Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 18

fog d-3ettW B-Ncv 34 MUSKOGEI SUNDAY FH0IW1X TIMIt-DEMOCtAT No Orange Bowl For Oklahoma Sooners Redmen Complete Perfect Season 13 To 7 Huskers Take First Big 8 Championship In 23 Years-29-20 Victory Over SEMS Means NSC Eligible For NAIA Playoffs Many Games Postponed In Memory Br The Associated Frets Sporti activity throughout the distraught nation was at a virtual! standstill Saturday aa the sad-' CAPE OIPARDEAI' plays A S7-yard run by Halfback dened ritfoena still in a stale of Northeastern Oklahoma State Col- Floyd Butler set the state for Good-shock mourned the death of Pres- heat Southeast Missouri 13 to mon's jaunt here Saturday to complete a' Southeast State came back with Ident Kennedy er to John Flynn provided the score Two more Nebraska touchdowns Intervened before Oklahoma closed out the game on two tallies by Wes Skidgel on a 22-yard run and 25-yard pass from Tommy Pannell The only score in the first half was Dave Theisen's 27-yard fiel4 goal In the first period Oklahoma 0 Nebraska SOT IS Pi I Thelsea ST Johnson 1 (TliHorn kirk) t'1arlile 1 run (Thriwn kirk) Flynn pan from Fletcher (Jarman kirk) McCloughan 1 run (kirk failed) Piute 1 run (kirk failed) Hklrtcl 11 mi (Jarman kick) Skiile-I ss iiu from 3'auneB (pen failed) Attendance IM1 Nearly an ef roU Perfect 16-game season and make with left la the first half te lepe football games the en i themselves eligible for the NAXA- score Hs only touchdown ef the tire Saaday Ameriraa Football Pteyoffo They have already won' tame aad then tie the reant an League schedale the weekend Oklahoma Colleg-ate Confer AUeadorph'a conversion boot American Sower League same ince championship I In the first period NSC marched National Basketball games tbor NAIA officials earlier had said from their own three-yard line to oothhred and harness raclnt 'that Northeastern won it final Missouri 13 before being halted golf kaiThmll track meets and games to complete an unbeat- A personal foul penalty put the other ports were either post ea acason that they would be Invlt-! Redmen back to the BE 23 from pened or canceled altogether ed to participate In the four team: where Panter unsuccessfully tried Only the National Football playoff ja Held goal League the National Hockey i Already Invited are Kearney! Fumbles stopped two Missouri League several NBA teams about i (Nebraska) State College (9-0) and drlvea and In the second half the a dozen college football teams and St John's of Minnesota (S-0 NSC defense had to stiffen to hold one major race track decided to) The two winners of the semi-final Indiana at the 12-yard line In the third period and then at the through with week-end sports as LINCOLN Nebraska Nebraska wan its first Big Eight Conference football championship In 23 years Saturday by mastering sixth-ranked Sooners 29-20 and moved into the Orange Bowl New Day fumbles a devastating Nebraska defense and the hard running of Rady Johnson W'ilUe Ross Dennis Clarldge and Kent McCloughan turned the victory into a fourth-quarter rant The victory rounded out 9-1 season overall 7-0 in the Big Eight and automatically put the Corn-huskera In the Orange Bowl at Miami Oklahoma with a wind-up game against Oklahoma State to be played this week stands 7-2 for the season and 5-1 In the conference The Sooners had won 16 In a row in the conference since 1961 Holding a slender 3-0 lead at half-j time Nebraska capitalized on Ok-! fumble of a Nebraska punt early in the second half tackle Lloyd Voss recovering on IS Johnson made the short drive good on a one-yard plunge Statistics RUN TO DAYLIGHT Dick Leftridge Wsst Virginia fullback charges through the conlor ef the George Washington lino in Washington for a 15-yard gain On his knots after throwing a block is a Mountaineer halfback No 22 Making the stop for the Colonials are wingback Harry Haught loft and ond George Ferguson go scheduled All scheduled televised weekend porta were canceled by the networks Among the college football games postponed were the SOth Harvard-Yale contest at New Hawn and the Ullnols-Michigan State game at East Lansing Michigan The Illlnois-Michlgan State contest which will