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Duke Edges Wake orest Auburn Routs Georgia 35 0 THE "ROANOKE'TIMES Sunday November 14 J954 Little Thompson Sparks Engineers Plainsmen Hof In Crucial Test Waller Sets Pace Stave Off Late Crush On 60 56 Yard TDs Uprising Cinderella Team 'V the Py Allen Passes or Both TDs Gators half and booted two 7 13 Maybe it's cold maybe it's mild TOPCOATS I 13 Others ot 1 995 defense rated a br ceptcd pass One of 11 Jefferson St Next to Western Union group Ex Meti's Section Main loor 0 0 the fourth quarter fullback Jim Walsh a win and left with no better possible tic for Conference cel Another Clemson threat died when second string halfback Jim Touchdowns Conversions in passes Seminoles' 7 0 1 Top Vols or irst Time In 1 1 Games A pair of Tech drives melted in Alabama territory later In the period but then Thompson took over to lead the Engineers 66 yards for their second touchdown Georgia's touted "clutch" de fense which had served so faith fully all season was unable to contain the power speed and finesse of this Auburn team which moved almost at will through around and over the Bulldogs for 300 yards rushing and passing It was the most yardage Georgia lias surren dered this season Allen passed for two touchdowns to give the Gators a 14 0 football rlctmv have ever scoied on the Vols The series between the Southeastern Conference rivals date back to 1916 raced 32 to tne terrapins 42 where lie fumbled when he was irst downs Rushing: vardan Passing yardase Passes attempied Passes completed Passes Intercepted br Punts Punting everege umbles lost Yards penalised Kansas State Tops Iowa In 12 7 Tilt I IIOMPSON a fool six inch native of Bessemer Ala tore highly touted line to shreds as he ran back punks bit off huge chunks of yardage off tackle and scored two of Georgia Tech's three touchdowns Alabama was rated the best defensive team in the nation be fore today's came which was viewed by millions on television screens across the country The Crimson Tide appeared as thin as the paper the Impressive statis tics were written on however in the face of the speedv Thompson and his backfield mates LARGE TOO SMALL Sandlot Teams Grind Out Two 0 0 Tics the capacity crowd to its feet as he plowed even jaich for the score carrying three Alabama de fenders with him After the first lightning fast touchdown the Engineers turned the game over to Thompson and the little halfback let them down Thompson gpt Tech going later in the first period when lie hauled back an Alabama punt 34 yards to the Tide 32 He shot 14 yards off tackle to put the ball on the 13 and two plays later he brought The 14 points not 1 only gave lorida its first triumph over mt by safety man Dave Nusz the Tennessee in 11 games but also it was the most points the Gators last barrier before the goal rrV a 4 ua 4 a Vs plunge which Georgia 'lech scored before the same wis two minutes old when lialtbick Paul Roten beus another sophomore Hash'd around his own right nd on a 45 jard touchdown lump on the deceptive belt buckle pln while the 'J ide de tenileis ga ng I ukled the empty handed 'lech fullback back he bucked off tackle again for the score While the Alabama offense moving best on the fast running of halfback Corky Tharp looked brilliant at times only once did the Tide manage to move deep into Tech territory only to be halted on the Tech 17 It was the third game in a row that Alabama wound up without a touchdown The Tide which has won four lost three and tied two played a scoreless deadlock with Tulane last week and a sc oreless tie with Georgia the week before Alabama sei up (he first Techcore when the Tide fumbled on the first play from scrim mage on the Alabama 43 and guard ranklin Brooks who shared the defensive honors of the day with Ali America center Larry Morris pounced on the ball for the On second play lloten berry went 45 yards to the end tone WAKE OREST NC Nov IS football team re bounded from a scare tn the fourth period today to throttle Wake pesky Deacons 28 21 and take another step along the path the Blue Devils hope will lead to the Orange Bowl Duke scored twice in the first four minutes of the third period to take a 21 0 lead before the aroused Deacons who missed thice scoring chances tn the first half came to life SHIPPENSBURG PA Nov Shippensburg State Teach ers capitalizing on a successful passing attack walloped Bridge water (Va) College 34 14 