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Tampa, 26; Arkansas Tech, 20 Houston, 37; Baylor, 7 Michigan State, 14; Michigan, 6 Maryland, 38; Mississippi, 0 S. Carolina, 20; W. Virginia, 14 Auburn, 39; Georgia, 18 E. Carolina, 40; Stetson, 6 Alabama, 13; Georgia Tech, 6 Tennessee, Florida, 7 Furman, 14; FSU, 7 SECTION WANT-ADS TRIBUNE SECTION SPORTS NEWS MARKETS TAMPA SUrwAi ii rnriiir vnvrMnr'P Ti Fiairinniae Edges FSU, In Late Tennessee Field Goal Nips Florida, 9-7 By BILL BOYD Tribune Staff Writer FLORIDA FIELD, Gainesville, Nov. 14.

The Florida Gators outclassed Tennessee here this afternoon, but as has been the case since 1916 the Volunteers won 9-7 before 29,000 fans. Tennessee completed only one pass, but it was enough to ser. up a game-winning field goal in the last five minutes of the rough- ju Bitter Game By BOB HUDSON Trihnnr Snorts Writer LLAHASSEE, Doak Campbell Stadium. Nov. 14 Furman's favored Hurricanes got a big boost from Florida State takes here I -a0a the SAminolPs.

14 to 7. in a bitter Doak Campbell tough football game. Florida took a 7-6 lead midway of the second quaiter and held on until Pat Shires came into the game for Tennessee and booted a Stadium gridiron battle which was witnessed by a disappointing turn- Ut TheIndUns'. trying to spring an upset against the Greenville. vUitm-s.

were over-anxious from start to finish and as a result. perfect field goal from the 12-; USGA Names yard line. The Gators gained a total of 254 yards, with 219 of-them on the ground while Tennessee was able to get only 146 yards with 54 of them on the one completed Volunteer pass. Florida made 20 first downs and controlled the ball most of the drew 115 yards in penalties as they violated almost every rule in the book. State was forever offsides, caught holding or detected clipping and as the officials stepped off the yardage, it cost the students of Coach Tom Nugent dearly.

It cither helped the Hurricanes keep Miss. State Downs LSU In 26-13 Tilt Grainger As Prexy time, but it was lennessee mat Statistics fV lift A BATON ROUGE, Nov. 14. U1) Fragile Bobby Collins taking tvf.W YORK. Nov.

14. UP! Statistics FSU Isaac B. Grainger of Montclair, Parker, injured Tennessee Florida nr Jackie VII I v- ha hppn nominated as presi 219 Furman 13 182 26 208 7 1 4 dent of the United ataies uu" Association for 1954 ano win elected at the association's annual First downs Net yardsgained rushing ..167 Yards gained passing 9j Yards gained total offense Passes attempted 1 Passes completed Number punts Average punt 39.3 Fumbles lost by Yards penalized Passes intercepted by 0 First clowns Rushing yardage 9 Passing yardage 54 Passes attempted Passes completed Passes intercepted 2 Punts I Punting average Fumbles lost Yards penalized 35-10 4 1 6 31 3 34 36.5 meeting, Jan. 23. The election of the slate pre cArrtaH hv the nominating com 0 20 1 Southeastern Conference top scorer passed and ran Mississippi State to a 26-13 football victory over Louisiana State today.

Collins, 160-pound junior, stepped into the game after Parker received a crushed jawbone in the first half. Frail-looking but tough, Collins passed 27 yards for one touchdown and bulled his way the final rolling or squelched potential mittee is little more than a formality. Grainger, vice president of tne Association for the past four years, will succeed Totton P. Heffel- came out on the long end of the score, despite only five first downs. it was a heart breaker for the Seminole scoring threats.

ripsnitp the Denalties. the In Florida team which went into the dians were very much in the ball game and the winning Southern Conference eleven had to produce game a one touchdown underdog finger of Minneapolis, wno is completing a two-year term as president. inches for another to break a 13-13 half-time tie. They tried to give the Tennessee team the game in the opening a third period touchdown to capture the prize of the day and hand ih inrals their fifth setback of Other changes tne wu official family proposed by the It was the LSU homecoming and minutes as Tennessee tnd Koger Rotroff picked a Harry Speers 32,000 fans watched Collins' superb substitution, yelling vain encour the camnaisn. r.

i4 ToiiWk- limmv Wade (93) on an end hand-off right out of the Oator nominating committee, headed James D. Standish, of Detroit, were: Furman was the whole show in quarterback's hands and raced agement to LSU players, who tumbled away the game. It was LSU's third straight loss. TOff C3 kSbete Tackled tad rV HaSi id Art Wright ,66) in car part "easier" Gators recovered the fumble. Tennessee on the game with a fourth-period field goal, 9 to 7.

