Bessemer Basketeers Open Season With Wakefield Test
Bessemer’s basketball squad restages drills ahead of the season opener at the local gym Thursday evening December 13 facing Wakefield. Webb and Gotta form a developing forward pair, with McFarlane Con tratto Carrell and Godlewski sharing forward duties. Al Dolf sits out, Cauldwell is set at center, and guards Richards Velin Cena Nespo compete for duties.
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Bessemer City
Wakefield
Quint
Webb
Gotta
McFarlane
Contratto
Carrell
Godlewski
al Dolf
Cauldwell
Paul
Bessemer
Richards
Velin
Cena
Nespo
Iron Mountain Court Team In Demand
Letters from upper peninsula and other teams request games with Iron Mountain City basketball squad. Discussions on forming a team depend on gym use approval. potential opponents include Ford Miners of Michigamme, Duluth Tigers, Madison Big Five, and several regional towns. A roadside hay incident concludes with the line about a father under a load of hay.
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Iron Mountain
Upper Peninsula
Northwest
Iron Mountain City
News Sports
Board of Education
Ford Miners
Michigamme
Michigamme High School
Duluth, Minn
Tigers
Big Five Basketball Club
Madison
Enry
Escanaba
Bessemer
Ironwood
Manistique
L'Anse
Ishpeming
Aggie Center Is Iron Man of Michigan Aggies Grid Team
Harold Eckerman named iron man after missing only one minute all season as Michigan Aggies center. Ralph Young's dope sheet credits Kipke with most tackles on kickoffs and touchdowns, Hultman as punt coverage standout, Richards passing to four TDs, Lioret and Neller sharing fullback duties, and recurring fumbles recovered.
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Harold Eckerman
Michigan Aggies
Ralph Young
Ieckerman
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Young
Ray ‘Stub
Kipke
Aggies
Hultman
Richards
Lioret
Neller
Bessemer High cage squad limited by ineligibility at Ewen
An inexperienced Bessemer High basketball team travels to Ewen for the season opener. Only seven players and coach will travel due to ineligibility ruling that sidelined about six promising players. Captains Carlson, Larson, Moncher lead for the forwards with Apitz at center and Perotti as sub.
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Bessemer High
Ewen
Bergland
Richards
Capt
Carlson
Larson
Moncher
Apitz
Perotti
Sartoris
Johnson
Hautala
Bessemer Pos
Ewen Carlson
T Johnson Larson
Stafford Apitz
Potter Sartoris
Bishop Johnson
Tyyska
Big Ten Football Schedule Framed 1924
The 1924 Big Ten football schedule lists key matchups across October and November. Notable games include Purdue at Ohio on October 4 and Michigan at Illinois on October 18, with others featuring Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern, Chicago, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan across various weekends. The slate highlights intercity and conference clashes culminating in late November pairings such as Iowa at Michigan and Illinois at Chicago.
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Purdue
Ohio
Iowa
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilinois
Blonde Bess Opines on Flapper Nose Powder Problem
A flapper comments on the busy nuisance of powdering her nose, noting it keeps her occupied and away from meddling in others affairs.
Ironwood weighs municipal field on county fairgrounds
A column argues Ironwood should build its own athletic field rather than use county fair grounds, warning county funds and favoritism issues. It questions if other cities would demand equal access, urging a true municipal facility instead. The piece also critiques All-Conference selection debates and fan opinions on Kipke and Martineau.
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Ironwood
William Kelly Nominated for AI MME President 1924
Vulcan mining engineer William Kelly has been nominated 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 Prepare Two Bowling Leagues Next Week
The local lodge of Elks announced plans to form two bowling leagues. One league will feature four teams of top bowlers, while the other will consist of members with lower bowling averages. Names of teams players and schedules are expected to be finalized next week.
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Lodge of Elks
Elks
Irish To Lose Nine Members From Notre Dame Team
Notre Dame football 1923 squad suffers nine losses including Captain Harvey Brown guard Gene Mays Tim Murphy Gene Oberst tackle Bob Regan center Maher Bergman Houser and Reese backs Brown and Maher are best known. Brown is an exceptionally good guard. Maher earned the nickname Snaky Hips for his running style.
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Notre Dame
Harvey Brown
Gene Mays
Tim Murphy
Gene Oberst
Bob Regan
Maher
Bergman
Houser
Reese
Brown
Picking His Pals. Harold Deflects Mom on Language
A reader's humorous exchange shows Harold defending his slang as mother scolds him for using coarse words. She cites Shakespeare to argue against his crudeness but words escalate the playful clash.
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Harold
Shakespeare
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Bessemer Quint
Iron MT
FORDS
U. P
Oscar
Terry Cilkison
Mes
Stribling
Young Stribling
Georgia
Mike McTigue
Ma Stribling
Boston
Aggie Center IS
Iron Man’ OF
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C. B
A. H. Thomas M.D
Hurley
Bert Howard
Big Ten
Blonde Bess
Mrs. L. Bowen
R. I
Bessemer Pharmacy
John J. Frick
R. W. Johnson
Scavarda and Michela Building
Ernest Schaefer
Gay
Ollie
Snapping
Turtle
Krenwood
Louie Gollop
The
News-Tribune
Duluth
Eckersall
Martineau
Uteritz
Workman
Uterity
Grange
Taft
Ecklund
Below
McMillen
Blott
Rourke
Petcoff
Lampe
Santa Claus
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Automatic
Piato
Testinghouse Electric
Beau
Lake Superior
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