WHO WON Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan (left) consoles Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning after the Tigers from Auburn had defeated the Rebels 35-28 Saturday in Ground-Gobbling Tigs Outgun Ole Mss9 35-28 Sullivan Guides Auburn To Gator Bowl Triumph ip (Dm if GATOR BOWL STATISTICS Oie ClationCcDgcr Jackson daily news i Sunday, January 3, 1971 SECTION JACKSONVILLE Fla. (API Ststk. tics of the Auburn Mississippi Gator Bowl football game: Mississippi Auourn 21 23 By LARRY GUEST Clarion-Ledger Sports Editor JACKSONVILLE, as the doors were about to close on the Oie Miss team bus in front of the Jacksonville Beach the red-haired player with the odd-looking gizmo on this left arm darted through the opening and broke into a run across the parking lot.

"Just a minute coach," he shouted oack. "I forgot something." In a moment he reappeared with a small brown sack under one arm. Jumping back into his scat on the bus, the First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Mississippi 209 206 256 351 1 93 23-37-1 27-43-1 -47 4-41 4 2 13 63 0 14 7 7-28 BEASLEY DOES HIS SHARE Auburn 14 7 14 0-35 Aub Beasley 13 pass from Sullivan (iett kick) FIRST SEC VICTORY Bulldogs Upset lOth-Ranked UT STATE COLLEGE The Bulldogs went ahead to Mississippi State scored a G9-fi7 stay, 62-61, on a layup by upset win over tenth-ranked I Wesson with 5:11 left in the Tennessee here Saturday night. game. The Bulldogs playing superb In the final three minutes, Tiger touchdown.

At right, Beasley gives Rebel defender McKellar a free ride after picking up 21 yards to the Ole Miss seven on yet another pass from Pat Sullivan. Auburn won, 35-23. AP Wirephoto. 'Auburn's All-America wide receiver Terry Beasley displays his catching talents on these two plays in Saturday's Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla. At left, Beasley manages to hold on to the ball after being sandwiched by Ole Miss defenders Freddie Farmer (35) and Frank McKellar for a delayer was quizzed by one of his teammates about the con tents of the bag.

"Whatcha got in the sack, Arch?" floor game and shooting with State began a deliberate tight "Oh just a coupla quarts of Reb Capers play forcing the Vols to foul. accuracy handed the Vols their first Southeastern Conference ped um defeat and second loss after seven wins. In the first half State went aheal 18-17 on a jump shot by Hodges and lead the rest of the half. The Bulldogs had a seven point advantage 38-31 with 3:40 Aub Bresier 7 pass from Sullivan (Jett kick) Aub Sullivan 37 run (Jett kick) Miss Manning 1 run (Poole kick) Miss Franks 34 pass from Manning (Poole kick) Aub Zofko 6 run (Jett kick) Miss Poole 23 pass from Chumbler (Poole kick) Aub Willinaham 55 punt return (Jett kick) Miss Chumbler 1 run (Poole kick) A 71,136 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AUBURN Rushing Clark 14-108, Zofko 11-23, Sullivan 10-35 Passing Sullivan 43-27-1, 351 Zofko 1-0-0 Receiving Beasley 8-143, Clark 7-23, Bresier 4-102 OLE MISS Rushing Manning 11-95, Porter 6-31, Ainsworth 11-68 Passing Manning 28-19-1, 180 Chumbler 11-4-0, 76 yds. Receiving Franks 7-78, Poole 9-111, Ainsworth 3-19 halted the march an inch or so short when he wrapped up Sullivan on fourth down.

Have no fear, though, Auburn types. Four Reb plays and the Tigers have it back on their 41. Fifty-nine stripes in seven plays. It's getting easier. But just then, the Reb manag For the suprising Bulldogs, it was their seventh victory against three losses and the first SEC milk-for tne bones, ya know.

This guy out on the beach yesterday told me about how important milk was for bones. Can't hurt anything." The bus ambled across the St. John's River Bride toward Jacksonville turned left into the Gator Bowl parking lot. The sixty-three players piled out and headed for the dressing room 103-95 By Wildcats win after narrow defeats to Kentucky Delivers OM the red-haired one with his two quarts of milk safely tucked DREITH WILL REF IN AFC TITLE GAME BALTIMORE (AP) Ben Dreith, an 11-year veteran, will be the referee in Sunday's American Football Conference game between the Baltimore Colts and Oakland Raiders. Tony Sacco will serve as umpire, Cal Le Pore as head linesman, Bruce Alford as line judge, John Fouch as back judge and Bob Wort-man as field judge.

