The Valley Independent from Monessen, Pennsylvania • Page 6

t-THE DAILY INDEPENDENT. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1957 ON THE BALL By CLA1R BROWN Two MHS Gridders All-State a Barton. Monessen i Wilkinsburg Win Crowning Point Wilkinsburg i back Clairton was the crowning grid ui- point of a crazy, mixed up 1957 football season. The in e- Greyhound! guard, today were favorite dropping the title in WPIAL Class AA champion- ship till ordinarily would have been tabbed an upset but in this unusual season it seerns perfectly normal to finish it in such a fashion to climax the many upsets, flu epidemic which fouled the schedules, etc.

Monessen High's Armand Niccolai had witnessed the game and agreed with most fans at the game that Clairton had it the first half but it was the Holy City lads' contest the team. Barton last week was named to All-Big Five Conference i team and Pauline to the all-conference second team. Other Mon Valley Conference i.Big Five! teams receiving notice On the All-State squad were Ollie Payne of Charleroi, named to the rest of the wav One of the happiest guvs over the first team i of Mon- TT ongaheal on the second squad and victory was Bill Parkinson, former Monessen High athlete, who coaches junior high basketball and varsity baseball at Wilkinsburg, going there from the head basketball job at Monongahela three years ago He renewed acquaintances at the Elks' Stag here Saturday night. Sitting in on the rain-splattered Army-Navy thriller Saturday were Jim Weir, Rostraver High athletic director and Ed Hogan, Rostraver junior high grid mentor Jerry Pasquale, former Monessen High and Waynesburg College eager and later a coach of the American Legion quintet in the Westmoreland County League a few years back, visited the area over the Thanksgiving holiday at the home of his brother-in-law Bill Kioski, of Belle Vernon. Jerry now resides in Silver Springs, Md.

Another well-known sports figure here was a weekend visitor Floyd Wiseman, tackle on the (47) Greyhound team and later a lineman of note at Carnegie Tech. He now resides in South Hills (Pittsburgh). He's the proud father of twins. Friends to Honor Niccolai Greyhound grid mentor Armand Niccolai's many friends in this area are honoring him next Sunday night at the NIPA hall here A few- tickets are still available for the affair which will be a Sports Stag beginning at 6:30 o'clock Contact Armand Mori, MHS Faculty Manager, or any other NIPA member for ducts When contacting Mori, it would be wise to ask about your season basketball ducat if you haven't already obtained one When West Virginia's Hundley-less cage team takes the floor against Furman this week, fans can look Angie Dabiero, Donora, Myron Myrga of Brownsville and Fred Yuss of Charleroi on the honorable mention list. The selection of seven MVC players on the squad is a trend as the valley is usually ignored in the balloting in favor of eastern schools.

UNITED PRESS All-State Football Team 1st Team E. Russ Frantz, Cass Township E. Ollie Payne, Charleroi T. Lynn Drake, Tyrone T. Barry Butzer, Lancaster G.

Barry Madill, Indiana G. Larry Vignali. Masontown C. Tom Jordan. Bethlehem QB Jack Renwick, St.

Marys HB Lee Fisher, Williamsport HB Nolan Jones, New Kensington FB John Chisdak, Scranton Cent. 2d Team E. Bill Saul, Butler E. Larry Mengel, Nazareth T. John Young, Shamokin T.

Gary Kaltenbaugh, Clairton G. Dick Ruble, Lewistown G. Tom Vanessa, Phila LaSalle C. Conrad Irhie, Milton Hersheyl QB Galen Hall, Williamsburg CAGES 'EM FOR CELTICS By Alan Mavtr City Cage Program Hits Gym Plans for schedules, election of officers, team rosters and league by-laws were held in abeyance because of the lack of a basketball Monessen Cagers Visit Greensburg Lions in First 6 Away' Encounter Locals Seek First Victory in Second Start of 1957-58 Season Coach Frank Janosik takes his Monessen High basketball team to Greensburg tonight for the second exhibition start of the season for the Greyhounds who dropped a 61-44 opener to Keesport Friday. Greensburg, playing under a new coach, Jim Sibley, got off to a flying start with a 53-36 victory over Monongahela last Friday.

