Spying on Sports by William Ritt
Central Press sports column notes many fresh faces among football coaches this season as veterans linger in few places. It cites Francis Schmidt at Ohio State Elmer Lasyden Notre Dame Ducky Pond Yale Bo McMillin Indiana Chet Wynne Kentucky Joe Bach Duquesne Lt Thomas Hamilton Navy Earl Blaik Dartmouth Lynn Waldorf Kansas State Carl Snavely North Carolina Leo Meyer TCU Hank Anderson North Carolina State Sam Willaman Western Reserve. Only about 2 percent of top teams will use coaches with a decade plus at the same school. Vanderbilt’s Dan McGiugin leads with 30 seasons. Elmer Bol 4uppke Illinois 21 years. then Gil Dobie Cornell Bill Alexander Georgia Tech 14 each Slip Madigan St Marys 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Elmer Lasyden
Notre Dame
Ducky Pond
Yale
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Chet Wynne
Kentucky
Joe Bach
Duquesne
Lieutenant Thomas Hamilton
Navy
Earl Blaik
Dartmouth
Lynn Waldorf
Kansas State
Carl Snavely
North Carolina
Leo Meyer
Texas Christian
Hank Anderson
North Carolina State
Sam Willaman
Western Reserve
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan McGiugin
Vanderbilt
Vandy’s
Bol 4Uppke
Illinois
Gil Dobie
Cornell
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Kirth
Slip Madi-gan
St. Mary’s
Title Bout Ref Gets Just 35 Among The More Or Less Thankless Tasks
A newspaper compares umpire pay to boxing referees, noting World Series officials earn 2,560 each while a midweight title bout paid about 385 to the referee Al Graber. It questions how many major league umpires would work a World Series for three shillings and a farthing, highlighting the disparity in earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Teddy Yarosz
Noggin
Vince Dundee
al Grayber
Jack Dempsey
Crayber
Akron Zips backfield problems loom for 1920 season
Akron University head coach Howard Blair admits the backfield is inexperienced while the line is strong. Plans hinge on new backs Scotty Sellars and Don Lindsay to carry and kick. Injuries to Pordyce Reese and Jim Mallo affect depth as the roster adds Jack Jacques at plunger and veteran linemen compete for spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karon
Ak Zhron University
Howard Red
Blair
Akron
Pordyce Reese
Jim Mallo
Reese
Alonn
Mallo
Harold Hutchinson
Scotty Sellars
Don Lindsay
Bill Darulis
Bill Keating
Jack Jacques
Wilson Sparhawk
Ohio
Mike Krino
Sammy Sweitzer
Niles Nelson
Leo Murphy
Hrank Metz
Bob Graf
Roy Hammontree
Don Flickinger
Keller
Carl Piry
Bob Bauer
Paul Pyres
Earl Hensa
Marcus Williams
Ernie Kauffman
Howard Scheres
Stan Vosper
Paul Barnes
Indians Take Double Header From Senators
Cleveland wins two from Washington, gaining a half game on the Red Sox. Harder wins the nightcap after a big rally, with Manush, Averill, Kamm and Winegarner driving in runs. Lee and Knickerbocker hold the Senators to a single hit in relief for the second game, as Manush homers and Manush leads a late charge to secure the sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indians
Senators
Red Sox
Lee
Pete Susko
Kamm
Amickerbocker
Ome Q
Susko
Brenzel
Ralph Winegarner
Mamnush
Ima Tatio
Mel Harder
Lloyd Brown
al Thomas
Nuickhoeker
Winegarner
Averill
Smaush
Bluege
Phillips
Hale
Avert
Vyrosky
Cialatzer Hlowie
Manush
Vluewe
Stewart
Knickerbocker
Trosky
Sewell
Washington
Cleveland
Harder
Mewart
Donnelly
Owens
Splete Centers for Baldwin Wallace After Haton High Stint
Gordon and Syphie Splete, former Haton High guard, joins Baldwin Wallace College as center this season. He previously starred for the Yellow Jackets eleven and the 3-W cage Varsity. Baseball box shows Stone five RBIs, Galatzer two base hits, and multiple players with singles. Winegarner wins pitcher, Thomas charged with runs, umpires Owens and Donnelly. Time 1 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon &Syphie
Haton High
Baldwin-Wallace College
Splete
Yellow Jackets
Ray Watts
Sprete
Stone
Myer
Cohen
Werr
Galatzer
Rice
Trosky
Hale
Knickerbocker
Winesamer
Stice
Washington
Cleveland
Thases
L. Brown
Thomas S
McColl
Armbrust
Winegarner
