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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 17

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so ONERS 21-13 Mustangs Tie Frogs, 19 to 19 Pokes Gain Lead Lafe in Fray But Thomas Storms on Long RunsfoWinJhr ill 32,000 By HAL MIDDLESWORTH Daily Oklahoman SporU. Editor) Walker Saves Mustang Mark In Last Minute By JOMX CR6NXEY FORT Vk "emenaous touchdown gal ur if yaras tne imai quarter by Georg Junior Thomas, Sooner sophomore half back from Fairlanc produced a 21-13 victory for the University of Oklahom; oyer the Oklahoma Aggies in the forty-second renewal wL football classic here Saturday with more thai 32,000 delirious fans 'sitting iii on the hair-raising contest. a auuucr luinoie ana a partially oiociceci punt whiei the scrappy Aggies turned into touchdowns, the underdo Cow Upstart Texas Christian and heavily favored Southern Methodist staged one of the which had been nip and tuck from the first whistle. -wildest finishes in Southwest gies flatfooted with two swirling snrints rlnwn t.he nnnndfo oiQ grirnron annals before a record throng of 31,000 here Saturday afternoon as the Mus Rowan Rips Navy tang's, scoring on a desperation pass in the last 25 sen- Alicia just nine minutes apart and wrapped up the Sooners' twenty-eighth triumph in the long series extending back to 1904. The Aggies have won eight and six games have been tied.

Both teams were seriously handicapped by-injuries as thev met hp- onds. barely preserved their unbeaten record in a hard-to-belleve 19-19 tie. So fast and furious was the closing action that both teams counted within the Inst minntn As Army Attacks For 21-0 Vicfary PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29 (5 Lei by their brilliant 172-pound fullback Elwyn "Rip" Rowan of Memphi the Army CadcU rang dowi their season with a convincing 21-i victory over Navy in a colorful spee tacle before 101.500 fans nt. TWnniMr jui ouuuei-fle aucnaance when the and 45 seconds, as TCU.

playing a mnacnna racy played liko it, with-pasr interceptions, fumb- Doubfn Thomas jls neari. out ana making pace for three quarters, saw the sensational game slide into a tie, first after wresting away the le2d at 19-13, with less than two minutes remaining. It was typical Southwest. dice duel of kipper-dinner, razzle daslt loot hall as SMD's fabulous sophomore back. all-America candidate stadium Saturday.

The vast throng, which include) President Truman and scores, of othe notables, saw the West Pointers racl up touchdowns in each "of the firs three periods and completely outclass the Midshipmen through the secont half. The chief executive, sitting ot Army's side of the field, stuck it ou to the end. Rowan's beautiful scoring run. or which he burst through his righi fMu. v.

djjicr, proved nimseil Okey-Doak 'Game in Figures Game in Figures Game in Figures most the length of the field without being touched, practically broke up Trt riinti tat. pint les and blocked punts playing important parts in nearly every touchdown. But it was a thrilling exhibition of wide open football from opening whistle to final gun with the highly favored Somers forced to fight bif tussle. The Navy team never recovered from the blow, never again got bacSs in the footbaU game. Just before the Memphis flasn pulled his stunner, the Middies had put on a determined 74-ynrd drive down to Army's eight-yard line, where they had piled up.

They were giving the Cadets a mighty battle, and were well ahead both in yardage gained and in first downs. After they had chased Rowan across the final stripe, Coach Tom Hamilton's pupils were through. They made only three more first downs in the remainder of the game one of those on a roughing penalty and never again carried the ball even close to midfield. From that point on The Sooners marched 79 vnrrw tnr the game's first tally, with quarterback Jack Mitchell enine arms fmm the two-yard line, then watched the Cowboys from Stillwater forge ahead on a brace of touchdowns by fullback Eob' Meinert after an Oklahoma fumble and a blocked kick. every inch a while the iSeraodins, already chosen as the Cotton boi nost.

clinched the circuit croisn although its string ol nine straight wins was blunted. Lead at Hair The nation's No. 3 team showed the mart of a great, machine, however, Cadets were eriroute to their fourth straight Victory hi the service classic. The game, annual climax of the-eastern gridiron season, was played long-distance runs and the curly qis ueorge xiiomasting feooner halfback, breaks loose on a 59-yard touchdown run against the Aggies Saturday. Sports little Lindv Berrv.

V'cic. fit out Bell Clapper Grid Battle Causes Teeth to Rattle inside RSfl the wizard Morris BaHy constantly keeping TCU on lire it was another sensational per-fcrmarice bv "Walter that saved the Musaags from tomplete disaster. nmrn, 54-28 months ago, is playing a whale of head and should- else dives down tlie sideline for a first down. But John Husak saves that one as he covers an Agyc fumble on. the Sooner 33.

