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The Knoxville Journal from Knoxville, Tennessee • 19

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i "I I Vf ilssH jfe-- -3F- jg -s 3 iwa- 'f 1 'V A 4 Maryland Meats: Spartans it it it it it it it it it Red Field Goal Brings' Tech Win '-m I '4 5-D THE KNOXVILLE JOURNAL $im4yf Octektr I 1950 Northwestern Defeats Navy GEORGE BOWEN BALTIMORE Oct 7 (ff) Navy was torpedoed by the smashing of Rich Athan and bombarded by Dick passing in a 22-0 shellacking dealt out by Northwestern before 12000 spectators today Athan ripped through for two' touchdowns after teaming with Dick Alban to tear the Navy line apart Quarterback Flowers flipped a touchdown pass to End Don Stonesifer and Bob Burson kicked a field goal for the rout supremacy in its second straight triumph was nevfcr Alban went 12 times for 44 Flowers completed 12 outof 22 passes for 121 yards In addition to up ground attack the Northwestern defnse gave Quarterback Bob Zas-trow a hard time completed only nine out of 26 passing attempts Northwestern 0 9 7 6 22 Navy 0 0 0 0 0 Northwestern scoring: Touchdowns Athan 2 Stonesifer Conversions Burson Field goal in doubt after the first few minutes when Navy's best offensive punch petered out The Middies in absorbing their second consecutive licking had only two scoring opportunities and the second was late in the contest against Northwestern subs Coach Bob Voights started pulling out his regulars in the fourth period with a 16-0 lead The busy and tireless Athan took the ball 25 times through By GEORGE McARTHUR ATLANTA Oct 7 A field goal by Red Patton gave favored Georgia Tech a desperation 16-13 victory over a spirited Florida team today kick with only seven seconds remaining split the goal posts from an angle nine yards from the goal line The Tech effort was marked by desperation all day as sophomore Quarterback Haywood Sullivan passed his team into the lead in the fourth period and threatened to split the game wide time and time again The Tech pass attack was negli-ble but the running of its fleet of scatbacks was consistent if not too spectacular Bobby North Buster Humphries and Red Patton came through with short lunges and first downs in the final period when it counted and Bubba Sykes who even dress out last week called a touchdown drive in the final period and pushed the ball over himself from the one-yard- line Sykes came in as quarterback when first stringer Joe Salome was injured in the first half Aside from the sparkling passes of Sullivan another sophomore Buford Long kept the Florida drives plunging when it counted He moved through big holes made by Tackle Leonard Balas and was one of most dependable receivers Along with Floyd Huggins and Billy Reddell Long was the life of the Florida backfield and the equal of anything Tech could offer About 21000 fans saw the game In seven plays after receiving the kickoff Humphries and North with an assist from a ten-yard Salome pass pushed the ball over to score North provided the punch with a 40-yard run Humphries plunged over from the five In the second quarter Huggins Long and Billy Reddell moved the ball from the Tech 44 over the goal line in seven plays from the three Sullivan provided toe show of the day in the final period Jack Nichols intercepted a pass from Sykes and was downed on the Tech 41 to set up the second Florida score Sullivan kept the ball In toe air on almost every play connecting with Long for one 23-yard gain and with End Don Brown for another 18 and the score The Jackets with an erratic passing game had to come back on the ground to move 64 yards in 13 plays to even the game when Sykes sneaked over for the score Baylor Tops State Squad By 14 To 7 By WARREN ROGERS JR SHREVEPORT La Oct 7 (JP A flinging finagling quarterback goaded slumbering football Bears to a 14-7 comeback victory tonight over spunky but outfought Mississippi State The quarterback Larry a brother to the fabulous Cecil Isbell of Purdue and pro football fame picked up the flagging Baylor boys after thye had struggled through a scoreless first half Baylor was completely