Bittners Win From Leafs Clinch National Tournament bid
The Bittners beat the Sandusky Clover Leafs 2 1 at Cascade Park to claim the Tri County League title. Captain Frank Pawlak delivered a sixth inning RBI blow, and pitcher Johnny Yucka scattered seven hits to win. The victory earns the Bittners a spot in the National Amateur Baseball Federation tournament starting Saturday in Cleveland.
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Ernie Braden
Bittner
Frank (Hawke) Pawlak
Johnny Yucka
Sandusky Clover Leafs
Pawlak
Cascade Park
Yucka
Bittners
Tri County Loop To Meet Here On Monday
The Tri County Baseball League will hold its final meeting of the year here next Monday. Final business for the season, including return of forfeit fees to teams, will be conducted. Plans for the 1936 season will be discussed at City Hall at 7 50 p m.
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Tri-County Baseball League
City Hall
Angelo to Tackle Marcel on Morris Rialto Mat
Promoter Dan Morris plans Rialto Theatre Wednesday wrestling cards with Angelo of Buffalo facing Doug Marcel of London Ontario in the main event two hours two falls. George Craig meets Speedy LaRance in the semifinal in Minneapolis style bout as Elyria Boxing Commission backs the season opener.
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Elyria Boxing Commission
John Pekras
Rialto Theatre
Dan Morris
Twill
Sandusky
Morris
Second Street Arena
Martonia Angelo
Buffalo
New York
Angelo
Elyria
Doug Marcel
London
Ontario
Dan
George Craig
Speedy LaRance
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Craig
Oklahoma
Marcel
Rialto
Toledo
Fort Warneland
Wild Red Barty
Buck Weaver
Sly McLain
Western
LaRance
Second Division Clubs Hold Key In National Race
The article explains how the four second division clubs Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn and Philadelphia can influence the pennant race as leaders St Louis New York and Chicago fight for position. It details Reds Phils Dodgers and Braves incentives and notes results with Cardinals Giants Cubs win context.
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United Press
EW York
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Reds
Charley Dressen
Phils
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Casey Stengel
Casey
Braves
Phillies
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Giants
Wally Berger
Carl Hubbell
Cubs
Chicago Cubs Sign Coast League Star Lillard
Chicago Cubs owner P K Wrigley reportedly wired 15000 to the Coast League Club to acquire Los Angeles third baseman Gens Willard for next spring. The move links the Cubs and Coast League franchise in a major transfer amid ongoing roster reshaping.
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Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Gens Willard
Los Angeles
P K. Wrigley
Cubs
Lillard
Hughes, Steel And Tubes Play Friday
Hughes Provision Steel and Tubes city league game, postponed by a Hughes player’s mother’s death, will be played Friday at McKinley diamond starting at six. A Hughes victory would secure the second half title and remove the need for a league playoff.
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Hughes Provision Steel and Tubes
Hughes
McKinley
Teams Play Friday at Hamilton Diamond
The 38 Club meets the Troxel All Stars Friday night at Hamilton diamond. The 28 Club members are to report for a practice at Hamilton tonight. Notices list Boreski, Dick and Deb Urig, Kash, Monske, Zig and Hank Wazyniak, Joe Kocsis, Ed Ross and Paul Fritz.
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Troxel All Stars
Hamilton Diamond
Hamilton
Boreski
Deb Urig
Kash
Monske
Zig
Hank Wazyniak
Joe Kocsis
Ed Ross
Paul Fritz
Hubbell’s 20th win as Giants top Reds in Cincinnati
Carl Hubbell, ace left hander for the New York Giants, earned his 20th victory of the season by beating the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 4 in Cincinnati. Reds outhit the Giants 12 to 11 but costly errors and missed rallies doomed Cincinnati. The clubs meet again with Al Hollingsworth opposing Clyde Castleman.
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Incinnati
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Giants
Lew Riggs
Reds
New York
Jackson
al Hollingsworth
Clyde Castleman
Fisher Foods Edge Dobrowski Meats 1 0 in Lorain game
Fisher Foods beat Dobrowski Meats 1 to 0 at Lakeview diamonds Lorain as Neil Rehman bested Walt Boreski in a pitching duel. Rehman allowed four hits while Boreski yielded five. Dobrowski Meats left 4 on base. Fisher Foods pushed across the only run in the fourth on three straight singles.
