Lorain sports notes mix with local club figures
Rustling Thru sports column notes W. K. Johnson may stay on as Lorain County Fish and Game Assn president for the year amid eased wrangling. Fred Feltham, Elyria Country Club manager, is praised as a veteran with a Chicago and Cleveland circuit background. Elyria High grads Refenning and Birch earned freshman baseball numerals at Miami University. Oberlin College Varsity O Club hosts annual Men's Dinner at Oberlin Inn. Clark and Jack Black’s Golf As It Should Be Played concluding earlier drew praise.
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W. K. Johnson
Lorain County Fish and Game Ass'n
Johnson
Ass'n
Fred Feltham
Elyria
Feltham
Westbrook
Mansfeld
Scioto
Columbus
Mcllothan
Chicago
Inverness
Toledo
Canterbury
Cleveland
Jack Refenning
Doug Birch
Miami University
O” Club
Oberlin College
Oberlin Inn
Clark
Jack Black
Elyria Country Club
Elyria tennis court rules and local sports notes
Ely Stadium tennis courts require nets to be set before play and tennis shoes only. They are open daily 7 30 am. Hal Hickman Lorain High becomes a Benedict. Pete Smyth offers hockey talk from Cleveland. Barons players work the matuel windows Ossie Asmundsen Dick Adolph Moe Roberts. Elyria Horseshoe Club seeks players and forms an Inter City league with Fox Furnace Perry Fay General Industries. Contact Frank Yarsa or Loren Palmer to join.
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Mac) McClellan
Elyria
Ely Stadium
Mark Harold
Hal) Hickman
Lorain High School
Benedicts
Hickman
Janice Johnson
Lorain
Pete Smyth
Cleveland
North Randall Race Track
Cleveland Barons
Matuel
Ossie Asmundsen
Dick Adolph
Moe Roberts
Elyra Horseshoe Club
Fox Furnace
Perry Fay and
General Industries
Tmne
Frank Yarsa
Loren Palmer
Shaw High ace Reynolds blanks University for 9 1 victory
Reynolds pitched a 9 1 win over University School allowing four hits and setting a University record with his performance. Johnny E de took the loss for the Mounds in scholastic baseball. Reynolds is a star Shaw High athlete and son of Paul Reynolds with ties to Elyria via family.
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Reynolds
Elyria
Cleveland
Elyria High
Shaw High
University School
Johnny E.de
University
Young Reynolds
Paul Reynolds
Wilbur
Lanky) Cowen
Harry Reynolds
Carl Wolf
Ida Wolf
Eighth Street
Ralph Bauer
Cincinnati
Willis Reichard
Lloyd
Red) Barton
Jim Brydon
Carl Hallock
Worthington Ball Company
Notre Dame Leads Football And Basketball Honors
The 1939 40 Notre Dame football team led in percentage in the season totals while basketball posted 15 wins and six losses. Hillis Hume plans Navy physicals this month. Eaton Game Club eyes a big entry for its first coin chase next Sunday with hopes for annual continuation. A Cleveland arena roller derby draws attention. Local figures discuss sports and social scenes with brief notes on clubs and broadcasts.
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Ootball
Notre Dame
Hillis Hume
Alliance High
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Eaton Game Club
Cleveland Arena
Manny Robbins
Arena
Braden- Sutphin Ink Company
Elyria Country Club
Demaret
Black
Burke
Penna
Mike Kegyes
Spring Valley
Herman (Juicy
Klein
Cleveland Indians
Jack Graney
Two Games Listed On Senior Twilight Loop Card Tonight
Senior Twilight Base ball league resumes with two 6:00 games at Cascade Park and Ely Stadium. Home Coals vs Elstia Merchants at Cascade diamond and Polish National Alliance vs Thompson Sports at Stadium lead tonight’s card. Tomorrow features Elyria Hardware versus Elyria Merchants at Cascade and P N A versus American Legion Juniors at Stadium with Hardware and Legion atop standings.
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Cascade Park
Ely Stadium
Elstia Merchants
Cascade
Polish National Alliance
Thompson
Elyria Hardware
Elyria
Amercan Legion
Hardware and Legion
Elyria league stages first in 15 years after wins
The league sponsored by the Elyria Recreation Board marks Elyria's first competition of its kind in 15 years after triumphs over the Sports and Coals in last Tuesday’s first night frays.
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The
Elyria
Erhart Baseball Schedule Highlights Three Games
Erhart will host a doubleheader Sunday afternoon with Lodi first and Valley City second. A third game against the Turtle Club is set for Friday evening, June 7, on the Erhart home diamond.
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Erhart
Lodi
Valley City
Turtle Club
Britner Funeral Home and Worth Elyria Grange Meet Tonight
A scheduled game at the Hamilton diamond at 6715 will feature Britner Funeral Home versus Worth Elyria Grange teams competing tonight, highlighting local sports action and a community event at the diamond.
