Tris Speaker to Speak at Elyria Exchange Luncheon
Texas born baseball star Tris Speaker, celebrated for 3,515 hits and a pivotal 1920 Indians pennant, will be guest speaker at the Elyria Exchange Club luncheon on February 27. The piece also notes Elyria High basketball hopes to surpass Joe Scott's 274 single season points and mentions local bowling and boxing figures.
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Tris Speaker
Harold Robinson
Speaker
Exchange Club
Texas
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Cleveland
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Johnson
Tris
Georgia
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Hubbard City
Houston
Trig
Gear Peach
Boston
Cleve
Washington
Philadelphia
Ohio football commissioners meet at Columbus
Meeting of Ohio district soil commissioners in charge of Commissioner Carl May of fismouth will be held in Columbus tomorrow. It is expected the host city for the 1939 state championship tournament will be named at tomorrow's session. The 1938 key event was Elyria with Page Dairies winning. Commissioner for District No 2 Edward W. Wagner will preside.
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Ohio District Soil Commissioners
Carl May
Fismouth
Columb
Elyria
Page Dairies
Edward W. Wagner
Oxygen Welding Supplies Repairing in Phila Area
John Streicher operates Lyrea Storage Battery recharging and welding supplies near East River Street, Philadelphia, at 2619. The listing notes oxygen Prestolite gas availability and repair services for storage batteries.
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Lyria
John Streicher
East River St
Struck Furnitures Defeats Clothiers in Close Match
In a tight clash Struck Furnitures edged Clothiers to claim a victory. The contest featured competitive play with key baskets from top players as both teams traded leads in a spirited finish.
Baseball Hall of Fame Plaques Unveiled at Cooperstown
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York honors legendary players with bronze plaques. As part of Baseball's Centennial program this year the featured plaques are unveiled to celebrate their lasting contributions to the national game.
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Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
New York
Tyrus Cobb the Flashiest Star in Tigers History
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the Georgia Peach, defined base running and field mastery over 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, leading the AL in batting for many years and ranking among the sport’s greats in stolen bases and extra base hits. A fiery competitor, he perfected the fullaway slide, stole home in a World Series, and later finished with Connie Mack's Athletics before retiring to California.
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Georgia Peach
Detroit
Tigers
Imer
Babe Ruth
Cobb
Connie Mack
Athletics
Troit Tigers
Royston
Gary
Gane
Pittsburgh
Atherton
Calif
Elyria Downs Shaker Heights Blackout in League Battle
Elyria routed Shaker Heights 43 28 to stay a game behind Shaw in the Lake Erie League title race. Shaw overwhelmed Lorain 31 23 at Shaw, while Lakewood crushed Cleveland Heights 53 33 to seize third place. Tuesday games include Shaker at Lakewood and Shaw at Cleveland Heights. If Shaw loses Tuesday and Elyria wins, Shaw Elyria game decides the title. otherwise a tie is possible. Elyria's Wilbur Coven led with 14 points, 240 on the season, and Larry Coleman added 10. Elyria reserves beat Shaker reserves 24 11. Ohio State fencing beat Notre Dame 9 1/2 7 1/2.
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Denison College Cagers
Ohio
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Parsons
Yeomen
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Denidou
Edebaed
Il Harrison
Fi Gordon
McNamara
Blake
Myers
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Bob Thomas
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Linco Oils
Medina Chamber of Commerce
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Thomas Te Witslaben
Cook
Mathers
Love
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Rau
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Sere el Brown, Jr
Smith
Shane
TK Aereas Seas
GOW
Ceenec
Medina Peeesatte
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Lake Erie
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Shaker Heights
Lorain
Lakewood
Cleveland Heights
Shaw-Elyria
Ralph Bauer
Crimson Cagers
Red Raiders
Bauer
Coven
Wilbur
Crimson
Joe Scott
Scott
Larry Coleman
Bob Yanke
Shaker
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Santulla
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Kee
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Heidelberg
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Jim Zak
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Gleason
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Hockaden
King “ii
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Sey Boyer
Lange
Newnan
Warburton
Ie Uhlig
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Corbeau
Barry
Thomason
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Pateh
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Lissmon
Wight
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Leonard Ie
Shrewal
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Firickson
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Amherst
Bill Lynch
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Wolshauer
Frederick
Tiusceilo
Franklin
McCann
Haas
Pererereny
Hirmine
Anne
Elyria Elks
Lorain St. Peter's
Hawthorne
Lloyd Morse
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Keka
Heritage
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Morse
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Ter Halencity
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Lawrence Kenisel
Brownhelm
John Love
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Knight
Jack Jeckel
Reimer
Brownheim
P. Leimbach
Jeckel
McCowan
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Cam~den
Columbia
Schalkner
Leininger
Camden
Dobney
Odor
Crocker
Waite
Clearview
Penfield
Vopel and Yates Hold Narrow Lead in Six Day Race
In Chicago at the Stadium, Heinz Vopel and Cecil Yates led by a slim points margin as the six day bicycle race approached its final hours. The early standings at 6 am show Vopel-Yates 683 points, Kilian-Thoman 621, and Peden-Peden 479 on lap 2198 with nine laps completed.
