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he iBirmingham Neros COMPLETE SPORTS SECTION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1 9 5 5 -12, proud Engineers fall AUBURN'S WRECK-TECH MISSION ACCOMPLISHED BY BENNY MARSHALL Assistant sports editor, The Birmingham News ATLANTA, Oct. 15 Auburn did it. It was the end of the rainbow waiting in Grant Field Saturday afternoon for Ralph Jordon's mighty Orange and Blue, the end of the rainbow and pc of gold that glistened bright in scoreboard lights Ga. when the battling was done. Aubilrn 14.

Georgia Tech 12 it twinkled up there, for 40.000 to see, the story of the first Tiger victory on this ancient battleground in 15 frustrating years. There was no frustration here Saturday for a team that came determined to take the win away. Auburn scored first. Auburn scored last and two times True-Toed Joe Childress put the extra point in. There was the difference, bold and beautiful for War Eagle men.

Tech's touchdowr in between, add up short on one kick that didnt get through and one that didn't get off. The Tigers hammered 61 yards for a first-quarter touchdown, scored by Alton Shell from the seven with two minutes left in the period. Childress came on target with his boot. the field. Auburn wouldn't want a one left out.

There was Howell Tubbs, leaving absolutely no doubt who Auburn's quarterback is; Red Phillips, the tremendous sophomore end; Jerry Elliott. CapL Bob Scarbrough. M. L. Brackett, Frank D'Agostino, Shell, Fob James, and by all means Tech got six of the points Childress great Childress plows through to one Joe Childress plows through to Tech's one-yard line early in the fourth quarter as he busted through were Guards Ernest Danjean and Chuck Maxime and Center Bob Scarbrough.

Quarterback kicked the point to make it 14-12 and that the way it ended in Atlanta's Grant Field Stadium before a full back on a 66-yard advance late in the second quarter. Wade Mitchell going in from the one. but his kick was wide to the left, and Auburn took a 7-6 lead into intermission. Volkert gallops THE BIG All-America fullback candidate chiseled 54 yards out of a Tech front that was giving no ground at all. He was tremendous on defense.

Techs line wasn't supposed to be tough enough to play it the hard way, but the Yellow Jackets were. If they hadn't been, this day could have turned into complete disaster. Less willing battlers might have been devoured. The battle of the statistics was Auburn's too. The Tigers had 14 first dowms to nine, 159 rushing yards to Techs 130 and GEORGE VOLKERT galloped 59 yards for a third quarter touchdown that put Tech on top, 12-7; then Auburn drove back.

80, with Howell Tubbs driving the last foot of the distance so Childress could boot again. Those are the facts of the case. Theyll be in the record of this epic day in Tiger history 118 Passing to the losers 74. Little Shell, who had the longest Auburn run, a 27-yarder late in the game, had 51 yards in five carries for the game's top average. James picked up 45 on 12, Childress ran 14 times for his.

Volkert. who played a lot of football this day. as Techs No. 1 offensive boy with 78 yards in eight carries. Stan Flowers, a threat every time he gets up steam, picked up 34 on nine.

Turn to Page 9 What wont show is the tremendous determination of a football team which decided it had had enough of a one-sided thing. Magnifiient Coach Jordan called it. The word was chosen well. It fitted this struggle, beginning to end, and not only from the Auburn side. Tech played it the same way, up to the hilt.

This one was for men only, a bitter fight all the way. Heroes? They were all over the place on the Tiger side of Waiting over for Plainsmen house Saturday. (Staff photo by Ed Jones.) Howell Tubbs scored and Auburn went ahead, 13-12, to set up Auburn's winning touchdown. In front of Joe ferenee to us. I thought their offense looked beter in the eariy stages, but the defense was the best part of their game, Dodd said.

Majors, Vols rip Tide, Statistics Vols just too good 'We, had enough to win says sad breaks Whit BY SPORS EDITOR ZIPP NEWMAN Johnny Majors, a slithering 165-pound Vol tailback will be remembered as the dashing hero of Tennessee's stunning 20-0 victory over Alabama at Legion Field here Saturday, What Albert Elmore did to Tennessee a year ago College scores TENN. 12 179 44 6 4 1 5 34.8 2 70 ALABAMA First downs 8 Yards rushing .104 Yards passing 46 Passes attempted 9 Passes completed 5 Passes intercepted by 0 Punts 5 Punting average ...32.4 Fumbles lost 3 Yards penalized .20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALABAMA PASSING Times Gain Lost Net Avi. Elmore 1ft 48 4 44 4.4 Walls 7 18 2 1ft 2.3 Stone 4 1 ft 4.ft Loftin 4 14 ft 14 3.5 Me Bee 3 7ft 7 2.3 PASSING Att. Comp. Had Int.

