Western teams in first games open non conference slate
Eight western conference programs begin their non league schedules in five practice games before the Big Ten opener. Michigan battles Michigan State while Illinois fields a green squad against Knox and Wisconsin’s Pony Forwards face Coe College. Iowa meets Notre Dame. Ohio State plays Ohio Wesleyan. Minnesota faces Cornell College. Purdue draws no opponent.
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Evanston
Arthur
Dutch) Lomborg
Washburn College
Kansas
Michigan
Oosterbaan
Harrigan
Michigan State
Illinois
Knox
Coe College
Wisconsin
Behr
Andrews
Franklin
Indiana
Minnesota
Cornell College
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Iowa
Notre Dame
Purdue
Crippled LeClaire Team Falls Before Durant 41 to 29
Durant high school defeated LeClaire 41 to 29 in Durant Iowa on Friday night. LeClaire played with only four starters in the first half after travel delays and a loaned Durant player helped the visitors. Regulars arrived at halftime and the game became closer the rest of the way.
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LeClaire
Durant High
Red Uhlan Beats Langford in Coliseum Fight
Red Uhlan of California won a close 10 round decision over Walcott Langford Chicago middleweight in Davenport Iowa. Langford led early but Uhlan rallied to take the main bout. 2,500 attended.
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Red Uhlan
California
Walcott Langford
Chicago
Langford
Uhlan
Jack Silva
Mickey McLaughlin
Milwaukee
Young Terry
Gary Reed
Muscatine
Reed
Terry
Davenport Boy
Young Powell
Rock Island
Caddy Kelly
Cedar Rapids
Buster Sod
Young Cisco
Moline
Olds High School defeats Crawfordsville in Tri-County league
In Olds Iowa on Friday night the Olds high school basketball team defeated Crawfordsville 35 to 20 in the Tri-County league opener. Olds led 19 to 8 at half time with Jacobson as the offensive standout for Olds and Amy the top scorer for Crawfordsville.
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Crawfordsville
Jacobson
Amy
Miller Lindbloom Joint Captains of 1928 Ames Eleven
Iowa State College's 1928 football team will be led by joint captains Harry Lindbloom of Des Moines and Johnny Miller of Waterloo. Seventeen major and three minor letters were awarded at the banquet where the captains were announced.
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Iowa State College
Harry Lindbloom
Des Moines
Johnny Miller
Waterloo
Boxing Roundup of Knockouts and Decisions Across Cities
AP reports results from fights in Chicago Bridgeport Osk Till Billy Light Joe Dundee Jimmy Tracy Neal Clisby Martin Burke Pinky Erquadi Johnny Mench Francis Stitts with knockouts and decisions in bouts from New York Boston St Paul Chicago Oakland Denver Omaha Humbert.
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Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Conn
Paul Berlenbach
New York
Osk Till
Buffalo
Homer Robertson
Boston
Charley Berlanger
Canada
Mike Mandell
St. Paul
Billy Light
Billy Showers
Omaha
Johnny Mench
Buzz Griffith
Francis Stitts
Humbert
Jack Adams
Iowa Conference Officials Decide On Indoor Track Meet
Des Moines officials of the Iowa intercollegiate conference met to finalize schedules and chose to stage an indoor track meet the last Saturday in March at either Iowa or Drake field houses. Football schedules were not completed. Des Moines University announced games with Haskell and Lombard, Simpson with Cornell and Grinnell. Dean Loren G. Miller was elected faculty president. officers named for the conference and coaches formed a permanent organization.
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Iowa Intercollegiate Conference
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G. W. Heitcamp
Columbia
Glenn Bingham
Iowa Wesleyan
Arlo M. Sanderson
Penn
Morning Sun and Grandview Split Doubt Doubleheader
Morning Sun and Grandview divided a Friday night doubleheader in Morning Sun Iowa. The Morning Sun second team won 16 to 8 while the Morning Sun first team fell to Grandview 9 to 16. Grandview led early 6 to 3 and both sides showed lack of practice as Morning Sun added six points and Grandview ten in the final half.
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Grandview
Cotter High School Tops Nichols 35 to 9 in Hoops
Cotter Indiana defeated Nichols 35 to 9 last Friday night led by Forner with 10 points, Rameriz 11, and Burris 8. At halftime the score was 17 to 3 and Cotter extended the lead in the second half. Nichols guard Hummell played well.
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Burris
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Hummell
Hopes for famous sprinter Dimmings fade for Loren Murchison
Decatur reports Loren Murchison, Olympic track figure, gravely ill with cerebro spinal meningitis at St Mary's hospital. Doctors warned recovery unlikely as his mother travels from Texas to be at his side. illness could last a week.
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Ill
Loren Murchison
St. Mary's Hospital
Texas
Hudkins Drawn to Fight Zivic in Detroit Bout
Ace Hudkins is matched with Jack Zivic of Pittsburgh for a 10 round bout in Detroit on January 6. Hudkins brother and manager Clyde Hudkins announced the pairing after Hudkins was reinstated by the Kansas athletic commission, restoring him to good standing with the National Boxing Association.
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Clyde Hudkins
Nebraska
Topeka
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Hudkins
Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
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Kansas City
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