EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, September
29, 1955 Vol. C768
LOCAL
NEWS
ANOTHER PARADE FOR THE
TRAVELERS
East Farewell – The
town came out in force on a crisp afternoon to cheer their heroes of
summer. The Travelers, fresh off their championship game against Mountain View,
were honored with a parade down Main
Street and Lake Shore Drive ending on the Lakefront Plaza where they
displayed the Championship Trophy for a huge, adoring crowd. The Travelers have
dominated the early part of this decade with a total of three championships in
five years. The lineup has remained fairly constant through their reign and the
players have all become local heroes but have remained very accessible to the
fans. On almost any given day one or two can be spotted in town shopping or
dining and they all will stop and chat with fans and neighbors.
The parade
started at the top of Main Street near the Iron Works and proceeded south to
the intersection with Lake View Drive and took a left and headed straight down
to the Lakefront Plaza where a stage had been erected with a PA sound system.
When the parade arrived the Plaza was already nearly full and as the people
following in after the parade flowed in it became downright crowded. Luckily,
everyone was in a great mood and there were no incidences to ruin the
festivities. After the Trophy was shown
off, each of the players got to say something to the crowd. Most of their
comments were obscured by the loud cheers from the crowd. Each player seemed to
have his own fan club and when each player would take the podium his respective
“fan club” would erupt and continue until the next player came up, which in
turn would galvanize another group. It was all in good fun and the players
seemed to really enjoy it.
The future of
the Travelers looks bright. The new, lighted Travelers Field is one of the best
in the league and is always on the top of the players list for fields to play
on. The lineup has been together for six years and all the players are still
young. The oldest is the much beloved home run king, Johnny Cloos who is 29. “I
think this team has at least two more titles in it,” said Cloos from the podium,
driving the fans crazy.
1955 League
Champs Parade
SPORTS
COUGARS OPEN SEASON AGAINST MINERS
EAST FAREWELL- The Regional High School Cougars started their
season with a win over arch rival
Despite the
youth the team came out strong and scored on its second possession when a six
yard end run by Tank Brown capped off a seventy yard drive by the Cougars. The Miners came right back and scored on the
next drive with a well executed passing drive by Miners quarterback Sam Grant
and receiver Joe Dolan. Both teams then
settled down into a tough defensive posture and did not let any more points
until the fourth quarter, when the Miners scored early to make the score
14-7. The Cougars went to work with only
four minutes left in the game. O’Conner
handed off to Wilson who spun and danced his way to a fifteen yard TD to tie
the game. The Cougars held the Miners to
two first downs and a punt to the Cougars twenty. O’Conner, Wilson and Brown took the field and
behind strong blocking from tackles Joey Watson and Derrick Rome and guards
Devlin “Smitty” Smith and Walter Grogan the Cougars marched down the field in a
running display that looked liked the team had been together for four years
instead of four months. The campaign
ended with a beautifully executed delayed draw up the middle for a seven yard
score by
The next game
is away at the Riverview Wildcats on Friday night. This game should be a test of the Cougars
running game because the Bears have an all senior defensive line and have been
highly rated by local sports aficionados.
NATIONAL NEWS
DC-4 CRASHES IN WYOMING – LIONEL HAMPTON’S
BUS CRASHES – POP MUSIC THIS WEEK
In the worst airline crash so far, a United Airlines DC-4 plunged into the face of a mountain peak near Laramie, Wyoming killing 66. The plane was headed to San Francisco.
Lionel Hampton and 15 members of his band are injured when their chartered bus plunges into a ditch in New Mexico. Hampton suffered a broken ankle.
The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first-ever world series – beating the Yankees 2-0 in the seventh game.
Pop music this week - “The Yellow Rose Of Texas” - Mitch Miller Chorus, “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing” - The Four Aces, “The Shifting Whispering Sands” - Billy Vaughn, “Tina Marie” -Perry Como, “Wake The Town And Tell The People” – Lex Baxter, “Ain’t That A Shame” - Pat Boone, “Gum Drop” – The Crew Cuts, “Song Of The Dreamer” - Eddie Fisher, “Same Old Saturday Night” - Frank Sinatra, “I Want You To Be My Baby” -Georgia Gibbs, “I Want You To Be My Baby” – Lillian Briggs, “The Yellow Rose Of Texas” - Stan Freberg, “Suddenly, There’s A Valley” - Julius LaRosa.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
