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Eskymos Miss On Late Bid; In This Corner With Roy Crandall Bow To Kingsford By 18-13 RANDAI.L early in the first period. The ped it and lost it to Esky mo Larry Sauve on the Kingston KINGSFORD desperate! ceived and punted on fourth dowr fourth-period thrusts by the Es-1 Erickson the hall, drop canaba Eskymos fell short here and Coach Bob demand's vimislv unbeaten gridders bowed! iaii Ovet to an explosive Kingsford Viau carried twice to move bail to the 15 from where All the was done in the passed to Viau to the first half and the ma-jlme Viau hi neuvered through the tiiird period for the before igniting on a 55 -yard drive extra point reached the Flivver 5 eailv pass, play 1 18-13 end 28 l.skvmo FaiU Ibach, former Escanaba athlete, is eareei at the Marine Corps Supply terback on the football team Sol wo for TD as the Marines battled of Redlands He also scored kicked both the extra jjoints tball, baseball and basketball van winding up an out- Center B.irstow, i wa 1 bach comp 1 eted to a 20-20 tie with TD on a quarterlies been a regular i'V squads two Mustangs Tip Emeralds 7-0 In Rugged Battle nr ugh his ttof hob. 19, 1956. it In the final period. Rut the attack bogged down and the had to wait until closing minute of the game before tiicir opportunity came again.

Then the Eskymos marched ed off left tackle and kicked the make it 7-0 Erickson flashed his speed on the following kickoff, streaking 40 yards down the sidelines before he was tripped up on the Escan.iba 44 Clay Willman threw a touch- down pass to Len Mannigt first play from scrimmage Kmgsfo The through the fini i Km Inr mi nr SundquUt of the R.uW Bowling I e.iuue recently knocked oter the 1-7-10 per V. V. Do pas dan Aii-r uoh at Mici (iene Torn Lundin, an ick last gan succi, ullback, CI like team State MANISTIQUE The Mams- tique Emeralds and the Munising Mustangs banged heads in a rugged game here night with Munising gaining a 7-0 advantage. Coach Dick Emeralds almost pulled it out of the tire when they marched S3 to the goal line in the final minutes of the game. The drive failed to pay off however when Mike Farley fumbled the ball going into the end zone on a fourth down and six-inch play.

The evenly matched teams battled back and forth midfield during the first period. Bob Ran- guette kept Manistique at a slight adv punts. Munising opened th tamed drive in the se when Manistique fund field. Gary Martell ca ies tiqm with long is nulified rards to reach the Kingsford 21 but the clock and penalty on but pass defense stopped them. Ran Like Kingsford backs looked more like Jets than Flivvs as they sped for 209 yards on the ground against the Eskymos.

Halfback Willie Erickson and fullback Paul 21 Two running yards but the Flivvs lost the ball when Willman fumbled a handoff and Garv Wellman recovered on the Eskymo 31 Erickson got the ball back for the Flivvs two plays later by m- one of Boim's aer Arras started with such speed Kit they were in the Eskymo secondary before the linemen could react. Time and again the Flivver merchants shot through for long gains before the could pull them down. a big sophomore, was the outstanding runner on the field. He lugged the Flivver, the spcond leather 15 times for 126 yards and 1 Kinggford cxploded for was stopped at the line of scrimmage only once in the game. Erickson was dangerous on It took thr Flivvs onlv three plays to ent up 39 yards Erickson ripped off 9 Willman 6 and bolted the final 24 to score ing up A poor pass from renter foiled trv for the extra point and the Flivvs had thr gap narrowed to 7-6 f.ftkmo* Go Ahead i u)d 8 -yard touchdown drive that took six plavs.

Halfback Don Lidbeck cap, ped it w-ith a 17-yard spring into kickoff and punt returns, zipping lhe end zone xhe Fliws failed for 76 yards the four times he on a running plav for the extra had his hands on the ball. point and led 12 7 Fullback Dave Viau was Esca- struck right back big threat on the ground. I on thf, of go4ng He carried 16 times for 70 yards. 62 yards for TD. Bolm trigger- Quarterback Bill Bolm also car- ed the march wjth 20 -yard pass ned 1 times and picked up 41.

to Manske. A series of short gains Handicapped by a badly twisted set the ban Up on the three-yard knee, wingback Dale Manske Une Viau blasted into the middle carried only five times but added Qf the Flivver line three times 36 yards, to produce the touchdown and Bolm ompletes Encanaba led 13-12 after the kick With then running game ham-j for the extrapoint was blocked pered by injury, the by Lidbeck. Eskymos took to the air lanes fre-1 Kingsford roared right back with quently, Bolm clicked on 10 of another touchdown on the follow- 24 passes good for 169 yards but ing kickoff. Three running plays hit on the payoff pitches, moved the ball to midfield from The Eskymos. top ranked team where Willman spotted Mannigel the Upper Peninsula for the behind the Eskymo safety and hit past four weeks, opened scoring the elusive end with a touchdown Is 10 di Miss Naming Will Be Of P.

