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Here's One Play Where the Toms Stopped Rota it "S1 1 -Li 'v vyi i)W i KX KM -X -v 1 North Dakota State's Ken Rota gained Minneapolis 110 yards against St. Thomas, but here, on a swing around end, he's dumped by Dick Gill Tribune Photos by Duane Braley Grid Scores Continued from Page One TCU Trips Bumbling Texas 25-10 Bison Overcome Tough Toms 13-7 By BOB FOWLER Minneapolis Tribune Staff Writer AUSTIN, Tex. (JP) A nimbla toe and accurate passing gave Texas Christian University an upset 25-10 victory Saturday over once-mighty Texas. (NEXT: Rice at Texas Christian; Texas bye.) The Longhorns, their bowl game hopes blasted, helped the Horned Frogs along with numerous fumbles, stumbles, and misplays. Coach Darrell Royal quietly wrung his hands on the sidelines.

Bruce Alford Jr. furnished the accurate toe, giving TCU four field goals from distances of 19, 27, 41, and 31 yards. Kent Nix furnished the TCU pitching arm as well as the generalship that had the Steers with their backs against the wall much of the time. TCU 3 3 9 1025 Teai 3 0 7 10 Te FG Conway 44. TCU FO Alford 19.

TCU FO Alford 27. Tex Stockton 1 run (Conway kick). TCU FO Alfard 41. TCU Smith 3 pan from landon (run failodl. TCU FO Alfard 31.

TCU Pott 10 ran (Alford kick). Alien donee 51,500. TCU Tt.m First downs Ruthing yardage Patting yardage Pottos Pastes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lott Yardt penaliied 15 21 13 254 106 145 10-23 I 0 7-40 0 25 3-45 4 65 St. Cloud Trims Wayne 13-12 Special to the Minneapolis Tribune WAYNE, Neb. St.

Cloud State, a last-place finisher in the Northern Intercollegiate Conference, edged Wayne State, co-champion of the Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference, 13-12 Saturday. St. Cloud scored twice in the first half on a one-yard plunge by sophomore Mark Brenden and a 85-yard run by freshman John Hovanetz, a halfback from Minneapolis West. St. Claud Slat 6 7 0 013 Wayne State 0 6 6 012 St.

Cloud Irenden I run (kick failodl. St. Cloud Havoneti IS run (Olten kick). Wayne Klrby 1 run (kick failodl. Wayne Matthiee 2 run Ikick foiledl.

St. Wayne Cloud State Punting 6-37 4-39 6 Firtt downs I 1 Ruthing yardage 234 251 Pasting yardage 19 36 Pattet IS 4-9 Panes Intercepted by 0 1 Fumbles lott 0 0 Yardt penaliied 47 IS Florida Cruises, Eyes Bowl Bid GAINESVILLE, Fla. UP) Crusher Keeps Mat Crown The Crusher retained his "world heavyweight" wres tling championship Saturday night at the Minneapolis Auditorium when he and Chris Markoff were both disqualified from their title bout. Other matches: loor, 240, over Horley loco. 2SS, whoa Race wot counted out outside ring, 14:01.

Cowboy lob fills, 24S, pinned Antele Porto, 230, Jack Petek. 23S. over Mike leren. 2S4, submission larry Helnleml, 240, pinned Gen Art-derton, 242, 23:10. lob Kappel, 211.

pinned Guy Taylor, 224, 4:13. Attendance 4,324. Schwartz. Army Halt Wyoming Drives 13-0 WEST POINT, N.Y. (Pi-Army struck for two quick second period touchdowns and a determined Cadet defense battered back repeated threats in a 13-0 football victory over Wyoming Saturday.

(NEXT: Wyoming at Ari. zona State; Army bye.) Defensive ends Tom Schwartz, from St. Paul Cretin, and Sam Champi gave Army its first score early in the second quarter. Schwartz hit Wyoming quarterback Tom Wilkinson when he tried to pass, then Champi snatched the ball as it popped into the air and ran 42 yards into the end zone. Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0 Army 0 13 0 013 Army Chompi 42 run with fumble Ikick failed).

