Ex-Bobcats Send News From Front and Home Front
Letters from Athens and Hamilton veterans reveal wartime life. Paul Gordon reports on Germans, Red Cross aid, and peasant hardships in France while praising relief supplies. Teverett Welch fights mud in northern Italy and shares a wartime football metaphor about resilience. Ensign Fred Greiner describes training in Norfolk and notes former Bobcats and Duke players. George Williams oversees equipment at a naval base, with John Kern at Duke. Other ex-Bobcats include Bill Ross and Woody Wills awaiting future orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoce
Leon
Ees Oom
Fing Pec
Paul K Gordon
Athens
Pat
Arcing
France
Olunin
Paula Eaaren
Harry Lackey
Asia Niche
Inna
Ee Jaly
John Fekete
Paul
Red Cross
Epee
Italy
Teverett
J. Welch
Hamilton
Oriole
San
Fred K. Greiner
Bobcat
Norfolk
Freddie
Cohalan
Man Qpattan U
Bobcats
Madison Square
Eddie M'Hugh
Pacific
New Guinea
Eddie
Greiner
George Williams
West High School
Columbus
Eastern Naval Flight Training Base
John Kern
Duke
Bill Ross
Marietta
Woody Wills
Hounds Fifth League Loss For Bulldogs At Home
Athens High School Bulldogs defeated Nelsonville Greyhounds 25 0 in a rainy Friday night game. Beckley scored twice and added a third after a blocked extra point as Athens dominated with sharp running and strong ends. Nelsonville briefly threatened in the fourth quarter but Athens finished strong on offense and defense. The win marked Athens fifth league clash upcoming Oct 26 at Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Kalivoda Athens High School
S. Bulldogs
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Nelsonville
Tony
Greyhounds
Athens
Bulldogs
Carl” Dupler
Greshound
Standall
Wiseman
Trupe
Beckley
Dupler
Bond
Farley
Grover
Tritipo
Tritipos
Ghiin
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Ewe Leiat
Oo Baird i Goeneual
Iser Haning
RG Keating
Ry 'Na Reshatter
Fe Date Ki Standall
Nena
Cable
Finsterwai
Snyder
Nye
Neutzling
Davis
Kenney
J. Keating
Woods
Illinois Clubs Pitt Panthers clash ends 8-5 defeat
Illinois under Ray Eliot used a T formation with flanker moves to outpace Pitt in a 8-5 football clash. Pitt relied on Joe Kielb aerials for a fourth period surge but Illinois finished with 294 rushing yards to Pitt's 169 as Panthers held more first downs, 15 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ray Eliot
University of Kinol
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Panthers
Eliot
Pitt
Clark Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Joe Kielb
Illinois
Panthers
Kentucky 26 2 Triumph Over Virginia Military Cadets
Kentucky Wildcats rally to a 26 2 victory against the Virginia Military Institute cadets. Dutch Campbell and Norman Klein scoring on long runs and a Klein Campbell pass combination key the offense. VMI's Elmer Kor zore Clyde Grimenstein duo connected for a late safety on Klein fumble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayar
Kentucky
Wildcats
Victory Road
Virginia Military Institute
Kenton
Dutch) Campbell
Norman Kiein
Bid Beaten For Columbus Building Trust Certificates
Columbus investor John C. Lincoln of Phoenix bid 530000 for 32656 voting trust certificates in the ATU Building, about 72110 more than Columbus Realtor John W. Galbreath offered. Lincoln pursued the sealed deal amid competition and market interest in downtown property assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albreath
Columbus
John_C. Lincoln
Phoenix
Ariz
ATU
John W. Galbreath
Columbus Realtor
Jayhawks Break 48-Year Nebraskan Streak With 20 0 Win
Kansas opened a 20 point win over Nebraska at Lawrence, ending a 48 year skid. Two end zone passes and a blocked punt fueled the victory as the Cornhuskers crossed the Kansas goal line only once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kas
Kansas
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Jayhawkers
Nebraskans
Cloudbusters Still Unbeaten at Georgia Pre-Flight Game
Buell St. John, Pacific veteran, kicked a field goal from the eight with seven seconds left to give North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight a 3 0 win over Georgia Pre-Flight. The Cloudbusters had threatened in the final period but fumbled, then Otto Graham and others moved 35 yards to set up the decisive score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buell St. John
Pacific
North Carolina Navy Pr Flight
Georgia
Cloudbusters
Otto Graham
Sian Koa
Towski
Schumacher
