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A Fabulous Comeback Cowboys Win It 29-21 WHERE THE ACTION WAS The play was fast and furious in the first period of the McNeese- Northwestern game as a host of Cowboys pile up Demon fullback Bobby Parker (36). Identifiable Pokes are George Bourgeois (88) and David Poche (76). Norihwestern's No. 1.8 is quarterback Don Guidry. By GARY SNYDER American Press Sports Writer NATCHITOCHES The sign of a true champion is the ability to come from behind and win no matter what the odds, injuries or obstacles.

That was the trademark of the McNeese Cowboys here Saturday afternoon as the Pokes rallied behind the bruising running of Merlin Walet to defeat the Northwestern Demons by 29-21 in an important Gulf States Conference battle. In a game that changed its complexion almost as many times as the sun rises and sets in a week, the Cowboys rallied from a 21-7 deficit for its third straight GSC victory to assure them of remaining in at least a first place tie in the conference race. The Pokes started as if they were going to run Hie Demons off the field. The Demons held Stanford Shackles Green Wave 16-0 NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) Stanford's Indians scalped Tulane 16-0 Saturday night in an Intersectional football battle with Dave Lewis, a fullblooded Chukchansi, wielding a wicked tommyhawk for the Braves with his passing and running.

The Stanford team, only 37- men strong, struck quickly in the first half for its 16 points behind the agile Lewis. The only thing the hapless Greenies did before intermission to cheer the sparse crowd of 15,000 was block a Lewis punt But it was for naught because neigher quarterback Bobby Duhon or Dave East could move Tulane. Stanford switched to ball-control tactics in the second half after rolling up 141 yards rushing and another 98 passing before intermission. Lewis woundup with 129 yards passing on eight of 11 throws and was the game's top rusher with 77 yards in 14 carries Terry Desylvia kicked a 37- yard field goal midway in the first period to put Stanford ahead 3-0, then Lewis guided his team to two second period touchdowns. Stanford marched 62 yards in eight plays with Ray Handley going across from the 10 for the first touchdown.

An eight yard pass interference penalty against Tulane and a 17-yard gain by John Read kept the drive alive. With 15 seconds left in the second stanza, Lewis scamp- bered over from the five for the second Stanford marker. Lewis drove the Indians deep Into Tulane territory with a 25- yard pass to John Mason and a 20-yard strike to Bob Conrad. Desylvia, who kicked the first extra point, had his second nullified by holding. When he tried again, from 15 yards further back, it was short.

Tulane managed only 52 yards in the air and 25 yards rushing in the first half against the staunch Indian defense. It marked Tulane's final home appearance of the year, and the last in New Orleans as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Tulane pulls out of the SEC in June to become an independent. The Greenies, now 2-5, have road games left against Florida and traditional rival Louisiana State. Stanford, bouncing back from a 41-8 drubbing by Washington a week ago, is now 5-2.

The Braves return to the coast conference warfare against UCLA next week. Stanford 3 13 0 Tulane 0 0 0 37 Desylvia 10 run (Desylvia kick) 5 run (kick tailed) Attendance STATISTICS Stanford Tulons First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes Intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost yards penalized 25 175 11-17 7-27 25 90 52 4-14 0 10-39 0 18 USL Given Scare, Beats Tribe 14-10 LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Quarterback Oneal Weber led the University of Southwestern Louisiana to a 14-10 Gulf States Confernce victory over Northeast State College here Saturday night. Weber for the USL winning marker and bulled his way over.for the other marker. was Northeast's seventh straight loss.

Weber opened the scoring in the second period when he capped off a 33-yard drive that took only nine plays. He bucked his way over from the one. Gerald Landry booted the first of his two conversions. The marker was set up when Bill Bayard returned a NSC punt to the Indians 33 yard stripe. Northeast came back to tie the score with 55 seconds remaining in the half when Steve Mansur tossed a 47-yard scoring bomb to Lynn Mitchell.

Mike LaCaze converted. The Indians took a shortlived lead when LaCaze booted a 25 yard field goal. The three-pointer was set up when a USL punt went out of bounds on the Southwestern 27 yard line. The Bulldogs marched to the winning score after taking the ensuing kickoff and marching 69 QRID SCORES McNeese State 29 Northwestern 21 USL Northeast La 10 Louisiana Tech 16 Southeastern Alabama 31 LSU 7 Mich. State 35 Iowa 0 Arkansas 31 Rice 0 Nebraska 42 Kansas Notre Dame 69 Pittsburgh 13 Southern Col.

