Schafer Sets New Dragway K T Record at Norwalk
Dave Schafer piloted his AA/ D car to a 9.43 second elapsed time at 162.16 mph at Norwalk Dragway to claim the national record. The Tibboles and Schoen AA/D challenged with 9.45 ET at 160.42 mph but fell short. In stock eliminator George May Thunderbolt from Lorain topped eliminations with 12.47 seconds on 118.11 clocking. Bill Jackson dominated street eliminator in a 1962 Corvette with a 13.38 at 103.55 mph. J/S Good Guys Automotive of Lorain won Little Stock Eliminator with 15.26. Chuck Evans debut 426 cubic inch A/G showed promise despite bugs. Cleveland Indians beat Los Angeles Angels 6-3 as Vic Davalillo, Bob Chance and Leon Wagner drive in runs. Wagner leads majors with 46 RBIs.
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Dave Schafer
Norwalk
Tibboles
Schoen
Schafer
Lorain
Bill Jackson
John Matthias
Matthias
J/S
Automotive
Culver and Foster Win Monograms at Mount Union
Mount Union College awarded 54 varsity letters across four spring sports on Saturday. Former Norwalk star Dave Culver earned a monogram for the Raider track team, and Huron County native Butch Foster, a South Central graduate, earned a baseball letter. The program, adding golf and track, posted 31 wins and 18 losses.
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Alliance - Mount Union College
Norwalk High
Dave Culver
Culver
Raider
Butch Foster
South Central
Mount Union
Norwalk Driver Sets National Drag ET Record in A/Street Roadsters
Norwalk redhead Jim Parsons earned a national elapsed time mark in A/Street Roadsters at West Salem with a second pass of 11.03 seconds at 124.88 mph. The 1964 Dodge powered gas car, fiberglass-bodied and built with 426 cubic inches, represents over 1000 hours of work and 4000 dollars in parts. Parsons credits his mechanics Norm Ott and Larry Hinckley for the achievement and plans further ET and speed improvements this week if no issues arise.
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Norwalk
Jim Parsons
West Salem
Parsons
Charlie Smith
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Travelairs Drop Season Opener to Monroeville 7-1
Norwalk Travelairs fall to Monroeville 7-1 in the Northern Ohio Midget Traveling League at Monroeville. Joe Wood earns the win while Jim Ward suffers the loss, nine strikeouts and two Norwalk hits. Adams and Sehle add the other two safeties. Next game vs Bellevue Merchants at 2 p.m.
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Norwalk Travelairs
Monroeville
Ohio
Joe Wood
Jim Ward
Jim Adams
Rod Sehle
Norwalk
Bellevue Merchants
Lefty Grove League Play Opens With Weekend Scores
Lefty Grove League action featured Schild's IGA topping Brooker Brothers 6-0 with Jack Kullman earning the win on a two hitter and 14 strikeouts. VFW edged Kesling Contractors 7-6 while A J Baltes defeated Frey’s Real Estate 3-2. Dale Perkins led the Vets with nine K's in a Sunday win.
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Lefty Grove
Schild
IGA
Brooker Brothers
VFW
Kesling
Larry Hickey
Jim Rutherford
Dale Perkins
Vets
Fanning
Rick Dangmeyer
Jim Adams
Jim Wasnick
Adams
Babes
Tom Krisha
Krisha
Chris Mushett
Tom Finch
Sam Hay
NORWALK Case Prices Listed in Detail
A list appears showing item prices for NORWALK cases with amounts 19.40 25.20 353.60 5 37.80 42.00 4.85 10.35 17.02 tied to a case entry. The snippet resembles a classified or ledger-like catalog line.
Corners Seek Lead With Key Win Over Glass Bar
In City Slo-Pitch action the Corners beat Upholstering 9-3 to move ahead in the A Division race. Glass Bar No. 2 tied Reineck's Case 13-9 in B Division play as Clevite-Harris routed the T-1's 9-2.
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Glass Bar
Glass Bar No. 2
Reineck
V.F.W
Clevite-Harris
T-1
Sommer Hikes Mark To 6 0
Norwalk pitcher Tim Sommer improved to 6 0 this season as Fox City beat Wisconsin Rapids 9 1. He allowed five hits and two walks while fanning 11, lowering his ERA to 1.63 for 55 innings. In his prior start he won 1 0 on a three hitter with nine strikeouts.
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Big George Potts
Norwalk
Tim Sommer
Fox City
Wisconsin Rapids
Minnesota Twins
Sommer
King Hits Three Homers as Athletics Edge Senators 5 4
Jim King homered three times for Kansas City but Washington Senators fell 5 to 4. The game featured strong hitting from King and a close finish at the ballpark.
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Washington
Jim King
Kansas City Athletics
Washington Senators
Koufax Sharp as Dodgers Beat Reds 2-1 On Four-Hitter
Sandy Koufax pitched a four hitter to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over Cincinnati. Milwaukee outslugged Houston 5-3 in the other National League game.
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Sandy Koufax
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Houston
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E. Seminary St
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