Army Young 32 pan from Cook IDull kick). Attendance 25,000. Wvo. Army rint downs 10 Ruthing yardage 105 134 Patting yardaae 214 50 Paint 1033 Patios intercepted by 0 1 4-37 4-3 Fumbles lott 3 Yardt penaliied 4 Vikings Continued from Page One ter of terminology and timing." Van Brocklin was obviously disappointed to lose Mason, but the Viking coach bounces well. He has immense respect for King, who was placed ahead of Dave Osborn because of his greater experience.

The game starts an hour and a half later than usual because of a national television double-header hookup. It will be shown on the Viking regional network, but not locally. The field was covered yesterday, and should be in good condition. Temperatures are expected in the high 20s, which would mean a drop of some 65 degrees from the Viking-Colt game at Baltimore. Draw Declared in 6th Game of World Chess TBILISI, U.S.S.R.

UP) The sixth game in the series to determine a 1966 chal lenger for Tigran Petrosyan, world chess champion, was declared a draw Saturday after 71 moves. The draw suggestion was made by Boris Spassky, playing white. Both Spassky and his op ponent, Mikhail Tal, have 3 points. The match was adjourned after 42 moves Oles Triumph 53-0 in Windup Special to the Minneapolis Tribune NORTHFIELD, Minn. St.

Olaf ended its most successful Midwest Conference season in four years by mauling Knox 53-0 Saturday. The Oles accumulated an incredible total yardage of 554 yards to 148 for the losers. Sophomore quarterback Paul Anderson threw two touchdown passes, as did reserve signal caller Gary So-derberg. Kno 0 0 0 00 St. Olaf 7 20 4 2053 St.

Olaf llonchord run fSchumm kickl. St. Olaf HouQon 3 pass fram Andersen (Schurmn kickl. St. Olaf Krahn 19 pais from Anderson ISchumm kickl.

St. Olaf Olisn 29 pan from Sodtrberg (Schumm kickl. St. Olaf Krahn 94 run (kick foiledl. St.

Olaf Wall 2 run Ikick blocktdl. St. Olaf Wittkamper 43 pats from Sod. erberg (Schumm kickl. St.

Olat Wall 7 run ISchumm kickl. Knox 6 71 77 7-39 1 3 9-37 51 St. Olaf 19 322 First downs Rushing yordage Potting yardage Passes Passes Intercepted by Fumbles lost Punting Yards penaliied 232 11.22 3 3 1-36 107 Grinnell Routs Carleton 42-20 Special to the Minneapolis Tribune GRINNELL, Iowa Quar terback Barry Anderson of Grinnell passed for three touchdowns Saturday a 42-20 rout of Carleton in Midwest Collegiate football Anderson posted a school record of 15 touchdown pass es. Yesterday he completed 11 of 19 passes for 136 yards Grinnell also rushed for 240 yards, and checked the Carls with 24 yards from rushing. Carleton passed for 240 yards.

Carleton finished 3-5 in the conference to 6-2 for second-place Grinnell. Carleton 0 6 0 1420 Grinnell 6 15 6 1542 Grinnell Fronts II patl from Ander sen (kick failodl. Carleton Levinton 40 poll from Worcester (kick failed). Grinnell lutwell 2 run (Watt pass from Andersonl. Grinnell fronts 20 past from Ander sen (Thurston kickl.

Grinnell lamb 2 run Ikick foiledl. Carleton lestrom 7 tun (lun foiledl. Carleton Weshiniky 14 past from Worster (lestrom pass from Worcesterl. Worcester (lestrom pass from Worcesterl. Grinnell lamb 4 run (Watt pass from Andersonl.