Sibley will start Tony Thomas and Dick Witherite at the forwards tonight while Ron Palcic will be at center, with Brown and Bob Eicher, who canned 17 against the Wildcats, at the guards. Thomas a Eicher a used the boards where their height football officials, coaches, sports! chartiers at Claysville 'Monessen Flavor' At 22nd Annual MVFOA Banquet Tom Preston. Monessen's popular ex-Faculty Manager at MHS; but currently as active as ever inj Burgettstown at Hickory sports, in many ways, reminded a Bcllmar at West Newton large gathering of Mori Valley! Cumberland at Bentleyville SCHOLASTIC Tuesday Nigrht Monessen at Greensburr serves to advantage. Greyhound Starters Coach Janosik will undoubtedly go with Joe Kurey and Bill Ma'ki- nen at the forwards with Dick DiBiaso at center with Charley Bill and Myron Sepitko or perhaps Jeorge Murin or Joe Karbowsky at the guards. The 'Hound coach will be look- writers and friends of the rnemor-j Donora at Washington ies and benefits derived from; Ellsworth at Avella sports, as principal speaker at; ing for rebounding and outside shooting assistance.

A Jayvee game will precede the o'clock varsity clash tonight on the Greensburg floor. Elsewhere in Section 5-A tonight Pellmar will travel to West New- Snowdcn at Monongahela East Wash at Cecil "lizabeth at Rostraver Jefferson at North Union Mapletown at Waynesburg Peters at Midway Uniontown at Trinity We-sl Allegheny at McDonald Charleroi at Canonsburg New Conference is at Washington, Snowden, HB Joe Perkowski, Wilkes-Barre gymnasium at a reorganization meeting of the City Basketball Coughlin HB Fred Stoicheff, FB Ron Hatcher, Carnegie 3d Team E. Dan White, Jersey Shore Leagus held in the Becreation fice at the Civic Center last njght. Recreation Director, Tom D'Errico presidei at the meeting. Representing Ozarks.

Tony Mascet- E. Ernie Stitzinger, New Yellow Jackets, Joe Rullo, My- T. Bob Eastwood, Nbrristown T. BilJ Slezosky, Shenandoah Ron Firmani. Uniontown u.

Bob Dungie, Pottsville C. Jim Voelker, Monongahela QB Leroy Loudermilk Wilkinsburg HB 'Paul Campbell, Altoona forward to a high-scoring tilt if past games mean any- HB John McFails, Lancaster thing Last year Hot Rod Hundley scored 54 points FB Jud Diekson. Clairton in that game and the two games set a Mountaineer Honorable Mention outh; Zmuida, Field House record with 110 (W. Va.) and 95 (Furman) points scored by the two teams. Braddock, new WPIAL Class A champion has complied the longest winning streak in the league with 36 straight wins with only a 7-7 tie to mar the record Last team to top Coach Chuck Klausing's lads was North Braddock Scott in 1953 In fact Klausing's teams at Braddock have not lost a game since he came there four years ago The annual WPIAL meeting will be held at the Assembly Room of the Webster Hall Hotel next Saturday Reports of committees, election of officers and other business pertinent to the league will be on the agenda with member schools requested to supply their representatives with ballots for the proposed PIAA amendments.

Perry Grid'der "Dream Player 1 William Thomas, former Perry-Lower star, new matriculating at Clemson College, S. has been jPhiladelphia. tabbed as a ''dream player" by Clemson coach Frank Howard Howard said that Thomas is the most effi- ford's A. C. Gene Hall; PNA, Wyne Teska; East End, Chuck Lewitsky; Viaduct A.

Bucky Lutes. "Dibby" DiBlaso represented the city league -basketball Officials. Unless an adequate gym can be acquired the City Basketball League appears doomed. The representatives in attendance at Ends: Johnston Punxsutdwney; i ast evening meetmg unanimous- Sheetz, Altoona; Crum, Huntingdon; Williams, Pittsburgh Westinghouse; Haser, New Kensington; Mitinger, Greensburg; Huffman, Clairton; Marchaitis, Plym- Rostraver Jrs. in 46-21 Win Over Monongahela Behind the excellent shooting of Tom Newman and Willie Ross, Coach George Estok's Rostraver Junior High quintet rolled to an easy 46-21 victory over the Monongahela Juniors yesterday afternoon in an exhibition contest at Monongahela.

