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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1954

Page

7

Lorain County Class B Tournament Semifinals Set

LaGrange faces Avon Lake and Birmingham meets Brookside in Lorain County Class B semifinal games at Oberlin College field house, with winners advancing to sectional play at Lorain March 3 and the tournament ending Friday with a third‑place game and championship. Avon Lake and LaGrange challenge seed Brookside and Birmingham, led by Nabakowski on offense, while Campbell’s knee health could shape LaGrange’s fate.

Lorain County LaGrange Avon Lake Oberlin College Birmingham Brookside Lorain Columbia Eaton Rockets Bill Nabakowski Bruce Campbell Campbell Wildcats Shoremen Camden Ridgeville la Grange Lor Campbell Avon Cardinals Grafton Oberlin FEDAY

Polish Club Five Upsets Parmely in City League action

The undefeated U A W C L O team won its second league game last night and needs one more victory Thursday against Pfaudler Co to seal a perfect season. Union defeated the Whippoorwills 62 to 42 at Jefferson School, while United Polish Club toppled Parmely Machine and Elyria Civics beat Toggery-Butner 49 to 17 at the Ely School gym.

U-Aw-C.lo Pfaudler Co Union Whippoorwills Jefferson School Jefferson United Polish Parmely Machine Machine Crew Elyria Civics Toggery- Butner Ely

Local games yield blurred box scores and high scorers

Albert Auditors beat Johnsons Car Wash 51 to 32 at Ely. Green Dragon shaded Ely 48 to 41. Temple Recreation defeated Pfaudler Co. 34 to 33 at Jefferson. Jim Smith of the Polish Club led scoring with 24 points. Others topping 15 included Jack Ternes and Bob Bott for Albert, Bill Montgomery for Couch-Uthe, and John Krust for Temple.

W. L. Pet U.aw C.lo Eoae Vw Elyria Civics Ashez Auditors Aeee Oe United Polish Club Eeee Temple Recreation Couch Athena Eweee Ae Ereae Green Dragon Whippeorwills Pfaudler Co Johnson's Car Wash Fe Toggery-Blutmer Albert Auditors Johnson Ely Athe Jefferson Jim Smith Jack Ternes Bob Bott Albert Bill Montgomery Couch-Uthe John, Krust Temple Wensink Bruck Klingshirn Oebdker Si Parmery Machine Polsh Club Elybia Toggery- Civics Bitiner Biyria Civics Tosgery-Bittmer Dornson Johnson’s Car Wash Couch-Athe Green Dragon We Temple Pfaudler Recreation G. F. T. A. Taylor Jezewaki Rotg Kross Lear OlTraxler Plaudler Ce Asccanss

Bowler Dies During Elks League Match

Veteran bowler Steve Vorech collapsed during his second frame in a West Side Lumber Hopkins Realtor vs Hopkins Real Stars match at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes Elyria. He rolled 156 in the first game and died of a heart attack instantly after finishing the third frame of the second. Dr George Hoke was present. The match conclusion was postponed.

Elyria Elks Steve Vorech West Side Lumber Hiis Hopkins Realstars Stoney’s Rainbow Lanes Vorech George Hoke West Side Lumber Hopkins Realtor

Cage Results Echo Mixed Scores Across Multiple Teams

The rundown lists numerous high school and college matchups with varied outcomes including Lehigh 72 over Auburn 65 and Tulane 92 over Kentucky in another. It covers Franklin County Dublin 74 New Albany 50 and Newark St Francis 66 over Columbus Holy Family 34, with several county and town results across Madison Scioto and Canal areas.

Lehigh Vate Barchall Auburn Tulane Kentucky Cincinnati T. North Parce Davidson M Pongewinray Richmond Resents Georgia Tech State Georgia Vanderbilroo College Louisiana Tech Louisiana Ti Centenary Franklin County Dublin New Albany Canal “Winechester Reynoldsburg Peery County Glenford Shawnee Junction Cry Thornville McLaney Moxahala Madison County Midway Plain City South Solar Pairfield Scioto County McDermott Green Exercated Village Worthington Newark

Six Tribesmen Still Unsigned for Indians Pitchers Named

Cleveland Indians general manager Hank Greenberg heads to Tucson to resolve unsigned contracts with six Tribesmen led by pitchers Bob Feller Bob Lemon and Early Wynn. The club announced three more players had come to terms.

Feller Greenberg Florida Lemon Wynn Wally Westlake Bob Prentice Tom Korczowski Indians Tucson Cleveland ENS Cleveland Indians Hank Greenberg Sunny Tucson Ariz Bob Feller Bob Lemon Early Wynn Tribe

Yankees Sell Raschi to St Louis Cards in Waiver Deal

The New York Yankees sold Vic Raschi a star righthanded pitcher from their recent world championship runs to the St. Louis Cardinals in a surprise waiver transaction. Raschi had pushed for a higher salary and was reported to bring more than 100000 dollars plus minor leaguers to be named later. He had 128 wins and 58 losses in six and a half seasons with New York.

ST . Petersburg Fila New York Yankees Vic Raschi St. Louis Cardinnals Raschi Yankees

Belden Merchants Rally Past Crow Lumber in Lorain Win

Belden Merchants defeated Crow Lumber 49 to 34 in a Lorain City Class A League game at Hawthorne Junior High. Belden led from start to finish, pulling away with a 19 point burst in the final period as Nelson Crocker topped Belden with 15 points.

