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Ir 'T 0 i i'tfttf i 00 i Fulton Triggers Tennessee Georgia Shocks Bama 18-17 Long Passes Hit Hide Is Stunned Section Qports nsv wi ThnP 1 Vr APPEAL lulldogs Combine Startling THE COMMERCIAL CaabShm DIhu Pamuamiavi I Conversion OMOO Tennessee Wall Stands Firm Despite Six Deep Marches By Cadets Scoring Play SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 19 1965 In Game Last Minutes Grid Scores By FRED MIDDLETON Stiff Writer KNOXVILLE Sept 18 MIDWEST ATHENS Ga Sept 18 UPI) Georgia reached into the hat for a fantastic touchdown play and then capped' Ole Miss 14 Memphis State that with a daring conversion 14 Memphis Southwestern 14 defending Major Southwestern Arkansas 28 Okla State 14 'Charlie Fulton just a boy in Texas Tech 21 Kansas 7 Florida 24 Northwestern 14 Indiana 19 Kansas State 7 Kentucky 7 Missouri I Michigan State 13 UCLA 3 Nebraska 34 TCU 14 Oregon State 12 Illinois 18 Iowa State 21 Drake I Purdue 38 Miami (Ohio) I West Texas State 7 Ohio a man's game directed Tennessee to a 21-0 season-opening football victory over Army here Saturday before 48500 customers at Neyland Stadium The 18-year-old sophomore quarterback from Whitehaven flashed his throwing arm for two first-half touchdowns Fulton completed only three Maryville (Tenn) I SOUTH Clem son 21 State 7 Duke 21 Virginia 7 Georgia 18 Alabama 17 Tennessee 21 Army I pass to upset national football champion Alabama 18-17 in the Southeastern Conference opening game Saturday Only two minutes and eight seconds remained when Georgia apparently doomed to a 17-10 defeat stunned the crowd of 45000 with its dra matic comeback Wisconsin 9 Colorado! (tie) passes in eight Saturday but Michigan 31 North Car- 0 olina 24 Va Tech 12 Wake Forest 3 West Virginia 56 Richmond I William Mary 32 VMI 21 Baylor 14 Auburn 8 SMU 7 Miami (Fla) 3 South Carolina 13 The Citadel 3 George Washington 21 Sophomore quarterback Kirby Moore passed to end Pat Hodgson who then lateralled to halfback Bob Taylor Taylor a 195-pound senior from Lagrange raced the last 37 yards past the entire Alabama defense to complete the 73-yard two of them were for 75 yards and touchdowns The first completion was for 22 yards to Hal Wantland and gave Tennessee a touchdown with 9:15 to play in the first quarter The second completion was for 53 yards to Austin Denney with 50 seconds to play in the half Tennessee's third touchdown also was scored from far back and late in a period Deep man Jerry Smith took an Army punt back 66 yards for the final six-pointer with 4:50 left EAST Boston College 18 Buffalo 6 Colgate 48 Lafayette 8 Oregon 17 Pittsburgh 13 Syracuse 14 Navy 8 Toledo 9 ViHanova 7 Washington State 7 Iowa 9 Cincinnati 28 Dayton 9 FAR WEST Arizona IS Utah 9 Notre Dame 48 California 8 Stanford 28 San Jose State 8 Washington 14 Idaho I Wyoming 31 Air Force 14 the Ola Mils lino early in the game last night at Memphis Memorial Stadium ROUGHEST PASSAGE POSSIBLE confronted Dale Brady of Memphis State as ho triad to piarce Temple 13 LSU 10 Rice I Miss State 38 Houston 0 Vanderbilt 18 Georgia Tech 8 North Texas State 28 Texas in the game Memphian Da-Texas Western 17 jvid Leake kicked three extra SE La 8 New Mexico State 28 Arling-points 8 ton State 12 Army moved close to the Tennessee goal line six times Miss Joy Fest 34-14 Victory touchdown play Trailing 17-16 after the touchdown Georgia gambled for the whole ball game by shooting for two points on the conversion and made it when Kir-by passed again to Hodgson this time in the end zone Georgia was upset-minded all afternoon in the regionally-televised game The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead early in the second period on a 37-yard field goal by Bob Etter and two minutes later widened the gap to 10-0 when tackle George Patton intercepted a pass at the Bulldog 45-yard line and raced 55 yards for the touchdown Etter converted Alabama favored by 10 points was within the Georgia 20 yard line three times in the first half but could get only three points David Ray kicked Tremendous mistakes a 26-yard field goal with less than two minutes left in the half 18 (tie) LSU 19 Texas AIM 31 Tulane 9 Southern Miss 15 Rice 14 La Tech No Ole Despite was a wild ball well after being behind but on each occasion there was a Frank Emanuel or a Tom Fisher or a Paul Naumoff or a Bobby Frazier to stop the march A push to the three-yard line in the third quarter was the best Army bid The Vols opening their second season under coach Doug Dickey had a bad beginning Fullback Stan Mitchell fumbled on the third play with John Carber recovering for Army at the Vol 35 The game wasn't it? Memphis State played Cadets however moved only to the 24 and let Barry Nicker- 'but we have a long way to son attempt a field goal He cut us out pretty good g0" imissed from the 33 outside stuff I meanj Doug Cunningham ran 75! The first Vol touchdown fol-jthe inside stuff after receiving a punt lowed Wantland gained a yard didnt