Controversy Predicted at Chicago Football Meeting
At the Big Ten annual conference in Chicago on December 6, debates focus on the eligibility of Mayes McLain and Allan Holman who faced protests from several alumni and schools. Transfers and two years of scholastic attendance are key points as coaches plan for a historically ambitious 1925 football program with major intersectional games.
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Chicago
Mayes McLain
Towa
Allan Holman
Ohio State
Big Ten
Savor- Hay
McLain
Iowa
Haskell
Wolman
Ames
Holman
Iowa State College
John R Griffiths
Baseball Talk on Pitches to Ruth and Teammates
A garbled reminiscence quotes fans and players debating pitching to Babe Ruth and other stars. The dialogue mentions Warren Brown, McGraw, and strategy about who to pitch to in key moments, reflecting nostalgic fan lore from old games.
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Warren Brown
Hier
Hattery Polis
Brooklin
Rus
Gelty
Merry
St Louis
Ead Warren
Dale Barchat
Ruth
Robby
Toby
Young Tan
Lizerndt
McGraw
Fred Snoderass
Hazleton Teams Set to Host Quasqueton in Hoops Showdown
Hazleton High School to host Quasqueton High tomorrow night in boys and girls basketball. Band to perform as Hazleton hosts its 13th home game of the season on the new floor.
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Hazleton
Quas- Queton High
Hazleton Links
Prom Canada to Panama and other holiday musings
The letter page mingles travel whimsy from Ottawa and Chicago with holiday gift musings and social jokes. It notes a Texas gunman in a New York hospital for a joint ailment, mentions boxers and white rings, and laments rail fares while birds glide south and golf survives winter.
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Litchfield West
Cedar Falls Youth Now Candidate for Ames Cage Squad
Cedar Falls youth joins Ames cage team as Coach Louis Menzo directs Iowa State college basketball in an exclusive pre season program. The opener is set for December 20 with Simpson College visiting the state gymnasium.
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Cedar Falls
Ames’ Cage Squad
Couriar Sprcial Fervier
Ames
Louis Menzo
Ims
Iowa State College
Simpson College
State Gymnasium
Lester Lande
Northwood
Fred Tudwig
Lawson
Glenn Woolf
Irwin
M.H
Doe Trylor
Monte
Billiard Tourney Set at Popular Cigar Store
A pocket billiard tournament is planned at the Popular Cigar Store in two weeks. Frank, the proprietor, announced prizes for winners and prizes to be awarded to top groups. The event follows a Waterloo tournament where the Popular Cigar Store team placed first with a 27 to 3 victory.
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Fortnnight
Frank
Dsr Nach Group
Tingers
Adayy
Waterloo Bilard Teague
Popilliar
Frank Wrog
Dirfestt Nauman Company Tean
Workman denies quitting at Ames amid coaching rumors
Noel Workman head football coach at Iowa State denies reports he will leave. N Metcalf director of athletics echoes denial, stating Iowa State will keep Workman indefinitely and that his work is valued as he serves a third year guiding football and baseball.
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Cours
Ames
Iowa State College
Noel Workman
Workman
Ber Iien
Earnest Bearg
Nebraska
N. Metcalf
Inwa
Seite
Iowa State
Workmery
Lete
Biddle Millions Seek Suggessor to Gene Tunney
Wealthy Philadelphia heir Anthony J Drexel Biddle Jr limits focus to boxing amid a plan to back top contenders. He paid 520000 for Rene de Vos’s managerial contract and seeks a heavyweight champion with Jimmy Bronson’s help. A camp near the city may train boxers and staff. Major Anthony J Drexel Biddle Sr remains active in boxing circles.
