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The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 23

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a' Mn i tnwtl nmi4 im it Ini tftftttiri idhitug rwa iiwvaiii am (-( Miss St 25 Alabama 13 NC State 14 Duke 14 Mich Minn 24 Georgia 33 Midi St 19 Auburn Houston 43'Oklahomn 7 Kentucky 14 Illinois 14 13llnylor 0 ratal fatal Fatal fat I fatal rata I rat fatal i Shackled Yols 16 to 0 Tar Heels 00ttSqueese By Orange Defense Gains New Glory Polls Blocks Kick for Safety Bronson Smith Get Touchdowns Rearrvr Rack Sparka 1-1-7 Win By TOM MIACR Nrwn-Brntlnel Bpnrta Editor COLLEGE PARK Md Oct 26-The Tennessee Volunteers reached new defensive heights today in a rousing 16-to-fl victory over ponderous Maryland nessee back to Ha own 29 Gnr-don on first down quick kicked 55 yards to the Maryland 16 and the Terpa were in the holt to stay the remainder of this half play produced only two points But they were big ones Tennessee opened the gates on Maryland This is the TWO This for-three quarters before action as Tom Potts blocked safety end zone for a Tennessee Waahlndnn Duty News PMiim aperlal to The New-Sentinel via Triephoto l7 D0WN' cummins drew the starting aa-Overholt is brought down by Maryland's Ted Kershner Knmmt after coraptain Dave after picking up a first down on a pass from George Rood and two other player Wright in the scoreless second period were dropped from the team 1 yesterday for what Coarh Jim Tatum called infractions of training rule The 19-year-old Lower Merion Pa product filled the hrrarh well passing for one touchdown and setting up the LSU 22-14 Florida Rolls by Surprising Arkansas Upends Ole Miss 12-6 Swift-Striking Razorbacks Parlay Long Runs Into Upset Triumph tiwMH hm KM Oct tUUP-WSWt -T-SHflc cummins a wnv sophomore quarterback nmr into hi own today to spark -'oiih Carolina's football tram to a 14-7 Atlantic Coait Cnnfernce victory over winles Wake For- other with his passes Karh team bad scored a necood period touchdown before the Tar Heels put over the rllnrher early to the third quarter The whining tourh-down came on a M-yard 11-play drive that ended when Fullback Giles Gaea plunged ever from the two Cummins had passed to end Buddy Payne in the end zone from 21 yards out on a second down and one-yard-to-go situation for the first Tar Heel touchdown late in the second period Wake Forest cashed in on a fumbled punt a few minutes later for its only touchdown North Carolina halfback Ron Marquette fumbled a high punt at his own 30 and Wake Forest tackle George Johnson recovered Ib sine plays the Deacons smashed arroaa for the sfcnre fullback Pete Manning covering the last seven yard In four plunges A crowd of about 14000 snt hr the intermittent showers to watch Wake Forest drop its fifth straight game as North Carolina raised its record to 4-2 Sran by period: CAROLINA 0 7 7 0-14 WAKE FOREST 0 7 0 0-7 north Carolina scoring- Touchdowns: Paynt Cummins I Gars (3 a (31 pan (mm plunge) Conver- Camplled Fmm Pneaa WspAlri MEMPHIS Oct A 75-yard lateral run by fullback Gerald Nesbitt and halfback Billy Kyser was the difference as Arkansas upset Mississippi 12-6 and knocked the Rebels from the ranks of the unbeaten here today The overflow crowd of 30602 was the largest to ever watch a football game in Memphis Kyser and Nesbitt electrified Run Helps Tech Nip Tulane Les Simerville Goes 91 Yards in 2013 I'Rltrt PifM NEW ORLEANS La Oct 26-Georgig Tech fullback Lester Simerville broke up a defensive deadlock with a 91-yard kickoff return