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Sports News Sunday, 10, 1963 JACK FULP, SperH Editor RE 2-3456 Sy JACK FULP Sports Editor Strange Happenings With king football having a firm hold on most of the colleges throughout the country, the University of Chicago something unique Friday Bight in the. way of demonstrations. At most of the nation'i colleges, the student body gets pretty enthusiastic on game days in support of the team, but it was the other Way around at the university in the Windy City, with a band of students demonstrating against the return of the gridiron 'sport to the historic campus. Although the football being played at Chicago isn't to be confused with that being turned out at such places as Ohio State, Illinois, Texas and Ole Miss, it still apparently was looked on with a great deal of distaste by the would-be learned students now populating the campus. The University of Chicago at one time was one of the centers of big time football, in (he days of Amos Alonzo Stagg, and the Maroon turned out some of the nation's finest teams.

school was a football power into the ISSOs, and was one of the most successful members of the powerful Big Ten Conference, but suddenly football was de-emphasized, and the Maroon, was taking terrific beatings such way stations as Wabash and others. Then the sport was dropped altogether. Some of football's greatest stars, such as Charley Ecker- in the early days of the century, and even in the 1930's when de-emphasis had set in and Jay Berwanger was there, performed for the Maroon. When Chicago dropped out the Big Ten, the conference went on with nine until Michigan State joined up. Of course, Chicago isn't the only former football power to drop the sport when they fell that it was, resembling the tail which was wagging the dog.

Among those which have fallen by the wayside after I many years of. high pressure i football were Fordham New York University, longtime members of the power packed fraternity. is a which dropped the game after quite a few years of considerable success on the field. However, that demonstration against the team, at which the game was held up for a considerable length of time, is certainly something different. BW Award Expanded The BW Athletic Association, an active group of sports-minded workers- at the local plant, is planning some changes in the format this year for honoring Petersburg High School football players.

For the past three years the Association has been honoring the player they chose as the Wave's outstanding player. The first award in 1960 was won by Earl Hawkins, while in 1961 it was won by Jim Bailey, the last year by Forrest Tucker. This year a change has been made whereby the but- standing lineman and outstanding back will be 'honored. It also'was announced that the award in honor of the late Mr. Rowland, one of the area's most avid sports fans, who died during the past summer.

Mr. Rowland had been an active member of the BW Association, and in his younger days was one of the area's outstanding baseball and softball players. After his playing days were over he continued his great interest in and support of sports in general. The Association will hold its aw'ards banquet December 7, and the Rowland award, along with many awards to members, will be presented at that time. VMI Interception Chuck Bcale, No.

25 of VMI intercepts a Holy Cross pass in first period action yes- terday. Holy Cross won the game 14-12. (AP Wirephoto) Holy Cross Defeafs VMI By 14-12 Score WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -Holy Cross, the last remaining team in New England to leave the winless ranks, edged Virginia Military 14-12 Saturday with a iwo-point conversion pass from Fran Coughlin to Jim Gravel. The deciding points came early in the second quarter following the Crusaders' first touchdown.

Harvard Checks Princeton Streak i CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Harvard quarterback Mike' Bassett directed a methodical ball control offense with which the Crimson spoilers upset the previously unbeaten, untied Princeton powerhouse 21-7 Saturday. Coughlin combined twice witl Junior Dick Kochansky in that period- for. touchdown pass es, throwing 7 and 29. yards Both Holy Cross scores followec interceptions.

VMI completed only six passes in the game played befori 7,500 spectators. But two of them were scoring tosses from quar terback Butch Nunnally. The Richmond, Va. senior connected with junior end Joe Bush for a 54-yard touchdown 80 seconds before the first half ended and hit halfback Chuck Beale on a 57-yard scoring strike late in. the third quarter.

