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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1928
Page
12
The Triple A League forms in Cleveland with eight teams including Elyria and Painesville. The opening plans list rivalries and a May 20 schedule featuring Elyria versus Painesville at Elyria and other matchups at Lina and Cleveland venues as excitement builds for a strong season.
Napoleon Jack Dorval and Otto Von Porat square off in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the Coliseum in Chicago. Dorval aims to prove himself against a formid able foe while promoter Jack Kearns predicts a knockout. Porat seeks a fifth straight KO to push into the list of top contenders.
List of top homer hitters by league and team with names such as Ruth Yankees Heilmann Tigers Fox Athletics Moore Braves Douthit Cardinals and others. Includes American and National League totals and season totals.
May 15 Cleveland faced Philadelphia in a 6 3 defeat as Lefty Grove silenced the Tribe. Hudlin allowed six hits in seven innings while Grove fanned eleven and yielded eight hits. Burns and Cochrane were subbed late. Foxx homered for Philadelphia and Hale drove in two runs for Cleveland in a game lasting 1 55.
May 15 reports list several track and boxing notes from Chicago and Urbana. Dr. Walter J. Manilaw will start the Western Conference outdoor track and field championship at Dyche Stadium May 25 and 26, while Olympic prospects from Big Ten schools prepare for Northwestern’s meet. Other items include Mike Dun dee’s potential Australia trip for five boxing matches, Tuffy Griffiths’ bout talk, and Illinois baseball and Michigan Illinois football rivalries with weekend dates.
American results show Philadelphia edge Cleveland 6 to 3 in 10 innings and New York beat Detroit 7 to 5. Washington defeated Chicago 4 to 2, Boston won 3 to 2 over St. Louis. Schedule: Cleveland at Philadelphia St. Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Chicago at Washington.
Brooklyn beats Pittsburgh seven to six and Cincinnati defeats Philadelphia four. Chicago overwhelms New York eight to two while St Louis edges Boston four to three. Today Boston meets St Louis and New York plays Chicago Philadelphia faces Cincinnati Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh.
New York May 15 Babe Ruth opened with his ninth homer off Elam Van Gilder of Detroit, racing past his 1927 pace and fueling a potential three way race with Joe Hauser and Lou Gehrig. Ruth also tops the circuits with 31 runs and a .354 average as the Red Sox win three straight and the Yankees pitchers stay hot.
The report notes Paul Waner of the Pirates walked three times and scored one run in one official at bat. Kiki Cuyler was out of the game for the Cubs.
Northeastern Ohio Conference colleges stage their annual track and field meet at Oberlin Field on Saturday May 19 with about 175 competitors. Main event features Wooster versus Oberlin in the Mile Relay. Franz of Northern and Summerfield of Reserve vie for discus. Other events include 100 and 220 yard dash semifinals, hurdles, pole vault, and shot put with track events at 2:00.
Members of the Elyria Rifle Club traveled to Lakewood for a non match evening at the Lakewood rifle and pistol range. Lakewood led by three points finishing 980 to Elyria 987 in a five man relay at 25 yards with metallic sights versus telescope sights.
Otto Bluege, brother of Ossie Bluege, has joined the Washington Senators affiliated Peoria Three-I league club. In the early games of the season he has been a sensation, signaling a notable rise for the rookie shortstop in the organization.
The notice indicates a Wednesday evening gathering to discuss future activities of the club. It mentions an important agenda item and urges members to attend for updates and planning.
Yesterday's top performances included Jimmy Fox driving in a tenth inning homer as pinch hitter to lift the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians 6 to 3. Lefty Grove struck out 11 for his fifth win. The New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7 to 5. Babe Ruth hit his ninth homer off Van Gilder. Charley Root earned his fourth win as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 8 to 2. Chick Hafey had four hits for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4 to 3 win over the Boston Braves, driving in the tying and winning runs in the ninth. The Cincinnati Reds topped the Phillies 8 to 4. The Brooklyn Robins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 6 to pull even for fifth. The Boston Red Sox won their third straight by beating the St. Louis Browns 3 to 2. Ed Morris outpitched Sam Gray as Boston rose to sixth. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox 4 to 2.
Babe Ruth of the Yankees hit his ninth homer of the season in two official at bats and scored two runs. Lou Gehrig went three times up without a hit but scored once. Ty Cobb had three singles in five plate appearances, while Tris Speaker failed to get a hit in four at bats. Harry Heilmann drove in three runs with a homer and a sacrifice, scoring once. Rogers Hornsby of the Braves singled.
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