outclassed by fast sprightly Mississippi State in the first two quarters But Houdini-like ballhandling from the -quarterback slot and his passing wizardy evened the score in the third quarter Seconds near the end of that period I bl completed six straight passes in a 67-yard drive His score for the night was eight complete out of 13 thrown for a total of 98 yards Halfback Don Carpenter plunged one yard for a tally and back Jim Jeffrey went over from the one after Jim 37-yard runback of a pass interception set up the second score End Henry Dickerson converted both Michigan Tips Dartmouth By 27 To 7 ANN ARBOR Mich Oct 7 VP lanky Negro end Lowell Perry gave the Wolverines a hard-earned 27to-7 decision over Dartmouth toda in an intersectional battle before 74903 fans The six-foot sophomore gave a dazzling display 'of pass catching and proved equally adept at nabbing those tossed by talented John Clayton Perry grabbed the" touchdown pass that sent Michigan out in front in the surprisingly hard-fought battle Later he broke the back of offense with three interceptions deep in Michigan on the one-foot five-yard and 25-yard lines line to gain 140 yards Wofford i To Beat JEFFERSON CITY Tenn Oct 7 VP) Terriers pulled victory out of the fire in the last half to beat Carson-Newman 21-13 tonight The Eagles led 13-7 at halftime Two native Tennesseans sparked the Spartanburg team to victory They were Jack Beeler of Knoxville ace running and passing tailback and fullback Dillard Whittier of Rockwood Whittier steamrollered two Wofford touchdowns across and two passes a 14-yarder and a by Beeler in the fourth quarter made the third touchdown End Dennis Barber kicked all extra points Hubert Ashe scored first for Carson-Newman with an off-tackle play to the right for eight yards and a touchdown after a 72-yard march Carson Newman tailback Bill Bales set up the next run intercepting a Beeler pass intended for Barber The Eagles got 55 yards to five in four 0' I jt- tS' 'a y- Kaseta Takes Dub Cooper Scarbath Leads 34-7 Upset Win 1 By STAN BRADSHAW EAST LANSING Mich Oct 7 P) A lateral-happy Maryland football team sparked by sensational sophomore Quarterback John Scar-bath free-wheeled its way past favored Michigan State today 34 to 7 in a major upset before 39376 fans The tricky play of the underrated Maryland Terrapins completely outpowered and outpassed the befuddled MSC Spartans who only last week upset mighty Michigan 14 'to 7 and who went into the game ranked as the No 2 team Besides the fancy ball handling and running of Scarbath who scored one of touchdowns oq a line plunge the stars included Ed (Mighty Mo) Modzelewski and Bob (Shoo-Shoo) ShemonskL Modzelewski scored once each in both the first and second periods on line plunges and She-monski capped his sparkling line slants by a 37-yard touchdown run late in the fourth period The only consolation Michigan State had was the 67-yard touchdown run by Spartan halfback (Sonny) Grandelius early in the third quarter Maryland getting stronger the game wore on poured on three touchdowns in the final period to turn it into a startling runaway after Michigan State had been rated behind only Notre Dame in Associated Press polL Scarbath got one of the last period markers center Pete Lady-go made another on a 28-yard run with an intercepted pass and Shemonski ran 37 yards on a reverse for the final touchdown -Tackle Bob Dean converted four of his five extra point attempts Maryland racked up 14 first downs to Michigan eight and peeled 204 yards with its smashing ground game against the 140 The big fast Maryland line headed by standout guard Bobby Ward continually rushed the Spartan passers while the defensive Maryland backfield smothered receivers almost completely Michigan State completed only three passes for 39 yards Even the efforts of flashy tackle Don Coleman and end Bob Carey Jailed to pull 'the demoralized Spartans together into a unit that could slap down the win-hungry Terrapins The visitors showed their power from the outset after kicking off to Michigan State The Spartans failed to get any place and the Terps took over