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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1924
Page
17
Former famed Cinei Red star Bob Bescher may be returning to the big show after Southern League officials indicate he has recovered enough to compete again. Bescher, once holder of the world base running title, is reported in close up action and back on the radar for a comeback.
Elyria High hosts Fremont in a basketball game scheduled for 7 P.M. at the high school auditorium to allow Fremont players to catch a 7:30 train home. Tomorrow Elyria travels to Akron by automobile for a following game.
In Cincinnati on January 4, Richard Herpid, a Cincinnati auto dealer, presented Walnut Hills High School athletic officials with a motor truck to transport athletes to practices and games. The gift was announced at a dinner for the football squad.
Today features meetings of the Business Men's Racing Association in New Orleans Cuba-American Jockey Club in Havana and Tijuana Jockey Club in Tijuana. Also lists kennel, bowling, basketball and boxing events with bouts including Moran vs Shura in East Chicago and Gans vs Me exercane in Lewiston.
Stewards in Cleveland review 10th annual Ohio Short Ship assembly as new cities Newark Mansfield Fremont Youngstown seek dates. Akron and Rubber City clubs back proposals for new tracks and a tentative schedule drafted for potential races from March through August with Youngstown pressing for inclusion.
The United States Golf Association opens its two day meeting in New York to discuss changes to ball weight and size and steel shafted clubs. The panel examines gear standards and rule updates for competition.
London instructed Henry Getty Chilton to urge Washington to free on bail the British crew of the seized Tomoka. Separate reports by the New York market desk mention irregular price movements and gains across rails and industrials amid wartime controls and Pan American issues.
Joe Tinker former Cub star and manager restates the debate on curve ball pitching noting that modern pitchers neglect the curve until it is their only tool. He cites Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson as era masters of the fadeaway and curve. The question asks if any newer pitchers have matched them.
Maz Marston, once denied the rainbow as a youth, has pursued the gold bag through eight long years and now holds the amateur championship in his pocket. He plans to defend it next year against rivals like Bobby Jones while staying sharp in southern tournaments.
The text recalls Marston’s long run in golf with battles against rivals Bob Gardner and Francia Quimet who tripped him to seize the elusive bag of gold. It notes a 1922 fall, possible 1917 or 1918 no tournaments, and praises his all around play and short game. He is thirty one, still in good shape and a strong competitor.
New Year gatherings mark the Oberlin area with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhodes hosting relatives from Oberlin Cleveland and Pittsfield. Watch party guests, oyster supper at midnight, and a dance at the I.O.O.F. hall highlight the start of the year as Mrs. Pearl Harper returns to Amherst with cousins Eleanor and Metta Clark. The diagonal road south from Milton nears completion with cinder work expected soon.
Mile von Harry recently underwent throat surgery. The list includes John Brooks, Hertha Farr with severe colds and K Long with asthma. New milling stations rise on Oberlin Road near the Oberlin corporation line and Sherifl Acres. John Kern fixes property. D J Campbell becomes Carlisle township Trustee. Snowy social news include visits among Rhodes, Hale, Peabody, Kiplinger and Nelems families. A school PTA serial will be held January 4 at Stop 100.
Columbus report quotes C J West statistician stating farm product prices in 1923 closed lower than 1922 except hay which rose at least 50 percent. He cites Federal State Crop Reporting Bureau data and notes year end price changes.
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