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Monday, October 11, 1954 THE BATTLE EN I A NEWS 11 Lions Snap Rani 66 Game Record with 2 1-3 Victory lnvaders'5-Year 'Quarterback Backfield' Credited for MSC Win ENQUIRER a sin NEWS TD Mark Is Halted Great Defensive Play Sparks Detroit Win EAST LANSING Of) "Our Peak? started the Spartans off it I A I I quarterbacks came through at every position," said Coach Duffy Daugherty. This was his explana in the first quarter when he took a 10-yard pass from Morrall, shook off two tacklers who appeared to have him trapped and went 60 yards to score. lj i i -ay tion of Michigan State's 21-14 comeback victory over Indiana Saturday. A dramatic reshuffling of the I STANDINGS (Br Uw Aaeodated FMtw Cmmlrtrmtm I. Pet.

TP Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 S7 Pittsburgh 2 10 80 New York 2 1 0 10 Cleveland 110 .400 41 Carda.0 3 0 .000 33 Washington 0, 3 0 .000 35 Indiana counted with two touchdowns in the second period. One-on a quarterback sneak by Florian Helinski and the other on a 60-yard touchdown run by John Bartkiewicz to lead 14-7 at the backfield, mostly forced by the crippling leg injury to LeRoy Bolden, finally produced the win ning offensive combination for Sporting News Choices Willie Mays, Bob Avila Named Players of Year the Spartans. half. Time Rons Out WHIrn OP 48 61 SI 31 107 129 OP 26 48 60 45 90 At Earl Morrall and Sophomore Pat MSC was within two yards of Wilson of Lapeer alternated at quarterback. Johnny Matsock of Prt.

1.000 1.000 Ml Ma .333 TP 60 84 ei 75 29 0 Detroit 2 San Francisco. 3 Chicago Basra. 3 Jjom Angeles 1 Baltimore 1 Green Bay 0 Detroit and Sophomore Clarence Peaks of Flint, both former quarterbacks, teamed at right and left .000 half. Jerry Flanutis and Vic Pos- tula were at fullback. MIMw Besatta Philadelphia 24.

Pittsburgh 22. Saasaajr Mf aalli New Tork 1. Washlncton '21. San Franelsco 23. Green Bay IT.

Detroit 21. Los Angeles 3. Chicago Bears 28, Baltimore t. Cleveland 31, Chicago Cardinals T. 88 Collegiate Elevens Hold Clear -Marks THIS WEEK'S BTREDULB Hatardar Night Baltlmora at Detroit.

Bandar Philadelphia at Washington. Sao Francisco at Chicago Bears. Los Angeles vs. Green Bay at lraukee. Cleveland at Pittsburgh.

Chicago Cardinals at New Tork. ST. LOUIS VP) Willie Mays of the world champion New York Giants and Bobby Avila of the American League champion Cleveland Indians, 1954 batting leaders, yesterday were named top players in their leagues by the Sporting News. The national baseball newspaper also named Giant pitcher Johnny Antonelli and Bob Lemon of the Indians as the No. 1 hurlers in their leagues.

Avila Hard Pressed Mays, Antonelli and Lemon won the honors by wide margins in the Newspaper's poll of managers, players, umpires and sports writers but Avila wasn't far ahead of Larry Doby, Cleveland outfielder, and Yogi Berra, New York Yankee catcher. Ted Kluszewski, Cincinnati Red- VII AVILA MAYS NEW YORK (U.R) Eighty-eight college football teams, rang (By the Associated Press) Sixty-six football teams tried to ing from Peru (Neb.) State to such bold the Los Angeles Rams with' powers as Oklahoma of the Big scoring before the half ended but time ran out before the Spartans could get across the goal line. Matsock ran a 75-yard punt return along the sidelines to even the. score. Wilson scored from the one-yard line for the final touchdown after a 40-yard drive was given a big assist by a 15-yard penalty against Indiana.

Although he had to watch the action from the bench, Bolden was presented with the game ball by his teammates. Won for Bolden "He's won a lot of games for us," said Daugherty, "so the team figured they wanted to win this one for Bolden." enjoying his first taste of victory as a head coach, bubbled with enthusiasm over the performances of Matsock, Peaks and Wilson. "When we have Bolden back in again, alternating with Matsock we should have quite a backfield," he said. "We should be at full strength for Notre Dame this week." Little World Series Won by Louisville SYRACUSE, N.Y. Iff) The Louisville Colonels today faced the pleasant task of dividing up $17,365 the winners' 60 ner cent out a touchdown.

