Elyria North Triumphs 3-1 to Clinch District Final Spot
Elyria North defeated Elyria South 3-1 to advance to the district championship. Pitcher Chris Zaffer dominated, striking out 11 and allowing four hits, while North capitalized on a third-inning rally to take the lead and hold on. Milburn and Zaffer produced the only extra-base hit, a Milburn double, as North overcame an unearned first-inning run by South. North will face the Cleveland area champion Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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Little League North
Elyria South
North
Chris Zaffer
Little League East
Zaffar Grant
Es Bears
South
East
Eddie Daniels
Alt
Daniels
Jack Plas
Ricky McCabe
Zaffer
Randy Lauer
McCabe
Doug Milburn
Lauer
Joel Gleason
Milburn
Plas
Andy Demarco
Cleveland
Little League South
Elyria North
Sudro-Curtis Defeats Day's Hardware 6 5 In Elyria Game
Jim Couch earned his 100th strikeout of the season with 12 K in seven innings for Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home as they beat Day's Hardware 6 to 5. A seventh inning Machabee triple produced the winning run. Rothel Milburn and Machabee had multiple hits for Sudro-Curtis while Evanish Workman led Day's with three hits.
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Jim Couch
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Day's Hardware
Couch
Mike Machabee
Denny Rothel
Sudro Curtis
Mike Milburn
Machabee
Ed Evanish
Day
Joel Wajdola
Arch Workman
ECC father son square off in district golf tourney
In the Cleveland District Golf Association championships at Westwood Country Club, Jack Brandt faced his son Johnny Brandt in the first round. Johnny, a Notre Dame freshman, shot 35-43 to his dad's 42-39, both from Elyria Country Club, among 14 Lorain County golfers in qualifying. Top qualifiers included Jim Ross of Oberlin and John Schneider of Chagrin Valley, with the Bourne brothers from Oberlin also posting solid scores.
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Cleveland
John Schneider
Chagrin Valley
M. L. Brownsberger
Ross
Walter Stahl Jr
Acacia
Elyria Country Club
Paul Minnich
Ohio
Elmer Chaney
Columbia Hills
Minnich
Chip Storer
Westwood
Oberlin
Bourne Brothers
Bob Jr
Berry
Bob
Treet's clutch double gives Elyria Rotary 9 7 win over Kiwanis
Tony Treet lined a two run double in the seventh to break a 7-7 tie and lift the Elyria Rotary to a 9-7 victory against Elyria Kiwanis in a Class B game. Jim Larrizza fueled Rotary with three hits, while Polen earned the win with eight strikeouts. Kiwanis offense was led by Glover, Davis, and Fairbanks each with three hits.
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Tony Treet
Elyria Rotary
Elyria Kiwanis
Elyria
Kiwanis
Rotary
Jim Larrizza
Treet
Bob White
Larrizza
White
Jim Polen
Polen
John Glover
John Davis
Dan Fairbanks
Dave Sowers
Chuck Fackler
Lake Ave
Lady pros demonstration makes golf look easy at Spring Valley
Kathy Whitworth and Caral Mann staged a clinic and nine hole exhibition at Spring Valley Country Club sponsored by Walter Hagen Wilson Sporting Goods. The event drew club women and some men as the pros demonstrated clubs from short irons to woods and answered pointers. Whitworth, fifth in the recent Women's National Open, is among the tour’s longest hitters and ranks near Mickey Wright. Mann, a youthful Buffalo native in her second pro season, stands 6-3.
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Spring Valley Country Club
Walter Hagen Wilson Sporting Goods
Kathy Whitworth
New Mexico
Caral Mann
Buffalo
Louise Clepea
Louise Jakmas
Spring Valley
Woods
Miss Whitworth
Cincinnati
Mickey Wright
Miss Mann
Charles Smith
Spring Valley Club
Ted Deal
Wilson
Carol Mann
John Clepen
Rudy Jakmas
Ron Simon
Yankees Run Leads World Champions to Fourth Straight Win
The New York Yankees, 7 14 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox, beat the Los Angeles Angels 8 4 to extend their lead. Ralph Terry pitched nine innings for the win as Tom Tresh homered in the first and Elston Howard Johnny Blanchard added runs.
