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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1935

Page

9

Fan picks honorary All America football stars

A garbled reminiscence lists players and schools such as Notre Dame Michigan Pitt Northwestern Army and Illinois with names like Nagurski Turley and Ras in a fan driven attempt at selecting positions and honors. The piece notes an annual selection process and hints that the fan vote may differ from official honors.

Janou pRockne America Walter Camp Fraternity Epsilon Ohio Merican Michigan Furth Notre Dame Cal Bevan Minn Bernard Murdo Pittsburgh Pitt Irester Carnegie Tech Ardes Parkinson Pitts Northwestern Fealer Mich Hutson Nagurski Summerwell Army Metzer N. D Itenberg Robinson Yonahan Ras R. T Krause R. E Tulane Shepherd H. Cagle Land Army Illinois F. B Manders Minn Dark Colorado Minois Turley O. Adama Postighools Joe Sport Ecr Carter Abel

Contested Football Lineup Changes Before Saturday Clash

New York team plans direct operations for Saturdays game facing Cadet units. Bill Grohs expected to play but left with injury after Moe Daly was rushed to hospital. David Sout took over duties as the new defensive line reorganized formations. Multiple lineup shifts followed as Jack Hipps served as understudy.

David

Ohio Cagers Open With Victory Over Hocking Glass

Ohio University sophomores routed Hocking Glass 47 to 20 in Lancaster. Rinta and Riita led scoring with 11 points apiece, Hood added nine, while Ohio controlled the pace with fast passing and stifling defense in the exhibition opener.

Bobcats Slembiede Hocking Glass Ohio Rinta Lalich Hood Siembiede Malakas Bizzell Lancaster Riita

Feature gridiron picks carded this week

Ms Feature Gridiron surveys matchups across major colleges. It weighs contenders such as Fordham North Dakota St Loyola and Notre Dame Yale Princeton and Army while noting defenses and recent form and giving edge probabilities for each pairing.

Army Navy Notre Dame Yale Princeton Columbia Dartmouth Boston College Holy Cross Texas Christian Southern Methodist Christian Sammy Baugh Tulane Louisiana State Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Florida Rice Baylor Auburn Idaho

Navy Cadets Predict Victory Over Army at Philadelphia Game

Annapolis dispatch notes Midshipmen marching through campus with confidence of a Navy win over Army. A pep rally at Franklin Field in Philadelphia plans a large cheering section for the clash, while Plebes count Army-Navy days and a bonfire night features Captain Louis Robertshaw setting an Army effigy ablaze.

Annapolis Naval Academy Navy Army Franklin Field Philadelphia West Point Louis Robertshaw

Wrestling results from across the nation

AP wire summaries report bouts in Philadelphia San Francisco San Diego Fargo and other cities. Hank Barber defeated Gus Sonnenberg in one fall in Philadelphia. Vicente Lopez drew Jumping Joe Savoldi in San Francisco with Gino Garibaldi pinning Paul Boesch. George Calza defeated Tony Felice in San Francisco while Stanley Pinto beat Mike Bouskas. Mile Steinborn defeated Nick Lutze two out of three falls in San Diego. Otto Kuss defeated Abe Rothberg in Fargo at 17 minutes 30 seconds.

San Francisco Vicente Lopez Mexico City Joe Savoldi Oaka Mich Drew Gino Garibaldi Italy Paul Boesch New York George Calza Tony Felice Stanley Pinto Chicago Mike Bouskas Ban Diego Calif Mile Steinborn St. Louis Nick Lutze Venice Fargo N. D Otto Kuss Pine City Minn Abe Rothberg

Lindbergh ransom money stopped after Hauptmann arrest

J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Bureau of Investigation, said on Tuesday that the Lindbergh ransom money stopped appearing after Bruno Hauptmann was arrested and, as far as is known, none has shown up since.

Washington J. Edgar Hoover Bureau of Investigation Hauptmann

Rail Time Card Listings for New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio

A scanned timetable fragment lists train numbers and schedules for several rail lines. Entries include New York Central South and North routes with daily and Sunday exceptions, times such as 6:44 PM and 10:56 PM, names like National Limited and Diplomat, and various arrival or departure notes.

NEW York Central South NEW York Central North al Chespeake & Obio Sun- Gay National Limited Diplomat OM No Wocepeoes

Beckley Softball Team Honored At Banquet

Members of the Beckley softball team, annually winning the Athens City League title, were honored at a Hotel Berry banquet Tuesday night with donors presenting gold baseballs to the players. Ohio University football coach Don Weden spoke after dinner.

Beckley Hotel Berry Don Weden Ohio University

Hollister Teems to Open Two Basketball Tilt Night

Hollister High travels to Rockbridge to meet the fast Rockbridge high sector team of Hocking County in the first meeting between the squads. Hollister boys defeated a prior Hollister championship team in overtime. girls beat Alumni 25 to 18. Friday they face Moxahala of Perry County.

Hollister High Rockbridge Rockbridge High Hocking County Hollister Boys Hollister Hollister Girls Moxahala Perry County

Revival meetings and clan notes from Bunker Hill church

Local revival led by Rev. Fultz with Rev. Will Genheimer from Africa in charge of Sunday service. Families including Heilman, Genheimer, King, Carman, Epple and Will Will visitations noted. Genheimer returns from St. Louis to stay briefly. Joe Wells listed as seriously ill. Community gatherings include Sunday School 45 attendees and quarterly meeting at Success. Also a note: 71 US flying clubs are registered with the Commerce Department.

