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Chester High School Football Picture Rosy195-Pound Line, FastBacks KeyVermevchukOptimisticBy ED. GEBHAKT jCHESTER — Jimmy 'Yermey-j chufc has a lot to learn about I coaching a football team. j' When asked yesterday how he, thinks his Clippers will do on the] gridiron this fall, he smiled and; -said, “I'm optimistic. We’re going to win them all.,rNow anyone who’s been around football coaches even a little bit •will tell you that Jim is getting off to a bad start. He should be moaning about lack of U) experi-■ ence, (2) depth, (3) size and (4) good players.He could even mention the Chester High schedule which includes Norristown, Haverford, Ridley Township. Abington and—oh. yes— Lower Merion, among some others.But not Vermeychuk, who apparently be1!?* eg in calling a good' team a good team.195-POUND LINENow in his second season at the helm of the Clipper ship, Vermeychuk has quite a lot going lor him. His starting team consists of nine lettermen, a 193-pound line and a backfield that can go-go-go.of topping his 5-3-0 rookie record last season and doesn’t plan to let any team — including lower Merion—keep him from his goal.’ His players have been exposed to his multiple offense system for one full season and should operate it much better. Vermeychuk has smoothed out « few wrinkles in the system and believes he has the horses to make it dick. CURL VETERANThe man who’ll have the most to do with the success or failure of the attack is quarterback Rich Curl, a senior who’s been flirting with • greatness for the past two seasons. An excellent and constantly improving field general, Curl seems to be about ready to attain his potential.His backfield mates include two lettermen halfbacks and one player up from the jayvees. The letter winners are Dick Adams (160) and Allan (Patches) Crews (156), a couple of speed merchants. In the fullback spot is Granny Lash (ISO), a soph-who made.the varsity basketball team as a freshman.Cliff McClain (170) and Bob Mitchell (163) are bucking for halfback spots, and junior George Donald can fill in at quarterback or fullback. Steve Chambers (155) Is another backfield prospect. GOOD ENDSThe ends are in the capable hands of veterans. Mike SeiBcheskiAT GLENOLDENDelcoTitle at StakeKE4DY TO GO—Here’s the 195-pound line and fleet backfield that Coach Jim Vermeychuk feels 'U mase Chester High a football po^er thia fall The line (left to right): Mike Semcheski (19Q), Eugene Davis (195), Chuck Hewlmgs (17;i), John Mercadante (-Do), Bui Sawczyn (170), John Sullivant (205) and Lou Jones (187), The backs are (left to right) George Donald, Granny Lash, Rich Curl, Dick Adams and Allan Crews. —--85®THEY CALLED ITKline, Herbert to Duel(190) and Lou Jones (1ST) two boys who, according to Vermeychuk, “will catch anything thrown near them.” Ernie Carliss (170) and Pres Johnson (148), two juniors, are the front line reserves.John Sullivant (205) and Eugene Davis (195) are the starting oSensive tackle. Defensively, Sullivant switches to guard and Jack Hayden (210), a center last season, takes over a tackle spot Har ry Walker (205) and Fred Douglas (ISO) give Chester depth aV this position.Two comparative midgets, lettermen, Bill Sawcyzn (170) and Chuck Hewlings (ln), are the offensive guards. Mason Willis (184) and Bill Brooks (178) could replace either boy before the firstThe only non-letterman in the starting line is John Mercadante, a strapping 6’2”, 205-pound junior rated by Vermeychuk as the biggest surprise of the pre-season period. Mercadante was starting piv-ofman for the jayvees last season. WANTS SPEED Hayden is listed as ihe No. 2 center, and Sullivant also has played that position.Although his lm« js big, Ver-xneychuk desires—a little -me?HOW IT’S DONE—Assistant Coach Lou Sulpizia (right) shows Mike Semcheski how to throw a tour-point block on Lou Jones as (left to right, standing) Preston Johnson, Ernie Carliss and Fred Otten look on. All five players are candidates for starting end assignments. __By HUGH FULLERTON JR.BROOKLINE, Mass. (35—Before