that boosted the Engineers to a 20-13 victory over Tulane before a homecoming crowd rf 25000 fans tonight in Sugar Bowl Stadium Simerville made hia catch on the Georgia Tech nine raced down the right sideline and scored a sggond-half touchdown that 'pulled the Engineers out of trouble with a scrappy Tulane squad seeking its first Southeastern Conference victory Fumbles coat both teams a touchdown each in the first half but Tulane cashed in on only one of Tech's three first-half bobbles The Terpa drew a five-yard Palty for alow play which th stage ter Caoke's puat from the rod sane Fatta cranked la aad Mocked the puat thoR raced frantically to ewer the ball hoping to get It for a teuchdowa Rut the hall bnuarhed nut of the end one ter the safety that decided the rentert Tennessee Ihivaiened repcated-Lv to add a touchdown in the first nair moving close once on Gnr-don's 28-yard Jaunt later moving to the Maryland eight the seven the 32 and the 35 But the punch wasn't there The Terpa made their only drive at the start of the second half moving 32 yards on eight Ptay to the Vote' 36 Cooke Punted beautifully to Gordon who fair caught the ball at the Ten nfssee seven The Terps held again and Got- J50 oft Poor punt that rolled out oT hounds at midfield After the next kick Gordon fum-bled and Bill Turner recovered for Maryland Dove Btottlemyer then speared Lewi' pass at the Vol ptay Fred Hamilton intercepted Gordon's long throw The Vol really began to movw the next time they got the balL Bee Orange 4 coi 7 8 Ol-lerp Lineups iim j'w- arlli TACK1" Healy Schnzrz Card i LawriT rlARD-Brtl'nr 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Brnn- Lantrr Sl'-SPu' Jnbnaon Lukowzkl riuht tetlnaky Armalron Mkuia Bennett wl NC WING BACK AnderaOn GruM FULL Vol-Terp Summary Scot by Perkin: MARYLAND 0 0 0 0-0 TENNESSEE 3 0 0 ltlS Thiimsm amnng: Touchdown Bron-ai (l plunm Smith no rum Cta-yrmiona Burklow Gant Safety rpotti blnrliMj Crmkfi punt Vol-Terp Statistics Arkansas was stopped short on two touchdown drives The Rebels tallied first when quarterback Ray Brown hit left end Larry Grantham la the end zone with a nine-yard pass ell-maxing a 50-yard marrk It la-eluded a 17-yard pass play from Brown to halfback Billy Lott Halfbark Leroy Hewt'u fclck was wide Arkansas unable to get out of its own territory during tile first period first scored with four minutes left in the half when halfbark Billy Kyser raced over from $1- Gcorfe Walker had set up the touchdown from his own 48 when on a third-and-one situation with Mississippi braced for a line plunge he fated to his fullback and passed 35 yards to Kyser The play caught Oie Miss flat-footed The point after try by Nesbitt was wide ARKANSAS 0 0 Mississippi a o- a ARKANSAS Touchdown: Kyucr run: 1 run) MISSISSIPPI STORING Tourh-Grantham i pan from ARKAXSAS LEFT ChlMm Tranum LEFT TACKLES Bennett Plnkitofl LEFT GUARDS Gold Michael Dona Hum Switzer Gardner RIGHT GUARDS Gilhnw RIGHT Luplnw Roles RIGHT Whitworth Bell QCARTER Christian Walker LEFT Slant Kyaer RIGHT Ritarhel Moty Horton Dnoney Neahitt Ferguson MISMItolPn Tempteton LEFT Brewer LEFT TACKLES- Went Smith LEFT Simpmn Terrell Crain Pruetl RIGHT Churrhwell Hick- Burke RIGHT Hlrkenon Sand-rs Khava! RIGHT Wllliami Grantham Brew Franhlin Brewer LEFT Reed Hall RIGHT Lott Taylor Lovelare Woodruff Fhurat Flowers The Yardstick: Tech Iced the game In the last three minutes by marching 57 yards in 11 playa all but one of them an the ground Fullback Jim Benson 210-pound aophomore plunged through center from the aix for Aaaariate nss