want tn ron tho mnri Ole Mi to the 21 Fulton gained eight Alabama finally tied the score late in the third period on a seven-yard run by Steve 'va8 we Bowman art Ray's extra' to throw point and took the lead with on our passes The touchdown That according the players was completed most of three passes for 24 yards dur-'the turning point for the and Frank Chadwick picked up three Then Mitchell broke over the middle for 46 yards to the Army 22 and Fulton threw out to Wantland for the touchdown ing the whole evening didn't Rebs had only a 10-7 lead a little more than three minutes remaining in the game when Steve Sloan ran over from two yards out and Ray converted make a big threat in the sec- was Cunningham end half while Memphis State jgaid blocked for was scoring seven points But me and all I had to do was Between that touchdown and the next one Army reached Alabama was not through es Jad struck after touchdown The'y ar Memphis State had scored its first touchdown min-1 errors in the second Tennessee 21 (with Nick- Crimson Tide came charging back to the 25 yard line but with 10 seconds left utes after the huge crowd of half kept us from scoring 50160 in Memphis Memorial iMike Dennis said I801 an he 10 here two erson missing another field penalties I should the game 42-yard I Stadium its inaugural had passes fell incomplete) With about two minutes scored a couple of times myself Once I cut back into one of our men That Billy Fletcher (Memphis State quarterback) played a fine game" There was general agreement on this score With Ole Miss leading 34-7 at the half anybody The we with let up Carroll Ole Miss The play Tigers into an early but field goal attempt was wide of 'een comfortably settled the uprights The first time Alabama had the football it moved to the Georgia 10 yard line but two Sloan passes went awry and Ray was wide on his first of three field goal attempts The Tide had a third down and one yard to go on the Georgia 18 yard line midway through the second period but get that extra yard in the next two tries 1 say I saw play an outstanding fame thing I'm concerned about showed we could do it those 34 points and then will say that Walker (sophomore back) came out as he in those last few Walker entered the late with Jimmy Heidel Charlie Myers doing most the work Heidel said quarter Fletcher rallied the Tigers LAUNCHING THE PASS that brought the first touchdown in Memphis' new Memorial Stadium Billy Hatcher of Memphis State ignores the rush' of Dan Sar- short-lived lead photo by auriM Ntchoiu na wm tsm (Additional Pictures and Story on Page Five This Section) (Additional Pictures and Story On Page One Section One) should moved them well got a touchdown had chances for two Rebs 34 Tigers 1 4 Defeat Bitter Even In Luxury to play in the half Tennessee took over after a punt at its 33 ran three plays and called a time out When the Vols came back to play Fulton hit Denney down the middle for 53 yards and six points Another Vol fumble forced by Tom Schwartz and recovered for Army by Dave Rivers started the most serious Cadet drive at the Vol 24 It died on an incomplete pass at the three A few minutes later however Smith got the oportunity to run with blocks from Bobby Pe-trella and Glenn and raced 66 yards for his touchdown Tennessee was outdone In nearly all statistics but Michel! was the leading rusher with 65 yards on 10 carries Cook hit 13 of 36 passes for 135 yanls (Additional Story and Picture gamejmore and generally dominated andthe game of it was indeed an exciting debut for our new stadium I was surprised We expected BC Strikes Early MEMPHIS STATE Left Cordill Hbtheocfc Burley reo-FG Ellrr 17 Patton IS pom Interception (Etter kirk) FG key Bowmen 7 ran (Rev kick) ftkMn 1 run (Ray kick) Taylor 71 lateral (ran Horieeon pas from Moore (Hodieoo pee (tom a tougher game but Memphis State came back real good 01 better Mihut Scmitina Rlcht Milliei Steven Baron Ftetcber Delta Nub Brady Brouk Brand- NEWTON Mass Sept Veteran Ed Foley Hindman the fine of- touchdown fensive guard had this com- STATISTICS Grarzi Alabama exter Hale Aerial Covinite )mEi edgetl FI rat downa uriijn yardage again yardage IN 1-7 14 144 151 12-24 drive with the opening kickoff in sparking Boston College to an 18-6 victory over stubborn Buffalo Saturday Foley a senior quarterback set the tempo by hitting sophomore 'speedster Paul Della Villa with ment thought we made mistakes but I thought we whipped them prettty good there in the first half In the second half maybe were just complacent intercepted unte ambles tort Yards penalized 4421 1 4-213 2 31 (Picture on Page This Section) Jim Harvey senior tackle ja 38-yard pass on the first On Page Four This Section) We were good at times P18 said MISSISSIPPI Left Grakam Maddox Richard "Cij Ln auart Camera Hintoo Keyes Madmen Nelaoo Tey- lileht Luce a Ui Waftenda Tcrraein HekM Newell' liyera Welker Norman Left pKelrbacka Dannie Luke Welle Clay Caaton Street Flemim Wade War- Jd I fcM Cordill 41 pane