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The Daily News from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania • Page 4

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PAGi POUi. THI PA1LY AND MOUNT UNION, THURSDAY, HORT'S PORTS By PHIL SHORr Daily News Sports Editor Lock Haven High To Invade War Vets Field NOTES A SOILED CUFF: College is rated 4.6 points better than Alliance College- for 'that game at Erie under the flights tonight. The Weekly Atlantic forecast rates Juniata 33.2 Alliance 28.6 Shippensburg $3tate Teachers College grldders tare leading: the Pennsylvania Teachers vaultings with two Straight wins, followed by Slip pery Rock end Edinboro with a 'victory apiece in' their only starts Independent grid teams of area are lining up a Lot of The Clcarfield Legion has Booked five games, the team to iimeet the Haven St; te Teaeh- 'ers Collcg-e jayvoes twice. and Altoona "nd Osceola once lieach Westmont High which Huntingdon 21-0, is setting the offensive and defensive vpace among 4 the area The- HiUtoppers In ve "Tfour straight es and in doinri have piled up 125 points to 19 the enemy Joe Davis, Pet- burg's gift to organized rase- is being hinted as a candidate for the managership of the Division semi-pro basebal! which will be organized in soon. Davis is a railroad- Her at the present time, having from the -ranks in minor league baseball "The Middle Division, it is will field one the stronacsl teams Central Penn- "sylvania next year Go get 'em I gdon Fibergias! Profes- foottall will come to Lew- "Istown on Octobe: 29 when the Mountaineers and Senators, both of the Pro Football League, cla3h a benefit night game at the high stadium.

The pro- "-ceeds will go to tht Lewistown Club's program to provide to carry on the Youth and Underprivileged Clrld- project Fred Gall is the president of the Cambria -County chanter football offi- JJSals. Jim Csmille is the vice "president and Gr-irge Visnovsky secretary-trea mrer. Dr. Ricii- Goldberg, who does a lot of fScls ting in this area, was nam- rone G'himente is building his team competently at fluntingdori High Ii their decis- 'on 19 to 0 victory over Cresson last week the Bearcats showed all the elements of fundamental training. We look for them to finish in strong fashion." Lower Paxton High of the Harrisburg area handed New Cumberland a 34-12 loss last Saturday and the win for P.

is believed to be the first ever scored over the Tigers. The defeat alsn marked the first loss for NKW Cumberland in 12 games and onty the third since 1B43. In addition, 5t. was one of the most declsiv defeats suffered by a New Cumberland team slrce Fred Peiffer, the former Huntingdon High mentor, became coach on T.l'36 Tallassee High of Alabama has tet a new hig-li schoo! football record of victories without defeat, sur- the orevious of 52 'oy' Ha-s'llon Hign of Ohio the skain of victories. T'l- laspee '-'as Involved In a tie, the deadlock corona in 1944.

Massil- alro fin' 1 a tie durirg its long i streak to the board, of control John Solic. The along 'president succeeds George Gordon JppeakLng of arbiters, the local Stone Chapter of offi- ''icials, with Ken as presi- 3lent, can be seen -almost every holding a meeting in the rofflce of Radio Station WHUN. boys get together to interpret j.the rules and talk over the dif i- they encourteved in games 2they called over the -Advance ticket sales for adult ad- to the Lewistown-Hunt- g-ame at Lewis town next -iveek will start on Monday, the school expecting an overflow Tyrone-Philips- -riburg game tomorrow night at Ty- Bobdale Host To Replogle Kepiogle High eleven which Huntingdon Host To Good Bobcat Team On Friday Coach, Vmce Davis and his familiar Lock Haven High model grid machine will ramble Into War Veterans Memorial Field tomorrow night for a Western Conference and Central Counties League scuffle with the Huntingdon Bearcats. The under-the lights football shindig promises pienty.of fireworks on the ground and in the air, Lock Haven has always been a bitter oponent and In the 16 meetings since 1919, the Bobcats and Bearcats have battled tooth and nail on every occasion, The series now stands at 8 wins for the Bearcats and 1 for the Hav- enite'fi. The 1940 contest ended in a 6-6 tie.

Huntingdon counts four straight wins over the Bobcats, the last setback coming tn 1042 when the Purple and White edged the K-13, at the L. H. fisld In 1945, the Huntingdon gridders pinned a 48-6 defeat on the Lock Haven crew for the reverse in the history of the 16 past meetings. Coacli Davis of Lock Haven lost all but one of the boys who- started last year against Huntingdon, but despie this deficit, fourteen lettermen return from the 1946 club. Tons Jolloffr a 150- oouncl ball carrier Is the only grid- der on this year's first team who last season.

