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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1940
Page
12
Akron audience hears UL Brown of Massillon High praise and expose critics. Brown recounts alleged practices including indoor December to February training, junior high recruitment, and booster salaries. He admits some claims may be exaggerated yet reflects local belief in Massillon football prowess.
Abel W Wagner of the Elyria Recreation Board laments unsure cricket for a Class A softball league as only two teams attend a recent meeting. He suggests excluding the strong Bittners and Vic Silvers to open the field for entrants. Other notes include a moved Ohio Illinois game start time to 1 30 PM next November 16 to avoid darkness and bad weather, and Notre Dame star Ben Sheridan coaching at a new South Bend high school while still directing spring drills. Kentucky Derbys are described by margins, and the New York club schedules two Ohio exhibition games in Akron and Toledo next summer.
In a breezy update Herman backs Mioland for today’s Derby and vows Midland’s trip to Churchill. He notes Lester Balaski riding and hints Bimelech doubts. The piece links a Brooklyn visit to Larry MacPhail with Dodgers lore and cites radio timing affecting bowling. It also reports American Radiator banquet talk ending with Wednesday league night retained.
Louisville May 4 The Derby favorite Bimelech faces the big test at Churchill Downs with Freddie Smith aboard. The horse has won eight straight races under Smith, who knows its every whim, while owner Col. E. R. Bradley hopes for a fifth Derby title. The piece notes public bets and the weight on Bimelech’s back and questions whether Smith can steer clear of hindrances in the post.
Legal notice announces a May 14 1940 primary election in Ridgeville Township Rural School District Lorain County Ohio. Voters will decide a two year tax levy above the ten mill limit for current district expenses at a rate not exceeding three mills per dollar of valuation. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia winner of the 1938 Goodall $5,000 round robin joined the list of entries for the New York event. Seven leading professionals have been chosen by the committee and seven more will be selected before the Flushing start.
Cleveland Indians second baseman Oscar Grimes was hit on the face by Sammy Hale's line drive during infield practice. Doctors expect a month of recovery with Grimes remaining hospitalized for 10 days. Coach Oscar Mehllo praised the accident's severity and noted lineup changes for the day.
Jim Tabor of Owens Cross Roads Alabama sparked the Boston Red Sox to a 9 8 inning victory over the St Louis Browns by hitting two homers and a 10th inning single. He raised his batting average from 204 to 245 and helped Boston take the American League lead.
Paul Derringer was chosen by manager Bill McKechnie to start for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies. Kirby Higbe was slated as his mound opponent in a weather-disrupted day. the postponement marked the eighth of the season and the game will be part of a July 14 twin bill.
Annual election of officers of the Elyria City Bowling Association will be held tomorrow at 2 oclock at the Knights of Columbus clubrooms. Candidates include President Walter Carlson Hayden Evans First Vice President Robert Banville Walter Gerber William Henke Second Vice President Ross Aungst Merrill Knowles Third Vice President Tim Donovan George Valerius Fourth Vice President William Gamble George Knipper Treasurer Charles Clark Secretary Jack Renninger William Rogers Smythe Sayles
At Churchill Downs on Derby day Bimelech carries high hopes as the crowd of around 80,000 watches the 66th running of the roses. Colonel Bradley unable to attend, race unfolds with eight rivals in pursuit of the famed thoroughbred hailed as the greatest since Man O War.
The Kentucky Derby runners are listed by post position with Jockeys and owners. Odds range from 2-5 for the favorite to 95-1 for longshots, with a purse around 75 thousand and potential total handle near 1.7 million. Post time is 4 20 p m. weather cool and cloudy track slow and attendance above 80 thousand.
Bimelech defeats rivals in the Derby as Col. Edward Riley Bradley’s Idle Hour absence marks a historic moment. The 1939 champion, ridden by Fred A. Smith, seizes first money of 60,050 with a strong field including Oregon’s Or egon, East’s DIT, Maryland’s PICTOR and Ken Tuckian ROMAN. A pari-mutuel pool near 1,700,000 draws attention as post time hits 5 20 p.m. EST.
Hill defeats Buck Lipscomb in straight falls at the Rialto Theatre marking his second straight win at the venue. Billy Fox also beats Buck Estes of Oklahoma City in two falls, despite Estes’s side injury, as referee Bill Rutherford clashes with Lipscomb.
Harry Schulz was elected president and Harold Seagraves treasurer of the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation Bowling League at a banquet last evening at Spring Valley Country Club. Schulz succeeds Ross Aungst and Seagraves replaces John G. Whitney who declined reelection. 67 bowlers attended as prize money went to Andy Macsay and other top finishers from Steel Shell Room Bench Melders Core Room Shipppers Engineers General Office Shake Out Sand Slingers Floor Melders Pattern Shop Cranemen Air Conditioners and more.
Detroit May 4 Up bowlers begin the final three evenings of the American Bowling Congress tournament under a low scoring field. Leader Ray Brown of Rochester N Y topped singles with 681 and 204 264 213. Capppelli and Fint of Genesee N Y led doubles with 1238.
In New York on May 4 Buddy Baer weighed 249 and stopped Nathan Mann in the seventh round of a 12 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Mann weighed 188 as Baer, slow but effective, claimed a technical knockout and remained a potential threat to Joe Louis.
Angott of Louisville won the National Boxing Association title last night by a 15 round decision over Davey Day of Chicago after referee Jack Dempsey named him champion. Angott weighed 134 1 2 pounds while Day weighed 134.
Shaw High tops Lakewood and Elyria to take the Lake Erie Loop title at Ely Stadium with 65 points to 62 and 38. Cleveland Heights finished fourth in the first nocturnal league meet on May 8 1936. Joe Scott led with three firsts and a second totaling 19 points while new records fell in six events including the mile half mile and medley relay.
The Chevrolet Line of the Western Automatic League rolled 3085 to pace 16 teams in Elyria City-Wide Handicap Bowling at the Elyria Recreation. Finishers of the Western League posted 3028 and Shell Oil of the All-City Top tied at 3014. Nichols Funeral Home leads the five-man event with 3217.
The P N A baseball team will practice today at 5 30 and tomorrow at 1 at Cascade Park. Players asked to notice include V Maiden S Dumski L Yourkewicz A Reed A Schriner N Seder B Yourkewicz and R Wa lend.
Clearview Clippers won the Northern High School league meet with 68 points, claiming their third straight title as Tarver Perkins set a mile record in 4 minutes 36 seconds and the Clearview relay squad broke the 1:39.7 mark with 1 minute 36.6 seconds. New London finished second, Amherst third, Vermilion last.
Ohio State football coach Francis Schmidt leads an intrasquad scrimmage at Ohio Stadium to gauge freshmen Sundiron candidates for the fall. With 22 lettermen returning, Schmidt emphasizes the freshmen class and highlights Nick Roman Bill Adams Paul Sweeney and Joe Novak as key ends and halfbacks in a period tone.
The Elyria Tennis Club held its first meeting of the year at the Elyria Savings and Trust offices. Grounds Chairman Jim Sharkey announced courts on Hamilton street will open for play on Sunday May 12. The club will continue women’s memberships and offers men’s, women’s, junior and family options.
The schedule lists Cleveland at Washington Chicago at New York St Louis at Boston and Detroit at Philadelphia. Tomorrow's games feature Cleveland at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington and Detroit at New York.
Indianapolis and Minneapolis share the American Association lead after the Indians beat the Millers twice in row to reach eight wins and four losses. Kansas City holds third with eight wins but five defeats.
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