Newman hit for 10 points on five Donora Monongahela Charleroi visits Canonsburg and Brownsville entertains Bethlehem Joint. In another game involving a district entry, Rostraver is host to Elizabeth-Forward, victors over Bellmar, 58-26 last Friday night. ly agreed that the Junior High School floor presented a great. deal of hazard for basketball, field oal Ross for 12 points on Mentioned as possibilities werej Lauder was high for 1 1 1 1 Ve "I the Co. Armory and the Mones- Monongahela with eight markers.

High School However, All of the Rostraver tallies came Trotter and Melchior, Allen own; I formalitjcs be wer field goals as only three free Krall, Ambridge; Athens; Rodman, Hanover. Tackles: Diemert, Pittsburgh North Catholic; Lapriola, Lock Haven; Boschini, Brockway; Miller, Lebanon; Baity, Williamsport; Myrga. Brownsville; Sieminski, Swoyersville; Matalavage, Mahanoy City; Revak, Mt. Carmel; Zimmerman, Lewisburg; Bundra, Catasauqua; Hudock, Tunkhannock; Arbutiski, New Kensington; come before this can become reality. a lhrows were awarded the Little 'Leopards, who missed the trio of D'Errico will call a meeting of the City Basketball League representatives as soon as it can be learned if a gymnasium will be available for the 1958 season.

Any other teams desiring to enter the City Basketball League should delegate a representative at the next meeting. Consult the Kresefski, Old Forge. Guards: DeNicola, Altoona; Fowler, Bellwood; Albright, Mt. Lebanon; Tuss, Charleroi; Moses, Wilkes-Barre Meyers; Reddinger, Clarion; Pauline, Monessen; Gressick, Cass Township; Nickora, McKeesport; Blasenstein, West i sports section for time and date of the next rncetinj? Centers: McGrath, Tamaqua; Swineford, Lewistown: Scarmack, Farrell; Fox, Hollidaysburg; Behanna. Hempfield; Hanak, Sharon; Davis, West Scranton.

Backs: Hutzell, Somerset: Meek-! cent blocker on the team from his center slot and a top-notch defender as left linebacker Bill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas of Layton Westmoreland County Class A Football Conference members jt Fredkine, Tamaqua; Rut- including Bellrnar and Rostraver will hold a confab in March in an effort to encourage contests between Hollidaysburg; ber schools, something lacking in setting up a strong conference now Other member schools are Penn Joint, a i Ligonier, Derry Area, North Huntingdon, Mt. Pleasant Ramsay, Scbttdale and Mt. Pleasant Kurst.

Stubbs Impresses Despite Defeat NEW YORK UP attempts from the foul line. Jumping to quick 16-4 lead at the end of the first period, the local five went on to victory as Esto. substituted freely. Only in the last period against the subs did Monongahela t- score the Estokmen. Next start for Rostraver is at home to Donora at 2:45 Thursday afternoon.

Rostraver Jrs. 4(5 Newman, 5-0-10; Petp, 30-6; Cribbs, 1-0-2; Ross, 60-12; Knutilla 0-0-0; Conn, 3-036; Safier, 1-0-2; Lunt. 1-0-2; Markle 3-0-6. Totals 23-0-46. Monongahela Jrs.

2 1 Balliard, 1-0-2; Borello, Unbeaten (2-0-4; Greyshok, 0-0-0; Lauder, Gene (Ace) Armstrong clicked off, lc 2-4-8; Maraccini, i-fl-2; Coo- his 13th straight victory Monday (ley, 2-1-5. Totals 8-5-21. the 2nd Annual Banquet of the; Mon Valley Football Officials As-j sociation held in the Charleroi i Elks Club last night. The banquet had a definite essen flavor with Dr. Michael Du-j Duda, former Superintendent of; Schools here, now president ofj California State Teachers College and Preston Ditty, former grid coach here, also at the speaker's table.

