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1 the out Alabama Drouth Over; Auburn Downs Houston Kick By Reeves Gains 12-12 Win 'Bama Losing Streak Stops At 17; Walls, Bowdoin Are Scorers TUSCALOOSA, Oct. 27 4P- Sophomore Pete Reeves, a substitute end, booted an extra point in the final three minutes today to give Alabama a 13-12 victory over Mississippi State and end a Bama losing streak at 17 games. State ran up a 12-0 lead in the first period which appeared safe TUSCALOOSA, Oct. 27 (AP)Statistics Miss. Alabama fool- ball Miss.

St. Alabama First Downs 8 '13 Rushing 166 225 Passing Yardage 80 70 Passes 7-14 4-11 Passes Intercepted By 2 Punts Fumbles Lost 1 4 Yards Penalized 85 60 until the closing minutes when end Willie Beck recovered a fumble on the State 31. Short smashes at the line ended with quarterback Clay Walls diving the final yard to tie the game at 12-12. Reeves placement was perfect to provide the winning margin. Bama, once a powerhouse of Southern football, not only had lost its last 17 starts, but had two ties and another loss before that.

Walls also was instrumental in getting Bama its first touchdown, when he threw a perfect pass to halfback Jim Bowdoin on a 46- yard play in the second period. Quarterback Bill Stacy, the brilliant State sophomore, scored the Maroons' second touchdown on a 22-yard sprint after Frank Sabbatini put the visitors out in front by tallying on a one-yard plunge. Stacy was hurt early in the fourth period and was not in the game when Bama made the deciding points. Alabama carried Coach J. B.

Whitworth Reeves off the field at the end of the game. State started as if they would make it a runaway, going 59 yards in six plays to score with the opening kickoff. The chief gain was a 36-yard dash by halfback Mollie Halbert with a pitchout from Stacy. The next one came just a few minutes later and it was 12. 0 with only 10 minutes gone.

After that, both teams were bothered by penalties and fumbles and State apparently lost its offensive punch with Stacy's injury. Max, Kelley, Alabama's big fullback, was the day's with 79 yards in 19 carries. Stacy netted 81 in 12 carries. The Walls Bowdoin pass for 'Bama's first score came with just 1:25 left in the first half. The drive went 75 yards in nine plays.

Line standouts included center Jimmy Dodd for State and guard Billy Rains for Alabama. About 26,000 homecoming day fans were on hand. Miss. State, had started Alabama's long losing streak on this same field with an upset 12-7 victory in October, 1954. Miss.

State 12 0 0 0-12 Alabama 0 6 0 7-13 Missouri Romps Over Iowa State COLUMBIA, Oct. 27 -(P) The University of Missouri Tigers presented Don Faurot with his 100th victory as a football coach by scoring five touchdowns in the second half to smother Iowa State 34-0 in a Big Seven game today. The victory kept the Tigers in contention for the conference berth in the Orange Bowl. It was their second league success in as many games. MISSISSIPPI STATE BY ALABAMA -Frank Sabbatini, State fullback, picked up five yards before he was brought down by Alabama's Jim Cunningham (75).

Coming up are Alabama guard Don Holcomb (61) and tackle Wes Thompson (76). (AP Wirephoto) Woodson AndIllinois Stun Michigan State By 20-13 CHAMPAIGN, Oct. 27 -P-1 Abe Woodson scored three times, including touchdown sprints of 70 and 82 yards in 1 the last quarter to lead Illinois to a fantastic homecoming 20-13 upset over Michigan State, the nation's No. 1 football team. The victory for the 21 point underdogs conjured before a crowd CHAMPAIGN, Oct.

27 (AP)--Statistics of the Michigan State-Illinois Football game: Mich. St. Illinois First Downs 9 13 Rushing Yardage 239 277 Passing 42 109 Passes Attempted 3-11 3-7 Passes Intercepted By 1 Punts Fumbles Lost 4 2 Yarbs Penalized 100 40 of 71.119 was one of the greatest surprises ever pulled in- the Big 10. Woodson, 185 pound senior from Chicago, Was a wraith of action. The Spartans, absorbing their first defeat in 13 starts, failed to concentrate enough defense to stop his game-breaking runs.

