LONGVIEW VS CORSICANA
TEAMS
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
FINAL
LONGVIEW
0
0
6
0
6
CORSICANA
0
7
0
0
7
INFORMATION
Lobo Stadium
Longview, Texas
Friday, September 18th, 1942
Non-District
SCORING SUMMARY
TEAM
QUARTER
PLAYER
YARDS
TYPE
Corsicana
2nd
Billy Bob Tinkle
4
Run
Longview
3rd
Kenneth Abney
10
Pass (Miss PAT)
GAME STATISTICS
STATISTIC
LONGVIEW
CORSICANA
First Downs
9
5
Rushing Yards
114
38
Passing Yards
57
59
Passes
5-16-3
5-15-0
Punts
7-27.0
6-32.0
Fumbles/Lost
Penalties
2-10
7-45
BENGALS FORCED TO STAVE OFF HARD DRIVES BY LOBOS
LONGVIEW - Outweighed but not outplayed, a wiry band of youngsters from Corsicana high school inaugurated their 1942 gridiron season Friday night by smashing the powerful and potent Longview Lobos at Longview 7 to 6 in a see-saw struggle that saw no quarter asked and no quarter given.

The Tigers spread the Longview defense thin by sizzling passes and then wiped the weakened line with slashing stabs. It was a battle against desperate odds from start to finish, but the Tigers rose to their former heights of fighting glory and sent the gigantic East Texas powerhouse reeling under trip-hammer blows.

With lettermen manning the posts from end to end, Longview was pointed to as the top ranking team in that section of the state with excellent state championship possibilities. The Lobo line average over 200 pounds against Corsicana's 160. The Longview backfield held a similar margin in brawn.

Thousands of East Texas fans jammed the Lobo Stadium with confident assurance of a victory by at least three touchdowns. In the opening minutes of the game this assumption appeared accurate as the powerful Lobos overwhelmed the Tigers for substantial yardage. Then it happened.

The Corsicana Bengals unleashed one of the most devastating aerial attacks ever witnessed in schoolboy ranks. The first drive went all the way to the Lobo four yard line where a fumble nullified the threat. This bit of action consumed the major portion of the first period.

The East Texas fans looked on in stunned silence. The Lobo machine, powerful in every department, showed visible signs of cracking under the terrific cross-fire of bullet-like aerials and slashing ground attacks.

Thrown back on their heels, the Lobos seemed unable to rally an effective defense. They spent time and energy and all of the first quarter parying Tiger threats.

Stymied by an unexpected mishap in their first touchdown campaign, the Tigers renewed their goal-post knocking in the second period with even greater skill and tenacity. After an exchange of punts with Longview getting the worst end of the bargain, Corsicana again was working deep in Lobo territory.

Tinkle and Collier developed the aerial attacks that so effectively dispersed the Lobo defense. McKee and Brietz aided in rattling the linesmen by sudden plunges and wild dashed around either end.

The drive began on the Longview 40 yard line. Tinkle made six yards in a power thrust which caught the line-backers flat-footed. Then with lightning-like precision Billy Bob Tinkle whipped a pass to J.C. Collier which netted 27 yards and a first down on the Lobo eight-yard line.

Another pass failed and Brietz crashed through the Longview line for four yards. Another pass went awry, and Tinkle, behind magnificent interference from the entire left side of the Corsicana line, dashed across for the tally. Brietz split the goal posts for the extra point that later was the margin of victory.

Bogner Stubbs played a whale of a game at his center post and served notice for district and state honors.

Turning in a splendid performance at ends were Billy Whitefield and Gene Dunn who speared the hard-running sweeps of J.T. Jeffress, backfield ace of the Lobos. Alvin Prince gave an excellent account of himself in close-in battling. He played a variety of positions.

Ben Bunch and J.B. Paschal held down the guard positions. They are credit with stacking up the massive lunges of the heavier Lobos on more than one occasion. With power to burn, the Longview team repeatedly assailed the line and were as many times thrown reeling back by the combined efforts of the team that rallied around those two veterans.

Omar Vinson also played a hard brand of ball when he was substituted in guard position by Coach Pete Allen.

The tackles, a post that receives the worst beating in the most unspectacular manner, were manned by wiry Bernard Crow and big Jack Roberts. These lads fought with courage and stamina befitting the Tiger teams of old.

Too much praise cannot be heaped on the doggedly fighting line. Theirs were a herculean task discharged with a calm and decisive attitude.

The team displayed the most collective calmness noted in the first Corsicana games in a number of years. They worked with a serious intent that far surpassed the wide difference in weight.

J.C. Collier, fleet running back, demonstrated a remarkable ability to snap aerials. This in part was perhaps due to the accurate heaving of Tinkle who was injured midway through the game and was relieved.

His presence was sorely missed. J.L. Harwell, small back, gave the ball its most powerful kick of the night, getting off a long punt to relieve a serious situation.

Bill Brietz fulfilled his assignments with consistency by breaking through the almost impenetrable Lobo line to secure valuable yardage and gain strategic advantages. Alvin Price shared a few backfield assignments with commendable results.

Ben McKee flashed some of the most spectacular runs of the game. Breaking fast, he dealt the slower linesmen considerable grief and drew widespread comments from the spectators. Shift, versatile, and hard to spear in a decent broken field, McKee ran things around his 200-pound opponents.

J.D. Chaney turned in a notable performance at tackle while Fred Kissinger played determinedly in the backfield.

The last half of the game saw weight and power begins o tell against the wiry Corsicana legions. The Lobos moved about considerably in the third and fourth periods on powerhouse ground plays but never really threatened in this respect. It took a sustained aerial offensive sparked by Jefferies, Nelson and Crowley to gain their only score.

The whole forward wall of the Corsicana line crushed the attempted conversion in a super effort.

Longview's scored in the third period when Jefferies heaved one to Abney, who galloped ten yards for the marker. Grigg's try for the extra point was blocked.

Stalwarts of the Lobo squad were Forrest Grigg, Kenneth Abney, Arthur Rowland and Nelson Jefferies. Larson played a bang-up game.

Considering the Lobo rally during the second half, the final score can be regarded as indicative of the entire struggle. Corsicana won by no luck break. Victory was secured the hard way.

Coach H.C. Allen together with his assigned Ray L. Segars can be credited with placing a polished team in the field.