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(Tltf Amrrfratt-fflalf smait Page B4-Austin, Texas Sunday, November 6, 1955 Spoil umm mi, iiiiMWMwniiLiiiM.a.nwljiMi. mm i 11 iww.m.m mm- If i a ooners Slin J. issouri A 7.. i a 4 fl" is essary roughness. Another pair of la-yaraers were caned early in the nnal period, and Oklahoma's Clen don Thomas was thumbed from the game on one, for unsportsmanlike conduct.

A total of 16 penal ties was called. McDonald threw passes for 10 and 13 yards to half Robert Burns and caught one from Burris himself to set up the first touch down alter Missouri gave up 15 yards on unnecessary roughness. The passes put the ball on the one and Burris went over. Score After Fumble On the first play after the kick-off, Missouri fullback Gene Roll fumbled. Harris passed 21 yards to McDonald for the tally.

The final Oklahoma touchdown came on a 22-yard run-lateral play. Quarterback Jimmy Harris ran it 12 yards to the 10 and lat-eraled to McDonald who went the rest of the way. It was the 26th straight win for Oklahoma's mighty Sooners, who all but have clinched an Orange Bowl berth. Burnine, the nation's top pass catcher, caught four for 53 yards Saturday. McDonald carried 13 ties for Oklahoma, picking up 96 yards.

He hit two of four passes. Thomas Is Top Rusher However, Thomas was top rusher for Oklahoma, carrying seven times for 87 yards. Oklahoma fullback Billy Pricer hit the first two conversions, but his third was wide. Oklahoma's touchdown drives, outside of the one set up by the fumble, went for 61 and 68 yards. Thomas had the longest run of the day.

57 yards. but it was soon nullified by a fumble on the Missouri 10. Oklahoma 14 0 9 920 Missouri 0 90 Oklahoma amrin' TTl Ritrric. Mw Donald 2. PAT Pricer 2.

i United Press Telephoto battle. Joe Thomason and Bobby Gilliam defended for the Arkansans on the play. Arkansas won the game, their first in history in Houston, 10-0. Kice Owl James Briggs from Smithville just missed a sensational catch of this Pinky Nisbet pass as he raced down the Arkansas sideline in Saturday's Owl-Porker Tulane Bulldogs Upset Army by 14-12 Over 'Bama, 27-7 ByM COLUMBIA, Nov. 5-UP-Halfback Tommy McDonald sparked Oklahoma to two touchdowns within 40 seconds of each other in the first period and scored another later to give the nation's second ranked team a 20-0 win over Missouri Saturday.

Missouri threw a terrific defense Into the game but a fumble and two 15-yard penalties set up all of Oklahoma's touchdowns before GAME AT A GLANCE Missouri Oklahoma 13 9(1 First downs JKU Rushing yardage 104 310 Passing yardage 85 66 Faasea attempted 22 12 Passes completed 7 5 Passes intercepted by 1 4 Funis I Punting averagt 35 31 Fumbies los I 1 Yards penalized 75 115 618 tans, me trnra period was especially rough. Six 15-yard pea aiues were called, most for unnee State Rips Kansas XL By 46 to 0 LAWRENCE, Nov. 5-UP Kansas State College, mired in a season of gridiron' mediocrity, exploded for four first period touchdowns and a stunning 45-0 victory over arch rival Kansas University Saturday. A sun-bleached crowd of 25,000 saw K-State turn what was billed as a toss-up Big Seven contest into an early rout ine wildcats, irrepressible on offense and strong in the line, struck with only 2:18 gone when fullback Doug Roether dashed nine yards ott ngnt tacue for a touchdown. The marker followed a Jayhawk fumble on the 1L 1 Kansas erred again minutes later when quarterback Bev Buller lost the ball, again on the 11, where Ron Nery pounced on it for K-State.

Left half Ken Nesmith dashed around right end from the four to score. Fullback Bill Carrington climaxed another Wildcat drive by again skirting right end from the five. The fourth touchdown in the period came when halfback Dick Alen intercepted a pass on his 46 and loped 54 yards to score. In the second period, Wildcat halfback Keith Wilson cut around left end from the two and left end Pnchor'e thiivl Knnf iti. game made it 33-0 at the half.

