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NEW CONCORD ... Defeated 8.7 by the Akron U. Zippers on Saturday night in their Ohio Conference Opener, Muskingum College's Fighting Muskies be gan glrding today for their an nual rival-spiced meeting with the Big Red of Denison . The Muskies, sporting a 1-1 record, invade Granville Satur day in hopes of avenging last season's 19-14 defeat by the Big Red The afternoon contest is billed for a 2p. m. kickoff In their home opener here on Saturday night, the Muskies grabbed a 7-0 lead but were un able to halt a determined Ak ron U drive for a touchdown in the closing moments of the final period. The Zippers then parlay ed the new two-point conversion rule into a one-point victory Up until the last quarter pay off match, the Muskies defense had contained the invaders at tack near midfield The Muskies tallied in the sec ond period on a 55-yard march culminated when halfback Bill Frazier bulled over from the one. Fullback Bill Cooper kick ed the extra point Akron, after failing to pene trate beyond midfield, utilized 16 plays to march 99 yards in the final canto with halfback Art Bailey breaking over from the eight- yard line. The visitors gambled for victory on a push up the middle and made it pay off when fullback Ty Cogswell stagged over the doublestripes with the two-point conversion play The Muskies threatened on two other occasions in the game, just missing a touchdown in the first period on a pass that was caught just out of the end zone Another drive in the third per iod ground to a stop when a Zip defender intercepted a Mus kie pass on the Akron 16. It was Akron’s second Ohio Conference victory and gave the Zips undisputed possession of the league lead. AKHON Mids - Green, Lilpert, Mackey, Rainey Tackiea—Datley, Grasvi ner, Toth, Ulrich, Guarda——Adolph, Peareen. Centers « Nash, h, Semester Racks , Bailey, ur nett, Catee!, Cogswell, Stone. MUESHKINGEM Wade—Bradier, Dessecker, Mont gomers. Thomas Tacklea— Crad+ dock, Graves, Kehier, Guards — Davie Palmer, Williams, Powell, Centers , Myers, Holdaworth, Backs—Beach, Cooper, Cunning ham, Pragler, Long. Moore, Storte Score by Pertods Akron ., : 100 @ BO Sumnd Muskingum 0 FT O OneT Scoring: Akron=Bailey (run, #8 yards). Muskingum —«— Pragi (plunge, 1 yard) PAT: Akron — Courwall (oan), Muskingum —Cooper (nck) STATISTICS Musk, Akron | Firet down rush .es * Firet downs pase ... Penalties tes rey 2-19 Ydae, mained rush .as. 166 i Yada, kained pase eete 26 Total Yardage ete 191 y98 Passes attempted ....10 : § Vases inter, by .... Punte ** eee ’ ees. 4 8s 3-30 Fumbles ene eees . 4a Fumbles lost eee * 0 i ipa et Cee
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Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Mon, Sep 29, 1958
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