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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1928
Page
9
Ohio defeats Miami 36 to 28 to claim third place in the Athens county league. Troy holds position after a 41 to 39 victory over Hollister in a tight clash. Greyhounds add another win while Coolville girls fall 39 to 9 to Hollister in the preliminary game.
UCHTEL kept its winning streak by nipping Albany 26 to 23 on the Buchtel floor Friday. Colbert filled in for Andrews with steady defense and good drive. Philip led Buchtel with smart shooting. Buchtel girls won 21 to 13 as Tiny Schenz limited opponents and Elizabeth Schenz shined at forward.
Chauncey boys won 40 to 24 and girls 16 to 13 over Amesville. H Richardson scored 25 in eight minutes as Chauncey pulled ahead early and eased to victory. Glouster beat Rutland 86 to 0 in a late surge, securing eighth straight win with Wise refereeing.
In K. of P. hall Pomeroy defeated Middleport 36 to 12 in the girls game while the boys edged 28 to 19. Case scored 16 for Pomeroy, Burris 12, Hess led Middleport with 10. Pomeroy emails 28 to 19 with Karr scoring 10 for Pomeroy. Nelsonville Greyhounds beat Ironton 28 to 17 led by Howell and Dewhurst with 12 each.
New Marshfield won 88 to an unspecified score over Canaanville at the Albany gymnasium. The victory keeps New Marshfield among the county league's top teams this season.
Secretary Wilbur approves service participation in the Amsterdam Games. Rear Admiral Leigh announces training for Olympic candidates at the Naval Academy Annapolis. Selected men will undergo six weeks of intense training before final tryouts.
Joie Ray announces return with hopes to make the Olympic team and reenter amateur status. Despite his 4:12 mile record, he faced a drift from professional running and considered a money athlete path, while trainer Johnny Behr sees conditioning sufficient for an indoor season.
Nelsonville Y M C A men defeated a Grafton West Virginia team 44 to 35 at the high school auditorium. Nelsonville led 36 to 16 at halftime with Silcott and Bowers top scorers and Meade Whyte strong on defense. Arthur and Leslie Howearth, former Nelsonville boys now Grafton residents, played for the visitors. In the opening game the Y Girls beat the Logan Independents 9 to 5.
In Friday night action Lancaster girls lost in Lancaster with a 22 to 7 score. Nelsonville and OME high schools beat Lodi 26 to 22 in Stewart. Lodi girls beat Rome 18 to 10 marking Rome girls first county schedule loss.
Central teams dominated Friday night with a 16 to 6 win over Corning among the two second teams. The girls’ match ended Central 14 to 12. The central boys first team triumphed 31 to 16 over Corning.
The Ohio Bobcats edged Miami 36 to 26 in a bitter cage tilt in Columbus. Burkholder scored the most for the Bobcats as Crovermien climbed to undisputed third in the Buckeye Conference with a stout defense forcing long, often ineffective shots from the Miami team.
Charles C Pyle argues that official circles should allow open competition between amateurs and professionals, noting the tour boosted tennis visibility. He recalls stars Suzanne Lenglen Browne Richards and Kinsey, while Ohio and Miami clash, led by Burkholder and Taylor in a high scoring battle.
Gene Tunney, the heavyweight champion, sent an urgent summons to Gibson to join him in Miami for negotiations on the champion's ring activities this summer. Promoter Tex Rickard is in Miami awaiting Gibson's arrival, with Gideon expected to leave Monday.
Season moves show Ray Kelp of Cincinnati National signs as catcher with strong relief work and Joe Harria joins Pittsburgh Pirates for 1938. Chicago’s Charlie Root unsigned amid dispute with William Veeck, while Giants accept several contracts including Levy, Klinger, and Spohrer. Ruth and Gehrig head to Yankees camp. Tobin released by Red Sox. Plitt to Los Angeles PCL. Fallis and Jordan also ink deals.
The Athens country club board purchased a tract just over three acres from Amos Driggs for 75 dollars an acre. The land allows moving the north line fence 50 feet on the west end and 100 feet on the east end, with a joint fence planned on the new line.
President Coolidge heard a proposal to resolve the three year eligibility dispute delaying the Army Navy game. Representative Britten and Fish said Coolidge suggested a path toward agreement while West Point officials remained unreconciled and Annapolis backed a four year compromise that would protect cadets who already played for the Army team.
Washington university's NU squad secured an easy 38 to 25 win over the University of Kansas in a clear home matchup.
Lupe Tenorio, once touted as a rising lightweight, fights Bruce Flowers to a draw before 18,419 fans in New York. Tenorio shows no punching power despite past wins over Stanislaus Loaysa and Joe Guck, failing to justify a chance at Gammy Mandell’s title.
Johnny Meyers world middleweight champion for 10 of 11 years announced he will sign for one more title bout and retire if he wins. He agreed to meet Charles Fisher in Chicago if Fisher wins a previous bout. Meyers noted difficulty making the 160 pound limit after dropping about 28 pounds for his last title match in Madison Wisconsin.
In Athens on Friday night Athens High School defeated Logan High School 91 to 66. Athens surged after halftime, turning around a slow first half as they outscored Logan 15 to 1 in a key stretch. Athens made 15 of 66 field goal attempts while Logan converted 7 of 56, with 5 of 13 free throws by Logan.
Logan defeated Athens as key players Logan, Wolfe, Cross and Blosser led scoring. Blosser a forward with six points and Gray a right wing contributed strongly, while Fam e, Nit and Wolfe added baskets. The slow Logan defense and early lead set the tone as the visitors closed in for the victory.
Billy Light of St Paul defeated Jack Zivic of Pittsburgh by decision over ten rounds in welterweights. Wildcat Meénte of Drumright Oklahoma beat Ja Kober of Dallas by decision in ten rounds at lightweights. Armand Emanuel of San Francisco won a ten round decision over Joe Lohman of Toledo in heavyweight action at Hollywood California.
In Phoenix, Paul De Hate of Los Angeles defeated Tommy Bika to win over eight rounds in a welterweight bout. De Hate dominated early and finished strong, securing the decision.
Joey Sanger, 137 pounds from Milwaukee, earned a decision over New York’s iammy Dorman, 128, in the Tenorio Flowers bout semifinal. Archie Bell, 199 1 2, of New York, fought Vic Barrone, 123 1 2, in ten rounds, with Barrone advancing.
Atlanta January 28 Bobby Jones plans a series of exhibition matches with Watts Gunn to aid the Olympic Fund and the Amateur Athletic Fund. Proceeds will support fundraising efforts across the Southeast in cities such as Augusta Savannah Birmingham Nashville Jacksonville and Mobile.
Nelsonville defeated New Boston 29 to 16 as Howell and Dewhurst led scoring for Nelsonville in a tightly fought contest. The game remained close throughout with both teams trading the lead at various points.
A man in Los Angeles was fined fifty dollars after pleading guilty to a charge linked to possession. The case details appear in a local newspaper chart, with the incident labeled as a violation of city ordinances.
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