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i PAGE YWENTY-IIGHT ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1947 ESo'ughsfood Cadets ESuira To 47 veir CoDora do. TEXAN MAKE STRONG BID FOR NATIONAL RANK AUSTIN, Tex. (iP) The University of Texas turned on the heat to smash North Carolina 34-0 in convincing style yesterday and throw out a national challenge. A crowd of 47,000 saw the Longhorns combine the accurate passfng of Quarterback Bobby Layne with the power, and speed of Fullback Tommy Landry, Right Halfback Randall Clay and Left Halfback Byron Gillory to count their third straight victory WEST POINT.

N. Y. (UP) A hard-charging Army eleven, scoring almost at ran roughshod over a spunky but outclassed Colorado football team yesterday, winning 47 to 0 and running its string of unbeaten games to. 30 since the 1944 season. it wasn't much more than a practice session as Coach Earl Blaik threw in almost everybody on the squad against the orange-shirted team from the Rockies; I of the season.

Scoring in every quarter, the Under a burning sun which TANDY'S GIANT KILLERS Cadets seemed to pick up more and more strength as Blaik had an obvious effect on the boys from North Carolina, Tex as scored on a 44-yard pass in the first, a 28-yard pass and WHIP ALABAMA, 14 TO 7 reached deeper into the barrel and they wound up the final period by coasting across the double stripe three times. two-yard plunge in the second NASHVILLE. Tenn. (INS) Vanderbilt's Commodores regis- Duke In 19-7 Win Over Vols Tenn. (INS) Duke's Blue Devils cracked a long standing jinx at Shields-Watkins stadium yesterday aft and two plunges from inside the Elwyn P.

(Rip) Rowan, Army's one-yard line in the final period 180-pound speed merchant from tered their second straight upset of the infant 1947 football season yesterday by trimming the powerful University of Alabama Crim Texas' first tally came on a son Tide, 14-7. Memphis, chalked up two of the Army's scores, if points are any criterion of ability. But 44 yard pass from' Blond Bomber Layne to Left Half The Commodores, who last back Gillory, who got in behind week upset Northwestern 3-0, en the Tarheels' Johnny Clements almost as good in that department were Winifield W. Scott, Robert J. Stuart, Amos W.

tered the contest a decided un ernoon to trim Bob Neyland's to grab the ball on the 10 and derdog. Tennessee Volunteers, 19-7. go across standing up. Gillette and Karl O. Kuckhah, A capacity crowd of more than who scored once each.

End Bert Rollins Upsets Richmond, 20-7 ORLANDO (JF) The Rollins college Tars scored in the first, third and fourth quarters A fumble Jby fullback Wala Pupa of North Carolina gave B. Aton matched those versatile The Blue Devil victory a symphony in fumbles was Coach Wallace Wade's first over a Bob Neyland team on home Texas a break which paved the 21,000 sat in amazement as they saw the Commodores strike for touchdowns in the first and fourth periods. Alabama's score backs by adding one touchdown "i "I miii nr'i nil i-r i r-rif "mrr -w-'tit way for the second counter. The statistics told the story Right end Peppy Blount cov Army piled up 23 first downs to ground. came three minutes before the final whistle.

ered for the Longhorns on the Tarheels 28, and then ambled Duke's first score came through the second quarter 10 for Colorado. The Cadets ripped off 358 yards rushing against 59 for the westerners Vanderbilt's first touchdown down to the goal line to take a sensational 28-yard catch from DROPPED BALL Chalmers Elliott (Michigan No. 18) drops the ball after being farced out of bounds by Al Morris (Stanford No. 51), on the ground, on the Stanford 45-yard line in the first quarter of yesterday's game. at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan won 49-13. Ague Telephoto. when Folger scooted 26 yards here last night to defeat the University of Richmond Spiders, 20-7. It was the Tars' first vie- and traveled 113 yards by air to on a fourth down gamble to the came witn only tnree mmuies to go in the first quarter. The Commodores traveled 76 yards substitute Fullback Raymond Tennessee 18.

Three plays later Jones. tory in two starts this season in three plays, with End John Duke had a first down on the North Carolina caught fire North catching a 26-yard pass Vol two-foot line. Stephanz and their first home game of the and came roaring back on the rom Tailback Jamie Wade and slammed straight for the Big nimois Intsimids Bowse sharp-shooting passes on Left 99 for their opposition. Columbia Sinks Navy, 13 To 6 on the next play, then converted then racing 34 yards lor the ear. Approximately 6,500 specta.

