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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
11
Wayne Schnaak of Amherst cleared 11 feet to win pole vault and set a conference record. Felix White of Oberlin won the shot put and discus. Jerry Prittle of Amherst placed second in both, while Harvey Wood of Oberlin won the broad jump with 20 feet 7 inches.
The High Nine faces Cleveland Heights Friday in a Lake Erie League clash with a win keeping them in the title hunt. Heights leads the Erie race at 6-0, Elyria is 5-2, and the league features six teams with no standout. Elyria’s pitching trio Spike Hafferkamp McNulty and Moyer Janowicz lead the bats while Wise’s bowling exploits headline local sport notes.
In a curio of historical odds and losses the narrator notes a man named George could not beat the ponies. Handwritten lines claim one pound six shillings lost on races and a 50 pound stake, possibly equating to about $206 today.
Elyria High golf teams aim to repeat a prior 9 7 victory over Norwalk High as they meet Huron County rivals at Spring Valley starting at 3 15 PM. Elyria owns a 3 2 season record with wins against Lorain twice and Norwalk once, plus losses to Sandusky and Mansfield.
Managers of Class D baseball teams face the Saturday deadline to file entries for the City Class D League. Entry can be made by calling Elyria Recreation program director D. W. Trubey at 42-855 on Saturday.
V F W 1079 is carded for a practice softball game against Avon Mel's Sports Tavern today at 6 o'clock on the Ridgeville diamond. Members of the Vets team are asked to report at game time.
Avon Lake defends its title tonight at Ely Stadium in the Third Annual City-County Grade School Track and Field Championship. Seven events are decided including sprints hurdles relays and field events with 13 schools entered from Avon, Henrietta, Columbia, Clearview, Oberlin, Ridgeville, Camden and Elyria. The meet starts at 7 45 p m with officials Louie J Kolopus and Allan T Smith in charge.
Ralph Pratt of Kansas City aims for his fourth local win at Sportsman Park Speedway in Bedford in a strong A A A field. Veterans Chick Barbo Eddie Johnson and Roy Sherman join Wes Saegesser in the eight race card headlined by a 12 car 20 lap main event at 8:30 p.m.
Boys hoping to join Class F baseball must attend Friday 6 PM at Ely Stadium. Class F team managers will review all candidates, and the Elyria Recreation Board asks men interested in managing teams to be present.
Mary Babe Valerius was elected president of the Elyria Women's Bowling Association for the 1948-49 season. Other officers reelected include vice president Milly Buck secretary treasurer Helen Taylor and sergeant at arms Louise Haislet.
Baseball standings show American League leaders with New York and Detroit near the top while Cleveland and Boston battle for favorable slots. Yesterday results include Cleveland at New York rained out, Boston beating Chicago 6 5 in 10 innings, and Detroit 14 Washington 9. National League results list Philadelphia defeating Pittsburgh, with New York and St Louis in rain delays. American Association highlights include Columbus at Indianapolis with rain and Milwaukee sweeping Minneapolis.
The Elyria Norwalk golf match at Spring Valley was postponed due to wet Gulf Road course conditions. It has been rescheduled for next Monday afternoon at 3 15 starting time.
The Elyria American Legion Post No 12 bowling league banquet drew about 90 attendees last night at the Legion home. Dinner was by Auxiliary members. Guests included Clarence Sharrer, Elyria City Bowling Association president, and Hayden D Evans, association secretary. Officers were re-elected: President Alex Schoenbachler, Vice-president H H Beavis, Secretary-treasurer Fred Meinke.
Philadelphia's rebuilding era under Ben Chapman continues as Oscar Judd and Andy Seminick lead a core while rookies Ashburn and Blatnik contribute seven of 13 hits in a 5–0 shutout of the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Donnelly threw a three hit gem as Philadelphia extended its win streak. the A's also won, pushing their run to ten. In Boston, Doerr hit a three run homer in the 10th to beat the White Sox 6–5, while the Tigers crushed the Senators 14–9 and Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 9–7 in a 12 hit marathon. The Yankee game and others were rained out.
Toledo WW beat DeVance 12 to 4 and Ohio Wesleyan defeated Denison 8 to 3 in six innings. In scholastic play Chilheathe triumphed over Jackson 3 to 1. In district action Glenfard beat Pedro 4 to 0. Portsmouth East won 10 to Bloomingsburg. In Class B Columbus Plain City defeated University 6 to 2, Hilliards edged Orange 1 to 0, Cardington won 12 to 2 over London, and Columbus Holy Family beat Ashville 3 to 2 in three innings. Hebron beat Caledonia 3 to 2 in five innings. Milford Center Marysville edged 1 to 0 in six innings. Canal Winchester defeated Bremen 4 to 0 in three innings.
