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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1924

Page

9

Dayles Set to Face Wesleyan in Saturday Quarterback Showdown

Ohio University plans a special train for the trip to Delaware to see the Green and White clash with Wesleyan. Coach Freden will likely repeat the lineup from Denison with possible changes at quarterback and left half. The Green and White seek an upset despite recent losses and a noted passing defense weakness.

Ohio University Delaware Wesleyan Athens Freden Denison Joe Saylis Kennard Keplinger Hudson Moritz Gerald Gamber Barret Smith Herbert Lowetey Gardner Wise Dollings Conkle Blythe Delrancis Wilcox Duncan Guthrie O'Donnell Wearver Prooks Doran Witberg Oberlin Northern Wittenberg Pedenites Ohio Marietta Peden Pearce Turney Gamber Sayles Sen

Idaho Ends Oregon Jinx With 18-0 Football Win

The University of Idaho football team, known for speed, defeats Oregon 18 to 0 to break the 16-year Oregon Jinx. Oregon made a historic 1908 comeback with 10 players and a featured Moullen booted field goals, including four from various angles.

Portland Ore University of Idaho Stanford Pacific Coast Idaho Oregon Moullen

Dempsey's Left Hook Tells Fight Tale and Mine Roots

Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey explains his coveted left hook as his fastest and most versatile punch. He recalls rough climbs from coal mines shaping his style and notes legends like Corbett and Johnson used lefts too. Dempsey says the hook to the chin when paired with body weight explains his success against taller foes.

Jack Dempsey Dempsey Levinsky Miske Brennan Willard Toledo Carpentier Corbett Sullivan Fitzimmons Jeffries Tommy Ryan Fitz Sharkey Johnson Firpo Gibbons Rieh

Rojas and Conroy Set for Lakeside Clash in Dayton

Chilean heavyweight Quentin Riomero Rojas trains in Dayton for a 23 round decision bout at Takeside arena Tuesday night November 25 against Mike Conroy of Rochester. Both fighters prep under Tex Rickard. advance seats report heavy demand for the season’s largest crowd.

Dalton Quentin Riomero-Rojas Welkens Dayton Takeside Arena Mike Conroy Giant Rochester Rojas Madison Sanare Carden Gym Tex Rickard Rickard Dempsey Conrey Rochester Lakeside

Ray Schalk Retires From Full Catching Duties

Great Ray Schalk of the Chicago White Sox is past his peak and can handle only limited work. For ten straight seasons before last year he caught 100 or more games.

Ray Schalk Chicago White Sox

Syracuse Fumble Recovery Helps Key Victories This Season

A brief note credits frequent fumble recoveries and tight ball handling as a major factor in Syracuse’s recent victories, highlighting the team’s resilience and fortune in clutch moments.

Sande Aims Return After Hospital Recovery

Earl Sande has left the hospital and expects to be back in the saddle next spring, signaling a full recovery and readiness to race again.

Sande Earl Sande

Tilden praises Helen Wills as future great women’s tennis star

Philadelphia, November. William Tilden declines naming the era’s best young player but commends Helen Wills from California. He says she will develop into one of the greatest women players of all time and that no one will beat her for at least five years.

Philadelphia William Tilden Vincent Richards Tilden Tiden Helen Wills California Jaden

Browns Catcher Ty Voe Sulianne Rego Praised by Pitchers

Voe Sulianne Tony Rego cited as the wisest among St. Louis Browns catchers by teammates though he rarely hits. Giants shown weak behind the plate for pennant contenders. Epinard retires to stud duties this winter. Bluege to replace Peckinpaugh at short for Washington. Dundee and Rivers staged a notable 20 round coast fight. Chick Evans urges golf stroke in public school drills.

Tony Rego St. Louis Browns

Gonzaga Star Stockton Dominates Pacific Coast Football

Spokane awaits Walter Camp’s Pacific Northwest visit as Gonzaga star Houston Stockton, from Parma Idaho, leads the Bulldogs with a modern open style pass game. He completes about 41 percent of passes, handles punting, and has delivered long throws from 40 to 52 yards while averaging 39 yards per kick over three seasons.