Sixty-six teams tailed. Seven and the Big Ten's Wisconsin, Ohio State and Minnesota, But that was before yesterday. The Detroit Lions, perhaps the take perfect records into this week's drills, a United Press sur LS 0 o-. fA Xinest defensive team in pro foot ball, stopped the super vey showed today. Peru tops the list of undefeated- STATISTICS untied teams with five victories.

The little powerhouse has a 26- Las Aagefce) Detroit vlctory string extending over a legs slugging first baseman, ran second to Mays. Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies got the nod as No. 2 hurler in the National League while Early Wynn of the Indians took second behind teammate Lemon. Mays and Antonelli were credited with contributing more than their share in boosting the Giants from fifth place in 1953 to the world championship this year. Their Seasonal Marks Willie hit .345, smashed 41 homers and drove in 110 runs.

An-tonelli's 2.30 earned run average topped the league. He won 21 and lost 7. Avila hit 15 homers while compiling a .341 batting average and Lemon had a 23-7 record, giving him 20 or more victories for the sixth time in the past seven years. He had a 2.72 earned run mark. three-year period.

Oklahoma, the nations top First downs 20 21 Rushing yardaga 61 250 Passing yardage 297 124 Passes attempted 42 16 Passes completed 18 9 Passes Intercepted by 2 .4 Punts 2 5 Punting average M.5 62 Fumbles lost 1 1 Tarda penalized 65 S3 team, has a 3-0 1954 record and a string of 12 triumphs extending into 1953. Cincinnati, with a 4-0 2ewJ record this season, also has won 12 In a row. The 12-game strings are the longest victory streaks Michigan scorks (By the Associated Press) Ohio Northern 23, Northern Michigan 7. Michigan 14. Iowa 13.

Michigan State 21. Indiana 14. I Ferria 25. Michigan Tech 0. Michigan Normal 33, Eastern Illinois 0.

r.reat Lakes 32. Central Michigan 2. Central Michigan JV 31, Grand Rapids JC 0. Albion 27. Adrian 13.

Wayne 27. Washington (St. Louis) 0. lloDe 20. Alma 7.

powered attack without a touch down and carved out a 21-3 vie- "asassnsssnassaaansssssssnsnssssssnsnssesaaenanssBsnasssssssssssnasasaasnsssssssna currently boasted among the, 18 tory before 56,523 fans in Briggs Stadium. major undefeated-untied schools. Wichita, Colorado, UCLA, Mis The only points the Rams could muster were achieved on a 31- sissippi and Montana State are the other major teams with 4-0 RAMS LUCKY TO RECOVER OWN FUMBLE Just as guard Joe Schmidt (center) of the Detroit Lions was about to grab a Los Angeles' Rams fumble in the first quarter at Detroit Sunday he lost his balance. Flying Into the picture at right is guard Les Richter of the Rams who gathered in' the pigskin (lower photo) as Rams tackle Charles Toogood (70) pounced on Schmidt. The play was on the Los Angeles six-yard line.

Detroit won, 21-3. Western Michigan 20, Bowling Green share of the Little World Series yard field goal by Les Richter, records in 1954. Boston University who missed two others later in the game. Ends 5-Year Record player pool. Louisville, the American Association playoff winners, wrapped up the series Saturday night by 13.

I Hillsdale 7. Kalamazoo 0. Blufrton 31. Olivet 2. LATE SATURDAY SCORES Boston 55.

Fordham 20. Muhlenberg 27. Lafayette 0. Kentucky 21. Auburn 14.

Minnesota, Ohio State, Arkansas, Princeton, Wisconsin, Boston College, Yale, Colgate and Penn State have 3-0 marks. West Virginia, the It was the first time since 1949 4Sv Now a Big Ten Threat that Los Angeles was held with other perfect record major power, i out a touchdown a span of 67 defeating Syracuse 4-2 for the Colonels' fourth victory in six games. Syracuse will split up the losers' purse of $11,943, or 40 per has won two games. Wolverines Lick Chops Over Iowa Win games. The Rams were blanked 14-0 by Philadelphia in the 1949 Wichita tops the perfect record championship game.

teams in scoring with 177 points cent or tne player pool. The Lions, who had days to while allowing its four opponents ANN ARBOR The sat prepare for the game, held Los a total of 33. Syracuse won the International League playoffs after whipping Havana in a playoff for fourth Wolverine fans meantime were reliving the story of the big one Angeles to only 69 yarns rusning. isfaction was so extraordinary at Michigan today that It could almost be tasted. over Iowa.

Norman Van Brockiin, Ram quar place. Local Gridders North Carolina State 26, William and Mary 0. Florida State 52. Vlllanova 13. Clemson 14.

