If the fans thought they had seen excellent punting in the first half, they changed their minds after halftime even as the weather and field conditions got worse. Yale coach "Ducky" Pond, one of many coaches from around the country in attendance, proclaimed the kicking the finest he ever witnessed.

With rain falling steadily, LSU's Fatherree ran the kickoff back to the 35. But Mickal quick-kicked on first down, the ball bounding all the way to the four where the speedy Tinsley downed it. Baugh immediately punted out of bounds on the LSU 45. Mickal threw to Barrett for 17y. After Fatherree picked up seven, Abe shot a long one that Baugh, as great a defensive back as he was a passer and punter, intercepted with a diving catch on the 16.

So what did Sammy do after his pick? He punted, of course, to midfield. After throwing an in­completion on second down, Mickal tried another pass that settled into Baugh's hands on the 26.

After several more punts, Mickal went back in punt formation but instead crossed up the Frogs by whipping a pass to Fatherree for 21 to the LSU 45. Two plays later, Ernest Seago, a gradu­ate of the same Temple TX high school that produced Slingin' Sammy, crashed through the line for 8y and a first down on the TCU 45. But just as the offense was picking up momentum, Mickal chose to quick-kick to the 15. The punting duel continued for the rest of the period. TCU 3 LSU 2

The United Press reported, "The players on both sides were smeared with mud and hard to rec­ognize as it began to grow dark." Baugh punted out on the 16. On third-and-three, Bill Crass, in for Mickal, chose to punt, and this time the strategy paid off. Just as Baugh caught the ball, E Johnny Mihalic smashed Sammy, causing a fumble that Mihalic recovered on the Frog 32.

Facing what might be their last chance to score, LSU started with an incomplete pass. Then Crass smashed through for 14. Bill ran three more times, falling just short of the first down. TCU stuffed him on fourth down, but both teams were offside. Given another chance, the 200lb full­back from Electra TX made it first-and-goal at the eight. From there, George Bowman swept to the two. Then Crass got nothing through the line. On third down, Baugh, determined to make up for his fumble, knifed through and dropped Bill for a 3y loss to the five. It was one of eight tac­kles Sam made that afternoon. Moore again ignored his players' pleas to kick the field goal. Instead, Mickal passed toward Barrett, but Manton knocked it down to end the threat.

Forced to hurry after fumbling the snap, Baugh got off his poorest punt of the afternoon, out of bounds on his 32 to give LSU another chance to take the lead. But on the first play, Crass fum­bled, and Meyer fell on it for TCU back at the Tiger 46. The LSU offense would not penetrate enemy territory again. Despite the excellent field position, Baugh punted out on LSU's 18.

Running out of time, the Tigers took to the air, but two Crass passes sailed wild. So he punted on third down, Wardell Leisk stopping Baugh in his tracks on the 47. On second-and-eight, Sam burst through left tackle, then reversed his field all the way to the four where Tinsley tackled him from behind. A piling on penalty advanced the ball to the two. But here the LSU forward wall of Marvin Stewart, Seago, Justin Rukas, and Tinsley denied the Frogs the clinching touchdown. Hit hard, Manton fumbled but recovered for a 3y loss. Next, Jim Lawrence gained nothing at left end thanks to Tinsley. On third down, Baugh passed into the end zone, where Bowman knocked the ball out of Walls's hands. On fourth down, halfback Vic Montgomery tried an end sweep, but Featheree dumped him for a loss of four thanks to Tinsley stripping the interference

With the Tigers needing to travel 93y with five minutes remaining, Moore rushed Mickal into the game. But, indicative of the offensive philosophy of the day, when two runs gained little, Abe kicked to midfield. After three plays that ran the clock down but didn't move the chains, Baugh punted into the end zone. On first down with a minute to play, Mickal tried another pass, but Harold McClure intercepted. Two TCU runs ran out the clock.

LSU led in first downs 9-6 and in total yards 166-162. But the Tigers also led in turnovers—three fumbles and three interceptions compared to TCU's one and one. TCU won the punt com­petition, averaging 48y to LSU's 45.

Coach Moore asked, "Wouldn't that have been a great contest if that rain hadn't fallen? ... My conclusion of the game was that the slippery field eliminated at least 50 per cent of the offensive power of both teams." But he added, "We have no alibis." Bernie apparently wasn't asked or re­fused to answer why he didn't try for a field goal on fourth-and-goal inside the TCU five.

Coach Meyer differed slightly from Moore on the effect of the weather. Dutch estimated that the weather eliminated 30 per cent of the teams' offenses. He called the game "the finest I've ever seen played in the rain."

Tulane coach Ted Cox, considered an authority on line play, raved, "The line play on both sides was exceptional. If I had to pick anybody out of the Frogs' line, it would be Kellow, a truly great guard. For LSU I thought Gay Tinsley, as ever, was the best lineman." Red Drew, line coach at Alabama, remarked, "I saw the greatest collection of ends I ever hope to see in one game."