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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, November 6, 1958

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tegt 18 the stars and stripes thursday november 6, 1958 Par Sethian gains up recognition As coach of Rcch Evanston Iii. Up they Sang a blues song culled lose pm All at Northwestern last year so Couch Ara Parseghian came up with a Brand new i earn this year and has everyone in the Midwest singing his praises nil a five victories in six starts. On the heels of his most impressive Triumph a 21-0 rout of Ohio state United press International joined the chorus wednesday by naming the handsome dark haired ohioan College football s coach of the week. Woody Hayes he disappointed Ohio state Tutor goes a step further with the announcement that Parseghian gets my  coach of the year n Selim it quickly endorsed by Indiana s Phil Dickens and certain to pick up added support. Lost All Nino a Fth i Tir six weeks ago such a development could hardly have been foreseen. Here was a Wildcat squad trying to come Back from a 1957 Campaign in which it loss All nine starts including three shutouts. On hand was one senior tackle Andy Cvercko plus a handful of juniors. The restore sophomores. Parseghian pointing out that he had Only two classes to work with predicted that Northwestern would t be on an equal basis with other squads until a year from now when Well have three  then he set to work building n psychological fire under those Sopho mores. We began our psychological Battle last Spring Parseghian explained. We had a lot of sophomores who had spirit and it was a Little bit infectious. Then our upperclassmen decided they were a Little better than they had showed and decided they would get a  result North Western s Only loss in six games was a close one to Iowa which could be headed for the big ten championship. Pepper up attacks fail to show results As offence Marks drop new York a despite More emphasis on opening up the game with new attacks lonely ends Slot to and winged to formations offence statistics Are the lowest in years in major College football. Mcaa service Bureau figures re leased tuesday show army has again regained the total offence Lead averaging 408.3 Yards a game lower than any winning average since Duke s 372.2 in 1941.Colorado, although held to 87 Yards by Oklahoma last weekend retained the Rushing Lead with a 303.8-Yard average Well below the winning average for any season aggie Milstead leads in National offence race new York a Texas am quarterback Charley Milstead is shooting for the first National total offence title in major College foot Ball by a Southwest conference player in 20 years. And if he misses Rutgers Billy Austin might make off with the Grid Ballet Jim Patton right Newyork giants and Cleveland s fete Brewster Are caught in a ballot like pose As Patton Breaks up a Milt Plum pass intended for the Browns end. The giants coming Back Strong in the second half beat the Browns 21-17. A photo Yardley Pettit Pace Aba scoring new York up it s a new season in the National basketball association but the list of Lead ing scorers in the league looks just the Way it s been since Las dec. 31george Yardley of the Detroit pistons is on , balding former Stan Ford Star who set a new individual career scoring record during the last season has tallied 170 Points in the first seven games to jump right out in front again according to the first weekly league statistics released tuesday. Former Champion Bob Pettit St. Louis hunks is scoring Point at a faster clip than Yardley with an average of 29.2 Points per game to the Detroit Star s 24.3. But Pettit has played in Only five games and thus has a total of Only 146 Points. It must be noted that Pettit s five game total is the highest since George Mlikan scored 139 in the first five for Minneapolis in 1950. Despite Liis smaller number of games Pettit leads the league i rebounding with 99 against 78 for Detroit s Walt Dukes in seven games. Defending rebound King Bill Russell Boston celtics is sixth with Only 55but he s played in just two  Mcguire in his first year with the pistons leads in assists with 55. Tommy Heinsohn Boston has the Best Field goal shooting average .515, and Jack George Philadelphia warriors and Sam Jones Boston Are tied for the free throw shooting Lead with perfect averages George on 11-for 11 and Jones on 10-for-10. On a total Points basis the big five in scoring include Yardley Pettit and Detroit s Gene Shue with 124 Phil Jordon Detroit with 122, and Jack Twyman Cincinnati with 103. First offence sweep since 1937. No Southwest player has led the nation in total offence since Texas Christian s Davey o Brien put the title away in 1938. No one has won the triple Crown Austin s target since Colorado s whizz or White was the leading yardage maker Ball Carrier and scorer 21 years ago. Milstead a slow fooled giant who