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THE CORSICANA, (TEXAS) DAILY SUM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER SO, 1949. SEVEN Schoolboy Grid Play-off Teams Have Records By The Associated Press. The Texas Schoolboy championship play-off begins this week with more than a third of the teams In the race having tasted state title glory. Bight of them are former state champions although all are in the Class AA division. None of the City Conference elevens ever has won a state championship but Sunset of Dallas and Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio each has been in the finals.

Wichita Falls, Lubbock, Austin, Abilene, Port Arthur and Corsicana have won state championships. Breskenridge and Highland Park (Dallas) have tied for it. The state play-offs open Friday with Abilene, the school that has taken the most 1923, 1928 and with Breckenridge. Wichita Falls meets Pampa, Lubbock takes on Austin (El Paso), Austin plays Corsicana and Port Arthur engages Galveston. The only games matching former state titlists are the Austln- Corsicana and Abilene-Breckenridge affairs.

Six of the 10 games are scheduled Friday. The schedule: City Sunset at Paschal (Fort Worth) (night); Saturday: San Jacinto (Houston) at Thomas Jefferson. Class Wichita Falls at Pampa, Highland Park (Dallas) at Paris, Marshall at Conroe, Cor- sisana at Austin, Alide at Harlingen (night); Saturday: Lubbock at Austin (El Paso), Breckenridge at Abilene, Galveston at Port Arthur. Local Sportsman Named Judge Of Pacific Trials District Judge A. P.

Mays will be one of the two judges in the annual Pacific Championship Field Trials at Bakersfleld, beginning December 2. Judge Mays leaves Thursday by plane and expects to return to Corsicana December 6. The local sportsman has long been prominent in field trials circles and is the junior, past president of the Amateur Field Trials Clubs of America, serving last year when the national meet was held at the historic and world-famous King Ranch in South Texas. He served as president of the Texas Open Championship trials at Malakoff for more than a decade and retired as head of this group when he was elevated to the presidency of the national organization. District Judge R.

W. Wlliiford of Fairfield will be in the local district court on assignment during the absence of Judge Mays. Eat With South Highway 75 Bun Want Ads Bring Results. TRY NOLEN'S HOT LINKS, CHICKEN, BEEF AND Hot Tamalies are Delicious They are bigger and better at NOLEN'S BARBECUE, 615 East 16th Avenue. PHONE 9578.

For Your Downtown Convenience at NOLEN'S 111 East 5th Avenue. Rice And Baylor Dominate All-Star Southwest Conference Grid Team By HABOLD V. BATLIFF DALLAS, Nov. pion Rice and runner-up Baylor dominated the All-Southwest conference football team selected by the coaches of the seven schools for the Associated Press. Rice, with the acknowledged top line, appropriately enough placed three linemen on the James Williams, Tackle Ralph Murphy and Center Joe Watson.

Baylor came through with two linemen and a back. They were J. D. Ison. pass-catching wingman; Don Mouser, great all-around guard, and Adrian Burk, the precision man under center in Baylor's formation.

Southern Methodist and Texas Christian each placed fielders Doak Walker and Kyle Rote of the Methodists, and Tackle Harold Kilman and Quarterback Lindy Berry of the Christians. The other spot went to Man- Mountain Lewis (Bud) McFadin of Texas, who got votes for both guard and tackle. Texas A. and M. and Arkansas did not place although Bob Smith of the Aggies ran a close race for a backfield spot.

Williams, Watson and Walker were unanimous choices. one balloc. Others who ran a tight race for first team honors were Ben Procter, the great Texas pass-receiver, and Randy Clay, the line-ramming Texas halfhck. The second team has Proctor and Jack Wolcott of Rice at the ends; Bobby Collier of Southern Methodist and John Lunney of Arkansas, tackles; Carl Schwarz of Rice and Jack Halliday, Southern Methodist, guards; Gerald Weatherly of Rice, center, and Smith, Clay, Bobby Lantrlp of Rice and Leon Campbell of Arkansas, backs. Rice had an unusual "two All-America centers," as the sports writers often said.

