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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1926
Page
9
Ohio University notes a light practice as the Bobcats prepare for the second conference game against Cincinnati. Cincinnati brings a strong aerial attack and larger line. Ohio works to counter with their own air game. Multiple injuries plague the Bobcats but lineup aims for a competitive homecoming contest with Dad’s Day festivities.
Akron faces Mount Union and Ohio State meets Iowa as major Ohio colleges fill a busy schedule. Denison competes against Case, Wittenberg vs Marietta, Wooster against Western Reserve, and John Carroll battles Detroit in a packed lineup across the state.
Unrivaled backfields from Michigan Illinois Notre Dame Ohio State and Northwestern sharpen for decisives games. Wolverines facing Illini. Buckeyes duel Iowa. Notre Dame pursues Northwestern with a flood of reserves. Midwest crowds expected high as teams chase late season honors. A raccoon overcoat tops tee price for Northwestern Notre Dame tickets.
A large group of undefeated teams faces key showdowns tomorrow as Illinois meets Michigan in a top clash, Notre Dame confronts Northwestern, Yale plays Brown, and Albright challenges Lafayette. Boston College and Wisconsin hold stout defenses as Navy, Army and Stanford also test strong opponents.
In New Haven Princeton defeated Yale five of eight matches in inter college team tennis. Yale won four of six singles and split doubles, one match tied.
A long list of matchups includes Albion at Kalamazoo Allegheny at St Francis Arkansas at Centenary Baylor at Howard Payne Buffalo at Alfred Butler at DePan California at St Calif Agri at Pacific Canisius at St Bonaventure Carleton at St Olaf Catholic U at Quantico Chattanooga at Birmingham South Chicago at Pardue Clarkson at Hobart Cel at Parsons Colby at Bowdoin Co NY at BR TL State Colorado at Utah Colo Agriva at Colo Coll Columbia at Duke Conn Agri at Trinity Davis-Eikins at St Mary's Delaware at St John's Denver at Greeley Des Moines at Morningside Dickinson at Schuylkill Drake at Mississippi Florida at Kentucky Fordham at WashJeff Frank.Marsh at Muhlenberg Furman at Presbyterian Georgetown at Elon Chergetown at Ky Wes Gia Tech at Wash Lee Gettysburg at Backnell Grinnell at Weshington Hamilton at Haverford Harvard at Dartmouth Hastings at Haskell Maly Cross at West Md Huron at Dakota Wes Idaho at Coll Idaho Wesleyan at Carthage Missouri at J Hopkins Soleya MLnsas at Nebraska Kan Wesley vs Washburn Tafayette at Albright Lombard at Bradley Poly Lynchburg at Emory Henry Maine at Bates Marquette at St Mary's Maryland at No Carolina Mass April at Worcester Mercer at Howard Michigan at Illinois
Oberlander by Billy Evans notes football pass rules unchanged by five yard penalties. Swede Oberlander discusses offense versus defense and hopes to bolster Ohio State under coach Alice. Early scores suggest Oberlander is already impacting plans.
FAIR PLAY NEW YORK October 22 Gene Tunney dethroned Dempsey and sparked heavyweight activity. Promoters Tex Rickard keep shows regular as fans demand big men. Rumors place Dempsey’s return, with Sharkey Persson and Loughran among contenders awaiting Tunney’s next challenger. Frome, Eng combines murder in knife attack. Mrs Thorne and two lodgers killed.
William Forrest of Cleveland was chosen captain of Ohio university’s freshman football eleven after a meeting of first year men at the Men's Gymnasium. He plays halfback on the yearling squad and is noted as a standout. A West Technical High School alumnus, he starred in basketball as well and is affiliated with Theta Chi.
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