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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1934
Page
9
Boxing column reviews a 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden where Loughran outpoints Tommy with better late rally as pace and crowd gate receipts underwhelm. Writer notes weather and prior bouts as context and hints at possible Baer-Camera rematch plans to boost interest.
March rounds kick off as U R Leading faces rivals to claim leadership in the first state bowling event. The Bronze Lanterns of Cin seek 2064 or more while Red Top Beers vie for score and glory. Jefferson team members Tommy Harry Rosenkranz and Lou bolster the lineup from the ABC winning squad two years ago.
Mount Union held off Wooster 38 to 36 in a two overtime road affair on March 2. Brady scored a team high, while Harper led Wooster with 11 points in a hard fought conference matchup.
Chesapeake defeats Chauncey 27 18 after leading 10-9 at half. Waterloo wins 44 17 over Cadmus. Hamden defeats Racine 28 as fouls mar match. Greens Run to face Chesapeake tonight. Waterloo meets Hamden in round two. Semi finals Saturday with consolation and final that night.
In New York Sid Nabors defeated Sam Cordovan and Will Rauta in separate bouts while Ernie Zeller faced Leon Ha and Bert Rubi drew with Walter Podelak. In St Louis Dick Shikat beat Ed Lewis by disqualification as Ray Steele defeated Jim Strack and Abe Coleman toppled Matros Kirilenko while Milo Steinborn beat Dick Raines.
Ohio high school football scores from multiple cities including Ashtabula Akron Canton Cincinnati Dayton Toledo Youngstown and more. Notable results include Cleveland Holy Name 28 over Shaker Heights 1 and Fremont 20 over Ashland 14 with several overtime and close finishes across districts.
Ohio University wrestling lost 27 to 5 at home in the Men's Gymnasium to the University of Chicago Maroons. Ted Scherzer pinned Gorman in 3:20 at 135 pounds for Ohio’s lone score, while Pesek of Chicago defeated Buck Peaspanan as the heavy favorite.
Primo Carnera defeats Tommy Loughran 15 rounds in a Madison Square Garden bout, retaining the world heavyweight title. The crowd of about 11 000 paid 39000 dollars in gate receipts, as Carnera's weight and stamina outlasted Loughran. Negotiations to match Baer or Hamas against the champion proceed while Carnera plans a Buenos Aires trip to pursue other foes.
Columbus March 2 Officials named to handle the state finals of the Ohio Scholastic basketball championships set for March 15 16 and 17 were announced by H R Townsend state high school athletic commissioner The officials are F W Bacon Marion W H Marquardt Dayton and R H Rupp Shaker Heights A B Long Newark will be official timer and L N Drake Columbus the official scorer.
Mansfield high school relays set for April 21 with about 75 teams expected this year. manager Harry E Mehock said several new schools have indicated they will enter, signaling a possible record number of entrants.
Norman Thomas, Socialist heavyweight champion of America, and Huey Long, Louisiana states lightweight, clash tonight at Mecca Temple. Long, fighting out of class, sought a handicap to level the bout as he trains in Washington amid political tensions.
In Miami light heavy and supporting bouts Primo Carnera 270 of Italy outpointed Tommy Loughran 1M of Philadelphia to keep the world heavyweight title. Jack Reid 177 of Newburgh beat Joe King 177 of Lakeland a 4 round decision. Eddie Hogan 212 of New York outpointed Jack Pettifer 224% of England. Johnny Miller 160 of Detroit defeated A White 178% of New York. T and Y Cancela 189% of Tampa stopped Red Onn 191 of Milwaukee. Chester Matan 213 of New York outpointed George Neron 225 of New York.
High school swimmers from several cities advance to the annual Ohio interscholastic meet at the Ohio State University natatorium in Columbus. Qualifiers emerged from eliminations in Cincinnati Sandusky and Cleveland last week. This year performances are not expected to surpass last year when six records were lowered.
Kansas City bouts feature Steve Ketchell of Leeds Mo win by decision over Mickey Nolan of Council Grove Kan. Paul Betrada beats Hutchinson Kan based fighter Dec Hurd from St Joseph Mo. Text appears garbled with names and results unclear and inconsistent.
Ohio State University to appoint Fran cia A Schmidt as head football coach at an early athletic board meeting. Schmidt leaves Texas Christian University where he earned 5500 last season. Raymond Wolff may join him as line coach. The proposal drew unanimous support from the advisory committee with one dissenting member wanting another candidate considered.
Athens faces its last regular season game without star guard Speiser who sustained a knee injury in a Wednesday scrimmage. Entwhistle likely fills his guard spot with Whipple at the other back court. McKinley changes and team lineup shifts expected for the matchup with Pomeroy as district play looms.
Three players chosen to the United Press All-Northwest Conference basketball team last year repeat the honor this season. Jacoby Irvin and Calabrese are first team selections, with Trout Miller Herschman joining them on the forward line. Second team includes Rulon Williams Gardner Murray and Crees.
The Columbus wrestling commission suspended Dutch Heffner of Texas heavyweight and reprimanded Indian light heavyweight Najo Singh for rough tactics in Wednesday night matches.
The shooting event set for tomorrow at Beaumont is postponed due to bad weather and moved to Saturday, March 10. J. D. Powell announced the change today.
Maxie Baer says he would like Primo Carnera to step on his toes and accuses the champion of rough tactics against Loughran in Miami. Baer, irate at reports, says Carnera weighs far more but lets challengers go 15 rounds and should earn a stronger reputation before fighting him.
The Majestic shows Chance at Heaven a brisk romance with Joel McCrea Ginger Rogers and Marian Nixon leading Blacky Marie and Glory in a small town elopement melodrama culminating in a hopeful finale. Ken Maynard also headlines at the Court in The Trail Drive with aviation and desert exploits and a strong supporting cast.
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