35 California 0 Tennessee 21 Georgia Tech 7 UCLA 28 Washington 24 Missouri 20 Colorado 7 Kentucky 34 Vanderbilt 0 Florida 14 Georgia 10 Auburn 25 Miss. State 18 Texas Baylor Michigan Illinois Northwestern Ohio State Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Princeton Harvard Oregon State Syracuse Yale Penn. Memphis State Utah State Oklahoma Iowa State Stanford Tulane Grumbling Arkansas Southern Wiley Houston Ole Miss. SMU Texas Air Force Army Navy Maryland 14 3 19 7 Tulsa Louisville 35 14 23 3 27 22 17 10 45 7 14 6 13 12 21 19 7 0 24 20 16 0 21 9 77 0 17 3 10 0 51 18 10 121 171 0 32 11 135 51 5-13 2 9-34 43 More Scores On Pogj I yards In but eight plays. Leading the drive were Weber and Bill Bayard.

Bayard moved the Bulldogs into striking distance when he broke loose for a 22 yard gain, bringing the ball to the Northeast four. After losing round to the nine, Weber flipped to Lonny Price for the go-ahead marker. Landry booted the conversion. Northeast had another scoring chance but the strong USL defense shored up its few leaks and held at the Bulldog 23. The Indians were only able to gain two yards after they recovered a Southwestern fumble at the 25.

NSC had the best of the game in the offensive department collecting 292 yards on offense as USL got 186 yards. Northeast came back' to tie the score with 55 seconds remaining in the half when Steve Mansur tossed a 47-yard sckor- ing bomb to Lynn Mitchell. Mike LaCaze converted. Northeast Slate 070 Southwestern 7 1 run (kick G. Landry) 47 pass from Mansur kick) 25 Lacoze 9 pass from Weber (G.

Landry kick) A-l 1,000 est. STATISTICS First downs Rushing yardage Passylng yardone Passes 9-26 Passes Intercepted by Punts 9-37 Fumbles lost Yards pencilled Pitkin Cops Own Tourney In a freeze PITKIN Pitkin's potent Tigers won their own tournament in a romp here Saturday night, bombing Lafargue 69-46 in the championship game. All five Tiger starters were in double figures in the game, with Monroe Thompson's 23 markers leading the way. i Creed had 19, Ronald James 18, Ed Prkins 14 and Gary LaCaze 13. Pitkin, unbeaten on the season, had things just as easy in the semifinals, bombing Pine Prairie 77-39.

Lafargue tripped Fairview 59-51 in the other semifinal. Fairview came back to take third place with a 58-52 victory over Pine Prairie. Elizabeth won the girls' championship, beating Fairview 71-52. Semifinal results found Elizabeth trouncing Simpson 60-48 and Fairview nudging Pitkin 4031. Pitkin beat Simpson 50-45 for third place.

"TOP TEN" Here's how the Tpp Ten teomj In Associated Press college football poll did Saturday: 1. Michigan State, 80, beat Iowa 35-0. 2. Arkansas, (-0, beat Rice 31-0. 3.

Nebraska, 8-0, beat Kansas 42-4. 4. Notre Dame, 6-1. beat Pitt 69-13. i.

Alabama, 6-1-1, beat Louisiana Stole 31-7. 6. Southern California, 5-1-1, beat Call' fornla 35-0. 7. Georgia Tech, 5-2-1, lost to 21-7 8.

UCLA, 5-1-1, beat Washington 9. Missouri, 5-2-1, beat Colorado 20-7. 13. SECTION TWO Lake Charles American Press SPORTS TV Programs SUNDAY, NOV. 7, 1965, Lake Charles American Press Jg La.

Tech Topples Southeastern 16-14 MeNeese on its first series of downs but on Northwesterri's first series, Paul Guidry came in to dump quarterback Donald Guidry on a third and three play for a seven yard loss. Wayne Walker, who put on a great kicking show for tljg Demons, boomed a 53-yard kick to Tony Ber at the McNeese 10. The 175-pound Houma junior raced down the sideliries behind some great blocking by the Cowboys and scampered 90 yards to paydlrt. Richard Gull- lory's kick split the uprights and the Pokes enjoyed a 7-0 lead with 9:55 left in the first quarter. The Cowboys came right back and looked like they were going to score again the next time they got the ball.

