TOLEDO, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1948 Here Are a Few Interesting Facts About Notre Dame Which Make That Team the Leading Gridiron Machine in the Country
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From The »T omi A I Rule Bool MOST FIELD GOALS Forest Peters, of the University of Montana, kicked By Wilbert “Birdie” Rule a record number of 17 field goals against the Billings Sports Editor Polytech team in 1924. x Local 12 Recreation Director Pape Six TOLEDO, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1948 Here are a few interesting facts about Notre Dame which make that team the leading gridiron machine in the country. Emil Sitko, chunky right halfback who led Notre Dame ball carriers a year ago, is once more pacing the Irish back- Locah2 Grid Team Plays Rossford Sunday field men in the rushing department. In addition, Sitko is the leading pass receiver and scorer on the squad with four receptions good for 52 yards and three scoring thrusts. Sitko has picked up 75 yards from scrim mage in 23 attempts for a .3.3 yard average. Fullback John Panelli has the top average among regular ball carriers with a 5.3 yard Al JHkowsbti’s 624 Tops Loettl 12 Howlers record, based on 74 yards in 14 carries. Sophomore Leo McKillip has totaled 55 Kws • I'M- yards in his 12 rushes for a 4.6 average. Auto Lite WOLTSCOIPIz MAHONEY Fullback Mike Swistowicz rates next with Engage Rossford Merchants tSiraie Rufe 45 yards in 11 tries and a 4.1 record. a Quarterback Frank Tripucka has connected 14 times Women Win in 22 passes for 150 yards, one touchdown and a .636 per In High School Stadium centage. The Bloomfield, N. J. senior is also tops ifi punt ing with a 39.7 yard average for his three boots. 12 In Row The Local 12 heavyweight fotball team will travel to Behind Sitko in pass receiving is Jim Martin, left end, The Auto-Lite W o m e n’s Rossford (Ohio), Sunday afternoon, where it will meet the with three catches for 30r ~ Rossford Merchants in an inter-city football contest in the yarda. Terry Brennan, left Feeling Runs High team rolling on Friday at the Rossford High School stadium. The game will start promptly, half, has nailed two for 23 Mercury lanes said they were at 2:30 p.m. yards, and Leon Hart, right For B, G.-Tolerlo U out to repeat as champions in The 1948 edition of the Local 12 gridiron machine is end, Billy Gay, left half, have that eight team circuit. As it the most powerful aggregation ever to represent the United each snared two passes for 21 Game Saturday Aii statiblicB, size rompjrrlsnn stands todayt the other seven Automobile Workers on the football field. The strong team yards. and previous scores are being teams know that they mean which has been whipped into a smoth operating football Steve Oracko, left guard, tossed aside this week at the club by coaches Bing Crosby, Vic Irvine, and Ed Shepler, trails Sitko in scoring with business because chalking up University of Toledo as the their 12th successive win should contains several former all eight points. Oracko has Rockets prepare for their first city and all-Ohio grid stars. will enter the game as first place-kicked five extra points lootball date with Bowling convince them of it. The Local 12 team has been string quarterback. Ken Fineske, Green State Univeristy since It was another three game vic ?3o links of the SENATORS, PITCHING AGAINST another all-city and Ohio choice in ten attempts and has added 1935. The contest will be played completely equipped, includ one field goal for his total. tory over Willys No. 2 with will be assigned one of the m Toledo's Glass Bowl Saturday Florence Kubat setting the pace THE YANKEES,STRETCHED,GLANCED AT THE RUN ing new blue and gold uni tackle positions in this ompor- Seven other Irish are tied night, starting at 8:15. with. 454 and Florence Dzienny NER ON FIRST AND SERVED THE PITCH. THE HIT forms, and each player will be tant game. Richard “Porky” with six points apiece. Records of previous games TER BOUNCED A LINE DRIVE OFF LINKE’S HEAD covered by a good insurance Jennings, rated as the second show that the Rockets won the one pin behind in the three game policy. All players, end team highest scorer in the state two Lancaster Smith, left half THAT WAS CAUGHT BY THE CATCHER WHO THREW last time the schools met. The total. personnel, will meet at Local 12 years ago, will be in the back- back, tops the punt returners 1935 score was 63-0. The last The individual high series was TO FIRST DOUBLING THE BASE RUNNER! headquarters where they will field for Local 12. with 105 yards trotted off in time B-G topped Toledo was in posted by Hazel Gray of the board the Summer Camp bus, at Walter Gunlite, all-city end 1932, by a 12-6 count. 