Evolution of football backs over giants of old era
A historical look at how modern backfield play shifted from beefy line men to swift backs, noting giants like Heffelfinger and Hickok as archetypes. Describes old rules, rough tactics, and contrasts with era of speed, brain power, and lighter linemen, ending with Notre Dame coach Rockne’s view on needed skills.
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Euiee of
Font
Galicia
Heffelfinger
Hickok
Barnum’s Circus
Delamaret
Siginz
Yale
Heffeler
Heff
Wee
John RB. DeWitt
Princeton
DeWitt
Jack Munroe
Jeffries
Munroe
California
Ed Glass
Red Grange
Speanaels
Rockne
Notre Dame
Cathedral High Players Donate Blood to Save Boy
Five Cathedral high school football players from Duluth volunteered to donate blood for Raymond Maxim, a ten year old boy seriously ill in a local hospital. Brothers William assisted, stressing that life outweighs today’s game as the team awaited summons. The volunteers were Robert Lannan, John Magnivid Ball, William O Rourke, and Richard Walsh, ages 14 to 18.
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Duluth
Minn
Cathedral High
Mia
Emma Maxim
William
Cathedral School
Raymond
Cen
Robert Lannan
John Magnl
Italian aviator departs Kagoshima for Anglian flight
The Italian aviator Commander Pinede, who arrived in Kagoshima yesterday from Tokyo, left at 7:16 in the morning on a flight toward Anglia.
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Kagosh
Japan
Eesco de Pinede
Tokyo
Tenby
Ae Merning
Angbai
Question Box: Baseball and boxing rulings in Pocatello Tribune
A reader asks if a fair ball hitting home plate stays fair and if the umpire behind the catcher can overrule the other umpire. The answer states home plate being entirely in fair ground makes the ball fair when it hits the plate. Another reader asks how to pace boxing stamina, with advice that overtraining or learning to gauge strength will help.
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John B. Foster
Lawrence Perry
Pocatello Tribune
World Building
New York
Home Plate
Pocey
University of Idaho reports religious affiliation among students
About four fifths of the current 1786 registered students at the University of Idaho belong to or favor a religious denomination. The census lists Methodist 242 members 135 preference Presbyterian 162 Catholic 144 Baptist 58 Christian 83 Lutheran 2 Episcopal 152 Latter Day Saints 72 Christian Science 14 Congregational 54. Around 310 students have no church membership or preference.
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University of Idaho
Methodist
Presbyterian
Baptist
Christian
Lutheran
Epncopal
Latter Day Saints
Christian Science
Congregational
American Academy of Design
Idaho U. 8. C
Idaho
Varancy of Idaho Reserve Officers
Coast League games canceled by heavy rain
Pacific Coast League doubleheader between Portland and Seattle postponed in Beattle Washington as rain ends the series ahead of tomorrow. Sacramento and Lake Tahoe area reports indicate continued weather disruptions in the region with additional contests uncertain.
Grandstand Collapse at Washington and Jefferson Game
The east end of the wooden grand stand at the Washington and Jefferson football grounds collapsed this afternoon during the W and J Carnegie game. About 100 spectators were buried in debris with initial reports of several broken legs and arms.
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Washington
Washington and Jefferson Football Grounds
W. & J.carnegie
Red Grange electrifies Iowa Illinois game with 80-yard kickoff return
Red Grange electrified the crowd at the Iowa Illinois game by taking the opening kickoff 80 yards through the Iowa defense for a touchdown. He then converted the extra point.
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Town City
Red Grange
Iowa
Tigers edge Aggie Frosh 7-0 on late touchdown drive
In the final period, Sell the Tigers quarterback carried the attack from midfield and scored the go ahead touchdown while adding the extra point. The Tigers dominated late, with Sell directing plays and the backfield gaining solid yardage as passes faltered.
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Sell
Tigers
Black
Orburton
Wade
Tech
Johnson
K. Jackson
Hodson
Sel
Cowan
Hoisea
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Ptello Tribune Tech Tigers
UTAH
AGGIE
By Robert Edgren
H Wae
Ett
Cet
State University
Coast League
San Francisco
Aggie Frosh
SeHto
Watkins
Frosh
Efast
West Side
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