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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1934
Page
9
Ath ens County boxers entered in the American Legion Golden Gloves tryouts are urged to attend a meeting at K. T. Crossen Post 23 headquarters tonight at 7 o clock. All boys are requested to be present for coordination and eligibility details.
Ohio University cruised past Marshall College 35 to 19 as Berens Reichley and Fogelson led the Bobcats with long-range shooting and inside scoring. Marshall struggled all night, hitting only six field goals and failing to threaten the hosts.
Chicago manager Charlie Grimm declares the Cubs will win the pennant or risk his job next season. He notes strengthening the club with Chuck Klein and improved defense, predicts Klein will lead NL batting, and promises a sterner, hustling lineup from spring training.
Columbia beat Princeton 96 to 29. Navy defeated Georgetown 83 to 18. Syracuse edged Yale 36 to 46. North Carolina topped Tet 37 to 2. Gettysburg lost to Lebanon Valley 28 to 27. Massachusetts teams and others posted mixed results including Kansas-like 41 21 and 45 30 style scores.
Carl Hubbell, ace pitcher of the world champion New York Giants, signed his 1954 contract with a substantial salary increase. The six thousand dollar boost is believed to raise his 1934 earnings to about eighteen thousand dollars.
Frankfort Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon adds National League outfielder Chuck Klein to the growing Kentucky Colonels roster.
Fights in Fargo and Indianapolis feature Frankie Bataglia stopping Walter Cobb in 161 lb class. Paul Tennessee Lee at Indianapolis defeats Henry Moreno 121 1 2. Scotten beats Eddie Cooper in 134 lb division. In San Francisco Little Pancho 115 meets Pablo Dano 117 and Alex Romero 128 draws with Jammy Bouliard 190.
Ashland College rallied from a whirlwind start by Kenyon to win 44 to 40 at home. Ralph Clelan scored 18 for Ashland, with Sater adding 18 and Berry 12. Kenyon's Seanson also posted 18 points in the Ohio Conference game.
Ohio Wesleyan tops Miami 17-6 and moves into first in the Buckeye Conference standings. Myron Prech scores 14 for Wesleyan while John Anthony fouls out for Miami and Weiland misses game time due to injury. Cincinnati, William and Wittenberg trail with uneven records as the league race tightens.
Welterweight champion Jimmy McLarnin announced readiness to sign for a Miami bout with Vince Dundee in March. He said details of the match are satisfactorily arranged and noted potential Paris challenges against Maree Thil or Jack Hood after the Dundee fight.
Charles McDaniels center for Holbrook College football has been elected captain for the 183% team. McDaniels hails from Hinton West Virginia and is a sophomore.
The Plains Rovers beat the J T Merchants 24 to 21 after a tense final rally at The Plains gym. Merchants led after three periods but Rovers surged in the closing minutes to claim the win. A follow up game is planned against the Zanesville Coeds, a semi pro women’s team, on Saturday night January 27.
Athens High School defeated Jackson 28-15 on the local court as the Bulldogs pulled away in the final period after a neck and neck first three quarters. Jackson Junior High lost 17-11 in the preliminary, while notes mention injuries and officials in attendance.
Frances X. Shields of New York, ranked No. 1 in the United States, won through to the quarter-finals at the Canadian indoor championships in Montreal. He defeated Montreal players H. G. Marpole and J. Ernest Savard and faced Jack Reitman of Montreal in the next round, with other notable matchups including George M. Lott of Chicago against Laslie Klegg of Montreal and a Hall Rainville clash defining the day’s action.
In Los Angeles Jim Brown ing of Missouri defeated Joe Saveldi of Michigan after Saveldi was disqualified. In Portland Jacck Fors gren of Canada defeated Ted Cox of California and Don Wagner of Oregon State College toppled Bob Stone of Tilinow. In New York Hans Xampfer of Germany defeated Scotty McDougall of Toronto and other German wrestlers faced multiple opponents including Man Mountain Dean and Herb Freeman. Carton Henriques of Cuba defeated Tony Moreill of Brooklyn.
Otterbein College defeats Capital University 23 19 in an Ohio Conference basketball game. Kee Holland of Otterbein starred with 17 points as the team edged ahead in a tough, rain slicked contest.
Baldwin Wallace tops Western Reserve 33 to 80 to claim first place in the Big Four standings as sophomore Ward Powell leads with 15 points. The win moves Baldwin Wallace ahead while Western Reserve drops to third.
Findlay College assumed leadership of the Northwest Conference with a 2 to 1 victory over Bluffton College. It was Findlay’s second straight win and Bluffton’s second setback.
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