Stooff Winegarner
Thomas
Semper
Nitcher
Owens
Donnelly
City Bowling League Opens Next Tuesday
The Elyria City Bowling League season begins next Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus alleys with Jackson Wallpaper facing Inter-City Coal and L. S. Hardware meeting the Elyria Hardware. Eight teams are entered, including Little Brown Jugs Maumee Dairy Welsh Funeral Home and Colson Company. Thursday matches list Brown Jugs vs Maumee Dairy and Welsh Funeral Home vs Colson Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria City
Knights of Columbus
Jackson Wall Paper
Inter-City
L. S
Elyria
Little Brown Jugs
Maumee Dairy
Welsh Funeral Home
Colson Company
Brown Jugs
I. T. S. Rubber
Martin
Renninger
Donnelly
Evans
Worthington
Wilcox
Kehnert
Ehrke
Doorcaster
Jaroch
McCoy
Henke Cook
Robinson
Brown
Traxler
Schmitkens
Welsh Funeral Home Patch
Bischof, Mackin, Brown, Betts
Banville
Banick, Peltz
Card, Moran, Weller
Maumiee Dairy
Rosie, Schafer, Huneke, Wise, Sayles
Elyria Hardware
Ball, Terry, Wendt, Dillman
Hobart Byars
Bohn, Krugman
Hamilton
Basinski, Burr, Ryan
Thorpe Ranks As Greatest Pro Gridder
Jim Thorpe is named the greatest professional football player of all time by National Football League president Joe Carr. Carr notes Thorpe’s all around abilities including ball carrying kicking tackling and passing with Grange and Nesser as runners up. Carr also cites Nagurski Nevers Driscoll Hubbard Clark Pressnell and others as era greats and discusses career longevity and turnover in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Teatworth
United Press
Olumbus
U.P
Jim Thorpe
Hulk
Joe Carr
Carr
National Football League
Thorpe
Ted Nesser
Columbus Panhandles
Harold ‘Red Grange
Chicago Bears
Nesser
Grange
Ken Strong
Cliff Battles
Hansen
Heller
Lefebvre
Oberlin Backfield Worries Yeomen Before Rochester Game
Oberlin College football coach Lysle Butler worries about the backfield as the Yeomen prepare for a season opener against Rochester University. John Shaw returns at end after a year away, with Carl Smith and Bud Pfaff as lone veterans vying for spots. Noted lettermen include Cooper Hinz Ryan and captain Al Woodward as linemen and guard, as the squad lacks experienced punter or passer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Johnny Shaw
Elyria
Oberlin College
Shaw
Lysle Butler
Yeomen
Rochester University
Carl Smith
Lakewood
Bud Pfaff
McMillin Outlines System To Indiana Football Squad
New Indiana University head coach McMillin explains the squad’s system to players with staff members Ralph Graham Clyde Smith and Billy Thom present in the front row. The session emphasizes strategy and alignment for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillin
Indiana University
Sistants
Ralph Graham
Clyde Smith
Billy Thom
Monahan Absent From Ohio State Squad in Big Ten Notes
United Press reports from multiple campuses show Regis Monahan missing Ohio State practice due to his brother’s serious illness. Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa, Notre Dame, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan State notes cover backfield shifts, scrimmage standouts, and injury updates as teams prepare for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahan
Ohio State
Big Ten
Columbus
Regis Monahan
Raymond
George Kabealo
Discredit Rowe Kidnaping Story
Detroit police discredited a report that three men planned to kidnap Lynwood Rowe of the Tigers after Violet Talbot of Detroit said she overheard abductors discussing the plan. Pontiac and Detroit police questioned her, found no evidence, and released her to her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
t.Pi
Lynwood
Tiger
Football Writers In Terrible Predicament
Football writers face a new official ball this season, lighter on the short axis, yet same weight and length as last year. Casey Stengel, a baseball man, reflects on his Kansas City roots and past World Series days. The Norsaga’s opening America's Cup voyage leaves reporters ill and seasick, while notes on boxing figures and a trivia question close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dillon