on their own 42 Scarbath hit end Pete Augs-burger with a first down pass on the 21 Then Scarbath lateraled the ball in two plays to Modzelewski who took it to the five and plunged over from the one kick was wide Fullback Ed recovery of Jesse fumble for Michigan State on the MSC 18 set up the second Maryland score Shemonski piled through center to the 10 and again to the five Modzelewski finally bulled his way over from the two This time kick Was good Centre Beats Scotties 14-7 MARYVILLE Oct Confining all the scoring to the second period Centre downed Maryville College 14-7 here tonight Tailback Joe Long figured in both Centre scoring plays tallying one himself on a four yeard jaunt and passing to Holmes for the other That latter play which accounted for the second TD covered 35 yards Charlie Allen returned the kickoff after the first Centre touchdown 98 yards for the lone Maryville marker Score by quarters: Centre 8 14 9 Maryville 6 7 0 Scoring touchdowns: Centre-Long Holmes Maryville Allen Tigers Scared By Rutg ers PRINCETON Oct 7 (JPh-A never-say-die Rutgers football team came periously close to upsetting an overconfident Princeton today but the favored Tigers managed to hang on at the end for a 34-28 victory Princeton punched over two quick touchdowns at the outset of the third period and a 34-14 lead apparently caused the team to ease off Rallies Eagles plays and a 15-yard pass Ashe scored on another off-tackle run to the right Whittier and Beeler walked off 60 yards for Whittier to plunge 18 inches for first touchdown A 13-yard pass from Beeler to Jimmy Gordon lined up first touchdown after the half Beeler then ran around right end for 28 yards and Whittier made the last five in two tries Eagl es Wallop Rams 56-20 Philadelphia! Oct 7 The Philadelphia Eagles walloped their favorite cousins from the West Coast the Los Angeles Rams 56 to 20 tonight as four different Eagles tallied touchdowns including the second longest scoring run in National Football League history 103 yards by Russ Craft box score lor the 1950 Ay" A -x sx 'J Or In Pass From Returns Punt 'av i 4 Hank For TD For 20-Yards ii: if- i i i i i Bobby Blaik Leads Cadets To 41-7 Rout Of Lions By HUGH FULLERTON JR WEST POINT Oct 7 Sparked by Bobby flashy passing the Army football team began to look like its mighty predecessors today as it handed Penn State a 41 to 7 trimming Uncertain on offense at the outset and hampered by numerous penalties Army caught fire and turned in two sensational scoring plays at the finish to turn a tough game into a rout But until those last few minutes it looked to the 26252 fans as if Army have much more than throwing arm and a cast iron defense Dartmouth Michigan 7 0 14 7 Dartmouth scoring: Touchdown McDonald Conversion Dey Michigan scoring: Touchdowns Koceskl Perry Allis Straffon Conversion Allis 3 Cornell Rolls Over Syracuse SYRACUSE Oct 7 Big Red football team rolled over Syracuse today 26 to 7 but not without considerable help from the inexperienced Orange Syracuse fumbles led directly to two of four touchdowns hard-driving fullback Jeff Fleischmann accounted for three touchdowns with short line bucks in the first half The fourth Big Red score came in the third period on a forward pass from" Moose Miller to Vic Pujo from the Syracuse 30-yard line Quarterback Benue Custis made lone score from the Cornell three-yard Bob Kileser converted Cornell 13 7 6 2 Syracuse 7 0 0 7 YANKEE STADIUM Oct 7 Composite World Series: NEW YOKK (AT) tBhie Florida scoring: Touchdowns Long Brown McDonald Georgia Tech scoring: Touchdowns Humphries Sykes Conversions Patton Field Goal Patton Kentucky Rolls To Win Over Dayt LEXINGTON Ky Oct 7 Fired by Quarterback Babe payoff passes Kentucky clicked for five first half touchdowns on only 14 offensive plays and went on to rout undermanned Dayton 40 to 0 here tonight Parilli fired four' touchdown passes two to End Bruno and one each to End John Netoskie and Halfback Wilbur Jamerson as Kentucky won its fourth start against no losses before a crowd of 20000 Kentucky unscored upon this season and rated sixth in the nation in the Associated