It Watson hadn't been on the team Weatherly undoubtedly would hav been the first all-conference center. Campbell was the hard luck kid of the year. He was called the greatest fullback In the country in early season but injuries laid him low, keeping him out of most of the games. Some of the coaches still remembered him. however, in picking the all-conference.

There are two juniors on the and Rote. The others all finish up this year. The All-Southwest conference football team picked by the Associated Press with the aid of the coaches: Williams, Rir-- senior, age 21, wt. 185, home town, Waco. Texas.

D. Ison, Baylor; centor, age 21 wt. 186, home town, Ashland, Ky. Kilman, Texas Christian, junior, age 22 wt. ,210, home town, Fhamrock, Texas.

Murphy, Rice; senior, age 21. wt. 210, home town, Waco, Texas. McFadin. Texas; junior, age 20, wt.

235, home town, Iraan, Texas. Mouser, Baylor: senior, age 22, wt. 195, home town, Vernon, Texas. Watson, Rice; senior, age 24, wt. 231, home town, Temple.

Texas. Walker, Southern Methodist; 22, wt. 168, home town, Dallas Burk, Baylor; senior, age wt. 190, home town, Gaston, Texas. Rote, Southern Methodist; junior, age 20, wt 190, home town, San Antonio.

Berry, Texas Christian; senior; age 21, wt. 175, home town, Wichita Falls, Texas. The second team: Procter, Texas, and Jack Wolcott, Rice. Collier, Southern Methodist, and John Lunney, Arkansas. Schwarz, Rice, and Jack Halliday, Southern Methodist Weatherly, Rice.

Smith, Texas, A. and Randall Clay, Texas; Bobby Lantrip, Rice; Leon Campbell, Arkansas. Honorable mention: Fischel. Arkansas: Morris Bailey, Texas Christian; Ray Stone, Texas; Stanley Williams, Baylor; Zohn Milam, Southern Methodist: Wray Whlttaker, Texas A. and M.

Jackson, Texas; Clark Heironimus, Baylor; ftupert Wright, Baylor; Bill Wyman, Rice: Roger McAuley, Texas Christian. Wolfe, Texas; Theron Roberts, Arkansas; Charles Stone, Baylor. Rowan, Texas; Gene Huebner, Baylor. Wyatt, Rice; John Morton, Texas Christian; Dick McKlssack, Southern Methodist; Bill Burkhalter, Rice: Geno Mazzanti, Arkansas; Byron Townsend, Texas; Paul Campbell, Texas. WOMEN AGREE THAT PAYING BY CHECK IS A GREAT CONVENIENCE.

We Invite You to Open a Cheeking Account Here. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Longfcorns Pay High Respect To Their Opponents AUSTIN, Nov. of Texas Longhorns today paid high respect to football opponents from Oklahoma and Southern Methodist. Each placed three players on the Steer all-opponent team announced today. The other five berths went to players from Rice, Texas Christian, Arkansas and Idaho.

Guard Stan West of Oklahoma, Center Jo Watson of Rice and Back Leon "Muscles" Campbell of Arkansas were unanimous choices. End James Owens of the Sugar Bowl-bound Sooners missed unanimity by a single vote. Also chosen were James "Frog- gie" Williams of Rice, end; Carl Kiilegaard of Idaho and Bobby Collier of SMU, tackles; Jack Halliday of SMU, guard; George Thomas of Oklahoma. Lindy Berry of TCU, and Kyle Rote of SMU, backs. Doak Walker of SMU appeared only briefly against Texas, long enough, however, to kick the game winning extra-point.

