Wilson reelected captain as Muskies end season strong
Herry Wilson was unanimously re elected captain of the Muscatine Independent football team for 1927 at a dinner meeting. The Muskies posted a successful season with six straight wins after a midseason turnaround and finished with only one defeat, a close loss to Letts. Coach Winter led the team through 1926, subject to potential return, while no new coach was appointed for next year.
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Herry Wilson
Muscatine
Wilson
Muskies
L. A. Winter
Winter
Wilton
Joe Roth
Brandley
Crawford
Doc” Brandley
Maynard “Snyder
Flake
EB. C. Rosenmund
Rosenmund
Southeastern Iowa
Letts
Ben Bates
F.C. Rosenmund
al Barry
R. R. Pearson
Klepner
Anzerer
Bentley
Westermann
Gerard
Niall
O'Leary
Diercks
Battery B
Keota
Moline Indians
Low County Tigers
Davenport Cardinals
Kalona
Davenport Advertisers
Bushnell
Londos Holds Stecher in Sixth Meeting Draw
Los Angeles December 2 AP Joe Stecher world heavyweight wrestling champion and Jimmy Londos met for the sixth time last night and were each awarded a fall within a two hour limit, resulting in a draw for the fourth time in their series.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Joe Stecher
Jimmy Londos
Drake To Meet Navy In Annapolis Oct 8
Drake University will schedule a 1927 football game against Navy in Annapolis. Announcement this morning confirms the Oct. 8 contest as part of the Bulldogs season.
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Bulldogs
NAVY
Des Moines
Drake University
Annapolis
Lone Tree Quintet to Be Strong Schedule Packed
Lone Tree high school begins basketball workouts with many juniors and sophomores ready to fill gaps from six graduates. Inter class games start December 4 with a heavy schedule including games at Sharon West Liberty Iowa City Letts and the sectional tournament March 3 4 5.
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Lone Tree
Lone Tree High School
Sharon
West Liberty
Iowa City
Letts
Kalona
Wellman
Riverside
Nichols
Walker and Flowers Set for Indoor Middleweight Title Bout
Mickey Walker the former welterweight champion will challenge Tiger Flowers for the world middleweight title in a 10 round indoor bout at the Coliseum in Chicago. The fight is expected to draw over $90,000 in receipts with Walker weighing about 155 pounds and Flowers at 160 pounds. The contest, the first major indoor event since Illinois legalized glove fighting, is scheduled for tomorrow night with a referee decision as the potential outcome.
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Chicago
Ill
Mickey Walker
Tiger Flowers
Georgia
Illinois
Walker
Flowers
Prince and Princess Slip to Local Movie Theater
The Prince of Wales and Princess Mary have begun to visit a neighborhood cinema near Buckingham Palace quietly to enjoy films unrecognized by other patrons.
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Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Buckingham Palace
Valley Leaders in Conference Discuss Scheduling Changes
Des Moines IA Dec 2 AP Missouri Valley conference officials meet to discuss basketball rule interpretation and possible changes. Topics include reducing member schools, Big Ten shift rule, and requiring a full conference football slate. Some northern members want Oklahoma schools dropped. football schedules to be decided Saturday.
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Des Moines
Missouri Valley Conference
Big Ten
Oklahoma
Atalissa Quintet Set to Clash With Hot Shots
Atalissa Iowa December 2 One of the season’s hardest games looms Monday night December 18 when the Wilton Hot Shots visit Atalissa to meet the independents. Wilton piles on former high school stars and expects victory. Atalissa opened the season with a 19 18 win over the Musitine Ramblers after a tight battle.
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Atalissa
Wilton
Mus@itine Ramblers
Kansas City boxers Sarmiento and Rivers draw in fight
In Kansas City Pete Sarmiento from the Philippines fights Joe Rivers to a draw in a ten round bout. Glenn Sage from Marshalltown, Iowa outpoints Bobby Cox of Jacksonville, Florida in ten rounds. Also notes a royal visit to a local theatre observed quietly.
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Kansas City
Kas
Pete Sarmiento
Philippines
Joe Rivers
Glenn Sage
Marshalltown
Bobby Cox
Jacksonville
Fla
Y. W. C. A. Volleyball Champions Crowned
The Y team captained by Miss Margaret Gillooley won the YMCA volleyball tournament held over the past month. Muscatine high school gym classes and Y evening gym teams competed. the Y squad remained undefeated and clinched the final win over the Cubs last night. A post tournament game against top high school players is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Y.
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Margaret Gillooley
Muscatine High School
Cubs
Community Club to Honor Local Grid Eleven
The Morning Sun high school football team and coach Ralph Crawford will be guests at a 6 PM Friday dinner hosted by the Morning Sun Community club in recognition of the team's successful season. Mrs. will serve the dinner.
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Morning Sun, Lra
Morning Sun
Ralph Crawford
American Leaguer Seeks to Curb Landis Power
New York December 2 AP Indications point to an effort to limit Commissioner Landis authority. Jacob Tuppert president of the New York Yanks favors a plan for three member committees from both leagues to revise the major minor league agreement and Landis pact. Baseball men expect a concerted move by American league owners at the December 16 Chicago meeting. National League leaders want Landis for seven more years at the next session though his term runs to November 20, 1927. Tom Douglas at the Allen hotel and nearby venues will host events with 45 or 50 attendees.
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New York
Landis
Jacob Tuppert
The
New York Yanks
Chicago
House of David to Cover New Circuit In 1927 Baseball
Benton Harbor based House of David plans a 1927 tour across the United States. Ray L. Dean says the schedule starts Feb 29 in Amarillo with trips to Dallas Ft Worth and California before Canada in late September. First southwest game March 20 at Wrigley Stadium versus Los Angeles Pacific Coast League club. Roster includes Champion Faust Hipp Baushire Kendall Hickman Dannaher Bell Smith Curtis Miller Vaughn Mooney.
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House of David
Benton Harbor
Mich
Ray L. Dean
Texas
Chicago
California
Canada
United States
Davidites
West Coast
Southwest
Wrigley Stadium
Los Angeles
Faust
Hipp
Baushire
Kendall
Hickman
Dannaher
Bell
Smith Curtis
Miller
Vaughn
Mooney
Amarillo
Tex
Dallas
Ft. Smith
Ft. Worth
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Knox College Athletics Director Van Liew Resigns for Gunnison Post
John Van Liew, Knox College director of athletics and head football coach since 1923, will leave Galesburg for Western State college Gunnison Colorado to join the Rocky Mountain conference. Bob Adams, a Knox standout and 1923 captain, will be among his assistants as Van Liew departs after directing Knox to I I A C and Midwest conference titles in 1924. His successor at Knox has not been named.
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Galesburg
John van Liew
Knox College
Western State College of Gunnison
Colo
Rocky Mountain Conference
van Liew
Gunnison
Bob Adams
Knox
East Des Moines High
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Duke University
Champaign High School
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University of Alabama
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Pasadena
Reading
Barnes
Pierce
Hagler
Bowdoin
Pickard
Perry
Payne
Winslett
Vines
Caldwell
Red Brown
Londos
Stecher
Las
Grid Eleven
American Leaguer
Tom Douglas
Allen Hotel
Prince Albert
Makin’s
P. A
RT. Reynolds Tobaccoompany
Winston- Salem, N
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