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tadium Grid Miie Quarter-FinalsBerth At Stake In Rose 8000 Fans Due To Witness Hornet-Bulldog Extravaganza TiteJl SPORTS SPORTS SECTION A TYLER, TEXAS, FRIDAY orninq Mtw MORNING, DECEMBER 3. 1954 n. A 3 Ray Morrison, the old Vanderbilt Ail-American and one of Southern Methodist's all-time great coaches, paid Tyler a visit Wednesday night, speaking to the Methodist Men and their sons at Marvin Methodist Church. Appearing happy, over his relatively new position as a member of the SMU administrative staff, Morrison quickly captured his audience Tuesday nght with anecdotes of his coaching days. It back who has ably filled the shoes of tiie injured Lambert Although neither team has taken to the air consistently this season, either aggregation appears capable of.

picking up necessary distance overhead. However, with the top ground attacks featured, both clubs have been able to hold their air shots to the minimum. The Bulldogs staged a brilliant three-touchdown assault in the last half to overcome a 6-0 lead and defeat Atlanta last week. The Bulldogs relied exclusively on their ground, plays in marching to all three tallies. Athens used brute power 'In carving out a decision over fa-vored Sulphur Springs.

The Hornets used the forward pass spar- ingly, but turned loose their bevy of fine backs to roll up consistent yardage. Of the two elevens, Carthage has posted the most scoring this sea- son, averaging just under 30 points per game. Athens' scoring has been a trifle more seldom, but still" good enough to average more than; 20 points per contest. Carthage -also has been stingy with scores' this season, allowing opponents an -average of only 4.9 points per game. Athens has allowed approx-; imately 11 per game.

Large delegations from both cities, plus a healthy sprinkling of Tyler fans and supporters from' the grid districts involved, are ex pected to swell the Rose Stadium attendance ahead of last week's 7000 who turned out for the; Athens-Sulphur Springs bi-district battle. The winner will advance to quarter finals play next week against the winner of Friday-night's Terrell-Weatherford scheduled in Weatherford. (Continued from Page Sec. I) Wills Point in district play, and claimed victories over Ennis, a powerfully-rated eleven, and Sulphur Carthage has posted wins over Gilmer, Gladewater, Jacksonville, Pine Tree, Center, Henderson, Vivian, among others. Leading a powerful Bulldog ground assault this season have been Bobby Stanley and Ted Seegers, a pair of halfback swifties, and Charles LaGrone, the Car-Tyler Radio Station KTBB will give ares football listeners another big weekend of the sport, beginning with Friday night's regional contest between Athens and Carthage.

Announcer Bill Oram will be at the mike In Rose Stadium to deliver a play-by-play description of the game, beginning at p.m. Saturday afternoon, KTBB will carry the network broadcast of the SMU-Notre Dame game from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Broadcast time is 1:50 p.m. The Station will broadcast direct from Shreveport Saturday night, giving area listeners an account of the Texas College-Arkansas Colored South- Conference contest. This game begins at 8 pjn.

Oram again will be the announcer. thage quarterback who has proved himself on keeper plays this season. Athens likewise boasts a steady ground game. The Hornets are well fortified in this department with powerful Bill Knight at fullback, Dan Chaney and James Cleveland at halfback, and Brand, the Johnny-Come-Lately quarter was readily apparent why the veteran mentor was one of the most popular in the business. He related his first experiences as an SMU coach, when he took over the helm in 1915 while the big Dallas institution was in its infancy.

"We played that year in the Texas Conference," Morrison said, "and had a pretty good it year." The next however, Morrison said the big move was on to get the Methodists in the he opposed. a. CARTHAGE BULLDOGS The Carthage Bulldogs line up Jerry McNeely, Jerry Adams, Tom Boyd and Don Bank-in the formation they will use against the Athens Hornets head. Quarterback is Charles LaGrone, Right Halfback Bob-here Friday night in a Region IV, Class AA game. Pictured by Stanley, Fullback Ted Seegers and Left Halfback David left to right along the line are Ray Beeson, Ray Ransom, Pellham.

ri "i "1 1" imm 1 1111 11 1 1 vmtm, u.Jf A "But we got In the conference and were faced with the rules of no freshmen on the squad and no transfer students!" "We rolled along, losing to Baylor by about 60 or 70 points, to Texas by about the same margin, and finally came up with our date with Rice. "Rice had a very fine team which was rated high," Morrison related. A "Right off the bat we recovered a fumble on the Rice 20 and kicked a field goal, taking a 3-0 lead. "That must have made them mad, because they came back at us and won, 148-H." Such were the early experiences of Ray Morrison at SMU. Later on, his teams managed three undefeated seasons, winning three conference championships Tylerite Captained Morrison Title Winner Wilton Daniel, Tyler banker, was a captain on Morrison's PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS ATHENS CARTHAGE No.

