how to run two different script on one page

Hello everyone,
I am trying to use one dhtml script and one authomatic date script on one page.The date script works fine but the dhtml ticker doesnt work.
i state the scripts below,for you to look at if you may.
I thank for any suggestions & assistance in advance


script1
<script language = "JavaScript">
var now = new Date();
var dayNames = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thu rsday","Friday","Saturday");
var monNames = new Array("January","February","March","April","May"," June","July","August","September","October","Novem ber","December");
document.write("" + dayNames[now.getDay()] + " " + monNames[now.getMonth()] + " " + now.getDate() + ", " + now.getFullYear());
</script>

script2
<td height="97" colspan="12" valign="top"><p>
<!-- Ticker start -->
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="605
">
<tr height="16">
<FORM name="ticker1">
<td class="ticker_font"
align="center" onClick="revert_ticker('ticker1')" onMouseOver="stop_ticker('ticker1')"
onMouseOut="start_ticker('ticker1')">
<input name="scroll" class="ticker_font" size="141">
<script language="javascript">
init_ticker("ticker1", " SimplytheBest DHTML Scripts - a large collection of selected DHTML scripts and Javascripts. Most scripts are free to use and clearly explained ", 100, 1);
</script>
</td>
</FORM>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- Ticker end -->&nbsp;</p>