the 57th National Amateur GoH Championship started last Monday, Rex Baxter predicted that a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team would win the title.Dick Yost, a team alternate, figured if he wanted to bet on the outcome, he’d have to string along .with Dr. Frank (Bud) Taylor or as bis choices.The astuteness of their forecasts of the selections of the Walker Cup Committee -were reflected in the matches today in the tournament’s 36-hole semifinals.as Taylor, the stylish 40-year-old dentist-golfer from Pomona, Calif., against Mason Rudolph, bespectacled 23-year-old Army private from Clarksville, the University of Houston, _jainst lean Hillman Robbins, ar Air Force lieutenant from Memphis, Ternr. •PLAYED TOGETHERAll four played on. the U.S. Walker Cup team against Britain’s top, amateurs less than two weeks ago and all' but Robbins won their singles matches.None of them reached the semi-In Softball TournamenCHESTER — One of the best' pitching duels of the season appears in the offing tomorrow afternoon when the Eddystone Vets and Sun Village AA collide at I. on the Sun Village baseball field in the semi-finals of the first annual Delaware County Invitation Softball Tournament.It'll be Harry (The Hat) Herbert. who has been among the leading softball chtickers in. this area for several years, against a virtual newcomer on the scene in 'big-time” circles, Russ (The Quiet Man) Kline.Herbert will be serving them up for the Vets, while Kline will be throwing for ihe Villagers, a team that entered the tourney as a real dark horse arid has emergedspeed up front He hopes that strength can offset some of this shortcoming. Just the reverse is true in the backfield where Jim is counting on speed to overcome lack of stature.“Quite a bit hinges on our first ■* game against Haver ford.” said Vermeychuk. “If we come through that one okay, we’ll have plenty to go on against Ridley Township and Lower Merion.”Vermeychuk rates Norristown a more serious challenger for the Suburban Class A than Lower Mer-Round fable UN F avortteThe Clippers opener with the Fords has been switched to ihe Giesier High field on Sept. 28, just two weeks from tomorrowATLANTIC CITY, N. X ffl -Round Table and Career Boy probably will be favored tomorrow in .he Invitational S100.000 United Nations Handicap, but they figure to gei a real battle from a tough old 7-year-pld campaigner named Find from the barn of Alfred Vanderbilt.Never a sound horse, Find nevertheless always gave it the old college try just like Native Dancer, Vanderbilt’s great horse who retired with 21 victories in starts. Find, a bay gelding by Discovery-Stellar role, has had 621real threat for tourney honors.In the- other semi-final game on tap tomorrow, the. Springfield Jaycees, undefeated kingpins of the Suburban Jaycee League, will take on powerhouse Philadelphia Electric Co., champions of their company: league. This game will also be played on the Sun Village baseball diamond, starting at 5 p.m.In case of rain tomorrow, the Springfield - Phila. Electric will be played on Sunday at West End Memorial Park, field No. 3, with the Sun Village-Eddystone game 'listed for West End Memorial Park, field No. 2. Both :games would start at 2 p.m., with the two winners coming right back at 5 p.m. on Sunday at West End Memorial Park, field No. 2, to play for the tourney title. TITLE GAME SUNDAY However, should both semis be played—tomorrow, Saturday.’s-tWQ survivors would clash on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at West End Memorial Park, field No. 2, for the 1957 championship of the tourney.Getting back to the Vets-Vil-lagers game, which is a real natural between two powerful neighborhood foes, it appears as if the team that is able to get any kind of hitting to support its pitcher will emerge victorious.LOT OF INTEREST This game packs a lot -of interest and has been the talk of , the town since it was first learned dhat the two teams would meet jin the semis.The other semi match will alsotheir bread ’n butter man, 6’3” 235rpouhd Charley