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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1935
Page
9
New York’s NYU and Fordham headline today’s college football card as the nation focuses on Army Navy Yale Princeton and SMU Texas Christian battles. About 80,000 fans expected to view NYU Fordham with NYU seeking a major bowl bid and Fordham aiming to confirm a tougher schedule.
Fragmented report notes a Big Ten season in flux with Ohio State and Cincinnati fighting for momentum. It cites coach Cohen and Vander in discussing defense, balance, and pursuit of victory as the Buckeyes push to rebound after a tough back-and-forth contest.
Poor quality OCR summary shows scattered names and scores with unclear structure. It mentions teams and players such as Garibaldi Casey Leiperville Walter Rox and Joe Savoigi with references to football and basketball events, plus scattered state names and years including 1997.
University of Cincinnati aims to enlarge its football stadium from 12 000 to 25 000 seats. Directors said 134 000 dollars would cover most of the cost with WPA funds and booster subscriptions of 500 dollars each underwriting the university portion.
Ohio's 1935 football season wrapped with seven games across Columbus Cleveland and Cincinnati. Title intrigue centered at Columbus as Wilberforce met West Virginia State for Negro collegiate national laurels. Baldwin Wallace faced Akron in Rubber City while Miami battled Cincinnati and Xavier hosted Centenary. Marietta traveled to Muskegon for an Ohio Conference clash to close the slate.
Chicago boxing card features welterweight champion Barney Ross facing Ceferino Garcia and featherweight king Freddie Miller meeting Jimmy Christy in overweight bouts for gate receipts. Ashland College names 18 players to the 1935 football squad.
A radio listings fragment shows Thursday programs on WLW CBS and NBC featuring a piano duo with Jimmy Parrell and Jack Armetron, Tito Gulzar and Buck Rogers, Patt Chapin and Dailey Orch, Dailey Orel, Myrt and Mar, Buddy Clark, Kate Smith, Boake Carter, Mary and Esther Brown, Chas Hackett, Deems Taylor, Heidi Orch, March of The GoGo de Lys, Aaronson Orch, Gardiner Orch, Olsen Orch and more on-air talent.
Ann Arbor reports Professor Ralph W. Rigter, chair of Michigan athletic control, denies Columbus coaches rules apply to Michigan. He reacts to a Columbus report claiming Coach Marty Kipke and staff could lose their jobs after the Michigan game, noting a local practice of firing losing Ohio State coaches does not apply here.
Rome High School regulars and reserves defeated Chester teams on Wednesday night. The first quintet won 11-7 while the Red and Black reserves topped 39-10. Skinner scored three field goals and a foul. KR Ogg had eight field goals and two free throws.
George Sisler, famed Browns first baseman and former manager, says he and a St Louis group plan to buy the American League club. He will not manage but Hornsby will lead the team. The group includes Frank Ruppenthal and Edward Magnus among others seeking to purchase the Browns from Lewis B Von Weise and the Ball estate.
Ployd Jeffers of Athens State Hospital reports multiple muskie catches at Devols Dam on the Muskingum River. A 1 pound 10 ounce fish preceded a 2 ounce ten ounce catch, with several days earlier two wall eyes weighing five and a half pounds and one and a half pounds.
By The Associated Press Austins Grand Island Nebraska and Chicago fighters faced opponents in Lincoln and Oakland while Fred Aptolini fought in San Francisco. Night cards featured outpoints and points for Williams Armstrong Wolgast Berglund Thomas Vegas and Abel as they challenged venues in California Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Michigan figures coach Harry Kipke and athletic leaders rate Minnesota ahead of Ohio State in a post season debate. Yost and Kipke praise Minnesota’s blocking game while noting Ohio State’s potent backfield and success against Northwestern in recent outings. Schmidt praises Southwest football and scouts Pitt USC as OSU plans next steps.
Alliance Pennsylvanian item notes Howard Stier of Paris Ohio and Dayton Doerler of Akron as honorary co captains of Mount Union football for the past three seasons. The remark about pie or cake suggests dipping a knife in boiling water to ease cutting.
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