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Sunday, October 28, 1956 THE BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER AND NEWS Sec. Four 20 9 ips rurciiie isconsm owa i 9 21 Ohio State Whips 21-0, 1 TV! 1 Don Clark Sets Pace for Bucks Extra Point Wins for Hawks Iowa Runs Match Dawson Passes I rr ltrriM Ohioans in Charge Throughout Game By FRITZ HOWELL COLUMBUS, Ohio tin Sohomore Don Clark, operating from the left halfback spot vaster! hv two-time All-America k'" '5 By DALE BURGESS LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Ji Iowa's Hawkeyes kicked three extra points, Purdue only two out of three, and the Hawks won their fifth straight football victory vpstprriav- 21-20 The old Big Ten foes, who tied 20-20 last year, alternated touch downs before 41,000 fans all afternoon, but Purdue missed the extra point after it scored the last touchdown of the game. Dawsnn Missps Point Hopalong Cassady, tore Wisconsin's line to shreds Saturday as Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 21-0 the 15th straight Big Ten victory for the 'Bucks. The conquest tied Michigan's long win record and sent Ohio State another long stride toward its third consecutive Western Conference championship, a goal no team has ever reached.

Clark Unstoppable Clark, a 19-year-old 183-pound-er from Akron, rushed for 151 yards in 21 tries, scored the open- in tnurhrinwn and completed It was a case of Iowa's brilliant broken field runners especially Rill Hannel and Don Dobrino. apainst. the rjinnoint Dassinc of Purdue's Lenny Dawson, who had the misfortune to miss the extra point that made the difference. Tcvua painpH 290 vards rushins to Purdue's 163. Purdue gained 242 yards passing to lowa o-But the loser had 21 first downs to the winner's 17.

VTannpl trnrpH twice in the sec ond quarter on runs of 6 and 30 yards after a 14-yard pass from Ken Ploen to Jim Gibbons gave the Hawkeyes the opening touchdown. Dawson threw two touchdown passes, 18 yards to Tommy Ohio's only pass for 28 yards. He was unstoppable during the early portions of the game and when Ohio State marked up its 14th first down early in the third period, Clark had rushed for 12 of them and thrown a pass for another. He very little after that. A crowd of 32.661, fourth largest ever to overflow the Buckeye horseshoe watched Clark enjoy his finest hour.

Bucks Go Right to Work The Bucks, upset a week ago by Penn State, lost no time scoring against the Badgers. Clark scored on a 23-yard dash over tackle in the first period to climax a 56-yard 6-play drive after a poor punt had given the Bucks the ball. The Ohioans marched 86 yards in 12 plays in the second period after halting Fletcher and 20 yards to umar Lundy. Mel Dillard had scored Purdues first touchdown on a 1-fnnt nlunfp. imra rarripd a 21-14 Ipad into the final period, and it did not look too safe even after Dawson missed his conversion kick.

Pur due recovered a fumble on the Imva 45 then fnmhled in turn on VVirephoto. TERRY VRR GETS AWAY TO A MICHIGAN SCORE Michigan halfback Terry Barr (41) evading the last of two Minnesota players within reach cs he went 16 yards in the first period for a touchdown. The score climaxed a 92-yard drive. Minnesota players: back Bob Schultz (21) guard Dave Burkholder (67), fullback Rhody Tuszka (33), tackle Frank Youso (78) and quarterback Bobbv Cox (partiallv hidden). No.

70 for Michigan is Al Sigman. The single TD wasn enough as Minnesota scored three times in the second half for a 20-13 victory Saturday at Ann Arbor. Ihp Hawkpvps' 24. Iowa had to punt and the Boilermakers drove back to the lowa 21 on Dawson passes. JV Wireplmio.

NOTHING FOR NOTRE DAME Oklahoma swarms over Notre Dame's ball carrier, back Jim Mors-, right', in the first quarter at South Bend Saturday. How Oklahoma hemmed I Notre Dame offense is illustrated in this bit of line play on which the Irish failed to advance ball. Identi lahle ayers Oklahoma, center Jerry Tubhs hack Billy Pricer (43) 8uard B.il Krish cr 65) nd Don Stiller (56) and guard Joe Ou.ie.sky (68). For Notre Dame, guard Al Ecuyer (60) back Lewis (23). The Sooners won their 35th straight game with a resounding 40-0 verdict over the Irish.

