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34-17 and went 79 yards for the go-ahead touchdown After that Tech never did recover Terry Smoot fumbled the ensuing kickoff and only a goal-line stand the Hoktes second of the game kept Ole Miss from turning have had something to doi with it Readings were in the mid-20s and the wind was blowing Although Manning trig-: gered what had been an er- ratic Rebel attack en route to a 6-3-1 regularoeason record Continued on Page 6 Col 1 By Jerry Lindquist Times-Dispatch Sports Writer MEMPHIS The idea was ridiculous that any team could come from a 17-point deficit to defeat defense-ori- eoted Virginia Tech but on a cold deer day in the Liberty Bowl Mississippi did -'i Ole Miss won 34-17 yes ter Penalties and other mistakes began plaguing Tech apd Manning swiftly took advert tage of them in the 10th annual post-season event that figured to be a monument to defense Two ID Passes Manning has been most of the season with cracked ribs but once the day overcoming what had all the matings of a rout by "Tech 1 i- Within 3: 17 Techheld a 14-i 0 advantage and built it to 17- 0 on John 29-yard field goal late in the first quarter before the rebels -managed a stunning about: face behind sophomore quarterback Archie manning the game Into a runaway of Its own Robert Bailey like Shows one of only six seniors on the Rebels 57-man squad raced 70 yards with an interception for six points with 11:54 re- maining It was one of two Ole Miss interceptions They came back-to-back on successive series and was the crusher No Threats After Half Kicking specialist Brown chipped in with field goals of 46 a Liberty record and 26 yards the last at time ran otd but they were superfluous A slight pregame favorite Tech did not come close to scoring in the second half Manning whose fumble on the first play from scrimmage set up foe Hokies second touchdown completed 12 ri 28 passes for 141 yards One was Intercepted by Davidson in the first quarter and several others were dropped by intended receivers The temperature might Rebels began shaking off their horrendous start no one in a crowd of 48205-much less noticed A lOyear-old 53 190-pounder from Drew Miss Manning threw touchdown passes of 21 (to tight end Hank Shows) and 23 (to reserve back Leon Felts) yards to bring Ole Miss to within three prints by halftime It took Mississippi exactly 19 seconds after intermission to move in front to stay On the first 1 play from mage Stan Hindman charged through the right side faked comer back Ron Davidson Vo Tacit 17 17 Mississippi 0 14 7 11-44 Tech Edwards St rut (Slmcsak kick) Tech Smoot 7 run (Slmcsak kick) Todi F6 Slmcsak If Miss Shows SI past from Mannnlg (Brawn kick) Miss FsHs St pats from Manning (Brown kick) Miss Hindman 77 run (Brown Kick) Mist Banov 70 Interception (Brown kick) Miss FG Brawn 44 FG Brown 24 SPORTVIEW By Chatincey Durden Times-Dispatch Sports Editor The Play In a football game where fortune reverses Itself time after time there are any number of plays that contribute to the outcome But nearly always there Is one play that In retrospect and the second guess began the chain of plays that led to eventual victory for one team and bitter defeat for the other team Here yesterday before a record Liberty Bowl crowd of 46206 half-frozen per tons thousands of them Virginia Tech supporters the Gobblers had 17 points on the scoreboard 14 of those prints before the game was three minutes old with 1:53 remaining In the first quarter powerful ground attack with Terry Smoot Ken Edwards and A1 Kincaid running behind superb bloddng had rolled up 187 yards rushing at that still early stage of the game Why In six plays from scrimmage the Gobblers had i scored two touchdowns The first came on the second play from scrimmage after the opening kickoff on no-huddle play After Kincaid had rolled out to the right for a seven-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage Tech threw Its no-huddle play at Ole Miss Kincaid after his seven-yard gain