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Tite Sitrevepoht Times Thursday, Dec 30. 1951 11-A GD5II asM' (Ka Rfews Otto Graham Heads AP All-Pro IDetroit Cops se. Starters Mornebred Oil Permits Hit Record High Here 173 New Well Sites Staked in i District Fields This Month Than Cleveland Champs By FRANK ECK NEW YORK; 29 Of) Although they are the new champions of the National Football League the Cleveland Browns were outvoted six to three in the balloting for places on the Associated Press 1954 all-pro team. rwil a 1 i 1 A V' 'v 5 juniors with Day calling Columbia, home and Patton residing at Ala. Day was the A1I-SEC on the annual United Press OLE MISS; STRATEGISTS! Eagle Day (left) and Houston Patton (right) will share quarterbacking duties for Mississippi Saturday when the Johnny Rebs tackle Navy in the Sugar Bowl.

Both signal- ne jueirou Lions, num bled by the Browns 56-10 in last Sunday's play-off, gained three positions on the offensive unit and three on the defensive setup of the 22-man two platoon squad. Otto Graham, Cleveland's 33-year-old field general who may have played his last championship game, was named to the all-important quarterback post after a close contest involving Detroit's Bobby Layne. For Graham it was his sixth time on the all-pro. Other Browns voted on the team by Associated member paper football writers and AP staff OTTO GRAHAM men were tackle Lou Groza, the place-kicking specialist, and Len Ford, their defensive stalwart at end. Lions named were tackle Lou Creekmur, guard Dick Stanfel and halfback Doak Walker on the attacking unit and guard Les Binga-man, linebacker Joe Schmidt and safety Jack Christiansen on the de fensive array.

Others selected on the offensive eleven were guard Bruno Banducci and fullback Joe Perry of the San Francisco 49ers, end Pete Pihos of the Philadelphia Eagles, center Bill Walsh of the Pittsburgh Steel-ers, end Bob Boyd of the Los An geles Rams nd halfback Ollie Matson of the Chicago Cardinals. Besides the three Lions and one Brown on the defensive setup, others chosen were tack- les Leo Nomellini of San Francisco and Art Donovan of the Baltimore Colts; end Norm Willey and linebacker Charley (Churck) Bednarik of the Philadelphia Eagles, guard Dale Dodrill of Pittsburgh and halfbacks Tom Landry of the New York Giants and Bob Dillon of the Green Bay Packers. Graham was one of seven repeaters from the 1953 offensive team. The others who repeated were Pihos, Creekmur, Stanfel, Groza, Walker and Perry. Four men-Ford, Bingaman, Nomellini and Christiansen repeated on defense.

Schmidt, Detroit's 220-pound linebacker who played for Pitt, was the only sophomore on the 22-man squad. At 23 he is also the youngest. Graham, who had been outplayed by Layne and Detroit the week be- 0 'I 7 in which he was third, and pass-receiving, which he couldn't possibly do since he was throwing the ball. His greatest performance was the day Arkansas actually clinched the championship by beating Rice 28-13. He scored 19 points, ran for 62 yards, passed for 129, overaged 42.3 yards kicking, returned one punt 73 yards to a touchdown and took three kickoffs back 64 yards.

You'd never know he's a star football player by talking to him. George likes to hunt and he had rather talk about that than football especially about his own football. But Walker may have Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets talking to themselves Saturday. COTTON BOWL WEATHER DALLAS, Dec. 29 MWD a 11 a pulled out the red carpets today Orange Bowl I i rr i 1 1 I tt it callers are Miss, Tuscumbia.

quarterback team. New Orleans. became a Sugar Bowl knee injuries. i 3 hmHiititm iiin'ni si Monahan, the Navy captain, doubtful player in Saturday's classic because of recurrent (AP Wirephoto.) NAVY HEAD COACH Eddie Erdelatz (left) huddles with halfback Phil Monahan, AU-American end Ron Beagle and quarterback George Welsh (left to right) as the Middies hold a Sugar Bowl workout at me Rex Boggaii, Harris Only 'Foreigners' BILOXI, Dec. 29 W.

