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The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 33

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Auburn 21' Forest 7 U-TFrosh27 VUFrosli 18 Michigan 28 Duke 14 rate 4 Navy 13 Notre 10 Pate 4 Ohio St 29 Iowa 13 Texas SMU Paial Arkansas 15 Tex -8 Kentucky 20 Fla St 0 Pair I Paie I rae PairS Pair I Section KNOXVILLE (1) TENN- SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 5 1961 Laic Pass Does It In Last 15 Seconds Stuns Vols 22-21 Addison and he coughed up the Glass ho gained IN net yards nine carries almost went for a touchdown on the next play He charged off tackle got a Mock and was In the dear except for the bee k-trsrklng isfetyman Junior Edge Glass changed speeds on Edge and got by but pursuit paid off for Lacey who made the atop at the Tar Heel 11 Glass chipped la an elghl-yard sweep but It took a fourth- fief TAR HEELS Page I tackle but Farris' knifed over guard on second down EUlott deked the first extra point Tennessee with Faircloth strap-1L Pat Augustine recovered at the U-T28 gilng for yardage made one first own then punted and the Tar I eels started bark for more hey racked up 32 quick yards ut were apparently stopped until Farris broke away for 12 on what should have been a fourth-down punt The gamble (he nnried six yards from the 48) payoff Tigers Take 10-7 Victory LSI Does It Again! Ole Miss Goes Down By MARVIN VEST Nswitatemsi Sparta Writer CHAPEL HILL Nov Unbelievable Ray Farris defying a frantic Tennessee rush and a Kenan Stadium clock ticking away the final seconds passed North Carolina from a football funeral to a smashing 22-21 via tory over the visiting Vols here today before 35000 screaming fans Seven points behind and 80 yards from a touchdown with only 1:21 to go Farris found four receivers got his TD and answered a Tar Heel plea for two-pointer with a sideline flip to Gib Carson i The crushing rnoversfon left the Vols with wily 15 to retaliate and to uo one's surprise they didn't Despite a gallant effort today Cuarh Buwdeu Wyatt's Orangemen now show a 3-3 record with a backbreaking four games to go Farris certainly as productive as any quarterback the Vols have run into scored the first North Carolina touchdown after a vicious drive with the opening kickoff Tennessee got even when Glenn Glass romped 60 yards to set tap TD for Jack Nichols North Carolina went back ahead on slashing series of slants and crossbucks with Bob Elliott thundering across for the points and 14-7 halftime lead Mike Lucd senior center pumped new life into the Vols when he picked off a Farris aerial in the left flat and scampered 29 yards to score The next time the Vols got the ball they ripped goalward again and Malkin Faircloth seemingly wrapped up the comeback triumph with six-point pass to Mike Stratton on the first play of the fourth quarter North Cardins fired one series passes and fell back got the ball again and threatened but seemed dead enough as the Vols pushed tu the Tar Heel 24 where a George Shuford field god failed Tatepholoi special 1 The Ntwt-ltnllnd form their mission for fullback Bunny Orr as Tennessee and North Carolina tangle at Chapel Hill CLEARING A Blocking bock Wayne Coleman and an unidentified mate get set to per -V Farris Carson last kmg Oak Rldger Larry Richards put a solid shoulder into Jim SEC Standings SEC Gama Fcf Sit IBS III1M 1 4 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(Sullivan kick) LSU Horrta 7 ran (Harrli kick) The Statistics: In Errors Foil Florida Play Vols Here Next Tech Tumbles Gators 20-0 bowl trip Next Saturday they invade Knoxville to take on sub-par Tennessee A hard-hitting line set up two Tech touchdowns by grabbing fumbles and the offense got the tag 73 yards first the final play period when ripped through (See Picture on Page 2) CompiM Pram Pros Dispatches ATLANTA Nor 4-Georgia defensive fwces smothered the Florida attack and the Yellow- Jackets capitalized on Gator mistakes for a 20-0 victory today in a Southeastern Conference football clash 1 It was sixth victory against a single loss arid added considerably to the seventh-ranked Jackets credentials