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Midwestern Comeback Shackles West Texas State 14-7 First Sweep by NL Squad Since 1922 Burgess Guides MU To Second Victory lltirfpft Bails (Ttmtf WICHITA Page 1 FALLS TEXAS SUNDAY Octohtf 1M4 game winner Johnny Antonelll to stave off the dying gasps of the futile Tribe Not since 1922 when the Giants of John McGraw rode over the New York Yankees had a National League champ gone through a series without defeat That sweep however was somewhat blemished by one tie game Actually the Miracle Boston Braves of 1914 were the last Nationals to do it in four games Cleveland winningest team in American League history with 111 victories while dethroning the fivetime champion New York Yankees suffered the same shocking fate as the Chicago Cubs of 1906 whose 116 triumphs still stands as the major league high Those old time Cute however did manage to cop a couple from the White Sox Down the drain with Cleveland's proud record of never losing a World Series went a $500000 Sunday gate The Indians-now will have to begin the doleful duty of returning fifth-game ticket money to the fans Just as the Giants will have to redeem tickets for the phantom sixth and seventh Lightly regarded as 17-10 underdogs against Cleveland's "Big Three" pitching staff the underrated Giants never let the Tribe off the flow After taking the thrilling 10-inning opener 5-2 and beating Early Wynn in the 3-1 second game they moved into Cleveland's home park to flow the See GIANTS Page 4B TCU's Ray Taylor (20) left and Henry Crowsey (34) right move in too late Arkansas won 20-13 (AP ARKANSAS George Walker (44) Arkansas tailback plows six yards through tackle for the first Arkansas touchdown at Fort Worth Saturday night By BOB COLE CANYON Tex Oct 2 Little Johnny Burgess Midwestern University hitherto "forgotten" quarterback came off the bench here tonight to spark the sputtering Indians to a 14-7 victory over West Texas State before 4000 fans in a non-conference clash Burgess completed eight of eight passes fw 90 yards It was the second victory In three starts for the young Indians who tonight used straight power to overcome a Buffalo first half touchdown Burgess who saw little action in the first half when the Indians were stalled four times deep in GAMB ST A GLANCE MIDiriSTEBN WIST TEXAS IS rinl Dmraa 11 1 Tw4 Earth IN Yard PMatac 71 III It Turn GmMH (SU Pimm Mmiplil Bp I 1 far Plata Aif (Are 1 FiaUa BiMwitS I 7 hr PaaaNto 1 hr Buff territory go? the Tribe back into the game on two successive yard-eating timeconsuming drives in the final half The little senior quarterback moved tho Tribe 75 yards with the third quarter kickoff employing the previously extinct forward pass to give the Indiana their tying touchdown Louis Stone substitute end who replaced the injured Tommy Dozier made tho catch in the end zone for the a 24-yard-er Jerry Fouta boomed his fifth consecutive extra point of tho year good to deadlock tho score 7-7 West Texas State a dangerous speedy aggregation moved quickly to tho attack but fizzled after six plays on the Indian 35 and the point-hungry Tribe went to' work Sixty-five yards this time with Burgess under and tho Indians took tho lead Little Johnny work-ng his keeper and "belly" series to perfection ran wide right cm the five-yard line flipped to Dick Nash and the Longview Junior halfback ripped ever for tho touchdown Choyct Hall converted to give tho Indians their 14-7 advantage that stood good until tho impending buzzer some 13:08 liter The Indians muffed another golden chance for six points when Cletis Csnsler recovered a Buff fumble seconds later on tho West Texas State 44 Burgess called tho shot and the Tribe moved quickly for two first downs on tho 18 Burgess was replaced however and the Indians were derailed on tho Buff 14 From there West Texas staged its strongest threat of tho game excluding their touchdown drive Moving on tho ground and through tho air the Buffo rolled to tho Indian 80 Bubba Hillman hitting Dale Wiley with a beautiful aerial to the final 17 yards There however Guard Cletus Schenk broke through to rush Hillman who passed incomplete Wiley took a screen pass from Human but Webb broke through four blockers to throw him on the 28 Hillman then threw deep In the end zone barely Incomplete before Chuck Malone and Ernie Cunningham chased him on a fourth-down pass attempt causing his pass to fall for short of two receivers in tho end zone giving tho Indians tho ball Tho Indiana consumed their remaining 50 seconds with two running plays West Texas scored its touchdown on tho first play of the second period when Hillman Scores By JACK HAND CLEVELAND Oct 2 (JB-The tremendoui New York Giant humbled the (tunned Cleveland Indians In (our straight games to become the first National League World Series winners since 1946 by