Evening star., 1954-01-02
Rally in Second Half
Does Il for Spartans;
Wells, Cameron Star
BY the Assoeioted Press

PASADENA. Calf, Jan. a.
Michigan States Spartans
proved once again that it takes
two halves to make a whole as
they came from behind for the
1920 Rose Bowl victory over
the UCLA Bruins.
For it was the sparkling fplay
of the green-clad crew from
Lansing in the second han yes
terday that overcame a 14-7
deficit and gave the Big Ten
the bowl title again after a
years sojourn in the Pacific
Coast Conference.
During the first half it ap-
peared that UCLA would repeat
the feat of Southern California,
which last year turned back
the Big Ten invaders for the
first time in the history of the
bowl rivalry between the two
conferences dating back to 1947.
The Bruins gained 154 yards
during the first two quarters
to 56 for Michigan State and.
the score stood l4-7 in their
favor.
But as the Spartans took the
third-ouarter kickoff before the
capacity crowd of 101 900, it
was a different club-fired up
by Coach Biggie Mum during
the intermission. In IA crisp
plays the Spartans went 78
yards with Leroy Bolden going
over from ! yard out. and
Fullback Evan Slonac added the
second on his four straight con-
versions to tie the count.
Spartans Click Again.
In three plays the Bruins
couldn't gain after taking the
kickoff. punted. and the Spar
tans went on the march again.
This one went 73 yards, abetted
by an 18-yard pass from Quar-
terback Tommy Yewcic to
Bolden. a 27-yard run by Right
Halfback Billy Wells and a Is
yard penalty. That put the
Spartans ahead to stay. After
UCLA scored again in the fourth
period. but missed the CONVEX
sion. Wells scooted 81 yards with
a punt for the clincher.
Wells. the usually unsung
member of the Big Ten CO.
champions pony backfield. was
the games leading ground gamer
with 80 yards rushing in addition
to his 0unt return. He was
voted the games outstanding
player by the Helms Athletic
Foundation.
"We were logy in the first
half but at intermission 1 got
around to installing some spirit
and did some blackboard work."
said Coach Mum, who continued
to refuse comment on reports
that this was his last game as
coach and that he would take
over the Michigan State athletic
dictatorship.
Quarterback Yewcic added:
During the second half we were
using lot of split-T stuff to
open up that big UCLA line.
That way our guys could get
a good angle to block them"
UCLA Ahead in Yardage.
So Michigan State surged
back and the final statistics bore
little resemblance to those at
the half, although UCLA had the
total yardage bulge by a 242-to-
206 margin.
Michigan State was third in
the Associated Press poll. with
UCLA fifth.
Michigan State was the best
team we've played this year."
said Coach Red Sanders of the
Pacific Coast champions. "They
had more good running backs
than any team I've ever faced"
Sanders said he couldn't name
the point that turned the game
in favor of the Spartans. but
we didn't look the same after
that blocked kick"-the first one
ever suffered by a Sanders
coached team.
1t came in the second quarter
after UCLA led. 14-0. Tailback
Paul Cameron. who spearheaded
the UCLA attack. throughout,
was in punt formation deep in
his own territory. Ellis Duckett,
Michigan State end, crashed
through to block the ball,
scooped 1t up on the 6 and
(See ROSE BOWI,. Page A.12)