Barbers to Play Lorain Eleven Sunday
The Kolinski and Birmingham Barbers meet the Grove Athletic Club of Lorain at Riverview Park next Sunday. The game shapes as a top contest, with both teams evenly matched after recent results. Groves and Grafton highlights show strong recent performances and a sizable crowd expected.
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Kolinski
Birmingham Barbers
Grove Athletic Club
Lorain
Riverview Park
Grafton Tigers
Groves
Barbers
Early American Sport Milestones From 1816 Through 1880
Sporting notes trace early prize ring stakes to ten thousand dollars with the Hyer Beasley bout in 1816, Harvard fall baseball around Boston, and Tris Speaker guiding fishing trips. It notes Lews as a long battling Middleweight, college travels by Tennessee and Boston College teams to rivals, a 24 inning Harvard-Manchester game in 1877, the 1879 Northwestern league formed, and 24 hour bicycle racing planned for New York. It also mentions 19th century baseball changes and scoring trends, including gradual score increases to about fifty by 1867.
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America
Jacob Hyer
Tom Beasley
Harvard
Crimson
Boston
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Rice Lake
Ontario
Tech
Lews
University of Tennessee
Dartmouth
Boston College
Texas
Baylor University
Harvard University Baseball
Manchester
Dubuque
Omaha
Davenport
Rockford
Europe
New York City
71St Regiment Armory
Fifty Years Ago Featured Champions and Notables
Fifty years ago, A H Bogardus was the champion wing shot, Steamboat R E Lee held the Mississippi River speed title, and Billy Edwards won the American lightweight championship in pugilism. Goldsmith Maid beat Lucy in a Milwaukee trotting match for a $4000 purse, while Coburn and Mace contested the heavyweight championship with a $5000 purse. Curved pitching was new to baseball by Arthur Cummings of the Star club. Daly Rudolpho Garnier Deery and the Dion brothers were the top American billiard professionals.
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A.H. Bogardus
Steamboat R. E. Lee
Billy Edwards
Goldsmith Maid
Lucy
Milwaukee
Joe Coburn
Jim Mace
Arthur Cummings
Star Club
Eagles Sweep Sandusky Five In Return Bowling Set
The Eagles defeated Sandusky Five in a return series led by standout scores from Eagles players Donnelly Evans Root and Carpenter. Martin's Chocolates pressed hard with notable totals from Schiller and Teck, but the Eagles edged ahead to win each game well over the 900 mark. Cleveland scene notes Case football prep for Oberlin and a brief history of billiards in New York and American colleges.
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Eagle
Sandusky
Martin
Chocolates
Eagles
Martin's Chocolates
A. Schiller
H. Teck
G. Schiller
Carpenter
Bohn
Root
Evans
Donnelly
McPhee Rejoins Oberlin Eleven
Oberlin star Mickey McPhee returns to the Oberlin eleven after a three week absence amid doubts he can play. The team practiced in Warner Gymnasium as the Congregationals prepare for Saturday. More than 190,900,000 golf balls are used in Britain each year.
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Oberlin
Mickey McPhee
Oberlin Star
Warner Gymnasium
Britain
Grafton Chamber of Commerce Drives Town Growth
Grafton’s chamber, founded 150 years ago, has spurred banking expansion with Grafton Savings and Banking Co. and secured power and gas services, a new water system, playgrounds, and the Osborne Manufacturing branch plant. Dr Park praises ongoing efforts to attract industry and rail access to make Grafton a potential Lorain County metropolis.
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Amherst
J W Knechtgts
Grafton
Grafton Lumber Company
Chamber of Commerce
Park
Osborne Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Dr Park
Lorain County
Harry Mansel Elected Mayor of Grafton in Three-Cornered Fight
Grafton voters chose Harry Mansel as mayor in a three candidate race. Mansel won with 154 votes, over Cousen 196 and Gardner 76, amid the towns largest mayoral turnout of 336 ballots cast. A nonpartisan election set to take office January 2 with council and other officials also chosen.
