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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1948
Page
13
A long column mocks early football and election picks with names like Davies Dilliee and George Gallup. It lists numerous game forecasts, notes chaos at Lorain and Elyria courthouses, and previews Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Colts plus Navy vs Michigan, with Archibald and Oscar handling calls.
Alvin Powell a former New York Yankees Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder killed himself at police headquarters while being questioned about bad checks. He had argued with Josephine Amber a 35 year old Deland Florida divorcee who accompanied him and reportedly promised to repay the checks if she would marry him. Powell shouted that he would end it all and fired twice before officers could intervene. He was 33 and had a reputation as the Peck’s Bad Boy of the National League for brushes with teammates and breaking training rules.
Cincinnati U P reports the four man executive council of Major League Baseball will confer with Commissioner A B Chandler today. Officials Ford Frick Will Harridge Warren Giles and Leslie M O Connell meet to discuss potential rules changes after a five hour session yielded one actionable suggestion: set a uniform six thousand dollar ceiling on first year player bonuses across all leagues.
The 1¢ American Legion Bowling League lists eight matches tonight at the Bowling Center. Matches include Nu-Wey Market versus Ruppert Building, Welsh Funeral Home against United Cleaners, and West Side Lumber and Coal facing Pop Robes of the Contractor. Late shift features Davs Hardware versus Hell Company, plus Taggert Shop and Ma Gara Creamery.
A long list of high school football and basketball matchups appears with numerous city names including Lorain Fremont Shaw Shaker Heights Cleveland Heights Berea Amherst Wellington Clearview Rocky River Medina Oberlin Ashland North Olmsted Olmsted Falls New London Massillon Toledo Mansfield Cleveland Central Catholic and others. Several venue notes reference Lorain Stadium Cleveland Stadium and Lorain Stadium while several entries show possible errors or misspellings. The fragment presents a dense, OCR-like timetable of games across multiple districts with inconsistent spellings and pennants.
Shaker Heights High School’s Reserve football team clinched the season championship in the Erie Circuit Reserve Football League with an 18-13 win over Cleveland Heights. Coach Gent Branson’s Red Raiders move to 4-0 in league play, keeping their perfect conference record intact. Cleveland Heights cannot tie for the title, and three league games are set for next Thursday. Elyria vs Lorain, Lakewood v Shaker Heights, and Shaw at Cleveland Heights headline the slate.
Elyria High School reserves dropped their fourth defeat in seven games as Sandusky rallied in the final quarter to win 13-12 at Ely Stadium. The Pioneer failure to convert the extra point after TD proved decisive.
In a Lake Erie League football clash Shaker Heights edged Cleveland Heights 18 13 after a Sandusky led Elyria comeback. Al Beckloff and Sid Bears scored for Elsma with Sandusky replying via Jim Hildebrand Dan Teavell Ted Schwanger and others as Elyria struck early with a 6 0 lead but Shaker Heights toppled the rally.
Elyria High School freshman football finished undefeated after a 32-6 win at Sandusky. Brick Fitzpatrick and Paul Curcillo starred, with Fitzpatrick scoring three touchdowns and Curcillo tossing two TD passes to Fitzpatrick and one to Kaminski.
Promised welterweight title bout in Cleveland may switch to non title. The match between champion Ron Robinson and veteran Steve is reportedly moved from Cleveland with a new date announced for December 24 in New Jersey.
In a troubled game, Sandusky chased a lead with two offsides penalties then Leavell intercepted near the end as Watts and teammates like Hyberger Kauffman and Brander Hildebrand contributed. Final line shows Sandusky 13, Erie 12, with Beckloff Byars Wilde brand among scorers.
Ohio State coach Westesler prepared for the Pittsburgh game with a light drill at Columbus. Fesler rested tired players and considered starting Sonny Gandee at left end in place of Bob Dorsey. Gandee, Siete’s top pass receiver with six completions and one touchdown, could help against the Panthers aerial attack.
Elyria Pioneers travel to face Fremont Ross Little Giants in a key intercity clash. The 1-5 Pioneers meet 5-0-1 Ross, in a game highlighted by a historic series and a chance for Cabas to pull an upset on foreign soil.
Fight notes from Pittsburgh record Sonny Bampton defeating Buffalo. Sammy Me wrean, aged 44, noted in the bout report with brief event details and results.
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