The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 83

G-D THE MIAMI HERALD Sunday October 12 1958 Georgia Beef Beats Back Saturday Football Scores Gallant Seminoles GEORGIA rsil a thrill-a-minute in the second half as they tried to overcome a 14-0 Georgia lead say-die Florida State swung with all its razzle-dazzle might Saturday night in the Gator Bowl but just couldn't cope with a big powerful Georgia football team The score was Georgia 28 FSU 13 The Seminoles a pleasure to watch even in defeat gave the disappointing crowd of 16023 By EDDIE STORIN' BmU Zporti Writer JACKSONVILLE Never- Wide Open for TD Toss Lonesome Auburn Back Bombs Kentucky 8-0 LEXINGTON Ky ID Auburn found enough holes in pass defense in the Clemson In Final To Whip Pres Wirephoto Twice FSU came within one touchdown (14-7 and 21-13) Each time the Bulldogs came snarling back to maintain the two-touchdown margin In short Georgia had too a 43-yard scoring strike to his senior halfback Auburn added a safety in the fourth when Calvin Bird was caught In his end zone trying to return a punt Kentucky entered the game with the best pass defense and its credentials held perfectly until the third period Auburn had failed on 10 straight pitches when Nix began to hit his receivers in vital situations and the Tigers maintained their winning streak now at 17 games Kentucky the SECs offensive leader ripped through the mammoth Auburn line for 125 yards in the first half and though it had no major threats more than doubled the yardage by the best defenshe team But Quarterback Lowell Hughes went to the sidelines on an injury in the second period and Kentucky never mustered its punch after intermission Auburn had two other threats driving 73 yards in the third to the Kentucky one but fumble lost 11 and Kentucky took over on its 12 The Tigers drove 48 yards to within six inches of the Kentucky goal in the closing minutes but couldn't punch it across Ole Miss Nips Tulane Tommy Lewis Breaks Through From Three for Bulldog Score Florida Stale' Lenny Levy (22) fails in blockade Gophers Whip Northwestern (J) eighth-ranked Tigers wore down Vanderbilt In the last quarter Saturday night to win a rough fumble-marked game 12-7 Harvey White scored both touchdowns the last one with nine seconds remaining Columbia Crumples Yale 13-0 Columbia Tale On TD Miami Baffles Central MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) Northwestern's fantastic sophomore Dick Thornton scored a touchdown with 58 seconds to play to give the Wildcats a 7-3 vicotry over Minnesota in the Big Ten opener for both teams Saturday The triple-threat quarter in 4th Meredith Out Down by 19 SMU Rocks Mizzou 32-19 second half Saturday night and southpaw Lloyd Nix pitched the No 1 team to an 8-0 victory in the Southeastern Conference football headliner Nix found Halfback Jimmy Laster wide open down the middle on the second play of the fourth quarter and pitched Scores Seconds Vandy It was a hard fought penalty-packed battle in which the Commodores came within seconds of upsetting the undefeated Tigers head of the Atlantic Coast Conference Vanderbilt broke a scoreless The Yardstick Clemson Van? 25 1ft 324 ms 43 JW 9-1 5-1? 9 5 7-57 4-49 3 I 59 97 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes Intercepted Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalised deadlock midway of the third period on Halfback Tom Moore's nine-yard jaunt around left end and appeared on the road to a major upset But Clemson denied a first quarter touchdown on Fullback Rudy goal-line fumble roared back for two final period touchdowns White scored the first on a one-yard plunge and the second from the 3 The first w'ound up a 76-yard drive and the second one a few minutes later climaxed a march of 69 yards The try for two points failed on each occasion White Hayes and Halfback George Usry ground out big chunks of yardage through the Commodore line on the winning touchdown drives White was keeping the Commodore defense honest with a scattering of passes rinnon 13 IS Vanderbilt 0 7 7 Moore 9 mil (Bates kicked! White 1 ran (Pass intercept White run (Run failed) Bama Rocks Furman 29-6 Firman Alabama 28-13 much depth for the gallant forces of Coach Tom Nugent The Bulldogs cut loose a host of hard running backs who operated with cool confidence behind a line that outweighted FSU 20 pounds per man Coach Wally Butts utilized 13 different backs in the contest And the large number because the man was trying to hold down the score A pair of Second string halfbacks Fred Brown and Gene carried offensive load especially-in the second half Brown the top ground-gainer with 92 yards in five trips scored the