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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1929
Page
4
Oberlin hosts the twenty seventh annual Big Six track and field finals with Oberlin Wooster and Western Reserve favored. Record marks loom in sprint, pole vault, and shot put as premier performers Jim Barnes and others defend or challenge records.
In Van Horn Texas on May 24 Ohio’s Mike Joven of Cleveland and Charley Elkins of Elyria tied for tenth in the 55th lap of C. C. Pyle’s trans continental march. They finished the 39 mile segment from Kent in 6 35 10. Glusto Umeki of Italy broke Sam Richman’s five day win streak with a 5 96 20 time. Richman was second in 5 15 35. Top finishers include John Slo Passaic Pete Gavuzzi England and Ian Richman New York among others with varied elapsed times and places.
Ohio State defeated Ohio Wesleyan 10 to 2 while Michigan beat Iowa State 1. Wisconsin and Northwestern were shutout 0 to 0. Kentucky edged Cincinnati 4 to 3 and Indiana topped Purdue 3 to 1. Notre Dame 1S, Minnesota 5, Harvard defeated Dartmouth 6 to 5 in 11 innings. Toledo 11, Bluffton 6. Findlay beat Bowling Green 7 to 0. Nebraska 4, Iowa State 1.
Lorain Snodgrass Drugs bring AAA league experience to Riverview Park for a 3 p.m. Sunday game against Elyria city team. Manager Bill Struck says the contest should be exciting and close as Lorain’s Kissel faces city’s Mike Skryp in a battle of emerging pro-like talent.
In the Y M C A Industrial Indoor Baseball league Elyria Banks battered Steel and Tubes 26 to 9 while Fox Furnace defeated Peerless Oil 13 to 3 and Logan Gags beat Steel and Tubes 15 to 6. General Industries lost 4 to 3 to Peerless Laundry in a close game. Washington May 25 Davis Cup previews show USA needing two wins to reach finals against Cuba.
Qualifying for nine spots in the state high school track preliminaries, Columbus Central entered finals as Ohio’s Interscholastic cinder crown favorite. Lakewood, Cincinnati Withrow, and other schools earned spots, with past champions Lakewood and multiple districts vying for top events and placements.
The Modern Woodman Nine will play the Joppa baseball team at Joppa Sunday. The local team will meet in Ely park at 12:15 p.m. to unite the trip.
Leading hitters in the American League and National League listed with games played at bats runs hits and batting average. Names include Kamm Foxx Cochrane Jamieson Fonseca O Doul High Hendrick Hermann Frisch and Grantham with scattered year ago leaders and stat lines across teams Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland St Louis Pittsburgh.
The state inter scholastic baseball title will be decided today at Otake with Columbus Central Canton McKinley Martins Ferry and Norwood in the running. Columbus Central edged Lima Central 1 to 0 as Plunk held the visitors to one hit in relief for Kline who was out sick. Canton McKinley beat Galion 7 to 0 as Prolneck allowed three hits. Norwood defeated Nelsonville 5 to 4 to reach the semi finals where Columbus meets Norwood and Canton faces Martins Ferry.
Grafton Bittners clash with Lorain Joey Sports on Sunday as Mayor Frank Cousins will throw the first ball. Her by Kolinski starts on the mound with Stacy Figler or Wilcott catching. Kolinski and Bernard Mott, both pitchers, showed strong form in a recent workout. The team conducted solid batting and fielding practice and appears ready for opening action.
In Delaware Ohio May 24 track and field finals of the Buckeye Athletic Association decide the title with Miami the heavy favorite. Oxford and Ohio Wesleyan show sprint depth while Miami relies on field events to gain the edge in the finals. Wittenberg's Rowland Brown earns finals spots in both the 100 and 220 yard dash.
The Elyria West Sides prepare for the baseball season at Cascade park facing Lorain’s Sons of Italy team from the local league. Weather permitting, Bill Wilbert and Tisza will be the opening battery as the club sports new uniforms.
George Uhle pitched 20 innings to earn his eighth straight win for the Detroit Tigers as they beat the Chicago White Sox 6 to 5 in 21 innings. Stoner finished after Uhle was retired in the first of the 21st inning. The Athletics extended their lead in the American League with a 10 to 3 road win, powered by four home runs, while the Yankees were shut out 5 to 0 by the Red Sox in Boston.
Standings and results from yesterday show St. Louis 5 Cleveland 0 Detroit 6 Chicago 5 in 21 innings Boston 5 New York 9 Philadelphia 10 Washington 3. Tonight's schedule includes St. Louis at Cleveland and Detroit at Chicago in two games, New York at Boston twice, Washington at Philadelphia.
New York Giants avenged losses by defeating the Boston team 7 to 3 in New York. The Giants scored four runs in the fourth and three in the eighth, while Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 3 to 2 in Brooklyn, pulling even for seventh place and marking a fifth win in seven starts.
Cleveland May 25 Jim Zinn 37 year old rookie made a rough debut as the Indians were shut out 5 to 0 by Sam Brown and the St. Louis Browns. Zinn held the Browns to seven hits through seven strong innings while Gray dominated Cleveland with nine inning complete game pitching. Manush led the visitors with three runs batted in on five hits.
Elyria High shows strong hitting with several batters above .300. Earl Holbrook leads at .545 while Bill Gebhardt stands second with .448. Griffiths is at .413 and five players reach the .300 mark, with Mann among the averages.
The game ended in a 9 to 9 tie with Zinn pitching five walks and Grey seven strikeouts. Umpires Hildebrand Guthrie and Moriarity called the contest after 1 hour 59 minutes of play.
Weather permitting the Eagles will journey to Lodi Sunday to play that citys strong team. The Eagles have been rained out the last three Sundays and hope for a break with the weatherman this Sunday. All players report at 12 30 and the trip will be by auto.
Wakeman Red Caps open the season at home Sunday against the Northern Ohio Power and Light semi pro club of Akron. Del Young's Favorite Knits decorates the schedule on Decoration Day with the Goodyears of Akron also visiting as three-day home stand follows.
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