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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 15

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The Lincoln Stari
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October 5. 1952LINCOLN SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR 3-B Fullback George Cifra is shown at two phases of his startling 42-yard run to pay dirt. Officials Miss Guard Nabs Pass WHAT GOES ON Guard Kay Curtis is downed in the second quarter after making 13 yards on a pass from Quarterback Johnny Bordogna, Officials said after the game they had missed the fact that Curtis w'as an ineligible receiver. The play did not figure in the scoring as the Huskers were forced to puiH; after the drive stalled. An unidentified Cyclone and Carl Brettschneider (81) bring CurUs to earth.

Only ends and backs may catch passes unless special formations are used to place other men on the ends of the line. HUSKER IN CYCLONE BACKFIELD Bill Schabacker breaks through Uie I-State defenao to spill Dick Mann for a 12-yard loss. Gophers Drop Tilt to Cal Irish Fight Back To Bump Texas AUSTIN Notre shrugged off the Texas heat Sat- MINNEAPOLIS Half- urday and turned on its dWn brand Late Field Goal Gives IMSC Win REYNOLDS ADDS Reynolds' goal-splitting goal game Scarlet. Penn Pushed In 7-0 Win Pro Giants Blast Grid Eagles, 31-7 I PHILADELPHIA New PHILADELPHIA York Giants turned three Phila- Gurski Leads Vavy to Win ITHACA, N. Y.

power- Bout Postponed back Don Johnson, who scored Darnel dropped back and fired to tner. Latiner was knocked off the PORTLAND, of steam to scorch favored as he hit the red flag at the 14-3. Right Half Johnny Lattner brought the fighting Irish to life in the third quarter with a pass reception from Left Half Joe Heap good for 30 yards and the first corner, and GugUelml called on him to carry the hall over the goal on the next play. NOTRE DAME continued to maul the Texas offense the rest of the way, and the Texas edge in four touchdowns, headed a host of brilliant ball carriers as California outclassed Minnesota Saturday in their sectional football game, 49-13. It was the second i straight loss of the season to a close view Notre Dame had downs, 14 was only Pacific coart team, and it came (the Texas goal line.

The ball I before a record opening game'on the one. Ix)nghorns In the first crowd, I Lattner plunged over right i Johnson launched his great per- guard to shoot Notre Dame ahead, Hi i formance oy taking the ball on the 6-3. Menil Mavraide.s kicked the to the Texas 27 In the final pe- Ore. Oregon State slowed ttie vaunted Michigan State Spartans to a walk here Saturday and Spartans had to kick a last-second field goaUto pill out a 17-14 football victory. Only by the thfn margin of an offside penalty did the Sfiaalans, the nation's No.

1 team in the latest Associated Press Poll, pull oat the win. Tied 14-14, the Spartans battered down the Oregcp State eight but only enough timi first offensive play and first of two extra points, and thewere thrtmn back to the for one more play there, dashing 84 yards for a touchdown, high hopes of No. 5 in came End Eugene Lekenta. in the Associated Pres, iootbau 'y dropped It Hi. kicked THIS PIAV came iiist 41 shattered.

nelned ihl i looked as if Oregon Stale The clincher, a 3-yard on the would take over the ball. But an by Heap following a Texas fumble penalty was called against five Oregon state and LekenU get on, loTs of "T'' fans started flocking out of the onds after Minnesota had opened the scoring on a 44-yard run by Paul Giel, the Big Ten all-offense record holder. Tom Keough kicked the first of his six straight con- of a punt, was almost anticlimatic. Texas looked and was beaten throughout almost the entire last Rforinff nlav out of an dclphla fumbles into early touch-, expected to yield plenty of downs and then went on to pul- Navy attack, striking hdowns, highly verize the Eagles, 31-7, with a through the air and on the HAVANA scheduled 15-round welterweight title fight between Champion Kid sharply I Gavilan and Billy Graham was the until Sunday night be- to bruIslng ground game, pin-point riddled Cornell, 31-7, Saturday at cause of rain, q-iturdav for a 7-0 win over passing and a stolid defense. inclement weather Satur- nar mouth A Shibe Park crowd of 22.512,S<^;^»K®Pi Field.

disappointed an esti- FiPid a smooth-functioning Giant The future admirals, sparked by 40,000 fans expected to see that will have a strong Capt. John Gurski, scored twice, tirst title fight since That one olay was the ball game tired versions to give the Bears a 7-6 lead with only three minutes of the game gone. Each team got another touchdown In the first period, in which the Gophers showed their only real offensive punch. The Bears took full command after about five minutes of the second period, scoring five more touchdowns during the'' rest of the game while holding Minnesota scoreless. The score might have been much higher except' for a number of penalties and fumbles which stopped California drives, some deep in Gophw territory.