(AP Wirephoto). the first half, getting away to a 7-0 lead in the opening period, but had to go full steam in the last two quarters to get away with the narrw-marein decision. from the Florida zi to tne iu. 'Jimmy Wade, the Tennessee junior halfback from Lynchburg, Ditched an incomplete pass, John D. Ames ot umcago, vice president to succeed Grainger; Charles B.

Grace of Philadelphia, secretary to succeed Ames and Thomas H. Choate of New York, Gordon E. Kummer of Milwaukee hut after Fullback Ted Schwanger Before he left the game. Parker bumped three yards through the middle for the maroon's first touchdown and heaved a 32-yard pass to Halfback Arthur Davis to set up another. injured two plays after the spectacular pass play, the blond whiz- Coach.

Bill Long's Hurricanes made it across the goal line in the first quarter when they marched 75! varrls in 13 plays, all on the 13-6 and F. Warren Munro ot roruanu, a mpmhers of the executive had gotten one yard, Wade went to the Florida one. On the next play Wade went through the Florida left guard for the score. Alabama Upsets Tech, pnmmittpp. succeeding He ff el- Schwaneer's try for point was no finger.

Lewis A. Lapnam oi ew ground, for their initial touch down. Sutton Scores crnnH and it looked for the next York and Corydon Wagner oi Tacoma, Wash. Russ Sutton, a speedy halfback kid stayed in the game long enougn to hand off to Fullback George Suda, who blasted the middle of the line for eight yards and a score. Tide Keeps TMphard S.

Tutts Ot finenuisi was renominated to ue viuc president and Charles L. Peirson untton renominated to be Football Scores 45 minutes like Tennessee was going to lose by the one point margin. Gators Drive for Score Florida got back into the ball game when Wade fumbled midway of the second quarter and Bobby who was almost the "goat 01 me game, crashed into the end zone from three yards out for the score. Gus Pringles, an extra-point hntr rlpluxe. split the uprights MISSISSIPPI STATE 0 7.7 6 LSU 0 13 0 013 Mississippi state scoring; iuuuiuouj, Parker, Suda.

Davis, Collins. Conversions, In Running For Bowl Bid Gamecocks End Mountaineers Bernardo Stops Tucci w-ith thp seventh point and that's Glasgow 2. LSU scoring: Touchdowns. Marcnana, Gonzales. Conversions.

Stringfleld. South PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 14. Lance, of Kingsport, one of two Gator quarterbacks from Tennessee, fell on the loose ball.

With the ball on the midfield Johnny Bernardo, making his first cinpp lnsins to Gil Turner two Tampa, 26; Arkansas lecn, Tennessee, Florida, 7. the way the score stood throughout the remainder of the half. Sutton dropped a would-be touchdown pass in second aftpr the visitors had Cornell Tops Furman. 14: Florida state, I. By MERCER BAILEY BIRMINGHAM, Nov.

14 the Gators started their months ago, stopped fellow Phil-adelphian Emmy Tucci last night ofioi- 9Q eprnnds of the fourth Notre Dame, 34; North Carolina, 14.) stripe. jf Pass interceptions oy uoDoy Auburn, 39; Georgia, 18. ai varrls down to the Semi rnnnrt in their scheduled eight- Dartmouth By South Carolina, 20; wesi Vir Victory String nole seven, and had FSU managed touchdown march. Tommy naa-dock, Malcolm Hammack and Lance alternated carrying the ball to the Vols' one, where Fred Rnhinsnn sneaked over for the rounder at the Cambria. (Continued on Page 8 Column 1) Luna and Bill Stone started Alabama on two scoring drives today and the Crimson Tide upset Georgia Tech, 13-6, in a game watched ginia, 14.

