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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1935

Page

13

Round Frags Carded Thursday Afternoon

Ohio State Fair coliseum hosts the Buckeye high school basketball tournament opening as Class A and B games begin. Notables include Waterloo and Groveport in night matches, with finals set for Saturday and a consolation round planned for early rounds. Attendance hopes rise on ticket sales and record crowds.

Buckeyes Fremont Waterloo-Groveport Lima Columbus Akron H. R. Townsend Waterloo Townsend

Yankees Catch Bronca’s Conditioning Edge In Training Camps

In St Peters burg Johnny Bronca Yale pitcher shows strong conditioning while Lefty Gomez notes his smarts. Other items include Joe Strickland joining Ouachita Baptist alumni to play for Cleveland Indians and Reds Yankees spring battles across Florida.

Petersburg Fla Johnny Broaca Yale Yankees Lefty Gomez Bronca Gomez

Selkirk Considered Yankees Ruth Replacement in Right Field

George Selkirk, the Yankees outfielder, is Manager McCarthy's choice to fill Babe Ruth's spot in right field for his first full major league year. The youngster hit .315 in 46 games with New York.

George Selkirk Yankee McCarthy Babe Ruth Yanks

Baer Beats Connelly With First Round KO in Oakland

Buddy Baer, six foot six and 244 pounds, scored a first round one punch knockout of Frank Connelly in Oakland. Connelly, a former national amateur champion, fell to the canvas on a right jab as Baer improved to 18 knockouts in 19 fights with the quick win watched by Max Baer cheering from ringside.

Oakland Calif Frank Connelly Buddy Baer Max Baer Fresno Connelly Baer

Baer and Anderson Score KOs in Separate Oakland and Sterling Cards

In Oakland California Buddy Baer 244 from Livermore stopped Frank Connelly 243 of Fresno in the first round. In Sterling Colorado Eddie Anderson 146 of Sterling knocked out Kenny Austin 150 from Grand Island Nebraska in the second round.

Associated Press Oakland Calif Buddy Baer Livermore Frank Connelly Fresno Sterling Colo Eddie Anderson Kenny Austin Grand Island Nebr

Son of Ohio U. mat coach wins Lehigh Interscholastic title

Hjalmar Olson, son of Ohio University coach Thor Olson, captured the 175 pound class at the Lehigh Interscholastic Championships held March 8 and 9. Competing for Mercersburg Academy, he defeated John Schulz of Newton ND by decision after early falls over Burgess of Franklin and Marshall Academy and Larson of Brooklyn Poly. The event denotes a national interscholastic title for the grade level. Olson remains at Mercersburg on spring vacation and plans to return by March 26.

Hjalmar Olson Thor Olson Ohio University Lehigh Larson Brooklyn Poly United States Olson Athens Mercersburg

Better Team In Store for Dodger Fans

Brooklyn manager Casey Stengel promises a stronger 1935 Dodgers with a mix of veterans and new talent. He expects 20-game winner William Watson Clark to rebound, notes Van Lingle Mungo as the league's fastest fastball, and cites Emil Leonard and Johnny Babich as bright pitching prospects amid a reshaped infield and outfield core.

Brooklyn Giants Bill Terry Dodgers Casey Flatbush Frenchy Bordagaray van Lingle Mungo al Lopez Siengel Mungo Stengel William Watson Clark Clark Lefty O'Doul Sam Lezsile Emil Leonard Portsider Danny Taylor Buzz Boyle Bordagaray

Beach Winner Over English Race Driver

Daytona Beach report on Sir Malcolm Campbell after seven weeks of speed trials. Campbell eyes a final 24 hours here, then plans to crate the Blue Bird and ship to New York for possible departure on the Berengaria. He hints at moving to Utah salt flats for the 300 mph goal later this year.

Edward J. Nes Daytona Beach Fla Daytona’s Beach Sir Malcolm Campbell England New York Campbell

Heavy bout Thursday tests Garden plan for Schmeling

New York boxing scene centers on Joe Jacobs arriving from Hamburg to meet Matchmaker Jimmy Johnston at Madison Square Garden. They aim to persuade Max Schmeling to enter the Garden heavyweight elimination tournament to earn a shot at Max Baer, with Schmeling’s American rep Jacobs in talks after Schmeling’s recent bout in Germany.

Joe Jacobs Jimmy Johnston Max Schmeling New York Manhattan Madison Square Garden Garden Jacobs Hamburg Germany Belabor Steve Hamas Johnson Schmeling Max Baer

Exhibition Baseball Wednesday Results

Boston A beat New York N 10 to 5 and Philadelphia N 9 to 8, Detroit A over St. Louis N 5 to 4, New York A defeated Cincinnati N 13 to 11 in 13 innings. Cleveland A topped New Orleans BA 11 to 2, Chicago A beat Hollywood PCL 10 to 0, Oakland PCL defeated Chicago N 8 to 3, and Pittsburgh N edged Portland PCL 8 to 4.

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