Mitchs Musings Highlights Players And Coaches
Mitchs Musings summarizes Ralph Heikkinen as a Michigan guard published poet and economics honor student. Ray Blades will lead the St Louis Cardinals, with sixteen players once under him. Eddie Sabol of Ohio State shifts toward Broadway, possibly quitting school. Polo Grounds in New York to be raised back before 1939 season. Merlin Condit Carnegie Tech back scored 50 extra points in high school then missed his first college try. Little Monk Simons coaches Tulane basketball with Monk Simons Sr directing boxing and serving as athletic trainer.
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Ralph Heikkinen
Michigan
Ray Blades
St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus
Rochester
Eddie Sabol
Ohio State
Polo Grounds
New York
Merlin Condit
Carnegie Tech
Little Monk Simons
Tulane
Monk
Sports Q and A and notes from The Athens Messenger
A collection of sports Q and A items and notes on jockey streaks and fights. Questions cover racing records at Nottingham and Chepstow, a Norfolk fight draw in 1936, Twenty Grand versus Display, college and high school coaching comparisons, and various player and team facts from 1933–1936.
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Nottingham
England
Gordon Richards
Barnaby
Chepstow
Richards
Norment Quarles
Wolgast
Norfolk
A. Quarles
Pitt Eyes East Title With Duke Tilt In Durham
Pittsburgh seeks the 1938 eastern crown by upsetting unbeaten Duke at Durham. The Panthers, after a loss to Carnegie Tech, have rolled past Nebraska and Penn State and aim to halt Duke’s scoring streak in the season finale. Army-Navy meet in Philadelphia draws 100,000 fans.
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Henry
New York
U.P
Pittsburgh Panthers
Carnegie Tech
Duke
Blue Devils
Durham
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Penn State
Pitt
Carnegie
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Brown
Columbia
Providence
North Carolina State
Villanova
South Carolina
Manhattan
Loyola of Los Angeles
Army-Navy
Philadelphia
Picking Winners for Thursday
Army Navy clash may hinge on rain and harbored plans. Cornell and Pennsylvanias clash is pivotal for both teams. Alabama beats Vanderbilt 13 to 7. Southern California narrowly defeats UC Los Angeles. Dartmouth powers past Stanford.
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Harry Ferguson
New York
U.P
ARMY
NAVY
BROWN
Columbia
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
DUKE
Pitt
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
T.C.U
Greenbrier Military guard Hess shines in Lewisburg
Robert Hess son of Mr and Mrs R C Hess 121 Morris Ave stars as a guard for Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg West Virginia. His play has been a key factor in Greenbrier's strong season.
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Athens
Robert Hess
R. C. Hess
Morris Ave
Young Hess
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
W. Va
Greenbrier
Pitt Freshmen Football Aid Sparks Official Probe
Pitt graduates demand action as Chancellor Bowman orders an investigation into claims that freshmen players signed binding promissory notes for scholarship payments. Alumni club charges mishandling of the non professional football policy, amid a de-emphasis program affecting Pitt athletics.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pittsburgh University
Panther
Pitt
John G. Bowman
Bowman
Jack Sutherland
British Soldier in India Drinks More Milk
SIMLA India an official report shows a British soldier in India drinks more milk and less alcohol and becomes healthier. He succumbs less often to heat stroke and exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
India
Births Duplicate Day in Cincinnati Hospital Ward
Mrs Harold Baum gave birth to a baby girl at Bethesda Hospital exactly 23 years after her own birth in the same maternity ward. The event notes the coincidence of dates within Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Harold Baum
Bethesda Hospital
Bulldogs Schedule 14-Tilt Cage Season Unveiled
Athens Bulldogs release a 14 game cage schedule for 1938 39 with seven home games against Wellston Nelsonville Logan Jackson Gallipolis Middleport and Pomeroy. They open December 9 at Gallipolis and January 6 at home against Wellston. Coach Lackey notes progress but says the team remains in development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kahn
Athens Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Wellston
Nelsonville
Logan
Jackson
Gallipolis
Middleport
Pomeroy
Chillicothe
Marietta
Harry Lackey
Lackey
Betting Heavy On Armstrong in Welterweight Title Bout
Betting on Henry Armstrong to defend his welterweight crown against Ceferino Garcia ran high in New York. Promoter Mike Jacobs predicted a $100,000 gate at Madison Square Garden, with sales potentially reaching $125,000 for the 15-round bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Louis Baer
Henry Armstrong
Ceferino Garcia
Armstrong
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Rotary Club Meets Gallipolis With Near Full Attendance
An almost 100 percent attendance marked last night's Rotary Club meeting in Gallipolis. A turkey dinner was served. Speaker was Charles A. Weed of Rio Grande College.