Kansas showed a net gain of only four yards in the half. K-State added a touchdown in the third period and another in the fourth. Kansas 9 Kansas State 2C 7 746 Jjeamita, Carrington. Alen, Wilson 2, 1-1 Pfeifer. FAT Rusher 3, Lee.

Spartans Demolish Rice, By MAX B. SKELTON HOUSTON, Nov. 5 MV-A 13-yard field goal by George Walker and a late touchdown plunge by Preston Carpenter broke an Arkansas victory drought in Houston today as the Porkers defeated Rice, 10-0, before a homecoming crowd of It was Arkansas' first Southwest Conference victory in history in Houston and the Porkers made it a miserable flay for Rice alumni and students who had picked Jess Neely, theii head coach, as honor guest for homecoming. A tight Porker defense permitted Rice to make only one serious threat, a 42-yard third period drive that carried to the Arkansas 22 only to be stopped by a fumble. Walker, a 185-pound junior, booted his field goal with only 40 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

Carpenter, a 190-pound senior, climaxed a 41-yard scoring drive by plunging ever from the one with less than two minutes re maining in the final period. Walker converted. In between the field goal end I touchdown, Arkansas had lost the other touchdown on an eight-yard pass from Don Hollender to Art Johnson. Vale Armr Yale scoring; Wintrrhauitr 2. 0 7 0 7-14 0 0 12 TD-Lopata, Ward.

PAT Army scoring: TD Lash, Johnson. Spirited Vols Tie Tech, 7-7 KNOXVILLE. Nov. 5 UJ-A fired up band of Tennessee Volunteers battled Georgia Tech. the nation's eighth ranking football team, to a 7-7 draw today before an overflow throng of 50,000 fans.

The eager young Vols took the opening kickoff and rambled 58 yards in nine running plays for their lone touchdown. The Engineers, turned back repeatedly in the second and third GAME AT A GLANCE Terh. 14 14 7 20 2 31 1 30 Teen. 8 127 8 4 3 7 42 2 113 Irst downs lushing Massing attempted Passes completed Passes Intercepted DT Puma Punting average Fumbles lost Vards penalized periods, finally mounted a scoring drive midway in the fourth quarter to tie the score. The tie probably eliminated Tech from the conference title chase, but it should have little effect on the Engineers' hopes for a postseason bowl game.

Tailback Johnny Majors, a con stant threat to Tech with his running and passing, maneuvered the Vols to their touchdown before hundreds of fans found their seats. On the first play after the kick-pff, the 165-pound Huntland, speedster raced 18 yards, and eight plays later sophomore fullback Tommy Bronson plunged over from the 1. Tommy Priest converted. Quarterback Wade Mitchell directed Tech to its touchdown on a beautiful 55-yard march, sending fullback Dickie Mattison and halfbacks George Volkert and Paul Rotenberry crashing through the Vol line repeatedly. Georgia Tech Tennessee 7- Tar Heels Run Wild NORFOLK, Nov.

5 UP) -Touchdown runs of 71 and 55 yards by Eddie Sutton and three short scoring strikes by Buddy Sasser gave North Carolina a 32-14 victory over fumbling South Carolina today in the ninth annual Oyster Bowl football game before a sellout 25,000 at Foreman Field. i' milm ftHit lit I Romps Ronny Quillian, a crunching fullback with halfback speed, also played a key role with his slams into the Alabama line as the surprising Green Wave won its third straight. Quillian also scored twice in the game watched by 17,361. Quillian dove over from the one in the third period to break a 7-7 deadlock and put Tulane ahead to GAME AT A GLANCE Alabama 11 11 102 22 10 11 39.0 60 Tulane 15 220 19 6 3 1 Ia 0 so First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes attempted Passes completed Passes intercepted by Pnnti Punting average rum Dies lost Yards penalized stay. He went five yards in the fourth for his other score.

Cottrell Shines Cottrell, a Mobile pride and joy scored the first Tulane touchdown on a 10-yard jaunt in the first pe riod. He went 32 yards in the fourth for his other after intercepting quarterback Bart Starr's pass. He also booted one extra point. Alabama's lone touchdown came in the second period with halfback Billy Lumpking going two yards to cap a 52-yard drive. Clay Walls, completed eight of nine passes.

