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Huskers Blast Oregon Colorado Ties 21-21, in Thriller Sooners Rally Late Zack Jordan Is CU Star Statistics dnwnA RuAhing PaAAiiw Pames aiicmpted cnmpleted PaAAC.A inlerceptrd Piintii Punlina avmwe Fumhlck lost Yards Oklahoma Colorado 25T t4 12 4 1 5 5 55 11 120 14 8 1 7 5fl 3 50 BOULDER, Colo. up.set minded Colorado team shook tho crown of defending Big Seven champion Saturday with a 21-21 tie that snapped the record of 26 straight league triumphs. A record crowd of 30,500 at Folsom Field in Boulder saw the Sooners come from behind in a frenzied last quarter to stave off defeat. Billy Vessels blasted over from the one-yard line with one minute and fifty-one seconds of life left in the game to keep another Sooner record of 30 conference games without a setback. The Buffs pulled from a 7-14 halftime deficit to a tie score at the end of the third canto, and went ahead, 21-14 on a 16-yard pass by Lee Venske to Zack Jordan with nearly a dozen left in the tilt.

THE 180-POUND Jordan played brilliantly, scoring all of touchdowns and carrying the offensive load through most of the game. He completed six of 11 pass attempts and had a remarkable 66-yard average on seven punts. Oklahoma ran 353 yards up from scrimmage to 317 for the Buff hosts, but was hurt by several costly fumbles. The Sooners lost the bell five times on miscues. The Sooners scored first in tne opening quarter after ColoradoIxebrMka 2 Ground Game Top Feature of Win; Four Backs Star By WALT DOBBINS aunday Sports Writer MULTNOMAH FIELD, Portland, a dazzling display of ground fireworks, touched off by Johnny Bop- dogna, Bobby Reynolds, George Cifra and Ray Novak.

Cornhuskers churned over the favored Oregon tL Webfoots, 28-13, in an intersectional classic here Saturday night. I Nebraska led all the way but, sported only a slim 7-6 lead halftime, failing several times as opportunities arose in the opening half. The game was less than two minutes old when the ers first reached pay dirt on a dash by Reynolds around Emery end. Nebraska had gained possession on a fumble but Oregon, too, cashed in on a Husker bobble later on in the first period with Dean Sloan going over. BILL GLASSFORD.

Husker coach, sent Bordogna, Jim Cederdahl, Dennis Korinek and Novak Statistics Students to Rally University of Nebraska students have scheduled a rally tonight to welcome back the victorious Husker gridders. The rally is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. at Municipal Airport The Huskers are slated to arrive here from Portland at that tims. Ndiraifca Orcsae Yards rashiaa 3.11 113 kisl ratklac .51 .18 m.khlaa 2SA 75 822 cnmaltled 5 Ifl Intwcrpfrd 1 .1 ards aaincd 32 1.14 rards 312 dosias 18 First passtaa 3 4 Find 2 Trtal first dowM 22 12 54 1 Nnmbrr 5 .1 KIrhoff 51.4 48-1 Y'ards kicknff 6.1 HI hlckoff retara 21 22.2 Xamher 2 .5 Total pant 91 TIT Paal 4.5.5 2T.4 Y'ards paalt 22 22 Paal retara ateraac 22 It 3 Pmaltv Ball lort oa dowas 2 Famhles 3 2 OwB famMes 0 Individual Statistics Reynolds Ciira 10 Roiftion 2 ..........23 Novak 10 Korinek 3 Cederdahl 2 i NKRRASR.A RashtaK Carries Gain 18 106 2 127 40 5 Alt. 1 I.oit Net 14 4.6 53 96 5 0 4 31 2 0 0 53 1 4 2 38 2.7 25 Comp Int.