got up slowly and after the referee had placed the ball began limping towards the ball Meanwhile the other 10 Gobblers had lined up to the left of the ball When Kincaid reached the ball he picked it up and lateraled to Edwards and the big Gobbler fullback was off on a 58-yard touchdown run Edwards touched on the long run and had an Continued on Page 6 CoL5 AP Wlrsphofo for a Hard Landing After Double-Team Rebel Tackle Glenn Cannon (foreground) Bill Jones (on Ground) AP Wlrophofo Miss Defenders Cause Tech QB A1 Kincaid to Lose Ball Mississippi Are John Baskin (left) and Hap Farber 1 Terry $moot Braces Mississippi Defenders Are Section High-Low Tackle by Ole Making the Play for 3 -yc SiripornJ Sunday December 15 1968 inance STATISTICS Tactl Mis IS J3S 109 Ml 107 1-7-1 12-24-1 7-41 247 3 2 121 First down Rushing Yardoqs Penning Yardago Return Yardago Panto Punts FumMn Lost Yardi penalized broke out Virginia had led by as much as four but the Gamecocks behind the freelancing of Roche pulled In front on two free throws after the double technical and led at the half 32-29 The Gamecock lead was four (35-31) early in the second half when Virginia made its move to the front Tony Kinn who finished with 18 points started it all with a jumper then followed a field goal fay English another by Kinn' two by Gidding and a three-point play byWikes That three-pointer capped a 13-0 run which put the Cav- 4 Continued on Page 4 Col 1 Lockett 17 for Tech basket put Tech ahead 73-72 and second later Dan Wetzel hit on a field goal that gave file Gob biers a 75-71 margin' Tech outshot the Seminole! 48 per cent to 46 per cet from the floor but FSU woi the rebound battle 40-37 Flo Stalo Vo Tack FT 4 21 I Sill -12 211 King 4 24 14 Wliut i 4 24 10 Ktrrlck 4 44 IWagiwr 1 21 4 Ladiatt 4 24 4 14 1 44 1-1 7 21 4 Heaon Cowan Young Kloy Wlllm Gin -71 93 to 82 Richmond began losing player after player to disqualification When it was over the margin for their third win in four tries proved to have been built on the 33-of-44 conversion rate they had at the foul line Richmond hit 22 of 29 It did not help the Spiders any however that Jackson- Continued on Page 4 Col 7 Wilkes Gidding Reams Star i Second-Half Va Surge 1 i Fells Gamecocks 86-70 By Harold Pearson -five outings was over West -The' University of Rich- Virginia Wednesday In Mar-iwond which in- the past has gantown pulled to within five been noted for its charge (83-78) of Jacksonville Uni-bom behind to victory on the versify with 2:03 left before Arena floor dropped its' third sputtering and the 'Dolphins straight contest St the Arena won 93-82 going away laot night when comeback -1 The Dolphins hit but one bid ran out gas the field goal over that final final two minutes: span but thd Spider catch-up Down by as piany as 16 tactics were fraught with early in the second half the fouls and the Dolphins made Spiders whose only win in the most of the as red and started jawing with Gibson And down under the Virginia basket Carmichael and John Ribock exchanged a few blows Both were ejected and a technical foul was called on both teams Twice before the hostilities Soun CorrtlM FT 4-5 14 1 22 4 7 27 21 7 4-5 II 4 24 10 I 34 13 24 I 1 20 1 0 24 0 24 0 4 24 2 21121111 22 22-71 17 07-04 0wra Owon 2 24 Ribock 1 21 2 Cmlehl Crtmlno 2 22 4 Wllkot 7 210 24 Klim 7 24 17 Englih I 1-1 1 Roomi Sptncor 0 24 0 Kirnlly Crnvlo 1-2 Hill I 24 lGorry 1 24 0 Fulton 24 I Croton 2 21 4 IS 1224 71 TOM Soutti Carolina ViraiMa Foulod South Carolina Virginia Gidding Total South Carolina 20 Virginia IE 4750 an Staff Photo Eludes Reaching Pack (14) Almost Gets It ishina deadlock with Kansas City Denver gave the Chiefs a hard battle but Bronco fumbles and pass interceptions by the Chiefs paved the road for four of Kansas City's scoring plays Dawson mixed accurate passes with running plays by Continued on Page 4 Col 3 Tech Wins First Nips FSU 77 to 74 By Bill Milbaps Times-Dispatcn Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia lost an argument its team captain