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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
5
Final arrangements are set for the Avon Lake Post 2111 American Legion boxing show to be held tomorrow night at the Avon pavilion. Main event features Walter Habert versus Steve Blake, both 175 pounds. Eight bouts are scheduled.
Finals for eight weight divisions begin at Chicago Stadium after two nights of preliminaries. More than 6,000 attended last night with expectant crowds doubling tonight. Results from yesterday include Kuzmerski, Latko, Chonyak, and Hansen securing decisions or knockouts in multiple bouts.
The United States Coon Hunters Association, successor of Summit County group, sponsors a coon chase Sunday April 28 at Copley Ohio. The event will proceed rain or shine. Copley is six miles west of Akron on Copley road. J J Graham is club secretary at 412 Locust Street Akron.
Hazy game summaries recap yesterday results across leagues. Detroit beat Cleveland 7 6 after Harry Rice robbing Luke Sewell with the tying run aboard. Hoyt won for the Yankees over the Red Sox 9 3. Al Simmons drove in three for Philadelphia in a 3 4 win over Washington. Jimmy Foxx had four hits including his second homer. Sheely sparked Pittsburgh’s 5 4 win over Chicago with a thirteenth inning double. Hubbell limited Philadelphia as the Giants won 9 0. Otte and Jackson homered, Babe Herman powered Brooklyn to a 5 3 win over Boston. Rain washed out Cards vs Browns and White Sox.
Elyria Rifle and Pistol Club hosted last night’s shoot with high scores and notable improvement from new members. The club invites all rifle and pistol enthusiasts to join and notes a dance on Friday April 26 at Foresters hall South Amherst to support building an outdoor range on LaGrange road. Scores from last night were listed.
Elyria YMCA volleyball team lost a five game series at Lorain Y. M. C. A. three games to two with scores 16 14 15 13 15 2 for Lorain and 15 15 and 17 25 for Elyria. Elyria lineup included W. E. Davies George Gould Howard Collmar Howard Butler Howard Leinseder and W. O. McClellan.
Baldwin-Wallace College baseball opened with a 4 3 win over Oberlin at Dillfield. C Bement struck out 14 Yeomen, allowing six hits, while Kiracore held Baldwin-Wallace to four hits. A wild third inning pitch by Bement momentarily shook Holder, who escaped injury as fans witnessed a tight contest.
In St Louis four riders Charles Eskins Elyria Mike Joyce Cleveland Clarence Jensen Glendale and Billy Morady Newark finished tied for eighteenth in the coast to coast race lap covering 4 46 16 They relaxed and did not push to endanger their dogs The day also noted the shortest lap of the Derby with top finishers listed and national and international entrants mentioned Meanwhile Mei Foo from Rancocas Stable saw Kentucky Derby odds drop from 60 to 1 to 30 to 1 after a Paumonok handicap victory and could fall further if it wins the Wood Memorial stakes dream
Amherst hosts the Me dina Association of Congregational Churches meeting at the St. Amherst Congregational Church with speakers from Oberlin and state education figures. Local delegates from Brownhelm attend, and outings to nearby quarries are noted. Friendship Club held 500, with Mrs. George Schroeder winning first. Girl Reserves plan Mother-Daughter banquet for May 10 replacing the traditional dinner. A. H. E. S. S. orchestra traveled to Oberlin for a high school contest as part of the state and national program.
Mrs Floyd Moore and Mrs Roscoe May hosted the Con gregational Church Ladies Aid at the church parlors. During the business session plans were made for a public luncheon called plunket to be held at 1 oclock on Wednesday May 8 with refreshments served afterward.
Miss Dorothy Moff of Elyria Avenue to entertain twenty members of the A. H. 8. National Honor society at her home Saturday evening. The 1929 class six members from Amherst will be guests. Regular meetings and social events are noted for several local groups including St John’s Church Young People, Eagles Auxiliary, and Rebekah lodge with officer nominations and special programs planned.
Police in Lille foiled a tobacco smuggling attempt by detaching a locomotive from a train. the engine was run into a shed and impounded after arresting the crew. The seizure blocked the Belgian frontier crossing into France.
Sheriff Clarence E. Adams and deputies raided a West River Road home last night and found no liquor. They recovered a large hidden tank system built into the bathroom ceiling and connected to the washbasin, which discharged liquid into the fixture. No charges were filed, and the tank was ordered removed.
Barney Davis and John Prushi Bath street residents appeared before Mayor James A Hewitt in police court this morning on disorderly conduct charges. Both pleaded not guilty and Davis hearings were continued to Tuesday morning April 30. The dispute began when Davis removed a stone Prushi had placed to deter autos from driving on his stone edge. The stone was replaced, sparking a fight noted by Police Officer M L Obbitts.
Mrs Hi O Barber hosted the Wellington bridge club at her Taylor street home with a covered dish luncheon at one o'clock. Three tables were in play and out‑of‑town guest Mary O'Brien of Cleveland attended. The American Legion accepted a plan by local merchants to fundraise by donation in place of a spring carnival.
John Hild reports over thirty men attended Wellington’s initial baseball practice Tuesday evening at the Dugout pool room. The turnout was strong, and officials anticipate a competitive season. The squad will reconvene Friday to finalize organization and seek games, possibly a Sunday after next. Grangers hold a social dance after yesterday’s meeting with music by the Frank brothers.
Cleveland April 25 report says railway officials and police consider equipping streetcars with automobile horns. A new traffic light would hold a steady green on the main street, allowing side streets to signal by horn. Paul Wilson, secretary, cites Chicago experts and Detroit tests as precedents. the system cannot respond to street car gongs.
In Bologna Mussolini provided sewing machines to three women amid a local sewing competition for working girls near Malabergo. Two winners, reportedly war orphans, earned prizes for embroidery and needlework after appealing to the Duce for aid to earn livelihoods. In Mombasa, jars and curtain pins were repurposed as personal adornments by locals.
Tony Smith of Leavitt Road was fined ten dollars and costs after admitting he harbored a dog without a license. Justice S. J. George ordered the total of 17.64, noting Mrs Smith threatened violence if the warden took the animal and that Tony would be held responsible. The case followed testimony that the dog was kept for neighbors who recently moved away. Meanwhile in Portsmouth a Sunday movie dispute escalated as police hunted the author of an anonymous death threat to Judge Sprague after two theater managers were arrested for violating the Sunday closing law. The judge dismissed the threat and officials continued to monitor theater operations on the Sabbath.
James J. Dowd appeared before Municipal Judge Thomas H. Dowd on a complaint by Patrolman John J. Dowd. The judge noted the Dowds seem active today and placed the case on file.
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