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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1937
Page
3
Elyria High Crimson defense stifled Youngstown Chaney 13 to 0 under Ely Stadium lights, ending Chaney’s eight game win streak. Elyria rushed for 298 yards while Chaney totaled 97, delivering a dominant home victory before about 4,500 fans.
Elyria edged Chaney 13 to 6 in a hard fought game. Decker Wolodzko and Yanke featured the Crimson offense driving to Elyria’s 1 yard line and finishing with a Wolodzko rushing touchdown. Chaney’s Sinkwich kicked off and later threw an interception on a Chapman pass play. Elyria’s next game is a Lake Erie League matchup with Shaker Heights. Jefferson Junior High beat Rocky River 33 to 0.
The Elyria Merchants travel to Sandusky to meet Local 701 at Monroe Street Field. Kickoff set for 2 30 p m. Lineup includes Stahl Mate Wack Ross Barney Jewett Buards Sito Kushinski Sadowski Wolodzia Kash. Players meet at 75th Street 11 a m before departure.
CG Roy Clymer and Benny Pfaff visit Columbus where Tucker Smith assesses Pfaff knee injuries. brace advised. Navy Notre Dame game scouting by Bernie Bierman with Minnesota on an open date. Irish and Gophers meet October 30 in Minneapolis. plus notes on Iowa, Purdue, Elyria, and Chaney prep match results and local sports color.
Lefty Pacer of Washington DC faces Lon Chaney in a two hour two falls main event at Rialto Theatre next Wednesday night. Chaney was recently barred for rough play but Pacer is seen as equally vicious. Semi final features Alex Teslock of Montreal against Fritz Krueger of Berlin. First match opens at 7:30 PM.
Tony Lazzeri, the Yankees second baseman and 1937 World Series hero, was granted unconditional release to pursue MLB coaching or managerial work. At 33, he led World Series hitters with .400 but had declined as a player. speculation tied him to several clubs as a potential successor to managers in Cleveland and Boston. The release leaves Gehrig and Dickey as last links to the classic Yankee era.
Jefferson Junior High Eleven routed Rocky River 33 to 0 at Ely Stadium. Coach Ed Burton and assistant Harry Frankfather see bright future for West Side players like Kershaw and Lescher as potential varsity contributors. Trevor Rees scouted Elyria, noting Chaney 18 to 0 loss, with Franks Sinkwich and Terricks as standouts. lights last game of the season.
The Knights of Columbus Pin Loop Bowling League will begin next Friday with four teams led by captains Al Cairns Jack Peltz Matt Roth and Ted Seward. Play runs Fridays from 7 to 9 pm at the K of C club rooms with a meeting Monday at 7:30 pm for captains and bowlers to discuss plans and report.
United Press round up of high school football scores across Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and other Ohio towns with notable showings including Columbus Upper Arlington 33, Ga Hana Lincoln 7 and Massillon 39, Alliance 6. Other games feature Steubenville 2, Niles 0 and Toledo DeVilbiss 14, Moline 0, plus Ashland 13, Findlay 0 and Kalamazoo Teachers 23, Bluffton Marietta 12. College results list Dayton 14, John Carroll 7 and Wittenberg 6 while national scores show Detroit 30, Catholic University 0 and St. Louis U. 9, South Dakota 0.
East hosts five major tests pitting undefeateds including Fordham against Pittsburgh at the Polo Grounds with 57,000 expected. Navy, Notre Dame, Yale, Cornell, Syracuse, Holy Cross, Georgia, and others face strong rivals as conference action spreads across the nation. Nebraska meets Oklahoma while Alabama faces Tennessee and Texas A&M meets Texas Christian in key showdowns.
Dayton edged John Carroll 14 to 7 as UD rallied from behind with two fourth quarter rushing touchdowns. Eddie Arsenault opened scoring for Carroll with a 60 yard punt return. Ashland defeated Findlay 13 to 0. Marietta beat Wittenberg 12 to 6. Kalamazoo Teachers routed Bluffton 22 to 0.
Amherst battles Wellington to a 13 to 0 loss, keeping the Comets in a first place tie with Vermilion in the Northern League after Monty Haas and Maxwel score on a 52 yard play and a tackle surge sets up the other touchdown. Vermilion beat Clearview 13 zero on a dedication day at Clearview Field with Geggie Gegenheimer and Gor bach scoring and Schisler adding the extra point.
Isi doro Gastanaga a Cuban heavyweight scored a 10 round non title decision over John Henry Lewis in Detroit. Lewis was knocked down three times and unable to mount effective offense as Gastanaga controlled the bout with a strong left and right to set the pace from the first round.
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