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ks Edge VP Bethel 21 Huntington 14 (See Page D-2) Venn State 15 Maryland 20 Syracuse 14 Duke 7 (See Page D-3) (See Tage D-4) Clemson 2 Florida 52 Ohio Mate Wake Forest 14 North Carolina 2 Miiuicaola 7 (See Page D-4) (See Page D-4) (See Page D-4) sf Davidson Trips 17-15; Gamecoc N.C. Stale Overpowers Cavaliers, 310 pT Meeteer Establishes Scliool Record ll, fm On 37 Hushing Attempts For Tribe t'A By BOB MINGS Daily Press Sports WILLIAMSBURG Bowl-conscious Davidson con Virginia pefense Torn Asunder, Wolf pack Extends Series Mastery By TOMMY SEWARD Daily Press Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE North Carolina State didn't to trickery, instead the Wolf pack attacked the strength of the University of Virginia and won a sur- prisingly-easy 31-0 Atlantic Coast Conference football game. In four games this year, Virginia's, stunning de tinued to equal football records Saturday at William and Mary's homecoming, spoiling a day set aside to honor past Indian athletic greats. The wildcats, strengtnening tneir noia on urst piace First downl WM 25 314 25 Davidson 1 132 162 running by quarteroacK wes Meeteer, who picked up 161 Rushing yardaga State Vlrilnla 19 IS 22 107 MS Mi -1 31 11-le-0 13-34-1 42 25 yards on 37 carries. The latter is a school record.

Teamwise the First downt Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passat Puntt Furnblet lost Yrd penaliied if Passing yardaga Reiurn yardaga Passat Punts Fumbles lost Varda penalized 14-251 Hl-1 4-33 3-40 7 1 40 20 4-J5 5-3e Indians ground out 316 yards. Meeteer scored one touch 1 0 54 111 in the Southern Conference, ut down, passed a yard for another 1 I i ilized ball control through the air and ran for a two-point conversion which cut Davidson's and big defensive plays to post a 17-15 triumph. Coining up with the defensive J.r Bm. aV lead to two points with 5:59 left in the game. i ft 'A clincher for the visitors was Ter- The Wildcats had put the rv Woodlief.

who recovered an fense had allowed only 208 yards (a 52-yard average) on the ground for the opposition, but N.C. State stunned the Cavaliers by picking up 226 yards rushing. In winning its 11th straight game from Virginia and hiking the series lead to 15-5-1, the Wolfpack scored in every period before the 26,000 in Scott Stadium Saturday on Band Day and Commonwealth Day. I aaaV L. id.

'A I 4tf hen The Wolfpack then scored a touchdown just four seconds after the second quarter began on a seven-yard run by Leon Mason and added another TD some five minutes later when Charlie Bowers plunged over from one yard out. t. In the third period, quarier-i back Darrell Moody swept the left end from two yards out to cap a 51-yard march. Charron's third extra point kick made it 24-0. The Wolfpack closed out the scoring when reserve quarterback Dennis Britt, a third stringer, pitched a 30-yard pass to second-string wingback Butch Altman with eight seconds to play.

Mike Mallan converted this time. Even before the opening kick-off there was a hint that maybe things just weren't going to go See Mason, Page D-fi, Cols. 1-3 Indian fumble at the Davidson 20 with 33 seconds left in the vr'2t game out of reach, for all intents and purposes, on Glenn Praay's two-yard dive in the third period to cap a 77-yard drive. The Indians longest 1V PlH itwr. game, (See other details with Sportscopc, Page D-2, and Hall of Fame picture and story on Page D-3.) i i I MAS 'But the two most impressive "bands" this day had to be the offensive and defensive units for to march was 85 yards.

Besides losing the game, the Indians may have lost the services of Joe Pilch. The big fullback suffered a knee injury in the first half. Regular quarterback Jimmye See Inside, Page D-3, Cols. 5-7 It came about two minutes after the hosts' Dick Hansen fell Coach Earle Edwards' squad. And the tune they tjlaved at on a Davidson bobble at the Wildcat 36.

