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lournal Jaelctorivffft, Ocf. 10,1953 Notre Dame Spoils Crimson Record, Tops Locals 28-19 Crimsonsf Rockets In Homecomings This Week Jacks Entertain Feitshans In Bid Central Loop Joust Two Jacksonville football teams fo after homecoming vlctorlea this weekend. Coach Bob Jacksonville Crimsons entertain Feitshans of Springfield In the Crimson homecoming while Routt plays host tn Franklin Thursday night In another alumni ftout. The Jacksonvllle-Feltshans game here Prldly night shapes up as the key game in Central conference action this season. Both elevens are unbeaten In league play and this one should decide the title.

Routt will be entertaining Franklin with an eye cocked on the game at Bluffs next week. This bout has been brewing as the eight-man game of the season all year and no Tennessee Cains 0-0 Deadlock With Alabama BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Tennessee combined a perfect pass defense and alert ball hawking Saturday to gain a 0-0 tie with Alabama in a alam bang Southeastern Conference game. Many millions of television fans and 40.000 In Legion Field saw roll up 287 yards on running plays only to fumble away its major chances. One of these came In the third period on the Tennessee Corky Tharp fumbled after a 40-yard run.

That drive had started on the Alabama nme. Immediately after this disaster to Alabama, guard Charlie Eckerly came within inches of registering a safety for Alabama, A bad snap from the center to Bob Brengle, back to punt, run out to the one before Eckerly slammed him back into the end zone, Eckerly and other players protested that he had been tackled back of the goal line but ihe officials ruled otherw'ise. Alert Tennessee backs, with Jimmy Wade In the van, stopped passers cold. Sophomore Bart Starr, a fine airman tn previous games, could complete only three tosses for a net of just yards. In the final seconds Starr was minutes, nailed back on the one asj be failed to get off a last desperation pass.

Srore by Tennessee 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 one can blame the Rocketa if have already started thinking about' it. i Illinois College will be seeking Its third in five games when the Blueboys travel to Terre Haute, for a joust with Rose Poly ISD travels to Gillespie for a Saturday night contest. Key game in the Illinois Valley this week is at Carrollton with Pittsfield playing the invader. Carrollton is unbeaten in Valley action and Pittsfield has suffered one loss, that to unbeaten Jerseyville. The Bluffs Bluejays, who sport a perfect record in the 3-C conference.

are at Meredosia in a Thursday night game. Waverly Nokomis In an MSM conference tilt. This Card; Thursday Fi-anklln at Routt Bluffs at Meredosia Friday Feitshans at JHS Chandlerville at Chapin Jerseyville at Roodhouse Pittsfield at Carrollton Lanphier at Beardstown Nokomis at Waverly White Hall at Pleasant Hill Winchester at Greenfield Mt. Sterling at Petersburg Arenzville at Virginia Northwestern at Virden Saturday IC at Rose Poly ISD at Gillespie FAN BREEZES BY BOB MERRIS Paul Lasley was once again one of the brightest stars In the Army lineup as the Black Knights upset Duke 14-13 Saturday afternoon. The former Jacksonville high and Illinois College footballer was playing the middle linebacker when the Cadet.s stopped Duke on the one- inch line In the last minute of play and thus preserved their one point victory.

0 42 touchdown Jaunt after a pass interception was one of the highlights of victory last week. He has played outstanding football in the three Army grid victories this season. The Cadets dropped their game at Northwestern two weeks ago and it la only fair Ohio State Nets 12-6 Victory Over Quakers By JACK HAND PHILADELPHIA 'JD Fumbling Ohio State finally hit its stride In the last period to nip imderdog Penn, 12-6, with Bob Watkins smashing home to climax a 93-yard drive. For three periods the Ivy League i Quakers, supposedly being led to slaughter on their suicide schedule, outplayed the visitors from the Big Ten, Five times Penn threatened deep in Ohio territory, only to have its own mistakes and a desperate Ohio defense close the door. by Illinois, began to roll with Wat Teatro Eagles Bump asa Bua i( oniy lair 1 to point out that Lasley did not i jtCClCFS For First Win see action in this one.

0 happy that Paul was able to play three seasons of varsity football at Illinois College between 1948 and 1950. also a bit unhappy to think that be kins churning yardage and Dave Leggett hitting his mark with passes. It was a startling comeback for Penn, which had been humilated, 40-0, by California last W'eek. Only two weeks ago Ohio State bombed California, 33-19. Bob Felver scooted home from the 4 for the Penn touchdown early in the first period fumble had been recovered by Quaker John Lavin.

