Owen to Lead West High Grid Team in 1921
Harold Owen elected captain of the 1921 West High football team at a banquet hosted by John Banton. Coach Couch and officials attended. Owen praised for steady leadership and punting prowess. Returning backfield mates Graham Holder and Miller join him. six linemen graduate.
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Harold Owen
West High
John Banton
Ceach Jay Couch
Owen
Graham
Holder
Miller
Couch
Qwen
Rose and Black
Jeadership
Kent opens active work on Ames five with four veterans
Coach Maury Kent drills a large Ames squad as he builds the Cyclone team. Capt. Harry Sheppard leads as jumper and scorer. competition for pivot includes Hugh Boyle and Neven Innis. Forwards top contenders include Bill Paige and Pinkey Green. guards Stew ard White, Jack Currie, Willmac, and Woodward compete. About 125 applicants appeared for pre season trials with cuts made and further evaluations planned.
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Hugh Boyle
Capt. Sheppard
Bill Paige
Pinkey Green
Sear
Steward White
Jack Currie
Kent
Footal
Willmac
Woodward
Mylin
Pren
Thero
Stuehmer to Meet Harvey Thorpe in Cedar Rapids Fight
Cedar Rapids Dec 2 announced Thorpe will fight Ray Bum Stuehmer in a 12 round bout at Greene's opera house. Thorpe recently toured the Pacific coast and fought top opponents. Stuehmer last fought Tommy Comiskey in Rock Island delivering a strong performance.
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Stuehmer
Harvey Thorpe
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapid
Harver Thorpe
Ray “Bum Stuehmer
Rock Island
Atdpm
Battleground
City Auditorium
Greene
Barver
Pacific Coast
Hargest
Thorpe
Sounds
Tommy Comistey
St. Paul
Stuebmer
Tommy
Comiskey
Soress
Stecher Wins Handicap Wrestling Bout In Grand Rapids
Joe Stecher, heavyweight wrestling champion, defeats Tom Draek of the Netherlands and Joe Sandell of Italy in a two hour handicap match with 2 body scissors and arm holds. The events include Paul Preba defeating Cal Farrey in Urbana and George Fox besting Al Lance in Springfield in a 16 round bout.
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Grand Rapids. Mich
Joe Stechex
Rbhampion
Tom Draek
Netherlands
Joe Sandell
Stecher
Urbana
Paul Preba
University of Ilinois
Cal Farrey
Humboldt
Mina
Springfield
Ill
George Fox
al Lance
Chicago
Fox
America
Bowling Tournament Progress In Midwestern Meet
Approximately 120 entries were listed across events as the midwest bowling tournament continued in St. Louis. After two days of low scores with the leaders unchanged, marks improved yesterday and several runners up were displaced.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Professional Grid Teams Invade New York Saturday
Canton Bulldogs led by Jim Thorpe meet the Buffalo All-Americans at Peto grounds on Saturday afternoon. The lineup features top college stars like Murray Shelton, Heinie Millar, Spagna, Little, Youngstrom, Brace, Wray, Tommy Hughitt, Weldon, Anderson, and Pat Smith. Thorpe promises a magnet of a backfield attraction and high appeal for football fans.
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New York
Middle West
Jim Thorpe
Canton Bulldogs
Buffalo “All-Americans
Peto Grounds
Buffalo
Murray Shelton
Cornell
Heinie Millar
Pennsylvania
Spagna
Lehigh
Little
Youngstrom
Dartmouth
Walter Camp
Brace
Pat Smith
Michigan
Canton
Thorpe
Hampton High School basketball team announced optimistic by coach
Hampton Fa Dec 3 Basketball practice started at the high school Monday evening. Coach Jackson optimistic over a strong team and a successful year. The schedule includes games with Nevada Cedar Falls Eldora Mason City and Iowa Falls.
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Hampton
Jackson
Nevada
Cedar Falls
Ason City
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Mason City
Eastern Golf Officials Watchful Over Western Invasion
New York December 2. Prominent officials of clubs in the United States Golf Association adopted a policy of watchful waiting over a threatened eastward invasion by the Western Golf Association. Officials offered guarded comments and little to publish, with some hints of patching up differences before the USGA annual meeting in January in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Golf Association
East
Western Golf Association
Peterson to referee 18.2 balk line billiards final
Charles Peterson will referee the final rounds of the national 18.2 balk line billiard tournament next week featuring Willie Hoppe Welker Cochran and Jake Schaefer. George Gipp of Notre Dame is seriously ill with pneumonia but holding his own in a South Bend hospital, doctors say the crisis has passed.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles Peterson
Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
Jake Schaefer
Geipp
South Bend
Ind
George Gipp
Notre Dame
Waterloo considers professional baseball league
Frank Boyle of Cedar Rapids says Waterloo can support a Three I level team and a meeting next Friday will debate establishing a pro baseball club here. Backers in Waterloo are ready to fund, provided grounds and fan support materialize, with several locals confident Waterloo could join a league if a suitable manager and team are secured.
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Frank Boyle
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Boyle
George E. Lichty
Floyd H. van Vleck
James Dunlavey
Arthur Stitz
Stecher Plans Retirement After This Wrestling Season
New York December 2 Joe Stecher world heavyweight wrestling champion plans to quit wrestling after the season. He has cancelled all matches to be in top form for a December 13 bout in New York with Ed Strangler Lewis.
