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IdstsI Multiple Offense Makes Pirates Surprise (6-0) of Year in SFC Mira Vested for Tar Heels- Miami Rated T-Point Pick MIAMI, Oct. 26 (UPD North Carolina hard-rjinnlng Tar Heels take on an injury-lamed Miami football team at the Orange Bowl Friday night in a battle that shapes up as a duel between two of the South's most proficient quarterbacks. The Carolinians, despite being co-leaders with Duke in the Atlantic Coast worn DADE CITY, Oct. 26 (Special) The unbeaten Pasco Pirates of Dade City meet Hardee Wildcats of Wauchula in a Southwest Florida Conference football game here Friday at Massey Field at 8 p.m. The surprising Pirates have won six games and a big homecoming crowd Is expected for the important contest.

The big guns in Pasco's string of victories ave been quarterback Don Crutcher, halfbacka Billy Backlinie and Billy Faulk 1 and fullback George Dorsett. yi i Qi I I i sngm (7-point) underdogs for Lineups the contest. This apparent Miami roa. North Carolina ly was because the battle is Miami's homecoming game and i A i 0' "'A 1 it i i Knox (IIkii Hennrejr cam Tlllrrr I.T 1.0 The Pirates use a multiple offense, with outstanding line play by guards Bob Jamison and John Merritt. In five games, Wauchula has won three and lost two.

Within the conference the Wildcats have a 2-2 record. The Pirates, leading the conference with a 4-0 mark, will try to stay ahead of the Plant City Planters who are 3-1. Haines City's Hornets, tied with the Planters, will not have a because of the return to health of George Mira, the Hurricanes' fravrr CJIKl Millrr Malutr (IN Keynoldi (IMt MWngaton CM) IWI Walls (I'M) Wilion l8 Hennt-tl Kyirr Own sophomore quarterback sensa tion. HQ te (ompl i KT Eapoiito -'IKl HE Vatra (lull OR Karrla IK.1I I Carton tllril Rll Hmlth KB Klliolt i A crowd of nearly 45,000 was expected to watch proceedings Hahon (I75 Viri'welder (117) under partly cloudy skies and chance to tie for the lead since In 70-degree temperature. Miami will be trying to re punts against South Carolina rolled dead inside the five-yard line and led to Tar Heel touch bound after two consecutive losses which dropped its season's mark to 2-3.

North Carolina is downs. North Carolina has excellent they have an open date. A gala homecoming program is planned for the halftime ceremonies. The court includes Queen Judy Clark and escort Earl Hughes. Other persons in the court with escorts are Beth Bandy (Jim Watson), Gail Her- running backs in fullback Bob Elliott and halfbacks Gib Car rin (Lawrence Dees), Pamala Gant (Howard Bellamy), Fay Naber (Steve Flemming).

son and Jim Addison. Elliott, who transferred to North Carolina after his freshman year at Miami, is the team's leading rusher. Carson has scored three of the eight touchdowns the Tar Heels have scored this year. HURRICANE BACKS Miami, Oct. 26 These three Miami backs will see action against North Carolina tomorrow night when the Tar Heels meet the Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.

Left to right, Charles Yanda, RII, will understudy Nick Ryder; Sam Fernandez, FB, and Nick Spinelli, LH, who will start if Jack Bahen's ankle isn't better. (AP Wirephoto). riding a two-game win streak and a 3-1 record. The Hurricanes had an open date last weekend while the Tar Heels polished off South Carolina 17-0. Mira, a 176-pounder from Key West, apparently has recovered from a painful rib injury suffered in Miami's second game of the season, against Kentucky.

He was reinjured the following week and after spotty service In the loss to Navy was held out against Colorado two weeks ago, a game the Hurricanes lost also. Chest Protector Pasco's lineup will have Crowley and Boltin at ends, Le- voy and Evans tackles, Jamison and Merritt, guards, Williams JOHNNY CLEMENTS (Zephyrhills) JIMMY WESTERMAN (East Bay) center, Crutcher quarterback, Backlinie and Faulk halfbacks and Dorsett fullback. Ft. Myers Seeks Third Grid Win Cooper Leads State PGA Golf two weeKs of rest, plus a specially-constructed chest protector have caused Coach Andy Custafson to consider starting him against the Tar Heels. If Mira does not start sophomore John Bennett will get the call.

