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..35 Duke 7 Wake Forest 14 Princeton ...13 Michigan 9 Oklahoma ..49 Baylor 3 6 N. 0 S. 7 7 Ohio 3 Nebraska ...35 S. M. 0 Birmingham Nero SPORTS, LOCAL and STATE NEWS SECTION SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26 1950 Stanford, Page 6 Oklahoma, Page 6 All-City, Page 7 Outdoors, Page 5 Tulane, Page 2 Michigan, Page 2 Tennessee stops Kentucky Tide puts freeze on Florida, 4T13 25 ran than to Florida were last-period productions.

Butch Avinger got over from the one on a sneak and Larry Chiodetti slipped around right end for six yards to close Tide scoring. BY ALF VAN HOOSE News sports writer GATOR BOWL, Jacksonville, Nov. 25 A cold-blooded Alabama attack led by Ed Salem, Tom made 14 first downs Saturday. Calvin and Bobby Marlow was too much for Florida here Saturday as: Marlow top gainer the Tide powered to a 41-13 tri- during the game. The Tides their total to 188, five greater Georgia amassed in its march the Rose Bowl in 1942.

rushing gave him a years total offensive mark of 1,071 yards. A fair harvest for a sophomore. Alabama went out for a fat victory. The Tide still hopes to be in operation Jan. 1 and will stand by its record unashamed when bowl selectors huddle.

It was the Tides fifth conference victory against two defeats. Theres a' big date ahead against Auburn. Thats next week. fought for ground on defense like a Yukon gold miner. Pat OSullivan had a great day, maybe his best since his freshman year three short seasons ago.

Jug Jenkins and Red Lutz stopped flank plays and Tom Selman, Mike Mizerany, Jesse Richardson and Sullivan jammed traffic in the middle. Until second and third stringers dotted the field in the shank of the game, Florida did little better than hold its own. Sullivan at work BUT WITH THE advent of Tide reserves, Sullivan went swiftly to work. During the last period he completed eight passes. In all he connected 12 of 21 times for 215 yards.

This distance plus 19 yards touched the ball. Ten plays were needed. Salem traveled around end for the fast six yards. Marlow and Calvin were the yardage agents, Marlow bulling 31 yards of the distance and Calvin 20. Salem touched the ball only twice, throwing a 12-yard pass to Ed Lary once before plumbing into the end zone.

Red Lutz converted, Alabama led, 7-0. Before the Tide moved goalward made its only serious bid of the first half. After Avinger had kicked dead on the Gator three, Oosterhoudt and Broadus rah for two first downs and then Sullivan hit End Jim French with a 35-yard pass to the Tide 36. That ended the first quarter and Lutz ended Florida hopes two plays thereafter. He leaped high to snare a Sullivan pass Turn to Page 3, Column 1 Florida scored.

That Gator tally came on a 70-yard pass play from Haywood Sullivan to Dan Howell early in the last period. Another Sullivan-Howell aerial for 45 yards set up the second Florida touchdown. Bubba McGowan, like Sullivan, a Dothan boy, scored this one from the two. Salem scored first from the six and later from the eight and the five. Marlow had only six inches to plunge for the second Alabama touchdown.

Those four six-pointers at the end of 69, three, 57 and 67-yard marches furnished Alabama with a 27-0 half-time margin. Fred Mims got the next two Tide points, ambushing Sullivan in the Florida end zone on an attempted pass. It meant a safety. The last two Tide touchdowns Cold and windy MARLOW, A CAREFULLY watched young man, still led ground gainers. Bruising Bobby gained 101 yards in 17 trials.

His was the major effort as Alabama gained 431 yards rushing. Marlow scored once and sent at least one tackier reeling to the bench for relief. Calvin was next high with 51 yards. He carried only a dozen times. Salem picked up 69 yards in 10 attempts.

