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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1933
Page
5
Mitch discusses Ohio athletic tensions at Columbus and Cincinnati sports mood. He notes Buckeye conference rules prompt drops and predicts Reds may struggle yet show hustle under manager Donie Bush as fans crave entertaining baseball.
In New York Fagan seeks the no hear pocket billiard crown against former title holder Howard. The match will be staged as the headline event marking a clash of top players in the discipline.
Wes Ferrell will report Tuesday after accepting a 12 000 base with 2 000 bonus for 20 wins and 1 000 for 25. Willis Hudlin also reported after securing a new contract. Manager Peckinpaugh noted weather disrupted practice and praised Bill Knickerbocker’s shortstop play as a potential regular. In West Coast fixtures, Giants rout White Sox 9 2 with nine two base hits while Cubs rally to beat Pirates 5 4 in San Francisco. Frank Henry absent from Reds camp as Taylor Douthit signs. Donie Bush grants a holiday to prevent practice fatigue.
Receipts from the University of Minnesota basketball games fell to 7500 this season versus 316500 in 1932, signaling a sharp decline in gate earnings for the program.
Detroit’s 1933 outlook centers on improved hitting as manager Bucky Harris reshapes the lineup. Expected contributors include Ervin "Pete" Fox at center, Marvin Owen at short, Greenberg at third, and Louis Gehringer at first, with Stone and Walker providing key bat support. Pitching depth gains from Fred Marberry and a strengthened bullpen reinforce the club’s push for a first division finish.
Athens Futures of the First Christian Church defeated Amesville in the finals 37 to 17 to win the Amesville Independent Basketball Tournament. Athens led throughout the slow final and previously beat Chesterhill Merchants 38 to 12 in the quarterfinals. Plans for next year’s event are already in motion.
The 1934 Women’s Western golf tournament is set to be held in Los Angeles. The event brings together leading female golfers for a regional championship.
Toledo report says James Bentley of A. Bentley & Sons Co was named conservator for the First National Bank by the comptroller via the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The bank holds deposits totaling nearly six million dollars.
Tamara Geva a musical comedy dancer sails for Hollywood as RKO Films sponsors her as a film find.
Scores and lineups from United Press exhibition games show Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Cincinnati and others. Key pitchers include Smith Paddon Hartnett Jablonowski and Jorgensen with notable hits and fielding by Cochrane Mungo and Picinich across the varied innings.
National boxing schedule features two championship bouts this week at Madison Square Garden. Maxie Rosenbloom and Bob Godwin meet for a potential world crown in a 15 round finale. Freddie Miller defends the NBA featherweight title against Speedy Dado in Los Angeles.
Dartmouth defeated Columbia 62 to 26 to set a season scoring record in the Eastern Intercollegiate circuit. The decisive win highlighted an exceptional offensive performance by the host team with key contributions from standout players.
Dover High School, defending state champion, places two players on the all star squad after a 34 to 23 win over Marietta in the 1933 Ohio tournament. Frank Kelker, Dover center, led Class A scorers with 32 points. Ronald Peters, Lawrenceville, topped Class B with 48. Other selections include McPeerk Marietta Knowlton Massillon Averiett Akron West Braun Dover Keiker Dover Peters Lawrenceville Russ Rader Lawrenceville Hosteller Henrietta Heck Delphos Blair Lancaster St Marys.
Giants manager Bill Terry prepares for another possible trick play by Travis Jackson and bets on 23 year old Johnny Brandy Ryan at shortstop after a solid spring. Ryan, a Holy Cross product trained by Jack Barry, stands six feet tall and weighs 178 pounds. he hit .283 with Buffalo in John Ryan's International League in 1939 and is seen as a potential performer this year.
Columbus March 20 Ohio State's track team gains depth for the outdoor season with newcomers in discus hammer javelin and broad jump. Names include Wilford Thies Norwood Henry Holzauer Homer Hagaman William Mace Fred Conrad plus Johnson Homer Smith Carl Cramer Max Knoch and Alber Maynard in various weight and javelin events.
A collage of sports notes from March 20 highlights Strangler Lewis set to challenge Jim Browning and pave the way for future bouts with Jim Landos and Johnny Kilbane. Mentions include Jimmy Foxx driving a golf ball 360 yards and various old-time baseball and horse racing facts.
Veterans predicting unusually high scores in the remaining three weeks of the 1933 American Bowling Congress meet in Columbus. Dust from the arena heating system is blamed for quick lane break-in, with 250 bowlers set for today’s two man and individual events.
Bernon B Prentice of New York heads the 1933 United States Davis Cup drive as chairman of both the general committee and the selection panel. Lawrence A Baker of Washington D C named vice chairman and secretary of the LT A. The duo, who ran last year’s team at Wimbledon and Paris, will convene the first committee meeting at the Ragquet and Tennis Club to set tentative ties dates and campaign plans. Prentice expressed optimism for a strong U S effort to reclaim the cup from France, the holder since 1927, despite a field of 35 nations.
A noted theory suggests Joe McCarthy channels managerial charm from his hobby as an amateur magician. The idea posits sleight of hand in lineup decisions and in-game psychology as a subtle advantage.
Petersburg notes Babe Ruth is a powerful poor hand at answering fan mail with a locker full of unopened letters and telegraphs. Nick Altrock, the Senators clown, is the eatingest man in camp, reportedly eating five pounds of shrimp or a four beer sitting.
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