before 2000 fans 'End Jim Shumate of Aliquippa Pa scored two of the Teachers five touchdowns on passes from Cecil Trueblood and Percy Grimes Trueblood the quarterback and Grimes a halfback completed 10 out of 13 pass attempts for 140 yards Jewelry Shotguns Rifles Pistols Elec Irons Radios Binoculars Silverware Clocks Sewing Machines our 100 pound City Sandlot league football teams played yes terday afternoon and none had a point to show for its efforts Williamson Road Lions and Villa Heights battled to a scoreless tie and so did Exchange Club and Washington Heights Best offensive drive was by the Williamson Road team which reached its two yard line in the second quarter In the other game Washington Heights got as far as the change eight 'lhe ligers who Jet Mirjland get a single first down for the last two quarters bhw enough scoring chances to win fue times Led bj fullback Bill 0 Dell they drote to the nine 12 15 36 and 31 yard lines where Matylind mustered enough strength to hold them nt bay generally general but a weak ALLEN 160 sophomore from Atlanta 'maneuvered the Gators to their first touchdown midwav the second period after Ross Whine pounced on fullback Tom fumble on the Ten nessee 29 After working the ball down to nine on four plays including a seven yard pass from Allen to halfback Don Chandler Allen hit Chandler on the three and the halfback stepped into the end zone Allen made the first of two conversions Allen shattered the hopes of a COLLEGE PARK Md Nov 13 (UP) 1 1 Maryland marched closer to an Orange Bowl bid today on two lightning bolt touchdowns by Ronnie Waller and Dick 39 yard field goal that sent stubborn Clemson down to a 16 0 defeat ayetteville Tops St Paul's Tech In 20 19 Thriller 1 21 Pesrel 17 M'I'acy smart field passer miss with bis fusses (odav With his line giv ing him worlds of time spot his receivers Massey threw true to the mark bitting for 10 of 11 in the first half Devils Capture 28 21 Victory SBIOLA ADVANCES GENEVA Nov 13 TALLAHASSEE la Nov 13 Lee hard running and Harry Massey's sharp passing paced lorida State University to a 33 14 victory over urman be fore 14000 homecoming fans to day Cm so scored three touchdowns and Massey completed 15 of 22 passes 10 of them in the first half when SU built UP a 20 0 lead Corso swept right end for five yards and a touchdown in the first quarter bolted eight yards over right tackle for another score in the third and caught al 0 yardPass from Massey then picked bis way 16 yards for his third TD in the final period Between times lie consistently gained ground pulled and was one of the Sturdiest on AYETTEVILLE NC Nov Quarterback Earl Garrett passed for one touchdown and one conversion and kicked another extra point to lead ayetteville State Teachers College to a 20 19 football victory over St Poly tech of Lawrenceville Va here today ayetteville diew first blood In the second quarter when halfback James Paige plunged over from the three Garrett passed to half back Jack Johnson for the extra point St Paul's evened the score mid way in the period when halfback Jerry Windley went over from the four The conversion attempt was blocked In the third period Garrett passed 40 yards to Johnson for a touchdown Garrett converted St Paul's scored in the same period halfback Winston Hawkins going over from the three Half back Ronald Wright converted ayetteville scored again just before the period ended Lloyd Wallace blocked a punt and ran 20 yards with the ball for a touch down conversion at tempt was wide St Paul's Vot its final touch down in the fourth period when halfback Willie Underwood recov ered a ayetteville fumble in the end zone The conversion attempt was mocked St ayetteville St sorlni? iex nawsms Wrleht avetlevihe srorlnsr: Touchdown Pelre Johnson Wallace Conversions Johnson Gai yell 0 7 0 7 13 Touchdowns Wind Underwood Conversion MANHATTAN Kan Nov 13 Third string halfback Tony Addeo sprinted 18 yards for a touchdown the fourth quarter to give Kansas State a 12 7 vic tory over Iowa State today and keep alive the Wildcats' slim Orange Bowl hopes The victory scored before a homecoming day gathering of 15 000 gave Kansas State with a 3 2 Big Seven record Iowa State completed its season with a 1 5 conference record and 3 6 over all COLUMBUS Ga Nov 13 AP) An awesome Aubuin offense led by Joe Childress and Jim crushed Georgia's team 35 0 today in a crucial Southeastern Confer enci football game