Jimmy Dykes Champion Cigar Smoker Of Majors
A chaotic clip from early 20th century sports chatter notes Jimmy Dykes as a leading cigar smoker among major leaguers and riffs on officials and Notre Dame tunes heard in Alaska. It weaves in humor about names and routines, including a Notre Dame Victory March anecdote and playful horse racing slang.
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OB Grove
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Notre Dame
Alaska
Illon J. Patterson
South Bend
Alaka
Wrongth
Vines Switches Focus to Golf at Oakmont
Tennis star Ellsworth Vines, former US singles champion, shifts to golf prospects by entering the National Amateur after qualifying in Southern California. He will test his game on the Oakmont course, seeking a promising future in golf while not abandoning tennis.
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Pittsburgh
Ellsworth Vines
United States
Links Fame
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Vines
Schmidt Century: Fifth Year as Ohio State Coach
Frances A. Schmidt begins his fifth year steering Ohio State football after long service at Tulsa and Ohio State. He led Texas Christian wins, four seasons at Ohio State, and a 1935 Big Ten title with Minnesota, with several one point losses shaping his tenure.
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Cleveland Rams Home Schedule Revealed for Season
The Cleveland Rams announce a four home game slate at Howe and League Park with opponents including the Chicago Cards, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, and Chicago Norths in a plan to feature six league home dates this season.
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Redskins
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Dersert
Idle Avertl Holds Batting Lead In A. L.
Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians remains the American League batting leader at .346 after the latest called games through Sept. 8. Cecil Travis dips to .344 while Averill holds a narrow 0.02 point edge over last week. Ernie Lombardi extends his National League lead with a .450 average, 23 points ahead of Arky Vaughan. Red Ruffing of the Yankees leads AL pitchers with 20 wins and 5 losses. Mace Brown tops the NL with 14 victories. Other leaders include Foxx and Ott in RBIs and hits leaders Cramer and McCormick respectively.
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Earl Averill
Cleveland
Averill
Cecil Travis
Washington
Lombardi
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Red Ruffing
Yankees
Mace Brown
Foxx
Red Sox
Ott
Giants
DiMaggio
Cramer
McCormick
Baseball stat leaders in 1940s era cards and teams
Doubles: Cronin of the Red Sox 43 Medwick of the Cardinals 42. Triples: Heath of the Indians 18. Gutteridge of the Cardinals 15. Tromers: Greenberg of the Tigers 46 Oi of the Giants 33. Stolen bases: Crosetti of the Yankees 22. Gutteridge of the Cardinals and Hack of the Cubs 1.
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Red Sox
Medwick
Heath
Cleveland
Gutteridge
Tromers
Greenberg
Detroit
Giants
Crosetti
Yankees
Hack
Cubs
Standings and Schedule For City Intermediate League Matchup
The Chronicle Telegram advances a City Intermediate League contest between Fowl Dairies and an opposing team at McKinley diamond, 9:30 am tomorrow. Both teams previously tied 7-7 and 12-12 in league play, games halted by darkness. Dobrowski Meats players are summoned to meet at 7 pm tonight at the store for timely attendance.
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Ridgeville
Lorain
Ridgeville Democrat
Cubs Close On Heels Of Loop Leading Bucs
The Cubs surge to six straight wins tightens the National League race as they chase the Pirates. Highlights include Clay Bryant’s 36th win and a 4-2 Cubs win over the Cardinals. Other notes cover Gehrig hitting above .300, Greenberg’s homer No. 47, and Phillies and Athletics wins.
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Tommy Bridges
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Dixie Walker
Tigers
Clymermen Meet Oberlin Under Stadium Lights In Inaugural Campaign
Less than a week remains before the season opener with Oberlin scheduled for Friday night under Ely Stadium lights. Head Coach Roy B. Clymer and his aides drill the Elyria High gridders daily for the 1938 inaugural season. A hundred candidates have trained since Sept 1 under Clymer and assistants F A Eaton and Ralph.
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Big Dave) Eaton
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Elyria High Seeks New Football Power at Sixth Street
Elyria High School eyes a strong fall football season led by Clymer with seven returning lettermen from 1937 and a deep reserve pool. Co captains Tony Wolodzko Johnny Wilhelmy lead a lineup contest at end tackle and guard while Don Brubaker backs fullback with heavy backfield experience and several promising sophomores.
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Chick) Smith
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Don Taylor
Art Rainey
Bud Geigey
Dale Hogan
Bud Beaumont
Carl Gleason
Carl Bathory
Obert Sutliffe
John Korka
Oberlin
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Rothard Buterbaugh
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Art Hutt
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Ken Fowl
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Larry Coleman
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Joe Herold
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John Howard
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Jack Yost
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Crange Greeletics
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Pete) Block
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Cleaners to Meet Krogers in Lakewood Showdown
The Cleaners travel to Lakewood tomorrow to face Krogers, Lakewood Class A champions, at Elks Field in a 6 45 p m tip. Cleaners members should assemble at the store by 6 p m. Yesterday saw Toledo 3 Louisville 2 in an exhibition second game, Indianapolis 8 Columbus 3, with other games postponed due to wet grounds.
