College Football Teams Prepare for Coming Season
Army opens practice at West Point as grid programs nationwide begin drills. Teams from the South to the Midwest start within two weeks, with old and new coaches reshaping rosters. Intersections feature major games and price cuts. Bold coaching changes mark the 1933 slate.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Army
West Point
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
New York University
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Pacific Coast Conference
Dixie
Southern California
Georgia
Notre Dame
St. Mary's
Southern Methodist
Fordham
Santa Clara
Rice Institute
Stanford
Northwestern Army
Navy
Cornell
Michigan
Big Ten
Southeastern
University of Chicago
Frank Cavanaugh
Jimmy Crowley
Crowley
Michigan State
Charley Bachman
Florida
Reginald
Reggie) Root
Marvin Stevens
Lieut
Garrison Davidson
Ralph Sasse
Davenport Teams to Engage in Night Game at Oregon Street Field
Davenport meets A C s at the Oregon street field under lights at 7 30 p m in a single scheduled match. The South End A C s take on West End A C s of Davenport in a local contest with kickoff set for evening hours.
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Oregon Street
South End
A. C’s
West End
Davenport
Molis Reaches Golf Finals At Geneva Club
Walter Molis, a multiple time club champion, advanced to the finals of the championship flight in the Labor Day tournament at Geneva Golf and Country Club with a 3 and 2 victory over Lysle Mason. He will face the winner of Harold Figg versus Charles Meerdink, scheduled to play today. Dr. R R Goad and Jack Thompson reached the third flight final, Goad defeating William Umlandt 5 and 4 and Thompson topping R A Mitchell 2 and 1.
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Walter Molis
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Lysle Mason
Molis
Harold Figg
Charles Meerdink
Figg
Meerdink
R. R. Goad
Jack Thompson
William Umlandt
Thompson
R. A. Mitchell
Pilots prepare for Labor Day aerial circus at Tooman airport
Ten pilots entered in the Tooman airport circus near Muscatine for Labor Day led by Dan Hunter and his Cedar Rapids wing. Events include 15 mile races for engines up to 75 hp and 150 hp, balloon breaking, serpentine cutting, and aerial acrobatics from 2 to 5 pm with a parade at noon and ample spectator parking.
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Tooman
Muscatine
Roy Tooman, Jr
Dan Hunters
Hunter
Flying Circus
Hunter Circus
Bruisers Rally to 21 1 Win Over Davenport Nine
Good's Bruisers walloped Davenport 21 to 1 as Gibby Jacobs homered twice in the third inning. Warren Wintermute held Davenport to two hits while Goad's team collected 15 hits. The Lights beat Schlitz 7 to 3 behind Kingan and Dieckman as Schlitz made three errors.
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Good’s_ Bruisers
Davenport
Schlitz
Oregon
Bruisers
Gibby Jacobs
Kingan
Dieckman
Powell
Bruisers AB
R. H. PO. A. E Faulhaber
Messenger
Jacobs
Kinnan
T. Jacobs
Barko
Tobias
Krueger
Wintermute
Leeper
Agers
Ats
Fiannenstil
Jepsin
Ditlefs
Webber
Ee Villain
Eee Paulsen
Swanson
Bruisers Seer
H. PO. A. E Fairall
Te Wee Frohner
Weismiller Blakeslie
Weer Powell
Wee Carlson
Northwestern to Find New Quarterback at Wildcat Camp
Coach Dick Hanley of Northwestern University must replace George Potter as quarterback at the Wildcat camp.
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Wildcat
Evanston
Dick Hanley
Northwestern University
George Potter
Kittenball Meet Pairings Set At Ardon Sunday
The six round robin opening games start at 8 30 a m with Conesville versus Grandview. Other first round matchups include Fruitland vs Hartman Beauty Shop Muscatine East Hill Muscatine vs Leggs Tigers Gray s Button Factory Muscatine vs Atlas Juniors Muscatine Sandy Grove Club vs Whiskey Hollow and Palace Theater Muscatine vs Arden. Eleven games are slated with five innings per game and a final seven innings.
