Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 31

wysnnni'ry vwo Eight of Top 10 Teams To Collide Tuesday Los Angeles Open Marks Start of Tour ing up but three touchdowns and never scoring less than 13 points a contest Bear Bryant has a typical rugged team that never yielded mm than seven points a game Hie stonewall defense is keyed to All-America center Lee Roy Jordan A crowd of 72000 will see this one After the New Day spree there won't be any actioq until Saturday when the North All Stars meet the South All-Stars ia the Senior Bowl at Mobile Ala before 36000 fans The game will be telecast by NBC TV 2 pm CST In this game featuring graduated players the contestants get paid LOS ANGELES Iff The 1963 golden grind for the professional golfers gets under way here this week with the £0000 Log Angeles Open as usual the initial fixture The pros team with amateurs In a $5000 prelude Thursday and the 72-hole main show follows the next day and winds up on Monday Jan 7 West Texas To Pit Explosive Attack Against Tough Ohio back Ron VanderKelen and All-America end Pat Richter and the all around stunts of halfback Lou Holland Southern Cal has a rounded attack built around quarterbacks Pete Brathard and Bill Nelson end Hal Bedsole and runner-receiver Willie Brown Mississippi fielding its first allwinning combination is rated a touchdown better than Arkansas in a pairing of high scoring teams for the Sugar Bowl The crowd of 82910 will see two outstanding quarterbacks in Mississippi's Glynn Grilling a pin-point point passer and Arkansas' Billy Moore a rollout artist Although beaten by Mississippi and tied by Rice Louisiana State is favored hy a field goal over the unbeaten tough Texans The difference between these perennial bowl powers could be Jerry Stovall LSIT do-everything halfback Both feature tight defenses and are tough to score on LSU has yielded but 34 points and Texas has given up but 59 All-America guard Johnny Treadwell Is the heart of the Texas defense This Cotton Bowl dash will be witnessed by 75504 Alabama Favored Alabama's mighty rarely bent defensive team is a little more than a field goal choice over Oklahoma's sophomore dominated surging eleven in the Orange Bowl The Sooners after losing two of their first three games jelled into a smoothly diddng outfit that swept seven straight games giv This will be Hie 37th annual Los Angeles Open and once again It will attract the best ahotmakers In the land Topping the field will be Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus and no less than 44 others of the top 50 money winners in the game in 1962 The setting for the eighth straight year will be (he Rancho Municipal Golf Course Par is 36-35-71 and while some consider the test none too strong Palmer for one can offer a denial Palmer has never been threat In "the Los Angeles Open And it was here on the ninth hole that he fired four straight shots out of bounds and wound up with an unspeakable 12 and eventually out of the final round Top money for the winner this year will be $9000 In seven tries best here was a tie for 10th place In 1959 Nicklaus who defeated Palmer this year for the National Open crown made his debut as a professional here a year ago It was hardly suspicious His take of the purse was $3333 The former UA Amateur champion from Ohio State went on however to win approximately $62000 this year fourth behind Palmer Gene Littler and Billy Casper Jr By The Associated Press In an almost perfect set of pair ings eight of the top ten college football teams collide head-on In bowl games on New Day Tuesday The ideal match pits Southern California 104) the No 1 team of the country in The Associated Press' poll and Wisconsin 8-1 the No 2 team in the granddaddy of the New Day extravaganzas the Rose Bowl at Pasadena Cslif (NBC-TV 4 pm CST) Then you have Mississippi 94) the third-ranking team lacing Arkansas 9-1 sixth-ranked in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans (NBC-TV 1 pm CST) Texas 94-l the No 4 aggregation meets Louisiana State 8-1-1 ranked seventh in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas (CBS TV 2 pm) (CST) Another Career The Orange Bowl in Miami has another corker in Alabama 9-1 the No 5 team and Oklahoma 8-2 No 8 (ABC TV 1 pm CST) West Texas State 8-2 and Ohio University 8-2 get the week's gridiron jamboree off to a start in the Sun Bowl at El Paso on Monday Dec 31 This be telecast The biggest live crowd of the will be in the Rose Bowl to see Southern Cal first national champions since 1939 risk prestige against a fired-up Wisconsin eleven seeking revenge for the 44-8 shellacking handed it by-Washington in the 1960 game The Badgers of the Big Ten are favored hy about a field goal in game that matches teams with powerful offenses and rock-ribbed defenses Pass GomMaattoa Wisconsin features a terrific passing combination in quarter- GETTING AN AUTOGRAPH Johnny Treadwell the University of All-America guard writes his name on a school tablet belonging to pretty Linda Niemann the seven-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Niemann