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"fc Mte- JOUAL Sports Parade Of Homes, Movies, News (H Montgomery, Sunday, Sept. 28, 1958 VC er Roar Past Vols, 13-0 BraisMg Defensive i 2 j. ft www ynwi iiitm iim-imi m.ii.i t-m. --i ILiLJL Show rr rS' A Titanic Auburn Line Holds Orange To Minus Yardage f7 4y-x A A V-rr Nr. when he was injured, set off the drive with a nine-yard thrust over center.

Nix, after faking Rawson to the right, fired a pass to Mike Simmons for 16. setting up a first down on the Vols' 18. Nix then swung to the Notre. By SAM ADAMS Journal Sports Editor LEGION FIELD, BIRMINGHAM Throttled for three quarters by Tennessee's great kicking game, the Auburn Tigers switched to a razzle-dazzle type of offense in the last quarter to gain a 13-0 victory before a crowd of 40,000 and millions iti a nationwide television audience. Offensively, the uncanny ball handling and faking of quarter- i sr "A Vv 4 L-1 yttl rv 1 Dame box for one play, Lorino getting three, and was trapped trying to get away a pass on the next outing for a loss of nine.

Undaunted by this reverse, he came right back and pitched out to Lorino on the right side, who ran like a scared rabbit. Jackie Burkett, another shining light in Auburns forward wall, put the key block of Majors near the sideline and Lorino covered the Anburn First Downs 11 Tennessee 0 -49 It 3-9 Rushing Tardaire 23? Passlnr Tardage 47 Passes 5-15 Passes Intercepted By 1 1 1 Pants Fumbles I.nt 6 Tarda Penalised 100 10 back Lloyd Nix were responsible MASTER PILOT A V. 4 4'50 5TT. v''v'-' fc 1 iV The seamed countenance of Charles Dillor (Casey) Stengel provides a distinctive facade for of the canniest minds in baseball. The 68-year-old manager of the champion New York 1 Yankees has maneuvered his team to nine American League pennants in the 10 years he has piloted the club.

With six world championships to his credit during his decade with the New Yorkers. Stengel hopes to add seventh in the upcoming world series. AP YYirephoto for the two late scores, but it was Auburn's terrific defensive play that subdued the stout-hearted Tennesseans. So deadly was the Tigers' defensive play that the Vols went through the contest without a first down and a minus of 30 yards on total offense. 24 yards to paydirt unmolested.

However, Dyas and Smith also got in some timely blocks as Lorino squirmed and battled his way down the field. With Robbs, who kicked the first extra point, out of the game Nix attempted the second PAT but the kick was blocked. Although credited with 109 yards total offense in the first half, the Tigers never got past MU Rallies Hands Starting with 3:21 left in the third quarter, Auburn's first touchdown drive covered 67 yards the Vols' 30-yard line. Except for the two scoring forays, they sL" a iri didn't penetrate any deeper in the second half. Alabama 13-3 Loss Meanwhile, the Vols were go in 10 plays.

The second goalward journey covered 43 yards in five plays, with 9:46 remaining in the game. On the initial drive. Nix's first bit of wizardry came on the third Dlay when he faked a lateral to LAMAR RAWSON (22) BURSTS ACROSS FOR FIRST TOUCHDOWN Tiger Halfback Scores After Pitchout from Lloyd Nix (44) ing nowhere either. They did get to the Auburn 28 late in the first quarter, due largely to Lornio's (See TITANIC, Page 4C) wards rushed in. Cannon kicked over the goal.

Tommy Lorino and ran for 23 yards. At the last minute, he did Morrison ran three and WTise NOTRE DAME HARD PRESSED TO BEAT INDIANA BY 18 TO 0 attempt a lateral to Lorino but ran seven for a first down on the Alabama 30. Jackson ran five off the pitch was ruled a forward pass, resulting in a five-yard left guard. Morrison ran five for another first down to the 40. By MAX MOSELEY Advertiser Sports Editor LADD STADIUM, MOBILE One of the hardest hitting Alabama teams in years lost a 13-3 Southeastern Conference victory a strong Louisiana State University team here Saturday night before a near capacity crowd of 15,000 fans.

