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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1951

Page

3

Wellington Five Seeks Second Consecutive Loop Title

Wellington Five aims to clinch a second straight Southwestern Conference title by defeating Amherst on the Comets’ court in the regular season finale. Rocky River trails by one game and could force a tie. a Wellington win or Rocky River loss would give Wellington the outright crown. The Dukes rely on leaders Dick Blakeley and Gerry Fahler as they chase a historically rare repeat title for Lorain County.

Tellington High Dukes Wellington Lorain County Gil Shellhouse Amherst Comets Rocky River Pirates Fairview Rocky River Sandstone Center Aiw Skein Brighton New London Vermilion Oberlin Medina Clearview Dick Blakeley Gerry Fahler Blakeley Fahler Dan Springer Dave Friend Bob Dague Keith Kiplinger Tony Marley Bill Kepler Tom Beal Rodney Dreyer Dick Barbe Ralph Bixler

Four Quints Tie for Second-Half B Title in City League

Smitty's Grocery fell 47-40 to M.E.S.A. dropping from first to a tie for the second-half championship with M.E.S.A., Verhovay Insurance, Elyria Savings & Trust, and Senior C.Y.O. after last night's City Class B games at Jefferson School. Verhovay beat Elyria Savings 52-33 to join the tie. Couch-Uthe Company won 40-36 in overtime over Northeim Garage.

Smitty's Grocery C.Y.O M.E.S.A Verhovay Insurance Elyria Savings & Trust Grocers Smitty’s Grocery M.E. S.A Union Cagers Bucynski Joviak Lysaght Harr'yton Porter Kebler O'Johnson Shick Halpin Couch-Uthe Co Northerm Garage ME. S.A. Smitty's G. F. T .F. T. Kaminski Smith Leininger Breshwater Bidlake Walte JW. Pals Freeman I Pileski Gibbs Wilibond Henning Yas'ovich Obyser M. Els. A Verhovay Elyria Savings Insurance Trwi G. F. T. G. F. T. Capasso Assatace Aed Thanes Evans Brattilo Ebeling Ing George Ee Bram Conley Smittys Grocery Senior Co. Staee al Locat No Eee Northeim Coach-Uthe Company

Bowling League Pairings Set for Week at Stoney's

Western Automatic League teams are scheduled for weekly six bowling matches tonight at 7 o'clock at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes. Pairings include Tool Room versus Department 42, Inspection versus Draw Plant, Gridiers versus Shippers, Financial Department versus Enzi, Beers Department 44 versus Censtiment 43, and Sales versus Grinders.

Stoney’s Rainbow Lanes Gridiers Shippers Financial Department Enzi Department Censtiment

B Playoffs Open Thursday In City Class B Basketball

City Class B Basketball League opening round games set for Thursday at Jefferson. Senior C Y O down Verhevay Insurance at 7 with Smitty's Grocery facing Northeim Garage at 8:15 in first half action. Local No 18 to meet Grocery Garage winner for the crown, date TBA.

Jefferson C. Y.O Verhevay Insurance Smitty’s Grocery Northeim M.E.S Smitty's Grocery M.E.S.A

Elyria Catholic Frosh Triumph 44 2 Over Mary’s

Elyria Catholic freshmen beat Lorain St. Mary’s 44 to 21 to halt a prior loss to the Steel City crew. The Panthers improve to 2 wins in 3 games and close the season Friday against Cleveland St. Joseph’s at Cathedral Latin gym in Cleveland.

Elyria Catholic Lorain St. Mary's Steel City Crew Lorain Panther Cleveland St.Joseph’s Cathedral Latin Gym Cleveland Elyria Lorain ST. Catholic Mary's G. F.T Get. Schneider Shedron Okeete Iezewski OlMishah Robinson Olajak Machovina Halitzka Efsele Ig Oo Holtwick Monschein VT B al Charnes Howard Radr

Catholic University drops varsity football for enrollment drop

Catholic University in Washington announced the discontinuation of its varsity football program due to expected lower male enrollments next fall. Athletic Director Ed Lafond said a military training program or mobilization picture change could restart the sport, noting it previously paused during World War II and resumed in 1947 on a non scholarship basis.