Player Wt. Pos. Wt. Player No. 93 Martin 170 LE 150 Brady 84 44 Beckham 170 LT 225 Boyd 76' 84 Davis 170 LG 155 Fults 60 52 B.

Chaney 170 150 McNeely 51 60 Benton 190 RG 172 Adams 64 85 Douglas 215 RT 190 Ransom 75 94 Lowe 170 RE 188 Beeson 80 33 Brand 160 QB 180 LaGrono 31 10 Cleveland 145 HB 165 Stanley 21 35 D. Chaney 145 HB 159 Pellham 30 37 Knight 180 FB 157 Seegers 32 ATHENS ROSTER CARTHAGE ROSTER first undefeated team. Although Daniel was unable to attend Tuesday night's meeting, three other former Morrison pupils were there. They were Sam Trant, Robert (Country) Smith and Gershin Goldberg. Smith introduced his old coach.

Morrison also echoed the statements made by several other former coaches who have retired from their profession. "Coaching is a tough job, but it isn't nearly as tough as going into the stadium, taking a seat, then listening to all the football 'experts' around you." "It always makes me wonder if the fans back in my day were talking like that about me or my team." Morrison, completely sold, naturally, on the merits of the game, made a lot of sense when he said football today is the greatest show window a college has. The sport should not be abused, of-course, but administrative heads of the colleges and universities are missing a good bet when they fail to handle their athletic policies properly. is Roland Lambert. Standing behind Lambert, who is taking the snap from center, are Dan Chaney, left, and James Cleveland, right, halfbacks, and Bill Knight, center, Hornet fullback.

Lambert, out with an injury, probably again will be replaced by Winston Brand. ATHENS HORNETS Most of the players shown above will be in uniform for the Athens Hornets Friday night when they battle the Carthage Bulldogs in a Class AA regional game in Tyler's Rose Stadium. In the line, left to right, are Tom Hopson, Damon Douglas, Melvis Benton, Bill Chaney, David Berry, Ray Davis and Paul Martin. The quarterback New Baseball Pilots Hired At Houston The minor league teams apparently have been busier hunting Stroud Employs Bob Conwell As General Manager Of Tyler Tigers; Yates Retained SECTION A He then took over as general manager at Odessa where he remained for the rest of the season. He had been offered the same position for 1955.

Before becoming general mana ger at Temple in 1952 he was man ager of the Bossier City, Chamber of Commerce. He spent two years with the Shreveport Times as a sports writer and was with the Shreveport Sports of the Texas League as a publicity director for another two years, Parker is still trying to secure a managerial post with a higher classification club, having been given permission by Stroud to dicker for another job. However, in the event he fails to land a job, Stroud has said he would be welcome Parker to return to the Tyler team which he led to a second-place finish in the 1954 campaign. The Tigers were eliminated by Corpus Christi in the playoffs. Parker served as manager of Shreveport in 1942 and then pi loted the Sports from 1946 through the 1952 seasons after the Texas League resumed operation following World War II.

The veteran infielder was one of the managerial candidates for the Dallas Job up until John (Red) Davis was named to the position by Eagle owner Dick Burnett Tuesday night. Conwell, married and the father of a three-year-old boy, will move his family to Tyler in the near fu ture from Odessa. AT I I Whon I I long, No. Player Wieting, D. Pellham, D.

Stanley, B. Reynolds, W. Harding, D. C. Seegers, T.

LaGrone, V. McNeely, H. McNeely, J. Rinkle, E. Fulti, J.

Holder, J. Adams, J. Scott, L. Shumate, T. Roberts, F.

Smith, J. Kent, J. Johnson, R. Williams, C. Ransom, R.

Boyd, T. Beeson, R. Jones, C. Wolker, J. Wall, J.

Brady, D. 11 20 21 22 24 31 32 42 50 51 52 60 63 64 65 66 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 80 81 11 OH Pot. Wt. 164 159 165 i 162' 150 180. 157 152 175 150 150 155 160 172 152 175 182 180 190 I 200 205 190 225, 183 145 155 155 150 160 1 down new managers in Houston than seeking playing talent.

