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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 43

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SLNDAY CALL-CHRONICLE, Allentown, March 27. 1960 43 Easton NCAL, Bogert Win INSIDE STUFF By JOE McCARRON Ross Sets Record In Polzer Tourney 1L. er beginning at 1:30 p.m. Fourth seeded Boys Club Alumni of Allentown meets Easton Faculty in the first game and eighth seeded Fountain Hill takes on Lone Star of Nazareth in the second. No games are slated tomorrow and quarterfinal play begins Tuesday night.

STOCKERTOWN PISTONS Braqqeworth 3-0-6, Cosover 5-5-15, Par- cher 2-1-5, Taylor 7-7-21, Bright 5-7-17, Kern 0-0-0, Cipriani 0-4-4, Callan 1-4-6. Totals: 23-28 74. EASTON NCAL Charley Ross of Lafayette set a tournament record of 44 points as Easton NCAL slapped the Stockertown Pistons, 111-74, last night in the fourth annual John Polzer Memorial basketball tourney at Holy Family Gym in Nazareth. Bogert Builders of Allentown upset sixth seeded Clay's Clippers of Bethlehem, 88-72, in the nightcap. Rich Old Holder Ross'.

44 points broke the old record of 42 set by Junie Rich of the Hawks A.C. in 1957. Easton had no trouble- with Stockertown as three other players hit in double figures. Jim Boylan, Sonny Merlo and Gary Fahl followed with 17, 16 and 10 points, in that order. Bogert Builders, which led by only two points (55-53) going into the last period, rattled off 33 points to Clay's Clippers 19 to pull away with the triumph.

Merlo 6-4-16, Worrich 4-0-8, Ross 17-10- Kohler Totals: 1 44, Boylan 8-1-17, Fahl 5-0-10, I j-0-2, Misero 3-0-, Creazzo 3-2- Jr i 47-17-m. 25 74 i 1 Stockertown 13 17 f- I ESSlOO 26 32 27 26 111 Trumbaur. fr-i-Jj Officials: DiSalvatore and jr jr. t4 if v'rs SWTT -y V-" tr 0 mt. I LA -5- 'SLLi 1 BOGERT BUILDERS Keppel 9-2-20, Toth 9-1-19, Werley 7-2-14, P.

Wilson 9-4-22, Shovlin 1-0-2, T. Wilson 1-0-2, Anderson 3-1-7. Totals: 39-10-88. CLAY'S CLIPPERS Barwick O-O-O, Simcoe 6-4-16, Martin 9-1-19, Sterner 2-1-5, Keretz 4-4-12, Kerecz 8-2-18, Thompson 1-0-2. Totals: 30-12-72.

Boqert Builders 18 18 19 33 88 Clay's Clippers 14 20 19 1973 Officials: Spirk and Martz. CHARLEY ROSS Pat Wilson and Lou Keppel paced the Builders' attack with 22 and 20 points, respectively. Second round competition closes today with a doublehead- SCHWARTZWALDER, opened the 1948 season by whipping Boston University, coached by BUFF DONELLI, 27-0, in the AHS Stadium K.H.: JOE 'COPPER' MCFADDEN scored 328 points in 29 games during the 1934-35 basketball season for Allentown High in which the Canaries won their first state championship by defeating Rankin High, 32 to 19. Other players on that team were HARVEY WEISS, KARL MEYERS, LEE DIE TRICK, WILLIAM 'FAT' A RONALD 'CHUP' LEONARD, RUDOLPH ROSSI, WALTER JONES AND ARPAD MILKOVICJ. FRANKLIN P.

ADAMS, noted New York columnist of another era who died at 78 last Wednesday, wrote a witty column for the old New York World for many years under the title of "THE CONING TOWER BY F.P.A. One of the poems appearing in that column many years ago has become the "Alma Mater'" of the journalistic profession. It was submitted to F.P.A. as an anonymous contribution. Here it is: "In England they call them the pressmen, "The boys with the pencils and pads: "Those pushing, ubiquitous, sometimes iniquitous.

"Fresh, irresponsible lads "We call them, on this side, reporters "But what is a name more or less "To those dashing, spectacular, wise and oracular "Clever young men of the press?" "So, here's to the gallant reporters, "The boys with the pencils and Suavely to Coach Big 33 Grid Team TIMOTHY L. WIRTS, the Chronicle's reporter has never been in Cincinnati in his life, has been pulling for the Reds to win the National League pennant ever since 1919, and is telling all and sundry that this year the Reds will finish on top THE EASTON JACKSON-IAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB will have a Baseball Sports Night on Saturday, April 11th, when CHARLIE GELBERT, former major leaguer and now coach of Lafayette College baseball, will be the master of ceremonies Four baseball films, running 20 minutes each, including one called 'UMPIRES IN ACTION will be shown. WIND GAP, formerly entered in the Bi-State League, will campaign in the Blue Mountain Baseball League for the coming season. MIKE VOILES is president of the Wind gap A.A. and RICHARD LIERO vice president.

