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SGOn6Inueu from ka&e A-11.t
BratkoWski pass for an 11-yard
advance.
Tatum's strategy never had D
chance. The lAll-Stars were
trailing ITO after the first TO-
minutes, having flIrnbled end
had d pass intercepted to set up
q field goal and touchdown for
the Lions. The pros earned an
other score on . 73-yard march.
II No Take Charge Guy.
At this point. or In feet earlier.
the All-Stars needed q take
charge guy. They didn't have
one. Nobody tried to pull them
together and make the plays
work. "A non-contestant who
was close to the play remarked
later that none OF the college
boys had anything to say on the
field.
That seems to be what Tatum
had In mind In the dressing
room when he said. II never had
this happen to me" The college
boys, with little at stake. just
didn't care.
The Lions set q record for the
21-gaIne series with IA first
downs rushing, and their total
of $50 yards rushing was only
nine short Of the record.
Coach Parker left his offense
to Tom Dublinski. q third-year
pro from Utah, who threw half
as many passes last night (15)
as he did all last season on the
few occasions he relieved Layne.
DublnSki looked pretty good and
he should be more help to Eayne
this season.
Carpenter Has Big Night.
Lew Carpenter. q second-yeai
pro from Arkansas, carried for
80 yards In 20 tries and the vet
eran jug Girard Of Wisconsin
made AZ to top the Lions ball
carriers. Leon Hart and Doak
Walker were in the background
in comparison to their roles In
league competition.
The Lions did not appear to
suffer by having to adopt the
college one-platoon rules. Par
ker used only Is players. some
OF them for only a few plays.
The pros usually are as slow
to be fired up for this game as
the college boys, but apparently
Parker used the enforced college
rules as a device to get his boys
ready.
The All-Star coaching staff in
pre-game discussions was opti-
mistic in believing that Brat
koWski, q straight-T man at
Georgia, had learned the split-T
in three weeks. After the game,
Tatum said Bratkowski had as
much equipment as any football
player he ever coached. and he
praised the effort Of the Chicago
Bears draftee. But Zeke was
lost trying to run the strange
tO-him formation.
Hits on Eight Passes.
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Bratkowski did complete eight
of IA passes. but the figures are
deceiving. With at least two men
back at all times. the Lions
forced the All-Stars to concen-
trate on the short passes.
John Carson. Georgia's bril-
liant pass receiver. didn't have
one of his good nights. Tatum
tried Bobby Garrett and Lamar
McHan as offensive quarter
backs, with less success than
Bratkowski.
After the game, Tatum said his
team clicked almost to perfec-
ton on one play, and with q bit
more timing on that 1t might
have been a different outcome
That was on the first play OF
the game when everybody car
ried out blocking assignments,
but there was loose ball handling
from Bratkowski to Lattner and
the latter'S tumble was recovered
by Thurman McGraw of the
Lions on the All-Stars a.. The
rout was on.
Martin Kicks Field Goal.
The All-Stars stopped the
Lions short of q touchdown, but
Jim Martin kicked a field goal
from the 28-yard line, 38 yards
with the goal posts 10 yards deep
in the end zone. Five minutes
later, Walker scored from 5 yards
out. Lattner had taken a deep
pitchout from Bratkowski and
his hurried pass was intercepted
by Jack Christensen at midfield.
Carpenters running and a Du-
blinski-to-Hart pass set UP the
score.
The 73-yard scoring drive by
the Lions ended in a Carpenter
touchdown on a pitchout from
the 4-yard line. The All-Stars
controlled the bali most of the
second quarter but couldn't score
and it still was ITO at halftime
The All-Stars' touchdown made
it 17-6 for a few minutes. but the
Lions came back 68 yards. with
Carpenter scoring from the one,
Television viewers saw that
fourth quarter touchdown better
than we did from the press box
Jim Doran of the Lions stepped
between q handoff from Brat
kowski to Neil Worden, picked
of the ball and raced 80 yards to
a touchdown. 1t happened so fast
even the officials seemed baffled
Veryl Switzer, Negro speedster
from Kansas State, made the
best use Of the option play for
the All-Stars and was their lead
ing ball carrier with 81 yards
~ Of it on one play when he
almost was away.
PnsFSis Lions $500. z g I Isl
Lions scoring: Touchdowns. Carpenter
1 9. walker, Dofan. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| 8: GirArd Field soAl--Martin.
/ All-Stars scoring: Teuchdowns, Latt.
ner.