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ii TIMES-NEWS ENTERTAINMENT AND CLASSIFIED Sunday Nov 22 1959 'Cats Smite Tennessee Cousins 'fv asBfcf- Lose 3rd Grill Scores Sugar Bowl EAST To UK ants Bengals ftvrtfuaf 4ft Boston Rardvard Yale 0 Columbia 20 Rutter 10 P1U 23 Penn State 7 Dartmouth 12 Princeton 7 Baldwin Wallace 42 Southern Conn 20 Kansas State to Nebraska Delaware 33 Bucknell 0 Nofstra 4ft Ktn Point 10 Buffalo 37 Marshall 12 Lincoln 13 Howard 0 Bmartbmore ft Herford ft Lafayette 20 I ehtch 0 Post 14 Kes Pa 0 rtpwn 10 wai Mar' and ft A'hrtcM 4 Frant tn-Mavhall 14 Urimi 14 DfMnon 1ft iw1 "ds jV s'x ycL By GERALP MOSES BATON ROUGE La (UPI) All-America halfback Billy Cannon raced 45 yards in the second half to lead Louisiana State to a hard-fought 14-6 victory over Tulane Saturday before 65000 It was the final game for Cannon and 18 of his teammates but the seniors had to share the limelight with a junior halfback from Tulane Tom my Mason Moments after the game ended Claude (Monk) Simons president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association announced that liU had been Invited to defend Its Sugar Bowl championship in the 26th annual classic at New Orleans Jan 1 The LSU team votes Monday on whether to ac Kentucky 30 Tennessee ft citadel 2ft Virginia 14 Sputh Carolina 12 North Carolina St 7 Maryland 55 Virginia 13 Florida 1 Florida State 0 Clemson 33 Wke Foret 31 Vanderbilt 42 Florence 7 Louisiana State 14 Tulane 0 Auburn 20 Southern 7 Arkansas 37 Texa Tech 0 Alabama 14 Memphis State Mart-land 14 Memphis State 7 Maryland State 10 haw 0 VlrelnS Union 14 Morpan St Pamnden-Svdne ft Randoloh-Mcnn 0 Fmor? and Henr 22 Centr 21 Tern State ja Kentucky State 0 I tetneston 0 Ktiell 0 Morehoue 2 Fisk ft FaretlevUle 14 lohnson Smith 0 Woatem Kntucwe 21 Afurrae Wlnton-Se1em St paul'a Va 0 Western raepHn xg OtiUfnrd ft St Augsttne Dataware State 0 MIDWEST cept By FRANK CREASY LEXINGTON Ky Kentuckys down-trodden Wildcats winners of just three previous games bared their fangs to complete their third straight successful football season here Saturday afternoon by humiliating1 Muhimbrr punchless Tennessee 20-0 south Hitting for two touchdowns in the first nine minutes i the nled-up Wildcats gave the Vols very little opportunity as they rinB Cat line spearheaded by registered their sixth triumph in Boone Talamlni and Johns got the last seven years of the storied hhe Vols just two yards before series lEtter's fourth down punt i Tennessee however still holds a I Bird's runback of this punt for 30-17-8 edge In the rivalry 'the third Cat TD was nothing shy For Cat Coach Blanton Collier of sensational It was another of his most satis- He took the ball on a rot hls tying victories Colher now haslown 38 turnpd on hls da77ll 8 h) nfTflHnrTpn' spppd hr0Uh ddp 'Pp i Ten'm-rushing Vols cut for the side- nessee five times in six tries Typically the battle witnessed by more than 38 000 in un-tvpical Pd bIockprs' and chanKpd Vol-Wlldcat weather of 58 degrees 't Ra t0 cr1s thp Rnal was marked by at least three out-' "houl hand bein lald on hm- I breaks of fisticuffs Two of the The run came with 2:34 gone fn mellees took place on the field hp R'Rd quarter Johns kicked the and the other between fans when 2ih point an attempt wras made to swipe After an exchange of punts in- Smokey II the Vol mascot during eluding Sturgeon's which the Vols halftime lc' ro11 or 52 yards the medium- One of the on-field bouts rezed Orange showed ite only punch suited in the ejection of Vol tackle 0 0e Ken Frost and the Wildcats' 21 George Boone in the final quarter lfl-plays aild al: The other extra-curricular incl-1 nj'nu es sustained dent was between players lmmedi- pu 0 Kentucky 18 ately after the final horn and was1 Glass' wh ha" shown steady broken up by state police improvement in the past three I weeks was the driving force of Needless to say the decision the march The 194-pound sophn-! coupled with last weeks painful 37-1 more'S flrst pffort was for 17 7 loss to Ole Miss buried the Vols yardSl and he had other gains of! last flicker of hope