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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1960
Page
9
New Year's Day 1960 editorial urges reporters and broadcasters to use plain English and drop coach slang in football and other sports. It criticizes terms like defense as a verb and jargon such as blitzing and flanks, noting language shapes reader understanding and inviting clearer reporting.
Frank Matek leads Elyria League with a 681 series as Mike Frisce tops Tarry’s All City for six 600-plus efforts. Ethel Carle shoots 302 in YWCA, Bernice Miner 501, and Henke posts 604 in Klks League. Team titles go to Super and Bittner DeCarlo Funeral Home as first-half crowns are claimed.
Elyria leagues report results across ST. JOHN LUTHERAN ELKS and Rudys divisions with high scores by A Roth Evelyn Essex Jim Henke Ron Philion Al Machovina and Millard Male. Standouts include Scrivens 4634 top series and Basile 573 for the season.
A 18 by 12 foot golf driving net is loaned to the Elyria Y by Worthington Co of Elyria for permanent use. The net, valued at about 400 dollars, is in the exercise room near the gym. It will be used for adult and junior training classes with flexible hours for members and by appointment for others.
In the FYWCA league results Ethel Carle posted a high series of 503 for the Y-Maters and Mona Barnes led the Pentagons with 491. Rose Marie Haney scored 468 for Garden Ys while Alice Craft made 429 for Y-Decs. High series: Ethel Carle 503.
In Senior League play Team 2 defeated Team 3 2 to 1. Scrivens led with a high individual score of 536 and top series 5386. Regnarz posted 520 for Team 1 and Team 4.
Green Bay end Boyd Dowler was named the NFL's top rookie of 1959 in a close UPI poll of 31 writers. He edged Notre Dame fullback Pietrosante and Chicago safety Billy Stacy, with several others receiving votes, including Lovete, Smith, Petitbon, and Parrish among the top finishers.
Evans Lanes Trio League results show Maple Inn first with 391% and Al Cagle leading with 543 in high series. Barres Inc and Budweiser divisions feature top marks. St Judes League highlights A Csontes 533 and F Matek 687 in series. Tarry All City League notes Gary Senneider 634 and Mike Friste 659 as top performers.
Readable schedule lists tonight and upcoming games across North Central Conference Buckeye and Lorain County leagues. Matches include Cleveland Lourdes at Cantins and Elyria Catholic at Brookside, plus regional pairings in Firelands, Southwestern, and others with notable college events listed such as Case Western Tech at Wayne State and Ohio University at Bowling Green.
Director of Athletics Russ Dean said general admission tickets for all remaining Elyria High home games will be pre sold. Tickets go on sale at the high school athletic office to cut pre game congestion at the gate.
In Elyria Class B action at Eastern Heights gym three teams share first with Midway Drive In idle. George Sharp and Gene Traxler scored 41 of B L C’s 77 37 win over Elyria Bowling Center while UPC routed C A Olsen 67 28 led by Tom Kaminski 19 points.
Dorothy Kuraczi’s 712 line and 520 series led the Amherst Monday Night Women’s League at Park Lanes. Garland Ambulence posted a 746 game and 2,186 series to top the team standings amid a 3-0 league record.
In Washington DC Senator Kenneth Keating and Continental League president Branch Rickey meet as Rickey promotes the new league. Rickey is accompanied by attorney William A. Shea who helped organize the effort and seeks exemption of major pro teams from antitrust laws.
New York Syracuse capped the only perfect major college football season in 1959 with a 23 14 Cotton Bowl win over Texas. A five man committee of the Football Writers Association of America named Syracuse the No 1 team in the country today.
The College Football Coaches Rules Committee meets to decide on freer substitutions and reintroducing goal posts to the goal line in 1960. Lou Little notes debates were not decisive as the group prepares to present results to the NCAA Rules Committee in Miami Beach. Executives also approved noteworthy NCAA tennis and swimming championships for 1960 and 1961 and automatic District 2 playoff qualification for the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Baseball Conference champion.
Cleveland Barons activate Earl Ingarfield for injured Ed Hoekstra as they host Springfield on Friday and Buffalo on Saturday at Cleveland Arena. Ingarfield, from the New York Rangers, arrived after workouts, having played parts of previous seasons with the Rangers. Hoekstra sidelined with a knee injury as the Barons sit sixth in the AHL standings.
A Virginia clipping lists a horse race in Henrico County held in October 1678. The brief notice appears among archival material in the Virginia State Library.
The Columbus Touchdown Club will honor Billy Cannon Harvey Haddix John Unitas and Syracuse University at its All-Sports Awards banquet on January 15. Cannon will receive the Chic Harley Trophy Unitas the Joseph Carr Trophy Haddix the TD Club Trophy and Syracuse University the Robert Zuppke Trophy for the team with the most demanding schedule.
Floyd Olsen rolled a 59 in a 944 single and led Wellington league honors as Perky Lanes hosted the Monday Non Handi cap. Eagles won with 2 562 in series while Whitney Shell and Truman Funeral Home shared top 4 2 records. Wayne Hyde led the Monday Night Amateur League with a 3 533 trio and 05 line.
Elyria Foundry leads in the midweek drive league with high scores by Chuck Hill and Harold Smith and top series by Alan Bushman. In the Bess & Andy circuit Carlings and Gin Mill vie for position as Harold Raesler and Joe Armtolich post strong 508 and 519 figures respectively. No. Ridgeville Bittner DeCarlo action shows Florence Broumen schenkel and Laura Bainbridge topping their events as Elyria Production Tool takes first.
Economy Motors defeats Blyhit Auto Service 3 0 with G Demyan scoring 40. Prout Chevrolet edges Collins Auto Parts 2 1 as A Ambrosio nets 510 and E Eidotread 3. Carm’s Radiator and Lews Motor Sales each win 2 1. Elyria Motors beat Shuster Body Shop 2 1. W Richards posts 582 for top series. J RB Dall Ford 2 Shively Auto Service 1. First place Economy Motors at 184 percent. VW leads with Richards 582.
Johnny Kiares leads with a 5-2 record for First Place as Tosgery sits 1-5. Top series by Mike Barney 623 and John Kras posts 626 high individual. Teams include Genesee Beer 3-3 and Old Dutch Beer 1-5 with Strohs Beer 4-2, plus Lehman Cartage 2-4 and Carlings Black Label Beer 3-1-? with Don Borows 584 and Bill Volk 604.
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