and Its cool but won a basketball game here last night The Cavaliers beat South Carolina 86-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game marked by minor brawls ejections hot words between coaches and the stirring play of Cavaliers John Gidding Mike Wilkes and Buddy Reams' With this threesome working ever the Gamecocks up front the Cavaliers mounted a relentless second-half rally that produced the second straight conference win and third in four games over-all That 24) record puts the Cavaliers in totally unfamiliar territory -f- atop the ACC standings And the Cavaliers are there because of the aforementioned trio Wilkes Bags II Wilkes scord 21 points and had 16 rebounds Reams had 15 points and 14 rebounds and he almost personally demolished the late-game man-to-man press Gidding came on in the second half and scored 12 of his 14 points also finishing with seven rebounds Gidding who is nurring a knee sprain was warming the bench when non-violence became a thing of the past late in the first half Cavalier co-captain Norm Carmichael and the John Roche tangled for a loose ball The officials awarded the ball to South Carolina and that brought Virginia coach Bill Gibson oft the bench Gibson began arguing with 1 the referees and Gamecock coach Frank McGuire who seems to draw the lightning bolts wherever he goes joined In Gibson lost and as he headed back for the bench peace seemed just around the comer But all of a sudden McGuire turned a real Irish First-Half Rebound Picot Frazier Broncos Fall BLACKSBURG IB Virginia Tech pulled ahead an sophomore Loyd basket with 35 seconds remaining and handed Florida State its first basketball defeat 77-74 last night The field goal by King came after the score had been tied four times and the lead had changed hands four times in the second half It was first victory In three starts Dave Cowens scored 30 points and bagged 16 rebounds for the Seminoles who bad 'won three games and came here averaging 108 points per game Ron Wagner had 18 points and Wayne Poulod Richmond Ryflnskl Ford Hewitt Footer Total touli-JackionvIllo 22 Richmond 27 2204 Indians -Fall ToColonials By 82 to 71 ARUNGTON UR Bob Tallant scored 32 prints last night to lead unbeaten George Washington to its sixth vie- tory 82-71 over William and Mary in a Southern Confer- ence game at Ft Myer -V was the fourth confer-ence victory for file Colonials who were 0-6 at this stage a -vest ago GW held a 4541 halftime advantage but hit its first 10 shots In the second half and spurted to a 67-45 cushion The Indians however rallied and chopped the deficit to 73-76 before a field goal by Harold Rhyne who grabbed 11 rebounds helped the Colonials pull away again -a MARY D'ghortv Kont 7 1-1 King 4 M'L-Vinan 4 24 1 Stout 1 0 44 Dadgo 2 1-1 JancMtll 3 1-1 Pawning 0 O-l 1 Otartzmn 24 Totals 31 IMS 71 Wm Mary WASH 11 MTMIant 7 1-1 IS BT'tent 11 12-11 31 12 Conrad 1 20 2 10 Rhyna 4 14 13 4 Strang 2 24 4 5 Mooney I 24 2 7 Knarr I 24 10 0 Barnott 0 24 4 0 Szc'rMak 1 24 4 Total 24 14-20 02 41 00-71 Goa Woh 45 Total tout: WIM 14 GW 17 Foulod out: FT 13 7 10 1 II 17 4 1-1 I 20 I CaNo Burt Bush Total Chiefs Win 30-7 Cain Title Tie 1 1-1 I Manual 0 1-2 1 Dotkkw 1 24 11144774 TOM 34174277 Ftartaa State 42-7 Virgin la Totk 24 42-77 Faulad Mon Total Florida State 11 Virginia Toch 21 4400 Scores DENVER (J! Len quarterbacking and a head sop defense swept Kansas City to a 30-7 victory over the Denver Broncos yes- terday and gave the Chlefs at least tie for the title in the American Football Western Division The Oakland Raiders must defeat San Diego today to fin- I Fca ewt Dakota St 23 Arkema St 14 Humboldt St 27 Frasno St 14 Collegiate Basketball ITATB AND AkSA Indiana 77 NC State 42 Continued on Pago 4 Cri 8 Collegiate Football Mississippi 14 Va Toch 17 NAIA Ckamolonslilp Tray SI 43 Texas Ml 35 oardwalk Bowl Delaware 11 Indiana Pa 24 raoMond RM Row! La Tech 33 Akron 11 i (T WteoghoU Indiana Dave Daugherty (4L) Controls Rebound Colonials' John Conrad Was Loser in Boarti Battle 1.