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The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah • 7

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o1) 21 es Leacaina fkua Early Drive Show Utes SUNDAY HERALD 1955 Skinny Backfield Ace Leads Denver to 39-6 Nets Victory For Arkansas Best Game DALLAS. Tex. (UP). Alert Ground On Arkansas put together a 73-yard first period scoring, drive and then Win Over Utah State threw an airtight defensive, nail er around Southern Methodist heralded running game Saturday for a 6-0 Southwest Conference DENVER (UP) Jimmy victory. I Bo wen, a skinny quarterback who fourth place.

Colorado and Wyoming are tied for first, and 'Utah is thirds Gifted George Walker engineer- couldn make the first team last season, devastated Utah State Bowen's passes scored Den-. ed the same's lone touchdown SALT LAKE CITY (UP) Revenge bent Utah -bounced back strongly Saturday to upset league leading Colorado 27-6 in an important Skyline Conference battle played before 14,875 chilled fans in Ute; Stadium. It was the Aggies first loss The Utes, beaten on successive weekends by Wyoming and Colorado, displayed their, best ground attack of the year in scoring the ver second, third and Tourta' touchdowns. He fired. an eight- surge, and fittingly, capped it himself with a one-yard lunge through tackle after the Fullback yard pass to halfback.

Al Yano- wich in the second period to move Denver in front, 13-0, at Henry Moore and Halfback Preston Carpenter had alternated at ripping SMU's mammoth line. halftime. with three touchdown passes Saturday in Denver's 39-6 Skyline Conference victory to remain the nation's leading scoring passer. The 152-pound Carlsbad, N. quarterback has completed 15 touchdown passes this season.

Denver's victory before only 9,000 homecoming fans in cold, foggy weather moved the defending Skyline champions into smashing victory a win that delayed the Ram's bid for the con Walker missed his second extra point of the season after thai per- ference championship. Quarterback Sparks ormance, but it didn't matter as the aggressive Arkansas line tied Sparked by the return of veter an Quarterback Dave Dungan, the Jack Curtice Redskins broke the the SMU running game in knots, much 'of the time smothering the wide-running SMU backs before contest wide open in the second they could ever turn the corner half after the two teams battled Pokes Blast toward touchdown land. on fairly even terms in the first Defending champion Arkansas half with the Utes holding an un comfortable 7r6 aavantage. iuqh Lobos thus wrapped up its conference season by snapping an eight-year A trio of lisht-focted halfbacks combined with the slick ball hand viotory drought against SMU and chalked up its first victory over linn of Durban to leave little SMU in Dallas since 1936. The doubt of the superiority of the In 20-0 Game ALBUQUERQUE, N.

M. (UP) victors. Meanwhile, the Ute for V' J. L. i I's.

s-- 1 Razorbacks won three, lost two and tied one. ward waU thwarted the Aggies He hit end Ernie Pitts with a 40-yard pass early in the third period, and followed with a 41-yard pass to halfback Willie Frank to put Denver way out in front, 26-0. Dick Gup ton, a fullback; smashed four yards for Denvers third tourhdown in a big third period that also saw Utah State make the scoring column. Halfback Jack Hill reeled tff a 76-yard run for Utah State's touchdown, completing a fine day for the one-time Mormon missionary. He had.

a 39-yard run in the first period and gained 107 yards in eight carries Saturday. Halfback Scores Halfback Fred Boehm scored for -Denver in the fourth period when he intercepted a Kent Harris pass and ran 35 yards. Denver's first touchdown came on a 32-yard ground march after Frank returned a Utah State punt for 49 yards. Fullback Jfcfan Wilson, a substitute until Saturday, was the key to the drive, picking up 25" yards in two runs, but halfback Max Wilsey. scored th touchdown on a one-yard plunge.

Score by periods: Denver 7 6 20 6 39 Utah State 0 0 6 06 anytime they moved near the Red- A Vrowd ot 32,500 saw the Ar The Wyoming Cowboys packed the bulk of their offense into the skin goal. 4 kansas defenses led by Carpen Little Stuart i Vaughan moved ter, Moore, and Ronnie Under the Utes in front to stay with a dazzling 17-yard jaunt to pay dirt wood among the backs and uen-ter Harold Steelman, Guard Neil Martin and End Ted Souther near the end of the thirdpenod. Vauehan's tallv culminated a se choke the SMU running game to ries of plays which saw "the Utes Barnes LONG GAIN FOR LARRY Colorado A and M's'Larry 139jrards and dull its passing at against Utah at bait Lake City. Lou Mele (26) races up to make the tackle. The Utes defeated the Coloags (U.P.

