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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1932
Page
5
The rules committee approved sweeping changes after inflated fatality reports, despite evidence of only 21 direct football deaths. Critics say the alterations curb the running game and overstate safety gains while defenders praise two rules curbing dangerous play.
DePauw University Greencastle Ind defeated Denison 23 to 21 to clinch the Buckeye Conference title in its first year in the league. Wabash, Mt. Union, and other Ohio teams posted tight results as eight league games finished with narrow margins.
Fielding H. Yost of Michigan received the largest bulk order for a Western Conference football game. K. L. Wilson of Northwestern sent 20,000 tickets for the Wolverine Wildcat game next fall.
Purdue climbed to the top of the Big Ten standings with a 48 33 win over Northwestern at Lafayette. Co captain Johnny Wooden and Harry Kellar led Purdue with 28 points. A win over Indiana would put Purdue two games ahead with four to play while Illinois Michigan and Chicago jockey for position behind them.
In Clearwater Brookyn opens spring workouts with 16 players on hand to decide if five holdouts Dazzy Vance Joe Shaute Babe Phelps Austin Moore and Ernie Lombardi will report. Manager Max Carey coaches Casey Stengel Otto Miller oversee early sessions as rookies brace for a week of single daily workouts. In Los Angeles New York Giants rookies and batterymen resume spring training after rest with Hughie Critz joining the squad after missing most of last season with an injured arm.
Marvin Gudat, former Columbus outfielder, stood out at the Chicago Cubs camp on February 22 in Avalon, Catalina Island. Manager Hornsby praised his progress after a tough workout, noting Gudat excelled in fly chasing and showed driving power by hitting to all field parts.
Eight clubs will compete in the Middle Atlantic baseball league this season, down from twelve last year. The franchises retained are Huntington, Charleston, Wheeling, Clarksburg, Beckley in West Virginia, Johnstown in Pennsylvania, Youngstown in Ohio, and Cumberland in Maryland. Dropped from the league are Fairmont, Charleroi, Beaver Falls, and Scottdale.
In Quebec February 22 amid snarling dogs 14 teams are harnessed for the first lap of a three day derby. The race centers on two favorites Emil St Goddard for the Tavern Club of Cleveland and Leonhardt Seppala for Lawrence Marks Newark New Jersey.
Ohio State matmen defeated Ohio University 36 to 10, winning six of eight matches. Keller pinned Tiffany in 6 40, Sintic pinned Bachman, Olson forfeited, and Neutzling edged Busha in overtime. Other results include Wanderleigh defaulting at 118 and Reichbauer taking a 9 7 decision over Breed.
Bulldogs seek a season end win over Marietta after a bounce back from illness and recent defeats. Coach Sherm Giimore Junior High Champs prepare for Marietta reserves as Bulldogs hope to secure a winning percentage above .600 and avenge earlier losses to the Pioneers and Nelsonville.
Chicago report says D Jack Dempeey, recovering from a setback, heads toward Louisville to meet Frankie Wine in a four round exhibition on Tuesday. He has tentative bookings in Dayton, Toronto, Detroit and several western road towns.
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