Paul Smith Elected Captain of 1926 Hawkeye Eleven
Waterloo born Paul Smith was elected captain of the 1926 Iowa Hawkeyes football team at the annual Jessup banquet. The West High graduate, injured midseason but returning, is also a varsity basketball player and will cap his gridiron career next season. Smith succeeds Harold Gritin as captain, last in a line of four Iowa captains.
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Waterloo
University of Iowa
Paul
Foot) Smith
West High
Hawkeye
Walter A. Jessup
Smith
Harold W.gritin
Sioux City
Center
Otte
Romey
Michigan
Qtte
Taat
Althouthe
California
Was
Iowa
Forward
Lynch Beats Rosenberg In Ten Round Non Title Bout
In Oakland California Joe Lynch won a ten round decision over Charley Phil Rosenberg world bantamweight champion, though both weighed above bantam limits. Lynch attacked early, Rosenberg fought back, and the bout remained close with Rosenberg pressing late. Also K O Phil Kaplan stopped Johnny Kling in eight.
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Oakland
Cal
California
Joe Lynch
Lynch
Charley Phil Rosenberg
New York
Rosenberg
Califfornian
Saz
Lylith
Tynen
Altho Rosenberg
K.O. Phil Kaplan
Johnny Kling
Old Rose Basketsmen Elect Captain After Dec 16 Game
West High will elect the basketball captain for the 1926-27 season after the December 16 game with Pinkerton High. Joe Sansone becomes ineligible at 21, prompting a new leader choice unlikely to be Roger Warelman or Arza Burgess. The 1926 football captain to be announced at the annual banquet.
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Old Rose
West High
Pinkerton High
Ralph Sarff
Touay
Joe Sansone
Roger Warelman
Arza Burgess
Féear
Annus Stoathall Danunet
Squid
Tlotel Russell-Lamron
Erenintes
Fripper Bandit Headlines Spark Mock Newsroom Riffs
A playful clipping mocks headline writing with a string of spoof titles and garbled phrases. It notes the art of crafting captions and hints at reader bones through eccentric, satirical lines.
Early Morning Idyl and Campaign Chorus Echoed in Washington
A Washington writer surveys court records in major cities claiming every arrestee faces a 50 50 chance of conviction. Observations include columnists traveling to Washington to brief a committee on the Steck Brookhart campaign and reactions to Pa Ferguson defending Ma against Dan Aloody. Denver bans Charleston in a dance hall citing integration concerns amid strong constitutional arguments.
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Washington
Pa' Ferguson
Denver
Charleston
Aiias
Don Graham Praised by University of Iowa Coach
Marshalltown Iowa hosts a banquet where Don Graham is lauded by Don Burt Agwersen for his key role on the 1925 Hawkeye team. Coach Ingwersen notes Graham’s defensive play and hunting skills were overlooked by writers overshadowed by Kutsch and Fry. George Miller, 27, a regular guard for Marshalltown High in 1925, will lead the red and blue team next year.
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Marshalltown
Burt Agwersen
University of Iowa
Seatral
Don Graham
Waterloo
Hawkeye
Sneversen
Graham
Iowa
Kutsch
Fry
George Miller
Marshalltown High School
West High Stadium Plans Take Shape With Fencing
West High plans to start stadium work next spring aided by Thanksgiving receipts. Proposed 2,19 foot woven wire fence around Takist Street athletic field with temporary bleachers to be erected next year. Permanent concrete bleachers later. Fence cost about 806 dollars.
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Stada Ari
West High Initiates Intramural A E E Basketball
West High starts intramural basketball on December 19 at the Old Rose Institute with over 100 volunteers. Coach Ralph Sarff aims to develop fundamentals for football and track while selecting 15 varsity candidates from a pool of about 294 players. An interclass tournament will cap the season, with a trophy donated by Waterloo businessmen to the winning class.
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West High
Ralph Sarff
Volue
Old Rosé Institute
Call To Arms Way
Sarff
Case
YntercIags ‘Teirney
Waterloo
Asv
Big Punch Stirs American Boxing worship and past champs
The article lauds the value of a decisive punch across sports and names legends like Ruth, Tilden, Hagen, Grange, Dempsey, and Berlenbach as exemplars. It notes a decline in flashy punchers since Jim Corbett era and highlights Berlenbach as a popular current figure famed for his finishing power.
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Ty Ardemarke
Lormer Witcher
Habe Ruth
el Tilden
Walter Hagen
Red Grange
Jack Dempsey
Paul Berlenbach
Jim Corbett
Gene Tunney
Gibons
Gibbons
Selby
Paul Berlen
Txin
Alwars
Bi Purnen
Dempsey
Vinnbad
Towa Cagers Face Opponents From Seven States This Year
Iowa City Iowa Special A recasting of Hawkeye schedules shows University of Iowa football will play eight games against teams from eight states Arkansas Missouri Illinois Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota and California. In basketball the Hawkeyes face seven of eleven opponents from different states Indiana Illinois Missouri Ohio Michigan and Minnesota. Notre Dame Indiana University and Wabash loom as strong foes in Hoosier country with Northwestern Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan State also on the slate.
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Iowa City
Dev.o
University of Towa
Hawkeye
Iowans
Arkansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Hawkeyes
Dlinois
Michigan
Minneso
Jowans
Wabash
Brtter
Notre Dame Ann India University
Northwestern UN
Wiinnis Saupy
Cope
W Mein
Local youth takes third in five mile run in Omaha Nebraska
Arnold S. Bender of Waterloo tied for third in the five mile championship at the U. A. meet in Omaha on Thanksgiving day. He is not in school now and works in Town City but plans to re-enter in spring. Bender ran unattached behind Lamb of the Omaha Y M C A and Schmidt of Creighton, and had previously defeated Lamb at the five mile Midwestern A A U run in Iowa City last June.