Virginia's expense was far short of pleasing to Cavalier Coach Woodlief had broken up a pre-j 0-17 15 7 7 7 0 Davidson William and Mary "They just kicked our brains he said. vious William and Mary threat bv intercepting a pass on the 14 7 7-31 0 0 0 0-0 N.C. Statt Virginia N. C. State had a 73-yard drive stall at the Virginia 11 before eoal line and returning it 10 Gary Ilelman Gains Yardage For Virginia Cavalier fullback goes for short gain in second quarter as Virginia fell to visiting North Carolina State, 31-0.

Wolfpack linebacker Mike Hilka (No. 55) made the stop. Dennis Cambal Takes William And Mary Closer To Goal Indian halfback (21) rips off first before being pulled down by unidenti-down in fourth-period touchdown drive fied Davidson defender. vards on the first play of the Dav FG Tarry 22 Meeteer 1 run (Daniel kick) Dav Hannen 10 past from Slada (Terry kick) Dav Praay 1 run (Terry kick) Tibbs 2 past from Meetear (Meeteer run) NCS 'FG Sharron NCS Mason 7 run (Sharron kick) NCS Bowara 1 plunea (Sharron kick) NCS Moody 2 run (Sharron kick) NCS-Altman 30 past from Brltt kick) fourth quarter. Mike Charron kicked a 27-yard field goal with 6:42 to go in the first period.

1 Davidson won despite brilliant A 24,000 AFTEK CONVERSION Luckless Gobblers Beaten, 17-16, On Crucial Field Goal By HANK 1 ROSIIAUG Daily Press Sports Writer BLACKSBURG South Carolina's Gamecocks seemed a team of destiny here Saturday as they again came from behind to notch a heart-stopping 17-16 victory over Virginia Tech's inspired but winle ss Gobblers before a hopeful partisan crowd of 28.000. Soccer-style kicker Billy Dupre booted a 47-yard field goal with nine seconds Tuehiin after first Al Kihcaid and Gobbler 44. nvui TTM-tt- S.C...V1. 14 147 127 15 16 thAn Rnh Herman u-pra ininrpd iifjiii. ciiu xinuiiiLa.

42 63 -12-1 45 But the Gamecocks gave it a H-yard pass from First downt 1 Rushing yardage Passing yardaga Return yardaga Passes Punts Fumblei lost Yards penalized 13-21-1 10-34 J- pro finish, after the hosts Jack 0 4 45 25 Simscak missed his try for extra point. Simscak bad booted 4-for- Suggs at the 30 as he was falling down. A Suggs toss to Hamrick fell incomplete, and then Gobbler linebacker John Ivanac tackled tailback Rudy Holloman to play to hand the Gobblers their fifth defeat of the season as the Gamecocks ran their record to 4-1. Virginia Tech has last six straight, counting a 34- 4 this year and 24 of 25 last year.) South Carolina's spunky little 5-foot-9 quarterback Tommy Su22s slineshotted a pair of so hard he jarred another Suggs aerial loose. Suggs then ran for no gain, and South Carolina took 17 setback at uie nancis or aiis- t0 end Fred Zeigler the Liberty Bowl last 1nF tv.

name. at the hands of Mis- ii i T- 1 1 we uueny jjowi 9 an(1 10 vards as ae Game. its final time out. sissippi in December. On came the little "mole" cocks moved from their own 32 near-sightd Dupre with hia quarter Tech's third-string to the Tech 49.

Then Suggs found his receiv back. Gil Schwabe, tossed to ers covered and ran for 5 to the sure foot and field goal. Earlier in the fourth quarter, Dupre had just missed on a 38-yard field goal effort, which hit an upright. He also missed on a 52-yard try in the second quarter. Dupre also hit 2for-2 on conversion South Carolina wingback Jimmy Quinn for 26 yards and a touchdown with 1:13 remaining in the game to give the Gobblers a 16-14 advantage, and it didn't seem that the 0 14 0 317 7 0 3 Va.