Tide far in front ALABAMA LED 35-0. before umph. Salem had one of his hottest days in the freezing chill of the Gator Bowl before some 16, OOP shivering spectators. He scored three touchdowns and threw true on three of seven passes. Al Lary helped Eddie coin the big yardage, sensationally fielding two throws which netted 119 yards.

The Tide assault was brutal. Until Coach Red Drew began clearing the bench early in the fourth period, Florida was hopelessly outclassed. Alabama set a new conference record for seasons first downs Neyland's mastery prevails BY JERRY BRYAN Assistants sports editor The Birmingham News KNOXVILLE. Nov. 23 The story written here Saturday afternoon is the same theme of Tennessee dominance over Kentucky which has prevailed for 25 years of Bob Neyland teams.

with a team ranked among the nations greatest, the Wildcats could not pull off a first against The General and they went down, 7-0. Forty-five thousand braved wintry blasts to watch the game. The Tennessee play was constructed with the care of trained engineering expert Neyland played carefully and once he got the lead in the second quarter, there was no shaking him loos from his edge. He almost scored a second counter as the third quarter ended and the th opened but simehow the impression was gained that he did not feel the touchdown was an absolute necessity. Babe fails to drive THE MIGHTY BABE PARILLI, shayshooter de luxe, could not drive his team downfield to a completion.

He threw 30 times, completed 14 with two interceptions. His passing gained 150 yards but it was not good enough. Largely it was offset by Kentucky fumbling which the Volunteers converted into a juicy dish. They dropped seven themselves but Only four of them went into Kentucky possession. AT KICKOFF the weather was freezing despite an unofficial announcement from the Florida Chamber Commerce that the thermometer read 67 degrees.

A fierce 25-mile per hour wind whipped through the bowl. Alabama roared 67 yards for a touchdown the first time it Kentucky in Sugar Bowl NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25 (iP) Kentucky will play in the 1951 Sugar Bowl football game against an opponent to be announced later, probably Oklahoma. Kentucky lost to Cotton Bowl bound Tennessee 7 to 0 Saturday, its first loss in an 11-game season. It was Kentuckys final game of the year.

Results Statistics Ky. Tenn. First downs Passes intercepted Punts Punting average Fumbles lost Oklahoma, their most likely Sugar Bowl opponent, swept past Nebraska Saturday 49 to 35. Kentuckys selection was announced by the Sugar Bdwl. It will be Kentucky's first Sugar Bowl football appearance.

The Wildcats have appeared in two other bowls. They lost to Santa Clara, 21-13, in the 1950 Orange Bowl and beat Villanova. 24-14, in the 19411 Great Lakes Bowl game. Mr. Parilli KENTUSKYS WILDCATS, a colorful aggregation from the Blue Grass country, have one of the nations leading passers and T-quar-terbacks, Vito (Babe) Parilli.

Parillis passing record before the Tennessee game was 100 passes complete 1 for 1,477 yards and 23 touchdowns. Kentuckys selection for the Sugar Bowl football game makes the third time a school has been represented by both its football and basketball teams In the mid-Winter sports carnival. The other double entries were Tennessee in 1941 and Oklahoma A. and M. in 1946.

Kentuckys cagers won the Sugar Bowl basketball title in the last Sugar Bowl. Sam Corenswet, of the Sugar Bowl Committee, made the announcement for Charles Zatarain, president of the Mid-Winter Sports SOUTH Alabama 41, Florida 13. Clemson 41, Auburn 0. Tulane 35, Vanderbilt 6. Tennessee 7, Kentucky 6.

Georgia Tgch 46, Davidson 14. William and Mary 34, N. C. State 0. Georgia 40, Furman 0.

Duke 7, North Carolina 0. Wake Forest 14, South Carolina 7. Mississippi Southern 34, Louisville 28. EAST Princeton 13, Dartmouth 7. Yale 14, Harvard 6.

Fordham 13, N. Y. U. 0. Cornell 13, Pennsylvania 8.

