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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1929

Page

17

Cagers Prep For Rocky River Trip In Lake Erie League Night

Elyria High cages teams, lightweights and heavies, head to Rocky River for a Lake Erie League game tonight then to Cleveland Heights tomorrow. Heavyweights favored to edge a close game at Rocky River gym. Bantams aim to push Riverites aside. coaches name starting forwards and probable lineup for heavies.

Elyria Hi Rocky River Lake Erie Cleveland Teights A. N. Smith Shaw Bantams Lorainights H. H. Stiffler

Local YMCA Girls Club Sets 26 Mile Swim Test

The M O club at the YMCA organized Thursday by Thomas Moody Carl Wagner and Charles Neidenhauser aims to develop distance swimmers. Candidates must swim 26 miles to gain active membership, with 5 miles each of breast and back stroke and the last two miles in one effort. Open to boys over 15 and YMCA members, enrollment closes May 1. Members swim once daily in half mile increments and Monday tallies will be announced.

M- O Club Thomas Moody Carl Wagner Charles Neidenhauser

AMLHST MEETS RIZAL IN COUNTY TOURNEY 23 FAST GAMES

Amherst High opens county tourney Friday night February 22 at Qher Jin gym in a likely tough clash with rival Weilind Hi. District tourney follows, with both top teams eligible, Amherst must win to stay in the race. Ashland notes a rare Cleveland game with high scoring back and forth showcase.

Amlhst RIZAL Cames Amherst Hi Weilindon Hi Qher- Jin Gymnasium Tournan Amperst

CASE CARNIVAL AT Y FLOOR TOWICT

Fans enjoy a bustling Y M C A basketball night as Fox Furnace meets Oberlin Orphans with Terrible Tessie leading Oberlin. Steel and Tubes face Amherst Wings, a top offense, in a clash that could shape the league. Team lineups list Kirby and Smith for Fox Furnace, Tessenvitz for Oberlin, Guthman for Steel and Tubes, Baumhart for Amherst, with several other starting players named.

Fox Furnace Oberlin Orphans Oberlin Tessie Orphars Amherst Amherst Wings Olsen Kansas City Peerless Oils Fox Furnace Kirby Smith Henry Miller Lamb McCune Tessenvitz Kiracore Fbutzberger Guthman Ucka Krueger Morris Gaines

Alumnae Girls Cagers Triumph Over Hish School Team

The Alumnae Girls defeated the high school team 5 to 17 on the Eir rn birch floor. Guards outplayed the rivals while peers struggled to score. SanNar starred for the Alumnae as Greey and Walver lifted the team.

Hish Eirrn Birch Esterday Trench Spocol Aliniaae

Local Runner Eyes Second Coast To Coast Race

Elyria's Charles Eskins, 41, a cabie-spiker, seeks backer for C C Pyle's second annual Transcontinental foot race starting in New York. He ran 40 miles yesterday, finishing in 6 hours 45 minutes from Elyria through several towns, aiming for a Pacific finish. The race offers 60,000 dollars in prize money. finish location unspecified.

C. C. Pyle Elyria C. C. Pyles Charles Eskins Locz Pyles Eskins Elkins LaGrange Penfield Wellington Oberlin Cleveland Mike Joyce Grar Siskins West Avenue Lorain Hoskins New York City Pacific Coast Fexkins

Rosh and Senior Triumph in Interladd Cage Games

The Freshmen defeated the Sophomores 9 to 6 in an Interclass game with Fortman starring for the Freshmen and Whitney leading the Sophomores. In a preliminary, the Seniors beat the Juniors 21 to 4 with Moody starring for the Seniors.

Fortman Whitney Moody

Yankees Open Season at Thome in 1929 Opener

The world champion New York Yankees open the 1929 American League season at home against Boston on April 16. The schedule lists Athletics at Washington, Detroit at Cleveland, and Chicago at St. Louis, with other openers noted. In Oberlin, Feb 14, Western Rocerye lost to Oberlin 85 25 as the hosts relied on foul line shooting to seal victory.

Yankees New York New York Yankecs Boston Washington Detroit Cleveland Cinease St. Louis Oberlin Obevlin Voervhn Los Angeles Calif Feo Mickel Walker Las Veras Tom Kennedy Ace Hudkins Rene de Vos Hudkins

Kenyon suffers crushing Wooster defeat in basketball

Kenyon College was crushed 60 to 29 by Wooster last night, marking the seventh loss in a row for the battered Kenyon squad. The setback highlighted a troubling slide as Wooster extended its winning streak to seven in a row.

Essay winner to get college course free

Cambridge plans a 1929 scholarship at the Maccacanentis Institute of Technology for a four year technical education. Entrants must write on Why I Should Live a Technical Education. Previous year winners Elton W. Schefer of Cleveland and Rodney D. Chipp Jr. of New York City were chosen.

Cambridge Maccacanentis Institute of Technology Txo Bors Elwond W. Schefer

Farmer detonates dynamite to curb crow swarm

Harve Dennis of Vinita Oklahoma used dynamite to chase away a massive swarm of crows. He reportedly bagged 2432 birds in the effort.

Vinita Okla Harve Dennis

Wings Edge Lorain Five In Extra Period Thriller

Amherst wing Gage Holmes dropped in the winning basket in a 27 to 25 overtime victory over Lorain Forester Sports after a 25 all tie at regulation. Preliminary games featured Amherst girls routing Lorain Pearl St Lunch 21 to 5 and Sharps Wizards defeating LaGrange Independents 35 to 15.

Amherst. C Wings Forester Sports Lorain Holmes Hutton Amherst Congregational Lorain Pearl St Sharps Wizards LaGrange Independents

Young Pitchers Poised to Shape AL This Season

New York Yankees rely on Floyd Van Pelt Gordon Rhodes and Ed Wells to bolster their title staff. Van Pelt 21 won 26 and 11 for Montgomery last year. Rhodes 17 and 10 for Hollywood in first pro season. Wells 25 and 7 for Birmingham, tall southpaw, previously with Detroit. White Sox eye Robert Weiland 6 ft 4 in 219 lb, 20 and 19 for Moline, debuted versus A's 1 0 win. Liska bought by Senators from Minneapolis 20 and 4, sharp control. Tigers show Johnny Prudhomme Toronto 19 and 14, southpaw Frank Barnes Houston.

Clut New York Yankees Floyd van Pelt Gordon Rhodes Ed Wells van Pelt Montgomery Rhodes University of Utah Wells Detroit Tigers White Sox Chicago White Sox Robert Weiland Moline Athletics Ad Liska Minneapolis Washington Senators Carl Mays Clark Griffith Wliska Mavs Yankees Liska Tsce Johnny Prudhomme Toronto Frank Barnes Southpaw Houston Pruhomme

Bowling League Scores and Forfeits Reported in Wichita Falls

In Merchants B League action at the Gala sheyd bowling alley three tight games saw Steel and Tubes beat Armco rollers. Quality Cleaners won by forfeit over Fox Furnace, Coca Cola teams defeated Gala Barbers, while Furnace and Barbers failed to appear. Wichita Falls notes Chad Kimsey with 23 wins and 7 losses for the Tulsa Western League club.

Steel and Tubes Armco Association Quality Cleaners Fox Furnace Coca Cola Gala Barbers Furnace Barbers Wichita Falls Texas Chad Kimsey Tulsa

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