Grinnell Peterson 12 pass from Anderson (Thurtton kickl. Harvard Tumbles Punchless Brown PROVIDENCE, R.I. VP) Quarterback John McCluskey threw Harvard's first touch down pass of the year and (NEXT: Broun at Colum bia; Harvard at Yale.) the defense completely stymied Brown offense Saturday as Harvard scored a 17-8 Ivy League victory. Horvard 0 14 3 017 Irewn 0 0 0 I I Hor Grant 32 run (Dulles kickl Har lord 21 pass from MtClutkey (Dullea kickl. Har fG Dullea 23.

O'Toole 21 oast from Hall (O Toole pass from Nail). Atrendonce 10,000. Texas Rally Edges Rice 14-13 HOUSTON, Tex. 0P Underdog Texas used a 19-yard touchdown pass from Eddie McKaughan to John Poss with less than three minutes to play Saturday to down Rice University 14-13. Glynn Lindsey added the victory margin with his sec ond conversion of the day.

Toiae AIM 0 0 7 714 lice 7 0 4 013 lice-lotooretto 2 run (Porker kickl. AIM Stab lor 32 oata from MrHMakm (lindse kickl Hice-Letourette so run (kick foiledl. AIM Poto If oats from MrKnunkM (lindsov kickl. Attendance 43 ,000. 2 MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE Nov.

14, 1965 Spartans Continued from Page One igan State has ever won and, although the conference athletic directors must vote on the Big Ten's representative in the Rose Bowl, there was little doubt it would be Michigan State. AHEAD OF Michigan State in its quest for tne national championship iies Notre Dame, victor Saturday over North Carolina 17-0. Michigan State started off as if it would roll over Indiana, but the tide was turned in the second and third quar ters on Stavroff superb passing. After the Spartans built up a 10-0 lead, Indiana cut it to 10-7 by halftime with a drive that started from Indiana's 21. This was highlighted by a 46-yard pass to Malinchak on the State 10.

Couch took the seven-yard touchdown pass. In the third period Indiana went ahead, driving 77 yards in 13 plays and virtually all of it via passes, with Stavroff punching over from the one. Indiona 0 7 013 Miditfon Slot 1 7 0 1737 MSU fO Knn. 21. MSU Waihlnatwi 77 poll from Juday (Knny kickl.

Ind. MolinchaA 10 vow frm Stavorff IKomwa kick I. Ind Stovr.ff 1 run (kick failc-dl. MSU Woihington 43 pan from Jvdar (Ktnnty kickl. MSU FO Ktnmr 37.

MSU Woihinjlon 4 ou from juday IKtnnty kttkl. Attendance 75 310. MSU fint down II Ruthing yardage 195 Patting yardoge 1 50 Pottet 11-31 Patiot Intercepted by 1 Puntt 1-39 Fumbloi loil 3 Indiana 13 eS 173 14-37 0 4-33 I IS Yardt ponalitod 33 Mankafo State Triumphs 14-7 Special to the Minneapolis Tribune MANKATO, Minn. Man-kato State finished a respectable football season Saturday with a 5-3-1 record on the strength of a 14-7 triumph over South Dakota State. South Dakota State 7 0 07 Monkaro State 0 014 014 South Dokoto Sandenen (Ntl- ton kick.

Mankote Stole Tetilelf It pail from Schultz (Bruggere kickl. Mankata State Droegemuellor 33 pott from Schulti llruggere kickl. Mankote D. Firtr downi 15 14 Ruthing yardage 181 SI Patting 73 97 Total yardage 354 171 Pom, 5-13 7-31 Intercepted 1 0 Puntt 5 33 4 4 37 Rodriguez Boys on Fight Card The Rodriguez brothers will highlight an amateur all-star boxing card of ten bouts Monday at the Phyllis Wheat-ley Community Center, 809 Aldrich Av. starting at 8 p.m.

Bob Rodriguez, Upper Midwest Golden Glove bantamweight champion, will fight George Vojta, and younger brother Ralph. 147-pound champion in the Minneapolis Class, will meet veteran Bob Phelps of Unity House. The show is sponsored by the Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 34. LAST-MINUTE TIE WAUKESHA, Wis.

