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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1946
Page
5
The article surveys baseball, citing Howie Pollet's winless run in late games and his 12 wins mostly in tight games. It highlights Howie Pollet's struggles and a 3 to 2 loss to the Phillies. Bobby Doerr shines for the Red Sox with two homers and seven RBIs as Detroit falls 5 to 4. Doerr lifts his average to .207 with 14 total homers.
Twenty eight players nine in the club championship proper twelve in Class A and seven in Class B are entered in the 1940 Cherry Ridge club championships announced today by K B Dee Coummall with round pairings. One first round match George Mate vs Joe Emody. Second round matches Dick Baird vs Mate-Emody winner Mike Fey vs Bill Henry Rudy Mate vs Ralph Bitar and Bob Kiely vs Ben Etling. First round Class A Louis Balint vs George Klmody Harold Graham vs George Kosco Dave Hendry vs Bill Ehike and Dick Graham vs Fred Fey. Second round Balant-Eiody winner vs Bruce Boehler Graham-Kosco winner vs Andy Udovich Hendry- Enike winner vs John Moore and Graham-Fey winner vs Joe Udovich. All Class B contestants drew first round byes. Second round Frank Cameron vs Herold Davis Frank Canfina vs Gil Mopper Joe Gorka vs Russ Stokley and Bill Wise bye. A new club champion is due since Jim Cirigliano is pro at Spring Valley Chuck Rudy last year’s Class A winner is not entered and George Rocco moved up to Class A. A complete list of new champs will be crowned at the West River Road public links this year.
The Elyria Old-Timers defeated North Ridgeville 16 to 4 at Ridgeville in a game highlighted by 14 hits and five home runs including two by Hilt Schroeder. Johnny Pritt pitched for the Elyria side with Dewey Maddock and Ralph Gibbons also seen on the mound. Al Pavlz, Ban Gerber, Jack Dillman and Al McWilliam led the losers with strong fielding from Ridgeville’s squad.
Lorain Mish's Sports defeats Fostoria Screw Company 4 to 0 as Tony Rogers fans five over seven innings. Clyde Porcelain Steel Corp beats Elyria General Industries 4 to 6 in district softball action. Upcoming games list Avon Lake Gang Market versus Lorain Sobel's Jewelers and Lorain Hokey Recreation against Elyria Polish Club with further matchups through Sunday.
D W Trubey of the Elyria Recreation Board announced the Lorain County championship softball tournament will open at Oberlin Road field on Monday August 19. Open to all Class A Lorain County teams, entry fee seven dollars. entries to Fred Smith at Oberlin Road field or 231 Pasadena Ave Elyria. A new permanent trophy will be awarded to the winner. last year Hahn Manufacturing won the Carl W Wagner trophy. Deadline for entries is Wednesday August 14. if the district tournament ends August 16 the county event would start August 13.
The Rorick Insurance Girls won twice, beating the Elyria Clowns 10-2 and the John J. Gallagher Girls 12-0 to push their season record to 17-21. Marge Wood pitched superbly, allowing four hits and striking out 19 in the Gallagher league game, then five hits in five innings in the Sunday win at Western Automatic diamond. Pat McCran hit a home run for the Clowns in the second game.
Elyria CitysWalechiropion ship tennis tournament resumed with two second round men’s singles matches and one men’s doubles match. Byron Marr beat Elwin Shay 6-0. Glind Walt Michel beat Johe Neving 6-0. Leroy Johnson Wilt Michel defeated Stewart Hawthorne Walker Hawthorne 6-0 4-6.
Grafton remained atop the Lorain-Medinn County league with an 11-4 victory over Columbia on their home diamond. It was Grafton’s fifth straight win in the second half as Erhart closed in, Medina kept pace a game back with a 4-3 win over Jalenfield, and Latrange Nichols Futteral Hone triumphed over Elyria American Legion. Details include strong hitting by Harald Notas and Mulder, with Erhart’s squad rallying to secure the win in the late innings.
Herbert Flam of Beverly Hills California defended his national junior tennis championship by beating Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauderdale Florida 6-3 9-7 8-2 in the Kalamazoo finals.
The readable fragment references a baseball game with runs, innings, and a late rally. It mentions Medina, Grimay, Brow, and a late push by a team led by Reed or Reicn, aiming to set up a clinch. Names and places are garbled, but the gist is a dramatic late-inning win and series momentum.
Henry Ransom former Merchant Mariner won the 15th annual St Paul Open with a 268 20 under par setting a course record. He pocketed 2000 and announced he may retire from tournament golf aiming for the Canadian Open starting Wednesday. Lawson Little and Ellsworth Vines trailed with 271 and 274 respectively as Dick Metz’s 270 record stood.
The Lehman Johnson Realtors defeated the American Legion Blue 4 to 3 at Ely Stadium, moving to second place in the second-half Class D race. Sunday’s win, their second in four starts, left them a game and a half behind Halasz Meats. Pitcher Don Hafsterkamp earned the win, limiting the Legion to six hits while striking out six and walking five. Vic Janowicz took the loss despite allowing only three hits and fanning nine. All Realtors runs came in the seventh on two hits, a wielder’s choice and three Legion errors. the Legion scored in the first, second and eighth on singles.
VETS AM Meet The FLW No 1079 softball at the post clubroom this evening at seven o clock. All team members are requested to attend.
Baseball star Bob Feller left a 75,595 crowd at Cleveland Municipal Stadium after injuring his back in the seventh inning against the Yankees. He had allowed four hits and struck out seven before exiting, leaving his chase for the modern strikeout record in doubt. The Yankees won 2–0, scoring both runs in the ninth on Nick Etten's bases-loaded single off Bot Lemon. Feller had 248 strikeouts, 87 short of Rube Waddell's 343. He remains a major box-office draw despite the injury risk.
The Elyria Booster Club Board of Governors will sit in on the city Board of Education meeting at 7 30 in the Washington building. After the official session, members of both groups will hold an informal discussion on Elyria High School athletics.
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