Vosmik And Berger Set Batting Pace In Majors
Youthful outfielders Vosmik of Cleveland and Berger of the Boston Braves top major league batting after eight games through April 23. Vosmik leads American League at .486 with 17 hits, 6 doubles, 2 triples and a homer in eight games. Berger in the National League owns a .455 average from 15 hits in 33 at bats, tied for most hits with Fred Lindstrom. Names such as Ruth, Ott, Klein, and McMahon appear among leaders in runs, homers, and steals as league-wide stats are summarized by Al Munro Elias. Brooklyn struggles with a .240 team batting mark and 16 errors.
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Dexon Stewart
United Press
New York
Jos Vosmik
Wallie Berger
Boston Braves
al Munro Elias
Vosmik
Berger
Jonathan Stone
Detroit
Harry Rice
Washington
Myer
Burnett
Mel Ott
Giants
Chuck Klein
Phils
Klein
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Earl Sheey
Boston
Pie Traynor
Philadelphia Athletics
Cluh
Cled Tofti
Robins
Business Men and West Sides in Practice Game
The Elyria Business Men's baseball team, formerly Woodmen and City Class A champions, has joined the Cuya hoga and Lorain County League. They will play a 2 PM practice game Sunday at Cascade Park against the West Side nine, with players reporting at 1:30. The new C and L league includes Elyria North Eaton Olmsted West View and Olmsted Falls.
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Woodmen
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Cascade Park
West Side
North Eaton
Olmsted
West View
Olmsted Falls
Penn Relays Open With Record Pace At Franklin Field
Franklin Field opens the 37th annual Penn Relays with more than 57 events planned after midday, 45 of them relays. Yesterday highlighted Barney Berlinger’s desathlon, Ohio State’s sprint relay record, Joe McCluskey’s 9:37 steeplechase, and Keller of Ohio State winning the 14.7 120-yard hurdles. About 15,000 watched. over 34,000 expected today.
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Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Barney Berlinger
Ohio State
Joe McCluskey
J. A. Keljens
Ohio Northern tops Kent State in 15 to 4 rout
Ohio Northern University baseball used a big third inning to pull away from Kent State, winning 15 to 4 Friday. The brief sports slate also notes Capital over Otterbein 9 to 7, Dayton golfers routing Kentucky 15 1 2 to 2 1 2, and Muskingum blanking Oberlin 3 to 2 with three-hitter Fitcher Wilson.
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United Press
Kent
Ohio Northern University
Kent State
Columbus
Capital University
Otterbein
Dayton
University of Dayton
University of Kentucky
New Concord
Fitcher Wilson
Muskingum College
Muskies
Oberlin
American Results and Games From Today
A busy sports page reports results from American and National leagues with team totals such as New York seven Boston four and Chicago ten Philadelphia seven. It lists Today’s matchups Cleveland at Chicago St Louis versus Detroit Washington versus Philadelphia and New York against Boston plus notes on a game halted by darkness. It also mentions a long ship to shore communication record and an incident involving a 400 pound bear seen during fox hunting on Per Top Mountain.
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Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Sauta
Harry Buchanan
George W. Custer
Custer
Five Marks Are Shattered By B Athletes at Defiance Relays
More than 600 athletes from 26 Ohio and Michigan schools opened the Fourth Annual Defiance College relays with new Class B records in the mite run high jump and broad jump. Kroke of Lakeside set a 10.4 second Class B 100 yard dash prelim. Finals listed include Mile Run won by Wondy Ory and place winners from Elmore Kalimazoo Liberty Center and others. new shot put mark 38 feet 14 inches by Grimes Montpelier Deyo Lyons. high jump top by Wondy Baker. Brean noted for a 5 3 4 inch clearance. javelin throw led by Wondy ornes.
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Ohio
Michigan
Defiance College
Kroke
Lakeside
Wondy Ory
Elmore
Moreland
Kalimazoo
Mieh
Witte
Flory
Wauseon
Grimes
Montpelier
Deyo
Lyons
Maher
Kalamazoo
Wiardatzke
Track and field records set at regional meet
Swanton R Shore Port Clinton place second and Deadman Montpelier third Wyse Wauseon fourth with a new record 150 feet 2 inches Broad Jump won by J Summers Pandora Kroke Lakeside second Ammond Bryan third Kinney Bryan fourth 21 feet 5 13 inches new record
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Swanton
R. Shore
Port Clinton
Deadman
Montpelier
Wyse
Wauseon
J. Sommers
Pandora
Kroke
Lakeside
Ammond
Bryan
Kinney
St Paul Takes Lead In Assn After Twin Wins
In Columbus on April 25, St Paul rose to lead the American Association with a pair of home runs by Durst and Davis. A double header with Toledo Mud Hens went to the locals 13 to 10 and 6 to 10, while ColumbusRed Birds held steady in the standings. Indianapolis defeated Milwaukee for the third time, aided by ace C sven gros. Louisville shut out Kansas City behind Clyde Hatton in his second straight victory.
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Durst
Davis
St. Paul
American Association
Toledo Mud Hens
Columbus Red Birds
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Cvengros
Louisville
Kansas City
Clyde Hatton
Baseball Roundup from New York and National League Action
The Yankees edge toward the lead behind Gehrig and Ruffing as they beat the Red Sox. Simmons stars for the Athletics in a win over the Senators. Detroit tops St Louis with key homers from Kress and Schulte. Hornsby belts three consecutive homers for the Cubs in a rout of the Pirates. Brooklyn beats Boston to end a win drought, while the Giants and Phillies tie in a 17 inning darkness-shortened game. St Louis games with Cincinnati delayed by rain.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati-St. Louis
New York Yankees
Rabe Ruth
Braves
New 'S
Gehrig
Ani
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hornsby
Flis
Brooklyn Robins
Boston Braves
Lefty Clark
Wright
Bissonnette
Robins
Sherdel
Cunningham
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Leading Hitters In Major Leagues This Season
Summary unavailable due to fragmented OCR. Readable items show American League leaders Vosmik Berry Alexander Cooke Reynolds with batting averages near .429 and totals 17 or more hits from 9 to 9 games. National League leaders Davis Berger Watking Roettger Adams Fischer with batting averages around .459 to .526 and peaks of 12 or 10 runs batted in.
