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00.00 00 151 83 06 8-C THE STATE Columbia, S. Sunday, November 30, 1969 Auburn Punishes Alabama, 49-26 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Auburn's unrelenting football team, led by sophomore quarterback Pat Sullivan, took out five years of frustration on Alabama Saturday, defeating the Crimson 49-26. Sullivan's passing and the running of Mickey Zofko, Wallace Clark and Tommy Lowry, took the Tigers on long-scoring drives, and the Auburn defense, getting stronger late in the game, stopped Alabama's comeback attempt. The Tigers thus take an 8-2 mark into the Astro-Bluebonnet bowl against Houston Dec.

31, while Alabama goes into the Dec. 13 Liberty Bowl against Colorado with its worst mark since 1958, 6-4. Both he Sullivan and Alabama quarterback Scott Hunter set records, but the stronger Tigers wore out the Alabama defense and won going away. The second half belonged to 1 Auburn, except for a dazzling 100-yard kickoff return by Alabama's George Ranager and a desperation touchdown pass with seven seconds to play. Ranager's kickoff return came after Zofko's one-yard plunge nad given Auburn a 28-10 margin.

SHUG JORDAN Records 8-2 Year A 27-yard field goal afterwards by Oran Buck closed the margin to 28-20, but Auburn put the game out of reach with scoring bursts. by Zofko and Clark. The Tigers had last defeated Alabama in 1963, 10-8. Alabama led twice, 3-0 and 10- 7, in the first half but the Tigers JAKE PENLAND played college football at Davidson. He joined the sports staff of The State many years ago and worked up to assistant sports editor.

He had bunches of talent. He was offered a shot at writing a daily variety column, reluctantly moved out of sports, made a big success with "Bob Talbert at Large." They heard about him in Detroit, he was offered and accepted a job as columnist with the Free Press. His involvement with football was mostly at the college level until he went to Detroit, but for the last couple of years he has been sitting in on the pro action. We asked our good buddy to compare the pro football spectator with the college fan. TALBERT TELLS US that "there is far more boozing at college games than at the pros.

There is a lot more poor sportsmanship and booing at the pros. You sit in the stands next to people from every walk of life. One week I sat with Max Fisher, an industrialist who is a financial advisor to President Nixon, on one side, and Amos McCarthy, a shift worker at Ford's Rogue River plant on the other. Women at the pro football games dress much more sensibly than any female sports I've ever seen: comfy, warmly, and still fashionably. A great many young people are always in evidence.

And surprisingly enough, many young girls are fans." BOB TALBERT is a native of Spartanburg, who THE DETROIT columnist continues: "They sell 40,000 season tickets here and predict they could sell out at 54,000 if the weather didn't get so cold and bad in November and December. City buses haul thousands and thousands of fans from suburban shopping centers to and from the game to help alleviate the pressure on parking: around Detroit Stadium. People will still walk two and three miles to the stadium, or pay from $2 to $3.50 to park closer. The concession people tell me the football fan is twice the eater and beer drinker as the baseball fan, in spite of the cold weather. Even with a loser and weather in low "teens and several feet of snow, they have over 45,000 hand.

Pro football fans also never notice that it rains." AS TO THAT poor sportsmanship and booing, Bob Talbert tells us that "The pro football fans are the most impatient people on earth, allowing no more than three downs before they begin chanting for new personnel, someone's scalp or certain plays. The pro football fan watches the scoreboard avidly to see the progress around the league. The National Football League fans here will hardly acknowledge that there is an AFL. Green Bay and Chicago are the most hated teams here, with Minnesota getting some action this season. The pro football fan will begrudgingly acknowledge a good play by an opponent, but not with much emotion.

He likes good execution and greatness only when it is on his own team." And Talbert wraps it up with "The professional football fan is one of God's strangest creatures. Describing him accurately is like describing how a storm looks and sounds." INCIDENTALLY -BY THE WAY They don't get off many long runs in pro football these days. Last year there were 7,059 rushing attempts in the National Football League, and only six runs of 60 yards or better Football players are getting bigger and bigger, as proved by the average weight and height of the all-America college teams through the years. In 1928 the average was and 183.4 pounds. In 1948 the average was up to 6-1 and 202.8 pounds.