for a bowl bid 6 4 3 and bporp thp The record for Coach Bowden single wing machine ran out of Wyatt sophomore-studded Vols eas now stands at 5-3-1 with the finale After Glass 10-vard run to the against Vanderbilt coming up next 17 soph fuilback Bunny Orr lost Saturday in Knoxville a yard on jPnv Dickerson's ici- So far is singling out an in- ous tackle and then Glass was' dividual hero of the well-deserved collared for no gain by center Llovd Cat homecoming win It would Kodge That unsuccessful drive kill-! have to be 190-pound Junior speed- Pd PVPn most lovaI Vo fan ster Calvin Bird- I hopes for a comeback He scored a 1 three touchdowns- ThP wildcats only other two lost 1 on runs of 3 I and 62 yards-klck- fumbPS of the day both came in ed one of the extra points and the final quarter One stopped average almost 5 yards per carry promlsinp dnvp at thp Tpnnpaspp' Btrd however was only shade) 23 and the other at the Kentucky more shining hat halfback Charley 35 Ravc the Vols a chance to avoid Sturgeon another 190-pound junior a shutout They couldn't do It tackle George Boone ends Tom though Rogers and Dick Mueller and Dattrin 10 17 Ontral Btnfr Ohln 30 Tfxtn tuthfrpn 12 St Illinois Nnrmil 20 tlhnol Kim Nfbrsk Michigan 23 Ohio pttp Tlllnot 20 NorthvPAtern Wlronln 11 Mlmp'ota Punltia 10 Indent 7 MirouMtf 3ft Holv CTom Nrttro Dim 2ft low Oklaboma 35 Iowa Slat Bowlin Oropn 13 Ohio Detroit 40 Vlllanova 0 Kent 10 Ioutvllle 14 Missouri 13 Kansas 0 SOUTHWEST Texas Christian 35 Rice Southern Methodist 30 MrMurrsv 51 Fa'lern I amar Terh Sam Artrona 14 Texas FAR WEST Utah 75 Utah Stotp New Mrxlro 28 Air Force Wshlnton 20 Washtneton California 20 Stanford Trho 0 Montana 0 Oieqnn State 15 Orecon UC1 A lft Sotithern Frmno Sste 21 I Pomona 7 Ocddnll ft Course Of Mv NIGHT GAMES Tampa 23 Appalachian Waah-Lea 35 Washington Texas 30 Southwest Syracuse 116 Philarlelph'a Detroit 100 St Louis 107 Detroit 3 Boston 3 Hurricanes Tentieee Kentnrkt GPGaa4 BiUy Cannon (T-N Photo Bjr McBride) and Kentucky halfback CHARLIE SPURGEON (25) leaves ground in attempt to make tackle VOL-WILDCAT ACTION Tennessee tailback GLEN GLASS (49) cuts back after circling end After a scoreless first half the Tigers moved quickly for tlicir first score In seven plays capped by Cannon's 45 yard sprint through the middle for a touchdown Less than five minutes later fullback Earl Gros plunged through the middle of the Tulane defense for 22 yards and another score The first and second halves of the traditional clash between the two major Louisiana universities might as well have been a different game Tulane managed to punch to the Tiger 10 once In the first half but the second period was marked by sideline races and spirited passing attacks Maso sprinted 50 yards on a punt return for the lone Tulane score Howard Kisner missed the point-after attempt when his kick went wide Tulane worked the ball inside LSU territory on a series of punts RliifMMrf 0 Mir Kn 12 Wlfyan 0 14 14 ft 7 13 10 13 0 Favlnr 14 New Mexiro ft Houslnn State 14 lft 27 St ft 17 7 California 7 Aneelrs Stale ft Trojans Lose First Game The Greenies topped the Bengals in rushing in the first half but the Tigers roared back in the opening of the second half moving from their own 24 In seven plays for the first score Cannon lived up to hls All-America billing carrying 14 times for 66 yards making a total of 1867 yards for hls varsity collegiate career at LSU Mason provided the main punch Spikes Cleats Sneakers i wr'norwter Utah 7 111 lhp fll'-st Pprod as quarterback i for 0 St Lotili 20 Texas 0 107 By FRANK CREASY the Greenies carrying 17 Bill Cornet boomed two 50 yard 'times for 61 yards boots Score by Periods Halfback Terry Terrebonne of the Greenies moved the ball to the LSU 10 but coach Paul Diet-zel's defensive specialists the Chinese Bandits held firm and a Tulane field goal attempt also by Kisner was wide 0 14 0-14 0 6 0-6 Upset MSU LOS ANGELES (UPI) UCLA capitalized on a 46 yard pass interference penalty in the fourth period Saturday to score the games only touchdown and knock Southern California from the ranks of