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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1946
Page
5
Shaker Heights is identified as the team to beat for the 20th Lake Erie League track and field championship at Lakewood on Decoration Day. In district qualifiers, Shaker finished second to the Tech team, totaling 81.12 points, while Lakewood placed fourth at Rhodes Field with 40.77 points. The Erie title battle is expected to be a two horse race between Lakewood and Shaker, with Lorain a distant third and Elyria a long shot.
Elyria High's Pioneers collected only about one and a fifth points at the District Class 1A meet held Saturday at James Ford Rhodes in Cleveland. No Elyria athlete qualified for state finals as West Tech and James Ford Rhodes led the standings with Lakewood, Rocky River, Cleveland West, Lorain, Becca, and Elyria also placing. The next meet is a dual with Wellington and Tighs Dukes at Ely Stadium, then the Lake Erie League championship at Lakewood Field on Decoration Day.
Clarence Sharrer was elected president of the Esra Cary Bows ing Association for the 1946 47 season at the annual meeting held at Wykrent Recreation yesterday. Cliff Rens Ted Ruth Ed Marta and Ralph Gardner named first second third and fourth vice president respectively with Charles G Clark re elected as treasurer.
The General Industries softball team opened its season with an 11 to 1 victory at Wellington over Brinkhatt's White Front Restaurant. Pete Roti allowed three hits in five innings, Eddie Murawski caught, Stan Duimski contributed two doubles, and Tone Richards added a triple and key hits as Wellington’s defense faltered.
Westlake Recreation trounced Hahn Associates 12 to 2 as Brady pitched the route for Westlake and Zalatel started for Hahn. Lorain Lions’ Shupe hurled, with Macera delivering for the Lions in the night’s second game. Two more games are set for Ridgeville with Western Automatic of Elyria facing Hahn Associates at 7:15 and Hahn Manufacturing taking on Neagoy Tavern at 8:30.
New York Yankees swept both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at Cleveland. Spud Chandler earned the win in the opener as the Yankees built a lead on strong pitching and timely hitting, while Reynolds and the Yankee offense backed him in the nightcap. Cleveland pitcher Embree took the loss in the second game as New York continued its batting surge and solid defense.
Elyria Country Club held its formal opening Saturday featuring team play Reds vs Blues. Top scores included 84 by H. D. Bemis and 83 by multiple players. card details show extensive results across singles and four-ball formats, with surrounding league matches announced for Tuesday at Cherry Ridge.
Fragmented OCR text references batting leaders and players with unclear names and places. Key names appear mixed with stray letters. No coherent event or match details emerge to form a clear summary.
In Elyria under lights at Oberlin Road field the City League opened with Jewelers beating the Polish Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars downing Merchants. Jewelers led by Karby and Kasay hit steadily as Polish Club managed key chances, while Wircenske and Marsh held the mound for VFW in their 16-6 win.
Merchants field Hal Schaefer and Dainsy Bear as opponents. Wheenske earned the win for the Velo while Sehrefer took the loss for the Merchants. Hitters from both sides totaled ten hits for the Merchants and two each for the Velo in a hard fought early season clash. General Industries faces Colson Corporation at 7 30 p m and Western Automatic meets Elytia Poundsy in the other game.
Helen Altfeld won first in women’s singles with 610 pins. Kate Hitchison was runner up at 408. Mixed doubles entrants include Charness, Menke, Henke, and Werner. Tournament schedule lists events through Thursday and Saturday with matches at Fuelork OA and Ritag.
Sports items recount a flurry of trades among pennant contenders as Higgins moves from the Tigers to Boston. The Heavily involved deals bolster weak spots while veterans shift between teams in a round of exchanges, with notes on key players and forthcoming events.
Elyria High baseball schedules three Western Division Metropolitan League games this week. Tuesday hosts Lakewood at Ely Stadium, a rain postponement would shift to Wednesday, then Elyria would play Lorain at City Field if Tuesday proceeds. Friday the Pioneers travel to Rocky River for their second meeting, after a 9-6 win earlier. Cleveland A Lincoln leads the division at 6-0, Lakewood 5-2, Elyria 3-1-1, Parma and Rocky River 1-5 each.
Elyria High golf finished fourth at the district at Sleepy Hollow, 410 total, failing to reach state finals set at Co Tuny bus. Mayfield won with 366, Brush 388, Lakewood 397. Rouwn Ross led Elyria with 505, Gratia 149, La Pas 109, Hud Hult 104, on a wet course.
Greenwich pitcher George Strimple blanked New London in a 10 run victory, his first mound appearance. Wayne Caron pitched well for New London, holding Greenwich to four hits as the losers suffered a decisive setback.
The American Legion Post 12 baseball team from Elyria opened Jarain Medina County League play with a 14-5 win over Valley City at Cascade Park. Key hits and timely scoring helped Elyria pull away after a rough middle innings, with Bill Birke dominating late to secure victory. Other games saw Ehrhart defeat Orange 4-3, Medina beat Gentton 2-1, and Litchfield topple Columbia 7-2.
Ben Hogan, returning to his Texas roots, stormed the Colonial meet with a course record 85 in the final round. He overtook Harry Godd of Dallas to win the 72-hole event with 279, first to break five under par on the 6.95 yard layout, surpassing past Open marks and challenging records.
Diamond Notes, an independent softball club, seeks Class A or B opponents in Elyria or nearby counties, especially for out-of-town games. Contact Joe Karby or Ed Shaffstall to arrange matches. Team schedules today and tomorrow practices at Cascade Park Maclock. legion juniors drill and tryouts noted for Ely Stadium diamond with spots open for players.
Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler and Red Sox’s Dave Ferriss each pitched their third shutout of the season as New York beat Boston 4 0. Vernon led Washington with two homers and five RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Chicago, while Cardinals swept Philadelphia to take first place.
NEW YORK Brooklyn Dodgers prepared to play upcoming games without star outfielder Pete Reiser and pitcher Ed Head both hurt in yesterday's loss to Cincinnati. Reiser aggravated an old shoulder injury in the outfield after four innings while Head pulled an arm muscle in the opening inning as Cincinnati scored twice.
Chapla silenced the Nickel Phun Guill with two hits against Zinnder and Gerber as Yahn Manufacturing edged Grillmine 2 1 at Lakewood Elks Field. Zinnder took the loss while Zinmner and Gerber pitched for the winners and earned four hits off their deliveries.
Spring Valley reported its second hole in one of the season as Vic Ruby of Lertin sank a 9 iron on the No 9 Par 3. Suby Suby carded 91 in the round finishing with a 4d 91 as part of a foursome that included Tony Palering and others. Palermo shot 84, Bob Melvaine 80, and Stan Suby 80 in the group.
Western Automatic shut down Wellington Foundry in a high scoring 8 to 4 win. Winning pitcher was Laird with Forsie catching and Carl Saporita driving runs. Babson took the loss as the game featured brisk hits and sharp fielding.
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