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!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1935
Page
11
Western Reserve fullback Ray Zeh pushed his points total to 86 after a dominant six games, adding a touchdown and four extra points in Saturday's win over John Carroll. He remains atop the Ohio collegiate scoring race, one touchdown from John Turley's 92.
Fragmentary notes discuss fumbles passes and Buckeye players. References to Notre Dame Indiana Ohio State and a coach Schmidt suggest a college football context with doubt about performance and readiness. No clear events dates or outcomes are stated.
The match ends with notable players Donahue Burs Wetzel Uckle securing a win in a tense game. A quick move and precise play determine the outcome as the ball sails to the mark amid noisy crowd energy.
Fragmentary OCR reads “1% trailing back his had as his te” leaving unclear subject, action, or context and no identifiable names, places, or dates.
Tickets for the Ohio Cincinnati football game at Cincinnati on November 16 are on sale in the Athens Athletic Director C Bird office. Only 900 tickets were received and tickets are not procurable in Cincinnati. A special train will carry Ohio players students and fans to the game.
Ohio Wesleyan star Zeh top state and national scoring with 11 touchdowns in six games and 20 extra points. Ohio State’s Joe Williams climbs to second with 32 points behind Zeh, while Koprowski, Garner, and Adams chase in the crowded leaderboard after Kent State’s 45 6 rout of Hiram and Williams’ Notre Dame TD.
In Pittsburgh Mickey Duris outpointed Tony Herrera and Norment Quarles stopped Ross Fields. Jack Trammel stopped the Battles in Pittsburgh. Nat Litfin outpointed Leo Rittenour in Flint and Wilfred Mullins outpointed Willie Davis in Chicago. Oscar Rankin outpointed Bart Littman in Milwaukee. Wheat farming employs more persons worldwide than any other paying job.
Carnegie Tech pulled off a 7 0 upset over Purdue in 1935 after a 40 yard pass from Matelan to Rosenthal set up the winner. The play unfolded from the Purdue 40 yard line with Matelan fading back and Rosenthal scoring standing up.
The article lists top scorers among Ohio colleges with games and points. Rex of Defiance adds two placekicks in season highlights giving Defiance a 10 to 7 win over Bluffton. Cincinnati fullback London Gant scored against Dayton in a 29 to 0 Bearcats win. It ranks players by goals from field goals and points, naming schools such as Xavier, Miami, Ohio University, and Ohio State among others.
UCLA officials and Texas sources probe the eligibility of a star fullback. R. F. Key is identified by Amarillo High principal Norman as Francis Key, a former Texas Mines player, with Dean Miller chasing firsthand facts from El Paso and Amarillo.
Cheyenne Wyoming state treasurer J Kirk Baldwin was 2 000 miles from the stadium when he overheard a game report and jumped in excitement. He fell, broke his wrist as the rug skidded and he sprawled on the floor.
Braddock predicts a million dollar gate for a Joe Louis bout and vows to beat the Brown Bomber. He calls Louis the only rival that matters and says a June title defense could feature Louis in the opposite corner. Braddock also says Schmeling Carnera Levincky Baer would not stop Louis.
Notre Dame stars Andy Pitney Fred Carideo and Dick Pfefferle are sidelined by injuries while Elmer Layden worries about focus as the Irish prepare for Northwestern. Northwestern coach Lynn Waldorf stays hopeful of an upset as Notre Dame remains favorite.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.