settle the Big Ten championship and the conference's 14 In the last quarter The 10-0 season is the best by a Northeastern team since the national championship team of 1958 Northeastern's ground attack rushed for 272 yards compared te the 101 by the Mloaoorlans Southeast had the edge in passing with eight of 2t completions for 17 yards Northeastern hit two of four tries for 14 yards Neither team Intercepted a pass Bob Devaney Gives Credit To Defense LINCOLN Nebraska OF Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney gave tha and oranges reined onto the field I credit Saturday to his defensive ss the near-capacity crowd of 38- line for the Huskers 29-20 football Porkers Win Over Techmen Te und games play December 14 at scheduled for Thanksgiving Day at California In the East Lansing The Harvard-Yale camelia BowL game may be played nett Satur- The ouhemni whe have new wen IS la a row over two seasons hammered serosa touchdowns in day November 30 All Big Ten Big Six and Ivy NSC defense In pass to record at in a ball Southeast on this cold 48? savored the Orange Bowl prospects Nebraska again oning a fumble te advantage added seven more points la the wild fourth quarter on one-yard plunge and tacked on two more touchdowns la the game's closing minutes The late Nebraska touchdown were scored by Me-Loughan and Fred Duda Oklahoma packed Its three touch- which leads the nation pickoffs has failed least one Interception game lost the ball four times day and NSC fumbled! away three chances Delirious fans almost stopped FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas (CPI Anderson and on the third Kenny the game before the cmai gun Arkansas quarterback BUI Gray Hatfield returned 80 yards for a swarming on the field I slipped around right end for a 24- score The 9-1 season was Nebraska's touchdown run In the fourth' Late in the first quarter Arkan-best in 30 years and gave Coach Quarter Saturday to defeat scrap-) saa took over on the Tech 33 and Bob Devaney a record of 18-3 In Texas Tech 27-20 scored eight plays later with Arkansas Jumped to a 20-0 quarterback Freddie Marshall two years at Nebraska League games were postponed aec0Bd and third period Also put off was the Notre Dame: aralMt the tabborn Missouri Iowa gsme defense Halfback Jerry Good- The NaUonsl Collegiate Athletic! m(m cored the nni xso tay Association left it to the colleges (0nf Biae yards off tackle Then fovolved to do aa theyaaw fltj ta tbe lhlrd 1Barter Fullback (tely the Southeastern Conference Dan JordaB BBded ever from offered a complete schedule Most the fiTe break a deadi0Ck Khools canceled or post- center Jerry Panter kicked the their game conversion but missed on the The OkUhoma-Nebraska game ucond effort at Nebraska wa the only Big I sauthwt tied the game just be-Elght game that was post- for firrt half ciogedi on a two pened The game decided the yard plunge by Funback Norman host team In tbs Orange BuL Dockings Bob Allendorph kicked is the biggest win of my coaching career eald Devon ey the assistants did a great Job of getting tha hide they set up the defeases All ear kids were great Nebraska thoroughly dominated first half play but could not con- lead aver their Conference rival la bat Tech's quarterback Bea Elledge touchdown passes third to tie tha gaining 22 of the yards on three! end sweeps Bobby Nix punched over from the one Arkaassa tailback Jack Brat veil scored oa a 84-yard dash after the next Red Raider punt early la the second quarter Leas than two minates later Hatfield took a punt oa his own 20 and aped down tha right side line for the score Texas Tech cut the lead to Tex Tech'13 quarter pas' exhibition by Elledge who tossed Southwest tha first half sophomare drew two and ran for a score at 20-26 thlrd-strlnger guide the downs into the fourth quarter mlx-'-f passes with runs after hiding ground game strapped The Sooners lost a net of five scoring strikeaoM7snd4fl to the first quarter and were to ends Tommy Doyle and Davld )1 0 total offense of 28 yards Parks respectively Then Elledge moved the Raiders 76 yards In the third quarter and sneaked over for a touch- victory over Oklahoma a triumph that put them Into the Orange Bowl "We were hitting extremely well We had the best hitting on defense since I have been here aaid Do vancy without emotion In the laser's drcsslnr room Coach Bud Wilkinson said "Nebraska fo the best team ia the conference We have no excuses Wilkinson alwsys cslm whether on the sidelines or ln th dress lng room saw his team lose on fumbles Devaney whose Huskers had held only a 3-0 lead at the half after knocking on the touchdown door several times said be was fearful of an Oklahoma second half comeback The big break In the ball game did come swiftly when the second half opened When Oklahoma fumbled a punt deep In its own territory and Nebraska recovered Wilkinson seemingly knew this was a turn of events that could very well seal the decision On the sidelines he gave a swift backward kick at a piece of paper This and a sudden tensing of his jaw muscles were the only signs that he knew the big break had gone against him When his offending player Lance Rentzel cams to the side lines Wilkinson gavu him a quick hug and a few words of encouragement as tears welled In the eyes of Rentzel Devaney alse mentioned the break and praised bis club for "knowing what to do with them' Drew Owen president of the i br kas Oklahoma Outdoor Council will hef'1rd anjJ All-America canddate the chief sneaker Tuesday at the termed Oklahoma a tremendous Arh-Hemeu to punt return 1 ivy! it pa from Kibidg ber of Commerce Gam and Fish' tremendous team irni kii-in 'rnmmitte thit Is never besten until the game I'nrki 4 peer from EUedge (kick LOinmiwee 1 failed) The meeting Is set for 6:30 1 WM personally not cer Ttm-biiHre run Omni-! kirk) a Fish House Highway toln that we had them beaten unto north of Muskogee V19 Ww of the last time You never can forget their comeback 'Brown said The big guard said that during the week he had worried a bit about whether the Huskers would be for this game But ho continued the team spirit came to life In the lost hours before the game Dave Thleneo who kicked the field goal that gave Nr broke a it first-half lead and la the second half Intercepted a pans aaid that he mlaned hi flret field goal try because was thinking to hard shout making It good" "On the sec 1(1(1 ora I just didn't LSU Easily Arch-Rival BATON ROUGE Louisiana m-! plied up by Schwab fleet halfoaek Sophomore fullback Don Schwab! Joe Labrusso and the other Tigers scored one touchdown and end) Tulane's only threats came in the Doug Moreau kicked two field goals sir and they were rather futile Saturday to lead Louisiana gtate)liurgulera went to the air 22 times an easy 20-0 victory over srch-'snd completed only eight of them Myrd' hU TlgerB fiva of 13 for 56 yards Among the major Bmes post- the PAT for the Indians Jxraed were Rice at Texas Chris- tian Penn State at Pitt North! vines the acoreboard When a first Carolina at Duke Air Force at N'ebrk drive foiled Thelsen at- Colorado Washington State at tempted a 35-yard field goal which Washington California at Stanford WM wWe Glvin wether chance a UCLA at Southern California Mis- hold off determined few mlnutei later a aouri at Kansas Kansas State at) lnalana- lyarder Oklahoma State Oregon State at Northeastern broke the scorless Oklahoma's George Jarman tried bregon Clemson at South Carolina deadlock with 11:14 remaining in 42-yard field goal late in the seethe second period Goodmon going i ond period hut it fell short nine yards around left end to cap) a total of 30 points waa scored a 47-yard drive that took Just fiveiB the wild last period although Nebraska had a 29-7 lead before Announcement Monday About Slippery Rock OKLAHOMA CITY spokesman for the All Sports As-j (Pleas see REDMEN page I) soclatlon said Saturday an an- nouncement probably be'Tenn6SS68 Romps made until Sunday or Monday on 10 To 0 Win MIAMI Florida (Ai A 70-yard which team will face Slippery 7 touchdown dash by Hagood Rock Pennsylvania December 7 LEXINGTON Kentucky ICTI ed after short shattered a 14-14 deadlock Satur-! In the All Sports football bowl single day night and Florida defeated game here 'sent tall Miami 27-21 in a traditional foot- Northeastern Oklahoma top con-: fullback Stan Mitchell crashing ball battle dedicated to the mem-'tender