The University of Mississippi football team coach John Vaught will unleash against Navy in the Sugar Bow Saturday is a virtual homebred affair with only two of the listed starters from outside the Magnolia state. Only Rex Reed Bossan. the All-America tackle, and George Harris, left end. come from outside the rtate. Broggan hails from Memphis, just'across the line, "rom Mississippi and Harris, co-rsgular with the injured Bob Adams, comes from Franklin, Pa.

Adams, hobbled by a sore knee, is a Mississippian. Of the 37 players here preparing for the Rebels second Sugar Bowl appearance in three years. 27 come from' nithin the state and three ethers from Memphis. The starting lineup even includes one representative each from the two families which have contributed so heavily to Mississippi athletic success. Paige Coth-ren.

sophomore fullback, is a rephew of Jim. Ray and Barney Poole, who virtually monopolized the end positions at Mississippi from 1934 through 1948. Four other Pooles, all cousins of Jim. Ray and Barney, also have played for the Rebels. Also in the starting backfield is Billy Kinard, the fourth member of that family to play for Ole Miss since the famed bruiser Kinard started the trend in 1935.

Even Yaught's coaching staff is "home grown" with five of his six assistants former Mississippi plav-ers. The staff includes bruiser Kinard and Jim Poole. Vausht sent his charges through individual workouts today with no group phvsical contact. Eagle Day and Houston Patton, the two top quarterbatks. spent considerable time runting and also throwing passes.

Rains of the past two days had forced curtailment of drills in these two phases. "I know Navy has an air arm." said Yaught in a sideline interview, "but passing is our right arm." He pointed out that Mississippi had scored 42 touchdowns while winning nine of 10 games during the season and annexing the South-? eastern Conference title. "Of our touchdowns, 10 came directly on passes, another from an intercepted pass and 11 more were set up by passes." he added. Day. and Patton do most of the throwing for the Rebels, tossing primarily to backfield mates.

Earl Blair, a :09.B sprinter on the track team and the regular left halfback, caught 13 passes during the regular season for 472 yards. Red Buir-head. right halfback, was second best in the Southeastern Conference. At New Orleans, site of Saturday's game. Navy' worked out lightly.

Phil Monahan. Navy captain, returned to the injured list when his left knee couldn't stand the pressure of yesterdays drill. He has played only 30 minutes all season because of knee trouble. Jim Royer, tackle and biggest man in the sailor line, was handicapped bv a bruised hip and a stiff reck. He likely will be able to play Saturday.

Fort Orel Preps For Shrimp Bowl GALVESTON. Dec. 29 Fort Ord's Warriors, the No. 3 ranked service football team in the ration, romped through their first drills here today since before Christmas. The Warriors will clash with the Fort Hood.

Tankers in Gla-veston's sixth annual Shrimp Bowl football game Sunday afternoon. "They're in better shape than I thought they would be." Coach William Abbey said after a spirited workout in crisp, clear weather. New Orleans Harness Racing! Admission Clubhouse $2 Nightly at 8:30 P.M. Esctpt Sunday 9 Races -Pari-Mutuels Dailt Double Cloitt 8:15 P. M.

Come Earty Track ixn P. Dia a yo watch th raeea EscelltBt eaiatn For eanrationa, rail CMor 4M1 Easy To Get To-; Alrliae Hiway to track Taxi, bvava from mid-city Freo parking for (000 cara Cklldrta AdrallW 1Y New Oil Zone Hit at Field In East Texas TYLER, Dec. 29 (Special). A new oil-producing level has been opened in the Cornersville field of Franklin County, East Texas. Houston County has another wildcat drillsite and guages have been run on two new oilers in Cherokee County.

In Franklin County, Humble Oil Refining Co. opened Pitts sand production at Cornersville by completing No. 1 A. C. Ballard et al in the J.

C. Elder survey 3V miles north of Winnsboro. The well was plugged back from 13,198 to 8,267 and perforations were made at It pumped 26.90 barrels of 43-gravity oil daily and had a gas-oil ratio of 319-1. HonntoB County. Maennlia Ppt.rnliim fji.

im in rirlll wildcat 13 miles west of Crockett and two miles northeast of the Commerce community. The try -is No. 1 A. B. SDence.