He gained recognition In the all-opponent nominations, along with Tackle Wesley Roberts of Baylor and Tackle Billy Wyman of Rice, who ranked next In the poll. Attend Waco Cage Planning Meet Corsicana high school officials are in Waco today for a meeting with the 13-AA Committee to lay plans and draw up the schedules for the coming basketball season. Principal R. A. Armistead and Cage Coach Otis Pederson of Corsicana are in attendance there.

They will return this afternoon. Dempsey Referee WICHITA FALLS, Nov. 30 Dempsey will referee the matches at the Wichita Falls Boys Club tonight. The former world's heavyweight champion Is due here today on oil business and consented to referee the matches leading up to Golden Gloves Tournament here. Owls to Train HOUSTON, Nov.

80 The Southwest conference champion Rice Owls will begin work Dee. 12 for their Cotton Bowl date with North Carolina. The postseason football classic will be played In Dallas Jan. 2. Relax in a Turkish Bath! Try one at the M.

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Southern Roster For Blue-Gray Game Announced MONTGOMERY, Nov. complete 24-man roster has oeen announced by Southern coaches for the annual Blue-Gray all star football game here Dec. 31. The addition of four players yesterday rounded out the Gray squad which will be under the direction of head coach Blair Cherry of Texas. The northern squad, coached by head coach Ray Eliot of Illinois, is expected to be completed later in the week.

Texans on the Southern roster; Stone, Texas. Frv. Texas; Roger McAuley, Texas Christian. Clay, Texas; Jack Archer, Texas Christian. Baylor's Adrian Burk and Truck Stone bowed when coach Bob Woodruff of Baylor accepted an invitation to coach In the Miami All-Star game.

TCU Cagers To Start Season In Game Thursday FORT WORTH, Nov. The team they call the Texas Christian's youthful Horned the basketball season tomorrow night. The Frogs play Abilene Christian College of the Texas conference. The "Brats," for those uninformed, are nine teen-age eager stars who as freshmen last year gave T. C.

U. its first undfeated basketball record in 20 years, rolled up more victories than any WOG team has ever had (11), and averaged a sensational 60 1-2 points per game. Having taken over four of the starting posts on this year's T.C.U. varsity, the "Brats" will make the Frog five possibly the youngest ever fielded in the southwest. The team which takes the court for T.C.U.

Thursday night will average a mere 19.4 years of age. The four sophomores likely to start for T.C.U. include Harvey Fromme, forward; George McLeod center; and John Campbell and Tommy Taylor, guards. Fifth starting post will go to Gene Schmidt, last year's captain, football Lettermen Are Named At favarro Junior College Wednesday LET'S GO TVRN ON THE HEAT! FOOTBALL THIS Friday Afternoon, Dec. 1, 2:30 P.

M. CORSICANA TIGERS VS. AUSTIN MAROONS In Bi-District Game in AA State Race Friday Dec. 1 8 P. Tiger Field MEXIA VS.

GRAND SALINE In Regional Tilt Class A. Friday Night, Dec. 2,8 P. Dal Hi Stadium STATE HOME LADS VS. RICHARDSON Bi-District Class Game, Dal Hi Stadium, Dallas This advertisement courtesy' of the CORSICANA DAD'S CLUB.

Name I son Toughest Of Oimomnts HOUSTON, Nov. The Southwest conference champion Rice Owls figure End J. D. Ison of Baylor was the toughest man they faced this season. They gave him the biggest number of votes yesterday in selcting their all-op ponent team.

Ison drew 29 votes, leading Lou isiana State Tackier Dave Collins Collins, who had 25; Back Doal Walker of Southern Methodist, 22 Guard Bud McFadin of Texas, 20 and Backs Lindy Berry of Texas Christian and Randall Clay of Tex as, 19 each. The team: Clay, Berry Gcno Mazzantl of Arkansas. Ison and Ben Proctor, Texas and Bobby Col Her, Southren Methodist. McFadin and Jack Halliday, South ern Methodist, Moore, Clemson. McMurry Plans For Oleander Bowl ABILENE, Nov.