In all he streaked 116 yards and got, 82 more with passes. Michigan State turned two recovered fumbles deep in Illini territory into touchdowns in the first half, then watched Illinois bolts. The Illini drove 77 yards in 11 plays in the opening five minutes of the third period with Woodson ramming over from the two. Ray Nitschke'9 sprint of 38 yards and 33 yards i in three carries by Dale Smith set it up. Dick Miller conversion attempt was wide and Illinois trailed 13-6.

At the outset of the fourth Dennis Mendyk's fumble was captured by Jerry -his third recovery of the game-on the Illini 10. After three downs, Woodson broke through Spartan's right tackle and raced 70 yards to score. boot was good and the score was tied 13-13. In the last five minutes of the game, Woodson took a screen pass from quarterback Bill Offembecher and sped 82 yards for the clincher. Tom Haller converted.

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P. (Pat) Miller Sam Barnes Terry-Hutchens OVER HUTCHENS HARDWARE Building JE 4-0890 Phone JE 6-1111 PHONE Pg. 25-THE HUNTSVILLE TIMES- Oct. 28, 1956 Plainsmen Trim Cougars By 12-0 Waste Scoring Chances In Rolling Up Yardage Against Tough Texans 76. Vols Wallop Maryland 34-7 On Majors' Passes Tennessee Star Tosses Three Scoring Heaves; Terp Touchdown 'Gift' KNOXVILLE, Oct.

27 (P) -Hitting receivers with the accuracy of a mountaineer rifleman, little Johnny Majors threw three touchdown passes today to KNOXVILLE. Oct. 27 (AP)-Statistics of the Maryland-Tennessee football game: Maryland Tenn. First Downs 20 16 Rushing Yardage 202 188 Passing Yardage 148 103 Passes 11-21 7-12 Intercepted By 2 3 Punts 1-32 1-47 Fumbles Lost 2 2 Yards Penalized 85 85 pilot unbeaten Tennessee to a 34-7 football victory over Maryland. A crowd of 33,500 saw the great Tennessee tailback connect on six of nine passes for 90 yards and pick up 53 additional yards on 12 rushes.

His chief target was end Buddy Cruze, who grabbed three passes for 32 yards and one touchdown. The scoring toss covered six yards. Wingback Bobby Sandlin was on the receiving end of Majors second scoring toss, the play covering 28 yards in one quick flash after end Roger Urbano, had dumped quarterback John Fritsch at that point on fourth down. Majors nailed wingback Bill Anderson in the end zone with a 13-yard toss for his final scoring pass. He retired to the bench shortly afterward with an apparent knee injury.

The Vols wrapped up their scoring on an 84-yard runback of an intercepted pass by Urbano and a three- plunge by sophomore fullback Carl Smith. Tackle Mike Sandusky recovered Anderson's fumble on the Vol one to set up Maryland's lone score. Fritsch sneaked over and Bill Komlo converted. The loss was Maryland's fourth in a row. Maryland rolled up 202 yards rushing and 148 on 11 completed passes for a total of 350 yards but the Terrapins couldn't muster any scoring punch.

Their touchdown was a virtual gift. With the ball on the Tennessee six where the Vols had halted a Maryland drive, tailback Al Carter dropped back to kick. Center Ray Moss snapped the ball to Anderson fumbled and Sandusky recovered. drives on its 35, 16, 12 and Tennessee stopped Maryland Maryland 0 07 0 0- Tennessee 0 14 14 6-34 Iowa Wins 21-20 From Purdue Foe LAFAYETTE, Oct. 27 -P- Iowa's Hawkeyes kicked three extra points, Purdue only two out of three, and the Hawks won their fifth straight football victory day, 21-20.

The old Big Ten foes, who tied 20-20 last year, alternated touchdowns before 41,000 fans all afternoon, but Purdue missed the extra point after the game's final touchdown. It was a case of Iowa's brilliant broken field runners especially Bill Happel and Don Dobrino, against the pinpoint passing of Purdue's Lenny Dawson, who had the misfortune to miss the extra point that made the difference. Iowa gained 290 yards rushing to Purdue's 163. Purdue gained 242 yards passing to Iowa's 59. The loser had 21 first downs to the winner's 17, AUBURN, Oct.

