Sunday, October 16, 2011

10/9/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, October 9, 1952   Vol. C117
SPORTS
TRAVELERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Corning-  The East Farewell Travelers won the Northeastern League Championship on Saturday in a classic slugfest, 10 to 9.  They were able overcome an explosive offense by a determined Corning nine in the ninth inning in classic Travelers style using the home run ball to finish off the opponents.   This is the second championship in three years for the Travelers, the other was in 1950.  With this win the team hopes it will show town officials that a home baseball park is a worthy investment.  The Travelers have not played a game in East Farewell since the old park burned down in the winter of 1950, after the first championship season.
            The game which was played as a home game for the Travelers, according a prearranged rule change approved by the league, saw a highlight several innings and both teams showed they were worthy of their playoff positions.  The first inning started with a blast by Corning’s own Joe Gill.  Traveler’s pitcher, Joey Alfred, settled down after that and was able to retire the rest of the side.  The Travelers responded with two runs in the first.  Francis was able to lead off with a double to right and the Dunham advanced him to third with a sacrifice bunt.  The game started to take on its slugfest personality when “Big Bob” Tilman came to the plate next.  Playing in the place of the hugely popular Johnny Cloos who was injured last month with a season ending wrist injury, Tilman has stepped up in the field and at the plate.  He blasted the third pitch out of the park bring home Francis and trotting around the diamond himself. 
            The second inning was a defensive beauty.  Both teams turned double plays and both pitchers struck out the batters for the third out.  The fireworks really started in the third inning as Corning scored four runs but was doubled up again.  Johnson was the first to get on base and then was followed by Steele.  Chuck Baker dove in Johnson and then the unstoppable Joe Gill clobbered his second homerun in as many at bats.  The rest of the inning was all defense.  After striking out Williams, Alfred walked Reese but got Rodriguez to ground into a 6-4-3 double play.  The Dale to Archibald to Watson combination once again proved it was one of the best, if not the best in the league.  The Travelers responded in the third by scoring two more. Billy Sweet led off with a single, Alfred stuck out and Ralph Francis singled.  Dunham sent a long fly to center and Johnson made a spectacular, over the shoulder grab but fell down trying to turn to throw the ball back in allowing the runners to advance.  Bobby Watson then hit a perfectly placed double into the right field corner scoring both runners.  Tilman struck out to end the inning.   Corning scored two more in the fourth and one in the sixth by playing good baseball.  Short hits and advancing runners around the bases.  The Travelers went scoreless in the fourth and fifth.
            In the sixth inning Corning scored again thanks to a double by Steele and a double by Baker.  The Travelers got back on the board by scoring two runs in the sixth making the score 8-6 favoring Corning.  Everyone knew that if the Travelers lost this game they would be thrown into a playoff with Corning.  The Travelers scored again in the seventh.  The eight inning went scoreless.  The ninth started off with Chuck Baker slamming a long homerun and the Travelers fans were discouraged.  Alfred struck out the side after that and seemed to boost the confidence of his teammates.
            Due up for the Travelers in the ninth were Sweet, Alfred and Francis.  Sweet started off with a surprise bunt, catching the infield off guard and reaching first safely.  Alfred laid down a second bunt but was thrown out at first, Sweet made it to second.  Francis then hit a looper over the shortstops head allowing Sweet to advance to third and got to first safely.  Dale Dunham came to the plate.  Not a homerun hitter, he only had 12 for the entire season, the infield was drawn in hoping for a ground ball they could turn into a double play.  The outfield was in, too, trying to prevent an extra base hit.  The count went to 3-2 and Corning’s Archer, who had pitched a fine game, let loose a fastball and Dunham swung.  With his arms fully extended and his body twisting in graceful, muscular synchronization, he connected.  The ball jumped off the bat and sailed out over the centerfielder’s head and out of the park.  The Travelers won 10-9 in the ninth.  The championship was theirs.  Congratulations.


EAST FAREWELL TRAVELERS 1952 NORTHEAST LEAGUE CHAMPS

LOCAL NEWS
EAST FAREWELL CELABRATES TRAVELERS WIN
East Farewell-  The joy in East Farewell is everywhere.  Banners are hanging from windows and everyone is talking on
Main Street
.  The team arrived back in town late Saturday night and was greeted by a throng of fans.  Many fans had made trip to Corning and were still in transit but still the town square was filled when the bus pulled in.  “These guys are great!  They will never have to pay for another drink in this town,” said Charles Lentz, owner of the Lost Oasis Bar and Grill.  Many of the members of the crowd were vacationers had hung on stretching the vacations  to be part of the end of the season series.
            “I hope this moves the council to look into rebuilding the ballpark,” said fan Sid Bauer.  The Town Council has been exploring different options on the ball park issue.  One is to rebuild the old, burned out park and another is to build a new park on
Lake Shore Drive
.  With the Travelers wining the championship, the question is sure to be brought to the front burner.  The council will be meeting at the end of the month.

