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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

MORGANTOWN, w. Va,
Oct. 7 (AP).-West Virginia,
winless for nearly two years,
jumped scrappy Virginia Tech
with newly discovered punch
and beat the Gobblers. $50,
today in a Southern Confer
ence football game.
Fred Coward, the sophomore
quarterback sensation from
West virginia's coal fields,
bulled over from the l for one
touchdown and tossed a 6-yard
pass for another.
The victory ended an ID
game winless streak.
Even the most faithful
weren't quite prepared for the
display of raw power and pin
point passing that the Noun
taineers put on.
Until the last few seconds.
the deepest VPI advance was
to the 10 in the second quarter.
When the game ended the
Gobblers had again worked the
ball to the West Virginia 10.
West Virginia hadn't won
since the fifth game Of the
1859 season, when they upset
traditional rival Pitt. The
MountaineerS eked out two ties
while losing eight last year.
After dropping their first two
to Richmond and Vanderbilt
this season, they showed signs
Of a comeback last Saturday
before losing 29-14 to strong
Syracuse.
The Mountaineers beg a n
their first scoring drive against
Virginia Tech late in the first
period after a 14-yard punt re-
turn and a 15-yard roughing
penalty put the ball on their 40
Second string quarterback
Dale Evans, sent in for one
play, took his time behind good
line blocking and fired a strike
to Eli Kosanovich. He grabbed
the ball over his shoulder or
the Tech 20 without breaking
stride and made it to the II
before he was stopped.
From there the heavy worh
fell to stocky Steve Berzansky
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WORLD SERIES
Mantle Held HitIess
Before 1859 Fans

retired Skowron and Clete
Boyer with consummate ease.
Then Houk sent up Blanchard,
who had blasted four pinch
homers during the regular sea-
son. The big, second-string
catcher wasted no time, hit
ting Purkey'S first pitch "a
slider about 385 feet into the
bleachers.
Thus was the stage set for
Maris, leading off In the top
of the ninth. Purkey, pitching
carefully, worked to a 2-1 count.
Then he threw another slider
and Maris, for the first time,
showed National Leaguers how
he managed to hit more homers
in a single (if expanded sea-
SOM than anybody else.
The crowd groaned in dismay
as he circled the bases and the
scoreboard lights changed to
what was the final score, 80,
The Reds weren't giving UP.
Arroyo. who set them down in
order in the eighth, famed
Gene Freese to open the bottom
of the ninth. But Leo Car
denas. batting. for Edwards,
doubled high off the scoreboard
in left-center.
Hutchinson reached for more
bench strength. Dick Gernert
batted for Purkey and sent q
roller over second base. Kubek
fielded the ball and threw
out the slow-rooted Gernert by
an eyelash.
A third straight pinch-h hitter
Gus Bell. ended tor rather
Arroyo did. He bravely slapped
at Bells top-Spinning groundel
to the box with his pitching
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

the game at the lakeside sta
dunn. 1t will be televised in
Washington on Channel 8,
starting at 2;05 pm.
1t shapes up as the severest
test the young quarterback
from Wake Forest has faced
in his brief pro career as well
as the toughest game of the
new season for the Redskins.
Cleveland, with successive VIC
tories over the Cardinals and
Cowboys, after bowling to the
champion Eagles in its debut,
Is a 14-point favorite.
Browns Denied Schafrath
The 22d meeting between the
clubs may be one Of the Bit
terest of the series in which
Cleveland holds a 17-3 edge
with one tie. Tackle Dick
Schafrath, a 255-pound veteran
from Ohio State who was re-
called to military service, will
not play for the Browns. Ma
tional Football League rules
prohibit teams from using
servicemen on week ends. and
a Geographic poll by Commits
sioner Pete Rozelle failed to
get it waived in Schafrath's
case. The result didn't sit
we'll with Cleveland.
The Browns may try to take
it out on Snead, although the
Redskins are well aware that
he'll be their No. target any
way. They usually try to knock
out communications headquar-
tiers and Snead is in for some
rough treatment. The Browns
gave little Eddie LeBaron the
business early last week ano
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Continued From Page c.,

