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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1931

Page

2

Final First Half City League Games On Sked For Thursday

OHNSON OILS beat Welsh Coal 2 2 at McKinley Field to keep a slim chance at a first half tie and eliminate Welsh Coal. City Motors lost 7 6 to Krugman Transits while 15 5’s beat Western Automatic 7 3. Richwines lead, oils close, with key Thurs games at Richwine Field Hamilton Field and McKinley Field.

Richwines Krugman Richwine Field Welsh Coal Ohnson Oils McKinley Field Oils City Motors Krugman Transits Western Automatic Johnson Oils Pfaudler Hamilton Field Ohio Fuel Gas Johnson Oil AB R. H Welsh Coal AB Henke Twaneeers ’ Velerius ae _ Schroeder Kaiser Ewer News Kreutzfeld Goodson Hamilton Foss L. Elbert E. Elbert Johnson Oj Krugman Transits AB R. H L. Krugman Gebhardt Sete Ae Reed Wooden Yee Rogers A. Struck Baeae E. Tulk Life V. Krugman Sesseee M. Krugman Seer Etree Ewe Rae City Motors AB R. H Bainbridge Henke Peeee D. Robertson Enee Wircenski Watson Csaees Heath Tobicash Carr Menas W. Wisninski S. Wisniski Tisza Buchholz Burton Ignatz SS Ovey Schoditch Aang ¢ Janosky Rer Pomeroy Ceeaeee Stalla Erereen Cee Ewe PWL Pc Richwines Eres Johnson Oils Ohio Fuel Gas aTl Ea Krugman Trav Western Auto Pfaudier

Church Teams Clash For Title Tonight

The first half championship of the YMCA Church League is set as Holy Cross faces Hungarian Reforms at McKinley Field. Both squads remain undefeated entering tonight's game, with Joe Zlatkowski slated to pitch for Holy Cross and either Tisza or Yucka for the Reforms. Game time is 6:30.

Holy Cross McKinley Field Joe Zlatkowski Tisza Yucka

Golf Ass'n May Adopt New Ball

In New York on June 23, opposition to the balloon ball used by the U S Golf Association grows into open revolt. A survey is under way with results to be released later, and rumors say the association has decided on an entirely new ball to be announced after the 1931 national amateur tourney. The proposed ball would be as large as the balloon ball and as heavy as the 1931 bar, combining the strong points of both.

New York United States Golf Association

City Motors softball team to play Pfaff and Morris in Wellington

City Motors travels to Wellington tomorrow night for a softball game against Pfaff and Morris. All players should report to the garage at 5 45. Maddock and Mate are asked to take notice.

City Motors Wellington Pfaff and Morris Maddock Mate

Bucks for Bucks: Johnny’s Lesson in Earning

A boy explains to his father that earnings come from “buck up against” obstacles. The tale pivots to praising The City Loan, describing a credit account as dependable and convenient to soften the contest of daily challenges.

Johnny City Loan

St Agnes Juniors Triumph 12-10 at Cascade Park

St Agnes Juniors defeated Red Beaters 12-10 yesterday at Cascade Park. A decisive sixth inning rally produced eight runs to seal the win with Sylvester on the mound. The article also notes that ship tonnage refers to cubic space, not weight, specifically 100 feet of room.

St. Agnes Red Beaters Cascade Park Sylvester

Browns Sweep Yankees Again In 24 to 10 Rout

St Louis Browns topple New York for the third straight time as five Yankee pitchers are touched for 20 hits. Gehrig belts his 16th homer but the Yankees drop ground as Chicago and Philadelphia win elsewhere. National League sees Cubs beat Giants 11 to 4 while Cardinals fall to Phillies 7 to 3 in Philadelphia.

New York St. Louis Browns Yankees Browns Gehrig Athletics Washington Club Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Detroit MacFarden Red Sox Bridges St.Louis Cardinals Big Jim Elliott Cardinals Chuck Klein Phillies Sylvester Johnson New York Giants Chicago Wilson Hemnsley Hornsby Cubs Guy Bush Babe Herman William Watson Clark Brooklyn Pittsburgh Clark Herman Cincinnati

Louisville Gains In Asi'n Race

Louisville Club, defending American Association champions, stretched its slim lead by beating Milwaukee 5 to 2 as St. Paul dropped a high scoring game to Columbus 19 to 7. Minneapolis won 6 to 4 over Toledo while Kansas City forced Indianapolis to a 4 to 3 10 inning loss in a tight pennant race update.

