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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
7
Basketball notes show Davies Dillies with 43 correct and 13 wrong for a .768 winning percentage. The column lists numerous high school games tonight and tomorrow across Lake Erie League and Southwestern Conference matchups with team predictions and margins.
The 20-year-old Bob Houbreys of Washington, famed for a long versatile hook shot taught by coach Tippy Dye, enters the season as a potential All-American. He has overcome injuries and childhood rickets, excels in defense, and also plays as Washington’s varsity first baseman with a .354 batting average. His father John was a noted PCHL defenseman.
Elyria Catholic High School hosts the CYO Grade School Cage League opener with four games. Seven th and eighth grade divisions include St Mary's St Agnes St Jude's Holy Cross Ridgeville and others in two halves. Matches feature St Mary's A vs St Mary's B and St Agnes vs St Jude's in seventh grade while St Mary's A vs St Mary's B and St Agnes vs Holy Cross in eighth grade. Coach Lou Kaczmarek directs the program with 12 games planned through March 7 and a seasonal crown awarded for the eighth grade.
Cleveland seeks the 1954 high school basketball finals with Richard Kroesen and OHSAA officials discussing venue. Kroesen notes Cleveland lost playoff bids to Columbus while the event shifts next spring to Cincinnati.
In Brisbane Italy and India split the singles and head into doubles tied 1-1. Sumani Misra upset Rolando Delbello 1-5 6-4 6-1 while Fausto Gardini defeated Maresh Kumar 6-1 5-7 17-5 6-2 as doubles looms.
A flow of basketball results shows Ball State beating DePauw 81 to 12 and Ohio Wesleyan topping Heidelberg 77 to 70. Other notable outcomes include Marshall 91 over Regis 78 and Rice 75 over Sam Houston State 69.
The article argues for a high finish to ensure accuracy, urging players to keep the body low while the arm finishes high. Don Carter of Detroit is cited as an example of finishing high with the arm while staying low at the line to keep the swing in the groove and prevent pulling the ball.
Elyria Catholic travels to Cleveland to face St. Ignatius with a 3-1 season record after a recent defeat. St. Ignatius, led by coach John Wirtz, is undefeated at 2-0 with seven returning lettermen and starts five seniors. Panthers guard Hank Janowicz leads scoring with 66 points in four games and Art Gula has 45. Tony Schork and Lynn Rader anchor the forward and guard posts.
The Pacific Coast Conference asks the Big Ten to renew the Rose Bowl pact for three more years as the 1954 game nears. Conference officials, led by Victor Schmidt, plan to push renewal by June 5 while awaiting NCAA postseason guidance and Pasadena Tournament of Roses approval.
Representatives of seven American Hockey League teams will meet in Cleveland to map Calder Cup playoffs after the regular schedule. The league has one division this year following the withdrawal of Cincinnati and Indianapolis, leaving seven teams to compete for the cup.
In the Lorain County Classic League at Tarry Tavern the Truckers rolled a 1,093 single game the best five man effort of the season and a 2,950 series to pace the evening. Adam Lepkoski 235 Gene Henke 235 led the top line with Bill Mackin 217 Ray Knight 214 and Gib Henke 192 contributing. The 1,093 gave the Truckers an eight pin lead in the season standings.
Bud Lange, George Knipper, Ed Evanish, Chuck Haber, Gene Henke, John Fritz and Gib Henke posted high total pins in a regional bowling event with individual game scores listed alongside each bowler.
Bud Lange claimed top honors in both the Classic League and the city with a 655 series for Arvay's Chips. Gene Henke led Beiter Line with 618 while Mackin, Gib Henke, and 2,950 Beiter Line total trailed Elyria Hardware’s 3,159. Dr Mel Harper hit a season high 266 in the American Legion League. Betty Morgan led the American Radiator Women with 188 and 471.
Kansas, defending NCAA champion, opened the season with a 63-50 victory over Tulane in New Orleans. Coach Forrest Allen had predicted a scrappy but weak team. the win suggested otherwise as Jayhawks showcased early strength and depth.
Doug Ford of Harrison NC fired a 67 to take the second round lead at the $10,000 Miami Open Golf Tournament in Miami Springs. Twenty one players were within four strokes of Ford with Art Wall Jr and Johnny Palmer tied for second at 68 and Jack Burke Ed Furgol Dick Chapman and John Cusano among others at 69.
The regular four matches of the Women's All City Bowling League are scheduled for 9 PM in Tarry Tavern. Pairings include Better Line against P. O. C. Beer, Ohio Screw Products against West River Hardware, Elyria Hardware versus Erin Brew, and Smittie’s Package Store versus Brownie Furniture.
Elyria Pioneers meet Euclid Panthers in a Lake Erie League game at Sixth Street court aiming to break a winless start. Euclid, led by six-foot four inch Latt Winder and veterans, seeks opener momentum despite Don Vicic injury doubt and NIMMO energy.
Detroit, led by Gordie Howe with two goals and two assists, routed Boston 10-1 to seize sole NHL lead. Johnny Wilson, Metro Pry, and Tony Leswick scored twice for the Red Wings, who tallied three first period goals and never trailed. Montreal defeated Chicago 3-2 as Floyd Curry scored twice for the Canadiens.
Saturday games feature Euclid at Elyria Elyria Catholic at Cleveland St. Ignatius Lakewood at Lorain Shaker Heights at Shaw Cleveland Lincoln at Cleveland Heights Clearview at Fairview Oberlin at Medina Rocky River at Wellington Ridgeville at Avon Brookside at Avon Lake Eaton at Columbia South Amherst at Grafton Brownhelm at Birmingham Camden at Henrietta Greenwich at Weston Wakeman Liverpool at Brunswick Cleveland and John Hay at Lorain St. Mae i s Huron at Margaretta New London at Norwalk St Paul Vermilion at Berlin Heights Highland at Spencer Saturday Lorain at Cleveland John Marshall Huron at Broanhelm Cleveland Heights at Ashtabula
Tenpin teams prepare for four league matches at Bowl-O-Drome at nine. West Texaco Service faces Kenio Pump. The Sleepers meet Bowl-O Drome. Concrete Masonry plays Pfeiffer Beer. The Juniors clash with West Side Lumber.
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