27- P- The Auburn Tigers wasted more scoring chances than they made, good but still had enough for a 12-0 victory today over Houston University. Auburn rolled up an impressive yardage total and hogged the ball most of the game. But an unyielding Cougar defense stopped the Tigers three times on downs and AUBURN, Oct. 27 (AP)-Statistics of the Houston-Auburn game: Houston Auburn First Downs 26 Rushing Yardage 100 326 Passing Yardage 73 100 Passes 4-10 8-21 Passes Intercepted By 1 Punts 0-0 Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 25 once on a pass all inside the 20. The first Auburn touchdown came on the last play of the second quarter when quarterback Jimmy Cook threw a 15 yard scoring pass to wingman Jerry Sansom in the end zone.

The scorling drive, which got going on a 40- yard spring by halfback Tommy Lorino, covered 73 yards in SIX plays. Howell Tubbs tried the extra point, but Houston center Dick McKinney blocked it. The Tigers drove 80 yards in the final period and wound up with a first down on the one. It took four plays to score. Halfback Bobby Hoppe went over from the five after Auburn had been penalized for offsides.

End Jerry Elliott's conversion attempt was wide. Houston halted Auburn touchdown drives on the 19 in the first quarter, on the one the second period and on the six in fourth quarter. Another drive died in the fourth when Cougar halfback Joe Bob Smith intercepted quarterback Frank Riley's pass on the goal line. Auburn's halfback Tommy Lorino piled up 104 yards rushing. Fullback Jim Walsh accounted for another 100 yards.

The Tigers didn't have to punt during the game. The Cougars, threatened twice, but the Tigers stopped each drive. Three quick first downs in the second period carried the ball 44 yards to the Tiger 27 but the drive ran out of fuel and Auburn got the ball on downs. In the third quarter, Lorino intercepted quarterback Don Flynn's pass on the Tiger 16. It was the first pass interception of the season for the Auburn team which went into the game rated sixth best in the nation in pass defense.

Auburn got a first down on the 4 in the second period and twice rushed down to the without scoring. Cook fired a four down pass to end Jimmy Phillips but he was stopped dead a yard away from scoring territory. The Tigers rolled up 326 yards rushing while holding the Cougars to 100 and added another 100 on the passing of Cook and Frank Riley. Houston's aerials covered 73 yards. Flynn led Houston's ball carriers with a net of 17 yards, one more than his runnerup, fullback Owen Mul Holland.

Houston 0000 Auburn 0 6 0 6-12 Syracuse Ronips By Boston 21-7 BOSTON, Oct. 27 Brown did all the Syracuse scoring today as the Orangemen overcame an early Boston University lead for a 21-7 football victory. Brown scored twice in the second period and once in the kicked all three conversions, passed 32 yards to set up the third score, rushed 87 yards in 17 carries and tackled like a demon for the visitors. Tech Gives Tulane 40-0 Lesson In Grid Offense Rotenberry, Volkert, Lead Assault Against Upset-Minded Greenies Jordan, Bryant, Named Blue-Gray Pilots MONTGOMERY, Oct. 27 -4P) Three of the nation's top football coaches--Jim Tatum of North Carolina, Paul Bryant of Texas and Ralph Jordan Auburn have accepted bids to coach the South in the annual Blue-Gray game here Dec.

29. The Blue and Gray office also announced today the names of 14 outstanding players from various colleges who have accepted bids to play with the South against the Yankee All-Stars. Tennessee's great All-America candidate John Majors heads the list of players for the Rebels. Others include end Ronald Bennett, tackle Don Conkle and guard Billy Fulton of Mississippi State; tackles Dalton Truax, Emmett Zelenka and fullback Ronny Quillian of Tulane; LSU's tackle candidate Earl Leggett; and Auburn quarterback Howell Tubbs. Stanford Rallies, Beats USC 27-19 PALO ALTO, Oct.

27 -up -Stanford's Indians survived the shock of seeing two of their passes contribute to Southern California touchdowns surged back to defeat the Trojans 27-19 before fans today. John Brodie, his poise unshaken by interceptions which paved the way for a 13-0 USC lead, tallied once himself and passed Stanford to three more touchdowns. The 192 pound quarterback threw scoring passes of 30 and 23 yards to ends Ben Robinson and Carl Isaacs in the Stanford assault. That made up for the interceptions by Don Hickman and Hillard Hill. ATLANTA, Oct.

