Lehigh and Lafayette Gridiron Series History
Lehigh and Lafayette Colleges have played 64 football games since 1884. The series was briefly interrupted in 1898 and there were two games in the season up to 1902. Draw your own conclusion.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1931
Page
8
Lehigh and Lafayette Colleges have played 64 football games since 1884. The series was briefly interrupted in 1898 and there were two games in the season up to 1902. Draw your own conclusion.
The page lists NBC CBS and WOR broadcasts for Tuesday January 15 across multiple stations including WEAF WJZ WABO and WLW with programs such as The Old Rocking Chair Amos n Andy Philco Symphony Concert and Grand Orchestrations. It also notes educational and variety shows along with organ and orchestra programs and times spanning early morning to after midnight.
Radio lineup lists multiple programs and acts for the evening including Raising Junior George Simons tenor Savannah Liners Orchestra Literary Digest Amos n Andy and The Vikings male quartet plus serials Death Valley Days and The Trial of Dolores Devine among others. The program block features musical acts, dramatic shows, burlesque skit encores and household evening segments.
A detailed 12 hour broadcast outline lists NBC programs and performances from 6:00 p m to after midnight. It features Black and Gold Room Orchestra, Who's Behind the Name, Voter's Service, Soconyland Sketches, Billiken Pictards, Blackstone Plantation, Frolic Coon Sanders Orchestra, McKesson Musical Magazine, Bakers, B A Rolfe Dance Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Vincent Lopez, Larry Funk, Jack Albin and their orchestras.
Grain close list shows Wheat No. 2 red at 84.4-85, Corn No. 2 yellow 75-76, Oats No. 2 white 37.14-38, Rye No. 2 67. Clover and alfalfa prices given with March and April futures. Market notes include dairy and hay values and a daily broadcast schedule for January 14 with weather forecasts and morning programs.
The lineup lists 6:00 p.m. Summery of NBC Programs and 6:05 p.m. Orchestra. Rural sketch at 6:45 p.m. Rodeheaver Sing at 7:00 p.m. Science at 7:15 p.m. Sundial Bonnie Laddiss at 7:30 p.m. Back of the News in Washington at 7:43 p.m. Pacts Jones golf chat at 8:00 p.m. Varieties at 8:15 p.m. Concert at 8:29 p.m. Symphony Orchestra at 9:09 p.m. Palmolive Hour at 9:39 p.m. Ruth St Dennis interviewed by Grantland Rice at 10:30 p.m. Orchestra at 11:00 p.m. and 12:09 a.m. Orchestra continues, with 12:30 a.m. final.
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