Some of the latest managerial assignments filled: Connie Ryan, the Major League-Ex, at Corpus Christi; Red Davis, the former Big State Pilot, at Dallas; Ford Garrison, a Texas League great and former Cincinnati coach, at Harlingen, and Billy Capps, the Tyler-Corpus Christi ex-pilot, at Midland in the Longhorn League. Mickey Koonce, the big TJC tackle who also handled extra point kicking and a good bulk of the punting for the Apaches during the past season, has already appeared on one All-State Junior College team. Mac Reynolds, the pass-catching end from Karnack, received a berth on the second team. Rice Owls Dominate UP All-SWC Team McNAIR which flopped Into the second division, was the only team not piscine a man making the first time in the memory of the balloters that the perennially-strong. Longhorns were so blanked, Elwood Kettler, who was the loop's total offense leader much of the season as Texas j.

quarterback, won a solid victory over Baylor's Billy Hooper, for the signal-calling job, pulling 52 points to 43 for Hooper. Henry Moore, the plunging full back from Arkansas, also won handily over Don Kachtik of the Aggies, 63 points to 29. Besides Brooks and Smith, on the line were ends Henry Grem-minger of Baylor (54 points), the only sophomore to make the mythical team, and Bennle Sinclair of Texas (49 points); tackle Eddie Raybnrn of Rice (48 points); guard Kenny Paul of Rice (65 points); and eenter Hugh Pitts of TCU (70 points). Sinclair and Rayburn won the only two close races for a first- team berth, Sinclair nosing out Ray Berry of SMU by two points and Rayburn edging Forres Gregg of SMU by six. In addition to Hooper and Kachtik.

the second team backfleld in cludes Halfbacks James Swink of TCU (36 points), Del Shofner of Baylor and George wallcer oi Ar kansas (26 points eacnj. On the line besides Berry and Gregg were end Lemolne Holland of Rice (37 points); tackle Buck Lansford of Texas (34); guards Eddie Bradford of Arkansas (27 points) and Clarence Dlerklnr of Baylor (31 points), and eenter Johnny Tatum of Texas (30 points). HOUSTON Bob Conwell was appointed general manager of the Tyler Tigers here Thursday by owner J. C. Stroud in a surprise move and chances appeared like ly that Francis (Salty) Parker will be back to manage the Rose City Big State leaguers for 1955.

Stroud made the announcement after a two-hour conference with Conwell, a 29-year old veteran of baseball and public relations work. The general manager position was created by Stroud since Tommy Yates will still remain as the business manager of the Tigers, a job he has held since Tyler joined the Big State League in 1951. Conwell served as general manager at Odessa in the Longhorn League in 1954 and resigned the post Immediately after accepting the post with Tyler. Prior to the Odessa position, Conwell had been serving Temple in the same capacity. He joined the Temple Eagles in 1952 and teamed up with Parker to produce Temple's first pennant winner since they joined the loop in But Saturday's game in the Cotton Bowl probably generated more excitement than both the Christmas shopping rush and the dedication Wednesday of an aluminum-coated 40-story bank building that's the tallest west of the Mississippi.

Many of the thousands of financial leaders who came for the dedication stayed over for the Notre Dame-SMU meeting. The Cotton Bowl has been sold out for more than a month. Hotel space in Dallas and adjoining cities was sion Native Dancer got 20 votes with the others going to Pet Pully, Rejected and White Skies. Native Dancer, bothered by hoof trouble throughout the spring and eventually retired to stud at. his owner's Sagamore Farm in Maryland because of it, raced only throe times this year.

Despite his few races, the gray coated speedster showed enough in one quarter of a mile run to earn the American champion title just as he was awarded "horse of the year" by the staff members of the Daily Racing rorum and Morning Telegraph. Fighting Irish Fly Ifrto Dallas Today DALLAS Notre Dame's fighting Irish fly Friday Into a city that looks as if It were dressed up for simultaneous celebration of Christmas and the Fourth of July to meet Southern Methodist Saturday in a nationally-televised, soldout football game. The Irish weren't directly re sponsible for the festive decora tions. The flags, bunting and banners were put up early for Christmas and the forthcoming Cotton Bowl post-season game and celebration. No.

Player Pos. Wt. 10 11 20 22 33 35 37 44 50 52 55 60 62 63 64 65 80 81 82 84 85 90 91 93 94 97 Cleveland, J. Duff, G. Gsddit, D.

Trammel, B. Lambert, R. Brand, W. Chaney, D. Knight, B.

Beckham, P. Morton, T. Chaney, B. Combi, J. M.

Benton, M. Dickey, J. Knott, J. Berry, D. Ayen, W.

Dean, M. Emerson, J. Berry, G. Davit. R.

Douglas, D. Lane, R. Hopion, T. Martin, P. Lowe, G.

Faulk, B. 145 135 165 138 160 160 145 180 170 155 170 157 190 156 147 180 160 167 180 232 170 215 140 170 170 240 T- Coaches: Herman Bailey, Joe Murphy, E. Evans, T. Brown. Teams Advance GALLATIN New Sum-merfield defeated Dialville, 55-48, in the Gallatin Girls' Invitational Basketball Tournament as second round play was held here Thursday night.

