Basebal ls Off-Season Brings Manager Changes and Trades
The 1928 baseball off season opens with multiple managerial shifts and trades. Veterans such as Walter Johnson and Tris Speaker may leave active play, while Eddie Collins remains with the Athletics. McKechnie to Cleveland and Shotton to Philadelphia shape the coming season as minor and major league executives convene in Dallas and New York.
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Alan J. Goded
Associated Press
New York
Thres
Walter Johnson
Jacques Fournier
Zach Wheat
Dutch Ruether
Bob Shawkey
Tyr Cobb
Tris Speaker
Joahnson
Fournier
Newark
Idaho
Eddie Collins
Cleveland
Columbus
Eddie
Athletics
Connie Mack
Jack McAllister
Milt McKechnie
St. Louis
Burt Shotton
Phillies
Jack Slattery
Boston Braves
McKechnie
Dickering
Dallas
Parsons College Schedule Includes Fourteen Basketball Tilts
Parsons College in Fairfield announces a 14 game season all against conference opponents. Key players include captain William Miller and guard James Lamson with several returning seniors and new recruits from Fairfield Red Oak and Burlington. The schedule spans January to February with home and away games against Simpson Central Iowa Wesleyan Iowa State Teachers Columbia Luther Upper Iowa Penn and Town Wesleyan.
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Fairfield
Parsons' College
Penn, Simpson
Central
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa State Teachers
Columbia
Luther
Upper Iowa
Parsons
Glenn D. Devine
University of Town
William
Clarence Ziegler
Harald Olin
Burlington
Murray Stevenson
Jack Barnes
Red Oak
Dan Hutton
William Hutton
Salavia
Max Morrimore
Brighton
Robert Swanson
Dan
Simpson
Gentral
Town Wesleyan
Penn
State Teachers
Upper Iowa University
Parsona
Field Judge Denies Ruling On Touchback Call
In Chicago a dispute over a Notre Dame vs USC touchback persists as field judge Jack Griffith denies agreeing on the decision. Umpire Schommer is cited as the one who ruled on possession, with Griffith contending he would have called a safety and that officials typically reach a close call after group consultation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Notre Dame University of Southern California
Chicago
Jack
Pinky) Griffith
Trave
Schommer
Notre Dame
Riley
Griffith
Applesauce
Iwleh
Non-metallic wheels and gears to quiet factory noise
A jumble of lines notes attempts at reducing clamor from machinery with non metallic valves and gears. The piece touches on urban life stress, driving habits, and quirky quotes about reform and comfort amid noisy industry.
RiotatPenitentiary Leaves 11 Dead In Careful Silence
Report from Dublin U. outlines a riot at a penitentiary resulting in 11 fatalities and a quiet aftermath. The fragment hints at other items including a steel magnate Charita Schwab and notes about a doctor of music in a separate line, with unrelated headlines about health rites and gas incidents.
Hawkeye football honors list 1927 major letters and numerals
Town City Dec 1 Twenty three major letters the most since 1889 have been conferred by the athletic council upon football players for services this fall. The minor I awards go to six gridmen and thirty five freshmen won numerals with Clinton Cedar Rapids and Boone leading with multiple honorees.
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Courier
Town City
Hawkeye
Athletic Council
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Iowa
Gant
Nelson
Cherokee
Armil
Davenport
M. M. Schmidt
Feline
O'Neal
Tietre
Glassgow
DB. R. Smith
Des Moines
A. Pignattelli
Rock Fails
O. L. Carlen
Moore
I D. Grimm
Wapello
F. J. Cuhel
Cedar
A. Cooley
Fort Dodge
V. L. Schieusner
Mystery of Ingram's Quick Leave Explained
A telegram explains Navy coach Ingham left after the Army Navy game for Jeffersonville Indiana. It states Nancy Lane arrived at 2 this morning, clarifying the abrupt departure after the Polo Grounds clash.
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Ingram
New York
Navy
Bill" Ingham
Jeffersonville
Ind
Polo Grounds
Nancy Lane
East High Elects Robert Bingham 1928 Captain
Robert Bingham, halfback for East High, was elected captain of the 1928 Orange and Black eleven by teammates at the annual banquet. Principal A. G. Reid urged reform in officiating while praising football officials. Coach Makeever summarized the 1927 season noting three East players as top calibers.
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Jutius F. Johnson
Robert Bingham
East High
Orange and Black
Cridders
Bingham
G .H. Bingham
Hileman & Gindt Apts
East
Grant High
Bob
A. G. Reid
Reid
Schommer
Schommers
Glenn Tibbitts
H. A. Boysen
Board of Education
Charles W. Kline
Harry Reed
Elmer Dickman
M. E. Makeever
Makeever
Schammie
Garrison
Sell
Brown Elected Captain of Town Iowa 28 Grid Team
Richard M. Brown of Cedar Rapids was elected head of the 1928 University of Town football squad at the annual banquet. A junior center, he has started every game on the team in the last two seasons and previously earned all state honors at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids.
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Notre Dame
Dess Hawley
Dartmouth
Reid
Schiemmer
Town City
Bec
University of Town
Richard M. Brown
Cedar Rapids
College of Ubermlarta
Tawa Schedue
Washington High School
Cedar Rapas
Baseball stove league buzz fuels winter trades
New York December reports mount on potential deals as George Sisler tops a list of possible moves. Chicago, Detroit, Washington, and St Louis are named in trade chatter involving Sisler, Shocker, Rhem, Fell, Lindstrom, Barnes, and others amid a busy pre season round of rumors.
