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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1931

Page

13

National color in gridiron power from this season

The writer ranks top teams across regions, noting Notre Dame and Northwestern strong, with Harvard Cornell Pennsylvania Syracuse and New York U. among leading east teams. Georgia Tulane St Marys Stanford California Southern California are highlighted as contenders with upcoming matchups shaping the national title picture.

Harvard Cornell Pennsylvania Syracuse New York U Oregon Fordham Holy Cross Dartmouth St. Mary’s California Trojans U. Sanford Washington Georgia Yulane Tennessee Southern Methodist Tulane Middlewest Notre Dame Northwestern Kansas Aggies i+ ik New York Violets Alfred Western Reserve Minnesota Gophers Iowa State Auburn Montgomery Texas Aggies Carson-Newman Stanford St. Mary's Knute Tockne Kansas

DePauw faces Ohio in key clash as Wheaton shines

DePauw’s Don Wheaton carries 60 of the team’s 78 points this season and has produced nine of the 12 touchdowns. Ohio seeks revenge after an early loss as Coach Peden adjusts lineups with Robinette back in the backfield and Gilvary taking over at end.

AVING University of Indiana Ohio University Indiana DePauw Greencastle Cincinnati Franklin Boston U Manchester Earlham Don Peden Don Wheaton Wheaton Red Grange Ill Oillie Olsen Northwestern Boston University Neal Notre Dame Peden Ohio Wesleyan Varsity Robinette Robbie Gil Gilvary Gilvary Uesuh Hjfaxhmbatee nPk N

Indirect Passes In Football From Georgia Tech Diagram

The article explains direct versus indirect passes in football, detailing a Georgia Tech variation where the quarterback takes the ball from the center and passes to a back, a method unusual to west coast fans and used in a Rose Bowl context. Notre Dame style direct pass is also described with backs shifting to a square formation.

Georgia Tech Notre Dame

Battalino Favored In Featherweight Title Bout In Chicago

Chris Battalino the world featherweight champion from Hartford is the favorite to win a 10 round title bout against Earl Mastro of Chicago at Chicago Stadium. Battalino, defending his title for the fourth time since 1929, was listed as a 6 to 5 favorite as about 15,000 fans are expected, with receipts near 42500.

Chicago U.P Christopher Bat) Battalino Hartford Conn Earl Mastro Battalino Andre Boutis France

Northwestern Stars To Play Despite Injuries Against Minnesota

U R Fullback Rob Russell halfback Pug Rentner and center Harold Weldin, Northwestern players, will all play against Minnesota Saturday in Evanston. Ollie Olson likely starts at fullback with Russell rehabbing him. Rentner will wear a cast to protect his broken thumb.

Evanston U.R Rob Russell Pug Rentner Harold Weldin Northwestern Minnesota Ollie Olson Russell Rentner

Anderson Says Penn Suspects Tough Game With Penn

Notre Dame coach Heartley Anderson says Penn is stronger this year and Notre Dame must be in top form to meet undefeated Pennsylvania on Saturday after last year’s easy win.

South Bend Ind U.P Heartley Anderson Notre Dame

Five Ball Carriers for Minnesota Against Northwestern

U Capt Clarence Munn the 200 pound guard who scored a touchdown against Wisconsin last week will be used to carry the ball against Northwestern Saturday giving the Gophers five ball carriers.

Minneapolis Minn Clarence Munn Minne Wisconsin Northwestern Satur Rey Gophers

Stanford Eleven Of 94 To Dine With Hoover

Washington November 4 The 1894 Stanford football team will hold a training table in the White House dining room on November 12 with business manager Bert Hoover leading the event The surviving members from London Honolulu and other regions are bankers lawyers and doctors including Jackson Reynolds Paul Downing Abraham Lewis William Harrelson Alfred Spalding Guy Cochran Will Campbell Charlies Fickert Joe Field Will Hazard Thomas Code Jule Frankenheimer Herbert Kennedy and Herbert Hicks among others

Jackson Reynolds First National Bank of New York University of Chicago Stanford Paul Downing Pacific Gas & Electric Company Abraham Lewis Honolulu William Harrelson Bank of Italy San Francisco Alfred Spalding Guy Cochran Los Angeles Will Campbell Washington State Charlies Fickert Thomas Mooney Joe Field Will Hazard Idaho Thomas Code Jule Frankenheimer Herbert Kennedy Commerce Department London Herbert Hicks Ilinois

Boxing results highlight last night in Minneapolis and Milwaukee

Paul Wangley KOs Pete Firpo in Minneapolis. Wilbur Chevalier draws with Jack Sharkey in a local card. In Milwaukee Gorilla Jones defeats George Nichols by decision and Oddone Piazza beats Raoul Rojas to reach the NBA middleweight semi finals.

Minneapolis Paul Wangley Pete Firpo Detroit Wilbur Chevalier Milwaukee Jack Sharkey Wis Gorilla Jones Akron Oddone Piazza National Boxing Association Jones George Nichols Buffalo Piazza Raoul Rojas Rojas

Intra Mural Football at Sing Sing Inmates Taught by Giants

OSSINING New York November Giants players Ray Flaherty Glenn Campbell BH Owen Butch Gibson Dan Gibson Dale Burnett and Ted Bucklin entered Sing Sing Prison to serve two hour sentences and teach inmates football. Warden Lawes invited the pros to demonstrate the game noting all competition is intra mural due to lack of outside opponents.

Ossining N. Y É— W New York Giants Sing-Sing Prison Giants Tim Mara Ray Flaherty Glenn Campbell BH Owen Butch Gibson Dan Gibson Dale Burnett Ted Bucklin Sing Sing Lawes

Buckeyes drill secretly for Navy contest Saturday

Ohio State ordered closed practice this week as it prepares for Navy in Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Freshmen vs regulars will scrimmage to study Navy passes while the Midshipmen rely on the aerial game. Navy star Lou Kirn regains his lucky headgear after a weeklong search and mixup at West Virginia Wesleyan.

Columbus Ohio State Navy Ohio Stadium Buckeye Midshipmen Ohio Buckeyes Sam Willaman Annapolis U.R Lou Kirn Kirn Naval Academy West Virginia Wesleyan Wesleyan

McLemore Sees Wrestling as Unchanged Old Farce

Henry McLemore reports from New York that professional wrestling remains a familiar spectacle. He notes Londos defends the title with routine moves and predicts a staged match outcome, suggesting trained seals could replace wrestlers for a parlor show at $20. The piece questions authenticity and calls wrestling “the same old farce.”

Garden

Direct and Indirect Passes Guide Ball Handling

The article explains using direct and indirect passes to suit plays. Direct passes suit forward and flank moves while indirect passes support hidden ball plays reverses and delayed backs. A versatile team should employ both methods.

New Ohio intercollegiate conference may form next year

Ohio schools consider a new intercollegiate conference after Northwest Conference withdrawals. Toledo joins Ohio Conference on probation and will cut ties with Northwest. Bowling Green leaves at 1932 end and seeks Ohio Conference admission. Bluffton Defiance propose a four-school expansion with Wilmington Urban University North Manchester and St. Johns. Burckey of Bluffton elected president and Barnhart of Findlay secretary.

Owling Green Ohio I T Toledo University Bowling Green State College Defiance College Bluffton College Findlay College Wilmington College Urbana Junior College North Manchester College Indiana St. John's College of Toledo Andrew Burckey Bluffton Harry ©. Barnhart Findlay Defiance

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