grabbing today's loosely played 7-4 finale Leo opportunists alert to every chance piled up a early 7-0 lead for Don Liddle and then called on Iloyt Wilhelm's dancing knuckler and finally 21- Georgia Tech Turns Fumbles Into 10-7 Win By WILBUR MARTIN DALLAS Oct 2 lA-Georgia Tech turned two Southern Methodist fumbles into a Held goal and a touchdown tonight and won a battle of desperation passing 10-7 A wobby screen pass and the jackrabbit running of George Voile ert brought the once-beaten Yellow Jackets a fourth period touchdown ami sent Southern Methodist MU Tub 41 It SI I 71 IW Smtm Xortitaf priw 1U PiMtaf pardaga IN fin attempted IS Paaaaa eoenptetoU It Paaaaa tatareapted bp Paata 1 Partial annia Pttmbiea avarapa 4 Yards paaaltaed 71 vainly searching for another ring-master for its once famed aerial circus Until Georgia Tech came back for the second half intent on doing Just one the ball game was a one-sided affair for SMU A fhmble recovery by Franklin Brooks set the stage to a 9-yard field goal by Burton Grant for Georgia Tech in the second period and sophomore quarterback Wade Mitchell figured in every phase on the winning touchdown Mitchell recovered Frank Ei-dom's fumble to give Georgia Tech the ball on SMU'S 47 He tossed the screen pass to Volkert who caught it behind the line of scrimmage then squirmed a yards as if the 83-dcgrce heat had set the Cotton Bowl turf on fire Then Mitchell added the extra point Southern Methodist chewing up great hunks of yardage on the running of Frank Eidom and Don Me-Hhenny marched 77 yards right after Grant's field goal for a touchdown Duane Nutt scored it from inside the one and Tommy Beal kicked the extra point The pattern reversed itself in the remaining four minutes after Georgia Tech's touchdown Southern Methodist started heaving in desperation connected on some but failed miserably in its try for the Jackpot The Mustangs had manhandled Georgia Tech in the first half It until deep in the second period that the Yellow Jackets got a first down and it was the third before they completed a pass A rugged defense and a bad case of butterfingers stopped SMU coring drives repeatedly It drove 17 yards to Georgia Tech's 2 the first time it got the ball Then it went inside the foe's 25 four times Eidom and Mcllhenny paced a stable of fleet backs that ground out 191 yards rushing for compared to 49 for Georgia Tech In the air SMU picked up 8 yards to 132 for Tech on 10 completions of 25 attempts The Yet low Jackets completed a like number out of 26 tries Hogs Shade Frogs 20-13 Red Raiders Rally to Tie Sooner Ags LUBBOCK Oct 2 (A-Texss Tech drove 60 yards on 7 plays to fight from behind to gain a 13-13 tie with Oklahoma Cowboys before 24000 fans tonight Time ran out as guard Louie Flores went back to the 24-yard line in a field goal attempt The Aggies had marched 74 yards less than two minutes before tying score to take the lead from the Red Raiders It was a see-taw game with AIM scoring in the second quarter to hold a 6-0 lead at the half Halfback Joel Favara capped the first Aggie touchdown drive that covered 22 yards End Lee Snider recovered a bad pitchout by Tech quarterback Jerry Johnson on the Raider 32 Fullback Earl Lunsford raced 24 yards and a pass inter ference on fourth down gave the Aggies new life on the Tech 1 Favara went over on the first play but Tech fullback Jim Sides blocked Flores' attempted conversion Tech took the second half kickoff and drove 57 yards sewing on a 20-yard pass to end Dean White Fullback Rick Spinks converted Late in the fourth quarter the Aggies marched 74 yards to take the lead Lunsford Favara and Dick Whitt led the drive with quarterback Fred Duval pitching 11 yards to end Choppy Spencer who raced the remaining 28 yards Flores converted for a 13-7 lead Less than two minutes later quarterback Jack Kirkpia trick led the Raiders to the tying tally A 15-yard holding penalty and halfback Jo-Jo Bryan's 17-yard run which put the ball on the Aggie 8 set up the score On the second play Spinks skipped around right end fw 8 yards and the touchdown End Bob LaRue rushed conversion attempt with the ball hitting the goal post Tech held an edge in first downs 15-13 and in rushing yardage 194-156 but the Aggies had the upper band 143-33 in passing on i keeper raced around tho left side faked broke away with great blocking and sped 55 yards for paydirt Rhoten kicked the extra point for a 7-0 Buff lead The Buffs had thrown an early scare into tho Tribe going 84 yards with the opening kickoff to tho Midwestern five before Schenk broke through to throw Jax Me-Spadden on the 10-yard line On fourth down Kenneth Clapp attempted a keeper off the right side but was dropped on the nine to end tho threat Tho Indians got a scoring chance minutes later when Dozier recovered fomble of Sonny Lang's long punt on tho Buff 2L