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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 11

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KQVEMSER 1952 By WALT DOBBINS Sunday SporU Writer "Nebraska's Cornhuskcrs failed miserably as opportunists in the fourth period Saturday and the Minnesota Gophers, 'paced by slippery, swivel-hipped Paul Giel, won a 13-7 ver-Idict in' a torrid battle at Memorial Stadium. With a Homecoming throng of 40,000 Scarlet partisans jf pleading for Victory, Nebraska, fizzling completely via the air lanes, passed up three good chances to notch the count in the hectic final period. "What became of Nebraska's passing attack was the first question that former Gopher Coach Bernie now a columnist, asked us a few minutes after the final gun barked. The answer is in the statistics. The Huskers attempted only eight forwards, completed none and bad threeynter- )( -V T0UCHD0VH! Statistics IT WAS, fine tail game, except for the fact that this was one the Hupkers could Hint (Total) Hr Mkui It poMMa have won I Ht naalllM uuruMta tiwira uji in Rlil touchdown when uoooy iteynoius i4 Mmbr ar4a Im4 rt r4t aaHwtf Ponai4 aaiAlaa crashed over the middle from two yards back to climax a 65-yard drive.

Hij extra point kick gave the Huskers 1-0' lead with less (Nambcf Ann441l amntr ciMala4 i Nambtr ka4 BMnr41 N( taraa Batata Til' in 1 til a 10 us 4 41 -41 xt than five minutes left in the sec TMal alara lltadin aa4 raawal I Mai mtl rur Paul, Oaialrerl Mil IX 44 ir 117 II IM I SM XX la 's 4 XI xt 4 frm aru Kkkollt (NaailMtl kk rvlaraa NaMbtf Y-ats aaal rrla Naarim klcknll ond canto. Hardly had the fans gotten back In their seats when Minnesota tied it up on the first play after the suceeeding.klck-off. Paul Girl, fading back, threw a long perfect pass to Jim Soltau who caught the leather on the NU 30 and raced to pay dirt without a Husker hand touching him. It was a 74-yard gain and Gene -Cappellettl's '-kick -from'" placement knotted the. count.

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Fox. 32-14 GIEL IMMEDIATELY took to if" I Ul. the air, passing to Soltau for 17 Statistics yards and to Don Jawanson tor seven more. Falling to find a KWl SMS Mississippi Passing Aee 1 14 receiver, Giel reeled off 15 yards Pint Smut Net ar4 lathtM Net tar4l aaMtata to the Husker 5-yard stripe ana on fourth down with still two I'aan aMaaiautf Pawai raiaalrli-a Pawn tattnaplta Wy (US 1 IS 4 1 'M 1st I3X IS 10 a 1 I 7i yards to go, Glel wiggled through perks Upse of Maryland Cappelletti's kick was wide the -Gophers were In fronU.13-7 lo iiw rxain4 V.kr..L. ha I a rhane) P'MIU Rebels to Sunday Journal Star Special SPRING Mo (iulhweat d.

7-'- rA' -rt 1 i. USA I Missouri used sheer power to blast with full quarter ahead during which the Huskers would have the wind at their backs plus some two and one-half minutes left In the third quarter. -Johnny Bordogna cracked Nebraska Wesleyan University, Nebraska College A ll-Star Teams 32-14, Saturday in a game which ended seasons for each team. The Plainsmen were Ineffective" through for 13 yards on a keeper and George Cifra barged through for 24 after Denny Korinck had Sugar Bowl OXFORD, Miss. (JP) Mississippi Quarterback Jimmy Lear pitched a 42-yard fourth period pass Saturday to upset mighty ing Marylan 2 1 -1 and to-1 end the twice-tied Ole Miss Rebels Into New Orleans' Sugar Bowl.

Some three hours after the Trisinc Mississinni- virtnrv thp after the first few moments when star halfback Wes Hultqulst left the game with a shoulder scpara -tion. Standout playeri of the Nebruka Collrce, Central Church and 4-JC Conference J(e honored In thla- edition. bee tha Sunday Journal and Star All-Star (quads appcarinx on Pace spun around-end for six. As the fourth period opened the II ME I il ill If If I if II But it was a series of bad breaks Huskers had a third down and six to go on the Gopher 30. Bordogna over-shot his first flip and his sec ScfoH'ors-Swciifii that gave the Bears their three second half, scores after they had halted Wesleyan drives on the two and 30 yard lines and given up one ond a Ittemptv on the fourth down "5lid winter Sports Association" an- nonpi tle Hcbels had "picked to play 'UnbeatenGeorgia score io ine visiiing iciiui.

