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The Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida • 29

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The Tampa Tribunei
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Florida, 28; Georgia, 0 FSU, 42; Furman, 7 Kentucky, Vandy, 6 Texas Tech, 7 Navy, Duke, 7 (Tie) Auburn, 27; Miss. State, 20 Tampa, 41; W. Carolina, 9 Tennessee, Ga. Tech, 0 Oklahoma, 44; Iowa State, 0 Iowa, Minnesota, 0y SECTI9A MARKETS NE1WS AMPA SUNDAY TRIBUNE SECTION SPORTS REAL ESTATE TAMPA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1956 28-0 Hig h-Flym ator Tennessee Aeria. To Edge Jk w.i I mMmhj Brodsky Sets Up Two Scores Vols Take Over SEC Grid Lead Florida Wins Fifth Straight; Takes Majors' Passing To Cruze Sets Up Winning Marker In Defensive Battle Sole Possession Of Second Place By RALPH WARNER Tribune Sports Writer GATOR BOWL, Jacksonville, Nov.

10. While Florida boost ers whooped it up and Georgia fans fumed, 1 Coach Bob Woodruff's hairy- ted Gators I deftly and deci By MERCER BAILEY ATLANTA, Nov. 10 (JP) -Tailback Johnny Majors, operating behind a swift, savage line, hit End Buddy Cruze with two big passes today and Tennessee whipped Georgia Tech 6-0 in their football tattle of the unbeatens. Tennessee went into the game a touchdown underdog and ranked third nationally, one notch behind Tech. The victory made the Vols the top choice for a Cotton or Sugar Statistics sively leveled, Wally Butts pore l'il Bullpups here this afternoon 28-0.

Warner if The tremendous triumph' I was a high point of an already" gloriously high Tennessee Ga. Tech 10 Florida season, and press box figure filberts were still chew ing jpver a mass of choice mate First down Bushing Passing yardage Passes Passes ta'e'ted by Punts Fumbles lost Xarda penalized 118 80 6-18 0 1-36. 1 40 10 II 3-7 83 rial; long after the moon cast i Xv -'VV-Vr- 7 Parrish (F)' i CA Statistics Florida Geortr1 Bowl bid and gave them a good chance of replacing Oklahoma as the nation's No. 1 First downs It Rnsbinc ysrdage tVi 8 Passing- yardage 34 4ft Total yardage 83 1M I asses auempiea i Passe completed Passes bad intercepted PoIltS Panting average 3 Fnmblei lost Yards, penalized 43 I 1 7 its rays upon the beat-up Gator Bowl sod. team.

Fullback Tommy Bronson actually got the Vols' score midway of the third period on a one-yard plunge, but it was Majors' passes to Cruze a 16-yarder to Tech's 46 and a 45-yarder to the one that made it possible. Line Play Steals Show But line play by both teams really was the big show. It's been a long time since such fierce fofewall play and thundering tackling has been seen on Grant Field and not since a scoreless tie against Florid-, iii the rain in 1953 had a Tech team been held scoreless. It was Florida's fifth victory in a row the first time a Gator team has achieved such a streak since the famous Crabtree-Van Sickle eleven of 1928. It boosted the season mark to 6-1-1 and almost assured the best Gainesville record since 1928.

A Georgia player tries, but can't stop Halfback Bernie Parrish (27) as the Gator ball carrier slams one-and-a-half yards for Florida's first touchdown against the Bulldogs. Knox Culpepper (35) maae tne attempt on rarrisn. ine uaiors weni on 10 roui ueorgia, o-u. unuuue -uutu jjj ojua mission). Next, the big win shoved the shocking Gators into sole possession of second place in the Center Bubba Howe, Tackles Charles Rader and John Gordy, Guard Bruce Burnham and End To 7 42 Southeastern Conference.

With a 5-1 league record, Florida's Florida Roger Urban were defensive ate Outclasses riirinan forces have a chance for at stalwarts for Tennessee. Center least a tie if unbeaten Tennessee stumbles in the stretch. Don Stephenson, Tackle Carl Vreen, and Guard Leon Askew Sets SEC Record Finally, Joe Brodsky, the bull Gators' PelhamT ackles Manning Gator of the Gators, cracked an "Si SEC record and stands within five yards of an all-time national mark. Jolting Joe grabbed off two Georgia passes and ran them back for a total Corso, Renn, Metts Share Seminoles' Starring Roles By BYRON HOLL1XGSWORTH Tribune Sports Editor TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 10.

Florida State University's sen were Tech standouts. 'An overflow crowd cZ 40,000 plus caw Tech's desperation passing attack in the final minutes halted at the Tennessee nine when Bronson intercepted a long throw by Toppy Vann, Tech's best scoring chance came in the secon quarter when the Engineers moved to the Vols' 17 where Tackle Jim Smelcher slammed into Tech Fullback Ken Oven, knocked him loose from the ball and then recovered for Tennessee. Majors, the top All-America candidate in the Southeastern Conference area, had few op- (Continued on Page 3. Col. 1) of 78 yards to zoom his pass Interception accumulation, for the season to 240 yards.

