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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1942
Page
4
Mike Skrpy Ishields Elyria Hardware with seven strikeouts in a rain shortened game at Cascade Park. Diewald’s club shows strength in Class A circuit as Old-Timers backfield and fielding offer rugged defense. Wet weather and scattered incidents frame a lively local sports snapshot.
Elyria area league action features No. 1282 Blues seeking a third straight win against Mt FLW Elyria Foundry in a top game. Other matches include Bet Westinghouse and 15 Club Bendia Westinghouse in second half play, with Kansas City taking a doubleheader to close the Pennant race as St. Louis and Louisville also in late schedule.
The South End All-Stars and Trdians clash in a tight game, with both teams delivering strong scoring runs as the 31 inch gate of the arena is cited for entry.
Local jewelers schedule three games this week featuring matchups with the Rea AU Stars at Tate, a junior varsity at Wat Davden, and Tras Fox fee at Lereta Ci in Amherst League. The journal notes a May 5 Wednesday date and reports teams traveling from the Westia Clive area, with Avon Lake games and Avon Take events also listed, all aiming to start around 7.
Elyria area golf season news reports Max Jalowice winning the UAL crown by beating Gil Miltenberger 8 and 7 in the final. Jabowire leads Spring Valley scores with 36 307 for the 18 holes notching a new champ. Other event results include Sauter and Baird posting 73s and Limberdge, Walchti and Kemp in various matches as Spring Valley hosts upcoming tournaments and city layout scores.
Fragmentary standings list shows teams and labels with scattered abbreviations likely from a historical sports or club table. The readable items include various acronyms and partial names such as VESTERDAT and ALT Ger, with references to locations like Torin and New Vera. The noisy text suggests a dented era scores or ranking card.
CHICAGO ANZ IN TPA a large field is listed for the women's tournament. Favored to capture the title are noted players including Mary Agnes Wall and Betty Cher with several others named in the roster.
Coach Wallace Wade states Army will choose starting lineup by current form and talent, not past fame. He notes former Duke and Nebraska figures among candidates, with several players evaluated in practice for effective play over reputation.
Bowling Center Elyria eliminates Loeffler Hardware in a close 9-8 decision in the F League race. Details are scrambled but indicate a notable upset or decisive win affecting league standings.
The Cleveland Indians fell to third in the standings after a double loss to the Chicago White Sox. Ott and a 3-20 rough Sunday left the Indians unable to push ahead after Chicago struck first in the third inning. Mel Harder started for Cleveland, losing to Ike Eisenstat. May Mack homered for the Indians in the second game but Cleveland again failed to capitalize on scoring chances.
Ridgeville Democrats staged a league feature night with a slate of contests and top teams on the schedule. The card included several key matchups as week’s action highlighted local rivals and standout players across the circuit.
Bittners and Bakery Girls' Teams were defeated in a Ridgeville benefit program saturday evening. Ridgeville Bittner Fun eral and Frank's Bakery girls lost to Exin Dyews of Cleveland and Cuyahoga Falls respectively by scores around 14 to 3. The Bitter-Dreas game saw Rudowse held to three hits by Matte Wrest as the winners limited Betty and Dorothy restas to two runs.
Three A League games were postponed yesterday afternoon affecting Elyria and nearby leagues. Readable lines mention Ely Stadium and matchups including Salem Merchants versus Stanesed, La Granee versus Funeral Were, and Malgeville Merchants against Levan Chick Dairy at Mdeville.
Fledgling report on Bill McGee of the Giants showing renewed effectiveness as he completes a long road back to prominence. In a doubleheader against the Phillies the Giants win 3-2 and 2-3, with McGee delivering his first full start since August 14, and the nightcap ending under darkness after 4 1/2 innings.
Ohio State’s standout Rompers led a one-man team to the national outdoor swimming and diving championships in New London. Maui’s Bal Smith set two world records and one American standard, closing the three-day meet with a yard freestyle world mark, while Hawaii’s Hatwaiiatt posted an American record in the Moevard freestyle. The event included notable performances by Vick Peters and Yale’s Shire Pnano, as older records fell and new marks emerged in a turbulent, error-filled report.
District No 2 softball title on the line as Ridgeville Ward faces the Bakery Gilds at Oberlin High School field. Gathers defend title, versus Bakery tied for the district lead. pitchers Dorothy Pitts and Marie Everett expected to start, with manager Klein likely to rotate hitters. First game ended 2-1 Bakery victory, second game 1-0 Pitts shutout. Winner advances to represent district in regional play. Game starts at 7 oclock.
The Elysia Hardware and Elysia Old-Timers game halted after three innings due to rain. Old-Timers pitcher Mike Skrupe allowed three hits and seven strikeouts in his three frames while Hardware struggled to score. Len Fore earned a hit for the Old-Timers and scouts noted a possible rematch at Cascade Park on August Mth.
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