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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1952
Page
7
The Sidney Maroons defeated Ogallala 27 to 6 on the Sidney high field Friday night. The running attack powered Sidney to its fourth consecutive conference win.
The Oshkosh Eagles visit Ma roons for a Class C tilt after a 19 13 loss to Chappell. Buffaloes trimmed their rating earlier, so this game aims to rebound. Kickoff is eight o'clock with Gregg Mc Bride from the Omaha World Herald on coverage.
In a homecoming game Sidney staged a 99 yard first half march to score on Dale Maley fumble return as Larry Jones recovered in the end zone. Seevers connected on key gains and Groves sealed the win with an 87 yard drive ending with a Groves score. Sidney outgained Ogallala 377 rushing yards to 189 with Seevers driving the offense and Bond adding a third quarter kick and two extra points.
The Fighting Irish meet Chadron Prep at 8 p.m. on the Sidney high school field for homecoming. Chadron Prep, fresh from a 20-7 win over Gordon, and St. Pat’s roster adds two lettermen Jim Pflum and Ernest Deaver with Koester in the defensive line.
Four Sidney area hunters faced legal trouble on opening day as conservation officer Joe Ulmich stopped over forty cars in enforcement. Homer E Chapman was fined 25 dollars plus 25 dollars liquidated damages and 2.63 dollars costs for illegal grouse possession and lost his gun. His son Homer E Chapman Jr was fined 25 dollars and costs as an accessory. Fay Williams of Chappell paid 15.25 dollars in fines and costs for gun deficiencies. Robert Lafler of Sidney was fined 10 dollars and 4 dollars costs for an overallowed four shell count due to a plug in his gun.
Potter quarterback Jim Schwartz sparked a 39 12 victory over Dalton for a fifth straight win in LPW and Oregon Trail play. Schwartz scored three TDs, threw for two more to Elvin Thies, Lip ska added a 20 yard TD run and extra point. Thies caught two TD passes as Potter led 19 0 at halftime and held Dalton to none in the second half.
Gurley high school earned its first 1952 victory 33 24 against Lodgepole. Riley Sterling sparked Gurley with a second quarter TD after Bob Bartel opened scoring. Lodgepole answered with Al Frans and Gene Thompson, then Gurley added TDs from Thurow, Valdez, and Kuehn to seal the win.
McGrew defeats Dix 38 to 25 on the Bobcats field in a panhandle six man football clash. Dix led briefly in the second quarter but McGrew answered with a late first half surge and added a steady second half, totaling 287 rushing yards to Dix’s 164 while Dix had 79 passing yards to McGrew’s 8.
The exchange of colored Easter eggs is traced to early Anglo Saxon pagan practice where the egg symbolized the beginning of life and was linked to celebrations of spring.
Nebraska University alumni association in Denver sponsors a football banquet at Walhurst Club, Friday night before the Nebraska Colorado game. Reservations cost three dollars. attendees may contact Harold Hunt in Denver. The program features Norris Anderson on the Cornhuskers and Nebraska Penn State pictures by John Bentley.
Several thousand unsuccessful Nebraska deer permit applicants including 6292 people are receiving refund checks. Lloyd P. Vance Nebraska Game Commission supervisor of game said mailing began last week and should finish this week.
Miss Anne Henke a senior at Sidney High School was crowned SHS Homecoming Queen at halftime during the Sidney Ogallala football game. Darrrell Glassburn as game captain crowned the queen as the band played and drum majorettes danced. Attendants Miss Alberta Gentle and Miss Cleo Kennedy stood with the queen on thrones on the field.
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