(Hopalong) Cassady put Ohio State back In the ball game Then the Ohio State club, still with one dazzling thrust, a 61-yard smarting from last week's upset'run after taking a pltchout from Leggett at 10:19 of the second period. As both teams missed their conversion attempt they fought it 'out a 6-8 tie until Ohio finally 'hit its stride with less than six minutes to go. By quarters: State 0 6 0 6 12i 6 0 0 Tailback Jim Morris Sparks Quincy Attack To Notch Upset Win By The Associated Press Big Ten Illinois 27, Minnesota 7 Michigan 20, Northwestern 12 QUINCY The Crimsons dropped their first football sfame of the season here Saturday night, losing to an in.spired Notre Dame eleven 28-19. The homecoming rplebrating Quincy team took lead at the outset and was never headed by Jacksonville. Thus the Crimsons for their owTj homecoming tussle with Feitshans of Springfield Friday nleht with a 4-1 record.

Notre big team showed Michigan State 47, ana 18 Wisconsin 28, Purdue 19 Iowa 21, Wyoming- 7 Ohio State 12 Penn 6 PHILADELPHIA (JIV-The Philadelphia Eagles converted two fum- cause of those three seasons he Will not be eligible for football National Football at West Point his junior and senior League victory of the season Saturday night, a 23-7 decision over Lake Forest Wins 13-10 Contest From N. Central Bill Veeck Advisor In West Ma jor League Bid LOS ANGELES Stormy Bill (years. Only a sophomore, Paul Is playing his one and only varsity campaign for Coach Red Blaik. 0 ----Paul is aiso considered a hot baseball prospect at The Point. He was a stickout center fielder and slugger on the Plebe nine last spring.

win another letter in tliis sport. 0 ----Among the Illinois College alums; who were in Jacksonville for the within a game of a divisional title homecoming this weekend were a last year and who had been scription of responslblll- couple of young coaches who areirelegated to a second string w'ere made here by Stewart making quite an impression in this season, came off the bench secret but lengthy negotia- NAPERVILLE. 111. Lakejllhnois prep circles. Bill to spearhead the winning tlons w'ith the head office of the Forest shaded North Central club is undefeated In surge 'Chicago club in Chicago Saturday for its third Collegiate five games and Barney passes accounted for I Veeck, recently disposed of the Conference of Illinois wm of We.stville club has a 3-1 mark and touchdown, set up another and iSt.

Louis Browns of the American the powder- to a field goal. League and Baltimore captured the Pittsburgh Steelers in a tightfisted battle of tjruislng lines. For 30 minutes the two big pro teams surged up and down the field to a scoreless deadlock. Then Saturday named spe- a Pittsburgh fumble finally opened jcial advisor to president K. the scoring floodgate that ended of the Chicago Cubs and with a 17-point Philadelphia fourth Don Stewart, president of the quarter.

Los Angeles club, to Bobby Thomason, the quarter- head the campaign to bring major back who directed the Eagles baseball to Los The announcement and the de- Alidwest Notre Dame 23, Pittsburgh 14 Nebraska 20, Miami Beloit 13, Carroll 7 Cincinnati 20, Xavier ft Kansas State. 28, Colorado 14 Iowa State 13. Missouri 6 Eait Armv 14. Duke 13 65. Princeton 7 Yale 0.

Cornell 0 Colgate 24. Dartmouth 14 Brown 27. Rutgers 20 Columbia 8. Harvard 0 Penn State 20. Syracuse 15 South LSU 14.

Georgia 6 Maryland 26. North Carolina VMI 21, Virginia 8 Notre Dame came right back to add another touchdown this time with Morris belting across from the one. Clow passed to Jerry Wellman for the extra point. Dame led 21-12. The Crimsons were stili battling in the fourth quarter.

Jacksonville recovered a fumble on the Notre Dame ten and Bob Scott darted across two plays later for the Haves pa.ssed to Scott for the only JHS extra point of the game. With the game drawing to a close the Irish added the clincher. Notre formation for the Jacks to Dame marched 60 yards and Clow Tailback Jim Morris was the biggest' slipped into pay dirt from the gun in the winning attack scoring one yard stripe. Clow also added two touchdowns and two convers- the 28th point on the conversion, Notre Dame. too.

now has a 4-1 Tlie two teams battled throueh record for the season. most of the first quarter in a scoreless deadlock. The wimiers posted 13 first downs and Jacksonville collected nine. At Winchester Morris made his presence felt Notre Dame was penalized 30 yards late in the period when he bulled and the Crimsons 15. yards for the Initial tally He al.so plunged for the conversion and 'the Irish led 7-0.

