Walker Wins Middleweight Title From Flowers in Decisive Fight
Mickey Walker defeats Tiger Flowers in a ten round middleweight title bout at the Coliseum to claim the crown. Flowers led on many observers as Walker rallied to the victory with a knockdown in the ninth and a dynamic finish, prompting a rematch within 90 days.
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Mickey Walker
Tiger Flowers
Chicago
Ill
Southland
Mickey Welker
Elba
Eomibes
Flowers
Walker
Jack Kearns
Tiger
Thy
Mickey
Ticer
Boxers Scorecard From Multiple Cities
Erie's Jimmy Mendo defeats Leroy Dougan in Cleveland while Ray Williams stops Cyclone Rogers in Eau Claire. Tod Coolidge beats Willie Toney in Camden and Billy West over Lou Daniels in Sacramento. Joe Limas defeats Harry La Barra in El Cerrito and Joe Woods stops Frankie Campbell in San Francisco. Fron Turk Frenkie Lagona defeats Billy Burke in San Francisco as Sammy Cohen defeats Red Ross in Santa Rosa.
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el Cerrito
Calif
Joe Limas
Harry la Barra
St. Paul
San Francisco
Joe Woods
Los Angeles
Frankie Campbell
Frenkie Lagona
New York
Billy Burke
Sammy Cohen
Red Ross
Santa Rosa
Darting Named Captain of Wilton High Football Team
Wilton Iowa December 4 Paul Darting was elected captain of the 1927 Wilton high school football team at a banquet hosted by Mr and Mrs F L Duffe. Coach L A Winter supervised a program of toasts with Superintendent Maude Felter and Principal David Taylor attending.
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Wilton
Paul Darting
Wilton High School
L. A. Winter
Maude Felter
David Taylor
F. L. Duffe
Muscatine Y beats Moline in tight first conference game
Muscatine Y quintet edged Moline 18 to 17 in a hard fought I and I conference opener at Moline. Valett scored Muscatine’s first field goal in the third period, Evans added a long jumper, and Messenger keyed late scoring as the Muskies overcame an early deficit to lead 10 to 9 after three quarters.
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Moline
Moline Y. M. C. A
Muscatine ‘Y
Moliners
Campbell
Muscatine Crew
Lindquist
Muscatine
Muskies
Valett
Evans
Somerville
Messenger
McChesney
PF Evans
Nee
If Hoefflin
Oople
Bibs Wists
van Zandt
O Messenger
Rittenhouse
Teale Mors
If Bailey
Swenson
Carlson
Ig Somerville
Ig Kurle
Ig McChesney
Irish Trojans In Grid Classic Clash At Troy
Notre Dame sent a band of hard riding horsemen to Troy to break USC. The Trojans, favored by coaches in attendance, rely on speed and a powerful eleven man shift backfield. Both teams entering the clash had one defeat this season, promising a hard fought game.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Notre Dame
Troy
University of Southern California
Southern California
Rockne
Howard Jones
Iowa Letters 60 to 30 Athletes at UI
Iowa City announces 22 major and 8 minor awards for UI football and cross country. Major I awards go to 15 football players including Captain P. E. Smith and R. M. Brown. cross country also claims two majors led by Captain M. G. Speers. Minor I honors awarded to multiple athletes across football and cross country.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
P. FE. Belting
P. E. Smith
Waterloo
R. M. Brown
Cedar Rapids
D. T. Hines
E. W. Nelson
Cherokee
H. H. Rice
Washington
N. A. Kutsch
Sioux City
F. M. Olson
E. R. Jessen
Austin
Minn
E. Young
C. D. Vollmer
Sigourney
C. T. Byers
Dennison
P. W. Armil
Davenport
Pierre, S. N
R. H. Hogan
Osage
G. E. van Voorst
Union Hill
Ill
R. H. Moore
Clinton
M. G. Speers
Centerville
L. BE. Hunn
W. A. Elliott
A. N. Bender
F. H. Brady
Guthrie Center
J. B. McCammon
Perry
Post tournament volleyball game ends with Y. W. C. A. victory
The Y. W. C. A. volleyball team defeated a picked high school squad 46 to 22 in a post tournament game at the Y last evening. The Y team led throughout and doubled the opponent’s score by halftime, bringing the volleyball classes to a close.
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Y. Basket
Health education department plans winter program
The plan features a Monday night coaching block and a Friday for competitive games. Several teams within the YWCA are being formed for participation in the program.
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Health Education Department
Kalona Five Faces a Tough 11-Game Slate
Kalona high school in Iowa faces 11 hard games on its 1926-27 schedule starting December 7 with Kalona at Washington. The sequence includes trips to Wellman Riverside Lone Tree Nichols and Crawfordsville through February 18.
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Kalona
Washington
Wellman
Riverside
Lone Tree
Kalon
Jones Brothers Rise From Excello to Yale Grid Stars
The Jones brothers Tad and Howard grew up in Excello near Middletown Ohio under coach Harry Huffman. They developed as athletes in baseball and football, shone at Exeter NH and Yale, with Tad earning All American honors and Howard coaching at Syracuse Yale USC and elsewhere before a Giants offer.
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Jones
Exeter
Tad
Yale
Howard
University of Iowa
University of Southern California
Huffman
Heavenly Twins
Excello
Middletown
Ohio
Thomas Albert Dwight
Jones Boys
Howard Pitching
Exeter Preparatory School
New Hampshire
Excello Homestead
Harry Huffman
Exeter College
Cain
N. H
Thomas A. D. Jones
Jones Brothers
Middletown Babes
Cincinnati Superbas
Gaung
Rieuan
Superbas
Syracuse
Ohio State
Iowa
McGraw
New York Giants
Atalissa Triumphs Over Muscatine Reserves 17–15
Atalissa high school beat Muscatine Reserves 17 to 15 after a strong second half rally. First half favored Atalissa 7–0, with Muscatine closing the gap in the fourth quarter but unable to erase the early deficit. Swisher led Muscatine with 8 points. Horst and Butler added 4 and 3 respectively. Substitutions noted. refs Weierhouser and Wilton.
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Little Musky
Atalissa
Atalisa
Leo E. Schmitz
Butler
McGown
Criger
Linaens És
Horst
Chandler
Ellworth
Muscatine
Davy
Herr
Curtis
Small
Weierhouser
Wilton
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Willie Toney
Baltimore
Sacramento
Billy West
Pittsburgh
Lou Daniels
Illinois
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