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eason: partahs Complete- Unbeaten Closes Season by Jolting Ohio State Best Day for McAuliffe Field Goal Gives Illini Mill, BiglOTitle EVANSTON. 111., Nov. 24 (AP) Illinois, choking up completely deep in touchdown territory, won the Big Ten football title and the Rose Bowl gratuity today by squeezing past Northwestern 3-0 on Sam Rebecca's 1 6-yard field goal in the second period. Playing as if they were without anti-freeze in the 25 degree temperature, Illinois froze up after rampaging beyond the Northwest ern 8 yard line four times. Rebecca's three points grew to mammoth proportions as the game proceeded, and eventually Illinois began kicking on third downs in a close-to-the-vest effort to preserve the narrow lead.

Northwestern, in the same situation as a year ago when it surprised the Illini 14-7, nearly repeated a debacle which would have kept Coach Ray Eliot's conversa- fY IV tfmi MSC Eleven Rips Past Colorado For 9th Victory By GEORGE S. ALDERTON (Journal Sports Editor) Nine in a row! Count them Oregon State, Michigan. Ohio State, Marquette, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Indiana and Saturday, it was University of Colorado that drank from the cup of football defeat at the hands of Michigan State, 45 to 71 The Great Green team of Michigan State concluded an undefeated season, second time in history. Not since 1913, a span of 38 years, has the East Lansing college moved through all opponents without interruptions and then it was only seven games. Looking down the corridors of gridiron time, they found that State's victory today No.

1 5, going back into last season equalled the all-time winning record. The match is found for it in the 1912-14 era but here, as in the matter of the unbeaten season, the records cannot really be compared. In the old days the opponents, generally, were of a minor character. So they are saying that the apt, powerful, well-manned and superbly coached team of Coach Biggie Munn is the best ever. And it will hold that honor.

Few times this season has Michigan State looked superior to its brilliant form of Saturday. Two masterful scoring thrusts in the first quarter gave the Great Green a 1 3 to 0 lead, and the Spartans moved relentlessly along their high road the rest of the way. Colorado, second place team in the Big Seven conference, and beaten only twice before, played well but the class to rival Michigan State in any department was not there. State won in every respect convincingly, upholding the high ranking it has been accorded nationally. Colorado salvaged one touchdown out of the game.

Carroll Hardy, fleet-footed halfback, broke away for a 67-yard run on the second play of the second half to salvage a paragraph of praise for the Buffs. The rest of the game, Colorado struggled manfully lo cross State's goal line but was stopped short. Most of the time, the Buffs of Coach Dallas Ward were bravely busy trying to stave off the on-rushing Spartans who scored in every period. Capt. Bob Carey, big end, had another of his many good days at State.

He snared two touchdown passes. And Don McAuliffe, improving steadily every week through the season, capped the campaign with his best form and two touchdowns to match Carey's. Al Dorow, senior quarterback, was at the controls again operating his machine like an expert steel-crane operator. He touched a lever here a Billy Wells, a Dick Panin, an Evan Slonac. McAuliffe was the busiest back on the field, as well as being the most effective.

He carried the ball 1 6 times for 150 yards, for an average of 9.3 yards. Wells kicked in 76 yards on 12 tries for a 6.3 effort. Panin carried nine times for 97 yards, almost a 10-yard average. Mervin Hodel, a 200-pound fast fullback, toted the ball 15 times for the Buffs, his yardage total being 67. State's attack passed the 500 mark by 10 yards on 22 first downs.

Colorado netted half that with 246 on 12 first downs. Ground power was State's forte, and Colorado fell back before the charge for 390 yards. The Buffs could not contain the driving McAuliffe and the bolting Panin. The levelling of the Colorado defenders by the interference with Don Coleman, the All-America tackle, and such steadily brilliant performers as Dean Garner, Marvin McFadden, and Frank Kapral, figured heavily in the running game's success. Continued on Next Page Standings (Final) I.

