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SECTION SPORTS TRIBUNE SECTION CLASSIFIED TAMPA, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1962 OlOF mm Big 8 Buffaloes Prove No Match TAMPA LSU WMps ado. Ill 0 of SEC Three -Team For Tigers one of the day's prettiest runs, thrfugh short. Fullback Charles Cranford scored the other touchdown in By JIMMY SELMAN Assistant Sports Editor ORANGE BOWL, Miami -Louisiana State's three-tear Tigers scored in every possible the second period from a half yard out to complete an 87-yard way and left the Colorado Bur aloes extinct under a 25-7 if Interest in them before they eventually received the invita-ion here, and scoffing at pub-ished reports they would be no match for the LSU 3-team system, were just that. No match. Only four times did they get into LSU territory on their own steam.

And although they" briefly held a 7-5 lead on Loren Schweninger's 59-yard pass in All-America end Jerry Hille-brand's kick made it 7-5 at a time when the Colorado offense had been knocked back for a minus two yards and the Buffs had not been beyond their own 20. But from then on, all the Buffs could do was leave a passing record on the Orange Bowl Quarterback Gale Weidner, rated the best passer in Buff (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) whipping that may or may not have been a going-away present for LSU Coach Paul Dietzel in drive. Despite It all, the day's biggest play from the crowd's standpoint was the 59-yard interception by Schweninger. He picked off one of Field's passes in the left flat and raced a rainy 28th Orange Bowl football show yesterday afternoon The Tigers from the Louisi ana bayous were 13-point favor the distance untoucnea.

terception run early in the ites and represented the Southeastern Conference well as co- champions in beating the Buffs, kings of the Big Eight Confer ence. So well did the LSU three-way system contain the Buf faloes- and stop their attack that second period, It was a lot to ask them to keep It that way against the Whites, Chinese Bandits and the Go Team, the three LSU units. Scoring came easily for the Tigers. Twice they turned blocked punts into points one for a safety and another for a touchdown and they added a field goal and two more touchdowns on drives. The entire Colorado team felt the fury of the LSU defenseplayed mostly by the Bandits but the fellow who LSU 19 Statistics" Colo.

Flint downs 7 Rushitlf yards 4 Psin( jardi lift Pisset 12 Passei interceoted br got; lMt 8 1H PunU 2S.1 433.8 rumbles lost 1 Trd peniliied 33 5 bore much of the brunt was punter Chuck McBride, who faced onslaught all afternoon and twice saw white-ierseyed Louisianans block his kicks. Blocked Punt Each time he was attempt iTL I ing to kick out of the end zone. The first time in the opening period LSU linebacker Gary Kinchen blocked the ball completely out of the end zone for a Tiger safety. KA hist a That had. followed a 30-yard High-Flying Louisiana State field goal by halfback Wendell Harris and made the score an uncommon 5-0.

there was no question of the Tiger superiority from the first period on. But the answer to another question that of whether Dietzel would announce his acceptance of the Army coaching position was not forthcoming. Dietzel has been prominently mentioned as successor to Army's Dale Hall, who was fired, and rumors printed here the last few days were blasted by Dietzel as "irresponsible reporting." However, after the 62,391 had filed out of this vast, wet stadium, Dietzel indicated that he Is interested in Army where he once served as an assistant. "Concerning my moving to Army, I put it out of my mind until the Orange Bowl game was over," he announced. "I'll now give it my full consideration." The Buffaloes, irked over the Orange Bowl committee's lack ing the stop is Colorado center Walk Klinker (53) with Then in the third quarter, Earl Gros (40), LSU fullback, takes the high road and-gains two yards in the first quarter of Orange Bowl game with Colorado at Miami yesterday.

Mak LSU end Gene Sykes blocked an assist by tackle John Denvir (72). No. 17 is halfback Nick Graham. LSU won 25-7. (AP Wirephoto) a punt in the end zone and fell on the ball for a touchdown.

Early in the third quarter, Big Stretch LSU put the rush on McBride so much that he got off only an 18-yard kick to the Tigers 40. They smashed the 60 yards from there In six plays to a touchdown with quarterback Jimmy Field scoring from the nine on Before 82,000 in Sugar Bowl National Champ Alabama LSU end Gene Sykes (83) makes a big effort and throws Colorado back Leon Mavity (27) for a six-yard loss in the first quarter of Orange Bowl game at Miami yesterday. LSU won 25-7. (AP Wirephoto) In-Cotton -Bowl- own Arkansas 10-3 eats Wh 910 tickets were sold but an un By TED SMITS out. It was the first time Alabama had been scored on in six seasonable 41 degrees made for ips Associated Press Sports Editor NEW ORLEANS (IP) Ala a few vacant seats.

games. Alabama scored after only Davis booted a 27-yard field goal in the fourth period but a eight minutes of play in a 79' yard march highlighted by holding penalty nullified it. Ole Miss 12- 7 Mike Fracchia 43-yard dash to the Arkansas 12. Trammel car Sunday's rain made the Sugar Bowl turf treacherous. This seemed to work to the particular edly picked up yardage with his seemingly slow style of running.

