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Independent from Long Beach, California • 29

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aides, drove the Gophers', back' and it took the. peration pais from Stephens to score. I really burned up some nervous energy, 'Warmath said. 1 MF He heaped praise on the entire Mlnnesota team, especially on Stephens and Munsey. Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty his )LIS (UPI) ence lead with Ohio Stephens and'aaUtoSr Th Gora winner of of Minnesota combined for fiv wccesaive two touchdowns, and the an opening 6-0 loss to Mis- Gophers held off top-ranked touriln miserable weather, m0ft of the Minnesota of occMfons.BUt tee Gppner named a UP! back Of the Michigan States dreaded tiU must face Iowa, Pur- fensive show, and were hut- 5 week, hit two key pasMs in offense Saturday for a 13-0 due and Wiscbnsin, standing on defense.

It was. the drive, good for 25 victory. Munsey scoredbbteMih- Munseys first action since It. was the first loss of nesota touchdowns. The he was, injured two.

weeks The clinching the year, for the Spartans, first came wiflfless than 7 ago Mrjyjift- Ultooii -W State DOtn times. came. after Spartan third-who had not been scored on minutes left in the first' pe-' game." Stephens ended another stringer Dewey Lincoln 'in conference play. The vie- riod on an eight-yard pitch- Between the scores, the Spartan scoring bid in the fumbled on the Minnesota tory kept Minnesotas de- out play from Stephens. Gophers punishing last minute-when he inter 40 and Tom Hall recovered fending national champions The second came with four best 14 the conference, held cepted pasi In his end with six minutes to go.

unbeaten in the Big Ten minutes remaining in the off the Spartans No. 2 of- Mne- Minnesota pushed inside- -andin a fie fothe tonferrgamWhentephen4hlrfense. -v Minnesotas 'first touch'-the-Spartanr2ff-but'pen Munsey with a 23-yard pass' on fourth down. Stephens apd Munsey, -who grew-up together in Uniontown, most of the Minnesota of-. fensive show, and were' Outstanding on defense.

It was Munseys first action since he was, injured two. weeks down dune on a 71-yard march in 11 plays on the series, hftee game. Stephens, wholias been team lost the contest by making-offensive and de- -fensive mistakes at crucial points. "Our offensive drives" down because of fumbles key passes missed, Daugherty said. "And our defense made sev- erat mistake j-fcspedallytee SP ARYANS STUMBLE ON COSTLY FUMBLE Michigan States Sherman Lewis fumbles on own 40 in fourth quarter, Tom Minnesota to set up second touchdown.

Hitting Lewis are Bill Munsey (28) Gophers jolted No. 'l ranked MSU, 13-0. (AP Wirephoto) Hall (80) recovering for and Julian Hook (33). SURPRISED ATTACK final period ended all Iowa hopes. It was the Hawk-eyes second consecutive loss, having dropped a 9-0 decision to Purdue a week 1 SgO.

The Buckeyes, normally a savage grind it out teanv 1 called on sophomore quar- 1 terback Joe Sparma who to end Chuck Bryant and all-American fullback Bob Ferguson to make their of- fense roll. Ohio tied 77 by Texas Christian in its open- ing game, has now won five in a row and is 4-0 in the Big Ten. Iowa has won four" games and lost two. Defense end Tom Perdue sent the Buckeyes out to an' early lead by grabbing a fumble air when Iowas a mm i Harris dropped the tall on a hand- 55 yards for a touchdown with the game1 less than four minutes old. The Buckeyes hit again to the second period when Sparma fired an 18-yard pass to Bryant for a touchdown.

Both kicks for the extra point were wide. .1 1 mi I IMI racavar JunpMa (kick mHwd). ON Srvant frun' Ipanna kmJTwrtcl 4 rua (kick miuad STATISTICS, 'Plral Mm jJkHva-jjmkaww I Ml pHmpp (Siy- ivin kaap- -0Mt gSg Vm E22irKs rvmam iot Yar pmlli I 47 "There isnt, much you can say about a game like got beat They apparently wanted to win more than we did. MI thought we were going to jwin until the final minutes. We moved nearly everytune we had the ball; but we (Udnt have the Minnesota sharpness.

Minnesota coach Murray Wannath remained nervous wobbled short and wide. Halfback Leon Mavitys 25-yard punt return to Mis-'Souris'47 ignited the Colo-fado touchdowntoarchwith barely 'a -minute left in the second period. "hy; Halfback Teddy Woods scampered 12 yards and quarterback' Gale Weidner el HillebrancT with a 14-yard pass to the Tigers 21. After one incomplete. pass, Weidner connect edwith halfback lunged two yards.

The victory kept Texas -stop the Southwest Conference standings with a fourth league, triumph it knocked SMU out of contention; Before Saxton snaked his igay through right tackle and streaked down the sideline witha herd of Mus- tangs pounding at his heels, Texas heralded offense and defense was 'under intense pressure from the fired-up 'Methodists. SMU, guidta by lanky sophomore Jerry Rhome, played in Texas territory most of the first half. Hdw me one that gave Minnesota itd final Pawn PltMl nd 1 Widow Itai ,1 I I It! Mmw Mainly I run (kick MM). Mhw-Wuww pm (mil StoaM (LmcMcp kick). AWwdww UjHl.

