Coven Poised To Break Scoring Record At Elyria
Elyria High center Wilbur Coven, star of the Crimson, faces a likely chase of Joe Scott’s 273 point single season mark. With 208 points in 14 games, Coven needs 68 more, requiring over 13 points per game in at least five remaining games, including tournament play. Scott set his mark in 25 games during 1935-36, averaging 11 points, while Coven has averaged near 15 so far, contrasting push and pivot shots with Coven’s under-basket bat-ins.
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Coven
Scott
Ilbur
Wilbur
Wilbur Coven
Elyria High
Joe Scotts
Cowen
Elyria
Crimson
Western Reserve
Ceven
Gibsonburg Ranks Next in Eaton High Basketball Race
Gibsonburg leads the race among Class B teams with 15 wins and one loss, while Eaton’s Brown and Gold sit undefeated with 13 straight victories. Fremont St Joseph’s handed Gibsonburg its only setback. St Mary’s is also 11-1. Akron West needs one more win to seal the Ohio Pioneer League crown. a South upset could force a three way tie among West South and East.
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Gibsonburg
Eaton
Ston High School
Brown and Gold
Sandusky County
Fremont St. Joseph's
Sandusky St. Mary's
Herman
Juicy) Klein
WPA
Juicy
Klein
Tme
Akron West
Elyria
Akron South
Akron
West
Local hoops duel headlines benefit card clash
Worthington Dry Cleaners and Steel and Tubes meet on Avon junior high court in a three game benefit card organized by Carl W. Wagner with proceeds for Ed Graff injured Txoxel Company member. Avon squad hospitalization and return details frame Lorain County Class B tournament outlook. Divorce suit filed by Amalia Manning against WTAM announcer Tom Manning, alleging wilful absence since August 11, 1928. couple married September 11, 192?.
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Worthington Dry Cleaners
Steel and Tubes
Jefferson
Russ Chester
Scarlet Fever
Avon
Gene Lescher
Brownhelm
Columbia-Camden
Amalia E. Manning
Tom Manning
WTAM
Manning
Mannings
Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate in Elyria Ohio
Legal notice of Sheriff sale in Lorain County Ohio to satisfy Home Owners’ Loan Corporation action. Sale of the westerly 42 feet of Sublot No 1 in Ely and Massey’s Addition, Ellria, on February 18, 193% at 10 o’clock a m. Property appraised at 200, cash required day of sale, sale subject to legal highways and minimum bid.
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Carl Jt Finegan
Lorain County
Smythe
Tett
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Agintuf
Eugene Collins
Court of Command Mens
Ohio
Hivria
Lorain
Elyria
Ely
Massey
Black River
Eleventh Street
11Th Street
Tarry Tavern Deadlocks For "B" Pin Lead
The Miller Celery and Tarry Tavern tied for the lead in City Class B Bowling League after last night’s Elyria Recreation matches. Celery lost two of three to Tattersall Dairy. Tavern beat Welsh Funeral Home twice. Miller Celery and Tarry Tavern each stand 13-5. Other results: City Loan over Fox Furnace. Elks No 465 swept Gerber’s Meats. Blue Sky Inn over Shell Petroleum. Eagles over Ridgeville Hatchery. Wykrent’s Grille over Van’s Service Station. Electro Alloys over Motor Haulaway. High team: Tattersall Dairy 2885 total, 1021 game. High individual: Happy Mahl, Tattersall, 4
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Miller Celery
Tarry Tavern
Elyria Recreation
Tattersall Dairy
Tavern
Welsh Funeral Home
City Loan
Fox Furnace
Elks No. 465
Gerber’s Meats
Blue Sky Inn
Shell Petroleum
Eagles
Ridgeville Hatchery
Wykrent’s Grille
Van
Electro Alloys
Happy Mahl
The
Tattersall
le Pet
Elks No
Ease & Ww
