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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1924
Page
5
The city doubles and singles bowling tournament starts next Tuesday evening at Gala alleys per secretary Earl Weller. Entries close Saturday. sign up at the alleys or through Mr. Weller. A large field is expected with keen rivalry among top city bowlers.
Fragment reads as an Ada County baseball item with a late afternoon start and unspecified teams. The readable text hints at a local game or event but lacks concrete names, dates, scores, or locations to confirm details.
An April outdoor track event at Oberlin highlighted local performances with noted runners and distances. Despite partial text, entries indicate participation from area athletes and a focus on sprint and field events.
Earl May and Sherry Smith lead a dramatic 7 to 6 victory in the tenth inning for the Reds. Whitehill pitched well for the White Sox but couldn’t prevent the decisive run, while Smith contributed a clutch RBI.
The text references ill formed notes about players and teams, mentioning poor eyes or lame feet, failed efforts against the Hub, and swinging outcomes for the coasters. It notes campaigns of 16 and 32 games with losses and wins, with mentions of Johnson, Jack, and a great pitcher.
A German chess veteran dominates early 20th century events with wins in Graz and London, placing second in minor contests, and returning to win again in St. Petersburg. The report notes contemporaries like Rubin and Lasker, referencing Havana matches and wartime tournaments as context for his career.
Oberlin's Williams Hines Michner and Wood will travel to Philadelphia to compete in the mile relay at the Pennsylvania Relays on April 1. They face Colby Union Bowdoin Hamilton New York University Fordham and Boston University among other colleges in a strong field.
Racing meets in Havre de Grace for the Harford Breeders Association. Ea opens its season and there is a Southern California League invitational golf tourney at Pasadena. Women’s national bowling championship in Peoria, Central States titles in Peoria and Ti. boxing South Atlantic championships in Cleveland featuring Pancho Villa versus Eddie McKenna in a 10 round bout.
Candies to Practice at Cascade park tomorrow at 6 20 PM. Manager James McCrain asks all players expected to play to be present for the session.
Bob Roper, once an earnest heavyweight hopeful, settles his gloves after 102 battles and little purse prize. The piece notes fading prominence for Roper and shifts to new tennis and baseball gossip, including Spanish teen Leno de Alvarez challenging top players and a colossal seven foot three inch baseball known as the world’s biggest ball. It also recalls Allan Sotheron’s ill-fated comeback attempt and Leonard’s weight drift, plus Arthur Fletcher’s move with prospect Metz in the Eastern league.
Jesse Hatfield known as Nine Lives Hatfield leaves the Hatfield McCoy feud zone along the West Virginia Kentucky line and travels to Montana seeking peace. He has already lost eight hives and disposed of his arsenal, not planning to carry a gun again unless he returns home for a visit.
The feud's toll is traced from a 51 year span with killings beginning after a hound attack and escalating to 285 deaths. Jesse Hatfield, famed for revolver skill, seeks peace amid feudal tensions in Wyoming and Idaho. The Idaho ore output reached about 30 million dollars, up 50 percent from 1922.
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