Except for Yogi Berra, who
walked in the second inning,
Elston Howard was the only
baserunner against Purkey in
the first five innings. The Yam
kee catcher doubled against
the centerfield wall but was
stranded. But in the New York
seventh Purkey ran into some
tough luck.
Tony Kubek opened with Q
single. After Maris had flied
out, and while Mantle was bat
ting, one Of Purkey's KNOCKERS
skidded off the mitt Of young
John Edwards, the Reds catch
er. Kubek mover to second and
scored an unearned run when
Berra sent a soft liner to right
after Mantle famed.
Chacon peddled back and
Robinson charged. The ball
struck Chacon's glove and he
fell to the ground. Almost 81
multaneously. Robinson side
swiped the second baseman ano
the ball was dropped. 1t went
for a single and Kubek, run
ming because two were out
crossed the plate to make II
ii.
Hutchinson later said that HI
couldn't condemn either play
er, Chacon or Robinson.
don't think Chason could have
held it even If Robbie hadn'
bumped him." he said.
With tension increasing, the
Reds snapped back in their hal.
of the seventh to 60 ahead
again. With one down, Edward!
atoned for his passed ball by
d oubling to right, beatinl
Maris' throw with a fine slide
After Purkey struck out for thu
third time. Hutchinson lifted
Chacon for Jerry Lynch, hi
de luxe pinch hitter.
Manager Ralph Houk Of thu
Yankees countered by orderinI
Stafford to walk Lynch, bring
ing up Kasko. The strategy
backfired when the Red short.
stop punched a short single Il
left that brought hom,
Edwards. That was all for Stat
ford. He was excused in favol
Of Daley, who forced Pinson +,
fly out to end the inning.
Purkey looked like money II
the bank in the eighth when HI
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Auburn Upset
By Kentucky's
Late Score

AUBURN, Ala, Oct. Z (AP) i.
Kentucky employed its pass
ing combination of Jerry Woo
lum to Tom Hutchinson to up
set yAuburn, 1912. today and
hand the Tigers their first loss
at home in 81 football games.
Only three minutes and IL
seconds were left to play when
Quarterback Woolum cody
CONNECTED with End Hutchi-
son on a 6-yard payoff pitch
that made Auburn a loser here
for the first time since Missis-
Sippi State won in 1852.
Hutchinson got underdog Ken
tucky in position for its surprise
victory by recovering Auburn
FulIback Larry Rawson's FUN
BILE sat the Tiger 81. Seven
plays later, Kentucky scored.
The triumph was Kentucky's
first Of the season. 1t came
after successive losses to Miami
and Mississippi.
Auburn took a so lead in
the first quarter when Half
back John McGeever blocked a
Kentucky field goal attempt,
grabbed the ball out of thu air
andsraced 80 yards for a touch
down.
Kentucky struck back in the
second quarter. Starting from
the Auburn 26, the Wildcats
Surged for a touchdown in nine
plays and took a To lead when
Clarke Mayfleld converted.
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went on to humble the Cow
boys, 25-7.
Snead's problem may be COM
pounded by the lack Of a solid
crew of ball carriers. He's got
only four-Don Bossler, Jim
Cunningham, Sam Horner and
Dick James-and none seems
rugged enough to withstand the
pounding he'll get from the big
Cleveland line.
Challenge for Snead
Snead's record Of SO compile
lions in 81 passes indicates how
well the opposition covered his
receivers in the first three
games. But 48S yards and three
touchdownS are evidence that
he can throw the bomb. He'll
have to be sharp tomorrow.
however, to throw 'em past Jim
Shofner, Whitley Michaels, Ber-
ME Parrish and Don Fleming
Milt Plum, a fifth-year quar-
terback just beginning to come
into his own, heads UP the
Cleveland offense. Most Of the
power, however, is supplied by
big Jim Brown. the teams
record-smashing fullback who
leads the league with 291 yards
If the Redskins stop Brown
which they did once, holding
him to IL yards, and contain
Plum, which they failed to DE-
twice last year, they've only tt
halt speedy Bobby Mitchell anc
Rookie Tom Watkins. With thi;
they can break into the wir
column after II consecutive
league defeats.
1t looks to be a gloomy after.
noon for the Redskins in Cleve.
land, despite Indian summer.
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New Stadium Dedicated on Fine Day
For All but the Players and Cadets