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New York
Ilpi
Stove League
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Sisler
St. Luis
Dan Howley
Browns
Howley
Sister
Detroit Tigers
Heinieanush
Lou Bie
Ab Wingo
Washington
Joe Judge
Urban Shocker
Miller Huggins
Shocker
Rhem
Gell
Trasp
Flint Rhem
Lester Fell
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Bill McKechnie
New York Giants
Lindstrom
Barnes
John McCraw
Veterans Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Eye Giants
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker are available for this season and may join the Giants. McGraw says he will think over both players and consider their potential impact.
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Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Giants
McGraw
Pop Warner Faulty Call Cost USC Victory, Says Warner
San Francisco observer Glenn Pop Warner, visiting Pasadena for a Stanford vs Pittsburgh game, says Notre Dame Notre Dame Souther California clash umpire John Schemmer's ruling denied Southern California a victory. Warner cited a play where Riley ran, was tackled, fumbled in the end zone, and officials ruled a touchback, which he calls a safety.
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San Francisco
Cal
Glenn Pop Warner
Stanford Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Panthers
Penn State
Warner
Notre Dame
Chicago
Warmer
John Schemmer
Southern California
Riley
Hibbs
Saunders
Schommer
Hippodrome Ice Skating Rink Nears Opening
Waterloo expects the Hippodrome ice rink to open in a few days after repeated subzero rounds. Two White Bear Lake Minnesota hockey players Robert Collette and Louis Weber arrived to join the American Legion hockey team once skating public access begins.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Robert Collette
Louis Weber
Minnesota
Cirreles
Georgia and Tech Clash in Southern Title Bid
Georgia and Georgia Tech meet in Atlanta on Saturday in a key Dixie gridiron clash that could decide supremacy and influence the national title race. The Bulldogs boast backfield stars Warner Mizell and Stumpy Thomason and led by Herdis McCrary while Tech relies on experienced linemen and a strong defense. About 35,000 tickets were sold for a potential South Atlantic showdown with past results 1925 Tech 3 0 Georgia 14 13 Georgia last year.
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Atlanta
Wee
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bulldogs
Yale
Virginia
Florida
Tulane
Alabama
South
Notre Dame
Georgia Techic
Dixie
Warner Mizell
Stumpy
Thomason
Herdis McCrary
Southern Elidtian
Chick Shiver
Tom Nash
Gene Smith
Lautzenhiser
Morris
Boland
Hood
Drennon
Crowley
Martin
Golden Tornado
Tech
Southam
Eight from Iowa Attend Big Ten Meet in Chicago
Eight Iowa officials and coaches travel to Chicago for the Western Conference meeting. Topics include schedules for seven sports, and early plans detailed by Coach Vogel for baseball and Armbruster for swimming. Indoor and outdoor track events, tennis, gymnastics, fencing, and wrestling are tentatively scheduled with planned dual meets.
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David A. Armbruster
Vogel
Armbruster
Hawkeye
Chicago Bruins Fall to Cleveland Rosenblooms in Opener
Chicago Bruins lose a tight season opener to the Cleveland Rosenblooms 28 to 28 last night in Chicago. The score ends tied at halftime and the game features a competitive showdown between two pro teams in the early NBA-like schedule.
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Chicago Bruins
Chicago
Cleveland Rosenblooms
Shell Rock Sweeps Hansell In Doubleheader Victory
Shell Rock secured two wins over Hansell in a Tuesday doubleheader. The girls eased to 31 to 13 behind coach Sperry with a strong bench showing. The boys edged Hansell 29 to 22 after a tight game with a 18 all halftime and 24 to 20 third quarter.
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Forrier Special Service
Shell Rock
Hansell
Sperry
Pittsburg Alumni Help Gridmen Prime Panthers for Rose Bowl Bid
Pittsburgh alumni from former days will assist the 1927 Panthers in an exhibition game December 10, preparing them for the January 2 Rose Bowl against Leland Stanford. The Panthers, unbeaten and picked to meet Stanford in Pasadena, aim to stay sharp for the postseason showdown.
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Pittsburgh
Pitts
Panthers
Leland Stanford
Stanford
Pasadena
Cal
Teachers Defeat Shop Five in Practice Showdown
State Teachers college basketball team defeated Illinois Central 63 to 42 in a Tutor Field House exhibition. Newcomers Halbrechter Lambert Hartman Martin Hopkins McCreary Ortale stood out as peers adapted quickly, signaling potential for a title chase next week against Cornell on December 9.
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Courier Snerius
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Illinois Central
I. G
Halbrechter
la Porte
Lambert
Geneseo
Hartman
Martin
Hopkins
McCreary
Ortale
Cornell
Three Changes Occur in Midwest Bowling Tourney
In St Joseph Missouri on December 1 seven entries dominated the titles as George Falkenbach and Dick Montgomery rolled 1284 to pass L Gjerde and George Lewis of Denver. Harry Arnold shot 666 to jump into the lead in singles while Arnold also placed fifth in all events with 1817.
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St. Joseph
Joseph
George Falkenbach
Dick Montgomery
L.gjerde
George Lewis
Denver
Harry Arnold
Bare Arnold
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