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alley orning HARLINGEN, TEXAS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1963 tar Longhorns Rap Gritty Ponies 17-12 Page Cl Showdown Battle With Bears Looms Saturday DALLAS (UPI) Tommy defensive measures to stave off (Thunderbird) Ford stampeded a rallying SMI passing flurry top-ranked Texas 7fi yards with in the final quarter, the opening sixth The victory kept alive straight game the Longhorns hopes of a successful defense have scored at the first oppor- of its Southwest Conference i shoeless Tony Cros- crown and set up a showdown kicking kept Texas unbeat- next Saturday at Austin against in a tight 17-12 victory over lead-sharing Ravlor, which shat- Southern Methodist Saturday, tered Texas Christian 32-13 at 34-yard field goal in Waco Saturday, the final second of the first half the leading and his two conversion kicks ground gainer with 113 vards provided the difference for the in 13 carnes gol 75 yards of it third consecutive Saturday as in lhe initlal Texas surge, was forced to desperate eluding a 50-yard scamper on the game's first play from scrim- Cornhuskers 13-12 Winners Over Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. (UPI)-Misouri two-point conversion period Nebraska Cornhuskers salvaged a 13-12 Big Eight Conference football victory. mage. VVingback Phil Harris went on to cap that drive uith a three-yard touchdown run. but Ford got his chance to score in the second quarter from two yards out whon Texas recovered an SMI fumble on the Mustang six.

SMU's quarterback tandem oi Danny Thomas and Mac White kept Texas off balance with their passes Their success may bode bad times ahead for lhe 500 FOOTBALL BUMPS Jim Fauver (21), TCU Halfback, runs with a forward pass to pick up three yards before being brought down by Baylor's Donnie Laurence. Baylor went on to crush TCU, 32-13. (UPI Telephoto) BAYLOR 32-13 WINNER Bears Trull Stay Passes In LSU Tigers Contention; Crushed By Longhorns next Saturday when the fourth they must face tremen- failed Saturday and the doiis aerialist Don Trull. Thomas hit bouncing Billy Gannon with a 22 yard touch- down oass in the second nuai- recort crowd ot itr W4m xrwod tr other 22-yarder to he same: paid homecoming fans, Ne braska marched 76 yards in 11 ouart plays to open the scoring. Quar- terback Dennis Claridge scored an fumbles hurt from five yards out.

and Rudy SU) touchdown undercog Johnson kicked a crucial extra chances of staging their third napr if the Ken Boston recov- season to qo umphs over DIXON RETURNS PUNT Texas' Joe Dixon (21) returns a punt five yards he is hauled down from behind by Larry Jernigan (14) of Southern Methodist. Texas defeated the Ponies, 17-12. (UPI Telephoto) point. Halfback TCU Dizzy Ole Miss, 37-3 ered a fumble in the end zone Navy, on the first play of the second the times period for initial on tumbles and or. an jtouchdown.

Bill Leistritz missed tercePtlcn. ithe extra point. SMU Nebraska scored again in the Texas fourth period on Johnson's run, but Dave Theisen Scoring, e. BATON ROUGE, La. the conversion- WACO, Tex.

and nationally top-rated Unlver-ed A yards to score and TCL The Mississippi Rebels leaped After ensuinS kickoff. Tex-Ford sensational Don Trull scored sity of Texas next week in Aus- added the extra point. Horned toward the Southeastern Con- Gary Lane hit three touchdowns and passed tin, for what should be Frog quarterback Gray Mills ference football championship for a. Pass fora fourth Saturday to lead the determining factor who goes raised the TCU margin to 13-6 saturdav bv routing old rival followed it with a 53 -yard rosby 34 the Bears to a 32-13 Southwest to the 1964 Cotton Bowl game, early in the second half on a Louisiana State 37-3 before touehclowii aerial to Boston, set- J2 pas? from Conference victory over Texas Trull got his usual slow start three-yard pass play, but Trull qoo shocked fans at Tiger Sta- 2-point hite (run failed) Christian University. Saturday, completing only two appeared to be warmed up by conversion try Trull, the leading of 12 pass attempts in the first this time and he opened up for irrpfj senrori Nebraska leading 13-12, passer, completed 20 of 40 quarter.

