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NU, Miaou Key Toward Big Clash By Associated tinbeatcn. fifth-ranked Nebraska looked even stronger Saturday as it headed toward a collision with tough Kansas kept pare with the Iluskers in the Big Kight football title rare by pulling another incredible finish. The Nebraska defense was as the defending champs ran their winning streak to 13 games with a 21-3 victory at Colorado before the largest Boulder crowd since i Kansas led Oklahoma State! J4-7 with 44 seconds left was almost the victim of the' eight-point finish Kansas used to upset Oklahoma 15-14 a week earlier. Hut two- point attempt was stopped and the won 14-13 he- fore :16..500 at Stillwater. Missouri went to the air to break a harrt-hitting battle with tiied-up Iowa State, then clinched a lO-O victory with a field goal before at ('olumbia At Norman.

46 fans watched preseason title favorites a out of a three-game losing streak and even their i Kight mark 1-1 by lashing Kansas State 44-0 Nebraska will take a 3 0 Big Kight mark and 6-0 season record into a liig one at Liui-oln with Missouri. 2-1 in the league and 4-2 fur a 11 games may be the A club Nebra ka has faced tar this In other league games. Kansas. .3 0. plavs K-State, 1-3 at Manhattan: and Oklahoma nuo'ts Colorado, 1-3, at Boulder Oklahoma State, now in the league.

at Tulsa, the pa a ni. while Iowa State takes a five- game lo.sing streak into i game with Army at West unt Kansas out rushed OSC 259 to 78 and Bob Skahan i tuo of seven as the took a 14 0 lead Ihit OSK rallied Jerry (i i I 1 blocked at Kansas field goal attempt. Jat .1 a grabbed the ball and ran tk) yards to ore Tony Sellari look a pa from tllenn Baxter but Sellari was halted inches short of the goal by (iaiy Dutt and (ieorge Harvey of Kansas. I.ane threw 48 yards to halfback Ted Kaussele on the third play of the last half, then hit Charlie Brown with a 9-yard touchdown pass. Bill Bates added a 37-yard field goal.

Missouri led to 135 in total offense yardage. A 53-yard pass, Bob ('hurchich to Kent McCloughan, put Nebraska ahead to tay against fired-up Colorado Bob Devaney. coach, his team was well scouted and defensed and needed some nt'W pas.s patterns to gel going. 1 row tier. Colorado a h.

termed Nebraska wondcr- iul team, the best met all Oklahoma rolled up 519 yards total offense again.st out 4nanned K-State, i yielded 21 points in the last quarter. Jim Grisham and l.ance Rentzel had big days for the Sooners Mondoy, Oct. 26, 1964 Tho IJftpoln 0 STAFF PHOTO HARALD ALMOST Leon's Pat Fisher flips pass to Bob McEntyre, but the ball slips through his fingers to fall incomplete. COLTS RIP DETROIT, 34-0 Midget Grid Title Goes To Roberts The Lincoln midget football seison was climaxed Sunday aft noon at Pius field aa Roberts defoated 6-0 in the championship game. Roberts' sole touchdown was made by Jeff Gade, a 12-year- old halfback who weighs in at 110 unds.

Gade scored the irst period with a 70-yard run off right tackle. The tough defcn.sive units of both teams kept offensive threat, at a mir Both the winner the loser of games will journey to Omaha next Sunday to play the char. L. and runner-u; of midget league, ctively. Game time will be 1:30 P.M.

at Boys Town. Over 2 0 people mr the Lincoln grid -'ontest. Defense Role For Browns Bomb NY Roland NFL By 42-20 Margin INTERCEPTIONS KEY By Press Taking prompt advantage of two fumbles and two pass interceptions, the Cleveland Browns moved into undisputed possession of first place in the National Football League's Eastern Conference Sunday while the Baltimore Colts, solving the best defense, increased tbeir lead in CONFFRFSTE Pfi. OP eland .5 1 S3.1 184 111 St 4 2 1 .667 173 171 Philadelphia 4 3 0 .571 1.32 PitUburKh 3 4 0 .429 114 1.19 the VVCSt. walhinaton 2 5 0 144 iS' The Bpown dpopped the defending Eastern champions.

