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38 23 tindag $blM 4 OMAHA NEBRASKA SEPTEMBER 27 1964 Proof of a Bitter Battle to the End Husker Sprawls After Catching Winning Pass Lofquist (M) 6 1 Bevan TOUCHDOWN SX Skjei (M) Skjei (M) reeman White congratulates Kent (inset) Omaha rustrates Cart Braves BumP Phils in 9th 6 4 Lead at 1 Game Illinois 26 20 fray Worst Loss Since 1960 ray Sluggish Sooners all 40 14 Confusion Leads to NU 5 Speedy Reactions Avert Husker Catastrophe UMBLE McCann (I 4 Sports Sscton 4 110 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 3 A neat bit of reaction by McCloughan was the pay off Il was first and 10 on the Minnesota 18 when Mc 7 28 2 2 95 No Surprise Devaney doubted that oc casional use of a balanced line by Nebraska worried the Gophers However he thought the spread with the ends split wide might have caught Minnesota off guard He said about the only surprise by the Gophers was a screen pass In the flat ah bi 4 12 0 5 0 11 5 12 0 5 110 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1110 4 12 3 5 111 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 (0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 i I 0 0 0 Shantz 110 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 Trofholz of Schuyler Neb! Turn to Page 7 Column 5 Cincinnati tightens Nation al League race with 6 to win over Mets Yankees roll on Page 3 Philadelphia Pa (AP) Rico Carty tripled across three runs in the ninth inning boosting Milwaukee to a 6 to 4 victory over flounder ing Philadelphia that cut the shrinking National League lead to one half game The loss their sixth straight and eighth in nine games chopped another game off the lead over the Cincin nati Reds who won their sev enth straight contest with a 6 to triumph over New York The defeat also pulled the Reds even with Philadelphia in the loss column Philadelphia which held a 6 game lead last Sunday has six games remaining Cin cinnati seven The Braves trailed 4 to 3 going into the ninth But Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews singled off Bobby Shantz who had snuffed out a Milwaukee rally in the previous inning 0 1 0 0 o' 1 0 1 0 1 Bald faced Rojas cf lf Callison rf Allen 3b Thomas lb Power lb Johnson Jf Gonzalez cf Taylor 2b Triandne oh 0 0 0 0 Phillips pr 0 0 0 0 Dalrymple 0 0 0 0 Amaro ss Manart ey Time Left 9:15 3:50 1:27 8:43 ER BB SO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 eighth: Shantz 7:52 7:31 2:14 Minn 12 150 12 25 Devaney Reigns It was Nebraska's twenty first victory in 24 games under Devaney a gridiron sorcerer who became the first coach to beat Minnesota in two straight efforts This also was third successive triumphant appearance in Minneapolis The lead changed four times in a battle marked by heroics in gross lots There were additional Husker touch Philadelnhla ao di 5 12b 4 0 11 5 111 3 0 10 10 0 0 3 112 10 10 4 0 10 2 0 0 0 rung UvH Ore State Colorado Page 7 Cloughan fielded the win ner Duda had just hit White for 14 and Bob Hohn for 15 His third straight strike was headed for McCloughan in the end zone However the pitch was short and was deflected by Mike Reid Minnesota linebacker pass may have been a trifle low but Reid really never had a chance to grab McCloughan said after the game it was he did well to deflect it And fortu nately all I had to do was jump off the ground a few inches and grab the Toil Ahead still is much work to be done but we met our first real test against strong Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney said Devaney praised the work of red Duda who did all the Nebraska quarterback ing "Duda showed real poise under pressure He handled the team well and passed well "Credit also be "I sure was surprised and happy when 1 saw the per fect pass coming in my di rection I grabbed it and headed for the goal line it was just as simple as Hungry Duncan Drum's conver sion brought Nebraska to the point where a field goal would win However the hungry Huskers were out for six points By Gregg McBride World Herald Sports Staff Member Memorial Stadium Min neapolis Alert play by Ne Corn huskers in the closing minutes paid dividends Saturday after noon The two touchdowns which rushed Nebraska into the 26 to 21 victory over Minnesota were the result of quick thinking and heads up performance Quarterback red Duda Halfback Kent McClough an and rankie Solicit were the most obvious