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Football Spotlight Today
Gator, BIue-Groy
And Eust-West
Top Attractions
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The Gator Bowl game be-
tween Florida and Baylor in
Jacksonville, Fla. and a pair Of
major all-star games, the East
West in San Francisco and
Blue-Gray in Montgomery,
Ala, got the post-season foot
ball whirl in high gear today.
The three big games, all on
national television. and four of
lesser stature set the stage for
the rest of the big boys Mon
day, when Minnesota's National
champions meet Washington,
No. 6, in the Rose Bowl, Navy,
No. 4, tackles Missouri, No. S, in
the Orange Bowl. Mississippi,
No. 2, engages Rice in the Sugar
Bowl and Arkansas, No. Z, takes
on Duke, No. 10, in the Cotton
Bowl.
Other games on today's
schedule are the National ALL
Stars against the Southwest
All-Stars in the Copper Bowl
in Tempe, Ariz., indicated
New Mexico State against Utah
State in Ell Paso's Sun Bowl,
Texas All against unbeaten
Arkansas Tech in the Great
Southwest Bowl and Arkansas
AM8SN. against Prairie View in
the Prairie View Bowl.
Citadel Scores ShutOut
The Citadel shut out Tennes-
see Tech. 27-0, last night in
the Tangerine Bowl in Or
lando, Fla.
Florida and Baylor each nm
ished the season with 80
records but that's where the
similarity ends. The Gators
are a ball-control outfit that
has used the mistakes of its
opponents and the toe of kick
ing specialist Bill Cash to great
advantage. Cash accounted for
three victories with field goals.
Quarterbacks Larry Liberia
tore and Bobby Dodd, jr.,
handle an imaginative offense,
full Of quarterback keepers
and surprise innovations.
Baylor counts on its passing
and the three Rons-Stanley.
Bull and Goodwin-to get the
job done. Quarterback STAN
ley led the Southwest Confer
ence in passing, completing rs
for l.151 yards. and Goodwin
topped the league in pass re-
ceptions with Is. Bull, a 18s-
pound junior halfback, led the
conference in scoring and
kickoff returns, was second in
rushing and third in pass
catching.
A crowd of $4,000 was ex-
pected and television coverage
began at 2 pm. over CHS
(WTOP-9 in Washington.
All-Americas Galore
AS in the past, the East
pltted power and size against
the Vests speed and passing
IN the East West game (WRC-&
at 4:45 PM A big East line is
anchored by a pair of All
Americas, End Mike D1tka Of
Pitt and Tackle Ken Rice of
Auburn. Coach Bill Barnes
OF UCLA has Bob Lilly, Texas
Christians All-America tackle,
and E. j. Hobub, Texas Techs
great center and linebacker.
In the offensive departments.
Halfback Tommy Mason of
Tulane, the National Football
Leagues top draft choice earlier
this week, Penn States Jim
Kerr and Tom Weisner of Wis
consin team with Quarterback
Tom Matte of Ohio State.
The Vests aerial game rests
with UCLA's Bill Kilmer. who
led the Nation in total offense.
and Rich Mayo of the Air
Force. They have Glynn
Gregory of SMU, Tom Wat
kins of Iowa State and Keith
Lincoln of Washington State to
help with the offensive chores.
The East is favored by a
touchdown.
Blue Backs Speedy
Quarterbacks Francis Tar.
kenton Of Georgia and Norm
Snead of Wake Forest lead
the Grays against Purdue
Coach Jack Mollenkopf's Blues.
The Blues have speedy backs
in Jerry Mauren of Iowa and
Ray Purdin of Northwestern,
plus the passing of Quarter
backs Bernie Allen of Purdue,
Dale Betty of Maryland and
Dale Evans of Kansas State,
Fullback Ron Hartline of
Oklahoma and Bobby Walden
OF Georgia provide the rebels
with some fine running. Tele-
vision coverage started at
las pm. CWRC-4.
The Gray team was a 6-point
favorite.
All-America Halfback Pervis
Atkins and his equally talented
running mate, Bob Caters. lead
New Mexico State, the Nations
offensive leader. However,
Utah State (9-D posed the
stiffest test New Mexico faced
all season.
Fred Mautino, a 1859 ALL
America end from Syracuse,
tops the National All-Stars for
Coach Rip Engle of Penn State.
Engle also has Pitt Fullback
Jim Cunningham and his own
quarterback, Dick Hoax, plus
a host of Big Ten talent to
throw against stars from the
Southwest. Skyline and Border