the New Giants, into the cellar with a 42-20 victory. 4 2 1 i5 Cardinals, tied with the Browns before tne 2 1 667 113 iM dav. slipped to second after losing to the Dallas Cowbovs Minne.so»a 4 3 0 176 Bav 3 4 14? 132 31-13. EASY YARDAGE Lion end Jim Gibbons (60) easily takes Milt Plum pass good for 27 yards. Jerry Logan (20) and Jim Welch (46) of the Colts defend.

Ssn Francisco 2 5 0 hic.iao 2 0 286 Baltimore 34, 0 27, i'hicaxo 20 31, St. 13 Cleveland 42. New York 20 27, (ireen Bay 17 Philadelphia 34, Pittsburgh 10 27. San Franci.sco 22 Next Games Cleveland at Pittsburgh at New A ork Washington at Philadelphia San Francisco at Baltimore pialla' Chicago Grwn Bay at Los Angeles at 139 187 125 188 Tlie Colts ran all over the second-place Detroit Lions 34-0 and took a 2 -game I bulge over the Lions and the Ix)s Rams, who I stung Green Bay 27-17. In AFL Rockets Continue To Top Class A Prep Grid Ratings boasting "in the 19th a 5-2 record and claim; shutouts in seven games three-year span for Ihe 9 spot.

Lincoln High By DON FORSYTHE Sports Writer I. eontinue.s the Cla.NS Ratings Tlie Rockets warmed for this lest against PREP SHOWS POWER I 0 h-ranked Benson by 31-26 battle, climbs back into blanking Grand Island, 19-0. the top ten. The Knights ransico received when i Marshall raced 60 yards the wrong ay with a stolen ball. The Vikings scored two touchdowns other games.

Washing-, in the fourth quarter, one ton defeated defending NFL following Roy inter' champion Chicago 27-20. Phil- ception of a George Mira pass adelphia crushed Pittsburgh and the other on a Mira fum- i 34-10 and Minnesota beat San I Francisco 27-22 FAbTERv nivKioN The Giants fell apart in the 7 0 0 1 116 fourth quarter after trailing 3 2 1 ito 117 by only one point, CIcYoIand third quarter' San Diego 7 1 touchdow Hs had been set up City 2 4 0 .333 122 142 i a a Oakland 1 5 1 .167 167 1 8 Dv Galen Flss tntcrception of a Y. A. Tittle pass. Paul Wiggin started the' Cleveland touchdown parade when he grabbed Dick fumble on the New York two and went into the end zone.

Lnited States baseball team Buttalo York Houxton I 6 0 .143 100 246 San Diego 2o, Huuston IT Oakland 40. Denver 7 Saturday's Result Buffalo 34, York 24 Friday's Result Boston 24. Kansas City 7 Saturday's Games Boston at York, nifht Next Sunday's Games Houston at Buffalo at Kansas City Oakland at San Diego to A top the list in Nebraska COM ERI Nt I' WI Nebiaxks 3 0 K.inxa* 30 nkla 3 1 2 1 ikUhuma 11 1 3 ('(llorado 1.3 low a 05 ALL GAMES WI, NtStraaka 6 0 4 OkI.i Stale .3 3 Misnoun 42 2 3 Kan Si.ite 1 1 4 orado .5 Iowa State I5 Plans In Offing For Pft. 1 Oliti 1 (W Americans Get Track Triumph Osaka. Japan t.T—The Knitcd States Olympic track team, minus several of over its stars, won handilv 2.10 Rockets.

drops from No. 8 to No. 10. While the Uoekets were maiiilaimiig I heir top po.sitioii. iroighton rep ehallengers.

The Bulldogs ,1 continued to show power. Don Leahp boimc- a win over ing back lor their third scotlsblidf this week. i Straight win. snapped Oma- I ha five-game streak. Aside from the Northeast- 14 6 Benson clash, the meeting be- No.

