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TIMES RECORD, TROY, N. -THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1961 Cooler's Corner By Joe Cooley 47 Dallas Hopes Rise In NFL After Beating N.Y. Last In's A Fullback What happens when you're the youngest of three brothers on the same football team and all three play quarterback? You play fullback that's what. At least, that's how it was when Frank Stukus joined the Toronto Argonauts at the tender age of 18 and just out of high school. Already with the Toronto club in the Canadian Pro Football League were older brothers, Annis and Bill.

Annis joined the Argonauts in 1935, Bill came up in '36 and Frank followed in "37. By a coincidence all three were 18 when they made, the jump to professional football. Crew-cut Frank, in Troy for reunions with RPI Hockey Coach Ned Harkness and local youngsters who visited the Stukus summer camp Byrnell Manor in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, looked as though he could still play plenty of fullback. The Stukus brothers shared quarterbacking chores for Toronto during a ten-year span that saw the Argos win several titles and the Stukus trio stake a claim to the title of Canadian football's first family. Looking back Frank says, "Playing fullback took five years off my career.

But at least we to go around them and over them and that 'helped some since I never went more than 180 pounds." Along with Frank, who was one of the best in the Canadian grid game, brother Annis was known as the Canadian Lou Groza. Even after he had left Toronto and had retired to the somewhat more sedentary role of coaching "the Edmonton Eskimos, Annis -came off the Bench to kick enough field goals and points after touchdowns to lead the league in scoring. Annis is now a sports columnist for the Toronto Evening Telegram. He also conducts a television sports show in Toronto and announces Canadian football. Brother Bill is now commissioner of minor league hockey in Alberta.

But this is the story of a man who found what he wanted Team Exceeds Schedule Of Coach Coach Praises Champs It's the "strongest team I've school, was simply bubbling ever had because of the kicking! with pride when asked about his power of my fordward line," I tough Plainsmen. Shenendehowa's proud soccer) jhe one tie on their log was; Adios Butler Watkins Called Upon In Farewell To Fl Mitchell's Shoes Test Nov. 22 Dallas, Tex. (AP) The coach Hill echoed last; against a tough Cohoes team. It Dallas Cowboys have exceeded i night.

was a score iess job and Hill the coach's schedule and there All his Shens did this commented, "Cohoes put up a are some faint hopes that Wes-tbury (AP) Eight top were named todav might figure in the National Compile a sensational Football League championship overall record of 17-0-1. in their second season. Coach Tom Landry said I never dreamed we would have four victories this early." The Cowboys Louis Cardinals just two games out place in the eastern meet the St. here Sunday of first division I of the NFL. The Cardinals are! A Wi.

I A i i A 4 JLfli.1 rrtt i Jourdanais, center forward: Bill The namTed a iScanlon. inside right, after 17 years. For that's how it is with Frank Stukus. When his active sports career was over he began conducting a tourist camp At Fenelon Falls. Two years ago he began laying the groundwork to convert Byrnell Manor into a boy camp Last summer Frank operated for the first season what he calls the world's only all-sports camp.

How did it go? "At last, I found what I wanted to do in life," says Frank. "We didn't go in for handicrafts and other similar ments. Alfie Pike, has five children of camp age and TM Schmidt, who has two, moved their families in and joined the staff for the first year. We kept the youngsters, ranging in age from 9 to 16, busy with hockey touch football, baseball golf swimming, canoeing, water skiing and fishing. Schmidt, general manager of the Boston Bruins and veteran Of 25 years in the National Hockey League, is also a two-handicap golfer who gave instructions on the camp's nine-hole course and joined Pike in conducting hockey lessons at Peterborough Memorial Coliseum, indoor training ring of Leafs.

Pike who has left the New York Rangers system to coach the Calgary farm for the Chicago Black Hawks, also taught fishing and water sports. Pike, recognized as one of pro hockey's out- teachers, proved equally able teaching youngsters, ac- 2. Win their fourth straight Capital District League crown. 3. Take home their first championship in the combined Class A-B-C Section II tournament.