BechtoM, an import from Pittsburgh.NO WEAK LINKS All four teams competing in tomorrow's semis are -worthy of being called tournament champions. All have temendous squads with nary a weak link.It would be mighty difficult to make any one team the favorite to win the championship. However, on the basis of each team’s season record, fee kind opposition they have faced, and taking into consideration any and all player strength made within the last couple of weeks, the Ed-1 dystone Vets must be rated No. with Philadelphia Electric No. Sun Village No. 3 and Sarin; field No. 4.ELIGIBLE PLAYERS Following are the eligible player lists of fee four teams that will be playing in’the semi-finals;starts with 19 wins. 14 seconds, 15[bring together two well-matched thirds, to put him in the money njnes jn Phila. Electric and: ____ _________ DansyMwsrfi Rostron, Doa Westbrook, Rebut Crowley, Bernie Culbert, BuLcis HrJoe Newman, Marty Kennedy. Rob-Howat. John Conley. Joe Palcoae, ert LTdesicy. John Rleeardl; LonSoscla, James Warrington, John Dougb-:ty. Joseph -------■----- -— ‘ *-Joe Getz^SUX TILLAGE: PChet Lljp. Sam Bennett, T Bob Clayton, Adam Pinto,Harry PtatQ, Nick Pinto, Greg Plow, Joe Minieonzl, Bob Carney. Frank Vaul. Larry Logan, George Edelbuie, GeorgeRicci. Buss Kline, Jim DiCa.ee. Larry PulcinJ. Larry Owens, Albert Testoni, Don Hoftecter, A1 Fsatso an Simpson.PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC; Brooks. Walter AUwarden. Raymond Gormish, Jack Harkins, Walter Jenkins. Frank Kelly, Dave Kelly. Henry Lewis, James Lewis. Mickey Lobb, Harry Lobb, Cbuclc Loveland, James MacCrone, James Maginnis, Thomas McLaron,Albert Mantx. John Raw)eigh._ JaI Roberts. Melvin Shaw.All W alker Cup Semi in Amateurfinals without a few misgivings. Taylor, who hadn’t seen the last six holes since Monday, had to go the 18th twice yesterday to beat Jim Tom Blair and former Public' Links champion Gene Andrews, both by twofeole margins.Rudolph eliminated Yost, a big, blond youngster who played on fee 1955 Walker Cup team, with birdie on fee 19th hole of their quarter-final match after Yost had caught him with a superb approach shot from behind a tree at fee 18th.Robbins a 2-up winner over Tim Holland in the morning’s fifth round, finished off former champion Dick Chapman 3 and 1 fee only quarter-final match that didn’t reach the 18th green. Baxter had to go to fee 21st before stopping another University of Houston player, Phil Rodgers.Hubley’s Ghosts Debut TonightABINGTON — Young Marty Hubley, former lansdowne-Aldan High School football coach, makes his debut tonight as*a pilot in “big time” scholastic circles when his Galloping GhSsts of Abington High School open, their 1957 campaign against Upper Moreland, at Upper Moreland, in a night game at 8.Hubley coached at Lansdowne Aldan fo six years before resigning after the completion of the ’56 campaign to replace Elmer CarroU as head man at Abington.Last year, Abington, a Section I school, won only three games while losing six. One of its three wins was a 48-6 triumph over the school it play* tonight. Oth-wins were over Central (16-14) and Norristown (13-6).The Ghosts wifi be trying to break a five-game losing streak. They haven’t woo a game since beating Norristown on Oct. 12, 1956.Hubley, in 1956, led Lansdowne - Aldan to one of its best seasons in recent years* The Lords won eight, lost only two; 14-0 to undefeated Swalhmor and 12-6 to Eddystone.CHESTER - The Golden Jubilee championship of fee Delco Baseball Leaue will be at stake this, weekend when defending champion El Rraneho and peren-ially powerful Glenolden AC square off in the best-of-five game title series. jSatuflJay, fee fourth game of the; set will be played at Glenolden! Park. If a fifth game is necessary. | it will be played Sunday at Westi End Memorial Park. Both games! will begin at 2 p.m. jEl Rancho has a 2-1 edge in | the series .and can end it with aj win Saturday. In an effort to do just that, Manager Jimmy (Bananas) Weidner will send Harry Seaman to the mound. Last Sat-j urday, Seaman topped the Chiefs, i 