Ridgeville Port Carnival Features Full Evening of Events
Ridgeville hosts intramural carnival Thursday evening at Ridgeville High with a full program of sports and contests. The Olympic Reds meet the Detroit Blues in the final intramural basketball, followed by the Smudgeville foul shooting finals, a silver cup for the winner, and a variety of races, boxing, and a horseshoe contest. Relay races include under over and alumni events, with a ladder obstacle for each relay team member. Freshies are favored to win. The Ridgeville varsity will split into Ridgevillans and Olmstedites for a home town basketball showdown. Don Romp and George Daniels coach the opposing sides. The program starts at 7 40 and ends before Saturday.
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Ridgevile
Winh
Gleister
Miller
Livene
Ridgeville
Mededbourgag
Eivica Whitelap
Freshies
Ridgevillans
Olmstedites
Don Romp
Olmsted Crew
George Daniels
Ridgeville Aggregation
Saturdar
Pyle’s Eunioneers Launch Road Trip Amid Struggles
Philadelphia April 32 1928 C C Pyle director general of the Eunioneers leads a cross country team leaving for Wilmington. Runners threaten to quit over pay while chorus girls complain of fatigue and hunger. Early leader is Troy Trimble from Bakersfield California.
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Philadelphia
C. C. Pyle
Wilmington
Pyle
New York
Podunk
Finals in county amateur B and C tourney at Y Tonight
Three Lorain teams and Avon Lake compete for Class B and C titles at the YTMC arena tonight after Tuesday semi finals. Lorain Congregational Juniors and Whittier All Stars advance in C. Avon Lake Q-Bar-Deans beat Lorain Comets in B. Final scores and key players noted. plays begin at 7:00 p m.
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Avon Lake Ol-Bur-Deans
Lorain Comets
Cress Bard Congregational Jrs
Whittier All-Stars
Lorain
Avon Lake
Congregational
Whittier All Stars
Lorain Congregational
Oberlin Comrades
Comrades
Lorain Boys
Whitier AH Stars
Elyria Y. M.C. A
Levak
All Stars
Everhart
Elyria
Q-Bar-Deans
Aviator
Fencemamaker
Danevich
Bord
Pineura
Lorain Tigers
Ohio Ice Juniors
Tiger
Harrell
Zeleski
Radman
Ohio Ice
Lornia Cong
Name
T. Lewis
Peveeernee
Johnston
Weeee
Chupick
Aeae
Showalter
Aeaee
Rehman
Stene
F. T. Robinson
Auston
Dee Sere Fields
Weesee
Barnes
Johnson
Deasy. Rf
Hilfe
Eevee
Wee
Knightly
Tentsmaker
Niemeyer
Sane
F. Th. Lorain Comets
Boyd
Beanarik
Lapachiet
Pincura
Baraski
Oe Gates
Catalano
Eva Neesee Dzampbric
Ee Ee
Boxing Card Promises Grafton Ring Night Show
Boxing program at Grafton features Fat Walker against Big Foster in the main bout. Elyria lads attend as Henry Walker and Fat Walker headline a card that includes Kid LaPorte Morrie Bollin McDaniel Hank Walker Terry McGovern Davies Tucker Shoulter LaGrange Garrettson and Fat Walker versus Big Foster.
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Grafton
Homday
Radio Building
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Henry Walker
Fat Walker
Big Foster
Kid LaPorte
Kid Morrie
Mike Bollin
Kid McDaniel
Hank Walker
Young Terry McGovern
Art Davies
Young Tucker
Young Shoulter
LaGrange Garrettson
Seniors Lead In Inter Class Elyria High Track Meet
The Inter class track meet at Elyria High began with the mile run shot put and discus throw. Seniors earned the most points in the first events while sophomores and juniors are tied and freshmen have not entered. Additional events slated for Thursday.
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Elyria High School
Bishop
Nesbit
Todd
Summers
Davidson
Hardy
Barnes
Fleming
Blakely
South Triumph Opens National High School Tourney
The South won 10 of 12 opening games in the National High School basketball championship in Chicago. Salt Lake City beat Brockton 29 25, and New Tucker of Connecticut ousted St Paul 35 31. Ashland Kentucky, Classen Eigh of Oklahoma City, and Athens Texas led big upsets as teams from across the country competed, with notable performances by Johnson of Central High Oklahoma City and McElyn of Heath Kentucky. Today’s schedule features Wheeling West Virginia against Snead Boat Alabama and Lakeland Florida versus Ashland Kentucky.