Bunker Hill Fultz Light Will Genheimer Africa R. V. Heilman Mildred Heilman J. J. Will Will King Kingsbury Ruth Carman George Heilman Jessie Carr St. Louis H. H. Genheimer Victor Genheimer Peach Fork I. H. Genheimer This Place Dana Epple M. A. Epple Mud Fork Epple A C. Williams Mildred Wanda Areleen George Clark New Plymouth Clark Leonard Epple Walter Carman Long Hollow

Yellow Jackets Set to End Schedule Thursday in Akron

Baldwin Wallace University the Yellow Jackets champions of the Ohio Conference prepared for a Thursday game in Akron against Akron promising a strong turnout. Coach Ray Watts emphasized avoiding a letdown after recent hard practice weeks. Xavier also prepared for Centenary while John Carroll eyed Dayton with Baloge possibly sidelined by injuries.

Associated Press Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets Ohio Akron Rubber City Mount Union Ray Watts B.W Yellow Jackets Akron BW Ohie Clem Crowe Xavier John Carroll Dayton Eddie Baloge Case Western Reserve Ray Zeh Reserve

Chauncey Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits

Chauncey social items list dinners and visits: Mr and Mrs William Hartley host for Mr and Mrs Thomas Cope and family. Evangelists John Peel and Victor Glenn call on Mr and Mrs Andrew McRaine. Miss Juanita Six visits grandparents. George Williamson returns to Chauncey from Bolivar. Donald Henry’s family to host Thanksgiving guests. Maj Alexander P de Seversky sets amphibian speed record at 235.96 mph.

Chauncey William A. Hartley Thomas Cope Helen Mae Deloria Crescent Ridge William V. Hartley Maxine Winfield Hartley Andrew McRaine John Peel Victor Glenn Bedford Ind George Adkins Juanita Six Dayton Alexander P. de Seversky

Nineteen Ohio University Gridders to Receive Letters

Nineteen members of Ohio Universitys football team will receive letters per Athletics Director O Bird. Four additional players will receive championship gold footballs without earning a letter this year. The lettermen are Halleck Fiatke Morgan DeStefano Lewis Nelson Donofrio Sinth Burninson Holmquist Rapp Jurkovic Snyder Chernitski Caruso Boehk Dunn Peaspanen Johnson and Manager Vickens. The four non letter recipients to receive balls are Irelan Schmidt Diehl and Rich who is in a sanatorium.

Ohio University O. ©. Bird Halleck Fiat Tke Morgan DeStefano Lewis Nelson Donofrio Sinth Burnison Holmquist Rapp Jurkovic Snyder Chernitski Caruso Boehk Dunn Peaspanen

Philadelphia prepared for Army Navy and Penn Cornell weekend surge

Philadelphia hotels report no rooms left for the weekend as Army Navy and Penn Cornell events draw thousands. Recruited extra staff, high expectations for $1 million in visitor spending, and procurement measures by liquor stores mark the city’s readiness for the football invasion.

Philadelphia Army-Navy Penn-Cornell Delaware River Camden N. J Walter Hudson Philadelphia Hotel Association Control Board Naval Franklin Field

Boxing Roundup From National Card Fights

Results from arena bouts list fighters and outcomes at New York Jacksonville Milwaukee Fargo Los Angeles White Plains Camden. O Connor Speigel Littman Petrie Bath Brink Walcott fight details show outpoints and knockouts across multiple venues with weights and locales.

New York Wildcat O'Conner Eddie Man Poland Jacksonville Fila Joey Speigel Pittsburgh Wildcat Monte Fort Worth Tex Milwaukee Tait Littman Oscar Rankin Los Angeles George Black Frank Kopanowski Detroit Fargo N. D Stout Petrie Park Rapids Minn Gurry Martin Proctor Win Lambert Sonny Wood Hank Bath Fort Morgan Colo Alfred Butch) Rogers Honolulu White Plains N. Y Eddie Brink Scranton Peter Mascia Camden N. J Jersey Joe Walcott Merchantville Roxie Allen

Boston Braves Franchise Is Taken Over by League

The Boston Braves, an NL cellar-dweller, were taken over by the National League after unanimous approval by presidents. Debts are about 325000 dollars. the league will seek proposals for ownership and player contracts, with no interruption to Boston’s club operations.

Boston Braves Braves Philadelphia Ford C. Frick Boston National League Baseball Company National League Boston Chicago National League Baseball Club Frick

Officials to Battle It Out on Golf Course

Governor elect A B Chandler will meet Louisville Mayor Neville Miller in a Kentucky official golf championship match at Audubon Country Club on December 6, two days before Chandler’s inauguration. Attorney General-Elect BKB Vincent checked Kentucky duel laws. golf is not a bar to taking office. Chandler’s supporters claim he may be the nation’s top governor golfer.

Louisville A. B Ihereby Chandler Kentucky United States Mayor Miller Louisville Country Club

Yost Defends Michigan Offense Amid Big Ten Debate

Ann Arbor, Mich. athletic director Fielding H. Yost asserts Michigan's system fuels success and cites eight conference titles in 15 years and a 2,000 to 679 scoring edge. He argues patience with rivals when challenges stand. The Klondike reference notes a Yukon district distinction.

Ann Arbor Mich Fielding H. Yoat University of Michigan Wolverine Michigan Yost

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