the unbeaten by a 10-3 core With the UCLA Bruins on their own 47 Injured tailback Bill Kilmer cut loose with a pass covering nearly half the field It was Intended for Marv Luster with USC quarterback Willie Wood intercepting But the officials ruled Trojan halfback Jerry Traynham Interfered with the receiver That gave UCLA a first down on the seven and UCLA fullback Ray Smith pushed the ball over In three plays Trailing 3-0 from the first six minutes until the fourth period UCLA first tied the score on a 31-yard field goal by Ivory Jones and then gained the disputed touchdown before 85917 fans in Memorial Coliseum The defeat snapped a streak of eight straight victories for Southern California that had the Trojans to second place nationally boosted Hackbart Sparks Wisconsin Win MIAMI Fla i UPI The pres-' sure was on the OraiiRe Bowl: Committee Saturday to pick Miami the hometown favoritp as host team in the New Year's Day! nlu rum Bird ikuki- 3 I Ullcdi Bird tea punt LEXINGTON Ky It was something like a morgue In the Tennessee dressing room after the Vola sixth loss In seven years to arch-rival Kentucky here Saturday Usually talkative Vol Coach Bowden Wyatt was understandably tight-lipped There's not much I can say after a licking like this Wyatt muttered We simply ran into a fired-up ball club They played an outstanding game I want fo coniDliment Kentucky on a real fine effort We had no injuries that I know of at the present time That was it from Wyatt but over on the other side the Wildcat showers were filled with jubilant back-slapping and coach Blanton Collier was very talkative Said Collier: I guess you'd have to say that the law of averages finally turned In our favor today I had heard about that and the law of compensation but today was really the first time I had experienced it com- pletely We had a lot of luck today and the break which had been P0J'1 tailback Glen Glass going against us all season finally came our way Of course I don't IT RpppalRnce wlh Jnhn k1rltl want to Intimate that our victory uas all luck by any means 1 rd spark-1 Every boy on the squad turned In an outstanding effort and we 5n rrnaTp R'orn their i plaved good enoueh football to deserve every point we got I Just'own Kentucky 18 before want to parallel today to the good football and bad luck we have been Ppere(l UL Thpn in the last having in our previous games particularly in the SEC minutes Bill Majors led another! "I have said many times that you don't plav four tough SEC games pusp lp Wildcat 22 before run-in a row and come out on top without a little luck on the breaks nlnR out of downs I We started off the season playing well then had a little slackening Glass although he was used off and now today came back up Tennessee's season with the pos- sparingly was the Vols' top groulid sible exception of the LSU game can be characterized as good early fiaiucr with 49 yards in 13 carries and then falling off late Majors ran 17 times for 44 yards I want to pay special praise to our defense I was not sure that Capt J06 Schaffer won the we could keep up the pace of our terrific first half lineplay but weicon toss to start the contest and did and I believe it was one of the major factors in our victory i would be expected chose to Kentucky-Blrii Bird i on run kick Don Sparks (h er WACO Tex By JIM KLoni'UHAR i proof of thrir right to It a grim MINNEAPOLIS Minn iAPt goal line stand that smashed a Dale Hackbart's lourth-perlod he- Gopher upset bid ln the last four The pleasures definitely on us rolps dr0VP WSConsln t0 the Big minutes cmmrv I dont 'ulnkTnybJcly to S'? ll'1 More national Men- victory over Minnesota Before the brawny sion audience and a Memorial Stadium crowd of 53467 left Wis- could claim their first undisputed consin at the top of the closing Meredith SMV Baylor the countrv could come down here' and kick them around right now Miami upset Michigan Slate 18- 13 Friday night in a thriller that confprence ile ln 47 ycars nut the Hurricane on the Orange I wprp Iol cpd t0 P1'odll('p onp flnal Bowl a I date list The Bowl Committee had promised Miami