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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1956
Page
57
Villanova dominants Iowa State with a 26 0 victory as Sapienza score on the one yard plunge after a 66 yard drive. Magee adds points with a QB sneak in the opening quarter.
Villanova led 20 0 at halftime after a 14 play 60 yard drive started minutes into the second period. Coach Frank Reagan, in his first winning season at 5-4, used reserves as Grazione directed a 62 yard drive ending with a 28 yard pass to Sapienza for the third TD between two Iowa State defenders.
East Lansing AP report MSU erased a 3-0 halftime deficit by scoring four touchdowns in the third quarter to beat Kansas State 38-17. The game featured multiple fumbles by both teams, with MSU recovering and capitalizing in the decisive period.
Dartmouth upset Princeton 19 to 0 at Palmer Stadium in Princeton. Quarterback Mike Brown scored three short TDs as the 12 point underdog Green eleven defeated the Tigers before 32,000 fans in the Ivy League finale.
Northwestern overcome a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat Illinois 14-13 behind a 34-yard run by Wilmer Fowler and a 12-yard pass from Jack Ellis to Cliff Peart for two second half TDs. Illinois tied late on a Bill Offenbecher to Bobby Mitchell pass but could not overcome the deficit. Northwestern improves to 3-3-1 in the conference and 4-4-1 overall, its best mark since 1950. Illinois suffers a 4th Big Ten loss, one win, and two ties.
In Iowa City during the Notre Dame game six year old Johnny Evashevski, son of coach Forest Evashevski, fell from the sidelines bench and suffered a cut over his right eye. Trainer staff treated him. Evy described the incident calmly while Johnny joked about earning a battle scar from the game.
Iowa City reports show coach Evashev ski receiving praise after a Notre Dame game as Bump Juniott and fans celebrate the Hawkeyes. Assistant Bob Flora notes a hard worked offense while Reichow quips the offense was unrecognizable with reverses and long plays. Ken Ploen’s father and others congratulate Evy on a strong performance.
A collage of scorelines from the Bic Ten and Big Seven show Notre Dame losing to Purdue and Ohio State edging Michigan State while Kansas State and Iowa State post wins, and Ivy League matchups feature Yale routing Harvard. Other leagues list Oklahoma Nebraska and USC beating UCLA with varied margins alongside Missouri Valley and SWC results.
No. 1 Oklahoma stretched its winning streak to 39 games by dominating Nebraska 54-6 in Norman. The Sooners added eight touchdowns, closing a decade of Big Seven supremacy though a recovered fumble briefly endangered momentum.
Fragmentary listing shows Oklahoma players TR McDonald Harris pass and run details amid unclear scoring lines. Mentions Nebraska TD Cook with pass from Pugilert. additional names include Brown Sherrod and Harris with limited context.
Oklahoma, led by Tommy McDonald and Jimmy Harris, dominate Nebraska 55 points as Bud Wilkinson’s team extends its league unbeaten streak since 1947. Panache in air and ground, with long gains from the split-T, McDonald and Harris scoring, Brown adding a 53-yard run and Dodd contributing two touchdowns. Nebraska scores on a 79-yard drive ending with Gordon Englert’s pass to Clarence Cook.
In Albuquerque New Mexico Lobos quarterback Joe Gale sparked a strong passing attack and a persistent ground game to defeat San Diego State 34 6. Gale threw two long touchdowns and scored from a yard out as the Lobos capitalized on Aztecs mistakes and halted two deep drives.
Mr Bob W a three year old with a taste for the fairgrounds stretched his stride to win the Cres cent City purse by two lengths in a clear Saturday feature at the New Orleans track.
Wisconsin’s 13 13 draw with Minnesota halted Minnesota’s sole hold on second in the Big Ten as Sid Williams connected on a late long pass to Dave Howard. A pass interference call on Ken Bombardier kept Wisconsin alive, with Williams scoring on a quarterback sneak after Cox’s two-yard run. Michigan and Minnesota finished tied for second behind Iowa.
Roosevelt high school rival Traer dropped a 26 to 9 decision to Rider. outcomes included victories by Woolvertine dec Byneart, Stanley dec Powell, Bainter dec Childstein, and Gibson dec Maroary with other bouts listed as wins by Wims and Waiters among Riders.
Purdue edges Indiana 39-20 to extend its series lead to nine straight wins in LI Big Ten finale. Mel Dillard scores three rushing touchdowns while Len Dawson throws two TD passes to Lamar Lundy. Poor early kickoff and multiple turnovers mar the dismal season ending clash before 42,800 fans in Lafayette.
A. J. Ryans Big Paddy the speedy colt by Bull Dandy ran to a length and a quarter victory in the $17,600 James H Connors Memorial stakes at Narragansett Park on Saturday.
Notre Dame suffers 48 0 loss to Iowa with star halfback Hornung dislocating his right thumb and leaving before the first quarter. Despite missing captaincy and offense on many drives, Notre Dame scores late after a safety and a 14 yard TD pass combo from Cooke to Ward as Iowa takes command through the third quarter.
Dean Hartman scored 32 points with 16 field goals to lift Anamosa over McKinley 60-56 on Saturday night. Hartman fueled a late fourth quarter surge while McKinley traded leads before the Raiders sealed it in the final 1:15.
The Mil waukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Assn of America will hold its fourth annual dinner at the Hotel Pfister at 6 30 p m Monday January 28.
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