Marba Williams scored 21 points for Dialville, while Pearline Hall paced New Summer-field with 17. In other game, Arp downed Troup, 41-20, with Shirley Kleam hitting 24 points for Arp and Patsy Sfith adding 11 for Troup. Gallatin sank Waskom, 61-38, as Nancy Pippin hit 17 for Gallatin and Beatrice Crisp dunked 21 YOUR MERCUXY DEALER'S jjj Bankhead, B. Coaches: R. H.

Murf J. E. Willis, M. H. Hopson.

In Girls' Play for the Waskom team on three field goals and 15 free throws, Friday night's action will see only one tournament game with Ga)latin colliding with White- house. 1 An exhibition game will see the boys of Gallatin meeting the Cushing Bearkats. i Bernie A. Shively, University of Kentucky's athletic director, is the president of the Southeastern Conference Coaches and Athletic Directors Assn. IICVI Native Dancer Is Named 1949.

The 1952 Temple team attracted a banner 102,000 attendance figure, one of the finest marks in minor league baseball considering the fact Temple has a population of only 32,000. Conwell was with Temple in 1953 when Parker left the club in mid-season with the team lagging in the second division. In 1954 Conwell started with Temple but resigned his job when the club ran into financial difficulties at mid-season on. almost as precious as a ticket to the football game. Notre Dame, fourth-ranked In final ratings by the United Press board of coaches and beaten only once during young Coach Terry Brennan's first season, was 13'a point favorite: at Dallas going Into Saturday's game with nth-ranked SMU.

But the Mustangs have troubled the Irish before and fans here stubbornly cherished the hope that the Ponies would do it again in Saturday's sixth meeting of the two teams. They were optimistic despite SMU's loss in last Saturday's game with Texas Christian of Duane Nutt, regular Methodist quarterback and practically the entire Pony passing attack. Nutt suffered a broken collarbone in the second quarter of the TCU game and the senior from Corsicans, Is through with college football. As a result, John Roach will start his first game for Southern Methodist at quarterback. But the Notre Dame team, which arrives at 1 pjn.

Friday aboard two chartered planes, also was troubled by Injuries. Senior center Dick Szymanski suffered a ruptured spleen in the Perm game and was lost for the year. Ray Lemek, junior left guard, also incurred a knee injury last Saturday and is out for this season. ANTIFREEZE NOVV ONLY PER 6AU DALLAS (in. Frank Eidom of Southern Methodist and a couple of all-America selections Dicky Moegle of Rice and Buddy Brooks of Arkansas were unanimous choices for the 1954 -United Press all-Southwest Conference football team.

Halfbacks Eldom and Moegle, adept defensively as they were at lugging the leather, and the versatile Brooks cot the first team vote from every one of the United Press sports writers and conference scouts who participated in the ballotinf They almost had company in that select circle from tackle James Ray Smith, the 225-pound terror of the Baylor line who was the only repeater from last year's them. Smith got the nod of every voter, but one of them was for a second team berth to give him 73 points instead of the maximum 75 hit by Moegle, Brooks and Eidom. Moegle was one of three Rice players to make the team, while Texas Baylor and Arkansas placed two, each and SMU and Texas Christian one each. Pro-season favored Texas, Hawks Drop Jacket Cage Teams Twice MINEOLA The Mineola Yellowjackets lost, both ends of their season opener hero Thursday Mloht ha Hawkins Hawk taking a 01-53 decision in the game and a Z4-iz victory in me miM Mn-fain raiser. Mickey Malone of Mineola was high scorer in the second tilt, hitting for 17 points.

He was followed bv Pat Bailey of- Hawkins who dumped in 16 points. American Champ Of 1954 can I ooo tho now low car of tho yoar? In NEW YORK UP). Native Dancer, the grey ghost of Sagamore, was hailed as the American champion of 1954 at the Thoroughbred Racing Association's annual dinner Thursday the second time the organization had so honored Alfred G. Vanderbilt' great horse. As a two-year old in 195Z when Native Dancer won nine races in nine starts, the TRA's selections board of racing secretaries also voted the white-faced son of Polynesian as the best thoroughbred In the land as well as the best handicap horse.

Native Dancer received 19 votes with King Ranch's High Gun getting 11. The other nine were split among Nashau. Fisherman and Helioscope. In the handicap divi- Arp Junior High 5 Drops Rice, 51-37 ARP (SpLV The Arp Junior High quintet won their Smith County League conference game over the Rice Junior. High, by a 91-37 margin here Thursday night although they lost the game, 28-26.

Jimmy -Kelson paced Arp in their win, sinking 29 points. Bobby Joe Miller tossed in 15 for the losers. In the curtain raiser, Mar vin Hardman netted 11 for Arp while Rice's Stanley was leading THIS IS THE PLACE TO ENJOY A REAL TREAT TO EAT Famous HAMBURGERS MALTED MILKS AND MILK SHAKES STOP AND IAT AT THI CHUC VA6UMV OM 1. lUfQ, HUM. W.

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