Four plays lost eight yards te end that threat Again In the first period from the West Tessa 49 tho Indians moved to the 82 where a screen pass fizzled and the Buffs took over In the second quarter the Indians pushed to the West Texas 85 where a fumble cost them Possession Seconds later Cunningham Intercepted a Buff pass and went IS yards to the West Texas 15 The Tribe moved from then to the 14 but again were halted when Cecil Perkins was swarmed on the 22 trying to pais and lost the ball when his fourth down pass was Incomplete Shortly before halftime Naah galloped beautifully 87 yards on a punt return never a last-man tackle saved a touchdown Three Plays later Naah hit tha lsft side lateraUed to Tom Kelly and the latter charged to tho 18 but an offside penally nullified tho play Billy Martin threw to Darrell Wit son to the 19 but a fourth down fumble put tha stopper on this drive Schenk Cunningham Webb and Webster performed magnificently on defense Mississippi Clouts Villanova 52 to 0 PHILADELPHIA Oct (I) racing Rebels wracked Inexperienced Villanova tonight frith a near perfect passing attack that buried the Wildcat! 12-0 bo-fora 95607 spectators Tho split Rebels showed tho "grocery bowl" patrons-most of the fona attended on tickets obtained with purchases made at a grocery chain in tho Philadelphia what ms in store in tho very first period After stopping tha only serious Villanova drive on their 2-yard line Houston Patton a Junior looped a pass over tho hoods of tho Villanova secondary to end Dave Dickerson who raced unmolested the rest of tho 78 yards to score Pirates Sign Haney To One-Year Contract PITTSBURGH Oct I UV-Tbe' Pittsburgh Pirates said today Manager Fred Haney who in two years has not beat aide to get hia dub out of tha National League cellar has been signed to a new one-year contract touchdown losers' Bob Football Bp TWR ASSOCIATED PS EH COLLEGE FOOTBALL soirnwEST HldwMten 14 WmI Tans Tmm ASK 4 GMrgla Tom 41 WMhhstoa Mata 14 Xlea 41 ComrU Aifcaoau TCU IS Tnua Tech 11 OUahoau A A1I IS (Ut) Georfls Tech It SMU 7 Tom AA1 JL UNVOTES Carpq Ctirirtl Monk Tmm State IS Mlariaalppl in 7 BcdnseCeokma IS Pad Uatoa Soattraaten (Okla) Castral (Okla) I AMkaa ChrMUa MampMa Stela I Ola) Lamar Tach II MeMnrrp IS Sam Houatea State 44 Tmm LNharaa Howard Papaa SaNhwaM Tout State IS 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as Arkansas upset Texas Christian 20-13 in the opening Southwest Conference football gams The crowd 'of 25000 was pandemonium as Henry Moore the ArtaMMTCU First dawns IS Rarttog pardags 14 Pawing pardaga 1 Paam attempted 11 II Pimm completed 4 Paaw Intercepted hp Paste I Parting avanga 441 SSJ Pambte lost Yard! panaltord 4t slashing Arkansas fullback slammed across for the score that brought Arkansas its first victory in Texas sines 1948 There were only 28 seconds left' on the big clock as Moore who had acored the second Arkansas touchdown with a 48-yard run went over from Just me foot out hungry fans paraded on the field as the band pranced The Razorbacks one of the best conditioned teams ever to come out of the Ozarks played solid football all the way cashing in on a TCU fumble for one touchdown and almost scoring as the result of another A fumble also lost TCU a touchdown when it dropped the ball on tho Arkansas one Arkansas' defense also wu solid si a rock as the fierce tackling Razorbacks halted surge after surge in the last minuteL And pass interception by Joe Thomason who recovered three fumbles for the night one of (hem setting up tho Initial Arkansas touchdown prevented a TCU score early in the game Georga Walker sophomore tailback made the first Arkansas touchdown and kicked two extra points Scoring for Texas Christian were Ray Taylor and Jim Swink while Harold Pollard added the one TCU conversion Tho Homed Frogs railed up a tremendoui 229 yards with 168 of it on the ground Arkansas got only 145 with 76 net rushing and 69 in the air But the statistics do not show Just what kind of football the Razorbacks played tonight They were opportunists on offense and savage battlers on defense They stopped so many TCU drives In the final period tho crowd lost count But it was rough tough football that did It The Razorbacks shocked the Frogs with two touchdowns in the first period TCU finally managed to tie the score late in tho fourth but never could go ahead (Pa) 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40-14 (AP Wirehoto TEXAS TOUCHDOWN COMING Texas Quarterback Pat Tolar dives high to avoid the tackle of Wuhipgton State halfback Mart Purnell and lands safe TOUCHDOWN PASS Purdue End Johnny Kerr (86) grabs pass in the end zone to score first touchdown in first quarter as Notre Dame halfback Jimmy Morse reaches the scene too lat Purdue upset the Irish 27-14 (AP Wirephoto.

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