Missouri at SMU

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 10, 1953, page 10

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  NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-UCLA, one of the powers on the Pacific CoaSt-if not the power-had another scalp dangling on its belt today, but it wasn’t an easy one to gain. The UclanS whipped Wisconsin in a major intersectional clash last night, 1870, scoring one touchdown in the first period and another in the third. Paul Cameron went over for the first score from the 3-yard line after recovering a tumble on the “a and Bob Davenport tailed from the 2 for the other after Cameron had started the drive with % yard run. The first score was set up when a Cameron pass was intercepted by Right Halfback Jerry Witt. but he fumbled when hit hard by q Bruin tackler and Lineman Chuck Doud fell on the ball for UCLA. Cameron plunged for gains Of Is, 6 and the final 3 in the drive. Cameron’s 22-yard run in the third quarter. the longest of the game from scrimmage, set the Bruins of on a 49-yard drive. Fullback Bob Davenport, a sophomore, collected II yards in four SmasheS, diving over center 2 yards for the touchdown. Fullback Alan (The Horse) Ameche, aside from one strong 16-yard burst. was held in check for a net of so yards by the Bruin tacklers. But The Horse was a tower of strength on defense throughout the entire game. SMU SmackS Missouri. In Dallas, Southern Methodist, two-point loser to Georgia Tech last week, coaSted to a 20–⁠7 VIC tory over Missouri. Dale Moore scored two of the winners touch downs. Missouri was hopelessly out Of it when Jim Milne tossed an 11-yard uaSs to Pete Corpeny in the end zone. Houston opened it’s Missouri Valley Conference schedule with a 25-l9 triumph over Detroit with sophomore Don Hargrave picking up 1919 yards in 10 car ries against the vaunted Detroit defenSeS. Held scoreless in the first half, Miami burst forth with six touchdowns in the second session to ruin Clemson, its Orange Bowl rival in 1851 and Gator Bowl opponent the next year. 1918. The scoring was evenly divided among six players on the Miami team with freshman Jack Lowe and Don Dorshimer carry ing the brunt Of the burden. The two longest unbeaten streakS go on the line again today when Michigan States goes after it’s 9th straight triumph against Texas Christian, and

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SMU leads 13–⁠8–⁠2 in 23 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.