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Vosmik
Cleve
Berry
Boston
Alexander
Det
Cooke
N.Y
Reynolds
Chic
Jamieson
Cleveland
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Phila
Berger
Bos
Watking
St. T
Roettger
Cin
Adams
St. 1
S. Fischer
St. Louis
Babe Ruth Says He Can Still Put Away Groceries
Babe Ruth, confined by hospital restraint after a leg injury from a game with the Boston Red Sox, said radio reports cannot replace playing. His appetite comforted him as he recovered, and he quipped I can still put away the groceries, smiling at the humor of his return.
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Boston
Dhins
Ruth
Boston Red Sox
Indians Score Easy Victory Over White Sox
Willis Hudlin pitched well to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6 1 victory over the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. The Indians broke the game open in the second, scoring six runs aided by a Burnett triple and Fonseca homer. Averill added a homer, while Thomas and McKain contributed on the mound and at the plate. Cleveland stayed in second place in the American League.
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Willis Hudlin
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Alphonse Thomas
Hal McKaine
Jihony Burnett
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Burnett Il
Mertain
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Fonseca
Madapp
Reds
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Brown
Ruzis
Verdip
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Falk
Kamm
Ronseca
Reynolds
Hodapp
Averill
Humefield
Cleveland
Thomas
McKain
Hudlin
Jindlin
Henlinn
Moriarity
Hildebrand
Geisel
Furnitures Meet 15-5s Tomorrow at Ely Stadium
Local Thomas Furniture team swapped for the 15-5s after Lorain Skylarks cancel. Game set for tomorrow at 2 P.M. at Ely Stadium with anticipated high rivalry. Key players include Storm on mound and Krist to start for 15-5s. Furnitures feature Koviak Dobrowski Ross Storm. All players to report at Hamilton field 1:30. Ohio State golf beat Wesleyan 3-0 in two foursomes.
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Thomas Furniture
Ely Stadium
Amherst
Jack Storm
Ross
Heath
Krist
Koviak
Dobrowski
F. Ross
C. Storm
Barney
Finegan
Boreshi
I. Ross
Sojo
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Watson
Mate
G. Alhgrim
Sanders
Hamilton Field
Canzoneri Repeats Lightweight Title With KO of Berg
Tony Canzoneri of New York defeats Jack Berg of England by knockout in the third round to retain the lightweight crown and claim the junior welterweight title in Chicago. A crowd of 11,780 watched as Canzoneri improved to 132 1 2 to 134 1 4 pounds, tying Bob Fitzsimmons' record with his third boxing championship.
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Hicago
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Jack
Kid) Berg
England
Canzoneri
Bob Fitzsimmons
Fro al Singer
Jost
Elyria High to Meet Shaw High This Afternoon
Elyria Highs Crimson Flash baseball team travels by bus this noon to Shaw High for a decisive afternoon game. Strong Shaw High pitching and uncertain Elyria lineup due to poor weather practice mark the matchup. Ren Lone is slated to start for Elyria with recent heroics against West High guiding the plan.
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Crimson Flash
Shaw High Nine
Shaw High
Relauich
Lark
Oy Clyme
Ren Lone
West High
Saints Top Ass'n Fielding and Hitting Leaders
Saint team leaders dominate the league stats with Crawford and Kioza tied for runs, Metzler and Winker among top hitters. St Paul leads both fielding and batting while Columbus and Milwaukee follow in team averages. Saints post a team batting average around .371 with 14 hits in 232 at bats. scoring leaders include Crawford and Earl Smith tied for most runs.
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I Pafele
Fis
Bar
Averdee
Alex Metzler
Mil Winker
Mar Crawfearnd
Columbus
Jack Kioza
Milwaukes
Crawford
Ted
Earl Smith
City Motors 15-5s Meet On Monday
City Motors softball team will meet the 15-5s at McKinley Field Monday night at 6 PM. Brove requests all motor players to be on hand. County teams seeking games should write Meldie Brove, care City Motors, Elyria, Ohio.
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City Motors
McKinley Feld
Shhtaret Brove
Care City Motors
Elyria
Ohio
Wellington Defeats Medina Amid Rain Soaked Win
In a rain interrupted game at Wallington April 25 Wellington nabbed an 8-2 win over Medina. Branson hit a home run as Wellington surged to a 3 run first inning, Medina tied it at 2 in the fifth, and Wellington pulled ahead with a three run tally to seal the victory.
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Wellinston Wich
Medina Yretarday
Medina
Amherst
Anerst
Wellington
S Ton
Branson
Odd Fellows Hold Drill Tomorrow
The Odd Fellows Soft Ball team will practice tomorrow afternoon at 4 oclock at Jefferson School Grounds. Members are asked to attend, and a meeting last night organized I O C F District No 7 Softball League with eight teams from Elyria, Medina, Lodi, Brunswick, Wadsworth, Grafton, Oberlin, and Wellington. All games will be on Sunday afternoons.
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Jefferson School
Elyria
Medina
Lodi
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Grafton
Oberlin
Wellington
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