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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1933
Page
9
Fragmented report describes a football punt and officiating confusion. Mentions Akron, West High School, and a former Bobcat. Punctuated by garbled phrases about a punt near the end zone and a handoff call error.
Northwestern Manske, Mich Bernard, Iowa Schammel, Mich Wistert, Centenary Geisler headline a 1933 All America squad. Warburton from Southern Cal leads quarterbacks. Franklin and Buckler star for Oregon State in backfield. Purvis of Purdue at fullback anchors selections with standout centers and tackles making up the rest of the first team.
New York November 20 Henry Melemore reports the Old Glory harness horse sale at Squadron A Armory draws buyers eager for potential stakes winners. Auctioneer John Bain touts Walnut Hall Farm stock and famous sires as bidders push past $300 for promising youngsters amid a bustling crowd and racing chatter.
Ohio University announces a 16th basketball game for the approaching season. Athletic director O C Bird confirms a game with Napier University at Cincinnati on January 15, with the agreement received on Tuesday.
Marshall and West Virginia Wesleyan meet in Huntington on Thanksgiving Day in a seventh Bobcat Herd showdown. Local experts favor Marshall with a rested squad and a crowd-pleasing Naval Academy style cheer display planned by Carl Edmunds and Ernie Lawson. Leets Barnum of Wesleyan and Zon tint of Marshall figure as key scorers.
Boxing notes from New York to Fresno Seattle and Los Angeles list results and decisions. Fighters include Billy Hogan beating Petey Guluita in New York while Ruby Sal Sorio falls to Al Manfredo in Fresno and Baby Arizmendi defeats Eddie Shea in Los Angeles with other bouts noted across cities.
The 1955 season ends with West Virginia University hosting Washington and Jefferson in Morgantown. Davis-Eikina’s scoring machine faces St Thomas at Scranton as Davis-Elkins leads in points. Wesleyan meets Marshall at Huntington after a 3-0 NYU win. Bluefield aims to finish undefeated against Concord.
The 1924 Cleveland intercollegiate football championship trophy goes to Case after a four way tie among Case John Carroll Western Reserve and Baldwin Wallace. Each team won one game and tied another, but Case shown the strongest overall performance per the committee.
Bloomington reports say Indiana may overhaul its athletic department before next season. Wallace Wade of Duke is rumored as a replacement for Billy Hayes, while G. Clevenger could take over as director of athletics.
Princeton officials announce they will not pursue a postseason Rose Bowl game with Stafford due to a board policy against post season contests. Acting chair Thurston J Davies notes a special board meeting to confirm the decision.
Promoters announce Jack Domar will replace Jack Shellon in the main event at Albany on Thursday night. Domar, long pursued by the promoters, adds star power to the program.
George Kirksey discusses Irvine Warburton of Southern California as the best college back pound for pound. He notes strong supporting backs from Aaron Rosenberg and Bill Corbus, and highlights Rose Bowl implications for Pittsburgh vs Stanford. He surveys Big Ten contenders Minnesota Iowa Illinois and notes Nott as top passer with 1,087 yards.
Ohio's Thanksgiving football slate features five key matchups. Cincinnati hosts Miami in a Buckeye Conference title decider with a long history since 1888. Wesleyan meets Ohio Wesleyan, Baldwin Wallace plays John Carroll, Xavier eyes a 1982 rematch against Haskell Indian Institute, and Wilberforce faces West Virginia State at Redland Field in Cincinnati.
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