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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1934

Page

7

Veiled Musings on a Big Parkersburg Event and Sports Hype

The piece discusses a high attendance plan for a Saturday event drawing over 6,000 fans and tickets selling heavily across Parkersburg and nearby towns. It notes wide interest from Pennsylvania to Maryland, references college football logistics, and touches on various sports figures and events, including footballs, lacrosse, wrestling, and horse racing.

Parkersburg Ition Virgin Ohio Clarcellor O Parkersburo

Ohio University Favored to Face West Virginia Football

Mountaineers hold the season edge over Ohio University as West Virginia aims to extend a six game record while Ohio posts three wins in five starts. The Bobcats seek an upset to restore prestige, but the Mountaineers’ form and tougher schedule suggest a WVU win at Parkersburg. The Bobcats rely on defense to keep pace and spark a late upset bid.

Bobcats Ohio University West Virginia Parkersburg Mountaineers Ohio Miami Indiana Pitt Temple Marshall Herd Duquesne Detroit Washington & Lee Kentucky Princeton Davis-Elkins West Virginia Crew Bobcat Mason- Dixon Line Alabama Duke Auburn Vanderbilt George Washington Pacific Coast California Santa Clara Saints Washington Oregon State Stanford Iowa State Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Cyclones Southwest Texas Southern Met Southern Methodist Fordham Rll Longhorn

All American Melting Pot Is Boiling Again

A mid season look at college football all America candidates across regions led by Minnesota stars Francis Pug Lund and Frank Butch Larson. Other standout names from Stanford Army Texas and California appear in the partial roster with Buckler Lund Kostka and Grayson highlighted.

Mid-West Middle-West Minnesota Francis Pug) Lund Frank Butch) Larson Stan Kostka Stanford Bobby Grayson Army Texas Jack Buckler Larson Goodwin West Virginia Moscrip Morse Oregon Redding North Caroline State Edwards Kelly Harvard Borden Fordham Ruppert Kentucky Theodoratus Washington State Blazine Illinois Wesleyan Cutter Navy Pacetti Wisconsin Orr Southern Methodist Lee Alabama Bailey Tennessee Bevan Barclay North Carolina Gryboski Illinois Stillman Gundlach Ormiston Pittsburgh John Princeton Davis Yale Coates Robinson Tulane Arthur Rice Kalbaugh Notre Dame Munjas Goddard Warburton California Seidel Brown Florida Beynon Flinn Chicago Sotheron Maryland Buckler Lund Berries Howell Shepherd Purvis Purdue Berwanger Barabas Columbia Eimons Wilson Wallace Hillyard Mickal Louisiana State Warmbein Michigan State Buivid Marquette Leemans George Washington Levan Cornelius Duke Mattox Washington and Lee Kern Colgate Albanese Syracuse Heekin Ohio State Hobin Holy

Mate Runs in British Race

At Newmarket England a Cambridgeshire Stakes field of 37 entries includes three American owned horses one bred in the United States amid a backdrop of potential payouts totaling over 10 million dollars in the Irish Free State Sweep stakes. Bondsman Mate and Statesman are among the US contenders with odds around 20 to 1 and 23 to 1 respectively.

Newmarket Eng United States A. C. Bortwick William Woodward Bondsman Victor Emanoue Statesman Bondsn Mate

Mako Named No 1 Singles In Intercollegiate Tennis

Gene Mako of Southern California is named the No 1 singles player by Morris Duane of the U S Lawn Tennis Association. Cast lin and Mako are the top doubles team, with Hunt Tidball Heas and others ranked in the singles and doubles lists. A separate notice lists the 40th annual harness horse sale at an armory in New York slated for November 27 20.

New York Gene Mako Morris Duane U. S. Lawn Tennis Association Southern California Mako Phil Castlin Gilbert Hunt Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jack Tidball University of California At Los Angeles Wilbert J. Heas Rice Institute Tidball Charles Church U University of California At Los Angeles Buxby Bert Westens University of Texas Genesmith Carl Holmes University of California Sutter Cram Tulane Squadron Armory

Pitt Coach Predicts Notre Dame Upset This Saturday

Pitt coach Jock Sutherland projects a tough schedule with Notre Dame visiting, predicting a close game against the Irish after Notre Dame’s strong season start. He cites Notre Dame’s depth and experience as factors, and offers picks across the weekend slate including Army at Illinois and Navy vs. W and L.

