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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
9
The Erie County Basketball League withdraws a team after a dispute from a game between Vermilion and Huron. Officials decide Vermilion must play over Jagein and Vermilion declines, leaving the league as five teams.
Article notes Chief Meyers, once a Giants catcher, remains in baseball lore as a star in New York and later Brooklyn before moving to the minors. It mentions his Dartmouth background and a later signing with Chris Bender for the New Haven Eastern league, keeping him in the minors for several seasons.
A violent incident left 21 dead and seven injured amid protests. Officials report chaotic clashes and property damage as security forces moved to restore order. Details remain incomplete as investigations continue.
Baldwin Wallace upset Oberlin 27 to 24 in an Ohio Conference basketball game. Oberlin led until the final minutes as Hinder and Hathaway produced key baskets to power a whirlwind finish for the winners.
Pexter reports a heated preliminary contest with Baldwin Wallace, noting surgir extensive fox trouble over the past two years. He emphasizes need for ropes or permits to manage or prevent foxes, with exemptions for fat owners or vats on their own property.
The Ohio hunting season for foxes closed January 1 but foxes may be killed when nuisance or property damage occurs. A. C. Baxter, chief of the state game department, cites statute allowing pursuit by locals amid reports of damage and import of outside packs.
Albany January 21 Associated Press report on defense attorney Sevaspur Steadman of Chicago arguing for the five suspended Assemblymen accused of disloyalty before the Assembly Judiciary Committee. A motion to present the defendants pentol was denied after closing arguments.
The coal commission adjourned its hearings until next Tuesday due to delays in preparing statistical evidence on worker protection. The associate press report notes the postponement from today to a later date as preparations continue.
Fragmented chatter surrounds Comiskey Ruppert Frazee and Vaudeville amid rumors of a new four league plan to crush major clubs. Debate rages over owners bands and potential team moves provoking national league resistance and fan unrest.
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