Evening star., 1952-12-26
Statistics

"I'll have to put the ball way
up there. JIM" warned Scarbath
Maryland's All-America quarter
back. land you've got to run like
hell for it."
Scarbath Most Valuable.
As the ball was snapped. Hook
darted to the right. cut straight
downfield to the North Is. then
crossed IN front of the North
safety man to take the skyscraper
from Scarbath. Michigan State s
Johnny Wilson grabbed for the
Missourian at the 5-yard line, but
couldn't bring him down.
In pressbox ballot after the
game. Scarbath was voted the
most valuable player on the South
team. while Don Moomaw,
UCLA's great line-backer. was
chosen as the North's best. Others
receiving votes were:
North-Dale Samuels, Purdue: !:
Bernard Flowers. Purdue: Ernie
Stockert, UCLA; Frank Kush,
Michigan State.
South-Hook, Missouri; Buck
McPhail, Oklahoma: Dick Mod
zelewski. Maryland; John Alder
ton, Maryland.
The Scarbath-to- Hook pass pro-
vided a spectacular finish to the
most thrilling battle in the history
of the Shrine's annual game in
the Orange Bowl for the benefit
Of its crippled children and it
boosted the organizations hopes
that this game some day will pack
the $4,000 seats.
The play was uncorked with
only 20 seconds to go and just 38
seconds after the passing combina-
ton that won Purdue a share OF
the Big Ten football champion
ship-Samuels to Flowers-had
clicked on 6-yard touchdown
play to boost the North into a
21-14 yead.
Game a Passing Duel.
Offensively. the game developed
into a tense passing duel, with
Scarbath and Samuels in a neck
and-neck race for the honors, but
sparkling defensive line play al
most took the spotlight away from
the backfield stars.
Moomaw. recently voted the ma
tion's outstanding lineman of the
year, and Alderton, Maryland S
rangy defensive end, broke up one
drive after another by knocking
opposing backs for tremendous
losses. Moomaw also picked a
tumble out of the air and ran IS
yards for one of the three North
touchdowns.
Alderton, the defensive stand
out of the first half, halted one
North threat by dumping Sameuls
for a loss, blocked a punt by
Harry Agganis. Boston University s
Golden Greek" and choked of
another threat by intercepting q
pass.
Samuels completed 21 passes in
% tries to break the series record
for number of completions estab-
lished last year by Bill Wade OF
Vanderbilt. Wade's IS gained 25C
yards, however. as compared with
1913 netted by Samuels.
Agganis threw six passes for the
North, but completed only one.
Scores on Mistake Play"
Scarbath, who broke through
tackle in the first period and
dashed 95 yards on the longest
touchdown run in the history OF
the series, revealed in the dress
ing room after the game that the
play was "all a mistake"
With Fullback McPhail in fake
punt formation, Scarbath was
supposed to hand off to Bob Tata
Virginia halfback, going into the
right side. But they missed con-
nections and Scarbath was left
juggling the ball in his left hand
behind his back.
AS Scarbath darted into the line
four blockers came to his aid. AT
the North 80 Tata got back into
the play with a block that cut
down two Yankees.
Samuels threw five yards to
Stockert of UCLA for q tying
touchdown in the second quarter
but the South doomed right back
into the lead on a 25-yard touch
(See NORTH-SOU1,H. Pg. A-120