Soap Box Derby Victory By Nate Brenner At Elyria
Nathan Brenner, 15, won the second annual Elyria Soap Box Derby on the Water Street course in 15 seconds. Louie Kaplan and Harry Bogart also competed as 13 year old rivals in a crowded field, with a crowd of around 5,000 watching. The race highlighted sportsmanship as rivals swapped wheels after heats, aiding each other to finish the final.
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Chronicle Telegram
Nathan Brenner
Elyria
Nate Flash
Nate
Amed Louie Kaplan
Louie
Lar
Harry Bogart
East Side Path
Middle Avenue
Inesterday
Eagle Shoe Store
Bill Kennawell
Phil Kaiser
Kennawell
Kaiser
Kaplan
Brenner
Elyria City Club Plans Reunion
Elyria City baseball club veterans plan a one time reunion at Cascade Park in September with Louie Nickalette in charge. Several former players are listed, including Mike Skryp Johnny Fritz and Ichie Stevenson Jr, while several others have moved on or passed away.
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Elyria City
Louie Nickalette
Elyria
Pam
Cascade Park
Old City
Mike Skryp
Fisher Foods
Johnny Fritz
General Industries
Tom
Lou Nickelette
Ed Tulk
American Lace
George Smith
Alnd
Chew) Reynolds
Thew
Bill Arndt
Joe Bart
Vincent, Suby
Ul Rose
Connie Schroeder
Bill Henke
Ichie Stevenson, Jr
Ray
Post
Lorain Water Carnival Weekend Returns to Lakeview Park
The Fourth Annual Lorain Water Carnival is set for Saturday and Sunday at Lakeview Park. The event features a Three Mile Marathon at 2:00 p.m. with trophies for top two finishers and a special award for the first wearer to cross. Ohio swimmers should request entry forms from J Norman Thompson, City Recreation Director, Loriy. Entries must be received by August 19.
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Lakeview Park
Ohio
J. Norman Thompin
Loiy
Nounugust
West Side Old Timers face Bankers in evening softball game
West Side Old Timers plan a 6 15 p m softball game against the Bankers on the Western ultimatic diamond tonight. E Pomeroy Humeroy, D Webber, T Murphy, Meyers, W Pitkin, J Marsh, Soko, J Schoditsch, W Bennett, A Buchholz listed as players.
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West Side
E. Pomeroy Humeroy
D. Webber
T. Murphy
Meyers
W. Pitkin
J. Marsh
Soko
J. Schoditsch
W. Bennett
A. Bucholz
Bakery Girls Practice Before State Tournament
Frank's Bakery girls hold a team practice tonight at Jefferson 1 Diamond in preparation for the girls state tournament opening tomorrow. Manager Herman Klein urges all team members to report promptly at 6 o'clock.
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Frank's Bakery
Jefferson
Hich
Herman Klein
Trophies Display For Ohio State Girls Softball Tourney
Trophies and medals for the First Annual Ohio State Girls Softball Tournament show at Day's Hardware. The display includes champion and runner-up trophies and 20 individual medals for each, with District Tournament trophies also on view won by Bittner Funeral Home and General Industries as runners-up.
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Bittner Funeral Home
General Industries
Elyria Foundry Blank Bittner Funeral Home in 12 0 Win
Elyria Foundry defeated Bittner Funeral Home 12 to 0 last evening. Joe Mc Crain pitched for the winners against Paul Fritz in a game played with only five regulars.
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Bittner Funeral Home
Elyria Foundry
Joe McCrain
Paul Fritz
Major Loop Leaders in Baseball Highlights and Scoring
A compact update lists top performers and key at bats from a major league loop. Players like Williams, McCormuch, and Hills are noted for driving in runs, with several teams including Tigers and Giants featured. The fragment shows batting contributions, runs batted in, and notable defensive plays amid a busy box score style summary.
Teams Play Tonight at Crisp Field
The Loeffler Hardware and Ber son Dry Goods meet tonight at Crisp Field at 6 o clock. Hardware members should assemble at Franklin School at 5 30.
