Large Derby field anticipated at Churchill Downs
New York May 13 One of the largest Derby fields in history is expected to enter the barrier at Churchill Downs for the fifty-fifty running. Of 159 nominations about 23 likely starters could set a Derby record. Weather and track conditions may limit starters to 13 to 18 with Blue Larkspur and Clyde Van Duren as leading contenders.
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New York
Churchill Downs
Reigh
Ot Meldere
J. P. Gardner
Clyde van Dusen
Walter J. Salmon
Dr. Freeland
Belmont Park
Far West
Baron Long
Ervast
Marl Chaffee
Naishapur
Middle West
Blue Larkspur
Clyde van Duren
Nevada Stock Farm
Voltcar
Harry
Payne Whitney
Beacon Hill
Warmstable
The
Nut
John Cohen
Essar
Rancocas Stable
Leucite
Cobra
Earl Sande
Hermitage
Blue
Larkspur
Maishapur
Volteur
Beanson Fill
the Choctaw
Double Heart
Prince Pat
Boris
Windy City
Bay Beauty
Lord Braedalbane
Chicatie
Paraphrase
Karl Eltel
Minotaur
Bonoby
Hiram Kelly
Black Diamond
Plumbago
Upset Lad
the Nut
Varmano
Essare
Battleship Gray
Calf Roper
Simba
New York May 13 Card at Madison Square Garden Feature Bout
Bronx featherweight Al Singer faces Ignacio Fernandez of the Philippines in the feature bout at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Gorilla Jones from Akron will clash with Izzy Grove of New York in the semi final.
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New York
al Singer
Bronx
Ignacio Fernandez
Philippines
Madison Square Garden
Gorilla Jones
Akron
al Mello
Izzy Grove
Elyria Red and White win big at Lakewood meet
Elyria's four mile relay set a new record by two seconds as the Red and White captured first in four events and earned twenty medals. The mile and 880 yard relays also took first, with the 440 yard relay and 480 shuttle hurdle taking thirds. The freshmen posted a fourth in the 880, while the field events yielded no scoring. Coach Vaughn praised the small team's effort ahead of next week's district meet at Lakewood.
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Lakewood
Elyria
The
Pards
Goecke
Todd
Nesbett
Hupp
Horan
Hall
Alt
Hailhot
Fleming
Diliman
Shaw
Tan
Graber
Wood Brothers
Carlson
W. L. Vaughn
Elvira
Vaughn
Ohio
Michigan Wolverines Lead Big Ten With Road Trip
Michigan's Wolverines sit atop the Big Ten standings and head away for three away games this week. They will face Ohio State Purdue and Northwestern on the road before returning home.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wolverines
Ann Arbor
Ohio State
Purdue
Northwestern
St Mary's Indoor Team Defeats McKinley 7 to 2
The St Mary's boys indoor baseball team beat McKinley at McKinley field on Friday afternoon, 7 to 2. The score by innings shows St Mary's with a 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 and McKinley with 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0. Batteries: St Mary's Young, Mate, and Weber. McKinley Michael and Lauck.
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St. Mary’s
McKinley School
McKinley Field
St. Mary's
Younghas, Mate
Weber
McKipley
Michael and
Lauck
Umek Captures Lap In Coast To Coast Race
Italian Giusto Umek wins the coast to coast hike lap in 7 01 20 with Pete Gavuzzi and John Salo close behind The event lists a string of finishers from Burlington N C Passaic New Jersey and New York along with other international entrants in a dust filled Mineral Springs Texas report of elapsed times and placements
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Umek
Mineral Springs
Texas
C. C. Pyle
Fort Worth
Giusto Umek
Italy
Pete Gaguzzi
England
John Salo
Passaic
N. J
Paul Simpson
Burlington
N. C
Sam Richman
New York
Mike Joyce
Guy Shields
Picher
Okla
Mike
Pete Gavuzzi
Giusto Umeri
Phiilip Granville
Hamilton
G—M. M. McNamara
Australia
Harry Abramowitz
Eagles Fostoria Game Washed Out
Heavy rain near Fostoria led to the cancellation of the Elyria Eagles Pine versus Fostoria baseball game on Sunday. Elyria schedules two practices this week, Tuesday and Thursday night, ahead of next Sunday's matchup with Wakeman Red Caps who arrive with a strengthened lineup.
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Fostoria
Elyria
Eagles
Wakeman
Pyle's Auto Upsets Promoter Injured in Crash
In Abilene Texas on May 11 C C Cash Pyle promoter of the bunion derby failed to appear due to a broken arm and bruises from an auto crash. His car overturned near Albany while en route to a race control point and he was hospitalized resting comfortably.
