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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 38

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IP A VVw 1 4- VtVVT vv 1 tVTT rr1 4 TTIE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene Texai Sunday Mornin October 9 ISM Uir Baylor The Bears' defense trass ed Brittenum into -ineffectiveness the two teams would battle to a tie for the first time in their series which Baylor now leads Mylar Arkanm 17 111 110 141 111 12-22 i i 1-44 5-17 I 10 1 Fir Yardt ruthing Yard! pasting Faun Panel Intercepted by Punli Fumble kxt Yard! penalized 26-19 A deadlock also would in the air throughout thg game have been the first for CoachHe completed 10 of 29 ifor 112 Frank Broyles at Arkansas andjyards for Coach John Bridgers at Sophomore -v tailback Bruce 'Maxwell was the leading rusher in the game with 71 yards on 3 carries for the Razorbacks Harry Jones added 63 yanjs on 11 carries and fullback Eddie Woedice usually a blocker only added 41 on five tries The Bears' top runner -was fullback Charles Wilsop with 39 yards on nine carries -Bridgers said were lucky never been any happier in my life never been prouder of a football team When both teams play defensive ball like that it's seldom you get the opportunity like we got Byif J-J ArkfMM Grwn- 21 put ifrwtt Southall (Purvlt kick) Attend anca 41400 SYRACUSE NY (AP) -Syracuse cashed in on a series By ED SnEARER FAYETTEVILLE Arte (AP) Terry 21-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Green with 4:48 remaining gave Baylor a 7-0 Southwest Conference football victory over fifth-ranked Arkansas Saturday snapping the nation's longest regular season winning streak Southall directed his fired up Bears on a 46-yard march in five plays that ended a defensive struggle Baylor used its defense led by Dwight Hood Greg Pipes and David Anderson to turn back the Razor barks at tlie Baylor 18 6 28 IS and 36 The Bears got their big break when a high snap from center sailed over punter Marti ne head Bercher retreated picked up the ball but was swarmed under a wave of Baylor defenders for a 25-yard loss at the Arkansas 46 Southall used only one run in the scoring drive that for a first down on short yardage He completed passes of 12 and nine yards to Paul Becton a former high school star in Little Rock Green weaved behind the Ra-zorback defense and took Southall's perfect pass over his shoulder two yards deep in tlie end zone Bob Purvis kicked the extra point It was first regular season defeat since Nov IS 1963 when Southern Methodist beat the Porkers 14-6 at Dallas Tex Arkansas had won 24 straight itgular season games including 16 in the Southwest Conference a conference record Arkansas made a last ditch stab at a comeback Quarterback Jon Brittenum completed a 10-yard pass to Tommie Burnett and a 20-yard pass to Bruce Maxwell at the Baylor 37 On the next play Tommy Trantham hauled in a pass from Brittenum in the end zone but the touchdown was nullified because the Porkers had an Ineligible receiver down-field The Bears posed no serious scoring threat until they drove for their only touchdown Baylor did drive to the Razorback 21 twice in the first half where Purvis missed on one 38-yard field goal attempt The defeat was Arkansas' first at home since 1961 when Texas beat the Razor backs 33-7 and this was the first time the Porkers had been shut out since Rice scored a 7-0 victory in 1963 Southall operating in intermittent rain showers managed to complete only 13 of 32 passes for 161 yards For the longest it appeared MOVING MAXWELL Bruce Maxwell Arkansas fullback picks up yardage through the Baylor line in game at Fayettville Rickey Head (48) and Raul Ortiz (30) make the tackle (AP Wirephoto) Indiana Tie OVER TEXAS of Navy miscucs Saturday and big Larry Csonka blasted across for two touchdowns as the Orange punched out a 28-14 football victory oyer the Middies The Orange playing virtually the entire game without its great halfback Floyd Little saw a