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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
8
Lakewood May face tough challenge as Lakewood, Shaker Heights, and Lorain vie for top honors in the 2nd annual Lake Erie League track meet on Saturday. Lorain and Shaw also in the mix with Elyria unlikely to win an event, while Lakewood sits as the frontrunner per this preview.
The Elgin Furniture team won the 1945-46 Women’s All-City Bowling League championship at Wykrent Recreation, beating Gypsy Fiddle in a best of three roll-off. Furniture dominated the final game 836 to 666 after taking the first two, posting a total 2335 to 2187 with 41 handicap. Helen Taylor led with 834, including a 203 high single, as Gypsy Fiddle claimed the belt title while Elyria Furniture took second-half honors.
The All City Bowling League met to re-elect officers for the 9846 47 season. Re-elected were W. I. Carlson president George Knipper vice president George Bokn secretary and C Betts representative to the Elyiin City Bowling Association. PMD VU. WINS ANOTHER ATHENS Orion University's baseball team extended its winning streak to 17 by routing Muskingum College with Jerry Kaufman earning the win.
Diamond notes list multiple scheduled games and practices. Vic Silvey Jewelers U A W C 10 Ma teams meet today at 5 45 at Rome. VF W Neo 1079 softball faces Oberlin American Legion at Oberlin High School diamond at 6 00. Halasz Meats Class D City League holds practice at Bly Stadium Sunday afternoon at 1 00. Bittoey Postal Home Base Ball faces American Lepiny Cubs at Cascade Park diamond Sunday at 1 00. Regular season opens with Class F City Baseball League matchups.
Insurance girls open season Sunday evening at Medina facing Hubbard girls of Mahoning County in the opening softball program. The Rorick Insurance team will start at 8 with a clash against Hubbard, while Elyria’s Polish Club men’s outfit meets Medina’s Chatterbox Inn team in the final game at 8.
Boston Red Sox ride a 14 game streak into a pivotal three game series with the New York Yankees. Manager Joe Cronin’s sluggers have produced a sensational run, led by Bobby Doerr’s two run homer in a 7 to 5 win over the White Sox as stars like DiMaggio and DiMaggio’s slip ups surface for the Yankees.
Cleveland completes eastern trip with a 7 to 6 defeat to the Athletics. Russ Christopher earns the win in relief after a 14 hit attack by Philadelphia, as Derry and Edwards pace the Athletics. Hank Edwards hits his third homer for the Indians and Boudreau adds his first.
Elyria teams vie this weekend with track and golf events. The track squad aims for Lake Erie League and regional honors at Ridgewood, while the golf team competes at Ridgewood in the Lake Erie League tilt. Baseball faces Lorain, postponed to next Tuesday at City Field with 4 pm start.
Fragmented OCR reads list of baseball league items with teams and venues. Mentions Philadelphia New York Newark and schedule notes, but many words are garbled. The passage hints at game results, upcoming games, and city names with minimal readable context.
Oscar Fraley reports the Preakness Stakes field expanding to eleven, led by Assault winner of the Kentucky Derby and Wood Memorial. Delaware owned Hampden draws strong support while Lampden and other contenders seek to challenge the Texas bred speedster on the Maryland track.
Hogan and Mangrum share the lead at the Houston Open after a windy round. Notables include Frank Strongo, Harvey Ted of Polo, and Baron Nelson among others as players posted 68s and 70s at Rover Golf Club.
The All City League season ends with Pass Shell Oils winning the second half title by four games over Wykrent Recreation. Final night results show Electra Alloys, Elyria Hardware, and others taking multiple wins. Pass Shell Oils post a team high 2,724 total pins and Melo Fovira of Elyria Hardware posts a 593 trio, with Hill Mackin of Pass Shell Oils scoring the top single game at 230.
Elyria High schedules a 13 member squad for the 20th Lake Erie League track meet at Lakewood Field on Saturday afternoon. Coach Wilbur L Vaughn announced the lineup of entrants across 14 events including Trakoff Raez Hammons McDonald and Har timan among others as Lorain Shaker Heights and Lakewood loom as strong rivals.
Elyria Tennis Commission formed season committees and a detailed budget for the Elyria Recreation Board. Byron Morris named Betty Hrivnak and Dan Mellroy for city tournaments, Frank May and Bob Gerhart for inter and intra-city matches, Elmer Schmitz and Ray Carter for rules equipment and grounds. Decoration Day rapid-fire tourneys at Ely Stadium Courts May 30 and Cascade Courts to follow. Cascade Courts open now. Ely Stadium courts opening weekend. Committees to report at City Hall May 20.
Elyria Pioneers rallied in the seventh, scoring five runs to beat Parma 1-4 in a Western Division Metro politan League game on Parma diamond. Parma led 4-1 until the costly seventh, as Elyria pitcher Ollie Glass and Parma’s Carmen Cozza both struggled defensively in the late innings.
The Polish Club of the city travels to Medina Sunday evening to start the 394 softball season. They face the strong Charterbox Inn team of Medina in the headliner game set for eight o clock. A preliminary contest begins at 6:00 or 8:00.
United Press Sports writer previews the Preakness field with Knockdown and Bobby Permane from Maing Chance Farm as top contenders. The column notes Fearless Fraley has correctly predicted past winners and reflects on Derby runners and recent form.
Gerald Walker, once a colorful outfielder with the Detroit Tigers, returned to the Cincinnati Reds as a coach after ending his playing career in a trial with the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League. He was released by the Reds in the fall and then signed with Sacramento.
The Tarry Tavern Kilgers clinched the All-City Bowling League title for 1945 46 by winning two straight games from Pass Shell Oils at Wyrrent Recreation. They won game one 862 834 and game two 851 851. Monroe Reynolds and Smitty Sayles tied for high series with 381, Reynolds 214 167 381 and Sayles 199 162 381. Pass Shell Oils had earlier clinched the second half, while Tarry Tavern took the first half.
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