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New York
Tony" Biddle
Philadelphia
Nick
Tony
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr
Rene de Vos
Jimmy Bronson
Gene Tunney
Blonde Fox
Belgium
Mickey Walker
Eldette
Bronson
Altha Rene
Grack
Bulgaria
Gene Turmney
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Major Niddle
Philadelpha
Jack O'Brien
Rod Grufo
Frank Brie
Kid Willams
Jack Jettson
Jill Jeffries
Bd Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Societ Fy
Deny
Dader
Frankly
Tie Sport
Dseetie
Ost Lees
Alremgihon
Ted
Ackley High schedules busy basketball season
Ackley tilga school announces the season with a Dec 4 home opener and a series of games against Iowa teams and nearby opponents. The schedule lists Wan day and Fri games through February with Alden Cheneyva Parkersburg and Wellsburg among venues.
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Fcoir
Sreewal Servierd Ackley, Inc
Dee
Ackley Tilga
Iowa Palla
Alden
Cheneyva
Parkersburg Thers
Yoann
Spider Interferes In Golf Match Disputed Rule Ruling
The opening round at Virginia Hot Springs sees a ruling on a spider on the green. Official Mr. Depew lifts the insect by hand, declaring it in the same category as a live worm and record-worthy as a lesson on proper rules conduct.
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Associated Press
Virginia Hot Springs
Dorothy Vampired Ward
Harry Presser
Ganson Derne
Mr. Depew
Mrs. Campbell
St Johns Basketball Schedule Announces Several Contests
The St Johns Cedar Rapids schedule lists multiple games starting with St Patrick’s of Cedar Rapids as the first opponent next Tuesday evening. Secretary-treasurer Gi Agimus notes stiff encounters ahead with several other matchups planned at various local venues through the period.
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Convier Sprefal
St. Patrick’s High School of
Cedar Rapids
St. Jahn’s Hin
Wl PF Agimus
Fo Lie Tran
Cedar Rape
Watering Alhosten
Wittarhig
Mayler
Manchester
Watertars
Elkader
Fantloelo
Menterby
Charles City and Waukon Lead High School Conference
Charles City and Waukon claim a share of the Northeast Town high school football title after a season with mixed results. Waukon won three conference games and Charles City won four, producing a tie with Decorah. Charles City disputes the official record noting uneven opponents and defense of their claim.
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Charles City
Waukon
Saeelat
Ta. Dee
Rash Waukon
Charles City High School
Northeast Town
Charles Gity
Norsemen End Season With Narrow Win Over Cresco
The team held a good season, with key games such as Osage losing to New Hampton. Cresco Decorah Nashua fell to the Chickasaw lads, Decorah dealt with injuries, and Cresco Mushua and West Union struggled with inexperience. The Norsemen closed strong by beating Cresco as the standings wrap.
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Charles City
Osage
New Hampton
Cresco
Decorah
Nashua
Chickasaw
Norsemen
Mushua
West Union
Team of Giraffes Enters Tigers Cage at Missouri
Columbia, Mo Dec 6 Nine cagers out for 1929 squad stand tall at least six feet. Charles Huhn sophomore center leads a tall lineup including Bob Mckenzie Treach Huker Craig Alston Ruble and Welsh as they face the Missouri Tigers in the Big Six.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Charles Huhn
Bob Mckenzie
Treach
Huker
Craig
Alston
Ruble
Welsh
Detroit Hockey Men Nominated for Promotion
Three leading Detroit Olympians of the Canadian Professional league were considered for promotion to the major league. Bernard Brophy will join the Detroit Cougars Sunday night and be available against the New York Rangers. Brydge and Harvey Rockbump may be called up. the Olympians rejected a $17,500 offer for Black Durr.
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Detroit
Detroit Olyampics
Bernard Brophy
Detroit Cougars
New York Rangers
Bul Brydge
Harvey Rockbump
Olympic
Gougars
Olympien
Rangers
Durr
Glasgow Named Captain Of Iowa 1929 Football Team
Willis A. Glasgow, Town City, becomes captain of the University of Iowa football squad for 1929, the seventh Hawkeye halfback to lead since 1889. Glasgow, a noted ground gainer, led Iowa in rushing in 1927 and 1928 with 546 yards this season, surpassing 1927 by 17 yards. He will remain out of competition until February 1 as Coach Otto Vegel restructures the squad.
