Barry and Finegan to Feature Benefit Boxing Card
Barry and Finegan lead a Not an Empty Stocking Fund benefit boxing card at St Agnes Hall on Monday night. Local favorites Pais and Sekerak meet in a key bout while Purdue College champion Finegan returns home for the event.
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Johnny Pais
Mike Sekerak
Lyrla
Jub Hikeko
Sheffield Lake Village
T. Agnes Hall
Carl Pine
Finegan
Purdue College
Boiler
Barry
Elyria Umeman
Boutiay Pais
Illyria
Jorain
Hent
Ing Hig
Sekerak
Varg
Lorain
Jom
John Madhock
Adder
Johnny Miller
Miller
Kuyo Tammi
Honut
Acuis
Stam Machock
Aru M
Siggins
Shepko
Machock
Mechuck Brothers
Hubie Harold
Bob Carr
Sid Russ
Kid Walter
Klis
Flash
Perkins
St Agnes
Young Pruskie
Ren Newbery
Tetty Jery
Lev Morse
Toeval Foxing
Johnny Machock
Tianpy
Elyria Reds Triumph Over Candies In One Sided Game
Elyria Reds routed Mischka Candies of Amherst 43 to 18 at the gym last night. Fred Madock led with 17 points and Alex Clawson added 14 as the Reds dominated in passing and shooting, Heda team members also contributing while Matlock opened with two free throws.
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Elyria Reds
Fred Madovk
Alex Clawson
Amherst
Reds
Tself
Matlock
Tur
Will
Madock
Clawson
Lorain Edges Oberlin 32 27 in Tight Holiday Clash
Lorain topped Oberlin 32 to 27 in a hard fought Erie League game. Oberlin led at halftime before Lorain rallied with a 26 point third quarter to seize the lead and pull away as Leary netted seven points in the final period.
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Qkberlin
Qberin Wich Setinals
Lorain
Oberlin
Lake Erie
Caute
Leary
Wee
Amherst High Falls to Lakewood Lightweights in Ohio
Amherst High suffered a 42 to 27 defeat against Lakewood Lightweights in a hard fought matchup. Lakewood varsity later beat the Alumni 82 to 110 with strong late offense throughout the game.
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Amherst High
Lakewood Lights
Lakewood
Lakewood ST
Lakewood Varsity
Samuels Rolls Perfect 200 Then 14 In Bowlers’ Night
Samuels, hailed in Anderson Indiana, rolled 12 consecutive strikes for a perfect 200 and added two more strikes for a 214 total in a standout bowling display.
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Anderson
Ind
Samuels
Lud Wray Named Pennsylvania Head Coach
Dec 21 Shorl ing of college football coaches today elevated line coach Lud Wray to head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania. He succeeds Lou Young who resigned after seven years. McEwan leaves Oregon after four years and may seek a coaching job or start a coaching school. Fordham may retain Frank Cavanaugh for next season amid undefeated record. Other schools eye new coaches including Army Columbia Purdue and George Town.
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New York
Shirling
Lud Wray
University of Pennsylvania
John J. McEynan
University of Cregton
Wray
Lou Young
Mekwar
Bift Jones
Army Footerie
Cirenta
McEwan Gay
Cayauauga
Lori
Penn
Folthy
Army
Tali Columbia
Louw Little Uni
Wasni
Johnny Phelaz
Taador
Oregod
Capt. McEwan
Purdue
Timmy Puelau
Boitermakers
George Tow
Puccessors
Lou Littie
Purtik
Local Bowling Scores Report Mixed Results and Odd Mentions
In St Johns Lutheran league action the Kady Builders rebounded after a forfeit to split the last two games with Ryli Lumber. Schmittgen Plumbers won two from Haserod Jen, taking the first and last. Struck Furniture won the first two but lost the final tilt. The column also notes Paavo Nurmi’s aging pace as a talking point and jokes about him shifting to marathons.
