Pyles Derby race pacesetter leads field in Richmond
In Richmond Indiana on Tuesday Charle Eakins of Elyria Ohio finished 14th in the Bullion Derby stage race. The 42 year old ran 37:20:13 for the 63 mile leg from Springfield Ohio to Richmond, placing behind Pete Gavuzzi of England and Ed Gardner of Seattle. The rally covered 735.8 miles of a 3100 mile journey to the Pacific Coast with runners from several countries.
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Michmond
Ind
Charleskins Elyria
Mike Joye
Cleveland
Elyrinn
Passate
Speeding Pokes
C. C. Pyte
Indiana
Richmond
Springfield
Pete Gavuzz
England
Ed Gardner
Seattle
Giusto Umeri
Italy
Mike Joyce
Phillip Granville
Hamaiton
Ont
Sam Richman
New York
Joyce
Salo
Gavuzzi
Gardner
Pacific Coast
Pete Guvuzz
John Fala
Passaic
Hamilton
F—Paul Simpson
Burtington
Ngc
McNamara
Australia
Dais
Herbert Hedeman
Arthur Newton
Africa
Oi Wanttinen
Harry Abramowitz
N. Y
Charien Eakins
Eirria
Ohio
Mike Beze
Los Angeles
Muldoon Tunney Trophy to Be Revealed at Madison Square Garden
New York April 17 Mayor Jimny Walker will unveil the Muldoon Tunney trophy at Madison Square Garden this afternoon. The statue lists heavyweight champions from 1872 to the present with Gene Tunney last on the list. Tunney has sent congratulations to the trustees for finalizing the disclosure of the trophy symbolizing the world heavyweight championship.
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New York
Jimny Walker
Muldoon-Tunney
Madison Square Garden
Gene Tunney
Opening day notes from 1929 major league season
Opening day reports describe Grover Cleveland Alexander’s strong form for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chick Taifer’s lone NL homer, Rogers Hornsby being walked thrice, Earl Averill’s first inning homer for Cleveland, and the Pirates beating the Cubs. The Browns upset Chicago, while weather delayed the full start across leagues with over 100000 fans attending four parks.
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New York
West
Middle West
Grover Cleveland Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Chick” Tiafer
St. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
Pirates
Cubs
Chicago
Earl Averill
Cleveland
Detroit
Indians
St Ioust Browns
Browns
Chicago Wire Sox
Sam Gray
New York Yankees
Washington
Hoover
Standings and Schedules From Yesterday and Today
Yesterday Cleveland beat Detroit five to four and St Louis had no result due to rain. Today's games include Detroit at Cleveland Chicago at St Louis Philadelphia at Washington and Boston at New York. Other matchups feature St Louis 5 Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 3 Brooklyn at Boston New York at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Chicago St Louis at Cincinnati and several intercity games in progress with KC Louisville Toledo St Paul and Minneapolis Columbus results.
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Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
G. Ww. L. Pet
Boston Eeere
Philadelpha
Peeerte
Chicago Sateen
G. W. L. Pet
Erene
Cleveland Indijans
Detroit Tigers
Carl Lind
Watching the Scoreboard Pitches Cardinals Past Reds 25 to 2
Old Pete Grover Cleveland Alexander, starting his 19th major league season, hurled the Cardinals to a 25 to 2 win over the Reds allowing five hits. Pio Traynor captained the Pirates in a 4 to 3 victory over the Cubs before 60,000 fans. Sam Gray starred for the St. Louis Browns in the play.
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Pete
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Pio Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
Corsairs
Chicago Cubs
Babe Ruth Weds Mrs Claire Hodgson in New York
Babe Ruth and Claire Hodgson were married today at St Gregory's Church in New York. The ceremony preceded Ruth's expected payday at Yankee Stadium and their plans included a Riverside Drive apartment. Ruth, 5:45 a.m. wedding time, grinned for reporters as crowds gathered outside.
