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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
12
Dodgers beat Cubs 6-3 as Hartnett’s lineup juggling falters amid hitt ing slump. Cardinals, Reds and Bees win to tighten NL lead. White Sox top Senators. Yankees, Tigers split. Woody Rich shines as rookie of year contender after 4-1 Red Sox win.
The Frank's Bakery girls softball team will meet South Amherst at the South Amherst school diamond at 3 p m Sunday. Manager Herman Klein asks all players to report at his home 33 West street by 2 p m Sunday.
Chassis misalignment is hard to detect yet affects ride and increases wear on the motor and transmission. A misaligned frame strains the car even at moderate speeds. The Bee-Line alignment system offers precise checks and straightening to restore value and ride quality.
The season championship roll-off of the City Class A Bowling League between Elyma Recreation and Haserodt Jewelers will occur Monday night at the Elyma Recreation alleys. It follows the league's annual business meeting and officers election at 7 o'clock Monday evening.
Cleveland defeats the New York Yankees 2-1 in Cleveland. Al Milnar allowed 11 hits but kept the champs to one run. Rollie Hemsley tripled and Hal Trusky’s 11th inning double plated Milnar for the winner. Indians rise from bottom to join Browns in sixth.
The Bittner Funeral Home girls softball team of Ridgeville will play the Cleveland Rosenblums on the Ridgeville diamond at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Stanard Cleaners travel to Ragisht A at Fiks Field in Lakewood for a Sunday night game. All players must meet the store at 3 30 P M to arrange the trip.
The Mobilgas softball team invites Class C teams for games and asks interested managers to contact Washington at 314 18th street.
Vic Silver Jewelers meet St Peter's Church squad of Am hert tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for a club basketball clash.
The Reds beat the Bees 5 to 4 in 13 innings to pull within half a game of Boston atop the league standings. Whitey Moore earned the win after relieving in the fifth, with Harry Craft delivering the decisive run. Cincinnati also announced the sale of shortstop Nolen Richardson and optioned pitcher Earl Cook to Columbus.
The Coca Colas swept Rothgery Motors to clinch the St. John's Lutheran Bowling League championship. They added 185 pins to extend a 27 pin first-match lead, winning the title by 212 pins in the second match last night.
Lorain High swept nine of twelve first places at Recreasion Field beating Oberlin High 85 to 33. Shidwell, Hoffman, Bosek, Delisantis and Jones led the Purple and Lavender with multiple wins as Oberlin struggled in sprints, hurdles, and field events.
Phillies president Gerry Nant gent announced the purchase of right handed pitcher Gene Schott from the Cincinnati Reds for 87500. Schott won five and lost seven last season and will report immediately to serve as a relief hurler for manager Doc Prothro.
Ten horses listed for the Kentucky Derby with odds, owners, and trainers. Forecast calls for clear weather and fast track, attendance around 83 000. Purse totals 300000 added with $6000 to second and $1000 to fourth. winner nets about 47330. Distance is one and one quarter miles. Race time about 430 PM local time.
National League standings and daily games mix with scattered team matchups. The text lists New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis and other rearranged pairs, plus Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and Brooklyn results with partial scores.
Louisville May 6 The Derby week mood at Churchill Downs shows Earl Sande helping set post positions as Heather Broom draws No 3. The box seats fill, eight thousand tickets at 50 cents, Hollywood figures arrive and the city gears up for the race day revelry.
Wallace Bower shot the low round of 79 at Elyria Country Club yesterday. Gus Zaffer posted 42 39 for an 81.
Mr and Mrs Otto Neilson and Mr and Mrs Ralph Kauffman tested two young mountain lions and found the lion tenderloin tastes somewhat like pork and somewhat like chicken. They also collected the state bounty for killing them.
Three men named Beck West and Gilbert face Common Pleas Court in Troy May 15 after a Miami county grand jury report. They were linked to the Nassau Clipper share sale as part of a securities division probe. The Nassau Clipper is a Brunswick Georgia built surface oil tanker claimed to reach 40 miles per hour.
Pittsfield Mass. David Bidencope, a local tailor, recalls receiving a $5 bill from President Theodore Roosevelt after Roosevelt praised an overcoat Bidencope made. Bidencope had earlier made a coat for Roosevelt while working in a New York shop after emigrating from Russia 30 years ago.
McLemore names Johnstown as the Derby winner with odds at 3 to 5, citing six straight wins including the Wood Memorial by eight lengths and a nose margin in prior runs. Challedon is pegged for second place with Technician and Charledon also discussed as contenders in this 1939 United Press feature.
Floyd L. Shaw files for city auditor on the Republican ticket while R J Fitch seeks re election as city treasurer. Multiple candidates seek council at large with a mix of announced and expected entrants. Mayor Petro poised for renomination. solicitor race shaping to three way contest with Cheney Hoan and Baird in contention.
The report notes a forty passenger all metal autobus perfected in Russia designed like a railway car with the engine in the rear. President Roosevelt surprises Bidencope with a five dollar tip and a picture after expected scolding.
Clearview High School’s Clippers won the Lorain County Class B Track and Field championship at Oberlin College stadium. Frank Uszak led with 19 1/2 points as the team surpassed the old 72-point mark, setting six new records including the 880-yard relay and mile events. Avon Lake, Ridgeville, Avon and others trailed as Clearview boasted multiple scorers and record performances in distances and hurdles.
Uszak wins 120 yard high hurdles and Uszak leads Clearview in 220 yard low hurdles. Relay wins go to Clearview in the 440 yard and Avon Lake places well with Avon and Ridgeville in the top four. Field events see Uszak and Mylebrain among winners in shot put and broad jump with several schools including Camden and Columbia claiming notable marks.
New York May 6 Joe Wiestand of Hillsboro Ohio was favored to regain the amateur trapshooting championship at the New York Athletic Club field. He previously set an all time record by breaking 1191 straight at Vandalia last year and won the doubles title in the amateur championships with 96 of 100. Walter Beaver of Berwyn Pa was runner up with 94 in a shootoff with Rufus King.
The Lorain County Fish and Game Association will hold a trap shoot on the association grounds lining North Ridge Road at 1 o clock Sunday afternoon. The sheet is open to the public.
In a softball clash on the American Lace diamond yesterday Vic Silver Jewelers and Bone Radios played eight innings to a 4 all draw before darkness halted play.
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