for a 'V BATON ROUGE Nov 4 W-Jerry Stovall a 193-pound half- back streaked 57 yards to set up the deciding touchdown as Louisians State smashed Ole Miss' dreams of a perfect season 10-7 here tonight dart through the Rebel line came late in the third period and paved the way for a seven-yard touchdown ran by halfback Wendell Harris This was the third straight year that LSU has wrecked a possibly unbeaten season for the Rebels ranked second in last Associated Press poll But Mississippi kept the 68-N screaming fans tense unto the final seconds when LSU end Gene Sykes recovered Rebel quarterback Glynn Grif ring's fumble on the Tiger 38 yard line LSU moved out front midway of the first period when Harris booted a 37-yard field goal But Griffing and starting Rebel quarterback Doug Elmore opened up a passing attack and got Mississippi rolling Just before halftime Griffing tossed to end Wes Sullivan for two yards and touchdown and the half ended with the Rebels showing a 7-3 lead A 22-yard field goal attempt by Sullivan at the halfway point of the third stanza came Just two plays before Stovall found weakness in the Mississippi line and scampered to the Rebel 23 Seven plays later Harris circled left end behind a great Mock by guard Monk- Guillot for the game's final score This was LStTs sixth victory of the season against one set- Gophers Score 13 Tom News-Sentinel Sports Scent of- Oranges in Grant Field Jackets StingGcUors Conference championship The Bayou Bengal' only setback wu to non-coitfrrriKe Rice In the season opener With five minutes left In the game Ole Miss saw two potential sewing drives fail With the combination of Elmore to end Ralph Smith clicking for Mg gains the Rebels probed deep into Tiger territory but defensive ace Steve Ward intercepted an Elmore pass at the LSU 16 to halt the march Mississippi intercepted tau by Tiger quarterback Lynn Amedee at foe Rebel 34 to launch its final desperation Md for victory rifting directed this march and it failed when foe substitute Rebel quarterback was swamped fumbled and Sykes came up with the ball with just a shade more than one minute left LSU with only two more Southeastern Conference hurdles in its path appears almost a cinch for an unbeaten league record The still faced with Mississippi Slate and have Alabama as their biggest championship rival Alabama (5-0 in the SEC) has tough Georgia Tech and Auburn remaining on its schedule LSU now stands at 4-0 in foe leiue Pro Hoop Results 1 NBA titan 117 lyracoM 117 FMtaMgfeta US Dvfntit -Lm Antotaf ITS CMco 111 It Uvtl lit N4W York 111 ASA -Orica 141 WaMkifta 0 drive to Minnesota's 24 with one and one half minutes left But here the brilliant Stephens intercepted a Spartan pass in the end zone for an automatic touchbark Minnesota's fourth Big Ten victory without a defeat put the Gophers in a tie for first place in the Big Ten race with Ohio State which today scored a 29-12 victory over Iowa MICHIGAN ST 4 I 4- MINNESOTA 4 4 4 7-11 Mumcy 4 run (kick taitad) Mutiny pel Load) ter kick) The Statistics: by an ankle injury swept left end from two yards out to put Tech ahead 13-0 Lothridge's convesion try was his first miss after 14 consecutive successful attempts Georgia Tech (cored again early in the fourth period with its long march Halfback Chick Graning turned in a brilliant 28-yard run to tally third touchdown and Loth-ridge ended the day's scoring with another conversion Florida had two long drives but failed to cash ia after getting within scoring range The Gators marched 75 yards fat the third period mainly on the passing of quarterback Tom BaUeo and the running of fullback Jim O'Donnell Williamson ended (hat threat by intercepting a Batten pass In the end zone In the 1 fourth period- after Tech' final touchdown Florida marched from its own 28 to the Tech 18 again mainly on passing but the Tech defense tightened and eventually took over on its own 36-yard line The victory was a sweet one for Tech Coach Bobby Dodd Sr It was his second meeting with his former chief assistant Florida Coach Ray Graves and the second time that his son Florida quarterback Bobby Dodd Jr has played against him