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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
6
Lorain holds a 30-3 edge in prior meetings with Elyria, but Elyria claims a better shot tonight. The Lorain Recreation Field clash may tilt on tight defense and white jerseys for Elyria, with weather and field conditions uncertain.
Elyria and area leagues echo with high scores as Northwood Inn sets a season record with 2 099 and 1 027 high, while General Industries tops Read’s Jewelers in a tight Elyria Bowling Center chase. Johnny Fritz leads General Industries with 649 series as Shippers post strongest overall in Radiator Loop.
Elyria High School’s band under Walter F. Von Brock and drum major Norman Sigel with four majorettes heads to Lorain for the Elyria Lorain grid classic. Senior members include Margaret Wimsatt Patty Burton and Sigel. others listed with roles and student officers named.
Two scholastic basketball games are on schedule for Lorain County courts tonight. LaGrange hosts Liverpool High of Medina County and Columbia entertains Eaton. Additional sport on Page 15.
Army and Notre Dame face off at Yankee Stadium as Army holds a 2 to 1 odds edge. The piece notes Notre Dame’s recent loss and potential Army Navy implications, with other major games and upsets discussed, including Duke Wake Forest and Ohio State Pittsburgh.
State rated and top edge. The bowl-bound Randolph Field Fliers of Texas were 4 to 1 over Southwest Louisiana Norman Okla Naval was 2 to 2 to stay unbeaten against Lubbock Tex A A F and Bainbridge Md Naval was 9 to 5 over the Cherry Point N C Marines Other feature games in the East were Navy at 3 to 1 against Cornell and Pennsylvania 2 to 2 over Columbia Dartmouth was 7 to 5 over Coast Guard Academy Holy Cross 2 to 1 over Colgate Penn State 2 to 1 over Temple and West Virginia 2 to 1 over Lehigh Michigan Slight Favorite The battle for second place in the Pog Ten was rated almost a tossup Michigan getting a bare edge over linoig because of playing at home In other conference games Indiana owns B to & over Minnesota Purdue 8 to over Northwestern and Wisconsin 7 to over Iowa Oklahoma clusing the drive to defend its Big six line was 8 to 5 over Quasouri Kangay was to T over Kansas State and Iowa State 2 to 1 over Nebraska In a Midwest intersec tional feature Michigan State was 905 to top Maryland and lows Pre-Flight was 2 to 1 over Bunker Hill lows Naval Alabama was a 5 to 2 favorite Ww rebound over Mississippi after its loss to Georgia in the South Georgia Pre-Flight was even with North Carolina Pre Flight and North Carolina was 7 to 5 over William and Mary The Rice Owls were 8 to 5 a maintain their Southwest Confer ence lead over Arkansas So a West Coast encore for conference and possible bow honors USC L A and California were rated even.
The Elyria Booster Club staged a Beat Lorain rally at Elyria High School auditorium last evening before a sizable crowd. The event featured the Elyria High varsity football team with coaches, the Flyvia High band, cheerleaders, and school officials. Principal J. D. Severs spoke briefly as coach Ike Trubey previewed the Elyria Lorain game. L. R. Red Barton led the program, and the next meeting will elect five new board governors and show Elytis Lorain game pictures.
United Press reports the 1944-45 season opening with Canadian teams leading play. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 6 103 to stay undefeated in five straight wins, while the Montreal Canadiens also secured an easy win as the early National League standings form.
Lorain High hosts the 50th grid tilt at Revocation Field in Lorain with an expected crowd approaching 4000. The Steelmen face Elvria and Lorain High in a long-running pigskin rivalry dating back to 1884, one of the nation’s oldest.
Elyria and Lorain prepare for a hard fought game despite middling 1944 records. Lorain holds a slight edge offensively and defensively with 78 points scored to Elyria’s 65, while both teams show cripples but aim for a strong performance in favorable weather and a potential 8,500 crowd.
Kickoff at 6 p m gates open at 7:14 est attendance about 3000 sellout odds Lorain 6-5 Elyria 30-16 series led by Lorain 30 wins Elyria 16 3 ties Elyria's Bill Williams cripple likely to start left guard weights favor Lorain 164 05 to 160 Steelmen line 170-168 backfield Elyria heavier 155-153 Continued on Page 15
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