4-3, on a six-hitter feat included two unearned runs. IGlenolden pilot Jack Williams! probably will go with his ace righthander, Jimmy Dyson, al-i though fee Delco vet has failed to finish in two previous playoff starts against the Ranch. During! the regular season, however, Dyson beat El Rancho twice. MAYBE WILLIAMS If the series goes five games, Weidner will come back with another righthander, Andy Jarusto-skL Williams will go wife either young Bill Mamie or himself- Last j Sunday, Williams hurled the Chiefs; to a 9-4 nod over Jarusinski and; the Ranch. jLast Saturday’s game was the I only one of the series which was decided by a dose score. After playing a 5-5 tie in fee opener® Jarusinski came back with a four-hitter to give fee Ranch a 10-2! triumph. Following Seaman’s 4-3 win, Williams came back for feel Chiefs and copped a 9-4 nod. !Glenolden is playing in the cham-S pionship finals for fee sixth time; in eight seasons since 1950. The! Chiefs last won the title in 3953-Veterans Harry Miller, Jimmy Dyson, Reds Bateman,, Earl Hummel and Ed FHIiben have been on each of the six finalists, and Manager Williams missed only the 1951 campaign.CHARLIE ROSS Circus CatchToo Many Hotshots at Dallas OpenEARL HUMMEL Playoff VetDALLAS IB — There were too many hotshots in the field to pick an outstanding favorite today as 138 started fee 540,000 Dakas Open but Ken Venturi or Doug Ford would appear as good a choice as any.Venturi, winner of about 520,000 in three months of touring, was looked upon with most favor by the golfers themselves but Ford, fee second leading mouey-winner and who has taken more tournaments this year than anybody else — four — is well on his Ford gave the Glen Lakes Country Club 6,328-yard course a severe licking yesteretov ' led a pro-amatuer with a 6-under-par 65.Venturi had a 67 in piloting his1 team to 'a fantastic 59 that was tied by three other eombmations. PLENTY OF CLASS There’s plenty of class in the| field that plays the opening 18 holes today although several big names are missing. Dick Mayer, National Open Mug who leads all money-winners' with more than $65,000, has an infected ’ doesn’t think he can walk around the course. Jimmie Demaret, one of the year’s big winnners, is being kept away because of a stomach ailmentSam Snead, Dow Finsterwald, Gene Littler and Lionel Hebert are among the stars of the tournament trail who head fee brilliant ifield.President Fenza, who hasn’t missed an inning of the finals, continues to be- amazed' at thei line calibre of play turned in by the rival outfielders.He rated Bob'Neave’s shoestring back-hand grab in foul territory Sunday, Dick Waite’s speed to cutting down extra base hits, and Harry Miller’s 'all-around excellence as outstanding moments of the series.CIRCUS CATCH But Fenza reserved Ms greatest raves for a catch made by Ranch reserve centerfielder Char-who filled in when-Waite wrenched his back Saturday.Ross went deep into right cen-terfield to pull down a tremendous poke by Miller® Ross barely got his finger tips on the ball before tumbling over as the ball settled into the pocket of his glove. The ball was hit so far that Jack Zajac, no speed demon, was able to score from second base.active from that dub, which managed by A1 Griffin, are ler, Williams, Dyson, Mac\ and Bateman. Zajac played base for ihe Prospect Park, chants that year.Ranch players who were ai then included McElwee, KesU Walt Pietxyka who were St. Hedwig’s. Manager We with Sun Village then.Glenolden won the Delco title 10 years ago, in the league’s 40th anniversary. The only players stiJlWhere YOU leave off — We’ll take over!YOU PAINT WHAT YOU GAN REACHfrom your sfepladderLET US DO THE REST!Interior - or exterior. Small job or large.In the event rain postpones urday’s game, it will be p Sunday at Glenolden Park16 CHESTER (PAADELMES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13STANLEYCHESTER. PA.LIVE TELECASTRobinson-Basili, ChampionshipFig Mon, Hi!*—Sept, 23:»( Tteketi On SiONLY OLD READING HAStfie|kfcL.
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