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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1928
Page
2
A colorful note on winter meetings where five managers gather in cordial fashion. The aristocratic group includes Bucky Harris Detroit Dan Howley St Louis Miller Huggins New York Roger Peckinpaugh Cleveland Lena Blackburne Chicago with Harris in a double barreled vest and reference to a chilly atmosphere.
California coach Nibbs Price shifts to new hidden practices as the Golden Bears and Georgia Tech prepare for the Rose Bowl. Mizell of Georgia Tech and Cal’s strong line are seen as the key matchups, with Tech reportedly building a passing attack to counter Cal’s adjustments.
Eighteen thousand fans at Madison Square Garden watched the New York Americans clinch the NHL lead by edging the New York Rangers 1 to 0 in a dramatic late game victory.
Nelson, a sharp shooting sophomore, joins the Iowa varsity basketball squad as a new break in player.
San Francisco weathered a practice session as eastern football stars train for the annual charity game to be played Saturday. The western squad chose captains Charles Diehl of Idaho and Dan Allen of the Olympic Club, with coaching staff uncertain who calls signals or who will play safety.
Omaha middleweight Ace Hudkins winds up training for his Madison Square Garden bout with Rene Devos, European middleweight champion. Both fighters near peak condition after Christmas workouts with Hudkins sparring four rounds and Devos six. Trainers note Devos increases force and expect a slugging bout.
In Cali Colombia Paolino Uscudun defeated Canadian Jack Renault in a 12 round bout before 20,000 fans but failed to deliver a knockout. Uscudun remains a leading contender for the vacant heavyweight throne.
Despite wind and rain squalls, the University of Oregon eleven defeated the Honolulu town team 13 to 2 in the annual Christmas day game here yesterday. The score stood 6 to 2 until the final two minutes of play.
Big Jake Warren of Chicago will replace Phil Mercurio of New York against Jim Byrne of Louisville in a 16 round feature at the Boston Garden. The Friday card also features a 10 round bout between Johnny Risko of Cleveland and Ernie Schaaf.
Red Petty, captain of the Texas Aggie basketball team, will serve as assistant coach for both football and basketball next year after earning All-Southwest Conference honors this season.
Florida coach Chang W. Bachman says all star selections should wait until after the final game to avoid undue pressure on candidates. He cites Georgia 1927 and Florida this year as examples where early acclaim coincided with late-season faltering, including Florida’s close loss to Tennessee.
The Gallipolis Looseleaf Tobacco market closed its pre Christmas sales after auctioning 403 890 pounds since December 7. Seven markets were held and growers in the Ohio Valley area received more than 190 000 dollars. The next sale is set for Monday December 31 with ongoing sessions through March. Prices paid this year averaged higher than ever before at the Gallipolis warehouse.
A group of Pomeroy Bend teachers will attend the Ohio State Teachers Association mid winter meeting at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel in Columbus. Highlights include Rabbi A H Silver of Cleveland speaking on Liberalism at the Crossroads Thursday evening and Witt Durant, author of The Story of Philosophy, lecturing Friday evening on So Progress Real. The event runs tomorrow and Friday with other topics for teachers.
Saturday Mrs. Bessie Frances Weaver filed for divorce from W. Curtis Weaver on grounds of extreme cruelty. The papers were immediately withdrawn by her attorney Paul Vale.
Lieutenant and Mrs Reifel of Detroit spend the holidays at Mrs Reifel’s parents Mr and Mrs Edward Ebersbach. Algo Miss Rosalyn of Vassar College and Doward Graber of Dayton visit relatives during the week.
Pomeroy December 26 There is interest as Adams County grand jury is called to meet in special session to investigate a statement by Roy Nauff clerk of the Adams County Board of Elections that he issued false returns in the recent short term judicial election. Meigs County had avoidance of missing figures after state officials clarified the blank forms. About 25 applications for state jobs have been filed with the Republican Executive Committee indicating a shift toward arbitration over open conflict.
