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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1936

Page

13

Cubs Fans Clash Over conduct and Umpire Morality

Detroit writer Austen Lake discusses Chicago Cubs players Burns and Stark amid clamor over team spirit and discipline. He criticizes salvos at the umpiring in the World Series and notes public scrutiny of pay, travel, and behavior during the season and the series with Moriarty.

Rosie Sim Chicago Cubs Burns Moriarty Cubs Landis Charley George Dolly Stark Austen Lake Fetavery Dolly de Robert Elliot Stark Detroit Chicago George Moriarty

Athens Enters Fifth Annual Ohio Valley Junior High Meet

Athens Junior High basketball team trains under Coach Pete McKinley for the fifth annual Ohio Valley Junior High tournament at Marietta February 21 and 22. Team members include Fred Schuler John Marcinko Dan Bardin Gerald Ramesey Lucius Burson Frank Blackford and John DeMolet with two more eighth graders to join.

Marietta Athens Pete McKinley Rio Red Junior High Fred Schuler John Marcinko Dan Bardin Gerald Ramesey Lucius Burson Frank Blackford John DeMolet Burson Bardin Sherman Gilmore

Marietta Pioneers Seek Third Straight Conference Win

Marietta College Pioneers, riding a ten game win streak as the lone unbeaten Ohio Conference team, face a key stretch with Wittenberg Ashland and Otterbein left. Duke Hayes leads a veteran lineup including Don and Clyde Whiting and Frank Fenton, with captain John Bowser guiding the guards as they prepare for a showdown with Wittenberg.

ETTA Ohio River Marietta College Ohio Marietta High Duke) Hayes Pioneers Whiting Norm Whiting Crea Whiting Deven Ytar Hayes Don Whitings Marietta Wittenberg Ashland Otterbein

Wittenberg Narrow Win Tops Bowling Green in Ohio Race

Wittenberg College cagers edged Bowling Green 28 to 25 to stay near the top of the Ohio Conference standings. Baldwin Wallace defeated Case 84 to 36 at Berea as Youngstown College overwhelmed Upsala 51 to 20 with Steve Navy scoring 20 points. Franklin University beat Rio Grande 40 to 23.

Wittenberg College Bowling Green B.G Baldwin Wallace Case Berea Yellow Jackets Youngstown College Upsala New Jersey Youngstown Steve Navy Franklin University of Columbus Rio Grande

Waldorf Nearing Banquet Record at Northwestern

Coach Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern teases he is nearing all known banquet records after the football season. He has attended three or four banquets weekly delivering speeches about steaks salads and chocolate eclairs while on high school mixer duties.

Chicago Lynn Waldorf Northwestern Waldorf

Heavy Track May Mar Santa Anita Derby Spotlight

Prospects of a heavy track for the Santa Anita derby on Saturday drew attention to several leading three year-olds including Valiant Fox Valedictorian Jubilee Jim Proclivity The Fighter He Did and Galzac as contenders for the 25 000 stake at Arcadia Plant's winter meeting. A 1780 Boston note mentions butter sugar and tea prices tied to paper money value.

Los Angeles Arcadia Plant Valiant Fox Jubilee Jim Proclivity the Fighter Galzac Boston

Racine Triumphs Over New Boston In July 1935

England hosted 13 538 Americans and 11 437 French visitors in July 1935. Colonial era practice used clam juice for fever patients. The back swimmer insect breathes through its hind body.

England

West Virginia to wrestle Ohio in Saturday match

Ohio University wrestling coach Thor Olson leads the Bobcats against West Virginia in a Saturday afternoon meet at Men's Gym. Referee Buell Grove will start the 4 pm match. Ohio gaps include Dick Atkins 145 lb Bob Stacey 165 lb and Shultz 126 lb. West Virginia features seven locals plus a Puerto Rican 118 lb grappler.

Ohio West Virginia Athens Bob Essex Ohio University Thor Olson Buell Grove Olson Bobcat Ohio State Dick Atkins Bob Stacey Shultz Nelsonville Bobcats

Jay Berwanger Chooses Track Over Prom at U Chicago

Jay Berwanger star of the University of Chicago faced a choice between leading the campus prom with his date and competing in a dual track meet against the Maroons. The meet was moved from Feb 21 to Feb 20 by the University of Iowa to resolve the scheduling clash.

Chicago Jay Berwanger University of Chicago Star Day Maroons Towa Alan Washington University of Iowa

Spears After Cornell Post Spears After Cornell Post

New York AP reports Dr. Clarence W. Spears, Wisconsin football coach, applied for the Corner coaching job left by Gil Dobie. Spears clashes with Wisconsin athletic director Dr. Walter Meanwell amid hearings over football player handling. no decision yet.

New York Clarence W. Spears Wisconsin Badger Athletics Gil Dobie Corner Associated Press Spears Walter Meanwell

Sealyham Takes Dog Show Award

A Sealyham terrier named Margaret Magnificent from Clairdale Kennels in Riverhead, New York, won best in show at Westminster Kennel Club among nearly 3000 entrants, dethroning the top-placing poodle Nunsee Duc de La Terrace from New York Kennel.

Sealyham New York Westminister Kennel Club S&j. Margaret Magnificent Clairdale W. O. Penney Riverhead N. Y Duc de la Terrace Brakeen Sherman C. Hoyt

Farm Girl Shines as Fulton Flash Eyes Olympic Lane

Fulton Missouri farm girl Helen Stephens tied the world 50 meter indoor record in 6.4 seconds at the AAU meet and set an American mark in the eight round shot put. She also extended her standing broad jump to 4 feet 12 1/2 inches, defending three national titles and signaling a likely Olympic clash with Stella Walsh.

Fulton, Mo Stella Walsh Miss Stephens

Boxing Results From AP Card Fall 1930s Oakland Savannah Washington

Fight notes record multiple bouts with decisions and stoppages. Pancho Levas beat Small Montana on points in Oakland. In Savannah Joey Spiegal and Eldred Davenport drew. In Washington Tiger Flowers stopped Young George Godfrey, Meyer Rowan beat Harry Wills on points, Willie Green outpointed Kaye Clark.

Associated Press Oakland Calif Pancho Levas Arizona Montana Manila Savannah Joey Spiegal Pittsburgh Eldred Davenport Ware Shoals Drew Washington Tiger Lou Flowers New York George Godfrey Baltimore Meyer Rowan Harry Wills Willie Green Kaye Clark Miami Fla

Maranville Named Elmira Manager in Minor League Return

Walter J. Rabbit Maranville, veteran of 24 major league seasons, signed a one year contract to manage Elmira in the New York Pennsylvania League and plans to continue playing. He framed the move as a stepping stone to a future big league return and cited his goal to prove himself as a manager and player. Also noted, Ohio reportedly has more than 250 000 bee colonies.

Rochester N. Y Walter J Rabbit Maranville the Rabbit Elmira Boston Braves New York Yankees Ohio

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