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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1928
Page
11
Injuries on the local squad prompt changes in the lineup. Young and Hart are out while Paperton and Sheridan may see action. Average weights listed as 182 for Ohio Wesleyan and 178 for Ohio University. game time at 2:30.
Ohio coach drills the Bobcats in final prep before the big game with Ohio Wesleyan at Delaware. The Bishop eleven awaits a highly charged Bobcat machine built for the showdown.
The Athens team leaves town tomorrow at 8 o clock on the Wesleyan Special. The pullman car carries the 75 piece band the cross country squad and some freshmen. The freshmen are guests of the Ohio department of athletics. The band has practiced hard all year for this game.
The Ohio team braces for a tough away game at Delaware amid injuries and lineup changes. Coach expects Sheridan to start again with Young possibly limited by fatigue, aiming for a win after a strong showing against Marietta.
Columbus November 16 Ohio State expected to beat Muskingum 35 to 0 in a renewed football clash. Analysts say Muskingum could surprise, prompting Wilce to mix lineups to protect Big Ten finale with Illinois. Other Big Ten games listed include Iowa vs Wisconsin and Purdue vs Wabash.
Vito Vokaty, Heidelberg back, ran three kickoffs back for touchdowns in the first seven games this season, highlighting the team's return game impact and scoring threat.
Columbus reports preview of Ohio Conference games with Cleveland’s Western Reserve favored to beat Oberlin 30 0 and Akron set to wipe out Wooster 13 6. The piece notes Case and Denison hopes, Miami’s clashes with Wittenberg, Ohio Wesleyan vs Ohio University, and Wesleyan’s strong form against the Bobcats. It references Ohio Northern, Marietta, Kenyon, Otterbein, Heidelberg, and Cincinnati Bearcats in upcoming contests.
The Indian fullback Mayes McLain of the University of Iowa faces an uncertain football future as his college career could end after this season. A former two year player at Haskell Institute in Lawrence Kansas is involved in the developing situation.
Logan Eleven prepares for a Sunday game against Mt. Vernon Collegians with an eight man roster arriving around noon. The visiting lineup features six former college stars including McClade Indiana White Lehigh Thomas Wittenberg Shaw Vermont and Waugh Case. Coach Ray Michael of Mt. Vernon guides the squad and nearby clubs have faced the Collegians this season. Cookie Cunningham will not join the team.
Ancient rivals of the gridiron near. Yale prepares with signal drills and kicking practice. Princeton, under Coach Roper, conducts fast, efficient drills and a long scrimmage. Dartmouth and Cornell renew their annual rivalry while Penn faces Columbia.
Iowa faces undefeated Wisconsin in Iowa City likely to decide the western conference crown. Nebraska aims to extend its streak against Pittsburgh in Lincoln with a strong national claim possible. Carnegie Tech meets Notre Dame at Cartier Field as Notre Dame seeks a high note after a slow start.
Hazen Cuyler believes the Chicago Cubs will gain a late margin edge by adding Hornsby for next summer. He says the move could help win games by one run rather than lose them, addressing a pattern the team faced this season.
Connie Mack denies reports that pitcher Rube Walberg will be traded before the 1929 season starts. The manager dismissed the rumor and reaffirmed Walberg’s status with the Athletics.
Waivers have been obtained on Red Wingo the Detroit Tigers will send him to the San Francisco Club of the Pacific Coast League. The deal has not been officially announced. It is understood that outfielder Bob Fothergill will be traded.
The schedule lists numerous Big Ten and nearby matchups including Muskingum at Ohio State Wisconsin at Iowa Illinois at Chicago Northwestern at Indiana Haskell at Minnesota Michigan State at Michigan Wabash at Purdue and others across Ohio universities and colleges.
Yale plays Princeton and Holy Cross faces Harvard as part of a slate that also includes Nebraska visiting Pitt Loyola at Navy Carleton at Army Dartmouth against Cornell Columbia at Penn Detroit meeting Fordham Penn State at Lafayette Rutgers versus Lehigh Williams at Amherst New Hampshire at Brown West Virginia Wesleyan at Davis Elkins Colgate at Syracuse Missouri at New York University Bucknell at Widener Johns Hopkins
A compact schedule lists Carnegie Tech visiting Notre Dame along with Creighton at Marquette Oklahoma at Kansas Marsham at Butler Muncie at Depauw and Kansas Aggies at Iowa State.
Reading shows Alabama at Georgia Tech La Stateeat Georgia West Virginia at Georgetown Tennessee at Vanderbilt Mississippi A&M at Alabama Poly listing upcoming college games with multiple matchups and venues.
Phi Delta Theta baseball beat Tau Sigma Delta 18 to 11 to clinch the indoor intramural championship at the Men’s gym. Sigma Pi defeated Lambda Chi 11 to 66 and 11 to 5 in horseshoes. Palmer beat Union Club 11–8 and 11–0. Beta Theta Pi took two from Tau Kappa Epsilon 11–7 and 11–8. Tau Sigma Delta and Omega Beta Pi won forfeits over Delta Tau Delta and Theta Chi respectively. Chi Sigma Chi Rho Mu Phi games were postponed.
The Athens High School Bulls depart for Hamilton for the second road game of the season. The team, rested after a bye week, faces a heavier, stronger opponent but hopes to pull an upset. Injuries have eased with Gaskill likely to start, though Woods may take center duties during the layoff.
Delegates from the NCAA YMCA and AAU gather at the Astor Hotel for the annual joint rules meeting. Chairman E W St John of Ohio State is to preside as arrivals begin in New York.
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