FRED SISOIK will again manage the club, and players who are signed include GARY STRAUSS, DALE A BILLY WILLIAMS, RALPH FISHER, BRIAN CLIFFORD, JIM LUGG, BILL ZANETTE, RON VALETTA, JOHN WEAVER, RICHIE ALTEMOSE, MIKE PONTRELLI AND DICK SERFASS. J. BIRNEY CRUM, Muhlenberg College basketball coach who was coach of football, baseball and basketball at Allen-town High for 25 years, has a remarkable memory. Ask him his starting lineup in football in 1939, his baseball team of 1928 or his 1949 basketball squad, and he'll reel off the names in rapid order. Our old friend HARRY SIMMONS, long time secretary of the International League, is the author of "SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW BASEBALL!" a championship collection of baseball brain twisters just off the press and published by the Fawcett World Library and which costs only two bits.

CATCHING UP WITH THE MAIL: G.J.: Muhlenberg, a ch then by FLOYD HARRISBURG Ufl Pennsyl- vaia Big 33 tootoaii team win be coached by Carl Snavely for the second time in a row when Buffalo Seeks Cage Franchise BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) A move was under way Saturday to bring professional basketball to Buffalo, a city which already has attracted big league baseball and football. Brownie Bronstein, a local sportsman who has managed top amateur cage teams in the area for several years, has announced plans to meet with Abe Saper-stein, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, April 21 to discuss a proposed new major basketball league. it meets a team, of outstanding national scholastic stars at Her- shey Stadium July 30. Al Clark.

Big 33 president and again this summer. He formerly coached at Bucknell, Cornell and North Carolina and now is on the athletic staff at Washington University, St. Louis. The Pennsylvania team has won the previous two games against the national standouts by scores of 6-0 and 18-0. The teams are made up of players who will graduate from high school this June.

Snavely named these assistant coaches: Duke Maronic, Steel-ton, former Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants performer; Joe Juckica, Tony Cernugel and Paul Paxton, Harrisburg area scholastic coaches. executive sports editor of the Harrisburg Patriot News, today announced Snavely had agreed to coach the Pennsylvanians PERFECT REMEDY FOR TIRED. ACHING FEET Allentown CYO Champ to Play All-Stars Today surpassed the recognized world mark of 63 feet, 2 inches, set by Parry O'Brien in 1956. OH, OH Dallas Long of Southern California seems to be yelling with pain as he tosses the shot put a record 64 feet, 6V2 inches. Long's toss St.

Catharine of Siena, seasonal champion of the Allentown area! CYO League, will play a league! pads: "Those calm, undisturbable, cool, imperturbable "Nervy, inquisitive lads. "Each time that we pick up a paper, "Their valorous deeds we should bless: "Those bold, reprehensible, brave, indispensible. "Sensible lads of the press." Southern Cat Soph Breaks Shot Put Mark By I6V2 Inches Long had 62-2. 62-1 si and 61-14. The shot will be impounded THE PEDI-MOLD SHOE Custom Molded for Comfort! Mad from a plaster cast of your properly balanced footl Provides complete standing and walking comfort! Recommended by doctors.

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over the weekend and officially All-Star team at 2 p.m. today in the St. Catharine gymnasium.) Proceeds will go toward a social function for the St. Catharine1 team. 1 Comprising the All-Stars, a 12-' player all-opponent team selected by the St.

Catharine players, are; Dave Pfahler and Steve Zarzeka of Our Lady Help of Christians; Dan Kemeter and Dick Schrett-i ner of Sacred Heart; Tom Kober! and Doug Ford of Immaculate; Conception; Dan Devlin and Richie Deutsch of St. Fran Bolez of St. Paul; Don! Washyshyn and Jim Costello ofj St. John's of Allentown and Dick, Yost of St. John's of Stiles.

Yost was the league's top scor-j er. St. Francis Coach Berniei Grim will handle the team. 1 The recognized world record is Junior High Cage Preview. Pottsville 'Team to Beat9 In '60-61 Anthracite Race 63-2.

set by Parry O'Brien on Nov. "1, 1956. Long's throw cli Phone or coma in tor full details. maxed a duel between Long and Dave Davis of the Southern Cali weighed Monday. Lee Hansen, the local AAU chairman of records, was not present at the meet but other AAU officials said they were confident everything would be in order.