The Longhorns got their three points in the second quarter oni a field goal. The Notre Dame defense was so tough that Tcxa.s seemed happy to get a field goal instead of a TD. THE IRISH came charging onto the field after halfllme, took the UCLA Romps Washington Oregon State, playing with few reserves, almost completely checked the running game until the fourth quarter. Even then, with the Oregon ers tiring badly and about half of them limping, the Spartans could not punch over a touchdown. With time running out, Michigan State got the ball onte more one offense touchdowns regarded football team had Yellow Jackets Oklahoma Aggies fr Lose to Houston STILLWATER.

Okla. An scored or set up touchdowns. 'TVs 4 1 11-yard touchdown run by Sam The Bruins romjied to one of lllCXpCriCIlCciCl JT viTicrVn on the Willard Ja'ck John- minutes re-their five scores on straight Quarterback Walt Hynosk pootball American divi- ground after an initial touchdown son for the heavyweight crown anJ rhi ToacZshLt Houston ahead of the ground power and took the aerial tr.Z championship. Except for one by a Cornell kick, and 19 5 SoS.hePn 10-7 a de- route to another, showing W.sh- SEATTl.E WV-UCLA turned kickoff to their third quar- hive of blue hornets into the on its own 33 There were three ter, and wheeled 84 yards to the Washington football stadium Sat- minutes remaining. The aroused winning touchdown.

urday and swarmed to a 32-7 tri-j Oregon Staters slammed the Spart- Ralph GugUelmi, starting quar- umph that stamped the big Uelans ground plays back hard but terback for the Irish for the first as top contender for the Pacific Tom Ytwclc turned time, mixed the running of Conference title. the air. Three passes carried lattner and Neil Wor- The blue-clad Californians Michigan State again to the eight, den to get to the Texas 31. Thenitumed vaunted and toe did the rest, he pitched out to Heap, whoipagging attack into a boomerang,) It was passes Mrlier five tosses by quar- that gave MSC both of ita touch' terback Don Heinrich, who downs. Uost a toss by interception previ- either PrlllCetOIl bu I STILLWATER.

Okla. An scored or set up touchdowns, 11-yard touchdown run by Sam The Bruins romjied to one of alone on the Dartmouth 30, and lapse in the second quarter; goal. with Jack Moses knwking down Brewer of the Eagles Defensively they held Cornell to the last defender. Dcuber sprinted exploded on a quick-opening play one touchdown and a mere two Vt yOlllllltf LOWDOVS all the way to complete a 5b-yarci yards and a touchdown, 'yards on the ground. errrvrina r'tarl hnnted J.a i 11 scoring play.

Carl the tight New York delenie was GURSKI scored twice and was RoDC Utall State the extra point, and that was the outstanding on defense. scoring for the day. ismashed through to block and LOGAN, Utah, 1 recover Marv boot ing Cowboys al- llHlTI IT flSS0S behind the goal line in 3:12 though topped in first downs and PRNN, OFF its ranking one of the top football powers in thej East, had figured to win by four to six touchdowns. And just as they did last week, the Red and Blue ran out the Browns to Win PITTSBURGH Quarter- the opening period from the total the breaks initial score. Saturday and dumped Utah State Then, in the second frame, 14-0 before 7,000 gloomy farmer Gurski snared an end-zone pass fans in for their second from Bob Cameron after Fred Skyline Conference win of clock in the final minutes of the back Otto Graham, bottled up for Franco had laid the groundwork season.

game, refusing to risk any chance 30 minutes, uncorked two second with a 48-yard scamper. for a Dartmouh offensive. In the half touchdown passes to squeeze -------------------------7-7 tie with Notre Dame here a the Cleveland Browns to a 21-20 rw w'cek ago, Penn had the ball and win over the fired-up Pittsburgh A laV declined to gamble in the closing Steelers in a National '5'ootball minutes for a victory. Saturday it League game Saturday night i IIBHOVH parts for a 20-7 Georgia Tech victory Saturday night. 'They slashed and tore the Methodist line for more than 100 yards apiece in carrying the Yellow now In 17 straight a decisive triumph as a crowd of 41,000 watched.