Texas Rice Ed Cooke's ick out the Football Results (Bee ether scores aa Page B-l) SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Teaneaaea IB Mary la ad Florida 99 LBV 14 Arkaasaa 12 Mlanteaippl 8 Mtaa State 95 Alabama IS Georgia IS Keaturky 14 Ga Tech It Tulaae IS Auburn It Houatnu SOUTH Carolina 14 ake Forest 7 Duke 14 State 14 Fla State 90 VP1 7 VMI 96 Washington 96 Army Si Virglata 12 Wert Vo It Wn A Mary I The Citadel IS Fra man 14 EAST Rorton 15 Holy Cross 18 Brawa 91 Rhode Island 8 Lehigh la Columbia A Dartmouth 96 Harvard Navy 85 Tran 7 Princeton 47 Cornell 14 Rutgers 98 Richmond IS Peaa State to Syracuse 12 Yale 20 Colgate i MIDWEST Michigan 94 Minnesota 7 Cincinnati 7 COP 9 Horton SO Detroit IB Indiana 14 VUteaova 7 TCV 96 Marquette A Mich State 19 lIHnois 14 Missouri II Ncbraaka 1A Purdue 17 Miami (O) A Ohio State 16 Wlaeousla IS Iowa I Northwestern A Notre Dame 18 Pittsburgh 7 Oklahoma 14 Colorado 15 Kansas State 14 Iowa State 1A Tulsa 12 AF Academy 7 Dayton 94 Xavier (O) IS SOUTHWEST Texas ARM 14 Baylor i Wert Texas SB Hardta-Slmmons 1A Texan II Rice 1A FAR WEST Stanford 20 UCLA A Oregon 94 California A Washington 1R Oregon Statu A Utah SA Wyoming 1A Moots aa 91 New Mexico A Utah State 97 Colo State 1A Brigham Yauag S3 Denver A Montana State SA Omaha A Wash State IS Southern Cal 1A Oregon State Tops Huskies SEATTLE Oct The running of Jimmy Jones and A1 Ferguson's passing shattered Oregon State's comeback hopes today and earned Washington a 19-6 Pacific Gout Conference football victory Its first of the Beavers stopped for the first time this aeaaon by UCLA last week scored their only touchdown in the dosing minutes of the first quarter On that cue the Washington Huskies came alive and had the upper hand by the middle of the second quarter A crowd of 29000 saw the Huskies come out of the fog of five non-winning starts to go the route at full power for Ok first time one a WASHINGTON OUT 0-M one SCORING Touthdowa: Ham-W fM sw nw fnss Sss ASHINGTON Min (to SM wwst rsssma to 5EC StOlldingS The defense dealt the Terrapins a humiliating blow and the offense finally reeled off two fourUHpiartpr touchdown that sealed the triumph Maryland's aplit-T machine managed to gain only 42 yards on the ground and 36 in the air as the lighter faster Vols stepped them down at very turn The modest rrowd of 2601)0 in Byrd Stadium 1500 of them from East Tennessee saw the Volunteers make a shocking boner in the first second of play Hie Terps could not capitalize on this good break after which Tennessee seized the initiative and held it all afternoon Siler Tom Potts the husky strong-side end made the play that as it turned out won the game He blbcked a punt that bounced out of the end zone for a safety and a 20 lead For three savagely-fought periods this appeared to be the extent of the day's scoring But Bobby Gordon and Tom Brannon led vk-toun awMutt on the tiring Terpn in the lant period After they had hammered out the first touchdown Conch Bowden Wyatt called apon George Wright and Carl Smith ta do likcwlne They quickly produced the second the third time thin nesHon that the Yoh have scored two touchdowns In the last period The Vote whose offense is nh viously improving each week have now blanked Alabama and Maryland and have yielded only 16 points in four major engagements performance was tremendous when Maryland had the ball Maryland was inside tlie Vol 16-yard line once crossed mid-field one other time and actually did not show the threat of a core in the last 58 minutea of the contest They were