Evening star., 1951-01-02
Unsung ae From Kentucky Runs Away With Bowl Game Laure
Yowarsky's Great Day
Is Biggest Factor as
Oklahoma Streak Ends
BY he Assoe,aisd Press

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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-Walt
Yowarsky is a football legend to-
day-just hours after his Ken
lucky team upset Oklahoma. 1877.
in Sugar Bowl game that closed
a fabulous chapter in modern foot
ball.
Big Walt was just another good
tackle before that upset watched
by some $4,000 fans; he had played
steady football and played eff
GENTLY.
Today he's the man who beat
o Oklahoma-an Oklahoma that had
trampled 81 straight opponents in
a span covering three seasons and
two Sugar Bowl games.
And Yowarsky was the differ
ence between the teams. His ac-
complishments tell the story Of
the game:
Yowarsky recovered an Okla
homa tumble on-the Oklahoma %.
It set the stage for the first Ken
lucky touchdown, which came on
a flrst-period pass from Quarter
back Vito (Babe) Parilli to Half
back Wilbur Jamerson on the next
play. All-America Tackle Bob
Gain converted.
Here, There and Everywhere.
Yowarsky STAYED off an Okla
homa touchdown in the third
period-when Kentucky held a
1870 lead. He threw Oklahoma
Halfback Billy Vessels for a 5-yard
loss after Oklahoma had pushed
to the Kentucky 8.
He recovered a loose ball after
Oklahoma's Jack Lockett fumbled
punt on the Oklahoma 80. This
put out the fire in a second-half
Oklahoma surge which had already
brought one touchdown.
He outshone both All-America
tackles playing in the 17th annual
Sugar Bowl-Gain of Kentucky
and Jim Weatherall of Oklahoma.
Seldom does a lineman do all
that and still find time to make 20
or more tackles, some at crucial
times.
After the game, sports writer's
selected him for the Warren v.
Miller Memorial Trophy awarded
annually to the outstanding player.
Yowarsky was the first lineman to
get the award since it was inaugu-
rated in 1948 as a tribute to the
late first president Of the Sugar
Bowl sponsors.
First Game on Defense.
It was Yowarsky's first game as
a defensive tackle. Previously he
had been used on offense.
But he wasn't the only star.
Teammate Parilli. besides tossing
for the first touchdown, set up the
second with a 57-yard heave to
End AL Bruno in the second quar-
ter. JamerSon scored on a l.
yard buck.
Parilli did little passing after
the half. when his team led 1870.
Kentucky took no chances on CIV
ing Oklahoma free scoring oppor-
tunities.
Oklahoma Backs Leon Heath
and Vessels carried their teams
offensive load. Heath, named the
most valuable player in Okla
homa's 1850 Sugar Bowl victory
over Louisiana State University,
ran 20 times for 121 yards. Ves-
sells was the breakaway running
star of the game.
Two of Heath's gains came on
fourth-down plays during Okla
homa's fourth-quarter scoring
drive, which ended with Quarter
back Claude Arnold Tipping a
pitchout to Vessels, who threw
pass to Merrill Green. Weather.
all converted.
Arnold Has Bad Day
The line play in the game was
"a spectators dream. Tackling
was vicious, blocking effective,
and everything clean. Oklahoma
held the Kentucky running game
to a standstill, while Kentucky
wouldn't let Arnold get Okla
homa's passing attack underway.
Arnold was the big disappoint-
ment of the game. He had a bad
day. His handoffs were largely
without deception and he took a
lot of time when passing.
Each coach was high in praise
of his team:
Paul (Bear) Bryant of Ken
lucky: Nothing is too good for
you. You're the best (team) in
the country. in my opinion"
Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma:
I'm more proud of this team than
any ever coached. The boys had
plenty of opportunities to quit, but
they fought all the way. They
played a great game. It's just one
OF those things"