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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 39

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Li 7 to indMnishN'ets' 19-14 Triumph Big 8 Standings cliff-hang Nebraska fought to keep In the ball game. North Carolina State held the heralded "Husker attack to just 5 first downs and only 120 yards in the. first half, Devanev touched a nerve By DICK BECKER Clawing; and scratching their way uphill all afternoon, Nebraska's' Comhuskers overcame every imaginable obstacle to overtake North Carolina State in the final minute of play for a 19-14 triumph Saturday -1 Pulling-: themselves up by the bootstraps sent Halfback Dennis Stuewe legging over for two 4th period touchdowns to climax long drives and protect their undefeated record. Nebraska led for just one minute and 21 seconds of this Band Day straggle before 38,000 fans which gave it a 4th straight victory. It matched the best win, mark recorded by-Coach Bill Jennings Jn 5 years or Pete Elliott in one year at the Nv helm.

In actrit was back in 1952 that the Comhuskers last opened with 4 victories and State touchdown. A Rossi-to-Ray Barlow-pass was good for a two-point conversion and it was 14-7. Disappointment was to go ahead of the Comhuskers' victory drive. AL Fischer got a NCS fumble at theState3uUOn the first play sophomore halfback Kent McCloughan swung picked op: blockerr and ran for a touchdown. ZlLMIcalLeacOojQn Continued on Page 2D, CoL Qnarterback Dennis Clar-ldge, hobbled by the aggressive Wolfpack defense, moved NU goalward in 5 plays and scored his 6th touchdowi of the year on a 4-yard keeper Play.

John Faiman kicked the extra point to give Nebraska a 7-6 lead. That advantage lasted just 13 the time it took State halfback Joe Scarpatt tor field the kickoff on the State 9-y Jine. swing tothe west sidelines and roar 91 yards for a North Carolina er looxea uxe it was to be the day the Huskers had their balloon Nothing NU did was right and the Wolfpack seemed to be unbeatable. Coach Earle Edwards club took the lead 64 after a short Husker punt. It was the first time NU had trailed this hzThe Pack moved to the touchdownJn just 5-plays from the NU 31 with magician Jim Rossi scoring.

I in his halftime talk and the carieis were reaay auer tne intermission. But plenty of heartbreak was to precede the final victory. NCS got the opening kick-off smeared. A short punt gave NU the ball at the State 23. Purduc touchdowns a 1 1 back" Coach Bob De- yancs gutty, gridders Covers MV v.

KS Page4D (b flfi Qua) fflD By Miami, O. Below, Col. 6 Army Spills Penn St.p 5D LINCOLN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1562 How Dennis Stuewe fs Run Tide for Nebraska in i Rood (N) -W" m. w. ilk 1 4J: viifV.

you have to go all the aray back to 1333 to find a University of Nebraska eleven that won its first 5. That will be the objective next Saturday when Kansas State comes to Memorial Stadium and the Huskers try to continue their Big Conference title bid. NU opened Big 8. play last wee oy topping Iwa Siateserr -This was the first time since the undefeated team of 1915 that Nebraska was able to win all its non-conference games. "Dennis Stuewe turned be shifted to any other site.

"Positively not," said Frick. if we have to wait until Christmas." soil is said Schwab. "That is the trouble. The water can't penetrate. You could play on it but it would be like football.

When the ball hits, it will stay right there." Informed that the weather man said there was a likelihood of rain today, Frirk said, "If I was a gambling man, I'd hire that fellow to go to Las Vegas for His predictions are pretty good." The two-day postponement already was the longest weath i r- EEC. 41 stm '-r i DeAngelis (NC) iV 1 Cloridge (N) ri i 1 fMl ff on steam in 4th quarter for 13-yard end run. Block by Jed Rood helped fw ii i mimammm mam tutmm wyway s55jijj 'ilJ v. I Yet eries Improbable CONTCKCNCE 1 im LM St 1 1 I J3 71 JUS CS I I at Kuuni HI 8UU OttaWna Iras Mat KM aula i N'FSKASkJl ALL GAMES LM 4 jrn i7" .13 II jet it 111 JU il bklskMn MaU Cilri Khm StM 1 1 4 THIS SCUTS CAME mm BUM KKBBASSA. Oklmkwnt at turn.

MTiti il Wa RlaiK 4 i Purdue control in the second quarter, when the Redskins suddenly reversed the picture. With the on the Miami 12-yard line, Kellerman faded to his own goal 'line and cot loose with a sky-scraping pass that came down with perfect timing at the Purdue 55. Jencks took it there in full stride and sped down the sideline untouched, There was still more than 40 minutes of football to be played, but neither, team fOuJdL score twice tried for a tying field goal in the second and 3rd quarters, but disdained another try In the 4th in a go-for-broke bid for "victory that' failed. With 4th down and 10 yards to go on the Miami 35-yard line, DiGravio gambled on a pass to Steve Weil and got a. first down on the 11, but with 4th down and i to go.

on the 3-yard line he called a running play and lost the ball on downs. i Purdue had 21 first downs to Miami's 10 and outgaincd the Redskins 203-89 yard Continued on page 5D, Col. 1 Jolted v. 4 I MeDrosKa Touchdown Turned 7v 5 I i it Vi 1 ammo r.i. nh.h ffj h.