Hddridgeville Hatchery
Vt BS Electro Alloys
Peer
Tattersall Dairy Maler
Yarsa Ieee
Iit
Ryanae
Ae Hagyeeteere
Von's
Seweshas PS
Saewert
Visnisht
Vonturke
G Smith
Cess
San Éa Sas
Kuipper Zenich
Morris
Moran
Fox Furnace Moesny
Leo Wat
Crosby
Flue Sky Jungs
Stutz Ee
Lau Wee Sae
Aga
Aungst
Leinserder
Jag
Ae Gugenbach
Shell Petroleum Baw Pais Amet Wee Ac
An G Betts Vee
Aay Ha Robertson
Betts Ee
Sheak
Toh
Karchner
Aurelian
Agen Electro Alloys
Gebhardt
ALA Nasinak
Henry Aene
Baeer Ee
Hanlaw
R. Roth
F. Rothgery
W. Henke
F. Banville
Tarry R. Rantrille
Henke
Mae
New Athletic Conference Proposed by Northern Review
The Northern Review proposes an eight college athletic conference in Ohio. Schools listed include Ohio Northern Denison Oberlin Wooster Ohio Wesleyan Capital Wittenberg and Muskingum. The plan groups church-related schools with similar enrollments and geographic proximity.
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Ohio
The
Northern Review
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Northern
Denison
Oberlin
Wooster
Ohio Wesleyan
Capital
Wittenberg
Muskingum
Elyria High
Elyrians
Herman Deupree
Mort Luby
National Bowler's Journal
Esquire
New York Celtics
Jimmy Crowley
Fordham
Glenn
Judge) Carberry
Notre Dame
Sale of Lorain County parcel in Elyria on February 1 1939
Legal notice lists Home Owners Loan Corp versus Daisy Deets et al in Court of Common Pleas. Public auction at Elyria courthouse north door at 10 am exposes Sublot No 197 in Pase dena Park, part of Original Elyria Lots 17,33,34. Property known as 528 Ohio Street, Lorain County Ohio. Appraised at 6 000 dollars. Cash sale. no bidder under 6 000.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Daisy Adela Deets
Court of Coming Pleas
Lorain County
Ohio
Elyria
Lota County
Lorain
Pasadena Park
Ohio Street
Brandston Avenue
K of C Bowlers Pay Tribute To Murray
Knights of Columbus bowling league matches start at 8 PM instead of 7:30. Teams will visit the Murray residence on Fifth Street to pay tribute to Thomas Murray, longtime custodian of the K of C clubrooms here. Officials include Sheriff Carl F. Finegan and Atty. John Von Blum.
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Knights of Columbus
Murray
Fifth Street
Thomas Murray
Carl F, Finegan
Lorain County
Ohio
John von Blum
Atty
Major League Spring Training Costs and Prospects Rise
Spring training will cost the six teen major league clubs more than 250000 dollars, with some recovered from exhibition games. Reds scout Bobby Wallace touts Waterloo Iowa's Elmar Sorenson as a strong second base option, while Fonseca advises Chet Laabs on batting. Veterans Gelbert and mix of Sunkel and Cooper bolster Cardinals prospects for 1930s lineup remaking.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Bobby Wallace
Reds
Eddie Collins
Elmar Sorenson
Waterloo
Sorenson
Fonseca
Laabs
Lew Fonseca
Chet Laabs
Detroit
Charlie Gelbert
Cardinals
Senators
Toledo
Gelbert
Cecil Travis
Tor Sunkel
Atlanta
Morten Cooper
Houston
Sunkel
Cooper
Shipboard Memoir Puts Muncie Beside Honolulu
Henry McLemore recounts aboard the S. S. Margonia how officers mispositioned the ship, placing it 14.75 miles from Muncie Indiana instead of Honolulu. He jokes about preferring Honolulu, notes abundant meals aboard, and ends with a humorous hunger craving, dated 1939 United Press.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
S. S. Margonia
Muncie
Indiana
Honolulu
Elyria Hardware Team Heads to Lorain Tonight
The Elyria Hardware squad travels to Lorain to play the Lorain Kroger Juniors on the Hawthorne Junior High floor. The game starts at 7 PM and players meet at 502 Dewey Avenue at 6 PM.
