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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1962
Page
19
Coach Vince Lombardi kept Paul Hornung’s status uncertain for the NFL championship with the Giants. Hornung has missed much of the season with a knee injury, and Lombardi said he will decide at game time depending on how Hornung and the field feel.
In Cleveland Metropolitan League action at Town and Country Rink the Lakewood Americans overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat Yunker Builders 4-2. Don Baum and Glen Brown each scored with assists from Val Burrer and Dick Burrer, as Yunker fell to 3-8-1 on the year and the Builders drop to fifth in the standings ahead of a Jan. 4 meeting with league leader Strongsville at Town and Country.
UPI reports Federal Judge Edward Weinfeld refused to lift the local TV ban on Sundays NFL championship game between the Green Bay Packers and New York area teams. The blackout remains within 75 miles of NYC, with radio coverage starting at 2 p.m. EST amid strikes by nine metropolitan papers.
I Da Ka Men and Fijis stayed unbeaten at the top of the YMCA Class C League last night. Doug Haas scored 25 and Shannon Mowery 23 to lead I Da Ka Men to a 79 62 win over Tyger A C Jeff Ignatz scored 24 for the losers. Fijis erased a one point halftime deficit to beat the Comets 60 49 behind Dick Lees 27 points while Ruben Maxey had 13 for the Comets. The Silks dropped their third straight, second by forfeit, as they could not field a team against the Gators, who earned their first win after two defeats.
Report lists league bowling results with multiple teams and players. Highlights include high individual series and games by Joan Mancuse, Jesu Mancuse Ahi, Marty Krupar, Claude Box, Roland Barnes, and Tim Reynolds. Team totals show top performances such as Otto-Krupar 2 042 and Schaefer Beer 914.
Dappers N Flappers win 21-15 while Rum Runners post 19 4 16 4 and Brewmasters 17 14 184% Untouchables 14 22 Polly Ward posts high series 389 Connie Sallis high game 10 Brewmasters lead team high series 2 and team game 784
U P C Auxiliary won 3 0 over United Polish Club 2 4 as U P C Sports Committee edged College Shoe Repair 2 1. Wukies Upholstery, Bittner De Carlo, Schaefer Beer, The Toggery trailed. Terry bat bade 472 and Terry Niegow aki 184 highlighted individual totals. U P C Auxiliary led team series 2071 and United Polish Club led team game 749.
United Press International reports Red Sullivan, famed as a player coach with the Clippers, is named New York Rangers coach at noon Friday. He returns to Baltimore for one last Clippers game against the Pittsburgh Hornets, aiding on two goals in a 2-1 overtime win and assisting Guidolin on the opener. Odrowski scores for Pittsburgh. Bassen and Paille stop many shots.
Olmsted Falls defeated Medina 60 to 47 in a Southwestern Conference game. Falls outside attack broke a 26-23 halftime tie with a strong second half, aided by 10 Medina turnovers. Fred Parsell scored 20 and Andy Zack 17 for Falls, with Parsell grabbing eight rebounds. Wade Boyle led Medina with 12 points and nine rebounds. Falls improves to 3-2 in the league, Medina drops to 2-3.
York led wire to wire blasting Monroeville 49 to 29 to extend the Eagles’ skid to four after an opening win over Green Springs. Gary Johnson scored 13 for York with Bognar 12 and Richman 10 while Rich Turner led Monroeville with nine. York shot 35 percent to Monroeville's 26, and outperformed at the foul line 56 percent to 45.
The article specifies alley dimensions: 62 feet 104% inches from the foul line to the pit edge and 60 feet from the foul line to the center of the first pin, outlining new standard measurements for bowling lanes in New York.
President Kennedy’s bid to mediate the feud between the NCAAsponsored track federations and the AAU drew mixed reactions. The USTFF welcomed presidential intervention as arbitration on a plan for separate programs without jeopardizing international eligibility, while AAU Director Donald Hull dismissed the unrecognized group and vowed the AAU will make its own decision.
President Tom Bolan of Championship Sports said a Liston Patterson heavyweight title rematch should be in the announcing stage by Monday or Tuesday. Discussions target Baltimore in March or Las Vegas in April with promoter Al Bolan to present merits. Patterson, who lost the crown to Liston in Chicago on Sept. 2, can choose the promoter site and date.
