Elyria Catholic Booster Club fundraiser drives ahead
The Elyria Catholic High School booster group led by Richard Teasdale pushes for funds to expand athletics at the tulf Road school. Tonight and tomorrow at 6:30 the event features a dolls booth handmade by Catholic students and other activities inviting public attendance.
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Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria Catholic High
Tulf Road School
Richard
Dick) Teasdale
Teasdale
Bill King
Cleveland Brown
Ball State
Browns
Otto Graham
Marion Matley
Dante Lavelli
Lin Houston
Bill Willis
Frank Gatski
Mac Speedie
George Young
John Yonaker
Barrow
Hans Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Regatta misadventure colors Mile Creek regatta eve
Oscar Fraley recounts the intercollegiate rowing meet at Mile Creek, Ohio with humor as he insults predictability and shares mishaps with an eight oared shell. He describes training rituals and colorful rowing lingo including catch a crab shoot the slide water crab and Old Blue while warning of a damaged shell and possible capture by Marietta authorities.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
Mile Creek
Manetta
Fearless Fraley
Ohio
Fearless
Washington
Huskies
Marietta
Police Recorder
Schnittker Signs Pro Basketball with Capitals
Washington Capitols announce All-American forward Dick Schnittker of Ohio State signed a two year contract to play for the club. The six foot five inch No. 1 draft choice of 1950 completed a three hour conference with team executives before finalizing the deal.
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Schnittker
Washington
Dickiy Schnittker
Ohio State University
Cage
Washington Capitols
Capitols
Lemon Wins Eighth Verdict As Indians Defeat Red Sox
Cleveland evening recap notes Bob Lemon wins his eighth game, defeating the Red Sox 3 to 1. Al Rosen homers for the Indians off Walt Masterson, with Larry Doby aboard. Masterson loses to drop to 1-3, Lemon improves to 8-3.
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Lemon
Indians
Red Sox
Amherst rips Elyria to clinch Legion Jr. playoff title
Amherst Juniors defeated Elyria 11 to 5 to win the Lorain County American Legion Junior championship and advance to district play at Bucyrus. Steve Matesick pitched a nine inning complete game, allowing two hits while Amherst totaled eight hits led by Basil Madock with two singles.
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Elyria American Legion
Lorain County
American Legion
Amherst
Bucyrus
Matesick
Steve Matesick
Basil Madock
Steve Michalls
Bill Yosa
Terry Brennan
Yosa
Elyria
Americans Favored in Wightman Cup Opener
The 22nd Wightman Cup clash at Wimbledon pits US stars Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne duPont against England’s Jean Walker-Smith and Betty Hilton in opening singles. The Americans seek a 14th straight victory as England, without a cup win since 1930, aims to reverse the trend. The day closes with a doubles match Doris Hart and Patricia Canning Todd facing Walker-Smith and Jean Quertier.
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United States
England
Wimbledon
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Cal
U. S
Margaret Osborne duPont
Bellevue
Del
Miss Brough
Jean Walker-Smith
duPont
Betty Hilton
Britain
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
Walker-Smith
Jean Quertier
Washington Crew Picked To Win Annual Regatta
Marietta Ohio awaits as Washington Huskies claim the boat to beat in the 48th Intercollegiate Rowing Regatta tuneups. Coaches favor Washington over California MIT, with MIT as dark horse. others like Navy Cornell Pennsylvania Princeton Syracuse seen as outsiders. Stanford experimental entry and broad field fill the lower bracket during last licks day on a three mile course with 32 boats in practice.
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Golden Bears
Marietta
Washington U
Poughkeepsie
Golden Bear
California U
Carroll M
Ky) Ebright
Ohio River
U.P
Washington
Ohio
al Aldrickson
California
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
N. Y
Uldrickson
Bate
Mit
Ebright
MLT
Dark Horse
Navy
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Syracuse
Stanford
Columbia
Wisconsin
Rutgers
Lenczyk Reaches Semi Finals in Women’s Golf Tourney
Grace Lenczyk, former Stetson champion, advances to the semi finals after a top victory over Nancy Slaw of Centenary. Betty Kerby of Barry College also reaches semis, beating Betty Rowland 1 up on the 20th hole as Tommie Riley and Marjorie McNeely win to join the round.
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Tommie Riley
Iinois
Miss Rowland
Marjorie McNeely
Stetson
Miss Riley
Carol Clark
Miami
Miss McNeely
Pauline Frey
Teams Play At Jefferson Diamond Contest Tonight
The United Polish Club B team and Gibby's Place meet at Jefferson diamond at 6 30 PM. Players from both squads are asked to take notice of the scheduled game time and location.
