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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1971
Page
13
Bernie Alleman led the Ohio Open after shooting a 6 under par 66 at Westfield Country Club in Medina the first round. Defending champion Bob Wynn was one shot back at 67, matching Alleman’s eight birdies but with three bogeys.
A detailed race program listing horses, riders, and purses across ten races with Pace and Trot fields. It includes results snippets, payout figures for exacta and perfecta bets, race times, attendees, and handle totals from the day. Named horses include Future Grattan Scottish Ray Lady Eleanor and Princess Karen among others, with jockeys and owners referenced in the dense OCR text.
Summary of scheduled night games across the majors featuring Oakland at California Chicago at Minnesota Kansas City at Milwaukee Cleveland at Detroit Washington at New York Baltimore at Boston Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Montreal at Chicago New York at St Louis San Diego at Cincinnati Los Angeles at Houston Atlanta at San Francisco plus final note John McVay in seventh year as Dayton football coach.
Byzantine High School begins football season missing 23 lettermen with coach Dave DiCarlo counting eight strong returnees. Key players include Funderwhite Meluch and Pokorny, who DiCarlo calls the best defensive end and passer he’s coached in years. Several position battles and adjustments lead to a young, inexperienced squad facing Lorain Catholic Elyria Catholic and Cleveland Catholic in the North Central Conference. Schedule opens September 10 at Brooklyn and runs through November 12 at Gilmour Academy.
Westlake High, the Cleveland area defense leader, aims to repeat its 8-1 season. Key backs Finucan and Bolles plus Montgom ery Doggett Sanger compete for spots as Allen Taubler Quigley bolster the line. The schedule includes North Ridgeville, Berea Midpark, Olmsted Falls, Medina, Avon Lake, Bay Village, North Olmsted, Fairview, and Rocky River.
Lutheran West, aided by 11 returning lettermen, seeks to improve on a 4-5 season and fifth place Inland finish. Led by fullback Mark Radke and quarterback Jim Nelson, the Longhorns plan a balanced offense and a veteran defense as they open non conference play with Brunswick and begin Inland action September 25 at Highland.
North Ridgeville Pee Wee football league opens player registration Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ranger field behind Middle School. Open to boys ages 9 to 12 with a $5 fee. Each registrant must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Exhibition results show Kansas City 21 New York Jets 16. Friday schedule begins AQ time EDT with Dallas at Baltimore at 9 p.m. and San Diego at Los Angeles at 11 p.m. Saturday features Buffalo at Detroit 9 p.m. Pittsburgh vs New York Jets in Cleveland, New York Giants 22 Cleveland 9, Washington at Miami 8 p.m. Green Bay at Cincinnati 8 p.m. Chicago at Houston 9 p.m. St Louis at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New Orleans 9 p.m. Minnesota at Denver 10 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland 11 p.m. Atlanta at New England 2 p.m.
League results show Smith Sohio 4 0 over Rural Urban and multiple 3 1 decisions including Grafton Lanes, Varish Farm, and Team 12. Top series leaders include Reynolds 565 and Moss 565. high games list 210 208 204. Other matchups feature Phil Harves team wins and ties, with Vernon Vance leading Crestwood Builders 636 and 265 as a high game mark.
New London Wildcat football players will canvass the community tomorrow evening for the Booster Club drive. President Duane Smith set membership fees at 2 dollars per person or 3 dollars per couple, same as prior years, with team members collecting fees from seven to eight p.m. Donations go toward retirement of the field debt. A regular Booster Club meeting follows to finalize football program plans, Labor Day celebration, and a coaching staff preview with a film of last year’s highlights.
Vernon Vance bowled a 265 high game to help Crestwood Builders tally a 636 series in Center Ridge’s Monday Night Men’s handicap league. The performance highlighted the strong scoring pace and team effort during the recent bowling session.
The Sox and Martin racing team won at Norwalk Dragway over the weekend defeating Ron Hutter and Arlen Vanke. Sox beat Hutter in 9.59 seconds at 142 mph, while Vanke edged the Ramcharger Challenger in 9.91 at 138.03 mph. Vanke then beat Hut ter 9.91 to 10.08 in round two, and in the final heat Sox and Martin topped Vanke in 9.59 at 142 mph to stay unbeaten.
Double Spencer claimed his fifth win of the season in the featured ninth race at Northfield Park last night, finishing in 2:07. Roady Painter placed second and Easy Leavin third as Double Spencer paid 4.80 to win, 4.20 to place, and 3.40 to show.
Ohio State reshuffles its defensive backfield after junior halfback John Hughes suffers a knee injury. Harry Howard shifts back to open side halfback, Lou Mathis takes the corner spot, and Tom Batista moves to backup for Howard as the team prepares for the September 11 game against Iowa.
The YWCA invites bowlers for Monday afternoon league at Stoney's and offers free babysitting for mothers. Elyria Bowling Center seeks four couples for Saturday Night Couples league at 8 p.m. Call Floyd Gonzales at 222-3476 or Ellen Stephen at 324-2324, or 323-5260 for YWCA.
Radars Don Juan won the ninth race at Thistledown by a neck over Swaps Turn in a 1:41.2 mile on fast track. Brad-O-Brian ran third as double payoffs saw Touch A Rose win race one and Infirmary Road race two on a 9 8 combination that paid 210.20. Attendance reached 3,551 with total bets of 352,299.
Perkins Auto Parts, three time Elyria Flag Football League champions, seeks new players. Interested tryout entrants should call Gene Legeza at 323-5652 or Bruce Neiding at 922-9706. Team workouts start next week. Virginia Wade withdraws from the U S Open with a broken left ankle after an injury in the Eastern Open match in South Orange New Jersey.
A jumble of lost pet notices and local ads appears for a tan male Chihuahua a turquoise bike and various dogs and cats with contact numbers. Other items include a pink collar cat and several business listings for floral design classes jewelers and local kindergartens in Elyria Ohio.
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