Atlantic City Race Track Recasts Saratoga Era In Patronage Clash
The piece contrasts Saratoga’s aging spectacle with Atlantic City’s new modern track opening last season. It describes Saratoga as a historic social hub weakened by war, fire, and shifting patronage, while Atlantic City touts modern facilities, improved safety, and a fresh social lure for racegoers and horsemen alike.
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Heg
Orcar Fraley
United Breas
EW York
Batilde
Atlantic City
Saratoga
New York Spa
Fim
Grand Union Hitel
Jamaica
New York
Saratoge
Club Sloan
Treck
Hipodrenia
Amedéas
Mexico City
Grand Union
Ana
$50 000 Purse For 1948 All American Golf Tourney
Chicago promoters announce a $50,000 purse for the 1948 All American Golf Tournament after reaching a pact with the PGA. The plan includes a compulsory players’ number and PGA member participation, prompting top stars like Ben Hogan Jimmy Demaret and Len Worsham to skip the event over the numeric rule and related guarantees.
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Chicago
George’ S. May
Tom O'Shantes
the Sun
Professional Golfers’ Association
Todas
PGA
May
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Len Worsham
Hogan
Demaret
Ovine” Koller
Worsham
Bobby Louke
Public Links Qualifying At Meadow Brook Course
The field of sectional representatives contested 64 spots for the National Public Links Championship at Meadow Brook, as players aimed to survive stroke play and enter the match play rounds tomorrow. Don Dostert of St Paul Avery Beck of Raleigh and Wilford Crossley of Atlanta led the assault, with strong groups near par on the 6474 yard setup.
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Dows
U. 5 Golf Association
Don Dostert
St Paul
Minn
Avery Beck
Raleigh
No CG
Wilford Crossley
Atlanta
CIA
Hogan Again Tops Golf Cash Winners
New York reports Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania leading PGA tour earnings by about 250 dollars over Hubby Locke of South Africa. The figure comes from April money totals across 10 tourneys with Locke winning four titles and Hogan securing two major pays, amid a fragmented listing of players and prize money.
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New York
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Professional Golf Association
Watts
Hubby Locke
PGA
Fred Corvoran
Locke
Houston
Phiadelphia
Goodall
Taunt O'Shanter
Canady
Aviniag Studen
Hogan Hershey
Boobs Locke
Bolts Auk
Yelietey
Ojan
Ed Olives
Weltalogtey
Dev
Lind Mengram
Chivega
Jit Perrley
Chicago
Ed Furget
Erro
Lew Wareham
Onkinany Pasant
Palnes
Badin
Creager Schuty
Northwestern Star Enrolls at Ohio State University
Northwestern star Bill Hunt, a Nebraska native, will enroll at Ohio State University this fall after two years at Northwestern. The former Buckeye recruit, son of former Buckeye Bill Hunt, has two years of college eligibility left. Transfer rules and conference petitions are noted as factors in his move. Hunt previously played at New Trier High School in Wiewika, Ohio, where he earned varsity letters.
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Columbus
Bill Hunt
Northwest
Ohio State University
Wis
Hunt
Vale Ti Yalys Vis scHeany Leeciise
Colubus Avidems. Wien
New
Mier High School
Wiewika
Roosevelt Softball Standings and Practice Today
Softball standings and a game at Roosevelt are listed for today with weather permitting. Several teams and practice sessions are noted at Jefferson and Elyria venues, with uncertain spellings and fragmented names in the OCR text.
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Jefferson Elyria Brase
Brase
Clase
Ganden
Ube
Jefferson Dia
Automatic Nine Wins Second In Softball Loop
Western Automatic moved to a second share of the Western Division lead in the Industrial softball league after a 6 run day highlighted by Morse Man perfect day and two homers for Felix Klimezak and Harley Godbalt for American Radiator. Duplex Foundry Reactor and Elyria Foundry tripped up as Western Automatic and American Radiator pulled clear with decisive wins on Oberlin Road field.
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Barlintor
Huplex Foundry
Derry Pinne
Parsely Lumber
Morse
Western Automatic
Dehnhy Krupelak
Ler
Morse Gelting
Francis Willoughby
Wily
Smith
Felix Kiimezak
Harley Godbalt
Duplex Foundry
Klimezak
Tomer
Billy Tattersall
Godbalt
Joe Karby
Finnegan
Insult
Orin Cornman
Duplex
lElyra Poundry
Weteen
Jenkins Seeks New Auto Speed Marks
Salt Lake City report that Jenking, a 14 year old ex mayor, will resume high speed tests August 18 driving the Mobil Special on Bonneville Salt Flats. He aims to average about 200 miles per hour over 12 hours, targeting multiple runs and distances up to 1000 miles square.
