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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1931

Page

9

Grove blister tale and college scores headline

Henry McElmore reports Mister Lefty Grove’s finger blister is small and ordinary, while praising Grove’s pitching season. The piece also notes Fordham beats West Virginia 20 to 7, N Y A romps Wesleyan 54 to 0, Dartmouth 61 to 0 over Buffalo, and Yale Harvard Princeton openings with strong attacks.

Fordham West Virginia Rams West Virginia Wesleyan Dartmouth Buffalo Yale Harvard Princeton Crimson Bates al Witmer Amherst Maine Ohio Butler State Cincinnati Wesleyan Heidelberg Hillsdale Denison Miami Notre Dame Indiana Northwestern Nebraska Pittsburgh Iowa Minnesota Oklahoma Columbia Union Mary’s California Iulane Texas Aggies

Notre Dame Northwestern Grid Clash At Soldier Field

Chicago reports a crowd of 297000 expected for the Notre Dame vs Northwestern game at Soldier Field. Notre Dame seeks its 21st straight win while Northwestern aims to rebound after a rough start and fumbles at the end zone last year.

Mitch's Musings on Football Picks and Injuries

A Monday column recounts a week two football prognostication spree with 20 correct picks. It notes Leonard Sadowsky's two week injury layoff and recalls anecdotes about Frank Carideo and Carl Laemmle from Notre Dame era lore.

Grimes Named To Start Third Tilt for Cards

Philadelphia Oct. 5 The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics meet in the third game of their 1981 baseball championship series. Burleigh Grimes will start for the Cardinals while Lefty Grove is likely to pitch for the Athletics as a large crowd expected at Shibe Park.

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Rochester Red Wings Take 8-1 Lead In Little World Series

Rochester defeats the Saints 2 to 1 to extend their series advantage to 8 games to 1. Both teams traveled to the East after the game as St. Paul hosted game eight at home and Rochester prepared for the remaining contests.

Paul Minn Rochester St. Paul Red Wings Saints

Eastern Teams Display Power After Saturday Wins

New York Oct 5 The results of Saturday football games failed to single out a clear eastern champion. All major teams won, largely against weaker opponents, leaving the race for eastern sectional honors unresolved.

New York

Five Intersectional Grid Tilts in Ohio This Week

Ohio colleges begin a slate of five intersectional games this week. Ohio State hosts Vanderbilt after beating Cincinnati. Syracuse looms for Ohio Wesleyan, and Denison meets Ohio University in Granville. Other matches include Wabash at Miami and Centre College at Wittenberg.

Ohio Ohio State University of Cincinnati Vanderbilt University of Nashville Tenn Vanderbilt Commodores Ohio Wesleyan Heidelberg Syracuse Wesleyan Buckeye Ohio University Denison Granville Butler Hillsdale Miami Ball Teachers Wabash Oxford DePauw Cincinnati Wittenberg Centre College of Danville Springfield Bowling Green Mt. Union Defiance Oliver Bluffton Ohio Northern Findlay Muskingum Oberlin Otter Wooster Xavier Otterbein Tiffin Hiram Kent State Kent Akron Baldwin Wallace

Buckeyes Throttle Bearcats In Openers Historic 67 Point Win

Ohio State opened its season at Ohio Stadium with a 67 to 0 victory over Cincinnati before 18 700 fans. Coach Willaman’s Buckeyes posted their largest point total since 1927 and matched one of the top showings in program history.

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Chauncey Beats Glouster 6-0 In Friday Game

Chauncey defeated Glouster High 6-0 on local grounds Friday afternoon. Guerra, the plunging fullback, powered a drive from the 20 yard line to score after Chauncey’s touch down. Chauncey dominated play with 11 first downs to Glouster’s one.

Glouster Chauncey

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