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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
9
Andrew L. Smith, star back for the University of California football team and a famed Penn graduate, died at University Hospital Philadelphia at 6 AM after a pneumonia illness begun December 24.
Ohio University heads to Springfield to face Wittenberg in a season opener that could test Wright and Armstrong. Both captains were top scorers last season. coaches note Ohio’s shooting struggles and a fast breaking attack from Grover’s squad. The game tips at 8 15 p m with Wright vs Armstrong as key matchups.
Mickey Walker along with Tex Rickard Jack Kearns and his entourage planned to persuade the New York state athletic commission that he is available for the January 22 welterweight title bout with Tommy Milligan. He would undergo a physical to prove the toe injury has healed. Rickard notes his $11,000 Christmas fund loss. Milligan's manager Billy Ames argues postponement harms the English challenger after his four thousand mile trip.
Questions about baseball football boxing and amateur sports appear in this column. Readers send in queries to John B Foster Lawrence Perry and Fair Play at 314 Worth Building with a stamped self addressed envelope for a personal reply.
At the Ohio university gymnasium on Saturday night the wrestling segment will occur between halves of the Ohio University versus Wittenberg College game. Coach Thor Olson promotes several ark-horse wrestlers and has drawn wide interest as 100 students attended practice. Coach Grover fears basketball players are shifting to wrestling while the 8:15 PM game tipoff approaches.
Phil Neer of Stanford won the intercollegiate singles title, the first champion from outside the eastern schools. The west consider it a historic triumph as Neer dominated a strong field and later emerged as a notable doubles player with Jimmy Davies, signaling a shift in collegiate tennis power.
A. H. Shatz known as Johnny Small sues Chicago football star Red Grange for 50000 alleging a August 28 stage contract for 2000 dollars weekly with 600 dollars to Shatz and 25 percent of earnings. Shatz claims Grange breached by signing a contract with Cc Pyle.
Delta Tau Delta defeated Sigma Pi 7 to 3 to claim the indoor A division title at the university gym. Tri Gam beat Phi Delta Theta 5 to 2 to win the A division in the American league. Sigma Pi won the B class in the International league and Phi Delta Theta won B in the Association league.
Varaceae Knowing notes FE. C. Robertson of Purdue scored seven field goals in a 1900 game against Rose Poly, including a 35 yarder. He added two each from the 36 35 and 20 yard lines. Eckersall and Brickley held later marks with five field goals each. Wooster Season Opens.
Wooster College will start its basketball season at home against Heidelberg this Saturday, kicking off the new campaign with a locally anticipated matchup that pits two regional programs against each other.
San Francisco hosts a January football event previously held as the East West game to raise funds for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Organizers plan the event as a larger annual affair with local public support and a charitable mission.
Babe Ruth announces his best physical shape, weighing 215 pounds. After four weeks of intensive exercise in New York, his waist line has been reduced by seven inches.
A newspaper brief notes that paper was produced in China around 100 B with details limited to the origin and time frame. The fragment emphasizes manufacturing activity in China during ancient times.
Brooklyn boxer Joe Glick, rising star after beating Honey Boy Finnegan, must beat Danny Kramer to press his claim for the junior lightweight title. Kramer seeks to erase a floor KO memory and could lead to a showdown with Ted Morgan if Glick advances. California promoters report losses after legalizing longer matches. a $500 guaranteed money cap may shift star purses to percentages.
Herr Gebhart presents a prototype in Munich showing mechanized rollers for personal travel. The scene mixes technical flair with street curiosity as onlookers watch the skates in action.
Lawrence Perry argues that pro football propaganda exaggerates threats to college football. He notes professional games struggle for crowds while college tradition remains strong and that money driven leagues risk injuries and undermining ideals.
Psychologists say morning hours are optimal for productivity with improved focus and task performance. They cite circadian rhythm alignment, higher energy, and better decision making in early work periods.
Arnaud Massy, the only French golfer to win the British Open in 1907, will compete in Florida winter matches. The famed golfer arrives for his first trip to the United States and is expected to face leading American linksmen.
A collage of quick takes includes Dempsey Firpo boxing plans in Mexico and Grange’s Florida cap causing a 15 yard loss, plus trivia on solar system speed, Einstein theory and the rabbit ball. Also notes on Oldfield’s new bride, Chapman's shock at execution timing, Ford dancing campaigns, and a brief exchange from Indian Rubber Man humor.
New York reports Knute Rockne of Notre Dame has joined his wife's Catholic parish. The affiliation occurred last November and marks Rockne as a Catholic. The note accompanies a broader report on religious conversion. Silver ore processing mentions common salt used in recovery.
Paris January 8 Helen Wills American tennis star en route to France to compete in Riviera events must defeat all second tier French women players before facing Mile Lenglen, if L Information is correct. L Information editorial says Mascart returns to Paris with Wills and that she was limited to bouts against second-raters in the United States.
1926 plan from Rogers Hornsby aims to transform the St. Louis Cardinals into one of baseballs hardest hitting teams. He hires Bill Killefer as coach and targets revival of veteran pitchers with promising young arms, including lefty Reinhart who showed strong 1925 numbers against multiple clubs.
Johnny Weissmuller Arne Borg and Ethel Lackie set new world marks at the Illinois Athletic Club open swimming meet in Chicago. Weissmuller swam 220 yards in 2 2 5, beating his 2 14 5 record. Borg lowered the 440-yard mark to 4 47 1 5. Lackie posted 1 02 4 5 for 100 yards, breaking her previous 1 08 1 5 record. All three belong to the I A C.
New York rumor mill reports the Magty McManus trade collapse. The Yankees reportedly balked at including White Hoyt in any deal with St. Louis while Washington flirted with a Zachary Adams package and St Louis for McManus. Sources imply Browns would trade McManus for a high price in players.
Columbus Grand Post will hold a Saturday meeting on January 9 at 1 p m for important business and officer installation. J L Pickering, P W
Ray Schalk, star catcher for the Chicago White Sox, has been offered a coaching job with the Wisconsin Badgers baseball team. He will report to Madison to discuss the offer after traveling from Shreveport where the White Sox are in spring training in March.
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