All-America candidate Billy Cannon, a whirling ball of fire who exploded in the second half, Terps Upset N.C. State By 21 To 6 By REESE HART After Williams scored on his broken up by Carl Valletto, who rushed in to nail him. LSU was penalized 15 yards. Rabb kicked out of bounds on the 10. Mack Wise ran five over left tackle.

Bobby Jackson failed. Ferdy Cruce quick-kicked to the LSU 45, then the Tigers were penalized 15 yards for unnecessary rough-ness back to the LSU 31. Cannon rushed against the right side for three. Cannon ran six, than Sington and Sims threw Rabb for a six yard loss. Cannon's 32-yead kick rolled dead on the Alabama 21.

Alabama made a first down in tricky keep-it run for the second tried to run for two points after' Mack scored on the first play of the second period. But third string quarterback Don White was stopped inches from the goal. penalty. Two plays later. Nix pitched over the head of an onrushing Tennessee defender to Lorino, who picked np 15 to the Tennessee 26.

He ran the keeper again on the next play for another three and Ronnie Robbs followed with a six-yard blast over cenier. Wise picked up three, O'Steen ran twice and it was a first down on the LSU 48. Cruce ran two. O'Steen lost a yard when he attempted to pass. Dyess picked up one.

O'Steen kicked 35 yards out of bounds on the LSU 10. Notre Dame touchdown, Stickles kick try for one point was wide to the left. By JERRY LISKA Associated Press Sports Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame's vaunted football machine collided with a granite underdog, Indiana's inspired Hoosiers, and needed to pull out all stops for an 18-0 season opening victory Saturday. Although a substitute halfback, Lsir First Ditwbi 17 Alabama 7 a Purvis ran five and Davis made The little Tiger quarterback had College Games For This Week eight and a first down on the Rushing Tarda 11 Tasa Tarda.

73 Faiwi Attempted 11 Faaaes Completed Fassea Bad Intercepted 1 Namber Of Pnnta 1 Number Of Pnnta 7 LSU 23. Purvis ran two, then picked up six. Purvis ran two found a weakness in the Vols' defense and he capitalized on it to the fullest. On the next play, he faked Robbs over tackle and three plays as Jackson, Wise and Cruse moved the ball. End Bil- Pontine Ireraae 36.5 41 sophomore Bill Mack scored for Friday, Oct.

Quantico Marines at Detroit, Night Furman at George Night 1 lir HonHriT thrpw for a Famblea Lt Tarda remained for a first down on the LSU 38. Cannon went back into the game. Cannon went off right tackle for three. Cannon ran five but fumbled and Morrison scooped up a Then after Williams pitched the four-yard touchdown pass to Stickles with 2:09 left, the Irish quarterback's attempted flip for a two-pointer to end Gary Myers was knocked down. Indiana threw a heroic defense against the Irish.

In the first half, the Hoosiers outrushed Notre Dame, 64 to 60. But the second-half Irish pounding took its toll against the inexperienced Hoosiers. Notre Dame wound up with 238 yards rushing and 136 by passing against Indiana's 101 and Notre Dame on an 11-yard run in the second quarter, the Irish appeared to have more than they North Carolina at Southern Night live yard loss, men cruce quicK-kicked dead on the LSU 7. INDIVIDUAL BUSH TARDAGE AUBURN Nam Na. Net Ktg.

TDs i 11 35 3.0 0 Tommy Davis ran five but was could handle until they slugged fumble and ran 35 yards to the Lorino 59 7.3 1 Rawsoa 7 29 4.1 1 LSU 10 before he was knocked mauled by the 'Bama linemen. The tackling was fierce by the Robbs 7 23 3.3 0 out of bounds. TENNESSEE Kern 7 23 3.3 0 'Bama linemen. Davis got two, then Alabama was penalized five yards for offsides and it gave the Major 11 4 0 Etter 2 4 2.0 0 Smartt 5 0 Webb 3 0 carried the Bayou Tigers to their second straight win of the young 1JI808 campaign. 'It was a scrappy band of Red-i and-White-shirted warriors that took the field for Paul "Bear" Bryant who was making his return to the SEC and the University of Alabama as head coach.

They gave a good account of themselves and 'Bama supporters vrere happy that Alabama had improved. LSU drove 67 yards for their first touchdown with Can- 86. AUBURN INDIVIDUAL PASS TARDAGE Name Att. Cora. HI Yds.

