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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
13
Pitt mentor Jock Sutherland surveys the college football landscape naming Penn and Notre Dame among candidates for national praise. He notes Alabama Tulane clash, Auburn LSU, Navy Notre Dame, Michigan Penn, Fordham Purdue, and regional battles shaping bowl and title claims.
Northwestern eyes sophomores for Wisconsin clash as Iggy Mesec Dick Wells and Wally Malloy may earn calls. Wisconsin loses Eddie Jankowski and Fred Benz. Howard Weiss and Vernon Peak to start. Minnesota stresses effort over name starters for Iowa game. Iowa undecided among four guards. Illinois surprises with new backfield pair Jay Wardley and Lowell Spurgeon. Purdue heads to New York for Fordham prep. College grid notes mix practice shifts across Big Ten cities.
Henry McLemore argues a Roosevelt platform plank on abolishing all America football teams would sway voters. He confesses he will not publish an all America team this year, then proposes a new method: uncover players coveted by professional scouts for the 1937 season and base selections on those targets.
An All America selection would surprise many. The best pros rarely come from the big schools, with Beattie Feathers of Tennessee and Bronco Nagurski of Minnesota as notable exceptions. The fertile hunting ground for pros remains the tough programs at smaller schools.
The Brooklyn Dodgers planned to name a new manager today to replace Casey Stengel, who was fired after last season. Burleigh Grimes, ex Dodgers pitcher and former Louisville Colonels manager, was believed to have the inside track for the post.
Samuel Adrian Baugh of Texas Christian, known as Slingin Sam, faces rising rival Dick Todd of Texas A M as the Southwest Conference targets top all America contenders. Baugh remains a leading passer and punter, while Todd, a noted sophomore, set a Texas record for 318 high school points. Other conference stars include Arkansas quarterback Jack Robbins, Baylor's Lloyd Russell, and Rice’s Red Vickers.
The District of Columbia boxing commission seeks suspension of light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis in England where he is set to fight Len Harvey on November 9. The suspension bars him from all National Boxing Association states until lifted after he failed to appear for a scheduled November 13 engagement.
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