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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1931
Page
9
The Buckeyes, after a slow start, mounted a strong rally but fell short to the Bobcats. The crowd in New York watched a clash of speed and power with late-period scoring deciding the game.
The Ohio Bobcats defeated Westminster College 29 to 24 in a hard fought basketball game. Key moments included a third quarter freezing of play and decisive scoring from Roy Mills Brown Saunders Trace and Kocheran to overturn a halftime deficit.
Heidelberg College defeated Kent State 80 21 Tuesday night with Ford Fischer scoring 11 points. Heidelberg led at the half 41 to 13. Fischer hit three field goals and two free throws in the final minutes.
Northern's team dominated Bluffton 80 to 18 as Allen and Fretz each tied for scoring honors with seven points. Northern led 16 to 9 after the first period and pulled away in the final minutes of the game.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey boxed three Canadian opponents in Winnipeg Manitoba drawing eight thousand spectators for an exhibition with a 12000 dollar gate. He toyed with opponents including An gus McDonald Steve Trojack and Charlie Belanger while McDonald hung on. Gloves auctioned for charity fetched two hundred fifty dollars.
Cleveland and Windsor vie for third place in the International Hockey League as they meet on Windsor’s rink while Pittsburgh rests. Pittsburgh and Windsor had beaten Syracuse and Detroit, giving Detroit its first home defeat. Cleveland’s defense is crippled with Frew Daley and Mike Brophy out hurt. two games remain this week, London on Thursday and Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Ohio University defeated Westminster 29 to 24 and 29 24 in separate results. Dayton beat Cedarville 26 to 22 while Ohio Northern topped Bluffton 30 to 18. St Paul Luther edged Capital 20 to 28 and Purdue won 32 to 24 over Notre Dame with Notre Dame B 18. Wisconsin 30 beat Pittsburgh 29 and USC 21 over Missouri 20. Loyola defeated Arkansas 38 to 26 and Monmouth paid $1 against Iowa Wesleyan 15.
In the upper photo Chick Meehan resigned NYU coach and lower Burt Ingwerson recently released at home. Both have drawn strong mentions for other posts as fall unemployment rises among notable football figures.
Last night boxing cards featured Montreal welterweight champion Lou Brouillard and Baby Joe Gans drawing in Los Angeles after ten rounds. Vernon Cormier outpointed Peter Jackson in Worcester, Jackie Sharkey beat Hymie Wiseman in Minneapolis, Paul Wangley knocked out Johnny Ryan in Milwaukee, and Prince Saunders defeated Allen Whitlow in Indianapolis.
The Chicago Cubs deal Hack Wilson to St. Louis for Burleigh Grimes in a surprise move. Carl Hornsby and team ambitions frame the trade as a bid to win the 1932 pennant with Grimes fitting Hornsby’s plans, while the Cubs shed Wilson amid salary and behavioral concerns.
In New York Tony Loughran the so called hillly Phantom faces King Levinsky in Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Levinsky taunts Loughran predicting a brutal lesson with the King boasting of a hard right and a swift finish.
Purdue built an early lead and held on to defeat Notre Dame 32 to 24 as co captains Kellar and Wooden were limited to one field goal each. ND forward Newbold led scoring with four goals and two free throws.
Wisconsin defeated Pittsburgh 30 to 29 after nearly ending the game early when all Badger players left the floor 12 seconds before the final whistle. Pittsburgh led 17 to 15 at halftime due to a foul on a technical.
Dayton heavyweight Sekyra lost an 18 round decision to Patsy Perroni of Canton here Tuesday night. Perroni weighed 188 pounds while Sekyra weighed 176 in a home venue for Me Kyra.
In a Chicago bureau summary the 1981 American League pennant race is tied to Re Be art M. Grove of the Athletics. Grove posted a 30 win season with 12 losses, a high earned run average figure of 2.66 per game, and 178 strikeouts in 289 innings. His record placed him among major league greats while leading the A’s staff through seven seasons of 146 wins and 61 losses.
Dayton winner Dayton Dec 16 University basketball beat Baytar College 26 to 22 after an early lead. Four sophomores played for Dayton including Dayton high school star Lelehtie who led Baytar with seven points. Final score 165 to 7.
Findlay announces the 1632 football slate with games at Dayton October 1 Heidelbergee Tif fin October 7 Bowling Green Adrian Mich October 2 November 5 Ohio State Rebecca November 11 at Defiance
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