3 Boys Town, improv-'tween Creighton Prep and ing each week, continued its i Bishop Ryan is the only con- surge by flattening a highly- test matching rated elevens regarded Sioux Falls Wash-; this eek. ington team, 38-0. Skip Pal-' Cowboys have lost only to Creighton Prep and now 20 have a five-game winning streak going. Benson took advantage of 32 loss to move ahead U.S. Ends Tour On Soar Note Class A Records Beveridge 1 fXXi .667 .167 .167 the British Commonwealth i of the Vikings in the No.

4 and Japan in the traditional post-Olympic meet Sunday. Rut the Commonwealth girls led by a big margin in events. took first place iu Lightweight Title Bout to the three, which ami British Dave spot. Roger Bun- nes disposed of Bellevue. 14-7, as they hiked their season mark to 5-1-1.

Southeast, another improv- is ing outfit sporting a i e- 13 of the 18 events. I n- game winning con- ij (1er the scoring system used tinues to head the second di- vi.sion. The Knights turned in a 32-0 win over Beatrice last week. Columbus preserved its unbeaten record as it got past areh-rival Fremont, 13-6. Dell Miller's Discoverers keep the seven straight 0 61 19 Island Prep South 6 13 Benson Boys Town 0 54 Ontral 40 Piu.s West.side 20 14 North Town Hisplan 14 39 Tech Cr.

Prep 13 19 Pius 14 47 13 0 .18 in the traditional I meets, begun in London cT British boxing 1 1920. this gave the United promoter Jack Solomons said States and the Sunday he is negotiating to i Commonwealth stage a vvorld title fight be-i meet, the twevn lighlweisht champion Disoov. Carlos Ortiz of thn vx-hinh 32 in London Nov. 4 Charnley or Dec. I.

Solomons said he had booked Charnley. and a now negotiation with the Ortiz camp. If Ortiz is not available Solomons said he will try to sign up world welterweight champion Emile Griffith for a non-title bout with Charnley. Omaha University Gets Double-Dual Victory Fremont The University of Omaha cross country team took double-dual wins over Midland College 27-29 and Dana College 18-43 Friday. Midland won over Dana 1744.

wins. pan took its only first in discus, which U. Yo- "a oo kayama won at 159 feet, 7 1 inches to for runner- 0 20 Brown of Los up Earlene Angeles. The meet actually was rolled into one. In addition to the dual scoring, results scored separately for a triangular meet among the three nations.

In this scoring the U.S. men had 46 points, the British Commonwealth 39V2 and Japan 22 2 'The Commonwealth women had 25 points, the United States 21 and Japan 14. Although it was rather anti which dumped South. 28-20, to boost its record to 5-2. Bishop Ryan, which edged Lincoln High in a free-scoring 13 32 20 4 WesLside 0 13 Cr, Prep 6 7 Fremont as South 6 41 Central 0 14 Bellevue 7 Tech 27 27 South 12 Bellevue 13 We.stside .0 Hikh 12 33 7 IIPrep 14 Northeast 20 41 Fremont .,19 Island 7 14 Bellevue6 Hastinss 0 13 Lincoln High 12 I 32 Beatrice0 Neb City 12 14 G.

Island ,.13 Sidney 13 40 Hastings 7 Kearney 13 47 Schuyler 6 13 Fremont 6 1 estside Ben.sou 14 39 0 CRAl, 0 0 North 13 C. Prep U12 Fremont 28 1 Kvan Bellevue 12 Hastings7 Pius 7 0 Hoys Town19 N. Platte 14 7 33 31 Lincoln High26 High Central 6 Ha.stings 6 20 G. Island 0 North 14 12 Southi'ast 13 26 Ryan31 Ken Gould, an OU junior climactic alter the real Olym- irt-m Lyons. set a course pics, the meet had some high of 15.40 for three miles, moments for the crowd of He 17 seconds ahead of 000 that packed Osaka Stadi his closest competitor.