26-4P-Georgia Tech's star backfield, triggered by Paul Rotenberry, George Volkert and Johnny Menger, taught Tulane a 40-0 lesson in offense today, ending the Greenies' wave of football upsets. The victory established undefeated Tech as the team to beat for the Southeastern Conference championship and took the Yellow ATLANTA. Oct. 27 (AP)-Statistics of the Tulane-Georgia Tech football game: Tulane Ga. Tech First Downs 5 26 Passing Yardage 12 100 Passes 3-11 7-10 Passes Intercepted By Punts 4-40 Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 45 Jackets another long step toward an unprecedented sixth straight bowl trip.

Rotenberry, a stubby halfback used mostly for blocking in earlier games, wore his running today and raced 60 key yards on seven carries. Terrific defensive play, starring 98 COUGAR FULLBACK RIPS THROUGH AUBURN LINE Owen Mulholland, Houston's piledriving fullback, who made life miserable for Auburn even in defeat, breaks away for six yards off tackle in the second quarter of the intersectional contest yesterday. Tackle Ben Preston made the stop, assisted by Halfback Tommy Lorino, crouched for a tackle. Other Auburn players closing in on Mulholland are End Jimmy Phillips, No. 88, Linebacker Frank Reeves (55) and Chuch Maxine (66).

Unknowns Pace Princeton 32-21 Win Over Cornell ITHACA, N. Oct. 27 -P- Hewes Agnew made two great runs and four touchdowns and Ron Nelson contributed a brilliant scoring dash as Princeton whipped Cornell, 32-21, in a game dominated by players who weren't even supposed to be on the team. The victory was Princeton's fifth and the fifth straight defeat for Cornell. The stars were three players.

who hardly figured in pre-season calculations and one who hadn't been able to play much for a couple of weeks because of injuries. The latter, Irvin (Bo) Roberson. scored two Cornell touchdowns. Soph Bob Hazzard made the third. Agnew, wasn't expected to make the Tiger team this year because of injuries.

Nelson, a 165- pound senior didn't figure in preseason plans either. But behind the precision blocking of Princeton's single wing attack, they did big things today. North Carolina, Wake Forest Tie CHAPEL HILL, N. Oct. 27-m Wake Forest, completely outplayed for nearly three quarters, swept 96 yards for a touchdown in the final period to gain a 6-6 tie with rival North Carolina today in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before a rain soaked crowd of 27,000.

North Carolina controlled the ball the first half, moving to the Wake Forest 13 and again to 3. But the Tar Heels weren't able to score until midway in the third quarter. The payoff came on a 10-yard tackle slant by halfback Ed Sutton. The placekick by tackle Phil Blazer was blocked. Dartmouth Falls, 28-20 To Harvard CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

27-LP) -Harvard scored once in each period with quarterback Johnny Simourian at the helm today to defeat Dartmouth 28-21 in an Ivy League thriller before 28,500. Simourian, who shared the quarterback duties in the first three games, blossomed into his own by scoring one touchdown and setting up others by halfback Walt Stahura and one by Jim Damis. The 170 pounder scored what proved to be the winning touchdown with a minute remaining when he rolled off tackle from three yards out. Dartmouth roared back and scored its third touchdown after that tally. Virginia Pushes VPI In 14-7 Loss ROANOKE, Oct.

27 -P- Virginia Tech, the nation's 16thranked football team, had to fight tooth and toenail today before finally whipping Virginia 14-7 in a muddy battle climaxed byy a lastsecond fist fight between players A crowd of 16,000 spectators Tech threaten to run Virginia out of Victory Stadium early in the game and then had to make two long drives stand up for the Gobblers' sixth triumph against one defeat. Brown Puts 27-7 Defeat Upon RI PROVIDENCE, R. Oct. 27-P -The University of Rhode Island Brown University 7-6 after first half today but the superior strength of the home forces came to the fore in the second and the Bruins left the field with a 27-7 victory. The triumph was Brown's 38th in the 52 game series between these neighboring Kentucky Wins 14-7 On Passes Cornelius Grabs Heave In Last Two Minutes To Hand Georgia Loss ATHENS, Oct.

