Showdown Looms Between Johnson and Landis Over Baseball’s Future
Reports from Hartford say Pither Bao Johnson president of the American League and Commissioner Kenesaw Landis face a clash at the upcoming National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues meeting. The dispute centers on control of the game and Johnson’s role as league president, with debate over removing him or voting confidence in Landis amid long standing friction between the two.
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Davis J. Walsh
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Landis
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National Commission
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Chicago
Shamafar Leagues
Marnates
Altho
Supreme Court of Baseball
Aas
National Association of Professional Baseball
Learves
John Gonway Toole
Inncgional League
2Eigtion
John Hail
Mayers
U.S
Waterloo and Des Moines football links and local sports moves
Des Moines reports Marshalltown and Waterloo clubs clashed this fall in a 20 to 0 win for Waterloo. The piece notes Cedar Rapids area banquet honors for Washington and Grant players and college stars Arthur Poe and local figures, with shifts in basketball plans and regional team signings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Hupids
Stellary
Kiwanis
Liong
Washington x
Grant High School
College
Arthur Poe
Princeton
Waterloo Innecteon
Pressurer's report notes widespread minor league sales and league tweaks
The report states 28 Minner Lewsues representing 202 cities employ 6 123 players and a national treasury of 1 5447 dollars. The Pacific Coast league opposes majors draft reservists and longer draft terms. Trades include Miller Huggins on the St Louis roster and several pitchers changing hands between leagues as schedules and waivers open.
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Pacific Coast League
Willians
Tickey
Toole
Hun
Conpire Atadlin
Anurewa Association
Bill Gutlsie
Peebfle
Revene
Wrestler Zybyszko Beats Stelnek in Short Match
International wire reports claim Hans Zybyszko defeated Stelnek in a three fall bout that lasted just over three minutes. Zybyszko won the first fall at 20:45 the second at 8:40 and the third at 17:25, dominating the clash at the end.
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Chicave
Dee
Lanother
Coult
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Via'ko
Stein
Zsbyszko
Unbeaten 1924 SEK High School Grid Teams
Iowa high school football saw six teams finish undefeated and four more with only ties in 1924. Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Thomas Jefferson of Council Bluffs, Carroll, Milton and Wapello claimed perfect records, while Cedar Rapids led in national title chatter due to wins over Sioux Falls and Stillwater.
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Ius Moines
Trea
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Thomas Jefferson
Cornell Bluffs
Carroll
Milton
Wapello
Kirtham
Leon
Rock Rapids
Dubuque
Sioux C Deat Sheldon
Storm Lake
East Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Shenandoah
Spirit Lake
Ottumwa
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Stillwater
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Lantsville
Surrisburg
Omaha Centrak
Council
Ruffs
Oakland
Glen Wood
Waconbire
Sidney
Missouri Valley
Lincoln
Currell
Denison
Scranton
Harlan
Odebolt
Kookweoll City
Sac City
Eda Grove
Coon Rapids
Jefferson
Southeastern Iowa
Lover Keosauqua
Exline
Donnell‘son
Montton
Graham Among Eligibles for Captaincy of 1925 Iowa Eleven
Yawkeyes will be eligible for the captaincy of the 1925 Iowa football team to be chosen at the annual football banquet tonight. Juniors in the running include Graham Waterloo Romedy Mison City Fry Manning Dauber Iowa City and Schirmer Sioux Falls South Dakota. Senior voters listed are Galloway Carneil Hillis a sophomore and Scantlebur Traminton Hancork Superior Wisconsin Fisher Des Moines Fleckenstein Farrshall Minnesota Otto Sidney and Captain Parkin Waterloo.
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Yawkeyes
Iown
Sant
Walter A. TessUp
Graham
Waterloo
Romedy
Mison City
Fry
Manning
Dauber
Iowa City
Schirmer
Sioux Falls
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Galloway
Carneil Hillis
Scantlebur Traminton
Hancork
Superior
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Tes Moines
Fleckenstain
Farrshall
Minn
Otto
Sidney
Capt
Parkin
Yankees Sign Colorado College Star Frank MacDougal
Colorado Springs, Colo. December reports reveal that Frank MacDougal Colorado College senior and all Rocky Mountain Conference football star will accept an offer to join the New York Yankees upon graduation next June.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank MacDougal
Colorado College
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Oddities and Dramas Plated Across a Chaotic Page
A dense, fragmented OCR page mix covers politics, theater, weather, and society notes. It references Japanese footwear, Willard Mack, Lincoln train praise, Chaplin rumors, Bolshevik era censorship, and various ad hoc items. The garbled copy blends quotes, headlines, and stray observations without a cohesive single event.
Brilliant Play Seen In Towa U Basketball Practice
City, Ia. reports University of Iowa basketball under head Coach Sam Barry shaping up for the season opener December 13 with Wartburg College visiting. Eight players seen first string, three with intercollegiate experience, new sophomores Horan Van Deusen McConnell tried to fill gaps and multiple forwards alternated.