Yds 0 6 5 I 26 this quartet marching 34 yards to the promised land on exactly Catiaht Yds TD ifra i 6 0 Mink 2 IH 0 Connor 1 10 0 Novak i 0 OHKtitlV Kasfclna Carries Gain l.o»t Net Anderson Sloan I Nocikolf Shaw Holland FIRST BLOOD scores first TD as Cifra blocks. (Staff Photo by Ralph C. Fox via AP Wirephoto.) FQorBAlt BIG BKVEN Oracoa 13 failed to capitalize on two Sooner ioiisSSa bobbles within the 20-yard stripe. Kusm 21 cim Vessels rambled around end to wmm sw score the initial tally after the Sooners had moved 51 yards 17 seven plays. Buddy Leake kicked 2 the first of his three extra points of the day for the Oklahoma Big watkiiiatmi it is Seven defending titlists.

BAST Michigan State. last sea- JORDAN TIED it up for ts toiib 7 jqj. comc-b victories, Spartans Bump Michigan Combine Passes, CaUforma 28 I 14 BIG TBN 13! 8MB SO Runs in Victory ANN Mich. amazed the capacity crowd with two early scores, but Michi- Reich Sails 70 Yards As KU Fells Broncos nine ground plays with Bordogna going over. It this same fleet ball- tottnf lad from Turtle Creek.

who later brought the crowd of 24,061 Dins to its feet with the clinching touchdown on a sensational 66 yard scamiier off the split formation. After Nebraska had scored its second touchdown to go into a 14-6 lead, the Huskers struck again early in the final period. a Shaw plunges set up.the for the touchdown but Coach ureihnuer '2 'Glassford rushed Reynolds in Aihnthi 1 from the bench when Bordogna kii T.I’.i was inches short of a first down 2 on the third down. Bobby 1 1 0 1 -1 -I .5 14 0 14 2.8 5 17 -3 l.l 72 4 4 5 2 I 3 -2 -1 3 0 -9 -9 -3 I 0 1 -1 -1 1999 90 PaMiat Alt Comp, lot Yarrti .13 7 1 95 7 2 2 31 110 8 Ratchlaa CauKht Tn rado on a 10-yard gallop around i right end midway through the sec- ond period, but Oklahoma Holy tt promptly responded with a 79-, yard march, with Buddy Leake ptm 7 crashing over for the second Lalilah 7 Cbcm Pelai 0 handed Michigan a two-touch- and gan State was undaunted. Immediately after tni SUtlstlcs second (tk) n.

Bcivotr 34 Colmlc 14 lateraatioml 21 MiililMibcni 19 Coatt Gaar4 41 Calif. (Pa.I Taachtn 27 HI. liawreiicc 20 ronarrtlrait 47 Ilnkart 4S Sooner TD. Vessels fumbled and Don Brandy recovered to set up second marker. Three plays later, Jordan went around end for the TD.

The fired-up Buffaloes threw Viaiyachavaiii 3t four passes in five plays for their TirtTM third and final tally. VorthtaWni 34 They held Oklahoma until a ts Jordan pas.s was intercepted on UrviminiMer at the Sooner 29. then the defending hamps ground out 71 yards in w. siaie 12 13 plays. OKLAIIOM I RoyJkton.

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14 Alliion. Green. McPhail. KaMcra Kealacky COM)RAUO Boalea I' 34 S'down lead Saturday, and then 1 i tally, McAuliffe Yak back for its 16th down the right sidelines gridiron triumph, 27-to-13, before on a 70-yard touchdown gallop UuikM a sellout crowd of 97,239 in Michi- and Evan Slonac converted. XT 1 1 As the second period opened.

7 No. ranking spartans ground 69 yards to tie the score. The key play was Firvt Dowas i ankaa PaMlag Yardage Cumakled Inlrrceplcd Panik Pacttas Avcraae Lokl Yardk Penallied Rakm 18 in the United Press football coBches poll put on a brilliant dis- 19 play of power running and sharp Ctea 85 .19 .11 I 95 IS 1.5 10 2 1 5 31 4 79 Hal Cleavinger caught Duane sponded with a hard smash straight through, powering his way across the final stripe from eight yards out. It was a tremendous effort on the part of Reynolds In the clutch, climaxing a 60 yard march on 12 plays. punt and handed the ballj Oregon struck right back to off to Reich.

