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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1950
Page
8
Elyria seeks a win to bolster a season with a 95 33 9 record and a .742 pace as Central's weak forward wall is blamed. Don Jones scored five touchdowns last season. Elyria Catholic beat Cleveland Lutheran this year while public chatter notes a possible offensive spark tonight.
Ridgeville hosts Avon Lake under lights at 8 p.m. in a pivotal Lorain County 6 Man Football clash. Both teams sit atop the standings with three wins each, shaping the title race after a season featuring battles with Brookside Grafton and Columbia.
Elyria High School’s reserve team won its second game of the season with a 33-0 victory over Sandusky sophomores at Strobel Field. Bob Jackson opened with a 60 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Shaffer added a TD and an interception return, Caywood and Jacobs scored, Shaffer kicked extra points. The reserves improved to 2-1-1, while Lake Erie Reserve League games included Lorain’s 52-0 win over Shaker Heights and Lakewood’s 18-6 victory over Shaw.
Elyria High will auction about 1600 tickets Tuesday for the Elyria Lorain football clash set for Friday November 10. Tickets go to season ticket holders October 17 to 24 at Duxs Hardware Slusic Store and The Bell Company with stubs surrendered at purchase. General sale starts October 25 and runs while tickets last with adult price 1.80.
Elyria prepares an all-star grade school football program for Wednesday night with North East and South West squads combining for seventh and eighth grade games at Ely Stadium. Coaches Stubblefield Wilson Zvosec Heisman select top players. tickets 50 cents adults 25 cents students sold at grade schools. proceeds support the program. First game at 6 45 p m features regulation six minute quarters with halves for each grade.
Oberlin College champions a 2-0 start and hosts DePauw University in the homecoming game at Oberlin. Oberlin relies on quarterback Kev OConnor and a trio of sophomores Roy Michael, Bob Burnham, Larry Foulk for the ground game while DePauw aims to rebound after a 27–13 loss to Ball State Teachers. Kickoff is 2 PM Saturday.
Neans and the Sportsman's Club take the lanes for four regular matches at 9 o'clock at Stoneys Rainbow Lanes. Teams include Boros Metals van Weranm Toccia Merchante and Mewa with local players like Fouptre Taresn aa McGaiz and Mewa. Second halves of seventh and eighth grade games follow the initial sessions.
Lorain County football fans see three carded games this Friday and Saturday. Akron Central plays Elyria in a Southwestern Conference test, Wellington battles Lorain St Marys at Recreation Field, and Clearview visits Amherst in the league tilt. Lorain Oberlin seek wins amid title hopes as Elyria Catholic challenges Cleveland Lutheran.
Cincinnati Mohawks moved into first in the Western Division of the AHL after an 8-3 victory over the New Haven Eagles. Jackie Gordon scored three goals, with Fern Perrault adding two, as Springfield and Hershey settled for a 3-3 tie in overtime.
The schedule lists multiple Friday football and basketball matches across Ohio venues including Akron Central at Elyria Lakewood at Shar Cleveland Exgst at Cleveland Heights Oberlin at Rocky River Medina at Fairrier Wellington at Lorain St. Martins at Vermilion New London Norwalk St. Pauls at Huron Fremont Ross at Sandusky Massillon at Alliance Canton McKinsey at Toledo Waite Shelby at Toledo Libbey at Barberton Warren at Campbell Memorial Euclid at Cuyahoga Falls East Liverpool at Canton Lehman Lima Central at Findlay Tiffin Columbian at Fostoria Steubenville Central Catholic at Hamilton Rateeza at Kent Roosevelt Loseyville at Mansfield Madison Perrysburg at Bowling Green Canton Central Catholic at Wooster Marion Harding at Mansfield Middletown at Portsmouth Newark at Zanesville Canton Timken at New Philadelphia Niles at Hubbard Norwale at referee Oak Harbor at Port Clinton Wadsworth at Orrville Welkife at Sandusky St. Marys at Lakeside Dayton Rousevet at Springfield Crestline at Tiff Calves Toledo Wooded at Toledo DeTubiss Upper Sandusky at Willard Cata at Youngstown Boutlama South at Steubenville Bay Village at North Olmsted Gaxted Heights at Bedford Heights Falls at Westlake Bay Village at North Rozalion Strongariotte at Brooklyn Wiegelas at Brush Mayettes at Chagrin Falls Cuyahoga Heights at Orange Crosted Falls at Westlake Bay Village) ATURDAT Exstia Caubotic at Cleveland Lutheran Lorain at Shaker Heights Reserve Academy at Canton Sou. Nichole at University School Afternoon Games
Elyria University rivals Elyria Pioneers and Akron Central Wildcats meet at Ely Stadium under lights in an independent scholastic grid game. Both teams enter tied or near in similar records with a toss up outcome seen as most likely as the season has seen few decisive results.
Elyria aims to end a seven game skid by facing Akron Central in a Lake Erie League duel. Central brings five lettermen to the lineup as Fat Latona starts Ekstedt Carr Marsh and others. Elyria counters with Larkins Miller Chapmen Sakal Curcillo or Alexander at QB and Elbert at fullback. Gates open 6:30 with kickoff at 3:30.
NEW YORK UP Hirsch Jacobs abandons plans to race the nine year old Stymie. The horse will be sent to a Kentucky farm after injuring a leg in its Jamaica stall. Jacobs cites risk and age for retirement from racing.
Beal Service Station at Lodi and North streets promises a $100 Government Savings Bond to the first person who proves the gasolines offered are not the highest octane and finest quality in the market. Elyria motorists are invited to challenge the claim for the bond.
New York, led by a late rally and George Ratteman’s three touchdown passes, defeated San Francisco 29 to 24 to seize first place in the National Conference. Buddy Young closed a 60-yard march with a 15-yard TD run after Frankie Albert and Jim Cason sparked SF with a 27-yard connection. The Forty-Niners took an early 10-0 lead, but endured two Yanks’ safeties and Ratterman striking again with another TD pass.
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