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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1935
Page
9
Fragmentary text references coaches Pond Yale Notre Dame and Pittsburgh with scattered terms about running backs and defense. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable fragments.
Roy Gillen of Weills 4 pushes into a commanding lead with 8 points while Don Stockman sits in third with 470 as two foxes are raised during a four hour run that began Thursday. Associated Press reports results from multiple bouts including Lloyd Pine 122 and Ak Bill Landers 117 with other bouts listed from Akron Barberton and Jersey City.
Ohio State coach Don Peden drills the Bobcats for a Saturday game against Miami as the team aims to avenge a 16 0 defeat from 1932. Key backfield trio Rapp Cheŕnitski Snyder and Jurkovic to boost offense while most of the lineup remains injured. The Miami Redskin squad, coming off a 20 13 win over Marshall, provides a stern test.
A football coaching note explains kickoff and punt tactics. It stresses five players near the ball must time blocks or risks leaving defenders to tackle the ball carrier. The key move is a body block to steer fast defenders toward the sidelines and prevent them from rejoining the play.
Champaign Illinois followers praise Wi bur Henry quarterback of the 1935 football squad as the best all round athlete at Illinois since Burt Ingwerson. As a sophomore last year he won letters in football basketball and baseball.
In a sprawling preview many top teams face stiff tests. Princeton battles Navy while Army aims to upset Mississippi State and Penn plans to topple Michigan. Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska also loom with key showdowns as Pac West and Big Ten clashes unfold.
Forty teams remain unbeaten as Notre Dame meets Ohio State while California faces UCLA in key showdowns. North Carolina's Tar Heels loom strongest with NC State next, and SMU faces Texas Texas A&M and Baylor before finishing the 12 game slate. Army eyes Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, Temple confronts Michigan State, Dartmouth vs Princeton and Yale, Syracuse with Colgate and Columbia. Minnesota takes on Purdue while Iowa battles Indiana.
Jack Christy and Jess Caldwell square off in an eight round main event at the Armory Athens as promoter Harry Stout fields a strong six and four round undercard. Akron’s Christy seeks another KO run while Caldwell helps train Joe Louisa for Baer and Levinsky bouts.
Frank Wilton predicts Ohio U will beat his Miami team by four touchdowns citing lighter roster and unmastered fundamentals. Alfred Holbrook plots tactics against Transylvania while Kenyon reshuffles backfield with Ginnews out hurt as Otterbein visits Friday. Ohio Wesleyan preps for Cincinnati crowd despite OSU Notre Dame sellout.
Ohio State coaches kept the Buckeyes in secret practice ahead of the Notre Dame game as Francis Schmidt drills for a ground heavy, double wing style attack. Emphasis on punting, end runs, and lateral plays with Joe Williams and Tucker Smith shining. Notre Dame backs and ends focused on countering open plays and Layden’s defense as Beeker and Kopczak contest the right tackle role.
Athens Bulldogs, coached by Pete McKinley, own a 3–3 mark after six games as they close the season with home games against Middleport, Gallipolis, and McArthur. Junior stars Fred Webb and Johnny Frost lead scoring. Middleport holds a strong advantage in the upcoming rivalry. Des Moines note: former Illinois QB Jack Beynon is studying law at Drake University.
Daily schedule fragment listing New York Central lines including South No 2 Daily Except Sunday No 4 Daily, Nor th No 3 Daily Except Sunday 10 Stam No 8 Daily, Chesapeake & Ohio No 30 Arrives Daily Except Sunday 1059 pm, No 37 Leaves Daily Except Sunday 5 30 pm, Baltimore & Ohio West Bound National Limited, Diplomat Daily, and other daily or Sunday only services with departure and arrival times shown in a historic timetable fragment.
Cincinnati's unscored open eleven meets Obie Westevan in a Buckeye conference game Saturday at Delaware. Linus Haley of Compton California will lead Cincinnati at quarterback while Joe Whalen of Cleveland is Bishops signal caller.
Chief Little Wolf from Oklahoma defeated Dr Fred Myers of Chicago straight falls in Newark. In Minneapolis Paul Jones of Houston beat Joe Cox of Cleveland in 40:14 while Otto Kus of Pine City and Frank Speer of Atlanta drew.
Mrs EROS WHAAK of Williamsburg Ontario consults with M W Locke about an ailing leg. The American League umpire once needed days off in St Louis due to heat affecting his endurance. He aims to recover before the upcoming season.
Dana X. Bible head coach at Nebraska recalls ex All American stars from the program. Ka Weir, freshman mentor and 1924 1926 All American tackle, and Lawrence Ely, pilot of the varsity B squad and center on the 1952 classic team, are noted figures.
A Chicago AP story previews Ohio State's clash with Notre Dame, noting Buckeye power running and strong line play. It highlights Buckeye backs and linemen such as Dick HMeekin Frank Antenace Dick Betts and John Hettridge while mentioning Joe Williams possible start and the broader Big Ten prep across teams like Minnesota Purdue Indiana Northwestern and Michigan.
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