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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1922

Page

8

Golfer’s freak shot ends in sweater pocket in Cleveland

In a Willowieck club match Harry Moore, left handed, drove from a sand trap and the ball rolled into the right pocket of his sweater. The dispute over an unplayable lie led pro Deke White to rule Moore may drop and take a penalty stroke. The novelty stunned Cleveland professionals.

Cleveland Willowieck Club Harry Moore Moore Mone Deke White Cleve

Evans Missouri Valley Honor Roll Highlights Star Players

Nebraska’s 9 6 loss to Syracuse trims hopes after a season marked by strong showings and a headline making Notre Dame defeat. Stark, Fiah, Higgins, Bunker and other Kansas and Oklahoma stars earn high votes, with Weller Peterson Noble Preston Hartley named for top positions.

Higgins Kansas Bunker Nebraska Scherer Schoeppel Black Marsh Oklahoma Weller Peterson Noble Preston Hartley

Evans' Missouri Valley Honor Roll The list of honorees

The report names players by position from Nebraska, Kansas Aggies, Drake, Oklahoma, Missouri, and other schools. It lists tackles centers quarterbacks and backs including Evans, Gund, Preston, Swartz, Noble, Stark, Lewellen, Boeker, Orebaugh, Burton, Hartley, Lincoln, and McAdams among others.

Guarde Hahn Kansas Aggies Higgins Kansas Denton Drake Basset Nebraska Lewis Missouri Berger Ames Peterson Smith Harter Preston Swartz Orebaugh Noble Stark Lewellen Boeker Burton Hartley Lincoln McAdams

Robertson Chosen Best Texas Football Player by Experts

Texas critics unanimously pick Robertson of Texas as the standout football figure in the region and award him a likely All-American consideration. Swenson of Texas also lauded as one of the best centers developed in the southwest in recent years.

Robertson Texas Bedford University of Texas Swenson Southwest

Texas College football honor roll list includes multiple schools

The article catalogs players by position from Baylor, Texas A and M, Texas, S M U, Rice Institute, and other institutions. Names cover ends guards centers quarterbacks halfbacks fullbacks across the Texas college teams.

Billy Evans Texas Wilson Texas A Bedford Moore Gilstrap Blailock Baylor Ward Brooks Williamson Bluestein Johnson Gray Weathers Farguson Swenson Kirk Bradshaw Knickerbocker Miller Robertson Stollenwerck Swartz Rice Institute Gill Tynes Tanner Huff Tynes Texas Holtis Austin

Basketball quiz Qe referee ejects players

The text explains when a referee can remove a player from a basketball game. A player who commits their fourth personal foul is ejected, indicated by pointing to the exit sign. A disqualifying foul can also lead to ejection, and a forfeited game carries a 2 to 0 score.

What is a Disqualifying Foul In Official Play

The official may call a dis qualifying foul when a player engages in rough uncalled for conduct. Such action leads to removing the offending player from the game.

Center Jump Rules Question In Basketball Play

The rule states each center must stand with both feet in his half circle and one hand in contact with the small of his back when the ball is tapped in. A player cannot jump center without that hand contact.

Forfeited Game Final Score Guideline

The final score for a forfeited game is recorded as a 1–0 victory for the non-forfeiting team, with the forfeiting team listed as the loser. This applies regardless of any protest or claim of injustice and preserves official results.

Proper whistle time in center ball put into play

Referee should not blow until the ball reaches its highest point. After that point, one of the centers taps the ball before it touches the ground to put it into play.

Referee Restarts Play After Ball Bounces in Center

The official restarts play in the same manner and at the same spot when the ball, after being put in play in the center, touches the floor without any center touching it.

Ball inbound rules after out of bounds play

The ball is put back into play by the player in bounds who retrieves it and passes or hands it in. It cannot be thrown out or rolled to teammates from outside the court. the inbounding player must stay within bounds and release the ball promptly.

