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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1940

Page

7

Ohio Bobcats Battle Wesleyan in Tie While Eyes Turn to Miami

Mitch's Musings reviews Ohio University's football aftermath of a scoreless tie with Ohio Wesleyan. Offensive struggles and stout Wesleyan sweeps hurt the Bobcats, who must refocus for next Saturday's game at Oxford against Miami, amid a season that already includes a tie and lessons learned.

Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan Wesleyan Bobcats Ohio Oxford Redskins Miami

Bobcats Struggle With Passing And Blocking Shortfalls

Ohio Bobcats labor on offense with poor passing and stalled running as Risaliti is pressured from the Bishop line. Jim Snyder and Bill Heinz show late bursts but lack blocking support, limiting scoring chances and highlighting a disappointing season for the aerial game.

Ohio Bobcat Bobcats Snyder Jimmy Risaliti Bishop Jim Snyder Bill Heinz

Ragtime Football Revue Upsets Awe Fans Across Cast

Clark Shaughnessy remains football’s toast coast to coast as upsets hit the gridiron. Ohio State fell to Cornell, Syracuse toppled Columbia, Auburn crushed Georgia Tech, Wisconsin surprised Purdue, and Army beat Lafayette 19 to 0 as Navy forecasts loom.

Eddie Brietz New York Ragtime News Clark Shaughnessy Texas Ags Jess Neely Rice Valers Ohio State Cornell Ragtime Review Ocon’t Ole Miss Wisconsin Purdue

Michigan Melody and College Grid Notes

Rhythms of college football with praise for Georgetown and critique of schedules. Moravian’s scoring spree ends Hartwick 66 to 0 as other games produce few thrills. Yale Harvard Cornell Princeton Rutgers spar in lighthearted exchange. Joe Lamanna of NYU saves a Georgetown punt on the one yard line for a Georgetown touchdown.

Wesleyan Loter Jack Miley New York Post Harvard Cornell Yale Penn Princeton Rutgers Joe Lamanna Georgetown

Jacksonville Group Tours Athens Plants on Educational Trip

A National Youth Administration project group from Athens County toured Athens Messenger offices and the Stedman Packing House on Tuesday. Participants included Thelma Whaley Mazzetta Tittle Geraldine Hoistingon Edna Cartwright Mildred Carsey and Oden Ellis. Men interested in Trade School welding and other free trades are invited to report at Jacksonville Grade School on Oct 30 at 6 p.m.

Jacksonville—Sewing Project National Youth Administration of Athens County Athens Messenger Stedman Packing House Thelma Whaley Mazzetta Tittle Glouster Geraldine Hoisington Jacksonville Edna Cartwright Greens Run Mildred Carsey Athens Oden Ellis Shade

November grid leads in major college football

The weekly card surveys decisive November games across conferences. Cornell’s 21-7 win over Ohio State boosts the Big Red, while Navy’s 21-0 victory over Yale leaves Cornell as the Ivy League’s sole national-title contender.

NEW York Cornell Ohio State Big Red Penn Michigan Navy Midshipmen Yale Ithacans Columbia Syracuse Boston College Manhattan Duquesne Lafayette Army Penn State Temple Washington Jefferson South Carolina Iowa Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Oklahoma Nebraska Cornhuskers Missouri Sooners Iowa State Kansas State Kansas Michigan State Santa Clara Tennessee Clemson Mississippi State North Carolina State Mississippi Arkansas L.S.A Vandervilt Volunteers Duke Blue Devils Southeastern Georgia Tech Auburn Georgia Kentucky Texas Rice Texas Aggies Southern Methodist Colorado Wyoming Utah Denver Buffs Stanford Southern California Indians Huskies California U.C.L.A Los Angeles

John Algeo Hooks 13-Pound Muskellunge

Johnny Algeo caught a 35 inch 13 pound green muskie Sunday afternoon in Shade River while fishing with F D Forsyth. It took 20 minutes to land after six hours of casting and Fish Management Agent Lee S Roach noted it as the best specimen seen and aligned with similar fish nets in the area.

Johnny Algeo Shade River F. D. Forsyth Johnny Lee S. Roach

Vinton Personal and Brief Social Notes

Mrs Edna Harmon and daughters of Addison spent a night with Mrs Harmons mother Mrs Godfrey Mr and Mrs Wilmer Siegfried Columbus visited the latter s parents Mr and Mrs F B Ralph recently Mr Ralph continues to improve following a recent illness Mr and Mrs Frank Wallace and daughter and Eileen Godfrey spent one evening last week in Gallipolis Mr and Mrs Alfred Hartsook and daughters Helen and Mrs Esta Angle spent Saturday in Gallipolis Mrs Vennie Butler was in Columbus last week for medical treatment Mrs Lucille Freshcorn is home after spending a week with her parents Mr and Mrs John Spires in Marion Eleanor daughter of Mr and Mrs Elsie Hartsook is slowly recovering following a second surgical operation She was recently brought home from Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Louis Vance who has employment in Detroit visited his father Dane Vance recently

Gallipolis Vennie Butler Columbus Lucille Freshcorn John Spires Marion Eleanor Elsie Hartsook Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Louis Vance Rytroit Dane Vance

Ohio State Contends Snavely Did Not Signal From Bench

Ohio State athletic director L. W. St John and coach Francis Schmidt called Carl Snavely's bench signaling unwarranted after a 21 to 7 loss at Ithaca. Snavely denied the claim noting officials were empowered to act, while Schmidt mocked the accusation and cited tied shoes during substitutions.