Murry College returns to the foot. ball field Dec. 12 to prepare for an Oleander Bowl game against Mis sourl Valley College at Galveston Jan. 2. Coach Wllford Moore's grldmen who just won their third successive Texas conferenc title, will worl through Dec.

22, spend Chrlstmai at home, then return Dec. 26. Playing Missouri Valley Is noth ing new for the Indians; a victory would be. They lost to the Vikings 20 to 13 in the Boya Ranch Bow in 1947, dropped another 20-13 decision at the end of the 1948 sea son. Owl's Basketball Season To Start HOUSTON, Nov.

Rice Owls open their basketbal season tonight against Sam Houa ton State at Huntsvlllc. It will be Don Suman's debut as head basketball coach of the Owln defending tri-champions of th. Southwest conferenc. Sun Want Ads. Bring KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY TO, TIE 1001 OF OPPORTIKITY.

MMY FAIL TO FIRB THE PETE ALSO SAYS: Oar Prescription Ksperte are nil trained for their llfe'i- work, they hare the training am) know-how to do the Job anufirance of receiving the flnettt prescription work. I PHARMACY PHONE 56 EE. FAST DELIVERY 127 West Cnllln St. Twenty-seven lettermen from all ectlons of the county have been nnounced for the Navarro Junior allege Bulldogs by Ken Clark and Akridge coach and assistant oach, respectively. Bill Reed, Corsicana quarterback nd all-round athlete, and Don tackle, of Conroe, were "ected by the squad as co-captains or the year.

A number of athletes will return ext year. Following are the lettermen with he number In parenthesis as the umber of letters garnered at the ocal college: Wayne Autry (1), end, Waco; Charles Blissett end, Kerens; ames Bradley (2), guard, Conroe; ack Brown (2), back, Ennis; erry Caton (1), back, Corsicana; illy Ray Clark (1), back, Corsl- ana; Ted Darland (1), back Elec- ra. Clay Davis (2), tackle, Gatesville; Glenn Deavers (1), guard, Gatesville; Bobble (Red) Earl (1), back, Kerens; Orvllle Elliott (2), center, Kermlt; James Fuller (2), end, Conroe; Richard Gaines (1), back, Mildred. Don Granger (2), tackle, Conroe; Wilburn Guthrie (1), back, Dayton; Curtis (Blackie) Hines, center, Electra; Billy Hopson (2), back, Conroe; Bobby Lawrence (1), back, Dawson; Bill McGraw (1), tackle, Corsicana. Dan McLeod (1), back, Corsicana; D.

L. Orr guard, Kerens; Harold Prestldgre (3), guard, Wax- ahachle; Bill Reed (2), back, Corsicana; Clint Shaw (2), center, Ennis; Harold (Toppy) Watson (2), end, Corsicana. Campbell Woodman (2), end, Conroe; Leon Wylie (1), end, Corsicana; Manager Hal Murphy (2), Corsicana. Sun Bowl Ends Its Agreement To Invite Champion PASO, Nov. Sun Bowl's sponsors won't have to isk a snub by being required to nvite the Border Conference hamplon to the annual post-sea- on football classic after this.

The Sun Carnival has had an agreement obligating it to invite he conference champion. Three imes in four years, the champion las turned down the bid. Twice it las accepted invitations to other lOWls. The Sun Carnival executive com 7 mittee voted unanimously yester- lay to dissolve the agreement. C.

D. Belding, vice president in charge if team selections, offered the res- ilution. The agreement to Invite the Bor- ier conference champion did not ibligate the champion to accept. Texas Tech rejected the invita- lon both this year and last This the Red Raiders accepted a )id to the Fresno, Raisin Bowl. In 1946, Hardin-Simmons urned down the bid in favor of the Alamo Bowl In San Antonio.

