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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
18
The Richwines, idle Sunday due to lane issues, resume Monday at Riverview Park fair with Metzser Robinsons in a key matchup. The winner advances to face Oberlin Motors Tuesday, as manager Avar signs Skyrp for the season and may use him as pitcher.
Jim Brown defeated Ed Lamb 6-1 6-3 in the YMCA Senior League semifinals. This afternoon at 4 30 Charles Wentz meets Jim Brown in the YMCA city championship at Cascade Park with rain a possible factor. Doubles finals set for later next week.
The National Football League announces a 1936 schedule opening on September 19 with three games across eight cities including Columbus Chicago Milwaukee and Green Bay. The season runs to December 19 with sixteen teams in action September 26.
The listing names top hitters with abbreviations for teams and stats such as AB R OH and batting averages. Mentions include Manush and Hornsby with league affiliations and a nod to a past leader, referencing players from the Indians and Cardinals and a historical snapshot from about a year earlier.
Promoter Johnny Nilhane gears up a benefit boxing card for the American Legion Convention at the football stadium on Sept 13 1926. Planned bouts include Young Johnny Risko of Cleveland vs Frankie Sunday of Akron and Benny Burts of Akron vs Johnny Moore of Youngstown with several six and four round matches to follow.
The list shows results across several leagues with teams such as St. Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia Milwaukee and others. Notable scores include St. Louis 6 Petrait 3 and Rochester 11 Newark 1 with Toronto 7 Baltimore 0 in the American International League. Southern Association reports Atlanta 7 Birmingham 2 and New Orleans 18 Mobile 9. Detroit at Cleveland and New York at Philadelphia are noted with two SHIMCs.
The record lists multiple games across leagues including American Association Louisville at Columbus and International League matchups Reading at Buffalo Baltimore at Toronto Jersey City at Syracuse and Newark at Rochester with Pittsburgh Chicago and St Louis Cincinnati pairings also noted.
Frank Frisch was fined by John McGraw for a dispute with the club and ordered to report for duty as the team prepared to face Boston. The incident led to Frisch leaving the lineup amid tension, with McGraw disciplining him after a contentious scene at Met Lion.
In a light exchange with a youthful interviewer, Jack Dempsey discusses what constitutes news and the meaning of a public spectacle. Meanwhile, the Gon Club in Pasadena announces a trap shooting event this afternoon, expecting strong attendance as interest grows.
Johnny Palistka of Lorain announces he won the elite roller skating title at Crystal Beach in a race against top rivals. He clocked a fast time in the championship as Ty Avery earned a silver medal in roller skating efforts over the last year. A separate boxing item notes Fidel La Bara defeating Paul Oulmar in Peoria.
Bushy Graham and Alicia Bantamweight lead a New York show as they outpoint Vic Barrone in a 10 round main event while Johnny Green, Floyd? and Mausis. provide supporting action in the bantamweight division.
In a baseball note from September 2, the St Louis Cardinals won two games to extend their lead. Cincinnati Reds were stalled by rain in a later matchup with Pittsburgh, while New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians also faced scheduling pauses affecting the pennant race. Cardinals held a comfortable margin over Reds and Pirates with weeks remaining in the season.
Tom O Rourke veteran boxer declares intention to head the New York Club in a proposed Third Major league. Territory would include New York, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cincinnati with four other franchises planned in four cities.
The heavyweight challenger Gena Tunney continued a rest day at Glen Iyook Country Club Stroudsburg PA. He rose with the sun and ran five miles, then received a light workout from Louie Flak before breakfast. He planned no active sparring, awaiting more partners arriving later.
The passage notes that John Coniway Toole, president of the organization, had been offered a post with the outlines but declined. The leader remains yet to be selected and the formal appointment is pending.
A garbled OCR item mentions American league totals and names like New York and Chicago, with partial scores and unclear references to players or teams. The readable fragments suggest a baseball note summarizing league totals and notable hitters.
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