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Zi i ushers ttoUGff Auburn, 13-7; Tides Davis Boots Miss: 12-7 i New Orleans. Jan. 1 (AP) Tim Davis booted four field froals today to lead Alabama to a 12-7 upset over Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl. Davis, a senior who hasn't run Miami, Jan. 1 (UPI) Dennis Claridge bolted a record 68 yards to a touchdown on the second play of the game today as Nebraska added two field goals, then fought Tide Soma's Mibe Fracchia lecps high, encuch, to avoid CI Miss tackier in first period cf yesterday's Sgar Bowl game at New Orleans.

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3d PcrifHt Ilavn 4S field coal. MISSISSIPPI mokiv; 4ih Period smith 6 ia from Dunn. Irwin ki-k. AtlendaiH kick made it 13-7 and inspired Auburn went banging down toward that Nebraska goal line, once again in the fourth quarter. Auburn started from its 20 and it was Sidle pasing and Sidle running in a drive to the Nebraska 17.

On fourth down. Sidle passed to Rose, who gathered in the ball on the 11 four yards short of a first down which might have meant victory. off scrappy Auburn for -a 13-7'f Orange Bowl victory dedicated to tile late President Kennedy. Anburii was rattled by that quick opening touchdown after -only one minute and 13 seconds play, and was unable to get going throughout the first half. But the Tigers thrilled 72,647 fkhirt-sleeved fans as Jimmy Sidle, the "lemon drop kid," brought them back for a third-quarter touchdown and took them down to the Nebraska 11-yard line in the final few minutes before the "team desire" ran out cf gas.

SO, AT THE END of this sunny, 70 day, it was the kicking of halfback Dave Theisen that spelled the difference. He kicked the extra point after Claridge's run, which broke by one yard the Orange Bowl record set by Ned Peters of Mississippi in 1036. He added a 31 -yard field goal in the first period and a 36-yard" three-pointer in the second. Sidle's passing and Tunning gave Auburn a touchdown as he teok it over from 13 yards in the third period. Woody Woodall booted the point and Auburn was back in business.

But Nebraska, which mounted no serious threat in the second half, held on stubbornly against the one-point fa-verites and won the game by halting a 69-yard Auburn march on its 11-yard line with 1:30 left to play. THAT STIRRING early run by Claridge, Nebraska's 6-foot-3, 222-pound quarterback, on the second play from scrimmage, however, was the payoff fer the burly Midwestern team. Claridge slanted off tackle, broke into the open Billy Edge missed a clean shot at him at the Auburn 30, he tight-roped down the sidelines for the backbreaker. After Claridge's opening gallop, Auburn couldn't move the ball on the subsequent kickoff and it was further shaken when Frank So-lich grabbed a punt and galloped H) yards for an apparent touchdown. He had stepped out of bounds on the Nebraska 42, though.

However, the Big Eight champs drove to the 10 and, when held as Bucky Waid broke through on a vital play to throw Bob Hohn for a 4-yard loss, Theisen kicked bis 31-yard field goal. THEN, IX THE SECOND quarter, George Rose fumbled a punt and Tony Jeter recovered for Nebraska on the Auburn 22. Auburn held on the 19 and Theisen booted his 36-yard field goal to give the Cornhuskers a 13-0 halftime lead. It was a different second half, with Auburn bottling up Nebraska's backs and throttling Claridge's passes. Sidle sent Auburn en a 71-yard scoring drive.

He contributed 28 yards passing and 29 running, sweeping end from the 13 for the score. Woodall's Hayes Ties Coral Gables, Jan. play from scrimmage since he was injured as a high school quarterback, sent kicks of 48, 46, 31 and 22 yards through the uprights. FIRST HIS 46-YARD kick, then his 48-yard boct, were the longest field goals in any major bowl game in history. His total of 12 points tied a record for individual point production in the Sugar Bowl.

The spectacular performance closed out Davis' collegiate career with a total of 23 field goals in three years. He got six of them in post-season games. For Mississippi, going down to defeat for the first time in 20 games, the sunlit afternoon in the Sugar Bowl was nothing but a dismal fog of frustration except for a few moments in the fourth quarter. OLE MISS GOT one touchdown in the final period, was stopped on the Alabama 2 on another march, and was en stiil another drive in the waning seconds when Billy Piper killed the threat with a pass interception. The Rebels came to life early in the last quarter and put a dent in Alabama's 12-point lead with a five-yard touchdown pass from Perry Lee Dunn to Larry Smith.