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Ardon
Conesville
Grandview
Fruitland
Hartman Beauty Shop
Muscatine
East Hill
Leggs Tigers
Gray’s Button Factory
Atlas Juniors
Sandy Grove
Whiskey Hollow
Blue Grass To Hold Morning Kitten Ball Tournament
Blue Grass Pleasant Prairie meets Wilton at 9 a m in the first kitten ball game on the Blue Grass diamond. Davenport A C faces Benns Rambl ers and Stockton meets Andrew Wendall. Blue Grass plays Durant. Semi finals and finals follow. each game seven innings except the final nine. Wilton Juniors vs Blue Grass Juniors in a special game.
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Blue Grass
Pleasant Prairie
Wilton
Davenport A. C
Benn
Ramblers
Stockton
Andrew Wendall
Durant
Scholastic Dismissals Hit Two Football Players
Potter from St. Joseph Missouri and Abe Epstein a 225 pound sophomore tackle from Sioux City Iowa did not meet the required scholastic grade and were dropped from the regular squad for the past two years.
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Potter
St. Joseph
Abe Epstein
Sioux City
Popeye Threatens Demonia King Over Child Safety
Thimble Theatre features Popeye vowing severe retribution if harm comes to a child as a baby bound for the country of Luck is sent back to Demonia. The scene centers on a dramatic royal confrontation and a stern warning to enemies.
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Luck
Demonia
Nat
Hie SA
Ruth Indignant Over Reports He Is Through
Babe Ruth refuses retirement rumors saying he plans to play regularly for the New York Yankees next season. He states he will decide only after spring training and says he hopes to play in 1934, denying talk of a managerial offer or retirement, while facing a likely salary dispute with Col Ruppert.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Col
Jacob Ruppert
Vines Displays Peak Form in Final East West Match
Ellsworth Vines, the national singles champion, showed top form in the 15th annual east west matches at Orange Lawn Tennis Club. California swept a 5-4 decision as Vines and teammates challenged to carry momentum into the national tournament.
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Orange
N. J
Ellsworth Vines
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
California
Wilmer Allison
Vines
West
Gene Mako
Frankie Parker
Lester Stoefen
John van Ryn
Allison
Joseph Coughlin
Henry Culley
J. Gilbert Hall
Manuel Alonso
Stoefen
Jack Tidball
Gregory Mangin
Islanders Mistake Reverses Rock Island Victory
The Old Timers of Rock Island defeated Muscatine Independent Baseball Club 6 to 5, but scorekeeper error reversed the win to the Indees. George Long contends the error lies with the scorekeeper and Dr. Taber voiced resentment. The Indees next face Moline Fitzpatrick Dairy at League field. Ruff pitches for Moline. Wilson or Fabrizius to for the Indees.
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Long
Rock Island
Muscatine Independent Baseball Club
George Long
Indees
Dr. Taber
Journal
Moline Fitzpatrick Dairy
League Field
Hauser Eyes New AA Record In Home Run Drive
Hauser may break the 1921 American Association base hit record as his 400 total bases rise with potential late-season homers. Kansas City’s park limited him to a single in a 6 5 loss to Minneapolis while Columbus beat Indianapolis 5 1 as Bill Lee earned his 20th win. McCann resigns after illness and discontent. St Paul split two with Milwaukee, 6 4 and 9 1. Toledo rallied for two in the ninth to beat Louisville 7 6.
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Chicago
Joe Hauser
Jo-Ho Kirke
Louisville
Hauser
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Blues
Columbus
Indianapolis
Bill Lee
Phil Todt
Emmett McCann
St. Paul
Milwaukee
McCann
Toledo
Colonels
Davenport Club to Meet Rock Island in Title Series
Davenport club directors vote unanimously to play the Mississippi Valley league postseason series with Rock Island after president Lagomarcino refused. forfeiture penalties for four games forced action, with no consideration of awarding the pennant to Rock Island. CincinnatiGeorge McCloud, Etna Ohio, threw Henry Steinborne, New York, 2000.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Paul Lagomarcino
Cincinnati
George McCloud
Etna, O
Henry Steinborne
New York
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