Tough Grid Task Champion This Year tl I and mu carried and Bolm hit DeMi feet toss to the Kingsford 33. On a spread plav, with th? a minute remaining. Bolm bare missed Lawrence Sauve in the ei zone. Bolm pegged to Manske 12 yeards but the Eskymos we penalized for illegal backfield pn cedure. Bolm threw to DeMa who was blocked away fi ball and the 15 yards for interfer putting the ball on the 21 Two tosses into the ei failed to connect attempt Boim's tially blocked and the ball down in the Don Manderi U.

P. Sports Wr annual tall mee of the toughest Floyd Barber Tr to circulation in The Floyd liai blematic of the ionship, is awa the No 1 team sports writers A insuia cnamp- each year to elected by the 11 and week- a The Fraser move after a at Albi, team i 1951. New ber straigl vhF the The hand me Viau GlileiDie Bolm Manske Willman Art an ilio on throw and the I rms of Km the Flivv 16 2 a 5 i 1 pny is a by Man 1913 in I For Grabs to the 1949 team with a Its iold aight undefeated season )bed the Barber Trophy. P. championship provided ith the background to to college coaching ranks, short stop at Lansing Fraser is now head coach n.

His championship U. P. jted 222 against tiaight wins, eame tne Use Barber the aftei sev- en lee Pemil uld, tula I I. Vfl Wl 2 Trophy. The- ti Church Dartball To Open Season Oct.

Two Teams Fall From Unbeaten Grid Ranks itv Church open the evening. Oct, 11 a. The Upper undefeated list was pared to two last night when Escanaba and Houghton fell from the select ranks. Escanaba bowed to the speedy Kingsford Flivvers 18-13 in a mild upset. The Flivvers were highly regarded however, and have been entrenched among the top 10 teams in the U.

since the opening of the season. The Negaunee Miners blasted Houghton from its lofty position with a 13-0 victorv in the Gremlins' own back yard Tom Hares and Roger Jennings were the Negaunee thorns in Houghton side. Hares flipped a pass tn Jennings in the first period and the fleet Negaunee end the U. P. pull this week, bowrd to Ishpeming 19-13.

Both teams now have 4-2 records, Sault Ste Marie continued to show strength by turning back a stubborn Marquette te.im, 19-6 The Soo Blue Devils have the best Class record in the Peninsula with five wins against one loss, Bowlina Notes Delta chj ball League w.ll season Tuesday I at 7.45 The opening i follows: Red Shiris at First Lutheran. Immanuel Lutheran 1 at First Methodist, Presbyterian at Immanuel Lutheran 2, Calvary Lutheran at Bethany Lutheran. St. Stephens at Central Methodist Holme wno Minnesota. The Meno had con teste came up wi der former Ken Radick untied and lenged, the the top lean the sports he i tie uitiiiult nner of the 'st selection rich illai Hi Ut ed an be- Mei minee Maroons, no Stamoaugn 1949, th a house un- Greeu Bay Packer in 1950.

Undefeated, practically uachal- Maroons were voted Peninsula by ribes. oiiiy 16 fui In 1952 Mcnom only team to Trophy twice, gc from the sports writers en in a row over tough U. and northern Wisconsin competition. They scoted 171 ptnntt to 40 for tne opposition. In 1953 Ironwod tame up what many observers feel was the eatest U.

P. team in history. Coach Merts Moi torelii, since moved to Superior State Teachers College, uscii one of the best lull- backs the Peninsula has ever seen to pus'i the Red to ngnt rd Agajn in 1954 there was no doubt as to the best team in Hie Peninsula Iron River scored seven stiaight victories and rolled up 2M points to only 14 for the opposition. Two players on the team, speed merchant Eddie Vergara and giant tackle Gene ut ci. landed Ail-State berths.

