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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1928
Page
8
Elyria City and Maple Heights split the AAA tie with a decisive game won by Elyria. Skryp starred on the mound and at the plate, delivering five hits and guiding Elyria to leadership as the contest unfolded with sharp defense and timely hits.
A fragment from Elyria Ohio notes a location on All Forthy Road where a chicken dinner is featured. The truncated text hints at a local item or notice in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper, with limited readable context. No additional names or dates are available in the legible portion.
Dave Heggie Sr of Lorain drilled a 125 yard hole in one on No 14 at Elyria Country Club on Saturday. It marked the first ace on that hole in club history. Heggie used a medium iron and was joined by Fi Si Egolf George H Jones and EF H Wentz in the group. The round drew Maple Heights Cleveland and Lorain fans to a high spirited, well attended match. Stolen bases were Ambrose T Nicholette Smith Draegert. Left on bases Maple Heights Eliria 5 Jeric 2. Umpires Meat and Market Time of game 1 hr 25 min. Scorer Stevenson.
Northeastern Ohio professionals compete for the district PGA championship at Eisra Country Club with 35 holes. Defending champ Henry Bogren of Ashland faces contenders Clark Black Elyria, Bob Randall Spring Valley, Lied Gullickson Witlowick, and Albert Alcroft Youngstown. Starting schedule lists players by pairings from 9:15 to 9:30.
Sixty four players from nine nations entered the national singles championship opening today at the West Side courts Forest Hills New York. Notable absentees were last year's finalists William T. Tilden II and Rene Lacoste. Georgian Lott and Johnpnr Hen nessy previously defeated Cochet Brignon Hawkes and Patterson in Massachusetts. The youth of Lott and Hennessey is now seen as central to America's hopes against the French invasion led by Henri Cochet and fellow Frenchmen as they seek the title in this key tournament.
Bob Meusel homered in the eighth inning of the second game to lift the New York Yankees to a 7 3 win over Philadelphia after they claimed a 5 0 victory earlier behind pitcher George Pipgras. Rommell pitched well for the A’s in the eighth inning before Meusel’s timely shot.
CHICAGO September 10 Coach Bob Zuppkes Illini will enter the 1928 Western Conference race with an entire team of holdovers from the 1927 championship squad. The veteran coach faces tougher odds than last year as every conference rival Indiana Northwestern Wisconsin Chicago and Ohio State will challenge the champions. He must guard against overconfidence while relying on 15 returning lettermen plus Frostre TM Peters back from a year away and a host of promising freshmen.
In Lake Shore League play Ranats A defeated Elyria Eagles 3 2 while the Vikings beat Lorain Magyars 1 1 and Bulldogs tied Celtics 3 3. Sparta B recorded a 4 0 win and Ranats B F. I. A. game was off.
The National Amateur Golf Championship opens at Sraeburn Country Club West Newton Mass with 144 players including Robert T Jones and eight Walker Cup veterans. Notable entrants include Devier Cummings Keef Carter Willie Reekie and Canadians led by Ross Somerville amid an international field and strong local interest.
The Elyria Eagles defeated the Modern Woodmen 18 to 3 at Cascade Park Sunday. The Woodmen were outmatched as Elyria dominated on offense and defense throughout the game.
New York Yankees move back to first place by toppling the Philadelphia Athletics in a doubleheader. The Yanks won 5 0 and 7 3 before a crowd of 5,265, dealing a crushing blow to Coonie Mack's pennant hopes and forcing a pitching dilemma for the A's as the series resumes Tuesday and Wednesday before a western road finish.
A new baseball attendance record of 15 265 watched the New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Athletics in a Sunday double win. Secretary Ed Barrow announced official figures with paid attendance at 81 622 and receipts totaling 115 000. Press gate admissions 3 643, total attendance 85 255, surpassing the previous high of 72 641 set on July 4 1997 in the Yankees Washington matchup.
Pitch by pitch leaders and players shown in a chaotic box score recount. Goose Goslin Waner Gehrig Simmons Bottomley Ruth Lindstrom and Hornsby populate the day’s page with hits runs and marks. League totals and season tallies close the stretch with notes on homers and top scorers.
Standings show Chicago leading with 10, New York at 5 to 7, St Louis 8, Boston 3 at 3, Washington 2 by 5. Scheduled American games include St Louis at Cleveland and Chicago at Detroit. National results list Chicago 2, Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 9, St Louis 1, Brooklyn 3 New York 2 with Cincinnati at St Louis and Pittsburgh at Chicago on the slate.
West Side nine defeated St. Stanislaus Sunday at Cascade Park by 7 to 4. West Side had 7 hits to 4 for St. Stanislaus. Two-base hits Sadoski. Home run Rvran. Stolen bases St. Stanislaus 4, West Side 2. Sacrifices Sadoski. Double plays Homola to C Broski and W Wilbert to F Wilbert. Left on bases St. Stanislaus 7, West Side 1. Base on balls Tomasac 2, W Wilbert 1. Struck out Tomasac 5, W Wilbert 7. Hit by pitcher B. W Wilbert Sass Balk W Wilbert.
Urban Shocker famed spitball pitcher for the New York Yankees died in Denver after a lengthy illness. His eleven year American League record stood at 154 won and 113 lost. He had stints with the Browns before returning to the Yankees in 1925. He carried memories of teammates and pennant battles in his final days.
Two Elyria men competed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer outboard motorboat marathon. Al Thomas piloted a Milton Bahr finished third from Port Clinton to Cleveland near Rocky River. Henry Mormon steered Laddie Bar and rammed Laddie Pesek, who was rescued. Bob Snider of Grand Rapids won the overall race with 3 16 35. Charlies DeWitt and C M Hendricks claimed Class B and D trophies respectively. Several upsets and a crash occurred without injuries.
The Eagle soccer team lost 3 2 at Winton Field Cleveland to the Banats in a fast clean game. Eagles scored in the first and last minutes with McLeod and Mitchell tallying. Elysians played well but lacked practice.
A fragment notes commercial cholesterol and a substance in nerve tissue exposed to nalira-violet light gaining power to prevent rickets. It claims raising an acre of corn now requires more labor in the American petroleum belt, contrasting with the pre machinery era. Mentions Davidson Wright and dates 22.
Referee Bradshaw Cleve secures two goals for Klein and Brachman while Mitchell and McLeod contribute as the match unfolds. The lead changes and late drives shape a tight contest with key calls shaping the outcome.
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