Wirephoto). (3) scoots around right end for a long gain in first quarter action first, 15 minutes then squared back in a dull, three-period holding action to defeat New Mexico 20-0 Saturday in a Skyline Conference game before 6,300 persons. The Cowboys turned loose some of their lesser-known backfield men when the Lobos bottled up their stars and scored the first time they got their hands on the ball when halfback Johnny Watts tack to seven oui 01 xi complete 1 Redskins Push for 60 yards. 1 Three minutes Uter in the Meanwhile, Moore, Walker and fourth period, the Redskins push Carpenter led a brutal Arkansas ed across another score with Herb attack that piled up 222 yards and Nakken hitting scoring territory carried the victory to within two Michigan Tips HoosierTeam By 30-0 Score Snow College -ro5S Cuf'ar rosh 14-0 from 17 yards out A 38-yard run bv Lou Mele set up the score yards of another touchdown in sprinted. 70 yards on a punt re the third quarter on another sus turn.

which capped 64-yard march. tained drive of 49 yards Then, in the same quarter, Nak- Eight minutes later Wyoming Moore racked up 54 of ArkanH nit- again when fullback Ova ken added his second touchdown and the final tally of the game on a spectacular 55-yard run which sas yards; but Walker and Carpenter were close behind with 53 ANN ARBOR, (UP) Michigan, knocked from the un Stapleton plunged tver from the one to end a 25-yard scoring drive. and 48, respectively, while Half Brigham; Young University Kittens, patterning after the example set by their, big Cats, dropped a 14-0 decision to saw Nakken ga up the middle back Don Mcllhenny paced the cut to, the Tight and reverse his beaten ranks a week ago by Illinois, roared back with vengeance Saturday to rout Indiana, 30-O, and Excep for one other rayof losers with 38 yards. drive in the final period, the two Coach Glen Clark and his Snow Scores field to the left to score standing up. A key block by Mele figured Football 4 College Badgers Saturday after keen alive its hopes for the Big Ten title and a trip to.

the Rose Bowl before 60,613 fans at Michi DENVER (UP) The statistics of the Utah-State-Denver game: Denver U. St. First downs 18 5 Yards rushing 220 170. Yards passing .......208 16 Passes attempted 21 IT Passes completed' 9 2 Passes intrcptd. by 4 -1 Punts 3 7 Punting average 30.3 45.2 Fumbles lost 1 3 Yards penalized 25 17 Engineers Stomp teams then proceeded to trade blows' almost evenly through the remainder of the game.

Fullback Warren Benson added the final Wyoming score with a SOUTH EAST gan Stadium. Dartmouth 7, Cornell 0 Maryland 25, Clemson 12 I Alabama, 26-2 The Wolverines unleashed a de Duke 41, South Carolina 7 vastating running attack and dis one-yard plunge after end Bob BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UP) Tennessee 20, Florida 0 1 Virginia Tech 34, North Carolina Marshall had set it up with a-33- Princeton 13, Yale 0 i Navy 47, Columbia 0 Delaware 46, Temple 0 Amherst 13, Williams 6j Army 40 Pennsylvania 0 Georgia Tech's Engineers drove yard sprint. played their best blocking and tackling of the season against the hapless Hoosiers who crossed the midfield stripe only once during State 26 i 73 and 79 yards for scores Satur-ception and a blocked punt to Randolph-Macon 7, Hampden- prominenuy in; uie lauy. Prior to Utah's three sustained drives, the -contest, played in 39 degree weather, was a midfield battle with both teams capitalizing on breaks to score.

Coach Bob Davis Rams wasted little time in scoring after intercepting a MaHin "Bezyack 4 pass on Utah's second play of the game. Three (minutes and nine plays, later," Halfback Ron Eric-son went around end for five yards and A tally the drive starting on the 36. CITY (UP) Statistics of the Colorado at Syracuse 26, Colgate 19f Sydney 6 I day and got two more on an inter the game. Brown 14, Harvard 6 ception and a blocked punt to Wofford 21, Davidson 9 1 Wake Forest 13, Virginia Four different Michigan run noon on a cold windswept gridiron. i It was only a small crowd that gathered to see the Frosh clash with the 'Junior College eleven from Snow, but they did see some good ball in spite of the fumbles and misplays that gave the ball game to the visitors, ij Coach Clark, a former southpaw passer for the Cougars, presented a well balanced, and smartly coached, eleven thatrtook advantage! of a pair ofthe breaks of the gaitte to win aft upset victory over the heaVily favored University greenlings.