Mira has been brilliant in the Bulldogs' Homecoming Co-Feature of TBC Game With East Bay ZEPHYRHILLS, Oct. 26 (Special) Homecoming festivities At Fort Pierce NAPLES, Oct. 26 (Special) Pete Cooper, one of the state will be featured in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Conference ii, xt a( vi'ispvw I -j FORT PIERCE, Oct. 25 (Special) The Fort Myers Green Wave guns for its third straight win of the season in Fort Pierce Friday night but may be at less than- full strength because of injuries and illness. The Wave has a record of 2-3 for the season and will be bat- football game between Zephyrhills High and East Bay on Krusen Field Friday.

Game time is 8 p.m. leading pro golfers lor a number of years, yesterday shot a 66 to take the first round lead in the Florida PGA championship at the Naples Beach Hotel course. Dow Finsterwald, a former winner, was a stroke back at 67, and Ted Kroll, the defending champion had 68. Four other pros, Bob Toski, Dub Pagan, Ray Raynor and Gardner Dickinson were Crowning of "homecoming" royalty will take place during halftime. The king and prince ting a Fort Pierce team that has taken its lumps in three games too.

Fullback Rick Campbell may see only limited action for the Green Wave, having suffered a 7-stitch cut over his eye in the Jefferson game last week. Guard Mickey Goff and tackle Sam Ford have been battling the flu bug all week and end Vester Arnold has had several asthma attacks. After being shut out in three straight games, Coach Erv Ibach's Greenies pounded Largo selections will be made by time he has seen action, throwing three touchdown passes and handling the option play with aplomb. Despite his injury he remains as the Hurricanes' leader in total offense. Miami will be without the services, however, of first-unit halfback Ron Fritzsche, the team's strongest runner, plus starting center-linebacker Bob Dentel.

Injuries have seriously crippled Miami's linebacking corps that is sure to get a stern test against the Tar Heels and their quarterback, Ray Farris. Farris, a senior, is one of the nation's few legitimate triple-threat backs. A deadly passer, the 185-pounder from Charlotte, N.C., is a shifty runner and his team's best punter. Two of his Lineups tied with amateur Frank Fort Myem Pot. Fort Pierre SpiFfrl (175) I.K Vincent (170) Ford (l7) I.T Sloan Thomai (17(11 I.G Frlnk 1 1 lioolaby (HMD Pharea (l.it Gnff IS5 1 KG Huakey (l5) Lamb RT Putnam (HNM l'ravia (IK' I UK ane (lll.VI Norlhiull (lint OB Kill? M.

Dufflf I II Smith (175) l.fwia (HID Htl Ruaaakla (IKIDI (hrlstfn.cn (157) FB Mplton 26-0 and then stopped Jefferson last week, 14-6. Halfback David games and the 145-pounder is running better tha never. Fort Pierce builds its offense around the passing of quarter members of the football squad, while the queen and princess will be chosen by vote of high school students. The Bulldogs took a 13-0 shellacking from Gulf High last Friday, bringing their record to 2-4 this season. East Bay is 4-1-1.

Coach Johnny Clements Is hopeful his Bulldogs will snap back and carry the school's orange and black colors to victory despite the current black and blue status of several players. Nelson Spoto will be out of the running for the remainder of the season with a broken ankle, Jud Baggett has been hobbling with a sprain, Sam Surratt has pulled side muscles and is navigating on a shin splint, and Larry Kearse will probably be playing under wraps due to a knee injury and a couple of stitches over his right eye. Meantime, the veteran coach is keeping a weather eye out Strafaci of Miami, at 69. Pro Jimmy Brass and amateur Charlie MacCalum of Fort Lauderdale had 70s. Tampa pros Burl Bolesta and Henry Castillo had 73s, and Wiley Watkins 79.

Player Holds Pro Money Lead DUNEDIN, Oct. 26 () Gary Player held onto his lead in professional golf's money -winning sweepstakes last week without even trying. Player didn't play. Tournament activity has back' Eugene King, who also runs the option to perfection, and the running of halfback Larry Smith, a 175-pound vet eran speedster. Captain Bill THE MORNING i rf mm Phares, 195-pound veteran cen ter, anchors the line along with mobile Frank Sloan, 220-pound BATTEN GETS CHANCE Tom Batten, an unsung member of the Florida squad this season, will get his big chance in the Gators' duel with Louisiana State at Gainesville Saturday.

Batten will operate as No. 2 quarterback behind Bobby Doud, who will start in place of injured Larry Libertore. Batten is a 158-pound junior from Miami. Dodd To Start at Quarterback tackle. Ford at 197 pounds and 220-pound Larry Lamb give the Greenies some heft in the line along with 190-pound center slowed almost to a halt.

