Elyria Gagers Enter Cleveland Tournament Draw
Elyria High School basketball team heads to the Cleveland tournament this Saturday at the Goodyear gym. Despite losing a veteran, Elyria carries a strong Lake Shore League legacy and aims for another Akron semifinal run, facing Conneaut first with potential rematches against Ashtabula and Lebeburia in later rounds.
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Cathedral Latin
Emi
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Nd Crimson
Elect Officers of Coon Hunters Association
Officers of the Lorain County Coon Hunters Association were elected at the first regular meeting this week. Frank Henke was named president, Jack Mittenhieller vice president, Fred Oldfield secretary, and James Tittle Jr treasurer. Trustees include Theodore Alker Lorain FR A Gariss Roester C D Buckley Kipton Gillett Wellington and John ing LaGrange. Most officers hail from Elyria. The association has 104 members. Four trustees plan to Liepziz Ohio this week to buy coins to be released in the country. About 150 dollars of coins have been ordered by the association.
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Mittenhieler
Elyria
Liepziz
Ohio
Wisconsin Michigan in Big Ten title race tense chase
Chicago Feb 25 The Big Ten basketball title race narrowed to Wisconsin and Michigan with Wisconsin in near-certain tie for the crown after a 27-24 win over Purdue. Michigan beat Minnesota 28-19 and now leads in wins with Wisconsin. Ohio beat Iowa 43-23 and Northwestern edged Indiana 28-26 in overtime.
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Boilermakers
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Wolverines
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Iowa
Northwestern
Indiana
Nurmi Called To Explain Action
New York Feb 26 Paavo Nurmi will appear before the Amateur Athletic Union registration committee to explain his tardy withdrawal from the National AAU championships at Madison Square Garden. Letters from Nurmi arrived at the AAU office but comments were not revealed. A long suspension from American tracks is expected unless he proves illness kept him from competing. The New York mood linked his illness to the announcement that Eino Purie would run in the two mile steeplechase, a race Purie won setting a world record.
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Paavo Nurmi
Amateur Athletic Union
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Nurmi
Eino Vurie
Paavo
Purie
Sonnenberg Retains World Heavyweight Title in Chicago
Chicago February 26 Gus Sonnenberg defended his world heavyweight wrestling championship against Stanislaus Stasiak, the Polish grappler, winning the match in straight falls.
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Gus Sonnenberg
Stanler Stasiak
Sonnenberg
Yotaee Quintet Defeats Third Floor Team
The YMCA dormitory basketball leaders fell 53 to 38 to the Staff team on Monday night. Wagner and Moore led the Staff with 21 points each, while Turner topped the Third Floor scorers with 16. The win ends the Third Floor chance at the dormitory championship after sweeping the Fourth Floor in two games.
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Moore
Turner
Cribbage Standings Heat Up as Six Matches Remain
Smith leads the United Cribbage League with four full games played and six sets left. Steglin is runner up with Cook close behind. cellar position nearly secured. Friday results show Englebach, Pfieffer, Richwine, Ready, Siebert, and others tallying wins and losses. Next Friday schedule pits Siebert against Ready and Englebach against Cook with Smith facing Richwine and Steglin against Pfieffer.
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AGT
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Wittenberg Clinches 46 34 Victory Over Miami
Wittenberg finished its basketball season with a 46 34 win over Miami in Springfield. The game ended 18 18 at halftime as both teams battled for control. Captain Joey Neyser and Kreeger sparked the second half surge, Keysers Knotts and Kisk added steady scoring, securing Wittenberg’s fifth win in ten starts and fourth place in the Buckeye Association.
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Wittenberg
Miami
Buckere Association
Wittenbers
Joe Neyser
Kreeger
Tradt
Miami Hierarciy
Keyser
Knotts
Kisk
Ohio State Bows Iowa 42 to 22 in Big Conference Win
Ohio State dominated Iowa 42 to 22 in Columbus, solidifying fourth place in the Western Conference. Evans, Van Heyde and Fesler led scoring with long shots and drives while Captain Wilcox and Iowa’s slanti defense struggled to disrupt early Buckeye offense. Hinchman added six points as reserves played final minutes with little impact on the margin.
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Qohio State
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Evans
van Heyde
Fester
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Wilcox
Slankeyes
Ohio
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Larkins
Bucks
Iowans
Orsenites
Bill Hinchman
Harold Ervin
Handball tournament underway at Y M C A
Twenty two members of the Y M C A business men's class compete in a singles handball tournament announced by Robert T. Moore. The event is expected to last a few weeks with a doubles tournament to follow. Notable results include L H Webber over Thomas Laundon 21 17, 21 10 and Howard Lersch over Swen Nielsen 21 12, 21 14. Ingersoll Jr. beat William Chamberlain 21 14, 21 11, then won two of three against Willam Co. McClellan 22 14, 12 21, 21 12.