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New York Yankee
Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago White Sox
Ralph Terry
Terry
Lee Thomas
Bob Sadowski
Tom Tresh
Fred Newman
Newman
Tresh
Elston Howard
Johnny Blanchard
Blanchard
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Houston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Twins
Braves
Cardinals
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Gulish’s bat sparks Bowlers in 7–3 win
Elyria Bowl-O-Drome defeated Elyria Telephone Co. 7 to 3 in a City Industrial Softball League game. John Gulish homered and drove in two runs, Ken Logan and Al Cagle each had two RBIs, with Cagle earning the win over Abbey.
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John Gulish
Ken Logan
al Cagle
Elyria Telephone Co
Gulish
Logan
Drome
Len Lenninger
Lee Eastin
Cagle
Jack Abbey
the Telephone Co
Bill Bruce
LaGrange Advances in Six Play Weekend Baseball
LaGrange Screw Products won twice in Lorain County Class G Hot Stove League action. Jerry Fisher fanned 10 in a 3 2 victory over the Ukrainian Catholic Club, then added two hits as Kirk Adams led a 3 2 win over Grand Rapids. Adams struck out nine, while Mike Long of Grand Rapids totaled one strikeout.
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LaGrange
Columbia
Lorain County
Jerry Fisher
Fisher
Kirk Adams
Grand Rapids
Adams
la Grange
Mike Long
Northfield Park Wednesday Entries Include Paces and Trot Races
List of Wednesday entries at Northfield Park shows multiple pace races with prize money from 600 to 3000 dollars. Notable horses include Orient Bill Martha M Jay Widower Teddy Byne Boy Wilson Andy Ozark Spence and Abbe Streak Melody Warrior Shawnee Volo Meadow Square.
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Paces
Orient
Martha M Jay
Teddy Byne Boy Wilson
Andy Ozark Spence
Salis
Abbe Streak
Melody Warrior
Shawnee Volo
Meadow Square
Miss Mitey Glisten
Lord Saunders
Four games on tap in Elyria slow pitch tourney
Four games are on tap in the winner's bracket of the Elyria City Slow Pitch Softball tournament tomorrow night. Stan's Villa faces Oak's Cafe at 6 30 on Diamond No 2 followed by Knight's o r Columbus Ridge Tool. Sito's meets Peniston Heating at 6 30 on No 3 Ridge view Lanes plays LaGrange Screw Products on No 6 at 6 30.
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Elyria City
Stan's Villa
Oak's Cafe
Knight's
Columbus Ridge
Sito's
Peniston
Ridgeview
LaGrange
Amherst Wins With Six in Fifth In Elyria Softball Game
Amherst defeated St. Andrews 7-4 as they scored six runs in the fifth inning. Bill Kunzman and Ron Balas led a 10 hit Amherst attack, with Gene Carstensen adding a two RBI triple. John Lengyel pitched a six hit win over Stew Gardner. Earl Hawkins had two hits for the losers.
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Amherst
St. Andrews
Bill Kunzman
Ron Balas
Gene Carstensen
John Lengyel
Stew Gardner
Earl Hawkins
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Workman
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Tom Kennedy
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Charles Fairchild
Avon Oaks
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Fairchild
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Lake Forest
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Roy Linson
John Dinchan
Oak Hills
Gar Garland Sr
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By Fred Down
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RHF Telephone Co
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Northfield Park
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Ann Sterling
Imperial
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Indian Rocket Dream Up
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Johnnie Jay
Galt Way
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Monticello
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Bella
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Energizer Diamond
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Royal Brewer
Jenny Kay Success
Lu Ross Creed
Dusty Marx
Natile
the Auto Clinic
Wesley Ave
Bendix-Westinghouse
Mercedes-Benz
Koepke
Motor Sales CO
Detroit Ave
Lakewood
Elyria Shoe Service
West Ave
Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co
Nationwide Life Ins. Co
Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Columbus
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