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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1928
Page
6
In a tight Lake Erie basketball contest Oberlin defeated Elyria 66 to 54. Oberlin’s captain led the rally as Elyria’s defense faltered late, with key scorers from both sides contributing and a crowd watching from Lorain and Oberlin.
Continuation of sports events shows Todd O'Brien slated for a lightweight bout on Monday night. The card includes a hotel venue, with Jack O'Brien as claimant in the Canadian gaateur light it championship and other racing and trials events noted in a broad calendar.
Western Automatic Co. defeated Perry-Fay 34 to 22 as Buchholz and Merche led scorers. Columbia Steel edged Tubes in a rough contest with 29 fouls and Ucha scoring a game high. Elyria S. & T topped Troxel in a tight finish as Fitch, Pes, and T. Smith stood out for their teams.
Near York January 9 report discusses Army and Navy seeking a first class opponent for a late November game. The piece weighs options among Princeton Yale Harvard Dartmouth and others, weighing rivalries and bid acceptances to test strength of cadets and midshipmen. It notes Princeton may bid West Point or Annapolis, with Yale Harvard and Dartmouth potential.
MacDonald Smith shot a final 71 to win the Los Angeles open tournament worth 10,000 dollars, finishing 281 for the three rounds and beating Harry Cooper by three strokes. Abe Espinosa was third with Bil Mehlhorn and Tommy Armour tied for fourth. Cooper and Espinosa won 1500 and 190 dollars respectively.
Maurbach Coal & Supply Company advertises Virginia Lump coal described as very good quality priced at six pounds fifty per ton with phone contact 2224.
Cincinnati opened with a 28 to 27 win over Ohio University after trailing at halftime. Miami played Oxford, and Wooster moved toward the conference crown with easy wins over Baldwin and Case. Upcoming schedule features Cincinnati at Miami and Denison at Witten.
Former Penn star and coach Roe bert C. Folwell, 43, died after an operation at Jefferson hospital. An early 1900s Penn standout, he coached Lafayette and then Washington and Jefferson, where he introduced the famed screen pass.
Chicago area brief lists six Big Ten games this week with matchups. Maynigan at Wisconsin Northwestern at Chicago Illinois at Iowa Indiana at Michigan Wisconsin at Minnesota plus scattered scores and teams noted in incomplete fashion.
On January 9 Marty Lemar lifted the team as Heilman posted a hitting surge to raise his batting average near .? while alerting coverage of the American league. Al Simmons of Philadelphia missed part of the game with an injury though he connected safely earlier. Cohh and Grimes contributed in Fat Ane.
Chicago race opens with Bobby Watt Nour and Freddiy Spencer dominating early. First night saw leaders pedal to a fast pace, with Reggie McSamara and Chetley Winter challenging the favorites and several ties breaking on late splits.
In New York on an unspecified date the Giants announce a fund to honor Ross Young with a memorial at the Polo Grounds. Friends and admirers are urged to contribute small sums not exceeding one dollar, no single gift surpassing that amount.
Amherst basketball team faced Buertus High in an afternoon journeymatch. The lone scorers Doyle Hitton Wm Purcell Lloyd Sickel Robert Tub Bard Wesles Rees Harre Wete Ski Alirei Sharp Grecore Brown Marion Baller Werner Zuvh Conrda Zileb contributed to the game.
SPART BRIEFS COLUMBUS notes Ohio State basketball struggles against Wisconsin and a late loss. Johnus OKneefe, hailed as Ohio’s top featherweight prospect, set for a Cleveland bout with Lovie de Arco. San Francisco covers Ernie Nevers’ Bulldogs 13 to 6 over Benny Friedman. Los Angeles reports Rel Grange’s Yankees falling 7 to 0 to George Wilson’s Wildcats.
Avon Wildcats defeated Lorain 20 to 2 in a hard fought Saturday game on Avon’s floor. Half time stood 11 to 7, with Lorain star McCartney contained. Avon’s season record stands at four wins and one loss, 4456 points scored to 131 against.
Jack De former light heavyweight buyer of Joe Jacobs for 50 000 seeks a match with John Risko of Cleveland at Madison Square Garden. Jacobs backs out of Chicago talks and risks a bout, with Risko to follow if the wager proves satisfactory.
New York boxers eye a heavyweight elimination bout between Jack Sharkey and Tom Heeney. Gene Tunney may attend. Sharkey is ordered to a physical in New York before Friday night’s fight. Odds favor Sharkey at 2 to 1 with attention on Heeney’s condition and a possible future title bout.
A jumble of athletic trivia cites golf strolls, boxing legends Benny Leonard and John Summers, a famed actress’s daughter, and a Miller Indiana sand dune slide. It notes fashion errors, world records, and college sports gains in basketball polo swimming and wrestling with scattered names and quirky anecdotes.
The new sport of greyhound racing attracts thousands of fans in Belgium after nightfall, as speeders take off after the flash of the starting pistol. The fad racer Ugly Docking is pictured, a favorite, as betting is allowed in Belgium but prohibited in France.
Dr Agate discovered his door broken in and the entry pane damaged. The thief took $75 in gold including scrap metal and nuggets, with gold wire and sheets also reported as missing. Senator Johnson of California announced a probe into coal field conditions in West Virginia Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
The Loe rain County Automobile Club will hold its annual meeting at St Pauls church Third street on January 24. More than 349 members are expected to attend with six new directors to be chosen. A dinner will be served at 6 20 by the ladies of St Pauls church.
A longtime agriculture official, described as a key authority on farm and land values, served eight years in a lead role at the station. The remarks highlighted his influence on Oele sgricediane and Cheehe land assessments.
Clarence D. Chamberlin of New York plans a ten day tour across the United States to promote aviation and airports. He will visit several major cities and carry ideas for forming flying clubs like those in England. He hopes to spark organized aviation efforts similar to England’s model.
A vintage community notice urges Christmas and Easter spirit with local coal sales and a push to help neighbors. It touts Sheltered Coal for heat and hints at rising spring building plans, including a 1928 plan book offer and delivery service for homes.
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