Yards TD BY GRANTLAND RICE II News sports writer ATLANTA, Oct. 15 There is no more waiting for next year. Auburn wiped out 15 yards of frustration by beating Georgia Tech here Saturday and the Plainsmen's dressing room turned into a wild, uproa" of spontaneous emotion at Grant Field. This was it. A pulse-pounding game in which Auburn rewarded its most faithful followers with a 14-12 victory over Tech, a triumph that will never be forgotten on the Plains.

"They were all great, said Coach Shug Jordan. Our defense played fine ball, but then I have to give our backs a lot of the credit, the choked-up AGburn Coach said. I am proud of these boys, who rewarded the athletic department and the great Auburn fans for their many years of waiting. The win was also a fine tribute to our seniors, who have played on good Auburn teams, but just' met better Tech teams every year, Shug continued. THE TIGER dressing room didnt quiet down until every player had left as the back-pounding and handshaking went to every player.

This was a team victory. Hal Herring, assistant Auburn Coach, best summed it up by saying: At one time or another every player in the game made a key play. There were tackles, key catches, passes, runs and blocks. And across the way in Techs dressing room Coach Bobby Dodd sat down for a few minutes to praise this Auburn team. Their defense the dif- Walls Elmore McBee Auburns passing, -which went for 118 yards and sparked the winning TD drive, was unexpected.

No, I didnt think they would pass that much. We were looking for them to stick on the ground a little more, Dodd replied in answer to a question about Howell Tubbs' passing. It was a fine football game, played by two fine ball teams. The extra points were the difference. and it was just that close.

Their ends made fine catches and I thought Fob James and Joe Childress ran welL But, in the final analysis it was Auburn's line of scrimmage which did it, Dodd said. THERE WERE MANY key plays in the game. Dodd and Jordan agreed that Ends Jerry Elliott and Red Phillips made tide-turning catches in the last march. Elliott made a tremendous play when he caught that deflected ball (a pass good for 32 yards which put Auburn at mid-field) and the one when Phillips made that grab on fourth down and five was another key one, said Dodd. There were many breaks on both sides.

We had some and they did too. When the ball bounced out Jimmy Thompson's hands on our last march that hurt us. If we had completed that one we would have gone for a field goal if we didnt setye a TD. But, on the other hand Auburn had several off sides which nullified good runs. explained Dodd, who didnt think the breaks decided it.

That line really blocked for me today. I had plenty of time Turn to Page 10 Johnny Majors did to Alabama. Majors was a great competitive back, the torch that led off all three Vol marches of 71 yards in the second and for 51 and 44 in the final chapter. Three Alabama fumbles wrecked the Crimsons. Two led to Tennessees first two touchdowns and one surely cost Alabama a touchdown at Tennessees three.

Alabama's fourth miscue, allowing Tennessee to intercept a forward pass, exploded into the Vols last drive, featuring backs to be hearu from in A1 Carter, one of the fastest of all the Tennessee tailbacks, and Lon Herzbrun. John Majors, no injured lad, ran 30 times with the ball. He turned under a net of 117 yards. He completed four out of five passes for $4 yards. But this is not all the firebox did.

He legged two of Alabamas kickoffs back for 53 yards, and he returned three punts for 51 yards. Once he got away on one punt return for 42 yards one yard short of the distance Bill Stone booted the pigskin. And with one more block he would have gone the route. John Majors' spirit was faultless. He fumbled the ball the first time he took it for a seven-yard loss, discovering he was a marked man both by Alabama and Kid Destiny.

Alabama couldnt beat both 3 2 ft 17 ft 5 3 1 29 ft lft ft TENNESSEE RUSHING Times Gain Lost 30 132 15 13 3ft 5 ft 3ft ft 3 1ft ft 2 ,12 ft PASSING Att. Comp. Had Int. Yards TD 5 4 411 1ft Majors Bronson Gordon Herzbrun Carter Bill Lee, a Riley Smith, a Tar-zan White All-Americans all, or going to be. The Tide rolled Tennessee that October afternoon.

