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it • _ [I.League EndsFirst Season;ISCoudy WinnerRay Poole’s Port Allegany Gators didn’t win the Alleghany Mountain FootballConference this year but they did monopolize the Conference's first All Slur team. The Gators gained four places, Otto picked up three, Smethport two and Coudersport, the conference winners, two.The amc operated during the 1951 season for the first time and ' proved a success, according to a ! survey of the coaches. Included in I the league were Coudersport, 7 'smeihport, Otto Township, Port Al-ir legany, St. Marys, Sheffield.Picked by the coaches of the k i league the 1951 All Star team hassiinqt(plenty of height and weight. The r | biggest man on the team Is Cou-dersport's brilliant all around athlete, Ted Wichert, who tips the scales at 212 and is 6-31-2. The next biggest man is Hell Schwab, Otto Township. Rell is 5-11 and weighs 200 pounds on the nose.Smethport lays claim to the smallest member of this select group in Dick Shirey. The little guy is 5-8 and has to go all out to make the scales say 125 pounds.Named to the first team were the following;Jim Walaski, left end, Couders-lm ‘port, 6 foot, 170; Dale McDermott, 5^S left tackle, Smethport, fl-2, 190; j. .Wayne Ostrander, left guard, Port Allegany, 5-11, 160; Duane Ludwig, center. Port Allegany, 5-10, 190; Re 11 Schwab, right guard, Ottoar township, 5-11, 200; Ted Wichert,e.IVc-r-utr*ieaeceS-P-16.S.m,atn-ft-r-right tackle, Coudersport, fi-SVi. 212; Dean Hosmer, right end, Olto Township, 5-6, 155.In the backfield are Johnny Waid, quarterback. Port Allegany, 5-7, 155: Jack Welch, left halfback, Otto Township, 5-8, 162; DickShirey, right halfback, Smethport, 5-8, 125; Jim McLaughlin, fullback, Port Allegany, 5-8, 155.Gaining honorable mention were Hackett, Hosleiy and Freeman of Coudersport, Bean, Stickle of Smethport, Jones of Otto, Luce of Port Allegany, Horvatin of St. Marys.During the season just completed Coudersport won the league title with a reeard of 4*1.
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McKean County Democrat

Smethport, Pennsylvania, US

Thu, Nov 15, 1951

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