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Sridders Busy With Action 8-A THE JACKSON SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1968 FSr idea Edges ECeraff mcky Cotton Bowl Eyes Vols DALLAS, Tex. (AP) Tennessee and Kansas were getting the most attention from Cotton Bowl officials after Saturday's "li I a 1 7 fc mil IIP 1 Wildcats. The Gators did add a touchdown in the third quarter after substitute quarterback Harold Peacock began to click with his MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee spotted Middle Tennessee a 14-0 first-quarter lead but rode the passing of Larry Graham to a 24-21 Ohio Valley Conference victory over the Blue Raiders here Saturday. The margin of victory was a 20-yard field goal by Ron Harro round of football games.

SPECIAL for passing. Missouri, considered Cotton bound on Jan. 1, was derailed 28-14 by Oklahoma Saturday while Tennessee was scoring an Paul Malliska, but Youngblood missed a field goal attempt from the 26. Kentucky immediately drove 80 yards in 13 plays for its first touchdown with 7:18 remaining in the quarter, but the onside kick attempt helped the Gators match that score less than two minutes later. Kentucky's Jack Matthews intercepted a Peacock pass late in the third period, and with the Florida attained field position for the score when Kentucky tried an onside kick that was impressive 31-0 victory over Mis in the third period.

By BOB COOPER Associated Press Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) With David Ghesquiere supplying the punch, Florida put down a determined Kentucky rally Saturday afternoon for a 16-14 Southeastern Conference football victory. After Kentucky's offense came alive in the second half, Ghesquiere threw Wildcat quarterback Dave Bair for three losses totaling 29 yards in the final three minutes as the Gators held to their slim margin. Florida took a 10-point lead in the first half, holding Kentucky CHRISTMAS sissippi. too short and gave the Gators first down on the Kentucky 49.

Taylor Edwards put across the two quick first-period scores Tennessee has a 6-1-1 record and two games remaining, but the Vols are heavy favorites The Wildcats added 15 yards on plunges of 1 and 3 yards. But to the Florida drive with a per over Kentucky and Vanderbilt. sonal foul. Larry Graham began connecting on passes in the second Kansas, ranked No. 7 in the Rentz suffered a possible frac lights turned on as clouds darkened the field, the Wilcats moved 86 yards in 10 plays for their second touchdown.

and flipped scoring tosses of 8 nation, dumped Kansas State 1 1 tured rib when he gained seven LM yards to Fred Henderson and 23 38-29. yards on an option play. Two yards to Ike Young. The Gators, however, chipped plays later, Jack Youngblood hit The muddle surround the host role also cleared a bit with Tex The Bucx held a 16-14 lead un Tech and SMU exiting from con til the Raiders' Dick Thomas threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to only 12 yards rushing. But after quarterback Larry Rentz was injured with 5:10 to go in the second period, Florida no longer could overpower the in SO yards on penalities and the score came on a fake field goal attempt that wound up with a 25-yard pass from Bair to Vic King.

tention. That leaves Texas and a 22-yard field goal for Florida's 10-0 halftime lead. The Gators drove again early in the third quarter, keyed by a 40-yard pass from Peacock to in the third and Kevin Tucker Arkansas tied for the lead. added the kick. Should the SWC race end in a tie between Texas and Arkansas East Tennessee 0 13 3 824 Middle Tenn 14 0 0 721 Texas would go to the Cot ton Bowl because of its confer Southern Cal Headed For Rose Bowl MOREHEAD, Ky.