two-touchdown advantage equalized by the Middies before Csonka iced the game with a five-yard smash off left tackle early in the final period Little was sidelined on the seventh play of the game when he twisted his left ankle after Mlnnetefa ladiana 14 11 44 215 177 142 1WI 15-20 0 1 4-34 4-27 1 47 Flnt dewM Ruthing yardage Pawing yardage Panel Patna Intercepted by Punti FumblK loaf Yardi penalized BLOOMINGTON Ind (AP) One big scoring pass by Minnesota's left-handed Larry son matched an Larry Carl- afternoon of TEXAS Oklahoma State Upends Colorado STILLWATER Okla (AP) -Oklahoma State ps off a last-ditch drive made good a two point conversion and stopped a Colorado comeback attempt all in the last 4H minutes as the Cowboys upset' the Buffaloes 11-10 In a Big Eight Conference football game Saturday i Quarterback Ronnie Johnson took the Cowboys down glory alley on their 69-yard touchdown that ended with just 1:11 remaining in the game fullback Jack Reynolds in for the touchdown one yard away Johnson a bullet pass to end Tony who was waiting in the zone for the two points tit State lit 11 OEU-FG Kufetor 11 Farter I run (Bnrtelt kick) Reynold! 1 run (Irllarl pm front 271 with White completing nine passes for 125 yards Warmack also was the top rusher with 60 yards thus his total offense for the day was 280 yards Shotts ran for 59 OKLAHOMA 14 15 144 111 115 no f-B 12-11 I 1 4-34 4-3 1 2 It 55 Flrit RutMng Palling Faun Panel Interrepted Punti Fumblei loif Yard penalized superb running by hauling in a 17-yard pass from mu vs l- Jim Del Gaizo Two pass Interceptions and Mike Krivoshia and the Big Ten Football teams tied 7-7 watched a game that grew quite thrilling in the last half with Texas getting its touchdown midway of the fourth period and pulling to within six points of the Sooners But after the teams exchanged fumbles three times Ricky Burgess bobbed up to intercept an Andy White pass and put the ball in position for Vadion's final field goal made with only 2:19 left Texas had won eight straight coming into game By HAROLD RATLIFF DALLAS Tex (AP) Four field goals by Texan Mike Va-chon ended eight years of frustration for Oklahoma Saturday and the Sooners beat Texas 18 to 9 to roll on undefeated and untied in three games The Amarillo Tex sophomore booted field goals of 31 43 20 and 41 yards to set a record for this historic college foot ball this was the 61st game Texas took the lead on a 25- yard field goal by David Conway in the opening minutes but Bob Warmack tile sophomore Oklahoma quarterback passed 35 yards to Ron Shotts and Shotts ran 22 to furnish the big plays of a 55-yard touchdown drive Oklahoma never trailed after that The half ended 9-3 with Texas able to get past midfield only twice Oklahoma made it five times A capacity crowd of 75504 the 21st straight sellout Tm-FG Conway 55 Warmack 1 run (kick failed) FG vachan 11 OU-FO Vachon 20 Tax-Whitt 2 run (pan failed) OU-FG Vachon 41 Allandanca 75504 Saturday Carlson passed to Hubic Bryant for 32 yards and a touchdown with two minutes left in the first quarter The 214-pound Krivoshi plunged the yard for touchdown in the first two minutes of the final period He carried the ball 30 times for 141 Lai iicu me nail ou nines xor fumble recovery set up three Orange touchdowns Csonka a 240-pound battering ram put Syracuse ahead early in the final period after half- back Tom George recovered a Navy fumble on Navy's 16 The big fullback slammed off tackle from five yards out four drive After ploughed fired Sellari end Cotorudu Oklahoma Johnson) Altcndma 27-OM Maryland Downs Duke In Upset Mackenzie Says 3rd FG Eased Lots of Pressure ninv iia i yards breaking the Indian? mae 8Core school record of 139 made by Gene Gedman against Iowa in 1952 Dave Koraowa who kicked the extra point missed a 37-yard field goal at-pt in the final period and nesota was getting rest one from the Indiana 29 Nuv i iyraaaa I Syr Jim Del Galzo pan from Ri (Goumff kick) rom I'-! Tun (Geuneff kldn (j nm Cirtw SWISks rwn 5run (Gowstff