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?-r*;odDOAK HOGS GLORYJMustangs CollapseImpthe Iit,0Arkansas, 34 totheTtheRos7.Cs.t-tekDALLAS, Nov. 12 — IIP) — Thai man Doak Walker shocked Arkansas Into a 34-6 defeat Saturday as Southern Methodist clung to a bare chance of the Southwest ConAsr-ence football championship.The Great One scored three; touchdowns and passed for another iMiaiy irDragons PoundIitOut 34-0 WinIe1dOverMcKinneydefThe district leading Fred Moore High Dragons ran over a highly regarded McKinney eleven Friday night at Bronco Stadium, 34-0.SThe fast, tricky running George Davis was the offensive star of the Dragons* victory. He made good gains every time be took the ball.rIiteL5And the good line play of Joe Herod, Holford Logan, Harvey Franklin and Fred Mitchell held the McKinney Bobcats to a single first down and only 23 yards gained rushing. The Bobcats didn’t make a single yard passing.The Dragons chalked up 12 first downs, 229 yards rushing and 93 yards passing.The Dragons w ill journey to Sherman next Friday for their next District 3A contest.The first touchdown came on a hand off from W. L. Kimble to Davis who skirted wide and went 26 yards to score.After an exchange of punts, the Dragons took the ball on their 40and went the rest of the way on a drive. Eddie Franklin punched over from the 5 for the tally. Kimble bulled over center for the extra point.With the second half only three minutes old, Kimble again handed off to Davis who skipped 43 yardswith a typical Walker show. He also booted three extra points.A crowd of 42,000 roared approval of the All-America’s mightyplay.Second-stringers made the final Southern Methodist counter against a hard-ftghting but sometimes confused Arkansas team.The Methodists stormed to 240 yards on the ground and 177 passing to thoroughly pulverise theRazorbacks.Arkansas did well on the ground with 136 yards as Geno Mazzanti showed ripping power over guards and crater. In the air the Razor-backs netted only 55 yards on four competitions.Kyle Rote, the hardest-running back in the conference, gave Walker valuable aid in strapping the Razorbacks but it was the three touchdowns engineered in nine minutes of the first quarter by theMethodist All-America that broke Arkansas’ back.It wras a vicious but clean ballwesmaideftTeatiballTpro1niglcha;ganweslastAmo.«gotLr.game.Walker led the gainers with 98 yards running and 113 passing. The chief ball-carrier, however, was the bull-like Mazzanti, who plowed the Methodist line 16 times for 110yards. Rote made 90 yards rushing.The first SMU score came after passes from Walker to Raleigh Blakely and Zohn Milam had eaten up 38 yards and put the ball onthe Arkansas one-foot stripe. Walker blasted right guard for thescore but missed the conversion.A short Arkansas kick into the wind gave SMU the pigskin on the Razorback 44 to set up the second score. Rote cut over right tackle The next score came like light-for a touchdown. He converted. The next score came like lightning. Arkansas had to kick and from the SMU 46. Walker lofted a long pass to Johnny Champion on the Razorback 15 and he ran across for the touchdown. Again Walkei kicked the point.The Porkers made their one biganoDidRosiyarcA{west dow a p« it 3(InRoslt;onlyFlarcoveBlacbinatoucInThefinalfronrIscoring drive in the third period.ccTexawad«nan-4in a Th of th ed aTrini
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Sun, Nov 13, 1949
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