Fans who followed the Bearcats to Lock Haven last year saw 'the Red and Blue out a 7-0 decision over the Bobcats. The lone score came in the first quarter has won two ta- Coy Hicks, who. is first on the Juniata Col- vades the Hilltop F.eld at Robertsdale tomorrow afternoon for an Inter-County League skirmish with Robertsdale High's Tigers, who have tucked away three victories in five appearances. The New Enterprise visitors spilled Saltill6, 34-0. in their initial tilt, followed wit!) a 26-0 loss to Saxton and rebounded to nose out WilUamsburg.

14-13, week. Leading the Howard lege eleven this recovered a fumble on the L. H. 49. The Huntingdon boys drove to paydir in 6 plays with Joe Detwiler cros JuniatD Valley High In New Sports Football play- at Juniata Valley The dream of schoolboys at Petersburg and Alexandria has finally come ng football High, newly-created consolidation of the two institutions, this season.

Facing an informal schedule of at least four ot five gamea, the Juniata Valley grid candidates are playing football-for the Lime since 1927 when Alexandria and Petersburg combined their grid talents to field a team. There hasn't been any' semblance of a football machine at either community in two decades. Today, approximately 26 boy? from both Alexandria and Petersburg are fighting for positions on the J. V. eleven.

Up it Alexandria where the squad practices each evening, It's a welcome sight to see so many youths learning this "new" game. "When they first reported to 'Head Coach Irv Kochel. on September 12, some of the boys had never had a' football In their hands. Now they are Burkey. Until equipment arrived Isst week the boys worked out daily' in shorts, T-shirts and old clothes.

They've overcome many hardships to a. certain extent with their love for this "new" game. are players on the squad who to walk long distances to their homes after when the school buses are put in the garages for the night. Two Ayere and Glen Lightner live five or six mileg on the other side of Petersburg and that's a long trek from the practice field BEARCAT JAYVEES TOUR TO SALTILLO FOR FRIDAY GAME at Alexandria. With all this determination and sheer will to.

get ahead, the players, coach and faculty manager of athletics are certainly due for all the credit possible! It takes patience and fortitude to start from the. ground floor and work to the top of the ladder. Juniata High. ia out to show the rest of the football world that it can be done! beginning to show the benefits j.WlLLIAM SMITH ELEVEN The second game of the season comes up on the Huntingdon High junior varsity schedule Friday afternoon. The Cubs return a game at Saltillo High, hoping to their opening win over the Indians last Thursday night at War Vets' Field.

Coaoh Max Corbln's Cubs beat the Indians, 36-18, 'n. wild-scoring contest. Harold Walker, the carrier who switches' to end- on defense, will be the man to watch; He collected every point scored by Saltillo in thi game against the Juniata Meets Alliance At Erie Tonight Juniata College pigskinners are at Erie tonight tc collide with Alliance Pollegx? it; the first night game on the Indian schedule since 1940. The Indians will take an opening 21-7 victory over Westminster into the fracas. Alliance Is without a wit, in two starts.

A complete review of the game be ffiven on tht 11 o'clock Sports i'arade urogram over Ka- dfo Station WHUN tonight. The contest 'begins at 8 o'clock. HAS-UJSJCXS COl' Saxton Has-Beens rapped the Saltillo will be a dangerous op-' Ye Cre ts 13 10 a ponent on the home field. In ad-' dition, the Indians will be seeking their first victory ond will shoot the works to hit the win column after four consecutive basebal! game at Saxton. The winners outhit the Creek- ers, 16-15.

Lineups: catcn- of long hours of practice. It wag tough on the coach and players when first practiqes were started. Both Kochel and his boys were starting The gridders. have been watching other teams play ball for several and had a pretty fair idea of what this pigskin- toting game IE all about. The call for practice brought out a conglomeration big, strapping fellows, medium-' sized lads and perhaps a few flyweights.

-Put 'em all together and you have Juniata Valley High's first football squad. Coaqh Kochel graduated from Penn State last June and was added to the Juniati Valley staff WHIPS McCONNELLSTOWN BY TAYLOK, JR. William Smith entered the win column in the Hu tihgdon Grade School Football Conference yesterday afternoon by defeating Me-i Connellstown, War COLLEGE GRID CARD losses. Game time tomorrow o'clock. Probnble lineups: Huntingdon T.V—Snvder Snare Pyocfc Baher I.

is Baughman, third base; Isenberk. left ce OSBY APPEARS AT TOWN ON FRIDAY Yeajjertown High is the next opponent on the Orbisonia High grid slate, the Bisons touring to the Mifflin County team's field on Friday to renew relations with the Red Devils after a lapse of several campaigns. Orbiionia is reeling under four defeats in a row, but has meeting clas.sy opposition at every turn. Yeagertown is directed by who is back for another vear at the hehn. Davbert's Red Devils have ap- In four ga.Ties, winning P.nd drooping the other three, losing to Beliefonte ind Lvkens 17-0).

the Devils ton- ileci fl2-0). but last week thfiv were shaded 7-6 by Joint of Mifflintown. F'-id'-v's c'lesh -t-art 2:30 o'clock. Classes be dism'ssed at Orbionia to. enable the students to follow Bions to Yeagertown.

