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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1929
Page
21
New York dispatch names Notre Dame Pittsburgh and Purdue as the nation's top three football teams for 1929. Notre Dame leads with nine straight wins away from home, while Pittsburgh and Purdue face softer schedules. Tulane, Tennessee, Fordham, and California also receive high rankings across regions.
The Troy Townshin High School boys and girls opened the 1 284-80 season with a string of victories. They defeated Newport High School 86 to 22 for the boys and 64 to 7 for the girls in recent games, and beat Belpre High separately. The teams also beat Vincent High 38 to 15 for the boys and 28 to 0 for the girls, while Hollister, Newport, and Vincent are noted as stiff upcoming opponents.
Green Bay Wisconsin builds a large stadium for the Packers, a leading professional football team, drawing crowds of 15 000 and more at each home game.
Charles M Bud Edwards of Chicago is elected captain of Brown University football for 1929. At 21, 184 pounds, and 5 feet 11 3/4 inches, he brings running, kicking and passing skill that contributed to Brown beating Princeton earlier in the season. Edwards attended Senn High School in Chicago.
Robert Hammond, senior and star end, leads Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts. His steady performance on the gridiron has made him popular with teammates after two prior seasons.
Glouster football squad entertained with a party at Miss Helen Dunnett’s Spring Street home. Attendees included Gelford Hemsley Bill Colley Henry Golding Bob Eddy Alfred Craft Ralph Steadman Gail Wallace Bob Marshall Carl Parker Josephine Gaskalla Deloris Clemons Marie Ceristenkamper Elizabeth Morris Florence Clark Maxine Vaughn Martha McLain Doris Feirbaugh Florence Howard Euarda Price Dorothy Mae Smith Anna Marie Wolfe Miss Dunnett and her mother Mrs. Lalla Dunnett.
Bucknell coach Carl Snavely, once a prep school mentor, has built a string of fall victories over Penn State at Bucknell in Lewistown. His team uses new fiber and rubber hip pads believed to reduce injuries and contribute to Bucknell’s strong record.
Ohio Conference athletic directors met in Columbus to map a 1930 football schedule. Heidelberg joins a strengthened list as Akron and Baldwin Wallace reshuffle opponents with Wooster and Mount Union. Western Reserve projects a ambitious slate, with Red Cats facing Oberlin, St Vincent, and others while Ohio Wesleyan hosts or visits Delaware and Miami or Ohio University.
The Maryland football team receives regular scrimmage sessions in College Park Md from the Quantico Marines aiding the program.
No American League batsman in 1929 tied the circuit record of making six hits in a game, but nine achieved five hits, and five of them also had five hits in five at bats on separate occasions.
The article profiles Henry Dutch Dehnert of the New York Celtics and Cleveland Rosenblums, praising his pivot play and quick ball handling that helped Celtics win a famed era and Cleveland a 1928-29 world title. It also highlights George Simpson's sprint records and starting-block debates at Ohio State and other colleges, noting a survey by the Ohio State Athletic Association.
The Community Club hosted a banquet in Middleport to honor the Yellow Jackets football squad and Coach Battin. About 150 covers were laid. Harry Barnes presided and introduced Superintendent A W MekKay who gave a wood talk. Professor Earnest Godfrey of Ohio State spoke as chief speaker.
Approximately 3,400 spectators watched Gus Sonnenberg defend his heavyweight title against Joe Makcewicz in Chicago. Sonnenberg secure two straight falls to win the decision.
Nogers Thornsby of Chicago and George Sisler of Boston joined Frank O Doul Don Hurst and Art Whitney of Philadelphia in playing all games for their clubs during the 1929 National League season.
During the winter months Pie Traynor star third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates will be examined and treated for a mysterious spinal ailment that kept him from the game for several weeks in the 1929 season.
A clash between Jewel Eins, Pirates manager, and star pitcher Car Leigh Grimes late in the 1929 season may trigger the sale or trade of the veteran spitbailer.
Florida halfback Dale Van Sickel is highlighted as the leading scorer for the Gators, with four touchdowns and a touchdown pass for 24 points. He is praised as one of the era’s great wingmen and a frequent focus of opponent defensive efforts.
Ohio Wesleyan senior halfback Ted Prangz from Ashland Kentucky raced 101 yards to a kickoff return touchdown against Heidelberg, one of the season’s longest scoring runs.
In his younger days Harrison Ed Jimmy Johnston a U S amateur gold champion played football pitched baseball and served as prep school hockey team captain.
United Press reports Iowa University may learn by Saturday whether its suspension from the Western Conference will continue or be lifted. The faculty athletic committee will decide if Iowa stays out or is readmitted, amid claimed proof negating proselyting of athletes.
A Braucher feature profiles Frankie Campbell known as Camilli, a powerful heavyweight from the Pacific Coast. Once reportedly written off, Campbell trained in Los Angeles, knocked out eight opponents in a row, and drew praise as a rising talent. Dempsey advised him to punch freely and stay aggressive.
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