(UPI) Augustana scored with 44 seconds left in the game Saturday to gain a 13-13 tie with Carroll in a College Conference of Illinois football game. Frank Sarabese plunged over from one yard out to make it 13-12, and Don Morton kicked the ty-ing point Colorado St. 36, Brigham Young 22. UCLA 30. Stanford 13.

Washington 28, Oregon St. 21. California 24, Oregon 0. USC 28, Pittsburgh 0. Air Force 34, Arizona 7.

Wichita 21, Utah St. 19. Idaho 15, Idaho St. 7. British Columbia 18, Oregon Tech 6.

Whiteman 14, Pacific, Ore. 12. Weber 74, Portland State 6. San Francisco 2, Eastern Oregon 0. Cal Lutheran 22, Pomona 7.

College of Idaho 14, Lewis Clark 13. Colorado State U. 36, Brigham Young 22. Nevada 24, Chico State 6. Whittier 28, Claremont 3.

San Francisco State 3, Sacramento State 0. Sloan Hurls 'Bama Over South Carolina TUSCALOOSA, Ala. UP) Passing artist Steve Sloan smashed two Joe Namath passing records Saturday and led Alabama to 35-14 football victory over South Carolina. (NEXT: Clemson at South Carolina; Alabama bye.) The Crimson Tide senior threw two touchdown passes and set up two others. Sloan also scored Alabama's first touchdown on a two-yard plunge.

During the initial drive he set a school season completion record when he hit end Ray Perkins with a nine-yard pass. It was Sloan's 77th completion and broke the record of 76 set by Namath in 1962. In the fourth quarter, Sloan hurled a 39-yard scor ing pass to halfback Dennis Homan and brought his sea son passing total to 1,227 yards, another school record. Car. Jl 17 193 17-29 0 Sit 0 II Ala.

22 256 171 t-13 1 J-47 0 72 Pint dewnt Ruihinq yordaae Palling yardage Pottet Pattei Intercepted by Puntt Fumblee let! Yordt penollted Auburn Recovers Crucial Fumble, Nips Georgia ATHENS, Ga. Auburn recovered a fumble on its one-yard line with four minutes to play Saturday to blunt Georgia's final threat and preserve a 21-19 football victory ignited by the running of Tom Bryan. (NEXT: Auburn Georgie bye.) bye; Bryan, converted from quarterback for the 69th meeting of the Southeastern umierence rivals, kept Au burn on top of the chamDion- ship chase with his brilliant sprints. He scored on a 41- yard nm in the opening minutes and set ud Auburn's winning touchdown with runs of 25 and 24 yards. Despite Brvan's runs.

Georgia battled back with the help of a 92-yard pass play from Kirby Moore to Kanay Wheeler the longest in conference historv and was moving in for the winning touchdown when iuiiDack Konnie Jenkins fum bled. Georgia Aebunt First dowm 14 II Ruthing yardage Patting yardage tniM ....120 ....235 13-29 I 7-31 I 1 St ...7 7 7 ...4 4 0 (lewie kickl, J77 (6 7-14 0 I 36.2 SO 021 719 Pattet kitercented Pant timolol lot! Yardi penoliiod Auburn Georgia Aub Iryon 31 run Go Jenfcmi 3 run Aub ton IS pate (kick foiledl. from lowden (lewi Go Whee or 2 em (rem Moore (pan failerfl. Aub Plogpa 14 GoJonkino 1 run Howie kickl, lltrer kickl. AMp4pmpj 46.112.

Penn St. 14, Navy 6. Southern Connecticut 49, American International 26. Pennsylvania 31, Columbia 21. Hofstra 27, Wittenberg 14.

Army 13, Wyoming 0. Rutgers 14, Holy Cross 0. Delaware SO, Boston U. 7. Bucknell 41, Lehigh 0.