O. ryrUvri" Willison, right Otlilsuula I center field; Saltillo i fieW Bellow u'at- H. Walker! cher; Ritchev, pitcher; Haddock, Howd Detwiler first base: McGraw, baie- Sar row shortstop; Eller, third Brown D. Stake Hohrer Zeiioble Rohrer base; Coddle, left field; Brauder, center field; AlcGraw, right field. Gmshall J.

Walker Hoover Marshal! Curt Stone, Pe-nn State IC-4A. two-mile champion, is the newly appointed circulation manager- of State College's dailv newsnapcr. Yeagertown Allen Stlmeiy Hummel Gllberi. Hlghter Watsou Stuck Wilson fotepaii Fisher Searer Penn Stats's Bob Higgins calls his own Elwood Petchel "the best 140-rjound back in the country." from the one Ben Manning na, aey sa nnint to teach pnysical education, rushed the extra point. Lock Haven has played 3 Barnes on the 1847 card after having the schedule opener with State Collejre postponed on account of the infantile paralysis last situation.

The Bobcats lost to Jersey Shore, 13-0, in the first Jenkins-) tilt, tied Bellefonte 6-6 and de- D. and history. -The new mentor is a native of Pottstown, and he starred in football, basket--, coached Purple Demons is Dick featcd Mount Carmel Township Rice -r Rice, hard-running fullback 'and brother of Jack Rice, considered the best Class ball carrier in the district last year. In 1946, Robertsdale suffered a 28-0 defeat at the hands of the Bedford Countians. Robertsdale Coach Bud Troy announced today that he did not 6-0.

last week. Coach Chimente of Huntingdon -indicated today that the starting came out of the Cresson fine shape, "Vince stated- today. 'Lock Haven is and we're expect- there. At'Penn State, Kociiel was a member of the track team. Interest in football at Alexandria Petersburg is at a.

high peak. The townspeople are behind the team one The American' Legion posts in both towns have contributed generously towards the purchase of uniforms. An Alexandria doctor purchased tackling dummy for the squad. Coach Kochel also gets some erans' Memorial Field. The Ramblers had to come from behind after spotting the JlcCon- nellstowner.s a touchdown earjy in the game.

The losers received-the opeiung- kickoff and drove 65 yards to score. Lee States ran 17 yards for the touchdown. Ron States put tne Smithmen I into the lead on the ret from with a 56-yard six point- er ana uicii -xtra point. the first period, H. Bol- recovered deep in the losers' ter- 1 ritory, Greenleaf gained 15 yards on a.

reverse and States covered the remaining 16 yards touchdown. The latter also added the extra ppint. W. S. scored again in the third i when States-rambled 61 yards to in Friday Klfht West Chester Tciirs.

at Albright KSZIBOB State Bostou College N. y. U. Boston U. Klder at C.

C. Moravian at Xlpsala T. O. U. it Miami (Pla.) SATUKUAV which whipped Orbisonia so thor- onughly last Saturday.

Probable lineups: Ueplogle Eater Robert W. Mekeiu ded. has played 5 games to date, winning two, 'losing- two and tying one. night coaching assistance from former Tlie football players who now reside the quart in Alexandria, and Pcterpbursr. paydirt.

Gump plunged the e. The. winners went ahead 27-6 the fourth. They blocked another punt a--d i drive by crossing from, the -five. looms as the supreme test £bf the season for the undefeated Eagles From the Ty- Ferry Baker Ferry Kickoff for tomorrow Kocik-! is set for 8 o'clock.

Brown I Probable iiutups: Holoblnl-o Lock Haven Bellinger Bluci Paries Berzansky Sheath From where I Joe Marsh Englert I Huntingdon Flute Greeu Kooper States Crone Hood Smith Zauzlg Harris including-' the Lee Wor'thi-g pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in' Alesiandria Rev. Worthing- played football at Saxton-Liberty High. The Juniata Valley eleven will pla.y its ganies at Alexandria where a football field will be laid but behind the building-. In the near future, show- 6rs and a locker room will be in- the quarter when L. St: tes (J? First downs six apitce.

