Yankees Win As Indians Lose Take Over First Place
Yankees defeat St Louis 16 to 22 to seize first place by a half game while Cleveland loses 4 to 3 to Washington after Bob Feller blows a ninth inning lead. Critics blame Oscar Vitt for overworking the young pitcher who had a 9–2 record through late June and has since slumped.
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U.P
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Vitt
Bob Feller
Washington Senators
Tribe
Feller
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Golf as the Most Honest Sport Says McLemore
United Press observes golf pros sustain honesty on the course as they call their own shots and accept penalties, with Dizzy Dean analogy and a review of a 1938 Washington vs Cleveland game noting Feller’s eighth-inning control and a ninth-inning rally.
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Hat
Klem
Diz
Haybe
United Press
Akron Celtics Rally to Beat Wakeman Red Caps 7 3
Akron Killian Celtics edge Wakeman Red Caps 7 3 under lights after a tight six innings. Thrasher, Garcia and Thomas dominated early, but four unearned runs in the seventh sealed the win for Akron as Hickman led with a double and two singles in five at bats.
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Wakeman
Akron Killian Celtics
Wakeman Red Caps
Art Thomas
Caps
Thrasher
Celts
Thomas
Celtics
Trasher
Garcia
Hickman
Akron
Gerber
Killian Celtics AB
R. H.E. Aesiger
Harwell
Ceee
McKissick
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Cote
Partenheimer
Hank
Hornning
Pada
Wakeman AB. RH
Holmes
Eeesae Ees
Burkley, Rf
Mall
Partlome
Boone
Bbuchley
Scott
Joree
P. Joree
Zesiger
Partenhermer
Hlickman
Partemhemmer
Hall
Volunteer Food Store Softballers Claim Forfeit Win
The Volunteer Food Store team secured a 1 to 0 forfeit victory over Bell Realty after their opponents failed to appear for a scheduled game. Bauer pitched a one hitter to lead Foods to their ninth win in eleven starts against a pick-up lineup.
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Bell Realty
the Foods
Bauer
Stanley’s Cafe and Bone Radio Service Softball Showdown
Stanley’s Cafe and Bone Radio Service meet in a 6 PM softball game on the Elyria Foundry diamond today. The contest adds local rivalry spirit to an evening of community sports.
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Rone Radio
Elyria Foundry
Jefferrson
Teddy Rone
Bela Toth
Flicker
Stryker
Radios Uisra Foundry AB Kh
Ravalesko
Kristoff
Wenee
Renee Nest
Gyoss
Tae Icker
Fongy
Shoemaker
Seenee Stryker
Sears
Tione Radio
Aia Ss
Stanley
Cavaliers and Volunteers Clash in Softball at Jefferson 2
Volunteer Food Store and Coun try Cavaliers meet in a softball game at 6 p m today on the Jefferson No 2 diamond.
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Country Cavaliers
Jefferson No 2
Murray Ridge WPA Softballers Best Sixth Street WPA 14 9
The Murray Ridge WPA softball team defeated Sixth Street WPA 14 to 9 in a Cascade Park game played last night.
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Murray Ridge
Sixth Street
Cascade Park
Sixth Street WPA Softball Beats All Stars 9 to 6
The Sixth Street WPA softball team defeated the WPA All-Stars 9 to 6 in a game played yesterday at Cascade Park.
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Sixth Street
Cascade Park
City-Wide Softball Joust Plans Announced by Elyria YMCA
Carl Wagner YMCA Physical Director and District No 2 commissioner announced a city wide softball tournament to select Elyria representatives for the district and state events. Two Elyria teams and two Lorain teams will enter district play with entries due by August 1. The district tournament runs here before August 20 with the winner going to the state Aug 26 28.
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LANS
Elyria
Carl Wagner
Ohio Softball Association
Lorain
Wagner
Russ Bryan
Bryan
Hardwares
Elyria Bittners Rally to Beat Lorain Polish Club
The Bittners overturned an early deficit to defeat Lorain Polish-American Citizens' Club 16 to 11 on the Lorain Subway diamond. They trailed 8 to 2 entering the fifth inning, then scored six in the fifth, one in the sixth, and seven in the seventh to seal the win. Walt Boresk was relieved in the third, the first Bittner pitcher to lose a mound bid this year.
