Townships Entered In Contests At Oberlin Meet
Oberlin May 12 Penfield schools won high honors at the county school track and field meet held at Oberlin College stadium. La Grange grade school boys won the pennant in the grade school division, with Ridgeville girls Penfield boys and Eaton girls taking other sections. Ohling of La Grange was high point man with eighteen points after winning all four events open to his class. Summary lists event winners across high school and grade school divisions with numerous placements and relays.
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Hagen Wins British Open Title at Sandwich 1928
Walter Hagen, the American golf star, arrived in Sandwich after losing to Archie Compston 18 and 17. Hagen will tour Europe with the 1928 Open possession, reflecting on a 1922 and 1924 Open wins and a 292 score as the lowest 72 hole championship game tally. Gene Sarazen finished second with 294, Archie Compston placed third at 298, while Jim Barnes, Aubrey Boomer, and Jece Jurado tied for fifth at 301.
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Prince of Wales
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Jim Barnes
Aubrey Boomer
France
Jece Jurado
Argentina
Bill Mehlhorn
Andrew Payne Leads Toe Joggers in Fremont Race
Andrew Payne, a young Oklahoma runner, held first place in the Pyle cross country foot race in Fremont. Peter Gavuzzi of Southampton, England, withdrew with ill health after leading since the Missouri leg, restoring Payne to the lead as the field pressed toward Elyria, about 60 miles away.
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Pyle
American League Home Run Club Named
United Press reports the season list of leading home run hitters across the American and National Leagues. Ruth and Gehrig of the Yankees are prominent in the AL, with Hauser and Goslin among notable figures. in the NL Bissonette and Wilson draw attention, while O’Doyle and Frisch stand out for the Giants and Cardinals respectively.
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Pirates
Lindstrom
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League totals referenced with garbled OCR text. No clear event, date, or entities available to form a factual summary.
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Locals To Tackle Flashy Akron Nine Here On Sunday
Elyria fans will see the Goodyears meet the Akron Elyria City nine at Riverview Park Sunday. Akron boasts one of the region’s best teams with a two to one edge over the locals in prior meetings. Mike Skrup pitched a masterful game last Sunday, and Clark of Akron also shined. The home club seeks to even the count, aim to prove its quality, and a great, hard hitting contest is expected at 3 oclock with Tulk and Henke umpiring.
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Riverview Park
Ohio
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Elyria
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Yellow Cabs
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Henke
Plan Swim From Pittsburgh To New Orleans
Olympic swimming champ Norman Ross announced plans for a long distance swim starting around August 1. Possible routes include St Paul to New Orleans Chicago to New Orleans and Pittsburgh to New Orleans. The event would run about 90 days with eight hours swimming daily and a two hour lunch break. Separate races for men and women would be held and daily times plus the lowest overall time would crown the grand prize winner.
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Watching The Scoreboard
Sam Gray could not stop the Athletics as they won their sixth straight, beating the St Louis Browns 11 to 5. The Senators hammered the Tigers 9 to 5 on fifteen hits led by Washington hitters. Ted’s homer helped the Red Sox edge the White Sox 4 to 3 as Boston climbed to seventh. Red Lucas earned his sixth win in seven for the Reds over the Braves 3 to 0. Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched the Cardinals to a 3 to 2 win over the Phillies. Artie Nehf held the Robins to five hits as the Cubs won 8 to 0.
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Childs Cup Race to be held on Lake Carnegie today
Princeton notes the Childs Cup, oldest early season boat race, will be rowed today on Lake Carnegie involving Columbia Princeton and Pennsylvania. Other items include Holland facing Hungary in European Zone Davis Cup, Tunney training for July 28 title defense, DundeeLeonard potential bout at Yankee Stadium, Kong Lum and US Davis Cup second round prep, and Michigan maintaining lead in Big Ten baseball with an 8 to 4 win over Iowa.
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Paul Kong
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United States
Betting ban lifted at Thornton track by injunction
Chicago May 12. Temporary injunction prevents authorities from stopping operations of the Illinois kennel club at the Thornton greyhound track allowing machine betting. Louisville May 12. Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia and Jon Sekura of Dayton to headline a 10 round bout on the eve of the Kentucky Derby. Loughran's light heavyweight title not at stake.
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American Results Summary Card
A compact score brief notes Cleveland 66 over New York 7 and Philadelphia 11 to St. Louis 5 while Boston loses 4 to Chicago 3. Today Cleveland visits Philadelphia St. Louis hosts Boston Detroit travels to New York Chicago plays Washington with Detroit at New York and Chicago at Washington on the slate.
