Bement Fans 22 Batters Shutout Bittners 7 to 0
Carl Bement pitched a sparkling seven strikeout game for Wakeman's Red Caps, scattering three hits as Bement and company beat the Bittners 7 to 0 under lights. Jim Spratt and Lloyd Buckley drove in runs, while Ler Gerber and Don Gerber sparked the offense with key hits and a late two-bagger by Chuck Bement. The victory, in front of about 850 fans, kept Wakeman atop the Tri County standings as Elyria’s Morticians were held to four relievers.
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Russ Davies
Akron Goodyears Club
Mainy
Wike Skryp
Bement
Bittner
Chuck Coen
Maynard
Tiny’Schriner
Don Bungard
Johnny Maiden
Frank Clarko
Andy Arvay
Steve Brodka
Pawlak
Partsider “Hawks
Gay Scull
Johnny Yucka
Bittners
Lloyd Buckley
Yucka
Jim Spratt
Schriner
Qlayko
Gerber
Polanski
Carl Bement
Brodke
Buckley
Crfsh
Fremont Holmes
Fritz Bartlome
Scott
Wakeman
Nouth
Don Gerber
Chuck Bement
Bartlome
Lyon Tailors of
Lorain
Elysians
Red Caps
R.H.O AE
Thas Benent
Warth
Cf-Ss
Riubles
Ss-Rf
Spratte Phys
Holmes Doe
Kittner
Vantah
Shrines
Euugard
Breedke
Maider
Ib Dlatvha
Lucka. P
Ferrell Aims for 26 Wins and 30 RBIs This Season
Wesley Ferrell, rejuvenated Boston pitcher, set two goals for 1931 season after beating the White Sox 7-1. He seeks 26 wins and over 30 runs batted in, surpassing his 1930 Cleveland total. Ferrell notes improved control but slower speed, recounting a no hit game vs St. Louis Browns in 1950. The Hughes Provision team meets Jan by Oils tonight at Jefferson No. 1 diamond at 6 15.
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Chicago
Wesley Ferrell
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Cleveland
Ferrell
St. Louis Browns
Dring
Hughes
Janby Oils
Oberlin
Jefferson
Play For City-Wide Doubles Net Crown
City-Wide doubles tennis championship set for tomorrow afternoon at Elgiria Tennis Club on Chia Street. Defending champs Jim Sharkey and Dave Horan meet Eddie Seward and Dick Horan as favorites look to seal a fourth straight title.
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Jim Sharkey
Dave Horan
Eddie Sew 4Ard
Dick Horan
Iria
Chia Street
Shark
Stadium Tennis Tournaments Reach Semi Final Round
Ely Stadium hosts three tennis events with two semi finals set for Girls and Boys divisions. Girls feature Rosetta Dyer versus Mary Ruth Cochrane and Bett Fox against Lucille Graber. Dyer, titleholder in 1931 and 1932, seeks another crown after losing to Margaret Terry in 1933. Boys semi finals pair J Hiatt with F Williams and B Coles with G Sharkey. Unpublished results include Lloyd over Black 7-5 7-5 and Fox over Howenstine 6-1 6-2.
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Ely Stadium
Rosetta Dyer
Mary Ruth Cochrane
Bett Fox
Lucille Graber
Miss Dyer
Margaret Terry
Miss Fox
Miss Graber
Bill Lersen
Jack Hiatt
Bud Cotes
George Sharkey
Lersch
Sharkey
R. del Lloyd
Harold Black
W. Miller
Chuck Clark
J. Hiatt
F. Williams
Wightman Cup Opens With American Lineup
The Wightman series begins Friday in Forest Hills with the United States pairing Helen Jacobs and Elizabeth Burkhart Arnold in top singles roles. Arnold, unranked nationally, wins the No. 2 singles spot over Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, while Fabyan takes No. 3 and Fabyan appears in one match. The best four of seven series includes five singles and two doubles matches.
