Norwalk Frosh Poets Lead Undefeated Eleven Toward Perilous Test
Norwalk freshmen, 16-0 over Huron last week, boast five straight wins this season and a 15-0-2 record over two years. Coach Pleasnick praises their confidence and cohesion, with Ed Arlin's poems highlighting team spirit ahead of today's Lorain clash at 4:30 p.m. at Norwalk Junior High.
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Norwalk
Ed Arlin
Trucker Frosh
Huron
Arlin
Norwalk Frosh
Alan Pleasnick
Monroeville
Bellevue
Lorain
Norwalk Junior High School
Van Breda Kolff resigns coaching role after 20 years
WBK, 49, quits coaching with the Pistons at 6-4 this season saying the job stopped being fun. He cites lack of enjoyment and notes fellow coach Doug Barkley resigned the night before as not related, just a coincidence in timing.
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van Breda Kolff
ED Dechtzin
Detroit
UPI
Bill van Breda
Kolff
Detroit Pistons
WBK
Doug’ Barkley
Lions and Packers Tie In The Mud
In Milwaukee under a downpour the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers battled to a 14-14 tie at Milwaukee County Stadium. Ground game dominated as rain, Brockington runs, Landry leadership, and penalties shaped a muddy, error plagued night.
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Packers
Milwaukee, Wis
UPI
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Milwaukee County
Green Bay
John Brockington
Greg Landry
Dan Devine
Detroit
Devine
Joe Schmidt
Schmidt
Name The Mascot Deadline Set for Tonight
Today is the last day to mail entries for the Name The Mascot contest. All entries must be postmarked by midnight tonight and sent to Sam Cessna at 9 Hickory Street Norwalk High School coaches will pick the winner who will receive $25. About 150 entries had been received by Saturday. Cessna and his wife care for a three month old puppy.
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Sam Cessna
Hickory Street
Norwalk
Cessna
New World Hockey Association Forms With 10 Charter Teams
The World Hockey Association announced its formation with 10 charter clubs led by Ben Hatskin of Winnipeg and teams in New York Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Miami Dayton St Paul Winnipeg Calgary and Edmonton The NHL welcomed the venture as the sport grows. Meanwhile Johnny Wilson faces a tough Detroit Red Wings debut after Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit 6-1.
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UPI
World Hockey Association
Ben Hatskin
Winnipeg
NHL
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Los Angeles
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Ohio
Dayton
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Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Tidewater Wings
Johnny Wilson
Detroit Red Wings
Wilson
Tidewater
Detroit
Doug Barkley
Toronto Maple Leafs
Cowboys Lose Veteran Tackle Neely To Season Injury
Dallas Cowboys veteran Ralph Neely dislocated his left ankle and fractured a leg bone in a Lake Grapevine crash sustaining a season ender. Browns coach Nick Skorich says injuries overshadow prep for pivotal matchup with Pittsburgh as Fred Hoaglin misses game and Ben Davis and Bob McKay could also be sidelined.
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UPI
Dallas Cowboys
Ralph Neely
Neely
Lake Grapevine
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Nick Skorich
Pittsburgh
Fred Hoaglin
Ben Davis
Bob McKay
Skorich
VFW Lefty Grove Volunteers Fix Three Baseball Diamonds
About 15 men from the VFW and Lefty Grove League rebuilt the three baseball diamonds at the VFW field to proper level. Bernard Rock said windblown dirt previously caused water to pool. Roughly 55 truckloads of dirt were brought from the city landfill. Local companies loaned equipment including Barman and Seitz Leon Riley Excavating A J Riley Excavating A J Baltes Stieber Implement. The Norwalk Park and Recreation Board supplied a truck. Dugouts are planned for Diamond One this fall.
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VFW
Lefty Grove League
Bernard Rock
Barman & Seitz, Inc
Leon Riley Excavating Co
A.J. Riley Excavating Co
A.J. Baltes, Inc
Stieber Implement Sales, Inc
Norwalk Park and Recreation Board
Diamond One
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Holtz
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Doug
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M. Ferguson
Townsend Ave
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Early Bird
H& H Tire
Milan Ave
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New Hockey League
Savers
Sammy and
Sally
Hong Kong
Sammy
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