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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1936
Page
8
Tonight in Lancaster High Gym the H C Godman League resumes with three key games including the first of a Godman girls championship series. Tomorrow four Glassco League matchups follow as Lancaster Glass clashes with Inckless Paper Box and other contenders vie for early-season momentum.
Helen Wills Moody and her instructor Howard Kinsey plan a sustained tennis ball rally this week with aim of a world record. Kinsey estimates two thousand back-and-forth touches without a break, noting it could become a new marathon endurance test.
Elsworth Vines, world professional singles champion, told an audience in Pasadena that professional tennis players are mostly seasoned amateurs who quit the social whirl to work for their living. He compared pros to major league baseball compared with bush leagues and rejected the idea of tennis bums.
Western Reserve beat Ohio Wesleyan 43 to 34 to stake claim as a top Ohio team. Guard Wayne Sidinger scored 15 points and Frank Kelker outplayed Clovis Stark as the Cleveland five overwhelmed Wesleyan. Miami defeated Dayton 29 to 24 while Akron Goodyear beat Ohio University.
Stanford football coach Matty Bell and the defeated Southern Methodist Mustangs returned from the Rose Bowl to a jubilant Dallas crowd. Supporters mobbed the team in a friendly reception with hoarse cheers and shouts of relief and pride.
Monday Gem Ewartz Snider Struckman McNaughten Tuesday Eveland Neft Thompson Weakley Wednesday appears in the society notices with couples matched by date and surname.
Miami Florida January New Year's Day column by McLemore details bold predictions for 1938 including picks like U. M. U. over Stanford and Ole Miss over Gaiiole University. He cites a prior perfect record and introduces three Star Specials for the year.
GAMES FOR THIS WEEK shows H C Godman League girls matchups including 2 A versus 4 C and Plant A against Plant 5 with Plant 4 versus Plant 2 C. Glassen League lists East End against Carton Sluer versus Furnace Mold against O D Tumbler versus Ship-Stock. Road slate notes Rushville Amanda Wednesday and Thursday Glassen League games Winchester Bremen. Friday sees Lancaster High at Zanesville St Marys at C Winchester Amanda at Millersport Rushville at Bremen Stoutsville at Berne Union Pleasantville at Carroll Thurston at Liberty Union Pickerington at Pataskala.
Ohio State, riding a 44 to 23 win over Wisconsin to start its title chase, meets Purdue in Columbus. Purdue, boasting veterans Bob Kessler Jim Seward Glen Downey Austin Lambert and Ed Elliott, aims to challenge with a tough schedule and a sophomore spark Jewell Young. The clash features top scorers Warren Whitlinger for Ohio and Kessler for Purdue, both among the league's leading scorers last season.
A brisk forecast notes Davis Cup aims to vanquish the American team to spare Europe trips, Allison to hold the top U S ranking without singles, Jacobs to gain on the women's title, and baseball rematches from last year. It predicts tough football schedules for Minnesota, with praise for Princeton, boxing bets on Schmeling Louis Braddock Ambers, and golf outcomes including Little and Sarazen along with a quirky Public Links clue.
Friday night at Sherman Armory features Gentle John Kilonis coming out of retirement to face German star Hans Schmeling in the main event. The bout is a two fall to win match with forty five minutes on the clock, while Leon Grandovitch meets Frank Sexton in a 240 and 220 pound clash. Cotton Eaton fights Spike Ashby earlier, all under Fraternal Order of Eagles shoe fund and with low ticket prices. Avery to referee as advance tickets go on sale Tuesday.
Jammy Braddock, 10-1 underdog, outpointed Max Baer in a 15 round world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden Bowl. The upset sparked Braddock as 1935’s top surprise per 150 of 185 editors, while Baer led the disappointments list with 173 votes for the year’s flop.
Stanford University fans and players claimed victory on the gridiron and over the betting by winning about 1200 dollars from self wagers after beating SMU 7 to 0 in the New Year classic. Wes Muller reportedly led the winnings with about 500 dollars.
Edward Berman and Clifford Skelly of Minneapolis surrendered in Oklahoma City to begin five year sentences for the Urschel kidnaping. They were convicted two years ago of handling about $60,000 of the $200,000 paid for Urschel's release.
Wilbard Malloy of Somerset was arrested near Rushville and is jailed on charges of operating an auto while intoxicated. Sheriff Wm Belhorn reported the arrest yesterday. Bleak illness struck two business partners in Cleveland. Fred Ingalls 60 and George H Bluim 59 both died of pneumonia during the holiday season after 33 years in their employment brokerage.
The Director of Public Safety of Lancaster Ohio invites sealed bids for hospital laundry service at Lancaster Municipal Hospital. Bids due 13:00 noon January 22 1936, either flat rate or per pound, not to exceed 3200, Feb 1 1935 to July 31 1935. Bid must include bidder name and $100 certified check. Director reserves right to reject any bid.
The snippet notes a 21 to 30 man hockey league in the National League, a packed 20 300 crowd expected at Chicago Stadium for the Joe Louis Charley Retzlaff bout with an estimated 105000 gate. It mentions Man on War at Lexington Kentucky and Aldo Spoldi’s early knockout run, plus Sol Kopicke linked to a Russian count and Babe Ruth’s varied tasks.
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