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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1954
Page
27
Athens bulldogs rolling to 33-7 win over Middleport Yellow Jackets as Hamilton scores three times and Corradini adds key runs. Corradini and Williams spark early scores. Hamilton’s three touchdowns pave the way. replacements add final TD as Athens improves to 6-1. Puckett scores for Middleport. injury to Dick Levatter noted but not serious.
Summer Tan easily won the Garden State Stakes at Garden State Park Camden, earning a $151,575 purse. Simmy finished second and Fury placed third in a field of 92-year-old horses.
Point Pleasant’s Big Blacks upset favored Hurricane Redskins 13-7 as Paul Bennett and Gary Minton scored for the winners. After a fast start by Hurricane with a 58‑yard TD by Jimmy Jackson, Point Pleasant pulled ahead with a quick second‑quarter drive and closed out with a fourth‑quarter score.
Canton McKinley defeated Alliance 26 6 shaking up the top five of the Ohio high school football Associated Press poll. Massillon Tigers edged Warren Harding 12 7 and Mansfield Sandusky Springfield won to solidify recent movement in the rankings. Willie Mack key plays spurred Mansfield while Dick Crescente connected with Jerry Yoder for 28 yards.
Miami under coach Andy Gustafson crushed Fordham 75-7 for its sixth win. The NCAA barred Florida from postseason play, possibly blocking a bowl bid, while other Friday results included Marquette 14 Detroit 13 and The Citadel 14 Ford’s 13.
In Columbus on Saturday the Muskies defeated Capital 27 to 14 to strengthen their position as a top Ohio Conference contender. The win keeps Muskin gum in the race for the conference title.
Indiana inched from last in the Big Ten with Florian Helinski directing a high scoring aerial on Michigan. The Hoosiers upset Michigan 13 to 9 as Helinski set a Big Ten mark by 118 passes with no interception and the scoring followed a Michigan fumble and an interception.
In Gallia Lawrence County the Fairland High School homecoming football game at Chesapeake was called off after conflicting schedules. Vinton Principal Harley Cloud and Fairland leaders dispute who arranged the game, with neither side confirming a scheduled contest. Officials say no opponent appeared, leaving fans and players awaiting clarification on the broken plan.
McArthur Generals dominate The Plains Indians 32 7 at Chauny Memorial Stadium led by star halfback Dick Armstrong who score three touchdowns on runs of 25 39 and 43 yards Armstrong propelled the offense as the Generals added four more scores including two in the second quarter and one in each of the third and final periods Quarterback Coffman and fullback Bill Meeks also contributed as The Plains struggled to reach the end zone with their lone score coming late in the game
Minnesota Dows edged Michigan State 13 to 10 as Bob McNamara shifted from right halfback to fullback and scored two touchdowns. The crowd of 63,575 watched the Gophers overcome injuries in a tense homecoming contest.
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