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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1963
Page
15
Alabama overwhelmed Tennessee 35 to 0 as Joe Namath threw three touchdown passes and ran for another. Five Tide defenders shut down the Volunteers amid multiple Tennessee fumbles, lifting Alabama to 4-1 on the season.
The narrator extols squirrel hunting as therapy beyond hunting prowess. He recalls preferring a scoped .22 over a 12 gauge, highlights quiet immersion in woods near Flint Creek, and describes close encounters with groundhogs foxes raccoons and a pileated woodpecker while stressing that the hunt is not the sole aim.
Alabama failed to yield as Namath connected for a 3 yard touchdown to Stephens with Tolleson catching 49 yards on Namath passes. Tennessee threatened late in the half but field goals and penalties stalled drives and Alabama ran out the clock.
Mississippi State, riding a stingy defense and strong ground game, defeated winless Houston 20 0. Odie Burrell scored twice with Sonny Fisher adding one as State prevented any serious threat and forced a critical fourth down stop that sparked the opening touchdown march.
Baton Rouge based AP report says LSU roommates Billy Ezell and Danny LeBlanc led the Tigers to a 28-7 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night. Ezell started at quarterback after Pat Screen was sidelined with a season ending shoulder injury.
Florida dominated Vanderbilt 21-0 in Nashville. The Gators converted a Vandy fumble for a first quarter field goal, added a third quarter rushing TD, and turned an interception into a late score to seal the win as time expired.
Navy trailed late in the opening half but capitalized on a strange end zone deflection by VMI safety Mark Mulrooney to score and pull ahead 7-0. The Middies then added two third quarter touchdowns and held on for a 21-12 victory as VMI rallied for two late scores.
College grid results list numerous games with teams such as Dartmouth Holy Cross Rutgers Lehigh Princeton Colgate Army Wake Forest Columbia Harvard Buffalo Boston U Swarthmore Hamilton Mississippi Tulane Mississippi St Alabama Tennessee Tampa Presbyterian Southern Cal Ohio State Iowa State California San Jose State Washington Stanford Oregon Utah State Montana Cincinnati Detroit Nebraska Kansas State Wisconsin Iowa Oklahoma Utah Colorado State North Dakota North Dakota State Idaho Montana Penn Oregon State Temple Lafayette George Washington Bucknell Tufts Brown Penn Muhlenberg Lebanon Valley Maine Connecticut North Carolina North Carolina State Auburn Georgia Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute William and Mary South Carolina Virginia Duke Clemson The Citadel Arkansas State Navy Indiana Illinois Minnesota Notre Dame UCLA Purdue Michigan State Indiana Northwestern Miami of Ohio Maryland Air Force Coast Guard Amherst.
Pitt survives a late threat to defeat West Virginia 13 to 10 in Morgantown. Paul Martha broke a 46 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to lift the third ranked Panthers. Fred Mazurek early TD and a field goal by Chuck Kinder helped Pitt lead at halftime before WVU rallied.
Report notes that climbers typically complete the ascent of Mt Kilimanjaro in four days. The statement reflects common trekking timelines and altitude routes used by hikers aiming for the summit.
Paul Piper and Benny Hollingsworth spearheaded a 73 yard march in the final five minutes to lift Rice past Southern Methodist 13 to 7 in a Southwest Conference game.
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