Left footed punters and southpaw quarterbacks in Navy Yale football
Navy backs feature a left footed punter in Clay whose spiral is hard to handle. Yale counters with a left handed quarterback Corey, son of the steel king, whose passes are guided by a southward throw. Frank Ferrell names George T. Stallings to lift the Highlanders from a cellar to pennant contention with help from Clark Griffith and Norman Elberfeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Naval Academy
Navy
Malcolm McBride
Yale
McBride
Corey
Frank Ferrell
George T. Stallings
Highlanders
Stallings
Clark Griffith
Norman Elberfeld
Hugh Blake
Nellie
Hugh
Onward Soldiers League
Kingman’s
Will Hazzard
Frank Hedrick
Ding” Wilson
George Mayson
Andrew Andrew
Tillie Brown
Andrew
George
Bright Prospects For The Basketball Season
Willard W. Garrsion predicts a rising basketball scene in 1909 with widespread city and college interest. Michigan and Chicago may lead, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Illinois, Iowa, Purdue and Indiana strengthening squads. Muscatine and Muscatine Tourists plan home play and Company C from Muscatine renews action. Illinois Athletic club gains prominence while Chicago Athletic association adds depth. Wisconsin cities including Milwaukee Madison Beloit and Racine show strong teams as New York and Yale prepare touring outfits.
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University of Michigan
Michigan
University of Chicago
John Schommer
Page
Hoffman
Minnesota
Rogers
Wisconsin
Badger
Madison
Chicago
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa
Purdue
Indiana
Chicago Athletic Association
Chicago Meteor
Ilinois Athletic Club
Central Y. M. C. A. of
Evanston
Milwaukee
Beloit
Delafield
Port Washington
Portage
Manitowoc
Oconomowoc
Fond du Lac
Kenosha
Racine
Baraboo
University of Pennsylvania
High command to shape Hilltopers with Stallings in charge
The Highlanders appoint Stallings as manager with full control and a large salary, after gathering a full view of the players’ strengths and weaknesses. The move has approval from President Johnson and league clubs, amid widespread chatter about high salaries for managers and the shifting fortunes of star players.
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Sults
Stallings
Highlanders
Johnson
Bobby Wallace
Hans Wagner
Lajoie
Frank Chance
McGraw
New York
Chicago
Jimmy McAleer
St. Louis
James
Fielder Jones
Jones
Comiskey
Gridiron Stars of Former Days and Great Changes in Play
A retrospective on early football, detailing the shift from mass plays to the forward pass and onside kick. It profiles famed players like Hefflefinger of Yale, De Witt of Princeton, Hinkey and Johnny Poe, noting their skill, builds, and lasting impact on the game’s evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hefflefinger
de Witt
Husky
George Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Arthur Foe
Princeton
Frank Hinkey
Yale
Donnelly
Johnny Poe
Arthur
Bliss Brothers
Hickok
John de Witt
Bowditch
Harvard
Sport” Donnelly
Edgar Allan Poe
Johnny
Arthur Poe
Brillant
Hig College
McClung
Snakey Ames
Ames
Hickory Holler News style mischief and shoe repair tale
A humorous slice of rural life recalls worn shoes stubbed by a busy boy and the makeshift repairs in a shop. The piece blends local color with small town anecdotes about a salt peanut machine, a city restaurant detour, a sociable gathering, and a dog bite incident, all set in Hickory Holler.
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Miller’s
Joe Stanley
New York
Capital Gossip: Iowa Probes Traction Firm Fees
Des Moines report details Attorney General H W Byers pursuing a $15000 filing fee claim and about $200000 penalties against a Council Bluffs traction line operator for not filing articles six years ago. Proceedings aim to settle the fee. penalties may face court resistance while other Iowa issues unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. W. Byers
Council Bluffs Corporation
Manawa Park
Executive Council
Attorney-General
Thirty-third General Assembly
Nicholas Balkema
Sioux Center
Clarke
Abe Thompson praised as farmer shopper philosopher in Hoopertown
Abe Thompson of Freeland Park Indiana visited Hoopertown yesterday. Described as a savant and a practical farmer who is a keen grain buyer and a sharp judge of an egg sandwich from local and Kokomo. The piece also notes a butcher should not be touchy in questions about calves brains and frogs legs.
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Abe Thompson
Freeland Park
Ind
Thompson
Here
Kokomo
Hoopertown
Ill
Jaman
State Appointments Made By Governor Garst
Governor Warren Garst signed commissions for two appointments from the executive office. Dr. J. H. McLeod of Charles City was named to the state board of veterinary examiners. Harry Eaton of Shenandoah was commissioned as a pharmacist.
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Eaton
Cummins
Harry D. Eaton
Shenandoah
Pharmacy Board
Fred Russell
Jason
Carroll
Warren Garst
J. H. McLeod
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
Charles City
Harry Eaton
Marston Seeks Speaker Post in Expanding Field
Representative Marston of Cerro Gordo county declares candidacy for speaker of the house. The field now includes Meredith Lee Feely Hacktler Sullivan Stillman Harding Darrah White Marston and others may enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marston
Cerro Gordo County
House
Itis
Meredith
Lee
Feely
Hacktler
Sullivan
Stillman
Harding
Darrah
White Marston
Prof Shambaugh Appointed Iowa Historical Curator
Prof B F Shambaugh of the State University at Iowa City was appointed curator of the Iowa historical department by Governor Cummins. He succeeds the late Charles Aldrich of Boone. The position pays 1600 dollars a year. Shambaugh is the historian of the State Historical society and a professor of political science at the State university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bleakly
Auditor of State
B. I. Carroll
Auaitor Miece
J. W. Bleakly
Ole O. Roe
Shambaugh
B. F. Shambaugh
The
State University At
Iowa City
Iowa Historical Department
Cummins
Charles Aldrich
Boone
Iowa
State Historical Society
State University
Butter Makers Use State House Convention Granted
By a concurrent resolution the state legislature has granted permission to the National Creamery Butter Makers association the use of the corridors of the state house for a convention to be held about Mar. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
National Creamery Butter Makers’ Association
Only Two Parties in Next Iowa Primary in 1910
Iowa's June 1910 primary is expected to include only the Republican and Democratic parties. The law defines eligible parties as those receiving at least 2 percent of the total gubernatorial vote in the previous general election. Prohibitionists and Socialists likely failed to meet that threshold with their Iowa totals on November 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Donovan
Brooklyn
Donovan
Patsy
Bill Dahlen
Ebbetts
O &Ve
General Assembly of
Iowa
Polk County
George L. Dobson
Dobson
Supreme Court
Frank D. Dvoracek
Story County
Dvoracek
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Willard W. Garrison
GEO. T- Stallings
Star OF Michigan
Gridiron
William
Henry Higinbotham
Clarence Hadley
Wilbur
Uncle Tom
Eliza
Marshal Star
Walter Nixon
Walter
Star
Walt
Nix
Squire Dennig
Iews State Teachers’ Association
Dez Moines
F. I. Palmer
LeMars
West High School
Plymouth Church
Chamberlain Hotel
Bowen
Waton
George W. Clarke
N. J. Kendall
Fort Madison
George Parker
Savant
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