Pet. Pts OP Illinois 1 .917 K.1 2: Purdue 4 1 1IK llll Wisconsin 1 1 .111 I3X 40 Michigan 4 2 111 54 Ohio Slate i Northwestern 4 .333 41 X9 Minnesota I 4 1 HI l.W Indiana 1 0 13 107 Iowa 0 1 .083 91 I9 in the first period. (State Journal photo by Tom Tryon) Big Don McAuliffe (40), M. S. C.

halfback, made the season's yards and two touchdowns. Hera he is reeling off a six-yard gain PRE-SEASON 'HAVE-NOl Tennessee Beats Kentucky Illini, Stanford in Bowl Lauricella Leads Vols to Victory Parilli's Passes Miss Mark; Keiituckians Lose Fourth Game S' the team that was supposed to win the Pacific Coast conference title before the season got under way. in another top game of the day, Tennessee over whelmed Kentucky, 28-0. Michigan State, whose record does not count in the Big Ten standings until 1953, shellacked Colorado, 45-7, in an effort to get back to the top in the Associated Press weekly poll. tive outfit from the conference crown and the Pasadena junket.

Late in the final period. Bob Burson began a desperate Northwestern passing assault that carried the Wildcats 50 yards and across midfield for the first time in the game. He hit Dick Alban for 24 yards then Norm Kragseth for 22. Finally, from the Illinois 34, Bur- son hurled to Kragseth, whose motor was running a step from the goal line. Kragseth, the rangy end, stretched for it.

Then, in (Continued on Page 6) Big Ten Ml HIC.AN STATE 45. COLORADO 7 Mirhlran 7. Ohio State 0 Motre name til. lona 19 (Tie) Illinois 3. Northwestern 0 Purdue 1.

Indiana 1:1 Wisconsin. 30. East Columbia Rmwn 14 Penn 7. Cornell Princeton 13. Dartmouth 0 Harvard 21.

Yale il (tic) (oleate 2. Kutcers II rordham 41. 0 Syracuse. 20. Huston unliersltr 19 Rrandels 41.

Arnold Holy Cross 41, Temple 7 South Clemsnn 34. Auburn 0 ttcorala Tech 31. Ilavidson 7 Duke 19. North arnlliia 7 South Carolina 21. Make Forest 6 Maryland 54.

lint Virginia 7 Virginia 40. William and Mary A The Citadel 21. rJast arolina Tcbrt. 7 Tennessee 28. Kentucky 9 Klortda 30.

Alabama 21 Vanderbtlt 13. Memphis State 7 Tulane 48. Southeastern Louisiana 7 Louisiana State H. Vlllanova 7 Uuantlro 67, Washington Military nistrlrt Midivest Oklahoma 27. Nebraska 9 Arkansas state t8.

Southern Illinois 0 Cincinnati 19. Miami 14 Washington t. Louis) 31, I'nlvcrslty of the south 13 Southwest Baylor 14. Southern Methodist 13 Houston 31. Oklahoma A 7 Texas Christian ti.

Rice 8 Arkansas 24. Tulsa 7 Texas Tech 60. New Mexico 11 Far West California 20. Stanford 7 Oregon State 14, Oregon 7 1 A. 21.

Southern California 7 Wahlnctnn State 27. Washington 2 Boise 4. C. 53. Mountain Home (Idaho) Air Force 13 FOOTBALL I SCORES 9 1 NEW YORK, Nov.

24 It will be Stanford against Illinois in the Rose Bowl New Year's Day a battle of pre-season "have-nots" even though the west coast Indians lost their final game of the season today. Illinois narrowly squeaked through to the Big Ten championship by nipping Northwestern, 3-0, on a field goal by Sam Rebecca. Stanford suffered a 20-7 defeat at the hands of California, LEXINGTON, Nov. 24 (AP) Hank Lauricella, a half back, with a naughty wiggle to his hips, and awesome blocking made a Tennessee waltz of the annual football game Wolverines Upset Bucks dv -u score Second Period Touchdown Turns Trick; U-M Closes With 4-5 Record By LAD SLINGERLEND (Journal Sports Writer) ANN ARBOR. Nov.

