13th Annual Lake Erie League Opens with Lorain Favored
The 1939 Lake Erie League football season kicks off with Lorain as the team to beat after beating two Akron clubs. Johnny Willis leads Lorain’s offense while Shaw and Elyria challenge, with Heights and Shaker also undefeated. Predictions place Lorain first, Shaw second, and Elyria or Heights in third.
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Akron
Steel City
Johnny Willis
Hal Pryoy
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Shaw
Trevor Rees
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Cleveland Heights
Lakewood
Shaker Heights
Shaker
Heights
Fairport Harbor
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Roy Clymer
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Jimmy Price
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Elyria Lions Seek Third Straight Victory Over Lorain and Middletown Trip
Elyria high will host Lorain on Friday at Recreation Field aiming for a third straight win after beating Akron South and Akron North. The Crimson then travel to Middletown Saturday for a home and away fixture, the longest Elyria trip and first Middletown Saturday game in history. Elsie Watts leads Middletown’s returning ten men with other veterans Davis and Nemeic.
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Notre Dame Purdue Grid Headliner Sets Season Tone
Notre Dame faces Purdue in a key early game at South Bend as both teams feature star backfields. Purdue’s Bees Jack Brown Lou Brock and Mike Evelene combined for 1,159 yards last season, averaging 308 yards per carry, while Notre Dame S Men Saggan Stevenson and Sherdan totaled 666 yards.
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Weaver Versus Ryan in Rialto Wrestling Headliner
Weaver in top form after defeating Mephisto returns to Rialto for a two hour two out of three falls main event against Ray Ryan who debut last week as referee Earl Powers halted their bout Ryan tangled with Ceoml McGill leading to McGill’s disqualification Zimovitch and Slavich meet in the semi final two out of three falls to precede the headline clash set for 8 30 p.m.
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Rochester Int'l Playoff Winner and Series Preview
Rochester Red Wings prepare for the Little World Series against the Louisville Colonels after clinching the Inter-National League playoff with a 2-1 win over the Newark Bears in seven games. The series opens in Rochester, N Y tomorrow night.
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Pigeon race near Conhocton Elyria Club sponsors event
Homing pigeons owned by Al Norton finished first and second in a Conhocton to Elyria race sponsored by the Elyria Homing Pigeon Club. Warne Jaycox birds took third and fourth with others by E Anders, L Beyns, Tow RetSerty in seventh.
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Minnesota Has Green Eleven
Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman preps a young Gophers squad for a fall push toward conference supremacy. With a new balance in the backfield and returns on the line, Minnesota faces Arizona, Nebraska, Purdue, Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin as they aim to claim the title.
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Larry Buhler
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Phil Belfieri
Marty Christianson
Bob Smith
Neil Litman
Don Twedel
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Merle Larson
Bob Kolliner
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Letterman Cy Johnson
John Mariucci
Bill Johnson
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Warren Plunkett
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Schmidt orders More Scrimmage For Buckeyes
Columbus Sept 25 Coach Francis Schmidt ordered more scrimmage this week as Ohio State defensive prep for the opening game with Missouri on Oct 7. Eddie Buckle and probably Ernie Godfrey will scout Missouri next Saturday as Missouri meets Colorado in Columbia. The session aimed to fix blocking rough edges from a 60 minute workout. Langhurst set two touchdowns and added a pass to Strausbaugh as the Varsity beat the Reserves five scores to none.
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Jim Strausbaugh
Walchli Defends Valley Title In 1939 Final
Larry Walchli wins the 1939 Spring Valley Country Club championship by beating his brother Ed 5 and 4 in a 36 hole final. Art Ressel also takes the Class B club championship with an 8 and 7 victory over F. Ludwick. Scores from Elyria and Cherry Ridge report low rounds and record-tying performances by several golfers. Reservations open for Elyria Country Club's annual Family Clam Bake next Saturday with a Wednesday deadline.