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Arnold S. Bender
Waterloo
University of Iowa
ALA. U
Oma
Bender
Omaha
Lamb
Omaha Y. M. C. A
Schmidt
Creighton University
Towaity
Drake Relay Meet Dates Set For April 23 24
Drake University athletic director Issie Solem will attend a Big Ten meeting in Chicago to confirm April 23 24 as the Drake relays dates. He plans to confer with Commissioner John L Griffith as Kansas officials prepare for April 16 17. Both meets shift earlier than last year and Drake clashes with the Penn relays schedule.
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Des Moines
Apj
Issie Solem
Drake University
Chicago
Tates
Drake
Penn
Berlenbach Favorite in Final Week Granting Delaney Challenge
Paul Berlenbach weighs 177 pounds in Summit New Jersey signaling nearly a 10 pound edge over challenger Jack Delaney who must make 175 pounds for their light heavyweight title bout on December 1. Delaney’s camp reports indicate weight buildup struggles due to recent illness. Berlenbach, once stopped by Delaney before winning the title, is a 7 to 5 favorite in betting.
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New Fork
Dec
Jack Delaney
Paul Berlenbachh
Summit
N. J
Delaney
Beilenbach
Four Ames Harriers Awarded Letters
Four Cyclone distance runners from Ames receive varsity letter awards. The honorees include Ay Conger Riceville Captain Marshall prey Marion and Albert Cervi Berwick. Minor letters go to Jor Moffett Port Madison. Cervi and Dawn are new. The group formed part of the Cyclone squad that finished second in the Missouri Valley cross country meet this year.
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lTss
Itis
Ay Conger
Riceville
Marshall Prey Marion
Albert Cervi
Berwick
Jor Moffett
Port Madison
Cervi
Dawn
Cyrlone
Missouri Valley Crosscountry
Morgan defeats Ballerino to claim junior lightweight title
Ted Morgan, former Broadway High School student now based in Vallejo California, knocked out world junior lightweight champion Mike Ballerino in the tenth round in Los Angeles. Morgan weighed 128 pounds. Ballerino 139 3-4. Morgan plans an eastward move to pursue Kid Kaplan and defend his crown.
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Los Angeles
Ted Morgan
Broadway High School
Seattle
Vallejo
Cal
Om Sherkey
Mike Ballerino
Bayonne
N. J
Morgan
Ballerino
Benny Whitman
Frank Churchill
Mike
Tnrade East
Kid Kaplan
Mogan
Kaplan
Billy Gitsor
Benny Leonard
Big Ten Coaches Meet To Forestall Professionalism
Chicago on December 3 AP reports a three day meeting of Western conference coaches and athletic directors to discuss preventing professionalism. Topics include rules schedules policy and eligibility cases such as Wisconsin indoor track title controversy involving Michigan’s Brooker. Indoor meet likely at Northwestern in March and outdoor at Wisconsin in June.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Brooker
Wolverine
Vaniter
Big Ten
Northwestern
One Legged Athlete Stars on Center Point Grid and Basketball
Center Point Ta Nem 3. Beryl Tun ter, born with one leg, stars on center in football and plays guard in basketball. He overcame the handicap to join the high school teams and competes in cage sports with a high jump at center before dropping back to guard.
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Center Point
Beryl Tunter
Moose falls 200 feet on North Shore highway
A moose plunged from an artificial cliff on Lake Superior's North Shore, near the recent road cut, and was killed. The incident follows a trail disrupted by the road construction. Nearby notes ponder salt sources used by Indigenous peoples and settlers in the region. A Missouri auto enthusiast built a boat-capped car, enabling fishing on lakes with no boats.
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North Shore Highway
Lake Superior
Missouri
Edouard Horemans Wins 18.2 Balkline Title Over Jake Schaefer
Edouard Horemans defeated Jake Schaefer to claim the world 18.2 balkline billiards championship in Chicago. Schaefer started strong but Carey errors and missed follow shots allowed Horemans to build a decisive lead, finishing 3,491 to 1,426 in the match. Horemans averaged 60.0 and Schaefer 64.6 with a high run of 135 in the final block.
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Chicago
Jake Schaefer
Edouard Horemans
Schaefer
Belgium
Tour
Horemans
Baikline
Twenty two Cyclones receive letters at Iowa State
Ames Iowa December 3 special twenty two football letters were awarded to this year's Cyclone squad by the athletic council at Iowa State college. Six major awards and sixteen minors. Seven veterans end three years of varsity play. Spad Willaman inherits a near full squad as several letters return with replacements.
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Cyclone
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Johnnie Behm
Cleveland
Charlie Hill
Antonka
Norton
Behm
Alvin Thornburg
Frank Mayer
Hunholdt
Karl’ Bond
Newton
John Ringmess
Lake City
Norman Thomas
Garden Grove
Elmer "Kingery
Khoxyilie
Lincoln Cory
Coon Rapids
Vernon Hall
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Anderson
Northwood
Ed Hit
Story City
Willaman
Coe
Anderson
Krekow
Myers
Kingery
Grimes
Thomas
Galbraith
Weiss
Hall
Wisher
Ed Hill
Cory
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