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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1938
Page
12
MITCH'S MUSINGS notes Commissioner K M Landis leads a probe into major league proselyting among high school players, centered in St Louis per Sid Keener. Principals fear contracts to scholastic athletes threaten studies and may drive schools to drop prep baseball to keep students in class.
In Memoriam defeated Zev by six lengths in the Latonia Handicap at Latonia Kentucky November 3 1923 over one and three quarter miles. Zev then won a later one and one quarter mile special at Churchill Downs Kentucky November 10 by a nose.
Texas Christian and Pittsburgh place two men each on the first team led by ends Louis Daddio and John Wysocki. Notre Dame’s Beiner and Texas Christian’s Aldrich headline the centers and stars, with Alvin Wolff of Santa Clara and guard Ralph Heikkinen earning top votes as well.
Buckeye Conference experts project Marshall to repeat as champion with Julius Rivlin leading the Herd. Miami and Ohio tied for second, Ohio Wesleyan and Cincinnati not in the standings this year, and Dayton aiming for improvement as Xavier and Western State may join as probationary members.
The Ladies Democratic Club will meet Thursday evening December 1 at 7 p m in the home of Mrs Sue Hysell. Patty Chappelear was omitted from the guest list that honored Mrs Minnie Hallam on her birthday Tuesday November 22. Miss Helen McCaskey a Jacksonville Trimble High School instructor spent the holidays in Adena with Mr and Mrs Lyle Burdick. Conaway fell Friday morning on an icy sidewalk near the John Deal residence and injured his left knee. Mr and Mrs Nile Lover and children Billy Teddy and Laura Mae Glouster spent Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs William
At Annapolis Naval Academy rumors swirl that a civilian may replace Lieut Harry Hardwick who says he will not coach next season. An athletic official cites no decision and calls reports unfounded while campus chatter names Jock Sutherland of Pitt as a candidate.
Hollister High School basketball teams meet Troy High Friday at 7 30 p m in the opening league contest. Both squads return few players from last year and are seen as evenly matched with Hollister holding a slight edge in both boys and girls games.
The head of the statistical bureau of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith says Africa has about 7,000,000 Roman Catholics. The figure reflects Catholics in sparsely populated regions of the continent.
Henry McLemore reports USC coach Howard Jones seeking strong tacklers as USC aims to challenge Notre Dame in Saturday's clash. Montague embarks on an around the world golf tour, eyeing next year’s majors. Chicago president Hutchins mulls ten cent football admission as Notre Dame eyes Rose Bowl implications. Tennessee’s Rose Bowl bid fades with schedule, Ole Miss looms. Gene Mako may team with Jack Tidball after Budge turns pro.
Chicago reports show Big Ten coaches and athletic directors meeting to finish 1942 football schedules and plan for baseball track swimming and other sports. They will also consider training table rules and whether to accept Rose Bowl bids.
The Parthenon editorial calls for Marshall College to leave the Buckeye Conference after a poll shows strong support among students faculty and alumni. It criticizes unfair treatment of Marshall in conference play noting lower road earnings compared to higher home winnings and cites sportsmanship concerns.
Eddie Arsenault of John Carroll University was named the season's outstanding Ohio college football player in a Downtown Coaches poll of Toled o sports writers Merrit W. Green announced. Other top vote getters included John Ries Western Reserve Jack Padley Dayton John Montgomery Ohio University Tony Popp Toledo and Jerry Williams Miami plaint. Buckeye officials were accused of disgusting tactics by a student editorial criticizing enmity and anger.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller was fined $100 and faced a potential three month license suspension after a municipal judge found him guilty of reckless driving for racing at 87 mph. Feller claimed he was traveling 70 mph.
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