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Kady Builders
Ryli Lumber
St. John's
Schmittgen Plumbers
Schoenfeld
Mardin
Jarmish
Meinke
Thaserodt Duwelers al Ruchols
Ar Bucholz
Ifs of Buch’olz
Melinger
Ry Lamher
Wright Lehman
Sielmart
Lorence
Paavo
Alburry
Wilert
Schaefer
Tod
Gerber
Niemeyer
Krugman
Rodgers
Truvebner
Tal
Braun
Folk
Binder
Zultner
J Shiley
A Braun
J. Shiley
Ritticisims Triumphs Amid Mixed Race Notes
An OCR fragment describes a race with Ritticisims winning by a margin, noting the bay marks and distance. It mentions Nurmi as a rival figure and Old Pop Time as another athlete, with vague references to ancestry and appearance. The passage is garbled but centers on a race and notable runners.
April 1929 sports milestones highlighted in scattered notes
Editor notes a chaotic April with baseball opening, boxing, golf, and track. Highlights mention Cleveland Rosenblums winning a world basketball title, Spence breaking the 20 yard breaststroke record, Tad Morgan retaining lightweight title, Archie Compston winning the British pro title, Sande’s comeback ride, Iston’s marathon record, Simpson's sprint doubles and Penn Relays performance, and the US Ryder Cup setback to Britain led by Hagen.
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New York
Dee
Jollys
Chicago
Athletics
Cleveland
Rosenblums
ForaWyre
Lid
Walter Spence
Philadelphia
National Amateur Athletic Union
Tad Morgan
Gorilla Jones
Joe Angeles Onas
Debur
Athens
Tex
Kicaga
Aparit
Archie Compston
Charles Whitcombe
Roethampton Links
API
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Harl Sande
jJockey
Havre de Grace
John Iston
Nin Th
Clarence de Mar
de Mar
Miles Ham
caTpe Simpson
Ohio State University
Hon Sauight
Pittsburgh University
Columbo
Fis
Dan Kelly
Simpson
United States
Walter Hagen
George Luncan
Hagen
Leo Siegel
Morton Smith
Baby Ver
George Simpson
Real Philadelphia
Army Eleven Cancel Receptions Along Route
The Army football squad traveling to Palo Alto, California, had receptions along its westward route canceled to recover time. In Hutchinson, Kansas, they trained on a high school field after blizzards delayed the train about 12 hours. Coach Biff Jones praised the players’ condition as they prepared for Stanford practice before the next game. Settlement House Pirates Seek Games. Managers should contact John Barkacs in Elyria, Ohio.
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Hutchison, Kan
Army
Palo Alto
Calif
Colorado
West Pointers
Stanford
Senatory
Biff Jones
Settlement House Pirates
John Barkacs
Irondale St
Elyria
Ohio
Bass Knocks Out Morgan In 2N0 Title Upset
Ted Bass of Philadelphia defeated Tod Morgan to win the 139 pound junior lightweight championship at Madison Square Garden in a swift 2nd round stoppage. The upset followed two straight rights and a hard cross that knocked Morgan to the canvas, with New York Athletic Commission suspending purses pending an inquiry. Attendance reached 1,429 with gross receipts around 34,50,78 and net about 28.
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Frank Getty
New York
Broadway
Ted Morgan
Mor
Bass
Philadelphia
E Moner
New York Athletic Commission
Éebe
Jim Farley
Mer
Morgan
Ted
Madison Square Garden
Mike Ballering
Tod
Benny
Mentry
Stralgne
Ting
Tony Canzoneri
Hagen-Von Elm Leads With 69 In Open Qualifiers
Pasadena Calif December 21 George Von Elm and Hagen led the early qualifiers in the $91,000 open golf tournament. The first trio teed off, with Al Watrous Joe Verr ness and Billy Burke followed by Bill Met horn Henry Cuici and Wilfy Coa. More than ten players completed the qualifying round and play continued today. von Elm and Hagen shot 65s, with Von Ehr equalizing on the back nine, Horton Smith Craig Wood Denamore Shute Dave Hackney and Lew Waldron at 70.