Washington Jefferson 21, Carnegie Tech 14. Franklin Marshall 49, Muhlenberg 26. Swarthmore 33, Penn Military 7. Buffalo 28, Colgate 0. Rochester 28, Rennselaer 12.

Hobart 15, Ursinus 7. Kings Point 17, Coast Guard 8. Boston College 30, William Mary 17. Tufts 41, Susquehanna 28. Temple 22.

Gettysburg 21. Weslevan 19. Trinity 14. Dickinson 48. Johns Hopkins 6.

Massachusetts 46, New Hampshire 0. Union (N.Y.) 46, Hamilton 22. Syracuse 41, West Virginia 19. Connecticut 14, Rhode Island 0. Clarion 7, Slippery Rock 7 (tie).

SOUTH North Carolina St. 3, Florida St. 0. Mississippi 14. Tennessee 13.

Miami (Ma.) 28, Vanderbilt 14. E. Carolina 21, George Washing ton 20. VM1 21, Citadel 7. Morgan St.

33, Norfolk St. 0. Washington Lee 26, Southwest ern 13. Randolph Macon 30, Gallaudet 0. Georgia Tech 42, Virginia 19.

Auburn 21, Georgia 19. Honda 31, Tulane 13. Duke 40, Wake Forest 7. Maryland 6, Clemson 0. Virginia Tech 21, Villanova 19.

Alabama 35, South Carolina 14. Florida 41, Southern U. 38. Chattanooga 25, Howard 10. Austin Peay 23, Tennessee Tech 12.

Carson-Newman 37, Maryville, 7. Hampden-Sydney 14, Centre 7. Tuskegee 15, Hampton Institute 12. Mississippi Valley 67, Savannah State 2. Concord.

W. 40, West Virginia State 12. Fort Valley State 33. Fisk 6. Prairie View 17, Alcorn 14.

Furman 14, Richmond 0. Tampa 2, Maine 0. Grambling 72, Wiley 14. Mississippi College 21, Austion college 19. Albany, Ga.

6, Morris 6, tie. MIDWEST Notre Dame 17, North Carolina 0. Bowling Green 17, Ohio U. 7. Albion 30, Wayne St.

14. Cincinnati 41. South Dakota 0. Iowa St. 38, Kansas St.

6. Missouri 30, Oklahoma 0. Nebraska 21, Oklahoma St. 17. Kent St.

33, Marshall 13. Wooster 36, Oberlin 9. Ball St. 30, Southern Illinois 19. Baldwin Wallace 29, Eastern Mich.

14. Butler 27, W. Kentucky 20. Wabash 16, DePauw 6. Colorado 21, Kansas 14.

Louisville 32, Drake 17. Valparaiso 35, Wheaton 13. Washburn 21, Emporia St. 0. Kirksville (Mo.) Teachers 34, War- rensburg St.

8. Springfield (Mo.) St. 41, Maryville (Mo.) St. 15. Illinois College 45, St.

Procopius 0. Illinois Wesleyan 62, Millikin 0. North Central 48, North Park 0. Western Michigan 17, Montana 14. Swanee 7, Washington, 3.

Whitewater 48, Illinois St. 7. Bradley 25, Wisconsin (Mil. Br.) 13. Miami (Ohio) 28, Dayton 0.

Case Tech 15. Western Reserve 13. Muskingum 28, Ohio Wesleyan 21. St. Olaf 53, Knox 0.

Ripon 33, Cornell (Iowa) 6. Franklin 7, Kalamazoo 0. Rose Poly 23, Hanover 7. Indiana Central 40, Manchester 27. Concordia, III.

20, Lakeland 14. Doane 34, Graceland 14. Beloit 22, Lawrence 21. Kansas Wesleyan 33, Friends 23. Principia 20, Olivet 18.

North wood 31, Taylor 7. Iowa Central 33, William Penn 0. Xavier, Ohio 14, Toledo 7. Ashland 14. Marietta 0.