Last year young Dodd furnished the spark that enabled Florida to upset Tech 18-17 in the final seconds of play Today young Dodd saw only limited offensive action and wu never effective against the rugged Jacket defense GEORGIA TECH 7 7-41 FLORIDA SOS Grant Field the cozy arena where Georgia Tech plays football Is 675 miles from Miami but there was a 4 distinct odor of oranges in the air here today in the wake of the 20-0 victory over outclassed Florida Bobby Dodd the head man laughed off questions on a lx bowl Junket not because he want to go but because i he most eagerly wants a post-season bid "We sure would like to go to a bowl said Dodd Jjf "But you know we have a rule in this (SEC) conference 4 against commitments until the last game is What he say however was that many a school says we'll be on the sly Many figure that Tech 'Y Is already in the bag for a jaunt to Miami GEORGIA TECH performed like a bowl team today The offense was modest compact tidy and determined Minnesota Strips Spartans of No I National Ranking ltf own I yards on sheer power early in the second period Quarterback Billy Lothridge dived over from the 1 I and added the conversion Georgia Tech widened the gap I midway through the third period after the Jackets recovered a 1 fumble at the Florida 45 Fullback Mike McNames ripped off long yardage to carry Tech I into saving position and halfback I Billy Williamson back in action I after being sidelined three weeks Fracchia Leads Tide Ranis Over M-S by 24-0 TUSCALOOSA Ala Nov 4 I (UPI) Fullback Mike Fracchia bulled through the Mississippi State line today as methodically as the steady drizzle which fell all afternoon and powered un beaten fourth-ranked Alabama to la 24-0 victory' In running up its seventh I straight win the Crimson Tide turned a Maroon fumble on the opening kickoff into a score in Just four plays to set the pattern of the contest Billy Richardson bucked ever from four yards out for one touchdown Quarterback Pat Trammed carried over from the one for another and Tim Davis added a field goal to give the Crimson Tide a 17-6 lead before four minutes of the second period bad passed Larry Wan smashed over from the 4 for a third score and Davis aded the extra point Game but outgunned Missis-1 Isippi State three times launched long drives but twice was stopped I by the sturdy Alabama defense best in the nation The third time State tried a field goal which was blocked and run back 58 yards I by Alabama end Tommy Brooker to set up three-pointer Fracchia a 185-pound junior I reeled off 111 yards in great chunks through the Maroon for-I ward wan including a 25-yard burst In Die second touchdown I drive He also intercepted a Billy I Hill pass on his own two and I returned it 17 yards to head off I a Maroon touchdown bid Trammell Alabama's cool and beady field georral also played a major role by hitting Richardson with a short six-yard pass up the middle to set the first score after Larry McGill had covered Sonny Usher's amble at the State 15 on the kickoff break came on of the first tackle Ed Griffin to throw Florida Siler Editor Strong as GRANING Dan crecid ion I I The defense was magnificent This waa the fourth shutout Tech has inflicted on the opposition Florida joins Rice Duke and TUlane in this category Tech's defense gave the offense the scoring opportunities The offense led by Billy Williamson Chick Graning sad Mike McNames waa good enough to produce three touchdowns la au efficient and workmanlike battering at the Florida lino quarterback Larry Libcrtore for a 13-yard tons pounced on the football Jit the Gator 23 when the 137-pound Florida field general fumbled The Jackets moved those 23 Trammell passed 11 yards to Brooker and to his other end Bill Battle in Alabama's 59yard drive to its second touchdown and his 29-yard toss to Battle set up Davis's three-pointer Wall's score came in the last minute after a 37-yard march alauawa MSI 7-M miss state I I a The Statistics: AH With only 81 seconds remaining Farris and his optimistic pals took over on their own 20 against a loose Tennessee defense determined to stop the home runs One Farris throw went low and