1.320 feet from the northwest and 660 from the north east lines of a lease in the John Box survey. Cherokee County. In the Neches field, Humble completed No. C-5 Harry -Lee Carter. Garcia survey, producing 224.97 barrels of 40.9- fravity oil daily from Woodbine per forations at 4.6R9-A5 feet.

Two miles west of Ironton, Humble No. 6 Lucy Hard way, J. J. Vickery survey, flowed 214.68 barrels daily on 316-inch choke from perforations at 'An lmnortant test In the Wasknm area had production prospects this weeK on the oasis of coring opera tions. B.

B. Orr No. 1 Smith 6c Lind-sey, W. C. Brookfield survey, seven miles west of Waskom townsite.

recovered sand showing rich oil stamina. good odor and fluorescence from 0.141- Zl feet, mat section was believed com. merciallv oroductive but additional cor. in was under way with the formation still son at 6,320 feet. Henderson Canntr.

Delta Drilling Co. of Tyler ha sched uled another 8.500-foor test in the bustling South Malakoff area. Delta's No B-2 A. S. Foster will be drilled 30 feet from the north and 660 from the east lines of a 190.81-acre lease In the iionn wara survey.

Oil Company To Purchase Rubber Plant WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Special). Chemical a newly created company owned jointly by the Texas Co. and United States Rubber has contracted to purchase the synthetic rubber plant now operated by U.S. Rubber and one-half interest in the butadiene plant at Port Neches, it was announced here today.

The proposed sale is subject to review Jby Congress after Jan. 27, when the Rubber Producing Facilities Commission is scheduled to submit its entire sales program. The purchase price was not disclosed, but is expected to be announced by the commission at that time. Under the proposed plan, would acquire the equivalent of one-half of the rubber-producing facilities situated at Port Neches. Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals, has contracted to purchase the other half.

Oil Compact Tells Water Flood Story OKLAHOMA Dec. 29 (Special) The Interstate Oil Compact Commission announces the publication of a new pamphlet on water flood operations for the state, of Illinois. Copies may be obtained by writing to the quarters Office, Box 3127, Okla homa City 5, Okla. 'Summary of Water Flood Operations in Illinois Oil Pools During 1953" is a project of the Il linois State Secondary and Pressure Maintenance Study Committee, the Illinois State Geological Survey, and the Secondary Recovery Division of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission. This report supplements four previously issued reports of water flood operations in Illinois.

Name Shreveport Man Sales Chief E. E. Brown, 395 Ockley has been appointed as district sales manager in the Shreveport area for Southwest Supply of Pittsburgh, John A. Bell president, announcec' yesterday. Brown's territory will Include all of.

Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi as well as portions of East Texas. The Shreveport office is part of the company's Tulsa, division. Brown's- appointment is effective Jan. 1. With more than 30 years experience in the supply business.

Brown has served in various capacities in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. He resigned the post of assistant district manager for Republic Supply to take the position of dis trict sales manager with Southwest. Postpone Hearing BATON ROUGE, Dec. 29 The Conservation Department today announced indefinite postponement of a public hearing for Patterson field, originally scheduled here Thursday. The department also announced it would hold a hearing- April 14 in New Orleans to consider establishment of permanent regulations for the Lower Krumbahaar sand in Hollywood field.

1047 MURPHY STREET SHREVEPORT, 4 a George Walker Porkers9 Top Strategy Weapon, Won Job Through Necessity More Spots fore the big game, played his greatest game when it really counted. However, over the season he met with more than fair sue cess North western's; 1943 All-America, who- has been the big. gun for Cleveland since the Browns were organized in 1946, Graham completed 142 of 240 passes in 12 league games for 2,092 yards and 11 touchdowns. With an average gain of 8.27 yards passing he ranked second to Los Angeles' Norm Van Brocklin. The most popular player in the voting was Perry, the big Negro, fullback from Compton Junior College.

He retained his ball carrying title by marching 1,049 yards on 173 attempts for a 6.1. average. Of the writers who voted, only two chose a fullback other than Perry. Walker, Matson, Groza and both ends. Pihos and Boyd, were well supported in the voting.