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National Results and Roundup of Games
National Games Today feature results from Chécargo 3 over Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 3 over Boston 0 and St Paul 3 defeating Philadelphia 2. Postponements and matchups include Boston at St Louis New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh with rain delaying events in New York and Pittsburgh.
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Whitney's Colt Wins Race at Pimlico in Preakness Stakes
Harry Payne Whitney's Victorian won the thirty-eighth Preakness at Pimlico, covering 1 3/16 miles in 2:00 1-5 and defeating E B McLean's Todo by a nose. So lace of Seagram stable ran third, Strolling Player was fourth. Whitney also claimed $61,000 prize and will keep the Woodlawn Vase.
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Harry Payne Whitney
Victorian
Pimlico
E. B. McLean
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Solace
Admiral Cary T. Grayson
Strolling Player
Whitney
Woodmen To Play West Side Nine At Cascade Park
The Modern Woodmen will play the West Side nine at 3 00 p m Sunday at Cascade Park. All Woodmen players should arrive by 2 00 p m this morning. Both teams expect to defeat the other and a good game is assured.
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Fruehwirt Wins Hardheadedness World Title at Spielburg
In Spielburg Austria Karl Fruehwirt of the village claims the world championship for hard headedness. He earns the title as a pastime by allowing friends to break bottles on his skull in demonstrations of resilience and bravery.
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Karl Fruehwirt
Indians Fall In Extra Innings To Yankees In New York
In their first ten inning game of the season the Cleveland Indians lost to the New York Yankees 7 to 6 in 10 innings. A comeback in the eighth gave Cleveland the lead before a ninth inning error tied the game. Bob Meusel delivered the deciding double in the tenth. Gehrig, Lazzeri, Langford and Meusel supplied key RBIs as Uhle and Shaute matched Hoyt in a high offense game. Umpires Campbell and Geisel. Time 2.16.
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O Collins
C Robertson
Paschal Shealy
Peanock
Trades Strengthen 21 St Louis Cardinals
May 12 St Louis The Cardinals gain depth by trading Virgil Davis and an option on Homer Peel to Philadelphia for Jimmy Wilson who shifts to the Cardinals catching bench He starts with the Phillies then moves to St Louis Don Hurst goes to Philadelphia for Decatur and Bill Kelly Harper moves from Giants to Cardinals in exchange for O Farrell
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Bob O'Farrell
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Homer Peel
Houston
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Bill Kelly
Harper
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Ruth and Gehrig power Yankees as others notch runs
Babe Ruth walked twice and scored twice but failed to hit safely in three at bats. Lou Gehrig launched his fourth homer with bases loaded, doubled twice in five appearances, drove in four and scored one. Ty Cobb doubled twice for two RBIs. Tris Speaker singled once in five at bats. Harry Heilmann doubled once in four at bats. Rogers Hornsby went hitless in three with an error. Kiki Cuyler missed game with injury. Paul Waner idle.
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Big Ten Track Teams In Action
Big Ten track squads competed across four meetings on May 12. Ohio State was favored in the Madison quadrangular with Wisconsin Northwestern and Chicago U. Illinois and Iowa clashed at Iowa City in a top dual meet. Minnesota faced Michigan in Ann Arbor while Indiana hosted Purdue.
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Eagle Nine To Play Amherst Team Sunday
The Elyria Eagles travel to Amherst to play baseball, with all players due on the field at 2 pm. The Wingles beat Amherst 9% last year, and Elyria seeks revenge this year. A warm up before the Marion game on May 20 and a gala day at Marion are planned, with a large crowd anticipated.
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Elyria Maroons Schedule Games With A or B Teams
The Elyria Maroons have organized and would like to book games with Class A or B teams. On the roster are several Elyria high school men. For game arrangements write to A Strinka, 241 West River Street. The Maroons will play at LaGrange Sunday.
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Strinka
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LaGrange
Dodgers Collapse Undercuts Presidential Year Theory
May 12 report notes the Brooklyn Dodgers’ western trip hampers pennant hopes tied to a presidential year superstition. Three early season aces falter in Chicago against the Cubs, dropping from second to sixth as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati loom. With remaining games against Reds and Pirates, unlikely they recover to top division status.
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Scott Decisive Victory Elevates English Heavyweight Rank
In New York at Madison Square Garden on May 11 Phil Scott of England scored a decisive 10 round win over Roberto Roberti of Italy boosting his status among heavyweight contenders. Scott weighed 197, Roberti 217 1 2. In the same program Big Boy Peterson beat Rube Wagner in 10 rounds, Peterson 199 1 2, Wagner 200, and Pierce Charles drew with Arturo de Kuh at 204 1 2.
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