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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1940
Page
3
A Cleveland News sports column explores the paradox of eight strikes in a regulation bowling game and still missing the century mark. Examples show sequences with knocks and misses yielding final scores such as 99 and 92, illustrating how a high strike count can be offset by open frames.
Tom Curtiss of Lorain won the Lorain County Foul Shooting contest at the Y M C A Saturday night with 31 of 35 shots. Elyria’s Joe Varsa finished second with 28.
Athletes competed at a Wellington event with Barlaric of Lorain scoring 25 points and Carl Saporito contributing 23. The unnamed narrator notes pletions out of 35 and overall performance details remain fragmentary from the readable text.
Baseball betting history made with Jack Doyle setting odds on the 1940 race in New York. The New York Yankees at 7 to 20 favorites as the shortest price since Doyle started over 30 years ago, with Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals joint at 11 to 5. Red Sox viewed as strong challenger, while NL clubs Chicago and Brooklyn at 5-1 to win, 8-5 place, 7-10 show. Giants 7-1, Pirates 10-1, Senators 30-1. Cleveland 8-1.
Two Elyria bowlers Clete Gilgenbach and Norm Loescher finished singles with 514 and 498 and teamed for 954 in the ABC Detroit doubles Smitty's Bowling League to stage a handicap event at K of C alleys with evening shifts and a meeting planned for the league banquet. also note Frank Loebs named football coach at Washington University replacing resigned Counzerman after his stint at Purdue.
United Press reports Jimmy Demaret won the Masters at Augusta with a 72-hole total of 280 after a 71 final round. He fought illness to edge a tough field by four strokes, leading money winners of the Winter circuit with $7,652 in prize money.
DETROIT April 8 Pi The Heil bowling team of Milwaukee once dominant in ABC tournaments now posted a total of 2727 in the American Bowling Congress Tournament. Once called the New York Yankees of Bowling they failed to match past glory as rivals Demaret Mangrum Nelson Cooper Dudley Goggin Picard Wood Snead and others shared prizes. Hank Marino led the ten year group with 544.
Elyria Recreation reports bowling results from the weekend for the Recreation B league. Scores show participants competing across lanes with totals tallied for the period, highlighting top scorers and notable games.
Veteran pitcher Al Milnar left the game with a sore arm after two innings as the New York Giants built a 2-0 lead. Mike Naymick and Ken Jungels held the Giants to one run and two hits in relief. Cleveland lost 3-2 despite outhitting the Giants, with Milnar later cleared by X-ray and tentatively set to start the home opener April 19. Russ Peters led Indian hitting with two doubles and two singles.
Marion Ohio April 8 UPI A Marlin of North Canton bowled 717 to lead the Ohio Inter City pin tourney singles as fifth week ends. His score edged D Cardina of Painesville from top spot with J Almer of Warren at 700 and Martin 1948 for third in all events. Warren team Peoples Ice and Supply leads team division at 3041, Nash Motors third, Moose Stars Mount Vernon second at 3030, Myers Chevrolet fifth 2965. Doubles leaders unchanged as A Martin G Evans North Canton take fourth 1283 and D Franz G Curry North Canton fifth 1272.
CHICAGO April 8 UPI Tackie Hayes second baseman of the Chicago White Sox undergoes the second of a series of fever treatments today to clear up inflammation in his right eye. Hayes said he is worried and can hardly see. He had been in good condition this spring but began complaining after two weeks of training.
The Elyria Recreation Class B League lists eight matches at Elyna Recreation The shed. Early shift matchups include Zeelock Moulton Candies vs Mondt Sohicans Tarry Tavern vs Chandler Plastering Nickel Plate Feed vs Tattersall Dairy Recreation Tavern vs Wayne Feed. Late shift features Bell Company vs Veterans of Foreign Wars Blue Sky Inn vs Checker Cab Monse Club vs Elyria Nursery Gerber Meats vs Ridgeville Hatchery.
Lorain area clubs captured four county championships in the Amateur Basketball tournament. Oakwood Dairies defeated Standard Cleaners 44-38 to win the Class A final, Krakas Cafe beat Western Automatics 37-34 for the B title, M E Little Wonders claimed the C crown with a 51-34 win over Amherst Original Clovers, and Lorain Radios overwhelmed Bittner Funeral Home 37-12 for the D title. Johnny Heyslinger scored 23 for Oakwood in the A final, while Kosanovich led Krakas with 16 in the B final.
The University of Michigan swimming team claimed both the NCAA and AAU team titles for the first time. Michigan finished second in the 300 yard medley relay to seal the AAU crown, ending Ohio State's two year run as national champion. Al Patrik of Ohio State swept the indoor diving titles with Port Clark, his teammate, also winning the high board event.
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