Davis, 6-34 and 260 pounds, had a previous best of 62-84. He flunked out as a sophomore at Southern Cal last year. He starred at Canoga Park, High School. On his fifth try the 22-year-old athlete had a 62-10. Pottsville figures to be the team H'Jtll lit 1 to beat next year in the Anthra SHOE fornia Striders in a dual meet between the Trojans and the local track club.

attracted national attention while still a student at North Phoenix, High School, started off with a first put of 61-34. Davis fouled on his first but hit 63-104 on his second. Giant Dallas, who followed Davis into the ring, then had a 63-5 1-5 and snorted in disgust at himself. Davis was a threat no more but Long came back with his mighty toss on the next time in the rig. On his last three puts, cite Junior High Basketball Grebey and Mahanoy Area will be two clubs to watch next season.

Grebey's 7th and 8th grade team posted a 11-4 overall won and lost record. Mahanoy finished 6-4 in the league. League. The 260-pound Long got the 937 WALNUT ST. throw off on his third try.

ALLENTOWN HE 4-8305 Ten minutes earlier. Davis. 22. The Crimson Tide finished next to last this season in the first running of the six-team chase, but the 7th and 8th graders (the upcoming jayvees who will comprise Ed Brown will welcome Nealjwho formerly attended Southern Darrough. a 5-foot-10 7th grader jCal, put the shot 63 feet 104 in-who led the Grebey yearlings in ches.

scoring. Coach Confident Coach Jess Mortensen of South- next years junior nign entry; turned in an all-winning season. Brother Played Football His older brother fJohni was a'ern Cal said he was confident Talton Alston, a 6-foot-3, 159-lb 7th grader paced Coach John Smith's squad to a 12-0 record in cluding 10 straight in the league. They had but one close call. It came at Harman of Hazleton in the Crimson Tide's final road trip Reading Races Reset April 17 READING, Pa.

IT) The United States Auto Club (USAC) sprint car auto race program scheduled Sunday afternoon at the Reading Fairgrounds track was postponed yesterday because of the snow and cold weather. Announcement was made by race director Russ Mover. The races um guard on Hazleton High's championship football team last fall. Two 5-foot-ll 8th graders, John Carell and Fred Eichenbrod will also move up along with Ted Or-ressi and Ed Skernolis. Mahanoy's Mike Powando will build his team around high scorers Jim Benedick and Ken Hall.

Tamaqua and Jim Thorpe, the two Panther Valley-Carbon County entries, will be short on size next year. The Tarns, who won but two of 12 jayvee games, beating Jim Long's throw will be recognized. The area has been re-surveyed to meet all specifications and the ball itself was the same one Long used when he threw the 16-pound shot 63-7 earlier this spring. It was found then to be an ounce overweight. There was some doubt about the ball Davis used.

He indicated that he felt it was a few ounces underweight. Last week ex-Kansan Bill Nied-er cut loose with a put of 63-10 and a record was in the making for him. 9. MIT were rescheduled for Sunday, AGRICULTURAL HALL ALLENTOWN FAIRGROUNDS April 17, Mover said. Thorpe twice, lose 6-foot-4 George Barron, the league's top gun.

Ed Lyba, a 5-foot-10 8th grader, will II JM MM II VI till II If If advance to replace him. no more I Coach Hal Boyer will also move of the season. Pottsville rallied in the final period to pull out a 53-46 victory. Big Threat Harman poses a big threat to Pottsville's chances next year. Billy Guckavan will have three rangy boys moving up from the 7th and 8th grade team which won eight games.

Its only losses came against Pottsville, home and away. Guckavan, who piloted the junior high team to championship honors last week in a special playoff with crosstown rival Grebey, will be banking on John Dagosti-no, Mike Berger and Bob Skuba, three near six-footers and John Scalleat, a 7th grader. The younger Scalleat was moved to the varsity near the end of the season along with Dagos-tino and Berge. Skuba and Jimi Montenero rounded out the 7th and 8th grade team's starting five. Collects 211 Points up Billy Wishousky, Tom Brock tire worries el.

Bob Ditchey, Dick Pierce and for me! Ted Hafer, all of whom saw con siderable action. Jim Thorpe, which beat North western in its opening jayvee game of the season, then dropped 10 league starts, will be counting on advancing 8th graders Fred Breiswein. Gary Heydt, Ed Cheese, Harry Eisenhart and 7th grader George Mann. Coach Franklin Andreas is high LAST DAY TODAY OPEN 1 P.M. to 6 2 COMPLETE SHOWS! ADULTS $1.00 CHILDREN 50c-CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE This First Annual Sports Show is an even greater success than we anticipated! The exhibits are terrific! Everything here from skin diving to the greatest single display of sports equipment in the state the best tank and stage show in the country! Thousands are saying that the Allentown Fair has launched a new and exciting annual event that promises to be the highlight of seasons to come! THE GREATER ALLENTOWN FAIR SALUTES these exhibitors who are showing everything that's new and exciting In the sports world at the Sports, Vacation and Boat Show with Quality-built Kelly tires on my car, I know the real meaning of Worry -free Driving! jSihS) MORE LOCAL SPORTSMEN Organizing DUCK-GOOSE CLUB On 1,000 ACRE MARSH Adjacent To Famous BLACKWATER REFUGE, MARYLAND ONLY 25 MEMBERS Further Information: Sam Saxton or Chas.

