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BY the Associated Press

senior college football StandoutS
clash in the Orange Bowl in the
Shrine's' annual North South
All-Star game for the benefit of
it's crippled children.
Last Christmas the North and
the South battled to a sparkling
21-21 tie with both teams Scor-
ing in the fading moments. This
year both clubs are believed to
be stronger and the difference
between them may be about the
same.
Stu Holcomb of Purdue, the
North coach, and Andy Gustaf-
son of Miami, the South coach,
each predicted a high-scoring
contest, with the winner, if any,
prevailing by a touchdown.
No TV or Radio.
There will be no television or
radio broadcasts of the game,
which starts at 8:15 pm. (EST).
The flve-year-old classic has
grown in popularity each season
and Shrine officials expect at
tendance to approach $4,000 to-
night, beating last years record
of 42,300.
Each of the visiting athletes
will see plenty of action. for the
coaches will use the free substi-
tuition rule outlawed this year by
the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.
Last year, the South was saved
in the last minute when Mary
lands Jack Scarbath connected
with Missouri's Jim Hook on an
8O-yard scoring pass play, and
this year the Rebels again will
rely on the pass as their chief
weapon.
Bratkowski to Perform.
Pitching for the South will be
the Georgia aerial artist, zeke
Bratkowski. The Brat's marks
manShip couldn't save a weak
Georgia team from a bad 1858
season, but Gustafson expects
him to shine in the all-star COM
pany with which he'll work.
Bratkowski. who is bound for
the Chicago Bears, will have
a big. powerful line, including
Navy's Steve EiSenhauer, to pro-
tect him and some of the coun-
try'S best receivers downfeld-a
situation that adds up to plenty
Of trouble for a North team
packed with Big Ten performers.
The South also will have two
other Navy lineme; Dick Olson,
Middle center and captain, and
Jack Perkins, tackle.
Although admitting that with
Bratkowski. lone of the greatest
passers I've ever seem" the
South will pass at least so per
cent of the time, Gustafson said
the NorthernerS had better re-
main on the alert against a
ground attack.
Running Also Good.
"Our running is good" he
said, pointing to such backs as
Hal Lotion of Mississippi, Byrd
Looper of Duke and Bob Bow
man of William and Mary, who
will join Bratkowski in the
starting offensive backfield.
There was optimism in the
North camp, too, where Holcomb
has put together an attack that
will feature the running prowess
Of such Big Ten StandoutS as
Dusty Rice of Iowa, Harland Carl
of Wisconsin and Ken Miller of
Illinois. Purdue's Roy Evans will
quarterback the team.
We're stronger than last year
all down the line and through
the backfield," Holcomb said.
Last year we had two or three
outstanding men and the others
didn't measure up."
Helping to power the North's
offensive line will be three stall
warts from Notre Dame. Jim
Schrader, Menil Mavaraides and
Don Penza.
Holcomb was assisted in coach
ing the North team by Bill Meek
of Kansas State and Ivy Will
Hanson of Wisconsin. Gustaf-
sons aides were Don Faurot of
Missouri, Wally Butts of Georgia
and Eddie Erdelatz of Navy. The
North will use 26 players, the
South Is.
The South leads in the series
with three wins to the North's
one.
The rosters:
Ends--Don Penza, Notre Dame: Ken
SN, NoAcSS Oh racine. Bill Fent0n
Iowa; Don Malinek, Penn State. and
Ed Pence. Kansas State. al"
>. Tackles-Stavros Canakes. Minnesota:
Jim Balog. Michigan; Earl Meyer. Kan.
sas State. and Dave Whitaker. Purdue
Guards-Menil Mavriades, Nofre
lame. and Don ENnst, Illinois,
CenterS--Jim Schrader, Notre Dame
ano Ken Gowdy. Kansas State
=, Quarterbacks-DuSty Rice, Iowa: Ted
hress Michigan, and Ray Evans. Purdue.
Halfbacks--Ken Miller, Illinois and
harland Carl, Wisconsin
Fullbacks-Tom McEugh. Notre Dame.
ana Bob Balderston. Kansas State.
Ends--John Carson, Georgia: Howard
Fit, Duke; John Wilson, Missouri, and
Tom Miner. Tulsa.
Tackles-Ed Meadows, Duke; Jack
Perkins, Navy; Dan Hunter. Florida, and
Ed Buccilh. Miami
Guards-Crawford Minis, Mississippi;
steve Eisenhauer, Navy; Joe DAgostino,
Florida. and Ted Lubas, Miami,
Centers--Dick Olson, Navy, and Ed
Beatty. Mississippi
Quarterbacks-zeke Bratkowski, Geor-
gia. and John Bordogna, Nebraska.
Halfbacks-Ed Merrifield Missouri:
Blackie Kincaid. South Carolina: Harol
Lotion, Mississippi: Bobby Fiyeash,
Florida State, and Bob Bowman. William
Fuliback-Byrd Looper, Duke.
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