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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1952
Page
3
Elyria Catholic Panthers host Cleveland St. John Cantius at Knights of Columbus Memorial Field Sunday at 2 PM in the 1942 opener. Debut coach Ed Sustersic leads a 17-player squad with seven veterans and four newcomers, facing a St John Cantius team fielding mainly juniors and seniors in its first official season.
Ed Sustersic begins his first season as head football coach at Elyria Catholic High School guiding the Panthers in a game tomorrow at Knights of Columbus Memorial Field against Cleveland St John Can tins. He previously played for the Browns and coached at Findlay College, then at Holy Angels High School before taking the Elyria post after Bill Smith’s resignation at the 1951-52 term end.
Bay High School defeated Rock River 27 to 7 at Bay Village framing the win with a 69 yard punt return by Dave Hinckles and a pair of second quarter touchdown drives. The Pirate center Bob Ferguson left with a severe back injury raising fears of a season-ending injury as the game featured multiple standout plays by Bax ir Williams Brice and Groff.
Amherst High’s Comets led 6-0 after a 10-yard Moshal to Elliott pass but New London Wildcats roared back with four long TDs. Belmer gained 44 yards and Edgington 37 on key runs, with two late scores sealing a 25-6 victory as Ker Werle’s staff opened the season. Taylor starred for Wellington with three touchdowns in a 20-0 win over the Dukes.
Oberlin High’s Indians defeat Berea 13 7 to start the 1952 grid campaign. Dick Berg threw the first touchdown pass and Bobs Bryant scored the go ahead TD late in the fourth after a 26 yard pass set up the score. Bryant added the extra point after Berg to Pranst connection.
Joseph Cotten and Helen Hayes lead the opening broadcast of Theatre Guild on the Air The Wistena Trees airing Sunday evenings as the U S Steel Hour on WIAM at 6 20 p m. The program kicks off the eighth season with star power and drama for radio listeners.
The listing shows Elyria Catholic and St John Cantius Cleveland rosters with player numbers positions and substitutes. Officials are Harold Brock Findlay referee Rod Schumar Elyria umpire and JuGé Wehman head linesman from Ohio Wesleyan.
The bout at Madison Square Garden featured Giuliani defeating Lombardo via technical knockout at 0:16 of the fourth round. Vince Martinez, matchmaker for the International Boxing Club, watched as the TV telecast covered the nationally televised event.
Elvrra Jery Gasser and Horvath win features as the Wednesday stock car program determines points leaders. Nagy leads with 281, Plas 263, Nagy South Amherst 1380, while Gasser and Horvath add 25 and 21 points respectively in the nine event card. Racing starts at 7 28 tonight with proper events at 8 30.
A garbled score table lists numerous players and teams such as Toledo Libbex and Jordan, with scattered numbers and partial names. The fragmentary OCR shows varied scores like 28, 24, and 27, interwoven with stray letters and unclear event markers, suggesting a local or college basketball or track summary.
Princeton and Penn vie for dominance in the East as standard-bearers with Harvard Yale and Dartmouth slumping due to amateurism and lack of sprint practice. Key players include Princeton’s Dick Katsmaier and Yale’s Yale’s, Army’s Charlie Maley, and Boston University’s Harry Agganis guiding ambitious schedules.
Grafton High football team defeated York of Medina County 26-18 on Friday night in Lorain County League play. Key scores came from Carl Overy and Bull Madaras as Grafton built an early lead, with Overy adding two safeties and Madaras contributing the opening TD.
Bulla stays ahead by one stroke as the field heads into the final holes. Snead and other contenders push hard, with players scrambling for early finishes and a close chase in the long endurance event.
Clearview blanked Lorain Reserves 38 to 7 in the 1952 season opener on the Clearview gridiron. Highlights include Horton’s 60 and 67 yard TD runs, a 25 yard Bloom to Morgan touchdown, a fumble recovery for a score, and Skroupski’s 40 yard punt return. Lorain’s lone TD came on a fourth quarter one yard run by Larry Rayner.
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