thwarted up the middle at the ends and in the air Tennessee intercepted only one pass but barely missed picking off three others The rrowd well wrapped up In the 44-degree weather had hardly settled into the pew when the Vote Invited Maryland to score Ed Cooke 0 955-pounder who weighs In aa a typical Maryland lineman kicked off to Bill Anderson The kick was high and short giving the wlagbock a chance to take It on the dead nm However Anderson and Gordon became confused on who should take it Neither did The ball hit and spun around Rodney Breedlove the Terps' fastest lineman rushed in and curled around the ball at the Tennessee 17 Phil Perlo got two and Dickie Lewis fired a bullet pass to Cooke who was downed at the first down and goal to ga The Vote dug in and took the bail at the six-inch line Maryland's one good chance was gone Gordon blasted the ball out of there with a 41-yard kirk Three playa later John Fritsch marie a poor handoff ro Gene Verardi Jim Smelcher crashed through and got the fumble for the Vote just across midfield The Terps held and Gordon punted inlo the end zone Fritsch kicked a long one and a 15-yard penalty for clipping moved Ten- jors clipped off 9B yards on a sweep aad later had galas of IS aad 94 to move to Vasdy's 54 He was shaken np on the ensntag play with nine and a Bee VOL Page 4 Cut 1 The Summary: til IHhl Ifeart ill Luther Rma Charfe Swmnw Jamra Rodney Uohh Bnh Patrick RG Johnny Joan RT Gary Womack Goan Smith QB John tfenrwaaa Tarry Black Bohhy Nay FB-Ortr Binkley Scoc by TANDY TENNESSEE SCORING: TaurMaww VandafNK Fcrruaaai 1 aaerpi: Smith to paw FrruwMii: Bnehrn 3 run we: Major rum Extra pnui Vandrrhlt: Farme ptaee-m! rmnreare Gan pihremm SUBSTUIUTES Klmr Nrhm Rmttim BuWiv O-p 14 0 31 7 0-7 Shrrhnd Tnmd Hot! Rna Ren jhart Reto Mumrll Daria Gann Wwr Dale Cra-r lew Guddl a jCTiidara Ctamnny Kmmrk CiawC FRxt WrizM MamuHt SmBey Sue Bui PHtrimid fieM Jarii the crowd with their lateral play that set up deciding touchdown in the third period Arkansas bad taken over on Ha own 15 after stopping Mississippi four time inside the six-yard line On the third play Nesbitt craeked through the line and raa 48 yards to the 85 where he lateraled to Kyser and took out a Mississippi defender Kyser was stopped oa the three Kyser skirted right end for the score after Nesbitt had failed up the middle Mississippi which had won five atraight before encountering Downs 19-14 AUSTIN Oct 26 -Texas' Rene Ramirez churned 80 yards on a kickoff after Rice had pulled ahead to give upstart Texas a 19-14 Southwest Conference win over the Owls here tonight Ramirez a whirling ramrod for the Steers intercepted a pass to start Texas on its first scoring drive and then Qrored the next two personally A fired-up Owl team trailing 12-0 midway in the third period scored two quick touchdowns with quarterback King Hill slamming over from the one and shifty Howard Hoelscher going 33 yards' for the other The win kept Texas undefeated in the conference It was the first loss for Rice in league play Texas cranked its first scoring drive late in the second period when Ramirez wrestled a pass away from Rice end Buddy Dial on the 40 Alternate quarterback Bobby Lackey using a tantalizing slow call finally slipped three yards around end untouched with two seconds left The other four touchdowns came within 11 minutes in the frantic third period RICE 0 14 14 TEXAS ft 4 IS IS RICE SCORING- Touchdown: HiU (1 run) Hflrirlicr 33 rum Conwnlona -Hilt 1 TEXAS SCORING TOurhdown: Larkry to rwu Ramtrs rum Rrnirm iSn ww CVwnfmlnn: Lackey