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Newspaper
Manitowoc Times
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1928
Page
3
Oshkosh Highs prepare for a rugged conference showdown with Manitowoc at the fairgrounds Saturday. The Blue and White seek revenge after last year’s defeat as Manitowoc’s fighting team appears a tougher test, while momentum could swing the region’s standings.
Madison reports coaches eye Wisconsin Minnesota and Notre Dame matchups as top teams. Westphal eligibility looms. Purdue and Indiana stars von Hagen and Dempsey draw attention for strength and drive in a season shaping toward a fierce confrontation.
A local sporting contest on the season schedule draws attention as organizers announce the event and participants. Details specify the competition format and expected date, with team names and venue to be confirmed.
Northwestern shifts Bronko Nagurski back to a line position for Purdue test plays as dummy scrimmages and signal drills continue. Indiana reports Pat Page and 30 players scheduled for practice ahead of Michigan clash amid cautious plans for lineup.
Ferre Landry Henri Cochet and Christian Boussus the French tennis stars who played in Kansas City yesterday head to New York to sail for France Cochet defeated Junior Coen in straight sets and Boussus rallied to beat Wray Brown Des Moines player Coggeshall defeated Landry 2661 doubles halted by darkness University of Chicago football practice split into two groups with captain Saul Welslow out with a knee injury
The University of Wisconsin campus moves forward with a beam approval by the Board of Regents for a $250000 field house project. Regents sign off on construction plans as university officials outline next steps.
The article notes Assistant Coach Busael and Ringe focusing on end positions. It highlights Breskrick’s development amid injuries from the Cornell game, emphasizing grooming of key players and end line tactics at Ripon.
In Boston at Beaton Arena Earl Kotoluh of Czecho-Slovakia defeated Vincent Richards 6-3 6-2 8-4 with steady baseline play. In Rye a Canadian women’s golf team was beaten by the United States 35 to 4.
In a lively crowd at the Mittadow Theatre the popular star Paina Demy appears in the Universad screen hit On Your Toes. The film opens tonight and runs Friday as the feature attraction.
Six hundred police and 800 ushers assigned to manage a crowd of about 115000 for the Navy versus Notre Dame game at Cher’s Field stadium. Temporary bleachers have been erected at the stadium’s ends, echoing past sports spectacles. An emergency hospital will be set up at the stadium with plans for special fire protection.
An advertisement from Manitowoc Wisconsin offers a ten year goitre cure. It invites readers to visit or write to 241 M fourth St to learn how the neck was reduced and misery relieved with Sorbol Quadruple. Details are available from Sorbel Company Mechanicaburg Ohio and at local druggists.
University of Wisconsin football team prepares for a double header Saturday facing Cornell and the North Dakota Aggies in Vernon Iowa. Cornell, the local favorite, seeks to rebound after a 1927 loss to Wisconsin while the Aggies bring a strong Midwest league pedigree. Russell Smith, ex Naval Academy guard, wed Irene Reiss in Carbondale.
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