Tech tedv-Smoot 3 run (Simcsak kick) SC Zlegler 7 past from Suggs, (Du Pre kick) 1 East Carolina Runner En Koule To Record South Carolina would have time; SC Muir 1 run (DuPrt kick) Tech FG mcsak kicks Saturday to run his season Move For 11-Yard Gain Tech. Gamecocks pulled out 17-16 verdict in final seconds on field goal. TECH Quinn 26 past from Schwabe Gamecock Runner On Warren Muir of South Carolina breaks through for advance against Virginia to score again. -(It was Sdiwabe's first ap-pearance this season, he came Butch Colson registers gain against Richmond. Fullback broke school ca reer rushing mark but Spiders topped Pirates, 24-7.

(kick failed) SC FG DuPr 47 record to 11-for-ll. He is 4-for8 on field goals. In the earlier action, the Gobblers lost the ball three times on Passander, "Center Richmond Defeats East Carolina, 24-7, Stanford Batters Washington State STANFORD, Calif. (UPD-Jim Plunkett, closing in on a couple of school records, passed for two touchdowns and then Snarh Citadel Ront Behind Pin-Point Passing Of Richards VMIifnnfprpnfp rplipH hpsvilv nn its Citadel 29 Despite Protest, Wyoming Romps 1 LARAMIE Wyo. (UPD-The 12th-ranked Wyoming Cowboys, their squad riddled by the dismissal of 14 black players, played nearly flawless football Saturday in whipping Brigham Young University 40-7.

With, the Black' Students Alliance protesting outside the stadium along with many of the players dismissed by coach Lloyd Eaton for wearing black The game-long standout for Richards ran for 74 yards in First downs senior quaneroacK. ue respona eight carries and hit 14 of 26 Richmond "Richmond is the best team i7s we've faced this year yes, 14Ml that includes The Citadel, "East turned the ball over to backup! ed with three touchdown passes, East Carolina, senior rover Mike Boaz, smeared Mauro for passing attempts for 218 yards qUarteruaCK 170n CUnce aaiur- Return yardage E. Carolina 14 13a 29 16-23-0 9-32 0 15 First downs Rushing yardage Passing vardaga Return yardaga Passes -Punts Fumblei lost Yards penalized 361 40 13 02 29 126 10-31-2 10-33-0 5-35 12-35 0 0 7 94 Passes 'ft? Carolina Coach Clarence Stasav and two touchdowns fumbles and the Gamecocks used two of these opportunities to roll for touchdowns. A poor Gamecock punt got the Gobblers off on their first touchdown march. Punter Bill Parker shanked one off the side of his foot for only 24 yards in the first quarter and Virginia Tech had the ball on the South Carolina 49.

Ten plays later the Gobblers lit up the scoreboard with tailback Terry Smoot, a 5-11 senior, blasting his 198 pounds over tackle the final three yards. Simscak kicked true for a 7-0 lead with six minutes left in the period. German fumbled, seemingly never getting the center snap under control and Hampton's Pat Kohout, the Gamecock middle guard, recovered on the 113 yards on 8-0M8 aerials and another 42 yards on the rare occasions when he was forced to an eight-yard loss. Then Livesay Punts Fumblet Yards penalized icn sdiu aner ine action Dei ore His first scoring aerial was a dropped a pass he apparently some 6,500 City Stadium fans, day as the Stanford Indians tuned up for UCLA with a 49-0 rout of Washington State. Plunkett, a junior, threw touchdown passes of 37 yards to 49-yarder to still slightly ailing scramble.

By BOB MOSKOWITZ Chief perpetrator of the set- hadn't expected and Dussnult BY TONY PETRELLA Daily Press Sports Writer Walker Gillette that made it 10-0 in the first quarter. Mike Dus- came in to kick his second field Daily Press sports Writer Iback, which saddles Stasavich Meanwhile, a converted center wreaked havoc on the VMI de goal of the season. Jack Lasater and 10 to Jim RICHMOND There was a and his single wing attack with sault. who also kicked three Cross while guiding the Indians, his first 0 4 record since he be-i extra ooints. had opened the ine points gave tne spiders rash of second-quarter sputters, 1 i.