Two alternates also will be on hand Berine Uman and Walt Parker. Complete pre-game stories on the AFC and NFC title games are on page four of this section. Fifth Straight Setback away. An hour later, Or Red (who remaining but the Vols cut the State lead at intermission to 40-39 on a jumper by England with three seconds remaining. Black then threw a desperation shot the length of the court but the officials ruled the buzzer had just sounded before the ball swished through the net.

State has now already bettered its record of last season games. The Bulldogs face Kentucky here Monday night in their next BY LEE BAKER Thus Kentucky, which had av-Daily News Sports Editor Jeraged 98.1 points with TTNTVF.RSTTY And once points plus showings against you, of course, know by now is Prince of Drew, Archie Manning) and his Ole Miss Rebs were tangling with the rugged the likes of Northwestern, Mich again the opposition went by the Vanderbilt and Auburn. Tennessee gun Jimmy England with 22 points was the game's high scorer. Vol guard Mike Edwards had 21. The Bulldogs' Randy Hodges contributed 21 points sophomore Malcolm Wesson 15, and Jack Bouldin 13 points.

While Donnie Black scored but ten points, he played a major role in the big upset, scoring four crucial free throws in the final two minutes. Black was six for six at the free throw line. The red-hot Bulldogs sank 24 of 47 shots for 51.1 per cent and made 21 of 26 charity tosses. Tennessee was just as hot, making 25 of 48 for 52.1 per cent with the difference coming at Aubrn Tiger? in the 2fith Gator er ran down the chute with two lovely cartons in each hand. Archie gulped one down as the now-hopeful Red Blue held Bowl Games.

A game they were Johnny's scoring support came mostly from Gunn, a 16-point tallier, with all the rest well scattered. Kentucky had much more balance in its point-making, Mike Casey leading with 23 and lefty Tom Parker just behind with 21, then Tom Payne 18, Mills 14 and Kent Hollenbeck 13. Free throws, perhaps surprisingly, were even with each five hitting 17 of 24, leaving the difference to come from the floor where the Wildcats were much, much deadlier, making 43 of 85 tries in (50.6 per cent) to the Rebs' 39 of 95 (41.1). The game really got away in the first half when that scoring difference was initially produced. In the first 20 minutes Ken action.

Auburn at the 27 in three plays land Jett missed a field goal try. Archie let out still another to lose 35-28 before a packed house of 71,136 in the highest scoring epic in Gator history. While Archie was working on the first quart, Ole Miss' defensive secondary, redecorated with modern sophomores, was burp as he got things rolling with a six-yard toss to Franks, and picked up the first down on a short run. Manning thtn rolled right, couldn't find a receiver, and took off up field 42 being introduced to Mr. Pat Sul igan, West Virginia, and De Paul, wound up not much over its average.

And the 103 Cat points were under the 104.5 that had been the defensive average Ole Miss brought into the contest. Neumann, drilling 20 field goals of 50 attempts and seven of 11 field goals despite the constant hawking of Larry Steele, (then others who took over when he fell into foul trouble) displayed his great offensive skills before a full house of 8500 in the home his first in four home dates and that despite the student body still off campus for the holidays. livan, the nations offensive TENNESSEE (67) Player fg fga ft fta rb tp Hawkins 2 4 9 0 4 2 4 Johnson 4 11 3 3 7 4 11 Woodall 0 1 4 7 4 England 9 16- 4 3 22 Edwards 8 13 6 3 5 21 Johnston 0 10 110 0 Richardson 2 2 1 1 4 1 5 Boelker 0 0 0 0 O00 TOTALS 25 48 17 23 24 47 MISS. STATE (69) Player fg fga ft fta rb pf tp Hodges 8 16 5 5 1 21 Wesson 5 8 5 7 7 2 IS Hampton 2 2 1 1 4 5 Bouldin 6 14 1 1 2 3 13 Black 2 4 6 6 4 4 10 Combs 1 3 3 5 9 3 TOTALS 24 47 21 24 33 4 Halftime score: Miss. State 40, Tenn.

39 yards to the Tiger 23 the free-throw line with the Vols Back to the milk he went, os imakins 17 of 23 leader in 5970. The young Rebs bowed and said, "How do you do, Mr. Sullivan?" The Auburn junior sharp SEE NFL PRE'GAMES ON PAGE 4B Shug Chumbler came in to fin- Mer the game was tied 60.60 ish off the drive. Chumbler with 5:48 to la Tennessee missed with one pass before a one.point lead on a free l0flingcidoSSTt0 Sfe I throw by Lloyd Richardson. shooter completed 13 of 18 pas tucky made 24 of 46 shots, Ole Miss 16 of 47 and the Cats also held a 25-19 rebounding ses for 172 yards and two touch downs, and ran one in himself from 37 yards out, all in the first 16 minutes and replied, UCLA COACH REPLACES ALLEN "That's how, young fellows." Throw in Gardner Jett's three point after kicks and it was 21-0, only one minute into the Rams Contract Protliro century mark, but this time the Ole! Miss Rebels were in hot pursuit.

