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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1958
Page
2
Eddie Sawyer faces a Phillies management shift amid a tale of Ryne Duren's eye trouble and a promising pitcher from Elyria with glasses. The piece recounts Duren in the Yankees orbit, the Phillies’ managerial change, and local youths pursuing baseball while grappling with vision limits and future prospects.
Elyria Diamond Docket lists multiple league games at Elyria Recreation Fields and Diamond No 1 through 4 with teams such as Len nan Johnson Lorain Glass Long fellow Field and Wolf's Dry Goods Erhart Kramers Erhart. Softball League matches include Villa Thome Soho and Green Dragon Fikes with all gates at 6 30 pm except Green Dragon Elka at 8. Thursday Class D Hot Stove League schedules Legion Cubs Elyria Kinaly Cade Cascade Day’s Hardware at Field 4 West Side Lumber Savings Bank at Field 3.
Forfeits decide two games in Elyria Softball League last night. Elyria Telephone tops Kehl A C 7 to 6. Bittner DeCarlo Funeral Home forfeited to C A Olsen. Herman Contractors forfeited to American Radiator due to unable to field a team.
Washington's Sammy Baugh returns to the Capitol to testify on a House approved bill exempting professional team sports from anti trust laws. He appears with Dutch Bergman and lawmakers Miller and Byrnes as the subcommittee weighs baseball football basketball and hockey protections. Creighton Miller of the NFL Players Association warns that full exemption would weaken players bargaining power and remove protections against unfair practices by club owners.
Elyria North-Elyria South games shifted to tonight at Troxet and Medina 6 30 p m due to muddy grounds. Winners meet Thursday at Troxel Field. No games played last night will be replayed unless standings affected.
Fifty four to one Clissy's Dance and 21 to 2 Bali Ho led the first two races at Randall yesterday. Bali Ho surged from fourth at the stretch to win the second race by a head over Rice Bird. Clissy's Dance won the opener by a neck. Other winners included Lotafun 21.20 Maggie McGraw 18.80 Going Tone 340 Ann Rutledge 5 Protocol 23.40 Coast Home 8.40.
B F Goodrich erased a four point deficit to beat Timms Divot Diggers 6 3 at Cherry Ridge CC. Goodrich leads Division One with 1814 points to 161% for Timms in second-half standings. Other results include Fey Insurance over Elyria Merchants 6 2 and Elyria Hardware beating Svat Studio 5 4 4. Standings list Elyria Foundry atop Division Two with 15% points. Fey Insurance 1434, Elyria Merchants 11, General Motors 11, United Polish Club 1014, West Side Lumber 814, Bob Gardner Insurance 779. Tomorrow United Polish Club vs Bob Gardner Insurance. West Side Lumber vs General Motors. Cherry Ridge vs Green Dragon. Club Tristam vs Timms Divot Diggers. In Elyria Country Club Women’s Golf, Mrs Earl Lance posted 96 21 75 in Class A. Mrs Roscoe Kirby 104 26 78. Class B winner Mrs C M Norris 109 30 79. second Mrs L K Barton 112 27 85. Mrs Earl Dean won Class A at 135 45 90. tie for second between Mrs Meredith Young 127 36 91 and John Webmbott 136 45. Mrs Lance had low net 75 overall. Friday Guest Day features many contestants listed for No 6 and No 1 starts. MESA played three innings. Elyria Telephone rallied for a 3–2 bottom of seventh win. KEHL and MOSCOW notes follow.
National and American League leaders are listed by player and stat lines, including Mays Ashburn Dark and others with runs, RBIs, and home runs. The report also covers women’s golf at Oberlin Country Club, noting Frances Ramier’s low gross, Ramser, Biggs, Welker, Nabakowski, and local tournament results with scores and match outcomes.
Bob Zaleski doubled and singled in four trips for the HYMers while Earl Kehl and Zoltai had two hits each for the losers. Herman Contractors and American Radiator played a practice game after the Contractors forfeited. Radiator won 4 to 1. Idle United Polish Club still leads city standings with 6-0.
Kenny Lane of Muskegon Michigan challenges Joe Brown for the world lightweight title at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston. A near sell-out crowd of about 12 000 is expected as Lane seeks youth advantage against Brown's swift one two and 32 knockouts in 96 pro bouts. Brown enters as a 12 5 favorite.
Cleveland rookie Hal Woodeshick earned his second consecutive victory to keep the Indians within reach of the Senators after dropping the opener 4-2. Vic Power and Earl Averill delivered timely hits as Cleveland built a 5-3 nightcap win.
Box score notes Colavito homer and Woodeshick dominant as the Sena tors muster only three hits in five innings. Woodeshick fanned two and walked four for his second win, while manager Gordon hints at possible discipline after Power missed the opener and learned the Tribe would not know about the second game. Wertz returns to action as pinch hitter in the opener, drawing cheers as he replaces the injured Score.
Jack Crimian, overlooked in IL All-Star voting, proves Maple Leafs’ top pitcher. He won both games in a doubleheader against Havana, pitching 8 innings with six hits allowed in the opener and scoreless relief in the nightcap to lift his season record to 12-4. Archie Wilson, Mike Goliat, and Lew Mor hit homers as Toronto moved within two games of first place.
The day's sportscast features Washington at Cleveland in a major league baseball matchup. Also listed is a fifteen round lightweight title boxing bout Joe Brown versus Kenny Lane on WEWS at 10 PM.
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