of Austin Linda lives around the from Treadwell and came down with her family to watch the Longhorns work out for their battle with Louisiana State University in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas on New Day (AP Wirephoto) EL PASO (AP) It will be wide-open Western style explosiveness against the Midwestern game when West Texas State meets Ohio University in the 28th annual Sun Bowl football game Monday The Ohio Bobcats were given a slight edge by El Paso observers who saw West Texas pulverize Texas Western the local collegiate group 4941 this season The West Texas Buffaloes are the more colorful of Hie two squads featuring two of the nation's more powerful runners in Pistol Pete Pedro the sixth best major college rusher this season and Jerry Logan the leading collegiate scorer Ohio on the other hand has five backs wiio gained more than 150 yards during the season and averaged 4 yards a whack doing All-America Academic Team Out DALLAS in Four Southwest Conference football fullback Fat Culpepper of Texas tackle Raymond Schorake of Southern Methodist quarterback Don Trull of Baylor and guard Johnny Treadwell of Tineas- landed on the All-American academic team The team announced Saturday-by Lester Jordan Southern Methodist University sports information director who originated it 10 years ago had three members of the all-America team on it They were TYeadwell Pat Richter Wisconsin end and Terry Baker Oregon State quarterback Srtmcnke made Hie second all-America team Others on the team that pays tribute to scholastic attainment well as football were end James Huge of 'Nebraska tackle Steve Barnett of Oregon guard Tom Ilertz of Missouri center Wayne Lee of Oklahoma and back Paul Hatley of Northwestern Trull led the nation in passing Baker won the Heisman and Maxwell awards as the outstanding college player of the year and Culpepper was voted the Swede Nelson award for sportsmanship The academic team was selected by a committee of sports writ ere and members of the college sports information directors of America To qualify scholastically for the team a player must have made a or better average BOWL CAMES AT GLANCE SUNDAY DECEMBER 30 1962 PAGE 3D rate passing attack that goes only when the ground attack fells Quarterback Jim Dawson connected on 43 of 82 aerials this season for 652 yards and six TDs West Texas State also has a defense particularly tough on passers The Buffo were fourth in interceptions and first in interception runbarks with 529 yards Ohio while not as impressive in the statistical field managed to run up a season record which matched West Texas State's 8-2 Their four tomes were by a combined total of 22 paints The hard-hitting Bobcats were the second least penalized collegn football team this season right behind Ohio the team that the Bobcats have played in the shadow of four years Xnt By Aerldent If Ohio's offense resembles Ohio State's not by accident sine Coach Bill Hess was an assistant to Woody Hayes at Ohio State for seven seasons The big man in the Bobcat offense is quarterback Bob Babbitt who gained 1010 yards a feat which Hess calls something unusual for one of his teams Babbitt eclipsed Ohio records in most pusses attempted most yards gained passing most TD passes and most total yards this season Junior halfback Jim Albert was the leading Bobcat ground gainer this season with 375 14 yards more than any of tlie first four West Texas runners He also scored five touchdowns and was the leading kickoff return man with 262 yards on 13 returns This will be West Texas State's third bowl appearance and second in the Sun Bowl The Butts sra undefeated in bowl games beating Cincinnati 14-13 in the Sun Bowl and Mississippi Southern 20-13 in the Tangerine Bowl Ohio is making its first bowl showing INTER-CITY PRO-AM TODAY The inter-city barring a sudden flood or other calamity-will be held today at the Riverside Country Club Postponed twice previously because of the weather the inter-city is scheduled to get under way at 1 p-m with a shotgun start Entry deadline is 12:30 and entry fee is $5 which includes greens fee ARKANSAS STATE Lenox Paces Aggies To Tournament Title it Kxplnsive Offemw West Tens State's explosive offense struck to the ground scoring 33 of its 42 touchdowns via the land route and finished fifth in the nation in rushing offense Pedro the Lynn Mass 160-pound junior halfback scooted for 831 yards on 134 carries and scored eight far off his production of last season when he was the nation's No 2 scorer No 1 playmate is left halfback Jerry Lagan who led the nation In scoring with 110 points on 13 touchdowns 28 conversions and two two-pointers Logarpalso picked up 389 yards rushing passed 16 times for 230 yards and two touchdowns And there are others beside Pedro and Logan There's fullback Oilie Ross who gained 240 yards from scrimmage and didn't lose a yard ail season and second string fullback Russ Mundy who carried for 474 yards and only lost yards The Buffs have a highly accu Focts and figuroi on ttio malar oost-SNian football