Walking On Air William and Mary halfback Dennis Haglan appears to. be walking through the air as he was tackled by Virginia's Duane Bickers in the first quarter of the game at Scott Stadium yesterday. At half time Virginia led William and Mary 6-0. (AP Wire- photo) Cavaliers Top ini Beaten By Michigan For First Loss CHAMPAIGN, 111. (AP) -Undefeated Illinois fumbled away its share of the Big Ten football lead as Michigan exploited a fourth period bobble to extend Bump Elliott's coaching jinx over brother Pete with a 14-8 upset of the second-ranked Illini Saturday.

Illinois' conference title and Rose Bowl bid were dealt a 'deadly, blow when Jim Warren fumbled and Michigan recpver- ed on 11, striking for the winning touchdown in five plays and- erasing an 8-7 deficit. Illini, No. 2 in The Associated Press national poll, suffered their first setback after five victories and a tie to yield the Big Ten spot exclusively to Michigan State, a 23-0 victor over Purdue. Michigan state, Illinois and Ohio State--which lost to Penn State in outside play had shared the conference lead at 3-0-1. i Just before Michigan's sudden strike for the decisive TD, Illinois apparently only to play it safe for the final seven minutes after stopping what seemed the Wolverines' last-chance drive at midfield.

But two plays after a Michigan punt, Warren fumbled for the second time in the. game and Wolverine John Rowser recovered. On a fourth and one situation, quarterback Bob Timberlake sneaked a yard to the one yard stripe for a first down and Mel Anthony smashed over left guard for the touchdown. Michigan Illinois 7 0 7--14 0 8 0 8 Indiians, 9-7 CHARLOTTESV1LLE, Va. (AP) Tom Kreb's pass interception last minute preserved )-7 football for Virginia Saturday over a William and Vlary team which nine times goal.

John ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Roger Staubach and Skip Pas- kewich provided the offensive fireworks and Navy's defense did the rest Saturday as the fourth-ranked Middies crushed Maryland 42-7. Staubach scored two touchdowns and passed for one in turning in another spectacular job of quarterbacking before leaving the game early in the third quarter. His seven pass completions in 12 attempts tied a Naval Academy season record at 94 completions, with two games left. His 104 yards passing and 20 rushing boosted his total offense for the season to 1,544 yards.

Paskewich, a sprinter on the track team, turned in the most spectacular run of the day by racing 76 yards for a touchdown after intercepting a Dick Shiner pass. It was one of four pass interceptions by the Middies, who harried Shiner throughout the day. The Navy defense also recovered three fumbles. Marylind 0 0 0 7 7 Navy 6 22 7 7--42 Navy-Stsubach 2 run (kick failed) Navy--Sal 2 urn (Teall from Staubach) Navy--Paskewich 76 pass Interception (Marlln kick) Navy--Staubach 1 run (Marlln kick) Navy--Sjuggerud 11 pass from Staubach (Marlln kick) Navy--Qunsworth 8 run (Marlln kick) Md--Hill 22 pass from Shiner (Hill kick) Attendance ailed to score from the 25-yard ine or closer. The Cavaliers' third intercep- ion of the game checked an apparent William and Mary at- empt to set up a field goal.

Stolen aerials also keyed Vir- touchdown and field i a a halted: second scoring threat of first period with an interception on. the Virginia 20 and a 63-yard runback to the Indians' 17. The Cavaliers scored in plays, Bob Dunphey going the last three yards. An interception by Duane Bickers in the fourth period set up Tom Shumari's 37-yard field with 6:33 left. But WM struck back with minutes left on a 6-yard aerial bomb from Dan Henning to Charley Weaver.