"They accomplished the latter i nyde and Scan-j 6-0. Tuesday at Central Park, Philadelphia, leading the east- i Schenectady. pacers were named today to very, very strong defense for a 5e world champion Adios the 6 foot) 1 5.po under from i whole game and two overtime! Butler in his test-- Iowa State can do the job. But periods. It was a good day i the $50.000 National Pacing Brown recognizes the loss of Cohoes," he added.

I Derby at Roosevelt Raceway Mitche11 is a severe The forward' line he's 22 proud of was made up of Bill Cleveland (AP)--''Sure there's pressure," conceded Tom Watkins. the rookie who has been called upon to replace Army- bound Bobby Mitchell in the Cleveland Browns' backfield. "But I'll do the best job I can." promised the quiet-spoken Watkins as he prepared for the challenge against the Pittsburgh Steelers here Sunday. Coach Paul Brown is equally confident jet start and More of Cleveland's offensive Ed Krawiecki and Dick; secretary Lott J. O'Halloran and their drivers are: Muncy Mitchell, one of the National load against the Steelers may Foob311 a a greatest open i shifted to quarterback Milt and fuliback Jim Brown nn Wh has drubbing Mohonasen.

lon bof seniors scored 3i i ern division with a 6-1 record, Hm hls nmlh ear at tne hosts the Chicago Bears while; Washington will be at New York and Pittsburgh at Green Bay, topping the western division with a similar record, clashes with Baltimore at Baltimore while Detroit will be at San Francisco and Minnesota at Los Angeles. Plainsmen. The team scored 98; the hi hest eight touchdowns this season, who already is carrying a heavy reported Tuesday for a one-year i burden. In other NFL games Hanover a tour of duty with an Army! Sunday, Chicago visits Eastern Lhcr- medical unit at Fort Meade. leader Philadelphia, nt od may be able to get takes on the 49ers at Stn Apmat i i i a on his comfflanier 10 Green Bay's western football on Sundays.

leaders invade Baltimore, Dallas i i re a i a openi is host to St. Louis and the i i I i Olher wh bejHuber Stepnan Smith on roster ust in case Washington Redskins DlanKS' a to la next vear are! (Gene Sears) and Mitchell is able to get time are at New York. I John Pingleski, center halfback; Dream (Jimmy Cruise). a jd grown. "We're hopin" I Francis Flavin, right said he may add he can still help us some, but and Jay Hayner, goalie.

Second Dancer Hanover to the field for he can't possibly be as effective Sacred Heart In CYO League getting boys like Amos line players who will bow out; the 16th edition of the mile' that basis." of the soccer picture with a quarter classic. The coach feels Watkins is Quarterback Tom McNamara will be Gene DeVoe, left; The field represents most ii a makeup to Mitchell, passed for touchdowns of 25 wm and Harold Wheeler, full-j the best pacers racing. "Watkins can run inside and and 30 yards to end Art Du-j a it would take something; outside and do it well." said rivage as St. Jude's blanked! Hill will have 14 men return-j brilliant to a five-year- Brown. "Of course, he's'better TVnn WT 7 I LJ1 uuc a UlOUFvC-U i i i i A i 1x7 .1 w.Locmt, Sacred art in Trov ing next year so the Shens may old Adios Butler, winner a 0te Touch Football expected to stir upborne; 11 strain.

Soccer Officials Lemon, Tribe Great, Gets Job With Angeles i Los Angeles (AP) Bob a team that was in our position the first year the Minnesota Vikings. We beat them both field. McNamara connected Looking back over the sea- with 1 S0il am es, Hill picked out the Durivage in the first quarter i Shens 104 victor over Albany times. They were new and had 1 i a as their tn TM i 111 the fourth peHOd.M SS CS to have that first year of justments like we did last sea- The amuse- Milt Toronto Maple learning plenty from the two NHL figures. Getting Byrnell Manor started wasn't without its' trials, the time when Stukus thought he i S6t t0 USe the side for a trai ning camp.

