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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
8
A fragmented report describes a basketball game where Morgantown varsity hosts Ohio team and loses by a deficit. Mentions defeat and scoring, with unclear names and partial commentary on players and outcomes.
Ohio Northern and Salem College of W Va prepare for a strong Friday night clash. Ohio Northern features Money at center and a shifting lineup with Fisher moving to forward as Grover’s guard corps hold steady. Salem centers on Hickman a standout pivot and a fast floor man supported by Simms Adolph Culp and Lesch in the starting group.
Babe Adams of the Pittsburgh Pirates will turn 40 on May 18, 1923. The veteran righthander has long relied on control to extend his career, walking only 15 in 171 innings last season. He went 8 11 with the mound wins and losses.
Cleveland promoter Jerry Sachs plans a novice boxing tournament for fighters who have never competed. Weigh 100 to 250 pounds and write to Sachs at 5th and Lexington Avenue, Cleveland. The event is scheduled for January 26.
Raymond B. Howard editor of the Horseshoe World in Wilmington Ohio and secretary of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association will travel to St Petersburg Florida to finalize arrangements for the Mid-Winter National Horseshoe Tournament beginning February 22 where $5900 in prizes will be awarded.
Skepticism greets news that Jimmy Wilde may fight Pancho Villa in London with the National Sporting Club negotiating terms. British fans doubt the bout will happen, though Wilde's pride in his title and Villa's rising skill fuel interest and speculation about a London venue next May.
The Pirates outfielder Max Scoops Carey stole 51 bases in 1922, more than the entire Philadelphia team. He led the NL with 51 while Frank Frisch of the Giants had 31, and Ty Cobb had just nine steals. Sisler matched Carey in the AL with 51 but was caught 19 times.
The article lauds umpire Tim Hurst for unique on field rulings. It recounts his stubborn stance that a batter who slides into first on a close play is out. Players would protest but Hurst stood firm, asserting sliding slowed progress and obscured the play.
Johnny Karr of Cleveland stopped Johnny Wolgast in three rounds at Youngstown. Joe Ryan of Pittsburgh won eight rounds on points against Dick Stosh at McKeesport. Jim My Jones of Youngstown edged Johnny Gill of York in ten uneventful rounds as spectators jeered and the referee urged action.
Elyria January 19 Sam Vorvitz a wealthy contractor escaped injury when his car collided with a fire truck answering a call from Carford Engineering Co where a truck owned by William Kay was nearly destroyed by fire.
In New York a football coaches meeting discussed Earle Neale’s proposal that a fumbled ball or intercepted forward pass should be awarded to the recovering team at the spot of the fumble. The idea drew mixed views, with Princeton’s Bill Roper voicing concern over momentum shifts and team morale. Historical examples from Princeton and Northwestern illustrate how fumbles shaped outcomes and emphasized the need for ball security.
The article notes Princeton’s 1910 team mishandled fumbles, with Coach Roper arguing for ball awareness. Neale proposed a motion to curb flukish TDs, but the measure failed amid debate about football’s unpredictable nature.
Medina report notes R. S. Brown of Spencer, a former oil inspector under the prior Democratic administration, is a candidate for the chief agriculturist appointment in the State Welfare Department during the Donahey administration.
New York report says Rube Benton is headed for another major league airing as Garry Herrmann gauges owner sentiment for a February vote. McGraw backs Benton, while owners fear public backlash and a Benton return could force explanations of past suspicions about the 1919 World Series plot.
The writer recalls Jimmy McAleer’s accidental shoe-string catch to save a game and hails Bill Wambsganss’s unassisted triple play in the 1920 World Series. He notes luck often shapes remarkable plays and teases tomorrow’s piece on a famed first-year pitcher.
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