Quillian started the tie-breaking drive with a 31-yard run to the Alabama 39. Three plays later he went off right tackle for 15 yards to set up a touchdown he was to score himself. The brilliant faking of quarterback Gene Newton sprung Tulane backs free. Their first drive cov ered 82 yards and was boosted by a 11-yard toss from Newton to Cotrell. Score Within Minute The Green Wave's last two touchdowns came within a minute of each other.

Guard Tony Sardisco rushed in to block Starr's attempted quick kick and Tulane recovered on the 12, with Quillian going over four plays later. A minute later, Starr was to pass on his 12 and was rushed. He threw upfield and Cottrell took it in and rambled 32 yards for the score. Alabama 0 Tulane 7 7 0 0-7 0 7 1327 Alabama scoring: TD Lumpkin. PAT ninaprisneeni.

Tulane scoring: TD Quillian 2. Cottrell 2. PAT Zelenka 2. Cottrell 1. a 'CATS EDGE LAMAR, 14-7 BEAUMONT, Nov.

5 W-Southwest Texas won its fourth straight Lone Star Conference football victory by scoring on a 54-yard pass and run play in the final 25 seconds to defeat Lamar Tech's Cardinals 14-7 here Saturday night. Quarterback Alvin Woods passed to Bobby Graham for the winning counter in the waning seconds of play to climax a two-touchdown Bobcat surge in the fourth period. Southwest Texas had scored earlier on a two-yard quarterback sneak by Woods after end Charlie Hall had recovered a Lamar fumble on the Cardinal 18-yard line. Graham converted after both touchdowns. Iowa Takes Minnesotans IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov.

5-UP Halfback Eddie Vincent ran for two touchdowns and passed for another before he was carried from the field on a stretcher to give Iowa a 26-0 Big Ten victory over Minnesota Saturday. A crowd of 52,459 and a regional television audience watched the Hawkeves regain Floyd of Rose- dale, a bronze pig and symbol of the 64-year-old rivalry. Florida Whips Georgia, 19-13 JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 5 Jim Rountree's 85-yard kick- off return and Dick Allen's 52-yard sideline scamper with a pass interception highlighted a magnificent second half comeback that gave Florida a 19-13 victory over Georgia today in a Southeastern Conference football game. Rountree's long haul with the second half kickoff triggered the Gator uprising and changed the game completely.

The first half was all Georgia and the Bulldogs ran up a 13-0 lead by the inter- Penn State Wins UNIVERSITY PARK, Nov. 5 The winged feet of Lenny Moore, first rate star for the first time this year, and the accurate placements of Milt Plum carried Penn State to an uphill 21-20 football victory over powerful Syra cuse today. NEW HAVEN. Nov. 5- UP Yale's underdog Bulldogs sprang the biggest upset of the eastern college football season Saturday when Capt.

Phil Tarasovic recovered two important fumbles that led to a 14-12 victory over Army. The failure of Ralph Chesanaus-kas to make good two conversion tries spelled the difference between defeat and a tie for the Cadets. This was Yale's first victory over Army since 1939. A turnout of 61,000 watched both sides score in the second period after recovering fumbles. Army's first score came on a 21-yard run by Pete Lash, Yale's on a 15-yard pass from Dean Loucks to Paiu Lopata.

After an uneventful third period, Yale racked up its second touchdown on a four-yard plunge by Al Ward. Dick Winterbauer kicked the second conversion to make it 14-6. Army bounded back with its Knox Paces Bruins To Easy Win STOCKTON, Nov. 5 UV- The bruising UCLA Bruins uncorked a triple tailback punch today to level the College of the Pacific 34-0 in a non-conference football game. Sam Brown and Ronnie Knox engineered the UCLA scoring parade which rolled up a 20-0 halftime lead.

Then young Gerry McDou-eall appeared on the scene to take over the scoring chores. UCLA, fifth-ranked nationally, handled the Tigers with surprising ease although the Bruins went into the game top-heavy favorites. A Western regional television audi ence watched the one-sided con test, in addition to 27,000 in Me morial Stadium. The victory made UCLA the highest scoring college team in the nation with 249 points in eight games. The shutout left the Bruins with only 33 points scored against them.