Dr. Duda spoke on modern educational trends as we proach the push-button age." Others on the interesting program included outgoing MVFOA president George Kuvinka, president Anthony Grimaldi; Ted! PITTSBURGH UP i -Athletic di- Nemeth. head football coach ati rectors of the Western Pennsrpl- California Teachers; Johnny Pop-jvania Intercollegiate Athletic Conovich (also of Monessen) head ference meet here to, consid- grid mentor at Waynesburg Col- cr among other thing? how many lege; Tom Barbero, Faculty Man-jleague basketball games must be ager of Athletics at in future seasons by mem- High School, Jim Hamer, NFLJber schools. IT)HP I i Schedule Details official from Fayetle City; and Outcome of the discussion was Junior High Games Carded Marion and Vernon Junior High Schools open their seasons Thursday and Friday of this week. Vernon travels to North Union! for a game on Thursday night A1 Cre of Monongahela and a a i includes while Marion Is host to Redstone Manzini of Bcllmar, Wade i Tech Friday afternoon i of Rostraver, Lou Rox.zi, of i i with other schools.

iman Township, Bobby Williams ofj the a i directors A complete round-up of ne i writers Bob docidc iu be subject to ap- appear here before the WoQd Qf Washi ngton Bm of the eollccc pres idents ne of Connellsville, Vince indices, who will meet Dec. a scene he Monessen jof and I a i 7 ttihnington. Juniors travel to Fallowfieldi Jhe I a Formulation of rule, for confer- afternoon a second exmbUlon Ortscastcr Frank Buscanics Ofjence competition in swimming and the Charleroi radio station. I rifle shooting i also be dis- presi- expected to have direct bearing on dent, who spoke on the movementJDuqucsne University's future in toward conferences and "pop-offsibin-timc basketball. The Dukes who rap secondary educationjand St.

Francis are the only ma- schools on their sports basketball powers in the con- without knowing the facts, I ference. Introduced were various Other member schools are Cares in the district including i i Tech. Geneva, Grove City, Five mentors Armand Niccolai.JSL Francis, Westminster and Monessen, Rab Curric, The Dukes' present homc-and-home md St. Francis test. Monessen opened with a 31 victory over Rostraver a Friday.

night against middleweight Key! bon Stubbs, but Stubbs made such ouu.TM. a 0od showing that each will get ley, Jersey Shore; TM, 4 ht St Today's Sporfs Parade-- Middlewelghts Class Liviest in Boxing By JACK CUDDY Haupt, Shamokin; Americus, Easton; Daniels, Duquesne; Horoschak, Coaldale; Howalski, Jbhn- sonburg; Puckett, Philadelphia North Catholic; Timmerman, Elwood City; Wells, Sharon; Hart, Morrisville; Collins, Williamstown; White, Downingtown; Levengood, Richland Township; Dabiero, Donora; Olson, Titusville; Barton, Monessen; Reed, Curnwensville: Condie, Sewickley Township. another TV fight, at St. Nicholas Arena next month. Armstrong', who won a unanimous 10-round decision at St.

Nick's over Stubbs of Pittsburgh, must wait until Jan. 20 for his next bout because he suffered a slight cut at the edge of his practically closed left eye in the 10th round. Wilt The Stilt Leads Kansas Wilt Stilt) Chamberlain 7 -X- -I 1 A U'r 1 11 Ut. I Id i lORK jn a i Rosenbloom from 1923 to a a Kansas safelv oas its first i 4 i i i i I I It.U ri 1 Laz i. lib Lii 7 I rt A 1 'I Ci )Vi I mil .1 i wsi I i.

month of 1957, the middle-11939. became light heavyweight division is th? liveliest i weight champion in 1930. Bachboxing: but realist Frank a man also assisted Bob Olin to the same title and he brought Lew using Jenkins to New York, where he "Don'i go Don't throw hats into the air. The middleweight r-lass a be the best in boxing today, but it's not nearly as good as it was back in the 1920s." became lightweight king. "Back around 192, when Rosenbloom was fighting as a middleweight, that division was jammed with good men like Harry eb, a unexpected wasi i Walker, Tiger Flowers, I I I li i a a i i i i A i i A Bachnian's cold-water treatment.

Johnny Wilson, Jock Malone, Ace He manages Rory a a i and the like," Bachman a i 160-pound contender-ranked third, jus! behind ex-cham- recallcd. "Why, it that every city pions Ray Robinson and Gene-j had three or four very good mid- Kullrner. And any Hosannahs he idleweights inen who could put i yodle about the i i i a good fight with the best. And no question in my mind I that the best then Greb, Walkor would indirectly glorify Calhoun. Veteran, But No Glorifier But Frank is no glorificr, Flowers could have beaten though he's a veteran whom one would expect to be a master of the flamboyant boost.

