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Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 54

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54 STATE JOURNAL (Lansing, Mich.) Sunday, November 9, 1952 Georgia Tech's Ground Game Rips Army for Easy Victory Slonac Walks the Wire Wells (14) and Yewcic (41) Reverse Score on Hoosiers Engineers Keep Slate Clean, 45-6 Tech' 8 All-American Candi Late Rally By Texans Nips Baylor Each Team Scores Twee In Final Period in -35-33 Game WACO, Tex, Nov. 8 W) Texas rolled 74 magnificent yards against the clock today to beat Baylor's battling Baylor Bears 35-33 in one of the wildest of Southwest conference football games. There were 39 seconds left a hammering Dick Ochoa, the stupendous Texas fullback, smashed across from the Baylor one-yard line for the touchdown that kept Texas undefeated in the Southwest conference race and eliminated, Baylor from championship consideration. Ironically it was the failure of date, Leon Hardeman, Sprains Ankle By MERCER BAILEY ATLANTA, Nov. 8 UP) Sugar SLONAC Bowl-bound Georgia Tech rode its vaunted running attack and an Im proved passing game to a 45-6 vic tory over Army today despite the loss of aUmerica hopeful Leon 1 xiaraeman la uie iirst quarter.

MICH. STATE 5 Billy Teas, Glenn Turner and George Humphreys gave the Cadets no let-up alter the squat, tough Hardeman was sent to the dressing room with a sprained ankle and the Engineers rolled easily through -MMifri'yiiT in 1 in Hi' 'w 1 '-I'lri their 22nd straight game "without Cosimo Brocato, the great Baylor place-kicker, that kept the Bears one point behind going Into the last five minutes, but it was a blocked try for extra point that actually furnished the difference and kept Brocato from disgrace. defeat. The Engineers, No. 3 team in the JuU when he appeared to be tackled on this third period play, quick hauled down.

The entire play gained 11 yards. (State Journal photo thinking Billy Wells (14) late railed the ball to Quarterback Tom by Tom Tryon.) Yewcic (41), who picked up an additional six yards before being nation, made it a rout in the last three quarters scoring almost every time they got their hands on the ball. Teens defense, second-best Pittsburgh Beats Ohio State, 21-14 in the nation, allowed Army only one long march. reddie Attaya, Army's best runner and pass snatcher, had to punt out of trouble a ground attack. That ground at oiten.

tack gained only 51 yards in 35 tries. Ohio had a 22 to 11 edge Attaya, a 180-pound halfback however, was the canny defense of the Panthers. The Pittsburghers allowed Ohio's sensational Quarterback Johnny Borton to com By FRITZ HOWELL COLUMBUS, Nov. 8 UP Pittsburgh used its supposedly weakest weapon its air arm to defeat Ohio State 21-14 before from Picayune, scored for Army on a 29-yard dash and gave Tech the most trouble on the plete passes all over the field but tightened up when the Bucks got ground. Quarterback Pete Vann hit 120 fans today.

Attaya with sharp passes often into dangerous territory. It was Pittsburgh's fourth vic Only twice did the classy Ohio in first downs, and outgained the Panthers 333 to 237 in all departments. Pittsburgh 7 7 7 021 Ohio State .......0 7 0 714 Pittsburgh scoring: Touchdowns, Mattiola, Reynolds, Deitrick; conversions, Blanda 3. Ohio scoring: Touchdowns, Grimesn, Bruney; conversions. Weed 2.

Luxurious sibii dines. aerial attack click for touchdowns. Borton passed to End Bob Grimes for 32 yards with 2:50 to play in the second period and connect a enough to worry the Tech secondary. But Bill Brigman, Tech's signal caller, and sub Quarterback Pepper Rodgers had better kick with the pay-off passes. Brigman hit Buck Martin twice in the end zone and Rodgers pegged to Mike Austin for tory in the 17-game series reaching back to 1929, and the jubilant Panther fans ripped the all-metal goal posts from the ground in a great demonstration after the thrilling contest.

Evan Slonac, reserve fallback, found the slippery Hoosler footing to his liking Saturday, and piled up considerable yardage for himself and the Spartans. Here, he tight-ropes the sideline for a nine-yard gain in the first period. (State Journal photo.) ed with Halfback Fred Bruney Crms dye Smirt new checks Colorful Hif Mind plaids All wuhiblc. Styled up to the minute snd priced right. lor Zi yards and a score with 1:14 to play in the last session.

The Ohio ROTC unit attempted 1 III another six points. to halt the thousands of frenzied In between, the Panther stal warts stopped Ohio drives on the 21. 26. 9. and 16 yard lines.