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Courier Special Service
Willis A. Glassgow
University of Town
Reigan Af
Hawkeye
Jed
Leland Parkin
Waterloo
Gilb
Iowa
Burton Ingwersen
Parkin
Glassgow
Aubrey Devine
Haakeyes
Middle West
Otto Vegel
Football captain-elect to report as shortstop
Player who will serve as captain elect will join the baseball infield as shortstop. He has played the position for two seasons and hit above .350 last spring. Glasgow entered the university in February 1926.
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Glassgow
Nine Officials Represent Town at Big Ten Meet
Nine representatives from Town City Iowa depart for the Western conference meeting in Chicago to oversee university athletic interests. The group includes Dr. F P Belting and Prof Louis Pelzer with wardens Burton Ingwersen George Bresnahan Otto Vogel and others. Main business is drafting schedules for six sports baseball track swimming tennis gymnastics and wrestling with related meetings of directors faculty representatives football coaches and ticket managers.
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Chicago
Princeton
University of Washington
Ilinois
Army
Chan- Raign
Wisconsin
Colgate
Madison
Harvard
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Ohio State
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Navy
Columbus
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Ndiang
Courier
Town City
University of Iowa
FP. BE. Belting
Division of Physical Education
Louis Pelzer
Burton A. Ingwersen
George T. Bresnahan
Otto H. Vogel
David A. Armbruster
Ernest G. Schroeder
Orville Simmons
Walter R. Fieseler
Tuffy Griffiths Set for Chicago Ring Clash Next Wednesday
Promoter Jim Mullex unveils an all star boxing card in Chicago featuring Jerry Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City a heavyweight, Joey Medill a Chicago lightweight, Jory Sanger of Milwaukee a junior lightweight, and Jack McCarthy of Chicago a welterweight. Opponents unnamed.
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Chicago
Jim Mullex
Jerry Tuffy Griffiths
Sioux City
Joey Medill
Jory Sanger
Milwaukee
McGuiskey Named 1929 Tutor Captain at Cedar Falls
Dave McGuiskey of Woodbine was elected captain of the 1929 Tutor football team at a Cedar Falls dinner attended by President Latham and the athletic board. The Star halfback, second in Iowa Conference scoring last season, succeeds retiring end Gray Orr and Ollie Meyer departs after his final game.
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Coursar
Cedar Falls
Dave McCuskey
Woodbine
Towa State Teachers College
McCuskey
School Athletic Board
GO. R. Latham
Iowa
Ollie Meyer
Waterloo
Jineman
Gray Orr
Crilar Falls
P& Star
Paul Bender
Latham
Athletic Board
New Hampton High Reports Large Basketball and Wrestling Squads
Forty players reported for basketball and thirty for wrestling at New Hampton high school as winter schedules begin. The 17 basketball games start with Nashua on December 14, with matches against Lawler Cresco West Union East Waterloo Osage and others through February.
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East Waterloo
Decotah
Charles City
Dan
Cedar
Osage
Detcorah
Clear Lake
Eeb
Cresco
Nashtin
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Bobby
Wheerr Rsobinson
Ty AL Nemarrr
Pilcher New York Giants
Canada
Panama
Herald
John Dent
Archie
Newnessey
Texas
Ww. Fi
Biddle
Gene Toney
Ackley
Robert M. Cutting
Western Golf Association
the Spider and
Spipersha
Inky
Keeler
St. Johns Basket
Orn
Mts Pus
Charles Oty
Hampton Bi
GAG Necomahan
Cresco Oery
Wwioat Union
Nashun
Detroit Hockey Men
Tuffy Griffiths
Dave McGuiskey
New Hampton High
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