um. (7-0) Prep (5-1-1) Town (5-1-1) Beiison (5-M) North (5-2) Platte (5-1 1 Fremont (3-4), Norfolk (6-1), Blair (7-0), Chargers Squeak By By The Associated Press The champion San Diego Chargers moved closer to their second straight Western Division crown in the i-xorthrsst jean Football League bv de- Souiheart 0 26 Lincoln HUo 0 ,.7 Am Fremont 0 20 Beatrice 14, feating tOC HOUStOH OllCrS 0 20-17 Sunday. The Oakland Raiders vacated the Western Division cellar by trouncing the Denver Broncos 40-7 in oth- er AFL game. Cotton David- .38 SK ashinfrton 0 1 0 hgd a field day for the Raiders. He threw five touchdown passes and over-all completed 22 of 34 for 417 yards.

The unbeaten Buffalo Bills Stayed on top in the Eastern Division with a come-from- behind 34-24 victory over the New York Jets Saturday night, it seventh straight triumph. Jon passing and running of Lance Alworth and 13 Keith Lincoln sparked the Chargers to a 20-point second quarter outburst that wiped out a 7-0 lead. A rainstorm hit the field in Houston, in the second half and neither team scored in the last periods. Hadl completed 19 of 31 passes for 226 yards while George Blanda kept the Oilers close with 22 of 37 attempts for 312 yards. San Diego now leads Kansas City by games in the Western Division.

The Chiefs lost to Boston 24-7 Friday night. York led Buffalo 24-10 and seemed headed for an upset before the PJls rallied It V- i Jets Saturday. A pa from Daryle Lamonica to Elbert Diibenion tied the score at 24-24 with about eight i left. Lamonica bucked from the three minutes later to put the BilU Ahead ioi good. On the next series of plays, i Jim Houston snared another Tittle pass and returned it 44 yards to New 31.

Minutes later, Frank Ryan passed nine yards to Garyi Collins for a touchdown. Clarence Childs took ensuing kickoff and fumbled it. Charley Scales scooped up the ball on the 18 and sped into the end zone. Quarterback Johnny Unitas steered the Colts to their sixth triumph in seven games, breaking open the game with two touchdown passes in the second quarter. He hit Ray Berry with a nine-yard score, then flipped to Jimmy Orr for a 19-yard touchdown.

Before the game, the Lions had allowed only 12 points a which visited Japan for exhibitions in connection with the Olympic Games ended its tour Sunday with a tie and a loss in a (ioubleheader here. Columbia. the strange case of Johnny Roland, an all-conference running back who plays defense. As a sophomore two years ago, Roland led Missouri in ground-gaining and scoring, rushing for 830 yards and a 5.2 average and striking for 13 touchdowns. This season, after a layoff for disciplinary reasons, Roland had been expected to give the Tigers a lot ot the punch they were missing during the 1963 campaign.

Instead, deficiencies shown up in the Missouri defensive backfield, so Roland is spending much of his time there. A top performer at the secondary halfback spot, he is being kept there until sophomore (iary (irossnickle can be readied for a result, Johnny been given much ball-carrying opportunity. To date he has gained just 83 yards in 34 carries, sixlh-besl among Missouri ball-carriers. In 10-0 victory over Iowa State, for example, he carried only seven times and gained just eight yards. Roland confesses not too happy about the situation, hut making the best of it.

first I was kind of reluctant about playing he says, if where the coach wants me to play, where play. help out the best I can. Or if he wants me to go back on offense, I can do that, too." he grins. A 6-2, 198-pounder who runs The Americans, an all-star college group, played a 3-3 tie with driving, twisting power with a selected team from and exceptional balance. Ro- Saitama Prefecture, then lost land contends the year's ab- a 3-2 decision to the Nippon sence hurt his running Express Co.

team, 1964 Japan ability. He worked hard all nonprofessional champions. That gave the visitors a record of five victories, two losses and two ties in Japan. The tour was organized to arouse Interest in baseball as a future Olympc sport. From here the Americans go to South Korea for five games Oct.