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Fisher Foods
Lorain
Lakeview Diamonds
Neil Rehman
Walt Boreski
Boreski
Fisher's
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HL Cowie
Sf Ae If
Finesti Tappan
Rehman
Dobrowski Meats AB
RLH
King
Urig
Hersek
Drig
Ress
Traxler
Cincy Reds boss hails Cavarretta NL rookie of year
Harley Dreseen, Reds manager, rates Cubs rookie Phil Cavarretta as the National League's best rookie of the year. The report also notes Pittsburgh shortstop Floyd Vaughan nicknamed Arky, Cubs manager Charley Grimm slimming down, and trapshooting details from Vandalia. Also mentions Elyria star Alex Clawson, Son Alex’s back ailment, Scotty at Illinois, and Tri-County League tourney bid by Ben Bittner’s Morticians with Elyria fans backing them.
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Harley Dreseen
Cincinnati Reds
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Floyd Vaughan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Arky
Clifty
Arkansas
Charley Grimm
Vandalia
Alex Clawson
Elyria
Zanesville Greys
Alex
Earl Scott
Chronicle-Telegram
Scotty
Oils defy Jack's Sports Juniors challenge for title
A three game series to decide the City Junior softball championship pits Defy Oils Jack's Sports Juniors against the Troupe's Gun Oils with the winner earning the city title. Contact Jack Tarry Jr at 6851 to arrange any needed arrangements.
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Jack's
Gun Oils
Gils
Jack Tarry, Jr
Mansfield and Tiffin to Open Ohio Title Series
Mansfield to host the opening two games of a five game playoff for the Ohio State Baseball League title with Tiffin, as league president Harry L. Smith outlines plans for 1936. First half champion Canton not advancing prompts Tiffin’s inclusion, with remaining games to be split between Mansfield and possibly Tiffin. Plans also include eight teams in 1936 and formal NACML meeting attendance.
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Mansfield
Tiffin
Ohio
Olumbus
Sant
Lpi
Ohio State Baseball League
Harry L. Smith
Canton
Smith
Ohio State League
National Association of Minor Leagues
Dayton
New Philadelpia
Coshocton
Alliance
Vancouver Girl Wins Canuck Swim Event
Vancouver swimmer Charlotte Acres won the Canadian National Exhibition women's five mile swim in Toronto on September 5. Acres beat Eva Bein of New York by 100 yards with Nell Hurley of Memphis in third and Janet Sheather of Port Credit fourth. May Looney, last year’s champion from Warren, Ohio, finished fifth. Acres completed the race in 2 hours 31 minutes and some seconds.
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Ont
Charlotte Acres
Vancouver
Miss Acres
Eva Bein
New York
Nell Hurley
Memphis
Janet Sheather
Port Credit
City Bowlers Plan Elyria League Meeting at Knights Club
Elyria City Bowling League members are summoned to a 7:45 p.m. meeting at the Knights of Columbus club ToCOMS. President Thomas Ball urges all league members to attend this important gathering.
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Elyria City Bowling League
Knights of Columbus Club
Tocoms
Thomas Ball
Rain Delays National Tennis Championships at Forest Hills
Persistent rain halted play at Forest Hills delaying the combined men's and women's singles championships. After two matches began yesterday, a heavy downpour forced everyone to seek cover and push action two days behind schedule at the West Side Tennis Club.
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Forest Hills
West Side Tennis Club
Gulf Oils Claim City Junior Title After 5-2 Win
Gulf Oils captured the city Junior softball championship with a 5-2 victory over Elyria Dairies League champs Al Mareens last evening on the McKinley diamond. Brubaker pitched a five hit game for Gulf Oils as his teammates collected eleven singles. Sadowski and Brubaker had two hits each for the winners while Stegman added two for the losers.
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Troup
Gulf Oils
al Maroon’s
Elyria Dairies
McKinley Diamond
Brubaker
Tarry
Sadowski
Oils
Stegman
Batting Mystery Surrounds Al Simmons Slump
George Kirkley reports Chicago White Sox star Al Simmons slumping to .269, far below his .354 career average. Despite high pay and failed remedies, Simmons hints at a secret to his comeback, vowing a return next season and denying desires to leave Chicago or minor leagues.
