Rumors Circulate On Babe Ruth Decline And Contract
New York reports weigh Ruth’s twilight season as editorials debate Goslin’s value and Ruth’s leg strength. Yankees secretary Barons mentions one year deals while Clark Griffith suggests Ruth’s end may be near though Huggins defends him. Ruth’s career spans 15 seasons with notable batting figures since 1920.
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Vozo Qualifies For City Roller Skating Championship
Tony Vozo won the one mile qualifying heat for the city championship at Rainbow Gardens on Saturday evening with a time of three minutes eleven and a half seconds. The grand final is set for four weeks later and will award loving cups and gold, silver, and bronze medals. Jon Miske of Lorain won the all mile sprint as Elyria racers prepare to compete in Akron on Friday evening.
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Welterweight bout prompts comeback test in Chicago
Tomy Reeman of Cleveland, once a leading welterweight challenger, will meet Joe Sim here tonight to show he has not regressed. Promoter Jane Malloy aims to pair the winner with Jackie Fields, noted welterweight contender, at Jack Thompson’s event.
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Michigan and Wisconsin at Big Ten leadership tied
Chicago Feb 18. Upsets scramble standings as four teams eye title. Michigan and Wisconsin lead with six wins, Purdue and Iowa close behind at five. Wisconsin faces Northwestern while Michigan meets Illinois in a pivotal round, with Northwestern riding a five-game win streak and Illinois a tough test for the Wolverines.
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Open verdict in boxing death near Kewanee
A coroner's jury returned an open verdict on Eddie Chandler a Morline boxer who died Saturday night after a bout with Lou Denny in Aurora. The concussion of the brain was ruled the cause of death and the jury cleared the boxer of further blame.
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Tunney Criticized for Attack on Photographers in Cannes
Gene Tunney the retired heavyweight champion faced sharp criticism in London circles after an incident at a Cannes hotel where he refused to speak to reporters and allegedly struck at least one photographer, scattering cameras. Dispatches noted his ten day Cannes stay before plans to travel to Rome and Florence.
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Bowling League Forms at Willis Overland Plant
A new bowling league started last week at the Willis Overland plant with six teams. The Inspection team swept Stock in three tight games by narrow margins. Paint Division edged Office three times, while Trim Shop won their opener by two pins and tied the Body team in the second. Trimmers won the roll off but lost the final game. The league will bowl each Friday night at Gala alleys.
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Amherst Wines Five to Play Sandusky BC Quintet
Amherst Wing Club hosts Sandusky Business College on February 19 in Amherst High School gym. Sandusky, with mostly Sandusky and Toledo players, has faced top northern Ohio teams. Amherst aims for a ninth straight win after an eight game streak. Preliminaries include Walls's Candies vs Sabier's Candies and Elyria Business College. Shary’s Wizards vs Lorain Celtics.
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Rangers Narrow Bruins Lead In NHL American Division
New York Rangers hold a four point edge over Boston Bruins in the NHL American division after a late surge at Madison Square Garden. They beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 to 1 in a come from behind win. Detroit Cougars close gap to three points on Boston Six with a 2 to 1 victory over Toronto. A science aside notes a hundred million atoms laid end to end would only measure an inch.
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Bishops Beat Cincinnati Bearcats To Tied Ohio Race
Ohio Wesleyan’s bishops stunned Cincinnati’s Bearcats 54 to 33 improving their hold in the Buckeye Association standings. Denison also beat Miami 74 to 56 as Wesleyan, Cincinnati and Denison share first place. St Xavier leads the Northwestern Ohio race with Mt Union and Muskegon close behind.
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Amherst High Beats Berlin Heights In Local Clash
Amherst High earned its second win of the week by defeating Berlin Heights High at the local high school gym Saturday evening. Amherst used its second team for three quarters as guard Gormley scored four field goals in the first period and Nickel along with Hutton each totaled nine points. The game featured listed lineups.
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Boys League Cage Results From Saturday Play
Five games across three boys leagues were held Saturday afternoon at the YMCA Hamilton school cagers handled McKinley 33 to 2 in the Grammar School league. Gates beat Washington School 17 to 12 in High Grade. Washington 237 defeated Washington 237 neighbor 14 to 10 and St. Agnes beat St. Mary’s 16 to 3. St. Agnes then beat Hungarian Reformed Church 14 to 7 in Junior Church league.
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Henrietta Girls Tie Belden in Exciting City Match
In Henrietta on February 18 the Henrie tta girls battled Belden Hi’s 221 to 21 in a highly exciting basketball game. The Henrietta boys also defeated Belden 28 to 14. The contest showcased strong defense and fast pace from both sides. Belden’s girls struggled against Henrietta’s pressure while Henrietta’s offense clicked in the late stages.
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Sharkey Stribling Heavyweight Bout Set For Miami Beach
The first round of the long awaited Sharkey Stribling heavyweight bout will start at 4 p m Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday February 27 in Miami Beach Florida. Preliminary fights end by 9 20 p m to allow the eight round semi final between Gallagher and Grosso to proceed.
League Leaders To Play E H S Cagers Here Thursday
Elsha Wiech cagers Nearly Shaw High’s quartet meet E H S cagers Thursday night at the F. H. S. gym. The leaders have played a strong brand of basketball and local fans will see them showcase their wares.
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Kipton P T A February program features heart lecture
Kipton Feb program changes to Wednesday 20th includes a heart lecture by Dr C D Barrett with moving pictures. Kipton Brighton and Oderila students provide musical numbers. New studio piano installed for P T A. Next Thursday Feb 28 men to host an exceptional evening of entertainment.
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Heights Edge Elyria 43 to 24 in Tough Battle
Cleveland Heights overwhelmed Elyria with strong defense and crisp passing to win 43 to 24. Hayman and Chizek fueled a 18-6 first half lead while Ippolito added ten points off the bench. Hales and Robertson led Elyria, as reserves closed the gap in late play.
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Heights Bantams Edge Logels in Overtime Thriller
The Cleveland Heights light weight basketball team upset Elyria Hi Bantams 23 to 22 after two overtimes. Buswell led Elyria with 14 points while Brown topped Heights with 9. The win drops Elyria from first place as Lorain reinforces the lead by beating Shaw 20 to 14.
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Industrial Gage League Results Highlight Local Winners
Steel and Tubes beat General Industries 42 to 23 in the opening game at the Y M C A. Peerless Oil topped Western Automatic 34 to 14. Willys-Overland won by forfeit over Columbia Steel after they failed to appear.
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Christner Arrives for Madison Square Garden Bout
New York February 15 Christner the 34 year old Akron Ohio heavyweight was due to arrive today to complete training for his 19 round showdown with Paolina Usendun of Spain at Madison Square Garden Friday.
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Makes Another Forty Mile Jaunt
Charles Elkins, local marathon aspirant, ran forty miles from Wellington to back in six and a half hours. Traffic was heavy and roads slushy as he wore water soaked shoes without a change. He said he feels fine after endurance runs and hopes for a backer to enter the coast to coast footrace.
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