Yore Stars in 19-13 Win With time running out, Dawson hit Erich Barnes with a pass at about the Iowa 10. Fred Harris, Iowa fullback, who played a tremendous defensive game, banged into Barnes, and the Pur Indiana Gets by Northwestern backs, and they came through. a 75-yard Wisconsin surge to tne Buckeye 14. Quarterback Frank Ellwood climaxed that surge with a 1-yard plunge. Late in the third period Ohio recovered a fumble on Wisconsin's 13 and Ellwood scored the final marker on a 1-inch plunge.

Wisconsin fumbled the ball away four times, and had one pass intercepted to halt promising advances, and give Ohio several scoring chances. Wisconsin 0 0 0 00 Ohio State 7 7 0 721 BLOOMIXCTON, Ind. W) Tom McDonald and hteve fin-nosk-i paeh cuided a touchdown Indiana's Hoosiers were just enough hungrier vesterday to Daugherty Says Loss To Illini Was No Fluke due halfback dropped the Dan. Iowa was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct by another player, but it got possession of the ball and held it until the final gun. drive in the same quarter, and best Northwestern in a battle of victory starved Big Ten football in the fourth quarter as he carried several tacklers in a final 6-yard drive.

The hoosiers Kept Northwest-em's ace halfback Bob McKeiver tightly bottled up through most of the contest. With Chick Cichowski benched because of injuries, it was a test of Indiana's sophomore quarter- McDonald threw a Key pass in the final scoring drive. Jim Yore. Battle Creek full teams, 19-13. Iowa 7 14 Walfhark- Dave Whitsell scored Purdue 7 7 0 6-20 two touchdowns for Indiana, get California Downs Washington, 16-7 SEATTLE IT) Sophomore Joe Kapp grabbed a floating fumble and scampered 54 yards for the touchdown which earned California a 16-7 Pacific Coast Conference football victory over Washington Saturday afternoon, The defending Huskies handed the ball to the visiting Bears six times on fumbles.

Most of the game's fireworks icame in the final quarter after ia had its wav out ting the payoff score with two minutes and 40 seconds to play "Woodson was wonderful, but let me say again that it was a team victory all the way. i "I thought our comeback in the second half was all the more back shifted to halfback to add power to the Indiana backfield, ran well and also blossomed as a passer. He hit Brad Bomba in the end zone on a 34-yard play in the third period but lost the touchdown on a penalty. He tossed one to Bomba again in the fourth period touchdown drive. CHAMPAIGN, 111.

i.T) was no fluke," insisted Michigan State Coach Duffy Daugherty after his top-rated Spartans were spilled 20-13 by Illinois in a major upset Saturday. "We were beaten by a team (hat iust. wouldn't be beat. Broncos Bow, 13 to 6, To Great Lakes USC Beaten By Stanford, 27 to 19 PAT.O AT. TO.

Calif. Stan remarkable because we got our- selves into that 13-0 trouble wilh i our own errors. I "Everv kid on that squad was Georgia Tech Rumbles Over Tulane, 40 to 0 "That Illinois team had tremendous desire and they played nroit fnnthall Wp u'prp beaten GREAT LAKES, 111. Lfi Great Lakes survived a rash of of trouble to post a 9-0 halftime advantage. ford's Indians survived the shock used mostly for blocking in earlier parties, wnre his running shoes Bomba caiches were on me spectacular side.

McKeiver, a shifty runner when he could get broke away on a 61-yard run to the Indiana 17-yard line in the second nuarter and almost went all a hero," Eliot said. "They worked mighty hard for this one, and we sure wanted it." Daugherty was one of the first to cross the open end of the big horseshoe-shaped Illinois stadium to congratulate Eliot in the op- nneilo Hrpccinf room. ATLANTA Wl Georgia Tech's all-star backfield, triple-triggered by Paul "otenberry, George Volkert and Johnny Men-scr tausht Tulanc a 40-0 lesson by a great team and they helped prove again that Ray Eliot is one of the best coaches in the business." Eliot was mobbed in his dressing room and had a hand-shaking of seeing two of their passes contribute to Southern California touchdowns and surged back to defeat the Trojans 27-19 before 70,000 fans yesterday. It was the first loss for USC, which had in offense yesterday, ending the Grcenier; wave of football upsets. RABBITS RUN A W.