The Indians, rolling up 453 yards in total offense to 162 for the Cavaliers, were headed for the goal line again at the Virginia 23 when Krebs came up with a game-saving grab of a Henning pass. It was the fifth straight defeat for the Indians, now 2-6 over-all. Virginia is 2-5-1. i a i ud Mary 0 0 0 7--7 Virginia 6 0 0 3--9 VA--Dunphey 3 run (kick failed) VA--FG Shumah 37 69 from Kenning (Miller kick) Attendance 10,000 College Gridders 7 Off-Season Work ProbedByNCAA VMI 6 Holy Crow 0 14 0 0--14 HC--Kochaiuky 7 pan from Conghtla (Gravel pus from Coughlin) VMI--Biuh pan from Nuniully (puu faite!) HC--Kochaiuky pan from Coughlin (run lilted) $7 from Nunnally (run tailed) NASHVILLE, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Bernie Moore said Saturday the National Collegiate Athletic Association is- -investigating the "off-season" training activities of football players at member schools. Moore, here for the Kentucky- Vanderbilt football game, published reports 'that the NCAA was investigating wrestling and similar physical activities for football players at the University of He said several other unidentified schools were under smu lar investigations, It isn't Just in oar league, he added.

NCAA rules permit 20 days ol spring training for football teams. The investigation is designed to deetrmine jf "out ol season" programs in weightlifting, wrestling and like activities should be included in the authorized spring football program. Bemie Shively, Kentucky athletic director, said his school invited NCAiA officials to the campus last spring to look over Kentucky's year-round athletic program. Sewanee Romps Over WL, 35-6 SEWANEE, Tenn. (AP) A stable of fleet backs.led unbea.t en Sewanee to a 35-6 victory over.

Washington and Lee in a College Athletic Conference foot ball gurne here Saturday. Tailbacks M. L. Agnew am Larry Majors and wingback Bil Johnson shared the load for Swanee on the ground, gaining 225 yards among them. Agnew passed 11 times, completing eight for another 97 yards.

scored two touchdowns once on a 35 yard run and again on a four-yard pass from Ag new. The multi-threat Agnew also scored on a 39 yard run Fullback Ray Tucker blasted over for two TDs on sbor plunges for the victors. Washington and Lee's lone touchdown came in the las after Sewanee had rollec up a 28-0 margin. Eagles Beat R-MJ6-12 ASHLAND, Va. (AP)--Bridgewater's Eagles spotted Randolph-Macon a 6-0 halftime lead Saturday -and then came roar- 'ng back to edge the Jackets 1612 in a.

Little Eight and Mason- Dixon Conference football game. Bridgewater, winding up its season 'with 'a flourish, rammed across touchdowns in the third and fourth periods and added two-point plays after each to gain its margin of victory. After Vic Sakellarios had crashed across from the one to give the Jackets' 6-0 halftime lead, Bridgewater took the second kickoff on its own 35 and inarched to Randolph Macon's 16 with the aid of a 33-yard pass from Jim Benson to halfback Yager Marks and a 15- yard penalty for unnecessary roughness. Quarterback Benson then advanced to the three and Wayne Latham made the remaining yardage on two rushes into the line. Benson then bulled over for the extra two points on a quarterback sneak.

The Jackets grabbed the next kickoff on their own 48 and drove down to score in nine'plays with Dick Titus' 32 yard run highlighting the march. Skip D'Alessandro plunged over from the one but the attempt by Pippon to sneak across for the two extra points failed. Bridgewater then iced the game 'in the final quarter by mounting 35-yard march with Latham again going over from the one and Benson sneaking across for the extra points. Baylor Beaten As Texas Wins 8th Straight AUSTIN, Tax. (AP) Crafty Duke Carlisle carried Texas on a blistering 45-yard touchdown drive in the third period Saturday and the nation's No.

1 team won its eighth straight game and took over the undisputed lead in the Southwest Conference with Baylor. Carlisle a 7-0 victory over also intercepted a Doing The Hop Virginia Tech's Buddy Weihc, starts to hop over a fallen player as he charges through the North Carolina Slate line yesterday. Slate players are unidentified. North Carolina' Stale won 13-7. (AP Wirephulo) Techmen Lose To State, 13-7 RALEIGH, N.C.

