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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1928
Page
6
Ohio State prepares for the Princeton clash as a key test of strength before facing Iowa and Illinois. Injuries and strong Buckeye line influence title hopes, with tickets sold out and alumni traveling for the festive homecoming.
Oxford, Oct 30 The Miami football team held scrimmage and signal practice as they prepare for Saturday’s game against a dangerous Ohio University squad. Key players and depth were evaluated during the session.
Cleveland October 26 Case football players reported to Coach Bob Pletcher for the first practice before the game with Purdue at Lafayette Indiana Saturday. Kicher said he would use regulars only as long as Case had a chance in the Big Ten clash.
Cleveland report notes Jud Platztrot, famed Ohio Conference quarterback for the Red Cats, sat out practice Monday due to injuries from leading his team to a win over Wooster.
All tickets for the Army Notre Dame football clash at Yankee Stadium on November 10 are sold. The U.S. Military Academy announced 10,000 ticket applications were refused as supplies exhausted, with a capacity crowd near 80,000.
Athens High School shows renewed drive and spirit after a scrimmage against Logan. Coach Harold E Wise smiles at the improved effort and confidence. Next Friday they face East High of Columbus in a key Columbus City League matchup with North High.
England sees a new sport, balloon jumping, demonstrated by C. G. Vickers with V. C. aiding on a long pole. He vaults along, the balloon lifting him high between jumps, as shown in the accompanying drawing.
United Press reports coaches urge fast starts in 1928 season. Rockne Meehan Crowley Jones emphasize opening kickoff, swift offense to seize early leads. Army Yale Princeton Penn highlight trend toward early domination and quicker decision points.
Cuban Negro boxer Kid Chocolate stops Joey Ross of New Jersey in 2 minutes 45 seconds of the first round in a scheduled six round bout at Nicholas Arena.
Tony Canzoneri, the Brooklyn Italian former featherweight champion, won the decision over Gaston Charles of France after a 10 round bout at the New Broadway Arena. Canzoneri weighed 139 pounds to Charles 130 1/2.
Buffalo boxer Jimmy Slattery defeated Otis Gardner of Pittsburgh by knockout in the second round in Buffalo. Slattery weighed 171 pounds while Gardner was 184, as he advances in the race for the light heavyweight crown previously held by Tommy Loughran.
Princeton's lineup improves as Mike Miles returns at fullback and Ed Wittmer plays a half, ahead of Saturday's intersectional clash with Ohio State in Columbus. Navy aims to push its winning streak to reach .500 against West Virginia Wesleyan, while Dartmouth may miss star halfbacks Al Marsters and Freddy Breithut at Yale Bowl due to injuries.
Minnesota faces a serious setback as Bronko Nagurski full back and Duke Johnson tackle suffer injuries. Both players are feared to miss the remainder of the season against Northwestern next Saturday.
Champaign reports Bob Zuppk reviewing the Illini roster as Kes Deimling is unavailable for the final game if any. Jim Lewis filled in yesterday and may get the Saturday start versus Michigan.
Bloomington Indiana Pat Page coach of Indiana University works to build up reserves with two weeks to prepare for the upcoming game against Minnesota to avoid future shortage of strong replacements.
Madison Wisconsin Joe Kresky guard is reinstated and the Badgers anticipate the Alabama game. He was suspended for not accompanying the team home from Chicago two weeks ago.
Chicago Maroons begin practice ahead of Saturday’s game with Penn after a crushing defeat to Purdue. Coach Stagg focuses on correcting errors and sharpening play following last week’s setback.
John Carrolls Blue Streaks aim for serious training Tuesday after upsetting Davis Elkins. Ralph Vinces lineup likely unchanged for the Adrian game with George Gibbons replacing injured Lenny Brickman and Mickey Hunter possibly filling the quarterback spot.
In Logan on October 30 Beshara and Hurley took two games from Daniels and Johnson while K Burgess and Jones edged Wright and Bright also two games to one. These were the second sets since the league opened last week with twelve two man teams.
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League high schools finished the first half of the 1928 season with games on Saturday. The standings of the schools follow.
Akron University football players began practicing for the Saturday showdown with Western Reserve in Cleveland. Coach Blair kept the team rested on Friday after a Muskingum game win without injuries.
Tiffin October 30. Heidelberg coach Herman Sayger conducted a long practice session emphasizing drop kicking technique and signal execution. The session aimed to sharpen special team play and overall ball handling through structured drills and coordinated plays.
Ohio University Bobcats, after a 1 1 record in the first half with wins over Cincinnati and Ohio Northern and a loss to Wittenberg, began the second half with four remaining Buckeye games including Miami in Oxford next Saturday and Marietta Delaware and Denison at home and on the road. The squad reviewed the first five games and walked through plays at a Monday session before a short signal drill and showers.
Ohio Wesleyan football squad completed a light workout in CELAWARE as they ready for the annual showdown with Wooster. Coach Gauthier appeared pleased with the session and the Bishops' readiness for Saturday.
New York Giants general manager John McGraw starts a early season shakeup by trading outfielder Frank Lefty O'Doul to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Fred Leach. The deal includes an unnamed cash payment to Philadelphia. O'Doul hit .314 for the Giants after coming from the Pacific Coast League, missing part of last season with a broken leg. Leach, a four year Phillies veteran, batted .305 this season and has continued steady production.
Mayes McClain an Indian fullback was nursing a sprain as Iowa University practiced yesterday for the Old State game two weeks away. South Dakota comes here next Saturday for a workout for the Hawkeyes. The Cherokee likely returns to the lineup by week’s end.
Wooster coach Boles gave the team a vacation from scrimmage and held a chalk-talk on the Reserve game’s high points as the squad prepares for Wesleyan this weekend.
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