another got caught by Steve Yates third went to Bob Lacey at the 29 with only 44 seconds showing Ed Beard almost took ist off with a necktie try but the remarkable senior pilot ducked and threw incomplete Joe taxaU gat to Farris on the next play and the Vols just missed getting the deflected pass The sixth Farris throw of the rags-to-riches march was a shortie much like Alabama's Utah to Carson for 19 yards and a first down at the Tennessee 42 Added to this success wss a 15-yard penalty against the Vols for diving on Carson Charley Wyrick knocked down the next Farris pass but stop the Mg one a 28-ysrder to Ward Marsleader la the end zone The Tar Heel halfback with Wyrick dose enough tu shake hands turned away asd took the ball Thousands who had started home stopped to Join the wild outburst The Tar Reels behind by 21-20 had to call time out to stop the mass celebration They huddled calmly to set up their conversion play while North Carolina Ians clamored for a two-pointer never a tie Fanis on the clincher stepped to his right as if to cut through tackle was headed off looked to the side and threw a strike to just in bounds and beyond Wyrick The already-jubilant Carolina crowd just yelled as if they knew it would work all the time North Cardins moved the ban in the first half as if it planned a rod instead of a heart-stopping finish In eight days the Tar Heels ripped through Tennessee's line for 17 yards and the first touchdown They needed less than four minutes thanks mostly to Carson's 40-yard sprint over tackle to the Vol 2 Buuuy Orr With a TD bird-earned 2nd hit the' far turn Shoemaker drove the chestnut colt on the outside taking the lead then Verne Wmchell Donat King second choice at 85 finished second a nrrk in front of Mrs Her-H HerfTs Obey mho was eight lengths ahead of Brookfield Farm's In Force Oisins Satan returned 81 92 and 9259 across the board Donut King had to withstand a foul claim by the jockeys aboard Obey and Pinsetter before foe race was officiaL Donut King paid 9299 and 129 and Obey wu 1299 to show Tech tried nothing new -They had no need at all for Stunts and tricks and really need to throw at all Dodd's only new maneuver involved Graning now Tech's quick kicker and Williamson It was second-and-eight at the Tech 15 Graning -out the role of the quick-kick nicely but handed the ball behind him to a version of the hoary Statue-of- TECH Lolhrldaa 1 sneak (Lathrldga kick) TECH Williamson I run (kick MM) Graning a run (lalhndgt kick) The Statistics Tack a S-ll Hit 4S No 14 a HI tl 1 Htt a First Ruining yardage Fossa Intercepted fey Fumfelai toot Yard! pcnaliiad The Lineups: FLOSIDA SmHh Brown Fnrmor Doan Foam Jana Travis Hasack C-CMpappar Ml lay Steptei Entmdngar TWsmpsan OH Baavar Polar Holland Grigory QB-Llbsrtera Dodd Bdtton WMtl Infanta Mack Clark Rll- Hoonar Hkkanloapor Stanor StarHng FB Goodman Ewell DaantlL Vargicka CROBGIA TECH Davit Santa Lodorla Chapman LT-GflWm Swanson Steadman LG-Ertcksm Matlock Biddfa McOoughay Cetewvri Malt Waskay RO-Wdtiw Guttvla Sautter Stollkipi Nkhari Farrington Salomon Martin WnM QB Gann LHtirldga Tnrar LH Granma wmnigdfa Cougar WHlmmsan Sircy Avar Donut King Runs I a i 3 I if 4 A ii 3 1 CHICK Fancy 0 Upset Win grabbed foe ball just inside the back line of the end zone Michigan State which previously had yielded only one touchdown and a total of 10 points in rolling over Wisconsin Stanford Michigan Notre Dame and Indiana never seemed able to cope with the ferocity of Minnesota's defensive play and sharp offense when foe chips were down Coach Mnrray Warmath'i Gophm now victorious in five successive game since an open-tog 15 loss to MIsMmri still have Iowa Purdue and Wisconsin to face In the third period the Spartans had the bail only for seven scrim mage plays and in the fourth period they made a desperation Football (See other smm an Page 2) SEC Carolina 22 Tennessee 2L Georgia Tech 29 Florida I Alabama 2L Miss State 9 Auburn 2L Wake Forest 7 Kentucky 29 Fla State 9 LSU 19 (Me Miss 7 Clemson 2L Tulane ft SOUTH Maryland 2L Prun State 17 Virginia 12 Gem Waskiugton 7 Stale 7 Miss Southern ft Furman 7 Memphis State ft Richmond lL-YPIft