Press poll had two narrow calls but a stout defense halted Dayton at the five and again at the one in the last quarter A short punt by Kentucky Halfback DicJc Martin that rebounded to the 28 put Dayton in a threatening position the first time and a 63 yard drive in the waning minutes brought about the other Dayton threat' Bruno Fullback Cliff Lawson and Parilli clicked for quick touchdowns- as Kentucky took a 20-0 lead at the quarter Bruno and Jamerson scored in the second canto and Netoski added the final score in the third round as Kentucky won as it pleased Parilli all together completed 10 of 15 passes for 163 yards as Kentucky held a wide margin statistically gaining a net 328 yaids in the air and overland to 166 yards BoxerA warded Service Cross For Gallantry EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS Korea Oct 7 The heavyweight boxing champion received the Distinguished Service Cross today for his greatest and his last Corp Levi Jackson Jr fell under a rain of hot steel his big fist could not stop In death he was still a champion The 24-year-old Negro went into the final round as a medical aid man for Company 24th Regiment 25th Infantry Division near the town of Haman in South Korea on Aug 13 Cornhuskers Tip Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS Oct 7 Cornhuskers sparked by speedy and elusive halfback Bob Reynolds upset a favored Minnesota football team with a 32 to 26 triumph today- THE SUIT FOR EVERY WARDROBE! Kan for Semlntck In 7th inning of second game: ran for Goliat in 9th Inning third game and struck out for Konstanty in Sth inning of foarth game Flied out lor Konstanty in Sth inning ol first game was intentionally walked tar Silvestri in 9th inning ol second game and hit fielder's choice in 9th inning ol third game Walked for Roberta In 10th inning of second game and ran for Seminick fca 9th inning of fourth game Struck out for Roberta in 9th inning of fourth game Ran lor Sialer in 9th inning of fourth game BITCHING SUMMARY In every life there occur those very special occasions when he wants to look his wants to be very well dressed smart and correct in every detail For such occasions no suit like a blue suit and no blue like Embassy Blue! This rich deep-blue suit by gjioheg-yreeman is an outstanding garment It gives its wearer a look of distinction 115 FITTED BY HALL'S MASTER TAILORS Reach! I Reynolds I Lopat I yerrlck 1 Vord I Totals 4 37 a co ip 1 9 IB 9 123 1 11 9 7 JJ 9 Konstanty Meyer I Roberts aet999t4ttStMt Xelntseimam 1 Miller I Totals 4 1 39 JJ Cay Browns Beat Pitt 30-17 PITTSBURGH' Oct 7 (flV-The Cleveland Browns highly oiled offensive clicked just often enough and long enough tonight to place them back to the win column with a 30-17 victory over a stubborn-Pittsburgh eleven A crowd of 35399 packed Forbes Field for the National Football League 'contest TCU Captures Tense Contest FORT WORTH Tex Oct 7 (JP) Texas Christian won a tense 13-6 victory over Arkansas tonight in the opening Southwest Conference football game It was the first victory over the Razor-backs since 1943 NEW YORK (A U) 311 103 Oil PHILADELPHIA (N L) 000 911 103 Earned runs New York (A) 9 Philadelphia fN) Runs batted Coleman 3 Woodling DIMaggio 3 Berra 3 Brown Bauer Ashbum Sialer Goliat Sacrifices Riixuto Raschi Roberts Wattkus Seminick 3 Helntzelman Jones Stolen bases Hamner Rlxauto Double plays Johnson Coleman and Hopp Rizzuto Coleman end Hood- Mlie and Berra Coleman Rizzuto and Mize Hamner and Waitkus Kft on oases New York (A) 33 Philadelphia Hit by pitched by Konstanty (DiMaggio) by Ford (Ehnia) Jocko Conlan Bill McGowan! A) Dusty Boggess (N Charlie Berry (A) A1 Barlick (N) Bill McKinley A) Attendances 30744 (first game) 33060 (second game) 64509 (third gune) 44094 (fourth game) Time 2:17 (first June) 3:06 (second game) 3:35 '(third game)! 3:06 (fourth game) 318 BANK SHOT FATAL STILLWATER Minn Merl Sederstron drove his car into a dog with such force that the animal hurtled through the air and hit David Hanson a boy walking nearby Hanson was injured and the dog was killed A.

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