Longden recalls his toughest spots in racing history
In an editor's note style feature, Johnny Longden recounts perilous moments on the track. He describes a Golden Gate incident where a fallen horse pinned him, and a Hollywood Park fall that left him briefly upright and then back in the saddle to win the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Longden
Golden Gate
Ray York
Doc Cook
Elo
Johnny
Amblingorix
Hollywood Park
Rogelio Trejos
Longden
Rogelio
George Taniguchi
Taniguchi
Trejos
Holywood Park
Elyria Softball League Schedule Highlights Neighborhood Bouts
Elyria softball action dominates the scene with multiple leagues playing Thursday. Games include Blue Bird ve Collins Auto Farts at 6 30 pm and United Polish Club vs Elyria M hardware at 7 15 pm at Troxel Co Field.
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Elyria
Blue Bird
Collins Auto Farts
Pam Iore Recreation Feld
Molders’ Unions
Edwards’ Amoco
United Polish
Elyria Mardware
Troxel Co
Walls! Construction Ve. Pite Fighters
Xlyria
Elyria Bagies Va. V.F.W
Bom. Ab Lappin Mald
Craft Takes A's Reins In Debut With 3 2 Win
Chicago (UP) Harry Craft became manager of the Kansas City Athletics and won his first game 3 to 2 against the White Sox. He pledged speed and hit and run as fixes, plans to use Virgil Trucks in relief, and projects a late-season turnaround for the struggling club. Lou Boudreau weighs a front office role as Craft reshapes the team.
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Harry Craft
Kansas City Athletics
Lou Boudreau
Tle
Craft
A’s
Boudreau
U.P
Chicago
Lou Soudreau
Chicago White Sun
Husky
Kansas City
The
Athletics
Messi
Tigers
R Ondy
Ray Boone
Red Wilson
Boone
Bill ‘Tuttle
Maris
Trigger Ray
Tribe
Joe Caffe
Chico Carrasquel
Mars
Fhurry Craft
Baseball score and lineups from a chaotic box score
A garbled recap lists players and teams such as Cleveland and Detroit with line scores and pitching lines. Mentions Bunning and Ang and several batters, plus abbreviations for outs and innings. The fragmentary text references LOB figures and a final pitching line while mixing names and places.
Dreaming Elyria Catholic Drives Baseball Lineup
Verbeck contemplates a hypothetical Elyria Catholic High School baseball lineup for state tourney play. He lists players by positions and notes bench strength from a large pool of former Elyria Catholic students now in summer programs.
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Columbus
Elyria Catholic High
Panthers
Catholic High
Carl Plato
John Guerin
Stan Plato
Gene Henderson
John Nagy
Tom Kaminski
Don Wimsatt
Ron Wimsatt
Dick Lewicki
Tom Zeck
Russ Aulisio
Ed McCoy
Ron Madock
Mike Becker
Tom Brosky
al Zaleski
Jim Renz
Jon Mitro
Francis McGlynn
Denny Bedocs
Ted Martin
Steve Gurchik
Ed Anderson
Earl Elbert
Elyria Catholic
Elyria
Bankers Regain Loop Lead In Elyria Hot Stove Standings
Bankers move back atop the Elyria Class D Hot Stove League standings after a 7-3 win over West Side Lumber. Yates Construction beat 1.0.C.F. Merchants 11-3 and Legion Cubs shut out Day's Hardware 4-0. Dick Henke, Ed Brown, and Al Sabo each had two hits for Savings Deposit. Sabo and Steve Gurchik drove in two runs apiece.
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Savings’ Deposit Bank
Elyria
West Side Lumber
Bankers
Lumbermen
Yates Construction
C.F. Merchants
Legion Cubs J
Day's Hardware
Dick Henke
Ed Brown
al Sabo
Savings Deposit
Henke
Sabo
Steve Gurchik
Brown
Gary Taft
Jack Strauss
RBI
John Nagy
Bank
West Side
Ricky Timm
Mel Taylor
Craig Bennett
Bill Krosky
Legion Cubs
Cubs
al Castle
Savings Deposit Bank
Uncup Flexibility in North Diadem Baseball Plans
Local recaps note Ned Nagy as pitching ace in the Hot Stove League with multiple infield shifts possible for Elyria area clubs. Stan Plato Henderson and teammates star in Lorain Class A and City League play while Dan Wimsatt and Guerin lead Day's Hardware and other Class D squads. Conference results include Dodgers and Indians action with varied scoring and standout performances across leagues.