But. the decisive factor was the fluid pursuit of the Alabama line. The mighty Southeastern Conference team was too much for Arkansas, co-champion of the Southwest Conference, and swarmed into the Arkansas backfield every time the Razor-backs got close to the 'Bama goal line. At the end of the first half Alabama stopped an Arkansas attack on its own 10 and in the bama rivited down the national collegiate football championship yesterday by beating Arkansas 10-3 in the Sugar Bowl on the crushing line play of A Billy Neighbors and Lee Roy Jordan plus Pat Trammel's field generalship. Alabama took a 10-0 season record and the No.

1 ranking into the game and proved both were genuine. A record of disadvantage of Lance Alworth, Statistics DALLAS, Tex. (IP) Texas intercepted five passes from the Arkansas' shifty back, who repeatedly lost his footing trying to turn the Alabama ends. ried the rest of the way on a roll out. Tim Davis kicked a 32-yard field goal for Alabama in the second period and Mickey Cis-sell kicked one for Arkansas in the third period from 23 yards nation's No.

2 aerial attack, turned one into a touchdown Trammel called a flawless and followed the running, pass Miss. 17 127 192 15-37 3 1 30 game for Alabama and repeat-, Texas First Downs 12 Rushing yardage 123 Passing yardage 60 Passes 6-13 Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost 1 Yards penalized 35 ing and generalship of stubby tl i Mike Cotten to a 12-7 upset victory over Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl yesterday. Texas, rated No. 3 in the nation, was a three-point under third period held Arkansas on the seven but couldn't prevent Cissell's field goal. The game ended on a note of high drama.

First, Arkansas surged down the field with Alworth catching a 28-yard pass from George McKinney deep in dog to Mississippi's No. 5 Rebels, but the Longhorns mvm Cotten passing for 21 and running for 27 to set up the score. Cotten passed to Jack Collins for 24 yards and the touchdown. Jim Dunaway, the great Mississippi tackle, blocked Eldon Moritz' try for extra point after the first Texas touchdown. Collins tried to run over the conversion after the second and threw up a savage defense and hammered out the first victory by a Southwest Conference team in the Cotton Bowl in five years.

Tommy Ford intercepted the brilliant Glynn Griff ing's pass to set up the first Texas touchdown in the first period. Two Statistics Ark. Al. First downs 7 12 Ruihinc ytrdsre 113 2:4 Pissinf jardafe 55 20 Pbsscs 4-Ui Passes intercepted by 0 3 Punts -23 Fumbles lost 1 3 lards penalised 34 3 failed. In the third period Gnffing defensive stars turned offensive passed for 37 yards and ran for for the day Pat Culpepper and David Russell turned in some crucial runs along with Ray Poage, the injured fullback, to hang up the touchdowns.

Jim Saxton, Texas' All- Stopped Cold Billy Neighbors (73), Alabama's rugged tackle, stops Arkansas' Lance Alworth (23) with a smashing tackle for no gain in the first quarter of Sugar Bowl game at New Orleans yesterday won by Alabama 10-3. AP Wirephoto) America halfback who was pretty well stopped on the ground for the day but caught passes and got off one 74-yard 37 in pulling Mississippi to its touchdown, made on a 20-yard pass from Griff ing to Reed Davis in the end zone. When Wes Sullivan kicked the extra point Mississippi was back in the ball game. The Rebels surged from their 45 down to the Texas 23 with only minutes to go but on fourth down Bob Moses of Texas knock Griffing down on the Texas 24 and that was the game although the ball changed hands several times after that. The Texas victory snapped (Continued on Page 2, Col.

4) 'Bama territory only to fumble. Billy Richardson recovered for Alabama on the Alabama 43. Alabama had to punt and Arkansas was made beneficiary of a pass interception call that gave the Razorbacks the ball on the Alabama 40. McKinney threw a pass that barely eluded Alworth at the goal line. Alabama broke up another Arkansas pass and then Butch Wilson jumped high to L- yt? tH vvl-A' ST 4 quick-kick to make a giant contribution to the Texas victory, FOUR GAMES HERE TONIGHT rammed tackle for the score from the Mississippi one.

The second Texas touchdwn was made under its own power in the second period, the Long- a third right at the horns pushing 72 yards with Clear Sailing Pat Trammell (12), Alabama's star quarterback, finds a big hole in the Arkansas line and scores the only touchdown in the Sugar Bowl football game at New Orleans. Trammell's run, behind beautiful blocking by unidentified teammate, climaxed a 76-yard drive. He went over standing up. Alabama won the game 10-3. (AP Wirephoto) corner ot me neia.

