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14-A Wop XinrtBtfln Sunday, November 20, fv tigers laMiBa, '7" yrimsoir iide Kros ti 3i3 -'A JL JL "'''f: Sport Editor, Th Stat ww-. 27.000 Big Ed Lost See Bama Crush Foe Season For By REX THOMAS AUBURN W) Sure-footed Ed Dyas broke both of his epi. legiate field goal records in leading Auburn to a 57-21 Tletory over Florida Stat in another day of gridiron glory Saturday, only to see his college career virtually ended a short time later with a crushed cheekbone. 3 Quarterbacks Lead Victory By BILL TOME TUSCALOOSA, c-Ala UPl) Trainer Kenny Howard said thei Florida State's sophomore qua A Racing Great Passes ROBERT (Red) Byron, one of the great the racing world. Is dead.

The former crack driver and later master aaeeluBJe whe aade AnnhttoB one of his stops on the trsil to fame, took the flail flag in his hotel room In Chicago Monday, Not. 14. Ironically, the man who had brought millions of hearts to the verge of failure in fans around the world, was sent through the rail for the last time by failure of his own heart Byron came out of Boulder, as a youth in his late teens back in 1935 arid settled in Annhton for a short while his climb np the ladder. Byron went to work for Cliff Worsham here. Worsham, at the time, owned a body repair business at the corner of Noble and Ninth Streets.

He Raced At Oxford Lake Worsham remembers Byron as a "very energetic and dependable worker with a wonderful personality, well-liked by -all who knew him." And while the hours necessary to making a living were taken by the paint shop, the weekends found Red tearing around the dirt track at Oxford Lake. He drove a red racer built and owned by H. A. Weldon, who owns an auto repair business on E. 6th St, Just off Noble.

The racer, according to Weldon, was equipped with a Ford motor with a Frontenac head. And Red, who was already cast- terback Ed-Trancygier was al Alabama, looking ahead to its traditional battle next week with Auburn and a possible bowl bid. Saturday rolled to an easy 34-6 victory over outclassed Tampa. most a one-man team against the overpowering Tigers, ranked ninth in the nation. He scored one touchdown after hammering long gains through the Auburn defense, and brought the crowd to its feet with a 51-yard scoring pass to Alabama's three quarterbacks, Bobby Skekoo.

Pat TrammeU and Laurien St ape, took turns guiding injury, wtxk came with onry a few minutes left in the gasheywill keep Dyas, a senior, out. of next Saturday's finale against Alabama, except possibly for place-kicking. For most of three and a half quarters, the big fullback teamed with quarterback Bryant Harvard to lead the Tigers in an explosive burst of power against' a game but outmanned FSU opponent. DYAS FELL crashing into the Auburn bench when a tackle by Florida State halfback Tom Hilla- the Tide offense before 27,000 fans. Trammell scored twice on halfback Tom HiUabraod.

I HiHabrand gave the Seminole another touchdown in the fourth period, intercepting quarterback (See Big Ed On Page Iz-B runs of one and three yards, Stapp on a one-yard buck, Mike Fraochia on another one-yard smash, and Bill Oliver on a 30-yard pass. Stapp and Trammell each ran over a two-pointer. Alabama's longest drive If You Qualify covered 66 yards in three plays for THE YARDSTICK AUBURN ts?) rse SI Ftrat Diwai SM Tftili Baaklac Hi Yirl ruilsi 3X Paw AUcaytcS 1 PuM eile PaM latere! 41 Pantlaf Areraf THI YARDSTICK ALABAMA (S4 TAMPA () Flnt DtiH 14 111 II 7 nahm mi IS Taraa rcaallsei down (26) Is hauled TIGERS IN THE LINE FSU Halfback Bud Moore by Auburn and Jimmy ---4 I i 1 31 1 44 Yftf4 Euhlnf Tufa Faiataf ft Kirs Attempted Pue CBpUira rum Inlrepte4 Fantlnr Attk FanklM Vtmt Yr4a rnaUscS Tiger players art Jim Price (58) K.l brand knocked him out of bounds Tigers in second quarter of game Saturday, Putman (65). (UPI Telepboto) I and cracked his face against the wooden bench. He had taken a 9-j yard pass from quarterback Joe shortly before the half, two of them passes from SkeJton to Oliver.

