Mitch's Musings on the Life of a Sports Writer
A column argues sports writers endure long hours after games to report details for fans who could not attend. It defends their accountability, notes the pressure from multiple readers, and questions claims that writers determine game outcomes or harm teams like Ohio State by their commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Siberia
Corbett
Sullivan
Columbus
Ohio State University
Cornell
Ohio State
State
Lowa
Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
Michigan
Bucks
Tom Harmon
All Ohio football picks highlight Padley and Bukovich
Jack Padley of Dayton and Dan Bukovich of Toledo head the 1939 all Ohio ballot chosen by coaches and scouts. Eight schools placed players on the first team with Dayton and Western Reserve each placing two. The list includes Reiser De Wan Furst Evans Bukovich Childress Sullivan and Ries along with Lucas and Arsenault among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE Reiser
Ohio Wesleyan
T Furst
Dayton
Bukovich
Toledo
C Sullivan
Western Reserve
G Childress
Baldwin Wal
T Evans
Muskingum
de Wan
John Carroll
Q Risaliti
Ohio
Fructite
Itereeeeeey
Crisci
Koch
Wittenberg
Stockdale
Colclasser
Youngstown
Poremba
Case
Lucas
Xavier
Congemi
Herman
de Sales
Elsass
Capital
Watts
Baldwin-Wallace
Snyder
Ohio U
Lonchar
Cincinnati
Beach
Ries
Arsenault
Young
Cabas
Mount Union
McDaniel
Columbus
Jack Padley
University of Dayton
Dan Bukovich
University of Toledo
United Press
Padley
Johnny Ries
Eddie Arsenault
Johnny Lucas
Jim Reiser
Jack de Wan
Reiser
Wesleyan
de van
Tony Furst
Dave Evans
Furst
Evans
Bill Childress
Zaleski Quintet Captures Sixth Straight Win
The Zaleski Merchants defeated City Club of Chillcothe 54 to 42. Martin led with 23 points, while Croop scored 14 for Chillcothe. Next games at Washington Township Thursday and Glouster Friday. write A V Ketter, Box 54, Zaleski, O.
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Zaleski
Zaleski Merchants
Chillicothe
Martin
Merchants
Croop
Washington Township
Glouster
A. V. Ketter
Army Navy Tickets Free With Burlesque Ducats Scandal
Brokers in Philadelphia offered free Army Navy game tickets with burlesque show tickets priced up to 10 each to dodge a revenue ruling on stamped resale prices. The Army heads to Pine Valley New Jersey golf club for lodging and a pregame workout, while the Navy plans a workout at Temple Stadium before the game.
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Philadelphia
Tpi
Internal Revenue Bureau
Army
Pine Valley
N. J
Navy
Manufacturers’ F. C
Oreland
Temple Stadium
Services Draw 100 000 With Just Their Names
A columnist argues that naming a small university Army or Navy will attract huge crowds and box office receipts. He notes the massive draw of West Point and Annapolis games, citing potential crowds of 100 000 plus and gate receipts over half a million, while mocking the teams as poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Harrisonville and Chester High announce basketball schedules
Harrisonville announces a busy schedule with games at Lodi Albany Racine Tuppers Plains Zaleski and Chester, plus open dates and two games with Waterloo awaiting dates. Chester High lists November through February games at home and away against Lodi Tup pers Plains Cheshire Wahama Albany Rutland Coolville Racine and Harrisonville. Other county teams to follow.
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Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Lodi
Albany
Racine
Tuppers Plains
Zaleski
Chester
Vinton
Waterloo
Cheshire
Wahama
Rutland
Coolville
Rare Sacrificial Altar Displayed by University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania Museum acquired a 1700 year old stone sacrificial altar from Palestine. It weighs 200 pounds, measures 8 by 20 by 15 inches, with a concave top and channels to an outlet. Carved mythical animals flank the sides and ends. The piece, a memorial gift from Mary Virginia Blandy of Pasadena, honors her father Dr. Thomas R. Blandy.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania
Horace H. F. Jayne
Palestine
Mary Virginia Blandy
Pasadena
Cal
Thomas R. Blandy
Penn
Blandy
Jerusalem
Tennessee and Texas Aggies Lead Thanksgiving Grid Games
The Aggies and Volunteers chase perfect seasons in key Thanksgiving college games. Cowboy Jack Crain stars for Texas A&M while Tennessee rides an unscored eight game run and eyes a Rose Bowl bid. Other Top 1939 matchups include Colorado vs Denver and UCLA versus Washington State in a Rose Bowl path tilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas Aggies
Tennessee
Aggies
Alabama
Texas
Cowboy Jack Crain
Crain
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Far West
Boulder
Colo
Denver
Colorado
Utah
Los Angeles
U.C.L.A
Washington State
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Mitch
Harry Riggles
Roy
Flatiron Square
Athens
DAN Risalit
Athens Messenger
Wertman
Szalay
Zahradt
United Press All
Isaacs
Siminski
G. Rancourt
John Car. Szalay
U. Sheetz
Navier Sulzer
John Carroll Wertman
U. Bloom
Hiram Fastenik
John Car. Morris
Baldwin W. Maher
Burkhart
Denison
Zahrndt
Ohi An
Uwaesla
Miami
Tole
By Jim Emerson
Ledo
Dan _Risaliti
U. S
Harry Baujan
Jack
John Lucas
Beckley
Sateen
Pennsylvania
Wade
Durham
N. C
Pittsburgh
Duke
Wallace Wade
Henry Super
Southern California
Washington
Los An
Geles
Auburn
Florida
Arizona
Montana
Brown
Rutgers
North Carolina
Virginia
Tulsa
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
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