consideration if the Hurricane Passing bpflt Michigan State and the bid (UPI) SooncrsCrwh loim Slate For Croim kick with a 15 miles per hour wind "Izard Don Meredith and a burly George Boone turned fn a great game but a typical one He could Big Ten pileup with a 5-2 record Michigan State finished with 4-2 and Northwestern toppled among the also rans with 4-3 Hackbart a rangy quarterback rallied the stumbling Badgers in the fourth period on an 80-yard touchdown drive that put Wisconsin into tlie lead after teammate Karl Holzwarth a 245-pound tackle had broken a modern NCAA ircord with his seventh field goal of the season Startled by a 57-yard Gopher scoring pass ln the opening two Duvc Edtvatds Leads Auburn To 28-7 Win will probably be forthcoming if the Hurricane beat Florida ln thrir final game next Saturday Miami's chief competition for the berth opposite the Big Eight play for anybody "Calvin Bird has been suffering from a severe shoulder injury since mid-year and re-hurt it against Xavier last week We were not suie how much he could play but he came through in outstanding fashion We went into the ball game worried about defensing Tennessee's at his back Rue powered Southern Methodist Bird returned Cotton Letner'si10 30-14 victory Saturdav over opening boot 22 yards to the 27 Baylor In a Southwest Conference and three plays later the Cats thriller before 25000 fans were within four yards of mid-! Meredith flipped touchdown conference lepiesentative appears quick kick We thought we knew whn they would quick kick but had field An illegal motion penalty on 1 parses of 43 and three vards and'10 Pp Georgia which has clinched no Idea we would block one as we did We did think that with a'a third down broke the back of sparked another scoring drive lp Southeastern Conference title defensive stunt we could block one or two of their regular punts It the first Kentucky push however Just happened to work on the quick kick" Sturgeon got off a good punt of s'- s' 42 yards which went out of bounds Kentucky Governor A Chandler was one of the first Into the at the Vol 16 Two plays later Cat dressing room He immediately declared next Wednesday alter gaining two steps Majors Methodists registered five touch- at-ral' Geoigia Tech next Satur downs all in the first half and d8'- stymied a frantic second half Duuisiana Stale and Mississippi comeback attempt by Baylor also are under consideration By DON MARTIN AURUPN Al 'UPI i finnlin- al-Baylor held to minus 11 yards tlnU511 are strong Sugar rushing in the first half prospects alive late ln the second quarter' Van Kussrow chairman of the and ln the last half on the passing Grange1 Bowls selection commlt-of sophomore Ronnie Stanley but! tep' 'ald thp Hurricane deserve was unable lo overcmn a 24-nPVpry consideration after the way 1 and pass interference Into a touch- lead posted by SMU ln the second hev Played" against Michigan1 down in the first five minutes State khile Auburn sputtered and stum- distance ln the Badgers' payoff However I doubt there will be bled ern Methodist on the scoreboard further discussion on this be-! But the next time Southern got pr "bp mm on Its first play from scrimmage! fole Monda-v' whpn rvp scheduled he Ba" Edwards a 185-pounder Wisconsin 2:15 deep in the first ouarteri a meeting of the selection commit- fr0m Abbeville Ala 1 28 a teampd wlth minutes from Sandy Stephens to Mulholland to the P' period The NORMAN Okla (UPI) -Oklahoma won Its 12th straight undisputed Big Eight Conference championship Saturday crushing Iowa State with a potent ground attack 35-12 before 47000 Fullbacks Prentice Gautt and Ronnie Hartline accounted for 168 of Oklahomas 348 yards rushing and helped in a gang-tackling defense that bottled up Iowa State's double ground punch of Tom Watkins and Dwight Nichols The loss knocked Iowa State out of Orange Bowl contention and into a third place tie in the conference with Kansas which lost to Missouri Oklahama Is Ineligible for the bowl this season Watkins the nation's leading rusher going into the game gained 68 yards in 19 carries but Nichols could