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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
12
The Athens Messenger reports the Bo bcats aim to boost scoring punch in upcoming games. The note mentions notable baseball figures and a general sports column touching on college and professional interests, including reflections on Zane Grey and connections to past players.
Ohio University shows three wins and three losses with inconsistent scoring. Coach Don Peden drills the Bobcats to improve the passing attack and running game as they prepare for Morris-Harvey at Charleston. The team has relied on long passes and interceptions for touchdowns, prompting a focus on a steadier attack and line play. Nashville notes the Warners achieving hole in one fame in golf family.
Harold Grange legend shadows Michigan star Tommy Harmon as they meet in Champaign Illinois. Scout Ray Duncan notes Harmon's head down bull play while Grange used finesse to escape traps. Michigan seeks win to stay unbeaten in the Big Ten. Illinois hopes to pull a major upset.
Branch Rickey's St. Louis Cardinals contract may not be renewed when it ends in two years. J Roy Stockton of the St. Louis Post Dispatch cites persistent talk that Rickey plans to sever ties with the National League club and pursue other roles in baseball or politics.
New York United Press report notes only nine teams remain unbeaten and seven undefeated yet tied as college football heads into midseason. Oregon State meets Southern California in a key Pacific clash while UCLA still eyes a Rose Bowl shot amid tight bowl prospects.
Ohio University will sell 2000 general admission seats for the November 11 Bobcat game against Miami, first come first served at 85 cents. Reserved seats stay at 1.70 and box seats at 2.00. If successful, general admission may be used for all next season's games.
Fordham announced seven of eight 1940 football games will be in New York with the lineup including West Virginia Tulane Pittsburgh St Marys North Carolina Purdue Arkansas and NYU. The note also recalls Pop Warner and A A Stagg meeting again after 32 years.
Challedon lands a half length victory over Kayak II with Cravat third in the Pimlico Special as Eddie Arcaro dodges floral tributes and Woolf drives Kayak II. The Maryland bred colt delivered a late surge in a slow early race, while Cravat faded and Arcaro bonds with the winner over the floral scene.
Cantatrice II ridden by a Sir Alfred Butt stable filly captured the 100th Cesarewitch Stakes at Newmarket England. Cheerful Star finished second with Black Speck third as Cantatrice II won by four lengths. Thirty five entries faced the post while Cantatrice II traded 7 to 2 as the favorite and Cheerful Star and Black Speck were 20 to 1 outsider bets.
Tony Canzoneri falls in the 3rd round to Al Davis at Madison Square Garden in a brutal bout witnessed by 12,750 fans. Referee Arthur Donovan stops the fight at 2:13 after Canzoneri is knocked down twice, ending his career as a fighter. Gate reported at $30,793.09 with his Marlboro farm at stake.
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