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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1939
Page
7
Ohio University promotion of defense reshaped the season as Danny Risaliti and Jimmy Snyder blossomed into a capable backfield. The 1940 Bobcats, once doubted, end the year with momentum and hope for 1941.
De Sales College of Toledo led by Coach Al Sacksteder finished a perfect 6-0 in 1939, scoring 123 points while allowing only six. The Sailors, all from northwestern Ohio, featured a tough line and speedy backs and did not allow a touchdown until late against St Marys of Michigan.
Iowa defeats Notre Dame 7 to 6 at Iowa City as Green of Iowa leaps for a two yard gain in the third quarter while Lillis of Notre Dame makes the tackle. Hawkeyes edge Irish in a hard fought game.
Dominic DiMaggio, star of the Pacific Coast League with a .361 average, was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the San Francisco Seals in a straight cash deal. He will report to Sarasota training camp next spring and is 21 with his brother Joe reportedly pursuing a return, while pitcher Larry Powell stays with San Francisco.
Iowa’s resilient squad upset Notre Dame 7 6 to end its undefeated run and faces Minnesota in Iowa City as Ohio State presses for the conference crown. Northwestern Purdue Illinois and others also play key league games as the season heats up.
In Columbus the Cleveland Rams defeated the Columbus Bullies 22 to 0. The Bullies, leaders of the American Professional Football League, saw the Rams rank fifth in the National League deliver a decisive early field goal and steady scoring to close out the game before a crowd of 7,989.
Scranton defeated St Bonaventure 28 to 0 while Xavier beat Dayton 12 to 7. LaSalle triumphed over Canisius 14 to 3 and the University of San Francisco edged St Marys of California 7 to 0.
Henry McLemore surveys college football results noting Missouri’s 20 7 win over NYU Paul Christman’s display at Yankee Stadium references Nile Kinnick Fordham vs Indiana Len Eshmont and other games. He cites Michigan Illinois Ohio State Notre Dame Texas A M Oklahoma USC and Stanford with quirky observations.
New York reports Gus Lesnevich plans a World light heavyweight title challenge against Billy Conn at Madison Square Garden on November 17. Lesnevich, a hard-hitting challenger born February 22, 1915 in Cliffside Park New Jersey, has boxed in Florida California and Australia and once trained in his mother’s restaurant. Conn enters as favorite with a defensive style but Lesnevich promises to crash the bout with power and speed.
Four of seven undefeated major squads lie south of the Mason Dixon line led by Tennessee Tulane Texas A and M and North Carolina. Cornell Oklahoma and Southern California follow. Notre Dame and Dartmouth drop from the elite race after losses while Georgetown and Duquesne stay unbeaten. Key next games include Duke vs North Carolina and Texas A&M vs Rice with Purdue shocking Northwestern 3 0 and Missouri’s Paul Christman starring against NYU.
The piece outlines that after Jeffries retirement Jim Jeffries officiated a Hart versus Root bout to decide a successor with Hart winning by knockout in 12 rounds and later Burns lost to Johnson in 1908. It also notes that the Yankees did not win four straight pennants and Mel Ott had two hits in the 1939 All Star game.
Orville Litzinger awoke to find a burglar in his suburban Brentwood home who took $19 from his pajama pocket. The thief also grabbed money from Mrs. Litzinger’s purse and food from the refrigerator.
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