The all-America lineup of 1968 averaged a' height of and a weight of 217.2. Already it looks like the Heisman Trophy winner in 1970 will be one of two quarterbacks, ARCHIE MANNING of Ole Miss or REX KERN of Ohio State. COACH LOSEMALL says it does no good to tell his old lady her hair looks like a mop, on account of she doesn't know what a mop looks like. The Coach adds that his wife is such a prize driver, the cops awarded her a season ticket Golfer TOMMY BOLT says of golfer LEE TREVINO: "This guy's got more guts than a tennis racket." DAN REEVES, the former Gamecock quarterback, became a standout as running back for the Dallas Cowboys, but rookie CALVIN HILL replaced him this season. "That bench and I don't get along," says Reeves, who might ask to be traded if he doesn't play more EDDIE SEIGLER, Clemson University's placekicking specialist, booted a 62-yard field goal during a practice scrimmage GREG BARTON, backup quarterback of the Detroit Lions, has no trouble throwing a football 90 yards in the air.

His best effort has been a 97-yarder. Williams Guns Tech Past Bulldogs, 6-0 drove 80 yards just before the half for a 14-10 edge and carried the momentum with them the rest of the game. The big gainer one the drive just before intermission was a 30-pard pass from Sullivan that Tommie Frederick took in at the three with two Alabama defenders also wrestling for the ball. "We beat Bama," the Auburn cheering section chanted as the final minutes ticked With less than a minute left, Frederick ran from punt formation on fourth down and scam pered 85 yards to rub salt into the Red Elephants' hide. It was Auburn's longest run from scrimmage since 1946.

Hunter came back with a 66- yard throw to David Bailey and then threw a seven-yard toss to Bailey in the closing seconds. As Auburn Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan left the field moments later, he tossed his Fedora into the Auburn cheering section to show his excitement over his third victory over the Crimson Tide since Paul "Bear" Bryant took over at Alabama in 1958. Alabama was 5-4-1 that year but had not lost four games in a season since then. Alabama drew only one penalty, a 15-yarder on the first play of the fourth period. The clubs gained yards from scrimmage, almost evenly divided between them, but Alabama lost four fumbles to the ball-hawking Tigers.

Hunter completed 30 of 55 passes for 484 yards, both Alabama, records. Sullivan gained passing and running to take over Auburn's offensive record for one season. He passed for 192. Alabama Auburn First downs 26 25 Rushing yardage 49 349 Passing yardage 484 192 Return yardage. 78 Passes 30-45-2 13-26-2 Punts 4-31 6-38 Fumbles Yards penalized 15 39 Alabama 3 7 Auburn 0 14 14 21-49 Ala- Buck 32 Aub--Clark 1 run (Riley kick) Ala--Husband 4 pass from Hunter (Buck kick) Aub- 3 run (Riley kick) Aub-Sullivan 3 run (Riley kick) Aub-Zofko run (Riley kick) Ala-Ranager 100 kickoff return (Buck kick) Ala-FG Buck 27 Aub-Zofko 9 run (Riley kick) Aub- run (Riley kick) Aub Frederick 85 run (Riley kick) Ala -Bailey 7 pass from Hunter (run failed) Royal, Jones Meet Masked Pair Tuesday The all-Texas team of Nelson Royal and Paul Jones will come to town after a long layoff to challenge the two masked Infernos, managed by Mr.

J. C. Dykes, in the main event of this Tuesday's wrestling card at Township Auditorium. Japan's Mati Suzuki and Hawaii's Oni Wiki Wiki will meet Billy Hines and Joe Turner in Tuesday's semi-final, Les Wolfe will meet John Heidman in the 8-15 opener, followed by Tinker Todd meeting Peppi Gomex. AP Wirephoto End Of The Line Georgia's Larry Brasher Puts Clamp On Georgia Tech's Gene Spiotta.

Oklahoma Edges Cowboys, 28-27 STILLWATER, Heisman trophy winner of power, defeated State Saturday, 28-27, ning two-point conversion failed. Owens had his greatest ever, carrying 55 times yards and two touchdowns, apparently wrapping up tional scoring and tles. But, the big senior's almost weren't enough. Oklahoma State Okla. (AP) Oklahoma, led by Steve Owens' awesome display intrastate football rival Oklahoma when the Cowboys tried for a winin the dying minutes and Sophomores Propel Rice Over Baylor HOUSTON, Tex.