Half Charlie tChoo Choo) Jus to make the score 7-0. tally. Zach Clinard place-kicked tice and Pupa but a Justice's the extra point. tors watched the underdog Rol- Duke repeated with only two pass intended for end Bobby Cox back-fired. It bounded out of Vanderbilt tallied Its second rninutes in the half by recov ins eleven upset the visiting -12 35 Decisive Uckimsg, touchdown with five minutes to ering a Vol fumble down in the Longhorn Bobby Coylee's arms, Richmond Spiders and hand the Virginians their second defeat double stripes when a center and Jones grabbed it to halt go in the fourth stanza.

Blocking Back Jim Baughn intercepted ANNAPOLIS, Md. (INS) the afternoon's most threatening pass missed Tennessee's Bob Lund on his own 10. Stephanz A shifty Columbia eleven reg of the 1947 campaign. 'Bama pass on the Tide's 29, Tarheel drive. istered a mild upset yesterday and hauled it back to the 13.

failed to make the extra point The first Rollins score came Texas exploded again, driving bv defeatine Navy 13 to 6 in On the next play Bobby Berry IOWA CITY, Iowa (JP) You can count Illinois in on the battle for the 1947 Western conference football championship, too. The Illini, although minus several of the stars who led Illinois to the 1946 title and a Rose Bowl triumph, showed a tremendous running and passing game yesterday as they opened their 1947 bid with a 35 to 12 victory over Iowa before a crowd of 52,294. Final Duke tally was in the 60 yards to pay dirt with Tom the east's leading football game scored on a cutback over right with electrifying suddenness. Ed Sirmons, a freshman from Ta- third quarter when the Blue of the day. It was Navy's second Landry plunging the last two yards to run the score to 20-0 tackle.

Clinard again converted Devils pounced on another Vol straight defeat this year. vares, tossed a 27-yard pass A few minutes later Alabama fumble at midfield. Buddy Mulli at the half. A forward pass from Lou Kus- took to the air to tally. In two gan punched his way through to Frank Pollak, a freshman end from Knoxville.

With the ball An attempt to pass for the Ole Miss Thumps aerials by Harry Gilmer the Tide serow to Bruce oenrKe me third period covered 42 yards point failed. scored. A 23-yard pass irom tu Auburn Rambles To 14 To 0 Win resting on the Spider 37 after a five yard penalty, Dick Darty, Expertly guided by Perry Moss from the quarterback slot, the Illini piled up a 21 to 6 half time margin, and continued their domination through the second half against an Iowa team anxious to make amends The Longhorns fourth tally for the winning touchdown. rner to reserve halfback Carl South Carolina a sophomore from Bradenton, Navy drew first blood when came oh a one-yard plunge over center by Clay at the end of an Mims netted the six-pointer. fullback Bill Hawkins broke broke off his right tackle and stiff-armed his way across.

loose on a 55-yard touchdown MEMPHIS. Tenn. (INS) Ole AUBURN, Ala. (INS) tackle to pound 57 yards to the goal line, Tennessee's only touchdown bafore a homecoming crowd came just six minutes before the end of the ball game. A Duke fumble on the Blue Devil our-yard stripe set Becker's two hammer blows through the line ending in the greener field.

Joe Sabo for a loss to UCLA, the team Dartmouth Whips run in the second period. 84-y a march which began when Jones intercepted a pass behind his goal line and brought it out to the 16. Early in the third quarter. Following the next kickoff Tiger Travis Tidwell capped a decisive Auburn victory over stubborn Louisiana' Tech at Au Illinois toppled in the Rose BowL. Miss kept up her unbeaten pace yesterday by thundering over a badly outclassed South Carolina, KENNY HOBTON, a St.

Peters Columbia marched 65 yards for Syracuse, 28-7 burg freshman, passed to Pollak Billy Pyle, substitute left half, 33-0, before 33,000 rain-sodden a score, with Kusserow taking the ball over from the two-yard who caught the ball on the burn stadium yesterday afternoon with a 60-yard pass to rack SYRACUSE (INS) Dart dashed 14 yards. Layne hit substitute left End Lewis Holder for fans in Memphis' Crump sta Spider 28 and raced to the 17 be mouth overcame a brief 7 to line. the final tally in Auburn's 14-0 dium. deficit yesterday and smashed win. The Midshipmen made severa 32 yards to North Carolina's 34.

