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Beats Cornhuskers 18-6 A rmy Squeezes byNa vy21 18; Thrilling Middie Effort Fails Game (Closes Georgia Tops Teeh 35-7 as Trippi Shines On IJne BY H. PFTERSf UP, Underdog iimc three of upscttirig migptv ts the rii: n- Arm- re mai.agei Midbh.pmen v.h. eight Thi sffcc win ve i 21 to 18. AS Tiff finish gun mounded )y irotn tduchdovTi which Would given the Iheu grectejtt gridiron iriump-. the complete cp iet in yeaia.

But fighiing Army held off the thre ed their three as champions of the f- th iil '-Id It was a struggle that kept the crowd of 103.000 headed by President Truman and the brass and gold braid of the on Its feet In Philadelphia Municipal Stadium In perfect football weather. It was, in fact, two games. In the first half Army threatened to make a rout of it hen till All-Americans. Blanchard and Glenn Davis, chalked up three touchdowns to give It a 21 to 6 advantage. In the second half It was all Navy and the finish was as dramatic a.s a gridiron battle could possibly be.

Scoring two touchdowns ana trailing by only points, tried to atone for the seven consecutive deleats which followed their 7 to 0 victory over Villanova in the season's opener 'J'hey missed by only the narrowest of margins. DAVIS PICKS I FIRST ARMY s( Cdenn Davis (41) of Army racing around Navy's end for the first touchdown of the l.v after the Cadet star took a shovel pass from team- male Arnold Tucker not shown in play) in the first (AP Wirephoto Saturday Night Sul) Halfliaek Sparks Irish 26-6 Rout of So. California BY HTLUAM TITKFR ATHENS, Ga Georgia used the "Trippi-Tea act on Tech Saturday and capped ri perfect on wiis a 35 to 7 victory as their Ai -America candidate, Charlie Trippi, uncovered in the football book to lanJ his mates in the Sugar Bowl A ROMT) of 55,000 the game every one of them would have liked have had a seat in bald-head row for performance. Terh ame to g.ame with quarter. unexpected shift ithat was good for five yards in each of the first times they itried it, Georgia being lured offside each time by the device.

But once the Bulldogs caught on to the trickery they took command and it even a contest. Trippi was ever.vwhere on the field. But he nowhere when Tech players tried to tackle him. He scored three touchdowns, one on a gone- wlth-the-wind gallop of 65 yards, and passed for another. He backed up the Georgia line.

He punted to just the right spot on the few times he had to kirk. He galvanized a into an offensive powerhouse that 52.558 Witness Contest BY NORRIS ANUFRSO.N. UiS mighty paraded thru here Saturday tm their march to the Bow) paurv.ng lonr enrmgh to oH brave chaiir-nge by ri fighting band of Nebrs-'xa Coin- AS Till I LANS I forcoc sttKid in t)ie murky twilijrht xff a id the end of the hi---' firct unbeaten sea.son. Wesleyan to Play in Bowl At Oklahoma City on Jan. 1 Stntistirn I'fUA 4 ip rusCih.

I nv IT 10 it imp 3 pv f. I 30 pv uf 33 el: ri-turrMid rv .4 0 a crowd of 52.558 tribute tithe si-rap by the yvung Husker t. i first 15 minutcc throng r't spellbound tiue the Hur-kt; held the vauntcxl Ltclans Ir Then with lightning swiftni the Brums siruck twice in th- quarter, added another in the fi-urth quarter and that the ba game an a.s.mrtive UCLA read "Team selected, wire proposed date and time in first 11-2 the Hu.skt-r.- kept the battle at an BY JIM MAY. Nebraska Wesleyan uni ersity has accepted a arrival." bid to play Pepperdine Los Angeles in A squad of 33 men and the coaching the first annual Will Rogers Bowl game at Okla- south the day after Christmas Knight homa City, Years day, Coach George dicated. unless adverse weather conditions Knight revealed Saturdav night authorization of the athletie board Knight, Saturday night sent the following tele- gram to the sponsors: "Nebraska Ueslevan pleased to accept hid to play in Will Rogers I Bowl Jan.

1, 1947." The Methodist athletic board composed of Dr, Roy Deal, chairman; Chancellor Georgia Smith, president of the Members Earl Bartley, Dr. Claude J. Shirk and Prof. Dale H. in- conditions make an earlier departure neces.sary.