picks up Speed As he rambles along has risen to the top in total offence the same Way. After gain ing Only o4 5 Yards in his first four games the aggie Ace has passed and run for go Yards in his Las three. Last weekend he collected 233 Yards the season s one Man High against Arkansas and took Over the total offence Lead with 1,006yards for the season779 passing 227 running. Milstead is the Only new individual Leader this week he passed Vii s Bill Holsclaw according to statistics released wednesday by the Mcaa service Bureau. Dick ass College of Pacific still is tops in Rushing 700 Yard Sand Utah s Lee Grosscup retained the passing Lead 64 completions. Austin a triple threat tailback for unbeaten Rutgers leads in scoring with 72 Points on 11 touch Downs and six extra Points. He s Only 44 Yards behind Bass in Rush ing running for 407 in his last three games and 76 Yards behin Milstead in total offence. Chances Shak Austin s chances for the triple Crown Are shaky however since Rutgers plays Only nine  major teams play 10. Austin and Navy s Joe Tranchini Lead in to passes with  also leads in passing yardage 801and Cornell s Tom Skypeck has thrown the most passes without an interception 71. The air Force Academy s Rich Mayo made the biggest jump among individual leaders rising from 34th to fifth in passing by hitting 28 of 45 against Oklahoma state third highest completion total Ever. Since army took the title with298.6 in 1944. San Jose state the new passing Leader with a 174.3-Yard average has a Mark lower than any win Ning average since 1947, when Michigan was tops with 173.9. And Rutgers 35-Point average that leads the scoring statistics is less than any Leader has had since Texas was Champ with 33.8 in 1941, Only in Field goals have this year s figures been on the up Grade. Whether or not the new conversion Rule is the reason 71 Field goals have been kicked thus far seven More than were kick Edall last season and within 11 of the modern record of 82 set in 1952. Kansas state sets the Pace with five three pointers. This is the third time in five weeks that army has led in total offence. The cadets a Leader each alternate week took Over again while running up 68 Points against Colgate the top one game scoring show of the year in major College football. That pushed army from seventh to second in scoring with a 33.7 average. Iowa with 384 Yards a game and the air Force Academy with 374.8, Are right behind army in total of sense. New passing Leader while Colorado skidded from first to fourth in total offence the buffs retained a fair Edge in Rush ing offence. Brigham Young is Sec Ond 274.4 and Penn state 260.0 third. San Jose state jumped from 15thto first in passing yardage in two weeks collecting 491 against Den ver and Idaho. Hardin Simmons last week s Leader dropped to fourth behind army and Navy but still has been the most air minded team in the nation attempting 216 passes and completing 104. Ala Bama is at the other end of the scale throwing Only 30 times in six games. Washington state Lead. In completions with a .613 percentage and also in touchdown passes with 13. Putnam arrested on drunk charge Van Guys Calif. Up Duane Putnam 30-year-old los Angeles rams guard was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving Here Mon Day. Officers Sid Putnam drove 73 Mph in a 30-Mph zone zipped through a red Light and flunked a Field sobriety test. He was taken to Van Guys jail and released on$263 bail. Putnam appeared in municipal court and was granted until Fri Day to enter a plea. The ram vet eran a resident of nearby Granada Hills told arresting officers head had a few Beers at a Bowling Alley. Chest injury to Bench Unitas for 3 or 4 Baltimore games Baltimore up Johnny Unitas who came off the sandlot to become the top touchdown passer in the National football league will be lost to the Baltimore Colts for three or four games As the result of a Chest injury it was announced tuesday. George Shaw former Oregon Star will replace Unitas at quarterback sunday when the nil s unbeaten Western division leaders meet the new York giants in Newyork. Unitas who led the league in touchdown passes last season with22 and leads again this year with 12, was injured last sunday in a pileup during the Colts 56-0 Winover the Green Bay packers. Don Kellett Colts vice president and general manager said Unitas had a pneumothorax air in the Chest cavity As a result of fractured ribs. He is in Union memorial Hospital. Colts recall Kerkorian to bolster Branks Baltimore a the Balti More Colts tuesday recalled for Mer quarterback Gary Kerkorian from his Law practice in California to help fill in for injured Johnny Unitas. Kerkorian was the no. 1 quarterback for the Colts in 1954, his first year out of Stanford. He dropped off the squad after the 1955 season to devote full time to his Law studies at Georgetown la school  
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