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Rotary Club
Gallipolis
Charles A. Weed
Rio Grande College
Rose Bowl hinges on Pac Ten and Big Ten teams
Henry McLemore reports that Sugar and Cotton Bowl promoters want the Rose Bowl limited to Pacific Coast and Big Ten champions in Pasadena. The piece notes the prestige at stake and hints teams prefer Pasadena, while also touching on current track and swimming records and other sports chatter from 1938.
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Pacific
Henry McLemore
Phoenix
Ariz
Pasadena
Yesteryear
Amateur Athletic Union
Washington, D. C
All-Ohio Conference football picks name Carroll Wooster Denison standouts
John Carroll and Wooster, undefeated, and Denison, beaten twice, place two men each on the 1938 All-Ohio Conference team chosen by coaches for the United Press. Eddie Arsenault and Emil Lisak headline the backfield and receiving corps with Pettit and Snider among top backs, while Campbell and Cunahan anchor the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
John Carroll
Wooster
Denison
United Press
Oberlin
Heidelberg
Findlay
Otterbein
Kenyon
Toledo
Rockets
Carroll
Eddie Arsenault
Harry Campbell
Capital
Emil Lisak
Wittenberg
Lou Pettit
Monroe Snider
Arsenault
Lisak
Little Star
West Virginia
Campbell
Bill Cunahan
L. C. Boles
Cunlahan
All-Ohio Conference Football Selections First Team
Denison End Snider Campbell Capital tackle Campbell guard Nichols Mt Union center Lucas John Carroll guard Fiordalis Case Cunlahan Wooster End Evans Muskingum quarterback Henderson Wooster halfback Arsenault John Carroll halfback Lisak Wittenberg fullback Pettit Denison honorary captain Harry Campbell Capital Second Team Rankin Wittenberg end Auger Ohio Northern tackle Heisman Capital guard Schulte Denison center Thomas Denison guard Domanski John Carroll tackle Kobie Baldwin Wallace end Keel Ohio Northern quarterback Tamblyn Denison halfback Arnold Baldwin Wallace halfback Tate Marietta Third Team Parks Ober lin end Nesha Marietta tackle Childress Baldwin Wallace guard Blackburn Wittenberg center Trattner Ohio Northern guard Siminski Bowling Green tackle Freeman Capital end Falcone Kent State quarterback Page John Carroll halfback Dutka Ashland halfback Young John Carroll fullback
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Ohio Northern
Henderson
Wooster
Snider
Dave Evans
Muskingum
Tom Tonkin
Wittenberg
Stu Holcomb
Evans
Muskie
Marietta
Northern
Howard Nichols
Fiordalis
Johnny Lucas
John Carroll
Toledo
Denison
Campbell
Capital Guard
Nichols
Mt. Union
Lucas
Case
Cunlahan
Arsenault
Lisak
Pettit
Harry Campbell
Capital
Rankin
Auger
Heisman
Schulte
Thomas
Domanski
Kobie
Baldwin-Wallace
Keel
Tamblyn
Arnold
Tate
Parks
Oberlin
Nesha
Childress
Daily Maroon calls for abolishing Chicago football
The University of Chicago student paper urged abolishing intercollegiate football in a front page editorial. It cited the 1938 season with no Big Ten wins and only a victory over De Pauw, calling abolition the wise course. A student poll on abolition may be planned.
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Chicago
U.P
The
Daily Maroon
University of Chicago
de Pauw
High Schools Seek Change In Equipment Rules
Ohio High School Athletic Association commissioner H R Townsend reports growing coach calls to modify football gear to reduce injuries. Rubber cleats and flexible shoulder pads are favored, with sponge rubber protection improving safety noted. Turkey Day games cap the 1938 prep season as several undefeated teams clash and Massillon defeats Canton McKinley 12 to 0 before 20,000 fans.