A press dispatch Thursday slated that Miami of Ohio had been to face Pepperdim but Manager Jack Sanders told Knight by telephone Saturday that the story was in error. placed second In the Nebraska College conference race this year with four victories and a pair of ties, but turned in the best all-season performance with seven triumphs and three ties, each by a 6-6 score. BY TOMMY DEVINE. BEND, Ind. (UP).

Coy McGee, a 160 pound waiting for them, back who was buried so deep among Notre vast the humbled Tech. a team that had WeVks" won eight straight after losing ill opener to Tennessw It was victory in the Sugar even ke-l durinc the I clans were forced to fight for even inch they accumulated against the bristling Nebraskans who pt their goal line uncrossed until the second quarter. Unable to dent t)ic battling NU line in twi, prevmu: the pa.seing arm Ernie Case to their first score one play afUn the set ond period Case was badly ru.shed by Jack Pesek a.s he tossed 10th straight KMGHT HAD been contact with the Technology 3 a spotless season and seven! times during the past year Bowl invitation Saturday received a telegram which 12 by Arizoni seven wins and a lone Arizona State Teachers of Tempe to horde of reserres that a few Weeks ago the coaches Irish Saturday to a 26 to 6 victory iorwkrL since to 0 in December 1943. national championship. ball on its own 20 Bill Gompers to The wm gave Notre Dame a yards and "Dinky" ri A JV XUI ctraS DUX 1X16 JOSeTS the Cadets Southem California and an undefeated season which with one player late iifia them to a claim on the game who looked like the There were very few vast throng who would have given up two yards and theniRowcn a nickel for Armv chiinn.fc of eight victories, marred broken field run- closing chances in McGee, on the idenUcal play he mng the last quarter bright- Navy playing bv far its best unbeaten worked before, broke wide ened an otherwise dismal day for' ball year, st'aried its drive Notre team, but around his right end and picking kiom its own 33 yard line, Irish coach, frank Leahy, -was his way beautifully behind excel- not on hand to see the climax.

He ui -o tpPitretfi to Botrl was to hit homo with a rambled ,8 yarot Georgia's heavy cold, Notre Dame score. unbeaten, untied Bulldogs i Before the second period was meet North southern IT H.AS THE DIMINUTIVE, over Ntitre Dame scored again, champions in the 1.3th Only three minutes remained when Navy took an punt at that marker. Reaves Bay- singrr threw a pass to Phil Ryan on the Army 44. Pistol Pete M'illiams picked up three yards. Jim got five more and then Lynn Chewing ran to the Army 32.

McCuliey picked up eight and then Chewing ran to the three before he was pulled down. McGee who electrified the sell- with a 22 yard pass from Substi- Sugar Bowl game here 1 on Jan, 1. crowd of 56,000 fans with his Quartereack George Ratter- OfficiaIs of speed and elusiveness as he proved uiiiciais of the proved oi me mid-winter to be the finest "break-away" Leo Hart climaxing sports association announced the runner the Irish have shown this yard drive. Earley place- pairings late after some rseason. The little Texan, ment good to give the distance telephoning appear in the lineup until a 13 to 0 lead at half time.

Twice Chewing tried to drive the Iowa game in late October, Southern California scored its only touchdown in the third period when it recovered a fumble by Jim Mello on the Irish 45 to set up the opportunity. The Trojans took to the air to move to the 15 yard line. Three line plays netted four yards and a fourth down pass was ruled complete to the one yard line because of interference. On the second smash at the center of the line Johnny Namau went 3.5-7 thumping of Georgia Tech and the Carolina 49 to 14 victory over Virginia. The match had been freel.v predicted as the most likely Bowl combination if both teams won their game.s Saturday.

I The game will feature a duel tw'o of the most spectacular triple-threat All-America candi- I date Charlie Trippi and North 160-pound freshman, Justice. over. --------------------------Then the fast-moving McGee Hardin-Siminons thru the Army line but was and had been used sparingly stopped. sii.ce, accounted for Notre Dame Only a few seconds of play re- first and third touchdowns. The mained when Nr.vy took a five rest of the time he was the "jack- yard penalty On third down Wil- the giant Trojan linemen liams went around right end to couldn't catch, the live but before the scoreless first period, could line up again the gun Cuach F.d Krause, who sounded.

