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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1950
Page
4
At Forest Hills Flam the favorite battles Larsen in the National Amateur Championship. The match features Flam’s steady power and Larsen’s flamboyant theatrics as both players showcase unorthodox shots and pre-serve stances in a colorful, crowd-pleasing showdown.
Standings across American and National Leagues with team records and percentages. Tonight's schedule features Cleveland at Detroit, New York at Philadelphia, and Chicago at St. Louis, plus multiple interleague matchups and ongoing pennant race note.
The Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 41 to 31 in Labor Day exhibition action before 19,259 in Buffalo New York. Otto Graham passed for 266 yards on 21 of 29 attempts as the Browns offense rolled to 280 yards.
In preparation for their game at Cleveland Stadium Sunday with the Cleveland News-Fisher Foods All-Stars, the Elyria Little League All-Stars hold three practices this week at the Lexington Avenue diamond. Sessions are today at 5:30, Thursday at 5:30 and Saturday at 6:30. All players should report to all drills.
Labor Day racing drew 32 500 fans who wagered 1 062 378 across three Ohio tracks. Randall Park in Cleveland posted a state best 660 201 in handle from 16 083 bettors on the 14 race program. Beulah Park near Columbus saw 9 500 bettors wager 235 177 and Hamilton 7 000 fans bet 167 000.
The United Polish Club Bowling League will begin activity Thursday at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes. Regular bowling occurs on the 7 o'clock shift on Thursdays throughout the season. All league members should attend the first session.
Tigers Musial Cards Difageie Red Sor Purio Dodgers Pitching eeawen ee Pedener.
Foret Hill s N Y UP Young Herbie Flam of Beverly Hills seeks a third national title in the open U S championships final against Art Larsen of San Francisco. Flam defeated Gardnar Mulloy in five sets as darkness ended play. Larsen beat Dick Savitt to reach the final, the first southpaw finalist since 1930. The women’s final matches were Margaret Osborne duPont and Doris Hart with duPont advancing.
C. C. Nixon of Elyria rode Palomino Golden Rambler to first in the walking class and grand champion of the Kiwanis Club horse show at Brecksville. Other Elyrians earned prizes including Barry Burns on Beauty in pony class second, Bobby Weikel on Dainty Miss in pair class third, and Roxanne Handrosh on Melody Mist in women’s first.
Amherst Eagles won the Ihhampionship with two victories over Feckley Auto of Medina in the Wellington Class B tournament final. Witkowski tossed a three hitter for the opening win, and Saladin pitched the second behind a Duck Muniga homer, as Amherst survives elimination and earns the title.
Giants veterans Jim Hearn and Sal Maglie shut out Philadelphia 2 0 and 9 0 as New York chases a pennant. Phillies lose ground to Dodgers and Giants while Brooklyn, Boston and the Giants push toward the stretch with seven to play.
Tommy Walters of Avon wins both Sunday and Labor Day features at Lorain County Speedway. Art Plus of Elyria finishes second in Sundays 20 lap feature, with Lou Nagy, Ace Hummel, Ernie Miller and Ben Janis in the top positions. Labor Day results show Walters leading, followed by Lou Davidson, Sterling Ray, and Wally Westfall.
The Western Automatic Bowling League opens its season at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes this evening with 7 o'clock shifts. Matches include Engineers vs Inspection and Draw Plant vs Tool Room among others.
A final meeting of the Bowling Center C Bowling League is set for Wednesday at 8 o'clock at the Center. All interested bowlers and anyone wishing to place a team in the circuit are urged to attend.
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