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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
23
Boston area football figure Billy Donlan, once a noted high school star, has transferred from Harvard after five days to Holy Cross and now plans to enroll at Boston College to stay close to his ailing mother. He remains ineligible for freshman football due to his transfers.
McArthur resident John Gill won the All Age division with Island Park Schooner at the Athens Bird Dog Club fall field trial held on local farms west of Athens. Other top prizes went to George Pugh Shooting Dog H Ogden Price Derby Freil Cassells Puppy. 50 dogs competed over two days with pheasants released for the trial. Judges were James Tallmadge and John Murphy.
New York report says Watkins of Ohio State and two rivals split the national scoring lead with eight touchdowns and 48 points. Mickey Bates of Illinois and Johnny Mapp of Virginia Military Institute also share eight TDs and 48 points.
Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lattner turns 21 as the Irish prepare to face George Tech unbeaten in 31 games. The spotlight on Lattner follows a season of standout defense and clutch plays, with Notre Dame favored by bookmakers to win, while hard‑charging rival Leon Hardeman looms for Georgia Tech.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway increased the entry fee for the annual 500 mile race on May 30 from $250 to $500 and raised several ticket prices. Most seats stayed the same but some rose from $6.25 to $7.50 and others from $12 to $15. New grandstand seats will be $15 on the lower level and $30 on the upper deck.
In the latest World Series game the Yankees converted 11 walks and one hit batsman into runs while Brooklyn benefited from three walks and one hit batter.
Twenty four boys reported for opening practice of the Carthage Troy High basketball team. Coach Vance Venerri announced a 13 game schedule opening November 6 at Toppers Plains and closing February 5 at Ames Bern. Seniors listed include Ernest Simmons and Bob Martin among others.
Ohio's grid rivals push into the stretch of 1953 as Massillon faces Mansfield in a key Stark County showdown. Warren meets Benedictine. Portsmouth hosts Stivers. Purcell rivals Louisville Marion. Chaminade away against Kiser. Middletown travels to Lima Central. New Philadelphia boosts defense against West. Upper Sandusky’s Dave Kuenzli emerges as scoring leader with 14 touchdowns and 971 rushing yards.
Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown warns of a tough test in New York against the Giants. Steve Owen assigns a scout to each Browns game, signaling a strategic matchup as Otto Graham leads passers with new backs Billy Reynolds and Ray Renfro boosting the attack.
Earl Blair, sophomore halfback for the University of Mississippi, clocked a 9.8 second 100 yard dash setting a notable speed mark for the season.
Milwaukee manager Charlie Grimm topped the National League vote with 110 of 179 ballots from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Grimm led the Braves from seventh to a surprise second place, earning a three year contract through 1956.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Bob Schnelker an end recently released by the Cleveland Browns to bolster their NFL squad. To make room they released rookie end and defensive back Willie Irvin from Florida A&M. Schnelker a 6 foot 3 inch 208 pounder from Bowling Green was drafted by the Browns in 1952 but served that season in the Marines.
Frank Broyles, backfield coach at Georgia Tech, played for the Yellow Jackets four years and has coached them two years. Each of the six years Tech has played in a post season bowl game.
Yonkers N Y BB Haughton the nation's leading harness driver won his second Yonkers Raceway feature, the $4 500 Jerome Pace in 2 06 4 last night. Ethel Lady owned by Olin B Davis of Clayton Del paid 5 70 3 10 and 2 50, two lengths ahead of Silver Melody driven by Morris MacDonald, with Miss Billie piloted by Jay Weller completing the field.
Oberlin College extended its unbeaten run to 26 games by defeating Kenyon 4-1 yesterday. It marked the fourth win of the season for Oberlin and continued their dominant stretch in the soccer program.
Raleigh News and Observer assistant sports editor Bob Brooks won the writer's division in the fourth annual Football Round-the-Golf tournament at Chapel Hill with a one over par 73, marking his third consecutive trophy.
At a Hartford YMCA summer camp, items left behind included towels, two left foot rubbers, a right foot overshoe, pajamas, T shirts, dungarees, underwear, windbreakers, sweaters, sheets, caps and a Ted Williams autographed baseball mitt. The owner claimed his belongings early.
Osio University coach Bob Wren uses a new MAC ruling to hold fall workouts for the 1954 baseball team at the OU diamond. The squad is split into two units with returnees led by Dick Murphy and Tommy Biskup while key veterans Turk Bevan and Costello depart. Wren aims to identify capable players under game conditions rather than emphasize fundamentals.
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