Florida 7. Mount Union 27, Findlay IS. Toledo 7. John Carroll Wilmington 26. Defiance 6.

Akron 27. Otterbein 20. Ohio Northern 25, Northern Michigan 7. Wichita 22, Oklahoma A ft 13. Cincinnati 30.

Marquette 13. Heidelberg 26, Wittenberg 12. Michigan Normal 33, Kastern Illinois 0. Ferris 25. Michigan Tech 0.

Illinois State Normal 14, Bcloit 7. Omaha 39. Bradley 0. North Texas 20, Hardin-Rlmmons 7. Houston 10, Texas A A 7.

Colorado 40, Arizona IS. Utah 12. Brigham Young 7. Wyoming 34. Chicago A A 0.

College of Pacific 13, Idaho 0. terback. completed 16 of 37 passes It was still being heard, plenti Louisville now has been in 10 Little World Series, more than for 256 yards but it mostly was to prestige put the Wolverines in an entirely unexpected position of now being a Big Ten threat up and down the line. Up to Saturday, they had been figured as nothing better than also rans. Seen As Favorites In view of Northwestern's 26-7 trimming from Minnesota, the How two Michigan fumbles gave Iowa two touchdowns and 13 points in the first eight minutes of play and how Michigan gamely fully.

for College Play any other club in the American conceded midfield yardage. "I can't understand it," mut One football victory the sen 9 faces Nightly Rain or Shin through October 30 JACKSON RACEWAY JACKSON, MICHIOAN Admistion $1.00 8:30 Port Phone 6106 Jack ion for Box Stall Association or International came back to score two of its own League. The Colonels have won 11 Saturday- sational 14-13 comeback triumph over Iowa Saturday was the cause of aU this. tr red Ram Coach Hamp Poole after the game. "Our team was up" to play the champions but and 14 points in the same first four series and lost six, while Syracuse has been whipped four Two former local high school At no time In recent years has times in four tries in the series.

the Lions were just too mucn ior us. They are a great defensive grid stars saw action in major period and keep control all the rest of the way with a smashing, driving ground game and preserve its thin lead to the final gun. a Michigan win meant quite so much as this one in which Bennie college football games Saturday. team." Wolverines should be the favorites, if anything, for this one. That would have been doubtful except for what the Wolverines did to ex-Wolverine Forest Eva- Lou Loncaric, former star at Oosterbann's eleven, a strict Among the fieldful of stars was shortender, refused to give up and St.

Philip High played center for quite a few minutes in the fourth Tom Dubllnskl. Carl Karilivacz and Lew Carpenter scored for the Lions, who recorded their second straight victory to remain in a first-place tie with San Francisco turned threatened doom to a great shevski's highly rated Hawkeyes. success. in addition, the Wolverines may be in better shape for Northwestern. They came out of the Big Surprise The dopesters were still knock quarter for Notre Dame Saturday as the Irish were beating Pittsburgh, 33-0.

In the East, Fred (Rusty) Melges, former lineman on Cen In the Western Division. Carpenter Sparks Drive sophomore quarterback Jim Mad-dock who engineered the 58-yard drive for the first Michigan touchdown and tossed a 28-yard pass to Ron fffamer for the second one. Kramer kicked both the points. Dave Hill plunged three yards for the first touchdown, making up for his fumble that led to one of Iowa's. tough Iowa battle undamaged.

ing their heads together over the big surprise. Dubllnskl, who played the entire tral High teams, saw considerable first half In place of Bobby Lane, Further, Michigan's restoration aiso, naiiback Tony Branoff and fullback Lou Baldacci may be ready for play. Neither was in engineered a touchdown the first action as a tackle as his Princeton team was handing Pennsyl time the Lions had tne Dan. action against Iowa. vania a 13 to setback.

Mixing his plays in baffling style. Dubllnskl directed the Lions Let's Make a Date NOW'S THE TIME TO WINTERIZE YOUR CHEVROLET Cooling System Special Prepare your car now and laugh at freezing weather put it off and the laugh may be on you. Make YOUR date now! Here's what we do: combo of Charlie Conerly and Bob Schnelker that did it. Schnelker grabbed eight passes for 136 yards, including three touchdown tosses from Conerly. 83 yards in 12 plays ana ciimaxea the drive himself by driving across from the one.

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The Lions' defense grew firm and held. The Rams settled for Richter's against Baltimore, the team which a week before had surprised the Giants behind the brilliant running of Buddy Young. But the Bears collared Buddy for a mere 16 yards. That defense, plus a blocked punt and an intercepted pass that set up two touchdowns, told the story. George Blanda's two touchdown passes were Just added Chicago attractions.

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