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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1944
Page
4
A muddled racing recap notes Pensive and Platter competing as Belmont Stakes looms with Derby outcomes and amateur comments from readers. Mentions of jockeys, horses, and standings are interwoven with local sports chatter and Marine Wykrent notes from San Diego.
New York bleeds boxing news on a national schedule. Willie Pep, featherweight champion, and Manuel Ortiz are listed for non-title clashes including Frankie Rubino in Chicago and a bantamweight bout involving Ortiz in Hollywood.
Fragmented text shows Ohio State and Denison in a Western Conference clash. Mentions include coach Fritz Mackey and references to Michigan, Wright Field in Columbus, and merchants context. Details are garbled and uncertain.
Burnham resigns as Purdue football head after two seasons. The move leaves Purdue seeking a successor to Dudley De Groot with July 1 effective date and uncertainty about his replacement amid guberned athletic leadership changes.
A detailed, if fragmentary, recount of a New York game with the Yankees and Braves main figures. The report mentions Vinny Lindell, Miloaeeich, Allen and other players in a lengthy box score style summary with multiple innings and pitching notes.
Jewelers beat the American Legion Cubs 6 to 1 on Ely Stadium diamond. Jack Kiekoda pitched the Jewelers to the win, limiting the Cubs to one run over eight innings, as nine Jewelers’ singles off three Cub pitchers fueled the victory. Ritkotte had three singles for the Jewelers, with solid offense from multiple players in the coarse of the game.
Globe tainted by a broken line of text but reports Connie Ryan’s fluke hit for the Boston Braves depriving Walters of a potential no hitter in a rough game. Reds and Cubs splits, Yankees move ahead, Athletics climb, and Washington Chicago results fill the scattered recap in a busy score round.
Pensive faces Belmont bid after a strong Derby and Preakness showing. The Calumet Stables contender storms to the lead but fades late as Platter and Stir Up push for the crown. Race era notes record time and purse at Pimlico.
The Elyria club holds its regular weekly session with members planning games and post meeting events. Jewelry and Beachy teams scheduled for matches this week with times around 6:30 PM on Tuesday and Thursday, plus pattern of routine activities and prize details.
A damaged OCR page summarizes a game with misread names and scattered scoring notes. Observable details include mentions of Hohl, Harton, Barders, Girford, Bly, Garfard, Lindsay, and Matibs among unclear actions and late scoring moments.
Paul Kirkpatrick led with 76 at Cherry Ridge while Sam Hoehn topped the Spring Valley layout in BA strokes. Other scores included Mal Lamoteaux 88, Ralph Waherman 94, Houde Wigfield 93, George Emuddy 98, Fred Wieginton 103, and a schedule showing teams American Radiator vs Cherry Ridge and others.
Yesterday results include Cleveland at Washington Philadelphia at Cleveland Chicago at New York and St Louis with varied outcomes. Today and tomorrow list games for Cleveland, Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, St Louis and other teams with several night matches. Merchants practice: Elyria Merchants baseball seeks pitchers at McKinley diamond 6:50 with tryouts.
Lakewood athletes led a crowded meet with strong performances in the 100 yard dash won by Paul Dunn and record notes in the old ALA standards. The 440 yard dash featured Mychenberg and Dion in a record breaking display while Lakewood swept relay events with quick times and close competition from Shaw and Shaker.
In Columbus Lima held a slight lead as Middleport Zanesville and Newark trailed closely in the Ohio State Baseball League. Newark won the first game of a doubleheader 7 to 3 and lost the second 8 to 1. Lima beat Springfield 13 to 1 while Middletown defeated Zanesville 8 to 4.
Washington game lineup shifts place Oris Hockett in center and Phil O'Dea at right. Mel Harder aims for his 201st major league victory as Cleveland loses both yesterday’s doubleheader games 4 1 3 and 4 1 4. Road Cook Realty Class F team to drill at six thirty at the Big Stade Jam diamond. players to report.
Milwaukee Brewers clinched their 12th straight win in the American Association by sweeping a doubleheader from the Louisville Colonels. A 11 to 10 victory in the opener and a close nightcap gave Milwaukee the series sweep. Other games saw Indians end a 14-game skid by taking both ends at Kansas City, St Paul defeating Toledo twice, Columbus and Minneapolis splitting, and total scoring across the league.
Vic Stewart, former Elyria High third baseman, is appointed manager of the American Legion Juniors for the coming season by Lynn T Fitzpatrick chairing the Legion Athletic Committee. Eligible boys in Elyria 17 as of January 3, 1944 may try out. Stewart succeeds Ray Thompson, with Fitzpatrick remaining business manager of the Legion Juniors.
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