(AP)--Half- sack Tony Koszarsky recovered- a Virginia Tech fumble Saturday to give North Carolina State a 13-7 triumph in a football game featured by stellar defensive play. The Tech error came near the end of the third period and gave the Wolfpack a 13-0 lead. The Gobblers' running offense -then caught fire in the final quarter and narrowed the gap to 13-7 on an 80-yard scoring drive. Statistics First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized TECH STATE 11 16 204 180 12 38 3-4 3-8 1 1 1 0 32 5 State's Dave "Houtz tossed a 51-yard i punt to Tech's Mike Cahill on the 3. He boggled the ball in the end zone and Koszarsky pounced on it for score.

The teams, which entered the game with 6-1 records, basec offenses on tricky quarterbacks Schweickert, with the nation's third besl running record for anc Jim Rossi for State. Schweickert, thrown repeated- for long losses, loose or a 59-yard sprint which set the Tech He car- ied it over from the 1 with minutes left in the game. State launched a drive after he next kickoff and ran out the clock. The Wolfpack's first score came in the opening period drive in 10 plays. The first nine alays the ball to the Tech 16.

Then Rossi passed to halfback Joe Scarpati for the ally. State at the start of the second period vhen it moved from its 27 to he Tech 17. Tech defenders ben began nabbing Rossi behind the line of scrimmage and he drive was halted. Virginia Tech could only nib- tie at State territory during the irst -half. The penetra- ion of the Gobblers to he State 46.

Rally. Tops North Carolina, 11-7 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP)Clemson battled from behind to edge North Carolina 11-7 Saturday and throw the Atlantic Coast Conference football race into a three-way tie. A crowd of 36,000 watched the Tigers struggle 88 yards for a fourth period touchdown after North Carolina had taken a 7-3 lead in the third period. UNC's extra point marked the 15th in a row kicked this season by Dave Braine.

North Carolina, Duke and North Carloina State have 5-1 conference records now. The title probably will be decided when UNC and Duke meet at Durham Nov. 23. Jim Parker engineered Clemson's winning drive, completing a 38-yard pass to end Johnny Case and scoring the touchdown sneak. Parker on hit a one-yard Lou Fogle with a pass for two extra points.

Clemson completedly dominated the first half and led 3-0 on a 40-yard field goal by Frank Pearce early in the second quarter. North Carolina roared back 82 yards with the second half kickoff, halfback Ken Willard charging over right tackle for the score. Junior Edge hit end Bob Lacye with three spot passes for 28 the last one setting the Tar He selup with a first down on the Clemson 10. Edge then threw to end John Hammett to set up Willard's touchdown from the 3. AMER.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE By The Associated Press BuUalo 27, Denver 17. Twenty Fingers Miss It Clemson's Johnny Case (83) and North Carolina's Alan McArthur battle for a pass during second quarter action yesterday. The ball slipped through both their fingers and dropped incomplete. Clemson won 11-7. (AP Wire- phola) missed an opportunity Nofre Dome Is Crushed By Pitt, 277 SOUTH BEND, Ind.

(AP) -Halfback Paul Martha's 92-yard touchdown ramble on a Juckoff return and thp passing and running of Fred Mazurek led eighth -ranked Pitt to a 27-7 victory over Notre Dame Saturday. Martha's great run came on the kickoff following Notre Dame's only touchdown. Notre Dame, suffering its fifth loss against two victories, held a 7-6 advantage after John Meyer blocked Dick Leeson's attempt ed conversion, but from there on in Pitt took charge and rolled to its sixth victory in seven games. The Panthers went ahead 12-7 with a second-quarter touchdow keyed by Eric Crabtree's 45 yard punt return to the Irish 25 Mazurek then took over and flip ped a seven-yard pass to Mar tha and an 11-yard pass to Joe Kuznescki before Leeson bowle over from the one-yard line. Pitt 'put the game beyon reach in the third quarter.

