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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1941
Page
4
Akron Golden Flashes men seek revenge for football loss to Kent despite tense build up at Goodyear gym. Kent basketball squad, keyed by coach G D Starn, eyes redemption after football defeat while Beichly led Zippers hunt another Kent scalp in rivalry clash.
Students may buy 40 cent admission for the Kent versus Akron game tonight at Goodyear gym entrance on East Market Street opposite the factory. The main game starts 8 30 p m after a 7 30 prelim. WJW will broadcast play by play with Bill Griffiths at the mic.
In a long standing matchup Akron faces Kent at Goodyear gym where Akron holds a 12 3 advantage in 15 meetings. Last season the series split with Akron winning 49 40 at Goodyear and Kent replying 33 29 in Wills gym. Kent seeks rebound after a loss to Ashland while Akron relies on its expected starting lineup of Lutsch Allen Schwartz Rosenthal Larson and Hein with Goodyear’s unfamiliar baskets noted as a factor.
Judy Marshall of the Sharks club, a World Amateur Aquatics swimmer, returns from the International Aquatic Forum in Fort Lauderdale to open the new season at Wills pool. She hopes to adapt exhibition ideas seen at the Tarpon club of the University of Florida, though she remains cautious about using lighted displays here.
Kent State wrestling beat Waynesburg 23 11 as the Jackets trailed after an opening sweep but rallied in the final three bouts to win. Ashland edged Kent State 33 31 in a separate men’s basketball game before 1 500 fans at Wills Gym.
Kent's swimming team aims to secure its first win of the season as it hosts Muskingum College at the University pool this afternoon at 4. The Muskies, in their inaugural collegiate season, pose a stout challenge and follow a 43 32 defeat to Akron YMCA. Sophomore divers and sprinters lead the improved Flashes lineup with Dick Schwabe Jack Guinther and Fremont Wolcott contributing strong events.
Kent State boxers Bob Hite and Bill McPherson won their semifinal bouts in the Akron district Golden Gloves tourney and advance to the finals at the Jewish Center gym. Hite, a Canton sophomore, defeated Bud Bowers of Canton in the 135 pound class, while McPherson, an Alliance freshman, beat Kenny Gerstae in the same weight division.
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