aech in "the Crescent City" classic. And it was the effective passing was gobbled up by Max bchmiu. Schinitt raced down- the' sidelines and in attempting to lateral fumbled the -Nebraska gained possession when Andy Loeh'r tnanased to get the last Sf. i 1 I Tobililess Tigers of ex-Plainsman Hansen Taylor, K'v the -first time-two Southeastern teams have played in the New Orleans "game since ft was started in 1935. Mississippi's only coupled with the fine running of, big -John Batten, that -gave th lhand on the leather before It Statistirs bounced out of Ixiunds.

previous appearance in a major! jMtHoaH OklalmM Hears their narrow 12- naiuime lead against the weakened Methodists. bowl was in 19.1fl It.lncf 1n rtm I I mmmmmmmmimmmmmmammi na. iliiau Cathnlip Ilnivoroitw 9n10 fc!" IT WAS Nebraska's ball on the 41 UlC urange uowv at Miami. SOUTHWEST Missouri ecored they didn't have to wait long for action. WITH LESS than five minutes gone, Sam- Allen- blocked a Missouri punt on the Tiger 49 and Don Brown picked up the ball and scooted to the five.

Four plays later. Crowder scored from the Gopher 44 and plenty of time to do business. It 1 Ml im ii 1 im a.r a a a fTech Slips by 'Bama, Paulas yaHan Panwa tfem4t4 PaMM roaaplffrd Paaaaa huatcaalai PaMt Imttn arttaw FaaihiM loft Vanla piaalljwl with five minutes left in the first Dennv Korinekwho was NU mnt consistent ground gainer all half when Batten plunged from the two to cap a 55 yard drive. Purdue Falls To Michigan In 21-10 Upset afternoon, swished througn we Batten himself got 80 ol tnese 7-3; Sub Backs Star- Mississippi is unbeaten but has been tied by Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Lear's itorybook heave to End Bud Slay, to the Maryland four yard line aet up the winning touchdown that Halfback Wilson Diliard rammed over two plays later from the three yard line.

Lear'i passing and the ferocious yards on six iLrfe on and McPhail converted, his first of five. MU left guard and, cut to his left for 21 yards. Ths ball was on the Minnesota Ben Koeneman's kick was no NORMAN, Okla. (iTV-Oklahonia chopped up Missouri' hopes for the Big Seven Conference football Less than two minutes later. 23 and the fans, all 40,000 of good and it was 6-0.

went the final nine yards for the Big Ten Standings Ging took a punt and evaded the ATLANTA WV-Two second-string backs. Pepper Rodgers and crown Saturday, mixing together PH. entire Missouri defense for 65 score. Rodgers converted MMana 4 1 yards and the second TD. I limaila 4 1 wide-awake defensive play with a driving game for a 47-7 decision.

Luna 7 Was forced to kick his field goal after Tech's defense Dick Pretr, paired with regulars Billy Teas and Glenn Turner and an impregnable defense Saturday 1 work of the Mississippi line stunned the nation's number three them, were on their Icet. But here again the Huskers bogged down. Novak, Bordogna and Korlnek, gained only five yards among them and Benny's fourth down try was short, Mln- n-anla taklnC over on Its IS. I I Mlaaaairta I stiffened at the 13. Bama lost two Oklahoma Jumped Into a 21-0 lead with four minutes gone In the second quarter.

A bad pas Okla. Mai Illlaola 4 "football" team into" 7, "tw o-touchdown yards on two plays; and Luna io give oeorgia iccn a squcaKy The Plainsmen came right back, taking the klckoff on their own 34, and scoring In two plays. But It was a costly drive. 7 Hultqulst fielded Manr, Maey's perfect strike for a 32 yard glin was hit as he cut Into the clear. He came up carrying a limp arm and the Wesleysn attack was shattered.

Glenn Reed took the ball on the lma 1 came through -) 7-3 victory over a fierce, unex- 1 underdog, was out to unseat Oklahoma from its Big Seven domin llaaiaaa 1 4 i. ji i i.i Alabama was the last team to .17 fc-i-uiy sirung aiuuhiiib. i a and the Terps first loss since Oct. 4, 1950, 21 games ago. FOR THE ENTIRE second half, Mississippi's -keyed up offense ance but the Sooners drove to two beat Tech 23 games ago in Nov-i With a sellout "crowd of 40,000 easy touchdowns in the first quar- It looked pretty bad for NU right then but the clock tshowed 10 minutes left with Minnesota holding the ball on Us own 25 afior had plucked off a first ember, 1 950-i-and it looked for awhile like history would repeat caught Missouri Punter Bill Fessler off guard and he was able to get the ball away but still lost yards to his own 30 despite the kick.