Columbus Louisville St. Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis

Old Mine May Come Back Kingman Mine Revival

The Big Jim gold mine near Kingman Arizona, once productive and later burned and abandoned, shows revival potential as diamond drilling indicates a vein at the 900 foot level. The shaft is being cleared and retimbered in preparation to sink 300 more feet. Over its lifetime more than 5 million dollars in gold has been sent to the mint.

Kingman Ariz Big Jim

Handwritten books and vast estates set apart

Centuries ago book costs were proverbially high and large estates often reserved for manuscript work.

Almanac facts: Leeds 1727 almanac in Philadelphia

The first American almanac was calculated by Felix Leeds in 1727 and published in Philadelphia. The poet and writer Oliver Goldsmith was believed to be an idol by a young child.

Felix Leeds Philadelphia Oliver Goldsmith

Lorain County Amateur Swim Meet Planned

Lorain County may host an official A A A county championship swim meet this summer. County commissioner John Sandy Pfeiffer says there is strong sentiment for both indoor and outdoor events later in the year. Interested parties should contact Pfeiffer at 500 West 25th Street Lorain Ohio. Winning swimmers would advance to the district A A U meet in Cleveland in August.

Lorain Lorain County John Sandy Mai West 25Th Street Ohio Cleveland

Wilroo A C Swamp Odd Fellows Win Softball Tilt

Wilroo A C Swamp Odd Fellows defeated the Odd Fellows 22-4 last night on the Allen School diamond. The Wilroo team travels to meet Grafton tomorrow at the McKinley diamond seeking revenge after Grafton won 3-1 earlier in the season. Home runs by Gergel Koenn and Dunston. Winning pitcher Guerney. Losing pitcher Gergel. Umpires Robson and Rourke.

Wiroo A. C Odd Fellows Allen School Wilroo Grafton McKinley A. C Gergel Koenn Dunston Guerney Robson and Rourke

First Armored Car Set To Roll In Phoenix

The first armored car for transporting money and valuables will soon operate in Phoenix. Arizona organizations with large payrolls will contract the service from the LaZar firm. The truck will also collect cash from chain stores across the state.

Arizona Phoenix LaZar

American Games Results And Schedule

Chicago defeated Philadelphia 8 to 2 and Boston beat Detroit 7 to 2 in American Games today. St Louis led New York 14 to 1 before rain halted Cleveland vs Washington. Tomorrow matches feature New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland.

Chcago Philadephia Boston Detroit St Louis New York Cleveland-Wasington Chicago Philadelphia St. Loui Washington Cleveland

National Resalta. Chicago 11 New York 4 in nings

National Game results show Chicago defeating New York 11 to 4 in Chicago. Other scores include Philadelphia 7 over St Louis 3 and Brooklyn 3 over Pittsburgh 2 in ten innings. Tonight Cincinnati plays Boston, Pittsburgh hosts Brooklyn, Chicago visits New York, St Louis travels to Philadelphia.

Chicago New York Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati Boston St. Louis

Association Results Toursville and Minneapolis Win

Toursville defeated Milwaukee 5 to 2 while Minneapolis beat Toledo 6 to 4 and Columbus topped St. Paul 19 to 7 in association play.

Association Toursville Milwaukee Minneapolis Toledo Columbus St. Paul

Association Games Today Milwaukee Louisville matchups

Association games today feature Milwaukee versus Louisville, Minneapolis facing Toledo, and St Paul meeting Columbus while Kansas City plays Indianapolis. Strong lineups, regional showdowns, and potential upsets loom as teams jockey for position. Local fans anticipate competitive clashes across venues.

Milwaukee Louisville Minneapolis Toledo St Paul Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis

Yale Team Heads Golf Qualifiers

Yale led after 18 holes of the 35th National Intercollegiate golf championship at Olympia Fields with 309 for its four low scores. Princeton Trent defending champ stood second at 310 and Harvard third at 311 as 17 colleges compete. Penn State and Williams withdrew with three entrants each.

Olympia Fields Chicago WPI Yale Princeton Harvard Penn State Williams Tulane Southern California Notre Dame Northwestern

Cocoa origins used as food and money in South America

The cocoa or cacao is native to South America where it was not only consumed as food but also the seeds were used as a form of money.