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Britner Funeral Home
Worth Elyria Grange
Hamilton
Senators Trim Dobson Allen Pitches Today
Washington host to Cleveland with both teams split series two games each. Joe Dobson struggled through four of seven innings as Washington scored five in the fourth to pull away, while Buddy Lewis and Jimmy Bloodworth fueled a Senators win. Cleveland’s Johnny Allen sought to improve his 2–2 record against Washington while former Indian Willis Hudlin lingered as a potential opponent.
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Washington
Cleveland
Johnny Allen
Washington Senators
Senators
Johnny
Willis Hudlin
Indians
Tribe
Boston
Jimmy Bloodworth
Joe Dobson
Oscar Vitt
Dotson
Joe
Blodworth
Buddy Lewis
Welas
Walker
Walter Masterson
Clarence Campbell
Ken Kellner
Old Timers Softball League Opens At Fairgrounds
The Old Timers League begins its season at the Fairgrounds with two games tonight. At 7:00 First M. E. Church and the Post Office meet, and at 8:00 East Side faces West Side. Four teams compete, with games each Thursday night.
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Fairgrounds
M. E. Church
Thompson Shines As Reds Beat Giants In Opener
Gene Thompson, 22, homers and pitches the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the New York Giants in the opening night game before 25,150 at Cincinnati. It follows his earlier slump, making him 7-4 on the season and closing in on a 20-win pace.
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United Press
W York
U.P
Gene Thompson
Cincinnati
Thompson
Reds
Giants
Bucky Walters
Dom Dallessandro
Cubs
Phillies
Larry French
Phils
Canterbury
Henry Picard
Bud Ward
Dick Metz
Harry Cooper
Gene Sarazen
Jimmy Thomson
Horton Smith
Ed Dudley
Tommy Armour
Paul Runyan
Jug
Jewelers And Meats Win Opening Class B League Games
Read Jewelers and Jacob Meats won opening Class B softball games at the Fair grounds diamond. Meats built a four run first inning and added in the fourth and fifth while Bauer limited General Industries to five hits. Jewelers outlasted Ridge Tool 6 4 as Ridge Tool rallied late but fell short. Tomorrow Ridge Tools meets Jacob Meats at McKinley and St Marys C O makes its debut against Read Jewelers at Roosevelt field.
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Fairgrounds
Read Jewelers
Jacob Meats
Meats
General Industries
Bauer
Generals
Ridge Tool
Toolmakers
Ridge Tools
McKinley
St Marys C. ¥. O
Roosevelt Field
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Horak
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Sprague
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G. Ae - Pet
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Pondy
Averiday Association
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Crab
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Louissiile Es
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Bauer International
Butz
Yu Fe Pet
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Jersey City
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Ano Bauer
Buffalo
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Youngstown
Cererenee
Charleston Arecneneces
Portsmouth Cabera Een
Dayton Eree Sense
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Canton
Dayton
Frank's Bakery Girls Face Ridgeville Bittner in Key Showdown
A long standing rivalry resumes tonight as Frank's Bakery girls meet Ridgeville Bittner girls at Ridgeville diamond at 6 30 PM. Going into tonight's game the teams prepare for a critical matchup amid season progress and local anticipation.
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Frank’s Bakery
Ridgeville Bittner Girls
Ridgeville
Slicers Lead Golf League With Win Over Hookers
The Slicers moved into undisputed first place in the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp Golf league by beating the Hookers 3 to 3 at Cherry Ridge. The Choppers beat the Trap pers 442 to 314, while the Diggers routed the Fanners 6 to 2. Arnold Michaels led the Diggers with 39. Cirigliano and Butkiewicz each had 40. The local team seeks its fourth victory in five starts. meeting at manager Herman Klein’s home at 5:30.
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Slicers
Standard Sanitary Corporation
Herman Kiein
Snead and Hogan Favored as National Open Opens
United Press reports that the 1940 National Open at Canterbury Country Club, Cleveland launches with 169 players under windy Lake Erie conditions. Favorites Snead and Hogan are 6 to 1, Nelson the 8 to 1defense, with Little and Picard among other contenders as long hitters vie for the 72 hole stroke play title.
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Snead
Hogan
United Press
Leveland
Lake Erie
Canterbury Country Club
Tony Joy
Youngstown
Melvin Lowery
Birmingham
Ala
Boxmy
Sam Snead
Wakeman Red Caps Beat Gypsum 124 to 11 in Local Showdown
Wakeman’s Red Caps defeated Gypsum Sheetrocks 124 to 11 at Wakeman last night. Joe Yarsa led the scoring with three triples and two singles, while Don Wasem distributed the ball to limit Gypsum’s scoring. Spaden, Laffoon, and Vic Ghez also contributed for Wakeman. John Montague, once California’s marvel, had a modest performance.
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Wakeman
Red Cape
Port Clinton
Red Caps
Don Wasem
Joe Yarsa
Laeng
John Montague
Marvel
California
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Dizzy) Dean
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