Poor Kicks Give Gators Two TDs Fleet Billy Cannon Is Muzzled in Bid for Late Tallies By Failed Pfraa GAINESVILLE Fla Oct 26-rlorida muzzled Louisiana State's big gun Billy Cannon in a second-half showdown today and rode out a 23-14 victory largely built up on the visitors weak punting game The Florida Gators capitalized on poor kicks for two touchdowns and a safety and never was behind But some 28000 fans were kept howling until the middle of the last period when Gator halfback Bemie Parris-took a pitch-out from quarterback Jimmy Dunn and went 27 yards for a clinching acore The run climaxed a 29-yard drive set up when Cannon punted off the side of hi foot for only 12 yards All tbs previous scoring came fa tbs Brat half with Florida end Daa Pelham breakiag through to Mock a Canon punt to the end ion for a safety and first twa points Florida proceeded to score twice more in the first quarter but Louisiana halfback Brodnax provided the game's top thrilL He grabbed the kickoff after Florida's first touchdown and raced 99 yards to soon Hia long run followed by seconds first touchdown two-yard effort by Florida halfback Jimmy Rountree at the end of seven-play drive that carried from Florida's 41 with fullback Ed Sean providing most of the muscle Sean 1 set the score up with gains of 21 and Bins yards after Louisiana kicked off from Ha 20 following the safety A lew mioMea later after Florida held LBV for dewa Canon gat eff aa 16-yard punt to the LBV 49 aad quarterback Jimmy Dan passed aad raa tbs Florida team to another i to put Florida ahead 18-7 Dun completed one pan to Pqlham for 26 yards and then Bee FLORIDA 4 CM I The Summary Osv he period: FLORIDA IS 33 La state -m liWISIANA STATE Tnu dons Binding (to nia Tylor a plunge) Tsytar I FLORIDA mrtny tourhdawna Rountree 3 ms) Dona to ras Pan-rMh Ol run- Cunann LSU this post Worked hr Pelham Florida) Parrtih 2 uitimaxa state TCTT Hendrix McClain LEFT LeManc Some Srtwalb LEFT GUARDS Kahldm Bid CENTERS 'Shnwer RIGHT GUARDS-OmM Lett RIGHT Larin RIGHT South Norwood OUARTERBACKS-Umr RaMk LEFT Cknaan RIGHT Bradaaa Rata TiyW Friger rUMIDA LEFT ENDS Ftnalns EAflmctoa LgVM LEFT TACKLES Hrcbmaa Bruto- hyHifln- Roaey On Wdhlkerg GTARDS Mas rTgHT Wm IBM RIGHT taOnm Halaei QUARTERBACKS- Dud WUlianHM UmtAtnAOIl Rtsstna Barter RIGHT In Wtatkraofc Lacey The Yardstick: RuBhbV Yardaae LT to 44 3-4 1 MBS Ate How Top 10 Fared Ry A4latM fwH NEW YORK Oct how the top 10 teams in the Associated Press poll fared yesterday in college football: 1 Oklahoma defeated Colorado 14-13 2 Texas ABM defeated Baylor 144 3 Iowa defeated Northwestern 6-0 4 Duke tied North Carolina State 14-14 5 Auburn defeated Houston 48-7 6 Mississippi lost to Arkansas 126 7 Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh 13-7 8 Michigan State defeated Illinois 19-14 9 Army defeated Virginia 20-12 10 Louisiana State lost to Florida 22-14 INIUVIDI 4I srTISTirs MAS! LAND the final Tech touchdown But Tulane never gave up and scored in the test minute and a half by gang 68 yards in seven plays Quarterback Richie Petit-bon tossed a four-yard pass to right half Will Ellzey for this touchdown Tech jumped into a 7-0 lead when Tulane quarterback Gene Newton fumbled three playa after Tulane took the kickoff Left end Jerry Nabors recovered for Tech Tu lane's fumble on its own 19 was turned into a touchdown by Tech two plays later when right half Cal James went around right end on a 16-yard gallop Tdlase came buck with three minutes left iu the first period after Tech fullback Larry Foote fumbled Newton recovered