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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1946
Page
6
Rustling Thru Sports outlines Elyria's 1940 softball season with City and Industrial leagues on track for playoffs, plus district and Lorain County tournaments. Addressed are late starts and forfeited games at Oberlin Road field, plus coaching moves, umpire resignations, and local player news.
Eddie Dyer predicts the Dodgers remain the NL pennant favorite as All-Star time nears. Cardinals trail by five games, with both leagues advancing toward midseason. Historical notes compare 1943 and 1949 charges, detailing key late-season series and shifts that decided the pennant.
Idle Indians hold undisputed first in the American Association as Minneapolis blanked St Paul 0 0 to move the Saints to second a half game back Indianapolis sat idle yesterday Kansas City beat Milwaukee 5 to 0 to narrow the gap between third and fourth place.
Elyria beat Lorain 4-0 at Central Park Lorain to win the district league championship. McNulty allowed four hits nine strikeouts and one walk in nine innings while Janowler and Kopp provided the offense, Elyria improving to nine wins in ten games and avenging a prior loss to Lorain.
Sobel Jewelers moved one half game ahead of Spring Valley A as both teams led the Spring Valley Twi-Lite Golf League division. Jewelers beat Koepp Sporting Goods 5 0 while Spring Valley A tied Knowles and Sniezek 4 2, placing them second behind Sobel, with Supper Club third. In the American Division Vic Silver Jewelers held first, with several teams within 10 points of lead including Timms Spring Co, B and West Side Food Market upset. Prize winners included low net scores by Michalsky and Minnich. most putts by Nichols Jr.. best poker hands by Slosier and Rubena.
Fragmented report lists golf standings and club actions in Spring Valley with scattered names. Mentions include Blackburn resigning as manager of Greenville Cunney Club and a former Beukanver team figure tied to a 1942 season, plus Navy service context.
Polish Village and Dupley Foundry teams set to clash on Mekhinlay diamond at O18 Wednesday. Players urged to note the schedule as Diamond Notes 1.0.0.F No 103 lists Class F entries and practice on Western Automatic diamond. Manager Art Sparks asks all members to be on hand. Elyria Brase Bronze team in Class F also to practice at Jefferson diamond at 30 today, with prompt reporting.
National League faced a tough challenge at Fenway Park as the All-Star Game opened with the American League holding a 3 to 1 edge. Leagues legends, home park history, and the era’s top pitchers were highlighted as the American lineup aimed to extend its dominance.
The National League lists key players including Schoendienst of St. Louis, Ennis of Philadelphia, Hopp of Boston, Walker of Brooklyn, Kurowski of St. Louis, Mize of New York, Cooper of New York, Marion of St. Louis, Passau of Chicago, with Goetz and Boggess noted for the NL pitching staff.
The piece recalls the eight victories and four losses in the classic that began in 1933 as a Chicago World’s Fair sideshow. It notes the home park factor and that only twice has the visiting league won in the host league’s park, both times by the American League. In 1984 and 1942 the National League lost at home, both games played at New York Giants Polo Grounds, the only park to host the event twice.
The Class F league resumes with two games at 8:45. West Side Lumber plays American Legion Cubs at Cascade Park, while Motor Haulaway faces East Carlisle Indians at Ely Stadium. Motor Haulaway players should report to Bly Stadium at Sa'elack. four other teams, including first half champion Hittner Funeral Home, are idle today.
The piece notes top AL starters Bob Feller Hal Newhouser and Spud Chandler picked by managers to blunt the Nationals. Claude Passeau is rested for the Cubs, with Howie Pollet eyed as a lefty option to shake AL lefties. NL hopefuls include Morton Cooper Ewell Blackwell Truett Sewell and Kirby Higbe as possible starters for a flexible rotation.
Akron press notes a 19 day Ascot Park meet starting tomorrow with purses from 700 to 4000 dollars. The flagship is the two mile Ascot Gold Cup July 27 with other features including the 2500 Ascot Victory Plate and the 1800 Ascot Handicap. The meet ends July si ph up to Thistle Down August 3 at Randall Park Cleveland. V R W team to face Mobile. Norwalk Beers host eight under lights at Veterans Field Thursday August 9 as Negro Southern League members.
In the city league doubleheader, Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 1010 and the Polish Club, both undefeated in the second half, meet tonight at Oberlin Road field as part of a tight race for first. The nearby Ashedate, Merchants, and Hahn Aotiates teams also feature on tonight’s card with games at 7 30.
Mose Brown of Pittsburghlost a ten round decision to Tommy Yarosz as 6012 fans jeered in Cleveland. Brown suffered a forehead bump from a second round head clash and a hearing was planned after promoter Stan Cofall questioned Brown’s effort. Christofordie KO’d Joe Lynch in 48 seconds of the third round in the night’s other action.
The document lists boxing contenders across weight classes including light and middleweight ranks with names such as Louis, Maxim, Zale, Burley, Levine, Cantillo, Patterson, and Medina. Honorable mentions feature Tony Danion, Bennie Gora, Jackie Patterson, Terry Allen, Mickey Fil, and others as noted by WAVY WEICWT-.
Fragmented OCR notes show MLB standings with teams such as Boston Detroit Chicago and New York, listing wins, losses, and scattered scores. Phrases reference nightly results, league leaders, and wartime context with mentions of bombing practice by Allies.
Levelland U A fireballer Feller eyes the AL strikeout record of 343 set by Waddell in 1904. He has 141 innings with an average above one per inning and is using a developing curve ball to increase strikeouts. If consistency holds, he could top Waddell’s mark this season.
In Washington the District boxing commission held up Sammy Angott’s purse after his seventh round knockout loss to Beau Jack. Angott complained of a left hip injury after rounds six and seven, and a hearing was set with witnesses including Gallagher and Dr Knowlton. The event followed a bout where Jack delivered the knockout punch and Angott barely survived six rounds of heavy blows.
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