II. Nehf Iiox 311 Call-Chronicle, Allentown, Pa. Under Option (Meeting-Tuesday Noon) Alston piled up 211 points in sending Pottsville to a clean sweep in both league and exhibi-; tion play. The unbeaten five defeated the VFW All-Stars of the Pottsville Boys Basketball League and the St. Clair Biddy League; All-Stars.

Smith's boys rolled up 475 points while yielding only 270 in league! play. Overall, they garnered 583 to their opponent's 332. Nineteen players made up the squad with all but three hitting the scoring column. Alston connected on 94 floor shots and sank 23 of 36 fouls. He also turned in the season's top single night performance of 29 points.

Backing Alston were Robert Achenbach and Doug Putnam who scored 95 to 55 points, respective-) ly. Roy Shellhammer. Irv Am-j brose and Wayne Morris followed with 46, 24, and 20, in that order. 1 TRADE-IN ALLOWANCES ON KELLY CELEBRITY NYLON EXTRA tubeless SET OF 4 RETREAD1BIE TIRES. PROPORTIONATELY HIGH ALLOWANCES ON PAIRS IMPORTED CAR TIRES! GUARANTEED RETREADS flppliad to tlcff sound tir rasing or your tire (670.13) AN0 MTREADAILf TIM FISHERMEN! FISHERMEN! impwtad htm Kelly tf tugUA PAUPACKAN LAKE SHORES PENNA.

DEPT. OF FOREST AND WATERS PEPSI-COLA OF ALLENTOWN PETER'S MARINE SERVICE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE QUAKER MARINA REMUS SALES CO. RETTER LINE, INC ALLEN SCHEIRER DON SCHLOSSER, MARINE SENIOR CITIZENS SUN VALLEY LAKE SUSQUEHANNOCK POWER SQUADRON SWEENEY STALSITZ TRANS WORLD AIRLINES TREXLER-LEHIGH GAME PRESERVE UNITED AIRLINES WAEB WSAN JACK WAITZ WAS-DEN GUNS BOB WESSNER, BEVERAGES ZEBCO PRODUCTS AIRCON FLYING CLUB ALLENTOWN PARK DEPARTMENT ALLENTOWN RED SOX ARTHUR'S TOYS ALEXANDER BALLON RAY L. BIEBER BORO BUSSES CO. CALL-CHRONICLE NEWSPAPERS CORAL, WATERFRONT WONDERLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OP ALLENTOWN CUSHMAN SALES AND SERVICE JACK DANKEL, CHEVROLET DISTELFINK GIFT SHOP DRYLAND MARINA ECCHER'S FERNDALE GARAGE, INC.

FIRST NAT'L BANK OF ALLENTOWN HAMMOND ORGAN STUDIOS of Allentown HELM'S SALES AND SERVICE WM. F. HERBST-ROCCO PRODUCTS AL HERMAN COACH SALES ICE CITY INDIAN ROCKS KEYSTONE AQUA VENTURES KRAUSE'S MOTORCYCLE SALES KRISS PINES TROUT PARADISE LAKE WALLENPAUPACK ASSN. LAURY'S SERVICE-BOATS AND MOTORS LEATHERMAN MARINE SERVICE LEHIGH ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS LEHIGH COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LEHIGH COUNTY FISH AND GAME ASSN. LEHIGH VALLEY BOAT MFG.

CO. LEHIGH VALLEY MOTOR CLUB LEHIGH VALLEY TRUST CO. CLARE E. MENGEL MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK MILLER'S CYCLE SHOP MINNICH'S MOBILE HOMES MODERN BODY WORKS-MOBILE HOMES NESTOR'S SPORTING GOODS NEUWEILER'S BEER WALTER G. NOEL JR.

OHIO DAIRYLAND CO. PASCH MARINE GREEN LANE DAtVI Recreational Area LOOK FOR THIS SIGN OF QUALITY AT PENMCO STATIONS OpenS April 1st For Pan Fishing Stocking of Trout Month of April Final Stocking April 169 .7 a.m. 77 Boats 27 Electric Motors PLENTY OF PARKING AND GOOD FISHING CITIES SERVICE PENNA. INDEPENDENT OIL CO..

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