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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1931
Page
5
Mitell's Musings reviews Lefty Grove's 1930 Athletics deal with Robert Moses. Grove chose 816,000 plus 4,000 for relief work. he earned 820,960, leaving 86,609 potential extra if he’d accepted the previous offer. The piece also touches boxing rumors and other sports chatter.
St. De Dean basketball coach Pverett notes Branch McCracken an All-Conference center from Indiana established an all time Big Ten scoring record during the 1930 season. The accompanying chart shows his best move receiving a pass then driving for a short shot with many follow up baskets from his position on the foul ring.
Ohio State beats Wisconsin and Wittenberg wins again as Ohio college basketball headlines pick up. McCracken praised for leadership and height while Wesley Fesler shines for the Buckeyes. Ohio Wesleyan dominates Miami as conference play begins.
The Amateur Trapshooting Association executive committee plans to set dates for the 32nd Grand American Tournament to be held in Vandalia. They will meet Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday to discuss tournament dates and rule changes for the Handicap and preliminary events. Guy V. Dering of Columbus Wis. chairs the committee.
In Glouster on Saturday the Plains teams split with Glouster. The Glouster girls defeated The Plains girls, while the Glouster boys fell to The Plains boys by a narrow margin. The girls won easily, and the boys lost by one point with a score of 27 to 2.
Cleveland Indians begin spring workouts with a March 7 opener against unknown opponents. They will play only class A and double A teams before facing the Cincinnati Reds in an April 11 12 series in Cincinnati. Ten of 22 games are slated with New Orleans and pitchers and catchers report in New Orleans February 23 with the rest joining March 1.
Chicago defeated Toledo 28 to 24 in an American League basketball game. Banks for Toledo and Wickhorst for Chicago each scored five field goals to lead their teams. The Bruins stalled late after a strong Toledo drive that narrowed the margin in the final quarter.
The text notes hockey player Massecar is following a most appropriate game, marking an annual tradition of printing a notable scientific fact alongside sports remarks.
Northwestern leads the Big 10 with undefeated teams Minnesota Chicago and Ohio State also undefeated after one phase. Upcoming games include Ohio State versus Indiana and Michigan against Purdue as Chicago and Minnesota sit idle until Saturday.
New York dispatch reports a plans conference at Madison Square Garden over a Schmeling Stribling bout in June with Jersey City or Detroit hosting. Pa Stribling questions signing while Pa hopes the Garden deal could lead to a title defense against Primo Carnera in September.
Experiments at Tinols Medical College focus on finding a cure for a permanent headache. Afterward, the institution may shift attention to weighty matters, including prize fighting.
Athens High School basketball prepares to face Middleport High Friday night after a 1 3 season start. Coach McKinley’s squad seeks an even break following a 20 19 loss to Nelsonville two weeks earlier.
Fifty two of 135 starters survived to contest the final 34 holes of the Sixth Annual $10,000 Los Angeles Open. Al Espinosa and Eddie Loos, both Chicagoans, led after 86 holes with 139 totals after strong rounds including a 67. Leo Jewel and Frank Walsh chased, while 62 players remain with 47 pros and four amateurs.
In Ring magazine annual rankings Jack Dempsey places Young Stribling at the head of the heavyweight division predicting Stribling would defeat Max Schmeling if they meet for the world championship. Max Padlow, former Dayton Stivers star, plans to enroll at Ohio State in spring or next fall during a Columbus visit with a Dayton quintet.
A 9-year-old from Chicago named Win Day defeated Lea Chase of New York to win the Miami Mid-Winter Amateur Tournament after a grueling 49-hole match.
Ronry V. Bird Hooper, captain of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute football team, was released from Johns Hopkins Hospital to return home fully recovered from a bruise suffered in the Thanksgiving Day game against VPI.
Only four of the 24 scheduled games will feature major league opposition. The Philadelphia Phillies and St Louis Cardinals will each play two games against the Browns, continuing the club's facing top majors this season.
Williams Freeman a state dry agent pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe from a confessed bootlegger when arraigned before Judge Walter McMahon in Cleveland.
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