Bessemer Basketeers Prepare For Season Opener
Bessemer begins basketball season with focused drills at the local gym. Wakefield provides the opening test on Thursday night December 13. Webb and Gotta form a promising forward duo as McFarlane Contratto Carrell and Godlewski join the likely starting lineup. Cauldwell secures center, Paul is Northwest's rangy center, and guards Richards Velin Cena Nespo compete for spots.
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Bessemer City
Wakefield
Quint
Webb
Gotta
McFarlane
Contratto
Carrell
Godlewski
al Dolf
Cauldwell
Paul
Bessemer
Richards
Velin
Cena
Nespo
Ironwood eyed field on county fair grounds debate
Ironwood weighs building its own municipal athletic field versus using county fair grounds. Critics say county ownership invites favoritism and tax concerns, while proponents push a city funded venue as proper pride. The debate involves Kipke and Martineau rankings as well.
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Ironwood
Iron Mountain Court Team in Demand
Iron Mountain basketball prospects draw requests from upper peninsula and northwest teams. Ford Miners of Michigamme seek two home and away games January 19 and February 2, Duluth Tigers request December 7, and Madison Big Five desires January game. Local plan hinges on gym use approval to form a team for the season.
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Iron Mountain
Upper Peninsula
Northwest
Iron Mountain City
News Sports
Board of Education
Ford Miners
Michigamme
Duluth
Big Five Basketball Club
Madison
Enly
Escanaba
Bessemer
Tronwood
Manistique
L’anse
Ishpeming
Beneath It All and the Tow Toad Hay Incident
A boy by a roadside innards hay collapse is invited to eat by a neighbor farmer during dinner. The boy is nervous and cites his father’s disapproval. He reveals the father is under the load of hay, explaining the hesitation and request for help.
Green B. H. S. Cage Team Opens Season At Ewen
An inexperienced Bessemer High cage squad travels to Ewen for the season opener. Coach Richards suits up seven players due to ineligibility, leaving home several promising names. Captains Carlson, Larson, Moncher lead the offense with Apitz at center and Perotti as sub.
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Bessemer High
Ewen
Bergland
Richards
Carlson
Larson
Moncher
Apitz
Perotti
Sartoris
Johnson
Hautala
Aggie Center Earns Iron Man Tag For Season Kickoff
Harold Eckerman, Michigan Aggies regular center, missed only one minute all season. Ray Kipke led in kickoff tackles, touchdowns, and receptions. Captain-elect Hultman excelled on punt coverage, Richards threw four TD passes, Liovet and Neller shared duties at fullback with strong interception and fumble recovery stats.
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Harold Eckerman
Michigan Aggies
Ralph Young
Eckerman
Michigan Perme
Ann Arbor
Young
Ray ‘Stub
Kipke
Aggies
Hultman
Manu
Richards
Chronic borrower seeks five dollars from tightwad
The chronic borrower pleads for five dollars, admitting he has no idea where to obtain it. The familiar tightwad, C. B, notes the hardship and jokes about lending until Pine interrupts with a sharp remark.
Big Ten Football Schedule Framed 1924
The 1924 Big Ten football slate lists key matchups across October and November. Highlights include Purdue at Ohio on October 4 and Michigan at Illinois on October 18 with other regional pairings such as Ohio at Iowa and Wisconsin at Michigan.
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Big Ten
Purdue
Ohio
Iowa
Michigan
Ilinois
Indiana
Chicago
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Winois
Hiinois
Winos
Blonde Bess Opines On Being A Flapper Busy
A quoted blurb features Blonde Bess declaring she is a true flapper and notes powdering her nose distracts her from meddling in others affairs. The humorous line reflects social attitudes of the era.
All-Conference Team Picks Highlight Michigan Captain Uteritz
A fan select brings Michigan quarterback and captain Uteritz to the first team with Workman of Ohio as captain on the second. The backfield includes Uteritz Grance Martineau Taft while the line features Ecklund Below McMillen Blott Rourke Petcoff Lampe.
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Uteritz
Michigan
Workman
Ohfo
Grance
Martineau
Taft
Ecklund
Below
McMillen
Blott
Rourke
Petcoff
Lampe
William Kelly Nominated for A I M M Engineers President
Vulcan mining engineer William Kelly has been nominated to serve as president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers for 1924.
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William Kelly
Vulcan
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Elks Plan Two Bowling Leagues for Local Members
The local Elks lodge announced plans for two bowling leagues. One league will feature the top four teams and best bowlers, while the other includes Elks with lower bowling averages. Team names players and schedules should be finalized next week.
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Lodge of Elks
Elks
Irish To Lose Nine Members From 1923 ND Team
Notre Dame will be without nine members of the 1923 football squad including Captain Harvey Brown guard Gene Mayt Tim Murphy ends Gene Oberst tackle Bob Regan center Maher Bergman Houser and Reese backs Brown and Maher are noted stars Brown is an exceptionally good guard Maher was nicknamed Snaky Hip for his field running ability.
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Notre Dame
Harvey Brown
Gene Mayt
Tim Murphy
Gene Oberst
Bob Regan
Maher
Bergman
Houser
Reese
Brown
Mother and Harold clash over Shakespearean language
A mother scolds Harold for foul language while he counters with Shakespearean defense. The exchange ends unresolved as the mother urges him to stop playing.
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Harold
Shakespeare
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Pats
Terry Gilkison
Ollie
Wat
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Turtle
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Young Stribling
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Ma Stribling
Boston
Aggie Center IS
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Hurley
Bert Howard
Blonde Bess
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Westinghouse
Mrs. L. Bowen
R. I
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John J. Frick
R. W. Johnson
Scavarda and Michela Building
Ernest Schaefer
Ame
Oscar
Westinghouse Automatic
Beau
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