TDs Nix Wise ran three. Jackson got one and four to the 2-yard stripe and Alabama called time out. Fred Sington entered the game on Instructions from Bryant for a field goal try. He booted the ball square between the uprights from the 8-yard line and Alabama held a 3-0 lead over the Tigers. Alabama kicked off to LSU.

then Tigers a first down on the 20. Don Purvis lost six yards as the fiery 'Bama linemen crushed him. David kicked for 44 yards and Dyess returned five. Cruce got away for a 20 yard dash but Alabama was penalized for holding back to the midfield stripe. 47 0 0 1 0 0 3 19 0 0 10 0 Tds.

TDs 1 7 0 ...2 15 0 0 Kern 3 TENNESSEE Webb 8 Etter 1 AUBURN Name Ke. Rawsoa Lorino Simmons pon's crucial 20-yard sprint fea RALEIGH (AP) Halfback John Forbes scored two touchdowns and set up another with a recovered fumble as Maryland's Terps struck with hurricane force to upset North Carolina State 21-6 here Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference football game. A crowd of 11,000 watched under menacing skies as Forbes tallied from the 4 in the first period ending a 73-yard drive. In the third quarter, Forbes, a 190-pounder from Basking Ridge, N. took a screen pass from quarterback Dickie Lewis and scored on a brilliant 71-yard play in which he lost his left shoe.

Maryland, bounding back from the humiliating 34-0 loss to Wake Forest last week, added its third touchdown early in the final quarter when quarterback Bob Rusel-vlyan knifed over from the 1. Then he ran over the two extra ooints. Forbes recovered a fumble by halfback Claude Gibson on the Wolfpack 25 to set up the score. N. C.

State punched across its touchdown midway in the final oeriod on a 15-yard pass play from Gerald Mancini to Randy Harrell. N. C. State launched its drive after Harrell intercepted a pass on the Maryland 41 and returned it to the 20. N.

C. State, defending ACC champ and winner over North Carolina last week, missed two scoring chances in the second period. The Wolfpack reached Maryland's 11 and 9 only to see the threats wither in the face of the tough Terp defense. Maryland 7 0 4 821 N.C. State' 0 0 0 6-4 Md-Forbes 4 run (Rusevlyan, kick) Md-Forbes 71 pass from Lewis (run failed) Md-Rusevlyan I (Rnsevlyan run) NCS-Harreli IS pass from Mancini (pass failed) Saturday, Oct.

4 EAST Penn State at Army Villanova at Boston Coll. Navy at Boston Univ. Yale at Brown Rutgers at Colgate Harvard at Cornell Pennsylvania at Dartmouth Columbia at Princeton Syracuse at Holy Cross SOUTH Vanderbilt at Alabama. Night Chattanooga at Auburn Davidson at The Citadel, Night Illinois at Duke Wake Forest at Florida Night Tulane at Georgia Tech South Carolina at Georgia Hardin Simmons at LSU. Night Clemson at Maryland Miss.

State at Tennessee Richmond at VMI William It Mary at Virginia Tech N.C. State at Virginia MIDWEST Arizona at Tulsa. Night Houston at Cincinnati. Night West Virginia at Indiana Air Force at Iowa Utah State at Kansas State Colorado at Kansas Stanford at Northwestern Michigan at Michigan State Pittsburgh at Minnesota Iowa State at Nebraska Washington at Ohio State Oregon at Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Wichita, Night Marquette at Wisconsin SOUTHWEST Miami at Baylor, Night got a 15-yard penalty for illegal Dyess ran the right side for substitution. Dave Sington nailed Matherne for a three yard loss.

seven yards. WTise got one, then TENNESSEE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING AND TARDAGE Stephens 2 10 Leake 1 9 Jackson fumbled and LSU re turing the drive. Warren Rabb fired to Johnny Robinson for the to. Cannon, who gained 86 yards In 12 tries during the hectia sjame, scored the second TD after the Tigers had driven 59 jards for the score. Alabama's kicking game was Gray broke through to throw Rabb covered.