"To cement the deal I arranged an exhibition game between the Steelers and the Argonauts. Finally the Steelers decided use Byrnell Manor as a camp so I lost out. But the game with the Argos went on as planned and the Steelers made $38.000." Incidentally An extra splash of color is promised football fans attending the Nov. 11 game between RPI and Coast Guard at '86 Field. Coast Guard is planning to bring its band and about 300 Cadets to the game Billy Leckonby of Yale isn't the only quarterback in the family.

His cousin, Billy, plays that position for Averill Park Central Barry is right-handed passer while Billy is a lefty. Barry plans to stay in New York State to finish his education after graduating from Averill Park Siena Coach Danny Cunha had a word of advice to young coaches reporting unsuccessful seasons at meetings of the Northeastern Sportswriters Association. Said Elder Cunha "Speak right up boys. Don't be ashamed of a losing season. I've been coming to these meetings every week and haven't had a winning season in years When the California Racing Board decided there would be no betting on Adios Butler in the American Pacing Classic at Hollywood Park last Saturday it was the first time since 1945 such action had been taken.

The last time a horse was considered outstanding enough to take off the boards was 1945 when the solons "No bets" on Titan Hanover at Goshen. By a coincidence Roy Shudt called both races. Incidentally Harold Story, familiar to Spa Raceway fans had a successful debut on the coast. On his first day he won with Patti Wyeth and was third with Success Sugar and Counsel Way St. Lawrence and Boston College meet in the opening game of the ECAC hockey festival at Madison Square Garden Dec.

21, with Clarkson facing BU in, the second game. Winners and losers will be paired on the final night, Dec. 22 Larry McMullen, cocaptain of last year RPI hockey team has returned to Troy and is working with Bell Telephone. Larry got a chance to do some skating with RPI this week. When asked if he wouldn't rather be playing, Larry said, "It's more fun this way.

You can lean on the boards when you get tired." Butch Byrd became ill with influenza during Boston U's football game with George Washington. As a result the returned to Beantown minus Byrd, who was forced to stay in a Washington hospital. touchdown covered i Plainsmen humbled Niska-j The yards. j' a 12 -0, in a norie-league en-A Soccer Dallas didn't a game iJ, Sa now 5-2 in the hold its anmial din ner 1960, as it made its first ap-i loop the third; A A AXAU.V4 iVO tj fi kj 1 1 1 1 pearance in the tough proiP enod but lost the ball on league. But before this season downs on started Landry declared that he I felt he would be able to take the field on an even basis with from quarterback Tom Coffey to end Bob Sowalsky was the i Results Leafs Hand Canadiens First Loss Of Season Toronto (AP)--The Toronto Maple Leafs handed Montreal's powerful Canadiens their first loss of the National Hockey third period goal in a wide- open game before 13,601 at Maple Leaf Gardens last night.

The Canadiens had won League season, gaining a seven an on tneir victory on Frank Mahovlich's Jofre, Caldwell Agree To Fight In January London (AP) Eder Jofre of Brazil and John Caldwell of Ireland, agreed to terms yesterday for a fight in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in January with the hope that the result will help clear the world bantamweight championship, picture. Jofre is recognized as world champion by the National Boxing Association of the United States and various federations in Europe. Caldwell. British bantamweight king, outpointed Xlphonse Halimi of France, in a dull 10-round bout here Tuesday night. Halimi previously was recognized as champion in those parts of the world which did not regard as best first eight starts this season.

Mahovlich scored his game- winner at 1:22 of the third period with an assist from Red Kelly. It made the Toron-to lead 3-1 and offset Marcel Benin's goal from Montreal with about eight minutes remaining. Bobby Pulford Nevin scored and Bob other To- virtaully every club in the' ainr in st Jude drive league. It has worked out that way and the Cowboys have won four whie losing three, their bigges Conquest coming last Sunday Vhen they -went to New York and edged the Giants 17-16 Two weeks before New York whipped Dallas 31-10 at Dallas Landry always has said a team has a better chance of winning the second time around, Dallas remembers being nosec 12-10 by St. Louis at St.