On a fourth down punting situation, Billy Kidd got a low pass from center at the McNeese 36 and rambled 21 yards to keep the bid alive. McNeese moved the ball to the 30 but; passes by Baron Thomas found their mark with the Cowboy receivers unable to hang onto the ball. The explosive Demon attack got its offense in high gear in the second quarter. Taking over Poke 37. Guidry then hit Dodtl on a stop and go pattern and on their own 31, Al Dodd swept left end to move the ball to the the fleet halfback beat the Poke secondary by a good 15 yards into the end zone.

Walker's kick tied the score at 7-7. A pass interception by Ken Brooks gave the Demons the ball at the Northwestern 36 minutes later. Guidry went for 30 yards to move the ball into McNeese territory and Neal Prather hit off tackle for 24 more. Bob Parker's one-yard plunge three plays later gave the Demons a 14-7 halftime lead. The versatile Demon offense, spreading flankers and ends from one side of the field to the other, gave the Cowboys fits all day and the same pattern that worked on the first touchdown, a stop and go pass from Guidry to Dodd gave Northwestern its third score of the day.

This one HAMMOND, La. (AP) The strong passing arm of quarterback Billy Laird pushed Louisiana Tech to a 16-14 upset victory over Southeastern Louisiana Saturday night. The loss was doubly painful for the Southeastern Lions it was their homecoming and they had been tied for the lead in the Gulf States Conference with McNeese State, which won over Northwestern State to take sole possession of the GSC lop Tech scored first when halfback Robert Brunei plunged into the end zone from the one. Speedy Campbell kicked the extra point. Laird had the first quarter score on a 19-yard pass to Wayne Davis.

Southeastern scored in the second when quarterback Lester Smith hit end Van Pilaud on a seven-yard pass. The extra point attempt failed. Tech went ahead 10-6 in the third quarter when Campbell kicked a 20-yard field goal. The final Tech marker came on an 11-yard pass from Laird to flankerback Jim Jones. The conversion try failed.

There was plenty of fight left in Southeastern, and the Lions roared back in the final period, marching near paydirt in seven plays and scoring on a 29-yard pass play from Smith to end Duane Floyd. Smith passed to Pilaud to tally two more points on the conversion. The victory gave Tech a 2-2 record in the GSC and a 3-3 overall record for the season. Southeastern stands 2-1 in the conference and 4-2 overall. Louisiana Tech 7 03 Southeastern 060 1 run (Campbell kick) 7 pass from Smith (kick failed) 20 Campell 11 pass from Laird (pass failed) 29 pass from Smith (Smith passed to Pilaud) est.

STATISTICS La.Tech SLC First downs 19 Rushing yardage 175 yasslng yardage 160 Passes 15-25 Passes Intercepted by 1 Punts 9.43.1 Fumbles lost 3 Yards penalized 15 65 120 8-21 2 5-372 33 Eunice Gets 13-12 Win Over Oakdale Ber's Run A Real Thriller OAKDALE The Bobcats of Eunice overcame a 12-7 halftime deficit to defeat Oakdale 13-12 in a District 4-AA game. Using straight power, with one pass play during the drive, the Bobcats drove 70 yards after the opening kickoff with Buzz Sarver driving over right tackle for the tally. Sarver was the work horse on the initial drive as he was all evening, carrying the ball 16 times for a total of 58 yards. Fired up and stung, the Warriors came back with a marker of their own. Starting at the Oakdale 42 it took just nine plays, helped along Phillip Ray's gallop over right tackle for 19 yards.

Wayne Johnson sneaked over from the one. On the next series, Gary Bozzell picked off a Bobcat aerial at the Eunice 48 and was hit immediately. Four running plays put the Warriors on the 38 and on the next play Johnson threw a strike to Phillip Buxton for the go-head counter. Two scoring opportunities went by the boards in the third quarter when the Warriors were held for downs at the Bobcats Memphis Tips Utah State MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -Two of the nation's highest scoring football teams ground away furiously but mostly far from the goal Saturday as Memphis State bounced Utah State from the unbeaten ranks 7-0.

