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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1933
Page
9
Crow stars for Pomeroy with 19 points as Athens struggles with poor shooting and slow defense. Meigs County squad dominates inside, while Crow controls tap and scores nine field goals. Junior high game ends 18-16 after overtime as Pomeroy wins.
Babe Ruth failed to defend his Belleair title as he was eliminated in the second round by D. N. Tallman of Minneapolis, 8 and 2, after losing yesterday. The Belleair championship continued in Florida with Ruth’s early exit noted by local reporters.
Columbus February 14 U P Elmer Baumgarten president of the American Bowling Congress says 1973 teams have registered to bowl in the annual tournament starting in Columbus on March 0 With 894 teams from outside Columbus the entry total is the smallest in six years.
Grover will use four sophomores and one senior in the Marietta College game at Marietta to spare regulars for the Lutheran clash. Al Banko and Ed Byham start at forwards with Bob Henry at center. Roy George and Howard Doll guard. Regulars travel but may ride the bench if needed. Marietta is tougher on their home court after a 41 19 loss earlier.
Amherst beat Clark 40 23 Army over Coast Guard 37 23 while Wittenberg topped Miami 53 26 Cornell 38 35 Dartmouth Otterbein 52 32 Fordham 27 26 John Carroll 38 27 Penn State 33 28 Western Reserve 42 26 Georgia Tech 29 20 Harvard 28 20 Lehigh 40 37 Navy 61 18 New Hampshire 48 44 Rutgers 23 Temple 43 Aggies 16 Vanderbilt 41 Sewanee 25 West Virginia 50 W J 36 Twenty seven boxing bouts highlight the sectional eliminations for the American Legion amateur fifth tournament at the Athens Armory tonight. Seventeen district fighters compete for state tournament in Columbus Feb 25. Card includes flyweight Ervin France Reinhardt Hannell Hutcheson Smith and others with winners receiving a miniature gold glove. Bouts start at 7 30.
Middleport Monarchs defeated an Independent team from The Plains 39 to 24 at the high school gym. Knight and Anderson led with seven goals each while Knight added two free throws for a total of 16 points.
Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Bluebird failed to be ready as technicians finished adjustments after Tuesday’s 240 mph run. Morning runs are avoided by Campbell, who cites tiredness and weather. beach conditions and tides push a Sunday attempt, with fog and rain past dangers noted.
National Football League owners will meet in Pittsburgh February 25 and 26 to speed up the game with changes such as overtime, goal posts on the goal line, no extra point after touchdown, no huddle, and greater forward pass use. The league may adopt the college rules interpretion on clipping. Members include Portsmouth Chicago Bears Chicago Cardinals Boston Brooklyn New York Staten Island and Green Bay.
Wittenberg, top Buckeye Conference leader, defeated the last place Miami 53 to 26 in Springfield on February 16. It was Wittenberg’s 10th straight win and Miami’s ninth straight loss. Larry McAfee led with 17 points, Warren Ott added strong shooting, and McAfee played his final home game for Wittenberg.
Cleveland February 16. The Indians secure first string infield for 1932 as Kamm mails his signed contract after protracted bargaining. Returning infielders Eddie Morgan Bill Cissell Johnny Burnett Del Hale, with Knickerbocker and Harley Ross still negotiating. Holdouts Porter Spencer Ferrell Hudlin and Perrin also on the list ahead of March 6 New Orleans report.
Cleveland middleweight Paul Pirrone will fight Patsy Pollack of Chicago in a 10 round bout at the Coliseum. Canton heavyweight Patsy Perroni meets Joe Doktor of Buffalo in another 10 rounds. Promoter Walter Taylor also stacks two six round bouts with Gene Stratton vs Jack Pallat and Mickey Dugan vs Tony De Marco.
Controversy continues after Ernie Schaaf's death following a Carnera bout. Dr. Norris defends brain injury as death cause and will exam Schaaf's brain microscopically. Plans proceed for Sharkey Carnera title in New York despite commission opposition. Albany boxing supporters push to preserve legalized boxing. mixed views linger among writers and officials.
The account discusses the death of Ernie Schaaf after a fight with Camera, the equivocal crowd reaction, and the belief that sensational reporting misread the event as a staged business deal. Witnesses describe Schaaf's knockout and the chaotic scene that followed, with emphasis on the dramatic eyewitness testimony from Rennie and Cunningham.
Elyria reports two champions from Elyria and two from Toledo plus fighters from Lorain Mansfield and Mansfield will represent northern Ohio at the American Legion state amateur boxing championships in Columbus on Feb 26. Results show Dick Gerard Toledo beat Murdock Davis Lorain in 112 pounds and Nat Davis Elyria beat Don Zimmerman Mansfield in 147 pounds. Johnny Kochan Lorain defeated Charles Lowery Montpelier in 160 pounds. Butch Basillus Toledo won by default in 175 pounds.
William Muldoon and General John T. Phelan insisted future matches require fighters of similar size. Chairman James A. Farley planned to retire March 1 and may join Roosevelt's cabinet. In Albany, Tammany pressed to repeal the Walker Law legalizing professional boxing, blocked by Senator Dun and T. O'Brien of New York City from a third reading.
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