LSneujjs: 1 Meconnellstown SiiUtli Greenleaf I 1 H. Fort i.ott Ollvo Brant Penrv State at i'oruuam Pitt at Michlaan Lchlgh at Drexe: Peuu at Dartmouth Haverford at Ursltms Mublenberg at Swarthmore Vlllanova at Holy Cross Temple at Syracuse (N) Allegheny. at Dickinson Delaware at Bucknell DuQuesne at Alabama Lebanon Valley at P. fc Grove City Geneva Gettysburg at LaTayelte Wayuesburg West Virginia Army vs. Ullnola at N.

Y. C. Cornell at Colgtte Yale it Columbia Harvard at Virginia Kutatown Tchra. at ilontclalr Tjbrs. Navy Y3.

rmke at Baltimore Ohio p. at Western Reserve Princeton at Rutgers Mldweit Indiana at lo-j-a Northwestern at Minnesota Southern Cat. at Ohio State Notre it Purdue California at Wisconsin Sduthweit Texas at Oklahoma Missouri at Colorado Tulst at Texas Arkansas at Baylor Tulane at Rice M. U. 'at Oklahoma A.

M. Teias A. M. at L. S.

U. Football Game H.H.S. vs. Lock Haven Friday, Oct. 10, 8:00 P.

M. War Veterans Memorial Field Adult admissions only will be sold at the Adult Admission 65c tfor the convenience of adult fans, tickets may be secured In advance for ail home games at Clothing Store, Knepp Keiil, Steel's Drug Store. SCHOLASTIC GRID CARD How to Tell You're Getting Ok Doc Walters gsre Kit this fornula: It's sure-fire sign you're Setting old when yon resent other people hating a good time. And the Doc means it hasn't much to do with age. There are old folks in our tovm who get a big kick out of seeing other people enjoy to keep them young in spirit, with a.

twinkle in their eyes! And there'are some others who resent the younjc folks going fishing; who feel that community games and dances just waste of time; or who criticize temparatc people for enjoying a mtlloir glass of beer with friends. They're often folks, too. But from where I sit, the minute we criticize our neighbors for enjoying wholesome pleasures a game of horseshoes, a glass of' beer, or an afternoon's a sure 'sign we're growing old (in spirit any r.rv'i -no -T what our age 15. 1 1947, United States Bracers Foundation Friday Night Lock Haven at Huntingdon--1, Huntingdon JT'S SaltUlo Replogle at Robercsdale Orbisonia Teagertown (altemcon) Bedford at Bellefoote nt Jprsey SIiore--x, Phlllpsburg Clcarfleld at Blglcr Twp. at Osceola Carroll town at Nanty Lilly at Cresson--x DuBols at Wllllamsburg at State AJtoona Cath.

at Ferudale at Everett Portage Twp. at Souttinaont Boswell at Shade Towusblp Hcllwood at Cherry Tree MoutoursvUle at S. Wllllaraspori Saturday Bellwood at Mount Adaiues Twp. at Portage at Coneniaugh New Bethlehem at Curwensvllle iNi McKeesport at Johnstown (N) Gallltzlii at Ebensburg p.f Westmont--! Roaring Spring at Sarton (N)--x, Altoona nt Latrobe South Forfc at Beaverdale--B Hastings at Fatten Porter Twp. at Burnham Conference, Counties League.

stalled at the Alexandria building. I states Only five seniors are listed pn' the Dick Davis and Don Sachs, Tackles Tinea and Alton Price and Guard Bill Hicks. The rest of the squad includes: Clark, Dale Hainer and John Miller; Tackles Don Ayers and Glen JOightner; Guards Fink Chalmers, Ken Spacht and J. George Knott and Alan Isett; Andy Lex Isenberg. ilax Tsenberg-, Don Klune, Dick Piper, Heed Gump Aurand K.

States Subs: Shuoier: William Hurley, Allison. Buingartnir. Wiser Niff, Appltby, Dolllnger, Bolllnjier. Audry. TouchdoTrns: McConnellstOTrn L.

Stated States 1. Points a'ter touchdowns: McConnells- States WUlltm I States 2. Qump 1. Score by quarters: McCoRUsMstovrn 6. Smith i I Pre-war- stars with s.

year of postwar football behind them Jorrn the basis of the current" Penn Have Sclilrm Karl Schirrix and C. State grid machine. sure its smart- Hyde Park and smart style mean the same thing. Hyde Park also, means rich, long-wearing fabrics, flattering fit and superb tailoring. Try on your new Hyde Park tuit tomorrow.

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