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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
7
The Wilton Texaco Five hosts an 8 PM game on the local high school gym floor. Eastern teams often fare poorly out west due to scarce philosophy treatises and differing play styles mentioned in this fragmentary sports note.
Muscatine High School begins the 1927-28 season in the Little Six at Fairfield Friday night after three pre season wins. Coach Zip Kloos builds around McIntyre and Bartelt with Tucker at center and Metzger pairing with McIntyre at forward. Fairfield, also veteran laden, aims for the conference title as Washington visits Burlington and Mt. Pleasant travels to Ottumwa.
In Chicago 3,099 spectators filled the new fronton as the Spanish game jai alai debuted. Trecet, hailed as the Babe Ruth of jai alai, won the feature doubles match 20 to 12 with Joaquin, delivering powerful front wall drives and precise wall lobs in the 150 foot fronton.
St Ambrose defeated Wartburg 34 to 21 while Navy led Washington and Lee 38 to 26. Penn edged Michigan 39 to 36. Case lost to Dartmouth 46 to 3. Columbus beat Western Union 27 to 15. Loyola Chicago 20 Marquette 9. Boone 30 over Newton 15. Spencer 29 over Grant High Cedar Rapids 13. Dubuque 24 Cedar Rapids Washington High 19.
Jack Delaney switches managers from Pete Reilly to Joe Jacobs and Billy McCarney in a $506,000 deal. He signs a two year contract and is set to fight Tony Marullo on January 23 as part of a push for a title bout with Gene Tunney next summer. Delaney relinquishes his 175 pound title to face heavier challengers, after earning about $325,000 under Reilly.
New York January 22 Jimmy McLarnin the Pacific coast lightweight who rose to fame by stopping Louis Kaplan and beating Bill Wallace will invade the eastern front February 3. Jess McMahon Madison Square Garden matchmaker said McLarnin is signed to face the winner of the Sid Terris Phil McGraw bout decided Friday night.
Chicago reports that fewer than ten Big Ten athletes were disqualified in the past year for code infractions. Major John L Griffin, athletic commissioner, announced the figure after noting hundreds of participants were considered.
Young Jake Schaefer of Chicago defeated Welker Cochran of Hollywood to win the world 18.2 balkline billiards crown in a five block match 1500 to 1304, becoming the third new champion in a year after Hoppe and Hagenlacher. Cochran fought back in late blocks but Schaefer closed with a 16 to seal the victory.
The three French players Jacques Sprugnon Jean Borotra and Christian Boussus arrived from Rio de Janeiro to tour the United States. Representing the Racing Club of Paris they will face the Penn A C in Philadelphia Friday then play in Chicago Saturday before a cross-country series ending with a voyage December 28 to New Zealand Australia and South Africa.
Saintlings face St. Pat's of Iowa City at home in a feature matchup. St. Pat's known for strong opposition. Saintlings, in good form after a 14 to 7 loss to Ft. Madison Sacred Heart, aim to rebound tonight. Preliminary at 7 15, main game at 8 o'clock.
Rogers Hornsby, star of the New York Giants, won a circuit court verdict clearing him of seven counts in a $36,275 suit filed by Frank L. Moore, a former Cincinnati betting commissioner. Moore claimed Hornsby owed for horse race bets. the jury did not sign a portion of the verdict.
The De Molay basketball team travels to Muscatine to face St. Marys Celts featuring Powers brothers John Phil Ed and Mike at forwards and Joe Nigg at center. The lodge squad, already 5-0 this season, hopes to extend its win streak after victories over Blue Grass Blues and Heinz.
Wittenberg college nominates halfback Jerry Bradley as top field goal kicker after he booted six field goals from placement on eight tries and scored 20 points after touchdowns in 24 trials. His six kicks were the team's only scores in two games, a notable season highlight.
DENVER IOWA December 22 The Denver Denver Tigers a strong touring team from the west will meet a rival squad in an upcoming clash. The article notes the Tigers’ reputation and anticipates a hard fought game against the visiting rivals.
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