Bluffton 20, Ohio Northern 0. Central Michigan 37, Ferris 0. SOUTHWEST Texas Christian 25, Texas 0. Texas 14, Rice 13. Arkansas 24.

SMU 3. Texas Western 20, Utah 19. Arizona State College 41, Eastern New Mexico 14. Sul Ross 35, Howard Payne 27. Arlington State 27, Arkansas State 12.

Fort Lewis 28, Western New Mexico 21. Houston 38, Kentucky 21. UPPER MIDWEST Grinnell 42, Carleton 20. North Dakota St. 13, St Thomas 7.

Mankato St. 14, South Dakota St. 7. Luther 44, Simpson 14. Carroll 13, Augustana 13 (tie).

Coe 14. Monmouth 9. Beloit 22, Lawrence 2 1 Concordia Teachers 20, Lakeland 14. Northern Illinois 40, Western Illinois 13. St.

Cloud St. 13, Wavne St. (Neb.) 12. Fllendale (N.D.) 20. Morris 0.

VVestmar 14, Yankton 13. Dakota Wesleyan 59. Sioux Falls 0. Dubuque 32. Upper Iowa 27.

Parsons 13, Norther Michigan 7. Buena Vista 6. Wartburg 0. Morningside 56, Central Oklahoma 12. FAR WEST Colorado St, College 40, Colorado Minea 28.

Wichita21.UUbSt.il. Still, the game film will be ranked A-l by the Legion of Decency. "It was a bad day to play football," NDS coach Darrell Mudra said. "The bad conditions (a snow-covered and slippery field) hurt both teams. "I must admit I'm some what disappointed.

I thought we'd handle this team better, but we were very happy to come out of it six points ahead." HARLAN ADDED, "There's no question about it, North Dakota State has a great team. But we played well, too, especially on de fense. We used eight sophomores, two juniors and a sen ior on defense. "A lot of people think it's a mistake to play a team of NDS's caliber. But if you win those games, you've beaten somebody of importance.

And if you lose, you've still profited from the experience. "We learned a lot today. We're a young team and you can bet we'll be ready for them next year when we play at Fargo." Most observers felt the Tommies "were ready" Saturday. As one onlooker put it, "If North Dakota State is the No. 1 team, St.

Thomas should be ranked sixth." Norm Dakota Slat 7 0 St. Thomat 0 7 013 0 7 NDS Iota 14 run (Ahnoman kickl. StT Koonon 14 aatt from lurfco (Knippol kickl. NDS tola run (kick failtd). Aitondanco 3.000.

NDS St. Thorn. fint Downi Yardi Ruthing Yardt Pauina Paitoi Attomptod Pattot Complotod Poito Intorcopttd By II -37 7 34 I 1 1 337 34 II 3 I FumblpB lott 4 unt 4-147 Little, Csonka Lead Syracuse MORGANTOWN. W.Va. (UPI) Floyd Little and Larry Csonka scored six times and ground out 414 yards between them in record-shattering performances today as Syracuse overpowered West Virginia 41-19.

Little set Syracuse records for season touchdowns and season rushing, scoring four times and running his totals to 17 touchdowns and 996 yards. Csonka, a 230-pound sophomore fullback, scored twice and ran for 216 yards. He broke the Syracuse one-game rushing record of 197 yards set in 1956 by the great Jim Brown against Colgate. Little was one yard short of the same mark with 196 yards. Woo) Virginia 13 0 01 Syrocuio 7 14 13 741 Srr littl.

4 run (Smith kickl. WVA odor II poti from McCvn IKinder kickl. WVA Martha 31 pott kitorcopHon (kick fallodl. WVA Ufrridgo 1 run I Pom foiltdl. Srr lirtlo 7 run (Smith kickl.

