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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1922

Page

10

Ohio Green and White gridiron season review and lineup

The article outlines Ohio University football season highlights including an All Southern lineup with centers Tackie Bennett and Covington, Georgia Tech stats, and notable players. It recalls Ohio’s 8 game schedule, 99 points for and 45 against, a conference loss to St Xavier, and key wins such as Berea 28 6 and Denison 7 0, plus a 37 9 win over Western Reserve and a 20 0 Otterbein victory. It notes aerial strength, backfield work by Duvall Me Cleary Wise, and the season ending with a 20 0 home win against Otterbein.

Ohio O. U. Gridders West Virginia St. Xavier Berea Baldwin-Wallace Duvall Pereans Moritz Melcary Littler Denison Denizen Ohio Eleven Wise Reinhold Western Reserve Cleveland Cleary Collings Valmer Otterbein Westerville l Olio

Ohio Green and White open 1922 23 schedule with Bliss game

Coach Brandon T. Grover announces Bliss College will host a basketball opener in the Ohio gym on Friday December 15 to begin the 1922 23 schedule. A four game northern barnstorm follows December 20 21 22 against Petty's Shoes Firestones Geneva Pure Oils.

Brandon T. Grover Bliss College Ohio Gynasium Grover Petty’s Shoes Lancaster Firestones Akron Geneva Cleveland Pure Oils Canton Ohio Five Ohio Gory Ohio Cincinnati Altho Queen City University Bear Cats Ohio Gym Salem College Ohio Northern St. Navier Reserve Oberlin St. Xavier Marietta St. Ignatius Otterbein Ohto Wittenberg Springfield

Ohio Fifteen Tryouts Report To Grover For Basketball

Ohio University opens basketball practice with fifteen candidates reporting to Coach Grover. Key contenders include Chaffer at center, Herron at forward, and Burkett at guard, with Dupler returning. First game slated a week after holidays against Bliss College, then a schedule featuring Western Reserve Cincinnati and St. Xavier.

Lala Ohio University Grover Chaffer Atelier Center Ohio All-Ohio Burkett Ma” Burkett Dupler Bliss College of Columbus Western Reserve Cincinnati St. Xavier Athens Vicinity

John Hancock Quintet Opens Season Here

The Athens season opens Friday evening at the Ohio gym with John Hancock and Canaanville high schools meeting. Hancock fields over 20 candidates with only one veteran, Captain Conrad Mulligan, while Canaanville brings a strong experienced unit. The 7:20 p.m. game will be officiated by Athens principal Russell Rupp.

Athens Ohio John Hancock Canaanville John Hancock High School Conrad Mulligan A. L. Hughes Russell Rupp Athens High School

Twenty Seek Positions on Athens Team

At the Armory on a Wednesday afternoon Athens high school opens practice with sixty candidates. Letter men Muir Kahler and Shafer are expected to join the first squad. Torrence plans to cut to twenty players by Friday evening and focus on shooting and scrimmage to form a strong local team this season.

Armory Torrence Muir Kahler Shafer

Walger Triumphs Over Ames in Akron Showdown

Benny Walger of New York defeated Willie Ames in a 12 round decision in Akron. Louis D Arco beat George Parrt over eight rounds in the same boxing card, securing a victory for D Arco.

Akron Benny Walger New York Willie Ames Louis D'Arco George Parrt

South Dominates Grid Picks as Experts Name All Stars

A decade of Southern grid progress cited with Alabama's upset of Pennely van ia and Michigan's co-championship with Iowa. Voters favor Southern stars Bomar, Roberts, Davis, Kubale, Barron, and Shirey while Red Roberts and Whelcher receive mixed positioning among critics.

Bomar Vanderbilt Roberts Davis Georgia Tech Kubale Barron Shirey Auburn Red” Roberts Centre

Thoughts on golf rules and the putting game reforms

A writer debates changing golf conditions focusing on putting and green size. He discusses larger cups to reduce emphasis on putting, predicts impact on scores and drama, but argues to preserve uncertainty and the sport’s appeal while considering smaller greens as a balancing measure.

Johnson and Landis End Feud Over Baseball Rift

In Louisville the anticipated clash between Judge Landis and Johnson failed to occur as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues adjourned. Landis scheduled a joint meeting in New York for next Thursday while Johnson set the American League session in Chicago for next Tuesday, allowing time for clubs to travel to confront National League officials.

Louisville Johnson-Landis National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues Judge Landis New York Johnson

Beat by the Putting Green: Clock Golf and Fair Play

The author argues for reforming golf by using smaller cups to even the field, reducing long 60 foot putts and enhancing ground care. The aim is a fairer game without abandoning traditional ideas, balancing ground work with greens’ rising costs.

Great strides in football between Wesleyan champ elevens

The 1922 Wesleyan eleven marks Sulphur Springs’ first football championship since 1897. The piece recalls 1897 games against Ohio State and Oberlin, notes a 33–0 Columbus Barracks win, and highlights key players like Barney and Doc Welch. It also mentions Gov Bushnell and Mark Hanna attending games and a postseason exhibition by Barney lifting 1472 pounds.

Wesleyan Delaware Nec Ohio Wesleyan Yost Ohio State Michigan Oberlin Columbus Barracks Barney Methodists Ohio Breyfogle Crawford Kenyon Bushnell Mark Hanna Opera House

Major Owners Laud Spencer Abbott New Reading Manager

Spencer Abbott the famed minor league manager will head Reading’s International League team next year succeeding Chief Bender. Last season he led Memphis in the Southern League. John McGraw and Barney Dreyfus praise Abbott as a thoroughly competent choice and a big talent in his specialty.

Spencer Abbott Reading Abbott Chief Bender Memphis John McGraw Barney Dreyfus

Basket Ball Quiz Referee

The visiting team chooses baskets for the first half and the second half switches baskets. A substitute must report to scorers and be recognized by the referee before entering play and cannot communicate with players until play resumes. If the ball lodges in the supports, it is put in play at the center circle.

Blocking and Fouls in Basketball

Blocking is impeding an opponent without the ball. A technical foul lacks personal contact while a personal foul involves holding blocking trips pushes or roughness.

Fire drives 200 guests from Garland hotel in San Francisco

A blaze at the Garland hotel in San Francisco forced about two hundred guests to flee their rooms shortly after 7 o clock this morning. Firefighters battled the flames and contained the fire with no immediate report of injuries. The cause was not stated in the report.

San Francisco Cal Garland Hotel

Miners Killed in Belmont County Incident Report

In November seven Belmont county miners were killed at work. Coroner CC C Hardesty released the official count in Bridgeport, Dee.

Bridgeport, Dee Belmont County CC. C. Hardesty

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