Davis comco out with a limp and Darrel Royal boots fight bear with a willow for him the line of scrimmage. wild. Now Mitchell keeps the ball and dives through the tackle "hole into the end zone. Boomer Sooner cuts the air and Wallace's toe Is Still as good as that Lincoln pcr- (Daily Oklahoman Sports Wrltei-Y OWEN FIELD, Norman, Nov. It's the Battle of the Bell per, forty-second annual vnr and everyone is here.

Even weatherman came along with a full 50-dcgrce sunshine. Ray Evans, about 4.500 i-Ingsldcrs with 7-0 Sooners six touchdow; the Jayhawks after heaves cood for 136 vards. His hst whelmed the Unh TZ, The stands are almost full a effort was a 77 -yard return with a kiekolf. and he had other jaunts of who usually confines his talents here Saturday night, 54-28, to remain unbeaten in their last game before meeting Georgia Tech New Year day campus at the kickoff. 5 Of 3 ball- gam Strangely, in spite of his one-ma showing, it was Walker's injure find the uprights with the olacemei Don Faun A ml her break for Oklahoma as leaps lilgli to pull down an Acjie aerial on the Sooner 18.

aven the lire, department Is out but the fire isn't. Heavy clouds of smoke rise up over the east stands. And the fans up on the rim don't even know the game is going on. I guess they think those red fire helmets are part of Sooner grid re- ANOTHER out and Husak is carried from the field by the Oklahoma trainers. There's a screen pass without the screen and Cowboy Bill Long can't find a ai.

ivuamis urange oowi. The twice-tied Hawks, owning 28-14 halftime margin, allowed Arizona to score twice as many points as which would have kept his club among the country's untied leaders. is here and I imagine much -relieved feeling. 2 he saw these rcci-a' long afternoon at weeks ago and last STANLEY WEST stops Meinert and the Aggies punt to Bud Wilkinson near the Sooner bench on the 50. Two Oklahoma smashes lose five and Alien McNeil returns Royal's punt 40 yards to the Aggie 47.

The Aggies are letting John Carey throw that ball around and a long heave slips from Kenny Roof's fingers behind the Sooner secondary. has to punt again and Don he has thn: The last tl Columbia week he he booting Oklahoma conversions, carries the ball. He juggles and Jack Mitchell is there to grab and go for 23 yards the longest gain of tho first And it gives the Sooners the ball in Aggie territory for the -first time. Aggie freshman Meisenheimcr looks out of place with his Aggie uniform in the Sooner baclcfleld. It's a first down on the Cowboy three and the Sooner followers go any other team, made on them this The Cowboys open up with an 8-3 defense, but big Eddie Davis looks like' a bull aa.

he plows through for a first down on second play. And there's the. first break of the game; Bob Meinert from Lone Wolf recovers an Oklahoma fumble on the Sooner 33. Those Aggies really it out and the band backs 'em as Kenny Roof season, Fred Enke throwing three running for another. Worry, worry, worry.

Bliss for Old Miss Mississippi drubs State Beavers shuck Huskcrs Kansas State still winlcss Page2-B No Wreck for Tech Georgia Tech nips Bulldogs Chiefs busy on court Norsemen have rendezvous Page 3-B Pepper for Preppers Highschool playoff news Golden Gloves notes Women's bowling Page 4-B Flick and Click Pigskin Pictorial Page 5-B Name of Fame AIlTBig Six team Oldtimer's column Sooner cagers in news Page 6-B Evans ran 46 yards for the first Buddy Burris, who made Somebody's ail-America team three stages. The Frogs counted the second time they laid hands on the ball, mld- roucnaown ana set up the second with pass to ena utto scnnell-bacher, Forrest Griffith counting oi the next play. Don Fambrough converted twice and the first period scow was 14-0. Evans took a lateral and ran for the third Hawk score in 'the Chiefs Considered For Sun Bowl Date Pileock Misses Kicks" A 50-yard drive used up seven plays, the hie spark being Berry's 32-vard shot; to Bailey which the latter leaped for and "stole" from Dick McKis-saefc. From the 13 the bulling Stout Cellar Team Wins Big Six Tourney Pairings Mapped KANSAS CITY, NOV.

20-(P)-teaves Peters, conference of officials, Saturday announcec inn-n. ueiore Arlzont scored twice. Evans ran and passed 57 yards to the one, from where Frank Pattce scored to make it 28-14 at the intermission. In the third period Evans, unstoppable all nleht. intercent! a ran Sooners Happy, TiredVote To Pass Up Postseason Offers By BOB HURT XJORMAN, Nov.

29 It Vaswcary0hut jubilant band of Sooners which tramped into the Oklahoma dressing room Saturday after beating Oklahoma 21-13, and promptly rejected an Offer to play in the Alamo bowl at San Antonio. A few hours later, Coach Bud Wilkinson announced that the players had voted "not to play in any postseason games," after being polled by Wade Walker anri Jim Tyree, captains of Saturday's game. said Saturday night it exnected ior tne annual Big Six pre it 31 yards, then lateraled to Pattee, Oshfcosh Ail Stars, cellar team in the National basketball league's western ciTison, Saturday night surprised the season basketball taus to b( touchdown. Kansas held here December 18-19-20. scored 20 points In the final-period, to The tournament will mark the first competition oi the university of Colo- the final quarter Evans plunged rado i Big Six (Missouri Valley Ev- to the two.