(AP) Tail ence victory over Arkansas. back Louis Rogan set an Ohio Valley Conference football rec 'Jlilliiii vision audience before Oregonlll, where Ayala stepped back State hit the scoreboard. and kicked a 27-yard field goal ord Saturday as Morehead romp Riverside Wins By BOB MYERS Associated Press Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) Clutch ed to its easiest win of the sea Quarterback Steve Preece led for what appeared to be the son a 46-0 drubbing of Ken winning margm. PARSONS, Tenn. The Riv tucky State.

the Beavers 59 yards in eight plays and Bill Enyart, the full quarterback Steve Sogge and the fabulous O.J. Simpson led The excitement was hardly erside boys topped Brownsville Rogan set the record for most back they call "Earthquake, Carver 65-50 here Saturday number of carries in a season unbeaten Southern California smashed for the final yard mid night prep cage action. He toted the ball 25 times to from behind with 17 points in way through the third period. Riverside had four men bring his season's mark to 249, over, however, for with less than two minutes left, Simpson swept to the left for 40 yards and a touchdown and USC had a 17-7 lead. The battling Beavers were double figures with Mike Scott surpassing by two the record Southern California, en route to its eighth triumph of the sea the final quarter to defeat Oregon State Saturday, 17-13, and USC headed on to its third IN leading the way with 14.

Sidney set by Austin Peay's John ugies Sparks was next with 13, and in 1966. son, suddenly began to click and traveled 64 yards in eight plays, straight trip to the Rose Bowl. still not subdued. Preece arched Terry Broadway and Donald The Morehead sophomore tal The victory sewed up the with Sogge throwing a scoring a towering pass to Billy Mam Pettigrew had 12 each. lied 130 yards and a touchdown Pacific-8 conference champion as his team rolled to its biggest for 74 yards tnd a touchdown with 1:06 remaining.

ship for the No. 1-rated Trojans Carver's William Taylor had 24 points. Riverside jumped to an early point splurge in seven years. bullet pass of 22 yards to a little-used junior end, Terry De-Kraai. Ron Ayala tied it with a conversion kick after 2:13 of and wrecked an aggressive try O.J.

carried the ball 47 times Rogan now has gained 1,078 DEER IS KILLED Mike Ely is shown with the doe he killed with a bow and arrow Saturday morning at Chicaksaw. (Staff Photo) 14-0 lead and maintained the vards during the season and for 238 yards. He fumbled twice but no one cared after the game the fourth quarter. lead until the final horn. leads the OVC in rushing.

Southern Cal went ahead aft was over. In the B-game Riverside won by the belligerent Beavers from Corvallis to register an upset. The teams were deadlocked after Wt quarters of scoreless football before 59,236 in Memorial Coliseum and a regional tele Six other players scored touch 50-47. downs. er 10:40 of the quarter as Sogge and Simpson paraded from deep Oregon Riverside will play Beech SEC Teams Eyed Maurice Hollingsworth caught 0 0 7 613 0 1717 Southern Cal in Trojan country to the enemy Bluff Tuesday night.

a Bill Marston pass good for 10 yards. Freshman linebacker Harry Lyles ran alter diock- owl Groups By College Gridders Clear Air ing a punt. Marston himself went over. Otto Gsell ran up the mid dle for three yards. Then Tomi By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lands the Rose Bowl prize.

Lehman intercepted a pass on Bowl at El Paso, despite its loss to Georgia, officials said after the game. The Gator Bowl was report-! Southern California virtually State 42 and ran it back for Half the football teams in the Southeastern Conference may charge into the new year by Penn State, also unbeaten and ranked third in The Associated Press poll, crushed Maryland sewed up its third straight trip to the Rose Bowl in college foot the touchdown. The end came when second string quarterback edly thinking of Alabama, Syra-j ball Saturday while Penn State, will be sought for the Orange, Sugar, Cotton or Garot Bowls. The winner of the Kansas-Missouri clash next week also has a good bowl chance. Tennessee blanked Mississippi 31-0 and became a top prospect for the Cotton Bowl aeainst the playing in bowl games and George Malone hit Marvin Hicks cuse ana uexas recn.

There Georgia and Oklahoma seemed on a nine-yard scoring play. were indications that if 57-13 before observers from the Orange, Cotton and Sugar Bowls. Second-ranked Ohio State, two teams virtually are certam to reap post-season rewards for certam of invitations to a major Ky. State 0 0 0 00 bama had a choice of bowls, it bowl come New Year's Day. their season's performances Morehead 7 14 9 646 would pick the Bluebonnet.