Syr littlo 61 ran (Smith kickl. Srr Cionka run (kick failed). Syr Cwnka run (Smith kick). Syr littlo nm (Smith kickl. Attendance 33 500 WVU Syracute 11 33 73 431 ..115 1 10-2S 3-10 1 0 S41.S 1 0 g-50 7-3 Fifit dowm Ruthing yardage Patting yardage Patiot Patsei Intercepted ky Puntt Fumbloi lest I Penaltioe SPARTANS BEAT PREPS Michigan State played its first football game in 1896, beating Lansing High School, 12-0.

Inside the locker room each member of North Dakota State's football team was shouting, "We're No. We're No. Outside the room St. Thomas coach Nate Harlan mused, "They almost weren't." He could have said, "They might not be" and, perhaps, been nearly as accurate. NORTH DAKOTA State edged St.

Thomas 13-7 Saturday to end its season with a perfect 10-0 record. "The Bison, small college football's equivalent cf Michigan State, entered the game as the nation's No. 1 -ranked NCAA small college team. But they may slip a notch this week when voters around the country learn of their latest triumph. Also this week, NDS is hoping to receive a bid to the Pecan Bowl in Abilene, Tex.

The Bison were hoping to use the season finale as show- and-tell time for the bowl officials, but weren't that impressive before 3,000 spectators at O'Shaughnessy Stadium. Statistically the Bison overwhelmed the Tommies. NDS, a team that had allowed opponents an average of 16 yards per game on the ground, held St. Thomas to minus 27 yards rushing and to a mere 79 passing. The Bison picked up 229 on land and 34 through the air.

1 Ken Rota had the most rooters among the NDS fans. The sophomore halfback from Benilde scored both touchdowns, on runs of 14 and 9 yards, to increase his season output to 16. HE TOPPED Bison backs with 110 yards in 27 carries. Fullback Mike Hasbargen, subbing for the injured Rich Mische, gained 61 in 20 attempts and Vance Conner 53 in 21 tries. But the game was more of a contest than statistics would indicate.

After a St. Thomas punt traveled 11 yards, NDS marched 27 yards in six plays for its first score. Rota raced around left end for 14 yards and the six points with only 2 seconds left in the opening period. It was at this point that St. Thomas was supposed to prove hopeless, helpless and hapless.

Instead, the Tommies, who ended the year with a 4-4-1 record, bounced back to tie the count at half-time 7-7. With 90 seconds remaining before the intermission, junior quarterback John Burke directed a 76-yard scoring drive in eight passing plays. With nine seconds left in the half, he fired a 14-yard scoring toss to Marty Keenan. Cliff Knippel added the extra point. NDS SCORED the first time it had the a 1 1 in the third quarter.

The Bison rumbled 47 yards in 14 plays (12 cn the ground) to score, Rota going over from the 9 on a double reverse. The extra point attempt failed. St. Thomas could manage no other scoring threats against its "intersectional" rival (28 of NDS' 45 players aren't North Dakota natives) as the Bison intercepted two of Burke's passes. With prospects of a major bowl game egging them on, the Florida Gators took Tulane apart Saturday on Steve Spurrier's passing and running for a 51-13 Southeastern Conference victory.

Representatives of the Cotton, Gator and Orange Bowls were among the 36,232 spectators. It is the Sugar Bowl which is expected to take Florida after their game next Saturday at Miami. Until then, Florida is prevented from making a bowl commitment by conference rules. Spurrier gained 196 yards passing, including two touchdown tosses, plus 63 yards running. This boosted his total offense for the season past 1,700 yards.

Tulone 0 7 4 013 Florida II 14 0 14 51 Fla Poo run (larfield kickl. Fla Casey 10 poet from Spurrier (larfield kickl. Flo Harper 21 run (larfield kick). Flo Poo run (larfield kickl. Tul Damley 22 pass from lad (PenHus kickl.

Fla Hen per 40 pose from Spurrier (larfield kickl. Tul Damley 9 pail from last (pool foiledl. Flo FO larfield 24. Fla row pose from Sponsor (larfield kickl. Fk trap 72 past from Wovet (kick failodl.

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