There are two houses on Bridge Avenue Cleveland with signs demarcated as the birthplace of John Heisman. [supra] Is the one that had a ceremony yesterday. Further eastward, and on the other side of the street is [infra] the older one [foto 21 December 2010]. To-day, both were there. Local historians had been trying for years to get the correct sign. In 1906 Cleveland renumbered, and renamed its streets. The original sign also had the wrong birth date.
John Heisman's first coaching job was at Oberlin College in 1892, their second season. He was also a player, and that season the team was undefeated with seven wins. They beat [Ohio] State twice, and Michigan once that year. Oberlin would beat State in later years in 40, and 50 point shutouts. In 1921, State lost in their first Rose Bowl appearance: California Golden Bears 28, Ohio State Buckeyes 0. Later in the year, 8 October, THEE Oberlin Yeomen would defeat State in Columbus 7 to 6. It was the last meeting of the two. Oberlin won ten games, State won thirteen, and three games were tied.
Outside the downtown baseball field, the sign still reads
'Indians'. The American League team has had that name since the 1915 season. It has been rumoured to be changing. They had been Napoleons, and Bluebirds officially before.
Both sides of the sign read this way to-day, with the new message.
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