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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1936

Page

9

Bobcats Lose Narrowly to Cincinnati Bearcats 35 34

Ohio University men’s basketball falls 35 34 to Cincinnati on the home floor after leading most of the game. Bobcats held a 34 29 edge with under three minutes left but Cincinnati finished with three field goals to pull off the upset. Bobcats to face Xavier in next contest and contribute one cent from each admission to a charity drive.

Ohio Univerty Buckeye Bobcats Incinnati Bearcats Een Bearcats Duri Xavier University of Cincinnati Ohio Court Musketeers Cincinnati Naismith B. T. Grover Ohio

Venzke Seeks Baxter Mile Showdown at New York Games

Pennsylvania sprinter Gene Venzke aims to lure Glenn Cunningham and Joe Mangan into the Baxter mile at the New York Athletic Club meet. Venzke recently beat Mangan at the Hunter mile in Boston and pressured Cunningham in Millrose prep. A crowded racing week looms with the Baxter mile as the spotlight event.

New York Gene Venzke Pennsylvania Flyer Glenn Cunningham Kansas Joe Mangan Cornell New York Athletic Club Venzke Cunningham Mangan Joe Glenn

Wittenberg Marietta clash tops weeks cage program

Wittenberg hosts Marietta in a key Ohio Conference showdown that could reshape the title race. Marietta seeks to extend a nine game win streak, while Mt Union and Wittenberg loom as possible spoiler candidates. The schedule lists games across multiple leagues with Berlin of Denison and Bowling Green on notable dates.

Columbus Bill Stobbs Wittenberg Basketeers Ohio Marietta Ohio River Valley Springfield

Bierman Plans To Direct Gopher Quarterback School

Minneapolis United Press reports head football coach Bernie Bierman will personally direct the Minnesota quarterback school, a role Dawson left when he moved to Tulane. Dawson mentored Captain Glenn Seidel and Babe Levoir, two leading Minnesota quarterbacks, with Seidel set to assist at Tulane.

Tulane Dawson Glenn Seidel Babe Levoir Seidel Minnesota

Major League Payroll Returns to 3,000,000 Class

Major league baseball payrolls for 16 clubs are estimated by AP sources to approach 38 million dollars this year, the first rise after prior cuts. Payroll totals for this year and last show about a 350 thousand dollar increase, recovering roughly a third of earlier reductions.

New York Babe Ruth Associated Press

Top Ten Salaried Figures In Major League Baseball

New York report lists Joe McCarthy at 55000 and Mickey Cochrane once more among the high earners. The Boston Red Sox pay over 300000 with Tom Yawkey’s club leading the offseason payroll surge. Other teams near the 250000 mark include the Tigers Cubs Giants and Cardinals with executives like Branch Rickey among the top earners.

New York CNN Joe McCarthy New York Yankees Mickey Cochrane Tigers Bill Terry Giants Joe Cronin Red Sox Jimmie Foxx Ei i Lou Gehrig Yankees Upcatbieiaiiens Bob Grove Simia Frank Frisch Cardinals Carl Hubbell Tom Yawkey Boston Ruth Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs Cubs New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Branch Rickey Generalissimo Cardinal

Haarlow and Kessler Lead Big Ten Scoring Race

Chicago star Bill Haarlow topped the Big Ten scoring tally with 88 points in eight games, averaging 12.25, while Purdue guard Bob Kessler was second with 72 points in six games averaging 12. The leaders include Haarlow Kessler Young Whitling Gunning Thomas Purdue and Ohio players as the season progresses.

Chicago Bill Haarow Bob Kessler Purdue Big Ten Maroon Kessler Haarlow Indiana Boilermakers Town

Westminster Kennel Club Show Opens With Record Entrants

The 60th Westminster Kennel Club exhibition begins in New York at Madison Square Garden with 2920 entrants, the largest list in the event’s history. Dogs from across the nation and abroad converge as preening and posing fill the big show.

New York Westminster Kennel Club Westminster America Canada England Continent Madison Square Garden Sports Palace

New PFL Plan Aims for Equal Chance At College Prospects

The National Professional Football League adopts a rotation system giving the last place club first call on eight college prospects at season end to curb bidding wars. The plan includes a Pacific coast franchise trial via the Los Angeles Legion and potential all star regional play to test coast competition.

Philadelphia National Professional Football League Los Angeles Pacific Coast Harry Myers Los Angeles County Legion Coast League

Dempsey Kearns Protégés Set Boxing Clash in Chicago

Veteran promoter Jack Kearns and former champ Jack Dempsey clash as their proteges Hank Bath of Fort Morgan Colorado and Red Purman of Baltimore face off in a ten round bout at Chicago Stadium. A prior Madison Square Garden date was delayed by the New York commission over regulatory issues. Purman and Bath agreed to a 30 percent split to settle purse negotiations.

Chicago Jack Dempsey Jack Kearns Red Purman Baltimore Red Head Dempsey Hank Bath Fort Morgan Colo Kearns Madison Square Garden New York State Athletic Commission California Commission Jim Mullen Nate Lewis

Freckled Patty Berg Leads Miami Biltmore Tourney

Patty Berg, 19, of Minneapolis, is medalist and winner at the Miami Biltmore women's tourney while noted as the brightest feminine golf prospect. She paused to jot down her score, keeping her lead in the event.

Patty Berg Miami Biltmore Minneapolis Miss Berg Glenna Collett Ware

New Jersey Lad Gets Crack at Crown Tonight

Newark boxer Tony Fisher born Anthony Fesce takes a 21 year old challenger role in a 10 round middleweight title bout against Eddie Babe Risko in Newark. Risko, from Syracuse New York, won the title last September and defends for the first time as a 3 to 1 favorite.

Newark N. J Eddie Babe" Risko Tony Fisher Anthony Fesce National Boxing Association New Jersey Athletic Commission Risko Syracuse N. Y Teddy Larosz Pittsburgh

Purdue Sets Stage To Tie Big Ten Lead In Clash At Iowa

Purdue can reach a share of the Big Ten lead with a win at Iowa after a 39 38 comeback victory over Iowa last weekend. Indiana seeks a conference win versus Franklin College as Ohio State faces Wisconsin and Iowa meets Illinois. Northwestern plays Butler in a non conference game, with Purdue’s next big test at Lafayette.

Gophers Boilermakers Purdue Indiana Franklin College Ohio State Wisconsin Madison Iowa Illinois Champaign Northwestern Butler Evanston Llafayette Columbus Chicago Michigan Michigan State Minneapolis Buckeyes Hwestern Michigan Minnesota

Form New Grange under Logan Samuel Blum named master

Logan Samuel Blum named master of the newly organized Grange at Enterprise. It is the eighth subordinate Grange started in Hocking County with Arnie Brimmer and J. R. Smoot guiding the organization. In Des Moines, Lester Watt, Grinnell College football coach, resigns to join a local sporting goods store.

Logan Samuel Blum Enterprise Hocking County Arnie Brimmer J. R. Smoot Des Moines Lester Fuzz) Watt Grinnell College Des Moines Sporting Goods

Racine Extends Winning Streak With Hamden Victory

Racine won 36 to 27 at Hamden on Saturday night to push its basketball win streak. Hamden was unable to overcome Racine's defense as the visitors secured another league triumph.

Hamden Racine

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