It took Oklahoma seven plays to move to the double tripe with Green crossing over from the three. ANN ARBOR, Mich, flft Michi. gan marched from behind with a three-touchdown outburst Satur- dominated the play end and were ncver in danJ8er'. in the stands and millions watching on a national television I Km tafiin' Kn 9 foam Oklahoma can win its fifth Itself. day to knock Purdue out of the fnlltl1 Alahamn to he th.

tniif-ht next play and reeled off 34 yards for a touchdown. Bill Buck came. straight title by Nebraska next Saturday- down on three tries at the Husker on the goal line three times before the last payoff punch carried over. The game was a crushing ding-dong battle for the full 60 minutes T11F 'RAMA rlofnncn cava. Trh Big Ten lead with a 21-10 victoryitpam ha- oIaved this season.

17R fn, into the game, booted a perfect fits almost all the way. In Will, II 41.. Not in 15 games had Tech been Nebraska's line held, forcing a strike, and it was 7-8, Wesleyan. 'lull III1I1UJ9 K'7IJC 111 uic VI.H nm V. a II 1 held to one touchdown.

but the hero of the day was the MISSOURI'S Tigers resorted to uura pcrioa, ivicrnau orone over Mississippi nne inai Douiea up passing off the spread formation right tackle yards to scorelMi. Tech's valiant defense, spear past, Tech usually has been able to wear its opponent's defensive unit down In the first half and then run wild with touchdowns in the second half. punt, Iiob Smith getting back to the Minnesota 47. TIIE CLOCK showed nine minutes left. after a driv of 87 yards on 'T7 7 by All-American Line Aii-America canaiaaie jacn ocar- an Cffor to overtake the na Dam ana ricia tnat Ta-muTir! pllyl intercepted pass Into xerond half!" to only two completed throws, three times halted Alabama drives Korinck and Ray nova picea Tom Cfitlin Jkinhnma fnn.hriavi ir, U7imi.

Big S'even Standlnis Besides Carrigan, Alubama's', mm iinnniu m- TV 1 1 1 1 I Hli)ll which could have changed the tin a nt hi wn uui i (Ul.l 4 I It took the Jittery Mliw.jwlp. plan four trie to break the deadlock and, puxh over linebacker, intcrceptea a for the conference leadership. ana Missouri nnss a minute and a half, a fumbled and MU recovered on Its outcome and brought a repeat of i aVy-" tV 4 1 ava vuil" l'kr'-' iuuii iMi.i. I later on Missouri's 40 and returned. line kept Dale Samuels.

Purdue's r9" Xe" rJki Wilis and J. Richardson jjit nine yards the 31. Three brilliant passing quarterback, Tech's defensive stalwarts in ad- haaM olnra4 IK 27. 'Fighting desperately the Huskers forced Giel to punt, the ball rolling dead on the Vophcr 47. Korlnek got four ysrds on thruaia at the enemy line.

ass piayi laiur, uuiy vessels peea tiie run after the first period and law Hum that made the difference. diuon t0 rjcorge Morris were 12th-ranked Alabama ahead 3-0 Larry Morris, Rogers Frey and on Bobby Luna's field Sherman; game winning touchdown. The partisan fan stood screaming and yelling for a full la-minutes after the game and presented a freniled demon atralion. The score that upset one of the nation's greatest teams came mld- Tiauon greatesj ieams cm cama a uaipn j. rnnan recovered PLRDI gained an early 7-0 lead after Michigan's Lowell Pnrr fumbled a mint nn nun tion's leading rushing and scoring team, but only once did it pay off.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma inter- down. Jerry Ingram Intercepted Hook's pasx on the Missouri 48 just as the third quarter ended and Oklahoma churned to a 41-7 lead with Green The Bear go ahead score came as the half ended with Taylor tossing eight yards to Fred Will who stood unmolested in the end zone. Taylor's passes ate up 43 of the R8 yards on this drive. Again Koeneman's kick was wide and was BATTEN GOT his second score In the third after a wild Macy pass had been Intercepted on the 37. -Ronnie Reesor got one after another stolen Macy aerial had been returned to the 23 and Jack Liir-son plunged for the final score after Rod Washington had fumbled a lateral on the 40 yard line and two fifteen yard penalties had put the Plainsmen back to the 15, Cliff Kahl got the second Wesleyan score in the third.

Also set up by Walt Garner's pass snd after Glenn Yteed had run the ball IS yards to the aeven. Buck assln Bordogna then went into the spread and on the first play got a a fumble on Tech's 21. Bobby Ga I Iw.nn I i-ai Marlow, Corky Tharp and TommypOUIIltril IAV til HusKer aown on iwiniiwuiaa vnrrl linn. seven Missouri passes and Pe.finai Iturned them into three TDs. Mer-hls 1 chtn ne 49-yard throw to i scoring from the one.