Frank Sibley of Gallipolis remembers the steamer Tell City built in 1889. Sold to White Collar Line for Cincinnati to Pomeroy service, later to Captain Donnelly and Captain Hornbrook for Pittsburgh Gallipolis Charleston trade. It sank at Dam No. 19 near Little Hocking on April 6, 1917.
Miss Marguerite Hétzel of Cleveland spends the week with Mr. and Mrs. George Metedl on Lincoln Terrace as they host her visit.
John Walter of Harrison Township was acquitted in a justice court on the charge of possession of skunk hides during the closed season. Game Warden J. E. Harrison prosecuted the case, which was hotly contested.
Mrs C E Paul formerly Miss Vaude Vance departed yesterday afternoon for her new home in Pittsburgh following a Christmas visit with her parents on Lincoln Hill. A miscellaneous shower was given for her featuring a large group of friends from here and Middleport at Fred Whitlock's Lincoln Hill home. Little George Rea returned from Holzer Hospital Monday to spend Christmas at home. The Community Christmas tree drew hundreds of children Monday night with Santa Claus assisted by the Legion boys. Windsor Stivers of Aville visits his parents on the Firett Ward.
In Hemlock Grove Mrs. James H. Clark displays a string of beads claimed to have been worn by Chief Cornstalk. The beads trace to her great grandmother Roush and a relative in the 1774 Point Pleasant battle, and have remained in the Clark family through generations.
POMEROY Dec. 26 Howard Trout of Vinton County died in Holzer Hospital from injuries received at work in Essex Mine No. 5. Funeral held Monday at Bethel Chapel in Vinton County after body was brought from Pomeroy.
Mr and Mrs Paul Moore of Athens are spending the week here. The note appears in a local social column with a continuation on page Six.
Chicago December 26 The Cubs manager Joe McCarthy wrestles with the batting order as spring training nears. With stars like Hornsby Cuyler Stephen son and Wilson as the heart of the lineup the hunt for a capable second hitter continues. English last season’s leader appears closest to meeting the needs though no clear choice has emerged.
The fragment mentions Sandy Weiner turning from tennis to other pursuits and being linked to Willie Tilden as a longtime friend. It notes Yale football, a potential English regatta on the Thames including a Leander Club eight, and California rowing invited for a centennial Oxford Cambridge race celebration. It alludes to Bill Tilden’s New York stay at the Algonquin and a Stanford football MVP prize of 250 dollars in a wrist watch.
Chicago December 26 Big Ten basketball teams arrange heavy holiday practices. At the University of Chicago two daily sessions aim to ready the squad for three pre conference games before January. Northwestern sees competition for spots with three regulars at risk including Haas Mundy and Miechman. Maroons begin January 8 vs Purdue, then Wisconsin and others prepare through holidays.
Johnny Weissmuller plans to retire from amateur swimming next week and enter business. He holds numerous freestyle records from 50 to 880 yards and will remain with the Illinois Athletic Club but will not compete for the club.
In 1928 the high rate of 97 yard rushes after fumbles drew calls for a dead ball on recovery. Georgetown and Rutgers saw pivotal touchdowns from recovered fumbles, with notable runs by Provincial and Chase. Across 60 schools, 33 fumble recoveries led to scores, including 94 and 93 yard bursts by Opekum and Muff, and two by Tappaan. Missouri finally won despite one such play.
Dayton heavyweight Joe Sekyra fights Cuban Bobby Brown at the Coliseum on Friday night. The winner earns a January 3 bout with Cleveland’s Johnny Risko, per matchmaker James Mullen.
Southern California reportedly set a record with 207 student musicians in the band or chorus during the football season. The tally reflects participation across the marching band and singing units.
Rogers Hornsby secures his seventh batting championship in nine years with a .387 average for 1928. Paul Waner finishes second at .370, Fred Linstrom third at .358, while Pittsburgh leads team batting at .309. The All Star lineup would include three Yankees and three Pirates, with Hornsby at second base and Waner at short as part of the outfield and infield mix.
The Chicago Bruins defeated the New York Hakoahs 25 to 22 to secure third in the American Professional Basketball League. It marked the Bruins seventh win in eight games.
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