Elyria High sports shine with steady records across spring
Elyria High School spring squads show solid form against tough foes. Tennis tops with five wins in six, Elvira posting key victories over multiple Cleveland programs. Golf and track follow with several wins and mixed results. Baseball noted two losses while umpire duties shift with Carl Woodin handling baseball and softball assignments. A televised welterweight bout features Basilio vs Scortichini in Syracuse with prior Miami draw.
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Elyria High School
Sandusky
Pioneers
Elvira
Cleveland St. Ignatius
Cleveland
John Marshall
Cleveland West
James Ford Rhodes
Berea
Basilio Favored In Rematch With Scortichini
Syracuse clash features Basilio the top welterweight contender as an 8-5 favorite to beat busy Italian Italo Scortichini in a nationally televised 10 round bout at Memorial Auditorium. Basilio, 27, from Canastota, earned a draw with Scortichini in Miami on January 16, both claiming they were robbed.
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Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
Italo Scortichini
Italy
Miami
Basilio
Scortichini
N. Y
Memorial Auditorium
Canastota
Fla
I Waz
Plans for Jim Thorpe Memorial Clinic Planned
Philadelphia report says the Jim Thorpe Memorial Foundation is organized with NFL Commissioner Bert Bell as president and six directors named to plan a heart and cancer clinic at Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania. The clinic will be built in the anthracite mining region as a lasting memorial to Sac and Fox athlete Jim Thorpe, long regarded as the century’s greatest athlete.
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Philadelphia
Jim Thorpe
Stock Racing To Resume Tonight At Local Track
Elyria's Bill Richards leads more than 60 drivers at Lorain County Speedway for nine event program. Richards won the opening feature last Sunday, placed second in his heat, and third in Crack The Whip for 21 points. Dick Jackson trails by one, Sterling Ray sits five back, and Chuck Yost is fourth with 12 as three cars flipped early in the action.
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Elyria
Bill Richards
Lorain County Speedway
Richards
Dick Jackson
Sterling Ray
Elyrian
Chuck Yost
Wrestling Baron Leone Faces Freddie Blasie on WXEL
The sportcast lists a wrestling match Baron Leone versus Freddie Blasie on WXEL at 8. A boxing bout follows with Carmen Basilio versus Italo Scortichini in a 10 round welterweight bout on WXEL at 9.
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Baron Leone
Freddie Blasie
WXEL
Carmen Basilio
Italo Scortichini
Local Race Night Sees Powerplant Tuning And Fast Heats
The recap notes overdriven gear ratios and a too low final drive in many cars for the quarter mile. Yost rebuilt his car after the opener, installing a different rear end and tuning the engine. Ninety seven laps cover four heats two consolations and the feature. Gates open at six with qualifying at seven thirty and free admission for children twelve and under.
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Yost
Hugh
New London Defeats Vermilion In Track Meet On Vermilion Track
New London won 61 to 42 as speed dominated the dashes with NL sweeping the 100 and 220 and taking first in the 410. Dean Hansen NL and Bob Croll Vermilion were double winners in hurdles and weights respectively. Vermilion led in field events with wins by Croll LaFollette Brown and Jeavons.
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New London
Vermilion
Dean Hansen
Bob Croll
W. Randleman
N. L
C. Randleman
N.L
F. Randleman
Ted Hardy
NLL
Bob Streaty
Maurer
Granneman
John Hall
Bodde
Ewitzer
Doug Smith
Wheeler
Streng
Randleman
C Randleman
Larry Granneman
Stan Lattzer
Royce Ganz
Lenhart
1Toner
Miskow
Everman
Gary LaFollette
Lyle Moffiett
N.D
Marret
Carl Brown
Wolfe
Croll
Tom Jeavons
F. Randlemin
Hardy, NL
Tryouts Set for Elyria Class A Baseball Team
Elyria will host tryouts for a Lorain Class A Baseball League entry tomorrow after noon at 4 on the Recreation Field. Fritz Thornton and Art Sparks, former co managers of the Legion junior team, will manage the new squad after a rule barred drawing players from more than two public and one parochial high schools. Plans for the Legion juniors remain uncertain.
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Elyria
Lorain
Recreation Field
Fritz Thornton
Art Sparks
American Legion
Legion
Thornton
Sparks
Lakewood High Golf Tops Elyria At Home
The Lakewood High School golf team defeated Elyria 84 to 54 at Metropolitan Park, led by Tom Archibald with 84 and four points. Bob Tomsic led Elyria with 87 and four points, while Roger Simon of Elyria totaled 89 for three points. Elyria sits at three losses in seven starts as both teams head to further tournaments.