The visitors showed on their lineup an abundance of Utah County prepsters and they turned in a fine -game. Included among the gridders were Pete Carter, Gettysburg 34, Western Maryland stomp Alabama 26 to 2 for their ners, Halfback Terry Barr and 7 Richmond 7, Washington seventh victory. Jim Pace and Fullbacks Lou Bal- Pittsburgh 26, West Virginia 7 0- i dacci.and Dave Scored one Rhode Island 25, Connecticut 0 Notre Dame 27, North Carolina Trinity (Conn.) 46, Wesleyan 6 7 touchdown each and the- Wolverines 'added, a safety in the second Penn State 34, Rutgers 13 V.M.I. 14, The Citadel 7 period when Indiana Quarterback Tech, loser only to Auburn and tied by Tennessee, moved with easy precision for two first period scores and to let the Crimson Tide spend itself in futile drives through most: of the game. fl Boston College 40, Boston Uni Auburn 16, Georgia 13 Gene Cichowski fell on I the ball in versity 12 4 Utah game: Georgia Tech 26, Alabama his own end zone after Ja bad pass Muhlenberg 18, Franklin and Kentucky 41, Memphis State 7 1 from center.

Marshall -13 Lehigh 51, Albright 19 Kansas 12, Oklahoma A and 7 Vanderbilt 20, Tulane 7 Sewanee 12, Washington and Lee Jerry Smith, and Mark Bills, Dickinson 7, Johns Hopkins 6 New Hampshire vs. Massachu 0 SOUTHWEST 13 180 69 16 5 1 -4 28 1 10 Springville; John Davis, Robert Mehlove, Don Spencer, John Rob setts, postponed, inclement First downs 17 'Rushing yardage ....309 Passing yardage 103 Passes attempted 17 Passes completed 8 Passes intercepted by 4 Punts 5 Punting average 37 Fumbles lost 3 Yards penalized 30 weather. Arkansas 6, Southern Methodist DAYS ONLY! erts, Gene Henrie, of Pay son; Jay a Provo Higbgradu- MIDWEST Ohio State 20, Iowa 10 0 ate; and Gary Carson, Tom Clark, Texas Tech 34, Tulsa 7 Michigan 30, Indiana 0 and Keith Brow-n, Pleasant Grove. I Michigan State 42, Minnesota 14 Central (O) State 40, Anderson 0 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Gary Carson was the. individual Western Michigan 13, Western star of the game with his great job of quarterbacking and ball Reserve 0 Case 6, John Carroll 0 Top carrying.

Ije personally account Hardin-Simmons 53, Cincinnati ed for one of the two Snow touch downs, and scored both extra points. i i California 16-14 Tilt The Kittens made their strong 20 1 Illinois 17, Wisconsin 14 Miami (O.) 21, Dayton 0 Purdue 46, Northwestern 8 Kansas State 21, Missouri 0 Marquette 18,. Holy Cross 6 Nebraska 37, Colorado 20 threat in; the early part of the second period as Weldon Jackson took a handoff from Wayne Star BERKELEY, Calif. (UP) State struck with touchdown tin and raced to the Badger 18, the was caught hold plays of 71 and 53 yards in the -j Texas A and 20, Rice 12 Texas Christian 47, Texas 20 Oklahoma 52, Iowa State 0 i Wyoming 20, New Mexico 0 "i WEST Denver 39, Uteh State 6 Stanford 44, Oregon 7 UCLA 19, Washington 17 Utah 27, Colorado A and 6 Colorado College 30, Colorado State 13 1 Washington State 13, San Jose State 13 I i College of Idaho 45, Whitman 12 Whitmore 25, Eastern Washington 0 i Pacific U. 7, Lewis and 'Clark 6 Oregon State 16, California '14 Puget Sound vs.

Pacific Lutheran, postponed Friday's, Games Chattanooga 26 Parris Island 13 Colorado Western 24 Colorado Mines 6 Detroit 6 VUIanova 0 Florida State 19 Furman 6 Miami (Fla.) 46 Bucknell 0 Idaho 49 -Brigham, Young 6 Carnegie Tech 7 St. Vincent 7 Back Hurls Purdue ing and ia 15-yard; penalty took most of the wind out of their sails "It was a blocked kick that gave the Snow eleven their scoring first quarter and then added Ted Searle's field goal in the Hilxd psriod to eke out a satisfying 13-14 victory over California MIRON'S COURIOR CL.OTHS Tailored exclusively by MICHAELS-STERN To 46 to 8 Lacing In siM first half of offensive chance. 25 Failing to gain the Cougars at Over Northwestern tempted to kick but the kick was for r. zizovA half that was all i zz, t2 1 Beavers handed Crll -a its loss against blocked and Lowell Budge picked up the loose ball and rambled LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UP) z.j.1 tie this year.

