This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1957
Page
9
The Say Hey Kid Willie Mays recalls a brutal stretch with the 1951 Giants when he had one homer in 26 at bats and cried in despair. Leo Durocher reassured him, stayed supportive as center fielder, and Mays credits that praise with sparking a turnaround to a .316 hitting stretch and 20 homers.
The Cleveland Yachting Club announces the Commodore F. W. Roberts Memorial trophy race will be a straight sailing event. Commodore Don H. Gearheart chairs the race committee for the 1930s tradition. The mile course sails from Rocky River around Kellys Island and back.
Max Jalowiec and Dick Shedron led with 34s at Cherry Ridge Country Club while Frank Studnicki Andy Milchen and Ed Sedivy shot 36s and 37s. Prize winners were Jack Hahn and Jalowiec as schedules and class results across local clubs were announced.
In the first half finish Electro Alloys defeated Ware Vending 21 in 11 innings with Terry Gales delivering five singles and the winning run scoring on a Gales single to drive in Ken ny Burkhard. Dick Lees closed after six, while Gales also pitched lifted the back end of the rotation.
About 340 golfers including defending champion Bob Shave Jr. tee off Friday in the District Medal Play golf championship at Sleepy Hollow and Acacia. The district tournament is conducted jointly by the Cleveland District Golf Association and the Metropolitan Golf Association.
Lehman Johnson Realtors of Elyria and Lorain Glass, both winners in Sunday openers, meet at Qty Field in one game while Nassuignah Tube Co. faces Cohn Clothes at Oakwood in the other. Lehman Johnson beat Wolf Dry Goods 13 to 1. Lorain Glass beat Cohn Clothes 12 to 2.
Bittner-DeCarlo Funeral Home beat Herman Contractors 7 to 3 while Harshaw Chemical downed Pfaudler 12 to 2. Lear-Romeo won 19 to 3 over Tin Benders as United Polish Club led Elyria Telephone United at 244 innings before rain halted play. Key hits included Lear and Poulas for Bittner-DeCarlo, Ingold and McClure for Tin Benders, and Linden for Harshaw.
Lorain United Polish Club faces Polish-American Citizens Club at 8 tonight at Subway Field in the all Polish Fraternal series. Enday U P C travels to Mans Field for a league game with a co leading Eastern Division clash in the Big Eight Fastball League. U P C hosts Tiffin Saturday and Sandusky Stroh Beer Sunday in independent play.
Detroit stars top AL ballot as Reno Berton edges Gil McDougald for starting third base. Harvey Kuenn, Al Kaline, and others pace AL vote leaders with Wertz Fox Williams Mantle Berra also high. NL leaders include Musial Schoendienst McMillan Mathews Robinson Mays Aaron Bailey.
The Trans Mississippi golf tournament starts in Dallas with Oklahoma collegian Jack Moore, medalist at 68, favored to win. Also brief notes Lula Perez 134 and a bout listing Bobby Courchesnn and Holyokt, Mass, with Montreal report.
Carl Olson known as Bobo, former world middleweight champion, edged Joey Maxim in a fast hard fought six round bout in Portland auditorium. Maxim stunned Olson in round four, Olson staggered Maxim in round six as 4,492 fans paid 21,242 dollars.
Yankees defeat the White Sox 2 1 to move within two and a half games of first place as Bobby Shantz dominates with an 8-1 mark and a 1.86 ERA. Billy Pierce losses deepen Chicago’s skid while Orioles top Tigers 2-1 in another pennant chase note.
The Yankees deny a feud between George Weiss and Casey Stengel as tensions rise after the Billy Martin trade. Weiss, the GM, wields strong influence while Stengel, a proud manager, faces pressure amid Martin Mantle drama and Oscar Copa show implications.
Char ley Joseph of New Orleans won a unanimous decision over Spider Webb of Chicago in a 10 round middleweight bout. Joseph weighed 159 pounds to Webb’s 160 and scored the lone knockdown in the sixth, sending Webb to the canvas for an eight count.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.