for the spot defeated South- through gaping holes In Kentucky's TnUoc Harielua ory of the dead presi- eastern Missouri 13-7 Saturday to line Saturday but the Volunteers! tinea UcUjIVc finish a perfect season scored all three of their touchdowns 2 2Q Triumph Arkansas going into the final period Gray listed as a came off the bench to Oklahoma broke loose with those iRazorbacks 85 yards In two scores )with 10 minutes left There waa a period of silence scoring run the big play before the game in respect for the series was a 31-yard Oray to wingback Stan Arkansas turned three utlve Tech punts Into in a seven minute span In half Twice the Razorbacks by wing power sent tailback Mllon Falrcloth and Bnghdm Young dent John Kennedy In the Grange Bowl Stadium scored all three of their touchdowns Thurman Medley spokesman for by passes In a 19-0 Southeastern! eight plays down for the one Daniels Besides the extra point kick tied It at 20-20 of the jutfield's 80-yard punt return pass from MCond onRe8t ln Arkan-State Outdoor Council Sparks history abort only of his own President Will Sneale consec- 95-yard return against Tulsa ear- eQeni touchdowns Her this year At Sports Group Meet the first acor-klcks Donnie where Kennedy attended New the association aaid conferences Conference football victory Two of the Tennessee touchdowns Uta? The Brlqrham came on passes by second string Ualvery Coiiinr depend- Year's Day games as president-! will be held with NAIA officials elect and president 57773 persons) in Kansas City befors the an- nouncement it made tailback Hal Wantland ing heavily on the talents of footed Junior halfback Alan Robin-son easily managed a decisive 21-520 victory Saturday over Colorado State University The win waa the second of the season for the hard-luck Cougarsl They best Montana 27-0 In their) third game of the aeason Robinson sparked the Cougars with two touchdowns In the first Western Kentucky t4 Murray Piste quarter and a 74 yard touchdown Port valley Bute Albany State sprint in the final period to MiowasT Tulan managed only first downs about It he said SOUTH Tmiiimm 1) Kentucky Vanderbilt SI Gror Washlnctoa LSU TuIbim Auburn II Klurlri State 13 Florida Miami 11 howling Green If Xavier (Ohio) II Eaatarn Kentucky It Youngs II Smith Kaytttevllle Dials 4 Kent Htate I airt on Ohio t'nlve rally IT Marshall William Kalem Slate Ik HI haul's 9 Prairie View 33 Dnulhern Alien 14 Mhaw L'nlvonlty I Alabama ASM 4 Miles 4 partidpated In pre-gams and halftime ceremonies for the man feu ed Friday by an assassin's bullet la Dallas Florida and Miami considered canceling postponing tha game as a many others did thrsaghoot the nation but decided with Governor Farris Bry ant's approval that It should go on so that tha spectators could Join la a mass service The teams were locked In a tight struggle when Clarke accepted a handoff to tha weak aide flipped out of tha arms of the one tackier and aped to the winning touchdown Then momenta later Alan Poe pounced on a wild Miami lateral at tha Hurricane 46 to put the Gators in position for a clinching score Tom Shannon whipped a 26-yard pass to Poo and later sneaked across from a yard out Miami's All Mira put on throwing three touchdown passes and might have guided the Hurricanes to victory If his receivers had not dropped many passes he threw directly Into their arms i Amartea rMm aVmxTaai a great aerial ahow Nebraska I) Oklahoma it fc" xiwsle Mr central Ok- 44 degree temperatures beforo a Ishoma Slate 31 'anaraa ernwd of A mo fans the game With 154 yard! In 20 CSr- 1Sl lrlesacoredona66yardrunarly cbu 14 4-3! in the fourth period Moreau snmher sophomore booted field goals of 40 and 31-yarda In Th pisyd chilly 1 Schwab who led an rushers In SOUTHWIIT Arkantma IT Texas Tech :) PAD WEST Auburn 35 itah Slam IS Mriaham Vwunt 34 Cblnral Slate i Vnlrerelty 14 Oklahoma's powerful funback Jim Grisham said of the Sooners sinking: Just rave them too much Tsss Interceptions and fumbles gave them too much field position Boh Brown did a fine job on defense He was all over tha field" In the second half and never actually threatened first score cam la the opening period when the Tiger put aa a amtalaed 11-play 