Clay rambled 13 more and Layne Underdog Badgers Tie Indiana, 7-7 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (INS) the Gamecocks never got a across four touchdowns to defeat magnificent defensive stands Tidwell's spectacular aerial to undermanned Syracuse, 28 to look-in as Ole Miss' Charley Conerly pitched three scoring but on the offense they failed shot one to Jim Watson for 13 to North Carolina's six. North end Bill Waddail came on the final play of the game. Eiehteen thousand sun "to break down Columbia's stead aerials in the first period of the drenched fans watched the Or Wisconsin's Earl Maves raced iness in the line. Carolina was penalized to i one-yard mark for roughing the Auburn's first score came In contest.

the third quarter when Halfback ange team organize a 44-yard sustained drive in the opening passer, and Clay scored. Guess 70 yards off tackle for a touchdown early in the final period Brewers Grab Title MILWAUKEE. UP). Milwaukee's Brewers trounced Syracuse ol the International league, 9 to 1 last night to win the Junior World Series, four games to three, for their first triumph in the little baseball classic since 1936. Ole Miss grabbed the first Yale Scores 19-0 Billy Ball started a drive with kicked the extra point to make handful of Gamecock feathers in period and score the game's 45-yard run to Lip's 15.

Quar it 27-0. yesterday, and Lisle Black-bourn's ensuing conversion gave a 91-yard series of Conerly pass first touchdown on a pass from fore being, tackled. Sammy Hardman, seior wing-back from Jacksonville, then broke off right tackle, lateralled the ball to Paul Odom, Orlando guard, who ran across for the second score. Knecht's kick was wide. Two minutes after the final period opened.

Horton took Jack Wilbourne's Jack on his 28 and streaked 43 yards to the Richmond 29. Darty moved over left tackle for 21 yards to the four where Calvin Peacock, Pahokee senior, went "over for a score four plays later from the one terback Russ Inman made two Win Over Cornell Clay collected his second es, culminating to a quickie to Chuck Fornslar to end Bob the underdog Badgers a 7-7 con through center on the next play. touchdown when he again Barney Poole for the score. Schiffner. ference game tie with Indiana NEW HAVEN (INS) a 1 then Halfback Freddie Gafford The Rebs tallied again when Dartmouth went Syracuse one rammed through from the one half-yard line at the end of a before 28,000 fans.

went over tackle for three. established itself as a footba SYRACUSE (IL) 000 000 0011 9 2 fcllLWAXJKEE (AA) 030 000 06x 9 8 1 the Gamecocks' Bob Hagan bob- better in the second period power in the Ivy league ester Following a scoreless first Ball smashed to Tech's two, bled on the Ole Miss 15 was re notching 14 "points on Herb Car 47-yard drive in which the Texas team employed half, Indiana scored in the third day by trouncing Cornell 19 to in a dull game before 50,000. covered by end Jack Odom, who and Inman plowed across for the score on his second try. Bull Wehmeier, Howell (8) Mustaikis (8) fend Bosiak: Elliott and Linden. (Milwaukee -wins series, 4 games to ey's weaving 70-yard run and Francis O'Brien's one-yard straight power.

Guess kicked his canto when George Taliaferro climaxed a 75-yard march by galloped 87 yards to the Game The Elis relied on old-fash fourth extra point of the day Cochran converted to put Au cock nest. Third Ole Miss score plunge. burn into a 7-0 lead. to make the final score 34-0. ioned football, punching i pitching 14 yards to Lou Mihaj lovich in the end zone.

came alter Rebel tackle Roland Evans Sparks Kansas LAWRENCE, Kans. 1 (INS) foot line. The Indians chalked up touch downs in the last two quarters way on the ground with marches of 68 and 79 yards in the first and Dale Hagan's punt from COUGARS BEAT VANDALS Late Scores In the third. Quarterback Joe his own nine. Conerly hit Poole All-American Ray Evans raced MOSCOW, Idaho UP) The third periods, respectively.

with another aerial to make it Penalties called back a touchdown for each team in the first half, Taliaferro hustling 75 yards on a punt return only to have seven yards lor one touchdown Washington State A 22-yard romp by Yale's Ferd ksV HAPPY SCMEONS North Texas State 20. Florida 12. Stetson 0. Jax Navy 23. N.

C. State 14. Davidson 0. 19-0. Nadherny was the longest run and caught pass for another yesterday as the Kansas foot CAYI Memphis Napy 0.

Pensacola Navy 45. Ole Miss kept right on rolling marched 53 yards for a second period touchdown yesterday to defeat the Idaho Vandals, 7 to the game. the score called back for clipping. Offside nullified Wiscon in the second period, with Con Quincy College 51. McKendree 0.

