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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1930
Page
11
Coach Don C. Peden announced after Thursday's football practice that Ohio State is in good shape for the first Buckeye conference clash against Miami. He said the team is physically and mentally prepared and expects an intense battle at Miami.
Ohio University hosts Miami University in the Buckeye Association football opener with Ohio favored after last week’s 47 0 win over Western Reserve. Coach Don Peden stresses avoiding overconfidence as Miami backs the aerial attack and tackling a strong Cincinnati and Denison contingency while Cincinnati eyes its first Buckeye triumph since the league's founding. The Bobcats travel from Athens to Cincinnati then westward, with lineup adjustments including Fred Jeffery out sick and Dick Goos stepping in at tackle.
Boxing results show Tommy Lough of Philadelphia beat Dave Nier in Milwaukee at 182 for 10 rounds. Curtiss Brown of Milwaukee outpointed Wee Azzerella at 8. Jimmy Gibbons of St Paul stopped Jack Barry in Chicago. Martin Franks of Milwaukee defeated an opponent in St Paul. King Tut from Saritweukee knocked out Billy Town in Vancouver, B C. Port Huron listed with Detroit contest outcomes.
Dayton dispatch reports George Y Lykins 33 Democratic candidate for Warren County sheriff was jailed on petit larceny and carrying weapons. He allegedly took coal near Germantown while a railroad detective says he was seen with a gun in his truck. Lykins claims he picked up coal misbelieving no crime occurred after a call from a friend who did not appear.
Purdue seeks a Big Ten title boost by beating Wisconsin at Ross-Ade Stadium as Michigan and Northwestern pace the standings. A capacity crowd of 80 000 is expected while Illinois aims to upset the race with wins over Michigan.
President Hoover Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Ambassador Matsudairo will speak from Washington and London on October 27 to mark the London Naval Treaty ratification. The three leaders will deliver ten minute remarks broadcast nationwide by the NBC networks from 10 to 10 30 a m Eastern Time.
The piece lists 16 week college football picks including Ohio over Miami and Notre Dame over Pittsburgh. It surveys coast programs Stanford California and Southern California with Pop Warner Tad Jones and Nibs Price amid public feuds and ineligibilities. It laments rising tensions in college football and predicts further shifts in the sport.
The 19 round match between W Young Stribling and K O Christner was cancelled after Christner sustained a knee injury from a prior auto accident. Dr Max B Stern, boxing commission physician, ruled him unfit to fight and promoter Harry Mendel failed to find a replacement.
The nation’s top football teams clash this Saturday with few upsets expected. Carnegie Tech meets Western Reserve in Cleveland while Northwestern travels to Evanston to face Center. Pittsburgh hosts Notre Dame at Pitt Stadium as Yale backs Archie Roethlisberger Roeth is expected to star for Yale against Army in New Haven. Dartmouth, 226 points for and none against, looks strong against Harvard. New York reflects keen interest in the New York-Portsmouth game at Yankee Stadium with undefeated squads and solid line play.
Dayton report says Mid Davis 46 a former state prohibition agent and constable was arrested after allegedly pointing a firearm at Miss Jon Frank during a confrontation in Dayton on October 21.
An oyster supper will be held at the home of C. H. Brooks in Alexander Township on Saturday night for the benefit of the Pleasant Valley M. E. Church.
Ohio University hosts Miami in a Saturday grid contest at Oxford with play by play on a grid-graph board in the Men's Gymnasium. A large crowd is expected as the Buckeye title defense draws Bobcat fans to watch the broadcast begin at 1 30 p m and ticket packs for Ohio and Wesleyan are available to students and fans in one rooting section.
Colunials Oct 24. Ohio State star end Fester Pester will call plays from the huddle for the homecoming game against Wisconsin on November 1. Coach Satem Sam Willaman says Pester may travel to the Notre Dame Pitt game to study and may even see limited action at fullback. Pester will lineup at right end for signals, with Lew Hinckman remaining at left wing back and handling safety duties.
Fire at the Keenan residence near Bloomfield on October 24 killed Mrs Mary Keen an and three others after an explosion occurred while she attempted to start a fire with kerosene.
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