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Central Press
George Herman
Babe” Ruth
Home Run King
Claire Hodgson
Follies
New York
Babe Ruth
St. Gregory's
Yankee Stadium
William F. Hughes
Ruth
Rath
Ball Park
Mrs. Ruth
Liberty Loan Postern
Babe
Riverside Drive
Struck Furniture, Style Center win three game bowling night
The Struck Furniture ladies from Style Center defeated their rivals at Gala alleys on Tuesday night. Edith Smith led the scoring with 210 in a 547 total, the best individual mark of the evening. Team totals reached 2218 for Struck Furniture and 2093 for Style Center.
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Goldberg
Saegers
Rawson
Elyria Track Team Hosts Akron West Friday
Elyria High tracksters fresh from their sweep of Berea and Garfield Heights will meet Akron West High at home Friday. Coach W. L. Vaughn has the squad training at a fast pace this week as the Rubber City team is expected to push the crimson and white to the limit.
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Elyria High
Berea
Garfield Heights
Akron West High
W. L. Vaughn
Knights of Columbus Boxers Set Tonight Show
Tonight the Knights of Columbus host a boxing card at the East Broad Street hall featuring sixteen eager amateur fighters. From barn loft scraps to the ring these locals promise an improved lineup of youth talent in a second monthly event.
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Knights of Columbus
BK. of C. Ball
East Broad Street
Sporting notes from Lexington and beyond
Lexington pays 150000 for Vic torian, 4 year old son of Whisky Broom I Prudery. American Ryder Cup team welcomed in England as best dressed group of golfers. International League to open season despite doubtful weather. Knapp elected executive head for current season. Michigan house passes 15 round boxing bill. senate to consider. Helen Wills and Glenna Collett sail for Europe with other celebrities. Wills to be presented at court in England.
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Lexington
Harry Payne Whitney
London
England
United States
Leeds
New York
International League
Jersey City
Newark
Baltimore
Reading
Charles H. Knapp
Baltimore Orioles
Lansing
Michigan House of Representatives
Lmites
Senate
Meanstre
Helen Wills
Glenna Collett
Europe
S. S. Mauretania
Edith Crogs
Marjorie Morrill
Tommy Armour
Bill Melhorn
George von Elm
Misa Wills
Miss Collett
Early 1929 Baseball Opens Split Results Across Leagues
United Press report covers opening day results: Cleveland 5 Detroit 4. Cincinnati 2 Cardinals 5. Toledo 5 St Paul 3. Columbus 4 Minneapolis 21. Home runs noted, including Earl Averill’s first Indian at bat. Reds vs Cardinals featured rough start by Red Lucas. Alexander pitched for Cards, Toledo’s Ermin Wingard homered in 12th to break deadlock. Columbus endure worst opening defeat in club history.
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United Press
Ohio
Cleveland
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Toledo
St. Paul
American Association
Columbus
Minneapolis
Reds
Cardinals
Red Lucas
Red
Hafey
Cards
Redlegs
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ernin Winguard
Cleveland Indians
Tigers
Willis Hudlin
Joe Shaute
Earl Whitehill
Detrot
Earl Averill
Indians
Farr Wins in Ten Rounds and Seeks Open Championship
Youngstown April 17 Johnny Farr, Cleveland featherweight, outpointed Rosey Stoy of Lancaster in ten fast rounds with Farr pressing and using a weight edge as backing. Tony Aven defeated Johnny Smackey in the semi windup. Local heavyweight Jack McGowan beat Max Brown on a foul in round two, Sid Mesner beat Tony Patton on a foul in the second, and Pete Mazz eo outpointed Tom O Leary Wilkesharre in six rounds.
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Youngstown
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
Rosey Stoy
Lancaster
Farr
Tony Aven
Johnny Smackey
Pittsburgh
Jack McGowan
Max Brown
Sid Mesner
Amherst Birthday Party Honors Robert Gerber
Mrs. Gerber hosted Rob ert Gerber's 11th birthday with 18 guests from South Amherst. Games and contests highlighted the party. Mary Eleanor Garf and Helen Kurth won prizes. A two course luncheon followed for the honoree and guests.