Skekon first hit Oliver for membership Telephone AD 6-6357 Overton. X-rays at the college hospital disclosed a fracture below the right eye. A 21-yard placement in the third 31 yards, then ran five before passing to Oliver over the goal line for 30. yards. period gave the 21-year-old Ail- TAMPA'S ONLY touchdown came midway in the third period on a three-yard pass from quar terback Ronnie Perez to end Charles Truelock after another pass play 69 yards to Billy Rouse had set up the score.

(J American prospect 13 field goals for the year at least one in every game and 16 for bis college career. He had established new records in both categories earlier in the season. Dyas also kicked 4 points after touchdown to give hinv 7 points for the day and 63 this year. And when he wasnt kicking the The Crimson Tide, which now boasts a bowt attractive 7-1-1 record, set the pace from the start, inarching from its own 20 wkh the kJekoff to the i football, or resting on the bench while the" Tiger second team gave the first team a breather, the pre-med student from Mobile carried seven before losing the ball- on downs. A first down fumble gave Alabama the ball again on the the baH 13 times for 58 yards.

Tampa five where Fraochia took 0-. a 77rt7t at over three plays later. Harvard scored the first time Auburn got the ball, driving over from the 5, and later threw a 17-yard scoring pass to halfback Alabama made the balftime Ralph Anderson, Mgr. Anntston Division Quick Service On AIRLINE TICKETS Delta, Southern. Eastern Capital Alabama Motorists Association 11 East 13th Street Jefferson Davis Hotel score 18-0 with a 10 play 39-yard march featuring the inside BYRON WITH FRIEND Robert (Bed) Byron, right, is Shewn la an old picture.

Byron is shown with one of his fktsett friends. D. C. Russell, now deceased. smashes of Fraochia and Bay Don Machen.

HE THEN directed the Tiger of Abbruzzese. Trammell went the fense on roost of the big plays. last three yards untouched. IN THE THIRD period, end PURSUIT Alabama shows its famed pursuit in bringing; down a Tampa ball carrier in Saturday's came. The ball carrier is Charles Bailey who took a short pass on Tampa's try for two points after a touchdown.

He is stopped and smothered by the entire Alabama line, (UPI Telepboto) Dick Williamson intercepted a Spartan pass and returned it 10 yards to the Tampa 24. rraccnia and Stapp carried the bail to the Scores Two Touchdowns one from where Stapp bucked across the goal line. The final tc4Khdbwn drive Wave covered 67 yards and included Mason Leads pass plays of 47 yards and 14 from Trammel to Jerry SpruieU and Jimmy Box. TrammeU made the last yard. Score by Periods Over Vandy, 20 To 0 Alabama 6 12 8 834 Tamoa jh 0 0 6 06 Scof4l: ALA racchia 1 run (kick NASHVILLE, Terai.

(UPI) whipped Alabama during the tag log his eye toward the top, drove well, dominating the races at the local track. Byron left his mark on all pbasei of racing- in his climb to greatness. He drove them all rirht from the dusty one-Slay stands of stock racing through to the big time. While he never drove at Indianapolis, he did drive the big cars in other championship races against such 500 stars as Ted Horn, Rex Mays, Jimmy Wilburn. and other leading speedway greats 61 thai era.

And when the day came for Byron to crawl out of the cockpit as an active competitor, he took up the tools and, at the time of his death, had written himself into the pages of racing history as a master mechanic. Manager Of TheScarabn At the time of his death, Byron was "tinkering" with sports cars. In fact, death took the 44-year-old veteran as he was packing his bags to hop a plane for Daytona Beach and a big sports car racing program. The one-time Annistonian was manager of the team of Soacab sport cars driven in the Sports Car Club of America national championship races at Daytona International Speedway. Byron, one of the pioneers of stock car racing, scored victory after victory during his career.

