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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1922
Page
10
The Spirit of Princeton revived as the Tigers overcame Chicago 21 to 18 after trailing 18 to 7. Princeton thwarted early Chicago drives with a blocked punt, insurance drives, and a late surge led by key passes and a fumble recovery for a tying score.
Friday at 2 45 Athens High faces Wellston at Ohio Field in a preview of a strong matchup. Athens beat Wellston last year 16 to 0 and aims for revenge with likely lineup changes as Wilcox misses the game due to heart trouble.
Billy Evans hails Gray of Princeton as the most talked about young man after his brilliant Chicago game. Gray caught a 45 yard pass, scored on a 7-6 lead, blocked a kick, recovered a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown. The performance cements his status on campus and in football circles.
Wisconsin relies on Wallace Shorty Baer at quarterback and Captain Williams at halfback to fuel the offense. Gus Tebell stands out as a top end in the Western Conference and is expected to play a key role against Minnesota.
St. Petersburg plans to expand horseshoe facilities with 48 barnyard golf lanes at Water front Park on Tampa Bay. A $10 000 investment includes an oriental club-house and palm shelters for winter visitors. James T. Flower will supervise the fifth annual national tournament in February with prize money exceeding $5000.
President Heydler defends the lively ball amid home run records over three years. Officials of the cork center ball factory say the current ball is the best and most popular, having created a new era of long distance hitting and boosted attendance records.
William Muldron of the New York state athletic commission refused to be interviewed about bets on the Jack Britton versus Mickey Walker Willerwright championship. He called the affair closed and said no investigation would occur. Henry Burchat, secretary of the commission, joined him in a morning conference.
Mikey Walter of Elizabeth New Jersey defeated Jack Britton of New York in a 15 round fight to take the world welterweight title. Sailor Friedman of Chicago knocked out Eddie Fitzimons of New York in the sixth round. Billy Mascott of California won a four round decision over Jack Gannon of New York.
St Xavier trains for a busy slate including nine games this season with two Ohio conference matches against Ohio University and Otterbein. They host Ohio University this Saturday on Ohio Field and meet Navy’s Middies at Annapolis on Armistice Day. Coach Joe Meyer aims to continue his two year surge with Xavier, backed by hundreds of fans and a special car. The Saints have lost only three games in two years to Centre, Creighton, and Miami, while Ohio builds a strong squad under Coach Finsterwald with Grover and Bird guiding the staff. Key Xavier players include Hellenthal, Rapp, Hart, Marnell, Wall, DeBoijs, Mueller, McGarry, Eberts, Bartlett, Rolfes, Weiskutel, Maloney, and others providing weight on both lines and backfield.
Benedict Crowell chairs the Ohio Division meeting with F. W. Marcolin as secretary of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment in Cleveland Ohio.
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