Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1928

Page

2

Ohio University and Miami Vie In Dad's Day Battle

Ohio University and Miami meet for the first time since 1908 on Dad's Day in Oxford. Ohio has four wins and a close victory over Wittenberg. Miami has losses to Wesleyan and Denison. Miami reshaped its lineup with seven sophomores, aiming to bolster defense and offense as Ohio travels from Athens to Cincinnati before heading to Oxford for Saturdays game.

Ohio University Miami Oxford Ohio Wittenberg Wesleyan Denison Wesleyan Machine Bobcats Athens Cincinnati Delaware Buckeye Inter-collegiate Athletic Association Cy McKinney Ohio Wesleyan McKinley James Young John “Red” Halliday Hay James Red” Glancy Glancy Schroeder Buckeye Wooster Syracuse Ohio Northern Granville Dayton Bluffton Springfield

Princeton to meet Ohio State in Columbus Saturday

Fifteen hundred undergraduates cheered Princeton as it left Princeton for Columbus to face Ohio State on Saturday. Jack Norman may start at quarterback after the last practice with signal drills.

Princeton N. J Columbus Ohio State Jack Norman

Ohio State Readies for Big Intersectional Game

Columbus buzzes as Princeton Tigers arrive ahead of Home Coming Week. Officials tighten controls and schedules for crowds expected to surpass two weeks ago. Coach Ws Wilce runs a light scrimmage. Leo Raskowski and Barrat nursing injuries but listed likely ready for action.

Columbus Michigan Princeton Tigers Ohio de Ds Ws Wilce Varsity Leo Raskowski Barrat Mike Chambers

Big G games in East on Saturday gridiron

In Eastern games NYU faces Georgetown at Yankee Stadium in a clash of high scoring teams as two undefeated majors loom. Notre Dame visits Penn State in Philadelphia for a marquee intersectional battle. Yale and Dartmouth, each upset last week, meet at New Haven with the winner eyeing the season’s top spots.

New York U.R New York University- Georgetown Yankee Stadium Notre Dame Penn State Philadelphia Yate Dartmouth New Haven

Hoffman offers 40000 to defend welterweight title

San Francisco November 2 Ancil Hoffman matchmaker telegraphed a forty thousand dollar offer to welterweight champion Joe Dundee to defend his title against Jackie Fields in a bout here Hoff man said he had signed Fields.

San Francisco Ancil Hoffman Joe Dundee Jackie Fields Hoffman Fields

Intersectional Games In Big Ten Spotlight

Big Ten football terms up in the air as two conference clashes headline a slate of intersectional matchups. Ohio State faces Princeton in Columbus while Pennsylvania meets Chicago in a Stagg era revenge bid, and Wisconsin battles Alabama as Illinois targets a second title behind an undefeated Big Ten run.

Chicago U.P Ohio State Princeton Columbus Ohio Buckeyes Pennsylvania A. A. Stagg Maroons Red Grange Illini Illinois Penn Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Michigan

Buckeye Plea Adopted as Ohio State Fight Song

Ohio State officially adopts The Buckeye Plea a new football song to be sung at the Princeton game in the stadium. Set to The Vagabond King its verses rally Buckeyes to fight on for O H I O and victory while urging players to smash the foe and defend the honor of Ohio State.

Columbus U.P Buckeye Ohio State Buckeyes O-H-I-O Corn Belt Committee McNary-Haugen i Washington

Logan bowlers roll high total in three game sweep

Roberts and teammate G Burgess totaled 628 pins in three games against St Clair and Hamilton, all scores above 200, including a 221 opening game. Wright and Bright dropped two of three to Walker and Struble. Marjorie Simons, Hunter College student, recently shot a hole in one on a New York course.

Logan Roberts G. Burgess St. Clair Hamilton Wright Bright Walker Struble Marjorie Simons Hunter College New York

Coast conference title on line in two California classics

Four coast conference contenders risk first place in pivotal football games on California fields. Stanford meets USC at Palo Alto in the West’s classic clash, while Oregon faces California’s Golden Bears at Berkeley in another key showdown.

San Francisco U.P Pacific Coast Cardinals Stanford University University of Southern California Palo Alto University of Oregon University of California Golden Bears Berkeley

Wisconsin plans intramural sports hall at UW

George E. Little the university of Wisconsin athletics director announced plans for a new intramural sports hall costing four hundred thousand dollars. The project aims to enhance campus recreation facilities and athletic programs at Madison.

Madison Wis University of Wisconsin George E. Little

Princeton Tigers Arrive in Columbus for Homecoming

Princeton arrives in Columbus for the annual Homecoming game against Ohio State. The partially crippled Tigers prepare to challenge the Buckeyes, who boast stronger form and are noted to rely on their first string starters.

Columbus U.P Princeton Tigers Ohio State Tiger Buckeye Bucks Princeton West Virginia Tigers Vermont Lehigh Cornell Wilce

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marietta POS Miami Cramer Fletcher Griffith Shuster Farmer McPhillips Efee Althauser Mowbray Regula Parratt Hastings T. Ene Rete McCall Brammer Ate Rupes St. Xavier Russ Marple Gheer Tigers Rupel Perkins Athens High School Kansas Wesleyan University Kansans Harold Ek. Wise A. B. Mackie Kansas Eleven Mackie Perkins Rupe Wise Grinmen Mae HONDA Myers V.cooper Cooper Pomeroy Gallipolis Ironton Portsmouth Athens County Republican Executive Committee R. S. Wood E.C. Woodworth Chim Dixon Stewart United Press New State Ohio Staters Burgess Emma Warrens Filling Station Logan Fairgrounds U. S Truax Mr. Fess Senate Frank Smith Ilinois William Ware U. B Farmer - Business LABOR F. R. Gross Athens County Democratic Committee D. A. Rardin I'Gerg Lamborns Wolfes John N. Brewer Parker C. L. Hoilington L. C. Baker
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication