Evening star., 1960-01-02
Dirty Play CHARGED

Dirty Play Charged
A holding call against Syra-
cuse apparently precipitated
the fisticuffs. but the players
on both sides said there was
too much talking back and
forth. Syracuse players ac-
cused Texas Of calling its Negro
tackle, John Brown, "a dirty
niger" Players on both sides
limited at dirty play.
At last nights awards din
ner. where it was announced
that Syracuse would get $l75,-
600 out Of the game and that
Texas would be able to keep
S77.500 of its share-with the
remaining $98,50O going to the
Southwest Conference-feelings
appear a trifie strained between
the teams. There was little
mingling Of players.
However. officials of the two
schools and Cotton Bowl rep
resentatives expressed no con-
cern publicly.
Davis did not perform the
great feats Of Jim Brown in
the Cotton Bowl Of 1857 when
Texas Christian nosed out
Syracuse. 1927, but he did
enough to earn himself the
award as outstanding back.
He scored l6 points with two
touchdowns and two 2-point
conversions and his intercept
ton Of a pass set up the other
Orange touchdown. Davis ran
81 yards to put the ball on the
Texas three and Schwedes
scored.
Texas Always Behind
Texas got behind so quickly
1t made the Longhorns' heads
swim and they never had a
chance to catch up although
they made a comeback in the
last half with one touchdown
on a 69-yard pass play from
Bobby Lackey to Jack Collins
and the other on a l-yard
smash by Lackey.
The victory was a vindication
Tor Syracuse. The Orangemen
had never won a bowl game be-
fore although given three
chances.
1t also was something of a
moral victory for Texas, which
had been expected by many to
be crushed by the massive Syra-
cuse machine. Texas Coach
Darrell Royal congratulated
Syracuse but he also congratu-
lated his own players. They
really put'out." he said. IT hope
we can come back some day."
Syracuse rolled up 3l4 yards
rushing and passing compared
to 244 for Texas but the lead
ing ground-gainer was Clair
Branch, Texas fullback who
racked up II yards. However.
Davis, who got only 81 yards
from scrimmage. really made
them count.
Davis was a near unanimous
choice of the sportswriters as
outstanding back. getting 80 of
43 votes. Maurice Doke, Texas
guard, was picked as outstand-
ing lineman with IA votes.
Hampered by Leg Injury
The s7-yard pass-and-run
play which gave Davis his first
touchdown wiped out of the
record book the 79-yard pass
play that Oklahoma's Brewster
Hobby completed to Ross Coyle
in the 1859 Orange Bowl game
against Syracuse.
Davis said he was in pain
throughout the afternoon due
to a previous leg injury. "My
leg was killing me the whole
game" the 205-pound sopho-
more from Elmira, N. Y, told
reporters after the game.
Davis had developed muscle
soreness in his left thigh and
back while practicing kickoffs
a week ago at the Orangemen's
training site at Houston. 1t
was uncertain whether he would
be able to play, and Coach Ben
Schwartzwalder kept him out
OF the pre-game warmup. A
trainer was massaging the leg
in the dressing room.
Schwartzwalder described
Texas as a dedicated" football
team.
They were a lot like Penn
State in that they were a bunch
of opportunists," Schwartz
walder said. "A couple of times