Mystery Gomer's charm wins big Indians fans
Two Chronicle Telegram readers win four tickets each for next Friday's Indians vs. Athletics game after correctly guessing that Gomer Hodge slipped a buckeye into pitcher Alan Foster's jacket for luck. Three others win two tickets.
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Gomer
Chronicle- Telegram
Jerry Smith
Overlook Drive
Grafton
Don Johnson
Chestnut Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Gomer Hodge
Cleveland Indians
Alan Foster
Indians
Oakland
Ted
W. Main St
LaGrange
Agnes Oakes
Center Rd
Avon
Larry Springer
Kaiser Ct
Elyria
Ed Ubas
Foster
Palmer captures Westchester Classic in record 18 under par
Arnold Palmer, 41, wins the Westchester Classic by five strokes posting a 270 total, a 18 under par, in Harrison New York. Gibby Gilbert Hale Irwin share second at 275. Sam Snead, 59, ties for fourth. Palmer notes rest helped his form and plans to play next with Nicklaus in team events.
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Harrison
N.Y
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Gibby Gilbert
Hale Irwin
Ligonier
Jack Nicklaus
Akron
Ohio
Gilbert
Irwin
Erwin
Sam Snead
Westchester Country Club
Frank Beard
Snead
Fogeys
United Polish Club captures third Lorain County Softball title
United Polish Club, finishing 3-1 in the county tournament, defeated Lorain First Federal 82 to 2 in the final after beating Bill and Don's 15 to 7 and Lorain Krakus 14 to 7 in afternoon games. Wayne Davis led UPC with three hits including a homer as they total 12 hits and score two in the first, three in the third and sixth, and two in the ninth.
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Lorain — United Polish Club
Lorain
Federal
Lorain County
Bill
Don
First Federal
den Kaminski
Kaminski
Krakus
Bill Getty
Joe Fila
Bite
Butch Sooy
Tee Wa Ue Davis
Don's
U.P.C
U.P.C. Spoy 2, Getty 2, Davis 3, D. Kaminski
Snyder
O'Neal
Adams
Balas
UPC
Bill & Dons
Amherst Hotel
Hottla Gulf
Wyville Texaco
Eight teams reach state from Hot Stove district semifinals
Rain delayed some games as eight teams won district semifinals to earn state berths. Lay Chips upset Waynedale 3-0 behind H. Reed who allowed three hits and fanned ten. Matt Leather and Amherst also won to advance.
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Lay Chips
Hot Stove
Waynedale
Apple Creek
H. Reed
Matt Leather
State
Wayne Shreve
Amherst
Ridgeville Luxury, Heating
Grafton
Deci
Caps capsule boxscores set for state meet in Alliance
Capsule boxscores note Sheffield Shoreway 3 2 over Grafton Merchants and Litchfield 4 3 over Fairview to reach finals. Oberlin Sport Shop defeats North Eaton 5 4 and Dairy Queen beats LaGrange 8 4 setting lower bracket finals. Delayed Class finals due to rain to be played Tuesday. state entrants to be determined for weekend at Alliance.
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North Ridgeville Lions Club
Jets
North Ridgeville
Buckeye
Firelands
Grafton
Hallen Ford
Wellington Mill-Weber
Hitchock
Litchfield Smithville
Northwestern
North Olmstead Kiwanis
Sheffield Shoreway
Grafton Merchants
Litchfield
Fairview
Oberlin Sport Shop
North Eaton
Dairy Queen
LaGrange
Alliance
Padres sweep Pirates as Norman and Arlin shine
San Diego Padres won 2-1 and 2-0 to sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates. Fred Norman stopped Pittsburgh on five hits in game one, and Steve Arlin fired a shutout with seven strikeouts in game two. Leron Lee provided the offense with a homer and a run.
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Nixon
Palmer
New York
U?s
Fred Norman
Steve Arlin
Pittsburgh Pirates
Norman
Pittsburgh
Arlin
Roberto Clemente
Elyria Legion remains undefeated in fifth district action
Elyria Legion beat Fremont 4 1 to stay unbeaten in the double elimination district tourney. Pitcher Clyde Wayne Yun went two hitter with 6 2 record backed by 11 hits and a fourth inning scoring burst led by Barbee Bohannon and Slavin. Other district games included Upper Sandusky over Norwalk 5 0 and Wadsworth over Belville 7 6 with tomorrow’s schedule listing Ashland Sandusky and Bellville Fremont matchups.