Columbus Ohio State University Carl Snavely Cornell Snavely L. W. St. John Ohio State Francis A

Tribe Bosses Discuss Vitt Fate As Pilot

Cleveland officials gathered to decide the 1941 manager as Oscar Vitt’s fate loomed. Alva Bradley said talks included Bucky Harris and Luke Sewell with directors to decide today. Harris, Sewell, Mickey Cochrane, and Roger Peckinpaugh were named possibles amid dissent at the club.

Vitt Cleveland Oscar Vitt Alva Bradley Bucky Harris Washington Pilot Luke Sewell Bradley Harris Washington Sewell Akron Mickey Cochrane Detroit Roger Peckinpaugh California

Bears Crush Giants For Fourth Straight Victory

The Chicago Bears won their fourth in a row by defeating the New York Giants 37 to 21 on Sunday. Analysts including Jock Sutherland and Dutch Clark praised the Bears as a top collection of players. The weekend also featured Washington’s sixth straight win and Green Bay’s 24 to 8 triumph over Pittsburgh.

Chicago Bears Bears Green Bay Packers Chicago Dinals New York Giants Jock Sutherland Brooklyn Dutch Clark Cleveland Washington Detroit Green Bay Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago Cardinals John Hall Lou Zontini New York Philadelphia Columbus Bulls Cincinnati Bengals Nelson Peterson West Virginia Wesleyan Bulls Boston Chiefs Bostonians Columbus Buffalo

Revival at Bradford Draws Large Crowd

The Bradford Revival ended with a record 236 in church Sunday night and 165 in Bible School in the morning at Bally Ray. Evangelist L. E. Evans of Hebron preached on Advance the Kingdom. Nine candidates were baptized at Middleport Church of Christ. Three new members will be received at the Bradford church tonight in a planned program.

Bradford Bible School Bally Ray L. E. Evans Hebron Middleport Church Charles Walburn Holy City Hoffner Pomeroy Ernest Harrison Eulah Evans Walburn Faye Evans

Youngstown Star Sees Scoring Crown Slip in Ohio College Race

Kent State senior Mickey Mituga and Heidelberg sophomore Fenton Wolfe each post 48 49 points as they pace Ohio college scoring led by Mituga 49 Aiello 43 and a list of top scorers from Youngstown Toledo Wittenberg DeSales Xavier Ohio State Wilberforce and others. The results shift the state standings with Kent State and Heidelberg atop the boards and Aiello returning from injury to score.

Columbus Kent State Prince Heidelberg Ohio Touchdown Twins Youngstown Tony Aiello Dominic Mickey) Mituga Golden Flashes Washington Jefferson Fenton Wolfe Upper Sandusky Mount Union Kent Aiello Tennessee Tech Wolfe Mittiga Vardaro Bob Nash Toledo John Koysto Wittenberg Miesle de Sales Mutryn Xavier Langhurst Ohio State Hart Wilberforce Schumaker Ohio Northern Eby Otterbein Turney Feduniak Brudzinski Bowling Green Dorobeck Merret Case Monroe Ohio Wesleyan Ernsberger W. Evans Muskingum Lefevere Oberlin Moran Dayton Snyder Ohio U Jones and Lewis Havel Capital Lawless Sanzetta Booth Western Reserve Leppert Hiram Perantoni Zalar Castleman

Football Results From Various Colleges On Saturday

A roundup of college football scores includes St Francis 51 over De Sales 6, Xavier 20 over John Carroll 0, Detroit 10 over Villa Nova 0, Long Island 14 over St Marys Texas 7, St Vincent 25 over Canisius 20, La Salle 20 over Mount St Mary's 0, and St Francis Pa 51 over De Sales 6. Saturday night results feature LSU 7 over Vanderbilt 0, Miss State 26 over N C State 10, Catawba 40 over Guilford 0, Tampa 65 over S Georgia Teachers 14, St Thomas 32 over St Marys Minn 0. Also Spearfish 33 over Huron 0, Youngstown 28 over Tenn Tech 13, Augustana Ill 20 over N Cent 7, Arizona State 0 over Texas Minnes tie, Texas A and I 38 over Daniel Baker 6, Arizona 24 over Oklahoma A M, Nevada 40 over Eastern New Mexico College 6, and Loyola Cal 20 over College of the Pacific 0.

St. Francis de Sales Xavier John Carroll Detroit Villa Nova Long Island St. Mary's Texas St. Vincent Canisius la Salle Mount St. Mary’s Creighton S. Fran Louisiana State Vanderbilt Miss. State N. C. State Catawba Guilford Tampa S. Georgia St. Thomas St. Mary’s Minn Spearfish Huron Youngstown Tenn. Tech Augustana Ill N. Cent Arizona State Tempe Texas Minnes Texas A and I Daniel Baker

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