Senators And Pirates Start Fast In Major League Races
United Press reports early pace in the pennant races with the Pirates and Senators each on three straight wins. Pirates piled up 19 runs on 44 hits against the Cardinals, while Senators used three starters to beat the Athletics. Yankees drop to seventh after loss to Red Sox as rookie pitchers falter.
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Emil Diteh Leonard
Boxing and baseball talk collide in campus chatter and pro gossip
Readers relay baseball and football chatter from Col Ruppert to Notre Dame anniversaries. Bob Feller and Dizzy Dean loom in headlines as college teams ponder spring practice and Derby fate. Local bowling match disruptions and Firemen versus Lyra police banter add to the sports mosaic.
Seek To Organize County B League in Lorain
Lorain county players aged twenty one or younger are invited for tryouts at City field for a new Class B baseball league organized by Ed Dominski. Practices start at 5 PM daily with backing from local merchants and fraternal groups. The league plans to provide gear and may form Elsra team. opening doubleheader is set for Saturday April 9.
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Play at Jefferson Bulldogs Meet Troxel Tonight
Buds Bulldogs and Troxel teams clash at Jefferson diamond in a softball game scheduled for 5 45 p m. Teams vie for early season momentum under lights at Jefferson field.
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Elyria Bowling Leaders and Local Sports Notes
In Elyria the City Class A Bowling League president J W Henry is noted along with Elyria Bowling Association leadership. F D Wilces is described as league president and city councilman. Ted Rone seeks a named opponent for a Sunday softball game. The Elyria Association plans a protest over Ridgeville Hatchery and Eagles in the A league. Oberlin College prepares its 1938-39 basketball squad for spring drills as town reports hint at a strong season ahead.
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Whitehill Hurls Tribe To Win Over Browns
Earl Whitehill of the Cleveland Indians earned a 4 3 victory over the St Louis Browns in eight innings. Whitehill allowed four hits and helped the Indians rally in the eighth to take the lead. Willis Hudlin pitched the ninth for Cleveland, with Whitehill credited the win and Tamulis the loss.
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Grafton Beats Ridgeville in Key League Clash
Grafton High remained undefeated in the Lorain County Class B scholastic baseball league with a 4 to 2 victory over Ridgeville High yesterday at Grafton. Warren Dunham and Paul Bridges combined for the Grafton mound work, while Eddie Kubuski and Bridges supplied the offense with two hits each. Petrelli had two hits for Ridgeville as Al Line starred before being relieved by Treadwell in the third. Bob Line pitched for Grafton. Ridgeville scores came in the first and third frames, with final run tallied in the ninth.
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Rothgery Motors Roll Over Furnitures in League Tilt
Rothgery Motors won three straight against Struck Furnitures in a St John’s Lutheran Bowling League match at St John’s School alleys. Art Buchholz led his team with a 571 series while Grugel from Furnitures rolled a 204 for best single.
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Tattersall Dairy Triumphs 6-1 Over Esker-Fox at Brown's Field
Tattersall Dairy defeated Esker-Fox 6-1 yesterday with pitcher Jack Heritage allowing just one hit. S. Sadowski starred at the plate with a single, a double and a home run in three trips. Managers seeking games with other Class C teams are urged to call 523 or 35-931.
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City Class B Bowling Champs Compile Fine Season Record
The Bittner Funeral Home team, City Class B Bowing champions, posted a 74 16 season mark with 40 5 first half and 34 14 second half wins. Captain Bob Huneke led with a 183 average, joined by Kemper 176 Yarsa 178 Powell 168 Limes 178, as the squad claimed top standings in Elyria bowling.
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Elyria
Golf and Baseball Stars Clash Over No Golf Rule
A smouldering sentiment runs through major leaguers who see golf as a personal liberty and argue managers overstep by enforcing a no golf policy during the season. The piece cites Ruth, Dean, Waner, Byrd, Cochrane, Medwick and others embracing golf as a complementary pursuit.
La Grange Meets Keller News Team to Open Season
La Grange Hardware baseball opens season Sunday May 1 hosting Norwalk Keller 42Ws. A practice game against Homer is set at La Grange diamond. Wayne Carmen will pitch with Ray Robertson or Gih Diewald catching.
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Nichols Will Referee Two Rialto Boxing Matches Tonight
BORGE NICHOLS of San ausky and Buffalo former world light heavyweight champ will be the third man in the ring tonight at the Rialto Theatre for two matches Promoter Mrs Esther Morris announced In his debut as referee two weeks ago Nichols proved an able official The main event features Johnny Swenski of Lynn Mass and Hal Davidson of Glendale Calif Neither favors rough play The semi final pairs Paul Orth of Springfield Ohio and Castle of Kansas City Mo plus Orin Castle The program promises thrills with the Swenski Davidson bout undefeated this season two hours two falls to win The Orin Castle match is a rough two falls in one hour to win Hosts set start at 854 pm
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Play at Hamilton cancels after brief notice
Local brief notes a planned event at Hamilton involving the Rone Radio Service and Bittner Funeral Home with unresolved arrangements. The snippet provides limited details on purpose or outcome.
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Machine Foundry Wins Fox Furnace Pin League Title
The Machine Foundry bowls off against Ship pers to claim the Fox Furnace Company Bowling League title at Elyria Recreational Lanes. Foundry takes the roll-off four games by 3 pins after two wins each, Waldron posts 739 for Ship pers and Overdeer tops with 220 in a single game.
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Derringer Sails Past Cubs for Reds Sixth Series Win
Paul Derringer limited Chicago to four hits in a 6 to 2 Cincinnati victory over the Cubs. Ken O'Dea hit a seventh inning homer for Chicago’s runs as Derringer extended his dominance over the club to 15 straight wins. Ival Goodman and Lew Riggs each had three hits for the Reds who tallied two more in the seventh and one in the eighth. Cincinnati opens a series with Pittsburgh as Johnny Vander Meer and Red Lucas were set to start.
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C T Bowling Team Defeats Firemen
The Chronicle-Telegram reports the C T bowling team defeated the Elyria Firemen at Knights of Columbus alleys. The newspapermen won all three games by 399 pins. Maurice Stark led C T with 579 and Harold Weiland paced the Firemen with 591.
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Peppert Martins Son In Law? St Louis Outfielder Ill
John Peppert Martin of the St Louis Cardinals arrived in Oklahoma City after learning his youngest daughter is seriously ill with diphtheria.
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Schedule Update for Softball Meeting at Hamilton Diamond
A softball meeting is set for 5 45 p m today at the Hamilton Diamond. Attendees should confirm attendance and be prepared to discuss upcoming games and field usage.
Elyria Youth star at second for Ohio State Buckeyes
Gene Myers former Elyria High athlete starts at second base for Ohio State in the Big Ten opener against Indiana. The sophomore standout praised by Coach Floyd Stahl is noted for fielding speed and power hitting. Myers, 5 9 155, leads off last year and bats No 2 this season while balancing athletics and studies. He previously starred in Elyria sports and now works in the athletic department to fund college expenses.
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Elyria Freshmen Sweeps Avon Lake in Track Meet
The Elyria High Freshmen defeated Avon Lake 62 to 24 at Ely Stadium. Chuck Carter led with wins in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the broad jump, plus contributing in the 880-yard run and the relay. Other winners included McNally in shot put and B Smith in pole vault.
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Louis to Defend Crown in June Title Fight
Rome April 22 The International Boxing Forum orders Joe Louis to defend his heavyweight title by June or have it vacated. Louis is set to face Max Schmeling on June 22. if he misses the bout Schmeling will be named No 1 claimant and a new champion decided by challengers.
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