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Pasadena
Calif
George von Elm
Forum Ra
Tiagen
al Watrous
Joe Vrness
Billy Burke
Bill Methorn
Henry Cuici
Wilfy Coa
von Film
Hagen
Agen Cane
von Ehr
Haig
Horton Smith
Joplin
Craig Wood
Bloomfield
N. J
Denamore Shute
Columbus
Dave Hackney
Lawrence
Mass
Lew Waldron
Boston
Pitt Panthers Hold Indoor Practice Ahead Of Rose Bowl
Pitt Panthers practiced indoors at Hunt Armory due to bad weather while prepping for the Rose Tournament game against Southern California in Palo Alto on New Year’s Day. Coen Sutherland led calisthenics and signaling drills with the varsity.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt Panthers
Southern California
Palo Alto
Coen Sutherland
Hunt Armory
Varsity
Shaw And Collinwood Students Riot After Basketball Game
Shaw and Collinwood High students staged a minor street car riot after a basketball game. They yanked the conductor’s signal cord, destroyed advertisements, turned out lights, and broke two windows before the motor man drove the car to the car barns. Police were called. no arrests were made.
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Shaw
Collinwood
Cleveland
Collinwood High
Alumni Varsity Game Tonight at Crimson Hall
The Crimson Flash varsity hosts alumni on their home floor at 8 o'clock with a strong visiting squad from college towns and other cities. Elyria High legends are expected to play, and a preliminary match pits Elyria High lightweights against Avon High at 7 p.m. Coach Eaton’s teams seek victory after a Shaw bantam defeat.
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Crimson Flash
Collegea
Elyria High
Elyria Hi
Avon High
Eaton
Shaw Bantams
Shires the Great May Fight in New York
New York authorization board rejects promoter Charles Murray of Buffalo and requires Shires to apply personally for a boxing license. The Chicago White Sox first baseman may fight at Queensbury A. C. in Buffalo on December 26. Possible opponent is Gordon Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics.
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New York
Art
Chicago White Sox
Bert Strand
State Aths Commission
Strand
Charles Murray
Buffalo
Shires
Chicago
Murray
Queensbury A. C
Shikat Retains Light Heavyweight Title at Arena
Richard Shikat of Germany, recognized world's lightweight wrestling champion, retained his title by defeating Jim McMillan of Chicago at the arena. McMillan, former University of Chicago football star, twice knocked Shikat from the ring but was largely outclassed. The fall followed one hour, twenty five minutes and forty five seconds of wrestling.
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Shikat
Mallavelphia
Richard Shikat
Germany
Jim McMillan
Chicago
McMillan
University of mM
Shikut
West Tech Five Defeats Elyria In Close Ohio Game
West Tech High triumphed 20 to 18 over Elyria in the West Tech gym. Oliver Blakely opened scoring, with Martworth and Prech among leading scorers for Tech, while Elyria's Burley and Elbert contributed key baskets. A preliminary West Tech seconds also beat Elyria seconds 24 to 10.
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Leveland
Ohio
West Tech HI
Elyria Ht
West Tech
Oliver Blakely
Crimson Flashes
Martworth
West Tech Boys
Scott
The
Tech
Burley
Talas
Prech
Elbert
Hlyria
Wolf
Eadman
Elyria
Hales
Buswell
Blakely
Lake Erie League Cagers Victors In League Night
Lake Erie League cagers posted wins in most games last night with Cleveland Heights beating Euclid Shore 18 to 16 and Lakewood topping Alumni 32 to 27. Other league results included Shaw 24 over Collinwood 2, West Tech 30 over Flyrna 18, Lorain 32 over Oberlin 27, and Rocky River 25 over West High 2. China plans to spend 39,228,008 dollars on new highways.
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Lake Erie Teague
BE A
Cleveland Heights
Euclid Shore
Shaw
Collinwood
Lakewood
Alumni
West Tech
Flyrna
Lorain
Oberlin
Rocky River
West High
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Elyria Auto Wash and Storage Co
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St. John’s Lutheran League
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Paavo Nurmi
Galian
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Norman E. Brown
GhoRse Siero
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Shires, the Great
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Elyria G Itlbart
Nate Saab
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Ore Wee Blakely
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