Va. (NEA) Jack Rabbits' 99 -yard touchdown run against Virginia Military Institute was the longest punt return recorded in major college football in 1955. He's with West Virginia. Saturday and raced 60 yards, on seven carries. Terrific defensive play, starring': center Don Stephenson, guard Jimmy Johnson and fullback Kenj Owen, bottled up Tulane so effec-i tively hat only once the Greenies drive into Tech territory then only to 1'ech's 49.

Mensei. hp-o of the Auburn back-thumping crowd of riotous alumni ppl phratins the frosting The victory estamisnea un.ie- on the cake of their homecoming. fcated Tech as the team to beat been rated sixth, nationally. Quarterback John JSrodie, his poise unshaken by two intercep the way. He contributed two short gains to the scoring drive that followed.

Dale Pienla connected with Larry Van Duscn for the other Northwestern touchdown. With (play starting on the Northwestern 49-yard line, Van Dusen' pulled down the ball on the 33 and out-'ran the Indiana secondary to score. Daughertv was asked if he thought Michigan State's fumble and costly collection of penalties helped turn the tide toward Illinois. "It's all part of the game. Daugherty r.u d.

"We weren't beaten by anything except Illinois and Woodson." fci the Southeastern Conference championship and took the Yel-Jackets another long stop penalties Saturday and whipped Western Michigan 13-6 in a homecoming game for the sailors. Great Lakes was penalized 121 yards in the slow game that saw both sides forced to punt on numerous occasions. Tom Dunn put the Sailors ahead with a first quarter touchdown and an extra point by Dick Miller. Western scored after an 82 yard drive in the third quarter with Bud Breed going over from the 5. But Jim Stuiber put Great Lakes in front to stay with a spectacular 69-yard scoring jaunt later in the quarter.

Western Michigan 0 0 6 06 Great Lakes 7 0 6 013 tions which paved me way ior -13-Pi Tisn lead tallied once him "Honestly," said the veteran coach, "I never thought we had it until the final second. It was a great team victory. victory, last week, scored Tech's self and passed Stanford to three toward an unprecedented sixth straight howl trip. Rotenberry, a stubb halfback more touchdowns. The 192 pound quarterback ihmw srnrinf? Tinsses of 30 and f'rst touchdown on a lb -yard sweep after an exchange of quick kicks put Tech in business at the Tulane 33.

Yale Is Dumped By Colgate, 14-6 23 vards to ends Ben Robinson LEARN TO FLY Approved School Civil and G.I. Training Call WO 2-2493 MIDWEST AVIATION Hunter 7 W. Territorial Hd. (barter Air reluct Hepalr Tech, rated No. 3 in the scored three ti-es on passes and Carl Isaacs in the Stantoru assault.

That made up for the interceptions by Don Hickman and Olympic Week To Be Opened Tomorrow and twice on plunges. Tulane, had upset Navy and Ole Miss on Top Quality Used Car FINE SELECTION A. C. BAKER 10'iO East Columbia U.S. 12 Dodge and Plymouth Dealer Phone WO 4-7184 preceding Saturdays.

NEW HAVEN Inspired Colgate, led by Al Jamison, an opportunist from Toledo, Ohio, Saturday knocked Yale from the unbeaten ranks, upsetting the Blue 14-6 in the Bowl before a parents' day crowd of 38,256. Jamison, a 225-pound, 6-5 sophomore end, figured prominently Tennessee Routs Maryland, 34-7 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (tf) Hitting his receivers with the accuracy of mountaineer rifleman, little Johnny Majors threw three touchdown passes Saturday to pilot unbeaten Tennessee to a 34-7 football victory over Mary LOS ANGELES "Olym Hilliard Hill. After the Indians led 21-13 the third period, drove 67 yards in 15 plays for the final Trojan tally. Stanford's fourth touchdown nomn in tho flndn" RPCOndS OH Pit! Turns Back Oregon, 14 to 7 PITTSBURGH (tfl The pic Games Week officially opens fnmnrrnw in T.ns Anfplefi with Oregon State Ends UCLA's Lous; Strins; CORVALLIS, Ore.

CP) Oregon State snapped UCLA's strins of 19 consecutive Pacific the city honoring American athletes gathering here to take off in both of twice-beaten oigaie touchdowns. He intercepted a an eight yard pass from Jack SPORTING passing of quarterback Corny land. A nartisan crowd of saw GOODS Yale pass and lateraled to waiter Bettes on a 78-yard play in the first period. And midway in the final period he scored clincher on a 14-yard pass from Guv Martin. for the games in Melbourne, Australia, Nov.

