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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1959
Page
5
Wellington High Dukes stay atop with another win over Midview. Coach Gil Shellhouse again guides the squad in a convincing performance that keeps the Dukes ahead in the rivalry.
Midview led briefly late in the third but Wellington recovered with a 58-44 victory at Midview High. Richie Rohrbacher sparked the late surge as Margaretta and Capel Road rivals also posted non league wins.
In a close contest, Beal led Midview with 14 rebounds and 14 points as Wellington edged past Midview 33-28. Beal and Bricker pace a balanced attack while Bill Krosky scores 14 for the losers. Wellington hosts Vermilion Friday while Midview visits Huron.
St John Cantins defeated Bedford Chanel 37 to 30 in Cleveland. Frank Verveka scored 14 points and Ken Pepera added 10 to pace Cantus while Jerry Rybicki led Chanel with 10.
Junk rifles offered in outdoor magazines draw critic from Phil Sharpe who says many imports are scrap value and dangerous. Taxpayers funded Garands to arm the world, while dealers push obsolete guns for profit. Biologist John Knight urges deer herd limits and public education to fix wildlife management. In Pennsylvania, antlerless seasons face strong hunter resistance to shooting does.
Lourdes High defeated Gilmour Academy 72 to 60 in Cleveland area action to move into a share of second place with Elyria Catholic in the North Central standings. Ed Chessar led Lourdes with 19 points, followed by Mike Klin Vi 16, Ed Fleminge 16, and Dan Cole 14. Paul Sindula led Gilmour with 24 points, Joe Zidanie 11, Vic Bazzoli 10. Cleveland St. Stanislaus sits atop the conference at 8-2. Gilmour has dropped eight of nine in league play.
Lakewood High freshmen beat Elyria High 48 to 44 in Lakewood. Elyria hosts Sandusky next, wrapping up the season with the May 11 game after a seven game unbeaten stretch.
The Elyria Bowling Association reports its 22nd annual championship at Elyria Bowling Center starting Feb 28. A record 140 teams join 258 doubles 491 singles and 328 all events as entries rise and the event will extend past March 15.
WEWS airs Joe Brown versus John Russo in a lightweight championship bout. Barons visit Springfield in a hockey game on WGAR at 10 30 p m.
Last year's records were surpassed in all four events of the YMCA intra-mural swimming meet which began yesterday at the Y. In high school events Don Allen won the 100 yard breaststroke in 1 22.98, Jerry Dean took the 4 yard freestyle in 24.9 seconds, Dennis Spieker finished the 100 yard freestyle in 1 14.6, and Dave McAvena capped the 40 yard freestyle in 23.9 seconds. Allen was the sole competitor to break his own mark. Entries remain open for boys wishing to swim. The meet will continue with the same events plus breaststroke backstroke and butterfly on three more nights next week.
Johnny Busso, buoyed by a previous overweight win, challenges Joe Brown for the lightweight title in Houston. Brown won the title in 1956 and has defended it against several challengers. An expected crowd of 60,000 plus is anticipated to watch a nationally televised bout on ABC at 10 p.m. est, with local blackout within 150 miles.
Horton bolted to a 656 series at Evans Lanes in the Elyria Dairies League, amid a 100 230 226 trio that set a season record. Murawski added a 654 at United Polish Club while Ross posted 609 at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes. Other scores include Benson 649 in Bowling Center All-Star League and Cirba 568 in Elyria Women's League plus Tarry 633 in the Tarry Tavern event.
A store advertises a final close-out sale on new firearms with many items not held back and all listed products offered at close-out prices. The message emphasizes broad availability though some items may be unavailable.
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