Texas Western of El Paso ac- jepted the Sun Bowl bid, to play Seorgetown University, this year. Texas Western previously had re- ected a Raisin Bowl invitation. Ticket Sale Opens On Grand Saline- Nexia Tilt Here Tickets to the Mexla-Grand Saine Class A play-off game on Ti- Field here Friday night went on sale in downtown Corsicana Wednesday morning. The ducats are priced at and are on sale at McAdams and P. and S.

Pharmacies. They will be on sale through Thursday. Gate prices will be $1.50 and student tickets 50 cents. No student are being sold at the downtown points. Joe Watson To Get Lineman's Award HOUSTON, Nov.

Joe Watson of Rice will receive the Houston Post's annual award as outstanding Southwest conference lineman tonight. Watson and Quarterback Adrian Burk of Baylor were named yesterday by the Post as the conference's outstanding football players. Burk will receive his award as leading back at Waco In January. Watson's award will be presented at the annual association banquet. Sun Want Ads.

Bring Phone your want ads to 163. Bulldogs Start Basketball Work Here Wednesday Basketball practice opened Wednesday afternoon at the YMCA gym for the Navarro Junior College Bulldogs under the direction of Ken Clark, coach. Five lettermen arc John and Jerry Kenner, both of Powell; Bill Reed, Corsicana; Don Granger, Conroe, and Oscar Chrisman, Powell. Homer Wasson, Powell, and Hal Murphy, Corsicana, are returning squadmen, while Ted Darland, Electra; Wilburn Guthrie, Dayton and Ross Cleveland, Abbott, are newcomers to the squad. The Bulldogs "will open their season with a game at the Dawson High School gymnasium, December 9.

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Fort Lewis, chosen yesterday, las lost two games, both non-con- erencc affairs. The Apaches won he Colorado Junior College cham- )ionshlp. Tyler, co-champion of the Southwestern college con- ernce, has a. 10-1 record. Basketball Game TYLER, Nov.

Tyler Apaches, National Junior College basketball champions, open the season here tomorrow night against Lon Morris of Jacksonville, chnrnplon of the Texas Junior College conference. Th Tyler team has won 89 straight Eat With Brewer South Highway 75 87 NEW INTERNATIONALS OFFERED truck engineering and design providing advances in performance, safety and comfort mark the 87 new L-Line basic truck chassis models introduced by the motor truck division of International Harvester Company. Light, medium and heavy-duty trucks from the L-Line are shown here. The new features shorter overall lengths, greater maneuverability, better load distribution and more economical operation. A new cab design offers greater all-around visibility and provides more interior roominess, comfort and convenience.

International Harvester also introduced with its heavy-duty-engineered L-Line new, improved power plants, transmissions. Completely re-designed and rc-englneered International trucks from International Harvester's new L-Hno were Introduced Wednesday at the showroom of Tucker Brothers, 201 West 7th Avenue. The now International truck line C9nslsts of 87 basic truck chassis models designed to handle any type of hauling Job, Mr. Tucker said. Mr.

Tucker said the heavy-duty engineered L-line presented a completely new design In motor trucks, at once apparent from the massive front end to the smartly styled cab. He pointed out lhat many new mechanical and engineering Improvements, designed to promote operating efficiency and economy, were features of the; now line. Advanced Design, Engineering Outstanding advances In design and engineering, Mr. Tucker said, Include: l.New chassis dimension engineering permitting better load distribution, greater maneuverability, Improved engine accessibility and short overall lengths while maintaining or Increasing load-carrying lengths. 2.

New, improved valve-ln-head International truck series engines. Including an all-new Silver Diamond engine. 3. A newly designed cab offering more roominess, added comfort and convenience and all-around visibility, factors In safer operation. 4.

Complete restyling that blends a naw modern truck streamlining with extreme practicability. The new trucks. Introduced after years of exhaustive test- Ing and research, required the greatest expenditure of any new models In International history. More than $30,000,000 was spent for the vast production changeover Involving the widespread revamping of facilities, layouts and assembly lines In tho company's Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, and Springfield, Ohio plants. Thousands of now machines, tools, dies, patterns, gauges and fixtures were acquired, and many now bulldlng-s were added along with extensions to existing facilities.