The score capped a 74-yard drive, with the big play a 32-yard pass from Dunn to Dave Wells. THE REBELS were through for the day, but they didn't know it. Sub guard Bobby Robinson pounced on an Alabama fumble on the Tide's 33. and Dunn led the Rebels down to the 3. Then, on the fourth down.

Dunn hit tackle but Alabama's line-magnificent all afternoon stopped him on the 2. won the pole vault event with his jump of 16 feet, inch. Hayes, running for Florida shot home an easy winner in the 100-yard dash, and three official watches had him at the record-tying 9.1 time. But a wind clocking device measured the northwesterly breeze at up to eight miles an hour while Hayes was running. The wind was to the rear of Hayes as he ran toward the south, and the maximum allowed for an official record is 4.46 mph.

Second to Gubner in the shot-put was Al Williams of Florida State University, with a throw of 53 feet, 21 inches. Neil Freeman of Miami was third with 81 feet, 4'a inches. Pro Grid Odds nY pt. Favorite share the light linebacker's spot. Gillman rescribes Maguire as a first-class dogger." Maguire has picked off four passes this year.

Mitinger has three interceptions and is faster bot not such a sure tackier. GILLMAN SAID he is undecided about the defensive back-field. Right cornerman Dick Westmoreland, an all-league sec-end team performer, is still hobbled by a knee injury. He is a lethal tackier and has defended ably against Boston receiver this year. Dick Harris, the left cornerman, leads the team with eight interceptions despite missing almost half the season wth injuries.

Safetymen George Blair and Bud Whitehead are more than adequate as shown by the fact San Diego led the league in pass defense. Gary Glick is in reserve and may start if Westmoreland is not ready. SAN DIEGO HAS done well in the past against Boston ty not "reddogging" and by conceding the Patriots the short J.ass. MIL S.anding 1 AT M.HT KV.HtS al hirsaa. rm i al Halm.

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2 1 7 IV il fc7 IN-trait al IHM.tHS. I' M. h-4rim al lin age al ToruHUi. Although Boston controlled the ball two-thirds of the time, they scored only one touchdown and two field goals to lose. 17-13.

in their first meeting with the Chargers. The Patriots were held to two field goals in their -second encounter, which the Chargers won, 7-6. COACH SID I LI-MAN rate, middle linebacker Chuck the most important man in the San Diego defense. Allen, who came to the club unheralded as a 24th draft choice from the of Washington three years ago. has been named twice by teammates the most inspirational player on the squad.

The 225-pounder eal's defensive signals, protects against running plays and has intercepted six passes during the year. The forward wall is manned by ends Earl Faison and Bob Pet-rich and tackles George Gross, Hank Schmidt and 320-pound Ernie Ladd. Faison is recognized widely as the league's best in his position, but Larry Eisenhauer and Bob Dee of Boston compare favorably. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Charger is difficult to pass over because he charges with his hands high. As a former basketball player, he has the quick reactions to stop runs.

PETRICH. A rookie, weighs 250 and has good speed. Schmidt, Ladd an Gross alternate at tackle an are effective against plays up the middle although they are not fast. San Diego, unlike Boston, rarely dogs," counting on the front four to pressure the passer. Gillman rates left linebacker Emil Karas the league's finest and notes the opposition rarely runs the left side achored by Karas ad Faison.

Bob Mitinger and Paul Maguire IN THIS CORNER YOU? Amateur Ecxers Keep Posted Read THE NEWS nmut ncivM mwimna Taping a Record Performance Bob Hayes of Florida breaks tape after equalling his dash record of 9.1 in Orange Bowl track meet yesterday at Miami. Hayes ran on soggy track against 10 m.p.h. Crosswind. His 9.7 Dash Record Hayes, with an assist from a nappy Florida breeze, tied his world record of 9.1 seconds for the 100-yard dash today, but John Fennel missed three tries at bettering hh world pole vault mark in an Orange Bowl track meet. 1 (UPI) Speedster Bobby 1 4s inches, 15 feet and 16 feet.

inch. Then he ordered the bar raised to 17 feet, 1 inches, one inch better than the world mark of 17 feet, inches set at the same University of Miami track last summer. Four times, the last time unofficially, the sandy-haired hometown boy soared at the crossbar, swaying slightly in the breeze, and each time knocked the bar away. PEN EL, HOWEVER, easily Of the three world record-holders i nthe first annual Orange Bowl Invitational meet, only hayes was up to par with his past peiformanees. NEW YORK University's Gary Gubner, who holds the world's ehotput record cf 64 feet, 11 inches, won the event today with a best throw of 59 feet, 7vi inches, far off his standard.

Pcnnel, who waited until the end of the meet to begin his jumping, easily cleared 14 feet,.