22-Dec. 8. Mayor Norris Poulson officially proclaimed it "Olympic Week," and the event will begin with the traditional torch lighting ceremony tomorrow afternoon. University of California at Los Douglas to Jack Shea. Southern California's Jon Ar-nctt, winding up his collegiate career along with six other penalized Trojan seniors, turned in a great game and became the second loading rusher in USC history.

Coast Conference football victories and boomed prominently Salvaterra and the churning legs of backs Ralph Jelic, Corky Cost and Jim Theodore gave a heav- ier Pitt football team the necessary drive Saturday to defeat lighter but speedier Oregon, 14-7. PiH its first touchdown the Tennessee tailback connect: on six of nine passes for 90; yards. He picked up 53 additional vards on 12 rushes. His chief target was end Buddy Cruze, who grabbed three passes for 32 yards and one touchdown. i Stanford 0 14 7 6 it 'Angeles is host for the athletes I and Westwood Village, its site.

Southern California 6 7b id into the Rose Bowl picture with a 21-7 triumph yesterday. Oregon State ran its conference record to 3-1 with four games remaining. Fullback Tom Berry scored all three touchdowns for the winners, but a pair of fleet halfbacks opened the way for the scores and a burly Oregon State line bottled been renamed Olympic vil-j BATTLE CREEK HOT ROD SHOP 166 MAIN STREET PHONE WO 2-3802 9:30 to 6 Fri. Sat. 8:30 to 6 BE READY WHEN THE SEASON STARTS! The scoring toss covered six yards.

Wingback Bobby Sandlin was on the receiving end of Majors' second scoring toss. The play covered 23 yards. Majors' nailed wingback Bill Anderson in the end zone with a 13-yard toss for his final scor- USE OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN in the third period when halfback Theodore plunged one yard to cap a 74 -yard drive. The Panthers scored what proved to be the clincher early in the fourth period when left end Joe Walton made a sensational catch of Salvaterra's nine-yard pass in the end zone. The score was set up by a 24-yard Salvaterra-to-Cost pass.

Late in the fourth period, Oregon's Jim Shanley returned a punt 69 yards to set up the only Webfoot touchdown. Quarterback Tom Crabtree carried to the four on the next play and fullback Fred Miklancic cracked over right guard for the score. Lcroy Phelps converted. St. Charles Finishes With a 34-6 Victory COLDWATER Coldwater St.

Charles closed out its football season here last night on a happy note and a look into the future when it beat Waldron, 34-6. It gave St. Charles a 3-3 mark for the season. The look to the future was accounted for by the 26 points picked up by sophomore Virgil Post who subbed for Dick Skud-larick who was sidelined by 111-tness. Little Post, following in the lage for the period.

The torch-lighting scene will be enacted there after cross-country runners froni UCLA and Southern California complete a journey with a flame from Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles proper, scene of the 1932 Olympic Games. Former Olympic hurdler Craig Dixon of UCLA will run the final lao of the 15-mile trip. The village and Coliseum torches will burn all week. 1 Friday night the athletes and Olympic officials will be feted jwi'th a barbecue by the citv on the UCLA campus. The Vols wrapped up their BROOKS TRUCK SERVICE "White Truck Dealer" Repairs on All Makes PHONE WO 2-5333 606 E.

COLUMBIA US-12 up UCLA through the final half. Halfback Earnel Durden set up the first Oregon State touchdown with a 51-yard run late in the first quarter. Halfback Paul Lowe zipped around end repeatedly to set up the second I in a 79-vard march before the half. UCLA had opened the scoring 'with a 62-yard drive in the first scoring on an 84-yard runoacK of an intercepted pass by brbano and a 3-yard plunge by sophomore fullback Carl Smith. Tackle Mike Sandusky re-rm-prpH Anderson's fumble on quarter, but never again threatened seriously.

the Vol one to set up Maryland's1; lone score. Fritsch sneaked over, i Small Gam Hunting Clothes Hunting Coats $3.95 up Hunting Pants, knit bottom, $7.95 up Shell Vest $3-45 Shell Vest vith Game Pocket $4.95 Hunting Caps Hats $1.50 to 1.95 GET JEW CAR footsteps of his brother. Jim. scored two on runs of 35 and 72 yards and took two passes from Gene Kowalski for the other two. St.

