East High announces 1928-29 basketball schedule and spring plans
Fifteen games stand on East High’s 1928-29 basketball slate under Coach Midge Makeover with opening game against Waverly on December 7 or 14. Opponents include Vinton Independence New Hampton Jesup and Cedar Falls with several games set before Christmas holidays. Coach Makeover targets steady improvement rather than a title, aided by returning veterans and a strong junior and freshman group. Tennis and golf meets are planned for spring alongside a track schedule featuring duals and Drake relays.
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Gooch
Ollows
Cedar Falls
New Hampton
Teachers High
Cedar Fails
Webster City
Charles City
Cosh Makeover
Teachers College High
Montreal Maroons win first game of Stanley Cup series
Montreal Maroons defeated the New York Rangers 9 to 0 in the opening game at the Forum to take a 1 0 series lead. The second game is set for Saturday night in Montreal.
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Montreal Maroons
Montreal
U.P
New York Rangers
Forum
Canada frees tourists from depositing duties on gear
Ottawa April 6. Bona fide tourists may bring sporting gear and cameras into Canada without deposits tied to dutiable value. The customs regulation revision favors Pacific coast visitors amid active roll and spring sports season.
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Ottawa
Can
Canada
Pacific Coast
Waterloo
Buffalo’s Jake Stein The Perfect Opening Day Fan
Jake Stein of Buffalo, the “perfect fan,” prepares for the 1928 Buffalo Bisons season opener against the Baltimore Orioles in St Petersburg. Stein has attended every opening day since 1878 when he was 16, sitting in the bleachers for a quarter. He spends winters in St Petersburg and spends weeks in training to continue his streak and cheer on his team amid a growing ballpark.
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Fla
Jake Stein
Buffalo
Bufalo Bisons
Baltimore
Orioles
Stein
Jake
Bena
Palmetta
Feruss
Dake
Foster
Larre
George Stallings
Corber
Waterfront Park
Winrida
Towa Nine Defeats Tulane 6 to 1 in New Orleans
In New Orleans on April FomfA, the University of Towa baseball team beat Tulane 6 to 1 in their second game of a southern tour. The victory marked their 19th win in five starts, highlighted by a steal of home for the first run. They next face Mississippi A&M at Starkville with Cerhin Ox in pitching.
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New Orleans
Tulane
University of Towa
Terry
Misshasipipil Aggies
Starkville
Cerhin
Queen to Rule at Drake Relays and Medal Ceremony
Iowa college girls from 26 institutions will select a queen to reign over the Drake Relays April 27 and 28. A Queen's Court committee will announce judges who choose the queen to preside over the relay carnival and festival and present a silver trophy to winners at the close of the meet.
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Courier
Des Moines
Iowna
Drake University
Queen’s Court
George Olmsted
George Parnham
Gerald Jewett
Walter Wilson
Donald Metcalf
Adeline Parsons
Queen's Court
Trainer of Epinard Retires From French Track Scenery
Maisons Laffitte France Apo f OM Giene Leigh known as the dean of American horse trainers in France retires after a long career training Epinard. He claims about 1100 victories in 25 years and says Epinard was the greatest horse he ever trained.
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Maisons-Laffitte
France
Giene
Leigh
United States
Pates
Years of loyalty honored at Morris Motor Car dinner
Workers at Morris Motor Car company celebrated the eighteenth anniversary with 29 employees earning 5 to 18 year service records. A. Morris presided as pins were awarded to M. G. Kooser and E. D. Coperly for 0 and 5 year milestones. Local musical numbers complimented the event with violin, reading, accordion pieces.
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Morris Motor Car Dinner
Morris Motor Car Company
Fifth Street East
Black
A. Morris
Morris
M. Gc, Kooser
E. D. Coperly
Sthdent
Margaret Miller
Ruth Miller
Margaret Morris
E. R. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
United States Davis Cup Opens in Mexico City tilt
The U S Davis Cup team begins its bid to reclaim the trophy in Mexico City as John Hennessey faces Ricardo Tapia in the opening singles and William Tilden II meets Richard Kinsey in the second. Kinsey and Alfonso Unda to challenge Tilden and Arnold Jones in doubles while altitude at 7,000 feet may affect five set matches.
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Grby
United States
France
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
Ricardo Tapia
Glib Deportivo
William Tilden II
Philadelphia
Richard Kinsey
California
Tapia
Hennessey
Altho Kinsey
Tilden
United Press
Kinsey
Alfonso Unda
Arnold Jones
Providence
R. 1
Yale
O'Brien
Delaney Sharkey to Fight 15 Rounds at Madison Square Garden
New York April 6 The Delaney Sharkey heavyweight bout is set for April 30 at Madison Square Garden. Delaney's manager Joe Jacobs and Jess McMahon reached terms, with Sharkey's manager Johnny Buckley signing last week. Gene Tunney will defend his title once this year, ending talks of a Delaney Loughran clash.
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Jack Delaney
Jack Sharkey
Joe Jacobs
Delaney
Jess McMahon
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Buckley
Sharkey
INS
Gene Tunney
Tommy Loughran
Joe Smith
Loughran
Gate for a match between Tom My and Delaney
The gate opened for a scheduled bout between Tom My and Delaney, the latter previously holding the title. Both fighters prepare for a decisive clash with fans awaiting the outcome and potential title implications.
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the Gate
Tommy
Delaney
Iowa Track Coach Nominates Squad for Ohio Relays
Iowa City prepares for Ohio and Kansas relays as George Bresnahan lists 31 Hawkeye athletes for Ohio Columbus meet and 45 for Kansas. Selections include Stevenson, Stamats, Sexton in dashes and multiple relay squads led by Wilmoth and Speers with Baird and Brady among others.
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Towa City
University of Town
George T. Bresnahan
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Faulkner
Agnew
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Vana
Bale
Mann
Jerrel
Wilcox
Collins
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Marquis
Lapp
Speers
Eliott
Brady
Hunn
McCammon
Jordan
Sinmata
Baird
Cuhel
Wilmoth
Blamats
Milner
Boulton
Guyn
Miley Baird
Moulton
Ciunn
L A Cobb A Key Figure In South Dakota Game Laws
L A Cobb a veteran jeweler and railwatch inspector from Yankton led the drive for strict fish and game laws in South Dakota in the 1890s. He helped frame a bill that passed, leading to a state-wide ban on prairie chicken and quail slaughter, creation of a protective association, and the appointment of wardens to enforce limits on harvest and shipping.
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Bluff Street
Chicago Great ,Western and
Rock Island Railways
South Dakota
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Yankton
S. D
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Mecklin
Cobh
Taylor
Spots Brothers
South Dakota Game and Fish Protective Association
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Association
Frank P. Stearns
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