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Nagy
Guenin
Don Wimsatt
Stan Plato
Ed Brown
Henderson
Martin
Carl Plato
Nick Aulsty
Dick Henke
Elyria High
Elyma Catholic
Lehman and Johnson
Lorain
Savings Deposit Bank
Guerin
Brown
Henke
Wimsatts
Day's Hardware
Don
Ron
Kaminski
Aulisio
Lewicki
Hardware
Legion Cubs
Amherst
Dallas
Cardinals
White Sox
Texas
Aloys
Worth
Stewart
Giants
Dubsney
Aeych Banzai Innning
Dodgers
Indians
Tilgers
Yankees
Ft. Worth
D. Coleman
Tulsa
Houston
Murphy
Wack
King
Cards
D Stark
Cubs
W. Miller
J. Miller
Gambish
Loughne
Schoemig
Woods
Hutton
Webb Seeks Revenge in TV Bout with Joseph
Middleweight Spider Webb aims to square off with Charley Joseph on television to rebound toward the crown as Ray Robinson. Webb 25 has 20 straight wins before a loss to Joseph dropped him to seventh in the ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Spider Webb
Charley Joseph
Ray Robinson
Webb
Joseph
Stonesifer Quits Pro Football Over Health Health
Don Stonesifer, a 22 win 2 loss veteran with the Cardinals, announces retirement after a six season span due to a heart condition and doctors advice. Webb notes it was a home town decision and overrules the past voting by judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Chicago
Don Stone
Sifer
Cardinals
Jmmy
Joseph
Ellipsis of a scattered early 20th century sports item
The record depicts a muddled account of Elyria Junior Legion’s win over Springfield with noted players Dudley and Henke producing multiple hits. It references Harvard coach John Yo and a hospital visit tied to a possible injury, along with an unclear note about Yovicsin and travel to Cambridge.
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Cleveland
Cambridge
Mass
Stewart
Ron Lauer
Hervard
John Yo J
Elyma Memorial Hospital
Harvard
Gettysburg
Betty
Harvard University
Yovicsin
Rue Electro Alloy O24 002 85 4 Stewart Radio
A fragment lists participants or entries including W Krone Less and G Krone Fauer Martin Dudley Aviislo with counts 3 8 and others, in a dated roster style entry for a radio or electronics event.
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RUE Electro-Alioys
Lorain dog show to judge 585 entrants Sunday
The Lorain Worldly Bnelen and County Kennel Club present an all breed dog show and obedience trial with 585 entrants including Pointers Pekingese Papillons and Poodles at Lorain Arena. Judge Frank Downing from Towson Md leads the show with group and best of show judging across Sporting Hound Working Toy and other categories.
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Jacqueline Club
Lorain Arena
Dac- Korka
Afra
Jon-En-Kor
Queline
John
Morka
Avost
Lorain County
C-T
Een Koe
Burnette
Dodd
Beta
BillLee Clay
Bnelen
Heart Deltaht
Sounty Kennel Club, Inc
Orpha Mite
Muriean Hanover
Ea ‘Tay Baby
Duat Storm
Gay Bese
Eddie Coatle
Benator Dle
Sidney Gallon
van Mite
Carley Nyzolt
Frank Downing
Towson
Vanety Group
Derek Rayne
Carmel
Cal
Hound — Payne
Selwyn Harns
Long Branch
N.J
Toy—Harris
Harns
Little League South to Hold Off Season Finish
The league plans to end the regular season with a three team playoff featuring Boxers, Insh Setters, and its tie games after prior plans to finish with one dog breed. The event will be officiated by judges other than usual workers at Trox Co Field at 6 p.m. with representatives from Elyma Hardware and local officials attending.
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Trox
Varietyle
Grace Burbick
Perils
Elyma Hardware
Columbus
Custer Duniton
Hait
Wayne
Ind
Walter Kos
Akron man Saxton signs for televised bout in six rings
Washington reports a feature bout headline as Miceli and Saxton sign for a nationally televised 10 round match. Ransom homered and doubled in Mishawaka with Ed Ransom driving in runs. Spack champions Spannaus and Streicher noted for Welter title in a separate card.
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Akron
Alva McColl
Toronto
Ont
John Sever Ed Ransom
Mishawaka
Ind
Charles Spack
W.F.W.O. Spannaus
New Rochelle
Washington
Little N
Judson L. Streicher
Scarsdale
N.Y
Saxton
Ransom
Joe Miceli
New
Dan
York Saxton
Micrh
Claseee
Cleveland at Detroit Baseball Tonight on WEOL and WERE
Local sportscast lists baseball game Cleveland at Detroit with radio stations WEOL and WERE at 4 pm. Horse racing covers Race of the Day from Kendall Park with post time 5 08. Boxing features Spicer Webb versus Chariay Josephs in a 10 round middleweight bout with WEWL at 10. Trotting races noted from Grandview and KYW at 10 48.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Kendall Park
Wook
Spicer Webb Vn
Chariay Josephs
Wewl
Grandview
Kyw
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Wynn
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Sarikland
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RHE Gates Construction
Loop Merchants
Reeser
Leonard
Fishman and Althiede
West Blde Lumber
Timms
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Topaly
Heaton Cubs
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G. Abr
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Heart's Delight
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Bnalgh
Me Flee Chief
Miss Havenna
Symbol Wollen
Hulls Lady
Dance's Cuneo
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Whigton
de van Morris
Earl's
Burzmire Pick
Dust Storm
Roberta M
Senator Pete
Skeeter Salyer
Triad~ Way
Gay Bass
Linate
Aie Castle
Meadow Castle
Miceli
Reserve, Inc
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Bell's
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Electric Eye
Loomis Camera
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