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Clyde
Wayne Yun
Elyria Legion
Fremont
American Legion
Elyria Nine
Wadsworth
Yun
al Davis
Ron Busdecker
Ladd Beck
Bob Bosley
Tony Scott
Barbee
Bohannon
Upper Sandusky
Norwalk
Ashland
Galton
Sandusky
Tiffin
Belville
Bellville
Carol Bradley Wins No Alibi Golf Tournament at Echo Valley
Carol Bradley captured the Lorain County District Women's Golf Association No Alibi title with a net 42 at Echo Valley. Chris Sharpe and Helen tied for low putts at 15. several class winners named including Barb Jezewski, Liz DeWalt, Gerry Maines and Mary Lydon, with multiple sudden death playoffs for runner up and low gross honors.
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Wellington
Carol Bradley
Lorain County
Echo Valley
Chris Sharpe
Helen
Barb Jezewski
Liz DeWalt
Sylvia Sholle
Jeanne Kimmick
Mary Ann Landgraf
Bernice Yunker
Gerry Maines
Ida Mae Burley
Marge Fazekas
Lucille van
Virginia Cox
Low
Peg Shaw
Low Gross
Peg Strauser
Ada Turman
Dianne McAleer
Margaret Hostuter
Bette Wellman
Mary Lydon
Helen Sherck
Juanita Bartlome
Barb Bartlome
Bea Sorensen
Couch tops Elyria City Golf Tourney with 70 in AA
Jim Couch fired a 34 36 70 to lead Class AA action at the Elyria City Golf Tournament. He beat Fe Talarek 2 1 in the quarterfinals as Koehn and Fritz reached semis with tight wins. Semifinal and final matchups set through the week across Classes A B C with multiple close finishes.
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Jim Couch
Elyria City
Fe Talarek
Ron Fritz
Jim Bailesky
Ed Koehn
Bob Fritz
Koehn
Ken Sito
Tom Varzincak
Couch
Fritz
Tony Cirigliano
Dave Lesesky
Harry Day
Tom Hartel
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Arnie
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Rich Morales
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Frank
United Polish Club
Soo Witt
First
Don Kaminski
J. Gallagher
Sony
Coven
Passanisi
Jackson
Schneider
G. Hubach
Krakus Lorait
von Kaminski
Gabrie
Getty
Davis
D. Kaminski
LaForce
Sion Over
Lorain Eskin Insurance
Padres
Robert Adair
Ross Warner Jr
R. J. Herberger
Harold Pyle
Elyria Country Club
Robert Saddler
Boyd Cameron
Ernie Smith
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George Hoke
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Ed Spiezio
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Phil Niekro
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Niekro
Richie Allen
Felix Millan
Ralph Garr
Winston-Salem
Cal Stoll
Wake Forest
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Stoll
Duffy Daughterty
Michigan State
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John Bohannon
Denny Donich
Keith Slavin
RBI
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Lowery
Lindsey
Smith
Mohrman
Rodgers
Butdorf
Jurski
Rodgers Jurski
Dicken Lindsey Barbee
Davis Bohannon
Donich
Hetrick
Slavin Busdekr
Bosley Ruggles
Scott van Smith
Little Fausey
Knipper
Elyria Fremont
Little L
Fausey
Couch Fires
Bob Noren, Sr
Joe Bolash
Bob Noll
Phil Benko
Ron Wardell
John Bailesky
George Noll
Frank Bago
Warndell
Ken Stiles
Bailesky
Don Bago
Noll
Ed Jalowiec
Elevonipped
Gary Fario
Bago
Nup
Jon Husband
John Schmitz
Bob Corsaro
William Gantz
Husband
Bob Kirsh
Schmitz
William Bailesky
Corsaro
Ed Looney
Gantz
Ben Spade
Kiwlelagdas
Gary
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