Scrimmage Shapes Elyria Waite Clash Preview
Elyria High vs Waite in a Saturday morning scrimmage at Ely Stadium ended 20 to 0 in favor of Waite. Waite fielded a veteran lineup in its fifth pre season test, while Elyria used a mostly new squad. The practice game revealed weaknesses to fix before next Friday’s opener with Oberlin Indians. Three players emerged as likely varsity contributors: Dick Terrell Jack Smith and Ed Kershaw. The predicted starting lineup for Oberlin includes Singleton Buterbaugh Jabbusch Schramm Bell Wood Kostyo Bohannon Meyer Echko.
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Roy Clymer
Elyria
Waite
Waite Eleven Qat
Toledo
Lyria
Egular
Walte
Clymer
Oberlin
Indians
Dick Terrell
Jack Smith
Alfback
Ed Kershaw
Bill Singleton
Ronatd Buterbaugh
Bob Jabbusch
Burnell Schramm
Gordon Bell
Howard Wood
Bill Kostyo
Don Fobes
J.C. Bohannon
Alvin Meyer
Bill Echko
Rams Open National League Schedule With Bears Visit
Cleveland Rams under Dutch Clark head into the National League for the first time this season chasing a strong start at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears next Friday. Last season the Rams beat the Bears twice, 14 to 7 and 23 to 21. The 1940 slate lists four home games at Cleveland Stadium starting October 8 versus the Bears, then Pittsburgh, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit, and Green Bay on dates in October and November.
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Morch Earl
Dutch
Cleveland
Cleveland Stadium
Theittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Yale Captain Attacks Ivy League as Hypocrisy Poison Ivy
Former Yale captain Kelley argues in Look magazine that Ivy League coaches prioritize wins and jobs over player health. He cites cases of injuries ignored to keep players on the field, including Yale fullback Miles and Dave Colwell, and alleges denial of the Ivy League’s existence despite its role in boosting football profits.
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Ao Kelley
Yale
Look Magazine
Kelley
Princeton
Ivy League
Bill Bingham
Harvard
Malcolm Farmer
Kansas City Blues Favored To Win Playoffs
United Press reports Kansas City Blues long established as one of three top American Association clubs since World War I, heavy favorites to capture the playoff laurels. They face Indianapolis in Kansas City in the first game of the playoffs while Minneapolis meets Louisville.
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Kansas City Blues
Blues
Indi- Napolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Tillers
Milwaukee
Ralph Winegarner
Brewer
Harry Smythe
Tllers
Toledo
Columbus
Reds
Tailor Advertises Fall and Winter Wear Cleaning
Gottlieb The Tailor announces North wind driven season with fall and winter clothes service. Coats repaired and refined, suits cleaned and dried, coats dry cleaned. Located at 711 W. Reend Pierre, phone 7788.
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Gottlieb
W. Reend
Pierre
Louisville and Indianapolis Split In Doubleheader
The Colonels won the first game 5 to 4 in a tight opener while the Indians captured the nightcap with a 7 to 2 victory.
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Louisville Andndianapolis
Colonels
Indians
Ridgeville Girls Edge Painesville In Eighth Inning Win
Ridgeville Bittner girls defeated Painesville 4 to 3 in eight innings on Ridgeville diamond. Betty Pitts pitched well allowing three hits and one run. Two base hit by A Pitts. Base on balls off Pitts 1. Meddermith struck out by B Pitts three. Umpires Noll and Wrager.
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Bittner Girls
Painesville
Betty Pitts
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Mattsen
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Indians and Browns Split Twinbill in St Louis
Cleveland split a doubleheader with the St Louis Browns, winning 15 to 5 in the first game behind a 18 hit attack led by a strong list of stars, then dropping the nightcap 5 to 4 on a Myril Hoag homer with runners aboard. The Indians now head to New York for a broader eastward swing amid a tight pennant race.
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Yankee Stadium
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White Sox
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Standings Report from Mid Atlantic Area Games
Standings show Newlin Canton 12 Alvan 8 and Springfield 3 with Charleston 2. Theaday and Wellmendany Canton at Springfield. Thursday and Friday Springheld at Canton followed by Friday de Receessary Springfeld at Canton. Saturday and Sunday events listed if feasible.
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Alvan
Springfield
Charleston
Theaday and Wellmendany
Canton
Ex Shadow and Nenoff to headline Rialto mat at Elyria
Ex Shadow also known as Tiger Moore returns to the Rialto Theatre in Elyria for a two hour card at 8 30 p m Friday Promoter billed Steve Nenoff Detroit’s Bulgarian Lion as Moore’s opponent in the main event Nenoff earned the right by beating Clemons last week A new figure Nick Bozenis makes his debut facing Paul Orth in a one hour two out of three falls semi final Orth a veteran and former strongman champion will also appear Bozenis is tagged a top villain in the Midwest Moore and Nenoff travel the circuit with a two hour show schedule and the promoter had earlier shifted the date but kept Friday for the program
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Tiger) Moore
Danny Savich
Shadow
Elyria Sports Club
Rialto Theatre
Moore
Steve Nenoff
Detroit
Frankie Clemons
Rialto
Elyria
Elyrix High School
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Bozemis
Paul
Tarzan) Orth
Springfield
Ohio
Middle West
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Day Mortis
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Forest Hills
Hamlet
Romeo
Shakespeare
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Franjo Puncee
Puncee
Big Ten Grid Teams Open Season Drills
Chicago September 11 Northwestern and four other Big Ten schools opened practice with about 600 players in training. Northwestern highlighted by Bill De Correvont’s debut, while Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Chicago displayed varying strength as coaches eyed titles and openers.