Hoosiers Beat Wildcats in Northwestern Clash
Indiana's Hoosiers defeated Northwestern in Evanston in a Western Conference football game. Star passer Bob Hoerns completed 10 of 19 passes and Abe Adama ran for 92 yards on a second touchdown drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Indiana
Hoosiers
Althoush
Bob
Hoernschemeyer
Abe Adama
Football Scores From Roundup Include Several Games
Football scores listed include Pataskaln 6 and Tremont Martine, Ferry Greentine Mtatineg Bay Fairmont. The fragmentary notes reference multiple teams and outcomes, with several unreadable names and scorers, indicating a terse late edition score roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Pataskaln
Tremont Martine
Greentine
Mtatineg Bay
Fairmont
Buckeyes Rally Past Great Lakes Naval 26 6 in Fourth Quarter
Ohio State outscored Great Lakes Naval Training 26 to 6 in the final period to seal a fourth straight win. Leslie Horvath sparked the surge with a 5 play drive including a 24 yard pass to Jack Dugger and a one yard TD. Ollie Cline added a 6 yard score as the Buckeyes dominated after halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Great Lakes
Ohio State
Youel
Chuck Avery
Edgenz
Don Mangold
Avery
Bucks
Leslie Horvath
Sheek
Jack Dugger
Horvath
Girard Stars In Irish Win Over Badgers at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND Ind Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 28 to 13 before 40000 with Earl Jug Girard starring for the Badgers and Bob Kelly Elmer Angsman contributing for the Irish Kelly started the Rambler scoring on the second play of the game for Ramblers and Girard fumbled early in the game Notre Dame recovered. Two plays later Angsman ran 35 yards for a score with Kelly adding the extra point. A safety and a goal line fumble led to more Irish points as Dance connected with Maggioli for a 12 yard score and Kelly again kicked the extra point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tritpe
Jerry Cavanaugh
Bill Beckley
Nelsonville
Tritpo
Norm Rousey
Ted Neutaling
Beckley
Ktipo
Athens
South Bend
Ind
Bob Kelly
Elmer
Angsman
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Earl
Jug) Girard
Girard
Badgers
Kelly
Ramblers
Bill O'Connor
Rambler Sense
Jerry Thompson
Art Mergenthal
Inter Angsman
Purdue Crushes Town 26 to 7 in Big Game
Purdue outpaced Town 26 to 7 as Ed Cody opened scoring with a 52 yard run. Jim Hansen finished late drive with a 2 yard plunge. Boris Dimancheff scored on a 14 yard run after a third quarter Iowa punt. John Morton recovered a fumble to set up Purdue’s third TD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Purdue
Boilermakers
Johnny Stewart
Jim Hansen
Ed Cody
Cody
Iowa
John Morton
Boris Dimancheff
Stan Dubicki
Hawks
Dimancheff
Town
Denison Big Red Rout Wesleyan 33 to 6 in Football
Denison's Big Red defeated Ohio Wesleyan 33 to 6 with three second quarter touchdowns. Dick Rinda broke free for a 65 yard TD late, preserving the Bishops' dignity as Wesleyan showed early pressure but could not finish drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenison
Wesleyan
Delaware
Denison
Big Red
Ohio Wesleyan
Dick Rinda
Bish
Opstrom
Dri
Tulsa Crushes Mississippi in Prewar Football Rout
Tulsa hammered Mississippi 47 to 0 as Henry Penka’s Hurricanes dominated with a 20 pound line and fast backs. Maurice Wade’s passing, Gamp Wilson’s drives, and Bobby Stuart’s tricky running led a relentless attack, scoring in every period as the Rebels wilted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
University of Mississippi
Henry Penka
Hurricanes
Maur
Lce
Wade
Gamp Wilson
Bobby Ack Stuart
Rebels
Gallant Fox Nabs New York Handicap Favorite Plaudits
Abram fandicap at Jamicking Up with 837 650 in money while paying 11.80 for 2. The Greentree Stable’s Devil Diver and Townsend Martin’s clingbroke were top choices but finished th and sixth, neither gaining at any point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallant Fox
New York
Abram
Jamicking Up
Greentree
Devil Diver
Townsend Martin
Clingbroke
Greatening
Also Mentioned on This Page
Am Excathlee
Fores
Mt Ve
G. J. Michel
Sports Eden
Athone Matenger
Mim
Mobilgas
Sancowy-Vacuum
A. F. Jeutter
Lancaster ST
Nebraska
Epton
Blue
Fckets
Buck
Paul E. Brown
Bluejackets
Girard Stars
Rardin Neer
State St
Kasler
Clover Farm
Athens Automerive Service
Carpenter St. Wien
U.S
Roy
Saurman
Medhems Shoe CO
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!