heroes in these spectacular maneu vers On the Duda Solich touch down pass McCloughan and reeman White prime targets became con fused on their routes and collided Solicit had carried out a fake and glancing over his shoulder rank saw the in tended receivers were in trouble ortunately Duda spotted Solich and pitched him the ball guess the Minnesota pass defense settled on Solich said after the game 14 Michigan 7 Air orce Page 6 Norman Okla (AP) Southern California with dazzling Quarterback Craig ertig completing passes al Syracuse Kansas Page 7 By Wally Provost Sports Editor of The World Herald Memorial Stadium Minneapolis Minn Pressure proof Nebraska Saturday whipped Minnesota 26 to 21 in a nationally televised football duel so wild and suspense ful as to render humdrum any further video dramatics this season With slightly less than eight minutes remaining the dauntless Cornhuskers trailed by nine points They shook confidence with a 45 yard pass play Quarterback red Duda throwing to gallant little rank Solich With 2:14 to go they shattered the resolve of their Big Ten hosts with another Duda aerial this a rifle shot that was deflected by Gopher Mike Reid inside the five and then plucked from the air by rampaging Kent Mc Cloughan who tumbled across the goal line There were nearly four thousand scarlet garbed rooters in the Band Day crowd of 50237 that endured crisis after crisis in Nebraska gaudiest offensive since the 1962 Gotham Bowl Coach Bob Devaney of the Huskers called it most courageous by any team he has ever coached Passes Pay NU Minn 0 6 0 7 6 7 12 7 most at will overwhelmed No 2 ranked Oklahoma 40 to 14 Saturday before a sell out crowd of 61700 The 40 points were the most scored against the Sooners since Missouri manhandled them 41 to 19 in 1960 ertig with the wind gust ing to 42 miles an hour rocked the Sooners with a pair of first quarter touchdown drives The first drive covered 43 yards after a short Oklahoma punt ertig completed two passes for 33 yards against inept secondary Minutes later ertig engi neered a 51 yard scoring drive accounting for 46 on three completions ertig scored both first quarter touchdowns on keep ers The Trojans all but wrapped it up with 36 seconds left in the first half with ullback Ron Heller going over from the one after pass interfer ence on Oklahoma at that point In the third quarter with 12 minutes left Halfback Lance Rentzel fumbled er punt on the Oklahoma five and End Ty Salness re covered in the end zone for a touchdown Oklahoma slug gish and mistake prone came to life only twice In the second quarter with ullback Jim Grisham burst ing through the Trojan line the Sooners drove 58 yards Turn to Page 2 Column 7 Herald Photo by Erl Rath Indian Gerald Allen is plied from ball Visitors John Haar recovers fumble ootball Racing Baseball Outdoor News Markets Don Crum and Jimmy Jones were wide Briscoe elected to kick A bad snapback ruined any thoughts of a placement and Marlin snaked through the defense for the point (it would have been two under NCAA rules) The Indians still were down one point 19 to 20 but the defense turned in its three best plays Northern Illinois also was guilty of two infrac to move the Huskies back from their own 16 to the seven A bad punt by Bill Kessler into the 25 miles an hour wind went only 22 yards and Oma ha scrimmaged on the North ern Illinois 29 Trofholz made five yards on two smashes and a makeshift play after a muffed hand off carried to the 18 with 3:11 to play Briscoe found Gerald Allen in the clear for a short pass Allen then drove to the 1 1 and Briscoe to the two Mar lin got to the six inch line McCloughan (N) zz? fsw5 364 94 009 020 310000 LOB Milwaukee ive Allen Carty HR Menke (19) Callison IP 11 3 2 3 given to the line which gave red fine he commented sk Bob said he figure the game was lost when Nebraska needed two touchdowns to regain the lead still had time enough to score if we could get our hands on the The coach denied that the important fourth down pass play to reeman White which gave life to the win ning touchdown drive came from the bench called the play himself I thought he did a better job on the field than we did from the downs by Duda and McCloughan but for every sparkling backfield thrust there was a great defensive play to match Nebraska still had hope though it was slipping fast when sophomore Ron Kirkland got off a wind aided punt