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Indians Beaten By Tigers Vitt Plays Two Rookies
Cleveland manager Oscar Vitt experiments with infield by inserting rookies Louis Boudreau and Ray Mack after Detroit Tigers defeat the Indians 11 to 5. Boudreau grounded out once and walked. Mack handled four chances at second base and popped up twice. Detroit built a seven-run edge aided by four Indians errors behind starter Miller Huslin. Greenberg hit his 47th homer, closing in on Babe Ruth's 1927 record.
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Sharkey Siblings Reach Mixed Doubles Final in City Tennis
Jim and Lois Sharkey advanced to the mixed doubles final at the city tennis tournament by defeating Chuck Hupp and Ruth Lautenschleger 6-0 6-4. They will face Bob Altfeld and Anne Lugas tomorrow at 2 30 p m on the Elyria Tennis Club courts on Hamilton Street.
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Ruth Lautenschleger
Jim Sharkey
Lois
Bob Altfeld
Anne Lugas
Elyria Tennis Club
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Altfeld
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Big Ten Preview Sees Power Across League Except Chicago
United Press notes nearly 700 athletes in Midwest camps as Big Ten and Notre Dame prepare for a wide open season. Minnesota and Ohio State face balanced opposition. Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Chicago all loom with questions and potential. Chicago is singled out for small squad but high spirit under Clark Shaughnessy.
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U.P
Midwest
Big Ten
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Ohio State
Elmer Layden
Fermen
Francis Schmidt
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Bernie Bierman
Indiana
Bob McMillin
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Mel Brewer
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Purdue
Mal Elward
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Cecil Isbell
Michigan
Fritz Crisler
Princeton
Harry Kipke
Tom Harmon
Wiscinsinx
Tirl Tubbs
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Clark Shaughnessy
Girls Playoff Clash Sets Lorain League Title Showdown
The Elyria Girls face Ridgeville Bittners in a 2 PM playoff at Ridgeville for the Lorain Girls League second half championship. Both teams finished eight wins nine losses in the second half, with recent 1-1 and 6-6 ties halted by darkness. Betty Garford and Dorothy Pitts duel as pitchers in a high stakes matchup.
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Ridgeville Bittners
Ridgeville
Lorain
Elyrians
Bittners
Betty Garford
Elyria Girls Southpaw
Dorothy Pitts
National Amateur Baseball Federation Tourney Opens in Pittsburgh
Teams from 23 cities began competition in the National Amateur Baseball Federation Tournament in Pittsburgh as the week long event opened. Defending champions Steel Works of Weirton were eliminated. their community still represented by Mechanical Works.
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National Amateur Baseball Federation
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Weirton
W. Va
Mechanical Works
Hamilton Wins Jr. Recreation Crown
Hamilton playground clinched the Elyria junior softball title with a 6 to 3 victory over Allen in yesterday’s game. Sukey and Fritz partnered as battery for the champions.
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Jr. Recreation
Elyria City Recreation
Hamilton Playground
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Sukey
Fritz
Ridgeville Democrats Edge Pirates 5-4 in Narrow Victory
Ridgeville beat Penfield Junction 5-4 last night at Ridgeville, with Wircenski and Schneider delivering the winning battery. Min Atlantic Pi Akron 5 Cantor Vortsmonin 2 8.
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Cantor _Vortsmonin
City Class B Pin Loop Opens Monday In Elyria
Sixteen teams join the City Class B Bowling League for the Monday opening at Elyria Recreation slides. New backers include Motor Haulaway Ridgeville Hatchery Miller's Celery Elks Tarry Tavern Blue Sky Inn and City Loan with last year’s entrants Fox Furnace Gerber's Meats Wykrent's Grille Shell Petroleum Tattersall Dairy Electro Alloys Welsh Funeral Home Eagles and Von's Service Station. Opening night features early shifts Fox Furnace vs Gerber's Meats and Wykrent's Grille vs Shell Petroleum followed by Motor Haulaway vs Tattersall Dairy. Late shift has Miller's Celery vs Elks Blue Sky Inn vs Electro Alleys City Loan vs Van's Service Station Welsh Funeral Home vs Eagles.
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Motor Haulaway
Ridgeville Hatchery
Miller’s Celery
Elks
Tarry Tavern
Blue Sky Inn
City Loan
Fox Furnace
Gerber's Meats
Wykrent's Grille
Shell Petroleum
Tattersall Dairy
Electro Alloys
Welsh Funeral Home
Eagies
Von
Bittner Funeral Home
Gerber’s
Wykrent
Miller's Celery
Electro Alleys
Van's
Eagles
Cleveland Favored To Beat Out Red Sox For Second
NEW YORK September 10 Jack Doyle Broadway bookmaker announced a new betting line favoring the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates to meet in the world series. Doyle favors Cleveland even money to beat out Boston for second place though the clubs are tied. He quotes odds 2 to 5 against Pittsburgh 11 to 4 against Cincinnati 2 to 1 against Chicago and 5 to 1 against New York.
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New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Doyle
Yankees
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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