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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1959
Page
6
Local Elyria Chronicle headline notes events dated December 26 1959 with brief items from the city and region. Information includes community notices and short summaries of happenings around town and nearby areas.
A 1933 Brooklyn portrait of Max Baer, the boxing star then training for the Carnera title. A high school writer spends a day with Baer in the Park Central Hotel, discussing clipping bureaus and fan culture, then recalls Canzoneri, broadcasts, and boxing’s darker sides.
The UPI summary names Johansson as 1959's top athlete after defeating Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight title. It lists standout performers across baseball, golf, football, track, tennis, horse racing, swimming, bowling, basketball, skiing, ice skating, and dog shows, noting notable figures such as Oscar Robertson, Willie Shoemaker, Bud Werner, Carol Heiss, and Maria Bueno among others.
Massillon High hosts Elyria in a nonconference basketball game following Massillon's 63 39 win over Warren Harding and Elyria's 55 38 triumph at Lorain. Both teams showcase senior lineups with shared height and key scorers as they seek momentum.
Ohio State basketball team prepared for a Monday road game at Lexington against Kentucky. Coach Fred Taylor focused on defense after a Western swing as the Buckeyes seek revenge for last year’s 95 15 loss. Ohio State enters in top form with a 90.5 point scoring average and field goal accuracy near 46 percent. Four starters are in double figures, John Havlicek averaging 9 5 per game.
Gump Worstey, on loan from the New York Rangers, could rejoin the NHL after backstopping the Springfield Indians to a 2-0 win over Providence. Art Stratton and Harry Pidhliny scored for Springfield, while Mickie Gamble added a pair of goals for Buffalo in a 6-1 victory over Rochester, extending Buffalo’s climb and leaving Springfield eight points ahead in the standings.
Glover aims for a new AHL lifetime assist record tonight as the Cleveland Barons host the Buffalo Bisons at the Arena. He needs one assist to reach 235 points, while five goals shy of the career goal mark of 319 held by Fred Thurier. Goalier Gil Mayer returns with a plastic mask after an Oct. 29 jaw injury.
Frank King Clancy, with four decades in pro hockey, hails Bronco Horvath of the Boston Bruins as precise a shooter as famed veterans Bill Cook Chuck Conacher and Roy Conacher, underscoring Horvath’s accuracy.
Top ranked Cincinnati leads the Holiday Festival as Oscar Robertson stars for the Bearcats in Madison Square Garden. St Louis and NYU also feature in opening round action while several other top programs are resting during the holiday weekend. Robertson is averaging about 42 points per game as Cincinnati has won six straight.
The Cincinnati Royals defeated the Detroit Pistons 121 to 108 in Cincinnati. Aaron Beckham led with 21 points and Jeck Twyman added 32 in a decisive rally, sparking a 32 point run late in the third period to seize control and extend the Royals’ winning burst.
Forty eight stars from 33 colleges form the East and West teams for the 11th annual Hula Bowl in Honolulu. Notables include Billy Cannon LSU Richie Lucas Penn State and Bill Burrell Texas A&M.
Sam Jones of the Boston Celtics outscored New York and seized control after Bob Cousy fouled out. In front of 14,570 at Madison Square Garden the Celtics erased a 27 point deficit for an 11th straight win as Wilt Chamberlain led the 120-171 Warriors past the Nationals and other NBA Christmas night results followed.
The Ohio Golf Association announced a 1560 tournament slate starting with the Akh annual Senior Match at Columbus Country Club in June. The 60th annual State Seniors at Madison Golf and Country Club, 30 miles east of Painesville, June 7-22, the 19th Junior Tournament at Merion County Club June 28-28, and the 5th State Amateur at Zanesville Cami in the week of July 27. New officers include Kari Hamilton, president. Ziward Priesisr, vice president. W. B H. Mar grei, secretary-treasurer.
Door tickets available for tonight's Elyria-Massillon basketball game at Massillon gym seating about 2,200. Directions via Rt 57 to Medina then Rt 18 to Rt 21 or Ohio Turnpike to Rt 71. parking limited. game time 7 p.m. with varsity contest around 3:45 p.m.
The New York Rangers, on a hot streak, beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 to move within a point of leaving last place. Brien Cullen scored twice in the third period after John Bowness and Eddie Shack tallied in the second. Detroit scorers were Mercer Pronovest and Jerry Melnyk. Bruins beat Black Hawks as Hull passes Horvath for scoring lead.
Wittenberg bows into the Evansville Invitational with a tight defense to slow Evansville high scorers led by 6-10 Sim Hagen as Louisville game setback remains fresh. Fisher Price Wilcox Vedora Wolfe are the Tigers starters as they seek an early season upset.
A Cuban detains a group of players who were selected to participate in a tournament but are being held as the Cuban premier Fidel Castro denies permission for their participation. The action follows tensions with the event organizers and lasting questions about the team’s future in the competition.
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