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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
11
James Schradt, 40, Columbus, the advance agent for welterweight champion Jack Reynolds, was badly injured at Redland Field when a large pole fell and broke his spine during preparations for a title bout with Matty Matsuda. His assistant, Asa Ferris, 17, suffered a concussion.
In San Juan Capistrano California on June 15 after today only one lap remains for C C Pyles second trans continental foot race contestants. They have run over three thousand miles toward the goal. Charles Eskins a forty two year old Elyria Ohio cable splicer ranks seventeenth in elapsed time and has improved after shin splints. Johnny Salo of Passaic New Jersey sliced ten minutes from Pete Gavuzzi's lead, reducing the margin to nine minutes and fifty six seconds after the 70 mile San Diego to San Juan Capistrano leg.
Hero Johnson clamped down on the Braves with bases loaded and none out in the ninth, lifting the Cardinals to a 4 3 win and the NL lead. Benton guided the Giants past the Pirates 7 2, Frederick delivered the winning run in Brooklyn’s 5 4 victory over Cincinnati, Grove earned his 10th win in a 9 0 Athletics win over Cleveland, Gehrig hit his 16th and 17th in a 15 4 yankees rout of Detroit, and Fothergill and Gehringer added multi homer games as the Browns defeated the Red Sox 7 to.
Elyria City seeks a first round triple A title by beating Willoughby Athletics at Riverview Park tomorrow afternoon. A win could tie them with Cleveland Tellings and Willoughby, with a playoff likely. Nike Skryp will duel Carl Schoof as Elyria pushes for the season’s biggest crowd.
Philadelphia June 15 The Anal score of the American League game here Friday was 9 to 0 with Cleveland Indians defeated by the Mackmen. Grove won his seventh straight decision and his tenth of the season, allowing six hits. Haas hit a ninth inning homer, while Cochrane collected three hits. Holloway took the loss after yielding four runs in the second and two more in the seventh. Final 9-0. Grove dominated with ten wins on the season.
Yesterday results show Philadelphia and Cleveland, St. Louis beating Boston and New York defeating Detroit and Washington, while Chicago lost to New York. Today schedule features Cleveland at Philadelphia, Detroit at New York, St. Louis at Boston, Chicago at Washington, plus Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at Pittsburgh, and others.
In pairings from cities across the region, Minneapolis defeated Columbus 5 to 3 while St. Paul routed Toledo 4 to 0. Indianapolis edged Milwaukee 4 to 3 with Milwaukee set to host Indianapolis. Kansas City beat Louisville 3 to 1 as St. Paul faced Toledo and Minneapolis met Columbus. Rochester posted 32 while Jersey Chir trailed Newark 2 to 5. Buffalo won 4 to 0. Baltimore led Montreal and Reading, Toronto triumphed 3 to 0. Buffalo plays Newark, Rochester visits Jersey City, and Montreal hosts Baltimore. Toronto visits Reading.
In Eastbourne on June 15 the U S led England two matches to none after the first day of play in the British American tennis series. John Hennessey defeated Welsh champion W H Powell in four sets and John Van Ryn beat H K Lester in three straight sets with a late fight from Lester in the third.
Dick Glendon the younger faces the task of keeping his Columbia crew on edge for the Intercollegiate Regatta on June 24. The Lions are in peak form after months on the Harlem and Hudson, with nine days left to avoid staleness as California arrives to defend its title.
The Nebraska Supreme Court banned pari mutuel betting in Omaha stranding 300 horse owners and threatening Ak Sar Ben track. Owners slash horse prices to relocate, while many plan to flee to avoid losses as the racing industry faces collapse. Charlie Irwin and others voice the harsh impact and resolve to endure for the long run.
Four Industrial League Indoor Baseball games yielded high scores as Colson crushed Peerless Oil 16 to 1, Fox Furnace defeated Troxel 11 to 4, Perry Fay topped General Industries 11 to 8 after a late rally, and Columbia Steel beat Elknie Banks 9 to 6. Batteries listed: Bainbridge Saget and Youngman Fitch.
The Modern Woodmen travel to Amherst Sunday to face a fast host. They aim to extend their winning streak and will depart Ely Park at 1:00 pm.
Cascade park hosts a local clash between Elyria West Side and Oberlin Merchants tomorrow at 1 00. West Side ace Bill Wilbert aims for a fourth straight win after strong two hit work against Lorain and other clubs. West Side lineup includes Kaminski, Ucka, Gerush, F Wilbert, Barkacs, Machock, Sadoski, Miko, and W Wilbert.
Elyria Eagles face Lorain Merchants in a 3 p.m. Class A city league clash at Cascade Park. Local battery Bartholme and Len Wragg lead seven Wingmen as Grove Avenue Merchants of Lorain bring speed and strong lineup to the feature game.
Clyde Van Dusen the Man O War colt and Kentucky derby winner heads the field as favorite for the American derby at Homewood with odds at 8 to 5. Sixteen entries, heavy going, track slow, post time 4 15 E S T, crowd expected near 70 000 to 100 000.
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