27 (P) Kenny Robertson, who started the year as a third-string quarterback, hurled Kentucky to a 14-7 football victory over Georgia today with ATHENS, Oct. 27 (AP) of the Kentucky-Georgia football game: Kentucky Georgia First Downs 12 11 Rushing Yardage 162 129 Passing Yardage 54 64 Passes 2-10 6-11 Passes Intercepted By Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 30 15 a 43-yard touchdown pass in the last two minutes. Robertson threw to end John Cornelius who caught the ball at the goal line and stumbled across to break a 7-7 deadiock in had been a collision between superb defenses and unimaginative attacks. Cornelius grabbed the ball in 3 struggle with Georgia defender Wendell Tarleton and gave Kentucky its first victory in history Here. The Wildcats been feuding with Georgia since 1939.

The clutch pass by Robertson. followed unsuccessful field goal by both teams in vain attempts to break the tie. Georgia's Ken Cooper missed from the Kentucky 16 late in the third. quarter. Kentucky's Lou Michaels was wide in a try from the Georgia 14 in the fourth.

Kentucky drove 47 yards for its first touchdown in the first quarter. Wee Ivan Curnutte, 5-foot-6 halfback, sprinted 20 yards around his own left end for the score. The drive took only six plays. Georgia retaliated in a hurry, slamming 58 yards in 14 plays with sophomore halfback mate, earned most of the yardage. Kentucky 7 0 0 7-14 Georgia 0 07 0 0- 7 READ THE WANT ADS SHOES FOR MEN are $13.95 Jarman STYLE'S Sealed with neat seams arman You're right in style when some new Jarman pattern, trim lines of neat, strong seals the distinctive seams.

better, come in today---try a Ohio State Rips Wisconsin, 21-0 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 Sophomore halfback Don Clark, tore Wisconsin's line to shreds today before 82,661 as Ohio State defeated the Badgers 21-0 the 15th straight Big Ten victory for the Bucks. The conquest tied Michigan's long win record and sent Ohio State another long stride toward its third consecutive Western Conference championship, a goal no team has ever reached. Trainer Hopeful Swaps Will Run Will Leave 4-Year Old At Garden State Track until Injury Is Healed CAMDEN, N. Oct.

27 -4P- Trainer Meshach Tenney said today that no one could definitely tell whether Swaps would ever race again, although he had hopes for the speedy California 4-yearold. Swaps, the 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, suffered a linear fracture of the left rear leg during a workout at Garden State Park on Oct. 9, and aggravated the injury a week later when he broke the cast. Tenney said he would leave here tomorrow for Santa Anita Park, with five other horses owned by Rex C. Ellsworth of Chino, Calif.

for must stay here at least another month," said Tenney adding that Ellsworth's younger brother, Reed, had arrived here to take charge of the injured racer. Reed Ellsworth is a Sanford, Swaps supported by a special canvass sling under his midsection. The sling is suspended from a block and tackle, and helps support the colt's weight, since he is unable to stand on the injured leg. center Don Stephenson, guard Jimmy Johnson and fullback Ken Owen, bottled up Tulane so effectively that only twice did the Greenies get into Tech territory. Once they got to Tech's' 49, the other time in the fourth period when Don Miller recovered a Tech fumble on the Tech 31.

Gene Newton moved Tulane through the Tech reserves to the two a sneak failed and a fourth pass was batted down by Charles Maynard. Menger, hero of the Auburn victory last week, scored Tech's first touchdown on a 16-yard sweep after an exchange of quick kicks put Tech in business at the Tulane 33. Menger went into the end zone in the second period on a sprint, but a Tech offside nullified it. But Tech, rated No. 3 in the nation, didn't need this one as it scored three times on passes and twice on plunges.

Tulane, which had upset Navy and Ole Miss on preceding Saturdays, just wasn't in Tech's class today. Tulane 0 0-0 Georgia Tech 6 7 14 13-40 you step in this hand. distinguished by its smart, "Needle-Craft" stitching which To look smarter and feel pair..