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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1929
Page
15
The Lorain County amateur basketball tournament starts March 19 at the YMCA with three classes. Class A allows any county amateur team meeting rules. Classes B and C include under 20 and under 16 age limits. Teams must have five games by March 1 and players three by Feb 18. entries due March 14. fees fund medals and expenses.
Champaign hosts the western conference gymnastic meet tomorrow with Chicago the defending champion favored to retain the title amid a tight field.
Ohio district basketball fans pack six cities to crown class A and B champions with 16 district winners advancing to the state finals March 15 and 16. Akron McKinley Dayton Stivers Columbus Central Canton McKinley head strong. East Liverpool Dover Zanesville also in the mix as byes and pairings unfold in Dayton Findlay Athens Akron and Delaware venues.
The Eaton Independents won 41 to 34 on their home floor over Elyria Business College. Eaton led 28 to 10 at halftime as Elyria rallied in the final period but fell short. High scorers were Rundle, Richards, and Burnett for Eaton, while Cowie topped Elyria with 14 points.
Six men reported to Coach A N Smith for battery practice on Thursday afternoon. Five pitchers and a catcher threw without gloves to toughen hands, then fundamentals of throwing were reviewed. Elyria lacks veteran lettermen, so Smith must build the team around new material with promising pitchers Horon and Pinky Smith and shifts for Mike and Gebhardt.
The Andress Service bowlers won two of three games against Gala Barbers in the only D League match scheduled at the Gala. Morning in Governor Myers Y. Cooper's office notes no seeding and that districts with two A and two B reps will not be paired in the first round.
The Fellowship team of the Y W C A will face Oberlin School of Commerce at the E H gym Saturday night as a preliminary to the Bendix Brake vs All Western game. Ruth Waltenbaugh Oberlin junior referees with Helen Hutt as score keeper and Betty Murray as time keeper. The local girls team, coached by Miss V Brown, features Alice Glover as captain and teammates Mary Surdock Mayora Walker Betty Chapman Mary K Miller Mary M Borie Hilma Shuckhart Helen Upp June Fisher serves as trainer. Billy Barton still at Tenby, with no illness.
Five basketball games in the Senior Church League will be played at the YMCA tonight starting at 7 p.m. announced by Robert T. Moore. The Methodist team meets St Andrew's, then St John's faces Grace Lutherans, Pilgrim Community plays St Paul's, Baptists oppose St Mary's, and B'nai Brith takes on Hungarian Reformed.
Elyria City star catcher Louie Nickolette departs for Winston-Salem, pursuing a Piedmont League chance. He starred behind the plate last season and helped win Elyria’s second-half triple A title. A welterweight boxer, Nickolette has kept in shape and may become a regular for Winston-Salem, managed by Bill Chisholm.
London reports quote Edgar Wallace of the London Star saying Billy Barton, the only American bred entry, may not run in the Grand National due to coughing. The Star had earlier claimed the horse would not run. Mrs Hastings is mentioned in connection with the story.
Methodist cagers in the Junior Church Basketball League won the first game of the playoff series against St Marys 17 to 13 to take the lead toward the league title. Everhart led the winners with eight points while Gerhartinger topped the losers with four. The teams had tied for first after the regular season and will meet St Agnes on Saturday to decide the championship.
Elyria High swimmers will face Rocky River at the Y M C A pool this afternoon at four. Led by Tom Moody and Bob Geelke and powered by Warne Liggett in diving, Elyria aims to spoil Rocky River’s winless Lake Erie tank meet record this season.
In Chicago leaders in the five man event remained undisturbed after last night’s play as new leaders emerged in singles and doubles. Thuesen and Phillips posted 1 234 to lead doubles with 611 and 623 splits from 203 221 187 and 197 222 204. O’Brien posted a 673 to lead individuals. In Orlando, Cincinnati Reds faced a ten day exhibition trip in Florida after a light schedule with Jack Hendricks approving practice.
SAN ANTONIO Texas March 8 Three of the Giants top prospects reported ill Jack Cummings has a fractured thumb from a foul tip Andy Reese and Jimmy Welsh sidelined with charley horse cases affecting the squad injury impact noted in camp reports
The annual Big Ten indoor track and field championships begin in Iowa City Iowa tonight with 261 entries the largest in meet history. Six defending champions compete along with several Olympians as meet records are expected to fall. Trials feature 60 yard dash 70 yard high hurdles and longer races.
Cambridge March 8 The condition of Joe Dundee the world welterweight boxing champion was not serious this morning at Charles Gate Hospital where he was taken last night with an infected left arm The infection forced cancellation of his 10 round bout with Al Mello of Lowell scheduled for Boston Garden tonight as the feature of a charity show.
Ray Barbuti Olympic 400 meter champion remains suspended after a 4 12 hour AAU registration committee inquiry into remarks attributed to him. He denies calling the AAU a gang of four flushers and says some statements were misquoted or taken out of context. Barbuti offered to provide names, places, dates and figures to support his position and may testify when invited.
The heliscope, a telescope designed to observe the sun without dazzling the eye, was invented by Christopher Scheiner in 1625.
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