00 luuv listed as an offensive center on but when it was all over defend. came a head coach in 1946, was scoring with a 36-yard field goal lead they never relinquished en route to their third win in five -u -I -Sjand even more harrassed by the The Citadel roster, Mike Bavitt ing Southern Conference cham Richmond quarterback Charlie early in the period (ball handling wizardy of Tony See Spiders, Page D-4, Cols. 2-3 came out wearing No. 82 and Richards hit tailback Jerry pion Richmond had reverted to; Richards. Washington st.

Passander, Virginia Military In- from his tight end position form here Saturday night However, it was a sensationaliMauro on a four-vard touchdown 7 0 0 0-7 Stan-Lasater 37 past from siiwiwi iuui play in the third quarter ana, Richmond armbands, the Cowboy defense swarmed BYU to set up the majority of Cowboy points, forcing five Cougar fumbles. The blacks protested the alleged racial policies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) which operates BYU. There were no incidents during the game. 1 10 0 7 724; (Horowm kick) straight defeat this season. 28-2.

The both physically and mentally shocked by last 37-yara pass from haltback Frank Olejack to flanker Jim Mauro cunned over from three Rich fg oussauit Stan-wiiiiamt i run (Horowirt mtui I. Stan Parish 23 past Interception here batui'dav. caught all three TD passes and grabbed one other toss for a total of 77 yards. A homecoming crowd of 6,500 week's 37-7 loss to still unbeaten! Livesay which set up the win-lyards out in the final period' (Dussault" ck (Horowltr kick) I stan-cross 10 Past from piunkeit Providing more than enough vHoroWll kick) Stan-Keller 44 east tnterceotloti ODDOSltlon. The Citadel.

HOW 4-1 Davidson, crawled all over East ners' second touchdown and East Carolina's only pointsi pu coison i plunge icianj kkki Carolina for 437 yards in totalproved to be the key play of the were registered late in the first DU.uif wi? MM offense and a 24-7 triumph. Inight. jq a when record-busting Xcl Zsw'ur0 3 rim klck) time and again watched Passan- Tech 26. The opportunistic Gamecocks had a TD in six plays. As Suggs was going down under a pile of Virginia Tech tacklers, he flipped a little safety-valve toss to Holloman, who IMCHOWMZ HICKI joverall and 2-1 in the Southern UT spiint out on the option after Stan Bunca 4 run inorowiti kick) 'Butch Colson capped a 72-yaro! executing beautiful faking, keep-big the VMI flanks in a state of, bewilderment.

drive with a one-yard burst. Earl Clary kicked the extra 9 TV CTI? A If TIT 1 OSK jpoint and the 10-7 score held vpmdllJ lAiVlVfll LUJJ FIELD GOAL MISSES made 6. This helped make up for the five yards Suggs had lost Much of The Citadel's success, See Gobblers, until Richmond ground out 79; however, might be attributed to Page D-5, Cols. 3-8 VMI's poor tackling, which Irish Tennessee lie Trojans Whips Texas Christian Posts 16-6 Win yards for a touchdown on the first series after intermission. Richmond Coach Frank Jones allowed "we were The mistakes in the first half might have been due to that loss to Davidson.

Maybe we lost some confidence at first. I don'l know for sure." Jones said he was "happy we could use, our substitutes liber allv." In particular he cited allowed seemingly "stacked up plays to break away for consistently long gains. Of The Citadel's 21 first downs rushing, 16 came on pitchoiits on Passander's sprint-out option. Addign even more to the Key-dets misery a sophomore halfback uamed Bob Duncan blasted his way through, around and 14-14 Thriller In Alabama Bv 41-14 FORT WORTH, Tex. (AP) Steve Judy's passing and the jaekhammcr runs of Marty Wade led Texas Christian use NotroDamaOI1 the clock, Scott Hempel Each team earned a touch- football garnet First downs is coach in 1058.