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Pyle
Abilene
Tex
C. C
Lervers
Albany
Leading Hitters in American and National Leagues
Summary of top players in both leagues with games played at bats runs hits and batting averages. Notable names include Jamieson Foxx Gehringer McManus Gehrig and Kress in the American League and Stephenson Frisch High Waner O Doul and Graham in the National League with respective stats and year‑ago leaders. The data highlight season performance and standouts across clubs including St Louis Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Pet. Jamieson
Cleyv
Foxx. Phil
Gehringer
Det
McManus
Gehrig
N.Y
Kress
St. Louis
G. AB. R.H. Pet
Steph’son
Chi
Frisch
St. L
L. Waner
Pitt
O'Doul. Phil
Granham
Pittsburgh
Yesterday's Homers Highlight Quiet Giants Cubs Dodgers
A compact recap notes Lindstrom hit for the Giants off Jonnard and Douthit for the Cardinals off Ballou, with Hartnett and Guyler of the Cubs homering against Hubbell. Wilson also homered for the Cubs, while the Giants chased scoring in the early and late innings.
Vincent School Dominates Local Grade Track Meet
Vincent School won the first prize in both first and second grade events at the Lorain County Schools track meet held with Health Day. Vincent athletes won the 25 yard dash for boys and placed second in the 23 yard dash for girls, Avon Lake taking first in the latter. Third and fourth grade results list Brownhelm’s Ward Greene first in the 25 yard dash for boys with L. Jaycox second and Charles Stange third for various schools including Vincent, Avon Lake, Eaton, Pittsfield Township, Henrietta, and La Grange.
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Vincent School
Froy He Bret
Lorain County
Avon Lake
Brownhelm
Mary Tainter
Helen Kerecz
Amelia Balough
Eaton
James Carl
Jack Bear
Pittsfield Township
John Pendage
Henrietta
Ward Greene
L. Jaycox
la Grange
Charles Stange
Markley
Cookie Cook Shines In Elyria Baseball And Basketball
Arthur W. Cook known as Cookie to locals has long starred in Elyria athletics. A versatile player, he pitched for Ripton then left field for the city team, with a career spanning Birmingham, Ripton, Bannon Theatres, and more. Born May 8 1898 in Florence Ohio he weighs 127 pounds and stands 5 feet 5 inches. He bats right and has hit around .300 for five years while coach and player in basketball as well. Cook eyes big league baseball despite size obstacles and believes the city can sweep both halves of the AAA league this season.
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Cookie
Arthur W. Cook
Elyria
Cook
Ripton
Elyria Eagles
Bannon Theatres
Art Heiden
Cleveland Tellings
Bannon
Birmingham
Bannons
Richwine Nine
American Legion
Richwines
Eagles
Church of Christ
Colson
Loraine County Savings and Trust Bank
Peerless Oil Industrial League
Art Cook
Florence
Ohio
Lima
Peerless Oil Company
West Broad Street
Water Street
Cookin
Eight Teams Start Industrial Playground Ball League
Eight of the 14 YMCA Industrial Outdoor Indoor Baseball League teams begin the 1929 season with four games at 6:30 p.m. Elyria Banks meet Harshaw Chemical at McKinley, Perry-Fay face Western Automatic at Cascade Park, Steel and Tubes play Logan Gas at Hamilton, and General Industries duel Colson at Franklin. Wednesday adds four more contests including Peerless Oil versus Troxel at McKinley and Fox Furnace versus Columbia Steel at Hamilton.
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Robert T. Moore
Peerless Oil Compan Traxel Company
Harshaw Chemical Company
Steel and Tubes
Logan Gas Company
Willys- Overland Company
Perry-Fay Company
Western Automatic Company
General Industries Company
Colson Company
Foz Furnace Company
Peerless Laundry
Columbia Steel Company
Elyria Banks
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Lorain Savings and Trust Company
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Company
Harshaw Chemical
McKinley School
Perry- Fay Aggregation
General Industries
Cascade Park
Peerless
Franklin Field
Schmeling to Begin Training for Uzcudun Fight
Max Schmeling, the German heavyweight, will start training for his June 27 bout with Taolino Uzcudun at Yankee Stadium. He will train for about ten days at Fair Haven, New Jersey, the site where Tom Heeney prepared for his title bid. Schmeling arrived in Canada last week after a two month Germany visit and may depart Montreal for New York tonight. The Paolino Schmeling match, promoted by Madison Square Garden for the milk fund, is expected to draw tickets around $50 and gates over $500,000.
