Final Dixie 400 prep starts at Atlanta AIR
Final prep for the Dixie 400 at Atlanta International Raceway runs Monday to Thursday with qualifying beginning October 28. Fred Lorenzen seeks a third AIR victory while David Pearson Glenn Roberts and Bobby Johns chase a second Dixie 400 win. The advance entry lists 10 rookies and 44 starting spots, with Pontiac leading entries at 17 followed by Chevrolet and Ford at 11 each.
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Hugh Schutte
Atlanta
Atlanta International Raceway
Fred Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Ill
Ford
David Pearson
Spartanburg
S. C
Glenn Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bobby Johns
Miami
Bruce Brantley
Roy Hallquist
Fairfield
Dodge
Thomas Cox
Asheboro
N. C
Plymouth
Sherman Utsman
Bluff City
Tenn
Melvin Foote
Southington
Conn
Pitt Edges UCLA With Two Point Conversion
Pitt edged UCLA 8 0 in a frenzied ballroom of a game decided by a late two point conversion. Jim Traficant hit Rich Leeson in the end zone after a Paul Martha 6 yard run and Larry Zeno sparked UCLA’s rally before Marty Schottenheimer’s interception sealed Pitt’s win.
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Pittsburgh
Jim Traficant
Rich Leeson
Pitt
UCLA
Paul Martha
Leeson
Trafficant
Counter
Traficant
Larry Zeno
Ohio State
Bruins
Kermit Alexander
Zeno
Alexander
Joe Kuzneski
Panther
Marty Schottenheimer
Panthers
Martha
Navy Torpedoes Boston College
Newton Mass Navy converted Boston College errors into a 26 to 6 football victory. Navy’s sophomore running mates Frank Staubach and Pa Donnelly delivered the decisive blows, as the Middies controlled the game from start to finish.
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Newton
Mass
Navy
Boston College
Middies
Frank Staubach
Pa Donnelly
Poeta College
Mounties Rally Past Colonials 27 25 in Thriller
West Virginia trailed 25-21 with 1:01 left before rallying to defeat George Washington 27-25 in a Southern Conference clash. Backups and big plays fueled WVU as Jerry Yost connected on a 56 yard pass setting up Glenn Holton for the go ahead score. GW struck back with three late TDs before WVU sealed the win. Attendance was 22,000.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
George Washington
Glenn Holton
Jerry Yost
Holton
Tom Woodeshick
Yost
Tom Yeater
Colonials
Woodeshick
Horton
Dick Drummond
Frank Pazzaglia
Pazzaglai
John Pilconis
Bennett
Berzansky
Drummond
Michigan State Rout Notre Dame 31-7 in Rainy Clash
Michigan State fullback George Saimes powered the Spartans past Notre Dame 31-7 before 60,116 in South Bend. Saimes rushed 54 49 and 15 yards, intercepted a pass, and scored twice as MSU opened a 12-0 lead, then pulled away in the third quarter. Notre Dame’s lone score came on a 72 yard kickoff return and a late plunge by Joe Farrell.
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South Bend
Ind
Michigan State
George Saimes
Spartans
Notre Dame
Saimes
Spartan
Pete Smith
Soph
Dick Smith
Sherman Lewis
Joe Farrell
Salmes
Lewis
No—Farrell
Rutkowski
Ms—Salmes
Ms—Flynn
Smith
Lattimer
Penn Edges Brown 18 15 In Ivy League Closer
Penn holds off Brown 18 15 as John Owens throws a touchdown pass and scores on a 14 yard end sweep for the winning Quakers. Brown threatens from the Penn 1 but falls short on fourth down.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Brown
John Owens
Quakers
Jan Moyer
Moinar
Penn-Amouse
Owens
Molmar
Brn
Lemire
Dunda
Vodopivec
Enn
Panfil
McCarthy
Kelly
East Carolina Romps Newberry Behind Final-Quarter Surge
East Carolina overcame a winless fourth quarter trend to overpower Newberry 36 to 8 in a Carolinas Conference clash. Vince Eidake tossed three TD passes in the decisive final period, connecting with John Anderson twice for 10 yards and Maurice Allen once for 11 yards as ECU pulled away. Attendance was listed at 9,000.
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Greenville
N.C
East Carolina
Newberry
Vince Eidake
Jone
Fiduke
John Anderson
Maurice Allen
New Fordham
Fordham
Gorman
ECC
Strickland
Baumoardner
Cline
Eecc
Andersen
Elduke
Anderson
Allen
Alien
Northwestern Upsets Ohio State in Big Ten Thriller
Northwestern shocks top ranked Ohio State 18-14 in Columbus to stay in first place in the Big Ten. Bob Klein returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and Tommy Gun Myers connected with Paul Flatley for a 9 yard score late in the second quarter.
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Columbus
Ohio
Northwestern
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Ohioans
UCLA
Bob Klein
Bucks
Dave Francis
Tommy Gun Myers
Troy
Wildcats
Os—Klein
van Raaphorst
Os—Francis
Flatley
Myers
Swingle
Murphy
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Navy Torpedoes
Mounties
Burl Osborne
Jerry Liska
Associated Press
E. Carolina
Ames
Tury
U. S. Civil Service
Lincoln Service
Mail Today
Chuck Logan
Joe Sparma
Jack Cvereko
Paul Flatley
Roland Wahl
Sparma
Bill Swingle
Stetson
DEPT
Ana
Kennedy Oil Co
Courtesy RD
Stetson Eagle
Cannon Fetzer CO
S. Main ST
National Football League
Albion Millis
English Motor Co
The
YMCA
Middishade
Dairies
Are ‘Canyon
Hary
Middihues
Dacron
DuPont
Cyorae
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