him Fletcher (Hotelier kick) Heidle ran (Keyaa kick) Keyes 17 FG By BOB JENNINGS The commodious dressing quarters for football teams at Memphis Memorial Stadium cannot dilute the bitter taste of defeat Memphis State's athletes bore steamy testimony to that last night when they trooped in after the loss to Ole Miss But what modern design cannot alleviate old time spirit or so the Tigers seemed to prove Billy Murphy the Tiger coach and aq arch-enemy of losing may have keynoted the squad's feelings when he paid tribute to their gritty refusal to quit even after the nightmarish second quarter He minced no words about the mistakes which cost the Tigers so dearly but they likewise indicated confidence that the team would come back from this defeat and win "We made too many mistakes to win" said Murphy think we beat ourselves more than Ole Miss beat us but don't misunderstand me "They (Ole Miss) played well They deserved to The coach found other encouraging facets to the play in addition to their courage He mentioned with favor the defensive end play the fullback blocking and the pass receiving of end Richard Coady Cuenbitkam 7 punt return (Kayai Keyea 34 inttrcentkm (Kayra Mck) far FG- M-run ck) Bazteri ran STATISTICS Sellout Is Total At Dawri Light A brief little imitation of the Oklahoma land rush was enacted in front of Memphis Memorial ticket office yesterday morning Exactly 853 tickets returned unsold from the Ole Miss student allotment went on sale at 9 am The line began forming shortly before 6 am and was 12 cars deep three hours before the dirve-in window opened The tickets limited to four per customer were sold in 45 minutes and when the window closed the line was as long as it had ever been The sellout was official Irsl down ihini 1JV Tarda ard aJOSMS untz Tirdz penalized 441 tumbles lost 4 OFFICIALS Chart's "i Memphis State's Billy Murphy Oh me Oh my Oh mi operator all Photo The defensive ends who played most were Gene Ward Reg Sharley and Ron Higdon Herb Covington and Tom Wallace shared the fullbacking For a comparison of this game with last year's 1964 Tiger-Mississippi game which Ole Miss won 30-0 Murphy was quick to say that this Mempihs State team wee much better then the 1964 squad was that day The halftime approach which he used last night to spur the Tigers' stubborn resistance in the face of a 27-point deficit was according to Murphy to "challenge Their answer to the challenge was written in the scores of the last two periods and Murphy's appreciation was obvious Radio-Television Sports Log WMCT Spook Murphy Show at 12:30 pm football Boston vs Houston at 1:30 pm WREC-TV Football St Louis vs Philadelphia at 11:15 am Wide World of Sports (Southern 500 Stock Car Championship in Darlington and Wrestling Championships from Manchester England) at 1 pm Baseball St Louis vs Los Angeles at 12:25 pm Ranch's Hill Rise with Milo Valenzuela in the saddle to the finish and won by a neck Favored Parka fs Hill Rise In Handicap Walter Blum equaled an Atlantic City race course record with his 1:542 clocking in the 1 3-16 mile event on the turf course before a crowd of 21704 Career Is Ended As Stevenson Dies BOSTON Sept 18-(AP)-Willie Stevenson the Boston Negro welterweight who let the doctors make him quit the prize ring died Saturday at Boston City Hospital of brain injuries suffered in a bout a week ago He was 29 A professional boxer since 1954 he had a congenital eye defect which caused the Massachusetts Boxing Commission to refuse to re-issue his license He had been fighting in Europe and had let it lapse But Stevenson whose name was not Willie but Wesley refused to accept the ruling With the ume determination to fight that had led him to take his elder brother's first name to enter the ring he badgered the commission to let him fight POwbatan Chieftain which set the pace for most of the race finished third Tartan Western Warrior last winner of the United Nations Handicap finished fourth a nose behind Chieftain Top weighted Pia Star owned by Mrs Ada Rice and carrying 125 pounds in his first race on turf finished fifth ATLANTIC CITY Sept 18 (AP) Parka put on burst of speed In the last sixteenth of a mile Saturday to nip Hill Rise at the wire in the 13th running Of the $125000 United Nations Handicap 'Parka' ably ridden by two -time national riding champion Pelican Stable's 7 year gelding starting from inside post position stayed in the middle Of the 10 horse field until the stretch where he began to make hia move He moved up to third in the back stretch battled El Paco Kentucky State Victorious FRANKFORT Ky Sept 18 (AP) The passing of quarterback Carl Wade to end Eddie Hardwick led Kentucky State to 43-0 football victory over Fisk Saturday THE GAME IS OVER but Hi hostilities continued whan Billy Hatchar (left) Memphis State quarterback and Kelly Roberts Ola Miss and tangled The outburst of friction after the final whistle was smoothed by coaches and teammates Photo by Frd Griffith I'M It I 9 I 8 A a rtf mm A WF.