Maryland, 38; Mississippi, 0. Bethune-Cookman 26; Xavier (New 28-26 Score Bv PHIL MANGLESDORF score. i Orleans) 6. George Washington 33, Davidson 0. Washington Lee 27.

Virginia 13. Mnnr.ANTOWN. W. Nov. 14.

Quarterback Johnny Again it was a product ot tne hills of Tennessee which found his HANOVER. N. Nov. 14 UP) Statistics for a third touchdown here today Ga. Tech Ala way to Florida, that put the Gators out front.

to ld "souTh Cardura to a 16-14 victory, dimming West Virginia ta Hip nation's longest winning streak at 16. 10 First downs 15 Rushing yardage 2s Speers, Florida sophomore Passing yardage o-u nn a riisDlav of ground power which outshone quarterback sensation, from Knox Passes attempted ZO TTMTE 3numNHNG aifttem By BYRON H0LL1NGSW0RTH Tribune Sports Editor no 0 1 0 2 9 the West Virginians' much-publicized game which had seen it through Cornell pulled into a wide lead over Dartmouth today and then went into a furious last-ditch battle to overcome Bill Beagle's aerial magic and emerge with a 28-26 victory in their 37th football clash. But before Beagle set up three second-half touchdown's, the versatile Dick Meade put'on a thrilling individual performance for Cornell. viciories over rui llf nn. 30 Passes completed Passes Intercepted Punts Punting average 0 Fumbles lost Yards penalized zone wiieii oiuhc -atn vui 0 83 where to buck him out of bounds i 'A i i on the three William Mary 21, Kicnmona u.

East Carolina 40, Stetson 6. Alabama 13, Georgia Tech 6. Clemson 34, The Citadel 13. Presbyterian 20, Western Carolina, 7. Chattanooga 16, Xavier (Ohio) 6.

Kentucky. 20; Memphis State, 7. Vanderbilt, 21; Tulane, 7. Mississippi State, 26; L. S.

13. Delaware State, 13; Howard, 6. Fayetteville (N. State, 13; St. Paul's Poly, 6.

Emory and Henry, 34; West ir- ginia Tech, 14. Hampden-Sydney, 20; Randolph Macon, 12. Clark. 39: Fisk, 12. earlier in the season.

The game was played before 31,000 fans, most of whom had come with the hope of seeing WTest Virginia gain a bid for one of the by Sugar and Gator Bowl officials it was the first time a South Vrnm therp. with 5:17 left to ville, the home ot tne university of Tennessee, kicked the extra point that put Florida out front. The slender back had to make the point the hard way. On his first kick, which was perfect, the Florida team was caught off side and after the five-yard penalty Speers booted another perfect kick. During the next 25 minutes, the tun tpams kicked back and forth nlav in the first quarter, uram eastern Conference team had beat -r.

ling earned it over. Jim. jairen Former Cigar Bowl Champs Want Game en the fifth ranked ellow jacKeis since the Tide's 54-19 victory converted. major bowls. But South Carolina squelched Thp Gamecocks secona score Carrying 14 times lor 9b yaras, Meade had 57-yard touchdown dash, nullified by a clipping penalty.

But he shook off that disappointment and followed with a 14-yard scoring run and, taking a pitch out from Bill Degraaf, he threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Winger Stan Intihar. three years ago. came with only a minute and a half the hope in a thrilling contest, onno in the second Quarter. Afif-r S. C.

kicked off it held, and The loss, Teeh secona mis yeai, didn't knock the Jackets out of the bowl picture, but it took away a lot of the luster and the victory Hnun the field, a favorite trick Missouri Valley and LaCrosse (Wis.) College, two former Shrine Ci-ar Si champions, would accept a bid to meet in the New ears Cigar uowi hi id" wnitals for cripple children. Stone was forced to punt to Bill nf the Tennessee school of foot marred by two crucial Mountaineer fumbles which set up two Gamecock scores. West Virginia flexed its muscles hall. Both Florida Coach Bob Tennessee 34; Morris Brown, lipnderson 32; Hendnx Day game nere ioi tc to consider. Woodruff and Coach Harvey Robin- It is a game tne selection th mpn who snn of Tennessee played their kept 'Bama in the running tor a New Year's Day date.