The defeat virtually ended hopes of winning the SEC title but Auburn emerged from the game as a fine candidate for a New Day bowl trip despite three early season loses AUBVKX SCOPED four of the st five times it got the ball with Childress a batt eiintr full back and speedy halfbacks Dave Middleton and ob James doing the damage on the ground Quar terback Bobby passes to Pyburn sparked the aerial at 1 The Plainsmen built up a 22 0 first half lead and then slacked off Py bum scored two of the Plains men touchdowns one on an eight yard pass from reeman and the other on a beautiful 19 yard end around plav that fooled Georgia completely James got two more He swept 11 yards aroundend for one and i a rnmed three yards through middle for the other The latter was set up bv a yard pass from reeman to burn at the ihree Childress kicked a field goal from the 14 in the final seconds of the fiist conversions Late In third string smashed four yards for another Auburn touchdown after Jerry Sansom recovered Charles Harns fumble on the four fi Iouctidnwr conn: Tovrhdowm iinmln 1 maman uckian Conveislcn ratuncn Safety! I Wmiton tackled bv Hend'rvon Social Outcast Wins Gallant oe Handicap NEW YORK Nov 13 Jockey Ovie Scurlock pinch hit ting for suspended Eric Guerin came through like a champion to day when he piloted Alfred Van Social Outcast to in the $87650 Gallant ox handi cap at Jamaica Social Outcast 4 year old son of Shut Out Pansy drove home a length and a half In front of Mrs Philip Bicarb who in turn finished eight lengths in front of Mrs Walter Subahdar Ogden Great Captain finished a nose out of the money Scurlock got the mount today when Guerin the regular Vander bilt rider was grounded 10 days for careless riding Thursday in the Remsen handicap GEORGIA TICII wound up the scoring in the 'third period by driving 54 yards in 13 bruising plays to tire Alabama six to set the stage for Thompson Thomp son who was resting on bench came into the game when the ball was on the six and although the entire Alabama defense was watching for the sawed off half Kentucky Cops 33 7 Win Over Memphis State loss of two fumbles and two tre mendous quick kicks these by Dave Griffith traveled 73 yards and the other by Jimmy Cole covered 64 yarns Kentui kj 5 7 Memplil State 0 0 Kentucky scoring: Touchdowns? Moloney 2 Netoskle Mitchell and Mitchell Conversions Hushes 2 Hstoj Memphis State scoring Touchdown Griffith Conversion Sheiton' row 0 0 Touchdowns OUT AWN BARGAINS Vac Cleaners Encyclopedias Diamonds Watches RR Watches Typewriters Musical Inst Tools Luggage Add Machines Record Players ON OX Mil KI) BASS BLAY in the second quarter Grimes passed short to Ed Nugent who then lateralled the pigskin back to Grimes and the Palmyra NJ halfback raced 30 yards for the TD Bridgewater took the lead in the first period on a 3 yard plunge by fullback John Gardner Gard ner scored the losers' second touchdown in the second period to tie the score at 14 14 but from that point Shippensburg pulled away Bridgewater 7 0 14 Shippensburg 7 13 7 7 34 Bridgewater scoring: Touchdowns Gard ner 2 Conversion ifer 2 Shippensburg scoring Touchdowna Shumate 2 Gowllne Grimes Miller Conversions Moore Kin ard stankm 2 WAKE OREST 'tallied twice after Duke's third score but Duke applied the crusher right after tiie second Wake orest score early in the last period Sopho more quarterback Sonny Jurgen sen and halfback Ed Post clicked on a 65 yard pass play to put the game beyond recall Capt Jerry Barger Duke quar terback engineered his fiist three scores He flipped a second period pitchout to half back Bob Pascal who ran wide around right end for the last six yards of an 85 yard drive Duke swept 79 yards on three plays a 15 yard penalty impend plays a 15 yard penalty impeding the drive somewhat after the sec ond half kickoff Barger hit end Tracy Moon in the end zone from the 19 for the score Some three minutes later Bar ger went 42 yards on a keep play to seme Guard Jim four conver sions for Duke make his record 16 in a nuke gke ore! nnlr sirnrlnfi" Monn BAnrer Post Cfniverslom Nelsnn 4 Wake orest scorinK Touchdowns Mars Whatever the occasion what ever the weather you will always feel smart keep com fortably warm in a topcoat from Pugh's Skillfully tai lored for free comfort and easy good looks by master tailors Ruggedly colorful rich spun tweeds and conservative gab ardines with soft luxurious textures to choose: from