An "Alabama! Scott stunned the record 90 tried for a 48 yard field goal over the VMI de-iense tor iu vards on 11 carries. Not once quarterback Doug Hasscll, a ju-JPr wnl nior college acquisition making Rushing yarnae down and each team tallied a touchdown after a break! which could have meant a was he dropped behind the line Aa 24 7(1 120 32-44 a 3 victory would have been crowd of 72,443 fans at the Bryant's 100th with tho Tide. outset. He passed five yards to Passing yardaae 11-19-1 101 ii 49 17-55-0 10-34 I Tenn 17 74J 170 tin 3 36 Rushing yardage Passing yardaga Return yardaga Paset Puntt i Fumblet lost Yardt penallied The unbeaten, Kreis lor the first of scrimmage and his 25 yard charge on the first play of the 10-33 0 45 Return yardage Passat Punts Fumbles lost Yards penaiited touchdown, climaxing a 53-yard 2 1 Vols struck rapidly with a 21-1 point first period outburst, iotre uame victory. His kick was low but had the range and the crowd of 59,075 was breathless as it watched the flight of the ball.

The ball hit the crossbar to a 16-6 Southwest Conference football victory Saturday over Texas Judy passed for one touchdown and scored a second at the Horn Frogs cracked a four game losing streak before parent's day crowd of 38,123, Judy, a sophomore, guided marcn. men tne roof fell in. Bulldogs' third series accounted See Citadel, Page D-3. Cols. 1-2 Notre Dame scored first on a one-yard plunge by Bill Ban to wrap up a 74 yard parade.

But Southern California bounced back with a 75 yard drive ending in an 18-yard touchdown BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UP1)-I highlighted by a 71-yard punt Quarterback Bobby Scottlreturn by Bobby Majors and Tennessee Alabama TemvKrelt 5 past 21 3 14- 41 0 0 014 14 trom" Scott (Hunt SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPD-sThe thickness of the cross bar wu all that saved No. 8 ranked Southern California from its 14 7 0 0 0 0 2-2 Citadel Va. Military nassed for one touchdown aiuLAlabama could never come dead center between the his first appearance of the cam paign.

Hassoll hit one of two passes he threw for seven yards, but generally handled himself com potently. Richmond eased to a score the first time It pained ball possession. With Richards providinp the big gainer on a 2fl-ynid run around right end to the Pirates' 23, Richmond moved to the 1( before the Pirates' defense stif fened. ran for another as he directed a close after that. fust defeat of the season; uprights and dead center on the TCU 80 yards ami 55 yard for devastating Tennessee attack! The ever-pressing Vol defense bar.

It bounced straight back Southern CalltorpU 0 "(TT7 Notre Dame 0 0 7 7- rvM art I i run' (HanweTk Irk -Saturday and salvaged a 14-14 tied with No. 10 rated Notre first half touchdowns, and nu. kick! Tenn-AAaiorj 71 punt return (Hunl kick) Tenn--Walker 27 intercepted lateral (hunt kuk) Term-FG Hunt 27. Tenn FG Hunt 31, TmrvSioll 2 run (Hunl kick) Aia-Musso run (Haden run) Tenn Lallewey 2 run (Hunt kick) Mufso run (past failed) A I ly Underwood kickd a 44-yird USC-Drkraal II past from Jonas Ayala kirk I field goal to give the Chritiru that handed Alabama a humili- picked off four Alabama passes tating 41-14 drubbing Saturday. I and Tennessee's Jackie Walker It was the first time Alabama grabbed a Crimson Tide lateral had lost two games in a row to rate 27 yards for the since Bear Bryant became ultimate winning score.

onto the gridiron. The Irish, though ranked below the Trojans nationally, put on a gutty show iter USC had dominated the first half. USC-Dlckarton 14 past from Jonas Dame. I Tjie- surgnlng Irish had tied I the game in th fourth quarter and, with Just 124 seconds left a nn) lead entering the final It -Davltt II past from Passander (Leber ki'k) Cit-Dun(n run (Let.r kirk) Cit-Davitt 22 past trom Passander (Leber kick) Cit-Davitt II past from Passander (Leber kirk) VMI Safety Bracket! tackled In end lone (Avals kick) ND AUsn 1 run (Hemeel kick) i period..

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