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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1973

Page

12

College Football Scores From The Associated Press

The East American conference results show Norwich University 14 over Bucknell 0 and Columbia 0 over Cheyney State 22. Highlights include Army 6 over Central Connecticut State 6 and Penn State 27 over Rutgers 14. Numerous other scores feature Dartmouth, Yale, Ithaca, Rochester, and linked colleges across the nation.

Associated Press Norwich Univ Bucknell Columbia Cheyney State Plattsburg St Coast Guard Colby College Cornet Colgate C. W. Post Montclair Delaware Lehigh Harvard Massachusetts Middlebury Wesleyan New Hampshire Dartmouth NY Tech West Conn St Newark St Fairleigh Dicksn Penn State Iowa Rutgers Princeton

Aaron Turns Page in Milestone Home Run Run

The record chase centers on Hank Aaron with a string of 11 straight homers against right-handers ending at 712. He also tops Ruth’s league mark with 708 for most homers in a season era and adds five September blasts including a late surge in 1969 through 1971 markets.

Atlanta Aaron Philadelphia Ken Brett Dave Roberts San Diego Clay Kirby Vicente Romo Ruth Cincinnati Jack Billingham Don Carruthers Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Yankees National League Braves Boston

Buckeyes Triumph as Hayes Faces Tough War Ahead

Ohio State, led by Woody Hayes, dominated Texas Christian 37 to 3 in a rain soiled game as Hayes pursues a larger strategic win. Meanwhile Tennessee’s Bill Battle earned a first victory in his four year effort against Auburn.

Associated Press Ohio State Woody Hayes Tennessee Bill Battle Auburn Hayes Buckeyes Texas Christian Big Ten

Alabama routs Vanderbilt 44 as Davis leads scoring barrage

Alabama jump started to a 37 0 lead and finished with a 44 0 win over Vanderbilt. Davis kicked three field goals and two extra points while Stock added a rushing score. Harold Henson of Ohio State suffered a torn knee ligament and surgery was expected Sunday. Tennessee topped Auburn 21 0 behind Holloway and Stanback in a key SEC opener.

Harold Henson Ohio State Battle Auburn Tennessee Condredge Holloway Haskel Stanback Vols Tigers

Nebraska and others roll in busy college football card

Top teams crowded the page as No. 2 Nebraska edged Wisconsin 20-16, No. 4 Michigan beat Navy 14-0, and No. 6 Penn State defeated Iowa 27-8. Notre Dame beat Purdue 20-7, Oklahoma State surged past Southern Illinois 70-7, UCLA beat Michigan State 34-21, and No. 18 Miami edged Florida State 14-10. Georgia upset No. 19 NC State 31-12, No. 20 Missouri topped North Carolina 27-14, with night games featuring No. 8 Oklahoma at USC and other matchups including No. 5 Alabama at Vanderbilt and No. 14 Texas hosting Texas Tech.

Hampton Geneva College Frostburg State Grambling Col Prairie View Salisbury St Bowie State Widener College West Maryland Appalachian St Davidson Bridgewater Hampden-Sydney Kentucky State Jackson State Millsaps College Sewanee Salem College Concord College Alabama Vanderbilt Catawba Col Emory & Henry Elon College Mars Iowa Wesleyan Illinois College John Carroll Thiel College Kansas Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin Notre Dame Purdue Pittsburgh Northwestern Washington Jet Case Western West Virginia Illinois Wittenberg Ashland Alma College Grand Valley Buena Vista Wartburg Drake Univ Lamar Hillsdale Col North Michigan Indiana Kentucky Kalamazoo Ohio Northern Kearney State Chadron State Millikin Univ Carroll Wisc North Park Cal New Mexico Southwest Arkansas Iowa State South Methodist Virginia Tech Sou State Ark Austin College Troy State Ouachita Abilene Texas State Boston College Texas A&m Henderson Pine Bluff Ferris State Michigan Tech Moorhead State Bemidji State Dakota St Morningside Oklahoma State Southern Illinois South Dakota Northern Iowa Wilmington Principia Michigan Navy Penn State Iowa UCLA Michigan State Miami Florida Florida State Georgia North Carolina State Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Southern California Rice Louisiana State Colorado State Arizona State Texas Texas Tech Houston Memphis State Mississippi State Selvie Washington Tony Davis Badgers Wolverine Chuck Heater Ed Shuttlesworth

Tide routs Commodores in sellout Alabama defense shines

Alabama defeated Vanderbilt 34 to 0 before a crowd of more than 34,000 as Bryant praised a strong defensive effort and deep rotation. He noted injuries to Robertson Billingsly and Rhodes but said many players saw action while Morris Hunt played sparingly. Vanderbilt coach Brogdon credited a better Alabama but remained undaunted for the season.

Steve Bryant Tide Commodores Alabama SEC Vanderbilt Charles Hannah Jack O Syd Smith Kentucky Vandy Paul Brogdon Decatur Brogdon Preston Paul

Pro Football Starting Times for Sundays and Monday

National NFL schedule lists Sunday games in EDT with 1 to 4 p.m. starts including Chicago at Denver Cincinnati at San Diego Green Bay at Minnesota Los Angeles at San Francisco New England at Miami New Orleans at Baltimore New York Giants at Cleveland New York Jets at Buffalo Oakland at Kansas City Pittsburgh at Houston St Louis at Dallas Washington at Philadelphia. Monday features Atlanta at Detroit at 9 p.m.

Baltimore Boston Detroit New York Milwaukee Cleveland West Oakland Kansas City Minnesota California Chicago Texas Oakland St. Louis Pittsburgh Montreal Philadelphia West Cincinnati Omnis Los Angeles San Francisco Houston Atlanta San Diego Cincinnati NFL Chicago Denver Green Bay New England Miami New Orleans New York Giants New York Jets Buffalo Dallas Washington

Tennessee Routs Auburn In Rainy SEC Clash

Auburn’s early momentum vanishes after Linderman fumbles twice. Sullivan Walker fumbles at the two yard line as Tennessee capitalizes with a 3-0 lead and never looks back. Holloway seeds a touchdown on a lob pass to Emen Love and Townsend adds a 41 yard field goal. Tennessee’s defense and punting, led by Neil Clabo, seal the victory as Hank Walter returns a Walls pass 38 yards for a fourth quarter score.

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