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Show St. Mary's Gaels Prove Tech : Pass Attack Can Be Blocked By GEORGE HUCKABAY United Press SporU Writer DALLAS, Jan. 3 St. Mary's Galloping Gaels rolled homeward to Moraga, Cal., today with a 20-13 victory over Texas Tech in th Cotton bowl and proof that th vaunted aerial attack ot some t aniifriuet taame ran rue atnnnevt finally clicked. The Raider scored a touchdown in five plays. Starting on his own 38, Gene Bar-nett Bar-nett threw a long pass to George Webb who reached the 50 before he was. downed. Barnett passed to Dudley Akin for eight more yards, and climaxed the drive with a pass to Elmer Tar box who scooted 34 yards along ths sidelines for a touchdown. Marek kicked goal. Five minutes later Barnett passsd 33 ysrds to E. J. McKnight, who made the catch two yards behind the goal kne. Marek missed a conversion con-version for the second time In his college csreer. George Webb will go down In Tech football history ss ths msn who looked back and muffed a chance to tie the scors. Wsbb took what easily could have been the tying pass and raced 0 yarda with a clear field ahead. But he made the mistake of looking behind him. He slowed his pacs and Kloto-vich Kloto-vich nailed him on the Gaels' 20-yard 20-yard line. But it was only after a close cell that the Gaels were able to present that proof. When they were out In front by 30 points, ' they almoet blew I. , . I the lead aa Taeh I 1 struck through V l ths air for two l' j last-period touch- F ,. downs. -e ' Aj St. Mary's made - -,.rtft 180 yards on ths i ground for 11 first yj downs and com- I plated two passes , t t out Of 11 for 221 i .aaanf'i yards. Tsch made I i I 7S yarde running! - - f i snd completed 111 f Jitt f passee out of ill ' I for 210 yards and 1 ' 1 ' f first downs. Blip Madlgaa Tech's aerial attack was smothered smoth-ered from the outset. Before the game was four minutes old, Jack Ralph Intercepted a pass on the Texas 37, and ths St. Mary's back-field back-field ripped through the Texan's line for the first touchdown as the crowd of M.000 moaned. Eddie Hkfferman crossed the goal line standing up Perris converted. The second period opened with th ball on Tech's Is. Tech withstood three bruising charges, but on the fourth Mike Klotovich picked up. 14 yards around right end. Twc plays later Klotovich crossed the goal and Andy Marefos converted. Early In the second half Herbtri Hoover Smith Intercepted a pasi thrown by Bobby Holmes snd gal loped 23 yards along the sidelinei for another St. Mary's touchdown Prernie failed to convert and th . score was 20-0. In tha final period, Tech's passei |