Casey) Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kansas City
Casey
New York Yankees
Norsaga
Barney Seeks Return Bout After McLarnin Loss
CHICAGO September 19 Barney Ross lightweight champion who lost his welterweight title to Jimmy McLarnin in New York Monday night said today he wants a return bout to prove it was a bad decision. Ross flew back after observing Yom Kippur and urged a quick rematch, naming Chicago as the logical venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barney Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
New York
McLarnin
Jimmy
Advance Entries Low for Ohio Open Tourney
Dayton Ohio September 19 Advance entries for the Ohio Open Gold tournament at the Northmoor Club were the lowest in years with only 26 entries received. Secretary Steve Zappe of the Ohio P G A expected the field to reach 50. An 18 hole pro am event preceded the tournament. Akron’s Al Espinosa from Portage Club will defend the Open.
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Dayton
Northmoor Club
Steve Zappe
Ohio P. G. A
al Espinosa
Portage Club
Akron
Birds Defeat Millers In A. A. Opener
In Minneapolis on September 19 Columbus Red Birds beat the Minneapolis Millers 12 to 4 in game two of the A A playoff series after a 12 to 4 win in the opener. Lew Riggs and Gene Moore homered for Columbus while Terry Moore had four hits. Jim Elliott pitched well for Columbus, limiting Minneapolis to 13 hits as Shaute and Chaplin were knocked from the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Columbus Red Birds
Minneapolis Millers
Columbus
Battirs
Lew Riggs
Gene Moore
Riggs
Moore
Terry
Local Amateur Champs Set for Three-Man Repeat Showdown
The field includes former champions Al Alcroft Jack Thompson and O Youngstown plus Steve Zappe of Springfield. Bob Kepler of Dayton is the sole outstanding amateur likely to compete. A former Ohio Amateur champion, he holds the course record of 9 in a practice round.
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al Alcroft
Jack Thompson O
Youngstown
Steve Zappe
Springfield
Bob Kepler
Dayton
Ohio
Nine Lettermen to Start Lineup For Elyria Clash
Veteran Elyria High faces Fairport Harbor High in the season opener with nine lettermen in the starting lineup led by Matt Ivary. Coach Harold Minister trusts a stronger squad than last year as 62 players compete for first string positions. Elyria’s Crimson also trains under Roy Clymer and Monstrous Maton with drills focused on forward passing and line stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Minister
Illinois
Matt
Mattsie
Ivory
Lake Shore
Clymer
Elyria
Russ Davies
C.T
Hose Wiseacres
Elyria High
Hardings High
Fairport Harbor
Mariners
Ely Stadium
Minister
University of Illinois
Fairport
Lorain
Minister's
Matt “Mattsie’ Ivary
Ivary
Mike “Peck" Hyduke
Everett “Rube” Mackey
Robert
Gerald Babson
Ohio University
Crimson Eleven
Roy Clymer
Dave Maton
Orion Lee
Chuck Coen
Lee
Stape Clymer
Two Tied In Trophy Play At Country Club
Elyria Country Club ladies in their final season event contested the Haserodt Trophy. Mrs. Jack Flynn and Mrs. J BR Johnson tied for first. Flynn 98-7- and Johnson 162-11-41. A playoff will determine the winner. In a pairing and putting contest, Mrs. J P Brooks and Mrs. L B Farver tied in Class A with Brooks winning the playoff. Class B saw a tie between Mrs. Correll Smith and Mrs. Walter Ayres, Ayres winning the playoff. Prizes awarded to nonwinners: Mrs. L B Fauver Class A, Mrs. A Van Epp Class B, Mrs. Al Mason Class C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Country Club
Jack Flynn
J. BR. Johnson
Flynn
Johnson
J. P. Brooks
L. B. Farver
Standings and Results From Yesterday and Today
Standings show Cleveland 3 9 and Washington 4 blank totals, Boston 2 St Louis 1, Philadelphia 6 Chicago 6, Detroit 2 New York 0. Today Philadelphia visits Chicago, Boston plays St Louis, New York meets Detroit, Washington hosts Cleveland, Cincinnati 2 2 New York 0 4, Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 7 Philadelphia 6 8, St Louis at Boston postponed due to grounds search.