27, -28 and 29. In their Olympic exhibition contest and had the best doubleheader at Mei- mark in the league in total ji Stadium Oct. 11, the Ameri- during the layoff to stay in shape. Nor does he feel any added pressure to make good as a result of the waiting period. kind of took us awhile ry only four or five times a game and do much he contends.

Roland, who is 21. picked up a new fan on Aug. 29 when he married the former Barbara Warren, 20. He also has defense and rushing defense, cans tied a Japan College All- picked up new confidence Don passing to Frank Clarke helped batter the Cardinals out of the Eastern lead. A 36-yard toss to Clarke set up a first-quarter touchdown while three more aerials to the receiver, including one for the last 18 yards, took care of the second touchdown.

Washington broke a 20-20 deadlock with the Bears in the final three minutes on reached Sonny fourth touchdown pass, a 15-yarder to Preston Carpenter. Billy Star team 2-2 and beat a non pro Japanese team 3-0. In five other exhibitions in Central Japan they lost only to a Nagoya nonpro team. Against Saiiama Sunday, the Americans scored all their runs in the third inning. Jim Hibbs of Stanford opened with a home run.

Buddy Hallowell of Southern California singled and third on an infield out and a stolen base. Jim Bopicka of Illinois singled him lately in a Missouri team which was having some troubles during the early campaign. kind of took us ahile to get our feet on the ground and find out he declares. I think got the makings of a pretty good Roland is looking toward a career in professional football. not sure whether it will be on offense or defense, but proved one thing.

Whereever needed, Nebraska Prep Ratings By Don Forsythe Class A (5-2) (7-0) Westside (5-2) Ryan (5-2) High (3-4) in then scored all the way three-yard flip to Joe from first when a Japanese he there to help out. and Bob ex- 1 outfielder dropped a long fly tra-point boot had tied the'by pitcher Walt Peterson of Minors Coach Named score minutes before. i Southern California. To lonU Green Bay got off to a 17-0 In the second game, a blind- i i.oui5 leam lead, but Los Angeles roared I ing sun and two errors cost Santo Domingo. Dominican back and handed the Packers the Americans two runs after Republic Schultz, Shaun Fitzmaurlce of Notre I nianager of the Licey team Dame had put them ahead in the third by hitting a homer with Keith Weber of Missouri on base.

Nippon got one run back in the fifth then in the eighth third baseman Larry Sandel was blinded by the sun and missed from center. Pitcher Chuck Dobson recovered but his throw to the plate was low and got away from Ken Saurez. Then Dobson fumled a bunt and let the winning run score. their fourth defeat in seven games. The key plays were a 53-yard touchdown scamper by Les Josephson, Roman 53-yard scoring pass to Bucky Pope and Bobby 94 yard touchdown ramble following a partially blocked field goal attempt by Paul Hornung.

Red Mack turned on his ex-Pittsburgh teammates by catching three passes for 104 yards while 011 i Matson grabbed three for 03 yards and ran for 73 more in the easy victory. I Cross ran 94 yards with an Intercepted pass for a touchdown. The Vikings defeated the iSexM despiis a Sm BASKETBALL New York 108, Oincmnati 109. Detroit 95 107 in the Dominican Winter Baseball League, said Sunday he has been named a coach of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals.

He said he had been advised of the appointment Saturday night in a cable from Red Schoendienst. How Top Ten Fared TOP TEN AT A GLANCE By The Associated Press how the Top Ten college football teams in The Associated Press poll fared Saturday: 1, Ohio State, 5-0, beat Wisconsin. 28-3, 2. Notre Dame, 5-0, beat Stantord, 28-6. .3.

Alabama. 6-0, beat Florida, 17-14. 1. Arkansas, 6-0. beat Wichita 17-0.

5. Nebraska. 5-0, beat Colorado, 21-3. 6. Texas, 5-1, beat Rice 6-3.

7. Louisiana State, 4-0-1, tied Tennessee, 3 3. 8. Syracuse, 4-2, lost to Oregon State, 31-13. 9.

Florida. 4-1, lost to Alabama, 17-14, 10 iMi Virdnla.

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