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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1928
Page
3
New York March 2 7 The Risko Heeney bout nears impasse as Harvey and Me akon debate terms and a potential winner faces Tunney. Negotiations stall with Har ey resistant to repeats. Risko and Heeney factions seek a new challenger or England sabbatical.
The Elyria Eagles host Friday night dances open to all with a 50 cent per couple admission. Local event encourages community participation and social dancing.
In Liverpool on March 27 a throng of about 300 000 will attend the grand national steeplechase at Aintree. Twenty American owned horses contest the event with Bergwright and Billy Barton among the American bred entries. Odds run four to one against any horse finishing strong field includes 20 bumps over a 4 1 2 mile course. Special Scotland Yard detectives are in town to deter thefts as tourists pour in.
Danny Dunn says Risko will fight anyone including Tunney Heeney Paolino or other top contenders as he works back toward a title bid. Risko, a near 1925 amateur turned pro, gave Tunney a tough start but seeks a decisive elimination bout as boxing commission deliberates opponents amid Dempsey era politics.
Eight teams remain in the Class A county championship race and will play four games tonight. Amherst Hewes Flowers faces Oberlin Eight Castles at 7:00, followed by Oberlin’s Orphana vs O'Donnell's Elyrians at 7:15. At 8:00 Lorain rivals Ksenich Bros. meet the Celtics, and Fox Furnace versus Oberlin Business College closes the slate at 8:15. All four games are expected to be close.
Oberlin announces spring football practice will begin after spring recess under Coach Paul MacEachron. Practice will occur twice weekly with focus on fundamentals and ball handling, no scrimmage. About fifty candidates attended the meeting as optimism grows for a strong 1930s season.
West Palm Beach March 27 Don Howley, preparing for his second season as St Louis Browns manager, says the Browns are better than in 1927 and will not finish seventh. He cites strengthened pitching with Sam Gray Dick Coffman and Johnny Ogden and a solid catching unit led by Steve ONeill Clyde Manion and Wally Schang.
Frederick Miller Co presents garages and cement driveways with no down payment. 18 months to pay plans available. Monthly as low as 8.07 dollars. Rep L Llewellyn promotes at 986 West River Street. Call 39973-C.
The coach praises Otis Bratsoe at second and Ralph Kress at short as key to the infield. Brannon and Kress are hailed as top young players, with La Blue from Detroit at first and O Rourke at third. Outfield sees early injuries to McNeely and Wanusa, but both expect to be ready for the opening game with Schulte forming the outfield trio.
Rogers Hornsby predicts the Yankees and Pirates will win again. He also projects AL picks Yank ers 2 Athletics 3 Senators 4 Tigers and NL picks Pirates 1 Cardinals 3 Braves 4. Canton Baseball Club Incorporation granted with 110 shares, executives named.
Mrs Katherine Kole entertained guests from Amherst and nearby towns including Mr and Mrs Ade Madill Mr and Mrs Adam Grobe and children Ruth and Lloyd Lorain Mrs George Ruth daughters Mildred and Andrey Brownhelm and Mrs O J Ruth South Amherst. A meeting of the official board and the building committee of the Methodist Church will follow the union service.
Local church hosts Lenten service this evening. Am herst visitors call on Peltons and Dreschlers. St Josephs Sodality plans home entertainment. Families relocate, travel to Los Angeles, and relatives gather for weekend visits. Joassamine Lodge meets with social hour and refreshments afterward.
In Cleveland on March 7 five tugs labored through the fog to free the steamer City of Detroit III, which ran aground on a sandbar near Detroit late yesterday. The heavy fog hampered efforts, with work continuing past midnight.
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