The versatile Walker, a three time All-America at Southern Meth odist, finished second in scoring with 106 points. He kicked through the uprights every one of his 43 attempts for extra points, tallied two touchdowns on runs and three on passes, plus 11 field goals in 17 efforts. Groza, who was acclaimed the top kicker by the writers, made 37 out of 38 extra points and 16 of 24 field goal attempts for 85 points, good for third place in the league. Besides he played brilliantly as a tackle for Paul Brown's cham pions Matson, though hobbled with an injury, was among the league's top ground gainers and kickoff return stars; On 101 carries on the ground the Cardinals standout made 506 yards for a 5-yard average. He ranked fourth in returning kickoffs, scampering 449 yards on 17 trips for a 26.4 average Pihos, an eight-year veteran in the pro ranks, shared the pass catching title with San Francisco's Billy Wilson, each with 60.

Pihos gained 827 yards to Wilson's 830 and went for 10 touchdowns. Boyd gained the most yards (1,212) in catching 53 passes and ranked third in the number of aerials gathered in Harlon Hill of the Chicago Bears was the rookie who gained the most attention in the voting. On 45 passes the young end went 1,124 yards for 12 touchdowns. He was sixth in the league in scoring. On the defensive side the best vote getters were Christiansen, Ford, Willey, Bingaman and Bed narik.

It was the fifth straight all pro year for Bednarik, former Alt America from Penn. DEFENSIVE ELEVEN Len Ford 1 Browns Leo Nomellini 9ers Les Bingaman Lions Dale Dodrill Steelers Art Donovan Colts Norm Willey Eagles LB Charley Bednarik Eagles LB Joe Schmidt Lions -HB Tom Landry Giants HB Bob Dillon Packers Jack Christiansen Lions UCLA into a 14-0 lead in the fourth quarter and before the period ended, USC had come apart at the seams. 't- -r Quarterback Jim Contatto does most of the passing for USC, but in the team's multi-fashioned offense of the split and single wing, any of the backs might do the throwing. Salad Bowl Foes Wind Up Session PHOENIX Dec. 29 Wl All-star football squads representing the Border and Skyline Conferences today wound up heavy practice for their' New Year's Day Salad Bowl engagement here.

Head Coach DeWitt Weaver sent his Border squad through their final contact session. He plans sin gle light sessions tomorrow and Skyline's head coach, John Ron-ing of Utah State, held two sessions for the last time and announced one workout for tomorrow. ONLY ONE CLEVELAND Bill Wambsganss of Cleveland made the only unas sisted triple play in World Series history. It came in the 1920 sei ies when the Indians were matched for the crown against Brooklyn. AP AU-Pro Football Team December, with two days remaining, will rank 'as the busiest month this year at the Department of Conservation's Shreveport district headquarters with respect to the jnumber of drill permit applications as the total soared yesterday to 173 to set a new monthly record.

Yesterday's seven applications for authority to drill for, oil gas in fields in this 12-parish district raised the total to its record-breaking high for the year. The previous record was set last month when the district processed a total of 168 drill applications, C. H. McDuff, district manager, forecast that the number permits handled in the locally-headquartered district for the year would exceed 1,700 as compared with 1,099 handled during 1953. McDuff also announced the district office would be closed from Friday, New Year's Eve until Monday.

On five other occasions dur- Ing the year, the number of drill permit applications or new locations has exceeded 150 a month. These months, in descending order, include August, 163; April, 160; July, 158; March, 153, and June, 150. Six of the locations filed yester day are for wells in Pine Island field and one is for a Cotton Valley field test. Midstates Oil has filed to drill a Justiss sand venture in the Webster Parish field in section 5-21-9. It is the Spencer No.

F-l and occupies an area of 80 acres. The following Pine Island loca tions, all to test the Chalk zone, were staked: J. C. Trahan et al, Ducote Nos. 3 and 4,.

section 36-21-15; Bill Gary, Thigpen No. 8, section 31-21-15; Stanolind Oil and Gas Vivian L. Glassell No. 2, section 34-21-15. Carrie Cole Chew, State No, 7, section 34-21-16, and Honor Oil Lynn Estate No.