The freckle-faced redhead was ranked as one of the all-time greats behind the wheel of a stock. He was twice NASCAR national champion. In more recent years, Byron has operated a foreign car dealership in West Palm Beach, and followed sports car racing. This year he became manaser of the Scarab team led by millionaire sportsmen Angle Pabst and Harry Heur. The team has scored heavily in SCCA competition.

Byron was a former manager of the original Chevrolet Corvette racing team and formerly was with the world-famous Briggs-Cunnlngham racing team. The Daytona events were to have been Byron's last with the team before it disbanded. teamed up to lead Tulane to a score the first time the Green failed) end of the 1958 season. Vander Halfback. Tom Mason, the Southeastern Conference scoring lead ALA Oliver 30 pass from Skekon bik hasn't won a conference game Wave got the ball.

(run failed) er, tallied two touchdowns Satur AlA-Stapp 1 run (Stapp ruoi Tulane moved 80 yards in 14 plays with Mason going one-yard day as he led Tulane to a sur- this year, and hasn't scored on a conference team since its opening game with Georgia. Mason's two touchdowns give TAM Truelock pass from Perez prisingh easy 20-0 win over Van- (oass failed) for the score. Between them Mason and Ary accounted for 77 derbilt. Ala Trammel 1 run (Trammell him 72 points so far this season It was the first conference win yards in the march. run) for Tulane since the Greenies with one more game to go.

Tulane scored the first time it Nebraska Tops got the ball and was never in serious trouble. The Greenies did not throw a single pass during the first half and only threw three during the game, complet Oxford Mites Are Defeated Oklahoma 11 Yale Rips Harvard CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UPI In 1714 Test ing two of them. Vandy's offensive weapon ATHENS A band of 90-pound NORMAN, Okla. (UPI) Ne Tigers played its first bowl game Unbeaten Yale scored a crushing 39 6 victory over rival Harv was the passing of sopnomore quarterback Hank Lesesne who several times sparked Vandy drives into Tulane territory.

in Georgia's Sanford Stadium Saturday and followed a weak braska delivered a 17 14 punch to Oklahoma Saturday coming ard in their 77th gridiron meet defense into a 20-0 defeat. ing Saturday to complete the first perfect Eli season in 37 years The mighty mites from Ala from behind with two touchdowns and a field goal in the second hald of a Big Eight contest before and capture both the fvy and Mason was the big gun in the Tulane attack, but sat on the bench much of the second half. Mason and fullback Bill Ary Big three championships. 41,000. bama couldn't get its offense into high jjear while the -Athens YMCA Scorpions were, scoring three touchdowns to win the age 12 and The rugged Bulldogs, who shat Nebraska's 185 pound alter MEN'S DMT nate fullback, Bill Thornton, scored twice to lead the Corn- under division of the annual Pop Warner bowl game.

tered two seasons of Harvard domination of this ancient series, romped 41 yards for a touchdown on their first play from scrimmage and never were in trouble before a capacity 40,000 huskers out of a first half slump. Third string quarterback Ron Athens scored once during the Meade kicked a 28 yard field ALL WOOL SUITS FOR THAT GOOD LOOK LONG WEAR first three quarters. Halfback Billy PressneH scored two touch' downs and two extra points to Bird Season Opens The season opens today on Bob White Quail. The limit is 10 a day, or 10 in possession. The birds are fair game from today through Feb.

20, according to the State Department of Conservation. in Harvard Stadium and an east goal for the winning margin. Ironically, it was Meade's two field goals last year that gave Nebraska a 25 21 victory which ern MCAA television audience. lead the Scorpions to victory. Yale's five touchdowns and a Fullback Bill Hartman scored the second Athens' touchdown on a 20-vard run around bis own ended Oklahoma's reign of i Eight conference games i h- budget priced from right end.

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