New Wilmington Reserves Edge Ben Franklin 13–12 in Muddy Thriller
New Wilmington High Reserves rallied in a drizzly closing half to topple Ben Franklin Junior High 13 to 12 at the Junior High field. H Rose caught a tipped pass for the decisive extra point after Ralph Thomas set up the winning play with a sprint and a kick, giving Coach Johnny Lawther a season highlight and ending Arthur McCombs long win streak.
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Johnny Lawther
Ben Franklin
New Wilmington
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Toth Martin
Huffner Anderson
Rada Osha
Marcella Klumph
Howley Morse
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Berger R. Thomas
Red Grange Compared To Football Immortals In Debatable Pick
By Feg Murray rates Red Grange above several all time greats including Walter Eckersall Willie Heston Ted Coy and Eddie Mahan while noting Grange may not match Pop Farner described capabilities in kicking and defense. The piece compares Grange with George Gipp and the late era stars and cites Grange 2431 rushing yards across two varsity seasons with a season remaining.
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Tlmois
Walter Eckerstall
Willie Heston
Jim Thorpe
Ted Coy
George Gipp
Eddie Mahan
Thorpe
Pop” Farner
Rea” Grange
Red
Michigan
Marvel
Yale
Grange
Mahan
Notre Dame
Walter Eckersall
Walter
Ecktie
Illinois Meteor
Junior League Game Set For Monday At Ben Franklin Field
North Street Junior High Varsity meets Ben Franklin Junior High Reserves in the third Junior InterClass League game at Ben Franklin field. Coach Norton’s team seeks a season turnaround after a scoreless opener as scouts Nelson’s second team aims for a second straight win following a 21 to 6 victory over Mahoningtown. Kickoff is at four o’clock.
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Ben Franklin Junior High
Ben Franklin
Norton
Nelson
Mahoningtown
St Bonaventure to Meet Allegheny in Wet Field
In Meadville Pa on October 17 Allegheny College, outweighed by about 16 pounds a man, faces St Bonaventure on a wet field this day. The heavier New York state eleven benefits from the sloppy conditions. St Bonaventure’s line averages near the 200 mark.
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Allegheny College
St. Bonaventure
New York State
Illinois Iowa clash tops Big Ten slate in Illinois Iowa game
Illinois faces Iowa in a cross state clash at Iowa City as the Big Ten title race heats up. Key figures include Ingwersen and Iowa’s Kutsch, with Grange pressed by Hawkeye halfback in his first conference appearance. Michigan favored in its clash with Wisconsin while Indiana hosts Syracuse and Minnesota meets Wabash in Minneapolis.
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International News Service
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Sophmore
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Yost
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Wisconsin
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Ingram
Syracuse
Fordue
Fifth Avenues Triumph Over South 19 to 0
Fifth Avenue high defeated South high 19 to 0 at Duquesne university. Fifth scored in all but the third quarter as the second string took the session. Seigak Clovsky and Schlessinger starred for Fifth while Jackson Yeager and Keifer led South. Referee Gross. Next week Fifth faces Ne-Ca-Hi.
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South
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Schlessinger
Jackson
Millman
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Rutterburg
Cohen
Sussman
Greenburg
Gillman
Schaffer
Siegel
Schektor
Gross
I Irwin
Grand Circuit season closes in Atlanta setback rains
The 1986 Grand Circuit season ended in Atlanta with six races at the Southeastern Fair. Heavy rains halted prior days, forcing cancellation of five planned stakes and a Southern-owned special. Hazelton driven by Seo Palin won the $5,750 two year old sweepstakes, Dixie M. captured the final Southern pace.
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Seo Palin
Double Cross
Crawford
Thomas W. Murphy
Dixie M
Muddy Field May Aid Butler Eleven Today
New Castle travels by train and carloads of fans to Butler for a key Friday afternoon football clash. Rain drenched field favors Butler’s plan to limit New Castle’s fast offense as both teams prepare a fresh lineup and possible second string action.
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New Castle Duck Pin League Results at McCoy Alleys
New Castle Tin Mill Bowling League action saw Hot Mill take three from Shipping Department at McCoy alleys. Tin House lost two of three to Office Tea. Lewis posted a high 182 game.
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Pete Zivic Draws In Erie Boxing Show Main Event
In Erie Pennsylvania last night Pete Zivic of Pittsburgh fought Phil Verdi of Rochester to a referee's draw after a strong late rally. Johnny Carey of Erie beat Mickey Fedor of Pittsburgh. Rocky Scott of Rochester defeated Mickey Dillon of Erie and Whitey Larson of Erie beat Young Russell of Pittsburgh. Hans Emoch of Vienna, 16, won his first tournament after a Hungarian masters' success.
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Phil Verdi
Rochester
Johnny Carey
Mickey Fedor
Rocky Scott
Mickey Dillon
Whitey Larson
Young Russell
Hans Emoch
Vienna
Hungary
Mountaineers Prepare for Grove City Game in Rain
West Virginia coaches and players practiced in persistent rain at Morgantown as they sharpened signals for Saturday's home game against Grove City College. The field was a muddy quagmire after an all day downpour, with heavy fumbling noted during drills.
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West Virginia
Grove City College
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Rodgers
Meredith
Sacred Hearts to Plan for Season
Sacred Hearts basketball team will convene October 18 at headquarters to outline plans for the season. Present will be Fred Marcella hp Tuichards Leonard DeThomas Venditto Marrelli Panella Banuto J Foss Carl Genock DeMuccio and Barrett. The team is returning for a third straight year on the hardwood. Last season they played 16 games with 11 wins and 5 losses. About 35,000 miles of new highway was surfaced in 1923.
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Fred Marcella
Yale Favored In Battle With Penn Gridders
Yale named five to three favorite over Pennsylvania in the renewed football series after 32 years. Penn faced injuries with QB Bunnell likely sole healthy back, while Yale anticipated lineup changes and cautious event risk as Krueze of Penn aimed to breach Yale’s line.
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Coast Flash to Fight in New York Tonight
Sunny Jim Williams the Pacific coast middeweight makes his New York debut tonight at the Commonwealth Sporting Club facing Lou Bo ash of Bridgeport in a ten round bout. Williams arrives claiming wins over Bert Colima and Billy Conley. American automobiles are the most popular in Greece this year.
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Pacific Coast
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