Washington — Catholic University Ed Lafond Catholic U Mason-Dixon

Women’s Bowling League Sets Tonight Matches Schedule

The Olympic Recreation Women's Bowling League features eight teams in four matches tonight at 9. Readying for action are Grassie’s Warelde Inn, Salvi Meats, Cherney’s Beverages, Brown Flute, Caress Vila, George’s Chips, and H. Merthe Company.

Olympic Recreation Grassie Warelde Inn Salvi Meats Cherney's Beverages Brown Flute Caress Vila George's Chips H. Merthe Company

Sixth Grade Cage Tourney Opens

City Grade School Basketball Tournament opened Monday at Jefferson with Jefferson walloping Ely 34 to 12 St Agnes trouncing Garford 24 to 7 and Allen edging McKinley 8 to 7.

Jefferson Jefferson Walloping Ely St. Agnes Garford Allen McKinley Allen McKinley Dianer Nicholas F White Ee Smith Waohka Kelner Zuber Poling O.battle Finley Fitch Barchard King Allene Isenberg Willobs Reitz Dieder Hornbach Estep Si Agnes

Cage Schedule Shows Busy Week Across Ohio Cities

Tuesday Bellevue visits Elyria while Elyria Catholic faces Lorain St Marys. Euclid plays Shaker. Friday Lorain meets Elyria Shaw vs Cleveland Heights. Shaker Heights hosts Lakewood. Wellington vs Amherst. Fairview at Rocky River. Oberlin at sealing. Saturday Shaw visits Cleveland Heights and Ashtabula.

Bellevue Elyria Elyria Catholic Lorain St. Mary's Euclid Shaker Sevens Frids Lorain

Firemen's Bowling Loop Tonight in Carlisle League

The Carlisle Firemen Bowling League offers six matches tonight at 9 at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes. Featured are Lorain County Tractor Sales versus Troxel Manufacturing, Keno's Cafe against Imperial Furniture, Hendrix Auto Parts versus Carlisle Firemen No 1, Carlisle Firemen No 2 versus Ohio Screw Office, Ohio Screw Shop against Website Plas ernie Leisy's Beer versus Witbeck's Truck.

Firemen's Carlisle Firemen’s Stoney's Rainbow Lanes Lorain County Tractor Sales Troxel Manufacturing Company Keno’s Imperial Furniture Hendrix Auto Parts Carlisle Firemen Ohio Screw Office Ohio Plasernie Leisy’s Witbeck

Cleveland Rookie From Avon Lake Earns Top Honor

Dick Tomanek 19, Avon Lake graduate of 1950, was named Canadian American League Rookie of the Year after pitching for Pittsfield Massachusetts. Signed by Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indians after graduation, he remains with Pittsfield as a left handed pitcher and is expected to move up within the Cleveland organization during the coming season.

Dick Tomanek Avon Lake High Pittsfield Mass Tomanek Avon Lake Hank Greenberg Cleveland Indiians Tribe Cleveand

Senior League Teams In Action

Three teams that won opening games of the second half of the YMCA Senior House Basketball League will face teams that lost the first games. The Missers meet the Swishers at 7, Dribblers oppose Trippers at 8, and Maulers collide with Foulers at 9. Dribblers Maulers and Missers were winners last week.

Y.M.C.A Missers Swishers Dribblers Trippers Maulers

Bendix Westinghouse Office League Night Matches

The Bendix Westinghouse Office League schedules four matches tonight at 6:45 at the Bowl-O Drome. Service faces Engineering, Inspection meets Standards, Production plays Tool and Methods, and Accounting competes with the remaining opponent.

Bendix-Westinghouse Office League Bowl-Odrome

Basketball scandals spark blame game at New York venues

Milton Richman reports a heated debate over the college basketball mess with officials coaches and players offering theories. Ned Irish defends Madison Square Garden while NYU and Long Island University leaders see no clear fix and urge faith in the sport.

U.S Milton Richman United Press EW York U.P al Roth City College Roth Madison Square Garden Ned Irish Yoward Cann New York University Cann James V. Gibon Garden

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