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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1931
Page
11
Mitch's Musings retells college football tales and pro sports banter from College Humor. It riffs on Altshick's soft auto job offer and the tight finances of players, plus reflections on baseball's pennant race and the 1931 World Series.
Chicago coach Amos Alonzo Stagg begins his 40th year with the Maroons aiming to improve on the 1930 record. Of 47 players reporting, 28 rated varsity, with Yale’s midwest visit set to mark the anniversary. Backfield strength lies in three sophomores Page Sahlin Zimmer, led by Paul Stagg at quarterback.
Tom Loughran the retired undefeated heavyweight champion opens the 10 round bout against Joe Sekura of Dayton on September 22 at Greensboro Stadium in a Daily Mirror radio fund show. Charley Retzlaff and Stanley Pora will appear in supporting rounds.
New York reports Shapiro, leader of the Brooklyn alcohol racket, to be involved as investigators pursue the case. Piro, allied with his brother in the SvVille area operations, was shot in a basement of a dirty East Side tenement. Shapiro previously teamed with Meyer in slot machines and rackets before moving into the alky trade.
Cleveland youth Steve Sundra, 20, star pitcher for Fisher Foods, impressed in the National Baseball Federation tournament. After a three hit win over Montgomery, General Manager Billy Evans announced Sundra will join the Cleveland Indians in the coming spring. Sundra struck out nine in the victory, as Cincinnati and Indianapolis advanced in the sixth round.
Akron opens its Ohio Bantamweight Football Association schedule under League Park lights against the Salem Bulldogs as coach Paul Sheeks led the Akron 11 from 250 candidates with Al Huey at end. Kent Bearcats meet Youngstown midgets as favorites to win the title.
Benny Leonard former undefeated lightweight champion of the world staged a comeback exhibition in Newark. He knocked out Freddie Murray in 1 26 of the first round Teddy Hayes in 23 seconds and Manuel Madera in 48 seconds, all within the first three minutes.
Mari on Mynster of Huntington West Virginia defeated Joe Banaski of Oklahoma to win the Midwest Wrestling Association championship belt in a two hour match at Columbus. Mynster won the only fall with a crab hold and both men weighed 175 pounds. In the prelim Charlie Hansen won the decision after Harry Cornsweet was disqualified.
The Cardinals clinched the National League pennant with a 6 to 3 win over the Phillies, holding a 96–49 record with nine games left. Cincinnati defeated the Giants 7–3 and 4–8 in a doubleheader as Red Lucas shut them down in game one. The Athletics notched 100 wins for a third straight year with a 7–5 victory over Cleveland.
Rumford R I Sept 17 Tommy Armour of Detroit and Gene Sarazen of New York, 1980 finalists and co favorites for the 1881 championship, faced first real tests as the Professional Golfers Association championship moved to the quarter finals. Armour and Sarazen each advanced yesterday, meeting Densmore Shute and Horton Smith respectively, with Smith expected to give Sarazen a tough match.
Low Stand ing Bob Crowley of Haverhill Massachusetts lost 6 and 4. El Pinosa came from behind to defeat Wild Bill Melhorn of New York 2 and 1. Walker beat Johnny Golden of Noroton Connecticut 5 and 4 while Creavy defeated Peter O'Hara 2 up. O'Hara had previously eliminated Walter Hagen in the opening round.
National League action shows Philadelphia and Chicago splitting results in doubleheader style lines with runs by inning and key pitchers listed. Other games include Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh and Cleveland vs Detroit type box style lines with final tallies and notable pitchers.
Ohio University announces Marshall Griffith from Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania will assist freshman coach Bill Herbert this season. Griffith played tackle for two years on the Ohio team and earned mythical all Ohio honors in 1929 and 1930. He arrives late this week to begin duties as Don Peden and the Bobcats prepare for the Indiana game at Bloomington.
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