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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1950
Page
4
Westfield faces Wellington Eaton plays Amherst and Lorain St Marys meets Avon Lake for berths in the Northeastern Ohio District Class B tournament. Avon Lake, Lorain St Marys, and Westfield are touted tough as Eaton seeks a solid win over Amherst in a close county clash.
A jumble of college and local basketball scores lists teams such as Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Northern Lawrence Tech Ashland Penn Bowdoin Oklahoma City Heidelberg Akron Mount Union John Carroll Baldwin Wallace Princeton Harvard George Mason Georgetown Bethel Sal, and many others with varied results. The snippet reads as a raw score roundup with many OCR errors and incomplete team names across tournaments and district classes.
National League president Ford Frick predicts his league will win six of the next ten World Series, arguing NL has rebuilt through player development and reorganized clubs. He cites improved farm systems and recent strong moves by Braves Giants and Dodgers, with Brooklyn favored to dominate and other clubs like Cardinals Phillies and Redslisted as contenders in spring camps.
Lorain St. Peter's edged Avon St. Mary's 27 25 to seize sole possession of first in the Lorain County CYO League at Elyria Catholic High gym. St. Peter's improved to 7 0 with a seventh straight win while Avon St Mary's fell to 6 1. Other results included Lorain St Joseph's beating Elyria St Mary's and Lorain St Stanislaus topping Elyria Catholic Juniors. Bowling leagues schedule matches tonight at Rainbow Lanes and Smitty's Bowling Center with four and six games respectively.
In Tucson Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians weighed 182 pounds as spring training opened with 21 Tribesmen in camp. If he weighs 181 or less at the start of the American League season he wins an expensive suit from traveling secretary Harold Goldstein. Last year he weighed 191 on arrival and began the season poorly.
Cleveland Barons were outhustled as the Flyers struck early with three goals in the first period and cruised to a 6-2 win in St. Louis. Barry Sullivan led St. Louis with two goals, while Cleveland dropped their second straight after an 8-5 loss at Indianapolis.
Arcadia Calab weight reductions threaten Citation in the 130 pound San Juan Capistrano Handicap field. Jimmy Jones indicated he will not start the Calumet Farm stalwart under heavy weights after Noor closed the gap in last week’s Santa Anita Handicap. If Citation wins, he would surpass Stymie as the sport’s all time money winner, nearing $937,000 in earnings.
The MCA Senior House Basketball League uses tonight’s triple schedule to break a three way tie for first. Maulers, two straight wins and first half champs, meet Missers in the 9 p.m. game while Trippers face Dribblers at 7 and Swishers play Foulers at 8.
Stoney's Rainbow Lanes hosts Stoney's Home Bowling League tonight with six matches at 7 o clock. RainBow Bar faces Thornburg Manufacturing while Nehi Bottlers meet Lely Brewing Erb Radio plays Boring Valley Oberlin Hardware opposes Terrell Marine Service Elyria Hardware Gealer Electric and Yates Construction squares off with Lem an Cartage.
Ohio Wesleyan star Millhon scored 54 points to break a school single game record and lift the Bishops to a 95-81 win over Ohio Northern on home court Edwards Gym. He added 22 field goals and 10 free throws, aiming for season point records with one game remaining.
Elyria Auto Sales, a member team of the All-City League, posted 1,032-2,877 in league play at Olympic Recreation to dominate the night among keglers. Vic Krugman of Stone's Grill topped the standings with a 633 series against Elyria Auto.
In a 210 opening singleton then a 224, the bowler closed with a 199 to tie Dewey Fackler for league and city wide honors. Rothgery Motors led standings with a three game sweep over Arvays Chips and George's Chips dominated league play with a 2,290 team total and a 13 game margin over Leisy's Beer. Rams set season records in the Perry Fay League with 2,420.
Three sectional Class B basketball winners advanced to the North eastern Ohio District Class B tournament next week. Westfield (Leroy) Amherst and Wellington defeated Brighton Liverpool Camden to reach tonight's Oberlin College field house finals and join Avon Lake Lorain Marys Eaton in the advancing slate with pairings set for 7 00 8 15 and 9 30.
Sectional B schedule features Lorain St Marys versus Avon Lake and Eaton against Amherst with Westfield facing Wellington. Wellington and Westfield recent wins highlight tonight standings as Kent District Class B Tournament berth awaits the victors.
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