Loui: last year and the Cowboys wil be looking for revenge againsi Pop Ivy's Cardinals. It'll be al most like plaj folks anyway. St. Louis has more Texas collegians on the roster than any other club in the league except Dallas. Am a fellow had rather beat a friend more than an enemy.

John David Crow, Ken Hall, Jerry Norton, Joe Robb, Don Gillis, Charley Johnson, Bobby Joe Conrad, Jimmy Hall, and Mai Hammack are Texans or Texas collegians with the Card inals. Dallas has a dozen Texans on its roster. The game is due to draw more than 30,000, Union Has New Track Coach William G. Leonard former Notre Dame track star and cross-country and track coach at Linton High School, has been named indoor track coach at Union College, Dr. Carter Davidson, president of the college, announced yesterday.

Leonard, a native Schenec- is replacing Wilford H. Ketz, Union's indoor track coach and athletic director, who leaving on a six month sabbatical Nov. 12. Leonard set a mile-run record of 4:12 at Notre Dame as well as the mile and half-mile records at Schenectady's Nott Terrace High School. He returned to teach at Nott Terrace after graduating from Votre Dame in 1949 and moved to Linton High School when was constructed in 1958.

Dur- ng his tenure in the Schenec- public school system he has coached three state championship track teams and has had numerous boys go on to become college track stars. Leonard's duties at Union will not interfere with his coaching at Linton, as Linton does not have an indoor track team. Ketz will return'in time to assume his duties as varsity spring track coach. Toronto 3, Montreal 2. the former Cleveland as an inside runner and he pitching star who was seven jdoesn-t have Bobby's extreme; times a 20-game winner in the speed.

But Tom is no slow i majors, was signed to a promo- i tional job yesterday by the Los Watkins said he ran the 100- Angeles Angels. a in 1ccllc in 9 9 sec I Lemon, 41. will work in ticket rltche Big 10 i sa ie an public relations, most Zone Board 01; sprint king at Illinois, has been Jiy Orange County and thf will clocked in 9.5. Long Beach area fall Mi-tch-ell, who has been tutor-; spring training he will help the meeting Saturday at 6 pan. at ing Watkins since JuJy, feels! Angels' farm club pitchers.

Center Inn on Route 9W south I his understudy is a fine player, Lemon, who lives in Long getting i Beach, was a pitching coach for Marked the Philadelphia Philliw list for all certified officials. I about Watkins in referring He took the Angel job Michael Storonsky of Albany is the end sweeps which Mitchell I so he could more time chairman. i has made his specialty by a at home. loop, according to Hill. In Tuesday's sectional cham- of Albany.

needs to work This is a compulsory meeting i outside quicker." ronto goals while Claude Provost scored Montreal's first goal. The game was a close from the sWrt and the biz crowd got its money's worth as players of both clubs handed out- some hefty bodychecks. Referee Frank Udvari called 16 penalties--eight for each team. Included was a five minute major to Toronto de- fenseman Tim Horton. National Bowling Dallas 32, Los Angeles 9.

Detroit 12, New York ll. Twin Cities 28, Omaha 23, Henry T. Adios' Sister Brings $23,800 At Sale Harrisburg Pa. (AP) The sister of Little Brown Jug ch-am- pion, Henry T. Adios, brought $23,000 yesterday at the stand- ardbrcd horse sales.

Dr. Nicholas Derrico, Pelham Manor, owner of Henry T. Adios paid the top price for Trudy T. Adifos, a yearling owned by Meadowland Farms, Washington, Pa. Sales for the third day of the annual four-day suction of harness horses picked up considerably over the first two days, when business was down nearly 25 per cent.

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