Athletes From Four Ohio Cities Dominate 1935 Scholastic
Ohio high school sports drew national attention as Toledo, Cincinnati, Akron, and Cleveland swept class A titles in eight sports for 1935. Toledo Scott defended track and cross country titles. Libbey won golf. Cincinnati Western Hills claimed swimming. Roger Bacon and Hughes took baseball and tennis doubles titles. Akron North won the basketball title amid a notable controversy over tournament format, and East Tech repeated in gymnastic. Class B featured Waterloo in basketball, Brookville in baseball, and Glendale in track.
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Olumbus
Ohio
Toledo
Cincinnati
Akron
Cleveland
Scott
Cleveland Heights
Roger Bacon
Hughes
Bill Talbert
Richard Rihm
Paul Graebner
Lakewood
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Akron North
North
Coshocton
West
Cleveland East Tech
Waterloo Wonders
Brookville
Glendale
Cuban Commish Fines Jacobs For Improper Conduct
Havana report says Mike Jacobs promoter of the 20th Century Club and Joe Louig and manager Julian Black faced a six month suspension for failing to stage a scheduled fight with Isadore Gastanaga of Spain. Jacobs also fined $500 for improper conduct and defamation while Gastanaga’s claim for $717 training expenses is acknowledged by the Cuban boxing commission and referred to New York for action.
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Havana
Mike Jacobs
20Th Century Club
Joe Louig
Julian Black
Isadore Gastanaga
Spain
Cuban Boxing Commission
New York Commission
Jacobs
Gastanaga
Girls Net Tourney Enters Third Round
BROOKLINE Mass Dec 27 Uh paced by Virginia Hollinger of Dayton O the defending champion survivors in the National Girls Indoor Tennis championship went into third round play at the Longwood covered courts today Miss Hollinger lost but a single game in eliminating Betty Albers of Brookline in her opening match.
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Brookline
Mass
Virginia Hollinger
Dayton
Longwood
Miss Hollinger
Betty Albers
Shuffleboard League Results and Tonight’s Schedule
Shuffleboard results show Moulton Candies 3 Coca Cola 2 Kaiser Rainey 3 Moulton Candies 2 Coca-Cola 4 Kaiser Rainey 1 Ready Cigars 5 Don Charles C. Tonight’s slate features Finegan Bakers vs Both Tailors Kaiser Rainey vs Silver Fox.
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Moulton Candies
Coca- Colas
Kaiser-Rainey
Moulton
Pet
Silver Fox Serenes
Student Army Idle In China
Economic pressure in China has turned returned students from hoped leaders into financial liabilities. Hundreds of foreign trained graduates from Columbia, Chicago, Michigan and California face scarce jobs at home. Despite 8000 Chinese earning degrees abroad since the Boxer era, many struggle to find consular posts, business positions, or steady careers in engineering, chemistry, law or medicine.
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Shanghai
China
America
Europe
United States
Columbia University
Chicago
Michigan
California
No Wrestling Show At Rialto Next Week
Announcement from Dan Morris promoter of Rialto Theatre says the Elyria wrestling show is canceled next week due to a holiday. Shows will resume the following week.
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Dan Morris
Black Dragon
Martonio Angelo
Danny McDonald
Ulysses Nikalikis
McDonald
Danny
Rialto
Elyria
Rialto Theatre
Morris
Move To Curb Drinking At Grid Games
National Collegiate Athletic Association meets to discuss subsidizing athletes curbing drinking and rowdyism at games. Meetings include four other intercollegiate groups. Key topics arise from Sportsmanship Brotherhood luncheon concerns. Southeastern Conference scholarship actions may face scrutiny. Over 500 coaches expected to attend.
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EW York
U.p
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Football Coaches
Princeton
Dartmouth
Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Group
Held Transfers Sweep Eldotread Team In Bowling Match
The Held Transfers won three straight games to defeat Eldotread Supply in a St. John's Lutheran League bowling match last evening. Eldotread’s loss drops them from a tie for second to fourth place in the standings.
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Eldotread Supply
St. John’s
Eskimos Cited For Advanced Welfare Work
Eskimos are years ahead in social credit ideas, says R A Learmont of Hudson's Bay post King William Island after a 1700 mile Arctic air journey Tecarmont first taste of civilization in seven years. He notes Arctic radio keeps them connected to world news and their interest in the Italo Ethiopian situation remains keen.
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Edmonton
Alia
R. A. Learmont
Hudson's Bay Company
King William Island
Here
Arctic
Tecarmont
Return of Overseas Chinese Deepens Domestic Mood
The problem worsened as many overseas Chinese who had lived abroad for years returned to their homeland amid a worldwide downturn in mood, amplifying social strain and national sentiment.
Canal Winchester Man Heads Ohio Athletic Assn
A. B. Weiser of Canal Winchester assumed the presidency of the Ohio High School Athletic Association after a reorganizing meeting. J. F. E. Bohn of Ashland and R. F. Cain of St. Clairsville were also named leaders. six new state board members and four new district directors were chosen. Hazel Burk was named to the women’s advisory board. District boards will finalize county and district tournament locations in about three weeks.