The Redskins were also voted the top Class team in the state by the Detroit Times. This-on (Hi least one many stars one tear shoulder: Amoni ereti sen Trophy I Name, ne. Lessen Mountan. at While theie aie iding individual does seem to be that stands head and above the field, those likely to con Sid- usly for the 1955 Barber ate Escanaba. Holy Sault Ste Mamet.

Kingsford and iron pi i ospect at nsin, Devil an wood i all opi season AU-U. i ngros, currently a quarterback the University of the big gun in the armament that year, iled up 256 points to 29 onents. At the close of Cvengros was named All-Stat eand nation- al hlgti teams. school All American Wants Investigation Of College Grid TV ARCADIA. Calif Rep rick Hillings R-Calit, wants gress at next session to tn tigate the telecasting of nati collegiate football.

believe an Investigation would be hraithy foe all NCAA National Collegiate Athletic the school members, the networks and tne i Hillings said Friday. Bit.I. liUL.n. loitnrr tlqur gridiron iUr. in promising frrrnhman candidate at Michigan Terh, llolm has action In for Coirh Bmard and is piiihmg for a first string starting Uclans Wallop Oregon State first sus- ond led in sped set short gains to the 15.

Hold (hi 3 The Emeialds dug deep to ho.d Munising on the line alter the Mustangs blasted into 'he linr 10 tunes, Munising received in thr 'tec- ond half and the teams again exchanged punts. Mai tell galloped to the Manistique Jti on one of the boots and Tom tipped off 16 yards to the 20. Korpela then flipp'd to end Maki on the Manistique line. Korpela slammeu into the middle of the line tor one Sophomore fullback Duk Campbell smashed tor another and then plowed over for the toui hdow Campoell ran tne extra point to make it 7-0. Manistique made its bid for victory late in the tourih period Ttie Emeralds took a punt at nud- tield and fired a to David Cook for 12 yards.

Buddy Holm- beig added 16 on a twisting and Don Dragos moved the Munising 12 I umhle JspoiU Til Farley lost seven but the next play Uie Mustangs were penalised tor pass interferenee and the ball was placed on tne Munising 4-yard line. Holmbeig cut the in half and then smashed to the 1 line Dragos was inches awav from the goal line on the nest play and Farley fumbled he went over the goal line to end threat. Munising punted out of danger later as tne ended. I ManisUque had fir downs to six for Munismg, Tne Emeralds threw three pastes and completed two while Munising iussed two and hit on both. With Holmbeig leaning way the picked up a total of 152 while Munoung gamed 194.

ion i Shark Swift a Evt A UeGrattd l.arrv Clothing Eagles raced 91 yards to pay dirt. In the is 2 fourth period Hares again con-1 her nt Bar nected with Jennings on a 15- yard payoff pitch. Constant ram, with sioppv tuif and slippery ball, failed to the Negaunee air attack that has produced almost all the Miner scoring plays to date. Another feied Quarterback Star Paces Notre Dame To Miami Victory itt HTG- Slun Sh Shack, 2S3S Smith, i Ventri irt HTM Snai Brutr, 718 HIM I 11 U.l I play top-rankcHi team suf- it last night as the Stephenson Eagles, listed No, 3 Ai Nvftinum 2 5 High Frsn Wt Phe! Carol l.euistt» 132 Glenn Bunnv Mtarrsch 143 Bun Schmitt 142 ftTO 74 HTM Pistol 2181 Moerseh. 1 M.

ttIM Glena Lee. 472 4 4 153 1 4ft, FIGHTS LAST NIGHT i Br The AwotUtfd PreMl tK iHurriranei Jat-kson New York, Rex Lavne 202 Lew Utah, PhllstdiMpluii Garnett Sugar I Hart 147 Philadelphia, 7 Pete Suder. an infielder 1.1 years wnth the Philadelphia Athletics beginning in 1941 and going through 1954, is scouting for the Kansas City Athletics Suder missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons hile in the Army. Typical Notre Dame Team, Says Gustafson MIAMI, HXa. was a typi Irish lS-yard lme on four occa ra! Notre Dame team Thev scored I and once fell just two yards fourth-down passes, short of scoring the year first the fifth I call coming through touchdown against Notre Dame.