But he began hitting four paydirt drives before the three touchdowns for the un- Tigers elected to upd of the smu passes Saturday for a net of 273 more in the second period and final sounded. deffated RebT the big Tane ate.v° to In in the air. His running and engineered the Bears to the Larrv who Mississippi line was stopping ifm waiw passing personally accounted TCU 11 where he ran it across highly rated running ,5 I Nebraska V8rd9ge enough to give Bavlor its on an option play for the first has been setting Southwest Con- all afternoon Up the pnss RUS bv fourth straight lpaenp win with- score of thp game feence records in pass receiv- DacK au at the iast second intercepted nabbed 10 Trull passes for Ole Miss scored almost at will Johnson, whose extra point lost make up for years of frustra- won the ball game, was impressive as a ball carrier Rice Rallies To Top Texas Tech Pitchers Picked For All-Star baseball Game Texas Christian went ahead He Navy, Staubach Rip Irish For 35-14 Win out a loss. The Baylor victory set up a before the half ended when left 117 yards. showdown between the Bears end Marvin Chipman scamper- Trull worked the option pass- in ligei stadium.

1ft run three times to cross the The big victory was the fifth caJT.ied yards. Horned Frog goal line on runs, straight for Ole Miss this sea -1 Missouri first touchdown They included runs of 11, six. son and gave the Mississippians UP oy poor, and five yards when the sure- a 4-0 record in conference play. 10-yard punt, which Missouri footed Bear general slipped Only Tulane and Mississippi on the Nebraska 33. through holes in the Big TCU stand between the rebels Oj the next play Lane tossed line while looking for pass re- and another SEC championship a pass to halfback Ted eeivers and almost certain bowl bid.

Gus Otto I nnz fumbled into the end zones on Baylor netted 430 yards pass-i Roberts, a senior fnn nwin0 niav ing and running whUe holding from Morton. scored SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPI) nelly ran 41 yards after Stau- TCU to 154 rushing and 62 in touchdowns on runs of two, great Roger Staubach. pitchout to boost the air. The Bears held a 27-11 three, and two yards.

Ole Miss SMU 16 115 176 16-37 1 5-41 3 4S By BILL DONNELLY iconference mark set last year United Press International by Texas Mike Clark. LUBBOCK, Tex. (UPI Rug- Daniels boosted his Tech career ged Rice, held to a slim 3-point field goal mark to 13, a confer- halftime lead, broke open the ence record, game in the second half Satur- Rice 0 3 7 day with a 28-yard touchdown Tech 0 0 3 dash on a pass interception to Scoring: whip scrappy Texas Tech 17-3 FG Rice 29 Rice held a 3-0 lead at half- 2R pass 3 ception (Rice kick) 32 time on Larry 29-yard field goal. Tech was on the lubbock late in the third quarter of the Rite px Ron- the leader in total of- lead to 35-7. fense.

tossed two touchdown Vntr. name passes and set a Navy offense record Saturday in a 35-14 rout of Notre Dame. Chargin Irish linemen bottled Staubach in the first half, but the Middie quarterback broke loose in the last 30 minutes and wound up with a new Navy rec-, ord for total offense. The Middie candidate for All- A I Suffers 16-6 Beating in first downs earned on quarterback Jim Weatherly ac- the field counted for the other two touch- 7 I 35 Fullback Dalton Hoffman ran with a 23-yard pass to other touchdown across Erwin and with a from the two late in the final two-yard end sweep Erwin scored the other Ole Miss point's Penod- with a 22 -yard field goal and 1 Baylor 0 6 6 four extra points. 0 7 6 0 13 Mississippi dominated play in Scoring: the first half.

Before the game 11 run (Kick failed) was three minutes old rebel (UPI) 54 run (McAt- tackle Cecil Ford blocked Dan but Boston recovered the ball for the Tiger score. Missouri 0 6 0 Nebraska 7 0 0 Second Ranked Illinois Romps Over Purdue tnteieepted by. 1 7 33 0 .......40 31 NACOGDOCHES, Tex. America honors gained 114 Stephen F. Austin's Lumber-j 334 kick) through the air and Saturday night handed de- 3 pass from Mills 53 on the ground-in directing (kick failed) Kason before 59 3621Cfans 6 Bay-Tmll 6 run (pass failed) efficient help Jerry Clements returned a 15 pass from Trull from Navy JJfst quarter punt 79 yards for Lumberjacks first score.