kick) nlrW NU if-Oro (Gduf-Attendant INSTANT CREDIT TAT 702 TREADAWAY and was favored to make it nine But Oklahoma outplayed the Longhorns who had to go without their ace sophomore Bill Bradley (he was suited up but! couldn't play because of a kneej injury) and could show little offense except for two drives these paying off with a field! goal and touchdown The latter was sewed by White with a two-yard run Not only did Vachon set a record for number of field goals in the series but his 43-yardcr was the longest ever kicked in the rivalry between the two schools After the game there was some fighting on the field among spectators but cops finally broke it up without anyone apparently being injured The Oklahomans tore down the goal post which seemed to be the reason for the fighting The sophomore-sparked Sooners romped and passed for 351 220 of it in the air by the sterling Warmack Texas got v- GiiP He said: They were covering (Eddie) Hinton pretty closely and iw has been our main target Hinton though closely guarded caught-three passes for 45 yards and' Hart the split end retrieved four for 116 yards Tailback Ron Shotts also got four for 43 yards Among the first statements Texas Coach Darrell Royal made to newsmen was: don't want to talk to losers across talking STEAK HOUSE By MIKE COCHRAN DALLAS Tex (AP) Okla homa Coach Jim Mackenzie said Saturday hewas hesitant to select a key flay in the 18-9 victory over Texas but added: third field goal took a lot of pressure off The rookie Sooner coach referred to the third of four field goals by Mike Vachon a 20-yard effort that pushed Oklahoma into a 15-3 lead meant Texas had to score twice to beat he said as Jubilant Oklahoma fans poured forth congratulations amid press interviews mu una iiunviL'ws Three lost ball tairibies hslnod jj tall the Hoosiers who had a 1 154 edge in rushing yardage Minnesota which let Indiana have the short passes but batted down most of the long ones had a 177-142 yardage margin in tlie air One of best drives was in the third quarter but it was halted when the Jim Wheeler recovered a Krivoshia fumble on his 25 Mlnnciotl Indiana Bryant (Stain kick) Ind-Krlvoihln i plungi (Koraowa kick) Attandana 14721 VN BUFFALO GAP TEXAS Air Force Sinks I PM i I Mackenzie coaching the first ndWdll DY JO klahoma team to beat Texas Oklahoma COLLEGE PARK Md (AP) A1 Pastrana rallied his makeshift Maryland forces after they were behind two touchdowns and passed and ran them to a 21-19 football upset Saturday over undefeated Duke Duke winner of its first three games tallied two touchdowns easily In die first quarter but failed to convert after either Pastrana playing only his fourth game as a college quarterback pitched the Terps to a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter and they were ahead 14-12 a margin of two conversions at halftime Pastrana who lives in nearby Annapolis Md and a defensive linebacker last season then sewed it up with a nine-yard run for a touchdown after a fake pass in the last two minutes It was the second triumph both in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Maryland in four games under new Coach Lou Saban FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 994-4811 NO WAITING OR STANDING IN LINE COLOR TV IN DINING ROOM AND i TAP ROOM FOR SPORTS VIEWING Open Doily 11 om-ll Sun Noon 'til 12 pnt to Jim" But he said deserved to win they played well and when you play well you deserve to- Royal said hq was impressed with Oklahoma's throwing and catching and asserted have a pair of great athletes in Hart and Hinton" The Texas players heaped praise on OU guard Granville Liggins dropping such comments as this from Longhorn tailback Linus Baer: Is the finest nose man I've seen He's quick fast and aggressive The massive Cotton Bowl was a sight to behold as the final seconds ticked away putting an end to eight years of frustration here for Oklahoma' believes this is happening screamed a Sooner fan who hurtled the fence and headed for the goal posts As the gun