Woodie Held Seeks Big Day For Indians
Cleveland third baseman Woodie Held, stuck on three hits in 17 at bats, has only homeruns to show for his recent at bats. The veteran California slugger faces a key day hoping for consistency and production.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1959
Page
14
Cleveland third baseman Woodie Held, stuck on three hits in 17 at bats, has only homeruns to show for his recent at bats. The veteran California slugger faces a key day hoping for consistency and production.
Ridgeville hosts a alumni faculty quintet against the Arkansas Travelers with Francies and Goose Garroutte leading the local squad. The Travelers, coached by Hazel Walker, highlight 40 to 43 point scoring from their star player and face the Indians in a community showcase benefiting school athletics.
Elyria High golfers beat Ashland 10 6 at Elyria Country Club to improve to 3 1 this season. Jim Jones shot 76 with 40 36 nine hole splits and earned four points, while Neil Sanders posted 42 43 85 for Ashland. Coach Barton praised the Pioneer scores as Mike Bashak 79 Bil Madden 80 Bob Pertkins 88 contributed. Bud Paxton led Ashland with 80. Elyria hosts Sandusky Thursday.
National and American League standings show Milwaukee leading the N L with Cincinnati and San Francisco close. Today's results include Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia 3 and Chicago 11 San Francisco 3, with a full slate of night games and pitchers listed for Saturday.
In Kansas City the scoring featured Garver, House, Wynn, Rudolph and Shaw with Wynn taking the loss and House and Cerv delivering home runs. Philadelphia staged a win with run support from Roberts, Semproch, Meyer and Hearn as Hegan and Cran dall contributed for Chicago. San Francisco beat the opposition as Hobbie earned the win with Elston, Taylor and Schmidt among the scorers while Brandt, Long and Cepeda hit homers.
Robert Flynn was elected president of The Elyria Eagles Golf League for the coming season. Joe Isenberg named vice president, George Bahl secretary treasurer, and George Mate and Stan Sobieski captains. Matches will be played this season between National and American Leagues members with league winners facing off for the club championship. Play begins May 3 with members choosing their own date starting time and course.
A Ridgeville meeting is set for Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Town Hall for 10 to 16 year olds. Prospective players will form teams and canvass the township to sell booster tickets. The Board of Trustees leads the program with several named officers. Managers for three divisions are listed for ages 14-16, 12-13, and 10-12.
Ten teams attended Elyria Recreation Department meeting to plan the season. The final preseason gathering before the May 13 opener is set for April 9 at 7 30 p m in City Hall council chambers with teams including Net Reichlin Funeral Home Stan's Villa Royal Catering City Club Fairgrounds Cafe Rebels iWest Side Lumber Empire Tautern United Polish Club and Independents.
Elyria Catholic faces a lean season as first-year coach Duane Gordon builds depth. Sophomore Ray Toth headlines the Panthers with a 72.4 foot shot put and solid sprints, while Beles from California adds length in the field and a 9.4 second 100. Mentions of George Mahl Mahl and Larry Snider suggest strong milers as the team starts at Midview with focus on district potential.
Elyria Catholic met Cleveland Our Lady of Lourdes this afternoon at Seneca Golf Course in Cleveland, describing a local prep golf matchup with competitive rounds and team efforts.
Boxscore style summary listing players and innings with scores and homer details. Notable names include Brogno Nunn Gibson Clark RK Blaylock and Washington in a 7 0 game. Also mentions Koufax Fowler Rose Ramos FitzGerald and Parables Baumann White in related lines. International League results show Toronto 9 Havana 3 and Miami 6 Montreal 4.
Arnold Palmer shot a 66 to lead 126 golfers in the Houston Classic invitational. The long hitting Texan played a steady round with only two greens missed as he topped the field in the $30,000 event.
Sports schedule notes show the Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland with WEOL and WERE at 8. Boxing features Kenny Lane versus Russo with KYW TV at 10. Early tomorrow lists Athletics at Cleveland with WEWS and WEQGE and WERE at 2. Wrestling on WIIW TV at 4 30.
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