Swinging Elyria Band Expected to Jazz Fall Games
Columnist predicts Elyria High may convert its band to a swing unit this fall inspired by Massillon Princeton and college programs. The piece notes swing versions of standard marches and the potential for modern tunes like Flat Foot Floogie while recounting past football band trends. It also covers two major 1938 football rule changes widening touchback definitions and sideline ball placement.
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Elyria
J. Martin Beck
Massillon High School
Princeton
Texas Christian
Ohio Stadium
Beck
Liszt
Dvorak
Notre Dame
Elyria High
Clowson Cautions Youths On Baseball Dream
LEX CLOWSON of Elyria a former Ohio State captain urges young players to think twice before pursuing baseball. He toils in minor leagues, notes monotony, and says many never reach the majors, preferring a minor league playing manager role if needed. He cites a season with Gloversville Johns town in the Canadian American League and later service as physical director at Gloversville Jewish Recreation Center.
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Clowson
Lex Clowson
Elyria
Ohio State
Bucks
Alex
Clawson
Gloversville-Johnstown
Gloversvle Jewish Recreation Center
Ars of
Bace
Oberlin Grid Team Begins First Season Drills
Oberlin starts 1938 football under coach Lesle K. Butler with two-a-day practices before classes begin. Nine lettermen return as the Yeomen prepare for a schedule identical to 1937, facing Rochester in the opener and including Kenyon Hamilton Swarthmore Wittenberg Wooster Denison and Case games. Captain Jim Parks leads a squad featuring transfer players Bill Adolph and Philip Swart plus returning juniors and last year’s freshmen.
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Oberlin
Lesle K. Butler
Butler
Rochester
Qhberiin
Lust
Farks
Yeomen
Jim Parks
Akron
Spartacy DiBiasio
Iamd
Gordon Foster
Toria
G . Kibble
Oak Harbor
David Newcomb
Senor
Cartland
Tharon Parsons
Bob Eatter
Stan Scott
Pittsfield
Mass
Joe Slea
Jackson Heights
Bill Adolph
Peng
China
Yale
Philip Swart
Franklin & Marshall College
Dascomb
East Orange
N. J
Dave Framer
Ouy
Bill Lammers
Katanala
Robert Muhlhauser
Canal Fulton
Robert Wiley
Auburn
N. C
Gerald Wilson
Detroit
Mich
Kenyon
Hamton
Swarthmore
Witenberg
Wooster
Denison
Case
Colson Bowling League Opens Next Wednesday
The Colson Corporation bowling league starts its season next Wednesday with eight teams. Captains include George Bohn and Stanley Basinski, with matches at Elvira Recreation beginning at 9 o'clock. League officers are W. E. Harper president, Alex Fell treasurer, and A. M. Hopkins secretary.
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Colson Corporation Bowling League
Bohns Flyers
Brasinskys
Ryan's
Silver Kings
Selbs
Olympics
Hamiltars Speed Kings
Burr's Scouts
Valerius' Rovers
Moss
George Bohn
Stanley Basinski
Clyde Ryan
Ben Selby
Floyd Hamilton
Wester Burr
George Valerius
Neal Moss
Wilo
Elvira Recreation
Colson Corporation League
W. E. Harper
Alex Fell
A. M. Hopkins
Rival LaGrange And Grafton Teams Play Sunday
Rival LaGrange Hardwares and Grafton Merchants meet at Grafton diamond Sunday at 2 30 p m LaGrange will start Carmen on the mound and Robertson catching for LaGrange Grafton battery to be announced In another note The Chronicle Telegram and Thompson Sports clash in City Intermediate League at McKinley Diamond Sunday at 9 30 a m Players urged to attend.
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Grafton
Chronicle Telegram
Thompson Sports
McKinley Diamond
Unknowns Face Semi Final Duel In National Amateur Golf
Four 36 hole matches left from 163 starters in the National Amateur Championship. Pat Abbott of Altadena a Hollywood extra, Lipsets Goodman Dick Chapman of Greenwich, Conn. defeated Johnny Goodman, Edwin C. Kingsley of Magna Utah upset British amateur champ Charlie Yates, to meet Willie Turnesa of Briarcliff Manor N Y. The other semifinal pits Kingsley against Turnesa as rain swirls over one of the world's great courses and the final winner becomes 1938 champion.