to believe it had actually hap
pened.
He said the stadium, which
he dedicated to the future gen.
erations Of Washington and to
the welfare of America, filled
"a vacuum in the Capital Of
the United States"
Reilly paid tribute to a num-
Der of people who worked for
the stadium, including Floyd D.
Akers, a former member of the
Armory Board, and the late
George F. Shea, who formerly
headed the Ar1nory Board.
Also, Representative McMil-
Ian. chairman of the House
District Committee, and Sen
ator Bible, chairman Of the
Senate District Committee.
Lots Empty Quickly
The impressive pre-game
ceremonies included the Marine
Corps Band, the Third Infan-
try's "Old Guard" Fife ano
Drum Corps. the United States
Air Force Band and Buglt
Corps and the Navy Band.
The game was played in 80.
degree weather. The Corps Of
Cadets from VMI felt the heat
during the extended ceremo'
MES. Lined up around the fielc
as an honor guard for thu
service bands, a few cadet
dropped to the ground in tn
heat.
Prayers for the future of tn,
stadium we're said by the Rev
Frederick Brown Harris, chap
lain Of the Senate; the Rlgh
Rev. Henry D. Collins, st. Ann
Catholic Church, and DR.. Nor
man Gerstenfeld, minister o
the Hebrew Congregation o
! Washington. >
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ton included a message from
President Kennedy. The Presi-
dent said it was his hope that
this stadium will become an en-
during symbol of the American
belief in the Importance Of
physical fitness and of the con-
tributions which athletic COM
petition can make to our way
of life"
The ceremonies were held In
the middle of the field, before
game time, with James Francis
Reilly, chairman of the District
Armory Board, serving as host.
Reilly, who called the stadium
a magnificent monument :"
and a gift from Congress to
the people of the District" in
troduced the man he described
as the moving force in the
years of effort to build a new
stadium, Representative Harris,
Democrat of Arkansas.
While Reilly called the sta
dunn a gift" 1t still remains
to be paid off, If not by foot
ball and baseball fans, by the
District taxpayer.
Under terms of the legiSla-
ton which created the stadium,
the tab for any annual loss at
the arena must be picked up by
the District government.
!. $19.S Million Bonds
Financing Of the new stadi.
UNI was handled by a $19.8 mil
!, lion bond issue. The issue alsC
covers operation, maintenance,
and bond interest for a year,
. period. But after that. cost
, are to be met by stadium reve'
: nues. with the city government
absorbing any loss.
Harris, instrumental In push
ing stadium legislation through
= Congress, said it was Difficult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

In a swirl of color, on a fine
day for everybody but a large
group Of motorists caught in
traffic jams. the District dedi-
Gated its magnificent stadium
yesterday.
While pro football players
had torn up the turf Sunday,
yesterdays ceremonies officially
noted that Washington has
a playground to rank with the
great stadiums of the world.
George Washington Univer-
sity met Virginia Military In
stitute after ambitious cere-
monies had delayed the game
some so minutes.
Within five minutes, after
four bands had played and the
stadium had been described as
a magnificent monument to
the imagination Of man." both
teams had fumbled ana realty
was restored.
jam Near Capitol
Motorists continued to fee
their way in and out Of new
surroundings. A good-sized Jam
cropped up along independence
avenue near the Capitol before
the game.
Capt. Thomas E. Edwards O
the fifth police precinct sale
traffic was only heavy I'll
spots" He said more motorist
had taken the independence
route to the stadium than hat
been expected.
Besides the attraction OF thu
game, other thousands wer
heading in the same direction
to the Home Furnishing
Show, sponsored by The Stal
and held in the D. c. ArmorJ
about a block from the stadium
The program for the dedica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

hand, knocking the ball down.
Then he threw to Skowron and
IL was all over.
We're lust not hitting"
Hutchinson lamented in the
clubhouse. "Freese hasn't made
a base hit and Pinson and Rob
inson only have one apiece"
Hutch is no happier for know
ing that tomorrow the Reds
must face Whitley Ford, search
ing for his fourth straight Sc
ries shutout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Munley Is Elected