Reg Kemp broke the Crimsons I Into the scoring column early In I the second period. He rambled 70 yards through the Notre Dame team to pay dirt. The plunge for extra point failed, however, and Quincy still led 7-6. Morris and Earl Clow launched a 65 yard Notre Dame scoring drive in the second period. Then Moe Klingele took the pigskin and I plunged eight yards Into the Crim- Wllliam Mary 13.

Virginia Tech son end zone. Morris added the 7 i point and the Quincy club led 14-6 Georgia Tech 38. Auburn 6 at the half. Alabama 0. Tennessee 0 marched with the Richmond 27, Washington kick-off In the third quar- 19 Tulane 45.

Mississippi 14 Southwest Texas A 20, Texa.c Chris tian 7 Te.xas 16, Arkansas 7 Oklahoma 45, Kansas 0 Baylor 47, Vanderbilt 8 Tulsa 14, Hardin-Simmons 18 SMU 12, Rice 7 Kentucky 32, Mississippi State West Chester 54, Lock Haven 7 football season. The Hre still undefeated i houses in the Danville area. In league play, but the game left North Central with a 1-2 record thus far. Bob Burns and Bob Williams scored touchdowns for Lake Forest, with Lou Johnson making the single conversion. Walter Larsen kicked a field goal and the conversion after North 30- yard touchdown pass.

Lanny Bansmer to Garry Glj-nn in the closing Touchdowns were scored for the; the franchise after a belated bid Eagles by Pete Pihos on a 28- by Los Angeles civic Interests, yard pass from Adrian Burk in The announcement came as a ter. Eddie Hayes capped the drive with a scoring plunge from the two. Again the plunge for point after failed. Stanford Nips 'UCLA In Upset 2nd, LT. STEHMAN 0-0 fr-0 Penn State Drops Syracuse From Unbeaten STATE COLLEGE.

Pa. Jim Garrity picked up a blocked punt In the final minute of play and raced 24 yards for a touchdown Saturday as Penn State dropped favored Syracuse from the unbeaten ranks 20-14. Penn State never led until tackle Dante DePalco sfco- 'd through to block Ed punt deep in Syracuse with the clock running out the final minute. Earlier, State, which had trailed through almost three quarters, put together a 55-yard ground offensive to tie the score at 14-14. plays undefeated Illinois at Champaign next Saturday.

Olson Turpin Meet For Title NEW YORK (Bobo) Olson, a baldlsh Hawaiian, and Randy Turpin, a moody British Negro, fight Wednesday night at Square Garden for the middleweight title, vacated last December by Sugar Ray Robinson. Although Turpin once upset Robinson and held the championship for three months in 1951, he Is a decided underdog. The 15-round bout will be seen nationally on (CBS) at I p.m. (CST). Missouri Eleven Raps Illinois CHARLESTON.

HI. (JT Northeast Missouri State College defeated Eastern Illinois State Saturday 7-2 in a non-conference football game. The Kirksville team gave up a safety in the third quarter w'hen it tried a running play from Its own 2-foot line and w'as thrown for a loss in the end zone. But a recovered Eastern fumble gave the Missourians their chance in the fourth period and Jerry Bolin plunged over in three plays from the 15. He hit the line again for the conversion.

third quarter, Frank Ziegler on a one-yard smash and Harold iSklp- py) Giancanelll in the fourth qai- ter. The other Philadelphia points kicked by field goal and two conversions, only scoring play of the night came on a 23-yard aerial Some of the grads who attended Ole niinois during the booming post war years were amazed at the size of the Blueboy squad which numbers exactly 22 after early season injuries have iakeu toll. However, Hilltop officials indicate that the enrollment may be on the upgrade and Coach A1 Miller Is going after the Jacksonville area athletes la earnest next spring. So look for a reverse in the final score at the 1954 homecoming. 0 -----Coach big job the past few years has not been In getting outstanding frosh.