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Forest Hills
Elizabeth Burkhardt Arnold
San Franciscan
America
England
Arnold
San Francisco
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Fabyan
Huntington First-Half Titleholder Leads Mid Atlantic Standings
Standings for the Mid Atlantic League second half list clubs including Huntington as first-half champion. Results from last night show Johnstown 12 over Akron 7, Dayton 6 to 2, with Huntington 4 2 and Portsmouth 3 8. Beckley and Charleston also shown. A rain delay postponed a featherweight title bout in Cincinnati between Freddie Miller of Cincinnati and Roger Bernard of Flint to tonight.
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Johnstown
Dayton
Zanesville
Akron
Charleston
Portsmouth
Beckley
Huntington
Charleston C
Cincinnati
OPA
Freddie Miller
National Boxing Association
Roger Bernard
Flint
Mich
True Temper Open to feature golf veterans at Acacia Country Club
The True Temper Open at Acacia Country Club runs Friday through Sunday with a field led by Walter Hagen, Denny Shute, Billy Burke, Phil Perkins, Tommy Armour, and Al Espinosa. Nearby, Elyria High’s Doug Gerber recovers from appendectomy, and local wrestling shows loom as Dan Morris and Lou Houser plan early-month events possibly at Rialto Theatre or Second Street arena.
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Cleveland
Acacia Country Club
Walter Hagen
Denny Shute
Billy Burke
Phil Perkins
Tommy Armour
al Espinosa
Booby Jones
Winged Foot
Doug Gerber
Elyria High School
Lake Erie
Memorial Hospital
Dan Morris
Lou Houser
Morris
Rialto Theatre
Houser
Rialto
Second Street Arena
Italian boxer mobbed in Springfield riot over match
Martonio Angelo Roman, Italian grappler, faced a melee after forcing Frankie Taylor to quit then refused release. Fans stormed the ring, burned Angelo with cigars, and he was jailed. The piece notes rising prize fighting popularity in Italy and sport rankings.
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Rialto
Martonio Angelo
Morris
Springfield
Frankie Taylor
Malloric
Angelo
Italy
Fascist Party Athletic Federation
Bruno Haas
Hale's Ninth Inning Rally Tops Yankees 7 6
In Cleveland the Indians edged the New York Yankees 7 to 6 after a ninth inning rally. Mel Harder began strong, leaving with a 5-2 lead. Lee Winning Pitcher relieved, and Hal Trosky was removed. Hale doubled to drive in the tying and winning runs as Ralph Winegarner and Hale produced the decisive blows.
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Leveland
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Mel Harder
Indians
Yankees
Thornton Les
Lee
Cleveland
Johnny Murphy
Yanks
Karl Averill
Joe Vosmik
Joe McCarthy
Murphy
Gomez
Steve O'Neill
Hal Trosky
Ralph Winegarner
Winegarner
O’dell Hale
Harder
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E. Knickerbocker
Averill
Chisssss
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Winegarner Uo
Hale, Db
Seee
Wright
TE Accees
Galatzer
Berger
Brenzel
O . Harder
P Lee
Seesaayee
Carson Siseeesy
New York
Chapman
Gehrig
Sellerk
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Heat
Dickey
Lanteri
Tyam
Tamulis
Ruffing
Combs
Rolte
Knickerbocker
Trasky
Hale
Laaxett
Vosmik
Harder Vosmik
Murphy Jeftin
Tamalls
Geisel and
Dinneen
Bluebird Sails Back to United States for Speed Attempt
London August 15 Bluebird the racing car of Sir Malcolm Campbell is en route to America for another speed attempt. The car is dismantled and crated aboard the Arquitania and will be joined by Campbell on August 21 aboard the Majestic. He plans to target his 276.816 mph mark at the Utah Salt Flats next month.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
High Seas
America
Arquitania
Malcolm
Majestic
Utah
Horan Reaches Net Semi Finals in Elyria Tourney
Dave Horan, Elyria City Singles tennis champion in 1953, advanced to the semi finals by defeating George Sharkey in straight sets 6-2 6-3 after earlier beating Oscar Ehrman 6-1 6-3. Eddie Seward, defending champion, moved to the quarterfinals by defeating Covert Meredith 6-1 6-3 and faces Dr. Mark Abbe. The Seward Abbe winner meets Horan in the upper bracket semi, while Sharkey meets the bill Lersch Jay Howenstine winner in the lower semifinal.
