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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1972
Page
7
In a baseball game on June 10 1936 Wakeman Red Caps defeated Norwalk 12 to 3. Wakeman gathered 16 hits led by Scott Bartlome and Spratt with multiple at bats while Norwalk struggled with 9 miscues and pitching by D Wasem Calvin and Tee Carter.
Wakeman Ohio lights up the night sky for the first night baseball game in northern Ohio. The Wakeman Red Caps beat Norwalk Keller News 6 to 3 as Charles Bement earns eight hits allowed. Community figures like Clarence Bailey and Charlie Clark fostered the venture, drawing players from Lorain to Cleveland and attracting stars such as Satchel Paige and Jesse Owens to a town of 500. The boom faded by the late 1940s as younger crowds preferred other entertainments.
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