George Washington 7, Georgetown 6. Colgate-Rutgers, cancelled, inclement weather. Holy Cross 26, Temple 21 Pittsburgh-Penn State, Inclement weather. Kings-Gannon, postponed, rain, Scranton-Niagara, postponed, snow. MIDWEST Michigan 9, Ohio Stata 3.

Purdue 13, Indiana 0. Oklahoma 49, Nebraska 35. Oklahoma A. M. 41, Kansas State O.

Northwestern 14, Illinois 7. Wisconsin 14, Minnesota 0. Miami (Ohio) 28, Cincinnati 0. SOUTHWEST Baylor 3, S. M.

U. 0. T. C. U.

26, Rich 14. Texas Tech 37, New Mexico 12. FAR WEST Stanford 7, California 7 (tie). Washington 52, Washington State 21. Oregon Stata 14, Oregon 2.

Brigham Young 28, Fort Hood 14. Colorado 31, Colorado A. M. 6. U.

C. L. A. 39, Southern California. 0.

INTERSECTIONAL Sewanea 7, Washington Louis) 0. Bowl Roundup, Page 6 Kaseta (25), Dob Davis (90). Kentucky players are Pat james (60), Charles McClendon (87), Doug Moseley (51), Ben Zaranka (80) and Jim Mackenzie (75) Tennessee won, 7-0. (Associated Press wirephoto.) Tennessee piggy back Dick Ernsberger (47) Tennessee back climbs over teammate John Michels (38) to gain three yards in the second quarter of Saturday's game at Knoxville. Other Tennessee players identified are Vince It was a free ball which set the stage for the lone touchdown e4 the game, a bounding punt which brushed Ben Zaranka, Kentucky end, and Bob Davie, Vol center, recovered on the Kentucky 36.

From there Tennessee went on to score, a pass from Hank Lauri-cella to Burt Rechichar getting the counter. Lauricella star LAURICELLA WAS the sparkplug of the victorious Vols. He ran 14 times for 60 yards and threw 14 times, completing -four for 71 yards. Dick Ernsberger, Vols fullback, Injured early in the season, returned to top form in this geme, running 17 times for 42 yards. ON THE GROUND THE WILDCATS netted a meager 36 yards against the great Vol defense.

Of that yardage Cliff Lawson got 26 on six tries. Parilli lost 10 yards in five tries. While Vols passers and punters had plenty of time to get the ball away Parilli was rushed hard all afternoon. Ted Affer, Jack Stroud, Pug Pearman and Doug Atkins were on him at every turn. The same thing went for Dom Fucci on his punting.

Gain is handled ALLrAMERICAN Bob Gain was not that Saturday. The Wildcats great tackle, when he did get across the line of scrimmage, was neatly handled by Vol blockers. He recovered one fumble and just about his only moment in the sun. He sfrs seen to miss one or two tackles and fail on a much needed block. His running mate, Jim McKenzie turned in a better game.

Kentucky put up one great stand defensively when they took the ball on their one-yard line just as the fourth quarter opened. Jimmy Hill grabbed one of Parillis passes and ran it back 25 yards to Kentuckys 19. A five-yard penalty and Lauri-cellas five-yard sprint got a first down on the nine. From there, Hal Payne hit for four and three but Andy Kozar was held to one-yard each on two bucks. Kentucky got no further than Tennessees 30-yard line.

That was when Parilli opened a series of passes in the fourth quarter carrying from his 21-yard line 59 yards down field. He threw eight passes, four complete for S3 yards but on a fourth down, needing Turn to Page 3, Column 3 Clemson clips Auburn DUSTING 'EM OFF BY ZIPP NEWMAN News sports editor CLIFF HARE STADIUM, Auburn, Nov. 25 Fred Cone, a running piece of All-America machinery, scored four times as Clemson piled up the score on Auburn here ond, two drives of 55 and 63 in the third and a 60-yard drive in the fourth. Clemson most impressive CLEMSON WAS MOST impressive when the Country Gentlemen mistake against Clemson. It a rugged game with fist breaking out in the fourth It must have been gentlemens fighting, as no players were out.