Army Drives Back To tace Air Force, 14-10 CHICGAO (UPI) Ken 6-12 CHAMPAIGN, 111. (UPI)-Il- Iinois. ranked second in the na- turned sophomore fullback er'-vkrri'Rice march Jim Grabowski loose for three Saturday in a 41-21 lashing of Purdue. It was the third victory against a tie in Big Ten play for the Illini, who rolled up a three touchdown lead in the first 20 minutes with a slashing ground attack. Grabowski led a bevy of bruising Illinois backs, scoring touchdowns on runs of 6, 18 Halfback and 1 spectacular scored oy an 10 181 71 5-17 1 35.7 move 1 when reserve quarterback First downs me ervenka swiped a pass m-i Rushing tended for Red Raider back Donny Anderson and; Punts zpped down the slideline touched I 1 A homecoming crowd of 36.500 saw the Southwest Confer- jence game.

Tech took the kickoff after run and marched to the Rice 17. Fullback H. Daniels kicked a 34-yard field goal But the Owls marched right back to score agan. Reserve tailback Don Elsik Pushed touchdowns cracked over from the one to Kingsville got on The Owls launched two long first half drives, the second covering 64 yards before Tech held the scoreboard here Saturday night then held on for a 30 14 victory. two touchdowns for downs on the one fmal iivc minutes punt went out of y' on the Tech 31, setting up nimt field goal.

Halfback Davd Ferguson got Fullback David Meave The Javelinas cut the margin passes t0 7'6 in the second quarter as irror. 1 Bain scored from two which eciipsed Notre 191 yards to 109. Staubach scoring went for two yards to Gary' Kellner and for eight to Pat Austin traooed Donnelly two Middies who also Randf5ohnson in hls ownpp accounted for two moie zone jor a safety jn fourth touchdowns. quarter. Robert 15-yard Rushing yardage Kellner intercepted a Notre run ended the scoring after Dame pass for one of three Lumberjacks recovered an intercepted Navy touchdowns in a game- fumble on the Javelina lost breaking third period and Don- yard line.

(pass failed) 2 run kick) 5run Davies kick) Att: 36.000. WACO, Tex. the game: ov a 17-vard touchdown dash Ohio State a decade ago in Baylor by 157 273 40 1 0 27 Gray Figures In All Scoring As Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. 40 and made only losses on third down plays Billy Gray, junior quarterback two first downs after halftime, as the Razorbacks could put pressed into service because of Their only penetration of the only one scoring drive together an injury to the regular signal Arkansas 40 in the first after halftime, caller, passed for two touch- half was to the 12 and this passes sparked downs and ran over another as drive was stopped by a pass in- what offense the Aggies Arkansas beat Texas terception. had He completed seven of 18 ny quick kick on the LSU 12 and end Reed Davis recovered for the rebels.

Roberts later crashed over the middle for Ole first touch-. down. broken field running, capped by t.ean,\.sinc®.lts victory LSU drove from its own sev- (Davies en yard line to the Rebel 18 later in the first quarter but quar- rs by Dame in eers had to settle for a 41-vard 'ValdroP starred goal by left-footed spectacle eier Illinois rolled up 325 yards Moreau Ole Miss roared rieht Pla-ved Chicagos vast Sol-lushing while Purdue could ibadf drivirai vards in 11 Even though Presi- muster jus, 48 ground yards dent Kennedy canceled his ap- Passing yardage was heavily pearance at the last minute, in the favor 206- the classic drew 76,660 fans to 61. 52e watch the 2,500 corpsmen from Grabowski led the Illini with 20 for each school in 45 degree temp-97 yards in 18 rushes. Substi- erature under sunny skies.

tute quarterback Fred in irou-. Army put on the show, but up one touchdown with a 55 it took brilliant run- yard run, the longest play of ning in the final half to give the game, and substitute full- the favored Black Knights their back A1 Wheatland add 54 yards sixth win of the season against in 12 tries, only one loss. It was the third defeat against four wins for the Air Force, ho have yet to beat another service academy. Waldrop, leading ground gainer for the season, sparked the Black Knights ftom Tex punt re -1 Southwest Texas five then quarterback Hollingsworth hit him pass for a first down yards, it was the most Tech 13 After in complete lingen an early lead scored by an Illinois Passes- kicked his fourth Just minutes later Scott It looks like it might be English of the gen Valcos versus Larrv Williamson of the McAllen Palms as starting pitchers in the VaJ- ley Winter Baseball League star game for, benefit of the Harlingen United Fund at the I City Baseball Park at 7:15 m. inter- according to President Lupe Rodriguez.