 NATIONAL NEWS
CBS TO USE COMPUTER TO PRDICT ELECTION RESULTS
New York, New York-  CBS television will use a computer for the first time to forecast election results in November. The network will team with Remington Rand, the manufacturer of the UNIVAC, to tabulate the outcome of elections based on incoming returns.  Remington Rand says the machine isn’t “psychic” but that comparisons are possible at speeds beyond human capability.

Next Wednesday begins the official overseas Christmas mailing season and the Post Office recommends you mail early for the boys in Korea. If you’re mailing to armed forces in Korea, Japan and other Pacific Islands – get your packages out by November 1.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

10/2/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, October 2, 1952   Vol. C116
LOCAL NEWS
FIRE DESTROYS NEWS PAPER HOME
East Farewell- After all of last week’s destruction all this town needed was another disaster.  Unfortunately, a disaster struck the home of the East Farewell News on Monday.  The entire building went up in flames and burned to the ground   This included the sales office and the editorial offices as well as the main business office.  The printing and distribution office, which was housed next door, was severely damaged.  This week’s paper had to be printed at a facility in Slate Mountain.  Delivery of this week’s paper was delayed due to the extenuating circumstances but the entire staff extends a grateful thank you to all the people who put in extra hours to help get this issue published.

East Farewell News building on fire. 
Main Street, East Farewell

“The fire appears to have started in the electrical box area.” said Fire Marshall, Lou Doane. “We don’t suspect any foul play, it may have been sparked by a worn out wire or loose connection.  Maybe all the storms damaged the exterior wiring.  We will find out more after the debris has been cleared.”  That may take several weeks.  Production has been moved temporarily to an available building on Lake Shore Drive next to the Mallard Boarding House.
The East Farewell News building was one of the first in East Farewell, dating back to the 1920s.  Originally, it was the home of real estate developer and cofounder of East Farwell, Lou Lendel.  The Lendel group sold the building to the Newspaper in the early 30s due to a distressed position of the Llndel family.  The newspaper has been an important part of the community for over 20 years and will continue to serve the town in spite of this devastating setback.


SPORTS
TRAVELERS WITHIN ONE WIN OF CHAMPIONSHIP
Corning- Due to the terrible weather last week, the first game of the season deciding series was postponed Friday night.  The second game, played Saturday, was won by the Coning nine in a very close 2-1 contest.  The Travelers had hoped to clinch the championship with at least one win last weekend.  They will have to wait until the rematch that will be played this Saturday at Corning. 
            The second game got under way late in the afternoon after a slight delay for rain.  The field was in very poor condition and the weather was very humid and tended to make for a very sloppy game.  Danny Lane pitched a very good game but was stymied by poor defense and a lack of offense to generate any runs.  The only Travelers score came by way of a home run by “Mean” Richie Lane in the eighth.  The Travelers stranded 15 men on base throughout the game.  That frustration was compounded by three errors and two passed balls.  “We were just off today, there is no excuse, we just were terrible,” said shortstop Dale Dunham after the game.  “We will pull it together for sure for the game on Saturday, you can bet on that.  We were embarrassed out there today.”
            The Corning team was able to score both runs in the fourth.  The first came off a double by Johnson who was able to gain third on a passed ball.  He was scored by a single by Steele.  Steele advanced to third by another long single by Baker.  Steele scored on a beautiful squeeze bunt by Joe Gill.  The Travelers were unable to come up with any of their usual sparkle and flare to counter the Corning fireworks.  The standings show Corning just one game behind the Travelers with one game left.  If the Travelers win they will win the championship and if they loss they will enter into a best of seven, championship playoff with Corning.  If the Travelers are able to pull off another win and secure the championship it will be their second since 1950 and will almost surely bring pressure to build a new ballpark for their home games.
 NATIONAL NEWS
EISENHOWER CAMPAGINS ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Campaigning in Texas - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (62) receives happy birthday wishes from across the state.  Making whistle stops in Northern California, General Eisenhower pledges an end to the Korean War, dedicating himself to “finding and intelligent and honorable way” to end it.
In reference to the Presidential elections next month between Adlai Stevenson and General Eisenhower – Winston Churchill proclaims that “Whichever wins, the United States will not abandon the mission of leading the free nations in resistance to Communist aggression.”  “There is a general feeling in the world that on the whole, the danger of world war has receded.”  General Eisenhower releases his finances over the past 10 years, showing a total income of $888.303.99. $633,000 of the amount was for all rights to his book “Crusade In Europe.”