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Salt Lake City
Ab Jenking
Jenking
Utis
Jenkins
John Cobb
Prey Howe
Litchfield team wins at Wellington in Legion game
Litchfield American Legion posted a 6-4 victory over Wellington in a Wellington diamond game. The night featured a dengue twin bill with Kiptict Merchants and Spencer American Legion, while weather and stray lines hindered the readable account.
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Litchfield
Wellington
Litchfield American Legion
Leimue
Fish caught after bank lure near Belvidere tragedy
Report describes a fishing incident at a riverbank near Belvidere where two youths, aged 13, hooked a fish and were pulled toward the water. Bystanders intervened as the fish swung over the bank and safety steps averted a worse outcome.
Spring Valley Twi Lite Gulf League results feature leaders
Polish Club and Kirkpatrick Decorators led their divisions after last night’s league wins. Other matches saw Ko & Tool Company top General Motors 82 to Ohio Fuel & Gas beat Haserdeckt Jewelers 73. Read's Jewelers defeated Spring Valley 6 to 2 with Arnold Michaels among top scorers. Hap Muhl’s team won in golf league play at Cherry Ridge, while Jul Firtas and Nick Tobicash posted notable victories in other fixtures.
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Kirkpatrick Decorators
Spring Valley
American Legion
Walt
Restate Vant
Thy
Ko & § Tool Company
General Motors
Ohio Fuel & Gas
Haserdeckt Jewelers
Thom
al Staskiews
Howard Perkins
Dae van
Russ
Moma Zaleski
Michaels Perkins
Lasky
Nagy
Hap Muhl
General Industries
Lieague
Willard Schmitt
Pen
Cherry Ridge
Floyd Lasky ace sparks Twi-Lite League play
Floyd Lasky carded a hole in one on No 9 and posted a 97 for nine holes in a Spring Valley Twi-Lite Galf League event with Polish Village Cafe. He played with Urbansok Mate and Zaleski as Louie Lapos previously had a league ace. standings show Willard Schmiligen Hap Mahi and others in the second-half race.
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Floyd Lasky
Spring Valley
Paul Urbansok
Rudy Mate
Memo Zaleski
Lasky
Louie Lapos
Cee Eeremoeu
Oberlin Budget, Recital, and Fire News From Oberlin
An Oberlin village meeting approved the proposed school budget for the coming year, with about $20,000 allotted and 74 percent earmarked for teacher salaries under a new state allocation. Other items include a Miss Betty Jane Barnes senior recital at Oberlin Conservatory, and several local notices such as a fire call at the village dump. The issue also notes the forthcoming removal of a historic flagstone walk in Buffalo tied to Abraham Lincoln, as the city prepares storefront renovations.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Schoal
Pearse
Che
Bridget Wall
Lota
Papenchuires
Spisaiel
Bilding
Botty Jane Barnes
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Warne Coren Haller
Heehhoven
Seare Lithia
Schur ¢ Symphonie
Uhapii Brades Mass Barves
Warmnen
Ahe
Genize
Taft
Af ‘Taft
Cherry Valley
Auditrorium
V E W 1079 Opens District Softball Play In Wellington
Opening round pairings for the Fifty District Softball Championship at Wellington were set. V F W 1079 Elyria draws a first round bye while Sandusky Apex Electric fills a seed, with two games Sunday to follow including Lorain and Lebels Jewellers facing Sandusky Apex Electric and Oberlin American Legion versus Avon Lake Mel's Sports Tavern. The schedule continues Monday through Tuesday with multiple matchups and the bracket format set for the double elimination event.
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Wellington
Elysia
Bellevue Loudy
Sam
A.B
Sandusky Apex Electric
Gil
Sandusky
W.F. W
Oberlin American Legion
Fremont Howard Zine
Lorain
Lebel's Jewellers
Ba'duck
Avon Lake Mel
Avon Lake Gang
Clyde Canning Company
Fremont
Sterling Foundry
At & and
Russo Slavs
Milton's Jewelers of
Elyria
Ore
Action
Elyria General Iedustries
Sandusky American Legion
At & O'Clock
Lorain Moose Club
Entry Deadlines for Elyria Tennis Championships
Elyria Tennis Commission invites entries for two events the Junior Tournament starting Wednesday July 22 and the City-Wide Championship beginning Friday August 1. Junior entries close Tuesday at 6 with contact Vivian Lance or Don Meloy. a 30 cent per event fee applies for singles and doubles. Junior players may also enter the Championship.
