Bannister four minute mile memory spans decades
Jerry Rombach recalls the 30th anniversary of Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile on May 6 1954. The piece notes Bannister later became a doctor and reflects on training conditions and era differences, plus local hall of fame banquet details and a side note about George Steinbrenner’s mother.
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Roger Bannister
Bannister
John Lundy
Australia
England
Everest
Sandy
Britain
Sebastian Coe
Cue
Amherst boys and girls lead at Lakeland meet
Amherst teams led the Lakeland Conference Track and Field Championships after day one at Oberlin High School. Brian Savinsky won the discus for Amherst, Meredith Sherman and Kim Thorley led the girls long jump, and Clearview’s Anna Caldwell took the girls shot put as the meet tightened with Brookside, Oberlin, and others within reach. Final day set for 4 p.m. with admission 2.50 adults 1.50 students.
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Jerry Henson
C-T
Oberlin
Amherst
Lakeland
Oberlin High School
Comet
Midview
Brookside
Meredith Sherman
Kim Thorley
Comets
Clearview
Anna Caldwell
Clippers
Gary Larkins
Kevin Steen
Tim Glahn
Dave Carek
Tie Kart Burgess
Tom Skelskey
Iteens
Brian Savinsky
Udh Carmel
R ‘Thompson
H Mack
M Boother
J Dedrick
Clearstew
Wellington
North Ridgeville
Vermilion
Pam Boehm
Mane Maddock
Monique Butcher
Marcia Jackson
Olmsted Falls ousted in finals by Trinity
Olmsted Falls, top seed, fell 9-3 to Garfield Heights Trinity in the Westlake Class AA sectional upper bracket final. Trinity erupted for five runs in the third inning, aided by three hits and walks, while Olmsted Falls stranded 17 runners and hit into two double plays.
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Ken Gottlieb
C-T
Fairview Park
Olmsted Falls
Westlake
Bulldogs
Garfield Heights Trinity
Dick Szalay
Trinity
Pete Kalinowski
Olmsted
Greg Sagerman
Braves
Phillies
Pascual Perez
Atlanta Braves
Perez
Philadelphia
Expos
Astros
Steve Rogers
RBI
Montreal
Andre Dawson
Houston
Lorain County grid coaches to meet at Lorain Catholic
Lorain County Football Coaches Association sets Wednesday 7 pm meeting at Lorain Catholic with Miami of Ohio head coach Tim Rose as guest. Silent bits show local games with Olmsted Falls and Trinity district action and various season notes.
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Lorain
Lorain County Football Coaches Association
Lorain Catholic
Tim Rose
Miami of
Ohio
Tigers keep rolling along with 10-3 win over Royals
Detroit extends road mark to 12-0 and season AL East to 23-4 as Chet Lemon drives in three and Darrell Evans hits a two run homer. Sparky Anderson lauds lineup depth from leadoff to No 9 as the Tigers dominate Monday night.
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Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Chet Lemon
Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Tiger
Sparky Anderson
Lemon
Darrell Evans
Brewers
White Sox
Chicago
Jim Sundberg
Ted Simmons
Milwaukee
Twins
Angels
Anaheim
Gary Gaetti
Houston Jimenez
Mike Smithson
Minnesota
California
A’s
Mariners
Oakland
Bruce Bochte
Joe Morgan
Seattle
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