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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
3
Syria Highs prospective 1940 football varsity makes its first public appearance under lights for the Reds Whites game. Coach Roy Clymer seeks stronger tackles and a solid fullback pair after Whites beat Reds 13 0 last year. Proceeds fund Summer playgrounds and Ely Stadium sprinkler system.
Earl Averill tops the American League batting list at a .468 clip as a veteran slugger with Detroit after leaving Cleveland. Fred Dixie Walker leads the National League with a .395 mark after stints with the Yankees White Sox and Tigers amid a noted trade history involving Mickey Cochrane and others. Averill turns 37 tomorrow, born May 21, 1903 in Snohomish Washington. Walker rose from a Yankees rookie of 1933 to a roving slugger before his 1939 waiver pickup by Brooklyn.
The National Open begins June 6 at Canterbury with the thirteenth and sixteenth holes on the Canterbury course and the Cleveland course highlighted for extreme yardages. The sixteenth at 620 yards plays long into the wind making a second shot risky. The thirteenth stretches 350 yards from a new tee and often cannot reach in two. Early practicers note the fifteenth as the trickiest due to wind and backline hazards.
United Press reports satire on Judge Landis stern control of baseball and speculation about players using agents. Cartoonish remarks compare his power to an absolute monarch and imagine agents handling DiMaggio and other stars, arguing for lighter play and more humor in the game.
Polish National Alliance suffered an 8 to 0 setback at Lorain Verhovay despite Vic Maiden fanning 18 and yielding only five hits. P N A plans practice at Cascade Park today Wednesday and Friday with three players to report at 5:30.
Scores from Elyria Country Club Stag Day highlight Timms with a 76 to top scorers while Warren Shefer and Bob Fauver posted 76 and 82. Guest and member totals dominate event results across three courses including Cherry Ridge and Spring Valley with noted low rounds and all time lows.
Elyria High entered seven track entries at Cleveland Rhodes for the district trials and earned 1 7 points to finish last. Clayton MacBeth led the effort by tying seven for fifth place with a high bar clearance. The relay team delivered one of its best finishes as the meet closed.
Clark Black shares 22 lessons from Purdue clinic insights with local golfers. Lesson No 12 explains using club lofts to control distance, noting no matter strength, proper swing and club selection yield better results for weekenders and club champions.
Elyria High golf team won the sectional qualifier at Grantwood in Cleveland with a 324 to advance to the state finals at Ohio State University. Bill Hull led with 78. team members Sabo 80 Lapos 85 Shapero 81. Cleveland Heights also qualified with 337. Other teams included Brush 339 Shaker Heights 343 Mayfield 351 Collinwood 363 John Adams 359 Lorain 365.
The Elyria Horseshoe pitching club will hold its annual officer election Tuesday evening at 8 at the Elyria Recreation bowling alleys. The meeting is open to anyone interested in horseshoe pitching and the public is invited to attend.
Four matches set for 7 30 pm in the Elyria Recreation Duckpin Bowling League. P O C Beer faces Perry Fay, Finegen for Shenf against MecWilliams Five, D and N Sandwich Shop versus Carlson's Five, and Elyria Recreation against Don's Five.
The Crimson finish their season with a baton relay effort by Chuck Carnes Jack Smith Johnny How ard and Clayton MacBeth in 1 minute 36.5 seconds. They meet John Marshall at Ely stadium tomorrow afternoon in a return match after a 73.5 to 42.5 loss to the Marshallites.
LaGrange Funeral Home defeats Akron A C 5 to 0 at LaGrange. Carmen allowed one hit, 16 strikeouts, MorZart tripled for Akron’s lone hit. Next Sunday Funeral Home to play a doubleheader at West Salem.
Wayne Jay Cox's pigeon won the Elyria Homing Club Athens to Elyria race covering 150 miles. Twelve lofts entered 55 birds with E Anderson second, A Norton third, T Rafferty fourth, and T Meo fifth. Next race is Sunday May 26 from Portsmouth to Elyria 200 miles. Average speeds ranked from 1480 to 1260 yards per minute.
Cleveland a 5 1 victory as Bob Feller silences New York. Weatherly belts three hits including a triple and drives in multiple runs while Keltner and Trosky add key RBIs. Ruffing struggles as Indians jump on the champion Yankees early.
The Standard Cleaners schedule four games this week. Tonight they meet Jacobs Meats at Roosevelt at 6. Tomorrow they face Bittner Funeral Home at Hamilton at 6. Wednesday they play the Krogers in a Lakewood League game at Lakewood at 7. Thursday they oppose Rene Radio Service, diamond not yet selected.
The Elyria Merchants baseball team conducts important practices at Cascade Park today Wednesday and Friday starting at 5 30 PM Manager Tom Powers asks all team members to be on hand for the sessions.
The American Legion Juniors will hold a baseball practice tomorrow at Ely Stadium at 6 o'clock. Coach Ralph Bauer asks that all players report.
LYRIA HIGHS Pigskin Preview of 1940 headlines a benefit game at Ely Stadium. The Whites, drawing from the 1938 Crimson and 1939 squad, face the Reds as 1940 prospects spark the annual spring clash. Kickoff is 8 15 pm with corsage ceremonies, guest coaches from nearby colleges, and 25 cent admission.
Bucky Walters remained undefeated for the season, pitching the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Bees for his sixth straight win. Walters allowed only five hits, sparking a hot Reds stretch as he nears 30 victories with a pace of frequent work.
Lorain Chick Dairy defeated Elyria Hardware 15 to 1 at Cascade Park as Vid Majoras held Elyria to six hits and Beko led the Dairy with three hits in five at bats including two doubles. The Hardwares committed 13 errors and only one run came in the third inning.
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