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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
11
Disjointed notes from a league meeting describe owners discussing players including Babe Ruth and possible moves for the 1920 season. Reports mention the Red Sox, Athletics, Phillies, and Pirates, with talks of rebuilding plans and veteran players, amid a flurry of rumors and little concrete action.
Grantland Rice announces his all-America football team with players from Minnesota Alabama Stanford and more. Larson and Hutson lead ends and backs with selections noting widespread talent across regions and changing college power dynamics.
Associated Press dispatch from Evansville Indiana reports Al Hamilton 134 Cincinnati outpoints Kins Brady 13 Evansville and Elmer Helims 120 Atlanta outpoints Al Denton 136 Cincinnati. In Dallas Henry Hook 122 1 2 Indianapolis defeats Kid Barril 128 1 2 Mexico D F.
Jim Londos of St. Louis defeated Gino Garibaldi of Italy by 48 minutes 13 seconds at Pittsburgh. Everett Marshall of Colorado beat Karl Sarpolis of Wilkes-Barre Pa in straight falls at Camden New Jersey. Some beetles in the forests of British Guiana reach large sizes attracting naturalists who hunt them with shotguns.
Olin Dutra endured a cold bath after a bridge collapse on the 17th fairway and still posted a final 72 hole total of 292 to win the Miami Biltmore Open on Thursday.
Olin Dutra won the Miami Biltmore Open posting a 75 hole total and earning $1,200. Mike Turnesa finished second at 204, securing $1,000 in the event that ended yesterday. Dutra and leaders planned to fly to Nassau for the British Colonial Open while Hagen led others to the Gold Coast Circuit and Pasadena Open.
Ohio State University hosts a big cage clinic with more than 200 foul-callers and mentors Saturday. Officials and coaches exchange demonstrations at the Buckeye gym, then Ohio State faces Carleton College Northfield Minn in the evening with visiting coaches invited. Marsh Diebold Carleton coach will discuss Individual Defensive Playing, followed by Floyd Stahl Ohio State freshman game.
Oak Grove and surrounding areas report visits from Mrs Arley and Charles Howard of Lick Run and Mr Martin Howard, with various relatives in Carbondale Nelsonville and Athens. Harley Allen remains unchanged after a fracture in the mine. Betty Foughty returns to Nelsonville. Buena Lyons has suffered a paralytic stroke with serious condition.
Babe Ruth may start next season as assistant manager with bids from the Boston Braves Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox. Boston would pair Ruth with Bill McKechnie, Connie Mack and Joe Cronin weighing options as Ruth shifts from star to potential manager. Meanwhile Giants pull two trades and construction of a three way swap with Philadelphia fell apart over Hal Lee.
Ohio State coach Harold G. Olsen backs current basketball rules and opposes new ones. He warns three point field goals and higher baskets would cause fouling and favor size. He urges referees to call only fouls pertinent to the play to speed the game.
New York audiences at Madison Square Garden host two 10 round bouts to crown next light heavyweight and featherweight contenders. John Henry Lewis faces Tony Shucco with the winner earning a title shot against Bob Olin next month. Sammy Fuller meets Eddie Cooi with the winner set to fight Tony Canzoneri, then the final survivor could challenge Barney Rows for the crown.
Chicago December 14 Reuters reports Northwestern may not offer Dick Hanley another contract after declines in football fortunes since 1931. Faculty committee expected to discuss his resignation while Hanley debates the move with university president Dr. Walter Scott. Hanley, a Washington State alumnus, previously coached at Penticton High and Haskell before joining Northwestern in 1927. A separate note from Greenville, Kentucky reports a cow birth of 47 calves, one normal.
George Martin Lott Jr a former Davis Cup doubles stalwart turned professional expects to grow as a singles player after signing to play with Ellsworth Vines Bill Tilden and Lester Stoefen. He debuts as a pro February 9 at Madison Square Garden facing Tilden amid a noted feud yet praise for each other’s tennis.
Joe Louis of Detroit, a Golden Gloves graduate with nine knockouts in six months, battles Lee Rammage of San Diego in a 10 round main event at Chicago Stadium. Louis is touted as the sport’s rising star and expected to command about $5,000 tonight, far from the $60 he earned six months ago, as boxing faces new competition.
Chinatown of London to Hollywood tale traces Limehouse name from limekiln origins to mortar chemistry. Three centuries of history frame Limehouse in a Majestic Theatre feature while Warner Bros productions star Parker and Wayne drive a packed Ohio Theater bill with westerns and gossip in a bustling city program.
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