And Louis Goolsby. Goff is an aggressive 185 pounder and guard Newn Thomas a scrappy with only a few major ones left in the season, Players $64,540 in 28 tournaments is almost sure Libertore Has 50-50 Chance of Facing LSU Heads Track Richard West Succeeds Hobbs to take the money-winning for East Bay's fast backfield and halfback Bill Keley, one of the leading scorers in the conference. The Indians suffered their first loss of the season last weekend, 25-12 to TBC leading Turkey Creek. East Bay was co- crown. 140-pound veteran.

Drag Races Are Scheduled Sunday At New Drag Strip A series of drag races be The standings of the top ten West Named in the list was released today by the Professional Golfers Association headquarters. They are complete through the Or By WALKER LUNDY Those LSU Tigers Are Tough Of the hundreds of college football teams in the USA, the best, in whatever order you prefer, are Mississippi, Alabama, Michigan State and Texas. Pressing the front four is another powerful quartet composed, alphabetically, of Georgia Tech, Iowa, Louisiana State and Ohio State. The Florida Gators aren't paired with the front four but they are in for a serving of the next best. Louisiana State's bounding Bayou Tigers, ranked seventh and eighth in the national AP and UPI polls, respectively, will furnish the oppo tween drivers from the Florida Tribune Sports Correspondent proved sufficiently to be given a clean bill of health.

Head Coach Ray Graves said second team quarterback Bobby West Coast is scheduled at the Sunshine GAINESVILLE, Oct. 26 A new Tampa Dragway, on Hills rude awakening was handed to ange County Open. In second place with $57,732 was Arnold Palmer and in third with $53,513 Doug Sanders, who also were idle last week. the Florida Gators today when borough Avenue, three miles east of Highway 301, Sunday Park Head it was learned that the 138- Dodd Jr. would start in Liber-tore's place Saturday and that he would use Libertore sparingly unless he1 made a better.

afternoon. The purse has been doubled for the eliminator of the street In fourth place, Bill Casper Jr. added $783 to his winnings for a new total of $37,766. Idle recovery than at present. pound sparkplug of the team, quarterback Larry Libertore, only has a 50-50 chance to play in Saturday's homecoming football game with the LSU Tigers.

Libertore, the Gators' total and stock classes and the in Also given a 50-50 chance to play was halfback Bruce Star Jay Hebert held onto fifth with a $33,983 figure. The top ten: first ling. Starling was slated for a starting assignment until he Richard E. West of Warwick, R.I., and Clearwater vice president of Sunshine Park for the past five years, has been elevated to the president's post to succeed W. Frank Hobbs, of Tampa, who resigned earlier in the week.

The announcement of West's appointment was made by Frederick E. M. Ballon, entered won winn'gs yardage leader with 492 yards in five games, has been undergoing treatment for a bruised back since he sustained the in champions of the league last year. Coach Shows How, Ends Up In Hospital CHESTER, Oct, 26 (JP) Line coach Lee (Rock) Royer was tired of watching his Pennsylvania Military College football team fail to score from the one-yard line. So he lined the team up at the one yesterday and had the offense practice getting over the goal line.

At one point he stepped into the lineup to show how it should be done. Today, Royer, a former West Chester State back, was ki Chester Hospital with a broken right ankle, the result of his "show 'em how to do it lunge into the line." Penn Military has a 3-2 record. centive is expected to draw an ever larger entry. A closely contested race Is expected between the Creaton Elliot Chevy from Bradenton and the Black Sheep of St. Petersburg.

The Elliot car has a 409 inch engine with four speed transmission. The Black 1. Gary Player 12 $64,540 13 57.732 28 22 35 53.513 37,766 33,983 30,542 pulled up with a severe Charley horse. Starting in his place at right half will be junior Ron Stoner. Other than Libertore, Starling, and halfback Bob Hoover, who will be shelved for another (Continued on Page 3, Col.

1) sition for the entertainment of 44,000 homecoming spectators at Florida Field tomorrow afternoon. Florida doesn't rate In the top 20, despite its favorable 3-1-1 record. The Gators are distinct underdogs to the Tigers and should be. Does this mean that Florida has practically no chance against the talented, three-deep LSU aggregation? No, the Gators are not being counted out. The original guess was that Florida had one chance in three of winning.

Now with quarterback Larry Libertore injured and "very doubtful," the odds probably are longer. Florida's offense still has some prongs. Defensively, the Orange and Blue has shown steady improvement. Louisiana State is a great defensive outfit, rivaling Alabama 2. Arnold Palmer 3.

Doug Sanders 4. Bill Casper Jr. 5. Jav Herbert 6. Bob Goalby 7.

Johnny Pott 8. Gene Littler 25 29 31 30 chairman of the board. jury last Saturday in the Van-derbilt game. The doctor said today that while the wiry field eeneral had resoonded some to Ballon said the board of di 29,767 29,245 28,335 23 26 Sheep is a 309 cubic inch, 1961 Ford. rectors of the track, located at 9.

