Promoter Moore Promises Rugged Wrestling Card at Lorain Hotel Antlers
Promoter Walter Moore unveils a Friday night wrestling card at Lorain’s Hotel Antlers Auditorium featuring Buééy Rogers a.k.a the Nature Boy facing a rival grappler to thrill feminine fans and pack the house. Also notes a lengthy list of local sports news including baseball plans for National Tube Co. team, Elyria golf notes, and a 1949 club opening.
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Walter Moore
Lorain County
Hotel Antlers Auditorium
Lorain
Moore
Buééy Rogers
Bily Denneti
Walbur Shaw Reigns Inside Indy Car World
Oscar Fraley profiles Walbur Shaw, three time Indianapolis 500 winner and now Indianapolis Speedway president, detailing his nerves racing with others, lifelong ties to the track, early crashes, and enduring love of speed on Memorial Day Derby prep.
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U. S
Oscar Fraley
United Press
EW York
Walbur Pen
Indianapolis Speedway
Kentucky
Shaw
Wilbur
Shellervill Ind
Indianapolis
Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Tommy Milton
Insianape
City Golf League Set To Open At Ridge Tuesday
The City Golf League will start its 1949 season next Tuesday at Ridge with 16 teams split into two divisions. Five new clubs join General Motors Sportsman's Club Toggery Shop Menter Realtors and Knights of Columbus, replacing several former squads. Existing members include Olsen Manufacturing Cherry Ridge Fey Insurance Elyma Hardware Haserodt Jewelers Timms Spring Company Western Automatic Elks Club West Side Lumber and Coal Knowles and Smezak and Mema's Tavern.]]
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Ioop
Cherry Ridge
General Motors
Sportsman's Clib
Toggery Shop
Menter Realtors
Knights of Columbus
Neh. Botting
General Industries
Ohio Screw Company
American Radiator
Oho Fuel Gas
Brickman Nickoli Lead Doubles in Handicap Bowling Event
Len Brickman and Bob Nickoli seized top doubles position at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes with 1263 total pins, aided by 264 handicap, as several rivals shuffled in the top five. Singles leader Orvel Renner remains atop with 655, while Ed Flickinger moved to second with 610 33 843 series.
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Len Brickman
Bob Nickoli
Stoney’s
Rainbow Lanes
Brickman
Nickoli
Bob Smith
Bill
H. Parham
D. Carney
Orvel Renner
Ed Flickinger
Jimmy Henke
Midgets Race At Akron Saturday At Rubber Bowl
Akron crowd of over 40 cars will race in the opening midget auto meet of the 1939 season at the Akron Rubber Bowl. The program begins Saturday night with all events planned at the huge 38 000 seat venue and car starting times posted in advance.
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Akron
Akron Rubber Bowl
Sesson
Prze Okey
Suva Cid
Sev Earees
Terle
Fredana
Lemon Boudreau Lead Indians Past Browns 1-0
Chicago's Lemon and Boudreau powered a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Browns as Boudreau hit a 400 foot homer in the fourth inning. Lemon earned his second win, with five hits allowed and ten innings pitched in a shutout effort aided by two double plays. The win moved Cleveland to third in the standings behind New York and Detroit.
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U.P
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Steve Gromek
Tribe
Chicago
al Gettel
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
White Sox
Bob Lemon
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Browns
Boudreau
Red Embree
Lemon Lemon
Embree
ST. Lovis
Ates
Graksa
Shoros
Gebrer
Freeones
Moss
Pellagrini
F.ce
Peag
Graham
Ean
Vernon Gurdon
Aeah Utreau
Anc
Vernon
Priddy
Grtahat
Os Creene
Balis
Leser
Emoree
reTens Surcmers
Honnach
Ilé
al McMan
al Beauchemin
Harry Rutter
McMar
Mecfan
Rutter
Pasternak
Rutters
Sotherden
Leonnetti
Poulos
Slusher
Willis McFarland
Souxup
Finn
McMan
Beauchemin
Secord
Ohio State Beats Wesleyan 6-2 in Columbus
Ohio State University snapped a prior loss to Wesleyan by defeating the Delaware visitors 6 to 2 in Columbus. Pete Perini Dick Heuschak and Al Hasselhoff pitched three innings each with Hasselhoff serving a rough ninth. Five Buckeye runs came on two walks and five singles off Wesleyan pitcher N Reeves.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Westeyan
Bucks
Delaware
Pete Perini
Dick Heucsk
al Hassela
Onie State
Wesleyan
Hasselo
Bishops
O Siste
Fang
Reeves
Ten Bouts Listed On Lorain Mitt Card Saturday
Amateur boxing resumes at Hotel Antlers Auditorium Saturday after a two week lull Promoter Bob Moles announced co matchmakers Johnny Papke and Mike Poherence have lined up ten bouts The card features Irish Forney Bellevue vs Eddie Paige Cleve land Pedro Colvillo Cleve land vs Wille Chapman Tony Mira Bellevue vs Joe Sidon Ray Reynolds Cleveland vs Ted A Franklin John Fallon Lorain vs Tommy McGinty Bil Willcox Elvinia vs Glenn McDonnell Frank Bainbridge Elvinia vs Ernest Jackson John Sweet Cleveland vs Clem Alartin Bill Gonzales Lorain vs Tim Logan Gene Swain Sandusky vs Ted Tarri first bout at 6:20 PM.