muster only 35 yards ln 12 tries ln defense of hls second place national rushing position Gautt was the leading rusher with 110 yards In 14 hauls He climaxed Oklahoma's steady ground advances with a 48-yard touchdown burst in the fourth quarter as a state holiday Hes done that before following wins over Tennessee -V Thoughts while waiting for the Vol-Wildcat kickoff If theres ever been a year of more honors for Kingsport Dobynx-Bennett football we dont know of it Acclaimed state champion of the dnvewere a 7-yard by every rating system Seven players on the All-Big 7 Con- pass from quarterback Lowell ference first team Year and honorarv captain of Ihe Asociated Press Ali-Slate squad hpautiful block on Letner Denny Revell as first learn All-Stale end And four others I crnrpd the tnnrhrimvn nn a (Tackle Doug Light halfback Bob Slaughter center Bob Tate and 1 0 Lid cUlback over the halfback Dale Brewer) on the All-State squad (See story on pagetyols lpft tackiP from tbp yard line and kicked the point to make it 7-0 with 8:51 to go ln the quarter Only a minute later tackle Bob Hunt or Don Slnor there was dis- wvw pass irom quarieroacK uweii nee first team Bill Jasper as East Tennessee Coach of thetHUgbps Bjrd and a j4-ya rd run Quarterback Wallv Bridwell as the Plaver of the Bird wah Hughes throwing a Yet we cant help but be a bit disappointed in three departments of the overall awards First its almost unbelievable the way D-B's margin ln the AP poll dwindled ln the last two weeks The Indians led the AP poll for nine successive weeks and built with a 45-yard pass to halfback lpp Kussrow said carry quarterback Morris Meadors mx lastplacp Gophprs thp 6- Southern never mounted a ser- BlU Wisconsin broke up two ious drive after that The Auburn line gave up only 36 yards rushing in the first half and only four first downs ln the entire game Minnesota passes from there guard Jerry Stalcup knocking down the now-or-never fourth down heave by Stephens Glvnn Gregorv Meredith halfback Billv first period for set up when fumbled The committee will meet at 1 Monav Kussrow added It Is doubtful that a team will be selected before next Saturday night Miami has a 6-3 rpcord with the Florida game left to play Aside from the obvious attraction of a early in the I home team Miami might appeal touchdown setlt0 lle Orange Bowl committee best-yard aerial cause of star quarterback Fran flipped three yards to Polk late in the a quickie marker Baylor rushed bv SMU line four yards for early in Southern did get to the Auburn 18 Wisconsin 0 0 3 7 0 0 8-11 0-7 Minnesota press box blocked kick attempt senior end Ron ball at the for a return to -spcnd period a up by Meredith's tally a hard-driving on Its own 9 Gregory darted SMUs third tally New Mexico the listless Vols Gregory one play earlier Wins 28-27 Syracuse Tops Boston 46-0 Cuici The 152-pound passing ace has Marred in three straight Miami victories over North Carolina and Mienigan State He completed FRANKFORT Ky (AP lo 20 passes Friday night in nessee State scored twice on the ian scored one touchdown on passes and compiled 405 yards a dazzling fake stopped a possi-total offense Saturday in rolling ble Michigan State touchdown up a 19-8 football victory over with a shoe-string tackle and Kentucky State i boomed a punt 60 yards Over Falcons a bulge as big as 72 Doints after the sixth week But by beating the likes of Bristol 27-6 and Johnson City 26-0 in the final two games the Tribe's final edge over Bradley County was a single point Of course there was that matter of the Indians turning down an Invitation to plav Bradlev in the Kingsport Exchange Bowl vis a ii Apparently that decision almost cost D-B the AP award It lnLV01 syar0 nne' didn't however affect the regard for the Indians in the United Press Interna t'nnpt not' itkerhou mathematical system Secondly wcrc sure D-B deserved more thrn one player Bridwell on the UPI All-State The explanation of he Tribe didn't get more than one spot on the UPI honor 11 is simple Leon Daniel UPI's Knoxville Bureau chief told us Friday night that onlv 17 of the 30 men on