Both benches were of players when Ted Vara no got mixed up in the Association, sponsors of the Sugar Bowl. Zatarain was in Knoxville for the Kentucky-Tennessee game. Corenswet said. Kentucky has been invited and has accepted. Then he added, There will be no other announcement at this time." When Corenswet was asked when an announcement could be expected on Kentuckys opponent, he replied: Dont believe any other announcement Saturday night because there will be none officially.

Oklahoma invited? THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES-Picayune said Saturday night that it was authoritatively reported a bid had been extended to Oklahoma at 5:30 p.m., but no reply had been received. Speculation for an opponent for the Kentucky Wildcats centered around Oklahoma but also included Nebraska at least until Saturdays defeat by Oklahoma and unbeaten but once tied Clemson, and unbeaten Wyoming. Clemson looked the strongest possibility behind Oklahoma. Clemson finished its season Saturday with a 41-0 victory over Auburn. Oklahoma still has to face Oklahoma A.

and M. Oklahoma's winning streak now stands at 30 straight. Before Saturdays games, Kentucky had beaten North Texas State 25-0, Louisiana State University 14-0, Mississippi 27-0, Dayton 40-0, Cincinnati 41-7, Villanova 34-7, Georgia Tech 28-14, Florida 40-6. Mississippi State 48r21 and North Dakota 83-0. was fighting period.

put emptied somehow heavy traffic. Auburn got within scoring distance twice but something always happened to the snake-bitten Tigers, trying their hearts out to please the old Auburnites. And the old Auburnites must have got a good idea of what it takes to field a team like Clemson showed one that looked great Saturday. And is rated by Clemson' supporters as Frank Howards greatest team jn 11 years. Cone magnificent FRED CONE is a magnificent running back.

He hits like a Bobby Turn to Page 4, Column 1 'Nothing to it says Bear of story he's quitting Tucky KNOXVILLE, Nov. 25 Paul (Bear) Bryant said tonight There is nothing to it" of the story from Nashville that he was leaving Kentucky. There has been considerable talk around Louisville that The Bear would take a job elsewhere, and Raymond Johnson, writing in Sundays Nashville Tennessean, said it was definite. The University of Texas and the Washington Redskins have been reported making offers to Bryant. got their hands on the football.

They ran from the single wing and had the power to make it hum. There wase 11,000 cold fans in the stands. There was a numb Auburn team on the field. The only hot number was this Clemson team putting on a show for Jess Yarbrough, an Orange Bowl scout. Clemson would have made a 100 points if they could have.

They played like a team that wanted that Christmas, all-paid tour to Miami (Theyll take the Gator Bowl if the Orange Bowlers dont choose em.) Auburn made many mistakes AUBURN WAS FULL of mistakes as a sieve is holes. Nearly every time Auburn caught a penalty or fumbled, Clemson scored. It simply didnt pay to make a Saturday in a bid for the Orange Bowl gold. Clemson dealt Auburn a 41 to 0 defeat the worst in the history of Auburn Homecoming games. The score was identical with that which Vanderbilt ran up on Auburn earlier this season when Bill "Wade went crazy with the passing heat.

It was also the largest score Clemson ever made against Auburn. Clemson with Cone, a sophomore sensation named Billy Hair and Ray Mathews at the throttle, began pouring the touchdowns over in the first period. They had great line in front of them and a great blocker In Dick Henley. AFTER WARMING UP with a 93-yard drive in the first period a 15-yard penalty and a pass interference penalty figured in the drive the Country Gentlemen cut loose with drives of 60 and 43 in the sec BY SPORTS EDITOR ZIPP NEWMAN Clemson piled up TDs and 461 yards CLIFF HARE STADIUM, AUBURN, Nov. 25 Auburn wants no more of a Clemson looking for a bowl bid.

