The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-23
Miami Win
|Sp,oils Terps'
Chances
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The Assoeiafed Press

Whatever chances the University
Of Maryland had of returning to
the Orange Bowl this New Years
Day appeared doomed today in
the wake of their 81 defeat by
Miami (Fla.).
Last nights game was an i'm
portant one for Jim Tatum and
his Terps. The national champions
last year, they have taken bad
nose-dive this season and now are
out Of the national picture. They
dropped an early season game to
UCLA and were tied by Wake For
est in addition to the Miami de-
feat.
For the indicated Hurricanes,
the victory will do much to en-
nance their national ranking. They
are ineligible for bowl bid, how
ever, because of difficulties with
the NCAA.
The teams fought on even terms
until 10 seconds before the hall
when Bob Nolan made a fine leap
ing catch of a 21-yard pass by
Mario Bonofiglio for the first
score. The Hurricanes made it sc
when Ronnie Waller was knocked
down behind his goal line for
safety. The Terps couldn't score
until their hopes were all but dead
with four minutes left.
Houston turned back Villanova
% to Z before a grocery" crowd
| of 81 ,8l7 in Philadelphia. A grocery
chain distributed tickets to custom
ers who purchased $40 worth Of
goods. Jack Patterson scored three
touchdowns and pitched for the
other Houston score.
Halback Bob Burmeier per-
formed almost as well as Patter-
son when he bulled over for three
touchdowns in Detroit's 28-18 Mis-
souri, Valley Conference victory
over Tulsa. The Golden Hurri-
canes, who haven't won a game,
never were in it and scored IL Of
their points in the final period after
Detroit had run up 28-6 margin.
In other major games last night
George Washington and William
and Mary played a 1913 tie; Fur
man scored an expected triumph
over Davidson 1877; Chattanooga
own its fourth straight at-home
game, as, from East Texas State
and Denver knocked Wichita out
of the unbeaten ranks 27-14.
The big boys got into action to-
day and at Columbus, Ohio, Wis
cousin ranked No. 2 in The AsSo.
ciated Press weekly poll met Ohio
State No. 4 with a possible Rose
Bowl bid in the balance. This was
the big test in the Badgers bid
for the Big Ten title.
Mississippi, No. 5 got its first
severe test when it met Arkan-
sas, No. 7, the surprise of the
Southwest Conference. Ole Miss,
which has a rather easy SEIZED
ule, is the co-leader of the South
eastern Conference. Both clubs
have bowl bids, in mind.
Southern California may not win
the Pacific Coast Conference title,
but the Trojans could make the
Rose Bowl if they whip California.
UCLA, the favorite, is ineligible.
Oklahoma, the No. l team in
the country in the weekly Asso-
ciated Press poll, entertained Kan
sas State. Minnesota, No. 8, faced
a rough assignment in Michigan.
The GOphers are unbeaten and
they, too, have a chance to win
the Western Conference title.
Other top games:
EAST-Temple at Brown, Corn
ell at Princeton, Dartmouth at
Harvard, Springfield at Boston Col
lege, Army at Columbia, West Vir-
ginia at VMI, Boston u. at Holy
Cross, Northwestern at Pitt, Navy
at Penn.
MIDWEST 49, Iowa at Indiana.
Iowa State at Missouri, Purdue at
Michigan State, Xavier, Ohio al
Cincinnati, Fordham at Marquette.
SOUTH - Mississippi State at
Alabama, Florida State at Auburn,
Dayton at Tennessee, Georgia at
Tulane, Wake Forest at North Car.
DINA, Virginia VS.. Virginia Tech
at Roanoke, Florida at Louisiana
State, Duke at North Carolina
State.
SOUTHWEST and FAR WEST
Texas Ann at Baylor, Hardin.
Simmons VS.. Oklahoma Ann al
Odessa, Tex, Idaho at Washington
State, San Jose at Oregon, Texas
Tech at College of the Pacific
Washington at Stanford, Arizona
at New Mexico, Utah at Wyoming
Montana at Brigham Young. Penn
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