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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
6
The record lists sparse matchups including National Pittusburga at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Boston with St. Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York. No other games are scheduled.
The Elyria Eagles lose to the Firemen 6 to 4 at Cascade Park Runday. The Firemen hit two home runs powering their win.
Elyria F D 00020031ix G Eagles game box shows home runs by Dnkecor 2 three base hits by T Schweds and two base hits by Smith Heath Stokes Mason. Lesesky 1 base on balls. Heath S struck out. Lesesky 4. Stolen bases by Jacobs Mason Richwine.
Meeting of Saratoga Association at Saratoga Springs and Western Racing Association at Windsor Ontario. Dorval Jockey Club at Montreal. Trotting in Readville Mass. Powerboat annual Gold Cup in Detroit. Boxing features Joe Burman versus Midget Smith 16 rounds and Jack Wolfe versus Carl Tremaine 12 rounds in Cleveland.
The American Legion will form a classy football squad and prepare for strong gridiron battles. They will practice at Cascade Park Thursday evening at six o'clock.
The Elyria Lorain horseshoe club traveled to Akron for an exhibition after Welling ton players failed to arrive for a scheduled six out of eleven contest. George May defeated Ira Wolk in a standout display with May throwing twenty nine single ringers and thirteen double ringers.
The Kolinski and Birmingham Barbers football team elected Art Goodman captain and Mic Ryan manager after a productive meeting. A Thursday practice at 7 sharp at the Mill Street barber shop invites all members and tryouts. They scheduled Sept 18 at Grafton against the Indians and issued a challenge to a 1590 pound team in Northern Ohio.
The Giants gained on the Pirates by narrowly beating the Cubs with Meusel and Cunningham scoring the deciding run. Dutch Reuther outpitched Wilbur Cooper in Ebbetts Field, limiting the Pirates to four hits and a shutout. The Braves extended their losing streak to seven with a loss to the Reds as Rixey yielded ten hits but kept them scattered. Rain halted Cards Phillies and the American lineups had an off day. Phillies President Baker names Irving Wilhelm manager for 1922.
Charley O Connell Cleveland won a ten round decision over Young Webb Darton in Cincinnati. Speedy Sparks knocked out Soldier Buck in the first round of an eight round bout. Martins Ferry high school football practice opened with 35 candidates. Local civic groups will assist Ohio officials in a 90 day milk promotion campaign led by Ohio Farm Bureau and Ohio State University. Emma Solze was injured when her stalled car ran over her and she fractured her pelvis near Bucyrus.
Lavish Limish Production of Uncle Tom's Cabin staged by Mrs. William H. Kibble opens at the Rialto with matinee and night performances on Thursday September 1. The scenes like the Ohio River winter Rocky Pass and Celestial City are noted for realism. Gus Collins leads a strong company with a special matinee for ladies and children on Thursday at 2 30 p.m. Seats go on sale Wednesday at 9 a.m.
In Columbus a 12 round bout ended with Joe Kresge winning the lightweight championship as boxing commissioners and judges ruled. About 1000 spectators, including a leading local sports editor, believed Billy Gibbs deserved the win with Gibbs landing four clean blows per Kresge’s one. No knockdowns were recorded.
In Ridgeville and surrounding areas, residents and visitors are listed in a string of social notes. Visits include Mrs. Kemp of Station Road, Miss Marian Stetson of Feisiia, and Mr. Lynn Ames. trips feature George Otten and family touring Michigan. Lakeside and Bath gatherings are mentioned. a Wallace farm purchase and a Wiley-Shaw reunion are noted. Public notices in Columbus and Martins Ferry report arrests and assaults, with Harris charged after a burglary and a family violence incident resulting in wounds and jail for several involved.
A 1920s migration crackdown describes branding immigrants with indelible ink on the back of the neck to deter passport substitution. Inspectors could verify authenticity by a cursory neck check when passports were presented, and the method reportedly worked in observed cases.
Authorities move to revoke Medina high school charter after voters rejected a bond issue for a new building. John Sohl and Earl Canfield were slightly injured in a collision that damaged two machines. Sila Salmon was taken to Fairview hospital with a crushed foot, and G L Hand escaped serious injury. A safecracker got $59 from a ticket office safe and $40 from Litchfield Farmers Exchange. Creditors of Seville Milling Co. set first meeting for tomorrow.
Delaware National Guard cavalry under Captain El Long to guard Ohio State Fair with a night horse show entry by Bilis Treland, plus a 100 member pedestrian police corps led by Tom Robinson. Clarence E. Nelson, a World War veteran, seeks divorce from his French wife in France. Barnyard golf forms in Newark as 16 enthusiasts train for state fair. Wells resigns as Monroe County farm agent to run Moonest stock farm. Finney of Cambridge to succeed. Rex Woods wins horseshoe title at Wheeling Park district meet. Roy Smith injures leg in fat man's race.
Cleveland’s city council and Mayor Fitzgerald condemn the Ku Klux Klan in a unanimous resolution. The local Klan branch is reported to be forming in the city and authorities denounce it as a hot bed of race and religious prejudice and an outrage to intelligence.
Washington reports internal revenue data showing amusements tax at 89.7 million dollars and total tax collections near 4.595 billion for fiscal year 1921. Income and profits taxes yield about 3.226 billion, with New York leading states at around one billion and Pennsylvania second at 458 million.
Huron county farms donated rakes and services to shape the Norwalk fairgrounds for the first fair in 28 years. Three girls from Wakeman Peru and Greenfield compete for county canning honors. Norwalk and Sandusky golfers will clash at Sandusky.
Census bureau figures released today show 1920 farm modern conveniences. Auto mobiles appeared on nearly 2 million farms (30.7 percent) with 2,146,512 cars. Trucks reached 131,551 farms and tractors on about 3.6 of farms. Pennsylvania led truck use with 9,372. Telephones were on 408,002 farms.
A faded OCR fragment references telephones in several states including Kansas Nebraska Indiana Ohio Minnesota South Dakota Wisconsin Vermont Oregon and more. The text appears as a list of state names within a discussion of a farm or port connection. The readable detail is sparse and the exact context remains unclear.
Florence plans a Washington visit to push the federal government to transfer the Oble Nation Camp Perry. The grounds are sought for proving big guns during the war. Camp Perry currently covers 450 acres.
A Punxsutawney man testifies nervously about relief from stomach misery and sleepless nights after taking Nerv Worth, sold at 0 per bottle. The ad claims it aids nervous disorders and run-down conditions and offers a money back guarantee through local druggists.
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