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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1928
Page
5
The Oregon Aggies stunned eastern powerhouses with a 25 to 13 upset, defeating a top opponent as Kentucky and Tennessee battled to a scoreless tie. The day featured varied college football results across the nation, including Florida, Georgia Tech, Alabama, and Penn State posting decisive wins, while Syracuse and Pittsburgh also claimed notable victories.
A long list of college football results shows North Carolina State defeating South Carolina 18 to 7, Lynchburg topping Atlantic Christian 34 to 24, Virginia hammering Catholic University 90 to 40, and many other battles across the nation. Notable scores include Oklahoma 14 over Missouri 0, Texas Tech 18 over West Texas Teachers 7, and Kansas Wesleyan 0 despite several tight matches. The roundup also records professional and regional games with teams such as Chicago Bears 34 over Cardinals 6 and Detroit 33 over Dayton 6.
The most successful season Reserve has ever had featured a win over Case as Geneva’s powerhouse beat Carroll 19 to 212. Carrollites were outmatched, while Wilberforce and West Virginia Institute battled to a 15 to 13 tie in Cleveland. West Virginia led late, but Wilberforce drove for the win. Morehouse College from Atlanta, facing a brilliant team from Binfield Institute of West Virginia, was overwhelmed 40 to 0.
Flyweight champion Corporal Jazy Schwartz trains in Paris for a non title bout against Spider Piadner at Salle Wagram on December 1. Once seen as LaBarba’s successor, Schwartz rose from New York orphanage to a pro career, then claimed the title last winter after LaBarba’s retirement. He has defended it eight times, including three defenses in one month last summer, with arrangements previously made for a bout with Frankie Genaro that never occurred.
United Press selects the 1928 All Big Ten football team from twenty Midwest coaches. Fessler of Ohio State headlines the ends, Pommerening leads the tackles, Gibson and Nowack strong on the line, Randolph stars at center, Hovde directs Minnesota, Bennett and Glasgow anchor the backfield, with Holmer of Northwestern completing the eleven. Two teams, Purdue and Chicago, lack selections.
On Nov 20 Army faces Stanford at Yankee Stadium after Oregon State routed NYU 25 13 yesterday. A Cadets win would restore eastern gridiron pride and curb western doubts about the East’s football standard.
New York Rangers move back to the top of the NHL with a 2 to 1 win over the Chicago Black Hawks. They tied the game in the final five minutes and netted the winner in overtime. Detroit and Montreal drew 1-1 in Detroit, while Montreal and Pittsburgh also finished 1-1 in Montreal. Nearly 30,000 attended the games.
Notre Dame completes three days of slow practice in Tucson and boards for Los Angeles to face USC at the Coliseum tomorrow. The game attracts about eighty thousand fans, sold out weeks ahead, with a minor tilt toward USC among sympathizers as betting stays even.
In Chicago on November 30 the Great Lakes Navy football team beat Army from Fort Sheridan 19 to 7. The Navy scored three touchdowns in the second half to secure the victory.
Leonard Grant, a tackle, was unanimously named captain of the New York University football team for 1925 at an informal meeting held at Yankee Stadium.
Elyria's Damm Bakery eleven edged West Side Irish 6 to 0 in a hard fought 140-pound gridiron title game on Thanksgiving Day. Fortman, Lang, and Finney connected on several drives as the Bakery defense stifled the West Side offense, preserving a long standing pass defense record. The victory caps a season of decisive wins including 6-0 over the West Side earlier and multiple shutouts, earning the county championship for 140-pound teams under coach Al Damm, who previously led the Dayton Federals.
Four teams in the Eagles Bowling League competed Wednesday night at the Gala. Stull's Eagles won three games over Heisman's Eagles. Brackley's Eagles swept Malik Market's bowlers. The second match ended in a tie and was decided by a roll-off.
In Columbus on November 36 Ohio college football ended without big upsets as Wittenberg defeated Mt Union 6 to 0 to claim a share of the Buckeye title after beating Ohio Wesleyan. Cincinnati’s St Navier humbled Haskell 26 to 0 while Miami lost to Cincinnati 4 to 0 and Dayton fell to Quantico Marines 7 to 0. Western Reserve beat Case 19 to 6 in the north as the season closed.
Ex-HI semi pro grid team members will meet at 7 PM to be measured for sweaters awarded for a solid season. Elyria Ex-HI's posted five wins, two ties and three losses, with notable results against Toledo Birmingham Boosters and Barberton Ex-His. The team, composed of top former high school players, was a strong opponent in Northern Ohio.
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