Sound investments you will want to consider now for much satis faction and service for seasons to come! All popular shades and sizes to be found in this Th? senior quarteiback ran for a touchdown in the third quarter racing around end for eight yards after setting up the score with a 35 yard pass play to end Ronnie Schombuiger EPtmn 0 0 7 lorida Slate 7 12 6 7 32 urman scorlnr: Touchdown' rlngefe Bellinger lorida Stare pcorin Touchdowns Cor so 3 Leonarn Massey Conversions Gra ham 2 Massey THE SPARK THOMPSON fur nished with his determined play lit a file In the Tech backfield Rotenberry fullback George Humphreys and Johnny Hun singer just couldn't be stopped The Engineers crashed Alabama's defenses for a total of 288 yards and Tech might have scored more except for an alert pass defense that stole three Georgia Tech aerials at critical points Gorl 13 Alabama Georgia Tech aenrtna: Thompson 2 Rotenberry UKill AUtCHcU THE 0 Maryland scorhi! Waller f2) Conversions Blelski ield Bielski Morgan State Tops 'i Hampton Club 39 6 BALTIMORE Nov 13 (AP) Morgan State put together a 42 1 yard touchdown run a safety and a 63 yard scoring freak in quick succession today to take the1 starch out of the Hampton In stitute defense and then rolled to I a 39 6 football victory ullback Donald Patterson scored the first of his two touch downs with three minutes left in the first period when he got away on the 42 yard jaunt Minutes later the Tillman Render 1 son pulled down Daniel Winston i behind the Hampton goal for a' two pointer Early in the second period Pat terson broke loose for 13 yards I and fumbled But end Arthur Dean snatched up the ball and I went 50 more yards to score Be fore the half ended the Bears marched 76 yards and sent Pat terson bulling over from the one I The Virginians cot a drive roll ling near the end of the third a 7i i vain? beginning of the 1 3 15 6 2 6 2 in the semifinals of 'a! toe owiss iniernauunai maoor eenrrson i tennis championships today lorida State Whips urman In 33 14 Game 20000 in the third period when he i i 1 rvrt 4 i 4 rx 1 I wVl ULN LTlLvmf 11 I'lJtv lil Tins time Ihe Hille Atlantan's Lirgrt was end Ray Brown sbo took a 15 jaril loss on lorida's 35 and eluded a horde of Vol to weal 65 yards for the touchdown Tennessee ha inlici by the absence of tailbarks Jimmy Wade and John Majors i(h leginjuries and the departure of Tracy Ilaily in (he period with an Injury made only one serious scoring gesture Tracy the leading rusher with 693 yards on 92 runs added 82 more to run his total for the season to 775 He played 33 min utes before bowing out with a leg injury lnrldfi 0 7 7 1 TcnneMU 0 0 lorida rorins: Toiuhdowns Chtndler Ilronn Conversions Allen 2 near the end of period and matched scoring at the Or fourth lando Sirota of Italy defeated iHmptrn fori rhpoA I Morgan Slulfc Hampton scOTinc: Dean Convmkn BILL 1IRGUSON ATLANTA Nov 13 (UP) Sophomore a 1 a Jimmy Thompsons 150 jxiiinds of mis guided Alabama allegiance upped through the nations top defensive team at will today as Georgia Tech battered Alabama 20 0 be fore 30000 fans OUT PAWN BARGAINS SWIPING THE Welton lockhart (86) lorida's left end yanks the ball (arrow) away from Bob Brengle (40) Tennes see halfback on the Vols' 23 vord line in rst quarter lorida recovered but failed to score in four attempts (AP Wirephoto) No maybe about our famous brand Tulane Defeats Vanderbilt 6 0 NASHVILLE Tenn Nov 1 1 a Bobby Saia punched one yard for a touch down today to cap an 88 yard march that gave Tulane a 6 0 victory over haples Vanderbilt and its first winning decision in 18 games loss was Its seventh straight without the Commodores prospects than a the Southeastern lar Saia's scoring ended the Green Wave's only ven ture past midfield broke a win less string extending back to the first game of the 1953 season and including 13 losses and four tics Vanderbilt had four scoring chances of its own and piled up a commanding edge In the statistics with 18 first downs to eight and 342 yards offense to 142 for Tulane The Commodores penetrated to the Tulane 12 twice in the first half only to lose the ball on downs tn the second half Van derbilt drove to the Green Wave's 28 twice losing the ball once on a WALLER a jet speeding senior halfback burst off tackle the closing seconds of the first period and rocketed 60 yards for a touch down that was the longest ground gain made against the big line ah year Then