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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1934
Page
11
A scattered set of college matchups shows mixed form as teams like Florida Maryland and Syracuse loom with uneven momentum. Analysts favor several underdogs and close rivals amid uncertain lines and variable recent results.
Ohio University football prepares for a first history meeting with Dayton in Dayton after a Cincinnati overnight trip. The Bobcats travel with 27 players led by De Stefano and Rapp as Coach Don Peden seeks an improved offense while defense shows enough to halt opponents. The game remains a toss up with no clear favorite.
Fragmented notes describe a Melbourne championship on day two with Jimmy tied at 36 and totals reaching 142. The text references second place standings and multiple players in a chaotic conference of scores and trends.
Ohio State, Michigan rivalry draws attention as players from Ohio Wesleyan St Xavier Bluffton and Capital University prepare for weekend games. Capital's fullback David Withrow quits football per parents request ahead of Otterbein clash. Ohio University eyes Dayton game as teams trim prep.
Harrisonville residents cheer William Henry Harrison Dye nicknamed Tippy for his rise from local shop counter talk to Ohio State football stardom. Once a top Pomeroy High athlete, he may excel in basketball next season, joining a line of Buckeye legends like Chic Harley, Hoge Workman, and Pete Stinchcomb.
UCLA football players including captain Ransom Livessary Verdés Boyer Sam Storey and Wilton Wilton credit marriage for steadier training and better play Coach Bill Spaulding agrees noting marriages improved discipline and performance.
An old advertisement touts Ovaltine as a bedtime sleep aid and overall tonic. It claims quick sleep, nerve and muscle support, and wide medical endorsement including doctors and wartime ration status. It promotes a four day trial and mail coupon.
In Columbus at least 70 000 fans packed the stadium as Ohio State prepared to host Michigan in a storied rivalry showdown. Michigan hoped to avoid recent losses while Ohio State expected a decisive win amid a season riding on the outcome.
Earl Sather of Minneapolis outpoints Frank Androff of Anoka in a five round bout. Vern Trickle of Albert Lea outpoints Arol Soldati of Chicago in five rounds. Barney McLaughlin of Minneapolis defeats Don Foster of Great Falls. Buckley Burton of Clinton Indiana outpoints Billy Landers of Norfolk Virginia in Miami Beach.
St Louis Nov 16 The prospect of selling the St Louis Cardinals to Lew Wentz has stalled as publicity fears a hurried sale. Sam Breaden says price not the issue and more terms remain to be ironed out. Wentz says a potential return visit may occur but not necessarily about baseball.
The Rev. Dwight HM Ferguson, visiting evangelist, will speak Sunday at 2 30 pm for men only at Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt Street on What Will the Harvest Be. He also preaches at 10 30 am and 7 pm with Sunday School at 9 15 am led by Charles Fitzer. Wayne Wright wins final Maryland meeting riding honors beating Don Meade 29 to 27 at Laurel after Rexburg Idaho riders won three races.
Princeton's undefeated football team will not play a post season charity game against Minnesota or Pittsburgh. Prof Burnham N. Dell, chair of the university council of athletics, says athletics must be kept within proper bounds and will not be scheduled outside formal, pre arranged rivalries.
Maxey Rosenbloom, the 175 pound light heavyweight champion, defended his title against Bob Olin at Madison Square Garden. Rosenbloom held the crown since June 1930 after beating Jimmy Slattery and has made five successful defenses. Bookmakers list Rosenbloom as a 2 to 1 favorite as Bowie racing draws Washington crowds amid favorable weather prospects.
Cincinnati prepares for a Buckeye Conference showdown after both Ohio Wesleyan and the University of Cincinnati remain undefeated. Key players include John Turley for Wesleyan and London Gant for Cincinnati as the rival teams clash at Nippert Stadium with the championship at stake.
The Associated Press reports at Camden New Jersey Joe Bavoldi 202 pounds and Sander Sgabo 218 pounds battled to a draw with one fall. In Pittsburgh Jim Londos 194 pounds from St Louis beat Vic Christie 208 pounds from California in 34 minutes. A note mentions C V Whitmye’s quip about a handicap race at Bowle with a 1 million pound burden and a 19 to 34 pound spread planned for tomorrow.
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