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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1934
Page
7
Odd transcript notes a noisy debate on postseason selections and rivalries, mentioning Navy Syracuse Illinois Michigan and Alabama. The piece hints at uncertain rosters, possible Rose Bowl implications, and teams like Ohio State, Texas, and Florida shaping national expectations.
Ohio University football under coach Trautwein shows a revived attack in a decisive Dayton victory. Key performers include Snyder Priede Wills Schmidt and Rapp as the Bobcats reveal new speed, drive, and an accurate aerial game.
A tangled OCR fragment shows a high school or college football game with phrases like Wisconsin and Colgate. The readable bits suggest Ray's Stars achieved a victory with yards gained and a late score, while Teeton Ruskry and Firman Kick are mentioned among scattered names. The incomplete text limits precise details.
Cincinnati handed Ohio Wesleyan a 13 to 6 upset that muddled the Buckeye Conference title race. With two games left, including Cincinnati vs Miami on Thanksgiving, standings remain unsettled as Ohio Wesleyan could still share if Miami beats Cincinnati and Ohio defeats Ohio Wesleyan. Cincinnati's win boosts its claim unless Miami stuns Cincinnati, while Ohio Wesleyan’ s path to second or third hinges on forthcoming results.
CHICAGO November 19 Giants and Boston's Red Sox contend for the Eastern Section crown in a key week clash. A Giants win likely seals the spot. a Boston victory would create a tie. Bears and Lions atop the West meet Cardinals and Packers. Philadelphia faces Brooklyn.
Knox College faces Monmouth in the season finale after a 44 0 defeat by Bradley. The 27 game losing streak has the team and coach Lloyd Burdick, once a Bears lineman, burdened by worry and weight loss as they aim to break the streak.
Toledo officials of a charity football game between Waite High School and five other schools await Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana to reply to an invitation to serve as master of ceremonies for the event.
Fravie Glojek, Marquette fourth string quarterback, ran 173 yards Saturday but failed to score. He sprinted across the field after the coach signaled, then rested and played the final two minutes.
Art Strutt of Duquesne remains the national scoring leader after a scoreless game against Carnegie Tech, with 9 touchdowns and 170 points. The Associated Press lists leaders by conference, including Grayson of Stanford in the Pacific, Mardin of Colorado Teachers in the Rocky Mountain, Simons of Tulane in the Southwest, Kostka of Minnesota in the Big Ten, Wilson of SMU in the West, Cornelius of Duke in the South, Neal of Iowa State in the Big Six, and Wagner of Washington Univ. in the Missouri Valley.
Ohio State and Iowa head the six matchups inside Ohio with the Buckeyes favored after a 34 to 0 win over Michigan. Ohio University hosts Delaware and Wooster meets Heidelberg while Mt Union travels to Akron and Case faces Toledo. Thanksgiving games feature Miami vs Cincinnati and other regional clashes.
Chicago dispatch reports the Western Conference title likely headed to Minnesota or Purdue as the season concludes. Minnesota faces Wisconsin in Madison while Purdue plays Indiana at Lafayette with both teams holding several Big Ten wins and hopes for a shared crown.
New York November 19 Associated Press tally lists ten teams neither beaten nor tied after 11 more colleges joined the defeated ranks. The report notes fifteen teams undefeated but tied at least once.
AP reports a turbulent late season across the nation as Big Ten wraps up with five games while Army Notre Dame Harvard Yale Stanford Texas A&M Minnesota Alabama Rice Tulane LSU Utah State and others vie for bowls. Yale crushes Princeton 7-0 and Army beats Northwestern 20-7.
The Ohio Theater opens Fox Film’s Caravan a lavish romantic musical directed by Ilk Charell with a global cast including Charles Boyer Loretta Young Jean Parker Phillips Holmes and Louise Fazenda. The film features elaborate sets ornate songs by Werner Richard Heymann and comic interludes. Also at Majestic Paramount presents The Pursuit of Happiness with Francis Lederer Joan Bennett and Charlie Ruggles.
In a Nations Professional League game Chicago Bears trailed New York Giants 9 to 7 late, then Automatic Jack Manders kicked a 24 yard field goal with 10 seconds left to seal a 10 to 9 victory.
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