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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1928
Page
13
Amherst area notes recount visits between Cleveland and local families, church ladies entertaining, a 69 guest three course dinner, and numerous calls in Berlin Heights Elyria Oberlin and Vermilion. Mentions baptism at M E church, school events senior reception and blue ribbon health winners with many named residents and visitors.
New York Giants face Cincinnati Reds in a four game series while internal strife erupts over leadership. Judge Francis X. McQuade, ousted Giants treasurer, blasts Stoneham and McGraw amid rumors of Stoneham control and a McGraw power struggle.
A historical note recalls slate-bedded tables introduced a century ago with blue cloth. The account contrasts early blue cloth usage with later belief that billiards was tied to the green table image. No specific people or places beyond generic references appear in the fragment.
In Pontiac Illinois a gruelling 58 mile lap under a hot sun was to eliminate several Pyle cross country runners. The Joliet run marked the longest distance in weeks and featured Peter Garutz of Southampton England finishing second in yesterday’s 34.7 mile leg with John Salo Passaic New Jersey and Olli Vanttinen New York in a 4 52 05 tie. Harry Rea Long Beach California won the lap in 4 00 21.
Ohio Wesleyan aims to stay atop the Buckeye Athletic Association with a Saturday home or away game against the University of Cincinnati after a 5 to 0 win over Denison. Cincinnati seeks a rebound as Miami beat them recently and Wittenberg, Ohio, Denison drift for the lead.
The Boston Americans defeated the Philadelphia team 3 to 1 in the only game on today’s slate. Cleveland visits Boston while Detroit travels to Philadelphia and Chicago goes to New York with St. Louis at Washington.
Boston 5 Pittsburgh 4 and St Louis 7 Cincinnati 5 are reported results. Today’s schedule features Brooklyn at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Cincinnati and Boston at Pittsburgh.
O S U teams launch a busy weekend with baseball against Illinois at Stadium Field this afternoon, a second game Saturday after a dual track meet with Michigan, golf versus Wittenberg at Scioto, and tennis heading to Lafayette to face Purdue.
The Thursday Home Run Club lists Ruth of the Yankees and Hauser of the Athletic among top hitters with five and four runs respectively. K Williams of the Red Sox and Esterling of the Tigers also notch solid totals, while Goslin represents the Senators in scoring highlights.
A garbled baseball totals recap lists players and teams from the National League and American League. Names such as Bissoneette Hendrick O D o u Giants Wilson Cubs Webb Fried Cardinals Grantham Pirates Walker Reds Teaghe appear, with unclear scoring totals and an overall 48 total mentioned. The fragment suggests a summary of league-wide performances but lacks coherent data or dates.
New York May 4 Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey signed a year long contract to star in a dramatic play The Big Fight with Estelle Taylor his wife as the lead. Dempsey will perform two rounds nightly amid training while the show opens on Broadway in September under Sam Harris Albert Lewis and David Belasco.
New York May 4 Rinkichi Matsui contends with Toichi Araki in a round the world race. Matsui, racing westward, must quickly connect at Elizabth New Jersey via tugboat and mail plane at Hadley Field after arriving on the Aquitania. He sails Victoria B C tomorrow on the President Cleveland and must avoid delays to reach Tokyo ahead of Araki.
The Collegians again beat the Elyria Freshmen 9 to 6 after a close contest yesterday afternoon. They jumped to a four run lead in the first inning, while Elyria answered with a four run sixth. Chapman pitched for the Collegians, allowing five hits, but six errors by Elyria aided several Collegian scores.
Milwaukee hosts the sixth annual Marquette relays with over 1,000 secondary school athletes from the United States and Canada. Iowa City features Charles Brookins, world 220 yard low hurdle record holder, in two exhibition races at the Clinton Invitation Inter scholastic meet. West Point cadets are barred from attending the Army Illinois game this season per Maj. Phillip Fleming. Washington ships three crews to the Intercollegiate boat races at Poughkeepsie on June 19. Purdue and Chicago University duel in Lafayette with Orval Martin and Virgil Gist in the half mile. Geo Courtney faces fines and suspension in Chicago for failing to appear before the Illinois Athletic Commission ahead of a Monday night bout with Red Uhlan.
Chicago May 4 The Chicago Women’s Championship Golf tournament is set for July 16 at Olympia Fields Country Club. Virginia Van Wire, defending title holder, plans to defend her title amid strong field and local interest.
Twelve teams began a two day tournament in Chattanooga Tennessee for the national opening volleyball championship. Opening round pairings included Germantown versus Atlanta Kannapolis versus San Antonio Springfield versus Pueblo Brooklyn versus Grand Rapids Hyde Park versus Chattanooga Selma versus Fort Wayne Finalists will play for the title tomorrow night.
The Bremen crew Major Fitzmaurice Captain Koehl and Baron Von Huenefeld have ringside seats for Madison Square Garden all star program. Lupe Tenorio meets Joe Glick in a 10 round final and Sammy Dorfman faces Andre Routis in a 10 round semi. Mandell defends title May 23 at Polo Grounds. winner Tenorio-Glick could meet Mandell-McLarnin later.
Cincinnati May 4 John McGraw said he will sign a new two year contract to manage the New York Giants but declined a five year offer. He noted improved relations with owners and rejected propaganda from the middle west. Vic Aldridge, acquired from the Pirates, was expected and sought lifting of his suspension.
Yesterday Ed Morris, rookie Boston pitcher, allowed four hits to curb Connie Mack's Athletics and end their seven game win streak. Boston won 3 1 on six Red Sox hits against Oxsie Orr wall while Cochrane reached on a walk once in the first six innings.
Ty Cobb of the Athletics doubled once in four trips and scored the club’s only run off Ed Morris of the Red Sox. Tris Speaker singled in four plate appearances. Rogers Hornsby failed to reach safely in four at bats. Paul Waner had a single in five appearances and one RBI. Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Harry Hellmann and Kiki Cuyler were idle.
In Henrietta Ohio May 4 the Reformed Church led by Rev H E Settlege holds Sunday school at 10 and divine service at 11 15. M E Church led by Rev B E L Miesenbach has Sunday school at 10 and divine worship at 11 with an evening service at 7 45. B Evangelical Church led by Rev Chas Holzworth conducts divine worship at 9 45 with Sunday school at 10 45. Mr and Mrs John Kerossi and children and Oscar Szabo of Lotain visited the Bado family in South Amherst Tuesday for the fourth birthday of Anne Bede, with ice cream and cake.
Two Norwegian youths Hjalmar Nelsondale and Helge Logstad trek from Resolution toward the Copper Mine river headwaters in Alberta. They left Resolution in July 1927 and aimed to reach the river by fall, spending a year in the little known territory and planning a dog train return.
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