Purvis ran eight yards. across two more touchdowns in the final quarter. Indiana, a 28-point underdog, forced Irish Coach Terry Bren-nan to experiment desperately with almost his entire bench to shake Notre Dame into action. Quarterback Bob Williams finally got the Irish oh the move midway in the fourth quarter and scampered 20 yards on scoring run to cap a 71-yard drive. The third Irish touchdown was a gift.

Indiana's hard-working tailback Tom Kenrick, fumbled and Notre Dame's Monty Stickles grabbed the ball on the Indiana 7. Two plays later, Williams shot a four-yard touchdown pass to Stickles. Indiana, battling every inch of the way, made its deepest penetration, to Notre Dame4s 5 as the game ended with a flare of bad temper. With time running out, there was some swinging as Notre Dame's Al Sabal tackled Indiana's Tom Campbell and then was piled into by Hoosier Bob Boak. It was Indiana's first start Tinder former Wyoming coach, Phil Dickens, who sat out last season for violation of the Big Ten recruiting code.

The Irish had no luck at all in for an 8-yard loss. Again Rabb Davis picked up five and a first was nailed behind the line, this down on the LSU 49 as the quarter ended. Probably the turning point, played in brilliant sunshine before 49,347, came when a pass Interference ruling was charged against Indiana late in the first quarter. Indiana's Campbell tried to ward off a pass by Notre Dame's George Izo, No. 2 quarterback, to Myers.

The Irish were given the ball on Indiana's 17 for a 30-yard gain. Four plays later. Mack streaked 11 yards for the first Irish touchdown. Still in the second quarter, Indiana smashed from Notre Dame's 41 to the 8 when the half ended. Pietrosante, the big gun of Notre Dame's drive to its decisive second touchdown, was the game's top ground gainer with 75 yards in 14 tries for a 5.3 average.

In the 71-yard march which set up Williams' 20-yard touchdown run, Pietrosante banged 31 yards in 6 plays. Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 0 4 0 12-10 ND Mack 11 run (run failed) ND-WUliama 20 run (kick failed) ND-Stickles 4 pass from Williams (pass ne of the defensive features of Ihe Bear Bryant-coached Crim- time for two yards. Davis kicked to the five and O'Steen returned to the 13. LSU was panalized 15 yards for illegal substitution to the Alabama 27. Jackson got six yards in two tries as the half The bleacher seats at the south end of the field collapsed as the quarter ended.

Some six rows 1 1 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING TAKDAGE ALABAMA atop the stands fell to the ground Ha. Net. Ae. TDs ended. The officials held up the game because of the large crowd that 20 33 2.8 0 6 Alabama's Inspired team re .1 i 24 17 vi i kept for another gain of 12.

The ball now rested on the five. After Robbs got a yard, Nix pulled another bewildering fake with Robbs as decoy over left tackle and pitched out to Lamar Rawson who scored without a hand touching him. On the ensuing kickoff, Robbs did the' kicking and then received a crippling injury on a block down-field. The Vols ran three plays and Bill Majors, who punted brilliantly all afternoon, kicked and the Tigers started operations again from the Tennessee 43. Sophomore Ed Dyas, who played fullback on the second unit and then replaced Robbs New Mexico at N.

Texas State, Night ceived to start the second half 4.0 3.4 i.O 4 4 and Marlin Dyess took the ball i LSU 'Cannon ti 10 44 Davis 9 29 and scooted 28 yards to the Ala 3.2 Purdue at Rice Missouri at Texas AfcM, Night Arkansas at TCU Texas Tech at Texas, Night Mississippi at Trinity. Night FAR WEST i "i I.VDIVroUAL PASSING TARDAGE bama 30. Wise ran two, then ALABAMA extended out on the field follow ing the seat mis-hap. Rabb fired to Robinson for 21 yards to the Alabama 27. a failed at center.

Rabb's quick pass was incomplete. Rabb's pass was incomplete. LSU was penalized 15 yards for holding. Rabb lost six yards as Alabama's for- added three. Jackson ran seven Ne.

Nat Ate. jarksoa a W. Texas State at Arizona Night CSteea 0 I 0 on a keeper to the 43 and it was a first down. LSD Washington State at California BYU at Colorado State U. Night Montana at New Mexico, Night UCLA at Oregon State Idaho at Utah Night Denver at Wyoming i.