Pittsburgh Notre Dame Minnesota Texas Elmer Layden Layden Pitt Juet Fordham St. Mary’s Tennessee Volunteers Alabama Duke Rams Crowley ARMY Illlnn Illinois

Maroons Feature Twins in Purdue Clash at Stagg Field

Chicago's Maroons rely on Jay Berwanger and Ned Bartlett as scoring twins while Purdue features Duane Purvis and Jim Carter after injuries. The contest marks conference opener with Chicago adding 1400 extra seats for Home Coming as Purdue seeks to regain prestige after defeats by Rice and Notre Dame.

Chicago Purdue Stagg Field Duane Purvis Jim Carter Carnegie Tech Jay Berwanger Ned Bartlett Clark Shaughnessy Berwanger Bartlett Michigan Maroons Wolverines Boilermakers Rice Notre Dame

Turley Leads Scorers as Ohio College Standings Shape Up

Columbus Oct 30 John Turley of Ohio Wesleyan tops Ohio college scoring with 65 points after 5 games. Denison Foster and Armorust of Ohio U and Taliaferro of Wooster trail with six touchdowns or 39 points, while other leaders include Zontini and Heekin. Teams resume full practices after light drills.

Columbus John Turley Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Foster Denison Armbrusi Ohio U R. Taliaferro Wooster Turley Armorust Taliaferro Musaingun Syracuse Bishop Star Ouchdown Jenkins John Zontini Marshall Dick Heekin Ohio State Goldsmith Baldwin-Wallace R. Zeh Western Reserve Hickel Marietta Haley Cincinnati Jenkins Rothisberger Toleco Gant Liewellyn Miami

Michigan to face Columbia and Penn in 1935 schedule

Michigan announces 1935 football schedule with home-and-home games against Columbia in New York and Pennsylvania in Ann Arbor. The move trims the Big Ten slate to five games for 1935, with Michigan State opening the season. Penn is an old rival, last meeting in 1917.

Northwestern Wisconsin Dartmouth Princeton New England Yale Harvard Columbia Cornell Carnegie Tech New York University Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan Middle West Fielding Yost Michigan New York City Pennsylvania Penn Yost Lions Stanford Illinois Minnesota Ohio State Indiana Chicago Michigan State Big Ten Quakers Wolverines

Movies Lure Net Stars

New York reports California tennis stars courted by film magnates Fred Perry English world champion weighs offers then sails for Australia promising a spring return Francis X Shields top American singles player nears a contract decision Shields says he has not signed yet and may decide in a day or so while remaining eligible to play amateur tennis if he signs not in the movie business.

Fred Perry England Australia Perry Pacific Melbourne Francis X. Shields America Shields Hollywood United States

Lee Tracy Stars in Damon Runyon Tale The Lemon Drop Kid

Lee Tracy headlines Paramount's Damon Runyon story The Lemon Drop Kid at the Majestic Theater. Tracy plays Runyon's racing insider the Kid who lands in a one horse town after a bad day at the track and falls for a country girl. Mae West plans next project Me and the King. Belle of the Nineties remains in release with Rog er Pryor, John Mack Brown and John Miljan. Joe E Brown stars in 6 Day Bike Rider at the Ohio Theater with audience admiration for his oversized mouth and race track scenes at Hollywood's Winter Garden. Winnie Lightner appears in PA Fix It at the Court Theater with Jack Holt. Mona Barre leads opposite Holt in TiL Pix directed by Roy William Neill.

Lee Tracy Paramount Damon Runyon Majestic Theater Tracy Runyon Mae West Miss West Europe David Boehm Joe E. Brown Warner Bros Ohio Theater Joe BE Brown Winter Garden Hollywood Joe New York City Winnie Lightner Comedienne Jack Holt Columbia Court Theater Holt St. Louis Misa Lightner Heeman Weastern Columbia Eet New York Mona Barre Roy William Neli

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