Rather It has been keeplrtg the boys four years. Too many are after only one year. too bad that the athletes have this tenacious approach toiR.R. 6 east of Jacksonville, died higher education years at at 4:45 Saturday afternoon at Jef- complete surprise here. It wis recalled.

how'ever, that Veeck before World' War was a minor executive in the Wrlgley baseball empire and his father was at one time president of the Cubs, There was nothing to Indicate that Los Angeles would immdlate- Visiting at his home In Winches- TiATrt AT-rrt 1 ti Second Lieutenant Paul E. Westmar fla 27, Penn 0 Emorv and Henrv 7 the Artillery Officers Can- (Tmn i passed Fort sill, H. Bruti on Ohio Port Sill for Biuruon IB. Ohlo Northern 12 UCLA Bruins Saturday in theLw. Tn Oklahoma 14.

Houston spectacular football upset on will sail from Camn Kilmer 3 Mississippi Southern 7, Souih- West Coast this season. he will sail from Camp Kilmer. N. J. eastern Louisiana 0 T-formatlon skipper tossed three touchdown passes and kicked every conversion.

13. Southw'est Isaac H. Reeve, Farmer Near Citv, Dies Saturday Isaac H. Reeve, a farmer of Maryland Upends V. Carolina 26-0 CHAPEL HILL, N.

C. Mighty Maryland, Its spllt-T sput terlng before catching fire, swept to four touchdowTis in long drives Saturday to upend undefeated North Carolina 26-0 in a slowed by numerous penalties. Before a crowd of 34.000 Maryland rolled 69 yards in the second period with quarterback Bernie Faloney plunging over from the three. Two 15-yard penalties against North Carolina aided the Terps. Maryland scored again the next time it got the ball, storming 92 yards with reserve quarterback Charles Boxold sneaking over from the one.

A 54-yard pass from Boxold to end Bill Walker set up the score on the North Carolina 16. Maryland also scored on 72-yard and 80-yard marches. Jack Rampley's Run Gives ISD 6-0 Win Over Missouri Deaf FULTON. MO, Coach Jim Illinois School for the Deaf eleven snagged a 6-0 victory over Deaf here Saturday night. The Jacksonville school broke up a rugged defensive battle in the third quarter when halfback Jack Rampley darted 46 yards for the winning touchdown, A Tiger pass for conversion failed but ISD had enough to win.

Most of the Scoreless first half played at midiield and hard defensive play highlighted the action. However. ISD did generate one march in the first quarter that Missouri stopped Inside the ten yard stripe. Missouri had one touchdown called back in the second half. On another occasion the Missourians drove to the ISD eight but there the Tiger defense stiffened and held.

'The Jacksonville eleven now owns a 3-2 record ior Ihe season Illinois College). Of course if they made our grades never be eligible anyway, 0 -----But if such frosh as Jim Phalen. Don Hazelrigg, Gary Curtis, Jim Barnes, Bill Long, Wayne Buckheim, George Riley, Norman Thompson and Beilny to name a only stick around for a while, the boys may be a grid power to reckon with before too many Seasons have passed. 0 from Jim Finks to Ray Mathews, jly get Big League baseball, Wrigley, in a statement, said there were three methods to achieve the goal. Briefly, he said major league ball could come through the Pacific Coast L'eague, by Los Angeles accepting a major league invitation, or by Los Angeles buying an existing franchise Itself.

Arkansas State Louisiana 12 Arkansas 33, Delta Stat (Miss.) 20 Martin U-T 19. Northwest Miss 7: Garrett outshone fleet Wheaton 33, Elmhurst 0 back. Paul Cameron, who dl- Monmouth 27. Knox 20 the Bruins to their Northeast Missouri 7, Eastern H- touchdowns before 45,000 specta- linois 2 Lake Forest 13, North Central 10 In the end. It was the Michigan Normal 20, kicking of left-footed Garrett; for duty in Germany.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stehman, Sr. and their son, David, attended the commencement cises on Oct. 6 at Fort Sill.

thrteiTliird Youth In Burglary Given ferson Barracks Hospital. He was born In Morgan County on March 30, 1894, and married Beulah Johnson of Knoxville, in 1918. He was the son of the late Robert and Hattie Mae Daniels Reeve, He is survived by his widow, Beulah, one son, Rajrmond, and one brother. Walter Reeve, of Fairfield. Iowa, One child died In Infancy.

