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Single Brief HighlightMtVernonefenseTough AgainAttatkSlightiOnce again the Mt. Ver-THE YARDSTICKed in a 14-6 loss to Herrin’s Tigers.A big crowd watched the South Seven football inaugural on Vernois Field, and things were scarcely underway before Bill Davis, a husky Herrin 206-pounder with surprising speed, had gobbled up a Mt. Vernon punt and romped 40 yards for a touchdown.MTVHerrinFirst downs ..........431Yards rushing ,..... 73180jPass attempts ......• ••••••• i/8jCompletions ..........i3jYards passing31201 Yards lost ..............4723Net gain (scrim)57177Yards penalized ,945No. of punts62Punting average .21304THE PREPSCORESwmIThe Rams eventually fought back for a 6-6 deadlock on a 31-yard pass play in the second quarter, but Herrin added another TD before halftime and counted a safety in the third period for the final 14-6 score.The 31-yard aerial from Eddie Edwards to Lanny Shaw was the lone Vemois completion and just about the entire offensive act which the Rams were able to stage during the night’s work. It gave Mt. Vernon a first down inside the one-yard line from where sub QB Walter Pogue plunged over.The Rams, obviously lacking speed In the backfield, gained just 73 yards running from scrimmage in the game. Herrin forwards, led by Louis Meeks, 198, David Saner, 221, and Dennis Callis, 196, tossed the Vernois for 47 yards minus yardage.As against Mat toon, Mt. Vernon came up with tough defensive play, twice stopping Herrin touchdown drives inside the 5-yard line. Arthur Ellis, Ron Simmons, Roger Glasco, Gordon Rhine, Jim Carter, Tom Henry and Barry Dodson registered fine defensive work for the Vernois.Mattoon’s Green Wave, which edged past the Rams 13-6 last week, rolled over Centralia 39-13 last night.Coach Bob Groves’ Herrin club, a 19-6 winner over Ziegler- Royalton last Friday, presented a fast, hard running attack against the Rams which belied the modest score in the Zeigler game.Lawrenceville 14, Carmi 7 Murphysboro 14, Pinckney-ville 0Carbondale 18, Metropolis 6 Anna-Jonesboro 6, Chester 6 (tie)Salem 47. Bridgeport 0 Mattoon 39. Centralia 13 Flora 27, Robinson 6 Kewanee 14, Princeton 12 Granite City 14, Madison 0 Collinsville 32, Quincy 12 East St. Louis 19, East St. Louis Lincoln 0 Wood River 25, Roxana 6 East St. Louis Assumption 14, Belleville 10Effingham 19, Newton 13 Christopher 21, Sesser 7 Eldorado 41, McLeans boro 14 Johnston City 26, W. Frankfort 7Carbondale U. High 19, Elk-ville 0Joliet 20, Aurora West 7 Bloomington 34, Normal 0 Lincoln 25, Clinton 6 Sparta 14, Du Quoin 13 Marion 28, Harrisburg 0 Mount Carmel 39, Fairfield 7 Canton 45, Macomb 0 Paris 26, Westville 6 Springfield 31, Feitshans 6 Charleston 13, Lanphier 12 Jacksonville 25, Taylorville 6 Hillsboro 21, Gillespie 6 Shelbyville 14, Lakeview 0 Belleville Cathedral 19, Ed-wardsville 13 Nashville 25. Dupo 7 Alton 26, Alton Marquette 7 Greenville 20, Nokomis 6 Olney 39, Albion 0 Urbana 7, MacArthur Decatur 7 (tie)1idfIhoTexas, Pitt Score WThe Tigers got brilliant running from halfbacks Ivan Cravens, 171, Artie Phillips, 174, fullback Jack Finney, 172, and quarterback Glenn Mario, 183. The Herrin backs were able to hit the holes effectively and keep pounding for the second-effort yardageFloridaUpsetPeralta GivesDavis’ neat punt, block and run feat put the Rams in the hole before the crowd had settled down.The husky Tiger rammedBoxing LessonTo The ChampMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP)TTidathretheintoAitypeStev1 thethrough to surround a Mt. Ver- Boxing fans were buzzing todaynon punt attempt and didn t a^OU( the latest importation from seasmiss a stride as he continued to j^e Argentine, a hard-rock manromthe goal line. with lightning-like fists. ! InHe’s Gregorio Peralta, who ingLater in the first quarter, Mt. Vernon had Herrin