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150 Honor Coach WellsAt Testimonial Dinner11 ere Saturday Night. L. Ufod) Wells, the veteran Oily High School haskelball ch who retired at the end of season after 28 years of serv-at the local school, had his Saturday,e was honored by the Jaycees i testimonial dinner held .in the les Leltres Club with 125 of his tier a f bides, school -officials oilier friends in attendance. Oil City has been beller for in£ Wells/' said Waldo Tippin, rion State Teachers College lelic director who was the icip.il speaker.etters written by Principal Carl rnsend and Meadville Coach nay Joy were read. Said rritt-il Townsend: -'iVclls was always a gcnlleman. conduct before an audience with ’his team was always mplary. He always respected lority, whether it came from \c officials or administrators, won the rospect ot all of’his oncnts.He was no cry-baby, her did he 5 if his material was not as 3 as it might -hare -been. -If n members became ineligible, accepted it graciously aoi plan-irfortcours*-driveew Internationaliiotryitontheroedsxigh. Feel how easy it i See how relaxed you lling this sleek hew-in traffic. Notice thevisibility of its ertra-lis comfort, Intebna-thoroughbred truck, kb I you least to own.f to a drive ortiis....0NATIONALUCKSflteslim ssined his strategy with what re*mained.“And, in addition, he was a good coach as attested by his record the past 28 years. My congratulations10 him /or a job well done. WELLS was presented a fishingjacket, boots and pole. He is an avid fisherman. ♦V.'esjey Travis gave the invocation and Mrs, Peggy Norton Daw* son of Bradford, formerly o£ Oi! City and close friend of Mr. Wells; played several selections on the harp. When she attended Oil Cily High School. Mrs. Dawson won several slate championships in harp.• Charles Dawson was master of ceremonies and he introduced Mr,Tippin and several others who gave short talks. They, included John Kaufman, athletic director at011 pity High; John Wydro and Sheridan Heath, Jaycee president.KAUFMAN said Wells always took a great deal of interest in his basketballl coaching job and he was always efficient.Wydro pointed out the high percentage of crimes committed in the U.S. by young people Under 18.“Oil City doesn't have that serious problem because of people like Hud Wells,” he said. .■ Tippin, in his talk, fold of some of his .-experiences- as coach at Meadvilie. He said his teams never encountered serious trouble with Oil-City elevens until Wells camehertf.The former Clarion State Teach ers .College coach told;how in 193! his aides carefully scouted thlt; Oilers. They reported to Mm Si05 Bill Lilly and you.have Oil Citj stopped.-;- '.. -Lilly was. noted -for., his off. tackle runs, so Tippta devised ' a defense which stopped this Play. But, Tippin added. Well* came up wilh aeother '. play {Johnny Waitkus inside tackle) which just wrecked us.”Tippin also mentioned how one year he thought he had the Oifet signals.“We learned.Lilly would carrj the ball on all six or nine plays,’Tippin said.For the first hair, Meadvilk stopped Oil City cold. But in the second half, Tippin said., Wells changed the signals and the Oilers went on lo win.All Ihose present introduced themselves to the audience.Waitkus, after introducing himself, asked Weils: '“Were those telegrams to the 1930 football leair. faked?”That year Oil City went to Sharon and slaughtered the strong Tigers, 35-6, and lelegrdbrs read to the Oilers in the dressing room before the game had much to da m inspiring the Wellsmcn.Waitkus did not get an. answer to his question.Rich Ahrens, the seven ■ foot ex-Oilcr, introduced himself as I he one who taught Welts how to trout fish.Andy Fitzgerald, a former Ihrce-sport star, said he was the father of seven girls and one hoy and that I'm sorry Wells couldn't wait for my boy.”.The program listed the following Wells' records: basketball, won 360, lost J74; football, won 45, lost 28; volleyball, won 71, -lost 23, and baseball, won 6, lost 0.Bill Eckert, one of St. Joseph High Schooi s all - lime great athletes, represented the- Hilltop school at the testimonial. .Out - of - town coaches' present were: Eddie Treadwell and Kenny Wolfe, Franklin; Art Bradv and Bus Shancr, Titusville: Byron Johnston, Cranberry, and Joe Massa, Warren.\
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Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jun 09, 1958
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