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Geer O
A. B. Weiser
Canal Winchester
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Weiser
State Board of Control
J. F E. Bohn
Ashland
R. F. Cain
St. Clairsville
Lloyd M. Kaufman
Attica
Bohn
M. Sims
Piqua
A. F. Roush
Brookville
J. D. Geiger
Mr. Vernon
S. L. Sams
Mt. Sterling
W. W. Wilson
Senecaville
Carl J. Paterson
Cadiz
Clarence Ll. Rice
Chardon
W. G. Bahner
Cleveland
John A. Miller
Ironton
N. EB. Potts
Portsmouth
Women's Advisory Board
Hlazel Burk
Cincinnati Western Hills
Townsend
WPA Funds Surprise Burlington Projects
Burlington officials learned of a $246 765 WPA appropriation for 14 projects. Mayor Louis F Dow said the funding came as a surprise and knew nothing of the listed program.
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Burlington
Louis F. Dow
When is a cucumber sophisticated
London humorously links cucumber sophistication to dictionary meaning of adulteration by foreign admixture. Hackney Council notes pickled cucumbers are often certified as sophisticated, illustrating the joke that preservation can mask impurity.
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London
Hackney Council
Bert Couzens Claims 97 Mile Long Distance Walk
Bert Couzens, amateur long distance walker, asserts a new record by covering 97 miles in 25 hours 9 minutes. The prior claim was by Albert Monson who reputedly walked 24 hours 12 minutes.
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Lontdon
Bert Couzens
Albert Monson
Befriends peddler Toledo police chief aids elderly woman
The sight of a 76 year old woman trudging behind a pushcart on a cold rainy day moved Police Chief Ward Taylor to action. He bought her shoes and rubbers to help her cope with the wet weather.
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Toledo
Ward Taylor
Hoe
Rhyl headmaster uses robot signals to control pupils
In Rhyl North Wales T Io werth Ellis headmaster of Rhyl County School employs robot signals to manage students. Traffic lights above his study door indicate when he must not be disturbed with a red light signaling quiet time for instruction.
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Rhyl
North Wales
T. Iowerth Ellis
Rhyl County School
Columbia Breaker Captured After Dozing On Bed
A house breaker was captured in Columbia Missouri after the intruder stretched out on a bed and fell asleep, allowing residents to alert authorities and end the chase without further incident.
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Columbia
Reds Schedule 33 Exhibitions Amid Major League Opponents
Cincinnati Reds announce 33 exhibition games for 1926 spring training led by General Manager Larry MacPhail. The schedule features nine MLB clubs, including 12 games against the Detroit Tigers, with matches across Tampa Clearwater St Petersburg Winston-Salem and other southern sites, ending April 12 in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Larry MacPhail
Reds
Tigers
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Tampa
Athletics
Ft. Myers
Detroit
Clearwater
Red Sox
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Yankees
Lakeland
Braves
Phillies
Winter Haven
Orlando
Cordele
Macon
Rome
Columbia
Augusta
Florence
N. C
Charlotte
Gastonia
Durham
Winston-Salem
Lynchburg, Va
Charleston
W. Va
Portsmouth
Polish Group Seeks 3.15 Billion From Britain
Descendants of Count Strzelecki, famed explorer who found gold in Australia, plan to petition the British Parliament for 3.15 billion dollars. Warsaw sources confirm the claim backed by Mme Sophia Gruchinska and lawyer Stanislaw Malewski. Claim hinges on Victoria mining outputs linked to the Count’s discovery and past contested wills. Present claimants include Colonel L Strzelecki, a priest named Count M Strzelecki, a farmer, and artist M Slupski.
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Warsaw
Strzelecki
Australia
Mme
Sophia Gruchinska
Strzelecka
Posen
M. Stanislaw Malewski
Sound asleep beside the man he intended to rob
The fragment describes a person sleeping beside a homeowner the suspect planned to rob, suggesting a confrontation or thwarted crime. Names, dates, or locations are not provided in the readable text.
Do Or Die Stanford Grid Players Rally for Rose Bowl
In Pasadena on December 27, thirty eight Stanford football players vowed to do or die against Southern Methodist. Coach Tiny Thornhill led the group around a beaker of buttermilk, each man clutching a left hind foot rabbit charm from an anonymous donor who claimed the rabbits were from a graveyard at midnight.
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Pasadena
Cal
Stanford
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Cardinals
Tiny Thornhill
Ernie Nevers
Jim Lawson
Daytona Beach to Offer 10000 for 300 MPH Beach Record
United Press reports Daytona Beach plans to post a $10,000 reward to the first racer who surpasses Sir Malcolm Campbell's 300 mph land speed mark on the beach. City officials praise the strip but acknowledge no beach is perfect for such speed, noting Campbell's long pursuit and the cost of the Blue Bird car.
