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to Section Section II Want Section Ads The News and Observer Want Section Ads IT Sports Sports Vol. CLXLIII. No. 107 Raleigh, N. Sunday Morning, October 15, 1961 Daily 5c, Sunday Carolina Upsets Maryland; Wake Stuns Clemson; Tech Blanks Blue Devils; Tide Turns Back State Jackets' Defense Smothers Duke Offense in 21-0 Win Tech Duke First downs 18 Rushing yardage 178 Passing yardage 114 Passes 11-20 Passes Intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost 0 Yards, penalized 40 10 By JOE TIEDE.

TERP GAINS Maryland halfback Dennis ler to post a five-yard gain yesterday. Carolina ATLANTA Defensive giant Georgia Tech completely smothered Duke's swing end offense Saturday and knocked the Blue Devils from the unbeaten ranks, 21-0. Held scoreless in the first half, the Yellow Jackets made good on crucial plays in marching 75 yards for a score after the third quarter kickoff. They got two more touchdowns after intercepting a pass and recovering a fumble in Duke territory. Little quarterback Stan Gann, a nifty runner and deft passer, sparked the Tech attack in the second half after it was held in check the first two periods.

He scored touchdown, first given up by Duke this season, on a yard run. sixDuke, which had been successful moving the ball practically everyone the last two years, was stopped in its tracks by the swarming Tech defense. The Blue Devils marched from their 23 to Tech's 36 after the opening kickoff and that was the end of their offense for the afternoon. They didn't make another first down until the fourth quarter and their total offense for the game was 67 yards. Tech gave the Duke lonely end two-man and man-and-a half coverage, but still was able to shut off the Blue Devil running attack.

Duke didn't complete a pass until the fourth quarter and three of its 11 throws were intercepted, After the first half was completed it appeared as if the two teams could play all night without scoring. Tech gained a little more ground than Duke in the half but didn't get farther than the Blue Devil 34. Condie slips out of the arms of a North Carolina tackstunned the Terps, 14-8. At the start of the third quarter. though, Duke elected to take the wind rather than receive and Tech showed its gratitude by marching for a touchdown.

The drive appeared two points but the Yellow stoppackets got the vital yards when they were needed. A 21-yard pass from Gann to halfback Joe Auer put the impetus into the drive after three running plays picked up a first down. The pass play moved the ball to the Duke 40. A short toss to Auer got three yards and then Chick Gaining made five on a power sweep, a play that gave the Dukes a fit all day. At this point tackle Art Gregory spilled Auer for no gain, bringing up a fourth and two.

With Duke in an eight-man line, fullback Mike McNames cracked through right tackle for two to the 30 and measurement gave Tech a first down by inches. That was one of the big plays of the game. On the next play, Gregory came through to spill Gann for a twoyard loss and then Graning made a pick up of four. But on third and eight, Tech made good again. Gann threw a running pass to Graning which gained 14 yards to the 13.

by Graning made three and McNames got four the left side. Gann Darts Over. Then Gann, a nimble 165-pounder, darted through the right side, ducked safetyman Walt Rappold and went over. Billy Lothridge kicked the point for a 7-0 Tech lead with 7:25 left in the third quarter. That was the ball game the way Tech plays defense.

Duke made mistakes after that which set up two more scores. Early in the fourth quarter, Duke had a second and eight at TECH MAN MISSES Georgia Tech linebacker Willie MoGaughey's head is hidden behind a pass as he almost intercepts, one against Duke in Atlanta yesterday, Tech won, 21-0, Tar Heels Use Breaks To Win, 14-8 Passes 4-16 6-17 Passes Intercepted by 3 Punts 7-23 5-33 Yards Fumbles penalized lost 55 53 By WOODY UPCHURCH. COLLEGE PARK, Md. The Carolina Tar Heels fought with the ferocity of demons here Saturday and by their brilliant effort earned an upset 14-8 triumph over previously unbeaten and nationally ranked Maryland. The fighting-mad Carolinians of pair of Terp fumbles in touchadvantage, downs and a 14-0 lead following a wild but scoreless first half.