Reeve was a veteran of the first World War, a member of the Jacksonville First Baptist Church and of I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 248, Jim Jacksonville high He also belonged to Rebecah Lodge school band was all dolled up No. 625 and Encampment No, 9, Wrlgley said that the Los Angeles club was more interested than any other in trying to bring major league baseball to this city. Before going to St.

Louis, Veeck controlled the Cleveland club and built it into one of the best money making franchises In tlie American League, Prior to that, and Just before enlisting in the U. S. Marine Corps early in the war. Veeck did much the same job as president of the Milw'aukee club when It was In the American Assn. Illinois 14 Navy Pier 19.

Illinois College 0 Washington (St. Louis) 54, nii- inols Wesleyan 6 Augustana 32. Millikin 14 Far West Stanford 21. UCLA 20 Southern California 37, State 0 Washington 14, Oregon 6 Washington State SO. Idaho ithat told the tale.

The Bruins, ranked 4th in this week's Associated Press national poll and hitherto undefeated, were strong favorites. The Bruins, pre-season choice to to the Rose Bowl, failed in a Oregon last minute attempt to come from behind. The last gasp drive failed when the fighting Stanford Indians throttled passing attack wltii plenty of places to go Saturday. The Crimson steppers broke out their new uniforms for the Illinois College homecoming parade. After the IC game, they hurried to Quincy and played for the Jacksonvllle-Notre Dame struggle.

A big day for the band parents. Janssen of Arenzville and Earl Harris of Jacksonville have been selected for the vmr- sity basketball squad at Blackburn college. The CarlinvUle school does not play football and has been practicinr basketball for the past three weeks. Cardinals Sign 3 Chicagoans ST. LOUIS IJPi The St.

Loui.s Cardinals Saturday announced the signing of three Chicago players to minor league contracts. The Chicagoans were second baseman Ronald Rechoff and third basemen Johnny Krol and Gerry Karczewski. Rechoff and Karczew- skl are graduates of Schurz High School, Krol. 17, attended Holy Trinity High School. Rechoff will report to Johnson City, Krol to Ardmore.

and Karczewski to Fresno, Calif. Rechoff lives at 3007 Spaulding, Krol. 2120 W. Iowa, and Karczewski, 4158 W. Cornelia, The body w'ill be brought to the Gillham Funeral Home In Jacksonville Sunday morning.

Funeral arrangements are Incomplete, The major league record for most assists by an outfielder In one season Is 44 made by Chuck Klein of the Phillies in 1930. Four players on Florida State varsity football team are 17 years old. Monmouth Nails Knox 27-20 MONMOUTH. HI. College scored twice in the final period Saturday to nail down a 2720 victory over Knox In a Mldw'est Conference game.

Monmouth scored in the first period when halfback Irvin Sellers intercepted a pass on the Knox 20 and ran across the goal line Sellers plunged 1 yard for another in the second. Ex-Boxer Rocky Columbo On Local Grapple Card 13 California 34. San Jose State got the ball on downs on the Indian 46. Stanford froze the ball for the last few' seconds. Stanford scored In the Murray (Ky.) State College 14, Evansville 7 Ferris Institute 25.

Grand Rapids JC 6 Southern State (Ark) 13. Henderson (Ark) 7 Trinity (8an Antonio) 19, Texas 12 Louisiana Tech 32. Florida State i UCLA 21 Stanford Southwest Texas J4, Stephen Austin 7 Prison Term Donald Hazel of Edwardsvfflfti formerly of Jacksonville, was sentenced to one to two years in prison for burglary and larceny by Judge DeWitt Crow in Sangamon county circuit court at Springfield last week. The court denied Hasel motion for probation on gronnds that at the time of the robbery to which the youth pleaded guilty he was on probation from the Morgan county court. Hazel had been charged, together with Earl and Clarence McMeans third and final quarters.

Jacksonville, the theft of counted touchdowns in the first three periods. Score by quarters: field tavern on April 5. McMeans was sentenced to serve 7 years in the peni- 7 7-21 tentiary, and his brother Earl UCLA scoring; Touchdowns probation. Stits, Cameron Conversions-P. I The three youths were appretynd- 40.

Livingston Dailey 2. Florence (Ala) 6 North Texas State 39, Midwestern 7 Memphis State 14, Tennessee Tech 7 Northern Michigan 19, Michigan' Tech 18 Tennessee 13, ginia State 8 Big Ten Standings By The Associated Press Pet. ed last April at Springfield in a car which had been stolen from a Jacksonville garage. They were prosecuted for the Springfield burglary, which they committed soon after the car was taken. Michigan Slate Michigan Dlinols Omaha 32, Kansas State Tchrs (Emporia) 7 Texas Tech 34, College of Pacific 7.

