Baseball Boners: Merkle, Lazzeri, and the Wild Pillars of Pitch
A historical stroll through famous baseball mishaps at Polo Grounds and beyond. Fred Merkle’s 1908 base running error cost the Giants a pennant in a tense late run moment with Cubs field chaos and an umpire’s later call. Lazzeri’s third base mix up in the 1930s ended a Yankee rally in a decisive double play.
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Polo Grounds
Fred Merkle
Giants
Merkle
Cub
Merktle
Bonor
Cubs
New York
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Pirate
Chicago
Walker
Lazzeri
Gehrig
Washington
Luke Sewell
Yankees
Brooklyn
Fans In The Stands See Baseball In Many Ways
Thousands pack Municipal Stadium to watch the Cleveland Indians. Fans total personalities shape the game from scorecard guardians to hopeful kids and wary spectators, all under lights as rockets and fireworks color the night. The piece celebrates diverse ways audiences experience baseball without graphic detail.
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Cleveland
Municipal
Cleveland Indians
Louvre
Chick Hafey recalls rough pitching era and knockdown tactics
Calistoga California veteran Chick Hafey, former Cincinnati slugger and St Louis Cardinal, recalls the rough 1920s and 1930s pitching era. He notes batters were knocked down often, cites Lee Meadows and George P. Marey as precedents, and recalls Pat Malone’s inside pitches. Hafey now plans to return to ranching after his baseball career.
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Calistoga
Calif
UPI
Chick Hafey
St. Louis Cardinals
Hafey
Cincinnati
Chick
Lee Meadows
Pirates
George Tarporcer
Marey
Richie Allen
Dominic DiMaggio
Chicago Cubs
Pat Malone
Charlie Root
Len Warneke
Benson and Moore lead bowlers in Elyria league night
Ray Benson captured a 612 series at Elyria Bowling Center in the Summer League topping the action with 194 225 and 193 games. Betty Moore led the women with a 533 series after a 175 79 79 set in the Friday Mixed Couples League at Center Ridge Lanes.
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Ray Benson
Elyria Bowling Center
Benson
Betty Moore
Center Ridge Lanes
UPC Tops Morticians in LS Little League Showdown
United Polish Club hammered Dicken Funeral Home 12 1 as John Calabrese and Duane Merriweather each homered. Merriweather earned the win with three hits allowed five strikeouts. Larry Rodak allowed two hits in relief for UPC. Heisman tripled Hudak Merriweather doubled.
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John Calabrese
Duane Merriweather
Pace United
Dicken
Merriweather
Larry Rodak
UPC
Chris Heisman
Tom Hudak
Jack Sito
Moulders Union
Majestic Moulding
James Dixon
Rich Henderson
Dave Dyer
Mose Johnson
Willow Creek area fairways day play results
Local golf event lists players such as Marie Whyte Bryac and Martha Bodde with low nets and scores. Competitors include Lurie Gierk Taura Calabrese and Ann Darvas. The fragment indicates several names and net scores among Willow Creek participants.
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Willow Creek
Etre
Marie Whyte
Bryac
Tha Mare Biriy
Martha Bodde
Lurie Gierk
Bas
AA Fellowship Aims to Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
The AATS Alcoholics Anonymous describes itself as a fellowship where men and women share experience and hope to solve common problems and help others recover from alcoholism. Membership requires a desire to stop drinking with no dues and no affiliations. Box 592 Elyria Ohio.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Elyria
Ohio
Ohio Muskie Club Holds Thin Totals as Catches Decline
Ohio wildlife officials report six month muskellunge catches trail last year with only two 40 inch or longer fish qualifying for Huskie Muskie Club and 32 earning honor status. Piedmont Lake leads with 18 of 34 muskies including a 26 1 4 pounder. Leesville Lake accounts for six of top 34. Daniel Armbruster outlines several hunting and fishing bills pending in the legislature.
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Ohio
John Z Pelton
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Pelton
Piedmont Lake
Doc Dunmire
Barnseville
Dunmire
Leesville Lake
Piedmont
Leesville
House
Senate
Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee
Devlin Holds Two Shot Lead Into Canadian Open Final
Bruce Devlin carries a two stroke edge into the final round of the 100 dollar Canadian Open at Toronto. The Australian, 27, described his round as poor off the tee with a duck hook on the 18th, and recalled weeks of aches after a five day bed rest before the British Open.
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Dick Bacon
UPI
Toronto
Bruce Devlin
Bunly Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gene Littler
Mason Rudolph
Devlin
Lionel Hebert
Randy Glover
Sanford
N.C
Gary Player
Don Fairfield
Rod Funseth
Jack Rule, Jr
Rex Baxter
Charlie Sifford
Joe Campbell
Campbell
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Vic Wertz
al Lopez
Hank Greenberg
Wertz
Rocky Colavito
Rocky
Daddy Waggs
Josh
Tol DE Swidrine
Linse
Morticians
El-A-Co
Lodi St
Sullivan
Rte
Jennie Jie
Hart Oberlin Road
Fairfax
Don Miller
Lake Erie
Rafe
Mrs. Taylor
San Francisco
Lorain County
Rus Dean
Empire Spring
California
Bob Edwards
Bob
San Fran
Rus
Elyria School
Crescent
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