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Loeffler Hardware
Berson Dry Goods
Crisp Field
Hardwares
Franklin School
National Doubles Tourney Enters Quarter Finals
Two Australian Davis Cup teams meet for semi finals in Hestnuth Hill Massachusetts as Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich face Gene Mako and Jack Tidball. The other match pits Jack Crawford and Harry Hopman against Charlie Hare and Ladislav Hecht.
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Hestnut Hill
Mass
Down Under
Adrian Quist
Jack Bromwich
Gene Mako
Jack Tidball
Jack Crawford
Harry Hopman
Charlie Hare
Ladislav Hecht
Blues Hold Lead In Tight Assn Race
Kansas City and Minneapolis battle for the American Association pennant with KC ahead six points after an 11 inning 3 2 loss to Columbus while Minneapolis stomped Indianapolis 4 0. Toledo 5 4 over Milwaukee and St Paul 8 5 over Louisville with Nate Andrews and Elon Hogsott keying wins. The Simplon Tunnel is noted as a 12 mile route.
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New York
Los Vay
Boston
Cleveland
Ty Petros Yin
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Larix
St. Louis
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Detroit
Ciheminicti
Pittsburgh
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Columbius
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Montinel
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Beautardy
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Sinaeuse
Rochester
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Curren
Harleston
Springhold
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Charleston
Youngstow
Symnefield
United Press
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American Association
Blues
Columbus
Millers
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwauke
St. Paul
Louisville
Nate Andrews
Elon Hogsett
Indians
Johnson
Columbus Champions Play In Girls Tournament Here
Columbus leads the girls tournament here as local team dominates contested rounds. The event features teams from nearby schools with spectators packing the gym and highlighting rising young talent.
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Columbus
Buck Weaver Set For Semi Final Bout In Elyria Card
Buck Weaver meets Frankie Clemons in the semi final at the Rialto Theatre as part of an Elyria Sports Club Friday night program. The match headlines a card featuring Ali Pasha against Wild Bill Zimovitch in the main event two hours long. Descriptions emphasize clean technique by Weaver and Clemons and rough action in the Pasha versus Zimovitch clash.
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Uck Weaver
Terre Haute
Indiana
Elyria
Frankie Clemons
Battle Creek
Mich
Rialto Theatre
Weaver
Clemons
Ali Pasha
Bill Zimovitch
Tam
Pasha
Zimovitch
Zimouvitch
Ohio
Akron
Middle-West
Rialto
Zinny
Zimy
Grappler
Wild Bil Is Zimovitch
Buck Weewar
Frembie Clemons
Terre Mante
Indeee Creek
Trekert
IBF
Byria Sports Clut
Wakeman Red Caps Defeat Akron Nine
Wakeman Red Caps beat the Akron Kilian Celtics 3-1 under lights. Pitchers Don Waseem and Hildebrant were sharp with five hits allowed each. Sunday night the Caps host Akron Goodrich under the Wakeman park lights.
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Wakeman
Red Caps
Akron
Wakeman Red Caps
Don Waseem
Akron Kilian Celtics
Wasem
Hildebrant
Celtic
Caps
Akron Goodrich
Wakeman Park
Rophler
Varea
Tae Poe Miutaan
la Gerber
Newts
Raavdome
Partenhenner
Harwell
Asdee Wl
HNHW
Joven
Vhreebase
Waseem
Bile Dehrant
Smith
Carey
Play at Whamilion shows Zuffa's Cafe at Hamilton Diamond
The Bittner Funeral Home hosts a game tonight featuring the Zuffa's Cafe team of Lorraine against Hamilton Diamond at 6 13. The local match-up uses a funeral home venue name as a quirky setting in a small-town score card.
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Whamilion
Bittner Funeral Home
Zuffa
Lorain
Hamilton Diamond
Elyria Hardware Edges Second Baptist On Jefferson Diamond
Elyria Hardware edged Second Baptist 5 to 4 in a Jefferson diamond game. Yost belted a home run for the winning team to seal the contest.
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Elyria Hardware
Second Baptist
Second Baptist Church
Jefferson Diamond
Yost
Ners
ABLE
Ely
Wiinezak
Shershan
Clark
Mitchell
Rita
Boeulle Plas Wershaw
Reynolds
Brinegan
A. Rucker
Wissinger
Cleaners to Play Lakewood Night League Game Tonight
The Standard Cleaners travel to Lakewood to face White Sewing Machine at Lakewood Elks Field. Team members should meet at the store at 5 15 p m for the 6 00 o clock kickoff.