Gustafson and his quarterback, the comment of Mario made the sen-, Miami downhearted football ous mistake or th.nking they could Oregon Gustafson, after ram the football down the Irish That's in the This The Notre particular penchant for producing outstanding quarterbacks still is operation This time Paul Hornung, who Friday n.ght stamped himself as an apt replacement for the graduated AJl-America, Kalph mi. by directing the Fighting Irish to their third straight victory with a 14-0 victory over Miami of Florida A crowd of 75,685 -the largest ever in the Orange saw Htunung take the Irish to the air for the first time this season while Coach Terry stout line retained their unscored upon record Hornung convinced the Hurricanes. who were stung by their own fumbles, with a pair of touchdown passes, An 11-yard flip to Gene Kaptsh put the Irish in the in the first minute of the second quarter Then Hornung wrapped it up with a 32-vard toss to Aubrey Lewis in the third pe- I Ith Straight Win It was the 11th straight for Brennan, in his second season at the Notre Dame helm, and cracked Miami's 10-game home field winning streak. In other top games Friday night, ranked No ce Irish in this week's Associated Press poll, bolstered its hid for another Pacific Coast conference title bv beating It tO 0 Southern Methodist won first Its- a hraska was host Penn State met Vi mond and unbeate vaded Oregon For the othei rar day's games were nal strife Top-ru after establishing Texas rgmia at Hitii-l Colorado m- iking teams, to- strictly Maryland, its reputatmru with victories over Missouri, and Baylor, entered Atlantic Coast Conference competition against. battered Forest Georgia Tech, No.

4, met surprising laniisiana State with both teams seeking a victory to stay on top in the Southeastern Conference; Wisconsin. No. 9, had it; out with Purdue for the temporary) Big Ten lead and Southern California battled Washington for first place in the Pacific Coast Con-1 fe rence. I IX)S ANGELES For the bet- part of two quarters it was a well fought game Then the talent-laden UCLA football team got down to work and at the end an outmanned hut dead-game Oregon State outfit had been wal- I loped, 3JU), This was night a Pa- I cifie Coast Conference affair I played before a surprisingly large crowd of 57 Oregon State, unbeaten and tin- I scored on in two I eluding its upset over Stanford, which in turn toppled the 1954 na- tional champions, Ohio made errors and UCLA promptly took advantage of them. UCLA played it close, rely ing on a safe, crunching ground attack that rolled up 275 yards, thanks to tailback Sam Brown and blasting Bob Davenport, the fullback.

Brown scored two touchdowns, Davenport one Coach Sanders kept his I highly publicized rookie passing specialist. Ronnie Knox, pretty much under wraps until the final eight minutes of the game Then Knox came off the bench to complete five out of seven for 56 yards and a touchdown Caltech Ends Lengthy Losing Streak, 19-0 SAN DIMAS. Calif teth's trainy but not so Engineers defeated Cal Poly of San Dimas, 19-0, Friday night halt one of the longest losing streaks in collegiate football. It was the first win for Caltech in the last 27 games. The last victory came in Caltech is coached by Bert La- bruchene.

who once led UCLA to the Bowl. He actually he prefers small school coaching Fan By Walt Ditzen Rangers Blast Chicago, 7-4 EEZE DeMarco headluek en Kennv ane st New York Ht Mrhulas Arena let go long enough lu sin Hl-round decision from the 1411-pounder. The ex-champion was an 11-5 underdog. Hurricane No Whizz Beating Rex Layne DETROIT 1 When the fight in the fifth round. By this time, was over, the familiar cry of the pudgy Layne, huffing and puff- Kir The AtumeiaVed Phil new coach of the! New York Rangers, was judged a mite optimuUr when he ventured his club would have considerable more scoring punch this seastm But the Rangers made him look good by slamming the Chicago Black Hawks 7-4 in their National Hockey league opener Friday night with Ron Murphy pulling the hat trick think the Rangers can add; A0 goals to the 150 they scored last season," was the way Watson put it.

got three fine lines." I SAN FRANCISCO Ama- Murphy, a veteran placed in the teur Athletic Union will be asked No 3 line, put New York "within the next to invite in the lead with the first of his a Russian basketball team to three goals late in the first period I Russian Cagers Will Visit U. S. visit colleges in this country, a San rang through mg, was an easy target. Francisco promoter said today opened a cut over his right eye and the blood turned face to a crimson mask His corner did a quick patch job on the eye between rounds but coach, Andy Hurricanes had fallen before the throats of the season while handing fighting Irish Friday night 14-0 It 1 In the first minute of plav, after! fourth straight del was a game for which Gustafson M.ke Hudock had startled Notre Houston beat Detroit it had pointed his forces for two Dame by blocking Missouri Valiev Conference contest years. templed punt at the Irish 23.

