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Following the happenings of The News-Herald Community Media Lab, as well as the library and archive, where we're digging to find historic people, places, events and things to see how much the times have changed or how much they have stayed the same.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 19

1967: The Browns sustain a scare in their training camp at Hiram, as defensive backs Mike Howell and Ollie Cordill collide with one another and are slow to get up, but tests reveal no major injuries.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 18

1956: In the latest Major League Baseball leaders, the Indians’ Vic Wertz is third in RBI with 67 and fourth in home runs with 21 – each 10 off the pace of the Yankees’ Mickey Mantle.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 17

1945: Steve Gromek fans six and scatters nine hits, recording his 11th win as the Indians secure their third straight victory in Boston, 6-1.

Monday, July 16, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 16

1934: Lake County Fairgrounds plays host to an Ohio Harness Racing event, prompting the Painesville Telegraph to use the headline, “Fairground stables overrun by horses, men preparing for races.”

Sunday, July 15, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 15

2010: Michael Bernard, a 16-year-old from Huber Heights Wayne, takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Ohio Amateur at Kirtland Country Club.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 14

1999: Mentor edges Painesville, 372-363, in the Lake County Junior Olympics, riding 13 wins in various age divisions to hold on for the team championship.

Friday, July 13, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 13

1988: Three entries from the Mentor Harbor Yacht Club and one from the Grand River Yacht Club take home top honors in their respective divisions of the Edgewater Regatta.

Monday, July 9, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 9

1944: Ed Klieman, unhappy with being removed one out short of a complete game in Boston, protests to Indians manager Lou Boudreau and earns a $100 fine during a National War Fund benefit.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 8

1933: Indians rookie Monte Pearson allows three runs in a complete game, but cannot overcome first-inning errors by Bill Cissell and William Kamm in a 3-2 loss to the Senators in Washington.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 7

2009: Cavaliers big man Anderson Varejao is reportedly close to wrapping up a five-year contract with the team, and the Captains get fifth-inning homers from Michael Valadez and Karexon Sanchez in a 4-2 win at Greensboro.

Friday, July 6, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 6

1998: Indians slugger Jim Thome advances to the final of the All-Star Home Run Derby in Denver but is edged out by last-minute entry Ken Griffey Jr., who has second thoughts after being booed, 3-2.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 5

1987: Emerson Fittipaldi averages a race-record 128.421 mph and wins the Cleveland Grand Prix by 11.63 seconds over runner-up Bobby Rahal at Burke Lakefront Airport.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 4

1976: Bob Feller and Cy Young were among the inaugural class for the Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame in Newcomerstown, with Feller saying Young was a “great guy who never criticized young ball players.”

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 3

1965: Fairport’s Mike Thomas competes in a collegiate 120-yard high hurdles event at Kent State and sets a stadium record with a time of 14.3 seconds.

Monday, July 2, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 2

1954: Bob Feller and Early Wynn each go the distance as the Indians sweep a doubleheader with the White Sox, 3-2 and 5-4, to open a 4 ½ game lead over the Yankees in the American League.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

This date in area sports history: July 1

1943: The Indians push across a run in the eighth and Al Smith scatters nine hits over eight innings in a 3-2 triumph over the visiting Yankees to even the teams’ series.