third touchdown and set up No 4 with a 62-yard scamper The latter run that broke FSU's back in the fourth period Three Seminoles tood out in the crowd 1 SOFHOMORE END TONE ROMEO who caught five passes for 103 yards Three ot these (one for a touchdown) were worthy of Willie Mays 2 QUARTERBACK VIO FRIXZI who completed 11 of 20 passes for 150 yards FULLBACK FRED riCKARD a demon fullback at 160 pounds who led the Seminoles with 82 yards rushing this threesome that is mainly responsible for FSl) giving the Southeastern Conference crew a run in the statistics race Georgia led in rushing with 78 yards to 109 But the Seminoles took passing honors 176 yards to 33 The Bulldogs completed only three aerials but two of these were key plays In the first two touchdown drives boys swept 62 yards in 13 plays for their first score in the dying moments of the first period Quarterback Tommy 16-yard toss to Aaron Box gave FSU a first and ten on the 32 Seven grinding plays later Lewis kept and went off the right side for six yards and the touchdown No 1 QB Charley Britt tried to pass for the extra point but it was incomplete and Georgia led 6-0 with 44 seconds in the quarter The first time the Bulldogs got the ball in the second period they scored again Britt's 23-yard pass to End Bill Herron was the big gainer in the 78-yard push And Britt went the final yard up the middle This time Britt's bid for a two point conversion was good as he passed to End Norm King in the end zone Early in the third period the Seminoles made it plain they going to quit On their initial series of plays in he third period FSU pound' ed 68 yards to the Georgia one Here the Bulldogs led by Notorious Nat Dye an All-America tackle in this game held for three downs and then punted out On the second play from the Georgia 42 Prinzi retreated and let loose a long heave into the end zone Romeo leaped between two white-shirted defenders and outwrestled one of them (Lewis) for the football and the touchdown John Sheppard converted to make it 14-7 with 550 to play in the third quarter Back came the Bulldogs Taking over on the second play of the fourth quarter Georgia drilled 63 yards In seven thrusts at the FSU line Fullback Theron Sapp's 31-yarder up the middle did the most damage and Brown skipped over from seven yards out with 11:27 to play Carl boot made it 21-7 Now it was turn again Sweeping 85 yards after the kickoff the Seminoles scored when versatile Halfback Bobby Renn passed five yards to Miami High grad Bob Kav-anough But pass for the two points was knocked down and it was 21-13 Six plays after the kickoff Georgia had the final touchdown Brown's 62-yard run put the ball on the FSU 19 and a moment later Britt kept for four yards and the six points Manning's boot was perfect and Florida State is still searching for its initial victory over an SEC eleven If the Seminoles keep playing like they did Saturday night it be too much longer coming Georrlft 99 Florida State 9 9 1 Lewis 9 ran (pass failed) Britt 2 run (Him pass from Britt) FSU Romeo 43 pass from Friml (Sheppard kick) Brown 7 ran (Manning kick) Cavanaugh 9 pass from Renn (past failed) Britt 4 run (Manning kick) Karol Loses In Mexico MEXICO CITY (B Mexican Champion Rosa Maria Reyes Saturday defeated blonde Karol Fageros of Miami 6-4 6-4 in the semi finals of the Pan American Tennis Tournament Yola Ramirez of Mexico whipped Thelma 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ball You 6cora unless you have NAVY WORE the pale blue jersies that Erdelatz deems lucky haven't lost in them yet" he said "We beat Army in them last year and then Rice in the Cotton Bowl and then Michigan NEW YORK Guard Gene Appel realized a lineman's dream Saturday when he ran back an intercepted pass 65 yards for a touchdown and paved the way for surprise 13-0 victory over Yale The victory broke a 10-game losing streak for the Lions and brought them their first victory over Yale since 1951 For Yale it was the second straight loss In Ivy competition Dick Donelli pitched a 16-yard pass to sophmore end Bob Federspiel for the other score It was a game In which neither team showed 17000 spectators any consistent offense but Columbia's line was surprisingly strong and stopped the Elis cold in the second half A strong wind ruined many passing attempts and was a factor in the first score Sophomore quarterback Tom Single-ton who threw the pass Appel intercepted had been brougth in to kick against the wind and Yale had to stay with him on offense instead of the more experienced Art Lavallie Tal Colombia Appel (Savmi Inch) Federsolel Belli (Hick failed) 7 9 9 13 pass Interception 05 19 past from Do TCU Rocks Texas Tccli