Lorain Belden Crow Lumber Squint Vermilion Lorain City Hawthorme Nelson Crocker Belden Crew Merchants Belden Merchants Crow Lumber

Davidsson Wins Indoor Title and Seeks Miami Title

Sven Davids son of Sweden, fresh from winning the National Indoor tennis crown over Denmark's Kurt Nielsen 3 6, 6 1, 6 4, arrives in Miami for the Miami Invitational Tournament. He aims to add another title after the indoor victory.

Miami Fla Sven Davidsson Sweden New York Denmark Kurt Nielsen

Basketball Schedule Mix of Cities and Matches

A scattered schedule shows teams and locations including Brooklyn Eastern Parkway and Washington DC with fragmentary notes. It lists Holyoke and Columbia SC matchups and a Detroit notation, then outlines Northeastern Ohio Sectional Class A Tournament games at Beres with Elyria and Berea, and finals on Thursday with consolation and championship rounds.

Brooklyn Eastern Parkway Gene Smith Washington, DC Dave Gallardo Los Angees Holyoke Gerald Drerer Pretoria South Africa John Or Brown New York Columbia S C Emmett, Gurney Wile Wiliams Detroit Ohio Beres Elyria Elyria Catholic Loran Cleveland John Marishall Berea Fairview

Duquesne Kentucky Roll On as Indiana Defeated by Hawkeyes

Duquesne and Kentucky won on Monday to keep perfect season hopes alive. Duquesne crushed Bowling Green 79-52 while Kentucky routed Vanderbilt 100-64. Indiana fell to Iowa at Bloomington 93-86, ending its Big Ten title chances. Illinois beat Wisconsin 63-62, Kansas led the Big Seven with a 67-62 win over Nebraska, and Texas Tech tied for the Border title by beating Arizona 68-61. Louisiana State stayed unbeaten in the SEC by defeating Alabama 79-61 with Pettit scoring 35. Rich mond edged Notre Dame 62-47 as Hemric paced Wake Forest past South Carolina 103-70.

John Griffin United Press New York Duquesne Kentucky Indiana Dukes Bowling Green Wildcats Vanderbilt Cincinnati Dayton St. Bonaventure Villanova Auburn Alabama Long Island U Iowa Hoosiers Bloomington Ind Illnois Wisconsin Kansas Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Wichita Houston Oklahoma A&m Texas Tech Arizona West Texas State Hardin-Simmons Louisiana State Bob Pettit Furman Frank Selvy Richmond Dick Rosenthal Notre Dame Irish Pennsylvania Wake Forest South Carolina Dick Hemric Frank Ehmann Northwestern Michigan State Minnesota Michigan Tom Marshall Western Kentucky Vandersbilt

North Eaton tops Sliman's in Class B tourney clash 59-44

North Eaton defeated Sliman's Dodge Plymouth and Heating 59 to 44 in the Class B tournament. Max Houston led North Eaton with 22 points while Bill Haynes added 15. Al Todd paced Sliman's with 10 points as Sliman's slipped to 1-1 in the event.

Lorain North Eaton Sliman Dodge & Plymouth Sliman’s Max Houston Bill Haynes al Todd jSliman’s North Eaton Sliman Plymouth & Meating DODGE Hi G. F. T.t G. FP

Gavilan Heavy Favorite In Non Title Bout In Miami Beach

Welterweight champion Kid Gavilan is a heavy favorite to defeat Baltimore's Johnny Cunningham in a 10 round non title bout with an expected five pound weight edge. The fight serves as a tune up for Gavilan's April 2 clash with Carl Olson, though Cunningham has upset champions before and aims to pull off boxing's biggest upset of the year.

Miami Beach Fla Kid Gavilan Johnny Cunningham Baltimore Gavilan Carl Bobo) Olson Cunningham Miami Jimmy Carter Las Boxing

Huron BY Meet Opens Tonight in New London Gym

The Huron County Class B basketball tournament starts tonight with North Fairfield vs New Haven at 7:30 and Greenwich vs New London at 8:45 in New London School gym. Monroeville and Wakeman idle. Thursday winners meet, title game Saturday. Junior high finals also at New London with Townsend and New London vying for the crown.

NEW London North Fairfield New Haven Green‘wich Monroeville Wakeman Townsend

United Polish Club Bowling Pairings Listed for Tonight

Six matches are set for seven o clock at Stoney s Rainbow Lanes as the United Polish Club bowling league opens. Pairings include Toggery Shop against Steve s Barber Shop and Resar Service versus Granite Concrete Block with several other city teams noted for this evening.

United Polish Club Stoney Rainbow Lanes Toggery Shop Steve's Barber Shop Dobrowski Mests Resar Service Granite Concrete Block Les Gast Insurance Thomasson’s Chips Plas Construction Vg. Nor Laterng Gibby’s Place

All-City League Tenpin Matches Tonight

All-City Loop Sked tees off this evening at 6 45 with five matches. Pfeiffer's Beer faces Hariver's A, Spring Valley meets T Tarryiem, Erin Brew plays Cascade Eng, and iHarvey's clashes with Rothgery Motors.

Tarry Tavern Pfeiffer's Beer Hariwer Spring Valley T Tarriem Erin Brew Cascade Cng iHarvey’s Rothgery Motors

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