Pittsburgh partisans, and a free-for-all fight developed under one of the goal posts. Attaya and Dave Davis consistently got away long punts but Attaya had one blocked and it led to a Tech touchdown. Davis booted 'I I Spend less, get more valuel Through the third period and up Tujo Legs While helmets of the ROTC unui 11 minutes naa elapsed in the fourth, the Buckeyes failed one 80 yards and it rolled dead on men were scattered all over the ground as the fans pummeled them. Police finally moved in and the Army 4-mch line. In addition to his scoring pass.

to get into Panther territory, but finally made it when Marts Beek-ley recovered a Pittsburgh fumble on the Panther 23. 500 Cars Wanted! Old Junkers Wrecks it Discontinued Cars For Remelring Purposes Only BERKEY IRON METAL CO. 621 E. South St Phone 65410 f.lAYFIELD 4-STAR TOPCOATS quelled the disturbance, but not Inc. MNTS-SWIATEtS'JACKfTS FOR MEN AND BOYS 2 MODERN STORES Rodgers booted a field goal and six straight conversions, a record for a Tech player.

until several black eyes were suffered by the Gladiators. Capt Joe Schmidt spearheaded Tackles Frank wiikerson and the Panther defense, making tack Pittsburgh, known as a running Ron Lincoln and Linebaker Jerry les and knocking down passes all team, had scored only three touch over me neia. LANSING 115 8. WASHINGTON Open Monday Nights EAST LANSING SIS E. GRAND RIVER Open Thurs.

Nights Lodge were the core of Army's defense. Wiikerson made the tackle which benched Hardeman, the na Borton completed 25 of 44 pas 4 ses for 282 yards as the Bucks downs through the air in six previous games, but collected twice through the airways today as Halfback Bill Hoffman hit Halfback Bill Reynolds with a 10- took to the air when unable to penetrate the Pittsburgh line with JOURNAL WANT-ADS COST LITTLE ACCOMPLISH MUCH tion's fourth-ranked rusher. Hardeman, however, had scored once before he was injured. yarder late in the second period, and Quarterback Rudy Mattiola 80-Yard Punt Tech's first touchdown came passed 56 yards to End Dick Deit- rick late in the third session. Feel the luxury fabrics, examine the tailoring detail.

You'll recognize the quality of Mayfield 4-Star Topcoats. Then take your choice from the rich, long-wearing after Davis' beautiful 80-yard punt Deitnck shook off five Ohio rolled dead about four inches from tacklers as he turned and twisted down the sideline for the touch- aown wnicn proved decisive. nttsburgn scored first in the the Army goal line. Attaya had to kick from his end zone and Jakie Rudolph returned 8 yards to the 25. Two plays later Hardeman swept right end and weaved 23 yards to a touchdown behind fine opening period when Mattiola plunged over center for two yards 10 ciimax a j-yaro anve.

The gabardines or from checks. blocking. answer to the Pittsburgh victory, Another Tech drive bogged at the Army 6 and Pepper Rodgers booted Broncs Lose a field goal from a difficult angle. It set a new sec team record of four field goals for a single player in one season. The 1940 Florida By 16-13 Tab team had three.

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Tech marched 67 yards in 12 plays, Brigman going KALAMAZOO, Nov. 8 UP) Western Reserve university upset A. 1 I western jviicmgan college, lb-lj here today to register its first Mid- over from the 2. Late in the first half Army shook loose its runners and went 73 yards, Attaya racing 29 yards for America conference victory of the season. The winning points came on a 23-yard field goal by Fullback Gordon McCarter with a minute and 53 seconds left in the fi 11 the score.

Rox Sham conversion attempt was blocked. nal period. The win threw Western Reserve. Roger Frey broke through the Army line, blocked an Attaya punt and fell on it on the Army 3 with II The Best OohSing Value in America Today 1 Western Michigan and Toledo into a three-way tie for last place in the Mid-America, with 1-4 records. 10 seconds left in the half.

Brig. man passed to Buck Martin in the Favored Western Michigan was end zone. on to a Hying start, racking up seven points in the first period and six in the second to lead 13-6 The talented engineers hit for another touchdown in the third Brigman passing 13 yards to at half-time. But Western Reserve held the Broncos thereafter and ff GaanuitMdbyA I God Hoowktminr scored 10 points in a final-quarter splurge. End Bob de Christofaro took a seven-yard pass from Quarterback Jack Krahe to bring the count to Western Michigan 13, Western Reserve 12.

McCarter booted the Martin in the end zone. Humphreys capped a 56-yard march in the last quarter with a 1-yard scoring buck. Rodgers' 29-yard pass to Austin was good for the. final score. Army 0 6 0 06 Ga.

Tech 7 17 7 1445 Army scoring: Touchdown, Attaya. Ga. Tech. scoring: Touchdowns, Hardeman, Brigman, Martin 2, Humphreys, Austin. Conversions, Rodgers 6.

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