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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1932

Page

5

Ohio Cage Teams Shine In Buckeye Court Action

Ohio college teams combined for 484 points across 10 games, averaging 48.4 per contest as Wooster, Marietta, Mt. Union and others posted notable scores. Ohio State narrowly lost to Northwestern 25 24 while Cincinnati claimed its first conference win, 82 26 over Miami.

Braness Ohio Ohio State University Big Ten Northwestern Ohio State Minnesota Michigan Columbus DePauw University Buckeye Wittenberg Denison Ohio Wesleyan Miami Cincinnati Mt. Union Case Xavier Marietta and Wooster Western Reserve Muskingum Heidelberg Baldwin-Wallace Oberlin Dayton Westminster College John Carroll Findlay Cedarville

Dizzy Dean predicts big year for Cardinals in 1932

Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Jack Ryder relays Dizzy Dean confidence about winning 20 games or more for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1932 with a strong pitching staff behind him. Ryder recalls Dean’s Bradenton antics and notes Dean believes Burleigh Grimes gone opens a path for a major contribution to a championship rotation.

Dizzy” Dean Jack Ryder Cincinnati Enquirer Cardinals Dizzy Dean Houston Dizzy Champions Branch Rickey Rickey Dean Bradenton St. Louis Teaguer Reds Athletics Street Gabby Texas Izzy Burleigh Grimes Burleigh Grimes Cardinal Hallahan Derringer Johnson Haines Rehm Lindsay

Catholic High School Tournament Invites 20 Teams

Twenty scholastic basketball teams in Southeastern Ohio are invited to the fourth annual Catholic high school tournament to be held in Columbus on March 11 and 12. Invitations went to schools in Anklin Delaware Belmont Coshocton Fairfield Guernsey Jefferson Knox Lawrence Licking Muskingum Perry Somerset Scioto Tuscarawas and Washington counties according to W H McGrath athletic director for Columbus Diocese.

Columbus Ohio W. H. McGrath Anklin Delaware Belmont Coshocton Fairfield Guernsey Jefferson Knox Lawrence Licking Muskingum Perry Somerset Scioto Tuscarawas Washington

Celtics and Guards clash in rubber game

The Cleveland Rosenblum Celtics meet Ft Wayne Guards in a decisive rubber game of a nine game series after a 26 to 18 Celtics win. Banky led the Celtics with three goals and two free throws while Chadwick scored six for Ft Wayne.

Cleveland U.R Cleveland Rosenblum Celtics Ft. Wayne Ind Celtics Banky Chadwick

Londos Stein Showdown in Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden hosts the Londos versus Stein championship. The veteran champion Londos is praised for speed and strength while Stein, a former football player, is portrayed as inexperienced in wrestling. The piece questions Stein’s chances against Londos and notes Londos’ long title tenure.

York U.P Jim Londos Sammy Stein Madison Square Garden Londos Stein Sammy ABC Jim

Guldahl Wins First Phoenix Open by Five Strokes

Ralph Guldahl, Detroit professional, captured the first annual $2,500 Phoenix Open golf tournament with a five stroke margin over Johnny in Phoenix Arizona yesterday.

Phoenix Ariz Ralph Guldahl Detroit Johnny

Golf tournament results list top finishers

Perello of Feather River Calif. was runner up and won $600 first money. Harry Cooper of Chicago took third, Archie Hamprick of Zanesville Ohio was fourth, Gene Sarazen a former National Open champion of New York finished fifth, and Clarence Clark of Bloomfield New Jersey placed sixth.

Falk to Manage Toledo Mud Hens After Major League Exit

Bib Falk, veteran outfielder, leaves the major leagues where his career began to take the Toledo Mud Hens post. The Indians recently acquired the farm club and named Falk manager after other clubs did not exercise waiver rights. Falk rose from sandlots to the majors with the White Sox eight years, then joined the Indians four years ago, becoming a Cleveland fan favorite.

Cleveland U.R Bib Faik Falk Toledo Mud Hens Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Indians

Chicago Girl Wins Speed Skating Title After Disputed Foul

Helen Bina, 19, of Chicago college, won the United States women’s speed skating title on a foul after a late 1000 metre race. Catherine Klein of Buffalo finished first but was disqualified for interference as both crashed near the tape, with 8,500 watching on Monterey Mill pond in Wisconsin.

Oconomowoc Wis Helen Bina Chicago United States Monterey Mill Pond Catherine Kit) Klein Buffalo, N. Y Miss Klein Miss Bina Edward Mahike

Locals Look Good in Win Over Logan

Athens High School Bulldogs beat Logan 22 to 15 on Saturday and travel to Pomeroy High School next Tuesday. Speiser and Brannigan led scoring with eight and six points respectively, while Stacy Bolin and Sheets contributed offense and defense amid a tight first half. Fields started strong on defense, keeping Logan’s offense in check.

Chuck Beamer Logan Athens High School Pomeroy High School John Longley Speiser Bolin Bulldogs Tao Aik Stacy Brannigan Boline Fields Gooding Sheets Welling

Panthers poised to win district title in southern Ohio

The Panthers led by Dye and Crowe dominate opponents and loom as the strongest Class team in southern Ohio. McKinleymen seek form from Saturday's second half against Logan to challenge the river quintet while Pomeroy beat Gallipolis 19 to 1. Bulldogs display best form this season with accurate passing and deadly shooting in a late surge.

Ohio Dye Crowe Panthers Bulldogs Pomeroy Gallipolis Blue Devils McKinleymen Logan Loganians

Basketball out of bounds rules and officiating summary

The text explains players' out of bounds faults and official procedures. It lists when a player is out of bounds, when the ball goes out, and how possession is restarted. Officials may struggle to determine the last touch, leading to a center jump restart near the boundary.

Kieckhefer Leads Billiard Tourney Unbeaten in Seven Days

Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago remains the sole unbeaten player after seven days in the world championship three cushion billiards tournament in Chicago. He holds three wins, no losses, as Jake Schaefer defeated Otto Reiselt to seal an undisputed lead. Defeats for Reiselt and Johnny Layton created a three way tie for second, with Denton and Scoville among leaders in action plans for today.

Chicago U.1 Augie Kieckhefer Jake Schaefer Otto Reiselt Philadelphia Reiselt Kieckhofer Johnny Layton Sedalia Layton Tiff Denton Kansas City Keiselt Art Thurnblad Frank Scoville Buffalo

Purple leads Big Ten basketball race with perfect slate

The article notes Big Ten standings as Purdue falters while Minnesota and Northwestern chase. Michigan suffers losses and faces elimination risk, with Ohio State and Chicago remaining in the title mix. Northwestern, Minnesota, and Purdue all have tight paths ahead, while schedule pressures loom from midterm exams.

Purple Hicago Curt Aate Michigan Ohio State Chicago Minnesota Minne Indiana Northwestern Purdue Wisconsin Iowa

Olympics Narrow Buffalo Lead In IHL Race

Detroit Olympics closed to within three points of Buffalo as they upset Windsor 3 to 1 and Buffalo had a bye. Syracuse Stars climbed from cellar to fifth with a big win over Cleveland Indiana at Syracuse, their first since joining the league last year.

Cleveland International Hockey League Detroit Olympics Buffalo Olympics Windsor Bisons Syracuse Stars Indiana Syracuse Byracuse Star Internations League Atitt

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