Sport: Shakedown

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With the college football season a third complete, national and regional pictures began shaking down: ¶ The game of the week was at South Bend, Ind., where Army used its famed "lonesome end" chiefly as a decoy to loosen Notre Dame defenses, sent Halfbacks Bob Anderson and Pete Dawkins slashing downfield in a 14-2 victory that established the Cadets as the class of the country.

¶ Texas struck a blow for the underdog by unhorsing mighty Oklahoma 15-14 on Bob Lackey's extra-point kick after Substitute Quarterback Vince Matthews mounted a fourth-quarter touchdown drive to tie the Sooners.

¶ In the South, a new challenger appeared for the Southeast Conference title when Louisiana State sprang Backs Billy Cannon and Red Brodnax loose on Miami in a 41-0 slaughter. Less impressive was Defending Champion Auburn, defensively superb but unimaginative on offense in a plodding 8-0 victory over Kentucky. ¶ Wisconsin's crunching defense dogged Purdue passers all day, cashed two pass interceptions and a blocked kick for scores in a 31-6 victory. ¶ On the West Coast, Halfback Dick Bass maintained his lead as the nation's leading ground-gainer, averaged 11.3 yds. a carry for 135 yds. as little (enrollment: 1,670) College of the Pacific rolled over Brigham Young 26-8. Outgained in all departments, Navy made use of a rocklike defense to stop Michigan drives seven times, pull a 20-14 upset to label itself a slight threat to Army in the East. Cornell proved once more the folly of Ivy League teams competing outside their own bailiwick. The undefeated Big Red got mauled 55-0 by Syracuse in a game so lopsided that Syracuse Coach Ben Schwartzwalder had to send for an old set of jerseys to have enough to mercifully suit up his fifth-stringers.