Few at Santa score on 13 plays with Hal Dun- men saw the switch. When theyiham pitching to Wayne Johnson did it was too late. for the touchdown after two, ground plays had failed to net' vATucAQ 3 TD from two yards back. the fading IH 15 25 9 55 4 Bears Top MU, 28-T4 a 41-yard pass from Yewcic to 1 01 power running ana snarp gjn, Ryckett. Leroy Bolden but beat "dan- SSSS 1 "j't JT over.

tr, lor S' In 8 Yewcic and halfbacks Billy Wells, gerous banta ciara in Dim (immpMm and Don McAuliffe leading the ermg heat Saturday. 27 the longest winning streak' Michigan State went ahead to jjjp everything in the HprimrfkM 7 in Spartan history. I included a perfect 23-yard 7 after Michigan had marchtd goal by Santa John MICHIGAN, a dectded under- own period. The ITtmvoa 7 StAtisties MliMwri CaWcrak FkU 13 IT their feet shouting for a Husker KukWat lartkaa 4ii VarOaac 178 49 Pawn 38 3 picked up three yards on two plays and then little Johnny broke Inio the clear and outran the Webfoot secondary to score on the most sensational run of the evening. Pawtaa I.MI PeaaliwS 3 43.1 fl 1 4 S9.

Trialiv WAJ 13 New 13 Hurknell 45 II 34 Kiaa 33 32 Hollina Fkid 28 Va. aloB 9 tllcklBkoa kklBkoa a Oa Mate sTies Purdue tan 18. Halfback I rank Atwell Bronco.s led at halflime 9-7. ifumbled and safety man Eili.s I recovered on his own 14. R.4ÜC nri Rranhy, MIUW 18 fui Purdue.

20-20. in a thrilling Taclilcii- KnowUon, ijrcrnwiXKl. i 2H 1 SS 5 5 ehi. third fihad a passer to surpass their own. SiRados completed 17 of 30 tosses Ratrtoea Klnakaeini 7 IS HUik 13 D.kwZii 13 STATE COLLEGE.

Pa. MarUmii 19 Plucky Pcnn state scored a mild 21 surprise Saturday by tying power- iClRmiinn. i ibcobbui Zarit. Hunt. Spehard.

Riitkr 47 thorp. Demo. IVeKern 44 Alhlon 13 Horne. Venrke, Jor- dan. Johnson.

Hardr. Shelton, Britok- ForcR 12 ihier. Bernardi, Horine. Curtis. Horton.

'Moamoath 19 ll'calral Barloa 34 IT TOOK Michigan State but nine plays to move 86 yards. A pass was instrumental with Mc- Auiiffe firing 39 yards to end Paul Dekker on the Wolverine 10. Wells split the middle for the touchdown and Slonac kicked his second of three extra points. final bid to get LAWRENCE. Kan.

points. attack faltered at, only touchdown Nebraska times and its orwards yielded came in the second period after a Kansas fumble which Bill OLson recovered on the Kansas 42. Jack Kaplan, offensive star for Santa Clara, joined Joe Me- sensational run of the evening. BERKELEY, Calif. Califor- Carger, Melvin Lewis and Daly Oregon fought right down to the hard-running backs powered In drlvln.

th. 14. finnl sun with Dunham finally Then Kaplan raced over un- hitting on one of his famous long molested. Daly missed the extra pas.ses. pitching to George Shaw university of Tigers Quarterback Gil Reich and the point.

tor a 51-yard Rain OU roI In one Saturday in their In.crjectionkl Kansans came back fired up and Kansas scored its first touch- early in the third period Reich ran down partly through a gift the Husker spuad RvPoshed over loucn 70 yards lor a touchdown. II was Konek, Charlie Hoag and Jerry swarming onto the field and car- "n'vns in the first and third a mystifying play starting when Robertson shoved the ball from their own 31 in the second Aerials Pace Holy Cross kickoff when he intercepted halfback Ted pass on rying Coach Bili Glas.sford to aud two more the final dressing room on their shoulders. Missouri scored flrst-- to Santa 34, Then Robert-i was a great victory for son threw a pass to Harold Pat- Cornhuskers. counted again in the fourth quar terson on the Santa Clara three-' They wjre Jittery in the first Johnnv Olszewski fo" OTcr anS KoS convened THE -4 was much improved and the tack- Halfbacks Don Johnson and Bill ling vicious. defen.se Powell crashed through the Mii- against vaunted aerial attack defenses in yardage-gaming AN LFAGIE II' York 92 78 75 II dkhinaion 77 76 Koklnn 77 61.