This erased the previous SEC record by a wide margin and is within spitting distance of the national sational- Seminoles rose to new heights here today, crushing an high of 245 set by a College of outclassed Furman Hurricane, 42-7, before 9000 cheering fans in Doak Campbell Stadium. the Pacific back named Macon in 1951. The young but scrappy Hurricane was no match for the For his feats both his inter Seminoles, who struck with a vicious ground attack and consistent ceptions set up Gator touch aerial game to score once in the downs Brodsky was voted the game's most valuable player. first quarter, twice in the sec ond and three times in the (Continued on Page 4, CoL 1) Pass Attempt Stopped tff closing 15 rain- uies. Football It was fourth victory of the season against three losses and one 1 Vv''Fvtna I v'- jsp A -uVi tvr Tirtc, Scores tie, and it was South the sixth defeat Tampa, 41; Western Carolina, 9.

against one win for the freshman Florida. 28: Georgia, 0. xand sophomore- Florida State, 42: Furman, 7. studded Tennessee, Georgia Tech, 9. Culpepper (GC? West Virginia, 13; Virginia Mili Ilollingsworth Qtiar terbacks tary, 6.

Wake Forest. 13: VPI, 13 (tie). Lee Corso and Len Swantic each passed for two touch North Carolina State, 14; South downs, and Halfbacks Buck Carolina. 7. ss i jf North Carolina, 21; Virginia, 7.

Navy. 7: Duke, 7 (tie). Metts and Bobby Eenn ran for the others. Scores for Furman Furman was able to get up Clemson. 6: Maryland, 6 (He).

i Morgan State, 19; Hampton In- ti, ri M.nninrf I1A aft a four.vnrd Pain around end I stitute, 13. I II I 111(1 IjU ASClll A VlliOlll UU I wivmvu (Continued on Page 7, CoL 1 A Jr-. cv, 'X v'K I 8 V. -y t--- fi-1 aM -i Statistics game at Jacksonville yesterday. (lnonne rnoto ny aessiuu i jpcuai in 41-9 ataniouiits Wallop artans Florida Fnrman State First Downs 16 Pushing Yardage 1" Si Passing Yardage Kit 166 Passes 4-8 12-17 Passes Intercepted By.

0 0 Punts Fumbles Lost 1. 1 Yards Penalized 15 9 Lewis punted from theTampa bogged down when SkarouliSj a third quarter punt return was 45 to Davis at the SpartansMO was stopped by Wilson at the lb on fourth down. the big eye-catcher. The sidelines maneuver was believed to By BOBBY HICKS Wauchulan Don Herndon, the swifty in the University of Tampa backfield, thrilled a gained nine and Head followed with a 14-yard sweep around left end. Herndon took a handoff from Nuznoff and went around the right side for 16 yards to the 29.

Herndon hit the middle. and he ran it back 43 yards to the Carolina 47 as the quarter ended with Tampa in front 6-0. be one of the longest touchdown runs ever made by a Spartan performer. Carolina's only points came The Catamounts couldn't gain and Lewis punted to Herndon at the Tampa 45. He was downed on the Carolina 44 by Wilson.

Tampa couldn't get an offense underway and. following a 15- found running room and raced into the end zone. Lenosky's try for point was wide. The clock showed our minutes, 15 seconds on a fourth period touchdown aaainst Tampa reserves and a enough offensive against the tough FSU defenses to threaten three times, and scored its lone touchdown in the third period with Billy Baker, freshman quarterback, going over from the one. Corso threw to Renn from 20 yards out for the first score after only 4:52 of the opening period.

He passed to Fullback Joe Holt from the five for the second score after only five minutes of play had elapsed in the second period. vard holding penalty, Skaroulis third quarter' safety. Some 750 Cub and Boy Scouts leit xne opening yet.uu. The Catamounts, following the Get Fast Down Whitwell and Gambrell picked up a first down' on two line plays. Herndon and Gambrell combined for another first down to the 19-yartf line.

Herndon, Whitwell and'' Gambrell took turns carrying and went to the four, where Gambrell scored through the middle. Lenosky added the point to make it 13-0. Carolina lost the ball on the first play after the kickoff when (Continued on Page 5, CoL 1) saw the grid encounter. punted to Royal at the Carolina 20. On third down.

Fullback Le-vine ouick kicked to Tampa's 42. crowd of 4000 fans by racing 100 yards for one touchdown and 29 for another to spark the Spartans to a onesided 41-9 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts at Phillips Field last night. Herndon's 100-yard scamper on Gambrell ran the opening kickoff, started using a spread formation with Lewis in the tailback spot and moved from kickoff from his 20 to the West The Spartans this time got their ,21 ern Carolina 49 before he was their 25 to the Tampa i Deiore hneeins down. A pass from Rec Florida State University's Quarterback Lee Corso leaves the ground in an attempt to get a pass away in the early moments of the FSU-Furman game at Tallahassee yesterday, but he is hauled down by Tom Avery (hand on Corso's knee) and Gene Head (86). (AP Wirephoto).

offense moving ana traveled oo vards for a touchdown. downed by Lewis. On two line thrusts, Gambrell went six yards and 22 for a first down at the tor to Levine gained 17 yards on Tamrja was penalized 15 yards Swantic's first scoring pass. the march. for holding to its 32.

Herndon Catamounts 21. The drive Hicks (Continued on Pare 3, CoL 4).

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