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Dave Horan
Elyria City
George Sharkey
George
Jim Sharkey
Horan
Oscar Ehrman
Eddie Seward
Covert Meredith
Bill Lersch
Jay Howenstine
Hughes Canton Twin Bill Clash Heads East
Hughes Provisions, City League champions, travel to Canton to face Canton Provisions in a doubleheader after a recent home split. First game set for 8 o clock. team departs Hughes Market at 5:40 by chartered bus. Interested supporters may contact Bill Woodin or Alex Reisz.
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Hughes
Canton
Bill Woodin
Hughes Market
Alex Reisz
West Broad
Sederis Girls Defeat North Olmsted In Elyria Contest
The Sedéris Restaurant girls of Elyria beat North Olmsted 18 to 1 last evening at North Olmsted. Helen Taylor pitched for Elyria. Opal Limpert of North Olmsted had four hits. Babe Valerius and Kate Stantion each had two safeties for Elyria.
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Sedéris Restaurant Girls
Elyria
North Olmsted
Helen Taylor
Opal Limpert
Babe Valerius
Kate Stantion
Elyrians
Hi-Speeds to Meet Elyria Hardware in City League Clash
Hi-Speed Gas and Elyria Hardware teams of the Y M C A City League resume their 3 3 draw on the Hamilton diamond tonight at 6 30. The goal is to decide the match with a decisive finish.
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Hi-Speed Gas
Elyria Hardware
Hamilton Diamond
Sider's Watch Repairs to Meet Troxel All-Stars Tonight
Sider's Watch Repairs will play Troxel Company All-Stars at Richwine diamond this evening. The game is scheduled for 6 15.
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Sider
Troxel Company
Richwine
Play at Harmon diamond tonight game call 6 15
The Pure Protection Life Insurance and Rothgery Motors of Gratton will meet at Harmon diamond tonight. The game is scheduled for 6:15.
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Pure Protection Life Insurance
Rothgery Motors
Gratton
Harmon Diamond
Clymer Asks Gridders to Turn In Locks at Stadium
Athletic director Roy Clymer of Blyria High issues a call for prospective Red Raiders players to turn in their locks at the stadium. Equipment will be issued between bows and September 1, ahead of the opening football practice.
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Roy Clymer
Blyria High School
Red Raiders
Three Teams Tied For First In Twilight Loop
In the Twilight Loop standings Wheatex Packers 7 Club, eG Super IOs Division, and Ohio Public Service share first place after latest results. Each squad remains unbeaten in the trio’s tight race, with upcoming games likely to decide the top seed.
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Wheatex Packers
Eg Super Ios
Qhio Public Service
Ohio Public Service
H. E Sadowski
We Bombhinski
Bedoes
C . Drage
Pruski
E. Surdock
Reens J. Surdock
W. Thompson
R. Flowers
Hancock
Ree Huebner
Os Searles
O Hady
Blakeslee
Flowers
Ranker
Thompson
Lee
Prushi
Halls
Beders
Brown Loses In District Amateur Championship Match
Bud Brown of Elyria Country Club fell to John Schneider of Chagrin Valley, defending champion, on the Canter bury course in the Cleveland District amateur gulf championship. Brown reached the second round by beating Harvey Brooks of Spring Valley 2 and 1.
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Bud Brown
Elyria Country Club
John Schneider
Chagrin Valley
Canterbury
Brown
Harvey Brooks
Spring Valley
Portman Team Loses in 12 Inning Contest
Portman team falls after a 12 inning game. Bulger Cal Dom Brosh collected two base hits while Drage and Cal each drove in runs. Forbes and Vasily pitched, with Vasily taking the loss as Forbes earned the win in a tense finish. Field umpires were Kine and Tern.
