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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1933
Page
9
The report notes a debut season for a school team with Grover and Wittenberg in the race but slow starts and fading as the game heated. Bobcats hold around 36 points per game while Buckeye opponents average 2 points more per game as Bernard Ber from Lancaster High shines as a pivot standout.
Spring training opens with Pirates settled at Paso Robles while Giants and Cubs move toward conditioning for the pennant chase. Hoyt Swift Harris Swetonic Padden Wood Chegnon Finity Meine Grace Birkofer join. French Kremer to follow. Cubs led by Veeck Grimm head to Catalina Island. Hartnett Bush Malone Hartnett among first group. Giants train at Wrigley Field. Terry leads group with Healey and Jackson. Cubs and Coast residents greet the travelers. Lew Foneeca to reach Pasadena with White Sox batch.
Ohio University remains first in the Buckeye Conference after a 31 to 19 win over Cincinnati to move to eight wins and two losses. Bernard Berens, in his first season at center for the Bobcats, set a Buckeye scoring record with 11 points in 10 games, lifting the team as Wittenberg’s possible tie with Marshall College looms for Saturday. Grandie and Smith kept Cincinnati competitive, but the Bearcats could not overcome Ohio’s tighter defense and Berens’ early scoring surge.
Corbett II defeated Jackie Fields by a 10 round decision at Seals Stadium before 20,000 fans to claim the welterweight world championship. Fields fought hard with infighting and body work but couldn’t overcome Corbett's sharp lefts and rights. Fields earned $30,000. promoters and Corbett shared the remaining of a $90,000 gate as Jack Dempsey watched.
Meigs County to hold its first junior high basketball tournament at Middleport High School gym Friday with four teams Syracuse Pom ery Racine and Middleport in action. The winner receives a trophy from the Middleport High School Athletic Association.
Pomeroy Panthers face Nelsonville Greyhounds in the last league game of the season at the focal gymnasium. The prelim pits Pomeroy girls against Nelsonville girls at 7:30. A Panthers victory would seal a third straight league title without a defeat. Nelsonville fielded a solid though not standout squad.
Athens Merchant Juniors invite junior players up to 15 years old to join an opening game before the Athens Newtonville clash. Interested participants should contact Manecer Murad at 26508 for details.
Mt Union edged John Carroll 81 to 73 in a Wednesday night basketball game to push its Obiso Conference record to nine wins. Curtis led Mt Union with 13 points as the team secured the victory on home court.
Wittenberg edged Ohio Wesleyan 31 to 30 in Delaware as Wit tenberg clinches a potential Buckeye Conference title tie with Ohio University. Roy Jones and Gene Jones each sparked late scoring while James and Bolton led Wesleyan with 10 points apiece.
Paul Runyan of White Plains New York and Horton Smith of Oak Park Illinois won the international four ball at Miami Country Club defeating Tommy Armour Detroit and Olin Dutra California two up with one to play after 36 holes. Runyan’s superb putting and accuracy on chips carried the team to victory. Dutra failed to convert key putts on the greens. Armour was off with short chips in the finale.
Daytona Beach Fra February 23 A humorous column recalls beach speed trials with Malcolm Campbell style drama. The piece lampoons dune vantage viewing and family hardships at the sands, noting sandspurs heat readers and a playful dig at record chasing.
Sir Malcolm Campbell, after setting a new land speed record of 272.108 mph at Daytona Beach, says he will not try to improve the mark this year. He departs for England March 2 aboard the Aquitania and cites wrist injury, car condition, and beach weather as reasons.
Chicago. Barney Ross, lightweight contender for Tony Canzoneri's world title, won a 10 round decision over Tommy Grogan of Omaha. Grogan carried a seven pound advantage at 142 to Ross's 135 and was floored three times but avoided kayo. A potential clash with Billy Petrolie is stalled over weight limits at 138 pounds.
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