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Elyria Hardware
Lorain
Lorain Kroger
Hawthorne
Hardwares
Dewey Avenue
Buckeye Conference Hoops Clash Looms At Athens
Ohio U and Marshall fight for Buckeye League basketball supremacy tonight at Athens. A Ohio win clinches the title as the league nears disbanding in June with Ohio U leading and Marshall chasing. Rivlin of Marshall and Baumholtz of Ohio U star in the clash.
Charity basketball tripleheader at Jefferson Junior High
Tonight at Jefferson Junior High gym a three game benefit card for Ed Grail of Troxel Company. Worthington Dry Cleaners faces Steel and Tubes, champions of the Industrial League, in the headline game. Other ties feature Troxel vs General Industries and Standard Cleaners vs Gardner Credit Jewelers. Fox Furnace Steel and Tubes postponed to Thursday.
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Jefferson Junior High
Ed Grail
Troxel Company
Worthington Dry Cleaners
Steel and Tubes
General Industries
Gardner Credit Jewelers
Fox Furnace Steel and Tubes
Troxel
General
Standard Cleaners
Gardner Jewelers
Worthington Cleaners
Elyria Cagers Face Oberlin in Lake Erie League Preview
Elyria High meets Oberlin in a Lake Erie League game as part of a two game week. Elyria has won 10 of 14, with expected starting five including Yanke Selman Cowen Coleman Herold. Oberlin likely fields Hovey Harley Bowman Willbond Hudwell. reserves to precede the 7:30 p.m. varsity start after a 6:45 p.m. preliminary.
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Elyria High
Oberlin
Crimson
Hovey
Harley
Bowman
Willbond
Hudwell
Elyria
Seabiscuit Set To Race In Santa Anita Handicap
Arcadia California February 14 Seabiscuit trainer Tom Smith hopes the horse returns to form in today’s race as 1-10 favorite for the Santa Anita handicap with only Marica and Today as rivals. The 128 pound drawing under allowance conditions follows his November 1 Admiral match race win.
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Arcadia
Cal
Tom Smith
Welf
Seabiscuit
War Admiral
Biscuit
Charles S. Howard
French Lick Springs
Marica
Neil McCarthy
Bowling Scores in Keller Kohn Match at K of Calleys
Team A defeated Team B in a Keller Kohn Company women employees bowling night at the K of Calleys venue. Otto of Team B led with a high score, while Team A surged ahead in the later frames.
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Keller Kohn Company
K of Calleys
Otto
Sixth Grade Basketball Results On Gates Court
Holy Cross walloped Hamilton 18 to 8 and St Agnes whitewashed Gates 14 to 0 yesterday on the Gates court. J Janowicz led Holy Cross with seven points, B Janowicz added six, Rogers had four for Hamilton, J Lindway led St Agnes with six and Brada scored four.
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Holy Cross
Hamilton
St. Agnes
Gates
J Janowicz
B. Janowicz
Rogers
J. Lindway
Brada
White Oils schedule two games at New London floor
New London February 14 two big basketball games are set at the high school gym as White's Lincoln Oils face Medina Mercurbials in the nightcap following the New London Medina matchup. The White team meets Vincent A.C. on February 21 at 8 p.m. after a 98 to B victory over Thiel last night.
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New London
Linco Oils
Medina
Indiana Quint Adds To Big Ten Lead As Purdue Scores Over Minnesota
Indiana and Purdue surged in the Big Ten race with Indiana beating Chicago 46 to 33 and Purdue downing Minnesota 30 to 20. Illinois beat Michigan 35 to 28, Northwestern defeated Wisconsin 37 to 27, with Ohio State and Iowa idle. Purdue benefited from Ward Lambert’s scouting as Minnesota struggled against height and Purdue’s defense.
