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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1928
Page
2
Hart and Young are hurt but Sheridan starts at fullback for Marietta as Ohio's eleven faces a fast Marietta squad. The Marietta team is described as one of its strongest in years.
The article lists players by position for Athens and Marietta with crew names such as Crammer Farnham Griffith Hopkins Kennedy Mowbray and others including Hinkle Brammer Schmidt Stevenson Northrup McKinley and Farren. It notes team averages with Marietta line at 165 and Ohio University at 175 for line weight and backfield averages of 160 for Marietta and 158 for Ohio University. The game is scheduled to start at 3 o'clock.
The Marietta College eleven travels to Athens to face Ohio University in a non conference game. Marietta has not been beaten this season and Farnham leads the standout play with long touchdown runs including 105 and 95 yards. Ohio may shuffle lineups due to injuries as they prepare for Saturday’s contest.
Brooklyn Robins president and manager Ibert Robinson is asked to resign by December as club directors meet. Steve McKeever, the club's vice president and treasurer, leads the movement with the nickname Bobbie mentioned as potential successor.
The record shows annual meetings between Ohio and Marietta with scores listed for 1921 through 1927, noting no games in 1919 and 1920. The sequence includes 1921 to 1927 with varying point totals by year.
Ohio State and Iowa, unbeaten in the Big Ten, clash in Columbus to decide the western championship. Wisconsin eyes a reset with Chicago, Purdue and Northwestern face off in Evanston, and Indiana meets Minnesota in Minneapolis as Michigan travels to Navy and Illinois hosts Butler in Indianapolis.
Iowa faces Ohio State while Illinois travels to Butler and Michigan visits Navy in Baltimore. Indiana meets Minnesota and Purdue plays Northwestern. Chicago hosts Wisconsin and a slate includes Marietta at Ohio University Capital at Hiram Wittenberg at Denison Kenyon at Muskingum Dayton at Cincinnati Heidelberg at Otterbein Miami at Oberlin Ohio Northern at Mt Union Wooster versus Case Reserve versus St Xavier Baldwin Wallace versus Akron Lombard visits John Carroll Rio Grande at Antioch Findlay at Defiance.
A slate of games features Washington and Lee at Princeton, Ohio Wesleyan at Syracuse, Maryland at Yale, Penn at Harvard, Notre Dame vs Army in New York, Brown at Dartmouth, Alfred at NYU, Johns Hopkins at Columbia, Hobart at Colgate, St Bonaventure at Cornell, Boston University at Holy Cross, Trinity at Amherst, Oklahoma A&M at West Virginia, Michigan at Navy, Lehigh at Bucknell, Carnegie Tech vs Georgetown in Albany, W and J at Pitt, Michigan State at Detroit, Washington at Drake, and Missouri at Kansas State.
California (Southern Branch) travels to Washington State while Santa Clara visits Sanford and Arizona hosts Southern California in a day of college football matchups.
Oberlin report details Miss Lillian Ramsey of Struthers D. a Oberlin College freshman hospitalized with fever injuries after a New York Central train struck her while she sat on the track with a male companion during a dare to stay seated as the train approached.
Princeton expects to use a second string lineup against Washington and Lee on Saturday to save the regulars for Yale next week. Coach Bill Roper emphasized passing, with Lowry handling most of the throwing duties in yesterday’s practice.
Ohio Wesleyan travels to Archbold stadium in Syracuse to face the Orangemen in a key test for national gridiron laurels. Captain Norman Scribner leads a 28 man squad in peak condition as they seek a decisive upset to boost Bishop hopes.
The Pennsylvania football team left for Cambridge for a Soldier Field clash with Harvard, their first trip there since 1904. Last year Penn won the renewal 24 to 6.
A Marietta motor caravan will leave Saturday at 9 30 for Athens to face Ohio University in the annual clash. Varsity players travel in two buses with thirty men. freshmen join in one trip. Over two hundred fans are expected in the stands as Marietta aims to counter Ohio’s aerial attack with revised ground plays. Coaches Hayes and Drumm led the squad with manager Stitt trainer Wright and publicity director Carpenter.
Lafayette Indiana report on coach Phelan testing Pur due varsity lineups against freshmen to find a unit to stop Northwestern next Saturday. The trial aims to steady the defense and secure a key upcoming game.
Boise Idaho November 9 Calvin Cobb aged 75 publisher of The Idaho Daily Statesman and a veteran journalist of the old west died at his home. He was among the last surviving figures of early western journalism.
Irwin Frosty Peters, new Illinois quarterback, will make his first start against Butler on Saturday. Coach Zuppke expects a close game in Indianapolis as Patsy Clark lines up his eleven for the Illini attack.
Athens High School Bulldogs prepare for the end of the season with light practices. Coach Harold E Wise must manage center duties if Gaskill is not ready for the Hamilton game. Schuler may take the pivot if needed, while Sherhard is out for the season with a broken arm. The last home game is November 23 against Ironton.
Annapolis reports Navy plans to use almost the same team that stopped Penn two weeks ago. The varsity squad showed strong practice with emphasis on neutralizing Michigan’s aerial attack ahead of the game.
Gene McEver and Joe Ackman, sophomore halfbacks at Tennessee, are among the most popular students in the school due to their football feats.
George Kirkley reports the Rogers Hornsby trade leaves the Chicago Cubs favorites to win the National League next season. with Hornsby, Wilson, Cuyler, Stephenson and Hartnett forming a potent lineup. Joe McCarthy’s club is praised for handling prima donnas and could dominate the league if temperamental stars stay in check.
Baby Joe Gans, inspired by Jack Dempsey buying into him, will seek a knockout of Joe Glick in their lightweight bout at Madison Square Garden on November 6. The winner is eyed for a title bout with Sammy Mandell early next year.
Eddy Anderson of Wyoming and Augie Pisano of Brooklyn fought ten rounds in Cincinnati with the decision declared a draw by the judges.
To raise funds for equipment a sociable will be held at Happy Hollow School on Saturday night. Refreshments and an excellent program are promised for attendees.
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