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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1939
Page
9
Kinnick of Iowa tops the U P All American voting with Harmon and Kimbrough in backfield on the first team. The list names players from Tennessee Northwestern Army Notre Dame and several other schools across multiple positions.
Nile Kinnick of Iowa tops the UP vote with 577 points, followed by Ken Kavanaugh LSU and Barry Smith USC. The 11 players cover Midwest and South dominance with names from LSU, Army, USC, Northwestern, Tennessee, Michigan, Texas A and M, Cornell, Ohio State and Ohio State again for ends and guards etc.
Cleveland club officials seek a new training site after the Pelicans severed a major league pact. General manager C. C. Slapnicka and manager Oscar V. Vift favor a Pacific Coast location, a possibility discussed years ago with Vift residing in Oakland.
Nile Kinnick of Iowa will receive the Heisman Memorial Trophy as top college football player. He finished with 651 points, ahead of runner-up Tom Harmon of Michigan with 405, Paul Christman of Missouri with 391, and George Cafego of Tennessee with 296.
Donelli, 32, youngest coach, leads Duquesne toward an unbeaten season with 9 straight wins. He earns only an assistant coach salary while steering an 18 sophomores, nine seniors, and seven juniors, with his brother Alan on the second team. Coach uses a Rockne style focusing on fundamentals and clever formations.
Cornell Duquesne and Georgetown stand undefeated with only a Syracuse tie for Georgetown. Cornell finished the season undefeated and untied, while Duquesne seeks a blemishless finish against Detroit. Army Navy rivalry headlines the week as 100000 fans are expected in Philadelphia.
Theodore Wilson of Lorneville N B nets reports a 425 pound shark captured. Cutting open the shark revealed a 14 pound salmon inside.
Athens High School honored 18 football players including six seniors with letters at a banquet after a turkey dinner. Honorary letters were given to A. L. Link Johnson and Mrs. H. V. Gordon. The event featured remarks by O. L. Wood and appearances by coach Harry Lackey and H. C. Pendry, with songs and solos.
Chester residents report Thanksgiving visits with Kautz and relatives in Westerville Pomeroy and Logan. Henry Mora's funeral drew many locals at Pine Grove church. Several families travel to Columbus East Fultonham and Delaware. Chester High hosts Toppers Plains on Friday December 1 for basketball to open December slate.
L. W. St. John Ohio State athletic director blames newspaper and public attitude for Ohio State’s football loss to Cornell. He says coaches stressed Cornell’s strength, but complacency set in. St. John reaffirms faith in Schmidt’s regime as OSU wins its first clear Big Ten title since 1920.
Three new umpires join the American Association staff for next season. John Bo Molenda joins after a Mid Atlantic League trial. Dan P Tehan, Xavier graduate, referees fall football and winter basketball. Forrest I Peters, ex Illinois football player, worked in Southeastern and Florida State leagues. They replace Dunn Harvin and McLarry.
Troy High School opens its basketball season by hosting Hollister at Troy Gym on Friday December 1 and Saturday December 2 at 7 30 p m. Season tickets are available at the school.
Cleveland Indians star Ken Keltner, who earned nearly 10 000 last season, had his request for 15 dollars a week unemployment compensation denied after applying while between seasons. He said he may withdraw the application. Ohio official H C Atkinson noted that players are only eligible if their contracts are terminated and they are truly unemployed.
Ann Arbor Michigan. For est Evashevski quarterback and ace blocker of the Michigan football team this season today was named captain of the Wolverines for 1940. Tom Harmon star Michigan back and selected on several all American teams was chosen the most valuable player in 1939.
Michigan halfback Tom Harmon led the Big Ten in scoring rushing and total offense in 1939, with 61 points in five conference games. Hal Hursh, Jim Strausbaugh, Nile Kierick and others followed in scoring and yardage, as Hursh passed for 592 yards and Harmon ranked high in rushing and overall gains.
The planned welterweight title bout between Lou Ambers of Herkimer New York and Henry Armstrong of Los Angeles at Madison Square Garden was postponed indefinitely due to Armstrongs severe cold.
Malcolm Farmer resigns as Yale University director of athletics to become executive vice president of Phoenix Bridge and Iron Co. in Phoenixville Pennsylvania.
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