(AP) Phillip Wood and Mike Spruill teamed Saturday to lead the Rice Owls to a 34-6 Southwest Conference victory over the winless Baylor Bears. Wood, a sophomore quarterback, guided Rice to all its touchdowns while Spruill, a year tailback, scored three-one on a 30-yard scamper. Wood completed 15 of 25 passes for 173 yards and added 94 more yards on 19 rushing ties. The loss was Baylor's 10th of the season and marked the first time since 1918 that a Baylor team failed to win at least one game during the season. That year.

the Bears lost the only four games they played. Baylor Rice First downs 16 14 Rushing yardage 151 207 Passing yardage 112 191 Return yardage 15 58 Passes 12-29-6 16-27-2 Punts 5-34 7-43 Fumbles lost Yards Penalized 79 157 Baylor 00 6 Rice 7 13 0 14-34 Rice Caldwell 2 run (T. Davis kick) Rice- 30 run (T. Davis kick) Rice- 4 run (kick failed) Bay- 12 pass from Stuart (kick failed) Rice- 5 run (T. Davis kick) Rice-Spruill 1 run (T.

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Georgia drove to the Tech 14 early in the fourth quarter, and on fourth down and seven chose to go for a field goal, but Jim McCullough's 32-yard kick was wide. Georgia again threatened to pull the game out with six minutes remaining, when the Bulldogs got two straight pass completions from reserve quarterback Paul Gilbert and a holding penalty against Tech to move to the Jacket 11. Cougars Rip FSU, 41-13 Georgia Georgia Tech First downs 17 5 Rushing yardage 135 136 Passing 126 100 Return Passes 10-28-4 7-14-1 Punts 6-40 8-41 Fumbies lost Yards penalized 50 Georgia Georgia Tech 0 0 0 00 4 Tech Williams 1 run (kick failed) by HOUSTON, Tex. (AP) The 18th ranked Houston Cougars spotted Florida State a quick touchdown and then roared back on the running of halfback Jim Strong to defeat the Seminoles 41-13 Saturday night. Strong scored three touchdowns on runs of 39, 37, and 16 yards as the bowl-bound Cougars marked up their eighth straight victory before an Astrodome crowd of 36,548.

Houston sophomore quarterback Gary Mullins also passed 23 yards to Elmo Wright for one touchdown, and raced 51 yards for another. FloriaState Houston First downs 20 24 Rushing yardage Passing yardage 288 129 Return yardage Passes 21-40-2 8-23-1 Punts 7-38 4-38 Fumbles Lost 3 Yards penalized 20 40 Florida State 0 6 0 0-13 ton -Gaydos 6 pass from Cappleman Hou-Wright 23 pass from Mullins (Lo(Guthrie pez kick) Hou-Mullins 51 run (kick failed) FSU--Gray 37 pass from Cappleman (kick failed) Hou-Strong 39 run (Lopez kick) Hou 16 run (kick failed) Hou Strong 37 run (Wright pass from Mullins) Rowden 55 pass interception (Lopez kick) However, two plays later fore 60,106 largest crowd ever Ford intercepted a pass in the to watch a football game in Geo end zone. gia-left Tech with its third 4-6 Georgia had one other posses season. sion but lost the ball on downs Georgia, which meets Nebrasat its own 28. ka in the Sun Bowl, fell to 5-4-1, The victory, which came be- worst season under Dooley.

Lynn Moore Keys Army's 27-0 Win Over Weak Navy PHILADELPHIA (AP) pound halfback, tore through like defense for 206 yards day as the Cadets scorved a ball meeting of the service Moore, a 6-foot-3 senior, who gained a total of 30 yards in two previous Army-Navy games, was "stopped for losses only twice on 40 carries. His number of carries broke the Army reccord of 30 by Bob A A A Anderson against Utah in 1957. Moore, the Army captain from Ponca, scored the first touchdown in the second quarter on a 5-yard sweep. In the third period, a 6-yard pass from quarterback Bernie Wall to Mike Masciello made it 13- 0, and Moore smashed a yard for the third Cadet touchdown. Army wound up its scoring with a one yard TD by Hank Andrzejczak in the final quarter.