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Bittners
Lorain
Motticians
Walt
Sport) Boresk
Bittner
Carlisle Softball Duel At 6 30 P M
Vic Silvers Jewelers battles Carlisle A C in a 6 30 P M game on the Carlisle diamond today.
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Vic Silver
Jewelers
Carlisle A. C
Carlisle
City Auto Wreckers Team Reports To Ely 2 Diamond
Members of the City Auto Wreckers softball squad are ordered to report promptly at 6 P M today at Ely No 2 diamond for a game or practice session.
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City Auto Wreckers
Ely No. 2 Diamond
Nelson and Hines Advance As PGA Championship Nears Semis
Byron Nelson dominated Harry Bassler 11 and 10 in the third round while Jimmy Hines upset defending champion Denny Shute 2 and 1. Sam Snead, Jimmy Foulis, Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith, Paul Runyan, Henry Picard and Felix Serafin next vie in quarterfinal-focused brackets at Shawnee Country Club and nearby venues.
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Renee Cr Neac
Byron Nelson
Scranton
Shawnee Country Club
Harry Bassler
Long Beach
Cal
Jimmy Hines
Snead
Felix Serafin
Foulis
Marvin Stahl
Lansing
Mich
Horton Smith
Paul Runyan
Gene Sarazen
Henry Picard
Smith
Billy Burke
Cleveland
Runyan
Ray Mangrum
Pittsburgh
Sarazen
Yount
Jimmy Demart
Picard
Dick Metz
Chicago
Cleaners top Grafton State Farm 8 to 6 in tight win
Standard Cleaners defeated Grafton State Farm 8 to 6 last night at Grafton. Battery partners Gordie Beil and Russ Koehn led the victory and the team heads to Lorain tonight to face Crystal Clear Cleaners on Vine Street. Elyria players meet at the store at 5 45.
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Grafton State Farm
Grafton
Gordie Beil
Russ Koehn
Lorain
Crystal Clear Cleaners
Vine Street
Elyria
Bittner Team Travels to South Amherst for Sandstone Diamond Game
The Bittners travel to South Amherst tonight for a Hawks game on the Sandstone diamond. Bittner players should meet at Hamilton at 5 30 P M.
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Bittners
South Amherst
Hawks
Sandstone
Bittner
Hamilton
Elyria Hardwares to Meet Elyria Dairies in Evening Softball
Elyria Hardwares and Elyria Dairies clash in a softball game at 6 P M today on the Sudro diamond. Players of both teams are asked to take notice.
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Elyria Hardwares
Elyria Dairies
Sudro
Elyria Girls Host To Goodalls At Jefferson
The Elyria Girls softball team, leader in the Lorain Girls League, hosts the Lorain Goodalls at Jefferson tonight at 6 30 p m. Elyria aims for their 16th win in 17 games and 11th in league play after a 7 3 victory over Wilson Auto Supplies.
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Goodalls
Jefferson
Lorain
Lorain Goodalls
Jefferson Diamond
Ridgeville Bittners
Oakwood Park
Wilson Auto Supply Ten
South Lorain Trojans
DeSantis Coals
Lakeview No
Elyria Girls
Lorainites
Elyrians
Wilson Auto Supplies
Business Men Triumph Over Rocky River Nine
Tom Smith pitched a three hit ball as the Elyria Business Men defeated the Rocky River Ex-Hys 7 to 5 at Rocky River. Errors accounted for most Ex-Hys runs. Lever started for Rocky River and was tagged for nine hits. The game ended after six innings due to darkness.
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Tom Smith
Elyria Business Men
Rocky River
Ex-Hys
Ex- Hys
Lever
Elyria Recreation Commission to Meet at YMCA
Members of the Elyria Recreation Commission will meet at the YMCA at 4 30 p m Friday. Commission members include Carl Wagner director Ralph Bauer E C eves Leonard Terry Richard Stevens and Sherman Harmon.
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Elyria
Indians Meet Chick's Dairy In Slow Pitch Clash
The Western Heights Indians face Lorain Chick's Dairy at Thew Shovel diamond in a baseball game set for 0 PM local time. Reports list players J. Pondy Bolash A. Miko B. Miko Mitchell Survetta Bara Petrus Bakos Saley and F. Barkacs.