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Jows City
Sc Mages
University of Iawa
Werbash College
Towa City
Altho
Sam Carry
Barry
Ralph Horan
Osage
Gearge van Deusen
Anamosa
Charles McConnell
Mason City
Jensen
Cesar Rapids
Leonard Raffensperger
Victor
Capt
Janse
Luverne
James Lande
Montiveilo
Gordon Phillips
Town City
Marty Boysen
Yara
Notre Dame Coach Rockne Highlights Field Goal Role
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne notes three field goals can beat a touchdown citing this season’s one field goal by his team. He credits backfield stars Stuhldieier Crowley Jaugden and Bill and compares line play at Pennsylvani a Georgetown and Chicago results with field goals shaping outcomes.
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New York
Dec
Itnute Rockne
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Notre Dame
Rockne
Americal
Stuhldieier
Crowley
Jaugden
Bill
Pennsylvania
Ghica!eo
Quakers
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Georgetown
al Kruez
Chicago
Missouri
Northwestern
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Georgia Fitch
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Vernon Promoter Seeks Dempsey Gibbons Bout
Los Angeles December 3 plans were under way for a Dempsey versus Gibbons return bout. Promoter Jack Doyle was assembling terms while Jack Kearns held firm that no offer had arrived yet. The proposed fight was slated for May 29 at Dayle.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Jack Doyle
Ermon
Jack Kearns
Pempsey
Doyle
Dayle
Iowa State College to Improve Athletic Fields
Iowa State College plans improvements to the athletic field to improve drainage and playability. The football field will have a 2 and a half inch crown, drainage directed outward, and new turf seeded with creeping bent. The baseball diamond will be graded and drained similar to the bleachers, with raised pitcher’s box and moved short field.
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Iowa State College
Iowa State Athletic
Carrington
Minnesota
Golf Ball Change and Walker Cup Schedule
Robert Gardner, vice president of the United States Golf Association, told the Chicago District Golf Association that the parent body will adopt the lighter golf ball at its January conference and will stage the Walker Cup matches every two years instead of annually. The lighter ball reportedly travels within a few yards of the distance of the current ball.
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Chicago
Robert Ay Garder
United States Golf Association
Gardner
Public Opinion Needed to Curb Unsportsmanlike Hunting
A reader critiques modern slaughter methods in hunting ducks using airplanes and nets in Missouri and compares them to practices in Mexico. He argues public opinion can curb unsportsmanlike methods faster than laws, cites a squirrel hunt story, and urges ethical conduct by all outdoorsmen.
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Mexico
Missouri
Wartburg College Cage Outlook Promises Fast Basketball Team
Wartburg College, Waverly Iowa, begins practice under Coach Swenson for a fast season. Captain Dettmer and Heinecken are leaders with many experienced high school players. The opening game is December 17 against Gates Business College of Waterloo. The girls’ team trains and will open the same day as the boys. Schedule includes Gates, Waldert, Grinds Center, Hamilton, and Open dates with home and away contests.
Sharkey Disqualified After Referee Altercation in Ring
Jack Sharkey, challenger for the bantamweight crown, was disqualified after an attack on referee Purdy following a foul call in a bout with Fasano. He collapsed in his corner and had to be carried from the ring.
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Cinternational News Wire
New York
Jack Sharkey
Fasano
Sharkey
Purdy
Marchi Named Iowa Harrier Captain for 1925 Team
Bruno G. Marchi of Salida Colorado has been elected captain of the 1925 University of Iowa cross country team. He ran second to Phelps Hawkeye star and conference champion in most meets, placing fifteenth in the Big Ten meet. He is a junior in liberal arts.
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Bruno G. Marchi
Salida
Colo
University of Iowa
Phelps
Hawkeye Star
College of Liberal Arts
Teamo Open Basket Slate at East High Tuesday
Intermediate division of the Sunday school basketball league opened its season at East High last night. Several close games set the pace for a tight race to the division title with Walnut Street Baptist, First Presbyterian, United Brethren, and Christ Episcopal among the strong contenders. The Unlimited division begins at West High tonight.
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St. Paul's
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West High
Dubuque High Picks Green Basket Quintet
Dubuque Iowa December 3 with two stars lost and eight semester ineligibles Dubuque high coach Ted Payseur must build a team for the season. Green material has been practicing three weeks with candidates Puls Nelson Baal and captain elect Howe emerging as promising.
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Dubuque
Joseph Jacobsen
Morton Harvey
Ted Payseur
Dubuque High
Mayseur
Bellevue
Puls
Nelson
Baal
Elect Howe
Giants and Sox plan South American tour next year
NY Giants and Chicago White Sox will tour South America in the coming year to spread baseball. John J. McGraw says the Europe trip was a missionary effort, not financially profitable, but planted the idea of baseball as a world sport with growing interest in Paris and London and hope for warm receptions in South American cities.
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International News Wire
New York
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
South America
Rio de Janeiro
John
Europe
John J. McGraw
McGraw
Paris
London
Warner
France
England
Buena Vista Picks Eddie Hagedorn as Captain
Storm Lake Iowa December 3 Eddie Hagedorn of Denison Iowa was elected to lead the 1925 Buena Vista college football eleven. The election occurred at a banquet honoring this year s squad.
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Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Eddie Hagedorn
Denison
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