Vessels intercepted a Missouri line. Jim Relchert booted iLfwiwho Mwtl tne If Mlhi.l 1,., 24-yard field goal to Increase the nin Tech's been up against this UKKHCd DV 1 111 lead in the second rnved the ball to the one. PITTSBURGH (INS) Pltts- llowever, Michigan marched' right back 66 yards to score na rna ios( me can on aowns. rnrlnif In avprv rwrirwl Slay which Slay clutched to h.i.fof 0klahoma while TAm Crow. chest as he wa thrown tc i the Jaclt Gin Buck McPnail nd ground on the four.

Two PjaWjack Van Pool each chipped in Reynolds was rushed back Into the ball game but a moment later the Huskers had third down and seven to go. Bordogna tried a pass from the spread to Loehr but it was inromnlcte and on -the last pa si and returned it seven yards to the Missouri 39 to set up the final touchdown for Oklahoma'x'before fialftime. A third period In the last quarter with WBuon Norlh Carolina Stnte. one. substitutes eight plays later.

Van'touchdown came after Normanifour minutes to play and trailing 40.5 for tne panthers' sixth vic- Pool on a keeper went over from Montgomery of Purdue iumbledi7-3. r-d rnaro leu on iurnerstory down Johnny was dumpe'd on the Minnesota 24. attempting to kick on fourth; fumble on the 'Bama Z3 and Att- Hobby Epps, Billy Reynolds down. Don Oldham intercepted a bama started marching. um Hoffman scored two was Mississippi's victory.

lar added the final extra point. Oregon Slips Past Favored Stanford That was the ball game, Min Samuels pass late in the game to Tharp and Lewis chewed out big touchdowns apiece as the Panthers' nesota hanging onto the leather Missouri was able to open tip only once, scoring its lone touchdown halfway through the see ond quarter when Jim Hook took command of the Tigers and passed and ran his team (1 yards In nine plays. He cashed In from the one yard line and Paul Fochs converted. hunks Ol yardage and TCCh nn an awexnme offrnsa in couldn stop them. The drive TOinil up their biggest winning to 64 yards to Tech's 13 margin 0f the season.

went PALO ALTO, Calif. (INS)-An alert and sneedy University of set up the final touchdown. Purdue had held a half-game edge over the Wolverines and Wisconsin before the opening kick off. Hard running by fullback Dick Bakhiser and opportune passing where the Crimson Tide needed Nortn Carolina State tallied In the remaining one ana one-nan minutes of play, It was a tough game to lose. It could have been won, especially when all NU needed was a touchdown and an extra point to turn the trick.

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Turner, who became a father Mississippi Slalcv Hammer LSU Balzhiser drove three yards to fin.ll a-nt warmed no in the' fi- rushed 261 yards to spproach through the line when they were the Purdue 3 for a key first nal Quarter when Stanford threat- verage of 297 7 ysrds per for the first time Friday almost single-handedly moved the ball Into 'Batna's territory before the final whistle blew with Tech 14 T. A Wtftf TKTCJ 1 pressed for a first down deep in 1.1. .1 1. name whicn mad it nrxt in tne Hnvman, Harna. a I down in Michigan first touchdown march.

Halfback Tony AnH fha 17 nnlnta! HH. Owart. Irrram, pnmtll Gopher territory, IHJIH, Lrfl, I til.T I mi.ilWII'l'l State spotted Louisiana State a nation last week. A n.lln ll Kxccpt for Giel. who was great I.BMra, lliimon, iron.

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frrim tha lhrMi and Runs Tech got its touchdown in the turned on the steam in the third a t.HMiMi I'injiv, n.i Harm ff linn. H-lli-n a. irntt. (m, itaart. Roscorla kicked his first of three The narrow margin of a point the Sooners a season aver-after touchdown separated theja 40 am national two teams for most of the lastj'11 -period.

Quarterback Jack Gebert Forty-four thousand partisan sparked the Stanford finishing spectators came to see Oklahoma, second quarter after Rodgers and fourth periods to maul the Hpomlrff. Ilfin OlK. defensive safety for the Gophers, oinr, i .1 i i.k. extra points. relieved Bill Brigmnn, who Tigers, 33-14.

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Psse 4 It Montgomery third period fum-jcnuldn't get Tech's offense to LSU collected Its 1wo markers ble on his own 44 started Mirhl-irlirk. Tretr. running from the In the second period. The Maroons gan to the touchdown that moved! halfback slot vacated last week got one In the first, another In the it ahead for good. I by the Injured Leon Hardeman, third and three more in the fourth.

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