Tech1 41 leeosi-strisg tallburk Connie Andrews plunged Iran a half-yard out to Center Inn Stephenson left half Stan Flowers and Simer-ville led the Tech defense while Tulane left end Ben Abadie and left guard Jim Blount and center Benny Tyler kept Tech from long runs Benson Tech's top ground-gainer picked up 50 yards and right naif Virgil Jester led ground attack with 35 yards Tech picked up only eight yards on passes while Tulane got 47 GEORGIA TECH 7 0S 7-3U) (tulane Tee e-is GEORGIA TECH TeurO-wn: June (14 mol lonvUlt (91 Ueboff Mwl Bubo to not Cto-ruun: BnacKoo TULANE SCORING -nmcMoM no (1 plone Rtaq (4 pH Mittal) Goovmao: Nom NOSM IMS LEFT Natan RudmMi Gita LETT Henry Dm ria-y- LEFT Wat km Fulctar CENTERS RIGHT GUARDS Ataw Rd M- RIGHT Mam Lairfe RIGHT Smith Grow Vkton QUARTERBACKS Snmtlwk May- LEFT Ftoumw Icy Vcaxcy Da RIGHT (If An FULLBACKS Kawrcllc talk Be- Tl'LAXE Atadm LEFT Mmtftuiwiy LEFT TACKLES-Eaaa CMm LEFT GUARDS Blount Halley Tyler Jaw BIGHT GUARD-Ommta RIGHT Hawn RIGHT BUM Bitay QUARTER SACKS Neutaa FMittaft LEFT RIGHT FU Vandy Stops Vol Freshmen 21-7 with flashy BIO Majors gotag arrow tram tha eight to cap off It-yard push Majors who finaUy was tarred to the aidrfineo late in the game when shake op on an attempted pass led the scoring marrh After A Sue had returned a short Vandy kickoff to the Commodore 49 Majors brother of ex-Vot All-American Johnny Ma- By TED BIGGS Inability to contain Vanderbilt's fleet hacks in the second quarter particularly quarterback John Fergusson and halfback Bobby Nny- rost the Tennessee freshmen a 21-7 loss yesterday on rain-soaked Shields-Watkins Field Fergusson a 62 199-pound native of Pine Bluff Ark scored Vandy' firet touchdown on a fourth-down sweep from the one And his four-yard pass to George Smith also on a last-down situation provided another ID with 28 seconds remaining in the first half Nay had a 73-yard kickoff return to hia credit as well a number of clutch gains which helped the Baby Commodores keep payoff drives in motion About 3000 fans sat through a steady rain to witness the a jw! earned aeven times ijohnon City (Science Hill High) standout in the third period when he suffered a chin lacera- U-piay drive accounting for 36 yards and finally swept right on a to provide the TD and he also converted After the retaliatisg score by V-T Vanderbilt rtrark bark with Nay retaralag the eaautag kickoff ft yards to the Vol 54 A half-docea plays later Fer-gnsoae hit Smith for the payoff from the four aad Fergns-aoa agaia converted The Bab)' Vote lost the service of guard Bob Wallin former niter two passes and as many run- I ning plays netted negligible yardage Taking over on Ms own 99 early in the final pelted Ten-neswe breached what tanked Bkn tea eqaafiaiac drit 3fa- end for eight and the TD Genelt'i' Gann converted to tie the acore VMdy fonoMVd itl pattern through most of the third andeibilt after having cOiperiod moving to the Vol 25 march play out on Tennessee snce after Xav returned a punt nine the first period rtruck jg yanls to ulT 43 but relin-for ita irytial counter on a Squishing the ball at that point af- IF11? instigated who frorti battle sponsored by from his own end IVfaiaaa1 aaimt famam lain Knoxville Quarterback Chib with carried only to the 32 It proceeds going to the even dtnen playa with Orebral Palsy Crater IFergusson connecting on a x- Iple of passes lor 29 yards to Tenweasra also got Ha taorh- rover the distance The lanky tea aacani qnartes quarterback iaahcd around and la.

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