Delaware State college 0. Morgan Sullivan flipped a 25-yarder to end Tom Rowe, who lateraled to flanker Dale Armstrong for the TD. Carey scored his second touchdown late in the fourth quarter, climaxing a 65-yard sustained drive with a line smash. Cornell was never in the game ball team opened defense of its Big Six crown by thumping Iowa State college SI. 0, before a record crowd of after a second period i sin's touchdown.

State 27 to 7. erly climaxing a second-wave drive by running nine yards then hitting Poole with a 10-yard 22,500 football fans. which carried to the Yale 12 and Hanover 19, Georgetown (Ky.) 13. Ball State 21, Eastern Illinois 13. Richmond 7.

Rollins 20. Missouri 19, Southern Methodist 85. Bethune Cookman 33. Edwards col TEXAS TECH SCORES then fizzled out on a fumble. pitch for the Bobby Os GREEN PEVJL GALLERY wald made it 26-0.

Billy Mistin lege 0. Tulsa Beats Drake hit Buddy Taylor in the end zone for the fifth Reb score, and Os Morehouse 12. Benedict 7. FLORIDA Normal 10. Leland O.

Catawba 21. High Point 0. East Carolina Teachers 12. Atlantic TULSA, (INS) The University of Tulsa survived LUBBOCK, Tex. (INS) A 90-yard kickoff return by Charles Reynolds and the passing arm of Freddie Brown brought a 21 to 13 victory to Texas Tech over a stubborn West Texas State team in Lubbock yesterday.

wald's- conversion wound up the Christians 7. three recalled touchdowns yes OUR NUMBER tallying. QilM Newberry 19. Lenoir-Rhyne 13. George Washington 7.

Virginia Mil terday to defeat Drake univer sity, 28 to 14. itary institute 13- Minnesota Beats J. R. Boone, under-sized Tulsa Big Bayou Club Slates Moth Races Big Bayou Yacht club has scheduled a program of moth class sailing races In Vinoy basin today, starting at 9 o'clock. Two new boats have been added to the fleet, the Sea Scouts' AWOL sailed by John Wintrode and a St.

Petersburg Yacht club Ventnor to the sailed by Del Jordan. halfback, ran almost the entire Rite Rale Cab Co. Inc. Ohio State Falls Surprise length of the field within two Phone minutes after Drake had scored Nebraska, 28-13 LINCOLN, Neb. (INS) Min their second touchdown.

Boone if- Victim Of Aroused Purdue 7-8 I I I raced 98 yeards through the I nesota's Golden Gophers got entire Drake eleven. WHEM HASLAM SLAMS 'EM, THEY STAY themselves a scare or two yesterday, but their heft was too much for Nebraska's fooball forces and the Gophers came LAFAYETTE, Ind. (INS) A proposed wake turned into a roaring jamboree for 34,000 fans yesterday as Purdue's warmed- Oregon State Cops 7. i SEATTLE, Wash. (INS) over doormats staged the most stunning upset of the midwest away with a 28 to 13 triumph.

by stopping Ohio State 24 to 20 in a Big Nine football fray. YOUR FUTURE THE HUSKY DEVIL TACKLE TRANSFERRED TO SPHS FROM A PENM. teM Quarterback Bob Billy Bye scored one touch sneaked over for the winning DeMoss climaxed a sweet aerial attack by pitching to Bob Heck touchdown in the final period down and Barry Elliott passed for another as Minnesota took a 14-0 halftime lead, but Nebraska Oregon State's mighty line rushed and powered the Beavers to a 14 to 7 victory over the Washington football team before 39,000 fans at Seattle yesterday. A blocked kick by Center Jim Swarbrick of OSC provided the winning margin. Is In in pay dirt- On the ensuing kick- off, however, Sensanbaugher made it 14-13 with two scoring gathered in the ball on his own two yard line and raced head passes from Del Weigand to Ralph Damkrofer early in the SCHOOL- HIS COACH THERE HAD RATED HIM ASSURE BET" FOR ALL-STATE HONORSTHIS SEASONJHINKS second half.

long for 98 yards and a touch In the final period, however. the Gophers got down to bust down. With the score tied at 7-7 late in the second period, Art Haver- AVIATION Aircraft and Engine Mechanic School ness with two savage scoring SEXTON WAS after the lead 'had changed hands with all the swift artistry of a magician. Dean Sensanbaugher scored twice for Ohio with runs of 98 and 62 yards, his second dash giving the Buckeyes a 13-10 lead after Purdue had prevailed by 10-7 at the half. Norb Adams put Purdue in front again, but Al Verdbva returned the lead to Ohio with a 10-yard scamper as the final period commenced.

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