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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1931
Page
2
Ed Dudley, long-shooter of the Links, wins the Los Angeles Open with a 286 total after a final round 68. He claims first prize of 8500, finally reaching golfdom's heights after years of play for fun.
The 1931 Big Ten title race tightens as Northwestern beats Illinois 29 to 27 in a close contest while Iowa upsets Purdue 25 to 23. Indiana edges Ohio State 23 to 21, and Michigan defeats Wisconsin 23 to 17. Chicago and Minnesota idle, next play Saturday at Chicago. The season shows several pre-season top contenders already beaten, keeping the title race highly unsettled.
The schedule lists Buffalo at Cleveland and Detroit at Windsor for tonight. Wednesday features London at Syracuse. Thursday brings Windsor at London and Pittsburgh at Detroit.
Indiana edged Ohio State 23 to 21 in Bloomington as fouls and a late decisive surge by Hoosier Dauer shifted the margin. Dauer scored the go ahead basket and charity throw while Hoffer and Mattison led OSU with six points each. Zeller and Weller added five for Indiana.
Ten Bellaire High School athletes who received proceeds from a recent dance were declared ineligible for scholastic competition under Ohio High School Athletic Association rules. The status affects their amateur standing and participation in future events. Friday features Buffalo at Windsor while Saturday showcases London at Cleveland and Pittsburgh at Buffalo. Sunday brings Windsor at Detroit and Pittsburgh at Syracuse.
Chicago stadium officials explore Griffiths versus Sharkey as a substitute feature for the 1931 boxing card. Griffiths’ manager Jack O’Keefe issues an open challenge awaiting Nate Lewis to begin talks. Sharkey, reportedly slated for MSG plans, may reconsider refusals to face Griffiths to avoid idle time.
The Y M C A Junior Church Basketball League begins play Saturday January 17 with two divisions for ages 14 and 15 to 19. Eight teams in the older group include First Congregational Bnai Brith Pilgrim Community St Marys Church of Christ Holy Cross St Agnes St Pauls. Five teams in the younger group include Church of Christ St Agnes Methodist St Marys Brai Brith. Enrollment is open until Wednesday 6 p.m. at the Physical Department of the Y M C A with no late entries.
Cleveland faces the Buffalo Bisons tonight hoping to shrink a six point IHL lead. The Indians, tied for second with Winds, aim to close ground by defeating the league leaders at the Elysium. If Buffalo wins, their advantage will grow larger and Cleveland’s pursuit tightens.
FRANKLIN Mass Jan 12 Ur Frank Carideo of Notre Dame an all America choice for 1946 teams became a quarterback reluctantly. He started at fullback in 1926 at Dean Academy but coach Dan Sullivan shifted him to quarterback after initial protests. Carideo later grew to prefer the quarterback role and worked hard to master it.
In a high school gym yesterday the Juniors edged the Seniors 11 to 10 after a tight four quarters with Everhart and Thompson leading their teams in scoring. The Freshmen then beat the Juniors 12 to 8 as Murkowski Meyers and others contributed points while substitution efforts tried to stem the tide.
Elyria junior high swimmers are invited to enter the first annual Northeastern Ohio Junior High Swimming meet in Cleveland on January 18th at the Central Y M C A. Cleveland Y Prep School hosts, with Flord Rowe approving. Entries pour in from Heights, Lakewood, Sandusky, Akron, River, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Bedford and other Cleveland junior highs. Preliminary events start at 1 pm, finals at 5 pm, with specialty demonstrations between races.
Tre K of C won two of three against the Eagles while the Moose took two from Knights of St John and Eagles No 2 gained three on a forfeit from the S O O F in Fraternal League matches at the nw of C alleys.
In Berkeley California on January 13 1931 William A Navy Bill Ingram was named head football coach for the University of California Bears for three years ending speculation about a successor. The salary was not disclosed but thought to be about 10000 dollars annually. He replaces Clarence Nibs Price who stepped down after a troubled 1930 season to coach basketball.
Cambridge Mass January 13 A man who never played football will be backfield coach at Harvard next season Arthur G Sampson former Tufts head coach and Columbia backfield coach last season named as assistant to Eddie Casey
Sampson becomes Harvard head coach though never a football player. As Tufts coach he drew interest by banning scrimmage between games, enforcing a policy that limited intrasquad practice and emphasized strategic learning.
New York January 13 Word widespread in tennis circles that William Tilden II who turned professional last week and Helen Wills Moody who failed to defend her national singles title last year would be rated as the No 1 American players in the forthcoming United States Lawn Tennis Association rankings The ranking committee approved a rule to consider performances abroad and at home In rating by the official organ Tennis protests are anticipated over Tildens and Mrs Moody top billing The custom of naming the pastoral singles champion as the ranking holder has rarely been observed in recent decades.
Church of Christ faces Hungarian Reformed in a top league clash as Jocal cage fans expect a season highlight. Tonight’s schedule includes Pilerim Community versus Bnai Brith at 7 30 and several other church and community matchups across six courts.
United Press reports scores across colleges with Indiana 23 Ohio State 27 Michigan 23 Wisconsin 17 Town 25 Purdue 23 Northwestern 29 Illinois 27 Kansas State 31 Missouri 39 Ohio State 29 Indiana B 22 Kansas 44 Oklahoma 22 Arkansas 36 Rice 32 Dartmouth 29 Yala 27 Duke 44 South Carolina 1A Tonight listed games include Wooster vs Baldwin Wallace Berea Heidelberg vs Bliss Colum Du Rinfften Bowling Green Wittenberg vs Dayton Findlay vs Lefiance Ohio T vs Ohio Wesleyan Delaware Teledo U vs &J Johns Toledo Wilmington vs Cedarville plus Michigan State East Lansing Wahasi vs Ball Teachers Munice Franklin vs DePauw Frank lin Indiana
Lorain Shaw Lakewood Elyria and Heights appear evenly matched in the Lake Erie League race with four or five contenders showing strength. Lorain under McCaskey has surged, beating Rocky River on its floor and upsetting River’s form. Lakewood and Elyria show balanced offenses while Elyria’s defense wavers. Midseason, Lorain may lose Kostrus and Beers, risking pace but remaining feared in the league.
Amherst Ohio January 13 The Nabakowski Roofers face the West Side Bakers of Lorain in the feature game of a cage carnival on the Amherst High School floor. This is the teams first meeting this season and Lorain has long been a jinx for the Roofers who have yet to beat them. The Amherst quint brings one of the best lineups to contend for a win tonight.
Ohio Wesleyan seeks a third Buckeye Conference win tonight as it meets Ohio University in Delaware. Wesleyan has beat DePauw and Miami, while Ohio lost to DePauw in its lone conference game. Ohio state's squad has shown recent improvement and faces a tough test. Also in Northwest Conference action Defiance hosts Defranes College, Findlay at Defiance, and Bluffton at Bowling Green.
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