3, section 20-21-14. Retired Head Of Oil Firm Dies in Fla. CHICAGO. Dec. 29 WW Dr.

William M. Burton, 89, industrial pioneer and retired president of Standard Oil Co. (Indiana), died today in Miami, friends in Chicago were informed. He and his associates developed the first commercially successful cracking process to manufacture more gasoline from crude oil. The discovery made him the father of modern petroleum refining technology.

Burton was born in Cleveland and was educated at Western Reserve and Johns Hopkins Universities. In 1890 he entered Standard employ as its first chemist at its Whiting, refinery. In 1918 he received the Willard Gibbs medal of the American Chemical Society and in 1922- the Pekin medal of the Society of Chemical Industry. The latter is the highest recognition attainable in the United States for. work in applied chemistry.

The American Petroleum Institute awarded him the gold medal for distinguished achievement in 1947. His widow survives. Services will be conducted in Miami Sunday. NOW'S THE TIME TO ORDER WHISKEY WINE 2 BEER Extra Cet( For BEAUTIFUL DECANTERS CALL 2-0290 4 Chtvrlet Trucks For tr From 8 A.M. to 11 P.M.

Saturday "til Midnight ft OPEN NEW YEAR'S DAY Tl KENTUCKY 1 LIQUOR STORE LAUREL 1 PHONI S-8644 LOUISIANA 8 I Your HoIiday pi lit. OFFENSIVE ELEVEN Pete Pihos Eagles Lou Creekmur Lions Dick Stanfel Lions Bill Walsh Steelers Bruno Banducci 49ers Lou Groza Browns Bob Boyd Rams QB Otto Graham Browns H8 Doak Walker Lions HB Ollie Matson Cards FB Joe Perry 49ers HONORABLE MENTION Offensive Team Ends Harlon Hill, Bears; Billy Wilson, 49ers: Dome Dibble, Lions. Tackles Bob St. Clair, 49ers; Ken Snyder, Eagles. Guards Duane Putnam, Rams; Abe Gibron, Browns; Harley SewelL Lions.

Centers Frank Gatski, Browns; Leon McLaughlin, Rams; Bill Johnson, 49ers. Quarterbacks Bobby Layne, Lions; Norm Van Brocklin, Rams; Tobin Rote, Packers. Halfbacks Hugh McElhenny, 49ers; Dan Howler, Rams; Frank Gif-ford. Giants. Fullbacks Paul Younger.

Rams; Maurice Bassctt, Browns. Defensive Team Ends Andy Robustelli, Rams; Ed Sprinkle, Bears; Gino Marchetti, Colts; John Martinkovic, Packers. Tackles Ray Krouse, Giants; Ernie Stautner, Steelers; Dave Han-ner, Packers; Don Colo, Browns. Guards Frank Kilroy. Eagles; Roger Zatkoff, Linebackers Clayton Tonnemaker, Packers; Don Paul, Rams; La-vern Torgeson.

Lions; Dick Alban. Redskins. Halfbacks Dick Lane, Cards; Jim David, Lions. Safety Emlen Tunnell, Giants; Val Joe Walker, Packers. Duke Blue Devils Face Injury Jinx in Workouts MIAMI, Dec.

29 UP) Doug Knotts, a starting Duke tackle, was sidelined by illness and Nick Kredich, a third string halfback, was knocked out by injury today as the Blue Devils worked out for theii' Orange Bowl football game with Nebraska. Knotts started the drill but quit early, complaining of DALLAS. Dec. 29 Georce Walker became the! keyman of Arkansas' surge to the Southwest Conference football championship and a spot in the Cotton Bowl because he just had to. Coach Bowden Wyatt said before the season started that the sophomore was "all I have." There wasn't an experienced tailback on the squad just three sophomores from which to pick the man.

So Walker proceeded to lead the team in seven of nine departments but so skillfully and quietly that the season was over before anybody realized just what the talented young man had done and how valuable he had been to the team. Saturday. Walker is the fellow who must lead Arkansas to victory over Georgia Tech if the Razor-backs are to win the Cotton Bowl game. He's something for Tech to worry about. Walker played high school football at a little town named Rison in Arkansas.