Officially no invitations may Bowl officials took notice of There were indications also 8-0, downed Iowa 33-27. But the Buckeyes must beat fourth- CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) be tendered until Monday under NCAA regulations. Southwest Conference champs, expected to be either Texas or five SEC teams Saturday and indicated definite approval of All-Ohio Valley Conference tail the newest postseason test, the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, reportedly wanted a rematch of Au Freed-Hardeman Marks Victory HENDERSON, Tenn. Freed-Hardeman edged Columbia State 106-105 in Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association action here Saturday.

Substitute Dwight Hamner led the Eagles scoring 25 points. Ronnie Gibbs was next with 24, while Joe Brooks worked the nets for 22. Tommy Hicks and Ruben Brown were also in double figures with 13 and 18 respectively. Columbia State's top scorer was Ronnie Sanders with 44 James Clayborne followed with 24 points. Herb Luker tallied 15, and Richard Gaulfield and Larry Brewer netted 10 each.

The score was traded back and fourth in the closing minutes. At half the Eagles led 59-54. Tuesday night, Freed-Harde However, the No. 1 ranked two Tennessee and Georgia. back Larry Schreiber pulled off and unbeaten Trojans of South-) Arkansas.

Texas whipped Texas Christian 47-21 and Arkansas edged Southern Methodist 35-29. Tennessee blanked Mississip a 66-yard punt return to lead the ranked Michigan at Columbus, Ohio, next Saturday to win the Big Ten championship and the Rose Bowl berth. A Michigan victory would put the Wolverines in the bowl. burn and Southern Methodist. However, an Auburn official ern Cal whipped Oregon State pi 31-0 and became the top way for a 10-0 Golden Eagle vie 17-13 with a fourth quarter rally Georgia all but assured a tory over Austin Peay here Sat prospect for the Cotton Bowl against the Southwest Confer said that since the Tigers had! been beaten by Georgia and! for their eighth in a row and urday.

Oklahoma whipped six-ranked bowl spot by downing Auburn 17-3 to win the Southeast Conference title. The victory broke a nine-game clinched the Paciuc-8 Conference title, an honor that usually Georgia Tech they probably would not want to play in the Missouri 28-14 and undoubtedly ence champs, expected to be either Texas or Arkansas. Georgia claimed the SEC osing streak for the Eagles. The state. homecoming game loss ended a The Liberty Bowl was said to four-game winning streak for crown in the title showdown Alabama Defeats Miami Coleg Scores the Governors.

with Auburn, 17-3. The Bulldogs be looking for a southern team had been foremost the mmds and most likely was giving Ole The mood of the game was set in the first period. Austin Peay's Miss the eye. Olivo, connecting with Dave of Orange Bowl officials, but in dications were they would ac Howell Flatt picked off a Tech The bowl picture will clear Monday the date set by the by BEN FUNK Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) Alabama's Kalina and Steve Schaap, led the Hurricanes on one drive that By "1 HE ASSOCIATED PRESS Army 26, Pittsburgh 0 Colgate 10, Lafayette 6 cept a Sugar Bowl invitation to pass and scrambled 70 yards to score. A penalty nullified the NCAA for official extension of meet a yet-unnamed foe.

was stopped at the Alabama man will host the Lamoutn bids. That left Orange Bowl off! touchdown and the Governors eight by Tommy Wade's inter Crimson Tide, stunning Miami with an aerial bomb in the first Junior Varsity. cials looking harder at Penn could never recover. ception. Freed- Colombia Hardeman 106 Fog.

State 105 Brooks 22 Brewer 10 State and Kansas. period and a long runback of an The Hurricanes came back immediately with a push to the Auburn was considered intercepted pass in the fourth, Western Kentucky. Schreiber put the Eagles in business when Austin Peay's kicker hobbled a pass from center, got off a short punt and Hicks 13 Caulifield 10 Kellum 2 Luke 15 Gibbs 24 Sanders 44 prime candidate for the bun scored a 14-6 victory over the Harvard 31, Brown 7 Penn 13, Columbia 7 Dartmouth 27, Cornell 6 Syracuse 44, Navy 6 Yale 42, Princeton 17 Amherst 24, Williams 17 Bucknell 31, Lehigh 27 N. Hampshire 16. Massachu AiaDama 29 but agam were stopped when an Olivo pass was Brown 18 Clayborne 24 Hurricanes Saturday night and Settles For Tie probably clinched its 10th Schrieber returned it six yards.