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Lorain
Hotel Antlers
Bob Moles
Johnny Papke
Mike Poherence
Irish Forney
Bellevue
Eddie Paige
Cleveland
Pedro Colvillo
Wille Chapman
Tony Mira
Joe Sidon
Ray Reynolds
Ted A Ar Fington
John Fanlin
Tommy McGinty
Bil Witlcox
Elvimia
Glenn McDonnell
Frank Bainbridge
Elviria
Ernest Jackson
John Sweet
Clem Alartin
Bill Gonzales
Tim Logan
Gene Swain
iSandusky
Ted Tarri
Elen
Harlan Named Buckeye Swim Team Captain
Harlan, Ohio State ace, was installed as captain for the Buckeye mermen. Coach Mike Perpe presided at the team banquet introducing Harlan who succeeds Hale Hirose with wards to Hirose and a roster including Barrels Bilingsier Calhoun Conere Fight Knight Nakama Rodésbach Senaser Simpson Sith and Webber.
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Columbe Harlan
Ace d Ww Co
P — Bruceiver
Ohio State
Teptain
Buckeye
Harlan
Hale Hirose
Hawaiian Roe
Mike Perpe
Wards
Hirose
Harizon
Bob Bartels
Hebe Bilingsier
Jack Calhoun
Bob Conere
Phil Fight
Jon Knight
Bunme
Nakama
Bill Rodésbach
Tom Senaser
John Simpson
Bll Sith
Dick Webber
Promoter Brings Maple City Card to Lorain
Promoter Walter Moore schedules a standout wrestling card at Hotel Antlers Auditorium in Lorain. Headlining is Buddy Rogers versus Billy Darnell in a two out of three falls match with a one hour limit. Also featured are Mike Chacoma vs Billy Fox and George Gveralls vs The Great Balboa in one hour bouts.
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Hotel Antlers
Lorain
Nature Boy
Buddy Rogers
Gorgeous Billy Darnell
Billy Fox
the Great
Balbo WE
Mike Chacoma
Saint
Oklahoma City
Cleveland
George Gveralls
Amarillo
Tex
Balboa
Zale Quits Ring as Cerdan Hosts Four Opponents
Tony Zale ends 15 year boxing career prompting the Tournament of Champions to offer Marcel Cerdan four challengers for a June title defense at the Polo Grounds. Cerdan is expected to choose Jake LaMotta, with Ray Robinson out and Rocky Graziano under suspension.
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New York
Tony Zale
Marcel Cerdan
Ray Ropinson
Steve Belloise
Jake la Motta
Rocky Graziano
Cerdan
LaMotta
T. of C
Polo Grounds
Zale
Robinson
Sugar Ray
Dick Turpin
London
Belloise
Steven
Jean Stock
la Motte
Graziano
National Boxing Association
Rocky
Chicago
Vince Foster
Olsen Resigns as Stags Coach After 30 Years
Harold G. Olsen resigns as coach of the Chicago Stags after a 60 game schedule and constant travel. He will devote full time to a basketball camp in Wisconsin. Olsen previously led Ohio State for 24 years with five Western Conference titles and led the Stags to 113 wins and 76 losses in three seasons.
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Chicago
Harold G. “Pops” Olsen
Ohio State
Chicago Stags
Basketball Association of America
John J. Sbarbaro
Sbarbaro
Olsen
Wisconsin
Wor
Buckeye
Stags
Minneapolis Lakers
No Changes In Olympics Schedule
Rome reports the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki will include 18 events, unchanged from last year, despite U S objections led by Avery Brundage. London remains a focal point with calls to reduce sports to 16 while bidding for the 1955 site narrows to four cities Buenos Aires Mexico City Tokyo and a U S city.
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Helsinki
Finland
Wil
London
United States
Avery Brundage
U.S
First Baptist Church Softball Team Holds First Practice
The Western Auto diamond hosts the season kickoff as the church softball squad invites players to report for tryouts and practice, with drills scheduled for 6 thirty on Thursday.
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Teo
First Baptist Church
Puaywig
Elyria Trims Shaker 8-0 In Season Opener
Elyria High blanked Shaker Heights 8-0 at Shaker Heights to notch its first Lake Erie League win of the season. Lefty Spike hurled a one hit gem with 13 strikeouts, while Elyria totaled eight hits and forced nine Shaker errors. The Pioneers moved from the cellar as Lakewood led the standings with a 5-0 win over Lorain and the second round opens May 3.
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Baseball 4
Pioneers
Lake Erie
Shaker Heights
Red Raiders
Lester Spike
Cleveland Heights
Lakewood
Elgins
Spike
Lorain
Ken Wilson
Elyria
Shaw
Fred Soukup
Soukup
Chuck Pasternakom
Heck Finn
Fioria
Glenn Stusher
Mike Pouwlos
Poulos
Warren Sotherden
Sotherden
Elsha
George Karsh
Finn
Karsh
Slusher
A .Aw
Don Ockank
Rol Horn
Don Zelek
Bate
Stan Godlewski
Leroy Probst
Techmen
Don Harwood
Wilson
Clark Horning
St Heights
Snavn
Ed Clrn
Petrevic
Schotreek
Petrovic
Elyra Shaker Heights
Beauchemin
Kan
Deo Ble
Petrov
Schultz
Elvrra
Shate Heights
Spire
Leonnetti
Lesnnett
Air
Beauchem Balk
Lecunet
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