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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1936
Page
9
Southern experts forecast Patty Berg as the next women's golf champion amid training camp notes. The piece mentions bans on autos and wives at camps and references various sports figures in a collage of 1920s era sports gossip and events.
In San Jose Freddie 128 Cincinnati stopped Bobby 134 in a featherweight bout. Moon Mullins from Indiana outpointed Castillo 124 1 2 in Los Angeles. Frankie Ee 126 Detroit edged Sicilia 126 Springfield Ill. Ace of Spades Minneapolis beat Jimmy Ry 180 in Fargo. Godwin 179 West Palm Beach faced Tony Celli 174 Bos.
The post office department said on Tuesday it planned to erase all demerits against postal employees and implement a new system to give the workers a break.
The enforcement division announced that for the week of February 3 to 4 it conducted 170 raids and made 164 arrests.
St Louis hosts the national A A U women's indoor meet at the arena with 45 athletes led by Missouri's Helen Stephens. Defending champions include Evelyne Hall, Alice Arden, and the Lauraye A C team in the 400 meter relay as rivals seek titles.
In Newark Dick Shikat 228 defeated Hank Barhber 218 straight falls. In New Haven Joe Savoldi 202 defeated Jack Donovan 2198 two falls. in Erie Ray Steele 215 defeated Little Beaver 228 one fall. In Albany Ernie Dusek 228 defeated Sam Cordovano 204 two falls. in Bridgeton Joe Montana 179 defeated Charles Grubmyer 181 straight falls. In Reading Dean Detton 205 defeated Vic Christy 212 one fall. In Spokane John Kazanjian 215 defeated Paul Roesch 215 two falls. In San Diego Casey Colombo 209 defeated Emil Dusek 215 two falls out of three.
Burgess Whitehead of the Giants Moe Berg of the Red Sox and Red Rolfe of the Yankees are the only Phi Beta Kappa men in the majors.
Reservations indicate a sellout for the mile automobile race staged at the Indianapolis Speedway on May 26 drawing America's largest smart crowd.
McKinley’s Bulldogs face Gallia Academy in a return at Gallipolis after a 37 to 21 win on Athens floor. Athens relies on McKinley lineup tweaks with Wilson, Dal ton, Coury, and Littler as key pieces in a season showing road losses.
Figures from the U S Golf Association show 1935 National Open receipts totaling 12 492 dollars, up from 7 979 dollars in 1934. The increase reflects higher gate and related revenues for the major golf championship.
Shields the tennis star who moved to Hollywood last season has cut 30 strokes from his golf game in a year and now shoots in the 70s.
Track and field stars compete in San Francisco tonight for a notable indoor meet. Sam Allen of Oklahoma Baptist University leads a California heavy slate including Tom Moore and Leroy Kirkpatrick. Harold Manning and Floyd Lochner of Oklahoma face stiff tests, while Sam Klippstock of Stanford and Norman Bright contest the two mile.
Judge W R White grants Carrie Clark one seventh of the property in a suit against Charles H Smith and others. One seventh also goes to Smith, Bessie M Scott, Torie L Wilke, Nelson T Smith, and Lewis Lafayette Smith. Hazel Owens and Pearl Smith Roberts receive one fourteenth each. Partition ordered with commissioners Edward T Morrison, Edward L Cotrell, and Raymond Grover named.
Cleveland officials confirmed veteran pitcher Mel Harder signed for two years. They focused on adding Willis Hudlin Johnny Allen Roy Hughes and rookie outfielder Jimmy Gleason under contract. Harder reportedly asked 15 a year with estimated total around 18500, among Cleveland's top salaries.
Swiss pilots Pierre Musy and Reto Capadrutti finished first and second in the four man bob Sledding championship at Garmisch Partenkirchen as America failed to medal. Bob Peterson and Eddie Schroeder, the US entrants, finished 11th and 15th. Ballangrud won the 5000 meter speed skating title and set an Olympic record.
A historical note asserts that London's main protection against earthquakes is the clay bed beneath the city. The ancient claim links soil depth to seismic resilience, reflecting early engineering beliefs about ground stability.
Marietta outplayed Denison 43 to 17 to extend its conference streak to ten as Cincinnati led the Buckeye race with a 32 to 23 win over Dayton. Kent State upset Akron 40 to 28, Capital beat Kenyon 42 to 40, and Ohio University routed Xavier 87 to 2 amid a day of tight Ohio College results.
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane expects a homer from Al Simmons, acquired from the White Sox, in the first game. Simmons previously hit four bases on balls in his early appearances with Milwaukee, the Athletics, and Chicago.
London reports Pete Bostwick America's esteemed jockey will ride his own horse Cantie Irwell in the Grand National at Aintree on March 27. The entry adds anticipation for a notable American entrant in the famed race.
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