the selected board of coaches and scribes bothered to vote Those who did Daniel said were predominately from the West state area Daniel said he got Just two All-State ballots from the upstate area One was filled out by this writer and the other fy A1 Rotella coach of Erwin Thirdly we're disappointed that Bob Tonto" Slaughter did not make any of the first All-Stale teams All he did was lead the unbeaten state champions in rushing (an average of 94 yards per carry) scored 11 touchdowns and turn ln one good defensive performance after another In several yeprs of watching I've never seen a 156-pounder run any harder than Slaughter That certainly is not Intended to take anything away from the honors given to Bridwell and Revell They richly deserve their positions but we think "Tonto" does too This whole situation puts a couple of facts on life into clear agreement ln the Gene Etters quick und the Cats' alert Cain scooped up 'the line of scrimmage Three plays later were behind 13-0 wide to his right for Actually Bird took irom Hughes and way back to the room for the Most everybody stadium to be trapped but Ken Waddell tackle attempt Bird's second was wide but the margin with Vol fans took ln the second quarter pounced on a the 47-yard line oft hls best effort 11-yard sweep to The Joy was late in the fourth quarter after halfback Jimmy Pcttus fumbled hls second straight punt but the slender halfback ended the threat by intercepting a pass two plays later Edwards spent most of the afternoon in the Southern back-field and he was credited with at least 12 tackles Southern's score came after Pcttus fumbled Meador's punt on the 30 and end Hugh Mclnnls ln the end zone where the officials ruled Auburn was guilty of pass interference Meador cracked over on the next play from the one and the kick was rood It took Auburn four plays to score across after Edwards blocked punt On fourth down Bobby'Hunt trying to pass found his receiver covered and sprinted around right end for the tally Fullback Ed Dyas tied the score with his sixth straight extra point Auburn -hen marched 46 yards eight nlavs with quarteiback Richard Wood passing seven yards to end Joe Leichtnam for the and Bird went the final yard the pltchout circled all the 12 to find running one-yard touchdown In the sun-kissed thought Bird was Vol corner defender missed a diving extra-point kick Cats had a 13-0 ln the quarter renewed life early when Majors Wildcat fumble at and then reeled of the day in an the Kentucky 42 short-lived though BOSTON (API Mighty Syra cuse convincingly backed Its top national rating by rolling over Boston University 46-0 Saturday for its ninth straight football victory While German-born Ger Schwe-des and sophomore Ernie Davis sparked the Orangemens blitzkrieg attack with three touchdowns apiece a pulverizing defense ruined BU's upset plans Syracuse headed for the Cotton Bowl threw the BU running at- Illini Burst Northwestern Bowl Bubble In 28-0 Rout CHAMPAIGN III (UPI) bark John Counts around the Mueller smeared Majors for a six-1 Illinois played football for the ends The Illini worked the corn-yard loss on a pass attempt and last time under coach Rav Eliot! blnation with routine precision tack for heavv minus yardage led! focus: (D There is no possible way to get an All-State squad which by the starting line nicknamed would suit everybody and (2 polls high school and college are "the Sizeable Seven" little more than popularity cohtests Syracuse marched 63 yards 1 DENVER (UPI) New Mexicos devastating ground attack spearheaded by high-striding Don Perkins ripped off three touchdowns in a last half rally Saturday to upset the Air Force 28-27 before 16000 fans The Air Force led 21-7 at halftime and almost pulled It out ln the closing minutes New Mexico's victory broke the Falcons two-year domination of collegiate football ln the Rockies The Air Force has won five lost three and tied one game tills season New Mexico closed out its football season with its seventh victory ln 10 games Perkins scored two of hls three touchdowns in the second half comeback The New Mexico