Bono- on a quarterback When Notre Dame get. figlio sent Don Bosseler into the SReak by Jim Dickey, and the the job on the ground, the center four times a row. The Citadel edged Richmond 14 12 for Irish took to the air for the first big fullback failed by inches to ds first Southern Conference vie- time this season and big Paul Hor- make the first down tory since 1953 on Conrad nung gut them their 11 th straight 1 Dt spite this convincing show of two conversions victory with touchdown throws of inside defensive strength by Noire Sophomore Charley Johnson 11 yards to Eugene Kapish and 32 Dame. Bonofiglio kept trying to hauled in a pass for one TD and yards at Aubrey Lewis. break his runners through.

In the scooted 40 yards for the other a1- An tlert defense stifled every third quarter, with a first down on' SMU choked off the Tiger- just threat by Miami hurd-pressing the Irish seven, he again calk'd short of the goal line time and want Marciano" Tornmv Jackson's dressing room. But it had a hollow sound the big one now," cried Lippe Hnedbart. Jacksons manager. "The Hurricane ready Jackson, staring silently at fltHit, just grunted The tireless New York Negro had blottd. Just the flabby Hex Layne avne Was Leading on an eve cut the sixth round Lavne was ahead on the score- of their nationally televised fight cards of two of the three officials.

Friday night, but there was little in The Associated Press also had him his performance to indicate that ahead. Frank Walsh made that prediction after Dan Ferris, AAU executive secretary, declared at New York that reports of the trip were false and that "no one has request- he's even remotely ready to challenge the likes of Marciano. Mere Hreeie Lavne. a chubby Utah puncinug bag, pushed Jackson around for four rounds, fooling him constantly with right hand leads Tire first punch of the sixth ed us to extend an official opened it again. Referee Lou Han- lion dler called a halt after 25 seconds, I Walsh, ho visited Russia last with Layne blinded by his own June, the AAU had not been notified yet because "the schedule is just being was a case of premature release of of the schedule by the student newspaper at Harvard," Walsh continued.

"Within the next week Ferris will have on his desk af request for approval of the games we've arranged So far the schedule, which wiU I could have be increased, calls for the touring Russians to play at Springfield tratght vie- His second tied it midway through the second after Red Suit van and Johnny had pushed the Hawks into the lead. Then Bronco Horvath, advertised as the best of the Rangers' rookies, slammed a goal home and New York never had to worry. battler had the loser lament after it was Tht usual over, wasn't hurt," cut in all my fights, gone on nd "I get It was 9th strain 'Mass College Dec 1. Harvard was a mere tory bringing his overall tr Dec, 10. and the early going He 25-3-1, record now read's Kentucky Dec, 13.

who drove inside the Big Ten DAILY PRESS I 2 Nf.ll.lM, MUM 1. seemed confused by un- 49-14-3, With his last 3 starts After money would orthodox, lunging punches, lie suiting defeats. I "go to the Basketball Hall of even failed to respond to his cor- latvne weight'd a substantial 202 Fame, which is acceptable both to In other mtei scvt un n. i thtrt ind fur his 5-11 frame, compared to the and our ptOfi team which in the past has run games today, eighth-ranked Texas fight, or have to start work- A modest crowd Walsh said wide option plays with outstanding Christian took on Alabama, Rice ing for a living of 3,109 paid a gross gate of 4 success. entertained unoeaten Clemson, Ne- 1 Finally, Jackson started hitUug 505 2U.

ltj a Ad Call for four straight shots at the nud- die and lost the ball on the two. It was odd strategy for a Miami ESCANA8A HOCKEY QUESTIONNAIRE Do you want Encanaba to continue an a a member of the Northern Ontario Hockey League? Ves Nu Do you ant Kscanaba to have a hockey team playing a nonrleague gchedule Reason? Yea No elimination of hockey meant closing the indoor rink and the Escanaba Ice Kevue, would you want hockey to continue? Yes No (After filling out this hockey ballot, mail it to the Escanaba Hockey Association, Box 229, Escanaba, Michigan. Your opinion will help to determine the future of hockey in this area).

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