Kentucky wound up a winner, 103-95, but Ole Miss had an edge with less than three minutes left after a tremendous comeback. The Rebs, down by 24 points 72-48 in the early stages of the second half, applied the press with success for the first time since their 99-93 nailing of Holy Cross two weeks ago. And the vaunted Wildcats, rated as nigh-onto a shoo-in as Southeastern Conference champions this season for the umpteenth time this season, staggered with turnover after turnovera full dozen in that second half as the Rebels finally flashed in front, 91-90 on Danny Gunn's lavup with 3:24 left. But that's where it ended, for in short order Johnny Neumannback -to ball of fire status this Saturday night in the Rebel dome with 47 points-made the mistake of fouling sharpshooting Cat guard Terry Mills, who converted twice off the one-and-one for a lead the Kentnckians didn't surrender. Defense, so often a problem these past couple of weeks amid a string of losses which now has stretched to five, returned to the Ole Miss arsenal.

The Wildcats occasionally got a cheap shot, but nearly everything thrown up had at least a little challenge-and usually a lot. OLE MISS () Rhodes 3 JO 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 8 2 I i Smith 3 TOTALS 39 5 21 5 TOTALS KENTUCKY (103) Krr Stameer 1 i i I leaving college football was simply that the pros offered a new challenge. He said he weighed the decision for days before agreeing. See PROTHRO, Pg. 3B By BOB MYERS Associated Press Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -Coach Tommy Prothro of UCLA, nationally known in college football for more than 15 years, was named Saturday the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.

The Rams made the announcement here on behalf of their president and major owner, Dan Reeves, who was in New York, and the 50-year-old Prothro held a noon news conference to discuss the swift events of the past few days in which the contract of George Allen was not renewed at the expiration of its five-vear term. MONEY SECRET Prothro and Rams officials declined to disclose whether the former UCLA and Oregon State head coach was given a multi-year contract, nor would they reveal the amount of money in second quarter of the Coach-less Bowl." The Rebs had come South without head coach Johnny Vaught, home in Oxford recuperating from an October heart attack. An appendectomy had wiped out the trip for Auburn boss Shug Jordan. In their places at the reins, were Frank Briuser Kinard and Paul Davis. ex-Mississippi State head coach, now' facing the Red and Blue for the first time in five years.

The three Auburn TD's had come with such ease, press box speculation had it that the halftime score would be the final score, since the Rebs probably wouldn't emerge from the dressing room after intermission. The Tigers took the opening kick off and moved 62 yards in ten plays, capped by Sullivan's 13-yard toss to his flashy split end Terry Beasley, who had beaten young Frank McKellar in the left corner. The Rebs got one first down and punted to the Auburn 23. That leaves 77 yards. This time it took only nine plays to smell the paydirt, but Elmer Allen Allen's contract was not renewed when it expired Thursday, and Reeves informed him in a telephone call Wednesday.

Reeves and Allen have been at odds the past two years, a dispute that flared when Reeves tried to fire Allen after the 19S9 season only to have the players threaten to quit unless Allen was allowed to remain. Reeves backed down, but when the Rams failed to win the Western Division title this year, it was a foregone conclusion that Allen would not be back. Prothro, noted for his imaginative offensive tactics, became the ninth Rams coach since the team was moved here in 1946 from Cleveland. Asked if he had apprehensions in light of such a record of turnovers, the good-naturtd Prothro in his best Memphis, southern drawl replied, "Security is something few coaches have in football but nobody thinks it will happen to them." NEW CHALLENGE Prothro said his reason for ZOFKO DRIVES FOR SIX Mickey Zofko (15), Auburn's standout tailback, drives through the Mississippi line for the Tigers' fourth touchdown Saturday afternoon at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The play went off tackle for six yards as well as six points as Auburn defeated the Rebels 35-23.

The running of Zofko and fullback Wallace Clark! coupled with the passing of Pat Sullivan, spearheaded the War Eagle attack. AP Wirephoto. volved. Allpn rpfpivprt 4(1 Oflfl annual. ihwi 4 0 0 24 5 ira ly, plus a $20,000 bonus the past TOTALS TOMMY PROTHRO UCLA TO RAMS Malftime score: Kentucky 55, Ole J'earS.".