sounded the players hoisted Mackenzie to their shoulders and started for the dressing room They swept under the goal posts moments before they collapsed under a mass of OU students Police attempting to salvage the vertical posts tried to woo down one Sooner fan who had climbed to the top amid a mighty roar of approval super Bill up after shouted someone referring to the injured Texas quarterback Bill Bradley who missed Saturday's contest Buffalo Falls BOSTON (AP) Boston Uni-' versity checked a second half threat and rode the passing of' Tommy Thornton and the rushes of Roger Rosinski to a 26-16 victory over Buffalo Saturday Pitt Comeback Drops West Va PITTSBURGH Pa (AP) Hard-running Mike Raklcwicz and Joe Jones slashing and driving through West Virginia's defense paced a Pitt comeback Saturday that brought the Panthers a 17-14 victory their first of the season The Panthers a favorite spotted West Virginia two first-half touchdowns as the Mountaineers twice stole the ball from quarterback Ed James But Pitt scored 10 points in the final minutes of the half and then drove 50 yards for the winning touchdown late In the third quarter and early in the fourth Jones ran over with the winning score from the four since 1957 attributed a series of fourth period bobbles to tenseness on the part of both teams With Oklahoma leading 15-9 and the game moving into its final minutes the Sooners fum bled away the ball twice and Texas responded with a fumble of its own and got a pass intercepted was getting pretty tight about that Mackenzie explained hard to tell what a 19-year-old is going to do in a situation like thatwith 75000 people watching you suppose Texas was a little as we Asked if he felt beforehand his stylish quarterback Bob Warmack could pass against Texas like he did Mackenzie ran a hand across his disshev-eled sandy hair and smiled: felt like better be able to or we were in for a long Warmack a' sophomore said good pass patterns and good protection contributed pass protection contributed to AIR FORCE ACADEMY Colo (AP) The Air Force registered its third straight football victory Saturday with a versatile offense that shredded the University of Hawaii 544) The Rainbows losing their third game in four starts couldn't match Air Force manpower even though a free substitution rule was adopted to help the sea level Hawaiians meet the problem of the 6600-jfoot altitude of the Stadium Air Force unbeaten since losing its opener to Wyoming opened the scoring with its first rushing touchdown of the season a 19-yard keeper by starting quarterback Craig Baer Hawaii I Air Force 4 14 II Baer If run (kick failed) Girth 17 run (HaH kick) AF-Cormany 14 pan from Baer (Hall kick) Schulti 45 pail from Baer (kick ailed) F0 Hall 21 Cook II run (kick failed) cook 1 run (Pm faiiedl Cor many 5 pail from Turner (kick Duka 11 7-1 Maryland 0 14 0 7-11 Duke-Ryan 17 run (kick tailed) Duke-Orvald 1 run (run failed) Lovett 1 run (B ram ion kick) Coiiim I paui from Pailrana (Bramun kick) Pa rlrana run (Bramtan kick) Duke-Dunaway pm from Woodalll (Vathnon kick) Attendmc 2MM Wet Virginia 7 7 1 B-14 PitteDurgn 0 IS 7-17 Thall 2 run (Klndrr kick) Ford 54 run (Kinder kick) Pitt-Longo 17 pan from Jonea (Hall kick) Pitt-FG Half 15 Jonn 4 run (Hell kick) Attttendanca 32145 FUN PEdPfie Go KAOTASiUCi his aerial efforts as he hit on tacked)' 12 of 21 passe for 220 yards1 Sears Automotive Service Special i Come meet Kawasaki a fast answer to your demands for luxury in a nimble powerful sports cycle Kawasaki is beautifully balanced and proportioned Every part is engineered and fitted with detailed care for comfort safety and performance you can't match on two -wheels From every angle you'll find a devotion to prt- 1141 cision craftsmanship that- is unique in the cycling industry Step up in class Sea the new Kawasaki the first sports cycle built to luxury standards A full line of 2- and 4-cycle models now on display KAWASAKI If you can't say it 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