contained in Tiger territory when Artie Phillips boomed out a 54-yard punt to switch things in a hurry and put the locals back on their heels.Herrin gained confidence as play progressed, apparently losing respect for the Ram offense. Tno Tigers repeatedly tried for yardage on fourth down rather than resorting to punts.Another Important factor in Herrin’s win was the punt-return handiwork of safety-man Phillips. The veteran senior several times brought the ball back further than the Ram punters booted it. On two occasions Phillips scooped the bounding pigskin for quick returns much like a shortstop charging a baseball for a playat first base.Mt. Vernon’s TD came midway in the second period after the locals gained possession on their own 37. Carter picked up 10 voids and Herrin was penalized another 15 for a Ml. Vernon first down on the 38. Walter Youngstands six fet, weighs 183V2pounds and takes a punch likea leather bag.Peralta made his first appearance in this country Friday night and gave Willie Pastrano, light heavyweight champion, a boxing lesson before 2,142 ringside spectators and a nationwide television audience (ABC).It was a non-title fight and Peralta was well in front in six of the 10 rounds on all scorecards. He finished stronger than he started and at the end “Willie the Wisp’’ was a thoroughly beaten man.“He reminds me of Max Schfeling,” said Angelo Dundee, Pastrano’s manager. “It’s no dis-grace to lose to a fighter like IUthis. Willie didn’t lose any pres-|SOn' tige. He’s still the champion.”But Dundee conceded his fighter was the loser.It was Gregorio’s 42nd consecutive victory in 44 fights as a professional. He lost his first outing in 1960 and fought one draw alongrH* the way. js,$Pastrano, weighing 179 pounds, p . twisted and dodged and ducked but he could not escape the oncoming Peralta, who crouched only slightly and landed twoof c fifth Assc borr UCIDavTcotheOnljWastheWAcalt;sion3:30nia,tiorfcradcGeoiFcatWiseMiclThopermagained five and Eddie Edwai ds pinic]ies every time Willie con--°t one- tiien Edwards tired to nec)^ with one.Shaw who made a fine catch atj me goal line. Pogue sneaked overon the following play.Herrin fired back immediately with a 65-yard sustained march. Cravens. Phillips and Finney chomped out consistent gains, Finney finally going over for the score. Both of Herrin’s extra points were missed on runningattempts.The Rams tried to convert on a pass from Larry Shields to Shaw, but the pass failed.Only score of the final half came after Mt. Vernon had halted a Herrin drive near the goal line. The Rams punched the ball out to the seven-yard line, but ere penalized back to about the four. Edwards fumbled a ballv {tie backfield and was tackled ind the line for a two-pointHerrin tnreatened again in thefmal period but the Vemoisthrewr up the barricades at the two. then dropped the Tigers for a ««*ven-yard loss on fourth down.Next weekend the Rams try the Redbirds at West Frankfort Mfether South Seven dash.//Big, Bad BearsReform//HalasmMINNEAPOLIShST. PAUL (AP) —George Halas, the daddy bear of the once-more ferocious Chicago Bears, says it’s a case of mistake-identity to confuse his present team with the brawling, mean Bears of years past.“We have reformed,” Halas reported this week for Minnesotaconsumption. “We now play withfinesse.”Few believe Halas—least of all Norm Van Brocklin whose Vikings must play tlie Bears here Sunday in Minnesota's homej opener in the National Football' League.“What surprises you.” Van Brock Jin said after viewing thefilms of the Bears' 10-3 victory over the defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers last Sunday, “is that the Bears just beat thedaylights out of the Packers physically.”threithin*andLSUsystiBe6-focamiandthreworlsubsTe two ing : off, play Mira yard
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