Referee decides throw in when ball goes out of bounds

The official designates the throw in with the choice of an opponent near the point where the ball left the play. This sets the restarting player based on proximity to the out of bounds spot.

Three Bouts Scheduled at Straitsville

The New Straitsville Athletic Club presents a boxing card at the I O O F Hall on Friday night December 15 at 8 30. Featured are Jimmy Mars versus Al Hayes ten rounds Connie Spires versus Benny Six and Steve Howarth versus Dan King Mars is Central Ohio lightweight champion with a local following. Hayes is a fast challenger. Spires, a Straitsville youth, gains experience against Benny Six a veteran from Nelsonville noted for speed and ability.

New Straitsville Mars Ohio al Hayes Spires Benny Six Nelsonville

Oakland Honey the fastest greyhound to win Waterloo cup

Oakland Honey a 41 pound greyhound from California rose from a $50 sale to the George Heintz kennels to capture the Waterloo cup in Mississippi. Trained by Heintz and backed by owner John Goularte the underdog defeated top greyhounds from Ireland and England, proving fierce grit over size.

Gene Cohn Oakland Cal Honey Heintz Mississippi Ireland England Mose Western Parton Oakland Hat John Goularte

Boxing results from Bucyrus Dayton Columbus cards

Last night in Bucyrus Johnnie Horvath Mansfield beat Puggie Morton Cleveland in ten rounds. Joe Zimmerman Mansfield stopped Jimmie Andrews Lima in the third. Al Dundee KO’d Young Gibbons Lima in one minute 23 seconds. Young Dunn Marion defeated Stickey Leach Marion in four. In Dayton Dan Bowsher Lima tied Glenn Coakley Ft Wayne in fifth round no contest. In Columbus Jimmy Mars easily defeated Billy Klimm in twelve rounds. Eddie Burke beat Al Zainie New Orleans in six. Al Hayes Columbus KO’d Young Ritchie Buffalo in five of six.

Bucyrus Johnnie Horvath Mansfield Puggie Morton Cleveland Joe Zimmerman Jimmie Andrews Lima al Dundee Young Gibbons Young Dunn Marion Stickey Leach Dayton Dan Bowsher Glenn Coakley Ft. Waynes Columbus Jimmy Mars Billy Klimm Eddie Burke al Zainie New Orleans al Hayes Young Ritchie Buffalo

Risks Broken Back to Be on Winning Football Team

Walla Walla high school fullback and captain Lawrence Jacky risked his spinal column to play this season. He helped the team defeat Gonzaga 39 to 9 and earn a possible intersectional Christmas Day game against Waite of Toledo, Ohio. He played nine straight games after a prior back injury, stating it was his last year in high school and hoping to play in college.

Nebraska Notre Dame Carnegie Tech Roone Notre Dame Ia Syracuse Brown Penn State Yale Harvard Princeton Drake Stark Kansas Aggies Fiahn Walla Walla Wash Lawrence Fucky Ing Jacky Faise Everett, Ash North Central High School Snokane Lewis and Clark High School

All-MVC First Choice Football Lineup Named

The Missouri Valley Conference picks list players by position from Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and others. Nebraska garners multiple spots including center Peterson and quarterback Preston with star power from Kansas and Oklahoma also represented.

Athens County marine joins U. S. S. Mississippi

Everett D. McAfee of Mineral near Athens Ohio serves in the United States Marine guard aboard the battleship Mississippi. He joined the Marines in Pueblo Colorado last August and after time at Mare Island California now serves on the Pacific fleet flagship while cruising seaports along the west coast. He is the son of Mrs Ethel McAfee of Mineral.

San Francisco Pacific West Everett D. McAfee Mineral Athens Ohio United States Marine Guard Mississippi Young McAfee Ethel McAfee United States Marines Pueblo Colo Mare Island Cal U. S. S. Mississippi

Also Mentioned on This Page

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