South America

Plan Extensive Girls' Program At Ely Stadium

Ely Stadium to host a broad summer girls program outlined by Miss Marion Kemble. Two girls softball leagues are formed with nine teams in the Junior Baseball league and four in the Senior league. Junior teams include Lena's Bloomer Girls Nine Tuffies Our Gang Nine Little Injuns 3 x 3 Lucky Nine Howenstine Hitters Yankees Johnston's nine. Senior circuit features Indians Athletics Sluggers White Sox and Senators. Tennis leagues are formed with afternoon tournaments, entries due at 2:30 on tourney day.

Ely Stadium Marion Kemble Lena Indians Athletics White Sox Senators

Max Schmeling Readies For Stribling Bout At Park

Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania reports Max Schmeling, heavyweight champion, shaping up for ring clash with Stribling. Promoter Jon Jacobs says Schmeling is not yet ready and will meet the challenger July 3 night. Schmeling trains fiercely, has kayoed three sparring partners in three weeks, and plans NBC public address with Graham McNamee handling the broadcast.

Conneaut Lake Park Stoid Max Schmeling Jon Jacobs Max Jacobs Schmeling Nis NBC Graham McNamee

Cox Leads Ryder Cup Qualifiers at Scioto

At Scioto Country Club in Columbus on June 23, a dozen pros began final 72 hole medal play to pick four Ryder Cup qualifiers. Lead contenders include Whitfy Cox with 145, Bill Burke 146, Joe Turnesa 149, Denny Shute 149, and Frank Walsh 149, as five others trailed closely in the afternoon rounds.

Scioto Country Club Columbus Scioto Whitfy Cox Brooklyn N. Y Bill Burke Greenwich Greenwich, Conn., Joe Turnesa, White Plains, N. Y Denny Shute Hudson Turnesa Shute Walsh

Stribling Prepares for Schmeling Title Bout

Geauga Lake Ohio June 23 Willie Stribling has over trained for his July 3 bout with champion Max Schmeling. Pa Stribling, the challenger's father, says the elder Stribling keeps his son keyed up and working only four more sparring sessions before the German fight. Stribling weighs 189 pounds and will weigh in at that figure. The family will broadcast on NBC tomorrow night at 7 20 discussing the training grind.

Geauga Lake Lpi Willie Stribling Max Schmeling Pa” Stribling Stribling Bill Schmeling NBC

Lee Breeze Dominates Three Year Old Trot at Lorain Fair

Lee Breeze owned by H C Beattie of Converse Indiana and driven by Beattie led from the start to win two heats in the Three Year Old Trot at the Ohio Short Ship circuit meet at Lorain County Fairgrounds. Main Scott and other rivals trailed as Worthy Burton won the first heat of the 2:25 Class Pace before Worthy Burton was ruled out. Pirella Guy edged Great Axworth in a nose finish for the 222 Class Trot. Sir Oliver Rose won the final event of the program in the 2 25 Class Pace division before Babe Ruth captured the final heat. The Phillips barrier system debuted with broad spectator approval and local musicians provided entertainment.

Lee Breeze H C. Beattie Converse Indiana Main Scott Worthy Burton Doc Parshall Roy Wilson Betty T Pirella Guy Critchfield Pirella Great Axworth Steve Phillips Great Atworth Oliver Rose Mallow Babe Ruth Exworthy Phillips Elyria Bill Sudro Seven Come Eleven Kid Orchestra George Richwine Jack Sullivan Wjay Band Elyria Drum and Bugle Corps Bill Hruby National American Legion Lee Herring Harvest Breeze Beattie Ilro Vail Lawful Penn Saide Penn Arm- Stion Axworth Madam Erskine Rose Volo Peter Volo Smart Signal Guy Ola Gold Marie Ax Walter Mack Rusticoat-Ormande Stout Frederick McKinney Agmore Ida Guv Br m Gogens Oliver Evans Ohio Rose Bert_ton-May Donna Hodges Boyd Wanetka Scheyler Jimmy Logan Dwight Logan Lash Peter Wall Seeeee Sensation The Saul) Worthy Burton Mitzie Betty S Hagler Arion Arion McKinney Manow Io Worthy MecMilien Silver

Virginia Van Wie Sets Record at Kirtland

Virginia Van Wie, Chicago golf star, qualified for the Kirtland Invitation in Cleveland after shooting a 39 35 77, tying women's par and setting a 6000 yard course record with a near flawless card and no fives.

Virginia van Wie Kirtland Cleveland, O Chicago

French Aerial Forces Use Giant Metal Sunflower Finder

Aerial units of France deploy a large metallic apparatus described as a sun flower like device to aid aircraft location and navigation. The unusual instrument is mounted for search and rescue and coastal patrol operations amid ongoing defense measures.

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