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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
13
The column argues for season tickets after an opening win over Marietta. A Tuesday crowd of 2,200 filled the cramped men's gym, nearly exhausting all space including the track above the floor, signaling growing demand for key games.
Ohio University basketball opens with a four game east swing after a strong home debut. The squad, under coach Trautwein, meets Buffalo Scranton St Joseph Philadelphia and George Washington in series on consecutive nights, then backs to Cleveland to face Western Reserve.
In a United Press poll 49 percent voted no on Babe Ruth managing a big league club, 25 percent said yes, with the rest noncommittal. Editors cite peak as a player and doubt he can reach a managerial peak, while supporters urge a chance after his storied baseball career.
The text notes Phar Lap died of colic in April 1932 after his Agua Caliente Handicap victory on March 20 in Agua Caliente Mexico, his only U S start. It also mentions a Madison Square Garden wrestling event on June 9 1932 between Ed Strangler Lewis and Dick Shikat, won by Lewis.
Scouts favor Camp Boy Scout Troop 59 at the M. E Church on Wednesday night. They plan camp using this year’s treasury funds. G. E. Ashwill, scout executive, attended. Re-registration with the national office was conducted last night as required. The Kiwanis Club sponsors the troop. Ornithologists estimate 800 distinct species with 1 subspecies of birds exist today.
Wooster’s 17 game Ohio Conference opener vs Heidelberg at Tiffin marks a return to court without Nick Frascella. Coach Mose Hole shifts to defense and passing with four lettermen and three sophomores to replace Frascella’s 22 point a game thrust.
Henry McLemore reviews Leni Riefenstahl’s Berlin 1936 Olympic documentary, calling it superb, nonpropaganda, and essential viewing for youth. He lauds its sports photography from Kiel yachts to Deutchland Hall weightlifting and highlights Jesse Owens’s dramatic moments. He urges exhibition in the United States.
Representatives of three governing bodies met in Columbus to discuss unifying harness racing under one ruling body Their plan stalled when the American Trotting Association led by C Cameron failed to send a delegate Attendees aimed to draft a unification proposal for submission to the American Association E Roland Harriman Reese Blizzard and George W Rittenour headed the groups in Goshen Parkersburg Piketon and elsewhere respectively.
Bristow farmer Lawes Carroll hunted squirrels with a friend. He climbed a tree and shot at a hiding squirrel. a .22 bullet passed through the woods and struck his heel. He continued the hunt despite the wound.
Ohio's major league representatives returned home from the two week confabs with only one new outfielder obtained. Cincinnati secured outfielder Frenchy Bordagaray while Cleveland got outfielder Ben Chapman in return for pitcher Denny Gatehouse. Both clubs sought proven infielders to become 1939 pennant contenders and explored multiple trade options with several teams.
Seabiscuit received 134 pounds for the fifth Santa Anita Handicap at Arcadia. Stagehand, last year’s runner up, carries 128 while Dauber and Sortendo are at 124. A dozen other noted runners sit a few pounds back in the field.
Dr Sergeant P. Martin of Tonawanda claims Patsy the cat is a champion for age and endurance. He says Patsy produced 129 kittens since her rescue from Erie County SPCA 11 years ago.
Indiana Central defeated Hanover 89 to 84 while St Ambrose routed Parsons 48 to 21. Central Normal beat St Josephs 38 to 0 and Wabash outscored Rose Poly 86 to 26. Manchester beat Albion 58 to 87, Monmouth defeated Iowa Wesleyan 19 to 0, and Washington & Jefferson over Calif Teachers 43 to 22. Davis Elkins edged St. Vincent 51 to 46, Toledo tied St. Marys Minnesota 46 to 38, Ashland beat Ohio Northern 58 to 35, Kent State topped Muskingum 51 to 35, Swarthmore lost to Wittenberg 46 to 36, N U beat Colgate 88 to 31, Franklin Marshall downed Dickinson 52 to 31, Mass State beat Middlebury 39 to 25, Michigan defeated Notre Dame 40 to 38, Trinity edged Vermont 37 to 36, Villanova defeated West Maryland 51 to 20, Yale beat Lafayette 37 to 27, Wilmington lost to Earlham 28 to 17, and Cincinnati Western Hills defeated Cincinnati Walnut Hills 46 to 28.
Harold McSpaden and John Geertsen shot 66 to lead by two over a star field in the Miami Open. Bookmakers posted 12-1 against McSpaden and 60-1 against Geertsen, with defending champ Sam Snead at 6-1 after a 76.
The notice lists multiple railroad time cards including Baltimore and Ohio lines with east and west bound departures and arrivals, along with New York Central schedules. It also lists Athens Municipal Airport air taxi service hours and through ticket connections with TWA and A A airlines, plus listed west and northbound flight times from Athens Airport.
New York pressure builds as Lou Nova faces Tommy Farr in Madison Square Garden tonight. Nova, with 26 fights and one loss, seeks a knockout to become the white hope against the seasoned Welsh challenger. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects 9 000 fans and a 35000 dollar gate.
The University of Chicago will play three Big Ten games next season. Conference opponents are Michigan Ohio State and Illinois. Harvard is the only other major foe on the schedule with its debut on October 14.
The Government Printing Office operates the world’s largest printing plant and prints and distributes over 70 daily weekly and monthly publications with a total circulation in the millions.
Major league winter meetings signal Red Sox Indians and Tigers to challenge the Yankees by building up rosters. Boston and Detroit landings include Higgins Auker Wade Morgan and Chapman while Cleveland eyes Heffner and Averill trade hopes highlight a pennant bid for 1939. A closing note warns of bacterial reproduction risks.
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