Softball plans murky as Elyria field readies for 1949
Work on relocating lights and gear from Oberlin Road to Lexington Avenue may push opening into late July or early August. Recreation Board will decide if league play will occur this season, with exhibitions possible before year end and Elyria aiming to reclaim county softball prominence in 1949.
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Lexington Avenue
Gustav Hirsch Company
Oberlin Road
Recreation Board
Lexington Avenue Field
Elyria
Lorain County
Larry Doby
Indians
Lou Boudreau
George
Whitey) Kurowski
St. Louis Cardinals
Kurowski
Don Lang
Chicago Cardinals
Soldier Field
Collegians
Notre Dame
Michigan
Frank Leahy
Charles poised to win heavyweight title says Louis endorser
Oscar Fraley reports Ezzard Charles, the 24 year old Cincinnati fighter nicknamed the Blackout Boy, is seen by Louis as the future no 1 in heavyweight boxing. Charles is slated for August 10 against Jimmy Bivins in Washington and is cited as the most likely eventual champion, with a September title bout possible between Gus Lesnevich or Jersey Joe Walcott and the current holder in escrow. Louis says Charles is the best heavyweight around andReady to win the world title.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
Yee York
Toreev
Joe Walcott
Hht
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Lesnevich
Walcott
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Gus
England
Freddie Mills
Charles
Louis
Heavies
Jimmy Bivins
Elmer Ray
Lloyd Marshall
Fitzie Fitzpatrick
Bivins
Ray
Griffith Stadium
Washington
Ezzard
Sam Baroudi
Chicago
State Conservation Associations May Be United By Bill
Ohio Postwar Program Commission conservation committee orders a single department of natural resources and parks. Drafting panel includes Lt. Gov. Herbert as chair, Prof. Dow, Mrs. Ray Davis, Dr. Morgan, Harold S. Wagner, Bryce Browning, Rep. Woods, and Frank Manak.
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Conservation Committee
Ohio Postwar Program Commission
Paul M Herbert
C. l. Dow
Ohio University
Ray Davis
Circleville
Arthur E Morgan
Yellow Springs
Harold S Wagner
Akron
Bryce C. Browning
Fitchburg game preview at Jefferson diamond today
Vv. F. W. No. 9019 meets the Ptaudler Company on the Jefferson diamond at 6 30 pm. The club seeks bookings for Thursday and next week. Managers should call Preston Hopewell at 9713 for arrangements.
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Ptaudler Company
Jefferson Diamond
Preston Hopewell
Tavern Wins Fifth Straight in Ridgeville League
Mel's Sports Tavern edged Diederich Florists 2-1 to extend its Ridgeville League winning streak to five. The rain halted the second game with Belden Merchants ahead 5-2 over Ridgeville Merchants and will be replayed. Next, Belden Merchants meet Diederich Florists at 7:15 and Ridgeville Vets face Ridasux at 8:45.
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Avon Mel's Sports Tavern
Diederich Florists
Florists
Belden Merchants
Ridgeville Merchants
Ridgeville Vets
Ridasux
Merchnts
RAF Avan Wews
W. Il
Mulloy Faces Falkenburg in Wimbledon Semi Final
WIMBLEDON England Gardnar Mulloy of Miami and Bob Fleithen burg of Hollywood Calif met in the men’s singles semi final while Jack Bromwich of Australia faced Josef Asborn of Hungary in the other half. Four American women moved into the semis after yesterday’s quarter finals with Margaret Osborn DuPont Del, Lowie Brouch Beverly Hills, Patricia Canning Todd La Jolla and Doris Hart Miami all advancing.
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England
Gardnar Mulloy
Wiaemi
Bob Fleithenburg
Hollywood
Cal
Jack Bromwich
Australia
Josef Asborn
Hungary
Magaret Osborn DuPont
Bellevue
Del
Lowie Brouch
Beverly Halls
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
Doris Hart
Miami
Thomson's 143 Leads Americans In British Play
Ninety seven qualifiers remain for the British Open golf openers in Scotland, including nine U S players. The field narrowed from 275 after two days of medal rounds, with Jimmy Thomson posting the lowest American score of 143 in the qualifying.
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Mairfield
Scotland
United States
U. S
Jimmy Thomson
Chicopee Falls
Open round begins as Little leads with 72 at British Open
Muirfield Scotland hosts 97 qualifiers for the first round of 72 hole medal play. Lawson Little of Chicago posts 72 after a 36 on each nine, becoming the early American leader. Alberto Di Vicenzo Brazil adds 70 while Charley Rotar Canton Ohio shoots 75. Norman Von Nida Australia and Reg Horne Britain card 71 for strong starts.