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Thomas Laundon
Howard Lersch
Swen Nielsen
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
William Chamberlain
Ingersoll
Willam CO. McClellan
Lengthen for Sharkey at Flamingo Park in Miami Beach
Miami Beach Fla February twenty four Two events lengthened the odds on Jack Sharkey in his fight with Young Striblins at Flamingo Park tomorrow night A rib injury cut him out of line six days ago and could keep him from the bout An imressive workout yesterday had Sharkey sparring two rounds with Johnaur Grosso and Paul Hoffman even as promoter Jack Dempsey warned against overdoing it The weigh in showed Sharkey at 199 pounds and the Boston battler is favored to win though the article hints at risks in the match
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Fla
Jack Sharkey
Young Striblins
Flamingo Park
Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Sharker
Johnuar Grosso
Paul Hoffman
Boston Battler
Hialeah
Avon Girls Basketball Champs Set county records
Avon High School girls basketball finished the season with 15 wins and 1 loss, a county record over seven years with 13–1 in seven seasons. They scored 441 points to 186 for opponents, led by captain Lillian Casper and teammates Mildred Wearsch Dorothy Salter Annette Sweet Theresa Kinzel June Patterson Clara Baldauf Rosemary Heckel and Sophie Eppie. Coaches Mr and Mrs E A Scamman, with Mr Scamman as principal, are pictured.
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AVON
Avon High School
Belden
Lillian Casper
Mildred Wearsch
Dorothy Salter
Annette Sweet
Theresa Kinzel
June Patterson
Clara Baldauf
Rosemary Heckel
Sophie Eppie
E. A A. Scamman
Mr. Scamman
Stribling Versus Georgian Bout Hurts Stribling
The location of Stribling's rib injury hampered him as he prepared for tomorrow's tassel. The Georgian dislocated a rib during boxing and the injury was kept quiet to avoid a postponement. Dr. Cecil Ferguson treated Stribling, with the boxer’s lifelong athletic condition aiding him. Pa Stribling said his son was ready for the fight of his life.
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Cecil Ferguson
New York Giants
Defiance College Wins NW Conference Cage Title in Tight Final
Defiance College edged Findlay 49 37 to secure the Northwest Conference basketball crown before a large crowd in Defiance Ohio. The game stayed close most of the night with clever shooting.
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Defiance College
Findlay
Pittsburgh N L stars stay in Oklahoma City
Paul Waner and his brother Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh National League baseball club remained in Oklahoma City as part of spring training activities. The visitors from Pittsburgh drew attention as fans and local reporters noted their presence and status within the club.
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Okla
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Paul
Lord Waner
Pittsburgh National League Baseball Club
Oklahoma
Pro Player Demands Higher Contract Terms
In Cleveland on February 26 Paul, once named league MVP in 1927, said he would stay if offered a salary increase and unsigned contracts were sent to Barney Obrevifus. In New York that same night Strangler Lewis defeated Koia H Kwariani in a one hour fifteen minute bout, tossing his opponent from the ring.
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Barney Obrevifus
New York
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
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Russia
Kwarani
Monday Night Basketball Scores Show Mixed Results
Ohio State defeated Iowa 42 to 25 while Michigan logged a 2S to 19 win. Wisconsin topped Purdue 27 to 24, and Nebraska beat Missouri 55 to 38. Dartmouth beat Princeton 24 to 22 in a late college contest. other line scores appear incomplete or garbled.
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Princeton
The Jueeernan' i3 Car At Puri Returns Each Year
The Jueeernan' i3 is a revered Indian festival at Puri where a sacred car is paraded through the streets. In past years some fanatic devotees threw themselves under the wheels to be crushed, a deadly practice once associated with the event.
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Elyria Swimmers Meet Heights Friday at Hilltoppers Pool
Elyria’s fish team will swim Friday afternoon at 4 00 p m against Cleveland Heights at the Hilltoppers pool. The meet is set for the afternoon session in Elyria with both teams competing for top times in the pool.
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Cleveland Heights
Hilltoppers
Ohio flood toll rises as rivers surge and towns flood
Widespread floods swarm the Midwest with the Little Miami river valley near Cincinnati preparing evacuations as the Big Miami rises at Middletown and Buck Creek floods Springfield. Crews battle ice clogged harbors in Toledo while Columbus and Newark report multiple flood warnings and power outages.
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Belmont
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Newark
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Marion
Kenton
Massillon
Cuyahoga
Akron
Dental Announcement for Dr C S Kelsey
Dr C S Kelsey now located on the 10th floor of the Lorain County Bank Building. Years of experience in all kinds of plate work. Quick service on repairs. Phone 2490.
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R. C. S. Kelsey
Lorain County Bank
Police Return Still Seized From Local Musician Home
Police in West Haven Connecticut seized a still from the home of a well known local musician but were ordered to return the apparatus after a judge ruled the defendant used the equipment for personal manufacture only.
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Oceans Cover Vast Earth Surface With Deep Basins
Oceans cover five eighths of the planet and hold an average depth near two miles. The vast seas shape climate, weather, and life across continents.
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