I was directing the Irish in I absence, an IT W.AS a heart-break-; entire new team with the excep- ing defeat for the gallant Navy tion of Quarterback Johnny Lu- team, but anything but a dis- jack. grace. It outplayed Army all One of the substituting half- thru the second half and lost only backs was the baby-faced McGee because it bottle up On the first play of the period, went back into action. The Irish 91 Davis and Blanchard in the first with the ball on Notre took the kickoff on their 12 ott to tw'o quarters. 34, McGee faked a line buck, and a 21 yard run by Lujack (UP).

The Only once in three years have around right end, and and a 52 yard pass play from Rat- College Cowboys the Cadets been without victory raced 43 yards before he terman to Floyd Simmons as the among the un- That was early this month when pulled down That run went for key plays, Notre Dame moved to and untied football teams Noire Dame battled them to a naught when Lujack fumbled on the 'Trojan 12. McGee picked up Saturday by outclassing the tough next play and Mike Garzoni three yards and then struck out Raiders of Texas Tech 21 recovered for Southern California wide around right end for the re- lo 6 to w'in the 1946 Border Conon the 18. But it fur- maining nine yards and another ference championship, mshed the pattern of what was to touchdown. The victory before 13,000 spec- come Notre fourth and final lators gave a TTx.i: touchdown came with six min- Perfect record of ten straight wins ON THE rlRsT play Newell utes of the fourth period remain- for the season. fwled the Irish aiing.

Jerry scored it w'ith; Hardin-Simmons, which side- jbeautiful yard quick kick thatia 13 yard sprint that climaxed a stepped a chance to play in the dead just as it passed the 50 yard march. Earley made good Sun at El Paso to accent a I goal line. Notre Dame took the Ion the conversion. r- Pepperdine, coached by Warren Gaer, former the dead run from the NU 27 Drake athlete, closed its first football season Wednesday night, defeating California Institute of ALl-Amencan Burr Baldw 32 to 0 The record for the catch in the end zone Ca.se’s conversion under the and the Brums led. 6-0.

THE scored again fue minutes later on a 30 yard drive which wound up with Fullback Moose Myers ploughing across from one-yard stripe Until Case broke the ice with his sensational touchdown pass the game looked like the huskers might a scoreless half. did the Bruins drive deep into Nebraska terri- NASm ILLE, Tenn. Ten-tory only to see Joe Partington, nessees Vols, sniffing more at Vern Stiner, Carl Samuelson and Miami orange blos.soms than the hard-charging U.N. line take tending to the business at hand, the ball on downs Vo9 Huddle To 7-6 Wm Over I andv muddled thru to a 7 to 6 victory over Vanderbilt Saturday in the fortieth grid clash between the two major institutions. A capacity of 21.000 nessed the renewal of the ancient rivalry.

The Vols were Upped last week to meet Rice in the New Years day Orange Bowl classic and for a while it looked Saturday go south to the land of sunshine with two defeats Instead of one for the regular sea.son which ended for them Saturday. As things concluded. Coach Bob boys lost only to Wake Forest in their ten game 1946 campaign. A one-pointer kicked after in the early minute? of play meant victory for the Ten- One drive carried to the ten yard stripe where the Nebraskans grabbed the ball on downs. Another terminated on the Husker eight yard line when Rowland's fumble was covered by Fred Metheny.

Scrapping like a band of cornered the game U. eleven held Uclans scoreless again in the third period. The Huskers then did a little offensive gunning themselves, launching a brief sortie that earned to the U.C.L.A, 49 yard line. Bill Moomey's 15 yard gallop was the main spark in the push that earned the Huskers into territory for the firsL 09 Jerry Shipkey, U.C.L.A.'s 205 pound right halfback, gives a neck-snapping straight arm to Cletus Fischer tried to end scoreless tie the start it looked like Army was going to walk away with It. There were only eight minutes gone when Davis ran 13 yards for a touchdown to climax a 62 yard march.

Jack Ray. whose toe turned to be the difference, condor PagP 2-fi, J. the big seven yard run. 35 to 28 in the third period. Liniisiana State I Meets Arkansas In Cotton Haul nessee squad, which threatened every quarter but was unable to yard drive that generate scoring steam after the Brums their final score first successful foray.