Cannon 60 0 7 .0 the conversion department. They Ifnthexne 1 IXDIVmUAL RECEIVING AND TARDAGE ALABAMA DIXIE SERIES Alabama was penalized five yards for intentional grounding a forward pass by Jackson. Dyess lost two and Jackson failed. Alabama was penalized for delay of the game. Jerry Brannen kicked 32 dead on the LSU 33.

Corpus ChrisU TL) 5. Birmingham (SA) i Nont 2. series tied 1-1 Corpus Christi (TL) 001 000 022- 5 9 1 4 Birmingham (SA) 100 001 000- 2 5 2 1 Fowler, Bowers and Stieglitz; Regan i and Wagner W-Flower. Robinson was stopped at the Score by quarters i line for no gain. Rabb passed to Cannon for 14 yards to the LSU Alabama I 3 0 0-3 LSU 7 -13 47.

Robinson ran for a first down on the Alabama 43, then picked up three off left tackle as Frank nailed him. Broadnax ran three, then Cannon whirled through the middle for 10 for a first down. on the Alabama 27. College Scores SEC Auburn 13, Tennessee 0.: LSU 13, Alabama 3. Mississippi State 14, Florida 7.

Mississippi 27, Kentucky 6. Vanderbilt 21, Georgia 14. SOUTH Clemson 26, North Carolina 21. Virginia 15, Duke 12. Maryland 21, N.C.

State 6. Wake Forest 13, VPI 6. Tulsa 27, Arkansas 14. Baylor 14, Hardin-Simmons 0. MIDWEST UCLA 18, Illinois 14.

Purdue 23, Nebraska 0. Notre Dame 18, Indiana 0. Michigan 20, Southern Cal. 19. Northwestern 29, Wash.

State 28. Cannon exploded through the right side of Alabama's line for 20 yards to the seven. 'Bama jammed the center and stopped the play but the Tigers were penalized five yards for illegal motion. Butch Frank nailed Rabb after he had gained two Rabb's pass was incomplete over the goal. Rabb threw to Robinson over the goal for a touchdown.

Davis booted the extra point and LSU led, 7-3. LSU kicked over the goal. Cruce ran three. Alabama was penalized 15 yards for holding. son Tide team.

They kicked eight times, five of them were quick kicks, for an average of 43 yards per kick. A near capacity crowd of some 35,000 fans were in the stands ome 15 minutes before the game Started. Alabama's Red and White team rushed on the field some 20 minutes before game time, then retired about 10 minutes for last minute instructions. When the Alabama team returned to the field ready for play they were given a thundering roar of cheers. Captains of the rival clubs met in the center of the field.

LSU won the toss and elected io receive to start the game. 'Bama kicked off from the south end of the field. Alabama tried a short kickoff but LSU recovered the ball after a scramble on the LSU 49. Billy Cannon ran three, then quarterback Warren Rabb faded back and passed wild. Kabb connected with a pass to Johnny Robinson for 15 yards and the fialfback ran to the Alabama 32.

J. W. Brodnax was nailed for no gain by Alabama's line. Rob- Michigan State 32. California 12.

Ohio State 23, SMU 20. Iowa 17, TCU 0. Cruce quick-kicked 40 yards to Oklahoma 47, West Virginia 14. the Alabama 49. Purvis rammed right tackle for five.

Davis was stopped for no gain by Billy Rains. Rabb's pass was incom plete. Davis kicked out of bounds on the Alabama 2. EAST Navy 14, William Mary 0. Pitt 17, Holy Cross 0.

Penn State 43, Perm 0. VMI 33, Villanova 6. Army 45, South Carolina 8. Cornell 13, Colgate 0. Dartmouth 20, LaFayette 0.

FAR WEST Rice 30, Stanford 7. Colorado 13, Kansas State 3. Washington 24, Minnesota 21. Jackson picked up three on a keeper, then added one more -l ii mfi iml-- Brannen kicked out from behind the goal line. Robinson took the mston made two on a wide end punt but fumbled and LSU re- i sweep as Brannen and Gray 'nailed him.

Rabb's pass was AUBURN QUARTERBACK JOHNNY KERN DRIVES THROUGH HOLE IN TENNESSEe'lNE Tiger Back Rolls on Keeper Play For Yardage in Second Quarter Action (See ALABAMA, Page 6C).

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