Second Half Erie Sked Favors Shaw
Elyria High leads the 1938 39 Lake Erie basketball race with five straight wins. Shaw four wins, Lorain three, as the second half schedule starts Friday on Shaw home court for key Elyria clash set for February 24.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1939
Page
2
Elyria High leads the 1938 39 Lake Erie basketball race with five straight wins. Shaw four wins, Lorain three, as the second half schedule starts Friday on Shaw home court for key Elyria clash set for February 24.
Benefit basketball program for Ed Graff set for Tuesday evening February 14 at the Y. Proceeds go to Graff of the Troxel Company after a broken arm in an Industrial League game three weeks earlier. The card features Steel and Tubes vs Worthington Dry Cleaners with Carl W. Wagner predicting a sellout.
A New London fan rejects the notion the NL Wellington game was among the season’s best, calling officials rotten and the Wellington floor a disgrace. The note mentions Wooster forward Dick Gernert’s 72 foot pass to Dave Henderson that bounced in for a basket as Wooster beat Mr. Union at Alliance 34-23.
Ohio high school football schedules extend into December for the first time in years as teams must finish by the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving falls on November 30, so action can run until December 2. Calumet Farm recently paid $9,000 for a one year old mare Loma Linda, daughter of My Plar and Mollie King, dam of Nalapa Clown, undefeated in three races as 4 year old this season.
Eaton High sealed an eleventh straight win by defeating Ridgeville 58 32 in Ridgeville. Art Rice led Eaton with 21 points while Hawke brothers Dick and Dave added 14 each. Ridgeville top scorer was Junior Hunt with 11 points. Eaton reserves beat Ridgeville reserves 36 24.
Four matches set in Smitty's Bowling League at the K of Calleys with early shift at 7 pm featuring Pops versus Wines and Hamburgs against Samson's. At 9 pm the late shift pits Waldorf's against Fish Frys and Hi-Proofs against Ales.
Rothgery Motors won six games against the Held Transfer in a St. John's Lutheran Bowling League match rolled last evening at St. John's school alleys. Al Buchholz led the winning team with a 583 series.
Jerome Dizzy Dean Cubs pitcher received the Philadelphia Sporting Writers Association Courageous Athlete of the Year Award at the 35th annual dinner. The event also honored Jimmy Foxx as outstanding athlete of 1938. Navy arms reduction noted for next war.
Ohio high school basketball heats up as February signals a sprint to postseason with Class A and B tournaments two to four weeks away. Key matchups include Akron North vs Buchtel, Elyria facing Cleveland Heights and Bellevue, and Cincinnati Hughes against Middletown as top contenders push for late berths amid rising star performers and tight league races.
Elyria Highs giant center Coven, known as Lanky, leads the Lake Erie League individual scoring race. He faces Cleveland Heights rival Sanford Drexler in a Friday clash that could hinge on Coven's hot shooting and Drexler's inside defense. Palmer and Selman, both Elyria, trailed after mixed outings last week.
Chuckovitz of Toledo University of Ohio scored 18 points to break Ohio college basketball scoring records as George Washington defeated Toledo 46 to 29. The junior's season total rose to 251 points and career total to 991 in three seasons with 12 games left.
Ridgeville girls defeated St. Jean's church girls 49 to 29 on the road. Leala Bommer led Ridgeville with 19 points while Wilhelmo added 11 for St. Jean's. Hess and Sully paced the losers as Ridgeville pulled away in the second half.
A photo features Wooster's top young players as three sophomores. Frank Grenert from Applecreek plays center, Pudge Hole son of coach Mose Hole is a forward, and Dick Gernert from Bowling Green is a guard or forward, underscoring Wooster's strong depth in the Ohio Conference.
In a triple overtime thriller on Jefferson Junior High floor the Standard Cleaners and Fox Furnace battled for first place, ending tied as Fox Furnace edged Gardner Jewelers 40-29 in another game while Steel and Tubes defeated Troxel Company 25-19. Joe Kimusewski led Industries with 12 points, Walt Machuck’s late heroics sparked the Cleaners, and Fred Rule’s late free throws forced OT.
Basinski Banthers led the Colson Corporation Rowing League with a three straight win over Vaderius Rovers yesterday at the Efsria Recreation. Hopkins ver Riuss won two from Selby Clvia ries. Bonn Flyers took two from Hamilton Srwed Kings. Stan Basinski slugged the maples for 4 643 count including a 2A2 single game. Bill Williams had 254 for high single.
New Philadelphia 62 Newcomerstown 21 Portsmouth 31 Chillicothe 20 Toledo Central 27 Woodward 24 power 37 Akron South 27 Cincinnati Purcell 42 Western Tulls 34 Columbus Academy 41 Lancaster St Marys 10 Shelby 29 Willard 25 Toledo Libbey 33 Scott 25 Toledo Devilbiss 24 Waite 22 Defiance 22 Perrysburg 20 Cortege Detroit Yect 4 Toledo DeSales 42 Ohio Northern 45 Findlay 39 Mt Union 30 Hiram 24 Wittenberg 39 Dayton 34 Ohio Wesleyan 35 Baldwin Wallace and Alfred Tolbrook 27 Rio Grande 2b Crore Washington 46 Toledo 2% Bowling Green 49 Defiance 17 Marshall 47 Virginia Tech 1 Pitt 42 Temple 36
The Elyria Recreation hosts City Class C bowling with four matches listed tonight: Lodi Tavern versus Old Mill Oil Bar, Romeo Pump versus Silver Fox Cafe, Big Casino versus Wykrent's Grille, and Elyria Dairies against Brown Sohicans. The note also asserts that the arts are our storehouse of recorded values.
The University of Pittsburgh placed its athletics under the Western Conference rules and supervision in a cooperative agreement with the Big Ten. Commissioner John L. Griffith will make final decisions on eligibility while Pitt maintains non member status. Pitt officials say the move aims to prove athletic purity by external oversight, with Chicago’s status as a potential future member noted amid broader conference speculation.
Rev. Findley E. Eastman pastor of Wakeman Congregational Church will speak at Lorain County Fish and Game Association monthly meeting at 8 P M Thursday in British Empire clubrooms. He will show motion pictures from his Northern Quebec trip. Second reading of the new constitution and by laws to be conducted. meeting open to the public.
Camden High defeated Henrietta 26 to 22 in a major Lorain County League upset at Camden. George Leininger led Camden with seven points, Jim Dabney added six, while Altmiller of Henrietta poured in 12. Henrietta’s defense limited the visitors to few close-range chances. Camden improved to five wins against six losses. In the prelim, Henrietta reserves beat Camden reserves 26 to
Smallwood scored a six round decision over Bobby Roberts of Los Angeles on a Conneaut program last night. The Elyrian dominated by flooring Roberts five times as he pressed the pace. Roberts is coached by Luey Welch of Akron and had won 17 straight on the West Coast. Charley White, Smallwood’s manager, indicated a possible rematch soon.
Kazmarczyk scored 10 points for Holy Cross as his team walloped Jefferson 18 to 2 on Gates floor. In another league game Roosevelt defeated Hamilton 10 to 8, with Hamilton’s Washington scoring seven points to lead scorers.
Light and welterweight champion Henry Armstrong has agreed to a scheduled bout in Havana on March 5. The Cuban National Sports Commission announced the arrangement but did not disclose the opponent or terms.
Paul Dean, brother of Cubs star Dizzy Dean, signed a one year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis Missouri on February 1. The deal formalizes his return to the club for the season amid the league’s spring activities.
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