I.41U1* IMrtTM MTIOYAI. I.KIGI II 961. I.4IMI» .....................88 86 1 4 iiu-inndll 68 Klivlotl 61 57 6.5 7 77 8.1 42 III Fi9. .621 .197 .112 ,627 .601 ..575 .562 .497 .118 .275 61. II Miami of 42 K4Kk 33 Ttrra ii Wdkhinaton of 61.

L. 27 26 f-B Central Slate 21 Olleac 13 Il'tiratnn 21 2.1 (Mo.i 49 Ohio 20 33 25 HANOVER. N.H. Charlie Maloy tossed two scoring hanta clara passes that covered 30 yards each Nagler. SaturdaMo iead Holy CnDss to a hmm superb at times and on many Tigers made a battle 27-9 victory over Dartmouth be- cwropaon.

occasion.s Durham was rushed and way but were worn fore 16,000 fans. spdled (or down by California manpower and Tnhn rarroll was on the receiv- Gu. oii Fullback George Cifra warm oay. rmri of Malov icoring played an Important role in the TERRV Missouri', left 5 a the K.Wii.iiI"i;of the boilermakers, 13-7. after.

Mithiaan's first touchdown was Northern III HTt 7 gain ot 179 yards and Sam- o.v.R. Spsrtan 17. 28 for iso'yards! Later in the quarter, Michigan Bowitni Green 7 added its fourth touchdown 4 met iVApuin, 12 PASSES enabled Penn'following a fumble by Kress on Cruiadefscore Miwouri State to come from behind after his own 36. Yewcic passed to Bol- qrhiller on a nlunce u. Unruti.

K.y. Leom. yards try on 10 carries. guarti, was the standout lineman. 7-0, at the end of the den fmm fmir varris out for the was Dy uene acnuier on a pmuKc.

Moraaa Stale Kink. In addition to being in on many THE superior run- of the his pass intercep- oaiR, fl DoiiermaKcrs, la-i. antr.i micnigaii loutnuuwu tranoed behind his own goal attack i-s shown by the sta- tion paved the way for five minutes of the second result of a fine kick by trvina to return a punt tistics which gave the Nebraska'early score a rpi Uifhinh fviif of hoiinHie on the irjfuiR a j. 32 27 27 1.1 GHiWtiklem Kent achy 39 26 23 ToltfSo tu Kipoa 11 Heloli It inwa .12 AAI FoM AaSeraea 13 Wtltenbera 12 Ohio 13 WcUcyaa 9 Cnrnell 0 The 1951 BIf Ten runners-up (hen went quickly ahead on Phil two touchdowns from scrimmsie. But Penn State led it up midway In (he final period on sneak from the two.

which went out of bmnds on the by Dick Col-in yarrtoRe gained, 280 The inte.cvplion gave MU Michigan State nine. The Murphy, which Inciudeii ball on Cal's nine-yard line. The was 312 to 200 and Glass- Tigers scored from four yards out gang of very voung on an end pass, Nick to Saliirday's AMFKir.lN I.KAGI hkaao Hi. 4 II. Belrolt M'akhiiigHta New York .1.

0 MTIONAL LFAGCE Bokioa II. 3 7. New I 3 IMltkburgh I Inciaoalt I'hKaao 61. I.4i«t« I LITTLF IIDKI.U City 5, 2 Next to Rados. halfback Don two minutes later on a 37-yaro North Eyer contributed most from quarterback Ted Topor hui'TH tially to the Lion effort.

