Ohio Line Play Improves for Wittenberg Clash
Ohio linemen show progress in practice as Peden seeks to heal bruises from Marietta game. Captain Robeson may start at backfield against Lutherans with Shafer seen as possible fullback option. Wittenberg’s Maurer, a diminutive but dangerous halfback, looms large as key opponent in a battle of veteran lines and backfield depth.
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Tarzan” Taylor
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Roy Miller
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Libby
Akron Homecoming Set as Zippers Meet Muskingum
Akron University football faces Muskingum, 1926 Ohio Conference champions, in the homecoming game. Tickets are selling fast with a potential Wooster-Akron crowd record. Regulars drill. Hoopes may miss. others healthy for a tough, undefeated matchup.
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Michigan Wolverines Ready for Ohio State Clash
Michigan football coach says the Wolverines will be in peak condition for Saturday’s game with Ohio State in the new stadium barring pratice injuries. Star end Louis Gilbert and halfback Puckelwartz are nearing full health as the lineup from the Wisconsin game returns. The team prepared through open and secret practices focusing on fine tuning.
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Wittenberg Lineup Could Size Up for Ohio Meet
Wittenberg college players loom as likely to face Ohio university Bobcat eleven in a coming game at Ohio. Captain Vic Maurer stands out with a 62 yard run against Ohio State in 1926. The Cardinal and Cream roster includes nine of last year’s scorers, with Gerald Armstrong gone to Akron to coach.
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Tunney Urged to Seek Ideal Wife by Paris Satirist
Paris columnist Clement Vautel mocks Gene Tunney for talking too much and his dismissive view of women. He questions boxing as a noble art and suggests Tunney should marry and have children, arguing the sport should elevate humanity.
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Football profit tops Brown athletics last year
Only football posted a profit among Brown University sports last year, with all other programs reportedly losing money. The record highlights football as the sole financially positive sport for the university's athletics department.
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Entertaining Help Wanted Advice from The Republican Style
A humorous browser of party polish and social hosting tips explains the urge for perfect gatherings. It suggests hiring a capable helper via Help columns to manage preparations and house cleaning to ensure a flawless event.
Veteran Jarvie Helps Anchor Peden’s Ohio Team
Veteran guard Jarvie is one of three senior leaders around which Coach Don Peden built his Ohio squad this season, though he has seen limited action in conference play.
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Polly the Want Ad girl earns a hearing in ads
May we ask you to give Polly a hearing She is the Want Ad girl and works in the business She sees ads that bring results and those that do not She makes suggestions to help you Give her a trial.
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Clever Want Ad Promises Big Readership for Jobs
An advertising note claims a Want Ad can reach 6,300 Messenger readers and 19,000 more readers to attract business, suggesting it could be a turning point for success or mediocrity by tailoring favors for the occasion.
Ohio college football notes from Cincinnati to Columbus
Ohio teams held workouts and scrimmages as week preparations continued. Cincinnati gathered a full squad for Marietta, St Xavier drilled on defense against Oglethorpe, Ohio State’s A squad scrimmaged with all but trainer and water boy, Kenyon praised by coach Don Wiper after Rochester, and Capital Gridders prepared for Hiram in the annual homecoming clash.
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Ohio University 1897 champions to attend homecoming game
The 1897 Ohio University football champions will travel to Athens for a 20th year reunion at the Ohio Wittenberg game. Seventeen players, including captain Stanley Dew and Ned Gobson, join a luncheon at Berry hotel before marching in the parade and posing for pictures at the game. Four players are noted dead, with funeral details omitted.
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Rickard to Remain at Madison Square Garden Despite Rumors
New York October 19 Tex Rickard says he has no plans to sever ties with Madison Square Garden. A telegram from the promoter on vacation in Hot Springs Va denies rumors of friction or resignation. Rickard remains one of the Garden's largest stockholders and contract extends 20 years.
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Dayton Boxer Wins in Main Bout at Jackson smoker
Rufus Klump of Dayton defeated Bobby Cotton of Louisville by decision in ten rounds at the Jackson County Country Club. Al Paffenbarger also won by decision over Breezy Brooks in six rounds. John Jager beat Robert Flint in a fast six round prelim.
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Shafer debated for backfield or line at Ohio
Linebacker Shafer, an aggressive center from prior Ohio University seasons, played fullback against Marietta last week. Coaches now debate whether to keep him in the backfield or move him back to the line as the team plans ahead.
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Ohio
Dayton Coach Al Lever Wins Third Preliminary Bout
At the end of the fourth round the Dayton boxing instructor Al Lever defeated Speedy Reynolds of Louisville to close the preliminary.
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Army Football Players Prove Strong Students
West Point analysis of last seasons Army varsity football shows linemen are stronger students than backs while overall football men maintain good academic standing at the academy.
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Undefeated Eastern Elevens Headed for Challenging Week
United Press reports the unbeaten eastern football teams likely to get tested after a few games. Pitt and Princeton face tougher foes as Dartmouth meets Harvard and Syracuse plays Penn State. NYU rests against Rutgers while Williams and others anticipate crucial showdowns this weekend.
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Polly's Want Ad Advice Turns Ads into Results
A reader recalls following Polly's guidance to craft Want Ads and reports that every ad previously failing to attract attention now succeeds after applying the advised wording. She notes poorly written or abbreviated ads failed, while the improved ads produce results.
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Negotiations Open on Cleveland Baseball Club Purchase
Cleveland financiers led by Alva Bradley are negotiating to buy the Cleveland baseball club for about $1,000,000, with terms under discussion.
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Walker McTigue Chicago bout likely set for title clash
Promoter James Mullen announced negotiations closed with Micky Walker world middleweight champion and Mike McTigue for a planned Chicago bout on October 19.
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