Ohio State Football Prospects Loom as 1931 Season Opens
Ohio State prepares for the 1931 season with coach Sam Willaman returning from vacation to mold a team featuring 15 lettermen and strong backfield talent led by Lew Hinchman and Joe Benis. The Buckeyes face a tough schedule including Vanderbilt Michigan Northwestern Indiana Navy Wisconsin and Illinois as they chase a Western Conference title.
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Ohio State
Eric Godfrey
Sam Willaman
Minnesota
Northwestern
Michigan
Lew Hinchman
Columbus
Stuart Holcomb
Erie
Marty Warner
Lima
Bob Grady
Bill Carroll
Bert Nasman
Youngstown
Art Smith
Carl Ehreneberger
Fred Conrad
Ted Rosequist
Cleveland
Carl Cramer
Dayton
Faith
Godfrey
Marshall Oliphant
Chicago
Elmer Oliphant
Northwestern Oliphant
Watson Webver
Toledo
Mike Vuchinich
Wesley Fesler
Dick Larkins
Sam Selby
Vanderbilt
Indiana
Navy
Wisconsin
Illinois
Earl Averill Sets New Home Run Pace For Indians
Earl Averill, the Snohomish Slugger, topped Eddie Morgan's 27 homers and has 29 as Cleveland's bats heat up. He claims 30 homers this season and eyes the lead in the homer parade next year while Brooklyn club politics hinge on Robby Robinson and a possible Carter vote.
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Cleveland Indians
Earl Averill
Earl
Eddie Morgan
Cleveland Ball Club
Ball Park
League Park
Browns
O’brien
Averill
Robinson
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Walter Carter
Yale
Carter
Steve McKeever
Frank York
Robbie
Joseph Gilleaudeau
de Mott
Charles Bets
Mr. Carter
Novinse
Wilbert
Birds' Box Score Errors- Desautels
Errors- Desautels. Runs by Ford Whitehead Morrissey M Anderson Saltzgaver Roettger. Hits Narlesky Hopkins. Runs Roettger. Stolen bases Narlesky Whitehead Hopkins. Double plays Whitehead to Rollings Crawford to Wrebead? Crawford Murp Morrissey Roettger. Walks Off Brown Murphy Little. Strikeouts Brown 2 4 8 in 3 inns. Umpires Rue Lebourveau Whitehead. Time 1.
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Desautels
Battford
Whitehead
Morrissey
M Anderson
Saltzgaver
Roettger
Narlesky
Hopkins
Columbus
St. Pau
Rollings Crawford
Crawford
Murp
Dempsey Knocks Out Opponents in Spokane Exhibition
Jack Dempsey scored three one round knockouts and a two round win over Cyclone Thompson as part of his exhibition tour in Spokane. Officials reported 12,370 attendees paid a total of 21,880 dollars, the largest indoor crowd here.
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Spokane
Wash
U.P
Thompson
Pacific Northwest
Jack Dempsey
Last Night's Boxing Results Across Cities
Boxers from Boston Argentina Ireland New York Jersey City and more contested last night results. Ernie Schaaf Victorio Campolo and Steve Hamas achieved KOs while Pat Remon Tommy Denester and Jack McCarthy won in decisive fashion. Multiple undercard bouts featured knockouts and decisions across Buffalo Pittsburgh Akron and Columbus.
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Brooklyn
Ernie Schaaf
Boston
Victorio Campolo
Argentina
Steve Hamas
Passaic
Mike Demente Tewa
Ernest Guhring
Pat Remon
Ireland
Tommy Denester Haven
Conn
Jerge Pov Lik
Southam V. N. Y
Jack McCarthy
Mickey Taylor
Jersey City
Johnny
Itapatrick
New York
Cuba
Piet ‘ Broskiva
Ha Keeley
Washington
Billy” Anders Norfolk
Jimmy ‘Tramberia
Baltimore
Navin Barber
Jimmy Igeniladelphia
Billy Schw
Baller
Gates
Oe Folk
Henry _ Irvn Washin
Jakie Friedman
Mar Buffalo
N. x
Teal Paul
Buffalo
Freddies
Miller
Paul
Pittsburgh
Ous Oy
Mad Phatbtarh
Wright Ties Homer Record With Three-Homer Game
Jack Wright homered three times for Barnesville in the Western Association tying the league single game mark. The performance highlights Wright as a standout batter and elevates Barnesville's standing in the circuit.
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Jack Wright
Barnesville
Athens Horses Win at Columbus Show
Mrs. Fred R. Beasley of Athens had a leading role at the Ohio State Fair horse show in Columbus. Lulu Belle earned third prize for Ohio-owned three-gaited horses over 15.2 hands, while Anaway, also hers, claimed fourth in Ohio-owned five-gaited mares. L. D. Poston of Columbus, formerly of Athens, took second in three-gaited saddle horses under 15 hands.