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Columbus
H. R. Townsend
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Townsend
Ohio
Adena
Dillonvale
Portsmouth
Huntington
W. Va
Fostoria
Findlay
van Wert
Montpelier
Troy
Piqua
Sandusky
Fremont
Dayton Oakwood
Dayton Fairmont
Cleveland West Tech
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Tech
Latin
Massillon
Mighty Tigers
Canton McKinley
Tigers
Epworth League Plans Thanksgiving Program at Cora M E Church
Gallipolis church notices the Epworth League of Cora M. E. Church presenting a Thanksgiving program on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Epworth League of Cora M. E. Church
Health Seal Sale Set to Begin in Gallia County
Gallia County officials announce a Thanksgiving start for the county health seal sale. Ninety three sponsors from townships, city, schools, clergy and others back the drive. One sheet costs one dollar, two sheets make buyers voting members. proceeds fund tuberculosis prevention and broader health work.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
County Health Committee
Farmers’ Institutes
D. ©. Taber
R. R. Starbuck
Health League
Carl C. Byers
Total High School
Gallia
Rural Principals Meet for Monthly Dinner at Libby Hotel
Principals of county rural schools gathered for a meeting at the Libby Hotel to discuss school problems during a monthly dinner engagement hosted in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Libby Hotel
Swisher divorce settlement awards property split on Vine Street restaurant
In Gallipolis a property settlement prior to a divorce on cruelty grounds assigns all stock and fixtures of the Vine Street restaurant to Mrs. Swisher along with an automobile. Mr. Swisher retains the Chesire residence realty household furnishings and $200.
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Gallipolis
Earl Swisher
Vine Street
Cheshire
Board Receives Expense Reports From Democrats
Gallipolis reports show county Democrat Executive Committee expenditures of 250 dollars with 100 from chairman John Halliday and 100 from Postmaster A. K. Merriman and 50 from Elmer E. Caldwell. Alex Wolfe, candidate for county representative, shows no contributions and expenses of 53.38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Democrat Executive Committee
Alex Wolfe
Board of Elections
John Halliday
Halliday
A. K. Merriman
Elmer E. Caldwell
Wolfe
Miles Leaves Hospital After Car Wreck Injuries
Millard M. Miles chief accountant at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics was removed from Holzer Hospital to his home today after a two week recovery from broken ribs and other injuries. His companions Dr G G Kincon and Byron Bodimer suffered lesser injuries and were not hospitalized.
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Gallipolis
Millard M. Miles
Ohio Hospital
Holzer Hospital
G. G. Kincon
Byron Bodimer
Dance at Eagles Club Expected to Draw Large Crowds
Gallipolis reports a highly attended fall dance planned for the Eagles Club with proceeds supporting the community recreation center. A skating party at the New Villa rink near Cheshire was held Tuesday by the same lodge to benefit the same cause.
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Gallipolis
Eagles
New Villa
Cheshire
Red Cross Roll Call Nearing Goal in Gallia County
County executive chair Mrs. C. W. Booth says reports may not arrive until week end as Thanksgiving solicitation ends. Indications point to reaching the 1,000 membership goal after a thorough city canvass and most committee reports received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red Cross
C. W. Booth
Prisoner Held in Gallipolis Faces Possible Transfer
Mrs Esta Lahen, jailed in Gallipolis on intoxication charges, was sentenced by Judge W R White to the Columbus work house but may be sent to Athens State Hospital instead.
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Gallipolis
Esta Lahen
Columbus
W. R. White
Athens State Hospital
Gallipolis Schools Extend Holiday After Thanksgiving
More than 1,200 pupils in Gallipolis schools and 3,600 in rural districts gain an extra holiday this week. Schools will not reconvene Friday after Thanksgiving, with nearly all programs held Wednesday before the week end.
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Gallipolis
Elks to Attend Memorial Service in Gallipolis
Members of Gallipolis Lodge of Elks will attend services at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 4 as part of their memorial day observance. Rev. Lewis Weber Gisler, pastor, will deliver a sermon appropriate to the exercises.
