Elyria High to Open 1928-29 Basketball Season
By Hal B. Kelly Elyria High School will begin the 1928 29 basketball season with a home game against Cleveland Eastleigh on December 16 at the Sixth Street gym. The season will feature at least nine home games with eight other teams already scheduled including Cleveland East Lakewood Shaw Heights Oberlin Rocky River Lorain Akron West and the Alamoi.
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Elyria High Floor Card Schedule List
Elyria High announces a series of basketball floor games from December through March. The schedule includes games at East High Cleveland December 8 and December 15 at Bellevue, Alumni on December 21, Lakewood January 4, Lorain January 12, Shaw January 26, and Games at Home and Away matches against Lakewood Berea Oberlin Rocky River Heights Shaw with a tournament at Cleveland on March 12.
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Local basketball preview for Lake Erie League opener
Local basketball fans prepare as alumni bid farewell before a winter break. Lakewood hosts Elyria in the Lake Erie League opener on January 4, with Lorain visiting next, aiming to avenge two losses to Port City last season. Cleveland Heights dominated last year, Elyria finished third, while the rivals Teiginte sit between them.
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Heights expected to defend league basketball title
Heights, winner of the Lake Erie League football honors, faces a shifting basketball outlook as their standout star graduates. Elyria Hi brings back three from last year’s champions, while Akron West and Lorain loom as tough rivals. The team opens with Lorain January 11 at Lorain and February 8 at Elyria, in a season expected to feature a tight race for top league position. Also, Elyria High aims to repeat in the Cleveland tournament and northeastern Ohio tourney at Akron, seeking another home winners run. In other action, the Chicago Bruins beat the St Louis Americans 23 to 21 as John Russell clinched the final basket. Car and truck production through October hits 4,068,727.
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Hart and Cuban Champ Battle at Lorain
The Men of the Ring clash in Lorain next Monday at the Antler's auditorium with Alex Hart facing Cuban welterweight champion El Guajiro in an eight round bout at 145 pounds. Semis feature Alf Taylor versus Jackie Britton in 124 pounds as part of a strong card including Nagy Villa, Terribla Terry, Sandy Arnold, Ray LaRay, and Battling Cera set for various catchweights and rounds. Local promoter George Forrester presents the lineup led by Hart and El Guajiro amid the Lorain crowd and regional buzz.
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Miller Beats McLarnin to Loom Mandell Title Shot
Detroit report says Ray Miller defeated Jimmy McLarnin on the west coast and Vancouver route, setting up a lightweight title bout with Sammy Mandell. Miller signed to fight Mandell for a $100 guarantee, Mandell’s manager indicates interest.
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Hollingsworth Wins Skeet Club Shoot
Hollingsworth takes top score at the Skeet Gun Club Thanksgiving morning shoot held on Pasadena grounds with twenty guests present. Dougherty and Simpkins tied at 12, Copsy 12, Sassman won a place, and the event noted good gunnery without fatalities among game birds.
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Schmittgen Plumbers Dominate Eady Builders In League Sweep
The Schmittgen Plumbers swept three games against Eady Builders in St. John's Lutheran bowling league action last night. In other matches Bull Lumber Company fell to Grave U. P. S. by two games.
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Tutty Griffiths Takes Licking At Madison Square Garden
Tutty Griffiths the Sioux City fish weight, invited east with a hype-filled reputation, was knocked out by James J. Braddock in four minutes forty seconds in the Garden feature bout. Kid Chocolate from Cuba saw his late streak halted by a draw with Joe Scalfaro in New York.
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Risko Loses To Oman In Cleveland Bout
Dec 1 report from Bopiva notes Johnny Isko of Cleveland, a bakery helper, lost a ten round decision to local heavyweight Jimmy Maloney. Maloney dominated early rounds and built a growing lead Risko could not erase. The fight was a hard hitting affair with both men taking heavy punishment.
Air Mail Robbery In St Louis District Reported
Postal officials say a $1,000,000 air mail robbery yesterday resulted in little cash stolen. Two bandits seized five pouches from a mail truck in St Louis. the truck was driven by Harry C. Grah, with authorities continuing investigations into the caper.
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Undefeated Detroit Eleven Faces Georgetown Finale
Detroit Michigan December 1 The undefeated Detroit University football team concludes its 1928 season with a home game against Georgetown an eastern power Georgetown the only eastern eleven to beat New York University is groomed to offer Detroit its toughest challenge of the year in a clinching clash.
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Coaches To See Stanford And Army Game
Football coaches from across the country gathered in New York for the Stanford Army game at Yankee Stadium. Attending were major programs including Oregon State Yale Princeton and others along with prominent coaches such as Bill Roper Marvin Stevens Jock Sutherland Ro bert Zuppke Meehan Cavanaugh Crowley Ingram Brown Schissler Hanley Knox and more.
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New London Gridiron Wins Strong Football Season
New London finished a successful season with a 7 win 1 tie 0 loss record in the Northern Ohio league, securing league honors while Norwalk looms as the only hurdle for county title. Turkey Day featured standout performances by Dick Robertson and Jake Jacoby, and Willard loomed as a key upcoming opponent as basketball prep begins.
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All American Eleven Named by New York Sun
The New York Sun selects its All American eleven from 278 players nationwide with first and second teams plus honorable mention. First team includes Haycraft Minnesota and others from Michigan Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh. second team lists Phillips California Dressel Washington State and more across conferences.
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Reigh Count to Sail Today for England Races
NEW YORK December 1 Reigh Count leading American three year old will sail today for England to run in eight races abroad The Derby winner and victor in the Jockey Club gold cup and Saratoga cup travels in a 14 foot stall aboard the S S Minnewaska The plan is the Ascot gold cup one of England s great turf classics The horse is insured for £250 Coe
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Terry Lingo Wins Columbus Boxing Bout
Terry Lingo of Louisville at 135 pounds defeated Ray Newton of Mansfield by judges decision after ten rounds at Fort Hayes arena. Lingo pressed throughout while Newton won four rounds. three six round bouts with two knockouts and a battle royal completed the card.
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East Meets West at Yankee Stadium Clash of Cadets
Army faces Stanford led by Pop Warner in a decisive eastern showdown at Yankee Stadium. The game features Army captain Christian Cagle in his farewell and Stanford stars Hoffman and guards Fost Robesky, with All-American candidacies at stake.
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Notre Dame vs Trojans to Draw 80,000 at Coliseum
Notre Dame and Southern California meet in Los Angeles with about 80,000 fans expected. Favoring the Trojans for the first time since 1925, bookmakers show a slim edge as both teams are in top form for the third intersectional clash.
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Backfield Balance Praised in Local Grid Call
The piece commends Hoffman Freisbaker Wilton and Simkns for a better balanced backfield than the Cadets. It criticizes the Cadets backfield as poorly balanced, relying on single man Red Cagle to spark the play and start fast.
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