on the last play of the first half Waller took a screen pass from Charlie Boxold picked up a squadron of blockers and steamed 56 yards for the Terrapins' second score George Albrecht missed the first conver sion try but Bielskl made his good for a 13 0 Maryland lead at half time' Except for booming field goal with only three minutes to play the heavily favored Teips went nowhere on offense in the second half and spent most of the time combing Clemson drives out of then back yard Maryland Tops Clemson 16 0 KNOXVILLE Tenn Nov 13 lorida broke its long win when second string halfback Jun less jinx against 'Tennessee today as 'substitute quarterback Dick Coleman broke Into daylight and PAWNSHOP LOANS STRICTLY CONIDENTIAL 7 0 0 Many Other Articles Too Numerous to Mention Less Than Half Price Use Our Lay Away Plan Visit thir Wew Store imf Be (Wuriticcd Teachers Hand Bridgewater 34 14 Defeat A The Tigers a two touchdown underdog pried plenty of yardage nut of bisz line but most of it was between the 30 Tennessee homecoming crowd of aid stllpes Clemson rolled up 267 yards rushing but quarter backs Don King and Charlie Bus sey couldn't get their passes click ing and that turned out to be the ball game Maryland Clemson Auburn's line anchored by cen ter Jack Locklear tackle rank and guard George At kins limited the Bulldogs to 126 ards on the ground Georgia com pleted only one of five passes for 27 yards CHILDRESS hero of Auburn's 14 13 upset of previously unbeaten Miami last week was the top ground gainer He averaged six yards a crack while piling up a total of 78 Middleton got 64 yards in 11 carries and James hit for 49 in seven Harris was top limner with 24 yards in seven tries Georgia had only a scoreless tie with Alabama marring its SEC record prior to this game and had been leading the conference Now Mississippi can clinch the title by beating Mississippi State Nov 27 Auburn's touchdown drives cov ered 59 66 57 71 and 4 yards This Auburn team is not the same crew which lost those three early season games Coach Ralph Jordan junked his and two team system after the third loss and is now playing his best boys at each position Since the swap Au burn been beaten and has allow only 13 points in three games Auburn SIS 7 Geortis 0 0 Auburn iroring Touchdoviu James 2 Pyburn 2 Walsh Conversions Childress 2 ield goal Childress THU STATBTirS downs Bushing yardare Passms yardage Passes attemnlei) Passes romnleted Passes intercepted Punts Punting averaga umbles lost yards penalised LEXINGTON Ky Nov 13 (UP) Kentucky turned four pass inter ceptions into touchdowns today as it rolled over Memphis State 33 7 in a warmup for ncx traditional battle with Tennessee before 20000 fans MEMPHIS SI A IE scheduled by Kentucky because It uses Tennessee's single wing of fense held Kentucky to a 6 0 score at halftime only to have its gambling passes backfire in the second half Quarterback Bob Hardy's pass ing though not up to its usual accuracy accounted for two Ken tucky touchdowns Early in the final period soph omore fullback Bobby Walker snagged another Memphi State pass on the Kentucky 48 and ran it to the Memphis 41 Hardy then uncorked a pass to Billy Mitchell on the 22 and Mitchell 'ent to the 4 from where he swept to a touchdown on the next play The final Kentucky score came with two minutes to go when Andy pass bounced off Jerry fingertips right into the arms of Kentucky's Dick Moloney who loped 23 yards into the end zone Kentucky rolled up 433 yards from scrimmage but was kept from additional scoring By the fUmbc and again on an inter lorida Shatters Jinx Dumps Tennessee 14 0 Rotenberry Races 45 Yards or TD Georgia Tech Spanks Alabama 20 0 NO IOAN NO LOAN 18 5 'C'o sv lM GT i Mr yr 'fc ZU i v' I IS rXX'X tWI 1: A TV i is W4S VAA AV VV 3950 ar flw zS ruNi xrrAvJa fl i a 3 KWK US i A ill i I Dex Ki A I1 A Ba 1MI ifn? 44 11 1 I' TOO fern 8 1 fes SASinrr nr 3 nn a a a a IIHVIl I VBIhlV 11 taf IB I LSagarjte aMnr vi 1 1 innffrrWg" faurvaat 'a vic 2 Daniela Conversions White I IS 11C a( Tr a 3 HE SfA I IsriCS Ich Alabama Wake orest Duke IB 11 irst downs IB 7 224 JR5 Hushing 230 237 64 '1 Passes attempted 11 1 15 Passes completed 5 5 7 Passes Intercepted 1 3 yardage 87 157 5 Punts 52 3r 4 3R 6 Punting average 304 42 5 0 I umbles nt I 2 10 70 Yards penallred 60 60 Gwgla Auburn 8 25 ICO 300 J7 90 5 14 1 7 5 5 3' 2 43 4 1 22 50 A'.

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