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United Polish Club
Gibby
Local City Golf League half season ends with two champions
Cherry Ridge tops Blue Division and Polish Club B wins White Division to claim half season titles. A playoff between Cherry Ridge and Polish Club B is set for Saturday June 24 over 18 holes starting at 1 PM.
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Cherry Ridge
Fey
Aneweemar
Thompson Nets Hole In One At Valley Club
Thompson, a golfing novice since last summer, scored a hole in one on the 133-yard seventh at Spring Valley Country Club during the annual Summer meeting of the County Engineers' Association of Ohio. He played in a fourball with John Getz, Harvey Holcomb, and Tom Polten as Getz and Holcomb staffers from Lorain County Engineer and Polten owner of Elyria Fence & Implement.
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J. Norsman Thompson
Fat Spring Valley Country Club
County Engineers’ Association of Ohio
Thompson
John Getz
Harvey Holcomb
Tom Polten
Getz
Holcomb
Walt Szlempa
Io Hank Jalowiec
Timms Spring
Cherry Ridge
Timms Spring Company
Toggery Shop
Fey Insurance
Meister Real Estate
General Motors
Knowles
Memo’s Tavern
West Side Lumber
Elyria Hardware
Western and Southern Life Insurance
Sportsman's Club
Baksa’s Service Station
Elyria Dairies
Yankees and Browns Make Only Trade of Deadline
In a quiet deadline day, the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns completed the only major trade. The Yankees acquired pitchers Joe Ostrowski and Tom Ferrick plus two players from the Kansas City farm system in exchange for infielders George Stirnweiss and Leon Thomas, rookie outfielder Jim Delsing, and pitchers Don Johnson and Duane Pillette plus $50,000. Browns president William DeWitt valued each added player at $50,000, totaling $500,000. No other deals occurred as rumors swirled about a Giants-Pirates swap for Monte Irvin and Pete Milne, which Pittsburgh rejected.
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Sn. Louis
U.P
Tne
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Browns
Yanks
Brownie
William DeWitt
Joe Ostrowski
Tom Ferrick
Kansas City
Sid Schach
Leon Thomas
George Stirnweiss
Jim Delsing
Don Johnson
Duane Pillette
DeWitt
New York Giants
Monte Irvin
Pete Milne
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wally Westlake
Pirate
Roy Hamey
Irvin
Milne
Westlake
Legion District Loop Opens Play in Ohio Junior Baseball League
The American Legion Junior Baseball League opens Sunday with six games across Elyria, Lorain County, and Oberlin. Oberlin hosts Medina, Amherst welcomes South, and Amherst and Wadsworth play Wellington. All games start at 1 PM, each seven innings, with Elyria on a bye.
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Deason
Ohio American Legion
Elyria
Lorain County
Oberlin
Medina
Amherst
South
Wadsworth
Wellington
Pierce Delivers One Hitter Beats Yankees in Rain Delayed Tilt
Lefty Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox yielded only one hit and a 43 minute rain delay cost a no hitter as he blanked the New York Yankees 5 to 0. Chico Carrasquel homered, Pierce struck out seven, and Chicago rode to a fourth straight victory while Detroit widened its lead by routing the Athletics 7 to 3. Al Rosen belted a two run homer for Cleveland in a 3 to 1 win over Boston and Spahn won eighth with a six hitter for the Braves.
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Cleveland
Early Wynn
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia
Bob Lemon
Boston Red Sox
Wynn
Alex Kellner
Rosen
al Rosen
Lemon
Larry Doby
Red Sox
Sox
al Zarilla
Bobby Doerr
Tribe
Walt Masterson
Earl Johnson
Jo Doerr
Nee
Zasshi
Baby
Dropo
Tebbetts
Stephens
Boudreau
Ordon
Easter
Boston
Masterson
Johnson
Rommel, Paparella
Bubbard
Carl Lunsquist
United Press
York
W.P
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Connie Mack
Polo Grounds
Young Pierce
Mack
Mel Ott
Giants
Billy
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Tiger
Hal Newhouser
Art Houtteman
Ted Gray
Pierce
Alow
White Sox
Jack Onslow
Yankees
Billy Johnson
Chico Carrasquel
Chicago
Athletics
Fred Hutchinson
George Kell
Vic Wertz
Johnny Groth
Kell
Sam Chapman
St. Louis
Washington
Braves
Reds
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Spahn
Warren Spahn
Sid Gordon
Tommy Holmes
Walker Cooper
Browns
Senators
Dick Kokos
Brownies
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Cops Legion Jr
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Yora
Brennan
Morris
Alexander
Middle Ave
Lenczyk
Jefferson
Yarsa Sport
Lake Ave
Valley
Legion District
Joe Lad
Spencer Morris
Prince
John Ruskin
R. G. Dunn
Sam
West Ave
Letty Bilily Pierce
Goodyear
Wee
Maine
East Ave
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