Maryland scored its TD in the same manner, taking a Carolina fumble 43 yards to paydirt and getting a two-point conversion on a pass to end Gary Collins. tackstunned The line play was terrific by both clubs with Carolina's forward wall and its secondary able to thwart the effective Terp offense that had carried it to victories over SMU, Clemson and Syracuse. The game that produced Carolina's first win over Maryland in three years and the first ever in Byrd Stadium was played in the rain throughout. It was witnessed by some 27,000 Parents' Day fans. NC Maryland First downs 15 Rushing yardage 148 62 Passing yardage 46 106 Tar Heels React.

The Tar Heels, scorched for their inept play last week against reacted with all I the gusto that Coach Jim Hickey could have hoped for. Five new men were in the Tar Heel lineup as it took the field and dominated play from start to finish. Halfback Gib Carson took over from the fullbacks the role of offensive workhorse. But the role of standout couldn't be limited to one man. The entire team gave the impression that it had "come to play" and that it did from start to finish.

The blocking was outstanding and the inplay among the linemen was terrific. But the Marylan' line last week outplayed a mammoth Syracuse wall cracked steady fire by the Tar Heels. Recovered Fumble. After series of backfiring run plays in the first half, Carolina got the break it worked for early in the third period when linebacker Joe Crav. er recovered a Maryland fumble on the Terp 19-yard line.

It took the Tar Heels five plays to punch it across. Quarterback Ray Farris, who played brilliant ly, called on Carson on every play in the series. The hard driving halfback pounded at the left side of the Maryland line on the same play five times. On the fifth one he coughed up the ball at the goal line and it bounced into the end zone where halfback Lenny Beck recovered for the TD. Bob Elliott kicked the point.

Maryland fumbled the first time it got the ball after the Tar See TAR HEELS, Page 4. DEAC BALANCING ACT--Wake Forest quarterback Chuch Reiley does a balancing act as he circles left end for a short gain in the Deacon's stunning upset, 17-13, victory at Clemson yesterday. Late Alabama Outburst Subdues Wolfpack, 26-7 State Ala. First downs 15 Rushing yardage 217 Passing yardage 123 155 Passes 16-23 10-14 Passes Intercepted by 0 Punts Yards Fumbles lost penalized 55 0 65 By DICK HERBERT. TUSCALOOSA, Ala.

North Carolina State tested mighty Alabama to the limit for 50 minutes here Saturday, but then the Crimson Tide broke the game open with two touchdowns for a 26-7 victory. State scored first and trailed by only five points, 12-7, with five minutes played in the last quarter. Alabama then took complete command with a diversified attack the Wolfpack could not stop. Alabama now has won four straight and demonstrated here before 30,000 it merits its high national rating. The game, played under clear skies, was a thriller, until the gates were opened in the last 10 minutes.

The Crimson 'Tide had all it could handle until the weary Wolfpack finally yielded. Pat Trammell was brilliant in directing the Alabama offense. He I completed 10 of 14 passes for 155 Looked Great Hickey Lauds Players COLLEGE PARK, Md. Jim Hickey found only one man among the Tar Heels upon whom to reap praise last week, but Saturday it was the entire fighting Tar Heel squad that drew the praise of the coach. Upset winner over Maryland, the Carolina football team was puzzling again but in a different light than at the same time last week when an inept performance I contributed to a 27-0 defeat at the hands of Clemson.

"They looked great today," the joyous Hickey said following the win over previously unbeaten Maryland. "They all played extremely well, but I still don't know how to explain it. Sometimes they'll tear your insides out and the next time they'll play as they did today." Hickey continued, "'We are elated that we won. Everyone played a good game and we beat a darn good team. We did a lot, of things this week that we didn't do last week.

We had to prove by this win we were a good team -to ourselves and to everyone else. Hickey said he felt the Tar Heels could run against Maryland and they did it in spades. Halfback Gib Carson carried the ball 27 times of a total of 59 Carolina runs and gained 1001 Determined Wake Posts 17-14 Win By MARVIN FRANCIS. Clem. Wake For.