13-6, overpowering the big hurdle that stood between it and magnificent Rose Bowl yictory 10 weeks later. Whit may have been wondering, too, if the likes of '34 would come his way at Alabama now that hes wearing the shoes of Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas and Red Drew. In victory, magnanimous BOWDEN WAYTT may have been thinking of other Alabama-Tennessee days as he graciously, magnanimously took Whits firm post-game congratulations, but chances are the very modest young man from Knoxville was thinking of the lovely hour which he had just witnessed. Were getting better, Wyatt said. I thought our kids played all right.

And if remembering the deeply-hurt look in an old friend, Whitworth eyes. Wyatt gentlemanly added that Alabama hurt themselves with that fumble down there (on the three) and with those penalties at critical times. BY ALF VAN HOOSE News sports writer What can you say when youre getting beat? Oh-h-h, me. We got plenty of breaks, enough to win two ball games. And we couldnt take em.

1 cant blame those kids. They yvere giving it all they had. What can I say? This was J. B. Whitworth talking, head-down-, half-silently.

as if to himself, not 10 yards from the spot where hi once-high Alabama hopes had died an hour earlier when his quarterback thought I saw an opening and then -somebody hit the ball out of my hands. Tennessee did about what we Thought they would (Whitworth back ini. We had em well scouted. We just werent good enough to take em I guess. Long long ago WHIT MIGHT have been thinking of his last Alabama-Tennessee day at Legion Field as he stood there with his bitter thought.

That was 21 years ago, and he was a young assistant coach, and the Tide was the highest ever. There was a Dixie Howell on SOUTH Auburn 14, Georgia Tech 12. Tennessee 20, Alabama 0. Florence 18. LSU 14.

Maryland 25, N. Carolina 7. Richmond 7, VPI 7 (tie). Virginia 20. VMI 13.

Davidson 54, Washington and Lee 0. West Virginia 39, Wililam and Mary 13. Mississippi 27. Tulane 13 Jacksonville 12. Troy 0.

Xavier 19, Alabama 12. Alabama State 25, Morehouse 20. Georgia 47, Florida State 14. Mississippi State 20, Kentucky 14. Wake Forest 13.

N. C. State tie. Knoxville 18, Tuskegee 7. Florence 52, Livingston 0.

The Citadel 25, Furman 12. The Citadel ,25, Furman 19. INTERSECTIONAL George Washington 25, Penn 6. Duke 20, Ohio State 14. Pitt 21, Nebraska 7.

Indiana 14, Villanova 7 Wyoming 23. Tulsa 19. Saylor 13, Washington 7, Boston College 23, Detroit 0. San Jose 14. New Mexico 0.

FAR WEST Utah State 32, Montana 6. Washington State 9, Idaho 0. UCLA 21, Stanford i3. Oregon 21, California 0. COP 13, Oregon State 7.

EAST Syracuse 13, Army 0. Rutgers 14, Brown 12. Bucknell 38, Temple 0. Lafayette 21, Dartmouth 13. Navy 34, Penn State 14.

Colgate 15, Princeton 6. Harvard 21, Columbia 7. Yale 34, Cornell G. Boston U. 32, Drake 2.

MIDWEST Iowa 20, Purdue 20 (tie). Illinois 21, Minnesota 13. Michigan 14, Northwestern 2. Michigan State 21, Notre Dame 7. Iowa State 20, Missouri 14 Cincinnati 13, Marquette 12.

Colorado 34, Kansas State 13. SOUTHWEST Arkansas 27, Texas 20. Texas 19, TCU 16. Oklahoma 44, Kansas 6 SMU 20, Rice 0. North Texas 30, Hardin Simmons 19.

Houston 21, Okla. 13. Texas Western Arizona 0. Majors Carter Wyatts boys and their own fumbling a disease that is eating out the heart of kids trying their best. THIS WAS ALABAMAS fourth loss by three touchdowns.

And only once have the Tiders scored. They cant get over fumbles and penalties. Tennessee showed the better drive on the ground with 204 yards to 104. Alabama completed one more pass than the Yols for two more yards. TENN kir URBANO -mm CHRISTIAN MAJORS 29, the flaming spirit of Bowden Turn to Page 10 that Club, and a Don Hutson, a Turn to Page 9 was alty Alabama defenders on this one included Bill Stone, Knute Rockne.Christian and Marshall Brown.

Mojors throw first Tennessee TD Here's the first of Tennessee's three touchdowns against Alabama here Sat urday. Tailback Johnny Majors got it by tossing to End Roger Urbano on the two, Urbano stepping across. The play started from the eight, coming after an apparent Vol toucfhdown fust previous had been nullified by pen.