FORT WORTH Tex The passing of Hunter Enis and Don George plus Marvin Lasater's running carried Texas Christian to an easy 26-0 triumph over little Southwest Conference brother Texas Tech Saturday night A crowd of 22000 watched TCU win its third game of the season in four outings While Tech is a member of the Conference it was not a championship game since Tech has to wait until 1960 before competing for the title Text) Tech 0 0 Texas Christian Enls 1 toot run (pass failed) Lasaier 9 run fpaaa failed) Harris 9 pass from Enls (pass failed) Murray 39 past from George (George ran) NEW 'ORLEANS JB Unbeaten Mississippi's fleet of 7 running backs slithered through defenses in the fourth period Saturday night to earn a hard-fought 19-8 Southeastern Conference victory Mississippi seventh rank' ed in the Associated Press poll pushed its final touchdown across in the opening minutes of the last period But the Reb els had to squelch a bombarding Tulane passing attack to finish in front Fullback Charlie Flowers and Halfback Kent Lovelace set up the final touchdown with ripping runs that took the Rebels to the Tulane 12 Quarterback Bobby Franklin tossed to Lovelace on the next play for the score The game was less than five minutes old when Mississippi scored its first touchdown A Franklin pass was deflected by Mississippi End Warren Jenkins into the arms oi Teammate Larry Grantham for the touchdown Bob kick put the Rebels in front 7-0 Tulane bounced back six minutes later with Quarter back Richie Petitbon setting up a touchdown with his pinpoint passing He crashed over center from the one for the tally and passed to End George Me Lain for a two-point conversion Mississippi Tulane 7 ft 9 9 9 5 Grantham 5 past from Franklin (Khayat kirk) Petitbon 1 run (McLean pa's from Petitbon) FG Khayat 39 Lovelace 13 pas from Franklin (khavat kick) Safety Nugent tackled by Churehwell in end tone Centri! Miami An explosive 53-yard touchdown run by Halfback Gordon Branch gave North Miami all the points necessary to defeat Central Catholic 7-0 Saturday tight at North Miami Field Branch 144-pound senior took a straight handoff from Quarterback Tom Baxley cut to his right and outran the startled Central Catholic secondary Branch's sprint came ia the second period after a blocked Kaider punt gave the Pioneers possession on their own 42 The victory was Verth second win in four games while the tough-luck Central team W'as dropping its fourth straight contest North Miami dominated play tftnoughout the first half and the Raiders come to life until the closing minutes of the game Central moved from its own li to the North Miami 19 before a fumble by Left Half Lynn Whalen gave the Pioneers the ball The Pioneer backfield trio of Branch Rick Wilier and Bob Rehr picked up 68 80 and 78 yards respectively but the Raiders were tough near their own goal North Miami moved to the Central 32 18 24 and 18-yard lines without being able to push over a second score The Raiders got into Pioneer territory only once in the first half Score by periods: Centra! Catholic 9 9 9 9-9 North Miami 9 7 9 North Miami touchdown: Braneh (63 run) extra point: Campbell Lauderdale Overcomes Barracudas Special to The Herald FORT LAUDERDALE Bobby Clark pounded over from seven-yards out in the third quarter to give Fort Lauderdale a 12-6 victory over Miami's Barracudas in a South Florida Amateur Football As-socation contest here Saturday night score broke a 6-6 tie which had existed since the second period Tracy LaTona shoved Miami ahead 6-0 in the first quarter with an 11-yard scoring slice off end But Frank Curtis fired the host Knights back before the half with a 25-yard shot to Dan Wagner providing the six points Lauderdale now is 2-0 for the short season Miami 1-1 Hockey Results NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 2 Detroit Chicago Toronto New Fork Boston AMERICAN LEAGUE Rochester 5 Cleveland llemhey Providence Buffalo" 4 Springfield back punched over from the two for the winning touchdown The Yardstick Minnesota First downs IS 19 Rushing yardage 20 na Passing yardage 137 109 Passes intercepted by 9 1 Punts 9-34 19-34 Fumbles lost 1 3 lards penalised 49 S3 and then point kicked the extra A crow of 56061 Including former President Harry Truman watched Thornton pass and run for nearly 150 yards and also saw his booming punts consistently take the undefeated wildcats out of trouble The Gophers took the lead in the second period on a 23-yard field goal by Ev Gerths Gerths a senior lineman floated the ball over the crossbar by only inches The Gophers came within one yard of a touchdown in the closing minutes of the first half but line rose to the