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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1924

Page

9

Yale Favored Over Harvard In Classic At Yale Bowl

Yale holds a five to three edge for the Harvard Yale football clash with Yale from New Haven preparing its varsity for the task at hand. Harvard fans rally behind Captain Greenough and the expected full strength in the opening period as Yale works to curb the Crimson attack.

York Harvard Yale Eli Blue Crimson Cambridge Charles Buell Owens George New Haven Conn Yate Plyers Tad Jones Mass Captain Greenough Wisher Leo Daley Merwin Gehrke al Miller Jake Stafford Princeton

Eastern teams after Zuppke and Rockne won t get them

New York reports claim eastern colleges sought Bob Zuppke and Knute Rockne for next autumn. The piece says both are content at Illinois and Notre Dame, unwilling to leave the Midwest. Columbia and Army interest faded after current results. Rockne remains tied to Notre Dame and South Bend.

Zuppke and Rockne Walsh Davis J. Walsh New York Bob Zuppke Knute Rockne Zuppke Ilinois Notre Dame Middle West Columbia University Percy Haughton Zup Tlinois Riockne Princeton Trockne South Bend

Wet Weather No Alibi on Grid

New York observes football season plagued by excuses for losses. Writers note alibis include sun glare and bad weather, but rain and wet fields have been scarce, leaving no excuse for performance on soggy turf.

New York Camphor Batts

Saturday College Football Pairings Across The Nation

A long list of Saturday games across multiple venues features Yale at New Haven Harvard at Boston universities Syracuse at Syracuse Colgate at Syracuse Penn State vs Marietta at State College Army vs Norwich at West Point Carnegie Tech vs Quantico at Pittsburgh Bucknell vs Rutgers in Philadelphia Brown vs New Hampshire in Providence Wordham vs Catholic University in New York Buffalo in Buffalo against George Washington Haverford vs Swarthmore in Meropen Boston College vs Vermont in Boston Holy Cross vs Canisius in Worcester West California vs Stanford Berkeley Illinois vs Ohio State Urbana Chicago vs Wisconsin Chicago Kansas Aggies vs Nebraska Manhattan Iowa State vs Drake Ames Michigan vs Iowa Ann Arbor Minnesota vs Vanderbilt Minneapolis Northwestern vs Notre Dame Evanston Oregon Aggies vs Oregon Corvallis Purdue vs Indiana Lafayette Southern California vs Idaho Los Angeles Washington vs Washington State Seattle Butler vs Haskell Indianapolis Creighton vs Grinnell Omaha Illinois College vs Illinois Wesleyan Jacksonville Nevada vs St Marys Reno New Mexico A M vs New Mexico Roswell Ohio Wesleyan vs Ohio University Delaware SOUTH Florida Mississippi A g g i e s Montgomery Mississippi vs Mississippi College Oxford Loyola vs Georgetown New Orleans Birmingham Southern vs Howard Birmingham Oglethorpe vs Mercer Atlanta Charleston vs Lincoln Charleston North Carolina State vs Wake Forest Raleigh Louisville vs Chattanooga Louisville Durham vs Greensboro Durham Hamp-Sidney vs Randolph-Macon Richmond

Yale Harvard New Haven Syracuse Colgate High Lafayette Bethlehem Penn State Marietta State College Army Norwich Weat Point Carnegie Tech Quantico Pittsburgh Bucknell Rutgers Philadelphia Brown New Hampshire Providence Wordham Catholic University New York Buffalo George Washington Haverford Swarthmore Maverford Boston College Vermont Boston Holy Cross Canisius Worcester Kansas Aggies Nebraska Manhattan Iowa State Drake Ames Michigan Iowa Ann Arbor Minnesota Vanderbilt Minneapolis Northwestern Notre Dame Evanston Oregon Aggies Oregon Corvallis Purdue Indiana Southern California Idaho Los Angeles Washington Washington State Seattle Butler Haskell

Epinard Returns Home Sparks Cheer at Stable

Epinard the Wrench steed reportedly kicked up his heel in glee on returning to his stable. Home Sweet Home clearly holds value for horses as it does for men, as the author notes the bond between animal and owner.

Epinard Furance Home Sweet Home

Schuldreger Tops Notre Dame as All America Quarter Pick

Schuldreger is highlighted as the best bet for an All-America quarter, with Notre Dame noted as a key competitor in the selection race.

Schuldreger Notre Dame

Bontenders in boxing by Joe Williams in Ebony era

In a 1920s Ebony column, Joe Williams notes prominent Black boxers returning as top contenders. He lists Wills, Norfolk, Flowers, and Brown as rising faces, compares them to Greb and Dempsey, and mentions others like Harms and Ash while reflecting on miners-turned-athletes and upcoming college schedules.

Harry Wills Kid Norfolk Tiger Flowers A Brown Wills Peter Jackson Dempsey Flowers Gree Norfolk Tommy Gibbons Madison Square Garden Trishman Speed Greb Dundee Leonard Klasimmons Bob Brown Jackson Jim Corbett Dixon McGoverns Corbetts Attetla Langford Johnson

Last Nights Fights in New York Reported

Miguel Ferrera of Buenos Aires knocked out Joe Silvani of New York in the fourth round. Ed Garvey of South Bend KOed Hugo Dukel of New York in the second. Gordon Munce of New York won a six round decision over Theoaster Riox, a Canadian lumberjack.

New York Miguel Ferrera Buenos Aires Joe Silvani Ed. Garvey South Bend Ind Hugo Dukel Gordon Munce tHleaster Rjox

Kaplan Kramer Are Favorites at Featherweight Tilt

Danny Kramer of Philadelphia is installed favorite over five rivals for the featherweight title in a Madison Square Garden show to decide the top challenger to Johnny Dundes. Kid Kaplan of Meriden is second choice and meets Bobby Garcia while Kramer faces Mike PMundee in another bout. Jose Lombardo and Andrew Paluso also feature with other contenders.

New York Danny Kramer Philadelphia Madison Square Garden Johnny Dundes Lewis Kid) Kaplan Meriden Conn Bobby Garcia Camp Holabird Kramer Mike Pmundee Rock Island Jose Lombardo Panama Andrew Paluso Salt Lake

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