UCtA 7 13 7 7-34 COP 0 0 0 00 .10 0 ball on a fumble on the Rice six and had been held for downs on the 14. Early in the final period, quarterback Glen Wood attempted a 32-yard field goal from the Rica 22 but the ball fell short. It was Rice's fourth straight defeat, three of them in conference play. Arkansas, the defending champion, boosted its conferenca mark to two victories, two defeats and a tie. In 16 previous trips to Houston, Arkansas had managed nothing better than two ties.

The Porkers had GAME AT A GLANCE Arkansas Blc? First downs 12 8 Rushing yardage 205 110 Passing yardage 61 21 Passes attempted 8 Passes completed 3 2 Passes Intercepted by 2 1 Punts .4 7 Punting average 31.3 37 Fumbles lost 3 4 Yards penalized SO 30 been held scoreless here since 1945. Neely saw his Owls held score-less on their own field the first time since early 1944 when the wartime Randolph Field team handed Rice a 59-0 trouncing. Walker's fourth down field goal from the' Rice three came seven plays after halfback Buddy Benson recovered Rice's third fumble of the day, this time on the Owl 31. Benson and fullback Gerald Nes-bitt carried to the 25 before quarterback Don Christian faked a pass and raced around his right end to the nine. Halfback Ronnie Underwood got to the four.

Benson picked up one more, but, on third down, Nesbitt was stopped cold on the three. Walker booted the field goal from a slight angle. Halfback Don Horton Intercepted a Rice pass and returned four yards to the Owl 41 to set up the touchdown drive. Fullback Henry Moore got a first down on the 29 in two carries and then teamed with Carpenter to move to the nina in four tries. On fourth down, Carpenter plunged over.

Except for the third quarter drive to the Arkansas 22, Rica crossed midfield only once, and then only to the Porker 49. The Owls lost the ball four times on fumbles and twice on pass interceptions, but punt returns gava them the most trouble. Arkansas returned four punts for 36, 15, 39 and eight yards. Fullback Jerry Hall sparked Rice's lone threat. On the 42-yard drive, Hall gained 32 yards in three carries before fumbling on the Porker 22.

In the first half, Arkansas twica moved to the Rice 29. A fumbla stopped the first drive and the Rice defense tightened and held on the second. A pass interception also stopped the Porkers on the Owl 34. Moore was the leading ground gainer with 96 yards in 20 carries. Hall led Rice with 38 yards in six tries.

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Stephen's Sews Up Prep Loop Title, 25-7 1 Purdue by LAFAYETTE, Nov. 5-UP Alert Michigan State lived up to its reputation as the country's No. college club Saturday convert ing Purdue's fumbles and pass interceptions into an easy 27-0 victory to keep alive its Big Ten title chances. It was the Spartans' fourth con ference win in five tries for a second-place tie with Michigan. The Spartans, chalking up their first victory over the Boilermakers on three Purdue fumbles and a pass intrception in the second and third period fo ra convincing triumph.

Purdue threatened five times-its closest advance to the State three-yard line as the half ended but the stubborn Spartan secondary refused to give. Again late in the game the Boilermakers, with Lennie Dawson throwing the ball, reached the 10, but their seventh fumble killed off any touchdown chances. surprisingly easy 25-7 victory over heralded Lutheran High of Houston in the Lutherans own backyard. The game was the climax of a tre mendous season for Coach Ed Hooker's Spartans. With quarterback John Helden fels guiding them expertly all sea son, the Spartans defeated seven opponents and tied another in their eight game schedule.

Only San Marcos Academy was able to break even with St. Stephen's and, in all justice to the San Marcans, the Spartans have improved remarkably since that early season game. Saturday, it was once again the dependable Heldenfels who provided the impetus of victory. The cool Spartan quarterback scored two touchdowns on runs of 11 and two yards and booted the lone extra point of the day. John Wagstaff scored another touchdown on a 27-yard excursion around left end, but it was end Byron Gierhart who provided the most sensational play of the afternoon.

