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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1930

Page

9

Butler to Open 1931 Ohio Univ Football Schedule

Athletic Director O C Bird schedules Ohio University Bobcats home opener with Butler on Oct 3 1931 The Butler game completes an eight game 1931 schedule four home four away Also lists tentative dates at Denison Cincinnati Ohio Wesleyan DePauw Miami Wesleyan Simpson and mentions Denison omission in 1932 due to DePauw and Wabash additions.

O. C. Bird Ohio University Bobcats Bird Indianapolis Eleven Simpson Butler Northwestern Educational Association Miami Wesleyan Simpson College Wittenberg Ohio Lutherans Buckeye Association Denison DePauw Wabas

Eddie Shea Upsets Fidel La Barba In Cleveland Bout

Eddie Shea a 126 pound Chicago fighter defeated former flyweight champion Fidel La Barba in a 10 round match at Public Auditorium. Referee Patrick Haley scored five rounds to Shea with two rounds even. La Barba weighed 124 pounds and the show drew 11,000 fans.

Cleveland U.R Eddie Shea Chicago Fidel la Barba Kid Chocolate Public Auditorium Cleveland News Shea la Barba

County Loop Round Two Set For Friday Night Basketball

Athens County league teams resume action Friday with six first-round victors vying for position. Lodi Hollister meet for .500 record as others clash at Albany Amesville Buch el Plains The Plains Coolville Stewart New Marshfield and more in the county schedule.

Troy Rome Jacksonville-Trimble Lodi Hollister Plains Catmne Aluy Albany Greens Run mel-Bern Amesville Jacksville Buchtel Buchel Plains Carbondale the Plains Coolville

Buckeye Conference picks spark laughter over forgotten stars

Mitch laments the Buckeye Conference all star selection for the football season claiming Rex Burke and Piggy Hart were omitted. He mocks the choice favoring Jensen and Ginaven while noting North and Halpin shifts and calls the lineup grand larceny in playful tongue.

Buckeye Rex Burke Piggy Hart Denmark Jensen Ohio Wesleyan Burke Halpin Miami Blosser Rex

Clean Slates Scarce Among High Schools

Ohio high schools with football teams totaled about 400 in 1930. The undefeated lists recognize Lorain and Steubenville, each with dominant records and high point totals. Other only unbeaten or untied schools include Struthers, East Tech, Middletown, and Martins Ferry, among several smaller programs.

Columbus U.P Ohio Ohio High School Athletic Association United Press Lorain and Steubenville High Schools Lorain Steubenville Steubenvillé Jolunior Tiffin Struthers High School Struthers Youngstown Cleveland East Tech Middletown Martins Ferry High School Bluffton High School Allen County Middleport Meigs County Peninsula Summit County Hubbard Trumbull Columbus Academy Grandview Franklin County

Hoppe Wins Six-Block 18.2 Billiards Match in Chicago

Willie Hoppe defeated Welker Cochran 800 to 8 in the final six blocks of the 18.2 billiards contest. Hoppe produced the best run of the night with an unfinished 217 in three innings.

Willie Hoppe Welker Cochran Chicago Hoppe

Bobcats Honored by Elks as Pitt Coach Praises Ohio Team

University of Pittsburgh coach R J B Sutherland addressed the Ohio University 1930 Green and White squad at the Athens Elks Lodge banquet. He praised the team’s unity, coach player cooperation, and the impact of bench years on later success, recalling Pitt’s undefeated 1929 and post season travels.

Jock” Sutherland University of Pittsburgh Ohio University Bobcats Athens Elks Lodge F E. B. Bryan University C. Bird Billy Ireland The Columbus Dispatch F.S. Crooks Ohio Elks Lodge Bryan Ohio University Sutherland Pittsburgh California Pasadena Pitt

Sharkey Schmeling Bout Agreement Reached in New York

Jack Sharkey agreed to a championship bout with Max Schmeling to be held in New York next summer. The deal was made during a conference with William Carey president of the Madison Square Garden Corporation and Damon Runyon New York sports writer Milk Fund representative.

Jack Sharkey Max Schmeling New York William Carey Madison Square Garden Corporation Damon Runyon Milk Fund

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