The Miami times., 1952-10-18

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wards on the ground with Gavins,
a Lake Wales 2O4-pounder lug
eing the pigskin for 127 yards IN
ii tries. Hepburn, the "Mr. Coof
of the Rattlers, calmly directed the
Orange and Green to five IDS on
the ground and uncorked a 80
ward scoring pass to right nal1
John Arnold for another.
The Rattlers uncorked drives
or IS, so, and SIS yards in tally
ing three touchdowns in the hrst
quarter to move out front 19-O on
the strength of an added extra
point by Charlie Herout. Left hal1
Vernell Ross of st. Petersburg
scored the first touchdown when
he went through the Ft. Valley
forward wall from the seven.
Hepburn needed but seven plays
to move the Rattlers from their
is to the goal with Ross, Gavlns'
Willard Cooper performing the
heavy chores.
Gavins swept the right side of
the Ft. Valley line from the one
for the second score after 10
yard penalty against the WILDCATS
put the ball there. He scored on
the sixth play including the pen
atty. Herout failed to convert Tor
the second time.
Sidney Bell, a transfer back
from Edward Waters tailed the
third Rather I'd from the two.
A Hepburn pass to end Ralph
Anthony on the five set the stage
for Bells scoring effort.
The Wildcats threatened in the
second stanza when James Gar
land, E. L. Brannon and Allen
Nelson smothered the Rattlers'
punter Willie Speights on the 26.
But on the first play pass from
quarterback Bennie Foster intend
ed for Nelson was intercepted by
A and M defensive back Robert
Mungen on the ten who ran the
ball back to the Rattlers' 80. Then
GavinS went the remaining dis
tance for the 4th touchdown
chalked up by the men in Orange
and Green.
Herout converted to give the
Rattlers a 26 point lead which
they held at the half. The Wild
cats threatened again before the
end of the period but this time a
pass interception by defensive
back Joe Joe Lee on the ten stop
ped their efforts. Lee, a freshman
from st. Albions, Mich, ran the
ball back to the 33 yard line of
the Wildcats. A and M moved to-
wards the goal but Foster inter-
cepted a Hepburn pass in the end
zone and returned it to the IA to
halt the drive.
The Rattlers failed to score
during the third period although
they marched to the five. At that
point Ross fumbled with Clyde
Williams of the Wildcats recover
ing.
Bell sped 20 yards to open the
fourth period scoring squirt of the
home team. The A and M eleven
added six points a short time lat
er when Arnold scored from the
three following a 24-yard run by
GavinS.' Bennie Moore intercept
ed Fosters attempted pass to
start the drive. Herout converted.
Arnold teamed with Hepburn to
tally the 7th touchdown for A and
M when he took a pass on the 10
and went the remaining distance.
Mr.. Coor' was standing on the
33 when he threw the ball and in
the process ducked three would
be tacklerS.
The Rattlers' scoring efforts
ended with substitute quarter
John Jones of Sherman, Texas.
running the team. Freshman full
back Jesse Heard scored from the
three following a Jones to George
Lawson pass.
The A and NJ defensive line
play was outstanding and almost
completely bottled up Foster. a
better than average quarterback
who had thrown touchdown
passes in leading the Wildcats to
1910 and TO victories over Clark
and Knoxville College respective
ly. End Sam Wilson, tackles Will
lie Lee, John Neal and Sam Mar
snail, along with hnebacker Will
/ liam Kenchon Spearheaded the