Smith Stars in All City Bowling Lead With 256 Game
George Smith, veteran bowler, paced the All City League with a 256 game and 687 series as Spring Valley’s Jeurels Lepkowski posted a 681, pacing a tight league night at Olympic Recreation in Elyria.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1952
Page
6
George Smith, veteran bowler, paced the All City League with a 256 game and 687 series as Spring Valley’s Jeurels Lepkowski posted a 681, pacing a tight league night at Olympic Recreation in Elyria.
Last night’s Eaton High card features a 7:30 pm carnival to raise funds for football equipment. Fifth graders vs sixth graders, a combined seventh and eighth grade team against freshmen, a faculty game, and seniors vs other class members headline the program. Admission is 35 cents for students and 40 cents for adults. Eaton plans to compete in Lorain County Class B Six-Man Football next fall.
Welterweights Fitzie Pruden and Chico Vejar square off Friday night at Madison Square Garden as Pruden ignores 4 to 1 odds. The 23 year old Canadian has a history of sharp knockouts and notable bouts, including a 1950 win over Carmine Fiore and a decisive decision over Tony Janio last year, signaling a potential breakthrough in 1952.
A summary of player totals from the 600 Club All City League includes George Smith 256 295, Adam Lepkowski 234 247, George Cotton 213 224 203 640, Howard Lange 22 14 205 618, Joan Gardner 166 243 197 606, Rocco Del Sesta 190 14 221 605, and Ben Bober 86 185 255 606 for the United Polish Club League.
McKinley eighth graders won 23 19 and St Mary's seventh grade team captured a 16 14 victory at Franklin gym in a City Grade School Basketball League twin bill.
A sports update lists multiple game outcomes: Hiram over OLirus Case 119 65, Kent State 62 over Mt Union 59, Cincinnati 98 over Western Reserve 8%, Findlay 51 over Bluffton 48, St Bonaventure 62 over Niagara 1, Columbia 69 over Yale 62, Duke 38 over Davidson 0, George Washington 80 over Washington Lee iy, North Carolina State 61 over Wake Forest 1, Butler 39 over Ball State 46, Texas Tech 72 over Hardin-Simmons 58, Texas A M 46 over Oklahoma City 44, Rice 43 over Tech.
Elyria Catholic Frosh lose 30 23 to Lakewood St Edward in a preliminary game before the St Edward vs Greenville Pa Michael s varsity matchup. The schedule lists multiple teams and matchups for early and late shifts with clubs and cafes in the Lakewood tournament.
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