Western Reserve 26, Buffalo 6 St, 28. Alfred 7 WASHINGTON V. DROPS ILL. WESLEYAN 54-6 BLOOMINGTON, 111. Washington University of St.

Louis defeated Illinois Wesleyan 54-6 In a non-conference game Saturday. It fourth consecutive Boxing lost an exciting workman several years ago when Rocky Columbo messed up a couple of ruffians at his lounge In the Bronx, N. and Rudy Dusek happened to be sitting around and pounced on Rocky with glowing words about the mat game, and what kind of farflung fortunes he would earn. Rocky has since traveled through 30. states, showing a dynamic brand of grappling.

He has found greater opportunity now than In his five years of fisticuffing. And the fans seem to enjoy his work all the more. Rocky is 24, stands five-eight, and scales 208. a brick-like figure he carries around. He played football for the Air Force team In Bermuda, while carrying on his matw'ork.

The influence In sports could be traced to his father, Johnny Columbo. who has been a track star in Barri. Italy, and is now a mechanic in the Bronx, Out there, in environs, he was raised with such tough kids as Tami Murlello and Jake LaMotta and Steve Beloise, who naturally drew him to the field. Murlello is related to the Columbo clan through marriage. "I was a pretty wild kid on the East says Rocky, trying to explain his turbulent style of WTest- ling.

He can go 60 minutes without a pause, scuffling and pounding and literally tumbling his way through a bout. take a bow and arrow for a spell of hunting between bouts, or go horseback riding. There's little chance to take things easy, and recently his wife June gave birth to an offspring, so even at home, Columbo finds his share of excitement. Rocky Is one of the featured wrestlers In the Jacksonville Knights of Columbus mat program at JHS gj'mnaslum this Friday night. Sailors Crush Princeton 65-7 PRINCETON, J.

tall, young opportunist from Brooklyn. John Isaac Hopkins, crashed into stardom Saturday as he led a well- drilled Navy football team to a crushing 66-7 victory over previously unbeaten Princeton. The score W'as the biggest ever Minnesota Indiana Northwestern Iowa Purdue 0 1.000 TEXAS FINALS 0 1.000 i FORT WORTH. Tex. Fort 0 1.0001 Worth amateur Polly Riley 0 1.000 1 Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg, .500 .333 ,000 ,000 000 professional, advanced into the finals of the Texas Open with identical 3 and 2 victories Saturday.

They will meet Simday over 36 .0001 holes for the championship. Michigan State Backs Run In Platoon Style, Drub Hoosiers 47-18 By ROBERT E. VOGES EAST LANSING, Mich. run up by an opposing team Michigan State used its pla- against Princeton, which played system platoons of fresh the first Intercollegiate game in 1869. The previous high was 5114 by Yale In J.931.

Hopkins caught two touchdown passes, intercepted one Princeton toss, recovered a fumble, threw a couple of key blocks and generally made himself a nuisance to the Tigers, w'ho lost for the second time in their last 35 games. Michigan sophomore fullback Jerry Planutls was the captain of the U.S. Army football team in Trieste, Italy, in 1950 and 1951. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD backs working in power to its 28th consecutive football victory by a 47-18 margin Saturday in a high scoring Big Ten game with Indiana. T-he win kept Michigan State, rated No.

2 nationally behind Notre Dame in The Associated Press poll, still In the lead in the conference championship race. A homecoming overftow throng of 51,698 fans saw Indiana, a 19- polnt pre-game underdog, go ahead briefly 6-0 in the first period. But MSC Coach Biggie Munn ran in his so-called backfield to relieve the starters and the fresh troops scored two downs and set up a third in nint minutes of the second quarter. By the third quarter Munn lei in his third-string backfieW to romp, and the avalanche of manpower was too much for game but weary Indiana. Indiana scored in the first thn9 periods but Michigan State's platoons of backs gave the Spiurtani a 19-12 lead at the half and a 83-if edge after three quarters.

By Quarters: Indiana Michigan State 0 19 14 Indiana scoring; Helinskl 2, Rogers. Michigan State scoring: downs. Wells 2, Duckett 3, BHC Lewis. Lowe. Converskms, 81ont(P 3, Yewcii Lekenta..

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