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Oaemont
Pat Abbott
Altadena
Calif
Lipsets Goodman
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Camn
Phi Beta Kappa
Chapman
Johnny Goodman
Edwin C. Kingsley
Magna
Utah
Kingsley
Charlie Yates
Atlanta
Willie Turnesa
Briarcliff Manor
N. Y
Elyria Girls to clash with Western Automatics Sunday
Elyria girls softball duel with Western Automatics set for Sunday at 2 pm on Foster Avenue's Western Automatic diamond. Elyria aims to win on home soil and boost standings against a regional rival.
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Elyria Girls
Diamond
Foster Avenue
Large Crowd Expected To Watch Crimson and Indians In Tiff Here
Ely Stadium will host the season opener between Elyria High Crimson and Oberlin High Indians under lights. A crowd of about 4,500 to 5,000 is expected as Sixth Streeters clash with Oberlin in a key Friday night football tilt.
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Crimson
Elyria High
Oberlin High
Ely Stadium
Oberlin-Elyria grid clash opens season with promises
Elyria and Oberlin meet in tonight’s opener after a preparatory Elyria Reserves vs North Olmsted game. Both teams boast strong lineups with fourteen lettermen and key veterans like Wilhelmy, Fobes, Obringer, Schumar, and Wolodzko. Oberlin’s starting lineups include Kosanovich, Nasipak, Van Ausdale, Hudnell, and Willbond, while Elyria fields co captains Wilhelmy and Fobes at ends and Brubaker at fullback.
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Indians
Joom
Oberlin
Elyria
Boyd Robinson
The
Invaders
Roy Clymer
Smany
Crimson
Robinson
Kosanovich
Donaldson
Hall
Franklin
Johnson
Nasipak
Hovey
van Ausdale
Willbond
Campbell
Hudwell
Hud
Nell
Johnny Wilhelmy
Bernie Fobes
Bob Schumar
Art Hutt
Bob Obringer
Johnny Simon
Larry Forbes
Dick Selman
Tony Wolodzko
Bob Yanke
Don Brubaker
Fobes
Schumar
Obringer
Forbes
Hutt
Wilhelmy
Frves
No. Elyria
Wat Pos
Wet Oberlin
L.E
Wilhelmy Wcc
Secumar
L.T
Simon
R.T
B. Forbes
R.E Jan Donaldson
Selman
van Ausnale
L.A
Wolodzko
Yanke
Brubaker
F. Tag Hudnell
Celeman
Singleton
Elsha—Beil
Eckko
Erbaugh
Heidrich
Kost
Schramm
Fowl
Bohannon
Hughrey
Only H
Powers
Oberlin Bowman
W. Grills
Shaw
M Snall
Amanhauser
Braun
Zimmerman E
Umpre
Russell Rupp
Lebanon Valley
Carl Bachman
Bowling Green
Hearnes Esman
Norwood Hearn
Kalamazoor
Eeeremae
Elyria and Oberlin Meet as Heaviest Elyria Team Faces First-Team Odds
Elyria High boasts the heaviest squad in recent years with an average 175 pounds per man. Starters include Selman at quarterback and Wolodzko, an All-Lake Erie halfback, while Brubaker carries 1937 injury baggage. Oberlin’s line averages 167 pounds with 162 in the backfield. The Crimson coach fears backfield injuries if regulars go down. Elyria leads series 18 to 9 with one tie, and tonight marks a fresh meeting between the football mains.
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Elyria
Fly Stadium
Lake Erie
Erie
Roddy Watt
Sol
Ohio
Sandusky
Fremont
Cleveland Shaw
Oberlin
Wolodzko
Selman
Lorain
Yanke
Brubaker
Elyria High
Huty
Wadladzko
Cilymer
Crimson
Ladies Bowling Teague Opens Season Tonight
The Elyria Ladies Bowling Teague season begins tonight with four matches on the schedule. Damm's Bowtie Taunch faces Standard Chean ers, FCL Top Tavern meets Elyria Recreation, Letitia's Five plays The City Loan, and W. T. Grant Company takes on Wykrent's Grille.
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Elyria
Damm's
Standard Cheaners
FCL
Top Tavern
Elyria Recreation
Letitia's Five
The
City Loan
W. T. Grant Company
Wykrent
Grille
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