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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1926
Page
5
Senior team tops rivals by twenty nine points as Captain Duer leads with twenty six points. Earl Kiser follows with twenty four points in a meet slowed by wet track conditions and weather hindrances.
Strangler Lewis defeats Mann in Boston in a famed exhibition match. He wins the second fall in 15 minutes after a headlock move, using a headlock hip lock to pin Mann. The bout marks one of his best performances in the city.
COL WEATHER MARS GAMES reports a dire start as Judge Landis halts schedules causing players and fans to dread a season opening frozen by Arctic conditions. Teams like the White Sox and Tigers struggle to start while owners weigh revenue, travel, and depreciation as spring training shifts south.
American League results Philadelphia defeated Washington 9 to 3. Chicago beat St. Louis 4 to 2. New York-Boston game noted cold. Cleveland at Detroit snowed. National League games Philadelphia tied Boston 4, St Louis 2. Pittsburgh 0. Chicago at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at New York mentioned cold. American Association scores St Paul 6 Toledo 6, Minneapolis 12 Columbia 5, Indianapolis 5. International League City 15 Syracuse 2. Baltimore and Reading at Rochester cold. Southern Association Chattanooga 2 Atlanta 1. Birmingham 10 Nashville 4 in six innings. Memphis 5 Little Rock 2, New Orleans 10 Mobile 6. Several games listed are noted as remaining futures.
London reports Helen Wills-Mance to face English players as Americas dominance at stake. Bras Lambert Chambers warns late nights and smoking plus brandy use may sap stamina. stresses risk to young players and need for sustained effort in long matches.
New York April 16 There is hope for the Washington Senators as critics debate their chances this season. The club shows aging veterans and a thin pitching staff but claims a smart core led by Buck Harris. Offense and outfield remain concerns with Johnny Tobin aging and Joe Harris limited.
Chicago fight critics flag Shuffle Callahan as a rising lightweight in Windy City circles while debates rage over perceived British influence and promoter tactics in boxing. Disputes over Milligan Walker outcomes and promoter decisions color the sport's international relations.
Two Elyria youths square off at the Hotel Antlers auditorium next Wednesday. Al Taylor meets Touley Kirk of Cleveland in the curtain raiser while Kid Herman faces Young Santos of Cleveland. The main bout pits Frankie Stelmach against Butch Carney of Cleveland.
Thirty boys from Lorain court y celebrate their 16th birthday with a meet at Elyria Y M C A to determine seven event champions. Participants include Ralph Mirby Bob Fauver Carl Wagner Tom Stoody Churchill Goodspeed John Whitney Charles Reid Von Miller and relay team Kirby Fauver Godspeed Wregner. ribbons awarded to top three in each event. proceeds to defray meet expenses.
Sport roundup lists racing meets at Havre de Grace and Pinehurst North Carolina along with bench shows shooting contests and wrestling championships. Names include Tiger Flowers Joe Gunnels Jony Glick and social football note about England.
In New York Hilltop Jack Hier man Yonkers N Y heavyweight stopped Grosso Mount Vernon in the second, Benoy Marks defeated John Erickson in four, Mike Wallace beat Persice in ten, Edule Shea stopped Phil Verdi in five. Akron bouts saw Johnny Williams shading Johnny Hannu rou in six, Kelley stopped Gaston Nesbit in two, Tommy Sears beat Metahans Youngstown in six, Goldstein defeated Scotty Rae burn in six, Mickey Mulling beat Mike Goldman in four.
Pinch hitter Williams knocks his second homer of the season in the ninth to cap a bases-loaded rally and slow the Phillies. Athletics beat the Senators behind rookie pitching as Blankenship works seven innings. Sisler’s Sluggers slump in a Poor showing as Chicago keeps pace with Browns.
A garbled note lists teams including the Cubs Reds Sox and Tigers with mentions of Glanta Brookliyn and Cleveland amid a sailing shortage affecting schedules.
Louis April 16 Hank ODay the veteran umpire was taken to a hospital yesterday and was resting comfortably today. Initially it was believed he had appendicitis but his condition is not serious.
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