Clemson had all the heat in rushing the ball 319 yards and passing the golden apple 142 yards in putting on a show a show that would have gone better in South Carolina and been more appreciated. Auburn ran with the ball for 88 yards and passed 90, but Auburn wasnt getting any breaks except bad ones. Auburn fumbled four times Clemson was a neat housekeeper, not once losing the ball on a bobble. Clemson used the pass to advantage, spreading the defense. This wasnt necessary, however, with Fred Cone playing a game for his sick mother.

The team passed 18 times and completed seven. Auburn passed 22 times and completed ten. There was tqp much disturbance above fo good punting. Clenons three punts averaged 29 and Auburn six averaged 28. It was the least punting average Spence and McGowen had piled up this season.

The statistics give a true picture of the game. Its doubtful that Auburn has played a finer all-around team than Clemson. Its a senior team and Saturday it was a grim, striking team with something on its mind. It mtist have been the Orange Bowl scout that inflamed the Country Gentlemen. Frank Howard was as solemn as a judge before the game.

He was afraid Clemson couldnt run up as high a score on Auburn as Alabama ran up on Florida. When the Alabama-Florida score was announced it seemed to set the visitors afire. There will be a meeting of the Orange Bowlers Monday night to pick Miamis opponent New Years Day. Its believed the pick has narrowed down between Alabama and Clemson. Frigid fashion note from a frost-bitten footballer averages 5.

7 Billy Hair ran 11 times, picking up 82 yards. Ray Mathews had a total of 56 yards in 13 chances to lug the balL Charley Langner ran hard. He was able to pick up 46 yards in 10 tries against the fierce defense of the Clemsonites. Hitt and Spence had 12 yards each. Spence completed four out of nine passes for 27 yards.

Tucker completed six out of 11 for 63 and he fired with players rushing in to lay him out on the cold sod. Calvert passed four times and made two bulls-eyes for 27 yards. He was bothered with a charley horse. Hair threw 13 times and completed five for 71 yards. Turn to Pago 4, Column 4 m.

jr-" 'flft-v Jr ub, togs for inclosed, heated press boxes. The fans in the stands, on seats from which they raked the snow with their feet in that six-inch snowdrift, go a bit further. Fur-lined galoshes and boots of various sorts. Parkas, ear muffs, duck hunters fur-lined jackets were in evidence everywhere. Waterproof cushions, blankets and even sleeping bags were freely used.

Some of the more resourceful, with duck hunting experience behind them, even toyed with the idea of charcoal heaters such as they use in blinds. Downtown stores sold out completely of parkas, hunting caps and ear muffs. (JERRY BRYAN). KNOXVILLE, Nov. 25 On dressing for a football game played in a stadium under 5 inches of snow, with the thermometer at six degrees in a 15-mile wind: First allow yourself at least one-half hour before time to leave the hotel for the operation.

Start at the beginning, which is a suit of long johns. Next comes a light woolen sleeveless V-neck sweater. Then woolen socks, but pull a pair of silk ones over them. Then a pair of shorts. One pair bf trousers will suffice.

Next a dress shirt, but a long-sleeved woolen V-neck sweater then is in order. Finally a dress coat and a top coat. But be sure to carry your muffler and gloves. Of course those are fitting Fred Cone, a touchballer, Fred Cone, who had never played football before going to Clemson he hati some experience playing touchball had an average of 5.1 yards per play. He ran, bucked, galloped and scooted for a total of 163 yards.

Auburn hasnt raced a finer back all year. Fred Cone was told when he alighted from a plane in Opelika that his mother was ill. Before game time he was told his mother was all right again. And he went out to close out his career in a scheduled game in a blaze of glory. Auburn might have been able to stop Fred Cone, but Cone had a great cast with him in Jackie Calvert, Billy Hair and Rfcy Mathews.

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