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Cleaners
Lakewood
Lakewood Elks Field
Italian Casualties in Spain Reach Over Fourteen Thousand
Report cites Italian losses in Spain surpassing 14 000 with 3 008 confirmed dead as fighting continued amid the campaign. The figures reflect mounting tabulations from battlefield actions and official tallies through the latest reports.
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Spain
Elyria Women’s Championship Semi Finals Today
Play today at Elyria Country Club features semi finals in the Women’s Championship with RS William Lorenz facing Mrs Leonard Tufford and Mrs Howard Barbour opposing Mrs Ralph Murbach. Quarter finals were held yesterday in the first and second flights with multiple winners and near record scores noted.
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William J. Lorenz
Leonard Tufford
Howard C. Barbour
Ralph Murbach
Elyria Country Club
Is Lorenz
Clark T. McConnell
Tufford
Don Hamilton
Barbour
Earle Foster
Murbach
Wircenske Throws No Hit Game for Elyria Eagles
Johnny Wircenske, rising star pitcher for the Elyria Eagles, blanked Lorain Eagles in a 7-0 victory at Lakeview Park Lorain. He also led the bats with three hits in four trips including a triple, while Bud Marine and Turk Williams homered for the winners.
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Johnny Wircenske
Elyria Eagles
Lorain Eagles
Birdmen
Lakeview Park
Lorain
Wircenske
Platter
Bud Marine
Turk Williams
Loeffler Hardware Beats Colson Pick-Ups 4 1 Victory
Loeffler Hardware defeated Colson Pick-Ups last night by a 4 to 1 margin. The win boosts Loeffler's position in the standings while Colson suffers a setback in a close game.
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Loeffler Hardware
Colson
Moore And McGee Lead Cardinals Past Pirates In Twin Bill
United Press reports St Louis built momentum in a pennant race as Terry Moore and Bill McGee powered a 4-3 and 3-0 sweep of the Pirates. Moore delivered two homers with Pepper Martin aboard, while McGee, 7th win, blanked Pittsburgh in the nightcap.
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United Press
EW York
U.P
St. Louis Cardinals
Terry Moore
Bill McGee
Moore
McGee
Pirates
Cardinals
Reds
Cubs
McKechnie
Cincinnatis
Enue
Pepper Martin
St. Louis
Ridgeville Girls Defeat Oberlin 6 to 3 in Hoodoo Affair
Ridgeville toppled Oberlin 6 to 3 as Dorothy Pitts earned the win with a home run and Betty Pitts backing her on the mound. Oberlin's lone hit parade was stifled by Ridgeville defense and offense, with Pitts delivering key runs in a tightly contested game at Oberlin yesterday.
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Oberlin Brown Bombers
Ridgeville Bittner Girls
Oberlin
Dorothy
Betty Pitts
Dorothy Pitts
Spit
Johnson
Aseecare
Ecia Sk PO
Gibbs
Wight
F. Romper
Gow Wothelmy
Sritinger
Sehteidern Rlou
Traneger
Py Pitts
Haves
Pituers
Oberlin S&s
Tadd I
Tytts
Spetts
Pitts
Piers Oo
A.prbts
Elyria Hardware seeks end of season games
Elyria Hardware plans to close its season schedule by next week and seeks games with any teams in Elyria and nearby areas. Interested managers should contact Ellsworth Albert at 41-902 for arrangements.
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Elyria
Ellsworth
Scholastic gridiron teams to inaugurate drills next Monday
In Columbus Ohio Aug 17 thousands of Ohio high school boys begin fall football practice next Monday under Ohio High School Athletic Association rules. Schools with Spring drills wait till Sept 2. Season runs Sept 15 to Dec 2. H R Townsend returns from vacation to oversee Sept 2 rules clinic. Mrs Amelia Herman says about 470 high school elevens under the association this fall with 30 six man teams last year.
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Columbus
T.P
Ohio
Ohio High School Athletic Association
H R. Townsend
Association
Amelia Herman
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