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Big Ten
U.P
Northwestern
Bill de Correvont
Minnesota
Empire
Lynn Waldorf
de Correvont
Chicago
Harold
Red) Grange
McLEMORE SAYS McLEMORE SAYS United Press Staff Correspondent EW YORK
United Press report from New York notes playful sports chatter about Yale football and Jock Sutherland, Forest Hills crowds, and a Shakespearean tennis umpire. It mentions Jugoslavia, Puncee, Clark Griffith, Lou Nova, and a boxing plan against Galento with a hoped punch timing.
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United Press
EW York
Cupid Black
Yale
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Bittner Funeral Home Hosts Meeting on Jackets
The 1953 district softball champions Bittner Funeral Home hold an important meeting at manager Clem Monske's home tonight at 7 o'clock. The gathering aims to take inecastrements for jackets.
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Bittner
Clem Monske
Lake Avenue and Weaver Walls Split Doubleheader
Lake Avenue won the opener 9-8 and the Weavers took the nightcap 7-6. E Birrabaugh and D Hogan hit home runs. The note then weirdly references Jimmy Johnston denying a wire attribution about a boxing referee, with tongue in cheek taunts toward a person named Peg and a stray wry dig at Western Union.
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Weaver Walls
Weavers
E. Birrabaugh
D Hogan
Jimmy Johnston
Diogenes
George Blake
Bob Pastor
Joe Louis
Jimmy
Western Union
Peg
Detroit Lions rout Chicago Cardinals to open pro league season
The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Cardinals 21 to 13 in the season opener. Lloyd Cardwell and Monk Moscrip had 70 yard rushing TDs in the first period, Johnny Pingel added a two yard score after a 30 yard drive, Moscrip booted all three extra points. Bill Smith scored both Cardinals touchdowns and added one PAT. A Pirates at Eagles game was postponed to Thanksgiving Day due to weather, with two other games on the slate this week.
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Chicago Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Eagles
Philadelphia
Lloyd Cardwell
Monk Moscrip
Lions
Johnny Pingel
Moscrip
Bill Smith
Pirates
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Chicago Bears
Cleveland Rams
Soldier Field
Walchli Kunkle Reach Finals in Spring Valley Tourney
Walchli and Harold Kunkle advance to the Spring Valley Country Club championship final after semi final wins. Walchli beat Jack Warner 2 and 1 and Kunkle defeated H D Lowe 1 up on 19 holes.
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Walchli
Kunkle
Spring Valley
Parry Walchli
Harold Kunkle
Jack Warner
H. D. Lowe
R. Tubessing
W. E. Howell
Sam Hocin
W. Lucas
Art Restel
Dr. A. C. Leone
F. F. Ludwig
Ted Kumler
R. Thomas
F. G. Moore
Dan Gluntz
James Grogle
Frank's Bakery Girls Sweep Mansfield In Doubleheader
The Frank's Bakery girls defeated the Mansfield Merchants girls in both ends of a doubleheader at the Jefferson diamond yesterday. Scores were 5 4 in the opener and 13 3 in the nightcap. The twin bill was a benefit for Helen Stanton and Rose Kaiser. Two Bakery players sustained season ending injuries requiring medical attention.
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Frank’s Bakery
Mansfield Merchants
Jefferson Diamond
Helen Stanton
Rose Kaiser
Bakery
1938 Grid Champs Seek New Backer
Lorain County Lightweight champions from last season seek a backer for 1938 with efforts under Elyria Merchants. Former Standard Cleaners record seven wins and one loss includes Akron Mensfield Canton Lorain Elyria. Coach Harley Cappy Johnson and manager Bob Gerhart return, with practice at Cascade Park at 5:45 tonight. all players urged to attend.
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Lorain County
Elyria Merchants
Harley (Cappy) Johnson
Bob Gerhart
Cascade Park
Reds face showdown with Cardinals in late September series
The Cincinnati Reds cling to a three game lead over the St Louis Cardinals as both teams pursue a pivotal four game set in Cincinnati. The Cards target six games this week including a doubleheader against the Pirates and a visit from the Phillies while the Reds host the Dodgers. Curt Davis earned win No 20 for St Louis as they swept Pittsburgh and Paul Derringer bagged his 20th for Chicago Cubs in a season series with rival club.
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U.P
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Warsaw
Reds
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Cardinals
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Pirates
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Curt Davis
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Paul Derringer
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Derringer
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Buck Star Status in Doubt at Ohio State
Columbus Ohio Sept 11 The fate of Jimmy Strausbaugh stocky halfback from Chillicothe hangs over Ohio State after he was absent from a football opening workout due to his softball duties and scholastic doubts University officials said the star may not have clearance for days Coach Francis Schmidt leads a 60 man squad including captain Steve Andrako into two a day drills with a 7 October Missouri opener looming ahead
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Jimmy Strausbaugh
Chillicothe
Ohio
Strausbaugh
Ferguson State
U. S
Chicago
Jimmy
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Steve Andrako
Trimway
Schmidt
Bridders
Missouri
Columbus Team Reaches National Finals in Baseball
The Auditors of Columbus defeated Briggs of Detroit 1-0 in 11 innings to clinch a spot in the national final against Covingtons Roosters. Ralph Solt earned his fifth win in four days for the Ohio Kings as Columbus advanced from the Ohio State championship. The girls’ final matched Alameda Kriegs against Louisville Dairy Maids.
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Auditors of
Columbus
Elyria Bittner
Ohio
Auditors
Covington
Roosters
United States
Briggs
Detroit
Ralph Solt
Ohio Kings
Alameda
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