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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1929

Page

4

Elyria High baseball heads to Cleveland Heights

Elyria High travels to Cleveland Heights this afternoon with a revamped infield. Burley, Gebhardt, Holbrook, and Miko start across the infield, Miko moving from catcher to first. Battery is K Smith and Brown. Brown backs Miko at first base. Heights offense struggles as J Smith, Griffiths and Maddock or Kovylak in outfield face Elyria starter. An ineligibility rule shifts Maddock or Kovylak to right field. Regulars beat rookies 5 innings in a late game. Gebhardt sustains a bad spike while fielding.

Walter Witthoff Elyria High Cleveland Heights Burley Gebhardt Holbrook Miko Smith Brown Wigma Hayman Spear Chizek Elyria J. Smith Griffiths Maddock Koviak Kovylak Rule Moton Outfeld Baumhardt

Elyria High Track Meets Norwalk at Ely Stadium

Elyria High track team prepared to duel Norwalk in a 2 p.m. dual meet at Ely Stadium. Regular events were scheduled as the meet opened.

Norwalk Elyria High Norwalk Hi Ely Stadium

Edith Smith Breaks County Ladies Bowling Records

Edith Smith, lead-off bowler for Struck Furniture Ladies, set county records with a 662 total over four games and a 276 single game at Gala alleys. Her scores in the match were 151, 295, and 276, helping Struck Furniture defeat Style Center three straight games as Miss Rawson posted 216 to challenge her.

Wade Edith Smith Struck Furniture Style Center Miss Smith Lorain County Struck Furnitures Miss Rawson

Avon Lake Fight Card Huge Success

Avon Lake Post 211 hosted a top amateur boxing event showcasing Johnny Risko Danny Dunn Steve Nugent and Frank Florian as referees The night featured a slam bang Depray Wilbert bout with an added round as the judges decision. Other matches included Eddie and Jim Kauffman Benny Davis Neubauer Lysenheim George Mooney Elsner and Lents with Lavac performing stunts between bouts.

Avon Lake American Legion Post Johnny Risko Danny Dunn Steve Nugent Frank Florian Lakewood John Depray Harold Wilbert Dover John Risko Hke Young Tigers Wilbert Eddie Jim Kauffman Cleveland Benny Davis Elyria Joe Buick al Neubauer Fred Lysenheim Walter Wobert Steve Blake Steve George

Wakeman Red Caps Open Spring Practice Sunday

Wakeman Red Caps schedule spring practice for Sunday at 2:00 PM led by last season’s regulars Bartlome Bryant Todd Hurst Gerber Scntt and Bement brothers with additions Kelbie Gray Aldrich McLaughlin Earl. The season features top Ohio independent semi pro clubs including the Goldyears Akron Marion City and Akron Yellow Cubs and opens May 19 against the Elyria Eagles at Wakeman.

Wakeman Red Caps Bartlome Bryant Todd Hurst Gerber Scntt Bement Brothers Kelbie Gray Aldrich McLaughlin Earl Ohio Akron Marion City Akron Yellow Cubs Elyria Eagles

College Baseball Scores and Oddities From Nearby Games

College teams posted several results including Hiram 7 Mount Union 6 and Oberlin 10 Akron 3. Other notes mention Holy Cross 11 Providence 0, Brown 3 Dartmouth 2, and peculiar lines about a proposed school for 180 Eskimos on Bearing Strait with a three level plan and mixed academic references.

Hiram Mount Union Wooster Baldwin-Wallace Ohio Northern Otterhel Oberlin Akron Holy Cross Providence Pennsylvania Brown Dartmouth Columbia Bearing Strait Benjamin Franklin George Washington

Harper S Homer Beats Giants

John J. McGraw, famed Giants manager, faces criticism as his former player George Harper hits a decisive home run for the Boston Braves in a 4 to 2 victory over New York. The piece tallies McGraw’s past trades, including Lefty O'Doul to the Phillies and Burleigh Grimes to the Pirates, and notes other star losses like Hack Wilson and Red Lucas.

New York John J. McGraw George Harper Giants Boston Braves McGraw Harper Cardinals Bob O'Farrell Polo Grounds Braves Frank Lefty) O’doul Phillies Fred Leach O’doul O'Doul Giant Artie Nehl Cubs Rogers Hornsby Hack Wilson Wilson Toledo Burleigh Grimes Pirates Vic Aldridge Grimes Aldridge Red Lucas Cincinnati Reds Lucas Azo

Finnegan and Rosenbloom Impress in Chicago Bouts

In Chicago on April 27 Honey Boy Finnegan Boston lightweight and Maxie Rosenbloom New York light heavyweight won their openers as Paddy Harmon staged an all headliners card at the Chessboard stadium. Finnegan defeated Eddie Anderson in ten rounds and Rosenbloom beat Charley Berlanger in ten, with potential matches looming against Tuffy Griffith or Tommy Loughlin, while Tommy Freeman and Andy Disvodi fought to a ten round draw. More than 12,000 fans attended, paying about $49,009 for the promoter’s four headliner plan.