First downs 15 16 Rushing yardage 122 278 Passing yardage 123 67 Passes 8-23 4-9 Passes intercepted by 0 Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 35 77 CLEMSON, S.C. Wake Forest and Clemson staged their usual "Death Valley" cliff-hanger here Saturday afternoon before 26,000 fans. Only this time the tide of victory turned and the Demon Deacons came out on top with an upset 17-13 triumph. The victory, first for Coach Billy Hildebrand's Deacs since Oct. 29, 1960, snapped a sevengame losing streak, and also marked the first win for a Wake Forest eleven over coach Frank Howard's Tigers since 1949.

The Deacons had dropped 10 straight to Clemson. A dazzling 59-yard run by senior halfback Al White of Elm City sealed the Wake Forest victory with 6:48 left in the final quarter. White, the Deacs' top groundgainer going into the game, ripped into the middle of the line, cut back to his right, and found smooth sailing down the sidelines. Clemson struck back to get its second touchdown with left to play, but Wake Forest managed to retain possession of the ball until the final 30 seconds. With no time outs left, the Tigers managed to complete two passes deep in their own territory before the gun sounded.

The Tigers, fresh from their convincing 27-0 win over North Carolina at Chapel Hill last week, struck for their first score on a 14-yard pass from Jim Parker to Tommy King with 7:15 left in 15 and Tech double-teamed split end Pete Widener. Rappold tried to hit him but Auer intercepted. He ran unmolested into the end zone but a whistle blew, apparently by mistake, and play was called dead at the 18. The Yellow Jackets, however, drove across in four plays, two of them passes from Lothridge to Auer. Graning scored from the four on another power sweep and Lothridge kicked the point.

Minutes later, Duke made its first down since the opening minutes by gambling on a fourth down dive play at its 30. Dean Wright made the first down. But three plays later Wright fumbled after catching a Gil Garner pass. The ball squirted away from players on both teams before guard Dave Watson recovered for Tech on the 31. The Yellow Jackets again took it across with three pass completions figuring in the march.

Lothridge scored on a fourth down sneak from a foot out. He kicked his third extra point to wind up the scoring with 5:11 left. See DUKE, Page. 4. 'Overpowered Murray Says of Tech ATLANTA (AP) "They overpowered us," said Duke Coach Bill Murray after the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets whipped his Blue Devils 21-0 Saturday.

The statistics bear him out. Tech's hard-charging defensive forces, led by guard Dave Watson and center Willie McGaughey, held Duke to 54 yards rushing and contained the Blue Devils' vaunted passing attack to a meager 13 yards. "We simply were manhandled and there is nothing else we can say," Murray said. After they made their first touchdown we made some drastic mistakes which made it a go away game. "Tech's defense, obviously too strong Tech Coach Bobby Dodd halfback Joe Auer who substituted for Billy Williamson second half.

Williamson sprained his ankle shortly before the half ended. It was Auer who snagged two crucial passes from quarterback Stan Gann in Tech's first scoring march. And his pass interception set up another Tect: TD. I Dodd said Auer's work was "outstanding." "All of our men played well and did the job offensively and defen-14-8 sively," said Dodd. "I thought we did a particularly good job defending against Duke's "Another thing about today's to game that pleased me very much was that we scored all 21 points in the last half," Dodd said.

Maroons Ramble STATE COLLEGE, Miss. (AP) -Mississippi State overpowered Arkansas State 38-0 Saturday with reserves showing most of the offensive brilliance. The victorious Maroons scored in every period against outclassed Arkansas College and the partisan got a look at a host of premising Mississippi State (sophomores during the touchdown parade. the half. WF Cuts Deficit.

Wake Forest cut the deficit yards and two touchdowns. On the ground he ran 13 times for 43 yards. His running of the option pass play was a constant worry for the State defenders. In the first half he hit on seven of eight throws for 118 yards. Roman Gabriel of State had a good day despite the hard rushing of the aggressive Alabama line.

