Blue Gray gridiron clash ends in victory for Confederates
In Montgomery Alabama the Southern all star team edged the Yankee squad 9 to 7 in the Blue Gray game. Butch Blume of Rice kicked the decisive 37 yard field goal for the Confederates after a fumble interrupted an extra point try. Injuries limited Northern quarterbacks Sarette and Taylor, while Auburn’s Hunt scored for the Gray and Sarette sparked early Yankee drives. Attendance reached about 18 000 at Cramton Bowl.
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Montgomery
Ala
Butch Blume
Rice
Rebels
Blume
LaGrange
Tex
Gray
Blue—Sarette
Syracuse
Taylor
Missouri
Gray—Hunt
Auburn
FG Blume
Gray defeats Blues 9-7 in Blue-Gray Classic
North loses a hard fought Blue-Gray Game 9-7 as Syracuse quarterback Dave Sarette exits with a shoulder injury and Missouri’s Ron Taylor is shaken on a third quarter hit. South coach Ray Graves praises Auburn quarterback Bobby Hunt and Butch Blume’s two field goals secure the win.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben Schwartzwalder
Syracuse
Blues
Dave Sarette
Ron Taylor
Missouri
Ray Graves
Florida
Sarette Hurt
Graves
Grays
Schwartzwalder
Butch Blume
Rice
Yankees
Dick Easterly
Easterly
Blume
Florida Gators
Roman Gabriel
North Carolina State
San Francisco
Hadl Tops Shrine Game Amid West Victory
Kansas quarterback John Hadl was named outstanding player after West beat East 21 to 8 in the Shrine charity game. West lineman Buddy Liles from TCU was chosen top lineman. Owens praised his defense which contained Ernie Davis and Bob Ferguson.
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San Francisco
John Hadl
Kansas
Had
Jim Owens
Washington
Owens
Joe Kuharich
East
Hadler
Buddy Liles
Texas Christian
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
Bob Ferguson
Ohio State
Hadl
Duke Narrow Win Highlights Buzz Mewhort Key
Duke and Wake Forest split a 73 73 clash as Buzz Mewhort's outside shooting drew praise from both coaches. Art Heyman added 33 for Duke while Len Chappell poured in 37 for Wake Forest, with Mewhort hitting nine of 11 from the floor amid the Deacons' defensive pressure.
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Bubas
Bones
Duke
Wake
Len Chappell
Art Heyman
Mewhort
Deacon
Deacons
Chappell
McKinney
Len
Mewhart
Heyman
West Shocks East 21 8 in East West Football Showdown
West quarterback John Had threw two touchdown passes to fuel a 21 8 upset over the East in the 37th East West game at Kezar Stadium. The West defense bottled up Ernie Davis and Bob Ferguson as 59 000 fans watched the underdog prevail.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Kansas
John Had
West
Ernie Davis
Bob Ferguson
Hadi
Buddy Iles
Texas Christian
Curt
Bo McClinton
Man Gabriel
North Carolina
Davt
Maryland
Gary Collins
Syracuse
Heis
Davis leads West to decisive win in bowl game
Davis ran for a two point score and led a late drive as West defeated East 7 to 2. Iles named outstanding player after signing with Dallas, while Merlin Olsen and Sid Blaine anchored the line. Attendance was about 59,000.
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Davis
Collins
Gabriel
McClinton
Kansas
San Diego Chargers
Iles
Dallas
San Jose State
Mack Burton
Had
Mel Melin
Washington State
Utah State
Merlin Olsen
Clark Miller
Sid Blaine
Missouri
Ferguson
Burton
Melin
Wash
State
Tomas Christian
Hadi
Maryland
N. C. State
Syracuse
Rip's Boys Ripped Up Engineers
Penn State defeated Georgia Tech 30 to 15 in the Gator Bowl as coach Rip Engle praised his team and noted Tech had not yielded so many points in 11 years. Dave Robinson forced a fumble and set up a key third quarter score as Penn State celebrated victory.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia Tech
Penn State
Rip Engle
Nittany Lions
Engle
Tech
Dave Robinson
Chappell tops Heyman 37-33 in 75 73 Duke win at Coliseum
Duke guard Art Heyman scored 33 points and made four straight free throws in the final 27 seconds to lift Duke over Wake Forest 75 73 at Memorial Coliseum. Len Chappell led Wake with 37 points as Buzz Mewhort added 20 for Duke and Duke outshot the Deacons 50 percent to 43.5 in a non conference ACC hoot.
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Len Chappell
Wake Forest Coliseum
Duke
Art Mewhort
Blue Devils
Heyman
Wake Forest
Greensboro
Enterprise
Memorial Coliseum
Art Heyman
Deacons
Buzz Mewhort
Khe
Chappell
Wake
Mewhart
Deacs
Chapper
Big Bob Woollard
Jeff Mullins
Puke FC
Schmidt
Buckley
Heyman Harrison
Jamieson
Ulrich
Mullins
Wake Forest Fo
Carmichael
Woolard
Wiedeman Teeeee
McCoy
Packer Sivrceee
Christie Ouenee
Hassell Cone
Brooks
Koenler
Major schools overpower small schools in All-American Bowl
Miami Florida's Eddie Wilson and Bill Miller linked for 31-0 win over top small colleges. Wilson threw 12 of 21 for 209 yards with two rushing TDs. Miller caught 10 passes for 153 yards with two scores and MVP honors. Bakken added a 27 yard field goal and three extra points.
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Tucson
Ariz
Eddie Wilson
Bill Miller
Miami
Fla
Wilson
Miller
Jim Bakken
Wisconsin
Bakken
Hall Hurls Penn State To 30-15 Gator Bowl Victory
Penn State topped Georgia Tech 30-15 in the Gator Bowl as Galen Hall with a sharp passing performance connected with Al Gursky Roger Kochman and Hal Powell for scores. Auer sparked Tech with a record 68 yard run and a second TD as the Nittany Lions built a 14-0 lead behind a strong Penn State defense and key plays by Jim Schwab Bob Tinger and Dave Robinson.
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Hall
Penn State
al Gursky
Roger Kochman
Hal Powell
Tech
Joe Auer
Scs
Mercreeees
Wesvees
Powell
Penn Hall
State
Nittany Lions
Yellow Jacket
Auer
Billy Lothridge
Bob Tinger
Dave Robinson
Charles Sieminski
Jim Smith
Jay Huffman
Bill Saul
Don Jonas
Lions
Buddy Terris
Jim Schwab
Georgia Tech
Aver
Lothridge
Ps—Gursky
Jonas
Ps—Koenhman
Ps—Powell
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Blue
Don Fuell
Mississippi Southern
Bobby Hunt
Sarette
Northerners
Cramton Bowl
Beeenan
Eeeeneee
Seeebeee
Sewer
Ben
By Chad Skaggs
Harry Jupiter
Buzz
Bill Hodges
Enterprise Sports Editor
Coliseum
Art
Kezar
Kent Petersen
University of Oregon
John Meyers
University of Washington
Gabe
Seeteeees
Arene
Rip
By Bob Hoobing
By Bill Hodges
ACC
By Vernon Butler
Jacksonville, Fla
Galen Hall
Penn St
Ga Tech
Teenee
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