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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1966
Page
11
A nostalgic parade of sports scenes and imagined radio quips traces how coaches players and fans yearn for good news at pivotal moments. From sectional tournaments to tryouts and weather forecasts the piece imagines ideal responses from officials mentors and commentators to lift spirits and boost performance.
Emile Griffith, age 27, defeated Dick Tiger by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden to capture the middleweight title becoming the third welterweight champion. Griffith pledged to chase bigger targets, signaling possible light heavyweight ambitions as he celebrated his 5 round victory and named Tiger and Joey Archer as likely future foes.
Jan Riddle rolled a 519 in junior high meet action aiding Amherst over visiting Oberlin 83 to something. Lau pursued the 500 series with games of 179 188 and 152 to reach 519 but did not alter the outcome amid crowd reaction. Tiger and other names appear in scattered notes about tennis and track events.
Elyria Catholic golfers won their third match in five starts at Elyria Country Club by 1 victory over Brookside. Chris Narvaez and Jim Cyran tied for medalist with 83. Narvaez 41-42-83 and Cyran 39-44-83 led the Cardinals. Jim Pawinski swept four points for the Panthers with a 49-44-93 score defeating Jim Loughrie.
American League standings show Cleveland atop with 8 0 and 1.000, Detroit 9 4, New York 11 0, and other clubs with varying records. upcoming games list Minnesota at Detroit, Kansas City at Cleveland, California at Baltimore, and Washington at New York, among others. National League table has Pittsburgh and San Francisco tied at 9 4, Atlanta 8 5, with nightly games listed for Monday and Tuesday including New York at Chicago and St Louis at Los Angeles.
Alyria Ohio Tuesday April 26 1966 Chronicle Telegram reports a local update with brief notes on community happenings and upcoming events in the area. No further details provided.
Ascot Park in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio suffers one of its worst starts with heavy weather reducing handle and attendance through 22 racing days. Wagering totals drop from 6.41 million to 5.98 million while daily average declines from 291 thousand to 271 thousand. Attendance falls 47 percent from 97 thousand to 87 thousand. Management eyes later opening to recover lost ground and plans for next year, possibly delaying start past March 25 to allow more bad weather days.
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