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

9/25/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, September 25, 1952   Vol. C115
LOCAL NEWS
 EAST FAREWELL HIT BY MAJOR STORM
DEVASTATION AND DAMAGE EXTREME
East Farewell- A major storm ripped through town on Monday and Tuesday causing widespread property damage and devastating the entire Lake Front Fun Pier.  Luckily there were no reports of personal injury.  The storm unleashed its fury Monday morning and continued through the day and night into Tuesday afternoon when it subsided.  It left a swath of destruction in it path.  There were several businesses on
Main Street
 that suffered broken windows from high winds and wind-blown objects.  The Hardware store had its front window smashed and the Lost Oasis Bar & Grill suffered substantial roof damage.  The worst damage, though, was to the Lake Front Fun Pier on Lake Charles.  Initial estimates are 90% to 95% total destruction.  The pier has been in operation since 1948 and was the center of the summer entertainment for many years.  Many of the kiddie rides were ruined. The magnificent carousel, which was manufactured in Philadelphia and transported here in pieces by train, was severely damaged.  The beautiful 50 foot high Ferris Wheel was thankfully and surprisingly spared.  Only its mechanical parts suffered some damage.  “We plan to begin rebuilding immediately,” said Sam Lendel, owner.  “This is a tragedy for the whole town as well as my business, but I vow to rebuild the Pier bigger and better than before.  I am just glad there were no injuries.”
The businesses in town voiced similar resolve.  “We plan to put a new roof on starting next week, once we clean up the water damage inside.  We already have a tarp over it so not as to get any more water on the inside,” said Charles Wenz, owner of the Lost Oasis Bar & Grill.  Up and down Main Street the response was similar.  The town seems ready to pull together and move forward. It looks like this storm will go down in history as the storm of the century.  
SPORTS
TRAVELER WIN
CLOOS DELIVERS OFF THE FIELD
East Farewell- Johnny Cloos, injured star outfielder for the East Farewell Travelers delivered a stirring pep talk to the team as they prepared for a critical game against Corning last week.  Even thought his injury will keep him out for the rest of the season he was able to rally the team with a five minute galvanizing speech  the contents of which remain in the locker room and confidential to the team.  Nevertheless, speaking with team members after the game there is no doubt that the talk had a very positive effect on the team.  The Travelers went out to close down Cedar Creek in both games. 
Joe Nagy pitched another gem in the first, retiring 12 straight from the fourth to the eighth and allowing only five hits and two runs.  The final score was Travelers 8, Cedar Creek 2.   The scoring came from the usual suspects; Bobby Watson doubled in the third, Big Bob Tilman who replaced Johnny Cloos in center, drove him home with a single, Tony Dimero and Joey Brown both singled and Billy Sweet brought them all home with his second grand slam of the year. 
In the eighth Francis singled and Dunham advanced him on a sacrifice.  Watson tripled this at bat, driving in Francis and once again Big Bob Tilman came through with a double. To finish off the scoring, Tony Dimero hit his 24th home run, bringing in Tilman.
           It was feared the Cedar Creek winning streak and the poor performance by the Travelers last week would make this a closer series.  That was not o be as Danny Lane came on in the second game and made short work of the Cedar Creek nine.  He pitched a superb game allowing only 8 hits scattered through nine innings.  Cedar Creek was unable to capitalize on any of the hits as they left 13 runners on base, never scoring.  The Travelers won the second game 3-0.  Scoring was led by Joey Brown and Artie Archibald each hitting homeruns in the second and eighth.  
          The Travelers will face Corning next week for what is presumed to be the title matchup.  Statistically the Travelers only need one win to clinch the title but Corning could tie for first place with a sweep of the series.  Both games will be played at night in Corning on Friday and Saturday.
NATIONAL NEWS
 CHADWICK SWIMS CHANNEL
SETS RECORD 
 Pas De Calais- Florence Chadwick establishes world history after she swims the Catalina Channel in the record-breaking time of 13 hours, 47 minutes - the first woman to have crossed both the English and Catalina Channels.
Philadelphia - Undefeated Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott to become the world heavyweight champ.

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