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Heinz Vopel
Cecil Yates
Vopel-Yates
Kilian-Thoman
Peden-Peden
Ruth Plas Sets Elyria Bowling Record at 290
Ruth Plas of Leo's Five in the Elyria Ladies Bowling League set a record with a 290, the highest by a woman bowler in Elyria. The 19 year old, bowling just over a year, opened with a spare then 11 consecutive strikes, then started a new game with a strike for 12 in a row. Carolyn Matik watched as Plas noted she was lucky.
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Elyria Ladies
Leo
Standard Cleaners Fackler
All Miller Ass
Abu AL Henke
Sis Taylor
Ogee
Wykrent's Grille
KE. Smyth
Dla M. Koehn
Alu Wykrent Va
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Gayeski
Sears Roebuck
Tarry Wewe
Stelmack
Smith
W. T. Grant
Warner
Blakeley
Air
Buck A Arithe
Wah Elyria
Sayles
Jai— Ddan
Koehn
Lin Blind
H. Henke
Lan Lis
Haake Wee
Elyria
Ruth Plas
Miss Plas
Elyria Recreation
Carolyn Matik
Three Games Listed On Y Basketball Program Tonight
Elyria recreation program tonight features three cage games directed by Carl W. Wagner. Gardner Cred-Jewelers of Industrial City League faces H and 3 Bakers of Sandusky at 7:30, Elyria Elks vs K. O. Christner at 8:30, and Standard Cleaners vs Wooster Merchants at 9:30, with a large crowd expected.
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Carl W. Wagner
Elyria Recreation Board
Gardner Cred- Jewelers
Industrial City League
Bakers of
K. O. Christner
Akron
Standard Cleaners
Wooster Merchants
Thrilling Grafton High Court tourney games thrill crowd
About 1,000 watched Avon, Columbia and Clearview win in an overnight Lorain County Class B scholastic tournament at Grafton High School. Avon beat Brownhelm in overtime 22-20, Columbia edged Camden 42-39, and Clearview defeated Penfield 34-26.
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Grafton High School
Avon
Columbia
Clearview
Louie Kolopos
Brownhelm
Camden
Penfield
Seven Yanks Holdouts
New York Yankees holdouts dwindled to seven as Reds Ruffing and Ailey Donald signed contracts and Tommy Henrich accepted terms. The unsigned list now includes Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Joe Gordon Monte Pearson Spud Chandler Red Rolfe and Frank Crosetti.
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Yanks
New York
UPI
New York Yankee
Red Ruffing
Ailey Donald
Tommy Henrich
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Dickey
Joe Gordon
Monte Pearson
Spud Chandler
Red Rolfe
Frank Crosetti
Ohio Scholastics Cage Results Highlight Wide Roundups
Summary of numerous high school basketball cage results across Ohio with scores for Elyria Shaker Heights Cambridge Coshocton Logan Pomeroy Ironton Gallipolis Cleveland John Adams East Tech and many others. Notable wins include Cleveland John Hay 32 Dover 50 St. Ignatius 28 St. Mary 53 and Withrow 128 in a standout listing.
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Elyria
Shaker Heights
Cambridge
Coshocton
Logan
Pomeroy
Ffroy
Piqua
Ironton
Gallipolis
Cleveland
John Adams
Central
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