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Elyria ‘Tennis Commission
Vivian Lance
Don Meloy
Agust
The
Tennis Commission
Four F Tilts At Jefferson Field Set
Four Class Fa Baseball League games postponed earlier in the season were rescheduled by Recreation Board Director D. W. Prubey. All games will be played on the Jefferson diamond. Bittner Funeral Home, winner of the first half, and No. 103 will meet to open a second half game postponed from Thursday July 10 now set for Wednesday at 5:44 p.m. West Side Lumber and Roger Birmler Jewelers clash in a Sunday doubleheader with the first game a playoff from June 17 and the second from July 10. American Legion Cubs and LOOF No. 108 play Wednesday July 30 in a game moved from Tuesday with a 4 o'clock start.
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Recreation Board
D. W. Prubey
Jefferson Diamond
Bittner Funeral Home
Porte
West Side Lumber
Roger Birminger Jewelers
American Legion Cubs
Lo.o.f. No
Wall
Spain Valley Twelite League Golf Standings
American Division standings feature Vserond Mall and Polo Chub with teams like Thomasauty Potwin Chips Owl Buela Cinn and Wall's Restaurant leading the pack. The list includes diverse clubs such as American Legion Americal Radiator Casimpic Peeres and Cyber k Deraelyre Poise Village Cafe and several sponsor names like General Motors and Sprung Valestees.
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Spain Valley
Twelite
Thomasauty Potwin
Toul Company
Wall's Restaurant
American Legion Americal
Cyber K Deraelyre Poise Village Cafe
Fenrral Motors Cry Perkson Hewits Doweieys Mare Dire Chair Piancher Company
Eo Sprung Valestees Maverod Jeaplers
Leonard posts 8-1 win over Pirates near no hitter
Veteran pitcher Leonard held the Pirates to one run through six and allowed no hits into the seventh, finally exiting after a 8-1 victory. Dodgers split with Cincinnati as Bruce Edwards starred with four RBIs in the opener and the decisive hit in the second game.
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Leonard
Pirates
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Giants
Boston
Cardinals
Bruce Edwards
Coopergrown
Braves
Yankees
AT Lyons
John Hopp
John Lindell
Youhs
Yank
Bucky Harris
Billy Johnson
Joe DiMaggio
Detroit
Johnson
Tennis Ladder Oddities and Player List Glitches
A garbled tennis ladder entry lists numerous players with mixed codes and annotations. The fragment reads like a roster or ranking scramble with names such as Don Metray Floyd Wooldridge and Nate Berthoff, interspersed with odd parentheticals, numbers, and stray editor notes, suggesting OCR noise rather than a coherent standings update.
Motors Rally For Lorain League Win In Wild Finish
The Motors rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to beat the Lorain Elks 7 to 8 in the Lorain City Class A League at Oakwood Park. Starter Steve Kabzay allowed most of the early runs before Charge Buckash earned the win in relief.
Three Teams Tied For Lead In F League Standings
The Class F Baseball League second half shows a three way tie for first after Bittner Funeral Home lost 4 2 to West Side Lumber at Cascade Park. Ross Furniture crushed American Legion Cubs 20 3 at Ely Stadium to join Bittner and keep pace with Elyria Brass and Bronze in the top spot with three wins in four starts.
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Bittner Funeral Home
West Side Lumber
Cascade Park
Ross Furniture
American Legion Cubs
Ely Stadium
Elyria Brass
Bronze
Jack Tillack
Wic Resir
Resar
Tve
Ross
Insing
Plain
Aw Ross Furniture
American Legion
Furniure
Pleo
Two Games On D Card Wednesday In City League
The regular two game Class D league schedule is set for 4 pm tomorrow at Ely Stadium and Cascade Park. Porsch Lumber seeks its second win of the second half at the Stadion against Motor Haraway, while Lehen-Jebisan ors faces Relay Service at Cascade with Rattner Purierel Home and other local clubs noted in the day’s brief.
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Ely Stadium
Cascade Park
Porsch Lumber
Agaist Motor Haraway
Lehen-Jebisan Ors
Cascade
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Bed Palik
Ken Hubbell
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Mvary Brown Motors
Jonrear
Buckoslit
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Humphrey & Cavagna
General Insurance
D. M. O'Donnell
Elyria Savings & Trust
Rattner Purierel
American Legion Clibs
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Binasuger Deweiers
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George Hermann
Bering
General Tire Service
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