In scoring its most decisive victory over Navy since the 38- 0 route of 1949, Army completed its season a 4-5-1 record. Navy finished with one win in 10 games, its worst season since the 1948 team failed to win in nine games. Despite the poor records of the two teams, the usual 102,000 fans packed massive John F. Kennedy Stadium enjoying the annual pagentry if not the calibre of football. A one touchdown favorite, Army won easily, however, once its us power formation ed for a 13-play 74-yard touchdown drive the started late in the opening quarter.

It was climaxed 1:36 into the second period. Moore carried seven times in the march for 26 yards, scoring from the five. Army threw only once in the drive, an 11-yard completion. Navy threatened twice, once in the second period when the Middies reached the Army 23 with 1:31 remaining in the half, and again in the fourth period as they reached the Cadet's one. An interception in the end zone by John Brenner aborted the first threat, and Army's defense stopped three tries from the one to take the ball on downs.

Army's Lynn Moore, 205- and around Navy's sieveand two touchdowns Satur27-0 victory in the 70th footacademies. day for 261 and the narushing, ti- efforts drove 50 yards in 36 seconds to score with 1:15 left on a seven-yard pass from Bob Cutburth to Hermann Eben. That made the score 28-27. The Cowboys lined up for the two-points after touchdown, passing up a chance kick for a single point and a tie. But before they could get the play in motion, they were penalized five yards for taking too much time.

When they got the play started from the eight yard line, Cutburth dropped straight back and began looking for a receiver. He was whacked on the arm by defensive end Albert Qualls the ball popped loose and Oklahoma recovered. Oklahoma. Okla State First, downs 26 19 Rushing yardage 351 110 Passing yardage 107 260 yardage 37 Passes 4-13-1 17-32-1 Punts 4-45 Fumbles lost Oklahoma penalized 14 29. 07 7-28 5 Oklahoma State 14 0 6-27 Okla Owens 1 run (Derr kick) Okla Killingsworth 51 pass from Mildren (Derr kick) OSU 8 run (Pruss kick) OSU Cutburth 1 run (Pruss kick) OSU Eben 7 pass from Cutburth (Pruss kick) Okla Owens 1 run (Derr kick) Okla Mildren 34 run (Derr kick) OSU Eben 7 pass from Cutburth (run failed) Attendance 38,200.

After a scoreless first period in which Army's Arden Jensen missed a 42-yard field goal on the Cadet's first series, the West Pointers began to open big holes in the Navy line for their running backs. Starting from its 26, Army moved to a first down at the Navy 22. Wall passed to Bill Roden for 11 yards and a first down at the 10. gained five, then two and finally, swept to his right carrying defensive back into the end zone on a slashing run for a touchdown. In the third period, the Cadets took advantage of a 10-yard Navy punt to start a 52-yard drive for their second touchdown.

It took nine plays with Moore gaining 22 yards and the six touchdown. JenWall passing, to Masciello from sen converted the first of three extra points. Before the third period ended, Army drove 67 yards on 11 plays for its third touchdown. Moore scored from the one with 2:12 remaining in the quarter. Andrzejczak completed the scoring in the fourth period with a 5-yard run at the end of a 26- yard drive up when Moore returned a punt 14 yards to the Navy 26.

Army gained 438 yards rushing to 161 for the anemic Navy offense. The Cadets completed eight of 14 passes for 68 while holding Navy's passing game to six and 77 yards. Navy Army First Downs 11 31 Rushing Yardage 161 438 Passing Yardage 77 68 Return 103 11 Passes 6-17-2 8-14-0 8-33 Lost 0 Yards penalized 23 35 Navy 0 0 0 Army .0 6 14. 7--27 Army-Moore 5 run (run failed) Army-Mascielle 6 pass from Wall (jen- 990 sen kick) Army--Moore 1 run (Jensen kick) Army- Andrzejczak 5 run (Jensen kick) Pat Treadaway welcomes Jimmy Derrick and Ronnie Sharpe to the staff of Patrick Treadaway Inc. Ronnie will be manager of the Ski Shop and Jimmy will be in the regular men's department.

Ronnie and Jimmy invites you to come in soon. Peter Reinecke, ski instructor of Seven Devils, and his staff will be in our Ski Shop Tuesday Afternoon December 2nd. Treadaway AL 2-3167 34 ARCADE BUILDING Fine Clothing for the Gentleman. Remember The Gamecock Blazer! BankAmericard, Master Charge Ist Bankcard.

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