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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1931
Page
11
The report outlines a baseball game setup with Derringer as starter for the Cardinals amid doubts about his form. It notes early outs by the Athletics and two runs for the Cards, while discussing fan expectations and speculative outcomes for the six-game classic.
Athens High football meets Lancaster High under floodlights in Lancaster Ohio in the opening home game. The 1930s era roster lists coach Pete McKinley and a lineup featuring Fields at quarterback David and Severson at halves With Atkinson at fullback and a line including Roach Olson Speiser Kirk Goodfellow.
The Weather Bureau data show September mean temperatures around seventy one point four degrees with highs near forty and lows around forty five. Daily ranges peaked on September ninth while overall there was a seventy seven percent of normal excess offset by dry months earlier in the year. Frost was light and not damaging. notable records include the first killing frost occurrence on October eighteenth and a historical September temperature high of ninety eight degrees set in 1899.
October 2 report says Sir Thomas Lipton, famed tea magnate, is improving after a severe chill. Earlier word had announced his condition as serious following a health scare yesterday.
Buckeye grid camps announce Ohio Wesleyan starting lineup for the Heidelberg clash. Ends Don Scott Roy Bennett. tackles Harry Barber Jim Hoff. guards John Raugh Don Lantz. center Dean Gordon. quarterback Edgar Westfall. backs Wilmer Dickerson Roderick Campbell. fullback Howard Ginaven. Campbell named captain. team averages 177 pounds backfield 175 line. Barber the heaviest at 197.
Coach Chester Pittser lists Miami lineup for Saturdays game against Ball Teachers. Ott and Corry end positions, Kerekes and Strobel tackles, Horn and G Niemi guards, Vaccariello center, Smith quarterback, Cartwright and Stigler halves, Fertig fullback.
Denison University coach George Rich drills his eleven for a tough meeting with Hillsdale tomorrow after Hillsdale routed Chicago 7 to 0 last week. Tiny Miller, 210 pounds, is slated for a guard position.
Rochester and St Paul split their Little World Series contest as both clubs rested earlier. George Fisher sheriff of Avon Minn drove in a run in the sixth to tie the game at 2 2, Wilson followed with a hit to score Fisher and Bentley. Roettger and Murphy homered for St Paul while Toporcer and others added runs for Rochester in a back and forth showing at St Paul.
Army's light signal drill ended and practice for tomorrow's game against Knox College. Likely starting lineup includes King and Sheridan ends Summer felt and Trice guards Price and Saurez tackles Lazar center Elliott quarterback Stecker and Graham halfbacks Liddy fullback.
Ohio State starts its football season in Ohio Stadium facing Cincinnati as Coach Sam Willaman aims to test the squad before the intersectional game with Vanderbilt on October 10. Captain Stuart Holcomb Lew Hinchman Carl Cramer and Mike Vuchinich anchor the backfield. the line earns praise from observers. Officials for the opener are Davis Reese Denison referee Don Hamilton Notre Dame umpire H W Emschler Denison field judge Russ Finsterwald Syracuse head linesman.
At Sportsman's Park fans cheered for Simmons and Lefty Grove as the second game of the 1921 World Series approached. The Cardinals lost 6 to 2, but crowd enthusiasm appeared tempered with apathy as thousands gathered for the Athletics versus Cardinals showdown.
Cleveland Oct. 2 U P Coach Tom Keady drilled Western Reserve players with new formations as they taper for the Purdue game. He planned to name the 22 men to travel to Lafayette Indiana for the clash.
Heidel bergs Charley Wilcox may miss the Wesleyan game after an ankle injury in practice. He previously surged 90 yards against Wesleyan for a Princes touchdown last year.
Big 10 teams begin the season Saturday with Notre Dame at Indiana and Northwestern facing Nebraska as the centerpiece games. Minnesota matches Oklahoma A. and M. while Iowa tackles Pittsburgh and Illinois previews defense against St. Louis University. Ohio State suspensions and injuries cloud early plans as Wisconsin eyes two tuneups with Bradley and North Dakota.
Yale prepares for Maine with Doonan the lone starter not having won the major Yale Y. The rest of the lineup includes Parker at quarterback Booth and Taylor on the halves Mushfeld at fullback Filygate Barres at ends Hall Wilbur on the tackles Tyson Rotan at guards.
Philadelphia 7 St. Louis 9 as Derringer struggles with seven strikeouts by Grove and Derringer. Johnson fans Williams and Simmons twice. Hite beats Derringer in 11th and Derringer takes loss. Umpires Kiem Nallin Stark McGowan. Time 1:55.
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