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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1935
Page
9
Fragmented OCR text mentions wrestling, college sports, coaching names, and youth organizations. It references Ohio sports, Buck drum major, Don Faurot, Wheaton College, MU, California, and Bernard J. Sheil. It also notes youth training, the telephone’s invention, and aviation gear in wartime.
Ohio University basketball opens daily practice under coach Butch Grover after weeks of fewer sessions. Only one letterman remains from last season, George May, as eight sophomores plus a mix of veterans contend for starting roles. The team faces a benefit game with a semifinals opponent in Lancaster tonight and schedules a December through February slate including Bliss, Marietta, Mt. Union, and several others.
A fragmented radio program list shows alphabet soup of stations hosts and performers including NBC stars and orchestras. Names like Wayne King John Charles Thomas Betty Wary and Dorothy Lamour appear amid varied show titles and segments in a dense schedule page.
Sports editor notes Minnesota’s undefeated stretch under Bernie Bierman, with a powerful lineup and depth. The piece cites 24 straight unbeaten starts, 17 straight wins, and the potential for 1956 stars Alphonse Thompson Wilkinson to impact quarterback duties.
In Columbus AP reports Ray Zeh of Western Reserve leads the Ohio collegiate scoring race with 112 points, ahead of Baldwin Wallace’s Kenneth Noble who sits about 34 points back with 78. Noble and Schoen of Baldwin Wallace each added touchdowns in recent games as Western Reserve and Baldwin Wallace close their schedules, with several players across Ohio colleges tallying 30 or more points this season.
Merle F. Wendt of Middletown was named Ohio State football captain for next year by Gomer Jones at the annual dinner. Jones handed Wendt his varsity and announced the team elected him captain. Twenty seven players received varsity letters, including Antonucci Bettridge Boucher Busich Cumiskey Dye Galen Hamrick Harre Heekin Kabealo Karcher McDonald Maggied Pincura Ream Rees Smith Williams Zar nas Beltz Brungard Fisch Roush Miller George Wasylik. Manager Koegeler also earned a letter.
A tie vote named William Stults of Fort Wayne Indiana and Ray Overturt of Columbus as co captains of the Ohio Wesleyan football team for the season. Senior leaders Henry Mobier of Dayton was chosen as most valuable player after playing in every game.
A reader submits a donation to the National Will Rogers Memorial Fund, noting Athens participation. The letter requests that the gift be added to other local contributions with no deductions, to be used at the Memorial Committee’s discretion.
AP dispatch lists bouts in Philadelphia Paris Newark and Miami with Carriera Breda Marriott Harkins Amblers Knight Brown Sherman Phagan and others in decision wins draws and a KO. An aside notes an estimate of 27 quintillion molecules per cubic centimeter of air at sea level and freezing temperatures.
Sheriff Charles Stratton announces a public auction of delinquent goods from Edson J Carsey and Grace L Carsey. Delco Light Plant with sixteen batteries to be sold for cash to satisfy an execution in favor of Robert Cabeen. Sale at the premises of J Brown Route 2680 Amesville Athens County Ohio on November 26, 1935.
If the coaches stories are true the clash between Miami and Cincinnati Thursday will be played with both teams in terrible shape. Followers expect an interesting game as Cincinnati coach Russ Cohen notes dimmed hopes due to injuries while Miami coach Frank Wilton says we can’t win but neither can the Bearcats name the score.
On a blustery day at West Point 45 years ago Soldiers and Sailors met in a fledgling football game won 24 to 0 by the Sailors. This Saturday Franklin Field will host the renewed clash with large crowds and about 250000 in value in tickets. Players from the early teams are mostly gone, but some remain near the front with gold braid. The first game saw fans free as players praised by the press, while Cadets chipped in 50 cents to cover travel expenses. Navy’s quarter back Captain Moulton Johnson issued signals as the teams clashed in vivid commands.
Ohio State coach Francis A. Schmidt will address Mansfield High School football players tonight on how his Buckeyes shared the Big Ten title. Mansfield honors the team at a banquet for winning the North Central Ohio Conference. Inwood Smith and Frank Fisch, both Mansfield residents, will attend.
Stanford, seeking an undefeated opponent for the Rose Bowl, faces selecting an eastern foe as Texas Christian Southern Methodist winner looms from Fort Worth. Masters to announce the choice by Saturday night likely with Princeton or NYU possible, while Stanford’s bowl record remains modest.
Rail timetable fragment listing New York Central South and Chesapeake and Ohio routes with daily schedules. Notes include No. 2 Daily Except Sunday at 11 32 am and No. 4 Daily at 4 pm, No. 3 Daily Except Sunday at 7 34 am, and Chesapeake West Bound National Limited services with various departures and arrivals including Diplomat and Baltimore and Ohio lines.
Wrestling results from multiple sites report wins and disqualifications. Ed Dean George 218 North Java defeated Vic Chiiaty 202 Glendale California in Buffalo. Billy Kier Columbus defeated Buffalo Fill 205 New York by disqualification in Oshawa. Al Vantres 176 Boston defeated Young Dempsey 178 Ohio in Biddeford. Ray Steele 215 Glendale California defeated Charley Strack 232 Stillwater Oklahoma in Wilmington two falls to none. Cowboy Hughes 176 Oklahoma beat Zimba Parker 177 Kentucky in Portland. Dannon Mahoney 220 Ireland defeated Chief Little Wolf 217 Trinidad Colorado in Chicago.
Hard carbon should not be permitted to remain long on the cylinder indices because it ultimately flakes away and falls into the oil stream, increasing wear on the motor.
Athens High prepares for a demanding 14 game basketball schedule under coach Pete McKinley. About 40 boys expected initial tryouts with cuts to reach regular practice ahead of the Gallipolis opener. Key players include Fred Webb, Myers Faulkner, Clyde Littler Jr., with losses from graduation in Entwistle Kircher and Preston.
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