Balitsaris scored the touchdown for Tennes- period. The 143 pound see and Mitchell kicked the goal terminated the drive 'self, scooting five yards around SoonerK Humiliate end for the score. placement missed fire and the With 4 0 to scoring had closed. STILLWATER, Okl. Okla-i The Huskers had several bright homa University, w'hich ihad clinched a tie for the Big Six; Only a shoe-string tackle by I ake LaFV jchampionship, smothered 3lert Ernie Case kept speedy Oklahoma Aggies of the Missouri Dick Hutton from getting loose on HOTTQ-rrvM i Valley Conference 73 to 12 kickofi after the fir.st U.C.L.A.

1 j'r," Saturday. It the final Dick earned the ball ange Bowl bound Rice Owls had of the season for both teams the goal line to the 40 yard things their own way Saturday the first triumph where Case, the last de- The play from the Husker (Staff Photo by AP in Ow I her DALLAS, Jimmy Baylor to become co- bid to San Antonio's oI the of the Southwest Con- New day game conference, announced here against Denver scored twice Saturday that Louisiana State a in university and the University of. GAINESVILLE, Travis I Arkansas would meet in the Cot- Tidwell ran, passed and kicked ton Bowl here New Years day. Arkansas, as co-champion of the SMIT TCI' DALLAS, Southern Meth- ')dist came from behind to score Southwest conference, is the host points in the second period and team. It entered the Cotton hristian 30-13 week when Rice, tied with A 65-yard touchdown run bv withdrew any Fran Payne of SMU and a 64- yard scoring dash by Lindy Berry Orange Bowl, i of TCU featured the came I The conference by unanimous Saturday granted Rice permission to play in the Miami classic.

Louisiana State Saturday accepted the invitation as visiting team. L.S.U. won nine games and lost lone defeat being to Georgia Tech 26-7. Among its the Aggies since 1943. North (Carolina State TopK Maryland, 28-7 N.

C. North Carolina State college ended its 1946 football sea.son Saturday by nabbed him Another gem was Sam long screen pass from the five-yard line to Hutton. Dauntless Dick grabbed the ball amidst a wall of Huskers and ran to the U.C.L.A. 45 yard line. Samuelson and Stiner, the i s3CaifL4i vJciV UY i Auburn to an overwhelming 47 turning in a 28-7 victory over the tackles, were standouts to 12 victory over a battered Uni-University of Maryland in Hu.sker line.

Little Joe Par- of Florida eleven Maryland in Conference came before- than 16 000 Dad's day playing with a broken HI SkhHS, Page 2-it, 5. featured the game. BIG SIX. IH, 0, OklNhtinw 18. ASM.

12. fast rtxu. IS. Boston Col t. -Amiy 21, Minw Mlrhicaii HMhlnKton 30 Notrr Calunnila 31, kaniwii 1, Gmmia SA.

Tei-h I. Tvnnniarv 1. 1 aiidrrbilt Alabiknta 34, MtankiAlppi 1 Auhani l-lorida 12. North lamllna statr Marjlaml 7, North aroltna 1 Irrlnla 14 Statr 41, Tulanr Srwanrr IS, SOI TMVtl-ST, HU, Kaylor MrlhiwlUt hri llan IS Har- in 21. Irrh l.ouulana 21.

KM victim.s wa.s Rice which also lost to Arkansas. In fact, it was 7-0 win over Rice that gave the former a tie for the conference title. HILNHG.YIN—Irish Back Bill Gompers with ball) gets off for a first quarter short cain in the Notre Dame-LSC game at South Bend Saturday, as unidentified Californian grabs his pants to ston the play and an unidentified USC man (left) comes in to assist. (AP Wirephoto Saturdav Night) Ort-Koii Mair 21. 12 of Diran ollrar IS.

A1.1...AMI.R1C AN. Nan S. Black CroKK-Counlrv NEW YORK. fP) Robert Black Rhode Island State won the 'National A A. U.

senior cross championship Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park, covering the 10,000 meter course in 32 minutes 46 4 seconds to defeat run- nerup Jim O'Leary of Holy Cross by 200 yards Charles Robbins of Boston finished a close third, followed in order by Tom Crane of Springfield college and Curtis Stone, who won the IC-4A title representing Penn State two weeks ago. 1 Leon Bramlett (8.) who took it in the end zone and scored the third and last touch- (AJr WirejuiiD.