Lions Take Over First Place With 24-21 NFL Victory
Detroit Lions rise to first in the Western Division with a 24-21 win over the San Francisco 49ers before 58,079 at Briggs Stadium. Bobby Layne's passes to Cloyce Box and Leon Hart produce two touchdowns, Hoernschmeyer adds one, and Doak Walker kicks a 23 yard field goal. Y A Tittle leads San Francisco with a one yard TD run and a Soltau reception for another, with Arenas scoring on a 10 yard run.
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Redskins edge Giants 13 to 9 to stay undefeated
Washington Redskins defend home turf with a 13 to 9 victory over the New York Giants as rookie Jack Scarbath throws two long completions for 88 yards and a TD and Bill Dudley adds two 16 yard field goals. Giants rally with a safety and score but fall short.
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Rough Road For Top Teams Upset hits Ohio State in Illinois loss
Ohio State, ranked fourth, lost 41-20 to Illinois while USC tied Washington 13-13. Michigan State, Michigan, Baylor and Duke won by small margins as Notre Dame idle and UCLA beat Wisconsin 13-0. Illinois forced three passes and four fumbles in Columbus.
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Rams Roll To Victory Over Packers 38-20
Los Angeles Rams defeated the Green Bay Packers 38 to 20 at County Stadium. Norm Van Brocklin and rookie Rudy Bukich led a five touchdown drive with Ban Agajanian adding a field goal and five extra points. Packers scorers included Fred Cone and Johnny Papit with two Cone field goals and two conversions.
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Steelers Rally To Beat Cardinals 31-28
Steel ers overcome 21 point deficit to defeat the Chicago Cardinals 31 28 before 25935 fans. Art DeCarlo set up two touchdowns with two fourth quarter interceptions and Nick Bolkovac added a 28 yard field goal. Jim Finks passed for 268 yards and Fran Rogel and Lynn Chandnois led the rushes with two scores.
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SWC Pushes Into League Play With Three Saturday Games
The Southwest Conference moves into its league race with three key Saturday games. SMU hosts Rice in Dallas as Baylor and Texas A&M hold undefeated marks while Texas faces Arkansas in Fayetteville. Texas Tech and Missouri also clash in an impressive nonconference day noted for upsets and standout plays.
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Football Scores Roundup From Pro Games
Washington Redskins beat New York Giants 13 to 3. Detroit Lions defeated San Francisco 49ers 24 to 21. Baltimore Colts won 16 to Chicago Bears. Pittsburgh Steelers routed Chicago Cardinals 31 to 28. Los Angeles Rams 8? Green Bay Packers 20.
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Del Mar Vikings Triumph Over Tyler Junior College
Del Mar High School crushed Tyler Junior College 26 to 12 to derail the Apaches undefeated run. Vikings broke loose with four second half touchdowns to clinch the victory in Corpus Christi.
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Arizona State finally topples San Jose State in non conference clash
In Saturday's cross league action the Border Conference fared poorly aside from two bright spots. Arizona State crushed San Jose State 35 to 0 at Tempe while Arizona weakly beat New Mexico 20 to 0.
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District in Spotlight Again This Week in West Texas
Odessa defeats Lubbock Westerners 27 to 7 before 22 000 fans at Odessa. Lubbock and Odessa lead the 1-AAAA district standings as three top games Friday feature Midland at Amarillo, Odessa at Abilene and Pampa at San Angelo with Midland and Pampa unbeaten in four games.
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Ohio State Drops From Top 10 After Illini Rout
Ohio State fell from the top ten after a 41 to 20 defeat by Illinois. Notre Dame held No 1 with UCLA second after a win over Wisconsin. Michigan State moved to third as Maryland, Duke, Baylor, Rice, Michigan, Georgia Tech and Southern California filled the rest of the top ten.
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Omit Flowers As Tears Forecast For QB Club Meet
Quarterback Club members are asked to omit flowers and leave buckets at home for the fourth meeting of the year at the Citizens National Bank basement. Three losing coaches will speak about recent defeats. Coach George Scott discusses Midland victory and Dunbar games. Coach Pat Pattison reviews Odessa win and Borger game. Coach Newitt Weaver covers Texas A&M 27 14 Texas Tech loss. Public invited free.
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Bula Booster Club Forms to Back School Athletics
The Bula Booster Club formed with 38 members to support all school sports at Bailey County’s Bula School. Vernon Reid elected president Otis Neel vice president and a constitution ratified. Membership cards will be issued next meeting on Oct 19 with meetings set for the first Tuesday and third Monday. The group supports girls basketball and the undefeated six man football team leading District Two. J O Woods of Trinidad Colo celebrated his 59th birthday by firing an 86 to qualify for the Tri-State Senior Golf Tournament.
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North Texas State Faces Gulf Coast Rival Rally
North Texas State appears to hold the edge in the Gulf Coast Conference after back to back wins. Trinity's Tigers challenge the Eagles as Midwestern prepares two games, including a Dallas Cotton Bowl clash with New Mexico on Monday and a Texas A&I visit to Kingsville.
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ACC Opens Texas Conference Play With Abilene Christian
The ACC and McMurry clash to start conference play, spotlight on Abilene where Abilene Christian faces McMurry as Austin College meets Howard Payne in Sherman. Austin College remains unbeaten after a 32 0 win, while McMurry and A I have early un beat records. Frank Foster, longtime Navy football staff member since 1924, is noted in the piece.
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