Lee son intercepted a Notre Dame pass and on the next play Maz urek hit Martha with a 40-yar pass to the Irish 10. Mazure! then ran over for the touchdow: and the senior quarterbacl faked an extra point kick ani ran 'over for two more points ass in the end zone with 29 econds left to stop Baylor's last id. With only two games ahead-- 'exas Christian and Texas AM --Texas became an overwhelm- ng favorite to return to the Cotton Bowl for the third consecutive year. Baylor's great Don Trull and iarry Elkins set Southwest Cbn- erence passing records and robably continued on as the na- ion's leaders in passing and iass-receiving, but they could lo nothing when the chips were against the vicious Texas iass rush and glittering de- ense. Texa'si playing its usual, style held the ball most of ime, keeping Baylor from even a first down in the second and hird periods.

Saylor 0 0 0 0--0 "'cxas 0 '0 7 0 7 'exas--Stockton 1. run (Crosby kick) 64,530 Pitt Notre Dame 6 6 8 7--27 7 0 0 0 7 Miss: State Beats Auburn JACKSON, Miss. (API-Justin Canale booted a field goal with 22 seconds, left Saturday to give Mississippi State a 13-10 victory over previously unbeaten Auburn; the nation's No. 5 football team; Little Fisher picked off a pass by Auburn quarterback Jimmy Sidle and raced 25 yards to the Auburn 22 to set up Canale's second field goal of' the Southeastern Conference game. The defeat dealt a severe blow to Auburn's hopes for the SEC championship and left Mississippi the only team with a perfect conference record.

Sidle was Auburn's only effective Qffenisve weapon. He ran 47 yards for. a touchdown that put Auburn ahead 7-3 and set up a record-breaking field goal by Woody Woodall with a 47-yard pass to end Howard Simpson. Auburn 0 10 0 0--10 Miss. State 0 3 7 3--13 VqnclerbiltTies Kentucky0 0 NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(API- Kentucky and Vahderbilt battled to a scoreless tie 'Saturday in a Southeastern Conference football game which saw Wildcat quarterback Rick Norton set a league record for passes thrown without an interception. The Kentucky sophomore had thrown 68 consecutive passes without an interception when Vanderbilt halfback Bennett Baldwin grabbed one in the second quarter: Army Is Pushed To Edge Football Scores STATE Virginia 7. Richmond Tlio Citadel 6. N. C.

Ktnto 1.1, Vn. Tccli 7. Holy Cross J-I, VMI 42. Hnmpdcn-Sydney 12, Centre 7. Brldgeivntcr 16, 12.

Virginia State 13, Norfolk State 7. Sewance 35, 6. SOUTH ClcniHon 11, North Carolina 7. Navy 42, Maryland 7. Geo.

Washington 23, R. Young 6. Tennessee 2(1, Xiilanc 0. Mississippi 4 1 0. Miss.

State 13, Auliurn 10. Duke 30, Wake Forest 7. Ful-jnali 27, Presbyterian' 0. Georgia Tech 15, Florida State 7. Floriila 21, Georgia M.

Memphis State 9, S. Carolina 0. West. Maryland 12, Dickinson 0. Knst Carolina 28, Itltyne 0.

Maryland Slate 13, Ucla. State 0. Florida 32, N. C. AT 0.

Tennessee State i 10. Allen 43, Benedict IN. Kllznbcth City 0, Fayctlevllle Kerrnin 13, 7. AVinston-Balc'm fi, St. Augustine 6.

Morgan State 28, Virginia Union 0. J. C. Smith 41, Livingston 0. Kentucky 0, Vanderbilt ft.

Morehouse 30, Knoxvllle 16. Hampton 13, to. Davidson 7, .1. Louisiana State 28, TCU 14. EAST Harvard 21, Princeton 7.

Yale. 2H, Pcnn 7. Syracuse 1.1, West'Yirglnlr- 15. Hiirkncll 14, Coljtoti! 0. Dartmouth 47, Columbia 8.

Connecticut 22, Boston U. I). Army 8, Utab 7. Delaware 32, Temple 23. Bow-do In 7, Maine (I.