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Cleveland
Washington
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
New York
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Tittsburgh
Ae Pet
Hetroit
Louis Baeae
Washingtons
Behina
National Leag Et. Ag
Pittsburgh
X Gamex
Cineinedi at New York Pittshurst at Brooklyn
St Louis or Basten to Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Cineinedi
New York
Pittshurst
Brooklyn
St Louis
Basten
Chicago
Philadelphia
Hard Luck Hurlers Fitzsimmons Newsom Struggle
Freddy Fitzsimmons of the Giants and Buck Newsom of the Browns endure tough luck in a day of baseball. Fitzsimmons blanked by lack of run support despite a strong start as Cincinnati won 9 2, Giants split the doubleheader with Ott homering for New York. Newsom pitched a one hitter but took the loss in a 9 1 defeat for Boston.
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York
Freddy Fitzsimmons
New York Giants
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
Freddy
Buck
Fitzsimmons
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Benny Frey
Buck Newson
Sox
Red Sox
Boston
Bob Johnson
Cubs
Phillies
Chicago
Don Hurst
Phils
Phil Collins
Brooklyn
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Yankees
New York
Schoolboy Rowe
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland
Washington
Earl Averill
Indians
Senators
Play Sunday At Avon Lake
Avon Lake Ohio September 19 The combined Avon and Avon Lake teams under Gang Brothers of Avon Lake oppose St Nick s of Lorain Sunday on the Avon Lake diamond. Last Sunday the combined outfit defeated Sandra Sports of Lorain. Frey or Flickinger will pitch for Avon Lake. The game starts at 3 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Avon
Gang Brothers of
St. Nicks of
Lorain
Sandra Sports
Frey
Flickinger
Mrs J B Johnson Heads Elyria Country Club Ladies Assn
Mrs J B Johnson was elected chairman of the Elyria Country Club Ladies Association for 1935 at a meeting of members held yesterday at the club. Mrs Richard Timms was elected secretary and Mrs R Wincock treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Johnson
Elyria Country Club Ladies Association
Richard Timms
R. Wincock
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Central Press
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Howard Blair
Redskins
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Eels
Porals
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Cleveland AB
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Ice
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Burnett
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Washington AB
Vyne
Servell
Metell
Seeee
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Aera
Patalsey
Cleveland Canes
City Bowling League
Pro Game
Butler
Centre College
Kansas State Grid
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Edmond Wolfenson
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Clark Shaughnessy
Lafayette
Purdue
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Jimmy Carter
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Wis
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Dee Spears
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Emmett Mortell
Russ Callahan
Badger
Iowa City
Dick Crayne
Dec Simmons
Texas
Iowa
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Streets
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Ind
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Johnny
Tex) Youngs
Dan Whapley
Rockne
al Costello
Tony Mazziotti
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Til
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Jack Beynon
Wilbur Henry
Les Lindberg
Cliff Cano
George Roscoe
Vernon Oech
Minnesota
Roscoe
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al Kawal
Hanley
Ann Arbor
Mich
John Regeczi
Michigan
Rowe
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London
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Cleveland Indians
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Athletics
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