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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
6
The Cleveland Indians fail to assemble consistent hitting and pitching as they fall farther behind the New York Yankees. Despite outhitting the Yankees in all four games they lose three.
John Sullivan captured the junior singles title at the Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce tennis tournament, defeating Garcia Houtteman Wynn and Schulz. Doubles saw Sullivan- McVetta reach finals. Castle-Gruen won lower bracket, then beat Schultz-Johnson 10-8 6-2.
Traffic Judge captured the Ohio Derby at ThistleDown on Saturday, delivering a winning ticket for fans. The rest of the afternoon proved anticlimactic as the event unfolded behind the scenes.
Milwaukee Braves shut out the Dodgers 4 0 to win their ninth of 12 on the home stand while Boston Red Sox swept a doubleheader from the White Sox 5 2 and 8 2 to reach 11 wins 3 losses. Cincinnati Pirates and Cubs split, with Vern Law driving in three in the opener. Yankees extended lead over the White Sox with two shutouts, and AAU track highlights featured Parry O Brien and Lonnie Spurrier's times.
Forest City defeated Elyria at Gordon Park with Bob Cunningham and Pat Henson winning in No 1 and No 2 singles for Forest City. Elyria’s Leroy Johnson was sidelined by injury as Joanne Grueser beat Loretta Young in women’s singles 6 1 0. The day also featured doubles wins with Marie Hein and Grueser taking the women’s doubles.
Lorain County Speedway drew 1,900 as Dick Jackson lowered the quarter-mile time-trial standard to 20.86 seconds and led the points. Ed Weisman swept three feature wins including Crack-The-Whip, edging Jackson in a late heat duel as Conroy, Burrows and Schade won heats. Also Guth and Gott won dashes. an auto stunt show is slated tonight at 8:30 with three stunt organizations and Dick Rogers' Motor.
A Saturday Ohio stock car program featured two flips in the first heat with no injuries. Frank Jlouhy attended as spectator, having been released from Amherst Hospital last Wednesday after a spill in June. A nine-event card culminated in a fireworks display for the Fourth of July at the Speedway, with Ed Welsman sweeping multiple heats and the feature.
The White Sox, after briefly leading the pennant race on percentage, struggled in Sunday twin bills against the Yankees and Red Sox, failing to close the gap while Cleveland and Cincinnati prepare for a sandlot game in Elyria, marking Elyria’s first absence from the annual NL club matchup due to a local decision.
A fragmented OCR style note titled All-Star Ballot shows scattered marks for positions including 1B 2B 3B with unclear totals. The readable text hints at ballots or selections but lacks coherent details, leaving the main actions and outcomes indeterminate.
Eleven year old Luke Hollingsworth returned home to Elkton Kentucky after a weekend in Boston as guest of the Red Sox. His trip included a chartered flight to Pittsburgh for an exhibition game and a stop in Elks ton on the way home. He left with a Red Sox uniform bearing Ted Williams number nine, a glove from Billy Goodman, a writer’s check, a staff wallet, and a $10 pledge from Curt Gowdy. He enjoyed dinners with Joe Cronin and Williams. The Pony League Indians plan tomorrow’s practice at Elyria Catholic High School fields, while Granite Block & Coal’s Elyria D Hot Stove League will not practice tonight but has a 6:30 p.m. game tomorrow at Cascade Park.
LaGrange Lions defeated the Cleveland White Sox 64 in an independent baseball game here yesterday, collecting 12 hits and capitalizing on five errors by the visitors. LaGrange scored in the first, second, fourth and eighth innings, with Babs Simcox hitting a homer for the winners.
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati and Budge Patty of Los Angeles advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Saturday. Trabert was set to meet defending champion Jaroslav Drobny and Patty to play Australian Lew Hoad. Open Bowling all summer, Elyria Bowling Center.
Hardware C Nine edged Elyria Merchants 31 to 41 in a Class C showdown Saturday. Ron Kennedy spun a three hit gem for the winners as Bob Zaleski doubled twice. Day's squad got its only run on a Ron Wilson double and Keith Horton single while Gary Tillson allowed eight hits to St. Mary.
Avon Lake games last week saw the Indians beat the Yankees 21 to 12, the Giants defeat the Cardinals 18 to 1, the Red Sox rally past the Tigers 14 to 4, and the Pirates stop the Dodgers 19 to 9.
ERHART The Erhart Kramers defeated the Strassburgh baseballers by 158 as Elyria and Abbeyville area teams posted wins. Jack Lizotte had three hits, Leo Gartido and Charles Mason contributed for Abbeyville Merchants, while Jack Rutter and Gene Kramer worked from the mound. Bolero Club to play at Oberlin tonight at 8:30 p.m.
In a four game set at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians three times as Cleveland pitchers limited the Yanks to seven total runs. Early Wynn earned a 5-0 shutout in the Sunday finale, halting the Yankees with eight strikeouts on three hits. Bob Lemon struggled despite a shin injury, and the Indians’ offense produced little against Yankee pitching. The series featured top figures such as Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Al Rosen and Gene Woodling, with Ralph Kiner contributing later in the game. The box score details include a walk and timely hits that produced Cleveland’s runs, but the Yankees pulled away in the late frames.
The Indians beat the Giants 22-6 at Lexington Ave Field for their fifth win without a loss. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers 7-2 to stay in second place. Mike Raez pitched a complete game for the Indians and was the only one with three hits. Ralph Kiner’s bad throws helped Yankees score. The Indians return home Sunday night to host the Cincinnati Redlegs in amateur day exhibition, then begin an eight game home stand Tuesday against the Kansas City A’s.
Tulane's Jose Aguero captured the singles title at the inaugural NCAA tennis championships in Chapel Hill. Highlights include a 99-74 team victory by Tulane’s all-stars and a doubles final delayed by rain, with key matches featuring Southern California and Texas players.
Joe Campbell a 19 year old sophomore at Purdue Lafayette finished first in the 58th NCAA golf championship in Knoxville securing a three stroke victory over Rice Institute's John Garrett.
The Dodgers nipped the Indians 3 to 0 in a Minor Pony League game played Saturday. Rieth started on the mound for the Dodgers and was relieved by Strasburgh in later relief. Gordon and Moxie contributed on the hill for the Indians as the day's action unfolded with unclear line details.
Patty Berg, the St Andrews link star, becomes the first five time winner of the Western Open after shooting a 273 total to win the golf championship at Maple Bluff Country Club. Cary Middlecoff won the Open with a 202 total for the 72 holes, at Madison.
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