The Utags led the nation in total points and had the second highest scoring average before the unyielding Tigers and bad fumbles shut them out for the first time in 50 games. Utah State had won seven straight. Memphis State is now 4-3. Memphis State's only touchdown came on a long pass play. One Tiger touchdown was called back and field goal tries by each team failed" Utah State fumbled once on the Tiger Jive.

Oakdalt 11 44 14S 12-27 1 3 35 two and again in the same quarter when a fumble was gathered in by Sarver in the end zone. Simpson Courville latched on to an Oakdale punt in the last stanza and ran it from his own 44 to the Warrior 36. setting up the winning touchdown. Eight plays later, with 3:40 left in the contest, Terry Larson punched over from the five. Defensive stalwarts for the Warriors were Randy a i and Gary Bozzell with 12 and 11 tackles respectively for the evening.

Eunice 7 0 0 4-13 Oakdala 012 0 0-12 Buzz Sarver 1 run, Longford McGee kick Wayno Johnson 1 run. run failed Phillip Buxton 38 pass from Johnson, kick failed Terry Larson run, kick foiled. STATISTICS Eunice First down 13 Rushing yardage 171 Passing yardage i Passes 1-7 Passes Intercepted by 0 Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 81 Lacassine Is Winner At Hathaway HATHAWAY Lacassine's Cardinals bounced the Roanoke 77-67 here Saturday night to capture the Hathaway basketball tournament. Fenton won third place with a 64-47 romp over Bell City. Danny Sheridan and Henry Fontenot were the big guns for Lacassine, scoring 20 points each.

Dewey Stanton added 17 and Howard Fontenot 11. Roland Janice with 17, Jerry grave with 15, Leonard Troutman with 14 and Steve Meyer with 10 were double figure scorers for the losers. Jerry Peloquin's 27 points led Fenton's third-place victory. Albert Breaux had 24 for Bell City. In the semifinals, Stanton pumped in 24 points as Lacas- Sinebeat Fenton 75-39.

Roanoke topped Bell City 70-61 behind Troutman's 30 points and 27 more by Janice. Alvin Breaux scared 20 for Bell City. NATCHITOCHES "All I could see was feet flying all around me." This was the comment Tony Ber made after his 90-yard punt return for the Cowboys' first score against Northwestern at Natchitoches Saturday afternoon that McNeese won 29-21. Ber had nothing but praise for his Cowboy teammates who cut the Demon defenders down like a cycle mowing down stalks. Ber, who was rushed into the punt return department after injuries had hampered both Richard Guillory and Craig Henry said he got the go ahead sign from teammate Felix Simon.

There was a slight moment of doubt as to whether Ber would field Wayne Walker's booming 53-yard punt at the ten or let it go in the end zone. Ber said that Simon yelled to take it and take it he did. Getting a tremendous block by tackle Norman Porche at the McNeese 45 that cut down two Demon defenders and another jolting blast by end Paul Guidry at midfield, Ber raced untouched 90 yards for a McNeese punt return record. It broke the 85-yard return made by Tommy Thompson against Howard in 1962. Head coach Les DeVall commented, "We are as proud of this bunch of boys as any team we've ever had at McNeese." He pointed out that the turning points of the game seemed to be (1) when the Cowboy receivers started catching the ball after the Demons had taken a 21-7 lead and (2) the magnificent goal line stand that turned the Demons back in the fourth quarter with the Pokes leading 22 21.

DeVall noted that the McNeese receivers had been open all day but had dropped the ball repeatedly during the first half. The only way the Pokes could loosen the Demon defense was to start catching the passes and with Paul Guidry and R. C. Slocum making some great grabs, McNeese was able to do just that. "Did you see Walet lower his head in that last scoring drive?" was line coach Jim Clark's first comment, of the game "When he learns to get a little lower there is no telling how much yardage he will really make," Clark jubiliantly exclaimed.

All the Cowboy coaches Vernon In 28-12 Win LEESVILLE The Vernoq Lions came from behind in the second half for a 28-12 homecoming victory over Wiergate, here Saturday night. Down 12-6 at halftime, the Lions got two touchdowns and a safety in the third period and a clinching score in the fourth. Carl Howard scored twice for the Lions, going two yards in the opening period and 20 yards in the third. Quarterback John Ford plunged for one score and threw 8 yards to Alfred Spenc er for another. Gus Ford scored both of the Texans 1 touchdowns.