munley Is EJecteu
The second time in possess
sion after intermission. Hardy
took the Colonials So yards,
plus overcoming 20 yards in
penalties. including q 15-yarder
when Munley was elected for
a personal foul.
A pass-interference ruling
gave CIV a first down on the
VMI %. Drummond ran for
4 yards. Hardy passed to Guida
for IL. then to Sokaris for S
before Drummond lobbed his
only pass to Fredicine on the
goal line for an easy score.
VMI rallied Immediately to
get back those six points. Bill
Pashe almost intercepted a
Bobby Mitchell pass on his 40,
instead he tipped the ball and
Jones juggled it and ran eight
more yards before being pulled
down. Mitchell, who completed
only four Of 10 throws, followed
with a 13-yarder to End j. r.
Dunkley and IS yards to Half
back Ken Reeder on the one.
Jones Goes Over
Mitchell plunged for about
feet and again for no gain, but
CIV was offsides. Reeder lost {
yard trying left end. Jones go
that yard back up the middl,
and then scored on a pitchout
from Mitchell running left.
Pazzaglia relieved Hardy anc
engineered a 61-yard scorinG
push in seven ground plays
Desimone got ~ Of the yards or
three carries and Drummond Il
on one before the junior quar-.
terback scored in two tries from
the 2.
Camp cleared the bench tn,
next time CIV got the ball. TIL,
last time, Holland, the No.
quarterback, used eight play,
to reach the VMI 10. On tn,
ninth. Holland passed to Ca.
wood for the score.
The Keydets, conference,
champions the last two year
and three Of the last foul
dropped their first league gam,
and second in four tests overall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Barefoot Kick
BySMUTops.
Air Academy

DALLAS. Oct. 7 (AP).-Bare-
foot kicker John Richey booted
a 30-yard field goal that gave
Southern Methodist a CT VIC
tory over the Air Force Acad-
envy today and broke a losing
streak almost two years old.
1t was the first triumph for
SMU since mid-November Of
1859. The Methodist had gone
through Is games before re-
turning to the win column.
There was one tie in the string.
Lewis Albright, Tom my
Brennan, Arlan Flake and
Roger Braugh slashed the Air
Force line for "a yards of 70
in a three quarter surge that
reached the Falcon Is. Then
on fourth down, Richey stepped
back on the 20 and kicked the
winning field goal.
To get the victory SMU had
to stop Air Force on its 10 with
only 90 seconds to go.
Twice the Air Force faxed a
field goal and passed in a SUI
preme effort to score. The first
time it worked for a first down
but the next time it lost a yard
and SMU took over and kicked
out. Then Billy Cannon in
tercepted a desperation Air
Force pass on the last play Of
the game.
Air Force Academy 0 z 0 o.
Southern Methodist 3 o. 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
SPORTS ON AIR
Television

TeleVision
Baseball
World Series, WRC-4, las
pm.
Football
Washington at Cleveland,
WTOP-9, 2 pm.
Buffalo at Houston, WMAL-
7, $3.50 pm.
Bowling
Cham pionship Bowling,
WMAL-7, IL pm.
Radio
Baseball
World Series, WRC-980, 1:45
pm.
Football
Washington at Cleveland,
WTOP-l500, 1:55 pm.
Baltimore at Green Bay,
WOL-1450, 1:55 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Sneod in Tough Spot
Facing Browns odoy
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. c., October 3, 1861
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer

CLEVELAND Oct Rookie Norman Snead gets first
taste of Cevands brng brand of defensive football here
tomorrow when he leads the Redskins against the brawny
Browns. .
Some $4,000 fans ured by Indian and the scent
of another championship for Cleveland expected to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Miss. State
Defeoted.by
enneSSee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. Z
(AP). - Mallon Faircloth, a
third-string tailback. ran and
passed Tennessee to a 1913 VIC
tory over Mississippi State to-
day in a Southeastern Confer
ence football game.
Faircloth, a l85-pound soph-
cmore, hit End Bill Hudson on
a 42-yard pass for Tennessee's
first touchdown in the third
period and darted over from
the 6 for its second in the
fourth period.
Tennessee went ahead, 80,
in the second period, on a l9-
yard field goal by Gary Can
non. Coach Bowden Wyatt sent
Cannon off the bench for the
three-pointer with 80 seconds
showing on the clock.
The Mississippians came back
In the third period and tied
the score, 3-3, with a 40-yard
field goal by Sammy Dantone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

GEORGE Misunderstanding 4, pass
from Hardy kick failed).
george Washington--Munley 4. pass
from Hardy (run faiied).
George NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z. pass
yMl-Jones run (pass failed).
George Washington pazzaRiiA -.
plunge (pass failed.
george Northumberland 10, pass
from Holland (paSs failed).
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COLONIALS

Continued From Page G-I
He rolled out to the right and
found Munley all alone over
the goal with Q running throw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Mountoineers Top VPI
To End Victory Famine

The sophomore fullback RAM
bled off right tackle to the 6,
then got to the 2 on a plunge.
He scored from there just
barely-crossing the goal while
two Gobblers held on.
VIRGINIA TECH % 0 o o.
WEST VIRGINIA - IA O-2s
west Enthusiastically ., run Ben
nett kick.
West Virginia-Heroek 9. pass from
Coward Bennett kick.
West Virginia-Colvard /, run (Ben-
nett kick.
West virginia-Holdinsky 1, run Ben
nett kick.
Attendance 10000 (estimatedD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