Trucks Sternly Tested Additional expenditures were made to provide more than three years' road testing which went Into proving the new truck. This Intensive program included laboratory and track testing in addition to over 3.000,000 mllns of rtmd driving under all kinds of operating, wenthor nnd rond conditions. The new L-IIno Is spearheaded by four classification of four-wheel model trucks, ranging Is gross vehicle weight from 4200 pounds to 30,000 pounds. Tho new International line further features new multi-stop units, product of the company's Bridgeport, plant; a new groun of six-wheel chassis units ranging in GVW from 22,000 to 50,000 pounds, and a group of cab-forward chassis units, ranging upward from 14.000 pounds. The company's "West Const" trucks, manufactured In the Emeryville, International Harvester plant, Include two highway nnd four off-highway vehicles, ranging In gross vehicle weight from 30,000 to 90.000 pounds.

Scores of body sizes and styles are offered In the new line. New Chassis Dimensions Dimensions of the chassis of the new L-lino have been engineered to provide better load distribution, grcator maneuverability, shorter overall lengths and Improved engine accessibility. Blirgest change In chassis dimensions Is in the wheelbaso, which have been shortened as much as seven Inches In some models. The shorter wheclbases, together with reproportloned cab- to-renr nxle dimensions and dimensions, have resulted in a shifting of load weight, ao that It Is In balance between front and rear axles. The shorter whcnlbnses and rearrangement of other chassis dimensions have made possible shorter overall lengths with no actual decrease In load-enrrying lengths.

In some cases, greater load-carrying lengths are available within the shorter overall lengths of the trucks. Better maneuverability results from the shorter turning- radius of the shorter whelbases, as well as from the widened axln trends. The turning nnfrle on practically all models throughout the line has been Increased to a minimum of 37 degrees, tot both popular asd standard tire sizes. New Light Engine The new Silver Diamond engine, used In the company 1 light and medium duty trucks, Is a valve-in-head, six-cylinder power plant hullt In two 220 cubic Inch displacement size developing 100 horse-power, and the 240 cubic Inch power plant which develops 101 horsepower. Improved engines are tho Super Blue Diamond nnd the Super Red Diamond, both Incorporating numerous engineering refinements.

The Super Blue Diamond has a displacement of 200 cubic inches and a horsepower rating of 100.5. Compression ratio is 8.3 to 1. The Super Red Diamond Is available In three sizes. The 372 cubic Inch displacement slzo develops 144 horsepower; the 406 cubic Inch displacement size, 154 horsepower, and the 450 cubic Inch displacement size, 102 horsepower, Super Red Diamond compression ratio is 6.3 to 1. The L-llne offers a complete selection of transmissions to meet every hauling requirement.

Main transmissions available Include two sizes of three-speed Syncro-shlfl; a four-speed sliding gear; a new four-speed Synrro-shlft; four sizes of heavy- five-speed constant mesh, with direct or overdrive In fifth; and five-speed Syncro-ahift, with direct or overdrive in fifth. A number of auxiliary transmissions also are available. Wider, sturdier rear axles, engineered to handle any job, are available In the new models Hypold axles are Introduced In the L-llne. New Styling, Colors The new cabs have boon designed to provide greater roominess and convenience. The ninny features Include a smart- styled curved contour Instrument punel.

one-piece windshield, curved to cyeatraln and reduce glare, and conveniently clustered instruments. New brighter colors tiro offered In the L-llne. Standard colors Include Harvester red, Adirondack creen, Apache yellow and Arizona blue. Optional colors, at no extra cost. Include Salt River Sand, Door County Black Canyon black, Valencia orange, Palomino cream and Chesapeake gray.

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