The Yhne Elyria Post 12 American Legion baseball team schedules a 6 o clock Friday practice at Cascade Park Diamond. All players are urged to attend and prepare for the upcoming thrill of the season.
Elyria teams may reserve 10 spots for the 1949 American Bowling Congress in Atlantic City New Jersey. The March 28 event dates require confirmation by June 10. No entry fees are needed now. Contact Hayden D Evans at 2613 or at the local Ohio State liquor store.
Alliance Ohio May 22 The Ohio Conference Statistics Bureau named Oberlin Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan as the top threats to win the conference tennis tournament. It highlighted standout players Irving Bartlett Bill Van Riper John Aker of Ohio Wesleyan Bob Phillips of Denison and Hartley Johnson of Mt Union as leading competitors. Case Musk ingum and Denison were listed as dark horses, but Oberlin has an unbroken four match victory string with Wesleyan at six wins and two losses and Kenyon at a 3 1 record.
Elyria Moose softball team members will be issued uniforms this evening. Manager Harris Brackley asks all players to report to the clubrooms on Second Street at 8 o'clock to receive equipment. Norwalk note: Bob James, leading roadster driver, officially enters NASCAR sanctioned roadster races at the Fairgrounds Sunday. James remains unbeaten on the Ohio circuit.
Elyria Highs baseball team heads to Cleveland Heights for a top league clash led by Spike To face Heights with a 3-0 record and Jim McNulty set to start, then hosts Shaw High at Ely Stadium. Heights holds the Erie lead with six straight wins while Elyria sits second with five wins and two losses. The first game starts at 4 o clock Friday, the Shaw tilt at 2 on Saturday.
Citation dominates the Preakness odds after a strong speed test at Pimlico for next Saturday’s $100,000 race. Four other starters are named along with Vulcan’s Forge, Better Self, Bovard, and Salmagundi but are not seen as strong as the Derby runners. Betting rules may limit to win and place with a five horse field, decision due tomorrow.
Cincinnati Reds right handed pitcher Ed Erautt was optioned today to the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League. Erautt won four games and lost nine with the Reds in 1947 and appeared in relief twice this year without a decision.
Electro Alloys and General Motors softball teams meet on the McKinley diamond today at 6. Players are asked to take notice of the schedule and venue.
The Eagles softball team will practice today on Jefferson School diamond No 2. Motice.
The Porsch Lumber and Coal softball team will hold a workout tonight at 6 30 on the Roosevelt School diamond. All team members are requested to attend. Also listed are leading major league batters with G, AB, R, H, and Pct, including Poudreau of Cleveland and Williams of Boston, among others.
OCKY River High School Pirates dominated the 11th Annual Southwestern Conference Track and Field Meet at Baldwin Wallace College. Berea piled up 944% points to win by more than three times the second place team Oberlin, which scored 31. Fred Priest led Rocky River performers with multiple wins in sprints, jumps, and the 100 and 220 yard dashes, while Frank Graham won the mile and Ray Johnson set a new half mile record for Berea. Oberlin’s Harvey Wood and Felix White sparked second place with top marks in broad jump and shot put. The meet featured seven first places for the Pirates and two new conference records on a cool slow track.
Five matches are set in the City Golf League at Cherry Ridge today. Memo's Tavern faces Haserodt Jewelers while Ohio Screw Company meets Knowles and Sniezek. Western Automatic plays Fey Insurance Nehi Beverages takes on Ohio Fuel Gas Company General Industries meets Cherry Ridge.
Eaton High School baseball defeated Lodi 8 to 3 at Medina High, earning a spot to face the Wayne County Ashland County winner next week at Kent. Lyons pitched seven strong innings, going 3 for 3 at the plate with a double and two singles, Jose Johnson added three hits, and Eaton's early three run burst set the tone as they built the lead with two more in the second and tallies in the fifth and sixth.
New York Bob Feller will start for Cleveland as the Indians and Yankees were postponed in the fourth inning with New York ahead 3-1. DiMaggio hit a first inning homer for the Yankees, Hogan tripled for Cleveland, Bearden opposed Lopat as Feller was set to face Raschi.
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