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Amherst
Gerber
South Lake St
Robert
Robbert
Mary Eleanor Garf
Helen Kurth
Ava Masters
Geraldine Cooper
Agnes Grasse
Helen Kirschner
Ove Guild
Victoria Shinsky
Erick Ponton
Stacy Werner
Kenneth Fritz
James Evans
Arnold Koepp
Jack Fiser
Stanley Starck
Norman Jackson
Harry Powers
Teddy Alexander
Elizabeth
Clarence Gerber
Amherst area community notes and council actions
Regular Brownhelm village session set in Masonic hall to discuss local issues. Needlecraft club hosts on Thursday. P T A meetings and health awards feature in Amherst and Elyria areas. Council increases cemetery sexton pay, names Sippel avenue, and allocates funds for clean-up week. Father Son banquet at Brownhelm church includes reflections on teamwork and sacrifice.
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Brownmelm P. T. A
Brownhell
Lorain County
Henrietta
AlHe Claus
Robert Reinhard
C. D. Barrett
Oberlin
Thelma Bond
Clayton Bechtel
Ethel McQueen
William Bunting
Elyria
Mary Durand
South Amherst
Masters
John Garland
Joseph Heathcote
Elizabeth Werner
Cornell Avenue
Cea
New Street
Sippel Avenue
Jon Kovach
Brownhelm Congregational Church
W. M. Marshall
Raymond Bechtel
Howard Ladrach
Mr. Sharp
George Willetts
First Congregational Church
Columbus
Fiery Editor To Be Feted
Amarillo business leaders plan a grand dinner to honor Gene Trowe the Amarillo editor who publicly criticized Mary Garden and the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Mayor Ernest Thompson notes 16 local backers who signed a $16,000 guarantee deny payment claiming the goods were not delivered as described.
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Amarillo
Tex
Gene Trowe
Armillo
Mary Garden
Charles August Lindbergh
Gene
Lindbergh
Howe
Chicago
Cow
West Texas
Ernest Thompson
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Severe fighting in central China reported on three fronts
London dispatch says Nationalists attacked remnants near Shasi 150 miles below Ichang on the Yangtze while another force aimed at Ichang to trap Wuhan retreaters. In a separate move Kwangsites struck nationalist forces in Hunan and southern Hupeh as fighting raged on three sectors of the front.
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London
Shasi
Ichang
Yangtze River
Hankow
Hunan
Hupeh
Aimee Semple McPherson to testify in impeachment case
Sacramento April 1. Aimee Semple McPherson Angelus Temple evangelist who disappeared in 1926 will testify today as a closing prosecution witness. Three of nearly thirty witnesses remain. The hearing centers on Judge Hardy's conduct with her and her mother and the $2,500 gift. Mrs Kennedy deposition describes conferences and that the judge's services were legal. Mrs McPherson proclaims she will tell the truth. In Warren, Mrs Philomena Dantone dies from injuries after being struck by a car.
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Sacramento
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Carlos S. Hardy
Senate Court of
Assembly Board of Managers
McPherson
Bernice Morris
R. A. McKinley
Long Beach
H. C. Swift
Assembly
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St.Louis Browns
Dan Howley
Chicago White Sox
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Wwe
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
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Paul Bourquin
Harry Slater
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Richard
Ford Moser
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B. A
P.O
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Claude
Katherine Battenhouse
Miami
Ala
George Rice
Harold Allsop
Ladies’ Aid Society
South Amherst Methodist Church
Stone City
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Masonic Hall
Needlecraft Club
A. J. Menz
Jackson Street
Claude Miller
H. A. Wesbecher
J. J. Smythe
H. J. Sippel
Geo Schieferstein
J. H. Ludwig
Q. HL. Baker
A. J. Smythe
China
Aimee
Mila
G. B. P. Cigar CO
Cleveland Dinecticattes
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