Evening star., 1950-12-26
; Maryland Players
Help South Win in
Miami Shrine Game
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 26.-Vander-
bilt's Dean Davidson plunged over
in the final As seconds last night
to give the South All Stars a a.
to-9 victory over the North in the
Shrine's third annual charity
football game in the Orange Bowl.
The last-minute touchdown
climaxed the finest display OF
clean, hard, precision football
witnessed by Miami fans in a
decade. Few of the 39,132 fans left
the stadium until the final gun
was sounded.
The South. coached by Andy
Gustafson of the University of
Miami and Bobby Dodd of Georgia
Tech. was forced to come from
behind to turn back the Northern
Yankees coached by Yale's Her.
man Hickman.
South Scores Early.
Paced by John Ford's amazing
passing and Davidson's spectacu-
lar running, the Rebels" scored
before the first quarter was five
minutes old. Mississippi's John
Dottley plunged through center
for the final yard.
Jim Stanton of Wake Forest
tackled the North's Dick Gabriel
of Lehigh behind his own goal line
in the second period and the
Rebels held an 80 margin at half
time.
But in the third quarter the
Army trio of Gil Stephenson, Jim
Cain and Jack Martin, aided by
magnificent line play, brought the
North back into the ball game.
Purdue's Jim Janosek broke
through to block a punt by Pat
Field of Georgia on the 25, and
the ball rolled into the end zone
for a safety.
Minutes later the Army trio
drove for touchdown-with Mar
tin plunging over from the 6-inch
line on the fourth down. brakes
Dick Steere converted, putting the
North in the lead. 9-8.
Pass Sets Up Score.
Twice in the final period the
North's defensive line withstood
the South offensive in dramatic
goal-line stands. but in the clos
ing seconds Bishop Strickland of
South Carolina rifled a low, fiat
pass to Dukes c. P. Youmans, who
went to the North's 2-yard line.
The pass play was good for 80
yards. On the next play Davidson
plunged over for the fi..al score.
Fields conversion attempt was
wide.
, Ford, 23-year-old quarterback
from Hardin Simmons College.
was voted by coaches and sports
writers as the most valuable play
er on the field. He completed 10
of "a passes-nine in the first
half. His canny field generalship
provided the spark that drove
Gustafson's Southern forces to
victory.
Army's Stephenson was voteS
the most valuable player on the
North's squad. The rangy 6-footer
clicked off runs of 8, 10 and 10
yards during the third quarter to
rejuvenate the Yankees. The
South so completely dominated
the first half it began te look like
a walkaway, but Stephenson's
runs in the third period put the
North back in the game.
Terps Play Well.
(Three Maryland players -
End Elmer Wingate, Tackle Ray
Krouse and Halfback Johnny
Idzik-were outstanding on de-
fense for the South. Krouse and
Wingate combined to stop many
Of the Yankees running plays,
while Idzik made the pass inter-
ception, just before the final
whistle, that killed off the last
hopes of the North. The Wash
ington area also was we'll rep
resented by Tom Bake. Navy
end. and Billy DeChard, for
mer Gonzaga High School star
who played his college football
at Holy Cross. Billy was used
mostly on defense for the North
and Bake played the same role
for the South.)
The so nand-picked seniors rep
resented 81 colleges and universi-
ties. They had only a week to
become a unit, and yet appeared
to have played together for years.
Davidson averaged 4 yards per
try for the IL times he carried
the ball and accounted for a ma
jor share Of the South's seven
first downs on rushing.
Crippled Children Profit.
Ford's passing gave the South
its five first downs from pass
ing, while Stuart Tisdale OF Yale
and Dick Doheny of Fordham
(See NORTH-SOUTH, Page A-90