Iowa Track Aces Aim for 1928 Olympic Team
Iowa City April reports name Frank Cuhel Ernest Beatty Leonard Hunn and Earl Phelps as Iowa athletes with Olympic hopes for 1928. Cuhel and Beatty show sprint and hurdle talent while Hunn and Phelps excel in distance events and AAU competition. The American committee plans a chartered ocean liner trip and a nationwide coaching effort to assemble the strongest squads for Amsterdam, with Robertson likely to coach track.
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Iowa Track Aces
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Frank J. Cuhel
Ernest Beatty
Leonard
Jhunn
Earolc Phelps
Chicago
AL A
Lowe
Olympic
Cuhel
Betty Hope
Charles Brookins
Chan Goulter
Iowa
Hunn
Phelps
Bresnahan
S. H. Darwent
Chicago A.A
Beatty
New York
America
William ©. Prout
Boston
Paris
Altho
Lawson Robertson
University of Pennsylvania
Robertson
Amsterdam
George Wojac
Gertrude Ederle
Helen Wainwright
Yale
Naval Academy
University of Washington
Fragmented notes mix gossip and sport mentions in hazy column
A garbled OCR fragment surveys varied items from a shopping wife and suspicious husband to references about Red Grange and a Paris battle reenactment. It touches on sports humor, jail honeymooners, an English election mystery, and a riddle about a movie actress, ending with a cited speech grant.
Fights Last Night Quietly Reports Boxing Outcomes
In Memphis W J Stribling from Georgia knocked out Jack Melrose of Canada. In Boston Joe Woods of California defeated Jon Monte from Brockton in ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
W. J. Stribling
Georgia
Jack Melrose
Canada
Boston
Mass
Joe Woods
California
Jon Monte
Brockton
Morningside Coach Backs New Grid Rules After Study
Sioux City April report quotes Morningside College athletic director and head football coach Saunderson praising the spring season review of changes. He supports the pause rule and moving goal posts, arguing the shifts curb fluke wins and uphold competitive balance without harming teams employing the attack.
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Sioux City
J. M. Saunderson
Morningside College
Saundy
Morningside
Saunderson
Big Ten Teams Start Dixie Training Trip
Chicago April 3 three Big Ten baseball squads begin a 10 day outdoor workout tour in the South. Coach Voret of Town takes 14 men, Coach Kent of Northwestern 15 to Tennessee and Mississippi, Coach Gundren of Illinois 15. They plan to return around April 16 as conference games start the next weekend.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Mamonds
Voret
Kent
Northwestern
Tennessee
Mississsppi
Gundsren
Thnois
Drake Relays Brings Nation’s Elite Track Stars
Des Moines April 8 Drake relays expect a stellar lineup headed by Ossie Solem. Capt. Charles McGinnis of Wisconsin Capt. Raymond Conger of Iowa State Capt. Bobby Stephens of Nebraska and Felipe Osif of Haskell lead a star cast. Rinefort Osif and Shimek duel in key events while Iowa State’s medley relay and Bresnahan’s one mile relay teams add to the field.
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Des Moines
America
Drake
Ossie Solem
Galaxy
Charles
Chuck) M'Ginnis
University of Wisconsin
Raymond Conger
Iowa State College
Bobby Stephens
University of Nebraska
Foster
Rinefort
Grinnell
Felipe Osif
Haskell Institute
Red’ Shimek
Marquette University
M’ginnis
M'Ginnis
Minois
Badgers
Conger
Cyclones
Ames
Stephens
Missouri Valley
Clarence
Bud) Houser
John Shuck
Osif
Shimek
Notre Dame
Medlev
Towa State College
Caulum
Thornberg
Witmer
George T. Bresnahan
Towa
Bowling Contest Highlights From Whiteside and Waterloo Alleys
Unique Cleaners defeated Gates College two of three in a special contest at Whiteside alleys last night. Diamond Joes swept Smith Lichty and Hillman three straight in a Commercial Keague match at Waterloo alleys.
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Unique Cleaners
Gates College
Whiteside Alleys
Diamond Joes
Smith, Lichty & Hillman
Waterloo Alleys
Every Man for Himself on Big Derby
AL DEMAREE discusses Kentucky derby nominations and handicapper challenges. He names Osmond Justice II Satrap Scapa Flow and Vaiorous as promising juveniles. He notes trainer Pete Coyne favors number 13 and predicts Osmond at thirteenth from the rail, urging readers to place bets accordingly.
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Pompey
Jim Corbett
Wugh' Fullerton
Altho
Osmond
Justice Ff
Satrap
Scapa Flow
Vaiorous
Pete Coyne
Widener Stable
Ahmed
Widener
Strangler Lewis Prevails Over Pesek In 3 Fall Bout
In St Louis at the Coliseum before 9000 fans Ed Lewis the Strangler defeated John Pesek two falls to one in a wrestling match. Lewis used his famous head lock to wear Pesek down though Pesek captured the second fall with a flying mare.
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St. Louis
Ed Lewis
Ban Johnson Returns to Lead American League
Chicago April report says Ban Johnson, on leave due to illness, is back in town tanned and buoyant. He will organize the league for the opening season next Tuesday. Johnson says he is fully restored and ready to resume duties after three months of rest amid a Cobb Speaker dispute that led to his ouster by club owners in January with Frank Navin serving as acting president.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
South
Johnson
K. M. Gandis
Phillies manager may become professional golfer
Philadelphia April report says Phillies manager Melnnis, after quitting baseball, could join golf pros. He is among baseball’s top hitters and a capable golfer who shoots consistently low scores, once scoring par 42 at a Florida training camp. He quips about liking Sam Wolf McInnis and joking about taking a club job at a country club.
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Philadelphia
Igtufty” Melnnis
Phillies
Florida
Fight Date Change for Earl Blue George Bout
Maurice Cohn, matchmaker for the American Legion, announced the boxing match between Bourland and Blue was postponed from Friday, April 15 to Wednesday, April 20 because April 15 is Good Friday. Both fighters are due in the city several days early to complete training.
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Earl Blue
George Sbourland
Maurice Cohn
American’ Legion
Bourland
Blue
Indoor League Fast Games Played Thursday
Waterloo Fruit and Silvers won in indoor baseball last night. Bears upset Central 17 to 12 and Packers defeated Rath 23 to 11. Weigel Sullivan Anderson Hulett led Bears, Rus sell Johnson White led Packers, Mussett for Silvers. Courier took a forfeit from Overland. Altstadt Se LanglasA kept its unblemished record on Wednesday.
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Waterloo Fruit
Bears
Rath
Packers
Weigel
Sullivan
Anderson
Hulett
Russell
Johnson
White
Weber
Mussett
Silvers
Courier
Overland
Altstadt Se Langlas
Sansone elected captain of East High basket quint
John Sansone, a diminutive forward for East High, was elected captain for the 1927 season. He will be a senior next year and has played two seasons in varying roles. Sansone comes from a ball family with a state champion brother and is one of four lettermen returning, as Schammer Ziegler and Parsons also return. Captain Rose, Bicker, Smith and Wilkins will not return.
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John Sansone
East High
Orange and Black
Midge
East -High
Yank
Sansone
Elde
West
High Quint
Dan
Hast High
Schammer
Ziegler
Parsons
Rose
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Strangler Lewis
John Pesek
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