24 The University of Michigan may have had its poorest football season in the last 1 5 years, but it was hard to realize here today, as Wolverine play ers swarmed on the field as the final gun barked and the Maize and Blue band played the Victors in celebration of a great 7-0 upset victory over an ancient rival, Ohio State. Picked to lose by from one to two touchdowns, the Wolverines rebounded after three straight de feats to thoroughly outplay the favored Buckeyes. Marching 49 yards for a second period touchdown, Michigan clung tenaciously to its lead, Ohio State never getting past the Wolverine 24-yard line. Meanwhile Michigan was halted on no less than seven other scoring chances, the best reaching the six and 10 yard lines. The traditional gridiron battle.

viewed by a near-capacity crowd of Do.OOO, closed the season for both teams. The victory left Michigan In fourth place in the Big Ten and Ohio State in fifth, on a 4-2 and 2-2-2 records respectively. The Wolverines, however, were below the .500 mark for the entire season for the first time since 1936 with a 4-5 mark. Statistics Ohio 10! Mirh First Mowns Ruthlnc Yardsxc 13.1 Fassinc Vantage HI I'assra Attempted Passes Completed 12 l'asses Intercepted 4 I'unts in runHnr Averaxe 31 fumbles Ixt Yard Penalized 17 4 IS In the all-time rivalry with Ohio State, Michigan has now won 32 times against 12 defeats and 4 ties. Ohio State last beat the Wolverines in 1944 but has not won at Ann Arbor since 1937.

It was strictly a defensive battle today, with the two defense units standing out at all times. Although each team made 14 first downs, the rushing and passing yardage was small. Michigan led In rushing 135 to 120, and Ohio in passing, 102 to 80. But is was Michigan that took advantage of its opportunities to score once, meanwhile recovering four Ohio fumbles and intercepting four Buckeye passes, all at opportune times. Ohio State was past midfield only six times all afternoon.

And only two of these were inside the Michigan 30. Rallying in the third quarter, the Buckeyes reached the Michigan 24 only to lose the ball on a fumble and again got to the Michigan 25 only to suffer a pass interception. A fumble also stopped an Ohio advance on the Michigan 44, and pass interceptions on the Wolverine 35 and 46. They were held for downs on the other thrust, on the 38. Michigan reached the Ohio six and the Ohio 31 twice before scoring the games only touchdown.

In the second half the Wolverines progressed to the Ohio 22, the 41, the 10, the 29 and the 22 and only a rough, tough Buckeye defense kept them from adding to their victory margin. At that, it took a disputed (Continued on Page 4) Carey Capt, Bob Carey bowed out of college football Saturday in a blaze of glory, catching two passes from Al Dorow for touch- TJ( Li. mt Scores Twice in Finale finale his best Saturday, carrying the ball 16 times for 150 with Kentucky today, 28 to 0. The Tennessee star ran, passed and kicked as the Nation's No. 1 team, already designated to play in the Sugar Bowl game against Maryland, kept alive its domination over the Kentuckians, who are booked for the Cotton Bowl come Jan.

1. The Blue Grass team now has tried in vain since 1935 for a victory over its arch rival. Lauricella was the big gun for Tennessee although he didn't score. He received able aid from such other backs as Bert Rechichar, Andy Kozar, and Bill Barbish, a defensive halfback, who twice swiped Kentucky passes. These players starred but they could have played in rocking chairs, so violent was the blocking and tackling of the Tcnnesee forwards.

The combination made it possible for Gen. Bob Neyland, coach of Tennessee, to continue his record of never having lost to Kentucky in 20 contests. During this long period the Wildcats have counted but 24 points. The defeat was the fourth this season, for Kentucky and its great Quarterback, Babe Parilli, ended his scheduled varsity career without ever having completed a touchdown pass against Tenn although the young man has thrown more scoring flips than any player in history. Tennessee, brilliantly methodical, pounded to touchdowns in each period while Kentucky mounted only two serious threats.

One died on the 14-yard line and the other on the one-foot line. Score by periods: Lauricella gained 133 yards for Tennessee in 17 ties along the ground, he threw one scoring pass, and averaged 34.5 yards on four kicks, one an 18 yarder which bounded out of bounds on the 21: The tempo of the game was de- (Continued on Page 6) UCLAJoTts USC, 21 to 7 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 CP) Led by two hard-hitting sophomore halfbacks and a brilliant display of defense, U. C. L.

A. blocked and rocked favored Southern California into submission by a 21-7 score today and walked off with the Memorial Coliseum turf with the juiciest victory plum of the season. Blasting out touchdowns in the first, third and fourth quarters, the underestimated Bruins earned runner up title laurels in the Pacific Coast conference with the triumph over the crosstown neighbors. The sophomore pair, Paul Cameron and Don Stalwick, were the big line guns of the U. C.

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(State Journal photo by Dick Frazier) sfiiTt 2pJ 2. downs against Colorado. Here the Spartan great (88) streaks goalward after catching a first.