llr tlm3 that Oreson across the line for the initial Lanky Lenny Dawson, his ailing thumbs completely healed, hurled touchdown. Gary Carson, quartert back, kicked the extra point to I. k-i tr hZ r.ic"' toois over rcl ysars a 30. 2, tie sonb give the Badgers, their 7-0 lead. With time running out in the three touchdown passes Saturday, one them for a Big 10 record, to pilot Purdue to a 46-8 lacing of hapless Northwestern before 27,080 fans, The Boilermakers scored twice each.

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100 virgin wool three more tallies in the fourth to chalk up their third conference win against two losses and a tie. Dawson, the 5 nation's top pass er and Big 10 offensive leader. crossed up the defense by running with the ball to tally the points. 1 v. Summary; Snow 0 7 0 714 BYU Frosh 0 0 0 0 0 Snow scoring: touchdowns Lowell Biidge (blocked kick) and Gary Carson (intercepted pass).

A Gary Carson 2 kick-run )i. rcIicJ cn a- inner, his way through center i Went 71 yards for a touch-cc rr. CnIcrnia came back score as Vcd Granger picked a hole off tackle a ad raced 67 rards. for a score' vith a key block at the 20 by sophomore' endJMike White. Nick Poppin converted and California was in front- 7-6.

On the first pay from scrim completed eight of 12 passes for 3 Days Only 185 yards. Only one of his aerials (2) I misfired vand was scooped up by the Wildcats who went down, to their eighth straight defeat. NOVEMBER Is GUITAR MONTH His first touchdown throw, cov CHECK THESE SIZES ..6522 ering five yards, went to Jim mage after thei kickoff, Ray use Blows Whitmer. His second, from with 8 FREE LESSONS in the shadows of his own goal line, was gathered in by sopho Westfall passed 33 yards to Sam Wesley on the Cal 20 and. the 145-pound Beaver sophomore back went into end zone standing up.

Wesley also con Lead Then Rallies to Win more halfback Erich Barnes! who grabbed the ball on the 30 and eluded verted to pu' the northerners in Malra LDven's Your Xmas STORE IAY-AIVAY Width 51 611711 8jl 9 Vt 101 1 12' 2-A 111 I I 1 I.I I 11 I I 21 1 A Ul III 1 1 "1 I 1.1121 1 41 51 61 61 7 5 3" 4: 11-1 11 51 21.5 41 61 10 61 3 1 1 1 31 61 31 31 71 6 51 3 3 4 i iii i i i i i ii i i front 13-7. COACH TO BE HONORED Il the only sustained touchdown march of the" day. Cali with your purchase of a -Gibson or Fender Guitar. Complete Price Range Available I HERGER MUSIC STUDIOS 15S So. lit West PROVO 1 FR 3-4583 FR 3-1727 LOS ANGELES (UP); George fornia went 43 yards in 12 plays in the second period.

The payoff owner-coach of the Chica go Bears Who is retiung from pro came on Hugh Maguire's seven- fessional football at the end of the curfent season, will be hon SYRACUSE (UP) Syracuse blew a 19-0 lead, but came back with a 17-play, 65-yard touchdown march in the fourth period capped by Big Jim Brown's four-yard scoring smash whip "Colgate for the fifth straight year, 26-19, before a capacity crowd of 39,500. The Orange, behind -Eddie Albright's '4 effective passing and Brown's running held the upper hand tor) the first 28 minutes, as it built up a 19-0 advantage. that had been the surprise-of the Southern: Conference. A lonesome handful of 4,500 fans yard pass to Steve Dimeff in the end zone; Poppin converted 'and California went in front 14-13 as the half ended. ored with a "day" at the annual All-Star Pro Bowl football game in Los Angeles next January.

154 WEST CENTO. sat in Sunny City Stadium to Richmond Wins 7 to 0 Victory RICHMOND, Va (UP) The University of Richmond Spiders marched 46 yards for a touchdown in the second period Saturday and made it stand up for a 7-0 victory over a George Washington team r-ckn Carl Yladsen Office: FR 3-5745 STATE FARM CJ INSURANCE watch the Spiders win their fourth PROVO UTAH PROVCS MOST COMPLETE FAMILY SHOE STORE victory in 10 contests against the Colonials. The score was the same as last year but the teams looked OPEN MONDAY KITE TIL 9 PJiL different..

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