Score at half: Freed-Hardeman 59 Columbia State 54 Substitutes: Freed-Hardeman deflected by Bob Childs and intercepted by Wayne Owen. Murray Victorious straight bowl bid. On the first play from scrim BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Black 2. Ricketts.

Hamner 25, mage he dashed 66 yards to the With two seconds to go in the setts Bumpus. Columbia State Sullivan 2. MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Mur Western Kentucky set a sin-j gle-game record for pass com Austin Peay 8. Steve Dennison opening period, bcott Hunter ray, using its second string most went around right end to score.

Penn St. 57, Maryland 13 Clemson 24, N. Carolina 14 W. Virginia 30. Villanova 20 hooked up with Donnie Sutton on a 74-yard scoring pass.

Early Chattanooga of the second half, overran n.v pletions as it went to the air to1 earn a 14-14 tie with upset-mind-1 Tech is now 1-8 for the sea ansville Umversity 58-22 in a UTM Loses FLORENCE. Ala. (AP) the fourth, Mike Dean stole a ed Akron in their football game Memphis St. 40, Wichita St. 18 son and 1-5 in the OVC.

Austin Peay is 4-4 and 3-3. football game Saturday. Marks Win throw from Lew Pytel and Saturday. Quarterback Larry Tillman, raced 69 yards for the second Normally relying heavily on who clayed less than two quar- Purdue 9, Michigan St. 0 Minnesota 20, Indiana 6 Illinois 14, Northwestern 0 Notre Dame 34, Georgia Tech Alabama score.

bruising running attack, West-1 Florence State racked up its third win in a row Saturday in beating University of Tennessee CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ters, connected on eight of 15 Miami scored late in the na Lynx Are Tripped ern had to make do without the pass attempts for 179 yards and tionally-televised game on a The University of once beaten Moccasins pil Martm Branch 36-17. services of injured Dickie two touchdowns. two-yard run by sophomore MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Moore, and only partial use of i The victory gives the Lions a Tillman's total passing yard halfback Bobby Best.

ed up a 28-0 first half lead and added a 3-point field goal to David Garner scored a touch Ohio St. 33, Iowa 27 Oklahoma St. 26, Iowa St. 17 Texas 24, Rice 14 4-5 season record, with Jackson freshman sensation Isaac age of 4,744 yards during his ca A crowd of 43,418, including down and then ran across for a Brown. ville State University scheduled down luckless Furman Univer reer at Murray is 56 yards off President-elect Richard M.

Nix two-point conversion with 3:22 on Arkansas 35, So. Methodist 29 next week. The upshot was a record of 21 the Ohio Valley Conference rec sity here Saturday night. on, saw Alabama score its sev Florence gridders picked off ord. The quarterback, who al completions in 44 attempts by The smallest crowd of the sea enth victory against two close the clock Saturday night to give Maryville College a 15-14 football victory over Southwestern eight Volunteers passes, with son was on hald for the Chatta quarteroacKs John Vance and ready holds every other OVC passing record, has next week's defeats and frustrate every seri Mike Egan.

Their total aerial i freshman linebacker Don Richards accounting for three inter ous Miami attack with six pass of Memphis. Texas 47, Tex. Christian 21 Rutgers 41, Holy Cross 14 Boston Coll. 45, VMI 13 Duke 18, Wake Forest 3 Georgia 17, Auburn 3 Ohio U. 60, Cincinnati 48 Oklahoma 28, Missouri 14 game against Western Kentucky ally was 183 yards.

nooga team, ranked fifth in the nation, as they won their eighth game of the year, the most for interceptions, four off David ceptions. to try and set the new record, Brown, who has been injured! Garner's touchdown, on a one-yard run, cappeda Maryville Olivo and two off Pytel. Tillman's first half perform UC since 1931's 9-1 record. much of the season, saw sporadic action. He carried the ball 10 Sutton, breaking past his de Sophomore quarterback Phil Logan was a key in the Florence State victory, throwing for two drive which covered 74 yards.