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Lorain Chick's
Inday
J. Pondy
Bolash
A. Miko
B. Miko
Mitchell
Survetta
Bara
Petrus
Bakos
Saley
F. Barkacs
Dobrowski Meats Defeat Elyria Hardware 6 2
Dobrowski Meats piled up five runs in the first inning and then cruised to a 6 to 2 win over Elyria Hardwares on the McKinley diamond. Len Monske pitched seven hits allowed and the Meats benefited from Mack and Causby for seven opposing hits.
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Fritz
Pee Sadowski
Crete
Kushinski
Ib Rereur
Pronesti
Kash
Wazyniak
Jones
Brantley
Mack
Hopewell
Battle
Enews
Causby
Pena
Jackson
S. Jones
Roig's Home Run Secures Hardware Juniors Win
Roig hit a late home run with Kimerak on base in the seventh to break a 2 2 tie, lifting the Elyria Hardware Juniors to a 4 2 victory over Better Truck Lines in the Junior League opener on the Superior diamond. N Beckloff of the Hardwares also connected for a circuit.
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Kimerak
Elyria Hardware
N Beckloff
The
Hardwares
Dizzy Dean May Not Pitch Again This Year
Chicago report says Dizzy Dean may miss the season as Dr Summer Koch notes uncertainty about when the famed pitcher will be cured and able to throw again. Dean has won only three games for the Cubs after his purchase price of 185000 dollars.
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Chicago
Diz
Summer Koch
Wrigley
Dean
Cubs
Old Rivalries Flare At Ohio Women's Golf Semi Finals
Four leading female golfers met in the 19th annual Ohio Women's Golf Tournament semi finals at Portage Country Club Akron. Janet Shock of Dayton faced Mrs Linton Fallis of Toledo while Mrs Burt Weil of Cincinnati battled Mary K Browne of Cleveland. Shock beat Eva Shorb in 23 holes, Fallis won 8 and 7, Weil won 5 to 4, Browne edged Curtis Sohl 1 up.
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U.P
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Cincinnati
Mary K. Browne
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Weir
Miss Browne
Cleveland Canterbury
Miss Shockdown
Miss Shork
Charles Harbaugh
Toledo
Akron
Janet Shock
Linton Fallis
Burt Weil
Eva Shorb
Massillon
Wei
Sally Elson
Columbus
Curtis Sohl
Lorain Team Defeats Elyria Merchants in Softball Tilt
Crystal Clear Cleaners of Lorain beat Elyria Merchants 9 to 4 on the Roosevelt diamond. Pitchers Julius Tisza and Zalatel opposed each other with Zalatel limiting Elyria to five hits.
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Crystal Clear Cleaners
Lorain
Elyria Merchants
Roosevelt Diamond
Julius Tisza
Merchants
Zalatel
Cleaners
Elyrians
Murbach Coals Top West Side Hoosiers In Doubleheader
The Murbach Coals, a newly organized softball squad, defeated the West Side Hoosiers twice on the Elyria Foundry diamond. Final scores were 7 to 2 and 7 to 1.
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Murbach Coals
West Side Hoosiers
Elyria Foundry
Local Fairways Echo From Lakewood Elks Tourney
The Lakewood Elks hosted a golf tournament at Spring Valley with about 100 attendees. Notables included Dr E E Alexander 80 for low gross, J J Cutter guest low gross 77, Rev John Kelly nets 70 in blind event, Elyria Country Club’s Cleveland District team faced Hawthorne in Cleveland Canterbury, with Howard Stanford leading 71 and Baker Boroski Bittner posting personal bests.
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E. E. Alexander
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W. Simmelink
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J. J. Cutter
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Elyria Country Club
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Canterbury
Hawthorne
Howard Stanford
Cherry Ridge
Frank Rodachy
George Baker
E. W. Boroski
Ben Bittner
Baker
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Pirates Permit Radio Broadcast of Home Games Except Sundays
Pittsburgh announces radio broadcasts of Pirates home games starting today on KDKA and WWSW with Sunday and holiday exceptions. Attorneys for the Pirates General Mills Socony Vacuum Oil and NBC will pursue an injunction against KQV at a July 26 federal court hearing over alleged unpermitted broadcasts.
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William E. Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Club
General Mills, Inc. Socony- Vacuum Oil Company, Inc
National Broadcasting Company
Benswanger
KQV
KDKA
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