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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1954
Page
2
Elyria Catholic hosts Cleveland St Joseph in a close game as the Panthers seek to extend a home advantage on Gulf Road. Brookside High tops Lorain County by leading 9-1 and 7-1 in the county league, despite coach Dick Levits’ earlier doubts about height.
Campbell leads the Lorain County Class B League scoring with 30 point games, surpassing Eastern leader Dick Fishburn. Husted of Camden nets 24 as Brownhelm routs. several players climb standings while a Lorain coach Lutsch clashes with referee Sweeterman, drawing local controversy and column debate. Bevo Francis and Rio Grande visit Ashland College February 23 at McDowell Auditorium. tickets go on sale with order details.
Elyria bowler Jack Tarry led the North Central Ohio Elks Handicap Bowling Tournament at Avon Lake Recreation with a 711 single game and 126 handicap for a 3585 total as Elyria crews prepare for seven more teams next weekend. Jim Moulder and Dave Robertson posted 1238 to tie for 10th in doubles, Gardner Insurance led team event with 2914 for sixth, and John Varady led all events with 1686 for third place.
WEW YORK Hershey Bear Gordon Sullivan holds a 62 point edge for the league scoring title after reaching 16 goals and 46 assists this season. Ed ge Olson and Jackie Gordon of the Cleveland Barons sit three points back with 21 goals and 38 assists each.
Pancho Gonzales, 25, tops the Kramer sponsored pro tour in earnings and wins after a long layoff. In two weeks he has earned 11 770 dollars with 13 singles victories in 17 matches, leading Pancho Segura and Frank Sedgman in money and ranking.
Cleveland Barons seek to knot the American Hockey League race by facing the Syracuse Warriors in Cleveland as Buffalo holds a two point edge with 56 standings. The Barons meet Buffalo next at Buffalo on Wednesday night.
Eddie Mathews, who led the majors with 47 home runs in 1953, plans to discuss a 1954 contract with Milwaukee Braves GM John Quinn and may switch from third base to the outfield if manager Charlie Grimm desires. He has already seen outfield duty on a Japan all star tour and the Braves added Danny O Connell from Pittsburgh.
Ray Yeager announced that Bill Turner of Cleveland has been named public ity manager and announcer for NOSCAR succeeding Chuck Goins. Turner, 28, a racing authority, will juggle publicity with newspaper and radio work and live at 1379 West 17th St Cleveland. He aims to bring fans closer to drivers and explain race action to boost understanding and interest.
A skeptical column mocks psychologist Doc Tracy for blaming baseball woes on mental factors. It cites Mickey Mantle, Ralph Branca, and others while lampooning ideas that the game is 75 percent mental and that managers must abandon traditional approaches.
A dense Tuesday schedule features Cleveland St Joseph at Emvria Catholic Lorain St Marys at Brookside Fairview at Wellington Goberin at Clearview Rocky River at Amherst Wadsworth at Medina Camden at South Amherst Highland at Columbia LaGrange at Grafton Brownhelm at Buckeye amsted Falls at North Olmsted Bay at Westlake Elyria at Ashland Fairview at Oberlin Amherst at Clearview Medina at Rocky River Wellington at New London Lorain St Marys at Lorain Avon Lake at Avon Ridgeville at Brookside Grafton at Columbia Eaton at South Amherst Camden at Birmingham LaGrange at Brownhelm Townsend at Henrietts Monroeville at Vermilion Spencer at Homer Brunswick at Lodi Westfield at Seville Margaretta at Huron Buckeye at Highland Greenwich at New Haven North Fairfield at Milan Wakeman at Berlin Heights North Gimsted at North Royalton Saturday Cleveland Lutheran at Elyria Wellington at Vermilion Birmingham at Wakeman Berea at Olmsted Falls New London at Monroeville Berlin Heights at Milan
Columbus Ohio State University announces coach Woody Hayes and his entire staff will return for the next football season. The board sets section 23 game versus Wisconsin as Homecoming Day and the November 6 Pittsburgh game as Dads' Day. The 1956 schedule lists six home games with possibly seven including Nebraska Stanford Illinois Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Indiana Iowa and Michigan.
Oberlin College wrestling club seeks its first win of the season as it hosts Bowling Green at the Oberlin fieldhouse at 7 30. Sophomore Arsenio Giron remains undefeated in his first two 123 pound matches with Case Tech and Western Reserve. The sport is in its third year on a club basis at Oberlin.
Cleveland Indians third baseman Al Rosen was named Cleveland Man of the Year at the annual Ribs and Roasts dinner, held by the Baseball Writers Association. He received air conditioners and a silver plaque as thanks for last season while his wife gave birth to a son six hours earlier. The event featured This is Your Life style skits lampooning local sports, including the Indians and Browns, with jokes about Hank Greenberg and the pitching staff in a 1974 context.
Elyria Catholic aims to extend its flawless home record against Cleveland St Joseph at Gulf Road gym as the Vikings seek a victory to shake up the locals. Coach Klimczak contemplates lineup changes while St Joseph relies on veteran starters and standout Washhura to test the Panthers zone defense. The doubleheader tips off at 7 30 with the varsity to follow.
The Elyria Catholic Freshman team defeated Ridgeville 33 18 at Ridgeville yesterday to run their record to five straight wins after an opening loss. Earl Elbert led Elyria Catholic with 13 points, supported by Frank Anderson with nine and Stan Plato with seven as Ridgeville’s John Bender topped scorers with 12. The evening also featured other junior varsity and upperclass results at the Ely School gym, including Union’s strong 46 27 win over United Polish Club and several close margins in a busy schedule.
In the City Class B Basketball League midway point battles, top teams secured easy wins at Jefferson School gym. U A W C LO remained undefeated by routing Pfaudler Co. 68 to 14 to extend its win streak, while Parmely Machine added its 10th victory in 11 starts by defeating Temple Recreation 47 to 23 after a hard fought start.
Steubenville High School football coach Roy Hoyman resigns and will pursue school administrative work. He sought faculty retention after posting eight wins, one loss, and one tie with the Big Red last season.
Philadelphia Eagles sign two rookies Edward Novogratz an end from Moravian College and Cleo Wallace a guard from Bowling Air Field team to 1954 NFL contracts.
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