of 50 yards midway in the final quarter Nebraska trailed by only two points 12 to 14 at the time Safety men Ray Whitlow and Bill Crockett both former sprinters pulled a reverse on the return The ball went to Crockett on the 20 He swung right took ad vantage of a crashing block by Reid then angled back across the field as he rushed through Husker lerruory Only Harry Wilson was in a challenging position and that was strictly a long shot Wilson made a grasping dive at the 15 and missed Back Breaker? With placement lifting the advantage to 21 to 12 that could have proved the back breaker against a lesser team But Minnesota gave the Huskers immediate help on a rare interference play when one of its players attempted to catch the following kick off a high boot into the wind before it had touched the ground The 15 yard penalty gave the Nebraska the ball on the enemy 45 with 7:52 to play Duda whom host writers labeled "the ghost of Denny failed on two pass attempts On third down however he placed the ball in the hands of the speeding Solich on the nine Already past the last defender Solich zipped across without a protesting hand being placed on him It was one Turn to Page 4 Column 7 SECTION TWELVE PAGES 3 Pinch hitter rank Bolling then hit a grounder to Ruben Amaro whose throw to second was dropped by Tony Taylor loading the bases Carty followed with his i triple to Centerfield I Milwaukee Alou lb Maye cf Aaron rf Mathew 3b Torre Kolb or Bolling ph Carty if Menke 2b Alomar sa Cline ph 2b DelaHoz 2b Lemaster Klimc'ck ph Blackaby ph Oliver ph Bailey ph Totals 41 6 14 5 Totals Milwaukee Philadelphia Alomar Taylor 11 Philadelphia 8 AIOU Mas Inhncrn fTi lemaster sadnwski Eilers 2 Carroll I Ohvo 2 Lary 1 3 Blasmgame 8 5 2 3 Spahn 1 Mahaffey 7 Baldschun 1 3 Shantz 2 5 2 3 Roebuck 1 0 Mahaffey faced 2 men in schun faced 2 men in Sth: 4 min in 9th By Mahaffey (Cline) Trian dos 4330 Scrambling Huskers Pass Gophers Silly at End 26 21 24 Okla State 29 i Kentucky 7 Iowa State 14 Mississippi Page 8 Page 9 Second Quarter Hankinson pass to Brown 8 Kick by Reid Duda wedge from Inside one McCloughan pitch out from Duda If) Third niinrtar 12 13 Hankinson left end 32 12 14 Kick by Reid ourth Quarter 12 20 Crockett punt return 80 12 21 Kick by Reid 18 21 Duda pass to Solich 45 19 21 Kick by Drum 25 21 Duda pass to McCloughan 18 26 21 Kirk by Drum NU irst downs IS Nd yards rushing 155 Pitsrcs 13 25 Net yards passing ISS Passes intercepted by 0 Punts average STS Tumbles lost I Yards penalized 61 lat on his back underneath injured Gopher McCloughan has just won the game WW Haar (I Inside Missouri Utah Page 7 Northwestern 14 Ohio State 27 Notre Dame 31 Iowa Indiana 13 SMU 8 Wisconsin 7 Idaho 6 5 Page 6 Page 9 Page 6 By Maurice Shadle iwhorode the bench the first A two touchdown comeback Jree quarters smashed in the last I34 minutes Sat throuSh 2 three to urday enabled the University score Wlt remaining of Omaha to snap its most Snafued on kicks for extra persistent football jinx with a points after the first two 26 to 20 decision over North touchdowns as placements by ern Illinois Jhe upset ended an 11 game winning streak by the defending National Associa tion of Intercollegiate Athlet ics champions and a string of three in a row over the Indians A disappointing Band Day turnout of 21 hundred saw the Omahans push over two quick touchdowns then fumble themselves into a 13 to 12 deficit at the half ans in the stadium and those watching on television figured the Omahans were destined for their second loss of the young campaign as Northern Illinois padded its lead io 20 to 12 after 1:22 of the final quarter Omaha started its come back after five and 15 yard penalties practically gave Northern Illinois its eight point advantage Sophomore Quarterback Marlin Briscoe drove the Omahans 72 yards on 12 plays Rookie ullback Herald Photos by Tom Allan by Special AP Wirephoto Transmission Gopher Skjei holds head in pain sorrow Allen (0) 4 7W A I if it PjB llwr wa ir reg fee 1 MT IL IJ TZ 1 LH W9 "ju 11 iBiii i ti 1 i 'jaL ra wass A ana WT nite uv JHv I gif 99 rW ff ww gg y' jr I JWl MiMM JBo I BL if qMafeu vlwB xx Io 4 4 BHr 1 a 1 'N BBHf 4 4gggg it A Bk TMBMIBr'vTTfr' rTrT 'TTT 1 la Art A jr KB jKaff 'IIMB Sv jga fe Zw oal Se aRzf SA a AAjnaa' tip 1 4AM 1 WB 4 Wt 'sT 'T 'WW SMB 4M LB '06 flHBc 'Ja ak ESmX WIMIWHI? 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