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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1945
Page
4
Amherst lights up the field at Thistle Down meet with standout performers Lach and others. Officials report strong performances by football and basketball stars, plus Baldwin Wallace dominates with 1912 points while Oberlin trails closely.
Elyria High Pioneers are set to play Cleveland West Tech this afternoon at Ely Stadium at 4 PM in a Western Division Metropolitans League game postponed earlier. On Tuesday coach Les Gast’s team will host Berea High at Ely Stadium at 4 PM to finish their Western Division schedule. Fioria has won five and lost six to date with a strong showing in a key matchup.
A garbled listing shows various track standings and participants from multiple schools including Columbus East Columbus North Akron East and Cleveland area teams. Names and scores are interspersed with missing letters and stray characters across numerous institutions. The fragment suggests a regional meet with mixed results and participant names such as Mentor Cadmrati Purcell Lakewood Canton Mehicles and Glenydle.
Scattered garbled notes recall a Cleveland golf match featuring Gay, Crosby, Hope and Pieard with unclear outcomes. Other lines reference Northwestern, Ohio State, and Illinois basketball near Champaign, plus practice at Hamilton. text is severely corrupted and names unclear.
Cooper pitched a four to zero debut shutout for the Braves, allowing only three hits and striking out eight. Ferriss silenced the White Sox with a one hit performance, matching Cooper’s stellar showing in a tense early season clash.
Mansfield Tigers clinched the Ohio scholastic championship at the state meet held in Columbus. Columbus East placed second as Mansfield rallied in the final events to edge ahead in pole vault and other finals. Leavening standout scores included Leekland of Cincinnati earning the 18 point crown, while Cincinnati North and Cincinnati Walnut Hills also performed strongly.
The report covers the Elyria Country Club event with notable scores and participants. Les Stearns led with strong play among sellers, while Arnold and Oldfield posted high marks. The day featured mixed foursomes, with the Roach pair and Mrs Lee Winkelubn among late leaders, and decorations and memorials shaping the afternoon activities.
Cleveland wins behind Felix Mackiewicz’s key hits and strong hitting from Reynolds and Seerey as Manager Lou Boudreau reshuffles rotation. The doubleheader opened with a rain delay and a postponed opener, while the Athletics, led by Christos Pher, fall from their 6 of 8 game form.
In a Sunday game on the Ridgely diamond Johnny Dalvik worked the mound for the Hahn ten giving up only a run while fanning 17 to boost his season total to 16. The Hahn are said to have won 2-1 in a tight effort as Matesik delivered a decisive homer in the seventh inning.
Opening Softball League action produced 19 to 1 and 14 to 4 scores as Bodnar and Bodie led the Jewelers and Foundry hitters. Gardner Jewelers topped Western Automatics with strong pitching from Ty Zdlatel and Schoditsch driving in runs. Pre-game included Horan tossing the first ball and Dwight WoPribey debuting as program dock.
Nelson and Snead split the headlining golf match at Essex County Country Club. Nelson won the AG-file medal test 4 and 3 after a 36-hole duel, 144 to 143, as Snead took negotiations to four matches this year. The two-day event raised 25,000 dollars for the PGA veterans rehabilitation program.
The American Legion Juniors beat Clearview Legion Juniors 8 to 3 on Clearview diamond. Clearview led early with two in the first and one in the third before locals tied it in the fourth and surged ahead with four in the seventh. Heiman Tomeka and Sheldon led the Juniors while Arthreld and Wagner handled Clearview.
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