Virginia 28 Carolina 2ft The Citadel It YXI ft Davidson 31 Wm ft Mary 3ft EAST Army 3L Detroit 7 Boston CoUrge It Iowa State 1ft Princeton 52 Brann ft Columbia 3ft ConeB 7 Holy Cron 2ft Dayton ft Ralgm 37 Lafayette ft Lehigh 2ft Celgate 1ft Boston Univ 21 Massachusetts 7 Harvard 27 Prun ft Smam 2ft PUtsbnrgh ft Vifiova Ift leal (hestax lft Liberty play Williamson sped around the Gator right end for 15 yards and a first down at the 30 The play beautifully executed caught the Gators off guard but it had nothing to do with the vital details of the game-It simply illustrated that the graying Dodd still is nimble in the quarterbacking department TECH PLAYERS had promised Dodd they would get this one for him repaying him for the startling 18-17 Florida See TOM SILER Page 8 MINNEAPOLIS Nov 4 ID-Inspired Minnesota with slick quarterback Sandy Stephens directing surprise unbalanced-line attack and hurling a 23-yard touchdown pus upset nationally top-ranked Michigan State 135 in a crucial Big Ten football game today Halfback Billy Nunsey benched by injury foe past three games scared both Gopher touchdowns one on lateral from Stephens and the other on the 23-yard payoff toss by Stephens The Gophers stealing a page of the erstwhile unbeaten Spartans unveiled an unbalanced line for the first time this season and impressively punched over in the first and last quarters Mirhlgan Stole a seven-point favorite and suffering its first defeat after five victories could do uo better than pierce to foe Hinuesoto I to foe first quarter It was Michigan first shutout defeat ia 29 games Minnesota scored the first time it had the ball on a 71-yard march in 11 plays Munsey racing eight yards around Michigan State's right end on a smooth lateral from Stephens With about four minutes of the game left Stephens wheeled his touchdown pus to Munsey who Inside spiv file's bights oat front ia the Southern Division of the Eastern Hotkey League face Fkiladrlpfaia at 3 pm today at Municipal Cofiseum For details see story on Page 2 Abo luide today: Fmkmaa game Page 3 Dyrrgram Page 5 Bow Hag Notes Page 7 Prop Chatter Page l-T Basketball Page Woods ft Waters Page I Crimson Satan Hits Garden State Jackpot Results Dartmouth 2ft Yale ft MIDWEST Minnesota 13 Mich State ft Ohio State 2ft Iona lft Purdue 2ft Illinois ft Oklahoma 17 Kansas State ft Michigan 2 ft Duke 1L Wkkiia 2ft Okla State lft Nortkurstrni 11 Indiana Navy lft Notre Dame II Tulsa lft Ctocinaatl ft Zavier 0) lft Louisville ft Kansas 2ft Nebraska ft SOUTHWEST Arkansas lft Texas AAX ft Texas 27 SMU ft Baylor 2ft TCU IL Rice 42 Texas leek 7 FAR WEST Air Faroe It Cola State ft Utah Slate 3L Brigham Yeung ft Saa Jose Stale It Arizona State ft Colorado ft Missouri ft New Mexico 2L Utah lft UCLA 3ft California lft Southern CaL ft Washington ft Oregon lft Stanford ft Orr gnu State It Wash State ft Arizona ML Wyoming lft Get Kick Out of Dodd May Alter Plans Let Tech Watch Knights (See Story uu Knights ua Face 2) ATLANTA Nov 4-Bobby Dodd Ukes the Met of taking his Georgia Tech team to the Knoxville light-Lang Island lee hockey game to KaonUle Friday light uu the eve uf the football battle with Tennessee "We bad planed to practice here base dinner and arrive hi Knoxville about said Dodd "But I think our boys would like to see ice hockey I know yon folks had an tee hockey team An of would eujoy -Tm going to check the folks who handle our plaiw arrangements and see if we can move np the departure time it can be done well be there to ace the game Tm sue must uf players never saw a game get a Mg kkk nut af So would 1 hope can be worked out" Bl-iti I CAMDEN Nov 4 I Crimson King Crimson (Satan won the world's richest I race the $301365 Gardeq State Stakes by Ji lengths over Donut King today before 37915 at Garden State Park The 95 favorite ridden fay Willie Shoemaker earned S1M319 far owner Peter Sahnen Sr of Detail The nan of Spy Song was timed in 1:44 15 for the 1 118 mile event' Performing over a fast track Crimson Satan ran seventh most of the way moving with a rush as foe field of eleven 2-year-olds AMWUMU lAta potato JAP on I.

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