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Harry Mansel
Grafton
Tia Mansel
Master Gardner
Aton
Sen Mansel
Cousen
Gardner
Mansel
Causen
Wr Gardner
Vilige
E W Holden
Ruder
J A i Knechtges
Grafton Man Earns Double Distinction in Town History
GAFTON Nov 10 A Grafton meat dealer, Reesing, is identified as the town’s oldest active business man and the oldest resident with a long-standing family link, as his mother, said to be the village’s oldest woman, nears 70 years. The veteran butcher notes Reesing has run the market for 19 years and his mother, resided in Amhara, will be 87 next month. She remains healthy, does her own housework, though once broke a hip years ago with no lasting ill effects. Reesing began in the meat trade shortly before Gary Trenehard opened his undertaking business at the old stand, with Trenehard being 50 in business and taking care of Wynna and Kenethard’s needs as the local mortuary operator.
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Reesing
Grafton
Amhara
Beesing
Ino Mont
Gary Trenehard
Trenehard
Kenehard
World Sport Events Today at Pimlico and Across North America
Racing meets in Maryland at Pimlico and North Carolina trials highlight a day of sports. Matches include Montreal boxing around ten rounds and a New York card headlined by Huff versus Sharkey. Wrestling champion Zbyazko returns from Europe to wrestle in Des Moines on October 28 against Fari Caddock.
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Maryland
Pimlico
Inehur
N.C
Stanfelaus Zbyazko
Europe
Des Moines
Fari Caddock
Police Ordered Dressed for Banquet by Minute Men
Sixteen officers were ordered to shine shoes brush up uniforms and report at 6 pm at central station. They will attend the Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Country Club as guests of the Minute Men. Captain Williams of the New York police to address them. The Ohio election shows pro prohibition gains with law-enforcement candidates winning in most direct-issue communities.
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Central Station
Chamber of Commerce
Williams
New York Police Force
Columbus
Ohio
Jas
Ohio Anti Saloon League
Eliria Grattan Road Bridge Closed For Replacement
Nov 10 reports the Eliria Grattan road bridge between stops 16 and 17 taken down while a new bridge is rushed to completion. Weather permitting it should be finished in four or five weeks. a meeting occurred at Butternut.
Ridge School PTA Elects Officers and Improvement Committee
Ridge school and a Parent Teachers association elected officers Earl Saukes president Van Frank Cook vice president Mrs David Hall secretary Kilmer Fullmer treasurer David Hall Mr Goodyear Mrs Squires and Sir S Diedrick named to the improvement committee.
Local Visitors and Health Notes Amid Weekly Schedule
Mr and Mrs S Kiser and family were visitors on Sunday. Rodges had pan automate. Lusher and shredder opening on his fag the rest of the week. Misa Hagel Henkey and Arr Stanley Duswell have been on the sick list. Merrel Nash is recovering after a severe scarlet fever illness. Mr and Mrs M Worthington returned from a visit in New York.
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S$ Kiser
Rodges
Lusher
Shredder
Misa Hagel
Henkey
Stanley Duswell
Merrel
Nash
M. Worthington
New York
Four Citizens Donate Addition to Library
A Saturday newspaper item reports Judge A Ro Webber securing a complete file of the Bibliotheca Sacra from 1835 to date. Webber also notes remarks by Judge Nye L Fauver, Frank Waiford, Frank Stetson, and C A Bra. The donation enlarges the library’s historical religious texts collection.
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A Ro Webber
Bibliotheca Sacra
Webber
Nye L. B Fauver
Frank Waiford
Frank Stetson
Tyrolean teachers strike over unpaid salaries
Imperfect OCR notes that teachers in the Tyrol have gone on a strike after not receiving pay since last June. The passage mentions a man named Iman Sod Robert Rice and contributions equal to the speaker's, placed in a library setting, but details are unclear.
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Iman Sod
Robert Rice
Tyrol
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