Sparked by a 80-yard setup by ance was almost overshadowed by Russ Hake. Hake ran for 160 fender into the clear, hauled The Scotties had taken the Randolph-Macon 35, Millsaps times for 74 yards. tailback Bucky Wolford and Hunter's perfect strike at Mi 12 lead in the second period as touchdowns and reinning another Akron opened the scoring in Gehrig Giles 70-yard touchdown yards 143 of them in the first quarter on 15 carries. He ami's 47 and romped home on Tennessee Tech 10, Austin John Klein, who gained 155 himself. the second period when Don run after an interception, Chat on Peay 0 yards in 31 carries, scored from scored two touchdowns.

Logan hit Jody Gamble for an Zwisler ran in from the one. His! tanooga took the 28-0 half time the first big offensive play of the game. Until then, the first Florida 33, Southern U. 11-yard TD pass the first pe Billy Hess, the OVC's leading lead. touchdown capped a 72-yard II the 1.

Klein's TD completed a 76-yard march. quarter had been a bruising de 24 riod to start the Florence ball drive in 12 plays. A pair of fourth quarter touch fensive battle that produced Baldwin-Wallace 28, Ohio Southwestern got its touch rolling, then tossed a 15-yarder Akron, which has beaten sixth- scorer, and Tillman's favorite receiver, caught one touchdown pass from Tillman. Hess now has 80 points for the season. only two first downs, both by Al Northern 0 to Rich Lindsey the third ranked small college team East downs by Furman tailback Jimmy Jordan spoiled the Moccasin's chances for a shutout after downs on a 9-yard toss from Randy McKean to Randall Mul- abama.

Northern Illinois 7, Bowling Ladies1 Blouses Logan's ground score came on a ern Kentucky this season, went further ahead when John Vargo The Tide protected the seven- Green 6 one-yard plunge in the final Murray is now 6-2-1 and Ev- Jim Copper had made the score 31-0 in the third quarter. Connecticut 35, Rhode Island 6 ansville is 3-6 for the season. quarter. lins in the fourth quarter and a 48-yard scoring strike from McKean to Steve Turner in the second period. So.

California 17, Oregon St Evansville 0 0 0 2222 plunged over from one-yard out. Akron 0 7 7 0141 Western Ky. 0 0 0 1414 UC's fullback Robert smith point lead through the second quarter by stopping two Miami drives with interceptions close to the Alabama goal line. end 13 Murray 14 17 7 2058 accounted for two touch Hawks' Boosters W. Tex.

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Mexico St. 33, N. Mexico 6 downs, one following Giles interception score and the other fol- Men's Young Men's cwing a scoring effort by quar It was announced Saturday that an Athletic Boosters' Club will be formed by the South Side Quarterback Club to sup Georgia Wins SEC Crown Arizona 16, Utah 15 Washington 6, UCLA 0 California 36, Oregon 8 terback Richard Manning. Jackets Eagles Lose BATESVILLE, Tenn. Lam- The victory was the second of Ohio Weslyan 24, Mount Un port both football and basketball games at South Side High By RON SPEER ion 11 and the season for the Moccasins over a Southern Conference school.

Chattanooga hopes to join the Monday, bounced back in the second period when the Bulldogs scored all their points. Associated Press Sports Writer School. Akron 14, Western Kentucky buth lost a squeaker here Saturday night as the Eagles took a 59-55 loss to Arkansas College after being forced into an 14 game winning streak into the game, got its only points in the first quarter on a 28-yard field goal by John Riley. Georgia, reportedly set to accept a Sugar Bowl invitation AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Geor Shirts conference sometime the The first meeting will be held Monday night, 6:30, at South Side High School.