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Portman
Bulger
Cal
Dombrosh
Drage
Forbes
Body
Vascily
Graber
Knuckers
Vasily
Kine
Tern
Braun
Lorain
Portman Grocers
Elytia
Abrhe Pfaff
Seeeey Swindling
Urbes
Sae
McDermott
Williams
Ibsree Radebaugh
A Yanke
Leese
Braun AB
Moger
Seegee Bulger
Sone Dobrosh
Hoffman
Seeee Knuckles
Berback
Frankovick
Vaseily
Team Wants Games With Lorantt County Softball Teams
The Mobilevils La Grange softball team seeks games with any Lorantt County teams. Interested managers should contact H. M. Sheldon La Grange to arrange matches or discuss schedules.
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Mobilevils
la Grange
Lorantt County
H. M. Sheldon
Anchor Girls Drill Practice at Ely School Diamond
The Anchor Girls will hold a practice tonight on the Ely School diamond. All members of the team are asked to report at 6 o'clock.
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Ely School
Win by Forffite The Silvers Watch Repairs forfeit
The Silver's Watch Repairs beat the Business Men by forfeit after the latter failed to appear for their Eastern Heights League game last evening.
Giants And Cardinals Split Even Dizzy Dean Heads To Hill Today
Dizzy Deans improved stomach ache has him hoping to notch his first win of the season against the Giants. The teams split a doubleheader yesterday as Hallahan silenced New York in game two and tensions rose between the clubs with near benches and a 50 868 weekday crowd. Dean may face Lefty South or Parmelee in today’s decisive game as the pennant contenders clash. In other action Boston and Chicago pulled ahead in their divisions while Detroit and Philadelphia posted wins.
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George Kirkley
United Press
EW York
Dizzy Dean
New York Giants
Giants
Dizzy
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Dean
Paul
Bill’ Hallahan
Leo Durocher
Gus Mancuso
al South
St. Louis
Roy Parmelee
Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
White Sox
New York
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Cleveland
Indians
Detroi
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louisa
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
High All Stars Defeat Amherst on Ely Stadium Diamond
Elyria High All Stars edged Amherst Eagles 4 to 3 last night at Ely Stadium. Vic Maiden pitched the win with Gene Grahar catching. Amherst's Biddie and Young provided support, and Gibby Diewald was behind the plate.
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Elyria High
Amherst Eagles
Ely Stadium
Vic Maiden
Gene Grahar
Biddie
Young
Amherst
Gibby Diewald
Electrolux and Welsh Face Crucial Community League Game
The Electrolux and Welsh Funeral Home softball teams meet tonight at Richwine Gamond in a key Community League game scheduled for 6 15. A loss for either side could virtually end their chances in the second half race.
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Electrolux
Welsh Funeral Home
R Staff Opens Spring Valley Title Defense
Rudy Staff the Spring Valley golf champion begins defense this week with first round matches in Classes A B and C to be completed by Sunday. Goetz faces Karl Kleinert in the opening round while George Kunkle is medalist at 69 in the qualifier and meets F E Brumfield in round one.
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Rudy Staff
Spring Valley
Staff
Harvey Brooks
Bob Randall
Randall
Fred Goetz
Goetz
Karl Kleinert
George Kunkle
Kunkle
F. E. Brumfield
S. Harvey Brooks
Ed Waldlive
R. V. Brown
Paul Warmee
Joe Dupan
J. Rostron
F. A. O'Donnell
Art Xrenz
Dr. No Votny
A. R. Nichols
R. Tubes+ sing
J. Hoffman
Claude Wagner
D. C. Wilson
Jack Warner
Meats Sears Roebuck Clash In City League Softball
McKinley Diamond hosts the lone City League softball game of the night as Dobrowski Meats meets Sears Roebuck on the Fast Side field in Bako. The Pure Protection Life team forfeits against Bittner Funeral Home, as P P L has dropped from the league.
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McKinley Diamond
Dobrowski Meats
Sears Roebuck
Pure Protection Life
Bittner Funeral Home
Bittners
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