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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
9
Friday action opens the season for the Bobcat basketball team as The Athens Mess notes the opening game slated for tonight. Fletcher distance himself from Indians job while confirming Yankees coaching appeal.
Melbourne reports Bobby Lewis, 49, the millionaire jockey who has won the Melbourne Cup four times and amassed over a million dollars. His victories include the 35,000 Sydney Derby and 25,000 Sydney Derby, with 100,000 spectators honoring his partnership with Trivalve this season. Lewis plans to keep racing for cup wins, calling racing recreation and happiness beyond money. In Ohio, the Bobcats open the season by hosting a strong freshman floor unit, with Grover naming ten possible starters and Peden weighing lineup options for the opener.
United Press notes vast shifts in the major leagues as 1923 managers give way to 1928 leaders. Connie Mack prepares to yield to Ed Collins in Philadelphia. John McGraw trains Rogers Hornsby for New York. Wilbert Robinson eyes Davy Bancroft for Brooklyn. Miller Huggins remains a pennant producer.
Boston announces catcher Grover Hartley is released on waivers to the Cleveland club of the American League. Hartley joined Boston last year via the draft from Indianapolis and previously played for the Senators. he resides in Columbus.
Funeral arrangements are set for Albert Griffiths called the Young Griffo, the famed prizefighter known as a ghostly featherweight. He will be buried Sunday in Woodlawn Cemetery in a grave funded by Tex Rickard with funeral costs covered by writer Mrs. James F. Fish. Celebrities from boxing and theater are expected to attend.
Ohio State basketball coach Olsen prepares to face Wesleyan in the season opener. The Bishops bring seven returning lettermen while OSU relies on four veterans from prior years. A large crowd is expected as both teams vie for an early edge and a potential standout game. The article also reports the Ohio Stadium athletic funds transfer to university administration beginning January 1 1928.
Bloomington Ind December 9 Indiana University football picks two captains for 1928 season Chuck Bennett halfback named offensive captain and Bob Matthews guard chosen as defensive captain by the Nettermen last night
No material change reported in the condition of Loren Murchison internationally known runner. He remains critically ill with complications following an attack of influen ce.
Chicago promoter Jim Mullen launches an independent heavyweight eliminator to find a challenger for Gene Tunney. The Delaney Berlenbach bout is the first in a four bill, with past results noting Delaney beating Berlenbach in 1924 and Berlenbach prevailing in 1925, as Mullen seeks a Tunney opponent.
Local college basketball opens tonight in Columbus with Bliss College facing Urbana Junior College marking the start of the 1928 season. The game sets the tone for the slate at Columbus venues as both teams aim for early success.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Abe Bush wed Frances Richardson of Boston in a ceremony held in Chicago yesterday. The couple’s marriage ties a Cubs star to a Boston socialite in a quiet local service.
Baseball moguls at the National Association meeting in Dallas voted 15 to 6 to pursue a universal draft at the major minor meeting in New York. Four leagues American Association International Pacific Coast Western and Three-Eye would discontinue the modified draft. The plan sets draft eligibility: Class A three years Class D two years others one year.
Lexington Kentucky December 9 representatives of twenty two colleges from the Southern conferences met to draft next season schedules and discuss conference divisions rules and modifications. Attending schools include Georgia Tennessee Vanderbilt Georgia Tech North Carolina State Florida Clemson North Carolina Mississippi Virginia Washington and Lee V M L Voret Mississippi A and E Alabama Maryland South Carolina Louisiana Kentucky Sewanee and Tulane.
The Jacksonville Wonders beat the U B Sunday school team of Hollister 40 to 23 at Hollister High Gym Wednesday night. Kempton and Herbert starred for Jacksonville while Cooper led Hollister. Jacksonville seeks games against fast teams.
Two well known Ohio middleweights Gorilla Jones of Akron and Polish Wonder of Youngstown will headline a ten round main event at Company A's boxing show in the Armory Marietta on Monday evening December 12. Additional bouts include Vredidie Fitzgerald and Charlie Batley in a ten round semi final Pant Wanzo matched with Gypsy Mid in a five round preliminary and a four round curtain raiser opens the program at 8 25.
George I B Selby founder of the Selby Shoe Co died last Priday in an Athens hospital from injuries after an automobile strike His estate is estimated at 1 700 000 with most left to his grandson Ed and to his poor sons Probate officials in Portsmouth expect the will to be admitted today as applicants for a new coach are considered by Alabama Poly officials
Ohio State University will inaugurate the dual football system next November 24 with its second squad facing Illinois at Columbus. The athletic board seeks to schedule a contest between OSU's second team and Michigan's secondary outfit if Illinois approves, potentially after the Illinois game.
Mond Selby Dillon leaves 750 shares of Selby Shoe Co preferred stock and 100 shares of Security Bank capital stock to himself. The remainder goes to his four sons Peart Kk Selby of Lawehoad Ohio Mark W Selby Homer C Selby and Roger A Selby of this city.
Athens high school girls basketball team will open the season next Friday night against Pomeroy with Miss Aileen Campbell as coach. Several newcomers joined from the off year squad, offering depth though only two players remain varsity. No captain or full schedule set yet.
Grinnell Iowa December 9 Charles Fair was elected captain of Grinnell university's 1928 football eleven.
Rtudy Dusek of Omaha Nebraska defeated Poland's Stanley Stasiak in straight falls in a wrestling bout held last night in Kansas City.
Alabama football under Wallace Wade endured its most unsuccessful season since his tenure began, marking a low point in the program's recent history.
The addition of Kikek Cuyler to the Chicago Cubs enhances the outfield and forms a Wilson-Stephenson-Cuyler trio viewed as one of the league’s best.
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