Billy Maxwell I the treatment, he had not im 25,978 10. Doug Ford 29 Oldsmar, has accepted the resig FSU Guard McDowell Doutbf ul for VPI Game nation ef Hobbs with regret. "We are deeply grateful and appreciative of Hobbs' valued service to Sunshine Park, particularly during the pioneer days at the track," Ballon added. West was named to the top position at the track at the annual meeting of the board of Ask Waivers PITTSBURGH, Oct. 26 (JP) By HERB SCHMUCK Tribune Sports Correspondent TALLAHASSEE.

Oct. 26 Florida State Seminole football players let out a resounding war cry before heading for the showers this afternoon after the game whenever it becomes necessary. Quarterback Ed Trancygier, who has been ill with flu, reported to this afternoon's drill in sweat clothes. He, too. is expected to see limited action, if any, against the Gobblers.

That and Ole Miss in that department. Tiger offense is sharp and strong. The Gators still are hampered by numerous injuries. They should be used to this by now. But it hurts against a deep foe like LSU, and the presumed loss of Libertore is a Jolt.

The excitement of homecoming should help the Florida team in this important SEC clash. The Tigers, on the other side, will fight to preserve their national ranking and gain revenge for a rugged 13-10 loss to Florida in 1960. Florida is The Pittsburgh Steelers of the directors, which also selected a three-man executive committee to conduct operations of the track. It was decided not to name a general manager to fill Hobbs' post at this time. winding up preparations were for Saturday clash with Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va National Football League asked waivers today on veteran center Ed Beatty.

A University of Mississippi graduate, Beatty came into the league in 1955 as the No. 1 draft choice of the Los Angeles Rams. He was traded to the Steelers in 1957. Head Coach Bill Peterson Ballon was reelected as chair 1 was pleased with the enthu enough of a threat that Louisiana shouldn't be looking ahead to its banner battle with Mississippi the following week. Louisiana State figures to be the better team by 10 points.

man of the board, Charles Ballon was named as vice president (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) siasm. "It was a real good practice," Peterson said. "The boys looked real fine out there this afternoon." All was not as well, as it ap pcarel, however. With the announcement that guard Gene Battle of Unbeatens Here Phillips Field offers a rarity tomorrow night a late October 'duel of undefeated, untied teams.

I Southeastern Louisiana comes to town sporting a 6-0 record, Call Tribune, 2-4912, For Football Scores leaves sophomore Charlie Calhoun as the No. 2 signal-caller behind starter Eddie Feely. Untested at quarterbacking thu varsity, Calhoun led the Seminole freshmen last season to brilliant 5-0 record. Peterson figures the Gobblers to be a tougher opponent than most expect. Although the Seminoles are rated about a two-touchdown favorite, Peterson considers V.P.I, "a really tough team to beat." The last time FSU beat the Gobblers was in 1959 by the slim margin of 7-6.

That was the Gobbler's homecoming. It'll be the same situation this time with the Seminoles as V.P.I.'s homecoming opponents again. The Tribe is scheduled to leave by plane tomorrow morning, for Roanoke where they McDowell twisted an ankle in practice late Wednesday, it looks like the Seminoles will be handicapped in that position. McDowell, along with guard The Tribune, as a service to its readers, will provide football scores of prep and college games played this sea- Bill Daly, who injured a knee while the Tampa Spartans, acclaimed tentatively as the school's: finest team in years, have turned back four opponents. 1 The Spartans have their chore clearly carved out.

They'll face an opponent that has exceptional speed in the line as well as backfield, and their No. 1 job will be to contain quarterback Elbert Harris, who won small college All-Amer-i ica honors with Southeast last year. The 205-pound Harris son. If you are interested in a particular game, call Tampa 2-4912 (no collect calls will be accepted), ask about It and the score will be given. Do not ask for game details.

Yd yesterday and is stiil bedridden, pose a definite problem to Peterson's interior line. Daly is definitely out for the V.P.I, game while McDowell is considered a "doubtful." Peterson hopes to remedy the situation by shuffling the best of his remaining strength at guard into the lineup during Scores of high school and college games will be given from 9:30 until midnight on Fridays and from 5 o'clock until midnight on Saturdays. Please do not call this number at other times. is a fine runner and passer and excels on defense. This one is something like Louisiana State-Florida.

Tampa (Continued on Pace 4, Col. 4) Seminole End Y. C. McNeese FSU Center Bruce Darsey will remain overnight and travel by bus to Blacksburg.