The Jackets leaped to a 20-0 lead in the first half and slowed down somewhat in the second half as the Southern Methodist sopho- the mores, spearheaded by Roy Pace, a lean 170-pounder with rubber PRINCETON, N. J. (AV-Priiye- ton's first, second and third Unger, Bill Try on and Dick the whip cisive MLssouri Valley Conference Huskies and the home football game. (crowd of 43,000 everything but The of the longest In mercy. Satur- a listless game marked by numer- Not until the final quarter could circus Satur ous fumbles at crucial the locals get their sputtering ma- day to tame Rutgers 61-19 and came at the end of a 24-yard drive chine hitting on all cylinders, that was set up by an Aggie Heinrich mixed his plays master- miscue.

fully to pilot the Huskies 80 yards The rest of the scoring came in in II downs to avoid a whitewash, the first quarter with a Houston' Heinrich cracked the conferencejscore early and often in routing a field goal by Verle Cray and a by completing 21 pas.ses out Rutgers team in the touchdown by Aggie Clynne Jones, 1 of the 42 he threw. The old renewal of the dd- both set up by fumbles. I was 20 completions. lest intercollegiate grid rivalry. in run the Tigers' winning streak to 24 straight games.

A crowd of 25,000 Palmer Stadium fans watched Princeton Chuck Spaulding, scamperinglin his 85 yards to a Cowboy left halfback, went over touchdown and threatened again. was the safe. same story of play-it- standing up in the first and final periods for both Wyoming tallies. Doing the honors on the extra point kicks was Jack Jones. Miiiissippi Tops Foe In Conference Battle Forbes Field.

But the Jackets still had twice pushed Methodist territory in the period, being stalled once pass interception and the time by a fumble. Wichita Raps But the Steelers, with Quarter- DETROIT Villan-' back Jimmy Finks pitching, threw Wildcats parlayed a freak x. 4 lHill 8 a scare into the 14-point favorite pass interception by Joe Me- -m -m Browns by taking a 20-7 bulge Nicholas into a tie-breaking third I I IIP before Graham started hitting his period touchdown and then MEMPHIS, Tenn. Missis- receivers like ducks in a shooting marched 37 yards In the fourth TULSA, Okla. sippi coupled the running of three gallery.

period to whip the University of Bearcats clawed from behind In backs with little Jimmy Graham pitched 68 47 and 56 Detroit, 21-7, Saturday night. the last minute-and-a-half Satur- PEORIA, III. Halfback Bob tossing to beat scrappy Au- yards for the three Cleveland Twice defensive Halfback Me- day night to earn a 14-14 tie with Burton capped a 68 -yard march burn, 20-7, Saturday in the South- scores. He connected to Marion frustrated hopes a fumbling Tulsa eleven. a one-yard touchdown plunge eastern only game.

Motley for 68 yards with only five upsetting the Wildcats, I2th Cincinnati halfback Jack De-(in the second and Fullback Ole Miss scored first on a break minutes gone the first ranked in the nation. laney sped untouched around Romero added with the game barely three min- With the aeore tied 7-7, Me- own left end for 13 yards and a one-yard dash the third utes old, saw Auburn tie it up Balfback Bill Jones and 56 yardsj finger on De- touchdown. Ralph Plsanelli i hi a University trimmed, early in the second period, and.i® Sherman Howard in the third Qngrierbeck Ted MarchI- verted perfectly only two playsiBradley 13-0 Saturday nfjght in an paie on Detroit's 44, ittffgled It In the air four times, finally clasped It tightly and raced down the aidellnea to the 12 then came back with a 70-yard march to go out in front to stay. The Rebels punched over the game-clinching TD in the middle the final quarter. i after it appeared Tulsa had sewed the game up.

Marquette Upsets Boston Halfback Gene Filipeki, former 16.7 MILWAUKEE Army back, scissored fight yards sxr-s Columbia Wallops STATE COLLEGE, Miss, coupled a bristling runnmg attack around right end and Fullback CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Mississippi brawny Full- with a crisp defense which corn- Bob Haner boomed four for the A1 Ward collaborated with Mitch back Joe Fortunato and Quarter- pletely shackled Harry Agganis touchdown. Price, passing ace. In back Jack Parker alternated Saturday night to whip Boston In the fourth period, McNlch- touchdowns on power and speed University, 21-0, in a Intercepted another pass and to defeat Arkansas out- marred Intersect iona I football (the Wildcats drove 37 yards for a classed footbaii team Saturday, game before 14,000 fans in Hilltop Filipski plunging 4 4 Stadium. I three yards.

highly effective fashion Saturday to give the Lion.s a 16-7 Ivy League football triumph over an alert and vastly improved Harvard team. intersectional football game. The game was one of the mcjst savage ever played in Peoria. Wichita was penaltized 20 times for 190 yards and Bradley was set back 90 yards by infractions. iial Reeoril GIFU, Japan Jackson, Australian sprint star, Saturday broke the world record for the 100 -meter dash at the 36th annual Japanese, track and field meet in Gifu.

Her time was U.4 seconds. P08T-GAMB of the stars in the University of Nebraska's victory ove celebrate in the locker room after the battle. They are (from left) John Bordogna, Jerry Ml and George Cifra. (Staff Photo.

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