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United Press
York
al Simmons
Simmons
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Chicago
White Sox
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Softball In Third Annual Amateur Tourney Championship
The Third Annual National tournament of the Amateur Softball Association of America will decide the championship in Chicago this weekend. About 300000 spectators are expected to attend across three days as 27 states and major city titles compete, with a women’s national event held alongside.
Detroit Club Starts Making Preparations For World Series Play
Detroit officials and Tigers management map World Series readiness at Navin Field. Bleachers will be expanded near the left field wall with a 300 foot distance to home plate and a 15 foot wire screen to guard seats. Ground work includes moving the electric scoreboard and reworking the infield as crowds are anticipated for the pennant run and potential world series crowds.
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U.P
Mickey Cochrane
Frank
Charles Navin
Navin Field
Cochrane
Tigers
Detroit
New York Yanks
Cherry Street
Neil Conway
Wis
New Yorkers
New York
Kansas City Climbs to Third in A A Standings
Kansas City moved into third in the American Association after a double win over Columbus. The Blues took the opener 5 to 4 and the nightcap 9 to 6, edging Indianapolis for second place while Columbus fell behind. Louisville defeated Toledo twice as Peterson and Tising led the offenses. An unrelated Hamilton district game between Elyria Hardware and Grafton Haghtery Motor was scheduled for tonight at 8.00.
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Weis
Chuck
Kaminski
Speer
Yucka
Bloker
Knupke
Myers
Bittners
Grathwol
Tiny Schriner
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Kansas City
American Association
Blues
Red Birds
Indianapolis
Bret Columbus
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Toledo
Peterson
Coronels
Tising
Hamilton
Elyria Hardware
Grafton Hothgery Motor Team
New London Wildcats Open First Football Practice
New London High Wildcats began their 1535 season with the first practice on Tuesday under Coach Richard Meyer and Elmer Crabbes. Vernon Johnson, Eugene Funk, Hubert Snyder, and William Howard form a nucleus as they work on the new field, with full training set to begin next Monday afternoon. Harold Cooke returns from illness to bolster the backfield as the squad includes several promising returnees and potential dark horses from nearby schools such as Tony Palkovic and Elbert Lefty Rowlands, continuing Wildcat tradition.
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New London
Wildcats
Doon
Richard Meyer
Elmer Crabbes
Vernon Johnson
Eugene Funk
Hubert Snyder
William Howard
Harold Cooke
Meyer
Dark Horse
Tony Palkovic
Hartland
Elbert
Lefty” Rowlands
Collins
Inter-City N B F Tourney Set To Open In Cleveland
Cleveland Fisher Foods prepares to host 20 teams from five states for the annual National Baseball Federation inter city tournament starting Saturday. Victory could give the Fisher Foods a third title in five years, continuing Cleveland wins after 1934. Regional qualifiers from Fort Wayne Indianapolis Detroit Pontiac Dearborn Birmingham Waterbury Johnstown Beaver Washington Butler Armstrong Allegheny and Fayette counties Akron Dayton Youngstown Warren Lorain will determine the entrants. Elimination two defeats apiece will be played at Municipal Stadium and League Farm, sites of the 1935 all star game and home of the Cleveland Indians. past three years events were at Youngstown Pittsburgh and Dayton.
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Cleveland Fisher Foods
National Baseball Federation
Fishers
Cleveland
Rosenblums
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Ind
Detroit
Pontiac
Dearborn
Mich
Birmingham
Ala
Waterbury
Conn
Johnstown
Beaver
Washington
Butler
Armstrong
Allegheny
Fayette
Pennsylvania
Akron
Dayton
Youngstown
Warren
Lorain
Ohio
Municipal Stadium
League Farm
Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh
Play At Jefferson Pairs Electrolux and Wheatex Packers
The Electrolux and Wheatex Packers softball teams will play tonight on Jefferson diamond No. 1 at 6 15. Players are asked to take notice.
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Jefferson
Electrolux
Wheatex Packers
Jefferson Diamond No. 1
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