Sub Quarterback Albert Elmore did a good job of filling in for the Tide's ailing Bart Starr and the 111 111C UHllvia 6. However, several other fine teams are Wohrman on the WVU 28. un tne next play, Carl Brazell went through tackle for 23 to the 25. Carries by Wohrman, Mike Casey and Gramling were good for a first down on the 15, and in two more plays the ball was on the 11 when Sam Houston, Iowa tUa Porn collegiate ball for Gen. Bob Ney land.

will choose the teams mis year, ahcj after taking the opening kickoff and working the ball from its 27 to the South Carolina 7. But there Joe Marconi, on a pitchout from small Drive Starts on IS ileyan, Tampa and Stetson. Missouri Valley has been one wwy 1 Ctatcnn Wesieyan, lamp- return of Fullback Lewis irom tne ininrprl list eave Alabama a big OI lUC luuinij ivo. Sewanee, 21; Southwestern 0. Kentucky State, 32; Knoxville 6.

East n.l Cnor-h VnlnPV anri niavpn nere i itc, ouu hanri toward its victory before the first quarter enaea. The drive which set up the field goal started from the Tennessee is where Wade had taken a Speers Freddy Wyant. let the ball squirt college teams iui AshfoYd, who has directed the Vikings for years, would like to make a r.ramlins Dass went mcom- Beagle completed 15 of his 21 passing attempts for 248 yards, including 10 and 26-yard scoring throws to Dave Thielscher and Lou Turner. And, after generating two other long aerial thrusts, Beagle sneaked a yard and a foot for a pair of touchdowns. Degraaf converted four times to provide the difference.

Beagle missed one and Parker Caswell, who kicked two, missed the other for Dartmouth. CORNELL 7 7 14 0 2S DARTMOUTH 0 7 6 13 2S Cornell scoring: Touchdowns. Bedrossian. Meade. Brenner, Intihar.

Conversions, ID? ft 4 Dartmouth scoring: Touchdowns. Thielscher. Turner. Beagte 2. Conversions, Caswell 2.

nlptp on the first play of the sec I i punt. With the ball on the Ten nnrl Quarter, but a WVU offsides a wvu oiistaeb nC Realizing thaV we will only be allowed to compete in one bowl Vavv ti. rnli.mhia. 6. nessee 18, the ball was snapped directlv back to Vol Fullback Ted advanced the ball to the b.

onr- 2g; Dartmouth, 26 writes Ashford, "I am partial to the one iamPa. iei niher hnul feelers. man carried it twice, moving 10 Army 21. Penn, 14 Srhwanzer. who ran into the line, the 1, from which uramnng scorea 2g prlnceton.

21 42.530 fans. Tech couldn't handle the bigger Alabama line and its runners Leon Hardeman, Billy Teas and Glenn Turner were held to 72 yards on the ground. Luna Scores Luna intercepted a Wade Mitchell pass in the first quarter and returned it 33 yards to Tech's 21. Five Dlavs later Halfback Bill out of his hands ana macrue Kincaid, an invader from Ansted, W. fell on the ball for SC's first big break.

West Virginia took over again after an exchange of punts, but was unable to move. Jack Stone's boot went to Ed Wilson on the Gamecocks' 44. Wilson handed the ball to Kincaid, who picked his way through th Mountaineers for 53 yards and for the second time. Jarretts con- 34 Colgate, 18. but handed off to blocking Back Bill Barbish, who then pitched even deeper to Wade.

Then Wade Cn. have a ra her interesting team this year. I don't know if they are as powerful in manpower as the teams we had down there be-iore but believe this group is more versatile than either of the two iut nivpri for the Shrine. We have two of the best version attempt missed. Marquette, 13; Holy Cross, 7 ran to his right and threw a long south Carolina 7 6 7 Fordham, 28; Temple, 0 WEST VIRGINIA 0 7 7 014 Carolina Pitt, 40; North Mate, t.

pi eVoua hMt think our passing game has im (Continued on Page 5 Column 2) Coast Guard, St. Michael 6. South Carolina Scoring: Toucnoowns Oramllne 2. G. Wilson.

Conversions Jarrett. KincaH. West Virginia Scoring: Touchdowns "1 LZl were there before. I do think Im work Oliver charged over from the three. (Continued on Page 3 Column 3) fng on a Tine" group "of "youngsters, a group that would I represent our 'apparently was headed for the end Papetti.