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Fred R. Beasley
Athens
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Beasley
Lulu Belle
Anaway
National Doubles Semifinals In U S Championships
Semi finals at Chestnut Hill feature Shields Wood of New York versus Mangin Bell of New Jersey after they upset defending champions Lott and Doeg 14 16 6 2 6 4 7 5. Other semi features Allison Van Ryn against Butter Barnes with results awaited.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
U.P
Frank X. Shields
Sidney B. Wood
New York
George Lott, Jr
Chicago
John Doeg
Newark
N. J
Gregory Mangin
Berkeley Bell
Shields
Wood
Lott
Doeg
Lott-Doeg
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Tex
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Clifford Butter
New Orleans
Bruce Barnes
Higginbotham Known as Big Hig Registers First Hole in One
G H Higginbotham former Texas Aggie fullback and current golf pro at Bryan Country Club achieved his first hole in one less than two weeks after taking the pro job. The shot adds to his notable sports career spanning 1911 and 1912 with Charley Moran.
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G. H. Higginbotham
Big Hig
Charley Moran
Texas Aggie
Bryan
Country Club Caddies Feted By Rotarians
The Athens Rotary Club and the Country Club directors hosted the second annual Caddy Day, with golf contests, a 36 hole final won by Stanley Thompson, prize awards, and a banquet. Captain Hastings spoke on cooperation and Rotary’s work for boys. A Sprague Cup medal play tournament is announced for Sunday with 6 holes and 20 stroke handicap limits.
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George Kiresey
Chicago
Athens
Athens Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Country Club
Stanley
Ted Thompacon
Wilbur “Wid” Perry
Thompson
Perry
Clyde Gabriel
John Bates
Charles Holland
Runt Shields
Alton Holland
Charles Savage
Wadie McBride
John Snedden
Lowell Stage
Capt
R. A. Hastings
Lancaster
Boys Industrial School
Hastings
E. C. Schloss
C. L. Jones
M. Johnson
Joe Wilmer
Art Smith
Sprague
Lipton Abandons Americas Cup Challenge This Year
Sir Thomas Lipton will not challenge for the America's Cup this year due to heavy unemployment and a low mood in the United States and Britain. A challenge will be issued when the mood lifts, his secretary said.
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London
U.P
Sir Thomas Lipton
United States
Britain
Gehrig Poised For Best 1931 Season Yet
Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, leads both leagues in home runs and tops several other hitting categories with less than a month remaining in 1931. He surpassed Babe Ruth for the season's lead and drives the Yankees in a tight pennant race as Washington's edge grows.
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L. S. Cameronew
York
U.P
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Gehrig
Nune
Lou
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Washington Senatora
Washington
Philadelphia
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Waite Hoyt
Sox
Chicago
Cleveland Indians
Wen Ferrell
Cleveland
Indians
Matl Whitehill
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Whitehill
New York
Giants
Boston Braves
Fred Frankhouse
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Frankhouse
Marshall
Columbus
St. Paul Saints
Columbus Club
Murphy
Kansas Ci Blues
Sainta
Indianapolis Indians
Milwaukee
Louisville Colonels
Knott
Toledo
Minneapolis
Unknown matchups listed for Detroit and Toledo games
A fragment lists multiple planned games including Detroit at St Louis, Toledo at Galumbre St, and Indianapolis at Kansas City with no dates or outcomes. The fragment provides vague scheduling notes without results or venues.
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Weer
Detroit
St. Louis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Fight Tonight Charley Retslaff vs Joe Sekyra Headlines Queensboro
Charley Retslaff of Duluth faces Joe Sekyra of Dayton in a ten round heavyweight bout at Queensboro Stadium tonight. The match was delayed by rain and washouts. a knockout could push Retslaff into the top challengers for Max Schmeling's title.
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Charley Retslaff
Duluth
Minn
Joe Sekyra
Dayton
Queensboro Stadium
Retelaff
Max Schmeling
Ohio
Schaaf Stops Campolo In Seventh Round Knockout
Schaaf won by knockout when Victorio Campolo quit in the seventh round of a scheduled 12 round bout at Ebbets Field. It was Schaaf’s eighth straight KO, Campolo fading after taking steady punishment. The Bostonian fought a slow, methodical bout, landing strongly in close and at range before Campolo retired.
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Schaaf
Victorio Campolo
Argentina
Ebbets Field
Cca Aun
Campolo
Schaal
Long Jim Bartles on grip and shot control in rough lies
A golf note advises a tight grip for long irons to drive the clubhead through, especially from sand or heavy rough. It cautions against wrist tension and emphasizes grip firmness over wrist tightening to prevent mishits and improve ball flight.
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Jim Bartles
Tony
Urgett
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