halfback also established a Skyline Conference rushing record over a three-year varsity career New Mexico tied the game 21-21 when Perkins sprinted 64 yards with a screen pass from quarterback Billy Brown late ln the third period Earlier ln the second half halfback Bob Crandall smashed one yard for a New Mexico touch- down early In the final period Thp Air Force scoring at will ln the first half could not get beyond! Its own 40 yard line In the second half until a desperation drive In the closing minutes Saturday and burst Northwest-! and came up with a new twist ln era's Rose Bowl bubble in a thp last period when Brown found SC0l eu 28-0 rout a wide hole In the Wildcat line V' A capacity crowd of 65697 came! and sprinted 69 yards for a touch-! to see a close match that would! down Auburn scored twice in the when Hunt handed off to scc- up halfback Majors fumbled for three more steps ln reverse That was the only time the Vols crossed midfield in the first half Kentucky however had another golden opportunity three minutes before Intermission when Boone pounced on another Majors tumble Wasps Win 22-21 Lamar Raw son who lateraled to help decide the Big Ten champ- It was the second'touchdown of ionshlp but Instead watched thr the game for the Junior fullback Pes wl10 ln UI'n' H'PPcd I I trt 1 1 rtf lOuofH train TVtkn 10 Huj11 for a 32-yard gain Three Cen Kaelln 50 pass from Alex- at the Vol 27 whose scoring plunge in the final second last week delayed Wis- plays alprltDyas maTsbcd consin's rush to the Conference! Irom lhrce' Tlgprb Illini defeat their traditional rivals with monotonous ease It was revenge for the Illini who were knocked out of a Rose title with the opening kickoff to score In six plays Schwedes finished off the drive by catching an 18-vard pass from sophomore quarterback Dave Sarette Schwedes had carried twice for 22 yards to set up the score The versatile right halfback also tallied on a 41 -yard strong-side burst from Syracuse's unbalanced line winged at the start of the third period and a 1-yard plunge In the fourth Davis raced untouched from the 5 ln the second period registered on a dive from a foot out ln the third and relumed a pass interception for 23 yards and a touchdown ln the finale scote came on Billy Jordan's slant Irom one' yard out with only a minulc left in the game It was Auburns 25th consecutive home victory Its last loss coming at the hands of Mississippi State in 1952 DANVILLE Ky (AP)-Emory Henry turned a Centre pass interception and fumble into touchdowns in a come-from-be-hind 22 to 21 football thriller Saturday Scoring on three passes Centre grabbed a 21-6 halftime lead and then fell victim to Us mlscues in closing the season with three wins three losses and two ties Emory A Henry I 822 Centre 1 14 8-2! ander (McKee kicked) Lenoir 5 pass from Bartow (run failed) Cen Day 54 pass from Alexander (McKee kicked) Cen Day pass from Alexander (McKee kicked) Yost 28 run (Yost run) Bartow recovered fumble (Yost run) The Vol defense rose up this time and on fourth down sOphomore Bob Butler missed a field goal effort from the 31-yard line leaving it 13-0 as the teams took halftime rest Kentucky took the wind at Its back to start the second nail Talamlni got off a high kick a yard deep Into the end zone and Etter returned It to the 27 Three rushes into the bone-jar- The twin victories ended Eliot's coaching career at least for the time being The Ulinl's coach since 1942 Is changing jobs next year and will become the university's assistant athletic director Eliot the dean of Big Ten coaches had coached the Illini to conference championships in 1946 1951 and 1953 Bowl bid by Northwestern in 1950 The defeat also knocked Northwestern which had led the Big Ten from the start of the season from first place to fifth In the final standings Illinois finished in a tie for third with Purdue The Illini delivered a stcadv one-two punch of fullback Bill Brown up the middle and half- Score By Periods: Auburn 7 7 7 728 Mississippi Southern 7 0 0 07 i 't I i 1 1 i.

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