Evening star., 1948-12-26
South P| |asters
North, "a 10 H.,
In Late Surge
Novy's WiIIioms Runs
70 Yards for Tally
That Turns Tide
ey the Assoeioted Press


MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 25.-A team of
Southern college all-stars rallied to
score three touchdowns and field
goal in the second half here tonight
and down a North all-star team,
24-l4, in a Shrine charity football
game before 33,o56 spectators in the
Orange Bowl.
Trailing TO at the half, the
Southern collegians came roaring
back like new team and, sparked
by a 70-yard touchdown run by
Pistol Pete Williams of Navy, ran
the North squad ragged in the third
and final quarters. Two touchdownS
in the third and touchdown and
field goal in the fourth period de-
cided the issue.
George Blanda, 21-year-old Ken
lucky star, also was outstanding in
the South's counterattack. Fast,
vicious tackling and clever ball
handling coupled with fine broken
field running turned the tide.
The third quarter was just shy OF
10 minutes old when Williams, a
native of Miami, broke off right
tackle, found his way into the clear
and raced 10 yards for a score.
Blanda kicked the extra point that
tied the score at Tall.
The North. coached by Herman
Hickman of Yale, opened the scoring
in the first quarter with 70-yard
drive after Bobby Mirth of Mullen
burg recovered BANDS tumble on
the &c.
Pass Combination Clicks.
With Robert (Tex) Furse of Yale
passing and Frank Lovuolo of St.
Bonaventure catching the North
rolled to the IS. There Furse, back
to pass, lodged two tacklers and
tipped to Sambo Tamburo of Penn
State, who caught it as he fell on
the two. Terry Brennan of Notre
Dame failed to gain but on the next
play Furse passed to Lovuolo for the
score. Yales Billy Booze then booted
his 98th point from placement in
his college career to put the North
in front, TO.
After a brilliant half-time show
with 450 persons taking part, the
South, coached by Andy Gustafson
of Miami, started rolling and never
stopped.
Joe Brown of Georgia Tech inter-
cepted Furse's pass on the 10. The
Dixie eleven moved to the North's
40 in short gains and there Colgate's
George Jim) Kershaw intercepted
for the North.
Bob Demoss of Purdue passed to
Jim Dieckleman of Holy Cross for
a first down, to Kershaw for another
and then Thomas Chip Cannon of
Harvard tore through to the IA.
Jack Nork of Columbia smacked into
center, fumbled and the ball was
recovered by Randy Lawrence of
Navy and Ernie Settembre of Miami.
Poole Receivers Fumble.
After Blanda kicked to the 43,
the North drove to the one-yard
line where John Weber of Princeton
fumbled and Barney Poole, Missis-
sippi's great end, recovered.
The North held and Blanda
kicked IA yards to the North's II.
The half ended there with the North
in front, TO.
Williams dazzling run was the
play that put the South back in the
game and broke the North's back,
in the opinion of many observers.
"We had control until that hap
pened," said Hickman.
Booze tried a field goal standing
on the South's 80 but the kick went
wide and the South took over on
the 20. Williams ran to the South's
40 and then Dixie Howell of Missis-
sippi went to the North's %. Lynn
Chewing of Hampden-Sydney
churned over from the 16 to put
the South in front. Blanda added
the point and the score was 14-7.
The South scored again when
Frank Ziegler of Georgia Tech
bulled over from the one and Blan-
da added the point. The South
had taken over when Ray Richeson
of Alabama recovered a tumble on
the Norths 32
North Scores on Long Pass.
The North scored when Furse
threw long, looping pass to Jim
Dieckleman of Holy Cross. who
made a beautiful catch on the IS
and went over The play covered
81 yards. Booe's kick was good but
the South was still ahead, 21-14.
The South drove down to the 80
where Blanda booted a field goal
for the final tally with one minute
and IS seconds left in the game.