occasion and the Wildcats took over on downs Northwestern now has a 3-0 season mark while the Gophers are winless in three starts Minnesota Northwestern FG Garths 33 Thornton 2 run (Thornton kick) Davidson Nips Presbyterian CLINTON (JPi Davidson knocked Presbyterian from the undefeated ranks with a 7-6 triumph Saturday night Behind 6-0 the winning Southern Conference team struck dramatically short-ly after the second half started when Halfback Paul Barbee raced 36 yards to score Freshman Center Bruce Usher then squarely split the goal posts with his conversion that sealed the victory margin we could run against WAS the a newsman asked Texas Coach Darrell Royal after his Longhorns had tumbled mighty Oklahoma 15-14 at Dallas Saturday difference was that we scored two points" Royal said difference was that new extra point and I still like COMPLAINTS no said Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson deserved to get it goal line was just seven yards away and the No 2 ranked Seoners were ahead 14-8 you guys have just got to get pleaaed Texas Quarterback Bobby Lackey to his ends in the huddle TUSCALOOSA Ala If) Alabama crowded three touchdown into less than four minutes of the first quarter and went on to defeat outclassed Furman Saturday night 29-6 A 52-yard scoring drive a 14-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard punt return by Gary accounted for the opening quarter tallies a junior quarterback also was on the receiving end of a scoring pass from Halfback Bobby Smith on a play that covered 61 yards Furman 9 9 9 9 Alabama 30 5 9 29 Jackson 2 run (Sington kirk) Mapp 14 past from Smith (Pat ton kick) FG Reaves 34 Nirklra 9 run (pais failed) 91 past from Smith (kirk failed) Dig Race Today Southern Methodist flat and trailing by 19 points at the half caught fire on the strong passing of two reserve quarterbacks and smacked down Missouri 32-19 for the Texans first victory of the season Saturday Missouri did all its scoring in the second period When Quarterback Bob Haas passed for two touchdowns After intermission the Tigers lost the ball three times on pass interceptions and twice on fumbles SMU made four of its touchdowns after those Missouri bobbles Billy Dunn and Ken Lowe handled the passing chores for the great Don Meredith injured in loss to Notre Dame last week Lowe passed for two touchdowns hitting Halfback Frank Jackson on a 24-yarder in the third and connecting to End Bud Jones for 10 yards in the fourth period Dunn passed 22 yards to Mike Hackney in the third quarter for a touchdown swo 0 0 so 35 MNoorl 10 0 West 14 run (Rash kirk) Smith 37 past from Haaa (kick failed) Rrossart 35 past from Haas (run failed) I Wllemom 17 run (kick failrd) Jackson 34 pass from Lows (Polk pass from Lowe) Hackney 32 pass from Dunn (pass failed) Jones 10 pass from Lows (pass failed) Gregory 4 run (kirk failed) we chortled End Bob Bryant after the game that Lackey threw me the NAVY Coach Eddie Erdelatz called the winning play himself Saturday in what he called "The greatest comeback ever It was a 36-yard pass play from quarterback Joe Tran-chini to Halfback Dick Zeni-brzuski in the final minutes that produced a 20-14 upset victory over Michigan at Ann Arbor coach sent it in said Tranchini above the shouting in the Navy locker room had been running off tackle all afternoon and this time we faked there Dick was clear all the A SECOND-DOWN quick Army Had 40-Minute Scrimmage: 10 During Week 30 in 1st Half Johnny Cuevas Cops Sports Car Opener VENICE Johnny Cuevas of Miami and Ed Rabal of Savannah Ga won 70-mile races Saturday in a two-day sports car racing stand The event at Venice Airport ends today in the Sam Collier Memorial Race a six-hour endurance run honoring a sports car racing pioneer who was a member of the family that settled Southwest Florida Br The Asioclited Frail Army scrimmaged 40 minutes before beating Notre Dame 14-2 Saturday according to Coach Earl Blaik 10 minutes during the week and 30 minutes in the game's first half ''We scrimmaged only 10 minutes during the week to try and avoid Blaik said after the game at South Bend the first quarter we just didn't have the impact and I had the feeling we hold anyone halves I told them: 'Well you certainly have had a scrimmage now So go In there with When asked why Army didn't pass more Blaik had a succinct reply: was windy and we knew Cuevas averaged about 78 miles an hour in a Porsche-Carrera Duncan Furlong of Tampa was runnerup in an AC Bristol and Howard Fowler placed third in a average speed was 81 miles an hour His Jaguar led Col George Koehne of Homestead AFB ifr a Maserati and Roy Schecter of Miami in a Porsche RS-Spyder I I.