Bud Pre: ans took a kick on Intercollegiate Athletic association) What flakes Sammy issn? announcement of the team to play Texas Tech in the January 1 football classic by Monday. The committee, which admitted that; it now was "looking over" the Oklahoma City University Chiefs as a possibility for guest team, would make no statement as to the leading contender. West Texas Whacks New Mexico, 28 to 18 ALBUQUERQUE. N- TVT Wn 9Q Eighth team in the tournament will afterwards, ran 36 yards, then Bill Hogan passed to Bryan Sperry for a score. Last man to cross the payoff Mic oig oix cnampionsnip ior tne second year in a row.

De tne Oklahoma Cowboys, a strong candidate for membership in the league. First-round pairings: 2 P. M. Oklahoma vs. Kansas State.

Nation's Top Grid Results STATE COLLEGE Oklahoma 0 0 13 013 Oklahoma 0 7 0 14 21 BIG SIX Oregon State 0 14 7 627 Nebraska 6 0 0 6 Kansas State 0 7 0 07 Florida 0 6 1325 Kansas 14 14 6 2054 Arizona 0 14 0 1428 SOUTHWEST Baylor 0 0 6 0 Rice 0 7 6 2134 Southern Methodist 0 1 6 619 Texas 6 6 0 7 19 SOUTHEASTERN Georgia Tech 0 0 7 0 7 Georgia r. 0 0 0 00 Mississippi 7 13 13 033 Mississippi 0 7 0 7 OTHERS Army 7 7 7 021 Navy 0 0 1 0 0 0 North Carolina State 0 0 0 0 0 Mniylund 0 0 0 00 Virginia 0 0 0 7 7 North Carolina 7 13 14 6 40 "I was getting ready to leave town if we had lost today," he laughed, indicating a suitcase he was carry- TTZ probably knows that dncats for the bis Golden Gloves doubleheader at the auditorium December 9 will go like hotcakes. It's the Oklahoma inter-citv squad against and the Oklahoma City Boxing: ciub against Jess Thompson's Centenary college crew from- 4 P. M. Missouri vs.

Nebraska. 7:45 P. M. Oklahoma vs. Georgia Tech Triumph Impresses Jay Scout Iowa.

State. The team had been invited to play in the-Alamo bowl, plus the Sun bowl at El Paso, Harbor bowl at San Diego and 'Gator bowl at Jacksonville. Wilkinson let bowl representatives talk to the captains before a vote was taken, emphasizing that "It's entirely up to the players." Walker said the majority vetoed the Alamo bowl, which would have brought the Sooner treasury $25,000. "I guess the boys are just too tired." Walker satci. "It's too hard on man.

We've played 10 games unci that's enough." added Runrd Buddy Burris. "I'm ready to quit," P. M. Kansas Vs. Colorado.

Oklahoma City Bids (P) An alert West Texas state eleven powered to a pair of touchdowns and cashed in New Mexico bobbles for two more Saturday for a 28-18 victory in thG winduu of the Bowie eanffetehce football campaign for both. George Thomas' 38 -yard scamp- in the final quarter that tied ie ffamc at 13-1S was credited by It's one of the briehlesl shac ford of the University of Kansas football coaching staff ecoutcd Georgia Tech in its 7-0 win over Georgia Saturday and declared his team could expect plenty of trouble from Tech in the Miami Orange bowl New Year day, Bradford, who did a Int. nf nnnrtjr. Golden Glovrs calendar, a-Milk and Ice Fund benefit and a real bargain at $1.55 95c 75c Seton Hall, Basketball Ace Loses Eligibility SOUTH ORANGE I Nr oo backing at the University of Alabama For AAU Gage Tourney DENVER. Nov.

29 P) Oklahoma City and SfUt Lake City will attempt to take the national AAU buskotbnll tournament away from Denver at the organization's national convention opening Thursday In Omaha. National president Wllhud N. Orolm said the two cities already had Kturtcd their campaign for the AAU dribble classic which has been staged in Denver 12 straight years. W1 193G. -37 and 38, declared: "Tech veil drilled nnd well coached.

They Thomas gave Truman Wright and Bill Mm-i-ls credit for opening the hole on his flr.il, and gnmo-decldlng y' 4owntwn ti iddrwed io Gal nclose the full Hfmed Kt AU are on Kile maw al Main. Mail wdtn will accepted it 1M Main. OkUbom City. to tclf-addresed Umpcd mTtloDC Bobby Wnnser, captain of the seton- Hall college basketball" team that won 34 of 27 games last year, hna boon ruled ineligible for further collegiate competition by the intqr-col-legiate amateur athletic association end of the which saw Oklahoma win seven games, tic one and you right now wc arc going to be expecting plenty ol trouble down In Miami." two their second best record since 1927. The also tied for America..

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