While Manager F. Torres of West 0r Rice Tech stars and Manager Mariano Trei 39 lvino of the East or lower 7 17 1 ley all stars have not sent in their complete rosters for this ,0 all star performance which will be watched by two Houston Colt scouts, it appeared that these men might be the starting pitchers. Each all star team will have 24 top players, six each from jthe four teams in their area. The West team will draw from the McAllen Palms. Mission 3030 Raymondville Falcons and Edcouch Elsa Twins while the team will have the game of the Harlingen Valcos and Eagles, San Benito Henrys and La Feria Angels.

Chairman Bill Pletcher of the Harlingen Chamber of Commere another when a btoctei lourifl committee said that it was recovered in the end woul.d he a wonderful opportunity for winter visitors to write back home and say they were Harlingen Junior Varsity Smothers Kingsville, 30-14 The Harlingen Junior Varsity on a 45 vard run Benny ed across from the one yard line ablp t0 a baseball with a early in the first quarter to rap' 8 amc 1,1 November. Players and on the a 60 yard drive and give Har- umpires will donate their services. Jimmy Lawrence will be Pow- driving yards in plays for a touchdown early in 7-14 the second quarter. 4-38 4 Roberts hit the left side the line for making the score 14-3 and Ole Miss was never' again ble. LSU 3 0 Miss 7 16 field goal of the season ers passed 17 yards to Billy'chiirge of concessions assisted Tech took the kickoff and Jones, then Powers ran the ex- by Boy Scouts, the city will just 81 seconds to go in the And it was the most points Rice 32 befoie los- two points to give Harlingen p'ovide the lights and paik, the game brought back from scored against Purdue now 2-2 on downs.

Fullback a 14 0 halftime lead entral Powei and Light o. behind to a 14-10 victory over in the Big Ten. since its 496- Ames Zamos raced 23'var(ls t0 Harlingen blocked a Kingsville the electricity and shellacking by Notre Dame in the 40 ,0 Pace drive Punl al the ten early in lhe Hob Youker of the Sportsmen The win boosted con- third stanza the three plays la- Store the baseballs, ference record to 2-1. While ter Powers passed five yards to There will be no admission Tech's conference mark went to James Henry. Jay Kirkland those attending the 2-4 passed to Powers for the two game contributing what they fourth quarter march points.

to the United Fund was ignited by quarterback Kirkland passed 20 yards McRevnolds with passes Tommy Wallace later in the POP BOTTLE CREEPERS to tailback Gene Fleming and same period for the final Har- Tops of pop bottles ta.stened end Dale Callihan. took lingen score. Kimball Walters on the sole of boots or waders took over at the 17 and in three ran the points and Harlingen make acceptable ice creepers, tries drove to the four turned the game over to reserv- Also will help sure footing wad- field goal tied the'es. ing slipper rocks in streams. Mustangs In Grid Showdown For Loop Crown At Mission SWT Turns Back Sam Houston, 10-8 Georgia Tech Massacres Duke In Homecoming Contest, 30-6 run (Loth- Saturday night.

Ronnie Caveness, Gray subbing for Jon Britten, All-American linebacking candi- game today at Mission icored on a one-yard sneak in date ied lhe defense th6m 7" i 2 The once bealen Mustangs first "ha nf'n Wi'h nine lackles Texas 0 7 I) must win lhe aRains! LrL .1 and six Ray Kubala Scorine Lady of Guadalupe if are Jackie BrasueU fcr lhe others Ark Brasue" Pass 13 Tom McKnellv converted three gray (McKnelly kick) league championship timse as the Razorbacks raised End also LaGrange 1 run (Lee The game is to start at 4 p.m. thoi, eL.1 a was outstanding for the Aggies, at the Mission High Schoo sta- i heir season record to 4-3. Agpipc who showed no Ark Brasuell 10 pass Aggies, wno snowea ilne after the snap went (MCKneily kick) It was the same Mission team Gray 1 run (McKnellyilhat Pinned the Mustangs with their only loss two weeks ago Brasuell, a 5-9 sophomore ,1 41 qoo by a 29-21 margin. was outstanding on offense, In the earlier game, the Mus- catching five passes for 60; SPARE FIRING PIN yards and rushing for 58 yards. ATLANTA (UPI) Georgia utes later, passed 22 yards to 4 behind with a 78-yard punt re- soV.Vhu^ 'Tovoc (L'PI)-Tech's Billy Lothridge set a na-end Frank Sexton for another ridge kick) The St.

