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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1932
Page
5
Roundup notes a Saturday slate with State and Northwestern as toss ups. Mountaineers edge Georgetown early but shifts with blue collar teams. The column lists multiple game results including Ohio over Wittenberg and Michigan over Indiana with bold upsets and home teams.
Cincinnati coached by Dana King carries the state’s only undefeated record as the two remaining games with Ohio University and Miami loom, while rivals like Miami, Heidelberg and Baldwin Wallace chase the mythical Ohio conference crown amid a week of key conference battles.
Mitch notes the steady .650 batting average after 13 right, seven wrong and two ties as upsets persist. He recalls upsets like St Mary's over Fordham and Georgia over NYU, with results shaping the sports brief outlook.
Gallia County expects a heavy turnout Tuesday as George Bolles reports vigorous campaigning by county and district candidates. Three mill school levies across five districts face voters plus local campaign pushes in Gallipolis.
Arthur Bohn McMarold and his dog Jack have visited 41 counties and walked 62000 miles. They spent Sunday night in Gallipolis on the way to New York City after traveling from Pomeroy. The next stop is Huntington.
Gallia County Township Trustees Association endorsed H. E. Shaver Cheshire for representative to the Ohio General Assembly after reviewing a questionnaire given to candidates on township government and gasoline tax use. Victor Niday reportedly ignored the questionnaire.
Ben Skinner of Pomeroy died at Holzer Hospital Sunday morning from a fractured skull in an automobile accident. He was admitted Saturday night at 8:30. Also updated were the improving condition of six year old Richard Tipton who was struck by a hit and run motorist Friday afternoon near lower Route 7 as he left a school bus. Sunday admissions listed Mrs. E. Russell Vinton surgical Mrs. F. H. Heilman Pomeroy surgical and Ervin Hammond Gallia medical.
County Nurse R Ethel Wallace reports October activity across Gallipolis including 47 schools visited for diphtheria immunization, 12 home visits, 34 tuberculosis contacts, 23 pre school visits, 21 orthopedic visits, 19 transport patients, and 2 patient visits. She logged 4 hours field work, 39 in office, 54 12 hours travel, 3 hours meetings, and 13 hours in schools. Aided 3 typhoid cases and 1 diphtheria case and spent a day with state education officials Miss Kellar and Miss Sears.
Real estate transfers recorded during the week include Scott to H Wollborn for 104.21 acres in Raccoon Township A F Kiser to Maude K Somerville for 390.51 acres in Addison Township Sheriff of Gallia County to Flossie Luckey for 312 acres in Cheshire W A Brewer to William H Smith for one acre in Addison Florence M Trainer to Louise J Roushe for 166.58 acres in Green Township H W Cherring ton guardian to Virginia Coter Mayes for part lot 13 in Gallipolis and Virginia Coter Mayes to I E Myer for part lot 1 in Gallipolis.
Dravo Contracting Company of Pittsburgh was awarded the contract to build government lock B alter lock A construct a power house and machinery and illuminate the new high dam on the upper Great Kanawha River in Gallipolis dated November 7.
Gallia Academy football players and student nurses from Holzer Hospital took airplane rides over Gallipolis yesterday as a reward to an injured player after the Chillicothe game. Dr. C E Holzer arranged the flights for all team members and nurses joined in during the afternoon.
A Maple Shade shanty owned by John Casey burned Sunday night around 9. The blaze drew many motorists as firefighters arrived late. the building was nearly consumed before the call. Gallipolis records show C. R. Lima awarded 101.66 plus 6 percent interest from May 13, 1932, against P. A. Stewart on a cognovit note.
Gallipolis will meet Point Pleasant at Point Pleasant in the annual Thanksgiving game this year as originally scheduled. An effort to move the game to Gallipolis failed, with seating accommodations at Point Pleasant deemed superior.
American "Towering Twelve" college football teams enter a pivotal week with two near elimination and six facing strong foes. Key matchups include Columbia vs Brown in the East, Tennessee vs Vanderbilt in the South, Southern California vs Oregon, and Texas Christian vs Texas as title implications loom. Traditional rivalries such as Fordham vs NYU and Princeton vs Yale highlight a crowded slate.
Ohio State readies for its first ever meeting with Pennsylvania as Penn travels to Columbus for Home Coming Day. The Quakers beat Franklin and Marshall Swarthmore Dartmouth Lehigh and Navy this season but lost to Pittsburgh 19 to 12. Key Buckeyes include Hinchman Oliphant Gillman Rosequist and Conrad with Padlow scoring his first college TD.
Michigan stayed undefeated with a 7-0 win over Indiana, led by Marty Newman’s leadership in a cautious battle. Purdue crushed Chicago 51-9 to surge top in the standings, while Illinois and Wisconsin chased Minnesota for third. Ohio State beat Northwestern 6-0 in its first Big Ten win. Lund ran 26 times for 222 yards in Minnesota’s 36-0 victory over Mississippi. Notre Dame overwhelmed Kansas 46-4 in a separate tilt.
Henry McLemore reports how St Mary's College of Morago California built a publicity department that pressured him to bet on their football game against Fordham. A sales pitch claimed betting was Bank of England style interest, leading Mac to risk rent money as St Mary's prevailed at the Polo Grounds.
Jacksonville Trimble beat Stewart 13 6 to win the Athens County playground baseball championship. Christman and Anderson each had three runs, Sharp two, and every other J T player scored once. The final followed a semis win over Rome by the same 13 6 tally with strong hitting throughout.
The Flying Finn of Jacksonville invites fast independent basketball teams in the district to schedule games. Teams interested should write to U. P. Toivonen, Jacksonville, Ohio.
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