NCS NU First Downs. Rushing 10 8 First Downs Passing 1" 7 First Downs by Penalties 1 2 Total First Downs 17 Number Attempts Rushing 44 47 Yards Gained Rushing .175 iM Yards Lost Rushing 45 10 Net Rushing ....130 Number Passes Attempted 8 Number Passes Completed -1 .4 154 25 15 Number Passes Had IntircpntiH 0 1 Net Passing 48 202 Number Plays Rushing and Passing Total Yardage Number Opponents, Passes Intercepted Yards Returned 52 72 178 356 Number Times Punted Number Punts Had Blocked Punting Average Number Punts Returned Yards Returned 3 S3 Number Kiekoffs Returned 4 Yards Returned 14S Number Times Penalized 2 Yards Penalized 10 Number Times Fumbled. 3 Owa Fumbles Lost I. North Carolina fit 8 0-14 Nebraska 0 0 7 12-19 NCS Jim Rossi, run, 3, (kick failed). Neb Dtmnis Clarjdge, 4, run, John Fniman kick NCS-Joe Scarpatl.

91. kickoff return, Ray Barlow, pass from Rossi). Neb Dennis Stuewe, 1 run, (p'ass failed). Neb Dennis Stuewe, 13, run, (run failed). Attendance inn ii ii 1 1 in tit -ifrn-fii in in in Husker The weather bureau Saturday night forecast fair weather for the San Francisco Bay area beginning Sunday afternoon and continuing through Monday, raisings Jiopes that the twiee-postponed 6th game lof the World Series will be played after all.

But before the sun breaks through said the weather man, there'll be occasionally heavy showers Sunday morn-ing. Asked about the soggy outfield under the "high grass that has not been cut for several days, Frick said, "We have a very serious problem." He quickly squashed any rumors that the Series might 1 1 i i sr Shiewe (N) nun i in. ti 11 n- Ithi im. mt and Stuewe struggled for-winning-TD, Missouri 32 Kansas State 0 Miami in Catches bursts of brilliance and missed their, signals several times. Purdue was stung into life thenr Charles King returned the kickoff 30 yards to the Purdue 35 and took the ball to midfield in 3 plays, one of them a pass from DiGravio.

The touchdown play started with some risky razzle-dazzle in the backfield, DiGravio to King and back to DiGravio," and then DiGravio lofted, a pass that Farmer took on the 15-yard line and carried into the end zone. The BoHerm akerj iee med to have the situation under mum Sunday Local No events scheduled. National Football San Francisco v. Chicago, NFL. TV-6 10.

11:45 fous'nn New York, vFL TV-7. 2:30 m. Ba eaU-World Scries, GianU v. TV-3. 1 p.m.

I Monday Local Fastba II NU Quarterback Luncheon, Lincoln Hotel, 12 noon. m.i mi mi il luuiu if 1 er break since the 1911 Series when the Philadelphia A's and York Giants' waited a week for. Oct. 17 to Oct. 24 to play the 4th game in Philadelphia.

That Series lasted 13 days, and didn't end. until Oct. 26. The current Series will into is ICtli day today and the end is not in The New York Yankees, leading 3-2 in this best-of-7 Series that has turned it into a rest cure, were champing at the bit. Manager Ralph Houk tried desperately to find a field house with a dirt floor for a workout but had to give up.

He gave orders for everybody to be ready at 9:30 a.m. jfjj '1 '4 4 With Letdo wnJitters San Francisco (M The worst October storm to hit San' Francisco since 1904 put Saturday's 6th World Series game at swampy Candlestick Park and threatened to force a 3rd straight postponement today. Commissioner Ford Frick caltei Saturday's game park. He immediately mtiaCSu huddle with Matty Schwab, the groundskeeper, on the possibilities for today. proceed on a strictly day-to-day" aid Vrinb "If it is hail tnmnr.

row (Sunday), I'll be ont with Matt early. I'll make a decision i. 'V i f'irtum I Layfayette, Ind. W) Miami of Ohio caught Purdue with the letdown jitters and stunned the 'Boilermakers 10-7 Saturday. A rugged line, an alert pass defense and the aerial lightning of sophomore southpaw Ernie Kellerman got the job done for the Redskins, who were undefeated in 4 games but who had not played Big 10 caliber competition.

The Boilermakers, 9th rated among the nation's football teams after a 24-6 vie-tory "over Ndtre Dame" last week, contributed to their own fall with 1, costly fumbles. Bob "Jencks scored "all of Miami's points on a 31-yard field goal, a tremendous pass from Kellerman and a conversion. Forrest Farmer got Purdue's touchdown on a pass from Ron DiGravio, Skip Ohl converting. Purdue had a big edge in first downs and rushing yard age and a slight edge in passing, but two pass interceptions and the fumbles offset a lot of yardage. The Boilermakers seemed sluggish except for occasional ifvrp11 NtC WlRCrHUTO SPECIAL TO SUNDAY JOURNAL AND mi High-Stepper Here.

Next Week Kansas State's fullback Willis Crenshaw (80) gains 9 yards before Missouri's Vince Turn- er tripped him up. See Stories, Page 4-D, iff, ft 4L-..

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