He hit on 16 of 23 throws for yards, but a number of times he had to eat the ball for losses Seldom did he have time enoug' io get off a long throw. State drove 50 yards in the sec ond quarter on five successive passes that carried to the 1-yare line. Gabriel took it across himself. Jake Shaffer's extra point made it 7-0. Tide Aerials.

Then Alabama opened its aerial assault with Trammell pitching effectively and scored two touchdowns for a 12-7 halftime lead. Neither team could do much in the third period, but then a 33- yard punt return by halfback Ray Abruzzese put the ball on the State 19 as play moved into the fourth quarter. It took only four plays to move in for the touchdown, Trammell took it in from the 5-yard line. He then tossed to Bill Oliver for the two-point conversion that made the score 20-7. Then as time was running out, Ed Vesperille, a sophomore from Norfolk, broke away over left tackle behind hard blocking and went for the fourth touchdown.

Only a minute and 40 seconds remained. Minus Rushing, State could nothing against the sturdy Alabama defense in I the second half. It wound up with a net of minus five yards by rushing. Gabriel's passes in the second half brought only 30 vards He was rushed relentlessly by the Tide linemen. An 18-mile-an-hour wind swept the stadium and State elected to take it after winning the opening toss.

Alabama moved 30 yards the first time it had possession but lost the ball on the Tide 41 on a fumble. State, however, could make only five yards and turned the ball over on the Tide's 36. This time Alabama went 27 yards and was forced to punt. A freak bounce kept the ball from going into the end zone and State had a start from its 9. The Wolfpack moved out to its 35 and then punted to the Alabama 34.

There another fumble recovery put the State in scoring territory, but this chance was spoiled by a 15-yard penalty. Dave Houtz then sent a punt dead on the Alabama 3. The Tide kicked out to midfield, and from here the Wolf- See STATE, Page 7. when Mickey Walker of Mebanne kicked his second field goal of the season, a 27-yard boot with 3:28 left in the half, and the Tigers led by 7-3 at intermission. Deacs took the half kickoff and moved from their own 41 to the Clemson 11 in eight plays.

With a fourth down and seven situation, Chuck Reiley passed to Bill Ruby on the goal line and the Deacon end fell across. The two ACC rivals exchanged punts until Wake Forest took over on its own 25 with nine minutes and 18 seconds left to nley, and leading by a 9-7 score. Five plays carried to the Deacon 41 before White broke loose on his brilliant run to move his club further ahead. Following White's touchdown, the Deacons lined up for a placement try, but Reiley, who was due to hold the ball on Walker's attempt, jumped up and passed Frederick in the end zone for two points. This marked the first time since the two-point rule went into elfect.

several years ago that the Deacons have been successful. They had tried 18 times to get a two-pointer before succeeding on the pass. The game also marked the first time in several games that Wake Forest has won the battle of the statistics. The Deacons had a 164 to 130 total-offense yardage lead at halftime, and closed out with exactly 100 yards more than See DEACS, Page 4. yards.

On both touchdowns he carried to the goal line only to fumble into the end zone where Lenny Beck and Ray Farris recovered for the scores. Carson, brother of assistant coach Bud, was used as the workhorse in much the same manner as fullback Bob Elliott ran against State in the opener. Ran At Collins. Carson's favorite target was the 'Terps' All-America end candidate Gary Collins. The Tar Heels ran at last week's lineman of the week persistently and rarely were they stopped.

The play used was a power sweep. On it Collins turned the runner inside but the Terps were not filling the gap inside the end and steady gainers resulted. Defensively, the Tar Heels were superb. They clearly dominated play in the second half when they had to control the ball. In the fourth period Maryland had total gain of only 12 yards.

With four minutes in the garne Carolina was forced to punt. It was holding a lead of 14-8. Quarterback Ray Ferris received low sap from center and dropped the ball on the Carolina 43- yard line. The Tar Heels needed three yards for a first down. Farris picked the ball up and See HICKEY, Page 3.

GABRIEL CONNECTS- Roman Gabriel connects for a five-yard State gain against Alabama yesterady. State lost a 26-7 decision at Tuscaloosa,.