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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
9
Elyria Church of Christ beat Dover 59-32 in the second half opener, extending their Suburban League title drive to 15 straight wins. Tom Smith opened scoring as Elyria overcame a slow start to lead 22-17 at halftime.
In a come from behind display the Elyria Churchmen seized a commanding lead in the second half to beat Dover. Dave Robertson and Steve Bako led Elyria with 12 and 10 points, while Rodgers and Boone each had 12 for Dover. The Churchmen chase a second straight win as they host Dover tonight at Ullam in a three game carnival.
Intra Mural schedule lists court times and matchups with several garbled entries. The readable items include times such as 9:09, 9:30, 10:00 and 11:08 with partial team codes and court numbers, but many details are unreadable.
Cincinnati plans to trim Ohio Wesleyan its Buckeye standings as they host Ohio University on Saturday. Cincinnati sits second after two wins and one loss while Wesleyan has four straight. Other league games also loom with Wittenberg at Springfield and Dayton visits, Denison at Granville, and Miami hosting Purdue. Thurnblad claimed $25,000 from a win in a championship tourney and Hall-Layton tied for second with a 5-2 record.
Denny Shute of Columbus, Ohio defends the Texas open golf championship at Brackenridge Park San Antonio. Paired with Lorraine Young he opened with a sensational 65 under par while amateurs and professionals vie for a $6,000 prize. Four other couples posted 6s in yesterday’s matches.
Columbus Ohio January 30 Ohio State wrestling opens the season against Western Conference rival Purdue Purdue's matmen visit for a key early test Buckeye grapplers are largely sophomores facing a tougher opponent in this meet
Harold North of Cleveland, a standout Miami University football and basketball athlete, will not return for the second semester. The senior, who married last summer, played center on the basketball team.
Scores show Baldwin Wallace 2a Akron 23 and Kansas 23 Missouri 13 with tonight’s matchups set as Ashland at Wittenberg in Springfield Bluffton at Findlay Wilberforce at Cedarville Rio Grande versus Concord in Athens West Virginia Detroit City College at Toledo Michigan State facing Western Reserve in Cleveland
Jack Sharkey will fight the best available opponent at Soldier Field on June 18 in Chicago, with Mickey Walker as probable rival if he defeats Risko in Miami. Johnny Butler arranged the outdoor bout terms, while Sharkey aims to reclaim relevance after being dropped from the Schmeling-Stribling title clash.
Ohio State University basketball, mostly out of the Western Conference race, aims to bounce back against two Eastern foes in three days. The Buckeyes meet Army at West Point Saturday and Columbia in New York Monday, with a starting lineup likely featuring Hinchman Lively forward, Fesler center, and Larkins Hoffer or Mattison guards.
In Oberlin on January 39 the Janby Owls toppled the Elyria Reds 34 to 24. Farrar and Leahy led the Owls with 12 and 10 points each while Leahy, a former All Ohio pick from Miami, sparked the attack. Koryiak and Moran paced the Reds.
National tennis champion John Hope Doeg of Santa Monica and Miss Dorothea Scudder of Newark were to marry at Trinity Cathedral Newark today. Best man George Martin Lott Jr. of Chicago, who has held the national doubles title for two years, and maid of honor Miss Margaret Kinney of Hudson, N J attended the ceremony plans.
Arthur Turnblad, 28, Chicago, won the world three cushion billiard championship, dethroning veteran Johnny Layton of Sedalia Missouri. Turnblad becomes the youngest ever to win the world title, ending Layton’s decade of dominance.
Central Press notes Jack Sharkey ranks as a top money maker in boxing history, with $3.199 million in Madison Square Garden fights in 11 bouts. His two Miami and Yankee Stadium show earnings amount to $218,000, beating many peers in revenue while his public persona shifts from idol to controversial figure. The seven biggest Sharkey purses total $2.36 million, led by Sharkey Dempsey at $1,083,000 and Schmeling at $712,000.
The Lake Erie League’s second half opens with Heights hosting Lorain as both aim to solidify or regain the league lead. Elyria meets Shaw in a key game, while Lakewood visits Rocky River in another matchup. Reader notes include lineup changes for Elyria Shaw and Belted by recent star losses.
SOUTH BEND Ind Jan 59p Jack Chevigny head back field coach for the 1930 Notre Dame football team resigns to become assistant to Navy Bill Ingram the new California gridiron mentor. A former Notre Dame varsity star Chevigny has served as Faute Rockne’s aide for years and is famed for knowledge of the Notre Dame System.
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