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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1924
Page
6
Intersectional games are a major college football feature, now embraced after earlier resistance. These matchups reveal relative strength among top teams from the east west and south. Georgia surprised Yale by a narrow margin after Yale destroyed Georgia 40 to 0 last fall.
Georgia improves for Yale game while Yale weakens. Georgia Tech defeats Penn State 16 to 23 in Atlanta. Marquette crushes Navy 21 to 3 at Annapolis. West Point beats Detroit 29 to 0. Brown also fields a strong eleven with notable form.
The article notes a slate of important coast games, including Princeton versus Army and Minnesota against Vanderbilt, with Pennsylvania Virginia and Nebraska Colgate also on the schedule. Syracuse travels to the coast to face USC as Pennsylvania targets California in a broader push to grow interregional matchups and strengthen school ties.
In a national leadership view, Notre Dame and Illinois are among the best early season teams. Notre Dame’s speed and deception masked the army, but fatigue wore down the Irish in the final half as Army’s defense shut down the attack. Illinois showed power led by Grange but faces defensive questions. Eastern leaders Yale Princeton and Dartmouth have yet to hit heavy schedules.
The National Greens Section event announced by U S Golf Association President W D Vanderpool wins broad backing from players and clubs across the United States and Canada. Robbie Jones and Cyril Walker praise the plan to fund greens science and course improvement, with many clubs already signaling approval for a match play event open to all golfers with a club handicap, set for October 25.
In Murray City on Sunday 2000 fans watched the Roberts Tigers defeat the Byesville Bobcats 13 to 0. New additions Nye and Odaffer boosted Roberts while Mudrie helped drive four straight first downs and Kardos scored twice with a 35 yard TD run. The Tigers travel to Columbus to face West Side A C next.
Critics say the world champion Washington club may not finish in the first division of the American League next year. They also doubt the Giants will fare better in the coming season.
Friday afternoon shoot at the Athens Hospital produced top scores from Emmett Cross with 77 of 100, J A Dye 74 of 100, F E Rauch 72 of 75, Frank Cross 65 of 75, M M Kerr 48 of 56, John Fagan 63 of 56, and W E B Kouboski perfect at 25 of 25. The next regular shoot is planned for October 31.
A collection of scores from regional grid contests shows the Cleveland Bull Dogs defeating the Detroit Tigers 46 to 6 while several other games feature lopsided outcomes. Notable results include Marion A C beating Mount Gilead 17 to 0 and Sandusky Maroons edging Toledo Folgers 26 to 6.
Kirke La Shellie of Greenwich and New York captains the Arizona football team. After tough starts and injuries he returns to star in four key games, traveling 7,800 miles in four Saturdays. His stepfather Joseph Howland Hunt is a noted New York architect.
Kansas City official Edward W. Cochrane, local sports editor, has refereed 275 games in 12 years, mostly in the Missouri Valley. This season lists 30 games including Nebraska-Oklahoma, Kansas U, Oklahoma A and M, Iowa State-Drake, Drake-Kansas Aggies, SMU-OU, Drake-UNL, Drake-Grinnell, and ISU-Nebraska. He was slated for the Notre Dame-Nebraska contest but unavailable due to a prior engagement.
Earl Sande, America's premier jockey, is cleared to ride again after recovery from a Saratoga race crash. Surgeons say the leg cast will be removed this week at Roosevelt hospital, with Sande planning to leave soon and go hunting in Maryland before returning to racing.
In New York on October 20 horsemen voiced strong views after Epinard lost in the Laurel stakes last Saturday. They argue the French colt should not have started at Laurel due to foot troubles, signaling an end to the marquee Europe versus America clashes.
Air pilots in the Dayton races set a flying start as the event opened. Strong entrants surged forward at the whistle, with early leaders showing speed and control.
Philadelphia Oct 20 Ed die Collins famed Chicago White Sox second baseman now seeks a managerial post in the major leagues He led the team during Johnn y Evers absence and reportedly impressed with his leadership While Collins would prefer playing longer he welcomes a managerial chance elsewhere and hints at a rift with owner Charles Comiskey over a Chicago appointment.
Ohio State leads the Big Ten standings in the 1 000 percent column after a 7 0 win over Ohio Wesleyan. Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Michigan Northwestern Indiana Chicago all suffered losses or ties as conference results unfolded. Ohio State, Chicago and Iowa have not allowed any foes to score this season.
R. D. Evans son of Dr. D. J. Evans of Athens captured the Slusser handball trophy of the Goodyear Rubber Co. Evans, a Goodyear Research staff member, is noted as an expert of the ancient game played in Boston and Cambridge before joining Goodyear.
New York reports manager John McGraw would pay 160000 for Dazzy Vance while Charley Ebbetts would not accept the sum for the star pitcher. The tale recalls Vance leaving Hastings Nebraska after a manager quipped any offer of 50 dollars would buy him.
The column reflects on Christy Mathewson’s senility, Cobb criticizing modern players’ pay, and McGraw’s remarks about a mythical reference in Washington. It notes Harvard football star Maher as a standout back, a Natick, Massachusetts origin, and echoes classic baseball banter about era changes.
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