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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1925
Page
2
The Wilder Cigar baseball team schedules a Feb 16 banquet at 6 pm in the Odd Fellows dining room. A fire repast and smoker will be provided. Members should attend and bring new material for tryouts as the team aims to start a strong season.
Oberlin and Ohio University plan a two game basketball double header at Warner Gym Saturday February 4. The curtain raiser features five substitutes and a second full game follows with starters. The move aims to broaden intercollegiate play and allow more athletes to participate.
Boxing results from Philadelphia Scranton Wilkes Barre to Newark with multiple bouts. Perlan hach defeated Frankie Maguire by technical knockout in five rounds. Slemmer and Reno won decisions in ten and ten rounds respectively. Others: Covington, Satnick, Kaplan, Bish, Murray, Civic, Burke, Milton, Ratner, Till, Solvay, Hayes, Marks, Trippe, Marley, Dempsey with various decisions or knockouts.
The Lorain Lions defeated the Clarks 25 to 21 in Cleveland. Clarks led 7 to 4 early and 19 to 15 in the third, but Lorain surged to take the half 12 to 9 and held on as Clarks tired in the final quarter.
Lorain boxing hero Alex Hart travels to the Pacific coast for a Friday night bout in San Francisco. He is matched with tough local Spus Myers and is expected to deliver his usual strong showing.
The lineup features Louis Kaplan against Bud Ridley in Los Angeles for 19 rounds. Other bouts include Charley Weinert versus Jack Sharkey in Boston, Hambone Kelly vs Mike Malone in Boston, Joey Baker against Billy Boyle in Boston, Mike Burke versus Lou Bogash in New York for 12 rounds. Midweek card in Cleveland has John Risko versus Sally Montgomery, Mel Congan versus K O Jeakle, Ted Blatt versus Willie Ames, Frankie Van against Al Klein, and Charley Goodman versus Eddie Anderson. Thursday features Jimmy Hall vs Eddie Bates in Brooklyn and Panama Joe Gans versus Bobby Bolin in Brooklyn, plus Steve Smith versus Earl Baird in Bridgeport. Friday brings Sailor Maxted against Jimmy Darcey in Portland and George Erne versus Jimmy O Gatty in Miami.
The veteran southpaw "Hook" Wiltse returns to the big show with the Yankees, after a career with the Giants and a pivotal role in past pennant runs. The piece traces his career, connections to McGraw, and a noted deal involving Stan becoming Washington property, plus brief notes on Connie Mack and other players like Jimmy Fox.
Thomas Gibbons of St Paul claims the heavyweight title amidst doubts over Jack Dempsey’s retirement and the legitimacy of Gibbons’ hold. Firpo and Harry Wills loom as rival contenders while Gibbons’ clean, respectable approach to fighting stands out.
YMCA cagers prepare for a week of events with a Tuesday class banquet following a system of team feeds every two to three months. Thursday’s annual basketball banquet is expected to draw a large turnout as Senior Leagues sponsor the social event.
A satirical portrait lists common bowling alley characters from a lazy handicapder to a smug showman. It lampoons a table of antics including delayed play, disruptive heckling, and overbearing spectators during a tournament night.
Bowling Scores The Ohio Public servicer and Gala Barbers clashed with a strong opening game, the Barbers rebounding to a 625 total as Westminster Kennel Club events begin in New York. Cycling continues day two of the six day in Chicago. Boxing features Kid Kaplan vs Bud Ridley in Vernon and Charlie Weinert vs Jack Sharkey in Boston, both ten rounds.
The schedule lists meetings of the Business Men's Racing Association in New Orleans, Miami Jockey Club in Florida, Cuba American Jockey Club in Havana, and Tia Juana Jockey Club in Tia Juana. Also on deck are the American League annual schedule meeting in St Louis and the annual bench show.
Washington February 10. The House Judiciary Committee ordered an investigation into possible impeachment of Federal Judge George W. English of the Eastern District of Illinois. The inquiry focuses on alleged financial profits from bankruptcy proceedings in his court.
William Cannon, 20, a married carpenter, was killed in New Lexington while working on the Wayne Coal Company tipple. He fell forty feet into a steel railroad car, crushing his skull.
Time table effective Sept 3 1944 shows east bound Limiteds from Lorain to Cleveland with multiple morning and afternoon departures. West bound Limiteds and Locals are listed with set times. Additional service times cover Fremont Sandusky Vermilion routes and Sunday exceptions noted.
A basement fire at the Webber Lind Company in Cleveland’s shopping district halted streetcar traffic for hours in a late February incident. Fire officials noted no rush hour fire and called the blaze one of the worst in years, delaying many diners.
Washington feb 10. Letters go to the french government requesting that F M D Blackmer and James B O Neil American oil men be compelled to submit to examination in the American inquiry into the Teapot Dome oil scandal.
Advices from Teheran report widening political friction between the Sultan and the premier. Premier Serdar Sepah told the assembly they must decide by Thursday who will rule, amplifying the power struggle in Persia.
The Lorain County Auditor lists delinquent taxes on various parcels in Lorain and Sheffield townships including lot 12 Cole Park, lot 212 Fulton Division, and many others. Notices warn that delinquent parcels will be certified to the state Auditor on the second Tuesday of February 1925 unless payments are made before then.
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