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Molligerene AB
Bush
Veinkins
Uszak
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L Pet
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Purdue
Minnesota
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Michigan
Pick Dehner
Columbus
Bill Menke
Ward
Piggy
Vincent Quintet Tops Industries In City League Rout
Vincent Athletic Club defeated General Industries 53 to 26 on Vincent’s floor. George Dobrin led Vincent with 14 points, Bill Petkosek and Johnny Dancisko added eight each, while Michael paced Industries with 11 points. Vincent led 18-4 at halftime.
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Vincent Athletic Club
General Industries
Vincent
George Dobrin
Bill Petkosek
Johnny Dancisko
Michael
Industries
Muraski
Te . J
Michael, Re
Dail
Nine Yankees Still Unsigned in 1939 Contract Drive
New York February 14 Nine top Yankees remain unsigned as 1939 contracts circulate headed by center fielder Joe DiMaggio seeking a $10,000 raise from $25,000. Others unpaid include catcher Bill Dickey asking $20,000, shortstop Frank Crosetti third baseman Red Rolfe and others such as Joe Gordon Tommy Henrich Red Ruffing Monte Pearson and Bud Chandler. Signed players rose to 20 after rookies Charlie Keller Walter Judnich and Marvin Bruer submitted contracts.
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New York
New York Yankees
Joe Dimaggio
Bill Dickey
Frank Crosetti
Red Rolfe
Joe Gordon
Tommy Henrich
Red Ruffing
Monte Pearson
Bud Chandler
Charlie Keller
Walter Judnich
Marvin Bruer
Avon and Avon Lake Clash on Avon Hardwood Tonight
Avon Lake seeks a season sweep against Avon in a home clash after winning the first meeting. The junior varsity squads start the program with a 7 30 p.m. prelim, showcasing both schools’ reserves before the main game.
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Avon
Avon Lake
Clearview Amherst Clash For North High League Title
Clearview and Amherst meet on Amherst High court in a pivotal 1938-39 league game. Clearview holds seven wins and two losses. victory seals the undisputed title, while Amherst victory could force a tie with Wellington, which has finished its schedule. The preliminary starts at 7 30 P M.
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Clearview
Amherst
Clippers
Wellington
Vopel And Yates Maintain Lead In Six Day Race
Heinz Vopel and Cecil Yates held the lead as the 33rd hour opened in the 61st six day bicycle race at Stadium Chicago. A. M. standings show Vopel Yates ahead with 556 miles and 9 laps, Rodman O'Brien 5569 119, Peden Peden 5569 201.
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Chicago
Heinz Vopel
Cecil Yates
A. M
Vopel-Yates
Rodman-O'Brien
Peden-Peden
Henrich denies holdout rumor as Yankee talks continue
Massillon dated report says Tommy Henrich, youthful New York Yankee outfielder, denies being a holdout today. He states he wants no trouble and expects to reach an agreement with the club soon as negotiations proceed.
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Tommy Henrich
Yank
Massillon
New York Yankee
College Football and Basketball Scores Across Regions
Ohio Massillon beat Akron Hast 31 to 16. Notre Dame edged Syracuse 35 34 in overtime. Penn defeated Columbia 40 35. North Carolina State routed Virginia Tech 63 35. Loyola of Chicago fell to George Washington 33. Oklahoma Aggies won 42 23 over Wash U St. Louis. Others include Purdue 30, Minnesota 20. Northwestern 37 37 Wisconsin. Indiana 46 33 over Chicago. Youngstown 39, Thiel 23. St Joseph’s A2 at William and Mary 43, Huntington 42. Tulsa 35, St Louis 26. Pitre 43, Georgetown 41.
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Valparaiso
Huntington
Tulsa U
Pitre
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