660 0-12 ,4 0 15 Wlergogt Run Howard 2 run. Run failed. Ford 4 run. Run tolled. Smith 2 run.

Run i. Howard V-Cori Howord 20 rgn. fely, smith V-5ofety, Ford In 9 from Smith termed the victory a great team effort and had special praise 'or quarterback Richard Guilory, who played the game with a badly injured shoulder. Guillory hit Slocum with a 31- yard strike to move (he ball to the Demon 10 to Set up McNeese's second touchdown and got the Cowboys in great shape to win the game by hitting Ber.in the end zone for the two-point conversion. Northwestern had one of the most versatile offenses that the Cowboys have had to face in a long time.

Splitting a flanker wide to the right and an end on the opposite side (or vice versa), the Demons were a threat to go all the way on any one play. With great receivers in Al Dodd and Dick Reding, the crippled Poke defense had a hard time covering one-on-one. An example of the fine all- around effort was that of Craig Henry. The fleet 160-pounder was hurt all week and did not get a chance to work on the Demon pass patterns until the final day of practice. He played a creditable game from his defensive safety position although being hampered by a leg injury that slowed him considerably.

All in all, the Cowboys will certainly win a lot more ball games, but McNeese football fans can be especially proud of the tremendous team effort put forth by the Cowboys Saturday, NoV. 6, 1965 at A date that just could have opened the Cowboys' bid for an undisputed title to Die 1965 Gulf States Conference football championship. was good for 68 yards and the Demon Homecoming erdttti started whooping it up as Northwestern surged ahead, Oown by 14'points, the Cowboys came back and unreeled a 75-yard scoring drive in 10 plays. The'big gainers were a 21-yard George Wolfe to Guidry a 31-yard strike, from 1 Guillory R. C.

Slocum. The last aerial moved th.6 ball to the 10 and Walet bulled across from the one with 2:07 left in the third quarter. The Cowboys elected to go for two and'Guil- lory lofted a lob pass to Be? in the end zone for the successful conversion as the Pokes ctiUhe lead to 21-15. The quick-charging McNeese defense held the Demons and Felix Simon recovered ball on Walker's fourth down kick to give the at the Polk 45.. With Walet hitting off right tackle for and Suire blasting over tho same spot for 16 more, the Cowboys scored in nine plays with Guillory sneaking over from the one.

Guillory's kick was true and the Cowboys were ahead by 2221. Northwestern came right back and went down to the Cowboy five -in only five plays. Tha ibig plays were an eleven-yard sweep by Sammy Clifton and a 7 41- yard aerial from Guidry to Louis Richard. The last play moved the ball to the five. Ki The Cowboys put on a magnificent goal line ras Parker hit for two, man gained one and Pittman was stopped for no gain around right end with Simon making a great tackle.

Walker's goal from the six was wideSto the left and the Demons' Chances for their first victorjfcpyer McNeese since 1959 was looted out with the The- Cowboys did not lefc and went 80 yards in 15 plays; mostly on the' power Suire and Walef that ate up-th'e remaining minutes of the game. At the Demon i hurdled a couple of downed Northwestern players at therlihe and ran over two Demon Offenders at the goal line to score- the six pointer that iced the-game away. The hard-running 219-pound senior joined the selected Cowboy Rushing Club yards in 32 carries. This gave him 689 yards in 135 carries with two games remaining. It was a tremendous victory for the who play Southeastern in Lake Charles next Saturday for-the lead in the GSC race.

McNeese 7 0 1 Northwestern OH Ber, 90 punt return. Richard Guillory kick, Dodd 37 pass from Donald ry. Wayno Walker kick. Parker 1 run. kick.

Dodd 68 pass Irom Donald'-Guldry. Woyne Walker kick. Walet 1 run. Tony Bdrpsu from Richard Guillory. Guillory run.

RJehard Guillory kick. M-Merlln Walet run. Richard Gulllorv STATISTICS First downs 21 Rushing yardage 292 Passing yardage 54 Passes J-18 Posses Intercepted by 0 Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 0 NW 'SB "153 MX SIMON MeNtW) fcisfc Ftllx mon (36) drives for yardage after 4 from quarterback Richard Gullbry (10) Northwestern at Naichilochw. Making UJ)..