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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1963
Page
13
Elyria High faces criticism for crowd behavior as fans disrupt games amid Buckeye Conference tensions. Officials blame the league's reputation and players’ safety concerns rise with last second calls and rowdy spectator conduct, urging harsher penalties and forfeit threats.
Ohio State escapes 72-70 as Gary Bradds robs a late Northwestern pass and preserves a slim margin. Rich Falk leads Northwestern with 32 points but Bradds tallies seven in the final stretch to erase a 23- point surge and keep the Buckeyes at 12-3 overall and 3-2 in conference, next facing Purdue at Lafayette.
Jim Hubbell led Indiana with 41 points while Dave Smith added 28 as Indiana defeated Purdue 77-74. Ken Crawford scored 39 for Northwestern in a 87-70 win over Iowa, and Ohio State beat Michigan State 84-77. Northwestern also topped Iowa earlier, with Dick Lees leading the winners and Keith Walker scoring 36 for the losers.
All teams in the Small Fry basketball league will be in action Saturday following a partial schedule last week. The note indicates a full slate of games and league activity resuming after the earlier abbreviated listing.
Georgia Tech survived a tense finish to defeat Kentucky 66-62 and move into undisputed first in the Southeastern Conference. Sophomore Ron Scharf produced key late heroics to pace the Yellow Jackets while Indiana kept pace in the Big Ten by edging Purdue.
Georgia Tech, 13-1, moved to sixth in the nation with a 86-83 double-overtime win over Kentucky at Lexington. Tech led by Craddock with 12, Ishmael scored 18 for Kent, and Wells Gray opened a Town N' Country lead. Tech has beaten Kentucky twice in the season, a rare feat for the Wildcats.
Ed Ferriman posted a 608 series at Strikeout Lanes in Wellington's Monday Night Amateurs League with game scores of 202, 200, and 206. Aubrey Wibeck had the high single game of 243. Ferriman's Milk Cartage tied Snyder's Store 5-1 for league lead, totaling 2,570 pins and an 87 line. The Chain Gang led in a separate session with a 12-3 record. Other college and high school scores are noted from DePaul over Bowling Green and several Georgia and Texas teams.
Elyria High coach says Sandusky is “in and out” with great talent capable of overturning games. The Blue Streaks beat Lorain in conference play but lose and rebound elsewhere, while Marion and Mansfield chase the conference crown as other league games unfold Friday night.
Elyria Catholic faces unbeaten Chanel in a pivotal North Central Conference showdown. Morton notes Chanel's size and rebounding edge, and Elyria Catholic's recent improvements at guard and on the boards. Key Firebirds include center Fred Johnston and forward John Samanich, while Elyria Catholic relies on Joe Conroy and John Beno to balance the frontline challenge.
In North Ridgeville and surrounding leagues, women posted strong showings with Violet DeCarlo Doris Green and Elsee Davis leading multiple events. Davis tallied 555 across games while Green opened with 200 and Rose Griffith reached 515, as clubs including YWCA and Lat St Agnes Ladies saw high marks and frequent 600s in Monday action.
American heavyweight Tom McNeeley faces England all action Brian London in a London Olympia battle of the brawlers. Both rivals are temperamental and each has been KO'd by Floyd Patterson. London, 28, Blackpool, is listed at 2-1 odds.
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