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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1933
Page
8
United Press surveys 1933 boxing year detailing record low attendances at Madison Square Garden, numerous financial losses for clubs, and a string of title changes and notable fights. It notes Ernie Schaaf’s death, Carnera’s title defense against Sharkey, and a shakeup across light, middle, welter, junior, and featherweight divisions.
New York report lists current world boxing champions Primo Carnera holds both heavyweight and NBA heavyweight titles. Maxie Rosenbloom is light heavyweight champion while Vince Dundee tops middleweight, Jim McLarnin welterweight, Barney Ross lightweight, and Kid Chocolate featherweight with Alf Brown as bantam and Midget Wolgast flyweight. Junior welter and junior lightweight are not recognized in several lines.
Primo Carnera will defend his heavyweight title in a 15 round bout on February 22 in Miami against Tommy Loughran, former light heavyweight champion. The match was arranged last night and will be announced today by Colonel John Reed Kilpatrick of Madison Square Garden. Carnera and managers Billy Duffy and Louis Soresi retain Garden option through Oct. 1, 1934, with Carnera to receive 40 percent of receipts and Loughran 15 percent. Tommy plans to leave for Miami early January while Carnera travels to Italy and returns mid January.
Lorain County seeks input for an amateur swimming meet planned for winter. Acting commissioner Leonard Pfeiffer urges local swimmers to share plans and contact him at 500 West 26th Street Lorain Ohio with suggestions.
Wayside Inn hosts a banquet for the football team, their wives and friends tonight. A dinner will be served followed by dancing.
Mount Union College opened its basketball season by trimming Findlay College 48 to 22 in Alliance. The Mount Union cagers led 26 to 10 at halftime and maintained the lead throughout the game. Dee Allie scored 20 for Mount Union.
Xavier University defeated Kentucky Wesleyan 54 to 13 in Cincinnati as Wesleyan failed to hit a field goal in the opening half and trailed 28 to 5 at the break. John Wiethe poured in seven field goals for Xavier.
Haserodt Jewelers swept Nabakowski Roofers in a St. John's Lutheran Bowling League match. Srelmack anchored the winners with a 498 series for high three game total.
Charley Massera of Pittsburgh won a ten round decision over Maxie Rosenbloom, the light heavyweight champion, in New York. Early Rosenbloom lead was overcome by Massera with a strong late rally after absorbing punishment.
The I T S Rubber Company pinmen clinched the first half City Bowling League title by winning two of three against the Knights of Columbus. The victory puts them out of reach of rivals the Eagles and Little Brown Jugs, who cannot overtake them. Tommy Ball led the scoring with 575 series and 245 in the final game as Elyria Hardware swept Glen Rogers Motors to gain ground in the standings.
Lorain County Class B basketball features four rivalry games Avon vs Avon Lake Eaton vs Columbia La Grange vs Penfield and Clearview vs Brookside. Other contests include Brighton vs Belden South Amherst vs Camden and Henrietta vs Brownhelm with several favorites listed.
Elyria High intramural basketball results list numerous game scores with totals for Tuesday and today. Several teams such as L BLN E.S. and S64 appear with varied point outcomes. games will resume on December 28.
The Company E basketball team of Kenton beat the Sidney Primas 23 to 21 here last night in a tight game.
The Amherst Hardwares will play two games this week beginning with a charity tilt against the Norwalk Keller News in Amherst, then travel to Toledo to meet the Toledo Philcos at the Coliseum. Next Tuesday they host the House of David in what is billed as the home season’s biggest game.
Valley City Merchants defeated the Penfound Canfield Oils of Elyria 37 to 27 at Valley City. The Merchants led early, Elyrians rallied, but three late baskets sealed the win for the home team.
The New York Giants were voted the year’s biggest surprise by 132 sports editors, ahead of Helen Jacobs, Notre Dame football, and Columbia Rose Bowl pick. Other top surprises included Fred Perry, Stanford over USC, and Washington Senators collapse in the World Series.
The Washington Senators posted a .979 fielding percentage to lead the American League and nearly tied the 1931 Athletics record. Detroit tops double plays with 167, while no team had a triple play. Joe Kuhel led first basemen in fielding and Oscar Melillo set a second baseman mark at .991.
Fordham 35 Yale 29. Depauw 26 Wittenberg 24. Ohio U 42 Wilmington 21. Brown 43 Boston U 26. Mt Union 48 Findlay 27. Indiana 47 St Louis U 32. Notre Dame 39 Purdue 25. Oklahoma 36 Southern Methodist 28. Xavier 50 Kentucky Wesleyan.
Guenin Pretzels face Vermilion Anchor Inns in the main prelim as Elyria Community Chest proceeds fund the program. Curtain-raiser features Guenin Pretzel girls vs Merchant girls in a 50 cent adult 25 cent student admission double bill at Bilgis High School gym.
Elyria High hosts a charity basketball event with a curtain raiser featuring Elyria Guenin Pretzels girls and Vermilion, and the main game Elyria Hi Speeds versus Norwalk Keller. Officials are Ralph Bauer and F A Eaton. admission 50 cents for adults 25 cents for students.
Ralph Lorke announces a Keller starting five with Church Wentz Machock Robertson Cox Banick and Betch man Morehouse as potential stars. Gasmen may start Elberts Kohn Smith Bako with Norwalk veterans Taylor Garcia McGuckin Mack and Herick as sure contributors. Elyria begins with Guerin Pretzels and Elyria Merchants facing off tonight at seven.
LaGrange defeated Penfield 17 to 14 in a Lorain County Class B basketball game on LaGrange’s floor. Carmen led LaGrange with seven points while Bow men led Penfield with six.
Weather cannot dampen Norwalk's basketball game with Lorain in a charity doubleheader tonight. The feature fray pits Weather against Lorain with two prelims set, promises a first magnitude battle, and introduces new uniforms on the girls' teams likely to draw cheers from the crowd.
Cincinnati Ohio December 20 The Cincinnati Reds obtained Mark Koenig a 30 year old infielder from the Philadelphia Nationals in exchange for Otto Bruge and Irvine Jeffries. Koenig will play shortstop next season if a third baseman is acquired otherwise he may move to third with Gordon Slade at short. Koenig formerly played with New York Detroit in the American League and Chicago in the National League.
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