Wae Mae Case Reopened After Three Day Gap
A partially legible report notes the Wae Mae case reopened, with an age of two and a three day expectation for continuation. Court timing and full details are unclear due to missing OCR text.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1926
Page
2
A partially legible report notes the Wae Mae case reopened, with an age of two and a three day expectation for continuation. Court timing and full details are unclear due to missing OCR text.
The roster shows players at each position: Left End Hanson and Left Tackle Wickhorst plus guard Connaughton and Center Boeringer, with Right Guard Shively and Right Tackle Smith. Ends include Oosterbaan, and quarterbacks Friedman. backs include Baker Kaer and Joesting as fullback.
Ohio University basketball enters its second week of practice under Coach Grover with strenuous drills. The opener is set for Saturday against Rio Grande, followed by Bilse College and Ohio State in December. Sophomores Smith DuBois and Burkholder push for starting roles as fans anticipate first year players in action.
Colonel Jacob Ruppert pushes to strip Judge Landis of supreme power by forming an executive committee to oversee baseball. The December meeting in Chicago will also consider a commissioner election and a ten day notice before unconditional release or waiver of players.
The Rev. Pomeroy named as new pastor of the Episcopal church replacing the outgoing minister. Details on appointment and parish plans released by the diocese.
The fragment references a Christman event with vague items about execution and petitions. It mentions January 8 and includes terms that appear garbled or OCR corrupted. No clear persons, organizations, or places are discernible to confirm details beyond the dated note.
An accident occurred leaving one man injured. The incident was reported to authorities and is under investigation.
L Peeples returned to Canbridge today after an absence. Mrs Scott C Ridgway and Mrs J T Mees with daughter Jesa plan to motor to Athens tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Jacbh Leiber will move into the Whaley property on Mutheery Avenue. Mea EB N Thompace and Mr and Mrs Warren Davis were visitors.
Mrs. 8. B. Tinkiepaugh returned Saturday from Chauncey visits. Philip DeMain of Columbus chats his parents Mr. and Mrs. Marvin DeMain. Hetty Jane Hecker stays at her Fourth Street home. Viela Swisher and Piessie Bermundeon of Dexter visited Saturday. Mrs. Frank Winegar of Cheshire called here Saturday. J. K. Mulligan of Bucyrus was a visitor Saturday. L. Romine of Columbus called here Saturday. Arthur Evans of Cheshire visited Saturday. Charles Campbell of Erie Pa was here Saturday. Joe Barsotti visited relatives in Parkersburg Sunday.
A listing of radio features across Chicago WEAF WMAQ and WEAF stations. Mentions orchestras and a tenor performance. Notes a hockey game broadcast and a string quartet from WSAI. Includes times 5 pm to 10 pm and stations across the Eastern zone.
Police search across England for Mrs Christ ie New glist who vanished after leaving home on Friday. Approximately a hundred officers scoured Gun ningda and surrounding areas with questions about a daughter of Miller of New eae and a vehicle found near riverside ponds.
Bradford Johnech, son of Mrs. Ananda John een of 46 Mount Street Athens Ohio, has entered the United States Army and sails from the East to the Panama Canal zone. He is assigned to the coast artillery near Pangme and will serve in the Caribbean region.
A late 1920s column argues boxing scandals tarnish sport after Gene Tunney’s win over Jack Dempsey, recounting wild rumors of dives, bets, and rigged outcomes while praising college football’s integrity as a rare clean sport.
In a December column the writer argues for numbering players in baseball like football. He cites crowd benefits, mentions casual fans and first time attendees, and suggests testing reforms in spring training to avoid season-start upheaval.
Collier’s Weekly names Grantland Rice’s first team with ten coaches aiding selection. West leads with seven picks to four from the east, none from the Big Three. Notable exclusions include Alabama stars, while Oosterbaan and Hess feature among repeat honorees and Michigan’s 1927 captain is noted. Billy Evans sends congratulations.
A large crowd gathered to see a game but the hopeful player was not in the lineup. Fans scanned the audience to spot the key athlete, hoping for a chance to evaluate him up close despite his absence from the field.
Middleport New York Central basketball team beat Pomeroy K of P 41 to 30 at Pomeroy Friday. Standouts were Zimmerman and Battyn with solid shooting. Middleport lineup: Zimmerman Jenkins Phillips Casto Battyn Hemsley. K of P: Lutz Morris Reese Custer Fisher Young. Referee Boyd of Pomeroy. umpire Weiker aleo of Pomeroy.
New York report states Bob O Farrell of the St Louis Cardinals tops the National League with a record 79 votes as the most valuable player for the 1926 season. O Farrell, a star third baseman, received the highest total from leading sports writers.
William T. Tilden played four indoor matches at the Pennsy Cultural Athletic Club yesterday, winning two doubles and two singles in straight sets, defeating all four opponents in straight games.
New York report states Vincent Richards is named head of the Metropolitan Lawn Tennis Association for 1926 after his decision to turn professional, reflecting a shift in the local game.
Notre Dame's slim win and Southern California's path to Pasadena for New Year's Day put the top teams of the season in contention for the mythical national crown. Alabama, Navy, Army, Michigan, Northwestern, and Ohio State figure in the debate, with kick after touchdown points shaping the outcome and prompting football rules discussions on the value of individual kicks versus team play.
Ohio Conference coaches and athletic directors opened sessions in Columbus to arrange schedules for the coming season. The Buckeye Athletic association began proceedings with meetings held last night to set dates and matchups for football baseball and track.
Leavenworth Kansas December burial plans for Brigadier General Charles A Barth United States Army retired governor of the National Military Home who died at the governor s residence. Barth age sixty eight served in Indian campaigns Spanish American War Philippine Insurrection World War and organized trained and led the eighty first and seventy seventh divisions at Camp Mack Arthur Texas and to France.
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