71-yard march capped by a three-yard pluago by halfback Danny LeUlanc Fullback Larry McZntlro manag Fuuosck Larry aicinuro manag- These Football Games Were Called Off Ninth-Ranked iPaced To 21-15 Win Over The Seminoies AUBURN Alabama Jimmy Sidle who may become the nation's No 1 ball carrier scored three touchdowns Saturday In pacing ninth-ranked Auburn to a 21-15 victory over the Florida State Semi-QOlCSe Even though he watched part of ata0 conmr the game from the bench for next week' encounter with Ala-1 Hder munned Tnlaoe held the bama the Tigers' quarterback' Trr halftime lead kal i to net 26 yards for Tulane but LGIItral UklQllOma the other Tulan backs were thrown a for so much lost yardage that 4U lO team total was In red Ink I LBU Coach Charles McClendon PORTALES New Mexico tTB gava his entire bench a chance to Faatern New Mexico scoured play In the final quarter niter the three times In the final period Fit-rivers bad put th gam out of'urday to defeat Central Oklaln-reach ma 44 21 in an Internectional foot- The Tiger kept alive their post- ball game full of thrills Columbia at Buteera Moravian al Muhnh-rg Vallry at lena Military Hrr-arl at Tale W'nffiwd at luildwn Furman at Varet Vlrirlnia Miami (tihlni at ClnclnaaU Iwirott at TnW tlHnirfa at Muhlvan P'ato Wlarunain at Mlnnaaota Purd-ia st Indiana Noire name at loam tittle State at Michigan Missouri at Kannae Iowa Slate al Drake Kaitaaa Dials at Oklahaaia Slate Idaho Plate al Wlrlilta liulerllia at llnuetnn Solunar Most of the scoring esme on long runs and passes season Itowl hopes atnra they completed tin season with a 71 record LSU had been mentioned as a College football games scheduled tor Baturday that a a tribute to ahnto-tlM Weiident Kennedy were piyed Ibmtfn Cullrea at Boston University Culaale at llroarn Dtlawar- at Bue-kn-H iMrt mouth at I'rlnretua Cnlnrada at Air Forra Pnuthera M-thndlat at Baylor Kansas Slate at Oklahoma State Miaoouri at Kanaae Mabo at Wichita Wisconeia at Minnoaota rthln Plate at Mkhlsan Nntra ama at Inna North Carolina at Duke ri-nmon at Nouih Camllra Uouihoro California vs CCDA at Loa Ansvle Waahlnstun Slate at Washington Orn Slate at Or-Run Pas ikesn Stale ai San Kranrlsco S'ala San Kcrnaniio Stela at Do Ans-lee State ffoly Crnes al Cnnnelrut Paint Aesuailna at llaawrs Slate Mnrahou at nek Wa-hlnelon ini tee at WaehlnsUtS I'ulvrieliy Mleenuri Virginia H'ala al l-irean Stai-Ahil-ne nirleilan el Frseaw Stela laifayetle at Lettish Teatrlo at Ueliyeliurg Tables to tr Soiuaor Tsble this area the text bunting and fishing for Monday will bo ss Ma)or Minor Malm AM WM Site MIS PeHoSa ars Shuoo 10 kntS Mein at lha llmrai fnr aa Smtr o4 Sag thereafter The Minor rrsuiar typo are of urntloo the Gr ra Wave was sever able bd ef daagereoa attarh TUI site's dee pa at penetration llw- ctm fourth period when Jarfl witnessed by 63 98 yard kick picked up 132 yards rushing to Ihyteero Illinois at Ntrthers Texes hithei" tVmti nlor I Seminoies badly outplayed Nw Meklro st Arleona Mate at Arlsonn Stei-Wynmlno st T-xae W-nra Pena Dials Ot Plllebtirsh California SI Ptenfnr4 for" national for tha first half stiffened their die- made It more and more difficult I for Auburn ta break through Then According calculated for times for Sunday and follows: Oay Miner Biiniliir 11-ft MoniWy ISIO Toe Meiuf Hem type Thveo shews on last or lev heuro IV-rtnOa shown In soma-hat shetler Creenes to the 1BU 23 yard lint Pass Interception give the Indl- The stout LSU line halted the ana one scoring opportunity ard ar'VVMre vr lFU prwcrfiil rtef-n-e wsa too 56-ysrd punt return put them In mirt tnm tS rrn wave which I4 Mar-hell -I at Jnha Itavaniiah State pleled three passes to toad iuirirniu ai nuriuinra SlTIDPfd IIP ths TujiBtt Which lost eight of Its nine forts idi 4 14 turr HIT! I Pi' 1-lli-iia m-h I Mur rap kirk) 4 Mnr-av II IAr (tiiw'i ii run (Uureoo kick) AlleaDaai-t iibh rubhlng In eonlrazt to 311 yards history In the final period Jaequeis ran 42 yards from scrimmage for th touchdown which ensured Uw Greyhound victory Jacques 1 the highest scorer Id FNMU football snnsl gained 1Q yard on nine carries frukltii Wntrn M-ryl-ml Tenia ot ri-TUteVt 'ur "df im iboih of them good DUtO.