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Gallipolis
Lodge of Elks
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Weber Gishler
Chambersburg hosts annual wild game supper in Eureka
The Chambersburg Council and Jr. O.U.A.M. announce the annual wild game supper for Saturday night at the lodge hall in Eureka. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chambersburg Council, Jr. O.U.A.M
Lodge Hall
Eureka
Patient Goes Home From Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Charles Martin of Athens, a medical patient at Holzer Hospital for two weeks, was discharged and able to leave the facility on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Martin
Athens
Holzer Hospital
Nettie May Queen Dies at Evergreen
Miss Nettie May Queen, 41, died at her mother's home in Evergreen Monday night. Surviving brothers are Victor Queen of Evergreen and Charles Queen of Kerr. Funeral services were held this afternoon by Rev. J. L. Stephenson with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Nettie May Queen
Nettie Queen
Thomas Queen
Evergreen
Victor Queen
Charles Queen
Kerr
J. L. Stephenson
Pine Grove Cemetery
Elks Initiate Three At Gallipolis Lodge
Formal inspection by District Deputy Howard D. Warner of Nelsonville included the initiation of three candidates B. C. Zuhars and Harry R. Hurn of Gallipolis and Harley Denney of near Eno. Exalted Ruler H. Bion Bradbury presided with a buffet lunch afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elks’ Lodge
Howard D. Warner
Nelsonville
B. C. Zuhars
Harry R. Hurn
Harley Denney
Eno
H. Bion Bradbury
Tobacco Market Opening Near Dec 7 at Huntington
Announcement states the Huntington burley tobacco market will open Wednesday December 7. Gallia County growers are expected to market about five hundred thousand pounds of tobacco at the new market.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Burley
Gallia County
Eureka pastor and wife welcome a son in Columbus
Rev and Mrs Tracy Martindale of Eureka announce the birth of a son yesterday at White Cross Hospital Columbus Rev Martindale serves as resident Methodist pastor at Eureka and nearby churches
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Gallipolis
Tracy Martindale
Eureka
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Martindale
County pension checks due to arrive November 25
Earl McCormick, Gallipolis county director, says inquiries persist about November age pension checks. He has heard nothing definite but notes the checks are due to arrive November 25.
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Gallipolis
Earl McCormick
McCormick
Rio Grande Expands Elementary Education to Three Years
Rio Grande College executive committee approved a three year elementary education curriculum starting with the entering class of 1939 to meet State Department of Education standards. The panel also voted to continue intercollegiate football despite costs, citing strong student and alumni support to sustain athletics.
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Rio Grande
Board of Trustees
Rio Grande College
Lewis
State Department of Education
Zaleski News Notes
A concert by the Junior and Senior High School Glee Clubs was held Monday under Miss Elma Ater. Arthur James and son Donald visited relatives in Zaleski. Mrs Cline Jenkins visited Ironton. Cr Vanderford is ill near Red Diamond. Dr H R Wilson of Athens and Mrs Naoma Wilson with Mrs Claire Diles spent a day in Zaleski. Arzetta Schoonover and Ralph Perry announced wed in Kentucky on Sept 17 1938. Zaleski girls and boys basketball teams lost to Shade Friday night.
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Athens
Naoma Wilson
Hamden
Claire Diles
Wilson
Zaleski
Diles
Ira V. Diles
Arzetta Schoonover
Chauncey
Ralph Perry
Nelsonville
Vanceburg
Alvin McKibben
Cubs to Offer Diz $20 000 Contract
Chicago Cubs owner Phil Wrigley announced plans to offer Dizzy Dean a contract around 20 000 dollars for 1939 matching last year’s salary. He hasn’t spoken with Dean since the world series and will discuss terms when contracts go out late January or early February. Dean begins a theater engagement this week, and Wrigley may attend if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Phil K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Dean
Wrigley
Divorce Action Filed by Mrs Lillie Belle Marks
Mrs Lillie Belle Marks files for divorce from Raymond J Marks on wilful absence grounds. She seeks custody of their child Betty Lou. The couple wed in Gallipolis in 1934.
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Gallipolis
Lillie Belle Marks
Raymond J. Marks
Betty Lou
McCoy Named Administrator for Murray and Viars Estates
Vernon H. McCoy is appointed administrator of the estates of Peter Murray and James E. Viars, both formerly residents east of the Vinton neighborhood.
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Gallipolis
Vernon H. McCoy
Peter Murray
James E. Viars
Vinton
Buckeyes Planning For 1939 1940 Season Optimistic
Ohio State officials and coaches spoke to Cleveland alumni about the next two seasons. Franct Schmidt praised freshmen nearly beating sophomores in a postseason scrimmage and hinted at shifting reserves to starting roles. He highlighted linemen and potential tackle or end positions for Charley Maag.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ohio State
L. W. St. John
Franct Schmidt
Ern Godfrey
Cleveland Club
Schmidt
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Paul Sullivan
Erasmus High
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Max Rubenfeld
Luckman
Arkansas Razorbacks
Santa Clara
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Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis
Chicago White Sox
Tarzan Taylor
Marquette
Teddy Mazur
Stars
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Garcia
Sammy Snead
Sammy
Bernie Bierman
Notre Dame
Alice Marble
Waldorf Astoria
Dutch Meyer
Davey O’brien
Ky Aldrich
O’brien
Aldrich
Hill
Big Lakewood
Big Red
Dave Henderson
Smart Wooster
George Keel
Find
Board
Nettie
Elks
Gallipolis Lodge
Zaleski News
Phi Delta Kappa
Johnny Klint and His Orchestra
CUBS
Diz
McCoy
Buckeyes
Rutland
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