Gierhart picked off an errant Lutheran pass and raced un touched 30 yards for the final score of the day. Lutheran's only touchdown came on a 75-yard run by Dick Daven port. By JACK GATES MOBILE. Nov. 5 -UP- Sophomore AKL Cottrell, a local boy who made good down the coast at New Orleans, scored on runs of 10 and 32 yards Saturday in leading Tulane to a 27-7 victory over winless Alabama.

27 to 0 Michigan State quarterback Earl Morrall broke the ice in the second stanza, intercepting Bill Murakow-ski's fumble and racing 90 yards to score. Then it was Art Matsos turn to shine. He grabbed the second of three Dawson aerials to be intercepted and shifty Clarence Peake took a handoff five plays later and danced 10 yards down the sidelines fore score No. 2. The Spartans sealed Purdue's verdict in a hurrry following the intermission.

Purdue .0 8 9 08 Mich. State 0 14 13 027 Michigan State scoring: TD Morrall, Peaks, Kowalczyk, Matsko. PAT Pala-nutis 3. Colorado Ags Hand Pokes 20-13 Loss STILLWATER, Nov. 5-UP Colorado Halfback Gary Glick ramrodded a 20-13 victory over Oklahoma here Saturday before 21,500 homecom ing fans.

The victory was Colorado sixth straight victory against one loss. For the Oklahomans it-was the sixth loss against only one vic tory this season. The game was deadlocked 7-7 at halftime, but the Ram scored twice in the final two period outlast a closing-minute Oklahoma attack. Oklahoma opened the scor ing in the second period, after muffing an 80-yard drive in -the first period, on a 77-yard drive sustained by quarterback Tom Poitius' four passes to end Choppy Spencer- and halfback Everett Wood. Quarterback John Jacobs plunged from the two for the score and guard Louis Flores converted Colorado drove 65 yards with the next kickoff to tie the score.

Glick went over from the two and followed it with a conver sion to knot the halftime score at 7-7. Tribe Stuns SC Trojans ---By 28-20 LOS ANGELES, Nov. John Brodie's passing arm, flashing like an inspired vic tory symbol, led Stanford to a 28-20 upset victory over Southern Cali fornia before 63,222 amazed fans in Memorial Coliseum Saturday. The junior quarterback fdr the two-touchdown underdog Stanford Indians passed to two toachdowns and scored one himself after completing a 54-yard pass play to set up the score. Southern California's Jon Arnett was bottled up for almost the entire game, except for one scoring thrust in the third period." Brodie wasn't the only Stanford hero in the upset win as sophomore end Gary van Galder starred on defense with his pass-hawking and fumble recoveries.

He scored one touchdown. Fullback Bill Tarr reeled off the longest run of the game 55-yards to a touchdown off an intercepted pass in the third period. LSC 0 7 720 Stanford 8 14 723 Idaho State "Wins POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 5 UV-Unbeaten Idaho State College rolled to its eighth straight victory and completed an unbeaten Rocky Mountain Conference season Saturday by whipping Colorado Mines, 27-13. HOUSTON, Nov.

5-Clutch-play ing St. Stephen's had the key plays when they counted once again Sat urday and became 1955 champions of the Association of Texas Prep aratory Schools as a result. The championship came after a GAME AT A GLANCE U. Stephen's Lutbersa i ttrst Downs 190 Net Vards Bushiflf 169 37 J'et Yards Pasting 35 3 Passes Attempted 16 3 Passe ComoleLed 2 4 for 50 Penalties 7 for 85 Score by periods: St. Stephen's 9 1325 Lutheran 9 7 07 St.

Stephen's scoring: TO Heldenfels 2, Wagstalf, Gierhart. PAT Heldenfels. Lutheran scoring: TD Davenport. PAT 95 Exch. 12 Moi.

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8-8242 Austin American-United Press Bears. Here Tatum is shown being wrestled, to the ground after he had intercepted a Doyle Triylor pass in the opening period of the game. THAT MAN AGAIN A hustling Johnny Tatum was a common sight to the Baylor Bears Saturday afternoon as the Lubbock senior's defensive work was a big factor in a 21-20 Longhorn victory over the 13-13 0-27 Colorado Mines i. Iaano uto 7.

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