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Elyria Country Club
Ohio Junior Chamber Scout Meet Opens In Lorain
Lorain hosts the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce Scout roundup with Youngstown Akron and others in attendance. Scouts compete in early events as organizers report steady interest and youth participation.
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Dope The Results Grid Contest Starts Today
The Chronicle Telegram announces the ninth annual Dope The Results Contest for football picks. Five winners receive two tickets to Elyria High games. mail coupons by 6 p.m. Thursday September 28. Winners earn two tickets to the Elyria Lakewood game on October 7 at Ely Stadium.
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Muskingum vs Washington Jefferson and Wooster vs Ohio Northern
Two college football matchups listed include Muskingum at Washington Jefferson and Wooster at Ohio Northern with Pittsburgh and Washington also mentioned in the schedule as opponents.
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Washington-Jefferson
Wooster
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Washington
Season Records Of Scholastic Elevens
Season records show a slate of school teams with wins losses and points. Entries include Lorain Elyria Oberlin Akron W. and others with weekly results and standout scorers. The column lists per team records and notable game outcomes from recent matchups.
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Chaos of matchups paints odd early season schedule
A garbled list of high school football pairings appears, naming New Philadelphia versus Lorain East Tech plus multiple other city schools including Shaw John Hay Shaker Meighta Akron Wert East Liverpool Toledo Waite and more. The text mixes several place names and likely school nicknames, producing a confusing schedule with many unreadable fragments.
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Lorain
East Tech
Shaw
John Hay
Shaker Meighta
Akron Wert
East Liverpool
Toledo
Waite
Theadunky
Wilard
Oberle
Elyria
Asatheret
Wellington
Adhi
Jayveu
Norwalk
St. Poet's
Verandite
Clearview
Rocky River
Rovelton
Lou
Enville
Kew
Play Tuesday For Catholic Title
The Lorain Catholic Youth softball championship ends in a deciding game between Holy Cross of Elyria and Holy Trinity of Lorain at Hamilton diamond at 3 pm Tuesday. Each side has one win in the O'Dea system elimination series. Holy Cross tied the series by beating Lorain 4-1 at City Field.
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Indians Fall Twice and Slide to Fourth Place
Cleveland loses both ends of a doubleheader to Detroit 2 1 and 9 1 dropping from second to fourth in the American League. Hank Greenberg and Rudy York homered off Mel Harder in the first game as Detroit takes the lidlifter 2 1.
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Willis, Lorain Star, Has 28 Points For Erie Scoring Lead
Johnny Willis of Lorain High leads the Lake Erie League scoring with 28 points after two games. He tallied three touchdowns and a conversion in the opener and added a touchdown with three conversions in the second game. Kent Geiger trails with 13 points, followed by several players tied at 12.
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Portsmouth Central Catholic Triumphs Over Cincinnati Elder
In a grid results report from United Press Portsmouth Central Catholic defeated Cincinnati Elder with a scoreline of 7 to 14 while Fremont St. Joseph and Norwalk St. Paul posted a 12 point margin over their opponent.
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World Series Set as Reds or Cardinals May Meet Yankees
Opening of the World Series at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for Oct. 4 between the New York Yankees and either the Cincinnati Reds or St. Louis Cardinals. A four game series between Reds and Cardinals will decide the opponent, after Cincinnati blasted Pittsburgh 11-2 and St. Louis beat Chicago 9-1 to surge in the pennant race.
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Elyria Bowlers Lose To Norwalk
The D and N Sandwich Shop team fell to Norwalk Truck in a two out of three game defeat. The match details show Elyria's bowlers unable to secure two wins in the series.
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D and N Sandwich Shop
Traveling League clash in Northern Ohio yields tight scores
Norwalk hosted the Northern Ohio Traveling League match yesterday. Mooh led the winners with 634 pins while Ken Wi topped the losers with 612. The day featured Elyria opponents and multiple regional teams including Sandusky Cleveland Collinwood Lakewood Union and Akron West.
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