MIsssTSsssIIRRPPI STATE 9 g 2 g
rENNESSEE-FG Cannon 10.
MISSISSIPPI STATE-FG Dantone 40.
Faircloth Cannon kick).
TENNESSEE-Faircloth 6, run (Can-
non kick.
Attendance, $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
WORLD SERIES
FACTS, FIGURES

By the Associated Press
s sIs.. zs:s "a Al by, -. ! ST.
FIRST GAME
cINcINNATI--o0o 900 000-Q 9
NEW YORK : 600 1ol o0x-2 0
oToole. Bresnsn 90 and johnson
Hjn9s5Tan L@eslo.TpoSSETss! ana AO"a'0'
Home runs-Howard and skowron'
New York.
SECOND GAME
s sEseF FSkK : S SSS $$db5b SSSSSS-s : 5
and Howard. Way. L-Terry. =.
Home runs-Coleman, Cincinnati.
Berrs, New York.
THIRD GAME ,
S sE% T8RK S go S SSS ild5db-$ 3 !
stafford, Daley ca, Arroyo (S and
Howard; Purkey and Edwards. W
Arryo. t-Purkey.
Fourth and fifth games, today and
tomorrow at Cincinnati.
sixth and seventh games, II neees-
sary, Wednesday and Thursday at New
York.
FINANCIAL FIGURES
Third-game figures:
Attendance-32,5s9
Net receipts-S213,6339 81.
Players share-S1 0S,902 90.
Commissioners share-S32,03 0 .09.
Each clubs and leagues share
S1S,150.3S.
Three-game totals:
Attendance-15S,06 9.
Net receipts--Sl, 052 ,pe2.l3.
Players Share-S5S7. 025 1913.
Commissioners share-$l57.e4e.s2
Each clubs and leagues share-
$50 ,504 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

Auburn - 8 0 8 Old
Auburn-McGeeve 50. Elm after block
ing field goal attemps (kick failedl
Kentucky-Bruant /. run CMayfield
Auhurn-Edwards Is, pass from Kent
(kick failed)
entucky-Hutehinson 9, pass from
Woolum (Mayfield kick
Attendance-32,0 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
COMPOSITE BOX SCORE

. CINCINNATI Oct (AP).-The composite box score Of
the first three games Of the 1851 World Series:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

By the Associated Press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

AZ Scrss M As,sSS:%'y g I g "a
AF-Arshinkoff 8, run Parma kick
SMu-Brennan 90, run (kick failed
SMU-FG. Riehey 80.
Attendance-2s,000.
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sB-Pichardon pP-D Johnson
iRd E'isS al con S5k so Sngp' Boas
same, s. i. !.n. s sS a' sss :sS'
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Wounded Driver
Still Unconscious
After Wreck

The FBI today reported it is
continuing the investigation OF
the shooting of a District cab
driver, who was found in his
wrecked taxi two weeks ago
near the main entrance to the
Quantico CVaJ Marine Corps
base.
The driver, Max Waschler.
so. of Is Tuckerman street
NE. is in critical condition and
has not regained consciousness
at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, the FBI said.
He was found Slumped in the
front seat of his taxi early in
the morning of April 81. The
taxi had rammed tree beside
Fuller Heights road, the main
approach road to the marine
base. The drivers Of two other
cars repeatedly saw the taxi
swerve before hitting the tree.
The cabbie, a driver for the
Diamond Cab Co., was at first
thought to be the victim Of the
taxi crash. Later. a bullet
wound in the right side Of his
head was discovered. and he
underwent emergency surgery
at George Washington Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1961-05-05

himself as a bench warming
quarterback" on the college
football team.
The slight. bespectacled
Chambers also describes him
self as mo crusader" and says
he chose the North Carolina
law school Ito get a better per-
Spective between whites and
Negroes (and) the best
possible law education.
He is a son of William LAand
Matilda Burton Chambers and
his wife teaches at a Negro
elementary school here. His
father is a self-employed me-
chanic and an older brother is
a physician in Wadesboro.
Evening star., 1961-05-05

Council of Engineering and
Architectural Societies Of the
w a shington Academy Of
Sciences.
Capt. LangloiS is with the
Propulsion Research Division
of the Air Force office of Sci
enlist Research, AFOAR.