Charles started off with a 25-yard TD run by Connie Killian. The score by quarters: Waldron 0 0 0 66 St. Charles 14 13 0 734 Lions -Rams Pro Grid Game Today Rated a Tossup MIF0IIICJ 2-2 in the standings, will depend Redskins will have to rope with Shell Belts Steelers in Cleveland and the Green Bay Packers were a slight 2l2 point choice over the Colts WE CARRY THE FAMOUS BALL BAND FOOTWEAR AND HOSE Duck and Goose Decoys Game Calls in Baltimore. Detroit is expected to have its hands full with the thrice-beaten Rams who lost a close 24-21 decision to the Lions in Briggs Sta 37c Pr Ollie Matson and i.amar Matson is second among the I ground gainers with 372 yards and McHan is runner-up in per-J ccntage among the passers with; 16 completions in 33 attempts. The Forty-Niners' hopes to reverse their loss to the Bears two weeks ago depend on whether they can stop Chicago's two big suns, halfback Rick Casares and Don't let sluggish engine performance mar your driving pleasure and boost your gasoline costs.

Get Trumbull's engine tune-up NOW be 'ready for fall and winter driving. Ball Band Boot, Socks Hunting 95c Pp( Gun Cases Socks dium two weeks Ihe Kams also are tough to beat at home where they won five of six last I By the Associated Press) Professional football's only two undefeated teams the Detroit Lions and Chicago Cardinals figure to be hard pressed to continue their winning ways today even though they will be facing rivals who have lost three of their four starts this season. The Lions, surprise of the National League's Western division with four consecutive victories, take on the Los Angeles Rams in the Coliseum and the Cardinals, whose four triumphs have put them on top of the Eastern division, engage the Washington Redskins in Chicago. The Cardinals rnlprl a noint favorite while CENTRAL IRON METAL CO. Ol E.

FonntalD St. Ph. WO i-lrll4 year, including one ocr me Insulated Clothing For Those Chilly Days Ahead Underwear Hoods Sox Outerwear Vest! upon the passing ot Boboy lnom-ason and the running of their rookie ace. Ken Keller. The Baltimore-Green Bay contest figures to be strictly a passing duel between the Packer's Tobin Rote and the Colts George Shaw.

Rote has thrown the most touchdowns, nine. Shaw has 42 completions, good for 592 yards and three touchdowns. The Packers defeated the Colts 39-33 in i Green Bay in the previous meet-ling. Cleveland, battling to break its fourth place tie with Pittsburgh land Washington, will face the Steelers without George Ratter-' man, who suffered an injury last week. The Browns, who needed a i fourth period touchdown to nip i the Steeftrs 14-10 for their only I triumph in four starts, will rely on the passing of Babe Parilli and i Tommy O'Connell.

recently signed to replace Ratterman. The Steelers hope to rebound from their 33-10 trouncing by the Giants last week. Lions. Detroit, as usual, is expected to employ a passing game, featuring Bobby Layne, whose 51 completions and 725 yards rank first and second, respectively. Los Angeles probably will de-npnd unnn a running attack, fea quarterback Ed Brown.

Casares leads all ground gainers with 401 yards and Brown tops all passers in percentage with 35 completions in 52 attempts for 569 yards and six touchdowns. Chicago is runner-up to the Cardinals with three victories against Scientific BRAKE SERVICE TRUMBULl turing Ron Waller, whose 234 tm were no better than an; yards rank him eighth among SERViC one loss while the 49ers have lost three of four. The Giants, hot on the heels of 'the Cardinals with a 3-1 record, I will throV a double-pronged attack against the Eagles featuring the running of Alex Webster. the leading ground gainers. The Cardinals, too, are expected to meet rugged opposition in the Redskins.

Washington, encouraged hv its 20-9 trouncing of even choice. Giants by 12 Points In other games, the New York Giants were a 12-point favorite over the -Philadelphia Eagles at Yankee Stadium, the Chicago were a 72 point choice 1 DAY SERVICE By Appointment PARSON'S BRAKE SERVICE 201 EAST FOUNTAIN ST. Phone WO 2-2734 RECKING'S SPORT SHOP LXIIN KAMtAH. 0- North Ave. at Calhoun Phone WO 2-4043 51 Bui wo HIM the defending champion Browns last week after three earlier losses, will have several players back from the injured list.

The Frank Gifford and Met inpieu and the passing of Don Heinrich land Charlie Conerly. The Eagles, over the Forty-Niners in San Francisco, the Browns were a 6 point pick over the Pittsburgh;.

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