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Scotland
Lawson Little
Chicago
Little
Alberto di Vicenzo
Brazil
Sgt
Charley Rotar
Canton
Rotar
Little Norman von, Nida
Australia
Reg Horne
Mass. Thomson Leads Qualifying Round At Augusta Masters
Mass Thomson shot 68 in the opening round and 75 in the second, keeping well under the 152 cut as 97 players progressed. Capt Edwin Kingsley Lawson Little and Art Clark tied for second with 144, Claude Harmon and Frank Stranahan 145, Johnny Bulla and Sgt Charles Rotar 148, Bobby Cruickshank 182, Henry Cotton led with 138, and Alberto De Vincenzo Fred Daly tied at 140. The field then played a fresh start for the next round, with 97 survivors and plans for an 18-hole session before a 36-hole finale for 49 players on Saturday.
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Sgt
Charles Rotar
Canton, O
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Cotton
Henry Cotton
Alberto de Vincenzo
Argentina
Fred Daly
Belfast
Ireland
Major League Line Scores Summary
Major League line scores show NL games with final tallies and pitchers. Brecheen Garagiola Schmitz Scheffing 14 innings for St Louis over Chicago. Riddle Higbe Ruffensberger Williams win eight to three for Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Spahn Hogue Prendergast and Hike deliver scores. detailed box results amid Yankees Red Sox and other AL contests.
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National League
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
E Riddle
Higbe
Singleton
Fitzgerald J Riddle
Fox
Gumbert
Ruffensberger
Williams
Lamanne
San Jose State Wins Golf Title at Stanford
San Jose State College clinched the team title as 65 top collegians began NCAA play at Stanford University golf course. Morgan Fottrell Jr. led 36 holes with 139, co medalist with Gardner Dickinson of LSU. Fottrell meets Harvie Waid while Dickinson and Lews Stafford face Henry Ernst. ROTC duties pull Dickinson away.
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Cal
Stanford University
San Jose State College
Wil
Morgan Fottrell Jr
San Jose
Harvie Waid
North Carolina
Mitch
Gardner Dickinson
Louisiana State
Fort Benning
Lews Stafford
University of Oregon
Henry Ernst
Boston College
Wellington Loop Games Showcase Local Softball Action
Wellington Riga A. C. faces Oberlin T QO Murphy Company at 7 30 T 0n Wellington Athletic Field. In a second game Wellington Veterans of Foreign Wars meets Myers Motors at 8 45 both as part of the Wellington Softball League tonight.
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Wellington
Wellington Riga A. C
Oberlin T QO Murphy Company
Four Teams Seek Third Straight In League Play
Lorain Medina County Class A League games Sunday feature four undefeated in the second half Erhart Grafton Columbia and Litchfield facing Valley City Lodi Medina and Spencer each with two straight losses Valley City leads the first half with seven straight wins but struggles in the second half Erhart at Valley City Grafton at Lodi Columbia hosting Spencer and Litchfield visiting Medina.
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Lorain - Medina
Erhart
Grafton
Columbia
Litchfield
Valley City
Lodi
Medina
Spencer
Medina Valley City
Indians Lead Race By Seven Games
Indianapolis beat the Kansas City Blues 13 to 7 to stretch its lead to seven games in the American Association. Minneapolis won 6 to 4 at Louisville, scoring all runs in one inning. Milwaukee at Columbus was rained out and St. Paul at Toledo postponed due to wet grounds.
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Kansas City Blues
Indians
Blues
Minneapolis
Colonels
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Girls Play At Lakewood Friday Featuring Brews
Marge Wood's Erin Brew girls, formerly Rorick Insurance of Elyria, meet Halsum Bakery Maids of Phoenix at Lakewood Elks Field Friday night. Action starts at 8 30. Maids enter second season, after finishing fourth in the 1947 national tournament.
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Erin Brew Girls
Rorick Insurance
Elyria
Lakewood Elks Field
Halsum Bakery Maids
Phoenix
Ariz
Reds Beat Pirates 6 to 5 in 14 Innings Under Lights
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 5 after 14 innings in a night game. Ken Raffensberger earned the win while Elmer Singleton took the loss. Home runs came from Max West for Pittsburgh and John Wyrostek plus Frank Baumholtz for Cincinnati. The game lasted three hours and 55 minutes.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ken Raffensberger
Elmer Singleton
Max West
Pirates
Johnny Wyrostek
Frank Baumholtz
Reds
Stora Quits Aquinas Post as Coach at Aquinas High
Aquinas High School in Columbus seeks a new football coach after Joe Stora resigned to focus on classroom teaching. Stora, a former Ohio State athlete, led the Aquinas grid squad to three wins and seven losses in the 1947 season.
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WUP
Aquinas High School
Joe Stora
Stora
Ohio State
Aquinas Grid
All Stars versus Tl O O F No 103 game postponed
Wet grounds Tuesday forced a postponement of the Class F League contest at Cascade Park between All Stars and Tl O O F No 103. The game will be rescheduled. Channel Islands attracted nearly 300,000 summer visitors this year.