Anthony Mustangs of turn to the Air Force 1 with Ln f- Mate, seizing tional field goal record Satur- Duke completely dominated Lothridge 31 Harlingen find themselves in an only five minutes left in in by Sam day in a dazzling triple-threat the first 20 minutes of the game othridge 38 unusual situation when they take third period. He got the touch- 0,1 i at0 ftirnbles, scored I performance that led the Vel-and took a 6-0 lead late in the 27 pass from the underdog role in a crucial a one- 'n a field goal in quick low Jackets to a 30-6 homecom- firsl period when sophomore Lothridge (l othridge kick) South Texas Parochial League plunge. to de- ing victory over Duke. halfback John Lucas powered 22 pass from Loth- The yaru line aner me snap wemi rirav fMrKnpitv offense, scored their own touch- 0Ver his head to set up the Ag- Ark down in the second quarter af- only touchdown, ter a snap from center went over an Arkansas reach and took over on the Arkansas one. Quarterback Charles LaGrange sneaked over on the second play.

fort until Waldrop took charge. Air Terry Isaacson 'tangs get started until completed a 47-yard pass to Handy types (who know how the second half and were trail- Fritz Greenlee to set up a one- Fullback Jim Lindsey was Ar- to install one) can carry a 21-0 at halftime. scoring plunge bv Isaac- top ground-gainer with firing pin by boring a hole in A victory for the Mustangs to- son for the oniy touch- But after Air Force retaliated to go ahead again, Waldrop powered a 65-yard drive for the Cadets. He carried four times for 34 vards, including the 17- yard touchdown jaunt. Dick Heydt, place kicking specialist, converted af- The Tech senior quarterback over from four yards to climax a socreless first half, kicked field goals of 31.

38 and a 64-yard march highlighted by ot nr Cnm yards to raise his collegiate the running and passing of fech- feat the Bearkats After Wayne Parker of Sam Houston 33 fumbled lhe opening kickoff. career total to 19 two more sophomore quarterback Scotty Southwest Texas recovered and than the previous record set by Glacken halfback Reynaldo Farias ran Auburn's Dyas from 1958 to There was no stopping the the ball 24 yards for a touch- i960. Yellow Jackets after Gresham down. HUt place kicking was just brought them to life midway (Lothridge kick) FG Lothridge 33 Gay Bumps Coakley 7 th Grade, 6-0 ter both touchdowns. But he A later.

Elisio one of many tal- through the second period ith missed his first field goal try Villarreal fumbled again and ents. He threw two touchdown a 38-yard run on a double rein six attempts in the first per- Southwest Texas again covered passes, kicked three extra verse iod in best scoring ef- tfie The Rex Tur- points, turned in numerous long Fullback Ray Mendheim took 7 junior High School ner kicked a 39-yard field goal, runs and punted for an aver a pitchout from Lothridge and Graders defeated" Coakley In the final period, Sam Hous- age of 46 yards. went in from five yards out for juruor High School 7th Graders ton drove 80 yards on 16 plays Georgia Tech broke up what first score. Lothridge Saturday morning and quarterback Norman Peter-had been a close game late in added the extra point and his 1 Minyard for a touchdown. The Aggies, who have won 84 yards in 18 carries.

gun's stock and slipping in. Butt day would force the two schools down. Bart Holaday kicked a erson passed to end Claude only one and tied ones game in Gray completed five passes plate holds the spare pin in a playoff for the champion- 36-yard field goal for the Fal- Reinke for a two-point conver- seven starts, did not penetrate for 82 yards but was thrown for place. other points. son passed for 11 yards to Ted the third period when Loth-first two field goals before v'aRJh(l ridge, after a 16-vard run.

hall ended. Ule. 'earns have met this 27 vards to halfbark (la Tech 13 14 5-30 and has won bolh Fresham for a 6 0 0 0 6 The only toucltdown of passed Johnny time year the down and then, about two mm- 4 run (kick failed) game was made by Keith Bums.

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