ThiK middle-sized, dark-complexioned pilot with thr rimless spec- a went the ''old school" as manager of Slapsie Sugar Ray Robinson the peak day ever saw. And Robinson has lwen hold up by recent experts as the greatest all-round fighter of the past 30 years, at least," Rostraver JHS Monongahela JHS 16 16 12 2--46 4 6 3 8--21 Steve Fight Results- PROVIDENCE, R.I. -Ward. Hartford, out- pointed Gene Butler, Boston 10), Ailenport Leads Industrial Loop Ailenport blanked Monessen No. 1 to stay atop the District 13 United Steelworkers Bowling League race despite top scores by S.

Hav- arilak and B. Valko of the locals who showed 514 and 485 cards, respectively. Valko had the single game high of 204. J. Fhilipkosky led the Ailenport team with a 176-478.

Other high point men were G. Maund of Monessen No. 2 who led all bowlers with a 529 three game mark, J. Lenio (Monessen 2), D. DiBiaso (Donora Steel), B.

Kimmell (Mon- esEen Southwestern) and V. Disanza (Donora Wire) and S. Suppa (Ailenport). Standings Ailenport 12-3 Monessen No. 1 11-4, Donora Steel Works 6-0, Donora i Works 4-11, Monessen No.

2 2-4 and MSWR 1-14. Chicks Ahead in Eagles; Kossar Tops The Chicks blanked the Blue- jays in Eagles Ladies League action and heid first-place in the league for this week. The Orioles and Keets won the other matches. Top scorers were Rose Kossar with a 139-368, Helen Anderchak, Ruth Koget, Laura Hammerash, Helen Wolford, Ann, Bomba, Mary Baker, Betty Parente and Mary Stetsko. Standings Chicks 26-13, Jays 23-16, Kects 21-18, Orioles 20-19, Robins 18-21 and Canaries 15-24.

Johnny sports at the meeting which is be- tor of the Charleroi held on the Carnegie Tech was master of ceremonies. campus. Payroll Increases PS Office Margin Payroll topped Shipping 3-0. while Production dropped a 2-1 'decision to General Office to keep (first place in the Pittsburgh Steel Office League bowling. iOrder also copped a victory, over Engineers.

John Dankosky had the top card with a 205-538 record followed by Tom Gilchrist, B. Singcl, H. John- json. H. Myers, Capco and A.

Beres. Standings Payroll 27-12, Pro- jduction 23-16, Order 21-18, General J2.0-19. Engineers 17-22 and Ship- jping 9-30. big test of the college basketball season, but Kentucky got a bad scare and Indiana was upset in the year's first big surprises. Kansas, the nation's No.

2 team, was leading by only a point at halftime until the n-foot Chamberlain into high gear and led the Jayhawks to a 63-56 victory over Oklahoma State Monday night at Stillwater, Okla. Kentucky, ranked No. 5, had to rally in the last two minutes to nip Duke, 78-74, on its own home court. And Indiana, last season's Big Ten co-champion and ranked 14th for th-3 new campaign, was sent crsshing by Ohio University, 76-68, at Bloornington, Ind. Chamberlain wound up with 30 points in his opening effort for Kansas, 17 of them coming in tho second half as Kansas pulled away.

Plains, N.Y., who has lost but twp Stainless Holds Page League Lead Electric moved close to Stainless in the Page League last i with three wins over the Supervis ors. Cold Roll and Mechanical al so took wins. Irish Flanagan had the top three-game mark of 516 followed closely by Sisto Rossetti with a 514 and Ducky Stonage with a 511. Rossetti Had the best i game, a 210. Others among the best point- makers were John Hricko, Floyd Todd, Frank Watson, George Zilka, Andy Imbriscia, George Koneffko and Les DeVitto.

Standings Stainless 29-10, Electric 26-13, Galvanize 25-14, Mechanical No. 1 22-17, Mechanical No. 2 22-17, Cold Roll 17-22, Testing 8-31 and Supervisors 7-32. Brown, Koget Pace Ball-Chain League Cee Brown led the men with a 526 three-game total and Koget had 158-409 for the Women in the Ball and Chain League race but Joe Koget's 230 i game was also a highlight of loop action. Adamio, Arlene Echnrt and Martha Dniash also had lop scores as the West and ook victories.

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