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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1934
Page
7
The Bobcats seek to stay in the race as Ohio and Miami loom in the standings. Wesleyan and Marshall battle for the lead after a 19 to 18 loss to Ohio Wesleyan, with five conference games left on the schedule and home games set for Wittenberg, Cincinnati, and Wesleyan remaining on the road.
Ohio Wesleyan loses 19 to 18 in overtime to Marshall after Clarence Hendricks injures his knee. The defeat, Wesleyan's first in eight games, ties the Buckeye Conference lead and sets a return clash at Delaware Tuesday night.
New owner Powell Crosley Jr and associates purchase a controlling stake in the Cincinnati Reds. National League President John Heydler calls it the biggest boost to the league in years. Crosley aims to field a team Cincinnati fans can be proud of as MacPhail continues front-office changes and new hires.
Springfield, Feb 5. A new manager for the Springfield Chicks of the Middle Atlantic League is expected this week, owner Alex Pisula said. Leading candidates are Eddie Onslow Frank Dessau Jewel Ens Guy Lacey and Elmer Smith. Seven new players were signed including Jake Chadwick Walter Lewis Eddie Ahbnahoe Bernard Kiser James Murray and Richard Spoor. Mickey Noonan to be converted from shortstop to outfielder.
In Miami on Thursday night Maxie Rosenbloom light heavyweight champion defends his title in a 15 round bout postponed by bad weather. His rival Joe Knight was expected to challenge for the crown with betting odds around even money before the postponement.
In New York twelve leading three cushion billiard artists start the world championship. Defending title holder Welker Cochran of San Francisco leads the field as play opens.
Featured bouts include Maxie Rosenbloom defending the light heavyweight crown in Miami against Joe Knight in a 16 rounder, Barney Ross defending his titles in a 12 rounder in Kansas City against Pete Nebo, and Freddie Miller facing Petey Sarron in Cincinnati in a non title bout. Additional fights list King Levinsky versus Charley Massera in New York and more card matchups across Monday to Friday schedule.
Minnesota center Gordon Norman leads the Big Ten in scoring by one point over Northwestern’s Lyle Fisher after Norman tallied 18 points against Ohio State, bringing his season total to 65. Ohio State’s Bobby Colburn sits third with 89 points, with Purdue’s Norman Cottom close behind as the race tightens over four games remaining.
Middleport game reports the Yellow Jackets breaking a 23 23 tie in the final 15 seconds. Bennett returned from ankle injury to tie, then Allensworth hit the winning shot as the clock expired.
Basketball timetable lists games from Feb 5 to Feb 10 featuring Cincinnati, Denison, Marshall, Ohio Wesleyan, Wittenberg, Ohio U, Mount Union, Baldwin Wallace, Heidelberg, Toledo, Ohio Northern, Bluffton, Wooster, Denison, Oberlin, Western Reserve, Capital, Muskingum, Dayton, St John, John Carroll, Detroit, Findlay, Cedarville, Defiance, Wilmington, Marquette, Miami, Xavier, Case, Kenyon, Gambier, Hiram.
Racine showcased a sharp shooting attack to beat Cadmus 48 to 28 at home. Earlier, Racine won the boys game 29 to 12 while the girls fell 16 to 13 at Harrisonville.
POMEROY Feb 5 Two last minute shots gave St Marys a 18 to 14 win over Pomeroy Panthers at Lancaster Saturday night. St Marys opened with a fast breaking offense but Panthers tightened defense, limiting scoring after an early burst. The half ended 6 to 3.
Cincinnati faces Denison and Delaware in non conference action while Wittenberg meets Obie U at Athens. Marshall plays Obie Wesleyan and other matches include Miami at Oxford and Huntington.
Big Ten basketball resumes with Purdue and Iowa leading after a three week gap. Minnesota at Chicago and Iowa at Indiana headline conference games tonight, with four conference matchups Saturday including Iowa versus Purdue at Lafayette.
The New York Giants announced George Grantham has signed his contract from Phoenia Arizona after being acquired from Cincinnati last season.
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