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United Press
Aytona Keach
Fla
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Malcumb
Utah
Campbell
Keing
1933 Kentucky Derby Winner To Return To Miami Meet
Miami announces Bradley's Broker's Tip the 1933 Derby winner will be shown under colors at the Miami Track Club meeting at Hialeah Park trainer William Hurley stated today the horse went astray soon after the victory
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Miami
Fla
Gpife.rr
Bradley
Miami Trockey Club
Hiateah Park
William Hurley
Red Raiders Face Alumni After Four Losses In Series
Elyria High Red Raiders coached by Roy Clymer seek a win against the Alumni tonight on Sixth Street hardwood. They have beaten Fremont Cleveland Heights and Cleveland John Hay and lost to Ashland and Lima Central. Alumni stars include Walt Madhock Dick Urig Chuck Coen Walt Borenski and Herbie Meister with other former players in reserve lines. The Varsity starts Johnny Lugas Wally Forbes Joe Scott Hugh Cross and Jack Meyer, while the Reserve tilt follows at 7 and 8 p.m.
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Roy Clymer
Elyria High
Red Raiders
Sixth Street
Fremont
Cleveland Heights
Cleveland
John Hay
Ashland
Lima
Raiders
Clymermen
Grads
Crimson
Walt
Babe
Madhock
Lake Erie
Dick Urig
Lake Erie Loop
Chuck Coen
Boreski
Herbie Meister
Gene Myers
Frank Murkowski
Tom Dean
Deb Urig
Paul Coniam
Bill Jones
Johnny Lugas
Wally Forbes
Joe Scott
Hugh Cross
Jack Meyer
Elyria
Elyria High Lightweight
Ralph “Pinky
Emerich
Max Roe
Alex Bierek
Carl Dodsley
Jim Miller
Dick Skriletz
Stan Davies
Peanuts Schnaak
Dave Eaton
Amherst High hardwood hosts Hershey Chocolates of Cleveland
Amherst Business Men set to face Hershey Chocolates of Cleveland in a hardwood tilt at Amherst High. The vocational school squad meets Elyria champions Steel and Tubes in the same night lineup.
Purdue Quint Edges California 44 to 43
Purdue University forward Johnny Kessler hit a go ahead basket with 50 seconds left to lift the Boilermakers to a 44 to 43 victory over the touring University of California squad in Lafayette. The close game featured a fiercely contested finish as Purdue balanced defense against Cal's late push.
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Purdue
California
Lafayette, Ltd
Johnny Kessler
Purdue University
University of California
Museum Links Gas Bombs To Ancient China
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago shows that gas bombs date back to early gunpowder times in China. Exhibits include thunder stones or stink pots used in sieges by pirates along rivers. Jars filled with gunpowder sulphur nails and shot were wrapped in bags with ignited incense sticks to explode on landing.
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Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
China
US firearm collection showcases Civil War era pistols
Samuel E. Smith of Markesan Wisconsin houses a valuable collection of 36 single shot U S military pistols dating 1798 to 1868. The pieces span the War of 1812 the Seminole and Blackhawk conflicts the Mexican War and the Civil War.
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Markesan
Wis
U. S
Samuel E. Smith
Spectacular 1935 College Football Season Highlights
The 1935 season showed a resurgence with attendance up 10 to 15 percent nationwide. Notre Dame led with 483,108 in nine games, Navy 399,000 in nine, California 304,000 in ten, Tulane 175,000 in ten, and Southern Methodist 177,900 in twelve. Minnesota and Princeton claimed top honors, while Ohio State suffered a key loss to Notre Dame. The dramatic comeback by Andy Pilney in Notre Dame’s 18-13 upset over Ohio State remains a watershed moment.
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Notre Dame
Navy
California
Tulane
South
Southern Methodist
Southwest
Minnesota
Princeton
Texas Christian
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Columbus University
Andy Pilney
Pitney
Horseshoe Stadium
Ohio
Humphries Condition Described Dangerous
Joe Humphries veteran boxing announcer was described as in dangerous condition at Medical Center Hospital in Jersey City after two weeks with cirrhosis of the liver. He had survived two heart attacks last summer and collapsed while visiting friends.
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Jersey City
N. J
Joe Humphries
Medical Center Hospital
Humphries
Olympic Skate Trials Begin in New York City
The National skating championships begin four days of preliminary trials at the ice club in New York. These trials serve as Olympic tryouts for the American skating team, with the finals set for Monday at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Ice Club
Madison Square Gardena
Henrietta Grange Manager Seeks Contact for Kame with Elyria Official
Notice indicates Don Wasem, manager of the Henrietta Grange basketball team, seeks communication with Frank Yarsa of Elyria about Kame. Yarsa reachable through the Perri-Fay Company by writing or calling.
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Don Wasem
Henrietta Grange
Frank Yarsa
Elyria
Kame
Perri-Fay Company
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