He was outstanding as a player but what impressed talent scout George Cole of Arkansas the most was his scholastic record 17 A's. A guy that smart ought to be able to lead a football team, reasoned Cole. George justified the assumption. In 10 games the past season he passed for 603 yards and four touchdowns, ran for 301 giving him a total offense of 904 punted for 39.9, returned eight punts for 142 yards, took six kickoffs back 154 yards, intercepted six passes and scored 51 points. He led the team in everything except rushing, HOLIDAY SPECIALS 4-Yeor Old StroijM Whi.kty Glenmore 5th 3.63 4-Ytor-Old Straight Whiikey Cascade 5th 3.68 0-Year-Old Straight Wtmkey Old Stag 5th 3.68 6-Yor-Old Straight Whitkcy Echo Spring 3.63 So Proof Old Crow 3.78 86 Proof Old Hickory 5th 3.78 Hackle, tells.

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'til Midnight 323 TEXAS ST. and prepared to greet its Cotton Bowl teams, happy to promise that there will be good weather Saturday when Arkansas and Georgia Tech clash in the big game. The Arkansas squad comes in tomorrow morning at 7:15 a.m. CST) traveling by train. Georgia Tech's footballers come to town at 11 a.m., making the trip from Atlanta by plane.

The weather bureau Issued an optimistic forecast today. It was stressed that it was preliminary but the bureau said best indications were that Saturday would be partly cloudy; cold, with temperatures in the 40s and no rain. That kind of weather will be quite O. K. with everybody concerned.

Gator Bowl Teams Frolic In Sunshine JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 29 Ml The thermometer climbc' nearly to 80 on the Gator Bowl scene here today, reminding Auburn and Baylor football players of September practice sessions on their home fields at Auburn, and Waco, Tex. But the hot weather here was in contrast to today's near freezing at Waco, where the day's high was 38, and a cold front moving into central Ala- bama after a high of around 70 this afternoon. 1 The cold front is expected here by tomorrow and temperatures at game time Friday afternoon are likely to be in the 50's. Jim Pyburn's injured leg shared attention with the weather on the Auburn practice field today.

"It is some better," Coach Ralph (Shug) Jordan reported. "But I don't see how he can be anywhere near his best by Friday even if the leg doesn't bother him at all. He can't be in condition to run out for passes, cover punts Bnd defend against Baylor passing." Tro an Passes Cause Jitters In Buckeye Rose Bowl Camp fever and an upset stomach. and Coach Bill Murray said he was believed to be coming down with Influenza. Kredich sprained his ankle on the last play of yesterday's workout.

It didn't bother him during the evening, he said, but it was swollen this morning and he appeared at the practice field on crutches. In the Nebraska camp, Coach Bill Glassford said he had decided definitely that his injured right halfback, Ron Clark, would not start. Clark twisted his ankle several days ago stepping off a curb. He will be replaced by Willie Greenlaw, a sophomore who averaged 7.6 yards during the season. 'I can't tell now whether the boys have acclimated themselves to the warm Glassford said after today's single practice.

"I'll know after tomorrow's workout. "If it turns cool, that'll be a bonus for us." Today's maximum and minimum temperatures were 75 and 69 but the weather bureau said a cold wave moving southeastward from the Pacific northwest would bring chilly weather to Miami early Friday. PASADENA, Dec. 29 MV-Coaching strategists behind the Ohio State and Southern California football teams continued to work in deepest secrecy today, but there were reports from the rival Rose Bowl camps that: Southern Cal will stress a passing game as its main hope of upsetting the unbeaten Buckeyes from the Big Ten conference. Coach Woody Hayes and his Ohio State Aides are getting more jittery as the hour approaches for the New Year's Day game anxiety, however, that apparently has not reacted on the squad.

Most critics believe that the crowd in tht; big bowl, as well as the national television viewers, should see a contest of interest. They predict Ohio State will again display a flashy style of running by Howard Hopalong Cassady, Hubert Bobo and Bobby Watkins. And if the Trojan? of USC do concentrate on an aerial attack, anything might happen. Coach Jess Hill's Warriors are not renowned as a passing team. Their best known pass was one that backfired, leading to a brilliant interception and runback in the UCLA game.

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