His 52- to Perry. Russ Hescorla converted. 61 1 yard punt return set up Penn second touchdown in the 12 third period, his fourth period in- lexas Aiiiiies were unable to move and Yewcicjlins in the third accounted a to the Spartan 22. Kress for the Big Green touchdown. Hama ciara right end on the fifth play from scrimmage for the score.

The Wolverines scored again I iraUihi Ktuilucky 13 (lit) 14 l.iiuik%lllc 19 ake i 2 wiiHaai aad Mary 21 terception launched the Lions on TataS 16 the 30-yard push that tied the iVakhiaaioa aad tee 27 another interception White Sox Finish 3rd; 3 Homers for Rookie I ment outdowned their opponents, 22 to 12. Ed Husmann, Veri Seott, Complied from News Wires One more position in the Amer- Ray Jerry Minnirk, Carl Brasee, Dennis Emanuel, to mention only a few, were sreat In the A scormg play. anri hit? on the comeb u'k out-played Callfw- av Scarborough and big Jawn seeend quar- Pacific his backfield mate Bill Fessler, after only three and three-quarters minutes ot play. The Bears charged back 80 yards and tied the in two more minutes of play. Lefthalf Don Johnson raced 46 yards on the Georgia Tech 17 lrvlnia 27 39 nllege 31 Haaipden SyitaMr 20 Furman 22 Aaaalachiaa MTC 20 I.emilr Ithyae 7 Kmtiry aad Heart 7 38 Houlhera 14 Irgiala 27 c'tTlOVIL LKIGl'F 74 13 Kr.i“'"”" nko Inkton 6alem 19 32 SOTTHW'KST last-minute VaadeiiTi squelched fbbi qutaB 0 battle to pull the game out of the HaalUl Win (iaUford Wert Viratala 14 Kart Cartoa Alahaaui A AM Haalhera I Vois Beat AAM miss.

State that the ter. for the, The Bears took command in the Stat third period. A high punt by Rob Kessler that bounced back into mls-sed partlcu- MU territory gave Cal the bail ican League was settled Saturday Mize, combined talents to help the anneared as baseball interest waned and Athletic.s. Scarborough lmutei football fever larked up. the A to fivepattered hits opener with Iowa W.O..

or, or, Chicago cinched third place in Mizo contributed a homer Saturday Halfbark DALLAS Texas AAM junior loop by stopping the singled, good for two New York ground out a grudging 14-7 vie- St. Louis Browns. 8-4. In other runs. in' tke opening half until four yards away, Olszewski drove Yu scored five runs fo found a winning com- through right tackle, cut to his both the first and second ready for the left, and ran 21 yards for the fo giant lead over the cyclones.

touchdown. That put the Bears Tigers. Detroit scored four runs in orfgox the last three innings, but knd6 Bmheuer. overcome the early tory Saturday night over rough, AL games the Washington Sena- tough Oklahoma AAM, the winning touchdown with less f-2. ond Cleveland crushed De- four minutes to go.

blanked Ph.ladelphla. The Texan.s cashed in on a pass 3.0 a night game. to drive 55 CZT-TI I6-1I on- MEMPHIS, Tenn. 1I- interception to drive 5,5 weary, League slaught Andy Kozar vaulted over battering yards for their victory three homers helped Gt 4 from the two in the final abut crowd of the action, club- spoil World Series to give heavily-favored Tennes- of 18,000 roared in tne uotion three home runs against warm-up performance. The urAUTKHMAiKs Hottktua 19 Teuk SS AAM 14 II0-I31 LEAGFE Waihlafton at or rt D.krtF-Re*rti man rt (5.61 Famitkh 21 14-7 w'in over fired-up Bowl.

(etk.r- Hisl Nnrth Slate 35 Arlioaa Ariioaa Male 40 7 i ujj Brooklyn Dodgers. third baseman homered in Nofth 7 Mississippi State Saturday. The has virtually ramped BOSTON WON. 11-3. Other re-ilhird, sixth and eighth innings be- Mrrntt' furbi-r, okiahaiM AAM 7 Volunteor Guard Martin Paris in Htkoff AniiefkOfi.

