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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
6
A roundup profiles Jeff Heath, Don Gugler, Earl White, John Wyatt, Julius Solters, Lyn Lary, Paul Andrews, Joe Hewing, Carl Fischer and others. It lists ages, heights, weights, early teams, minor league progress, and recent major league call ups with notes on performance and potential.
A reader argues a perfect game means no hits no walks no hit batsman and no errors. Four pitchers achieved it: Cy Young 1904 Red Sox over Athletics 3 0 Addie Joss 1908 Cleveland over White Sox 1 0 Ernie Shore 1917 Boston over Senators 4 0 and Charles Robertson 1922 White Sox over Tigers 2 0. Also notes Nelson sought pro post at Steubenville 1936 and medical golf events in Dayton and Miami Valley. Northwestern spring football and Buffalo in International League are also mentioned.
American Association baseball teams start their 36th season tomorrow in Columbus Ohio with three opening games. St Paul hosts defending champion while Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Toledo also play across venues. Columbus Indianapolis clash Saturday in the fourth inaugural tilt.
Cincinnati lands in Danville to face the Tigers as manager Charley Dressen seeks a timely batting surge. The Reds beat the Red Sox 19 earlier, with Goodman and Lombardi each collecting three hits including Lombardi’s bases loaded homer. Ray Davis lasted eight innings. Jake Mooty finished the ninth. Frank McCormick excelled at second with 11 chances without an error.
Birmingham Michigan gears up for the National Open set for June 10 to 12. Course improvements include 423 added yards, new bunkers, deeper sandtraps, doglegs and water hazards to challenge players.
Portland fly caster Marvin K. Hedge American champion will compete against Godart the French champion near Paris July 2 and 4 in an international event. Hedge set a 151 foot long cast record at the 1944 Portland nationals and plans to use lines of his own design with minimal friction. He sails from New York June 9 arriving Paris June 25 for the scoring event set at 60 percent accuracy and 10 percent distance.
Ohio Conservation Commissioner Lawrence Wooddell says 500 raccoons raised last year at Milan Game Farm will be released in Olmo woodlands as soon as weather permits.
A blustery New York round with Ellsworth Vines and George Lott yields tennis chatter and high hopes. Vines seeks a $5,000 side bet with Vincent Richards, while Vines predicts Japan's Jiro Yoshigami poses serious trouble for Budge Parker in singles. Vines argues Germany would face England in the Davis Cup challenge round with Von Cramm and Henkel as key players, and Foxy Budge-Mako duo could clinch the doubles.
SPARTANBURG S C April 15 UP Pitcher Jim Tobin property of the New York Yankees who was recently farmed out to the Newark International League Club has been sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash announced today Tobin a 24 year old right hander won 16 games and lost 8 for the Oakland Pacific Coast League club last year
In Chicago on April 15 three national A A U women’s swimming and diving champions defend their titles at the 1857 championships. They aim to surpass five American records set by men at opening sessions yesterday with events including the 100 yard relay, low board diving, and 109 yard breaststroke.
The Bittner Funeral Home softball team will practice tonight at 6 on the Hamilton diamond. Players asked to report include Walt Boreski Mammy Ross Dick Urig Deb Urig J Henke J Kostyo Dumski Melferhardinger If Cross C Lewis Graber Hank Ernest and others seeking tryouts.
Struck Furnitures defeated the Bell Clothiers in three straight games in the St. John's Lutheran Bowling League at St. John's school aflers. The Clothiers dropped from second to fourth while the Furnitures moved up from last place. C Woodin posted 506 for high series and M Peters had 203 for high single.
Ohio University overwhelmed Ohio Wesleyan 9 3 to capture the Buckeye Conference lead. Hal Gruber belted a two run homer in the seventh as Tony Reis and Al Burazio shared pitching duties, allowing nine Wesleyan hits.
San Francisco’s Fred Apostoli defeated Solly Krieger of New York by technical knockout in the fifth round to claim a potential championship match as a top challenger in New York on April 15.
London April 15 Maxie Baer favored to beat Tommy Farr in a 12 round heavyweight bout as he pursues a world title comeback. Baer listed at 3 to 1 to finish Farr before the fifth round and 2 to 1 for the full decision with Farr seen as a solid challenger.
Cleveland’s Bob Feller fanned 12 in eight innings as the Indians beat the New York Giants 6 to 4 in Thomaston Ga. Feller boosted his spring strikeout total to 28 in 19 innings against New York. Giants had eight hits but could not overcome the speedy rookie, while O Dell Hale and Julius Solters homered for Cleveland. Denny Galehouse was set to start for the Indians in the next game.
Outfielder Tom Henrich of the Milwaukee Brewers is ruled a free agent by Commissioner K M Landis after an investigation into charges he was used to benefit the Cleveland Indians. Henrich, a Massillon, Ohio native who has played since 1934, says he was traded from New Orleans to Milwaukee at Cleveland's direction. Six clubs reportedly seek his services.
Bert E. Collyer launches Collyer’s Column of Sport Chatter in The Chronicle Telegram. The weekly feature covers major sports in seasonal order with forecasts for baseball football and boxing and is written by Collyer and associates.
United Press reports the Chicago Cubs favored to capture the National League pennant in a close race among five contenders: Cubs, Giants, Reds, Cardinals, and Pirates. The piece highlights pitching depth, lineup gains at centers, and Grimm’s strict leadership as key factors.
Wallace Bower carded 78 to lead the field at Elyria Country Club yesterday. He posted two nine hole scores of 39 as part of his steady round.
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