Elyria Reader Notes On Local Sports Figures And Corrections
A reader's missives to Russ recount sports figures tied to Elyria area and nearby towns. Names include Eddie Isaacs, Ron Peloquin, Matt Fortman, Benny Bittner, Chet DeCarlo, Martha Foreman, Gordon Bell, and Al McMan. The exchange covers family ties, film reels, birth certificates, and corrections about field directions at Cleveland Stadium and Keystone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Public Library Information Department
Hal Lebovitz
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hal
Elyria Library
Russ
Eddie Isaacs
Hal Lehovitz
Ron Peloquin
Elyria
Lorain
Helen Jenne
Bill Jenne
Matt Fortman Jr
Elyria High
Northfield
Northdonia Jaycees
Macedonia Jaycees
Matt Sr
Fortman
Matt Foreman Jr
Larkin
Bob Larkin
Chronicle-Telegram
Andy Foreman
Andy
Chuck Clark
Cleveland Browns
Marion
Crowder
Humphrey
Frank
Cavagna
Chuck
Crowder Real Estate
Cleveland Indians
Lorain County Community College
Elyria District Catholic
Xavier
Ralph
Tuffy) Bauer
EHS
Ed Burton
Ely Stadium
Gordon 'X’ Bell
Stub Bell
City Sanitarian
Cleveland Stadium
AL McMan
Fairlawn Ale
John Martin
Bruce Boehler
Keystone
Highland High
Sharon Center
Medina County
Highland
Inland
Buss
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Chicago
Tunney
Dempsey
George F. Kimbel
Prout Chevrolet
George
McCovey homers twice to power Giants over Reds
Willie McCovey slugged two homers including the ninth grand slam of his career as the San Francisco Giants outscored the Cincinnati Reds 12 to 6. McCovey’s 24th and 25th homers of the season came as Giants pounded six Reds pitchers for 18 hits. Billy Etheridge added four hits and Bobby Bonds homered for the 11th time this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
UPI
Willie McCovey
Grove
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
McCovey
Giants
Billy Etheridge
Bobby Bonds
McMullen's 10th inning homer lifts Senators past Red Sox
Ken McMullen hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning to lift the Washington Senators to a 4-3 comeback win over the Boston Red Sox. It was his sixth homer of the season, coming off Vincente Romo as Washington rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the eighth. Frank Howard hit his 23rd homer earlier to spark the late surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ken McMullen
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
McMullen
Vincente Romo
Senators
Frank Howard
Boston
Ray Clap
Romo
Cubs win on homers in Chicago duel
Leadoff homers by Don Young in the third and Willie Smith in the sixth powered the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Bill Hands pitched eight strong innings, allowing one run on seven hits while fanning eight. DonKes Singer scored the insurance run in the seventh on Santo's RBI single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Don Young
Willie Smith
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Hand
Smith
Cubs
Don Kessinger
Ron Santo
Hands
Curt Flood
Lou Brock
Vada Pinson
Joe Torre
Tim McCarver
Royals Rally Past Twins for 7-4 Victory in KC
Kansas City Royals rally from deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 at Municipal Stadium. Bob Hawk Taylor delivered a bases loaded three run single in the eighth after Lou Piniella and Jack Hernandez singled. Mike Fiore, Piniella, and Rich Renick contributed earlier. John Martinez hit his first major league homer in the fourth to stake KC to a 2-0 lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bob “Hawk
Taylor
Royals
Minnesota Twins
Dave Boswell
Lou Piniella
Jack Hernandez
Pesky Royals
Twins
Municipal Stadium
Mike Fiore
Piniella
Rich Renick
Leo Cardenas
Renick
Fiore
John Martinez
White Sox defeat Athletics behind Tommy John three-hit gem
Los Angeles AP reports Tommy John handcuffed Oakland with three hits as the White Sox beat the Athletics 5 to 2. John yielded one in the first but held Oakland hitless until the seventh after Chicago built a four run lead. Campaneris opened the scoring error allowing Nash to depart early. Carlos May drove in two, while Melton and Hansen added one each to seal the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Tommy John
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
John
Bert Campaneris
White Sox
Jim Nash
Campaneris
Gail Hopking
Ashe Stuns Pancho to Stop Oldest Champion Hopes
Arthur Ashe, 25, from Richmond, Va., defeated Pancho Gonzales in four sets at Wimbledon. Ashe remarked sixty percent of the result hinged on age, noting Gonzales would have faced a harder match if quicker on each shot. Gonzales, nearing 41, aimed to become Wimbledon’s oldest winner.
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Robert Jones
Wimbledon
England
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho
Arthur Gore
Los Angeles
Orioles rally past Tigers to widen AL East lead
Elrod Hendricks drilled a three run homer as Baltimore erased a 4 2 deficit with a four run sixth inning in the sweltering heat. The Orioles scored six four in the frame to beat Detroit 6 4 and push their division lead to 10 games over Boston and 13 1 2 over the Tigers. Dave Johnson added a sacrifice fly and McLain left after one out in the inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Elrad Hendricks
Baltimore Orioles
Dteroit Tigers
Orioles
Denny McLain
McLain
Dave Johnson
Hendricks
Davyl Patterson
Boston
Detroit
Don Millers Afloat and Afield along Indian Hollow streams
Herman Gogden trims pines at Indian Hollow Nursery near LaGrange and Penfield while Don Miller recalls a 1968 nightcrawler cast that yielded a large smallmouth. In a return trip last Friday a 17 inch lunker was landed after a year of patient patience and luck. More bronzeback bass dwell in Balek River and its branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Gogolen
Indian Hollow Road
LaGrange
Black River
Gogolen
Herman Gogden
Indian Hollow
Penfield
Herman
Bronzeback Power
Balek River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin
Reds
Sin
Pac
Ashe
Clark Graebner
New York
Andrew Gimeno
Bob Lutz
Lutz
Stan Smith
Rod Laver
Dennis Ralston
Tony Roche
U.S
John Newcombe
Fred Stolle
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
Roy Emerson
Australia
Tom Okker
Bobby Wilson
Peaches Bartkowicz
Juvo Heldman
Ble Jean King
Rosemary Casals
King
Long Beach
Calif
Miss Casals
San Francisco
Laver
Drysdale
Newcombe
Okker
Graebner
Roche
Don Miller
Room UE
Broad ST
Dattuumua
Easy Credit
Arna
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