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Schmeling
New York
Max Schmeling
Taolino Uzcudun
Yankee Stadium
Fair Haven
N. J
Tom Heeney
Gene Tunney
Canada
Germany
Montreal
Joe Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Milk Fund
Baseball Standings and Scheduled Games From Yesterday
Yesterday's results include Detroit 9 New York 7 and St. Louis 15 Boston 3. Today's games list New York at Cleveland and Washington at St. Louis with several others across leagues. Several matches are delayed or postponed due to rain ending in a tie like Chicago 6 New York 6 after 114 innings.
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Cleveland - Philadlphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
G. W. Te Pet
New York Oe
Detroit Steer
Watching the scoreboard and scoring heroes in baseball
Yesterday's hero Willie Kamm led the White Sox to a 3 2 win over the Senators with his third double driving in the decisive run. Red Faber limited Washington to four hits as Waite Hoyt faltered for New York delaying a Yankees push atop the standings. The Tigers crushed Hoyt in seven innings, and the Yankees tied with the Athletics for first. the A's were idle. Seven Boston errors aided St. Louis to a 15 3 Browns win over the Red Sox halted by rain. Giants and Cubs battled to a 6 6 11 inning tie before 55,000. Cubs erased Hubbell before rain. Cardinals routed Robins 13 7 on seven Brooklyn misplays. Reds beat Braves 9 3 as Maroinville erred twice. Pirates and Phillies off. Home Run Club lists Gehrig and Ruth among leaders. McTigue to fight Hoffman in St Nicholas arena tonight. Germany knocks out Spain in Davis Cup European zone. Ireland or Italy to meet next.
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Willie Kamm
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Kamm
Red Faber
Senators
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Polo Grounds
Cubs
Carl Hubbell
Carl Mays
Chicago
Cuyler
Otto
Wilson
Lindstrom
Harnett
Track Meet Adds Music At Oberlin May Event
Oberlin prepares for the Big Six track meet at the Oberlin athletic stadium on Saturday May 25 with a new feature. For the first time, live bands from Wooster Hiram Heidelberg Bowling Green and Oberlin will perform during the program. Additional entrants are anticipated.
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Oberlin Athletic Stadium
Wooster
Hiram
Heidelberg
Bowling Green
Oberlin
Pros Practice At Elyria Country Club Today
Pros will play on Elyria Country Club today as the professionals day off to warm up for the Northeastern Ohio National Open qualifier on Monday June 10. The event draws a large field of pro golfers aiming for an early season success.
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Elyria Country Club
AAA Schedule To Be Revamped
The Elyria city team faced a disrupted weekend as Jupiter Plavius filled in for Tellings in the O P league. With Medina wins fueling the squad, a potential Lorain entrant possibly Snodgrass Drugs looms for next Sunday. Tommy Nickelette could switch back to oppose Elyria City, recalling his strong prior season. The Royal Irish Academy will allocate a $100,000 bequest to translate $12,000 in old manuscripts.
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Jupiter Plavius
Medina
AAA
Tommy Nickelette
Jack
Elyria City
Tommy
Elyria
The
Royal Irish Academy
Ohio duo wins Sun Valley golf match at Spring Valley
Youngstown players Albert Alcroft and Jack Thompson, both notable Ohio champions, led the AMN-Ohio team to a 3 up 2 to 1 victory over Bob Randall and Eddie Williams. Alcroft sank a 60-foot deuce on the 18th as rain and mushy fairways slightly hindered play at the district course.
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Youngstown
Albert Alcroft
Jack Thompson
Spring Valley
Bob Randall
Springs Valley
Eddie Williams
Westwood
Alcroft
Thompson
Tippecanoe
Williams
Randall
Eddie
Ohio
Umpire Ormsby Injured by Fan at Indians Game
Cleveland May 13 Umpire Ormsby suffered concussion after a fan threw a pop bottle at the Cleveland Indians game with the Philadelphia Athletics. Mrs Ormsby rushed from Chicago as he received medical care. Indians manager Roger Peckinpaugh received a five day suspension from President Barnard for inciting the demonstration and was ejected after disputing a decision.
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Ormsby
Indians
Cleveland
Emmet T. Ormsby
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago
Roger Peckinpaugh
E. S. Barnard
Kesque
Peckinpaugh
First Amphibian Air Service To Open Tomorrow
Miss Amelia Earhart and Captain Frank Courtney plan the first amphibian air service between Cleveland and Detroit. Thompson Aeronautic Corp will operate four round trips daily with 55 minute flights. Passenger depots on Lake Erie and the Detroit riverfront will connect water taxiing to landings. Earhart will fly Cleveland to Detroit, Courtney the reverse.
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Cleveland
Amelia Earhart
America
Frank Courtney
Atlantic
Thompson Aeronautic Corporation
Detroit
Lake Erie
Nils Earhart
Claveland
Courtney
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