1:00 p.m., for the trip to Ross three tries. One was an 85- second place PAC team when from Scott and member of the yard scoring jaunt against Saturday’s game, however, ford. Local 12 teams for the past twg Pittsburgh. Panelli has re will be one of those contests be she connected for a 548 total, Among those who will see ac years, will be the choice of tween neighboring colleges in highest in the loop to date. The tion, Sunday in the Local 12 coaches for one of the end post- turned his only kick for 70 which previous scores and com PAC team captain connected ioi lineup will be George Breitner tions. Seymour Bagner, another yards and a touchdown to parative records mean little. a htige 230 middle game to give former all-city center from all-city selection from Scott and rate second behind Smith. Both teams definitely will be her the top total for the young L i b b e y High School; Johnny member of the 1947 Local 12 pointing for this one. The schools season. It helped to win three Rizzo, all-city team will aslo see action in the Right half Jack Landry is guard from third with one return for 35 were traditional rivals until in' from Standard Commutator. contest. A former U.S. Marine terruption of athletic relations Libbey; Melvin yards. In other league matches the player, Harold Radar, and one after the 1935 season. DeVilbiss Rubbers won two from uNKy*30WEN Breitner, a 11 - if the best linemen in these -Safetymau Frank Spaniel Last year, however, that rival Burke for Congress and DeVil city and a 11 - parts, will be in at guard at the Ohio halfhack has picked off two enemy ry was renewed when Bowling biss Sprays made it three over GEORGIA TECH STAR BACK, -uckoff. Green journeyed to the Toledo with the West Other members of the aerials and returned them 33 Lakeside Biscuit. SUFFERED AN UNLUCKY S ‘AR AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN AND LATER WITH THE ern Avenue strong basketball arena for a game The men’s loop, bowling on Local 12 team who will sec yards to lead the pass inter BREAK DURING .THE 1947 •HILADELPHIA EAGLES, COMPLETED 33 PASSES school; Ken which was witnessed by an over Tuesday at the Marathon, had ervice Sunday afternoon are ceptors. Gay Swistowicz and flow crowd. I'he Falcons took SEASON.HE BROKE HIS NOSE IN A SINGLE GAME FOR THE EAGLES S h e p 1 er, an Al Bikowski coming in with the other a 11 -city Ed Estes, Eddie Melnek, Bob Tackle Al Zmijewski have that game, 42-38. That’s one rea high series of the season with a FOR THE I3T” TIME. AGAINST THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS Grove, R o 11 i e Jackson, Bob son the Rockets want Saturday and all-O h 1 o each intercepted one pass. creditable 624 total. Al banged CDEC.IJ94O) selection and a Reagon, Lincoln Nedd, William night’s football game. in the total at a good time mak Bing Crosby Mitchell, Tillis Ewing, Paul Fye. Did the late John McGraw, The bands from both colleges four-year 1 e t - ing it three wins for the Burke terman from Libbey; and popu Marvin Filas Charley Dorcar the “Little Napoleon’’ and N. Y. are scheduled to perform SaluH for Congress team from Swartz- k . ’ • Ul||iin Jim Kolwitz, Morris Berry, Jim (NL) manager for 31 years, ever day night before tiie game and lar Bob Sarchiz, who made the baugh. all-city team at quarterback, and Zettner, Gail Anderson, Rollie manage another major league at halftime for what is expected The Monday loop had Zenon HURRY!! Ash, Gerald Lorenzen, Joe ZoL- club? to be a capacity crowd. Several was chosen on the all-Ohio sec- manski, and Joe Cuttaia. ** thousand students from B-G and Klosowski of the PAC team hit TTurry, Kiddie!-, and ffli ond team. Yej, he managed Baltimore ting an even 600 as the league Raymond Feldt, who was Teams wanting to book games (AL) in 1901 other Falcon followers from the Show Takes Form out the enrollment blank Rowling Green area plan to tra pacesetter and good for only one on this page for the Local chosen on the all-city and all- are asked to contact Birdie Rule, Who holds the one ar a son game from Auto-Lite. The Toledo Police and Fire professional boxing show, slated Ohio teams, began his football Local 12 Recreation Director. RBI record? vel to Toledo for the game. 12 Beginners Tap Dancing Tickets may be secured at the In the Wednesday wortirn’s for the Sports Arena on October 25, will bring together Tony Classes to be held on Sat career at Central Catholic High Hack Wilson, 190 in 19,30; and ticket offices of either school 1 o o p at the Bowl-O-Drome Janiro and Lou Valles, lightweights, in the feature ten-round urdays, beginning on Oc School and also played with Who is the only golfer to ac Lou Gehrig la 2nd with 184 in and at downtown Toledo agen-’ Angie Hill had high total in the bout for the benefit of the Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund.: tober 16.