Finnegan Rosenbloom Chicago Honey Boy Finnegan Boston Maxie Rosenbloom New York Paddy Harmon Eddie Anderson Middle West Charley Berlanger Canada Tuffy Griffith Tommy Loughlin Griffith Loughlin Tommy Freeman Cleveland Andy Disvodi

Watching the Scoreboard Yesterday’s Baseball Highlights

Boston Braves fans saw Harry Sei seal first place with a 4 to 2 win over the New York Giants. St Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati 9 to 2 to tie for second with the Cubs, while Chicago beat Pittsburgh 9 to 6. Babe Herman fueled Brooklyn’s 7 to 0 stretch, Old Man Quinn limited the Yankees as Philadelphia triumphed 5 to 2. Browns beat White Sox 7 to 3 to keep pace, Indians battered Tigers 11 to 5 with Joe Sewell and Jamieson driving 20 hits, and Red Sox edged Senators 2 to 1 after Liska faltered late.

Harry Seibold Reading Hornsby Boston Braves New York Giants Giants Jess Haines Reds St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Cards Cubs Quinn New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Yankees Hale Johnson Grabowski Gehrig Koenig St. Louis Browns Chicago White Sox Athletics

Baseball Standings and Results Summary

Yesterday standings show Cleveland 11 Detroit 5 and St Louis 7 Chicago 3 with Boston and Washington trailing. Today’s games feature Cleveland at Chicago St Louis at Detroit Washington at Boston New York at Philadelphia. Yesterday scores include Boston 4 New York 2 Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 9 Pittsburgh 6 and St Louis 9 Cincinnati 2.

Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia New York St. Louis Chicago Boston Washington L. Pet Cleveland Aed Vane Snes Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Indians Crush Tigers In 11-6 rout on 20 hits

Cleveland bats explode for 20 hits as Wesley Ferrell earns his third win. Joey Sewell, Charlie Jamison lead with four hits each, Fonseca, Ray Garden and Bib Falk also contribute. Gardner handles short and Falk shines in right field as Indians rotate outfield duties.

Joe Sewell Jamieson Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Wesley Farrell Detroit Tigers Bengal Indians Wesley Ferrell Wes Ferrell Bengals Tribe Joey Sewell Charlie Jamieson Fonseca Ray Garned Tavenor Whitehill Gardner Short Bib Falk Morgan Porter Falk Alexander Tiger

Record Falls as Marty Sets New High Jump Mark

Fresno reports Walter Marty clears six feet four and a quarter inches to break the 27 year old interscholastic high jump record at the West Coast relay carnival. Des Moines notes Cadet Captain Carl Jark lifts a discus 158 feet 3 inches, surpassing the three year old record by Bud Houser. New York previews Navy and Columbia dual crews on the Harlem river as father and son Coach Glendon lead their teams in a historic meeting.

Fresno Calif Walter Marty Marty W. J M. Oler Cambridge Massachusetts Des Moines Iowa Carl Jark United States Military Academy Bud Houser University of Southern California , Star New York J and Son New Navy Columbia Gardner Harlem Lind Richard A. Glendon Averill Rich J. Sewell Clara J. Glendon Col‘organ Falk Fonseca Jamieson Tegatta L. Sewell Ferrell Harley Cleveland AB A. E. Tavener

Grafton Bittners Seek Strong Start For Season

The Grafton Bittners baseball team plans its first practice Sunday at the local field despite a rough diamond. Manager Mr Bittner adds new players and hopes to see them perform well. He believes the boys could challenge any class A team with solid pitching. teams desiring games may contact Brothers Grocery in Grafton, Ohio.

Grafton Bittners Bittner Hove Anylons Grafton Boys Mgr Brothers’ Grocery Grafton O. Phone

Penn Relays Crown Berlinger Net Decathlon Record

April 27 193? Philadelphia Penn relays close the East track season. Barney Berlinger University of Pennsylvania star wins the Decathlon with 7298.978 points the best total in Pennsylvania games. Churchill Oklahoma second with 7163.927 points. Nurmi runs 2 mile in 9 15 2 5. Canzoneri defeats Dorfman in Madison Square Garden. Plus notes on US production and Spain road plans.

Philadelphia Penn United States Barney Berlinger University of Pennsylvania Berlinger Churchill University of Oklahoma Kansas Paayo Nurmi

Delicious Coffee Try The Cascade Restaurant

The Cascade Restaurant at 110 Mill Street invites locals to sample its new coffee lineup and breakfast offerings. Visitors can enjoy artisanal brews, light pastries, and a cozy setting in the heart of town.

Cascade Restaurant Mill Street

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Eitter F. A. Smith & Bros Gali Alley Saiis Huston Bremmer Vis Koehn TSM Gui Saerers Rawson Teae Vis Wilbert Kaynes Depray Broad St Elyria, Ohio Neisner Blue Browns Hatey Herman Dodgers Donahue Mays Grantham Bush Miller Yanks Ott Seibold Ned Shadder Moe Balance Balanc Jack Potter Shasper Homer Chicago Cubs Ray Kremer Pittsburgh Pirates Babe Herman Jack Russell Ad Liska Boston Red Sox Washington Senators Liska Red Sox L. Vet Pittsburgh Heries Tony Gehringer J. Sewell Phillips Prudhomme Stoner Vangilder Giesel, Nallin Dineen Tavener R. H.O Rice Helima Stone Street Hargrave Fothergill Schuble Vanglider Canzoneri Sammy Dorfmman Madison Square Garden Oriole Hunt Club of Rome Spain THE Elyria Superior Electric CO Middle Ave Copland Electric
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