Ntw 4 II pounced on a Zerk Wilson entire If on the State 30 to give Tennessee ture the Cowpoke defense until outlasting Cincinnati, 9 6, Chicago Black the loser. break it needed. Blanks Yale IMQVV tlilaiie Maa IHeao NTC BALTIMORE V-RW .1 Navy opened its football season xv mot victoriously for the first time since it 1946 as it rambled to a 31-0 rout BrtaSam ii of Yale Saturday at akmk Memorial Stadium, iMwirtiaa 49 Three Middie touchdowns carnet nkhkA6KA oij.fgkh in the final period on a pair of sa pass interceptions and a short Yale punt. Pent 14 ChaSroa tfl tl tn front 14-7. 49 yard dash climaxed a 99-yard mach for the third California touchdown early in the fourth.

Another score followed a 79 yard drive. Leilhali sr.aw' Marks went over from the Oklahoma Aggie territory the Philadelphia stomping'fore grounding out in the ninth, last half but couldn't New York. 7-3, and Pittsburgh Virgil Je.ter was the nXh, KN'DS-CDnoor. 8.ha- OUl me Dave Grif- that break came as the game was beat St. Louis, 4-1.

Del Ennis and Bill Nicholson hit v.nnKk Tcu fith and Kozar moved it to the nearing its end. Oklahoma victory gave the White four-masters to aid the Phils in iioii! oiiver down with less than a minu (rtei Firtl 21 plays. had driven up to their 47 and Sox their highest spot in the whipping New York. It was the 13 Better than 20,000 shirtsleevcd Don Babers tried a long pass tc American League since 1941 when Giant loss in five games. Wertera 6 watchcd outmanned, but John Wcigle.

But Texas Aggie Jne they rose to third. Minnie stole three and Joe did some expert relief pitching to aid In the victory. The ns oulhit Chicago. 12-10. Jim two-run single ii hipped 31 yardf around right end.

battering ram of'a fullback, mak- the scf'ond inning gave the Scn.i' John McKee, big State end. threw mg the last five yards in three a win the Ri-d Sox aud The Pirates scon in a g-riiehino pv hinfif that flat-ibuil-like piungfcs. He dived over sole of fifth place. seventh, one in the eighth and r.d Gtiuiiw. Ifrom the two-foot line.

jton slipped to sixth. Jtwo in the ninth. incta cu hk A i I fons watched outmanned. but John Wcigle. But Texas Aggie Joe HrMMi 4 If nevcf outplaycd State, take all the Boring batted the ball and Hcrt iiah powerful Vols could offer in the Scott plucked it ont of the air iifst periods.

Missis.Mppi's lun from the 22 ui) H. the Texar 1 lone touchdown came in the third AAM 45. A HIGH 6( Hoiii.6 quarter when Wilron took a hand- Then the Aggu wi.dcd Ui their off from Jack Parker and snake- touchdown witii Hacb i' a gi Rookie Paul Stuffel And fsined credit for the win hut Kent Felemon took over in the sixth md finished the tilt. Plfonr, ex-Sloux i'ity pitcher, was the loser. Pitt.sburgh overcame an earl.

d.iht Ff I.UHA KH 4k Nibn.k* 7 14 fifi II 7 J.l do PA I' 4 Cf 6-1 load lo top the 0 lit Gi'VRDs 4 go. Sophomoro Qusrterbsck Tony Scarrimo. operating from the Mii- souri spread formation threw Qi AKtKHHACKs pass to ruUback fcHil Fi.Ai K' H. Uowckamp and Rowekamp rsn hi TJ.k.„A. 14 crushing key block oiMta lijtened three defenders.

iin 'ther Jt put ti.e ball on 17 Scardino snot -rr for a lirst fotir. Jim llcok rame ia to do qusrterbsckiiit I scored In two Uyrt lame Ihe eac-fea( IU.

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