Marconi. Cpnverslons stone i rrnntinurd on Pace 2 Column 6) East Carolina Romps To 40-6 college well, a group that would go au out. to uj Victory Over Stetson Hatters Mlssouri'vTlley played in three bowl games its first year here and its payers participated in another game, an all-star contest. Ashford's players are considered each year by numerous bowls because of Missouri Valley's fine performances. Regardless which teams are selected, we are confident the Cigar Bowl game will be a corker.

There hasn't been an uninteresting one y- ter. That Hatters held the Firates for downs on their three but an out-of-bounds kick to the 30 kept Statistics Williams Serious About Fight East Carolina Etetson First downs 1 Rushing yardage ihu iw Passing yardage 65 '28 DEL AND, Nov. 1 4 Powerful East Carolina, held to a 7-0 first half lead, broke loose with five touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters today to defeat Stetson 40-6 at the Hatters' homecoming football game. The Carolinians' six touchdowns were scored by six different players. Although fumbles and pass interceptions helped them along, their combined air-ground attack was irresistible when they chose to move.

Stetson's lone score came in the third when Art Park went over from the one after his team had worked the ball down from mid- Passes attempted iu Passes completed 3 3 Passes intercepted Punts 5 4 Punting average 29 0,2 F-umhlec lost 1 3 Luis Godoy, the Havana electrical appliance dealer who manages Baby Williams, says his fighter is serious about his return fight with Bob Murphy at Fort Hesterly on Nov. 24. "You know the fight was originally scheduled for Nov 10 and had to be postponed," writes Godoy. "We hated to postpone the fight but Williams hurt his arm in a very bad way. He has recovered, however, and is beginning to get in good shape now and we will leave for Tampa on Nov.

17 in order to be there a week before the fight and ir.inino hefm-A thp Tairma fans. Yards penalized 42 40 PG5 'SS'ia1 J- sara8 VBi them in difficulty. Dick Cherry passed 12 yards to Rhodes for the -In this rematch we hope to give the Tampa fans as, good if not chouinff than the one given by Williams in the last fight. For touchdown. field.

A 15-yard penalty put tne Hatters into scoring position. Other than this, the Hatters developed no threat. Dlinlsc fiance Tfincr Tlnvn Vimjyv tfWebb, Ed Boado, Harold O'Kelly rrfiSrfWi3L-st r.r,H Tnni Alsohmnk scored the East Boyd Webb intercepted a Semanie pass in the third and ran 65 yards to score. King's touchdown came on a 22-yard run, Boado's on a one-yard buck, O'Kelly's on a 15-yard jaunt through the line, and Alsobrook's on a 20-yard pass from Boyd Hooper. EAST CAROLINA 7 0 20 13-40 STETSON ....0 0 0 6 6 1 East Carolina scoring: Rhodes, King.

Webb, Boado. O'Kelly. Also-brook. Conversions, King, Matthews 2 Hodges. Stetson scoring: Touchdown, Park.

Carolina touchdowns. Carolton your information Baby Williams fought Carmen Basilio a year ago at Miami Beach and lost by a very close split decision. He also beat Chico Pachecko at Miami Beach. "My fighter and I believe this is a good opportunity Tampa is giving us, and we are not going by any means let it get away from us. Murphy is a very good man.

His record proves this by the fighters he has beaten, and this is the man we are going to try to beat again The last meeting between Williams and Murphy was one of the best fights Tampa has had in years. Williams won a close verdict but Murphy believed it could have gone the other way. "One thing I can say about Williams." said Murphy while working out at Tony Cancela's gym, "he's the wildest rusher I ever saw. I'm used to some fighters rushing in so I can get a swat at them, but this (Continued on Page 2 Column 2) Matthews converted twice and Bob Hodges and King, once each. A fumble by Fred Semanie, Stet son freshman quarterback on his 25, set up the Carolinians for their bama SCORES I OPENING PERIOD Birmingham, Nov.

14. Bill Oliver (with ball), Alabama back, goes three Conference football came played here today which the Crimson Tide won in a big upset, 13 to 6. AP Uirephoto). first touchdown in tne xirsi quar.

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