Spokane Washington Houston Stockton Gonzaga University Pacific Coast Bulldog Stockton Pacific Northwest Charlie Paddock Dorais Gonzaga Gipp Notre Dame K. J. Matthews Matthew Idaho Walter Camp Multnoham Club West Virginia Pasadena Han S Bulldogs Washington State Multnomah Doce Gus Darais Parma Santa Clara California

U. Man Makes Good as Coach at Struthers High

Struthers High School in Youngstown coached by Sim Barich defeated Raven High 13 to 9 in a football upset. The test win, before about 6000 fans, secures Struthers a bright football future. Barich, an Ohio University product, was an All-Ohio basketball guard and son of James Barich.

Struthers High School Youngstown Ohio University James Barich Lancaster Street

Thanksgiving Day Races Target Record Pace in Los Angeles

Two major speed events on Thanksgiving feature a 200 mile Ascot road race with 52 000 prize and 37 000 gold cup plus a 256 mile Culver City board track dash offering 25 000. Star entrants include Bordino Mourre DePalma Bergere and Hartz among others as California builders tout fastest board track claims.

Ascot New Culver City Board Ascot Speedway Cannonball" Baker Cliff Bergere Les Allen Chicago Frank Lockhart Los Angeles Ralph DePalma Kurt Cooper Harry Hartz Bennett Hill Culver City Speedway Harlan Fengler Phil Schafer Cliff Durant Pietro Bordino Antoine Mourre Bordino Mad Mullah California Culvert City Speedway

Sports Leaders and Football Grads Appear in National Notes

A disparate sports column lists Canadian Mounted Police Tackie Captain Mclnare left tackle, Luis Virpo left guard, Gaston B Means center, Mead right guard, Theodore Rogers Jr. night tackle, La Force right end. London gossip cites Giants manager McGraw defending baseball rooting against English critics. Harvard announces Haven Yale practice with Fisher leading a lean squad. players Gherke Cheek Spaulding Noah Miller Md Daley Wyckett Georgia Tech praised for All-America status.

London Jonn McGraw New York Giants Fuight Harey Daugherty McGraw Bateman Harvard Camuridge Mass Dob Fisher Harvard-vareity Haven Yale Fisher Gherke Cheek Spaulding Noah Tesykov, Miller MD Daley

Lynn Bomar Injury Ends Football Season at Vanderbilt

Lynn Bomar of the Commodores, selected by Walter Camp for the 1923 All-America, suffered a brain hemorrhage and paralysis after the Vanderbilt Georgia game. A operation was performed, with slight recovery but he cannot play this season and forfeits All America and All Southern hopes. Bomar, in his fourth year, had been All-Southern for two years and All-America in 1923.

Nashville Tenn Lynn Bomar Walter Camp Jend Bomar Hia Romar The Commodores

Mystery Solved in Carlisle Fraud Case at Dickinson College

Carlile, Nev 3 am Werner alias Mount Barns a former Dickinson College football hero faces a hearing on charges of false pretenses and passing bogus checks. The alleged loan came from his father in law John Hosfeld and was repaid with a fake check sent with his wife.

Carlisle Werner Mount Barns Dickinson College Werved John Hosfeld

Fragmentary 1920s Column Scraps Mix Pop Culture and Sports

A collage of remarks touches on Ben Kirpo, OGeoffy skepticism, Span revolutions, California’s rise, James Corbett’s boxing fame, Yale players and sugar, Jim Thorpe’s football career, John D Jr in squash, La Follette, indoor horse polo, the Atlantic fleet, Mack and the National pastime, Mary Garden’s Mediterranean fame, and a quip about moose in Canada.

Red Grange Named All America Halfback Again

The star back Red Grange is expected to repeat as an All America halfback, with pundits predicting another standout season for the Illinois Football hero.

Red Grange

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