Members of NE Missouri 9, NW Missouri 7 future. Georgia 017 1 0 31 0 17 3 0 overtime. gia captured the southeastern Conference football crown Saturday, whipping Auburn 17-3 in Nevada 21, San Francisco St. 7 Auburn the Quarterback club, the fac The regular game ended 49-49. The Citadel 24, Wm.

Mary title showdown behind the Arkansas' death blows came ulty, and any interested fans are urged to be at this impor Bolivar Wins Bill (Settfaetfs deadly passing of Mike Cavan tant meeting. Drake 28, S. Dak. St. 20 from the foul line despite Lam-buth's hitting 75 per cent of its free throws.

and an unrelenting defense. BOLIVAR, Tenn. Bolivar Idaho St. 16, Nebraska-Omaha The victory the fifth-ranked 13 Bulldogs' final league game scored wins at both ends of a cage twinbill with Bethel Bill Cossey led Arkansas with DIAMONDS Junction Washington St. 46, San Jose gives Georgia a 5-0-1 mark, 17 points followed by Gary Sprmgs.

They won the girls' while Auburn's conference Weeks with 15. contest 61-47 and the boys' record dropped to 4-1. Jim Houlihand paced the match 73-56. 'a mi The Tigers spoiled their and Nancy Nelms paced Bolivar St. 0 N.

Arizona 18, Montana 0 Michigan 34, Wisconsin 9 Virginia 63, Tulane 47 Florida St 48, N. Carolina St 7 Tennessee 31, Mississippi 0 Florida 16, Kentucky 14 championship drive with a rash of errors, losing the ball twice working the nets for 48 points. For Bethel Springs Shelia Jack Eagles working the nets for 22 points. Larry Tinsley was next with 13, followed by Bob Stephenson with seven. Coach Roscoe Williams commented, "Our boys played a on fumbles and twice on pass in son tallied 25, while Janice terceptions.

Julian and Vickie Rogers scored Cavan, a cool sophomore who 11 each. Vanderbilt Frosh 44, Ole Miss wasn't bothered by the muddy fine defensive battle. They just beat us at the foul line." In the boys contest Charles field, tossed a 22-yard touch Newsome led the Bolivar five Lambuth will host Florence down pass to Kent Lawrence with 32 points. Gordon Newsome and scored once himself on a State Thursday night. had 14, Gary Cole had 12, and one-yard plunge set up by his Arkansas 59 Lambuth 55 Frosh 15 Lafayette 14, Colgate 10 Kansas 38, Kansas St.

29 Wash. Lee 14, Washington, Mo. 3 Nebraska 22, Colorado 6 Baylor 42, Texas Tech 28 Air Force 28, Tulsa 8 Wayne Russell tallied 10. Dasses of 23, 9 and 14 yards. Brogdon 5 Osiler 4 s.

Houlihand 22 Tinsley 13 Stephenson 7 The touchdown toss came alt BarnhiU 6 For Bethel Springs John Lott netted 23, and Tim Joyner Get Your Order In Early for Christmas Delivery Open Monday Night Til 9 103-105 N. Highland Phone 427-1544 er an Auburn fumble on its 47 Summers 2 Cossey 17 Weeks 15 Williams 2 WHOLESALE Distributors and Georgia's Jim McCullough Score at half: scored 15. Monday night Bolivar will Lambuth 27 Arkansas 19 Substitutes: Arkansas Gerome S. Maryville 15, Southwestern 14 Tennessee Tech 10, Austin North at 1-40 DYERSBURG SIGNS Dyersburg Coach Thomas Crawford (2nd from left) signs contract to play Memphis White Station in the West Tennessee Jaycee Bowl next Saturday at Milan. With him Steve Cummings (left), Milan Jaycee president, and Jerry Taylor, Bill Haney, and Bud Brooks, members of the selection committee.

Game time will be 8 p.m. travel to Savannah, Tuesday had kicked a 27-yard field goal after an earlier Auburn fumble on the Tigers' 27. Auburn, which rode a three- night thev will host Grand F.W.J. Mon. Shoo Peay 0 Schaffer 2.

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