gamax both a 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Son Ditto Calif-East All-Stars vs Wtst All-Storx I pm ABC Bills Sign Two As Free Agents BUFFALO NY (AP) The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League said Saturday they had signed Jim Johnson of Missouri and Alan Arbuse of Rhode Island to 1963 contracts Both signed as free agents although Arbuse a 243-pound lineman was the 14th draft choice of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League Johnson who directed the Missouri Tigers to a 7-1-2 record as quarterback and victory in last week's Bluebonnet Bowl against Georgia Tech is expected to be tried as a defensive back with the Bills Arbuse is listed as a defensive end shot to put Virginia ahead 59-58 with 18 seconds left then Lenox made the save Lenox was high scorer with 31 Conner had 26 for Virginia Named to the all-tournament team were Lenox Conner Gayton Ward of Arkansas State Bob Davidson of Tulane and Lee Walker of Kariy Lead Arkansas Stale led in the early moments of their game with Tulane then ran into trouble Arkansas State led 5-2 early in the first half then entered a cold period With 9 minutes to go Tulane managed a series of tie scores until Harold Callahan drove in for a layup with four seconds to go giving Arkansas a 35-32 halftime lead With 11 minutes to go Oilie Yates hit a 25-foot jump shot putting Kansas ahead 55-53 and from that point opened the wedge to the 13-point margin at gun time Arkansas hit 27 field guals to 28 for Tulane but won the game on free 30 points to 15 for the Greenies JONESBORO Ark (API Bennie Lenox displayed remarkable long-range accuracy including a 15-font crucial jump shot Saturday night in leading Texas to a squeaky 60-59 victory over Virginia for championship of the Arkansas State College Invitational Holiday Basketball Tournament Virginia garnered second place by defeating Arkansas State in opening rounds Friday Texas beat Tulane Arkansas State won third place by defeating Tulane earlier in the evening Lenox got fired up in a nip and tuck first half and hit 20 15 and 25 foot jump shots in a two minute period to give AtM a 38-30 halftime lead The score had been tied 26-26 with 4 minutes to go Frose BaH froze the ball early in the second period but it didn't pay off and Virginia whittled away at their margin until Lenox with 35 seconds to go had to save face for with a free throw Chip Conner hit a 10-foot hook Bob Leonard Makes Debut With Victory CHICAGO The Chicago Zephyrs handed new Coach Bobby Leonard his first triumph Saturday night with a fourth quarter finish led by Terry Dischingpr that overcame the Cincinnati Royals 108-104 Leonard succeeded Jack McMahon as coach of the National Basketball Association team Friday The victory ended a four-game Chicago losing streak Dischinger who finished with 22 points broke a 100-aH tie on pair of free throws with 1:56 left in the contest Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson tried to tie the game with a 25-footer but the ball missed the mark and Dischinger grabbed the rebound Dischinger then fired the ball the length of the court to Woody Sauldsberry who made an easy basket for the dinchcr Dischinger had to share the role with Johnny Cox who held the high-scoring Robertson to 17 points St Louis Nips Celts ST LOUIS Lrn basket with 58 seconds to play gave the St Louis Hawks a 102-100 victory over the Boston Celtics in a bruising National Basketball Association game Saturday night Boston losing for the third straight time in St Louis had two chances to tie the score in the closing seconds Sam Jones missed a shot and St Louis' Bob Pettit took the ball away from Bill Russell to cement the Hawk victory The Hawks came from 12 points behind to score their 12th straight home court victory and their 17th In 18 tries here this year The Celtics played the last three quarters without Bob Gousy who had to retire for the night with a pulled groin muscle after playing only 10 minutes Boston held a 93-88 lead late in the fourth quarter but St Louis went ahead 98-95 on two straight baskets by Charley Vaughn with 3'i minutes to play Tom Heinsnhn's two foul shots put Boston ahead 100-99 with 2:37 to go but Phil Jordon tied it for St Louis on a free throw 66 seconds before the finish Cliff Hagan of St Louis with 25 points and Hcinsohn with 23 were the leading scorers Russell made only four points his all-time low as a professional Your Franchised New Car Dealer URGES YOU TO ATTEND THE outhwest hallngs Kansas Wins Big 8 In Four Overtimes Personal touls-Clndnnatl BocMiom looser Embry Hawkins 2 Olson Robertson Smith Toyman Chicago Bellamy 1 Cox Dlsehlngsr Green Hardnatt Montis McGill Nowell Sauldsberry BOWLING NOTES Tournaments Take Up Slack JANUARY 5 BUCCANEER STADIUM See the greatest college stars in action as the Southwest accepts the challenge of the rest of the nation Help spread the fame of Corpus Chris ti from coast to coast on Larry Cohan's goal and Mur rell's two free tosses Murrell was fouled at the same moment Cohan shot Rookie Dave Schichtle made