STATISTICS Trim ta RuiMna vkSw Paulo ard aw riaOM to- V'-Jc y1 back Ron Taylor started the scoring day with a pitch- out to Hunter, who then -rifled the ball to end Don Colo Hvrii pm tram WMdmr Udi) Mo WakiwrMit paw Irani Hunfar (MHWMI Altandanca-dUN. -STATISTICS Flfil RuiNna vardwa-, Paiilno varWeo Pmm ,3 i 7 101 3 i Pmws MircipM kv Punh FWnMw Yar pi toil pwaliM ever, '24-yard field goal try 'by John Richey that flipped backwards off the cross tar in tee first quarter and another blunted itself four' futile times Inside the Texas two in the second quarter were the only Mustang scoring threats. TS53f5rWjS (kick" Tt Jarirv Caok 4 nia (run Tex. Jittv Cask nm Itorry I ran (Ntoftlt klcfc). Ahwdanoi 4l36e.

STATISTICS RICOCHET ROMANCE? Navy back Carl Fink, wedged between two Notre Dame defenders, manages to deflect pass into arms of Charlie OHara (not shown), resulting in 72-yard, completion to set up Middie touchdown. No. 44 is Angelo Dabiero. jStory of Navys 13-JO upset victory on page C-4. (AP yirephoto) COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) Unbeaten Ohio State, using a precision ground machine and a surprise aerial attack, crushed Iowa -29-13 Saturday to stay in a tie for first place in the Big Ten race.

1A--record Ohio -Stadium of 83,795 homecom-. ing fans, watched the Buck--, eyes take advantage of two JIMS interceptions and a finable; and turn them into touchdowns to knock the Hawkeyes out of the -Big Ten title A 17-point barrage In the HAWKEYrSLOWED BUFFS NIP MISSOURI, Eke Out 10-7 Win BATON ROUGE, La. OR Jerry Stovall, a 193-pound starry-toed halfback, streaked 57 yards to set up a touchdown and Louisiana State smashed Mississippis dreams of a national cham pionship with a 10-7 victory over the Rebels Saturday night Stovall's dart through the Rebel line came late in the STATISTICS Pint Puclnp yirdipi Pi Smti nNliONI JZ3-V. Yu pnaHwi' third period paved the way for 7-yard touchdown run by halfback Wendell 'V'. Mississippi, ranked second in' this weeks Associated Press poll to Michigan State, lost its, bid.

to take over the No. 1 spot when the Spartans lost' to Minnesota earlier In the. LSU was ranked sixth. "This was the third straight year that LSU has wrecked a possibly unbeaten' season for 'the Rebels. BUT kept -the 68,000 screaming fans tense, until the final seconds when LSU end Gene Sykes recovered Rebel quarterback Glynn Griffings fumble on the Tiger 36-yard line.

LSU moved out front midway in the first period when Harris booted a 37-yard field goal But Griffing and starting Rebel quarterback Doug Jl-more opened up a passing attack and got Mississippi rolling just before halftime, Griffing tossed to end Wes Sullivan for 2 yards and a touchdown and the intermission ended with the Rebels showing a 7-3 lead. A 22-yard field goal attempt by Sullivan at the halfway point of the third stanza cameJUsTtwdrplays' before Stovall found A weakness in theltMississippi line and scampered to the Rebel 23. SEVENTJPLAYS later, Harris circled left end behind a great, block by guard Monk Guillotforther games-final score With' 5 miniiiAk left iff the game; Ole Miss sAw.two potential. -scoring drives-. falL With.

die combination of Smith clicking for big gains, the Rebels probed deep into Tiger territory hut defensive ace Steve Ward intercepted an Elmore pass at the LSU 16 to halt the march. Mississippi intercqited toss by Tiger quarterback Lynn Amedee at the Rebel 34 to launch its final desperation bid for victory. GRIFFING directed this march and it failed when the substitute. Rebel quarterback was swamped under, fumbled and Sykes came up with the ball. lllti w-engairir dAsnar, MU Hmn IW (Hwm kick).

Big Ten Standings asLSM IlIrMlw miunvm Mr Av--s'r Fishing Facts Swell -r- angtara I ini id IIS kameuM Son, Ji Ms EYE ORANGE BOWL BID BOULDER, Colo. MU Colorado sailed through tee air for a touchdown in' the Missouri took a punt on its and fought- pff Missouris try triumph with a 44-37AndTnarched 63 comeback yard goaI attempt by in 13 plays for the equaliz-halfback Bill Tobin, but it ing Quarter- fourth quarter for a 7-6 triumph, in a Bill Harris fop the touchdown. Early in tee fourth period Missouri tciok a punt on its battle of Big Eight unbeaten football teems Saturday. Missouri gambled for victory with a two-point, tan--version try buk the pass from halfback Mike Hunter. who pitdied the 10 -yard -'touchdown pass, 'sailed oyer the end zone.

Colorados, triumph clear, crisp weather before "43,200 fans sent tee Bu faioes into undisputed first' place and into topconsider-ation for a trip to the Orange Bowl. Golorado en- Iowa halfback Paul Krause can't get his 6-3 frame through a narrow hole as Ohio State defenders close InrKrauserctumedldckofflO yards toIowaS stopping A1 Hinton (71). (AP Wirephoto) T-f -6. Longhorns Bias SM (UPI) Jitterbug James Saxton's 79-yard third- quarter touchdown scamper ignited a smoldering Texas offensive fuse' Saturday and the nations third-ranking Longhorns blasted Southern Methodist, 27-41 for their seventh consecutive victory. Saxton, the 164-pound bundle of gteased lightning, whipped up 173 yard in all in the face of terrific SMU defensive work.

His under Jerry -Cook; tacked on tyro more touchdowns and reserves manufactured anbther in'tof fading min- utes -r when Tommy Ford NORTHWESTERN END Pat RUey.sajls through air, bift attempt to' block first period punt is Northwestern won, 14-8. Story on page (AP Wrephoto) I i Me- I. -I l-A A-V nr- sr: i. 1 i Yr i -f 1 I v. A -7, -V, 11 A -k-k .1 kt.

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