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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1928
Page
6
Oberlin College basketball returns from a 15 trip discouraged but hopeful for Ohio Conference play. Coach MacEachren notes Breen’s potential as the team rebuilds with young players like Barnes and Storer Stocker eyeing guard positions. Next tough tests include Hiram and a home tilt with Cuyahoga rivals.
New York Jan. 6 Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia the light heavyweight champion will defend his crown in a scheduled fifteen round bout at Madison Square Garden against Leo Lomanski of Washington. If successful he will pursue a match with Gene Tunney as a potential lighter title contest. Delaney and other heavyweights are discussed as possible future opponents in a shifting boxing scene.
The calendar lists racing continuation in New Orleans and Tijuana, a Los Angeles open golf tournament, a winter sports carnival in Madison, a Grand Junction field trials event, and boxing bouts in New York and Detroit. It notes Tommy Loushran training in Chicago and a goa expansion effort to Biloxi.
The group lists leading scorers and team standings from the Y Industrial Basketball League after Wednesday’s game. It includes tomorrow’s and next Wednesday’s schedule with matchups such as Steel and Tubes against Columbia Steel, Elvira S T versus Troxel, Ohio Public Service versus Fox Furnace, and American Lace versus Troxtet. The report also notes the 22 year Jackson Day run by the New Orleans YMCA, tracing the route used to notify Gen Andrew Jackson of British plans, tied to January 8 anniversary.
Columbus reports Ohio State basketball team, retooled after three straight losses, will face Wisconsin in the next game. Captain Robin Heil and Fred Grim return as forwards and center respectively, with Cov guard and Hainehima at guard. New regulars come from Columbus High School background, aiming to shore up the lineup after Olsen reshuffled the quintet following recent defeats.
In a pre season setup for the Buckere association, Miami showcases a veteran squad with adjusted positions for basketball. Coach Richardson shifts Canfield to guard field while McEntire and Douglass anchor the backcourt as Lee Hindman and Don Leahy hold guard and forward roles respectively. Willie Hoppe claims a 1905 trap line title in New York, while a legislative act ends a race track betting ban on women.
Pony McAfee, famed jockey who won the 1927 Kentucky Derby, is pictured playing a round of golf at Miami Beach in his winter home.
Cablet 20 Hengartners Gist adds Lorain S10. Readable fragments indicate a local notice or brief about cable or transit with named individuals and place references. Further details are unclear due to damaged text but entities suggest a regional communications item.
Lorain High will travel to Elyria to open the Lake Erie League basketball season against two local Red and White teams. Lorain relies on an inexperienced group with lettermen from prior years forming a core. Elyria has beaten Lorain in the past, and practice remains intense.
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