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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1932
Page
9
Mitchell-uroving list of 22 college football game selections with scattered team pairs. The write up predicts outcomes and hints at close games, noting draws and several strong favorites across multiple universities and conferences.
Granville November 4 02 Denison University football team aims for victory at home against De Pauw with key players Howard Walker Charles Campbell Stan Martin John Hauser and John Shepard returning from injuries this week to strengthen the lineup.
Horsee Pipe Koehler named basketball coach at St. John's College Toledo after leaving college player roles with Toledo and Milwaukee teams. The report covers games against Michigan Purdue and Illinois plus weight notes on Gallia Academy vs Chillicothe and practice updates.
The steamship W. G Berry docked at Acme Boiler for boiler repairs after midnight and was delayed en route to Pittsburgh with a tow of Pittsburgh steel bound for southern delivery, mainly to New Orleans. The ship’s captain, a former Louisville pilot, reported trouble after passing above a tug Plymouth.
Ohio University's Bobcats and Wittenberg clash at Ohio Stadium tomorrow in a long running series with Lutherans holding 10 victories to five. Wittenberg has one of its poorest seasons but the Bobcats expect to win using a strong running game while Wittenberg leans on the air attack. Coach Don Peden plans to start the lineup that opened against Georgetown with a possible change at fullback if Sadosky cannot play.
Madison Square Garden hosts a high profile lightweight title bout as Tony Canzoneri defends against Billy Petrotie in a lineup drawing knockout betting action. More than 20 000 expected. Canzoneri slight betting favorite at 7 to 6 with broad city wagers exceeding 230000 dollars in New York.
Former Illini star Harold Grange predicts professional football will dominate two years hence as night indoor games draw larger crowds. He cites weather-proof venues, stronger teams, and broader appeal with Dodgers Giants and Bears style branding drawing fans.
Big Ten slate opens with four conference games as Michigan hosts Indiana at Bloomington and Purdue meets Kansas at Stage Field. Northwestern faces Iowa State in Evanston, while Wisconsin meets Minnesota in Madison and Iowa-T Nebraska clash in Iowa City. Notre Dame visits Kansas in a notable intersection, with Michigan favored to stay unbeaten while Indiana seeks upset potential.
A 38 man Ohio State squad, including coaches and managers, arrived in Chicago and traveled to Evanston for the Big Ten showdown with Northwestern. Coach Sanillaman weighs lineup shifts as Ferret regater nears full health and Sabvalera starts at end with Smith gaining early action at halfback. The game airs on WLW WTAM and WRAC Columbus at 3 p.m. EST.
The Gallia Community Association endorsed a plan to circulate 3 dollars as a purchase power test for home goods used by businesses and residents. They also supported renewing the three mill school levy, with Supt Wayne Lute detailing tax shares and reductions. Peter Harry Miller was named chair to head the cattle on the levee probe. Earl Mauck resigned as secretary, to stay 50 days pending replacement.
Gallipolis Ohio announces an all night election party in the Gallia County Courthouse court room Tuesday night. State and national returns will be sourced by radio with a Southern Ohio Electric Company donated instrument. Radio WLW will provide returns from 6 30 pm onward and at regular intervals after 9 30 pm for official updates. Local election boards are asked to report 10 precincts to the secretary of state by 9 pm.
The Senator Cordill departed Pittsburgh for Cincinnati two days late due to heavy fogs and traffic. The excursion packet carried 25,000 feet of heavy oak lumber to repair the hull of the Island Maid, owned by the Coney Island Amusement Company. The Maid, once the G. W. Hill, had upper works burned at Cincinnati wharf two years ago and previously ran excursions from Gallipolis, Pomeroy, and Middleport.
Gallipolis November 4 Jane Cating led Gallia Academy High School Honor Roll for the first six weeks with straight A grades. A list of students earning honor rolls for average B or better includes Helen Pierson Lewis Stevers Mary Gardner Betty Henke John Kerr Betty Bean Howard Roush Winifred Huntington Helen McNeally Betty Jean Riggs Eunice Fierbaugh Catherine Carter Mildred Mills Geradiine Burnette John Hemilton Etheleen Warden Elizabeth Carnes Ann Nibert Elizabeth Norman Jessie Unroe Betty Vornholt Joe Bill Clark Gertrude Ward Mary Foster Myra Sheets Francis Dawson Eloise Niday Vinton Cox Erma Evans
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Scott Gallipolis R D 1 at Holzer Hospital by Caesarean operation Thursday morning.
Thirteen high school students compete in the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest with Gallia Academy High School directing. Church preliminaries set for Sunday November 13 with county winners advancing to district and state contests January 30 to February 2 1935. Scholarships await state winners, medals for prelim winners, and participants include Gallia Acad friends from First Baptist Grane Methodist Episcopal Church of God and Rio Grande entrants.
Mr and Mrs J T Callahan attend the funeral of William B Callahan who died Wednesday at his farm in Columbia Center. He was well known in Gallipolis and often visited his brother. He leaves a wife and two sons.
Kanawha River coal is rushed by barge to Cincinnati and Louisville markets as Hatfield Campbell Creek Marmet and Otto companies move coal from yards in Cincinnati. Gallipolis towboat crews warn of a potential strike if wage cuts persist, with several million bushels already shipped annually from the Kanawha by river towboats.
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