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Lakewood High School
Metropolitan Park Course
Pioneers
Rangers
Spring Valley
Tom Archivald
Lakewood
Elyria
Bob Tomsic
Roger Simon
Eris Clyde Butler
Boo Foster
Line Scores Of Major League Games Volume Briefs
Major League results across the American League and National League include wins by Grim over Gromek in Detroit, Sabbs and Oldis guiding Cleveland past Washington, Turley securing Boston’s win over Nixon’s Orioles, and Johnson besting Ditmar as Philadelphia defeats Chicago. Other key scores show Chicago and New York, St. Louis and Brooklyn, Cincinnati topping Philadelphia, and Chicago defeating New York in a high scoring set with Wilhelm earning the win. Spahn’s 3-3 record against Surkont’s 2-4 is noted along with Loes losing for Brooklyn.
Buckeyes Rally Past Iowa For 7 3 Record Win
Ohio State kept momentum for a doubleheader with Minnesota at Columbus after routing Iowa 7 3. Hal Northrop allowed only a three hitter in a strong start as OSU collected 16 hits to improve to 7 3 in the Western Conference.
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Columbus
Iowa
Ohio State
Minnesota
Buckeyes
Hal Northrop
Ohio
Palm Beach Round Robin fuels tense final as Bolt stalls
Fearless Fraley notes Tommy Bolt loses distance in Palm Beach Round Robin while fans await Sundays final round near Meadow Brook. Jackie Burke laments Masters misfortune after a creek bounce, Hogan labeled little man by crowd as speculations swirl about his nerve and touch. Jet air show overhead promises extra noise.
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Westbury
N. Y
Fraley
Palm Beach
Tommy
Thunder
Meadow Brook
Army
Mitchel Air Field
Bolt
Yates Roster Is Now Complete
The Yates Construction team roster for the Hot Stove League is finalized listing Ron Read Carroll Read Dick Koenig Chick Vollmer Roy Kennedy Jay Bucker Kent Ross Jim Hoadley Fritz Keskinen Bob Struck Roland VanOver Wilfred Jacobs and Bill Bruce. Players report to Cascade Park diamond by 1 15 Sunday for a practice game against Granite Block.
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Yates Construction
Ron Read
Carroll Read
Dick Koenig
Chick Vollmer
Roy Kennedy
Jay Bucker
Kent Ross
Jim Hoadley
Fritz Keskinen
BobStruck
Roland VanOver
Wilfred Jacobs
Bill Bruce
Cascade Park
Granite Block
Practices And Meetings For Local Teams
The 1.0.C.F. team of the Hot Stove League holds a 1:30 PM practice tomorrow on Recreation Field diamond No 3. Albert Auditor softball team begins 6 PM practice on Monday and Wednesday at Eastern Heights School diamonds. Castle Wallpaper team from the Hot Stove League practices today at 5:30 PM on Recreation Field diamond No 3.
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Albert Auditor
Eastern Heights
Castle
Hot Stove League
Recreation Field
Air Circus Set Here Sunday by Road Roamers Club
The Road Roamers Club of Elyria will host a three club air circus Sunday afternoon with Vermilion and Avon Lake. The event on North Street will close the street to traffic and begin at 1 30 with about 30 cars expected to participate.
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Elyria
Vermilion
Avon Lake
North Street
Babe Zaharias Holds Five-Stroke Lead In Open
Babe Zaharias, despite back pain, held a five stroke lead at the National Capital Open after a two over par 74 in the second round to reach a 147 aggregate. Betty Jameson slipped to third with 153 after an 82, while Louise Suggs followed with 77 in the second round.
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Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Miss Suggs
Elyria Edges Lorain In Narrow Track Meet Win
Elyria High thinclads held off Lorain 60 to 58 at Recreation Field in Lorain. Tom Fisher led Elyria with multiple wins including 10.2 seconds in the 100 yard dash and 23 seconds in the 220. Bob Sipos and Bill Van Buren shone in field events as Elyria clinched the meet with a late broad jump finish.
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Elyria High
Lorain
Recreation Field
Elyria
Pioneers
Fleet Tom Fisher
Jack Beal
Bob Sipos
Bill van Buren
Steelmen
Fisher
Lakewood
Beal
Sipos
Lakesiders
Selma Montgomery
Ron Kuhl
Bill Coyer
Albert Junior
Ed Wingard
Doug Mathews
Sheldon
T. Elia
Kuhl
A. Jantor
Yersa
McKain
lAmato
Mikula
Shores
Foley
van Buren
Zaleskd
Ditillo
Battles
Dillman
Snead Builds Nine Point Lead in Palm Beach Round Robin
Sam Snead, favored to win, begins fourth round with a nine point edge at the Palm Beach Round-Robin golf championship. He faces three challengers with solid totals as Gene Littler, Ted Kroll, and Fred Oliver aim to close the gap while Jimmy Demaret trails with a 24 under par score.
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Westbury
N. Y
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Palm Beach
Snead
Gene Littler
San Diego
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
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Service
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Walt Haury
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Lakewood High
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Detroit
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Jimmy Thomson
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Bill Shaffstall
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