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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1938
Page
9
St. Louis Post-Dispatch editor John E. Wray argues for a uniform major league ball at the annual meetings. He says varying balls distort hitting and pitching comparisons and complicate World Series play, and suggests extending a standard ball to minor leagues as well.
The 1984 Western Conference title was shared by Purdue Wisconsin and Illinois. The piece also notes earlier sports questions and opinions on minor league players advancing to the majors and aging rookies gaining trials with major teams.
Ohio University unveils its first Trautwein coaching squad with five sophomores starting tonight in a 7:30 game at Men's Gym against Marietta College. Freshmen teams will precede the bout, and Marietta boasts scorers including Steve Nesha at center and captain Clyde Young as guards.
Detroit lands 19 year old Fred Hutchinson from the Seattle Coast League for four players and cash between 35 000 and 50 000. Tigers hope this start signals a drive to win the 1939 pennant as Cleveland deals stall and other trades loom in the snowbound session.
War Admiral will race next season after owner Samuel D. Riddle abandoned plans to retire him following the Widener Challenge Cup on March 4 at Hialeah Park. The O War son, trained at Ber Md, is booked to fifteen mares for the breeder season and will remain in training due to his good health.
Burlington, Ont remains without a garbage wagon or collector as the arrested driver faced a 35 day jail term by Magistrate H. Burbridge who also ordered the wagon impounded for three months following the drunken driving incident.
Teddy Yarosz of Monaca Pennsylvania former middleweight champion outpointed Ralph DeJohn of Syracuse New York in a ten round bout Monday night. It was Yarosz’s second win over DeJohn with the two earlier meetings split. Yarosz weighed 166 pounds while DeJohn tipped the scales at 168 1 2.
The text suggests that the quality of sleep matters more than total hours. It notes that dreaming can disturb slumber and may indicate ongoing brain activity.
William Kern Carnegie Tech football coach suggested John Getchell referee the next Notre Dame game after a disputed third down call in the fall defeat. Kern said the incident was one of those things that can happen, and he regretted venting off the record.
ARCADIA California U P reports a writer describes sunrise at Santa Anita with race horses and stable animals reacting to his presence. He notes a Jerusalem donkey named Christmas and several pets including a duck cat dog and raccoon showing open disdain. He jokes about forming a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Sportswriters by animals.
Ohio colleges John Carroll and Western Reserve prepare for an evening doubleheader featuring Carroll vs USC Trojans and Western Reserve against Michigan Wolverines. Eddie Arsenault and Fred Rancourt lead Carroll as fans expect a fast, bruising contest with a hoped 7,000 crowd. Michigan highlights a rebuild after graduations. Michigan’s Eldon James guards the goal as McMaster ties the opener 2 2 in OT.
Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia defeated Bob Pastor in a closely contested 10 round decision. Dorazio dropped Pastor in the fifth round and again in the ninth, while Pastor answered with sharp jabs and aggression, sustaining a cut over Dorazio’s left eye. Pastor weighed 185 1 2 pounds to Dorazio’s 189.
Two deaf mute vagrants were unable to communicate with the court as they told their stories to the judge who could not read sign language. Sentencing was postponed pending an interpreter to relay the guilty plea.
A list of scores from various college basketball games including Ashland over Holbrook 838, Juniata over Wittenberg 88, Pittsburgh over Capital 41 to 39, and multiple other matchups such as Purdue 86 over Monmouth 26 and Ball State 28 defeating Earlham 26.
Villanova coach Maurice J. Smith whose team has not been defeated in over two years said he rejected a three year offer from Holy Cross and would likely turn down a Boston College proposal as well. He noted his relations at Villanova are friendly and fine and he cannot bear to leave.
US fish farms raise roughly 20 million goldfish each year across commercial operations. Industry data show steady production, with wholesalers supplying pet shops and retailers nationwide.
Ohio colleges schedule three basketball games tonight headlined by Heidelberg versus Ohio Northern in Ada both unbeaten this season. Ohio University opens against Marietta in Athens as Marietta has two wins. Beloit plays Kenyon at Gambier. Beloit beat Oberlin 41 to 29 Monday. Wittenberg at Scranton after beating Juniata 52 to 28. Toledo tops Defiance 57 to 21 as Chuckovitz nets 26 for 50 total. Capital over Wilmington 41 to 38 in Columbus. Also Ashland over Holbrook 41 to 33 and Western Reserve over Fenn 48 to 15 with Alumni beating Muskingum 39 to 32.
New York and Cincinnati are forecast to win their leagues in the year end UP poll. Yankees favored to repeat AL pennant, Reds projected to top NL race amid Cubs and Pirates. Votes show 91 percent for Yankees in AL, 50 percent for Reds in NL. Also notes Hemsley under emergency appendectomy in Biloxi.
The southeast of England experiences the highest number of thunderstorms over the course of a year, surpassing all other areas in the country. The finding notes the regional pattern of storm activity across seasons and suggests atmospheric conditions favor frequent thunderstorm formation in that area.
Philadelphia owner coach Bert Bell said the Eagles will pay a fair salary to Dave O'Brien Texas Christian University all-American to join the lineup next season. Bell indicated O'Brien would play if compensation meets his value and public fairness.
Boston College announces that Gil Dobie will not seek another year as head football coach. Dobie, who moved from Cornell to Boston in 1936, had a year left on his contract and faced reform pressure from alumni and students. A meeting of the graduate advisory board was expected to discuss the situation amid talks of a possible coaching change. Watches first were made at Nuremberg in the 16th century.
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