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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1951
Page
3
Amherst Comets rallied late to upset Medina Bees 26 25 on the Amherst gridiron. The victory ends a lengthy league drought, improves to two league wins with an independent loss to New London, and marks their first conference triumph of the 1951 season.
Amherst upset Medina County club 25 13 in a high scoring league battle. Jack Moskal passed for 11 completions and Mick Wilford ran for two touchdowns as Amherst erased a 19 point Medina lead, tieing 13 0 after two quarters then pulling away in the second half. Rocky River defeated Clearview 13 7 to hand the Pirates a share of the league lead while Wellington fell 19 0 to Fairview. The skirmish featured early Medina touchdowns and a late Amherst rally keyed by Moskal Wilford and a decisive goal line stand.
A dense OCR of line scores references Milford Hivet, Knowles, Snezek, and Olak amid multiple league mentions. It catalogs high individual marks, various teams including Birmingham, Green Springs, and Standard Cleaners, and notes football style touchdowns and openers across amateur leagues with scattered scores and player names.
West Center roars to a 21 6 victory over North at Ely Stadium as Grade School Football League season opens. East and South settle for a 13 13 tie after East dominates first half and South surges after halftime. Veteran Ram QB Waterfield sits out with injuries while Yanks rally with Buddy Young 79 yard return and Art Tate 31 yard interception for a late score.
Plans are underway for the Ridgeville Sportsman's Club Fair bird dog field trial set for Saturday and Sunday. Entry times range from 7 to 9 a.m. on each day with divisions including Dockers and Springers, Pointers and Setters. The event, held at Winterfield Farm on Race New York Road, aims to showcase field trial skills with draws and registration completed on site.
Al Lopez said the Yankees had it when it counted after New York swept Boston in a doubleheader and clinched their third straight pennant. Reynolds pitched a no hitter in game one as Bob Feller praised his teammate and predicted the Red Sox would not win the pennant in 1952.
September has been kind to Spike Gilliland of Berea and Chuck Yost of Elyria as each has won two feature races in the four stock car programs. They aim for a third victory at the season finale on Sunday afternoon at Lorain County Speedway. Ken Johnson and Ivan Massel have been steady contenders, pressing the leaders as 50 cars are expected for time trials at 1 45 p m ahead of the eight-event program starting at 2 45 p m.
A.O. Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams set an NFL single game passing record with 585 yards and five touchdowns in a 54 14 rout of the New York Yanks. He completed 27 of 41 attempts and joined Johnny Lujack as the top passers while Elroy Hirsch tied a league mark with four touchdown receptions.
Andy Spanos of Ed's Live Ball led Elyria Eagles League action with a 604 series and a 236 high game Friday night. Spanos topped the city competition as the lone honor roll score in town.
Cordoba Mexico Gulf Winter League club officials said infielder Bob Avila and pitcher Mike Garcia of the Cleveland Indians signed to play with the Cordoba Cafeteros. Avila will serve as player manager for the season beginning October 20.
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