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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1924
Page
4
Elyria plans a busy week as the Y M C A hosts meetings to organize Senior Church Industrial Junior Church and Grammar School leagues for basketball. Each league targets church schools and community groups with hopes of strong participation and larger crowds to sustain teams and activities.
Oberlin college awarded its first honorary varsity letter to W. L. Hughes an alumnus of Nebraska Wesleyan for guiding Oberlin to the Ohio conference championship season his first year. The team presented Hughes a silver loving cup at the football banquet and he will also coach basketball.
Holy Cross football players are called to a church meeting Friday at 7 30 PM to discuss important team affairs and business.
The planned Pennsylvania State baseball league may scrap the New York Pennsylvania League and absorb several of its clubs. The twentieth annual National Motor Boat Show will run in Grand Central Palace New York during the first week of January and is expected to be the most complete exhibition of its kind.
The Eastern Shore League plans to decide at its annual meeting in Salisbury, Maryland, in January whether to expand to an eight club circuit.
Des Baillets, known as the Mile-A-Minute, is appointed director of winter sports in Quebec to foster Canadian university and organizational ties through ski hockey and skating events. A celebrated jumper and skater, Baillets rose to fame in Switzerland and later directed winter sports at the Tuxedo Club New York and Snow Birds Lake Placid. He plans a modern ski jump and a major hockey match between Princeton and McGill, aiming to rival Montreal and Ottawa in speed and competition.
Several games rolled in the Industrial league at Gala alleys. Agate's Ital dashers won three from Leedale Shater Barbers. Columbia steels took two of three from Richwines. Gala Barbers defeated their rivals taking three games from Ohio Public Service five. Totals show 03 859 895 2557.
Oberlin unveils 1925 schedule with a Wooster game set for October 10 renewing a 1921 suspended rivalry. Non conference opponent Rochester also appears, with matchups including Baldwin Wallace, Union, Case, Western Reserve, and Miami, all hosted by or at Oberlin.
Wellington December 9 The third annual business men's football dinner will fete Wallington high school gridders at the Andrews Hotel on Wednesday evening December 17. Albert Daughtertys in charge with a full slate of speakers promised for the occasion. The event is among the season's most popular and is expected to draw full dining room capacity.
Racing includes a meeting of the Jefferson Parish Fair Association in New Orleans and Cuba American Jockey Club in Havana. Also listed are Tia Juana Jockey Club at Tia Juana, Baseball NL annual meeting in New York, and the fourth annual women’s Carolina tournament at Pinehurst. boxing Tom Gibbons vs Kid Norfolk for 15 rounds in New York.
The Detroit card saw Clarence Rosen defeating Al Dundee on points after a foul led to the end of the bout. Red Herring beat Al Wolsast, Jack Duffy outscored Tony Ross, and Bobby Wolvast drew with Peter Sarmiento in Philadelphia. Cuddy De marco defeated Danny Demarco in Pittsburgh, Benny Bass bested Tommy Nober in Philadelphia, and Clonie Tait won a judge's decision over Johnny Mossex in Atlantic City. Matches occurred in Pittsburgh and Scranton with several other decisions and a training note about the Toledo American Association team planning a southern training camp in DeLand.
National League magnates gather for three day session at the Waldorf Astoria amid reports that Judge Landis and Ban Johnson will not attend. Officials poised to denounce Johnson over the Dolan OConnell affair as the Giants face scrutiny.
Oberlin announces its basketball slate with games starting January 1 against Hiram at home. The schedule lists January 10 Hiram at Oberlin, January 17 Baldwin Wallace at Oberlin, January 24 Case at Cleveland, January 31 Reserve at Oberlin, February 6 Cincinnati at Cincinnati, February 7 Miami at Oxford, February 14 Ohio U at Oberlin, February 19 Wooster at Wooster, February 21 Alumni-Varsity at Oberlin, February 27 State Normal at Ypsilanti, February 28 Michigan Aggies at East Lansing, and March 7 Michigan Aggies at Oberlin. Paavo Nurmi, famed Finnish runner, arrives in America and will debut January 6 at the indoor Finnish-American A. C. meet in New York.
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