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SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1943THE AMARILLO SUNDAY NEWS-GIJohnson Fails, Walker Stars:By HAROLD V. RATLIFFDALLAS, Oct. Z3 UF—Southern Methodist humiliated Santa Clara 33-0 tonight with the Pacific Coast team never able able to threaten » score*The magnificent Doak Walker passed for two touchdowns and get up another before leaving the game and a Methodist reservebackfleld got two more touch-downs in the final period to thoroughly crush the touted powerhouse from California^• Santa Clara never got closer to the Southern Methodist goal line than the 39-yard mark.Southern Methodist rolled up 288 yards on the ground and 146 in the air for a total of 434 compared to only 113 both rushing and passing for the Broncos.Walker personally accounted for 147 yards. He carried the ball 10 times for 99 and completed three of, four passes for '43. For once, Gil! Johnson, the great Southern Meth-Jodist passer, was a washout. He. tried five, had two intercepted and completed one for a loss of eight yards.Kyle Rote and Dick McKissack of Southern Methodist were the second best ball-earriers with 40 yards each, Rote’s coming on 14 runs and McKissack’s on 10.A crowd of more than 59,000 was in the Cotton Bowl for the game played as a feature of the Texas State Fair.The first Southern Methodist touchdown came in the last minutes of the opening period and was on a 77-ryard drive with a 2l)-yard pass from Walker to Kyle Rote scoring. Walker converted.The. next one came after a 64-yard runback of the kick off by Paul Page who was knocked out of bounds .on the Santa Clara* 15. Rote and Walker rammed the line for four yards then Walker passed to Raleigh Blakely on the goal line for the score. Walker missed the con-The Methodists took the kick-off opening the second half and paraded Bl ydrds for another touchdown. A pass from Walker to Rote for 16 yards set the hall on the Santa Clara nine from where Rote rammed center and cut back over tackle for the score. Walker kicked the point.SMU threatened repeatedly the remainder of the period but couldn't score again until late in the fourth quarter. The next Methodist touchdown was engineered by Roberts' passing, His throws swept the Mustangs to the 10-yard line where he carried around end for the score. Johnny Champion converted.The last touchdown was on a 37-yard pass from Frank Payne to Champion.. The latter missed the extra point.version.TT 7STATISTICSSanta Clara Left ends; Williams, J. Buckley.Let; tackles: Hock, Splndier, Beatty, guards: Sterling, D. Buckler, Berberet.Center*: Adza, Renna.• • * j mRight guards; Justice, Nelhaus, Du-zanlca.Right tackles: Pas'ne, Canelo.Right ends: Hennessey, Oiboifi, White. Tikvlca.Quarterbacks: Sheridan, Chave*, Martin, - Napalitano.-Left halfbacks: Haynee, DeFllippls. _ Right halfbacks: Hare, Conn, For- i mico/Sambrallo. iFullbacks: Dowling, Wraith. Hake*. Southern Methodist Left ends: Wallace, Milam, Foliom, 'Flkes.i Left tacklee: Ethridge, Ralllday,. Col-;Uer. Basham.Left guards: Franklin, Moseley, Wale*.I - Centers: Goodwin. Wood.I Right guards: K. Johnson, Lipfce.Right tackles: Moon, Hamberger, Ing. Vann.Right ends: Blakely, Burnett, Ruseell. .-Quarterbacks: Walker. G. Johnson,Weatherford, Payne. Grantham.Lett halfbacks: Rote. Moon. Robert*. Right halfbacks: Page, Champion.Blackburn.Fullbacks: McKissack,. Mizell, Kendrick, Richards.Score by Quarter*:Santa. Clara .. 0 0 0 0— 0Southern Methodist .....13 lt;3 7.13—33Scoring:Southern Methodist- — Touchdowns: Rote (2). Blakely, Roberts, Champion. Point after touchdown: Walker 12)'placements; Champion, placement.o___
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