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All Stars
Channel Islands
Local Golf League Results and Elyria Ladies Meeting
Nehi Beverages beat American Radiator 5 0 for the only whitewash in four City Golf League matches at Cherry Ridge. General Industries defeated Olsen Manufacturing 4 1, Ohio Fuel Gas toppled Ohio Screw Company 4 1, and Memo's Tavern edged Timms Spring Company 3 2. Individual honors went to Timms players Max Jalowiec and Joe Emody with 37s. Zaleski of Memo's Tavern and Machock of Ohio Fuel Gas had 38s, Lepkowski of Ohio Fuel Gas 39, his life-time low for nine holes. Ed Gressler won the prize for best poker hand. Elyria Country Club Ladies Golf Association met with bingle play. Class A winner was Mrs. C. R. Aldrich with 26, Class B Mrs. V. Breitenstein with 23, Class C Mrs. M. Forbes with 21. Net sweepstakes leader was Mrs. O. Haserodt at 96-22-74. second tied by Mrs. Foster 96-19-77 and Mrs. Russell 111-34-77. Next meeting will add low gross and July flight qualifiers. Four City Golf League matches are set for Thursday at Cherry Ridge: West Side Lumber vs Elks Club. Elyria Hardware vs Western Automatic. Fey Insurance vs Haserodt Jewelers. Cherry Ridge vs Knowles and Sniezek.
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Nehi Beverages
American Radiator
Cherry Ridge
General Industries
Olsen Manufacturing
Ohio Fuel Gas
Ohio Screw Company
Memo’s Tavern
Timms Spring Company
Max Jalowiec
Joe Emody
Memo Zaleski
Stan Machock
George Dahl
Adam Lepkowski
Lepkowski
Ed Gressler
Elyria Country Club Ladies Golf Association
C. R. Aldrich
V. Breitenstein
M. Forbes
O. Haserodt
E. Foster
D. Russell
Foster
Russell
West Side Lumber
Elks Club
Elyria Hardware
Western Automatic
Fey Insurance
Haserodt Jewelers
Knowles
Sniezek
Saegesser Seeks Third Local Midget Win
One armed Wes Saegesser of San Antonio aims to extend his local winning streak to three in the Rubber Bowl AAA sanctioned eight event midget auto program. He has already won last Wednesday's feature and last Saturday in Akron, driving the Silver No. 3 Trevis Offenhauser to a Sunday victory at Sportsman Park Bedford, continuing his recent four-win stretch in the area.
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Akron
Bedford
Two D League Games on Today’s Schedule
Elyria Brass and Bronze faces Lehman Johnson Realtors at Cascade Park in the City Class D clash while Merchants meet American Legion Juniors at Ely Stadium. Brass and Bronze sit 4-2, Realtors 1-5, and Merchants are 3-3 against Legion Juniors at 6 PM.
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Bronze
Lehman-Johnson Realtors
Cascade Park
Merchants
American Legion
Ely Stadium
Legion
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Early Season Scores
American League standings show Cleveland leading with 61 wins and 38 losses, New York and Philadelphia near .600, and Chicago and St. Louis mid-pack. Yesterday's results: Cleveland defeated Detroit 6-2, New York beat Boston 7-0, Chicago over St. Louis 4-1, Washington over Philadelphia 3-? Tonight’s games include Cleveland at Detroit, Washington at Philadelphia, Boston at New York, Chicago at St. Louis, and more with several pitchers listed. American Association and International League tables include Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Toledo, Syracuse, and Montreal positions with recent results and rain delays noted.
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Dons Game Postponed For Legion Tournament Conflict
The Elyria Dons versus Lorain Blues game in the Class C League at Lorain on Thursday is postponed due to the Blues competing in the Legion tournament at East Palestine. The contest will be rescheduled and all Dons players are notified.
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Lorain Legion Blues
East Palestine
Elyria Dons
Blues
Lorain
Dons
Yankees Blank Red Sox 7-0 in pivotal pennant race game
Yankees rout Red Sox 7-0 to claim second in the American League and extend a 19-game winning streak memory from 1947. Ed Lopat pitched effectively as Boston bats were blanked while Detroit and Cleveland also posted wins. Mark Christman star for the Senators in a 5-3 win ending Philadelphia’s streak.
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Red Sox
Carl Lundquist
United Press
EW York
U.P
Ed Lopat
Lopat
Tommy Byrne
Detroit
Athletics
Philadelphia
Senators
Washington
LWW
Uba
Junior Net Title Play Opens July 8 in Elyria
The Elyria City Junior Championship Tennis Tournament will run from July 8 to July 25 with boys single and possibly girls single events. Entry deadline is 6:30 PM July 7. contact Frances Corkill at 55-504. Defending champion Ed Palik cannot defend due to age. entrants must be under 18.
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Elyria City
Elyria Tennis Commission
Frances Corkill
Ed Palik
Commission
Wakeman Red Caps Face Lodi in Ninth 1948 Showdown
Wakeman Red Caps, four wins and four losses through eight games, host Lodi Commercial Club in a 8:30 p.m. matchup. The teams meet for Wakeman’s ninth appearance of the 1948 season as fans expect a competitive night of basketball.
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Wakeman
Red Caps
Caps
Lodi
Polish Club A Team At Medina Tonight
The United Polish Club A team travels to Medina to face the Medina Stars at 7 45 PM. Members should meet at the club at 6 00 PM for departure and prep.
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Medina
United Polish
Medina Stars
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