two free throws but Junior Miller tied it with 65 seconds toft setting things up for Roberts Iowa State played without senior Vince Brewer and Steve Harmon sophomore reserve who were suspended Saturday for disciplinary reasons Coach Glen Anderson said Brewer the fourth best scorer and Hannon missed cur few Friday night He added that the squad would vote on any possible further action after returning to Ames It Tough Minutes Oklahoma State had a battle on hands for 12 minutes with the score tied 19-all but held Iowa State scoreless the last 8 minutes of the first half while scoring 10 for 2919 half time bulge Ivan Wiley hit 14 and Gene Johnson 13 points for the Cowboys Marv Straw topped Iowa State with 12 Ken Chariton and Jim Davis led Colorado past Missouri 74-58 for fifth place in th afternoon conso-a lion bracket Charlton scored 23 points and Davis 20 with 18 rebounds Nebraska outran Oklahoma 93-86 for sevenHi place IS-paint Lead Colorado led by IS points 34-18 at one point but had to withstand a second half Missouri charge that gave the Tigers a temporary 5955 lead with five minutes left Davis and Eric Lee took charge and the Buffaloes pulled away Daryl Fetaeh end Charles Jones each scored 24 points for Nebraska in their game with Oklahoma Nebraska moved in front at the start and except for an 18-all tie midway In the first period led all Hie way The Cornhuxkrrs held a 41-37 halftipie margin Harvey Oiaffln was high for Oklahoma with 19 KANSAS CITY (AP) Kansas wrenched a four-overtime 90-88 thriller from Kansas State on Jay Roberts' jump shot with 3 seconds left Saturday night spoiling bid for an unprecedent ed third straight championship of the Big Eight Basketball Tournament Nolen Ellison led the Kansas scoring with 32 points His leadership and key goals saved Dick Harp's surprising dub Ellison's goal with 4 seconds left tied the second overtime at 804)11 and his two free throws with 2 seconds left sent them into a fourth overtime Willie Murrell paced K-State with 29 points His teammate Gary Marriott had 22 John Matt filW in with 10 points after George Unaeld Kansas fouled out with 7 minutes 47 seconds left In regulation time Unaeld had 26 points Tied IS Time The score was tied 22 times and the toad changed hands 12 times in the furious battle witnessed by sell-out crowd of 10500 It was the fifth tournament championship for Kansas K-State toads with six titles It was their fourth meeting in the finals and eaeh now has won twice Only once in the 17 tournaments has either Kansas team failed to reach the finals Murrell was held to one free throw in the second half by Jim Dumas a 6-foot-1 senior and the 94 Roberts who is better known os a first-string football end Mur roll threw in 10 points in the four overtimes but Ellison who played all 60 minutes -1 deprived him of the hero's role with his Inst -second clutch points First Four Matt made the first four points of the first overtime on two foul shots and a layup on a pass from Ellison Then Kansas Slate down 8982 tied it on a four-point play FRANCHISED NEW CAR DEALERS OF CORPUS CHRISTI BIRD PONTIAC INC GOAD MOTOR COMPANY Billie Joe Tennill set Hie pace by capturing both high game and series of 221 and 558 Other leading women's scores included Iris Nichols 511 Nettie Spears 510 Phyliss Mchrens 206 501 Etta Doson 525 Rubye Andrews 509 Kay Csssara 201 Elaine Hughes 205 Apologies to Jim McFariin for the mixup in last week's scoring report in which someone else got credit for McFsrlin's near-per-foct game of 286 and also his 692 series McFariin almost became first 300 bowler when he opened with 10 strikes but he left four standing with his 11th ball Strikes and spares: Helen Smith finished on lop in the 12-week eliminations at Gulf Bowl and was awarded High-Way 9 Bowl will have a New Year's Eve mixed doubles party with two shifts starting at 9:30 and 12: 13 in Sunday Night mixed doubles laat week Betty and Jerry Rutherford won at Gulf Bowl and Jown and Wayne Whitaker took top honors at Hl-Way 9 By BUCK FRANCIS League activity in Corpus Chris-ti howling came to almost a standstill during the past week because of the Christmas Holidays A few tournaments are taking up the slack The Gulf Bowl is staging a $1000 tournament with the first three winners to receive $400 $200 and $100 respectively This is a Men's Singles Handicap Tournament with play to run through New Year's Day Ayers Lanes is hosting both a men and women's holiday handicap tournaments both to wind up New Day Although action was skimpy the pHst week Tommy Liner posted one of the season's high games of 278 at Buccaneer Ray Hitchcock wasn't far back with 267 at Hi-Way 9 Liner also had the high series of 672 Other leading wores turned In were by Ben Williams 249 608 George Evans 234 Morgan Smith 234 225 628 Jim McFariin 225 629 Duane Conklin 215-226 Jim Ponte 236 Mac McCravey 249 Jack Armstrong 241 Cadillac McKenzie motors Volkswogtn MENGER oldsmobile BILL MOYER RAMBLER COMPANY IMPORTED AUTOS Jaguar Sprits MG PAGAN-LEWIS MOTORS 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