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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1939
Page
9
The 65th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs draws a 100000 crowd while radio listeners nationwide follow. The writer predicts a three horse finish led by Johnstown Technician and Challedon with El Chico and Xalapa Clown as major threats and notes possible track conditions and lane shot preferences.
Owners of past Derby winners nominate horses for this year with William Woodward E. R. Bradley Samuel D. Riddle Mrs. John D. Hertz and others in the largest entry list since 1934. The piece recalls famed riders and past pays, notes about the distance change, and previews next year's prospects with Equipoise and other luminaries.
The Cleveland Indians failed to keep control of star Lyn Lary after a 1937 trade that brought him from the St. Louis Browns and sent Oral Hildebrand Bill Knickerbocker and Joe Vosmik away. Hildebrand and Knickerbocker moved to the Yankees, Vosmik to the Red Sox, leaving only Solters in Major League play. The article notes seven other clubs waived the veteran for $7500 and criticizes management. Also mentioned, Elyria High running back Don Fobes must withdraw from spring practice due to run-down condition, and Elyria’s Julian Maslyk will join the Stotesbury West Virginia Mountain State League club, a Detroit Tigers farm team, after school.
Cleveland manager Oscar Vitt considered using reserve starter Al Milnar as Bob Feller faltered against the Yankees. Lefty Gomez pitched for New York, while Roy Weatherly led Cleveland with three hits and Feller issued ten walks in a 10 inning 6 to 6 tie that eventually saw Murphy win for New York and Feller charged with the loss.
Ridgeville St Peter's Church beat Elyria Hardware 9 to 8 on the Ridgeville diamond. Myers pitched and Lime caught for the winners while Tarry pitched for Hardware with Kaufman behind the plate. Hardware fielding was weak.
Local ad for Freedom Gas & Oil at the corner of 4th Street and East Avenue with contact phone 3253.
Elyria Recreation secured the second half championship of the City Class A Bowling League by taking two of three from Bittner Funeral Home at Elyria Recreation alleys. They led the second half by three games, with the Tarry Tavern and Haserodt Jewelers also in contention. The roll-off for the city title will be Sunday at the Recreation slides. I. T. S Left and Right posted the high team 2,903. George Smith of Bauer Dairy had the top 663 series.
Major League leaders listed include Mazzera of the Browns with 30 home runs and 1017 at bats, Max of the Phillies at 12 35 8 47, Wasdel of the Senators at 8 27 5 12, and Greenberg of the Tigers contributing 14 runs batted in. Other leaders feature Gehringer of the Tigers with 15 runs, Kuhel of the White Sox with 25, and McCosky of the Tigers at 22.
Elyria Recreation Board sponsored Class A softball opens May 18 after a managers meeting at the YMCA. Twelve teams attended while eight will form Class A and the rest compete in Class B. Winners advance to the Lorain County tournament. A follow up meeting will set the date for the next gathering.
Standings show Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 6 Chicago 2 New York 6 St Louis 3 Cincinnati at Boston, raim.
Senior class president and Ohio State forward Dick Baker 21 and Martha Brown 19 from Greenville Ohio were married April 15 in Covington Kentucky. Baker helped Ohio State win the conference title last winter.
United Press reports Johnstown is the odds on favorite for the 65th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with 12 horses from an initial 115 still in contention. Fast track conditions, strong workouts completed, and an expected 90,000 spectators set the scene as contenders like Challedon El Chico and Our Mat loom, while Gate odds rise for Johnstown and Wood Memorial winners.
The American Bowling Congress completes its 58 day championships in Cleveland with Fife's Electrics of Detroit as five man champions after the final squads of doubles and singles. They posted a 3,151 score set April 18. First prize was $1,000 plus five diamond medals. Prize money totals for five man 2,714 doubles 1,130 singles 579 and all events 1,812 as of May 3. The official $184,000 prize list will be released Wednesday May 10.
Vic Silver Jewelers and Bone Radios meet in a softball game set for 6 o clock tonight at the American Lace diamond. The event pits two local teams against one another in a community matchup under evening lights.
The Elyria track squad announced for Salem Relays includes ten Crimson runners led by coach Wilbur Vaughn. Chuck Carter runs the 100, Jack Smith the 220, Bob Blayney the half mile, Claude Martin the mile, and Bob MacDonald the pole vault among others. Wilbur Lanky Vaughn will contest high jump, 220 yard hurdles, and broad jump with prelims in the afternoon and finals at night.
The third annual Western match Golf League opened yesterday at Cherry Ridge. Biltmore swept Inverness and leads with 10 points, Augusta and Palm follow with 9 points. John Surdock and Fred posted 43s for the noon round.
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