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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1932
Page
2
The Church of Christ and St. Marys quintets led the YMCA Senior Church league after last night’s games. The Church of Christ defeated Emmanuel Lutheran 58 to 19, while St. Marys edged Pilgrim Community 22 to 21 with reinforcements from last year’s Hungarian Reform outfit.
Juniors beat Sophomores 20 to 5 in the interclass games at Elyria High. Seniors narrowly defeated Freshmen 25 to 23 after a 17 to 4 halftime lead. St Agnes topped Methodist 50 to 12 tying for second with Pilgrim Community. Church of Christ routed Emanuel Lutheran "Frank Merriwell" style Joe Smith led with 17 points, Aldrich 8 for Lutheran. Machock, Gerhardinger and Koviak scored 13, 12 and 11 for the losers. Davy Griffiths had 8 for Methodist.
The Swimmers Club, a Y W C A girls group, will stage their second swimming meet of the season at the Y M C A pool tomorrow morning starting at 9 30. Events include a relay plunging dive fancy diving and sprint dashes. Many girls expected to participate with top names Kay Brown Donna Dickason Phil Ageta Billy Reid and Ruth Jane Gill listed.
Joe Favaski of Oklahoma City defeated Paddy Mack of Omaha after a 72 minute battle. Barna Ostop, a 200-pound Polish wrestler, pinned Sailor Arnold of Norfolk in 25 minutes in the semi final.
The Tlyria WicSpeed quintet meets the Terain Wiichts of Prthias at Lorain tonight. Gas bors have won five straight after a slow start. K of I five will challenge Corts and Kohn team with top Port City cage talent.
Managers from Lorain and Elyria meet to organize the Fifth District amateur boxing tourney. ESTAND DAVIS to represent Lorain in welter division. Winners advance to Cleveland Plain Dealer tournament starting March 1. Charley White and others announce entries. AAU charter rules enforced.
CHICAGO January 21 World championship three-cushion billiard tournament action ends day with Thurcblad of Chicago, Johnny Layton of Sedalia, and Mu Ten-time champion Frank Scoville of Buffalo in a three way tie for lead after winning two matches and losing none. Behind them, Jake Schaefer Otto Treiselt and Aude Kieckhefer pace a chase of one win and one loss.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on Wednesday night January 21 Depauw University beat Wabash College 427 to to stay atop the Buckeye Conference with five victories and one defeat in league play.
Orin Babe Hollingshberry, former head football coach at Washington State College, will return as the Stater's 1932 coach after signing a three year contract in Pullman. Rumors of leaving for San Francisco University were settled by the new agreement.
Rumors linked Senmehing and Walker to a potential title fight at Miami faded as no bout occurred. The cancellation, blamed on money issues, drew attention to the erosion of interest and the risk of another heavyweight flop in Schmeling’s era.
Brooklyn fans laugh at writers seeking a new nickname for the Robins after Uncle Robbie Robinson was replaced by Max Carey. They prefer to keep "the Robins" as a tribute to Robbie, noting his 17 years shaping pennant hopes and his stance on veterans and base stealing. Carey is praised as a strong youth advocate and a top base stealer, second only to Ty Cobb.
The Boston Red Sox plan spring training in Savannah Georgia and schedule exhibitions starting March 28 and 29 against Newark in Savannah. Other games include March 31 versus Cincinnati in Savannah and April 2 against Norfolk in Norfolk.
The piece argues a champion’s box office power defines his leverage. If he cannot draw crowds promoters will resist big guarantees and appoint opponents, referees, and venues, leaving the titleholder with limited options and lower negotiations. It highlights a shift from star status to market value.
The article suggests Schmeling and Jacobs agreed to a Sharkey bout only after realizing Joun Rh. Public and family demanded the fight. They would have preferred easier opponents but chose the match as the necessary course to avoid claims they were avoiding risk.
Wilmington College defeated the University of Dayton 48 to 27 at home after building a 22 14 halftime lead. King led the winners with 18 points while Leichtie and Hamant each scored nine for Dayton.
The Janby Oils overwhelmed the New London Merchants 40 to 24 on the Oberlin High court. Krueger led with 15 points and Farrar added 12 as the Oils built a 15-11 halftime lead and stretched it after intermission. Humphrey scored 10 for New London. In the opener, Oberlin School of Commerce fell 22-19 to Sandusky Business College.
Cleveland Indians delivered a 5 to 2 victory over the Windsor Bulldogs in Windsor. standout goals included Bern ie Brophy finishing the scoring on a Doraty pass and a strong second period attack as Doraty and MacFarlane contributed multiple markers. The win marked a return to the victory column for Cleveland behind solid team play.
Cleveland defeated Windsor 6 to 2. Tonight’s games feature Syracuse at Pittsburgh and Detroit at Buffalo. Tomorrow Windsor visits London. Saturday Pittsburgh plays Cleveland. Sunday Cleveland hosts Syracuse and Windsor meets Detroit.
In Granville Ohio Denison University defeated Cincinnati 25 to 24 behind tight defense. The win ties Denison with Miami for second place in the Buckeye Conference with each team at three wins and one loss. Smith of Cincinnati led all scorers with 12 points and Scott of Denison had 10.
Boxing industry developments point to two heavyweight champions by summer. The National Boxing Association plans to strip Schmeling and run a tournament to crown a new champion. Negotiations for Schmeling versus Sharkey in New York proceed while Mickey Walker claims the title pending a tourney.
MADISON Wis Jan 21 The Board of Regents approved Irwin C Uteritz as director of intercollegiate athletics for one year at the University of Wisconsin At the same meeting they accepted the resignations of George Little and Glenn Thistlethwaite as athletic director and football coach A resolution to retain Little as athletic director was introduced in the State Assembly The regents offered Little the directorship of intramural athletics The successor to Thistlethwaite was not discussed
Oberlin Ohio January 21 Two hard games have been scheduled for the Janby Oils quintet next week The team faces undefeated Nabakowski Roofers of Amherst at Oberlin High School on Wednesday and then travels to Lorain for a game with Ernie Gove s Knights of Pythias outfit
A compilation of college basketball results with scores for teams including Penison over Cincinnati 25 to 24 and Centre routing Transylvania 50 to 19. Other notable results feature Duquesne 54 Catholic U of Fordham 20 and Texas Christian tying Texas 52 all.
Loyola University in Chicago ends intercollegiate sports to focus on intra-school activity. The Loyola News announces a victory song contest as students note the absence of a popular tune during football years 1923 to 1930. Novelist musician Konrad Bercovici is cited for his large gypsy music library.
The passage notes how modern biographers seek to reveal a subject’s inner mind using the metaphor of the X ray era. It highlights the shift toward intimate psychological insight over external actions.
The American Association weighed transport options for the 1932 season. President T. J. Hickey said rail passage cost over 100000 last year and that lower rates or plane travel would be used. The league adopted a 168 game schedule opening April 12 with Milwaukee at Toledo and other opening matchups.
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