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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1939

Page

13

Athens and Nelsonville Set For Annual Gridiron Showdown

Athens and Nelsonville meet at Nelsonville Field in a long standing rivalry game as both seek a win to end skids. Athens hope to rebound with air attack led by Poling Bryson Bobo Seaman, while Nelsonville eyes first victory behind a compact backfield and line.

Athens Nelsonville Athens County Grid Greyhound Harry Lackey Bulldogs Greyhounds Jackson Bill Poling Chuck Bryson Howie Bobo Sonny Seaman Lackey Paul Gordon Elisy Wood Ed McPherson Socrates Parkis Sprague Hughes Beasley Poling Bobo Bryson Seaman

Conservation Department Forecasts Good Rabbit Season

Ohio hunters prepare for a bountiful rabbit and pheasant season as the state projects an excellent outlook. More than half a million sportsmen are expected to benefit from scientific game management during a nine year cycle. The conservation commission enacts a staggered open season with rabbits hunted Wednesdays to Saturdays from noon November 8 through November 30 and daily 7 am to 5:30 pm in December.

State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources The Conservation Commission Logan Allen Hardin Henry Huron Marion van Wert Wyandot State Commission Canada Ohio Don Waters Waters Met

Weekend gridiron picks and hunting season update

Football picks feature Notre Dame over Army with close margins and several key matchups like Cornell over Columbia and Fordham over Rice. The piece also reports a staggered pheasant and rabbit open season from Nov. 8 to 30, with emphasis on conservation, enhanced game protection, and new special game protectors for November and December.

Ohioans Face Hoosiers In Bitter Big Ten Duel At Ohio Stadium

Buckeye brothers meet as Ohio State and Indiana clash in Columbus. Indiana lists six Ohio-born players including Hal Hursh and Joe Tofil among its backs and line men, amid a heated rivalry fueled by cross state recruiting. Powell of the Seals is tipped as a top minor league pitcher for 1940–41.

Columbus Buckeye Ohio State Indiana Ohio Bo McMillen Hal Hursh Middletown Joe Tofil Campbell Hursh Tofil Harold Zimmer Springfield Harry Brooks Dayton Ken Smith Piqua John May Cincinnati San Francisco Pacific Coast League Baseball Larry Powell The Seals Powell

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