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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1934
Page
10
A fragmented preview weighs college football selections as CHS USINGS forecasts outcomes for key games. It notes Wesleyan Georgia Notre Dame California Princeton Georgetown Syracuse Colgate Oklahoma and other matchups with cautious optimism and varying confidence.
Ohio University faces Ohio Wesleyan in Selby Field with a potential upset on the line. Wesleyan relies on John Turley and strong pass attack while Bobcats rally behind Snyder HaIleck and a diversified offense aiming to end the season with a win.
Farm news item notes farmers and district working to secure water supply for their needs. Mentions families of T F, Ruth, Joan Howard, Verne Green, Wilbur Paugh, and others visiting Akron area. Keeps minor personal movements and local names with sparse context.
In Los Angeles on November 23, Prof. Hugh C. Willett said the Pacific Coast Conference will vote Monday to name the western team for the Rose Tournament game on New Year’s Day. Ten conference reps decide after Saturday’s key Stanford California and Washington Washington State clashes. A Stanford win likely tips the scales. if California loses and Washington State wins, the Cougars may get the call. Washington State and Stanford are unbeaten in conference play, but both have two losses outside the circuit.
The Bobcats may field the same lineup as recent games with only two positions in doubt in the starting team. DeStefano and Boyer vie for a tackle birth while Dieh and Rapp contend for the backfield. Other spots remain intact including Wills at signal calling and Halleck at fullback.
Pirates acquire Guy Bush from the Cubs in a six player deal at Louisville. Jim Weaver Babe Herman also move to Pittsburgh in exchange for Larry French and Freddie Lindstrom with no cash involved.
Art Lasky meets King Levinsky in a 10 round heavyweight bout in Chicago as Max Baer eyes a potential double bill. Baer floats a two fight night concept with Lasky and Steve Hamas, then Buddy Baer faces Frank Ketter in a four round opener at ringside.
New York November 23 The Warren Heller transfer to the New York Giants continues unresolved as Pittsburgh loans the back to finish their season. President Carr ruled Heller may play for the Giants in remaining games but cannot rejoin next season, with a telegraphic canvass of club owners deciding which by law rules apply.
Jimi Londos of St. Louis defeated Joe Savoldi of Australia in straight falls at Toronto. In Camden New Jersey Rudy Dusek of Nebraska defeated Tom Alley of Australia two falls to one.
In Cambridge on November 23, P-Arithmetic claims Yale will defeat Harvard. Yale beat Brown and Princeton, not Army, scoring 63 points to 22 for the opposition with 36 first downs and 880 total yards. Harvard beat only Brown, scoring 19 to 56, with 17 first downs and 2 total yards.
Syracuse lost last week to Colgate but remains undefeated in other aspects as no opponent has scored a touchdown against the Orange line this season and none have achieved two consecutive first downs against it.
Yale tallied a touchdown against Princeton marking the first time in Garry Levan's four-year career at Princeton that a rival scored while he stayed in the lineup. Levan, famed Princeton back, watched the point on the board as Yale secured the score last week.
Ohio State faces Iowa in the season finale while Mt. Union and Toledo seek upsets. Wooster aims to clinch the Ohio Conference by toppling Heidelberg, Western Reserve eyes Oberlin, and Ohio Wesleyan vs Ohio University tests Bishops edge with John Turley. Five Thanksgiving games close the season.
Minnesota’s football squad shows a dominant rushing attack and stifling defense in seven games against top programs. The Gophers average 76 rushing yards per opponent, 380 total yards from scrimmage, and 236 points while holding foes to 38. Captain Pug Lund and 11 backs pace the scheme as Wisconsin awaits on the schedule. A separate note mentions Akron’s first American-made three seat glider with dual controls.
Louisville report details Dizzy Dean’s firm 25 000 salary demand amid Cardinals sale rumors to Lew Wentz. Article notes Rickey and other executives fail to sway him and discusses potential trades involving Hubbell Frankhouse Hack Root and other players as teams haggle before the season.
In Melbourne Denny Shute and Leo Diegel, both from Philadelphia, advanced to the finals of the Centenary professional golf championship. Shute edged Craig Wood after a missed short putt, while Diegel defeated Joe Her 6 and 5, setting up a final for the £ 500 prize. Earlier Shute posted a 68 in the morning round. In Nagoya, a 38,000 crowd watched Japan’s Thanksgiving harvest festival as the American baseball touring team beat the Nippon All-Stars 6 to 2.
Harold Lloyd ambled from San Diego preview to a new era in comedy with The Cat's Paw at the Ohio Theater. The star used preview cards and reported a 35 percent return, confirming public appetite for story driven humor despite radical change.
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