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Associated Press
New York
Joe Stecher
Strangler) Lewis
Stecher
Kentucky
Three Cushion Finals To Start Next Monday
The world three cushion billiards championship finals begin next Monday with leader Layton expected to reach the finals. Robert Cannefax defends the title as Maupome Layton De Ora and Bieckheifer vie for semifinal spots after today’s preliminaries.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. W. Thompson
Robert Cannefax
Layton
Bieckheifer
de Ora
Jackson
Maupome
Pet
jLayten
Pastes
Tackson
Kieokhalfer
Illinois coach Mike Gibbons aids Paul Prehn at UIU
Mike Gibbons of St Paul arrived at the University of Illinois to assist Paul Prehn boxing and wrestling instructor. The retired middleweight will spend three days giving boxing instruction to students at Urbana campus.
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Associated Presa
Urbana
Ill
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
University of Illinois
Paul Prehn
Sting
Chance for Coogan Meets Jeoard After Jersey City Fight
Mel Coogan, the lightweight, would earn a shot at Benny Leonard if he defeats Willie Jackson in Jersey City on Saturday. The potential title bout hinges on that result and was reported today. Sharkey and Lynch clash in New York as a 15 round eliminator to earn a date with Pete Herman for the bantamweight crown.
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Coogan
Chicago
Mel Coogan
Willie Jackson
Jersey City
Benny Jeonard
Sharkey-Eynch
New York
Jack Sharkey
Joe Lynch
Pete Herman
Dartmouth Star Writes Music and Reports on Offseason
Dartmouth center known as "the musical football player" is Texas Bill Cunningham. Off the gridiron he writes music, assists Dartmouth faculty, gives piano recitals, and composes songs. He worked as a war correspondent, interviewed Obregon, and performed in arts circles while also starring for Dartmouth football.
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Hanover
N. H
Texas
Bill” Cunningham
Dartmouth College
Cunningham
Keith
Dartmouth
Hollins Chapel
California
Texas Wizard
Bill
Irvin Berlin
ABE
France
Southwestern
Richard Harding Davis
Mexico
President Obregon
Miss Robertson
New York
Lemans
Carpentier Reflects On America After Visit
Georges Carpentier writes from New York about his American tour, praising the welcome and lessons learned. He says boxing is a science, admires Dempsey while acknowledging a tough bout ahead, and expresses readiness to fight until exhaustion if needed.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
France
America
States
England
Maeterlinck
Tristan Bert ‘Nard
Mouch
Dempsey
Willard
Beckett
British Welterweight Ted Lewis Seeks Britton Bout
New York December 2 Ted Kid Lewis British welterweight champion arrives on the Celtic with manager Charles J Harvey seeking a title clash with Jack Britton world welterweight champion Lewis recently knocked out Johnny Bashall in a 19th round finish in a 20 round bout and aims for Britton contest.
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Associated Press
New York
Ted
Kid) Lewish
Charles J. Harvey
Celtic
Lewis
Johnny Bashall
Jack Britton
Interclass Captains Named For East High Tourney
East High announces interclass basketball captains Scripture senior Wheel er junior Carpenter sophomore and Babcock freshman. First games Monday feature sophomores vs freshmen and juniors vs seniors with a two week schedule and practice sessions following. Coach Kresensky says about 200 players may make up the squad to represent East High.
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East High
Scripture
Wheeler
Carpenter
Babcock
Kresensky
Fighter Fights Tho Jaw Broken in Bout Chaos
Jimmy Cas Hill of St Paul defeated Jackie Rose of Detroit in seven rounds after Rose fought with a jaw broken in two places from the second round. Rose’s sponge was thrown in at the start of the eighth. Preliminary bouts included Frank Arnette versus Jim Cunningham and Benny Boris against Kid Cutie, plus a five minute wrestling win for Kid Hurley over Kid McCory.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Jimmy Cashill
St. Paul
Jackie Rose
Detroit
Rose
Frank Arnette
Jim Cunningham
Fulton
Benny Boris
Rock Island
Kid Cutie
Kid Hurley
Kid McCory
Dewitt
Waterloo Business College Invades Shell Rock Tomorrow
The Waterloo Business College basketball team will face Shell Rock High School tomorrow night at Shell Rock in the opening game of the Waterloo team’s schedule. Players include Kenneth Burnham Duane Knight Charles Burke William Lawrence James Forrester Rodney Fee and Cornelius Van Sirke. The squad will then play Wartburg College at Waverly next Wednesday and Cedar Rapids Business College here the following Wednesday. The team will use the M. C. G. A. floor.
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Waterloo Business College
Shell Rock High School
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Kenneth Burnham
Duane Knight
Charles Burke
William Lawrence
James Forrester
Rodney Fee
Cornelius van Sirke
Wartburg College
Waverly
Cedar Rapids Business College
Change in Intercollegiate Wrestling Scoring New York Dec
The Intercollegiate Wrestling Association altered points for decisions from four to three while a fall still earns five points. The announcement was made today in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Stadium Plan eyed for Ann Arbor site
Detroit Mich Dec 2 Plans for building a $400000 stadium at Gerryfield Ann Arbor that would seat 44000 were discussed by the Michigan alumni organization and university athletic authorities. Based on this season’s football attendance the stadium would pay for itself in a few years.
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UBDY
Detroit
Mich
Gerryfield
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Moore Tremaine boxing match set in Cleveland
Pat Moore a middleweight will clash with Carl Tremaine of Cleveland in a ten round bout here tonight. This will be their third encounter in the series.
Iowa City Outlook Knicks: Iowa Basketball Prospects Aiming High
Iowa faces a transition from outdoor track to basketball as indoor facilities lag. Last year Iowa beat Chicago and Wisconsin on their floors, with a strong returning lineup. Purdue appears strongest in the conference, while Chicago Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana Michigan Northwestern and Ohio mix as contenders. Iowa unlikely to win but in the running for 1922.
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Daily
Iowan
Iowa
Illinois
Evanston
Chicago
Wisconsin
Purdue
Maroons
Fitnois
Meanwell
Missouri
Minnesota
Indiana
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Northwestern
Ohio
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