Amherst Josephine Bell rolled a 174 game and a 482 series in the Friday Night Ladies League at Park Lanes. Sliman's Dodge Darts combined for a 1721 game and a 2082 series to extend their first place record to 29-13.
The Women's All-City League sent four bowlers Arline Wisnnski Kay Abl Jo Anne Martin and Pat Sanicky above 500 as the league closed the first half of 1962 competition Wisnnski led with 551 series including 210 and 204 games Uhl 536 with a 220 game Jeannie Martin 510 and Sanicky 1502 set Other league highs included Marty Krupar 616 in Friday Mixed and B B Food Market 960 game 2666 series in Eagles League First half titles went to Old Dutch Bess and Andys Schlather Insurance Du Bois Chemicals and the Friday Night Couples League at various alleys.
The schedule lists multiple area boys and girls basketball games across Buckeye, Independent, Lakeside, Oberlin, Firelands, Western Reserve, and other conferences. Notable matchups include Elyria facing Marion Admiral King, Fremont at Sandusky, Lorain at Marion, Oberlin at Nor-Donia, and Elyria Catholic versus Cleveland Lourdes, among many others.
Pittsburgh Rens upset Kansas City 102 93 ending the Steers 10 game win streak in the American Basketball League. Rollins scored three points but had eight assists, aiding the comeback two weeks after tending to his ill wife Connie Hawkins led Rens with 37 points and Jim McCoy 18. In other action Dave Gunther scored 20 as Chicago Majors beat Philadelphia Tapers 93 83.
Ohio State visits Wichita State while Ohio University plays Cincinnati. Westminster travels to Wittenberg with Geneva at Baldwin Wallace in college basketball action.
Japanese fighter Setenku Sako, aged 109, defeated Kyo Noguchi in Tokyo in a continued bout. The match took place in Japan with the event recorded as V1d.2, marking another win for Sako amid long-standing ring activity.
A United Press international report tallies 2853 individual thoroughbreds raced across Aqueduct Belmont Park and Saratoga in 1961. The rundown highlights the year’s activity at the three New York circuits and notes the breadth of competition in American Thoroughbred racing.
Margaretta defeated Berlin Heights 72 49 as Jack Messenberg led with 19 points. Jim Miller and Bob Oakes added 10 each for Margaretta while Bruce Hurley had 17 for Berlin Heights and Ron Johnson 12. Margaretta shot 33 percent to Berlin Heights 34 percent, and Margaretta dominated rebounding 45 to 28. The Tigers visit Milan January 4 in F lands Conference action.
Mary Durbin rolled a 187 game and 491 series at Strikeout Lanes last night. Oberlin Pizza House anchored a 715 team game. Marion West hit a 470 series and Clara Walters a 173 game in the Earlybird Ladies League. The Screwballs Stewart's Sohio combined for a 2021 series as DeKalb iChix posted a 733 game and the field moved to 3-0 in the second half.
Elyria High School reserves beat Sandusky reserves 42 to 30. Coach Bob Hersman praised Willie Seymore after a strong effort and Gary Krone anchored defense. Larry Gaskalla led Elyria with 12 points, Seymore added nine, while Sandusky’s George Williams led all scorers with 17. Queen added two late points after entering the game.
The Warriors beat the Syracuse Nationals 124 to 117 in Philadelphia before 7,943 fans returning to their former home. Wilt Chamberlain led scorers with 36 points, as Boston defeated Cincinnati 121 to 113 behind Oscar Robertson 35 and John Havlicek 31 in the other NBA game.
Western Reserve beat Brunswick 68 to 36 as Bob Sherwood 34 and Mike Hyde 28 outscored Brunswick. Sherwood hit eight field goals and 18 free throws. Hyde added 11 baskets and six fouls. Brunswick shot 29 percent, with Lou Sprecher scoring 26.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals received a sportsmanship honor at Kent State University during a Sigma Tau Gamma convention. The ceremony established the Stan Musial Sportsmanship Award, recognizing his CIVIC work and clean playing record, while Francis LaRoue of Western Michigan won the first annual award among 57 nominees.
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