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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1948
Page
13
The piece weighs Notre Dame's dominance against thinning material at South Bend and Army's form. It notes potential Eastern opponents like Villanova, Penn, and Penn State, the Big Nine dynamics, and questions about recruitment and scholastic standards shaping future schedules.
At SEC Practice Fields night Gallipolis prepared for a Logan Friday match. Coach Herndon Wilks spoke on mistakes and noted losses to a strong club. Bob Seyfried is out with injuries, Johnny Werry has ribs and knee issues but aims to play, Dick Young injures his hip, and Paul Ginn recovers from a flu attack before the Logan encounter.
Nelsonville Greyhounds enter Friday’s game with multiple injuries. Veteran lineman Dean Circle misses the fray with a pulled muscle. Halfback Whitey Tye limited by a leg injury, Jim Cope out for the season with a ruptured kidney, and backs Bean and Lewis nursing bad ankles.
Athens High coach Harry Lackey pushed the Bulldogs through defense drills this week after a 14-7 win over Logan. Gallipolis eyes SEC title near, Middleport looms, and Wellston’s Rockets visit Wellston with key players Henderson Flowers and Sapp listed for limited availability.
Gallia Academy and Jackson High School football fans were told the Friday game would not be moved to Thursday. Principal M Harold Brown said the subject had not been mentioned, though Thursday games had been used in recent years to allow teachers to attend the Southeastern Ohio meeting in Athens.
Duquesne University meets Ohio University in its first gridiron game in history against an Ohio college at the Bobcats stadium. The Dukes, once famous as the Night Riders for night football, have won only four games since resuming play in 1947 after a wartime lapse.
UC coach Ray Nolting and UC basketball mentor John Wiethe face sharp charges from Dayton athletic director Harry Baujan after a dressing room incident linked to football and basketball coaching staff. Cincinnati considers canceling two planned basketball games with Dayton amid explosive public remarks and heated exchanges.
Hamilton fans protest a college style grid rating placing Hamilton in third behind Canton McKinley and Alliance. Hamilton boosters demand clarification on how the team dropped from a first place tie after a 61 to 12 win over Springfield.
Rutland Red Devils host Jacksonville-Trimble in a pivotal Buckeye race game as Chauncey and Oak Hill hunt wins. Rutland hopes to extend a three game win streak and defend the league’s top defensive mark while JT tries to solidify second place with other results shaping the title picture.
Nevada Wolfpack leads the national offensive rankings in forward passing and total offense fueled by quarterback Stan Heath. California Notre Dame Army rise in the NCAB standings while little Miami University of Oxford climbs to second behind Nevada. Heath’s prolific aerial game is expected to rewrite season records.
Duck hunting season opens Friday at noon for waterfowl statewide ending November 27. In Ohio a restricted belt around the Pymatuning Reservoir on the northeast side opens October 15 and runs to November 13.
Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Bill Meyer won the Associated Press manager of the year award after a tight race with Boston Braves leader Billy Southworth. The 56 year old Knoxville native led Pittsburgh to a strong finish, improving a cellar team into fourth place and earning 89 votes to 87 for Southworth in a 220 voter's poll.
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