22, i i a 13. Vermont 14, Mlddlcbury 0. Mulifcnbnrg 34, Iiyronimg ft. Swartlimoro 42, Johns Hopkins It. Springfield 7, New Hampshire 0.

Cornell 58, Brown 25. Colby 8, Batux 7. Jtbodc Island 23, Hofstra 7. Rutgers 40, Lafayette n. Rochester 32, Carnegie Tech T.

MIDWEST Michigan 14, Illinois 8. Iowa 27, Minnesota 1.1, Michigan State 2:1, Purdue 0. 1'enn State 10, Ohio Stale 7. Wisconsin 17, Northwestern 14. 1'ltlsburgli 27, Notre Dame 7.

Indiana 20, Oregon Slate 15. Oklahoma 24, Iowa Ktale 14. S. Dakota Stale 28, MornlngMde 22. Wichita 12, Dayton 7.

North Dakota US, SoMth Dakota 0. Cincinnati 3D, N. Texas State 7. Oklahoma Slate 33, Tiilsu M. Xehrcska Kansas 9.

Butler 32, Evansvllle 14. SOUTHWEST Texas 7, Baylor 0. Klce 7, Arkansas 0. Texas Tci-h a State II. SMU tt, Texas 7.

N. Mex. Sle. 24, W. Texas Stc.

FAR WEST Washington .10, California Id. Southern Cat 2.1, Stanford 11. Oregon 21, WiishinRlon Stale 7. Air Force 48, UCI.A II. New Mexico 17, Wyoming Utah Slalfl 3D, Colorado Slate 11.

Idaho Stale U'ebcr 16. Montiaa Stile II, Montana I. WEST POINT, N. Y. (AP)-Rollie Stichweh plunged over the goal line for a two-point conversion Saturday that gave heavily favored Army an 8-7 victory over an aroused Utah team before 22,400 fans.

Utah broke Army's string of four shutouts with a third period touchdown on a two-yard burst by Allen. Jacobs and led Army 7-0 going to the final quarter. With, fourth and nine on the Utah 29, Stichweh hit Don Par- cells with a 21-yard pass that moved Army to the Utah Stichweh made no gain, Ken Waldrop burst into the 'end zone on an eight-yard run. Gambling on a try for a winning two-pointer rather than a tie, Coach Paul Dietzel's Army team sent Stichweh into the line. He just made it.

Dick Heydt, Army's kicking specialist, missed three; field goal attempts of 42, 32 and 45 yards before the Cadets finally pulled it out. Smith Leads Spiders Over Citadel, 26-7 CHARLESTON, S. C. (AP) -R i quarterback Ron Smith set up a barrage of passes, with halfback Norris Aid- ridge his No. .1 target and led the Spiders to a 26-7 Southern Conference football victory over Saturday.

Smith's 12-yard pass to halfback Stoudt gave Richmond a second period go-ahead touchdown and the Spiders were never threatened from that point. Fullback Nick i 1 scored The Citadel's touchdown opening the second half with a 71-yard dash on the first play from scrimmage. Aldridge set up Richmond's second touchdown by gathering in a Smith pass for 48 yards. Halfback Ken Wilbourne scored on a one-yard plunge. took five passes from Smith for 60 yards in a 67-yard period touchdown drive.

He scored on an 11-yard pass from Smith. Richmond Citadel 0 14 t--26 0 0 0-- 6 Rich--Stoudt 12 pass from Smith (Gossett kick) Rich--Wilbourne 1 run (Gossett kick) Clt--Delorto 71 run (kick failed) Rich--Aldridge 11 pass from Smith (kick failed) Rich--Wilbourne 1 run (kick blocked) Attendance 10,600 Down Goes Citadel Back Citadel's Mike Aridison (81) pushes Richmond's Ron Gordon (31) to the ground after a gain Saturday. The other Citadel player is Crfe Crisman. The game wu played in Charleston, S.C. (AP Wire- photo).

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