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Chicago
Salt Lake City
Brockton
Mass
Naugatuck
Ashland
Kyr
Independence
Darby
Classen Eigh
Oklahoma City
Monticello
Miss
Athens
Tex
Cleveland
Central High
Cicero
Ill
Heath
Hartford
Granite High
Portsmouth
Eaton
N. Mex
Wheeler
Winnemucca
Nev
Jena
Wheatland
Wyo
Newport News
Miles City
Mont
Lakeland
Wheeling
W. Va
Snead Boat
Ala
Fla
Bowling Congress Scores in Chicago Five Man Leads
The American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago saw the leading five man team stay atop the standings. Nierman Kalils Bootery of Chicago led with a 2,972 total across three games, followed by Gross Point Iuns and Sundstrand McGuires, both Chicago, with 2,935 and 2,912 respectively. W. Secord of Denver posted a 700 in singles. Doubles saw EB Ritchell and H Swing of Denver lead with 1,250, while Frank Caruana of Buffalo accumulated 645 in five man, 621 in doubles, and 656 in singles to place sixth overall. All events leader Otto Stein Jr. and other top totals are listed in the day’s standings.
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Chicago
Nierman’ Kalils Bootery
Gross Point Iuns
Sundstrand McGuires
Alberta Boosters
W. Secord
Denver
Larry Dunn
A. Burke
Passaic
N. J
Eb, Ritchell
H. Swing
R. Rump
Ft. Wayne
Otto Stein, Jr
St.Louis
F. Maerzke
Watertown
Wis
P. Butler
Track Team Names And Class Standings
A fragment lists athletes by surname and class standings in discus events. Barnes senior, Derson senior, Hardy sophomore, Blakely junior, Haynes junior, Sebransky sophomore are noted among the competitors.
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Derson
Barnes
Hardy
Blakely
Haynes
Sebransky
Training Camp Notes Shows Early Spring Baseball Action
In exhibition play across the South and Southwest, Detroit loses 10 2 to Chicago as Harris tries third base. Shires and Cisgelt are benched for training breaches but deny dissension. Pirates top Yankees 13 11 in Houston as Waner shines. Bishop leads A’s past Columbus 15 5 in Salisbury. Reds and Swanson draw notes in Atlanta. Browns beat Barons 5 4 in Birmingham. Red Sox optimistic in Bradenton. Giants facing Indians with Fitzsimmons sidelined by a leg injury. Cardinals aim for Columbus win after three straight, while Phillies end their work with an 8 4 rally. Wright may miss more games for Robins with arm trouble.
Baseball Practice Games Today Across Regions
Baseball practice games listed for today feature Cleveland Americans versus New York Giants in New Orleans and several city matchups including New York Americans against Fort Worth in Fort Worth Tex Detroit Americans versus Beaumont, Philadelphia Americans at Columbia, St Louis Americans at Birmingham, Washington Americans versus Tampa and more. In Columbus a purse snatching case ended with Mrs Jenni e M Schrantz severely injured after a brick attack as she left a lodge meeting.
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Cleveland Americans
New York Giants
New Orleans
New York
Fort Worth
Tex
New York American Subs
University of Texas
Austin
Detroit Americans
Beaumont
Philadelphia Americans
Columbia
S. C
St. Louis
Birmingham
Washington
Tampa
Columbus
Cincinnati Nationals
Atlanta
Pittsburgh Nationals
Houston
Brooklyn Nationals
Jacksonville
Jennie M. Schrantz
Eskins and Joyce Run Strong at Philadelphia Meet
Charles Eskins of Elyria and Mike Joyce of Cleveland placed 16th and 17th at a Philadelphia Coast to Coast event. Both runners show steady progress and a growing teammate dynamic, with three laps completed and times not yet among the top fifteen.
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Charles Eskins
Elyria
Mike Joyce
Cleveland
Ohio
C. C. Pyles
Philadelphia
Eskins
Joyce
United Press
Wired
Northern Ohio
Veteran Ty Cobb Retires After Twenty Four AL Seasons
Two familiar figures exit the American League this season for the first time in over twenty years. Ty Cobb announces retirement after twenty four AL seasons, finishing with a .367 career batting average. Fans regret the decision and hope he might return.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Tris Speaker
Veterans Face Enduring Careers in New League Season
The Newark International League club will be led by a manager who previously guided Walter Johnson to the Washington Senators. Major leaguers near the end of long careers include Max Carey and Dave Bancroft with uncertain playing time, Carl Mays attempting a Giants comeback, and Urban Faber approaching fifteen years of service with the White Sox.
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Newark
Dave Bancroft
Glenn Wright
Carl Mays
Giants
Jack Hendricks
Urban Faber
White Sox
Red Sox Bench Looms For Wally Gerber This Season
Wally Gerber seems set to spend most of the season on the Boston Red Sox bench while veteran Sam Rice watches a young outfielder in Washington’s camp. The scene focuses on bench roles and prospect watching as spring moves forward.
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Wally Gerber
Boston Red Sox
Sam Rice
Washington
Cleveland sports group plans cross sport venue expansion
The Cleveland Sportsmen's Enterprises, a new corporation, announced plans to stage a June heavyweight bout between Johnny Risko of Cleveland and Myers K. C. Christner of Akron at Dunnfield. The group aims to mirror Madison Square Garden plans, join the American Hockey League, build a hockey rink, and use existing sports centers.
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Cleveland Sportsmen's Enterprises
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Myers K. C. Christner
Akron
Dunnfield
Madison Square Garden
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Lloyd Waner
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Reds
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