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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1954
Page
15
The Chronicle Telegram notes the final touchdowns of the 1954 Elyria prep season come this weekend as 10 games are scheduled across Friday and Sunday. The feature highlights Elyria Pioneers vs Lorain at Recreation Stadium and the Wellington versus New London Lakeland Conference clash for top honors.
Elyria aims to hold Lorain to eight and keep pace with a stingy defense that has limited opponents to about eight points per game. The Pioneers have rolled 76 first downs this fall while opponents total 78, with Elyria posting 62 rushing and nine passing yards versus 53 rushing and two passing for Lorain.
Sports brief covers Elyria at Lo Rain radio, Canadian football in Toronto Hamilton, North Carolina at Notre Dame, Purdue at Ohio State, Alabama at Georgia Tech, Southern Methodist at Arkansas, and bowling highlight Glen Moeller versus Willie Sopko with a 771 best individual series. Includes letters from Jim and coach quotes about Michigan game and classic golf debate on Gene Littler versus Hogan era.
Elyria High and Lorain prepare for their 61st annual football clash at Recreation Stadium amid a heated Buckeye Conference context. Both teams boast eight seniors starters, with key backs Gene Mudrock Carl Hartman and Carroll Read returning for Elyria while Lorain features Dick DeTillio Vince Camera and Tyrone Trbovich in the lineup. The contest follows a long-standing rivalry marked by close games and state-level bragging rights.
A compiled list of college football games for Thursday and Saturday dates featuring numerous intersections such as Akron vs Heidelberg, Arkansas State vs Tennessee Tech, Boston College vs Boston University, Bowling Green vs Ohio University, Georgia Tech vs Alabama, Harvard vs Brown, Michigan vs Michigan State, Notre Dame vs North Carolina, Oklahoma vs Missouri, Penn State vs Rutgers, Texas A&M vs Rice, and Yale vs Princeton among others. Several matchups indicate home teams first with locations like Columbus Georgia Mobile Alabama noted.
The American Hockey League race tightens as Hershey Bears and Providence Reds sit two points apart for first and last. Joe Lund tallies three goals and two assists as the Buffalo Bisons beat Cleveland Barons to boost into a four-way chase for second. Springfield Indians top Providence Reds 52 to 0. Bershey leads with 15 points while Pittsburgh Buffalo Goreland and Springfield share second with 1 point. Reds sit at 13.
The Montreal Canadiens plan to replace injured goalie Jacques Plante after a warmup collision with teammate Bert Olmstead left him with a cut. Andre Binette made his NHL debut as backup goalie while replacements from Montreal Royals or Providence were considered.
The Bowl-O-Drome home League starts tonight at 9 with pairings including Troxel Op fe versus Colm Juninrs against Kenoo Pomps and Sh3B Ts Ci ptete Masoni. The Women’s All-City League also opens at 9 at Tarry Tavern with matchups such as Eivrim Business versus Weet River Hardcare and Smillie’s Package Store versus Maple Inn.
The United Polish Club Ladies Auxiliary League meets tonight at Stones Rainbow Lanes. Pairings include United vs Cabts and Wukie Soneyi against Alfred Tain Gissa. Other teams listed are Folka ash Auxilary and Hove Sederiava Dodrow ani Meats.
Montevideo Uruguay reports that track star Harrison Dillard of Cleveland will headline a goodwill tour appearance at Tarry Tavern at 7 PM. The event pairs Dillard with local divers and runners in a demonstration of hurdle techniques and racing drills for U.S. State Department outreach.
Olympic champion Dillard and ee re 100-meter dash mark a Shop League schedule clash. Buckeye St welding and bodging hurdles arrive from Argentina to bowl tonight at 9 at the Bowling Center. U S Embassy members and Uruguayan officials meet amid the lineup of Raper Foundry versus Cork and Uruguayan teams.
The 26 year old Sach fighter edges into the scene as Constance makes his U S debut in a third bout in the United States after two substitute appearances. Constance, who fought Varona to a points upset in Brooklyn, has seven knockouts from his 1965 record and has never been stopped. Jones, at 22 wins and 10 losses with eight knockouts, carries a heavier pro tally but is a lighter puncher and was stopped once by Henry Burroughs in 1951.
John Marion brother of Marty Marion Chicago White Sox manager was named the new pilot of the Louisville Colonels in the American Association. He was appointed Thursday to take over after Pinky Higgins vacated when he became Boston Red Sox manager.
Elyria and Lorain have each met Sandusky Toledo Scott and Lakewood this season. Each team has scored 19 more points against these opponents combined than they have allowed, according to the table.
Major league owners are urged to raise the minor league draft price to 15000 per player and allow three players per club at winter meetings. The plan, led by Ford Frick’s committee, aims to aid small clubs and curb rostering of top prospects to shield major stars.
The International Boxing Guild and New York chapter face affidavits from the rival Metropolitan Boxing Alliance accusing blacklisting discrimination and monopolistic practices. The District Attorney's office conducts a parallel probe as 12 members including Bill Daly and Ray Arceo are ordered to appear at the hearing chaired by Robert K. Christenberg.
Readable scraps show varied Friday matchups including Elyria at Lore o Medina at amt Clearew st B. Haroo at Vermiion New London at Wellington and others across Akron Canton Cleveland and Toledo regions. The list mixes 11-man and 21-man games with several unclear entries and stray team names.
The NCAA Ethics Committee will assemble in Kansas City Sunday to set operating policies and procedures. Walter Byers, NCAA executive director, announced the meeting and named A. B. Moore of the University of Alabama as chairman. The panel will probe incidents the CAA Council deems harmful to intercollegiate athletics or contrary to ethical conduct as defined in the NCAA constitution.
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