The officials ruled he stepped (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) City Gage Teams To Resume Play IN ROSE BOWL GAME 1 Graham Prays For Peace innesota Uonhers Win Over UCLA by 21-3 Four high school basketball games will be played in the city tonight as area basketball teams resume regular season schedules after the Christmas holiday tournaments. The schedule tonight is as follows: Dunedin at Jesuit. Sarasota at Jefferson. Clearwater vs.

Robinson at Tampa U. gym. St. Petersburg at Plant. Hillsborough and Chamberlain are not scheduled but Tampa Bay Conference member Brewster Tech will travel to Palmetto to play the Tigers, Statistics Minn.

UCLA First downs 21 8 Rushing; yardaire Z2'2 55 Passing; yardage Hi Passes 7-11 5-3 Passes Intercepted by ft 0 Punts 3-40 6-31 Fumbles lost Yards penalised "0 5 rounding out the local schedule. In another Tampa Bay Conference, Pinecrest will play at Brandon where both teams will be striving to break into the win column for the first time this season. A light Western Conference schedule concludes with the following games: Boca Ciega at Largo, Northeast at Lakeland and Fort Myers at Dixie Hollins. Jesuit will meet a powerful team in Dunedin which has finally come up with a top-rate team after venturing into varsity sports only last year. Jesuit took fourth spot in the recent Holiday tournament here, bowing to Plant, the third place winner.

Chamberlain beat Hillsborough soundly in the final game. Plant will be after its fifth win against three losses in regular season play against St. Petersburg which is 2-1. Robinson is 0-7 for the year and will be facing one of the loop leaders in Clearwater which is sporting a 6-2 record. Sarasota is 4-2 for the year and Jefferson 0-4.

1 ORANGE BOWL, Miami (By Staff Writer) 1 tribute to the "Spirit of '76" and a prayer for world peace highlighted pre-game and halftime extravaganzas at yesterday's Orange Bowl football classic. World renowned evange- list Billy Graham prayed for peace after a pre-game musical introduction by bands of Louisiana State, 1 Colorado, the University of Miami and Miami Senior, North Miami, Hialeah, Mi- ami Jackson and Southwest i High Schools. A gigantic haXtime pro- gram, always one of the Orange Bowl highlights, was as colorful as ever despite rain which fell here I all day. America's first presiden-i tial inauguration that of i George Wastington was re- enacted by bands, beauti- if ful floats and costumed participants. i 4 works occurred on this cloudless, 70-degree plus afternoon.

The Bruins fleet halfback, Kermit Alexander, took the opening kickoff 31 yards to the Bruins 31 and UCLA swept on in six minutes to the Minnesota six. Tailback Bobby Smith in the single wing attack was thrown for a six-yard loss and on fourth down Smith booted a 28-yard field goal to give his mates a 3-0 lead. The lead was short-lived. UCLA virtually presented the Gophers with a touchdown. The Bruins were backed to their own nine on a Minnesota punt that rolled dead.

On the first play from scrimmage fullback Almose Thompson fumbled and the Gophers (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) PASADENA, Calif, Minnesota's power running and strategic aerial strikes wrecked the Rose Bowl dreams of the UCLA Bruins yesterday and gave the Golden Gophers a redeeming 21-3 triumph in this postseason classic. All-Am erica quarterback Sandy Stephens led the Big Ten team to touchdowns in the first and second quarters and sewed up the aggressive duel with another with less than three minutes to go into this 48th edition of the oldest of all bowl games. The 212-pound Stephens, a senior, scored two of the touchdowns before 98.214 spectators to atone for Minnesota's 17-7 defeat to the Washington Huskies here a year ago. For UCLA, this was the fifth unsuccessful trip to the bowl.

It was a wild horde of Gopher admirers who stormed onto the Yesterday's Bowl Game Results ORANGE BOWL LSU 25, Colorado 7 Wiim it field and tore down the goal posts. The victory over the Big Five champion Bruins thus gave the Big Ten its 13th victory in 16 games since the coast and mid-western teams began their series in 1947 a series that UCLA launched with a 45-15 defeat to Illinois. Coach Murray War math's Gophers presented typical Big Ten football. They five-yarded the Bruins with devastating consistency. UCLA supplied what fire SUGAR BOWL Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 Rebel Rambles for 8 Mississippi quarterback Doug Elmore (19) sweeps left end for an eight-yard gain in first period of Cotton Bowl game at Dallas, yesterday.

Texas Ed Padgett (74) and Bob Moses (88) charge in to make the stop. (AP Wirephoto.) COTTON BOWL Texas 12, Mississippi 7 ROSE BOWL Minnesota 21, UCLA I.