Webber Hurt In Sunday Hockey Practice Injury at Hippodrome hospital
Louie Webber star player for the American Legion hockey team was carried to Allen Memorial hospital after a skate cut above the knee during Sunday practice. The injury, four stitches, occurred when Webber slipped on a sawdust patch. the session showed Waterlo o hockey may have a bright season ahead with Vaughn returning to compete for goalie duties and young Ralph Gore impressing in forward play.
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Willey
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Roy Malcolm
Hans
Wagner
Gene Collette
Bil Vaughan
Jack Hand
Canada
Vaughn
St. Louis Hockey Club
Malcolm
Ralph Gore
Hand
Waterloo
Smith family centers Missouri football for seventh season
Ray Smith, a 175 pound sophomore center for the University of Missouri, is the third family member to play the same position for the team. This marks the seventh consecutive season with a Smith brother as center for Missouri.
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University of Missouri
Smith Brothers
Missouri
All Sorts of Sports in Dubuque Hockey Meeting
The article notes a public meeting next Thursday in Dubuque to discuss forming a local hockey league with a new open-air rink at Olinger park highlighted by floodlights. It also mentions coaching updates and several high school and college sports developments, including Rhodes scholars and upcoming games in the Mississippi Valley area.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Clinton
Iowa City
Iowan Song and Noted Legal Clash in Rural Echoes
A rural Iowa flavor runs through Estelle’s lyric about white cottages and friendly neighbors. The column recalls a famous lawsuit where Uncle Sam sued Senator Couzens, seeking 510 million while the defense secured 1 million, and ends with a quip about touring cars and gangsters, reflecting broader social ironies of the era.
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Senator Couzens
Gnu antics and odd notices from a 1920s page
A collage of quirky items features a mischievous gnu at a Washington zoo injuring a keeper, jokes about his look, and a note on Adolphe Medijou trying dozens of new suits. Des Moines headlines hint at Waterloo man winning a national diary post, plus humorous instructions about firing and posture.
Miller Family Furnishes Fifth Football Captain at West High
The Miller family collects another captain at West High as Homer Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Miller, becomes the fifth captain. The Rotary club banquet followed a Rose football squad gathering, with talks by Tom Moore, Dunsmoor, George Shoemaker, Ortus Watson, and Coach Ralph Sarff.
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West High
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John G. Miller
Old Rose
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Robert
Aaron
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William Gibson
Tom Moore
Dunsmoor
George Shoemaker
Rotary
Ortus Watson
Ralph Sarff
Egyptian Farmers Cultivate Tiny Plots on Large Scale
More than 1,000,000 Egyptian farmers cultivate liny farma of about one third of an acre. The article notes extensive smallholdings forming a vast agricultural network across the country.
Georgia Tech Eyes Pasadena Bid in 1928 Football Race
Georgia Tech aims to cap a flawless season by facing California in Pasadena on New Year’s Day and to be the first eastern power to beat a west coast foe. Tech leads a select group of unbeaten teams. Tennessee, Florida, Utah, Southern California, and Nebraska also boast strong records, with Tech dominating All-Southern honors and contributing multiple players to national All-American picks.
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Associated Press
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Far West
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Pasadena
California
Mississippi
Georgia
Tech
Detroit
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Tennessee
Habe
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Volunteers
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Florida
Knoxville
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Tornado
Frank Speer
Peter Punch
Warner Mizell
Illinois
Pacific Coast
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Texas
Nebraska
Yale Football Tickets Recall Old Rivalry With Portrait Stamp
Yale supporters receiving football tickets are reminded of an old gridiron rivalry as a stamp on the mail shows a portrait of former Princeton president Worrow Wilson, linking the schools through a shared history.
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Yale
Princeton University
Worrow Wilson
Or To Old Tricks Battling Levinsky Fight Recap
Battling Levinsky, famed for clever tactics, is back in action after a string of recent victories. In three nights he fought and won three bouts, showcasing his renowned ring craft and staying power.
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Levinsky
Villanova’s Rise Under Harry Stuhldreher as Coach
The 1928 Villanova football team posted no defeats with seven wins and a scoreless tie against Temple, marking a sharp turnaround from prior seasons. Harry Stuhldreher, once Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen quarterback, is lauded as a rising coach guiding the small Philadelphia area school back to prominence after decades of decline.
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Temple
Harry
Dickinson
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Bucknell
Boston College
Harry Stuhldreber
Four Horsemen of
Notre Dame
Army
Princeton
Georgia Tech
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Northwestern
Carnegie Tech
Stanford
Don Miller
Jimmy Crowley
Elmer Leyden
Waterloo and Clear Lake plan winter hockey venture
A promotional group in Clear Lake aims to foster hockey as a high school sport with three rinks, a warming house, and a 40 foot ski jump, while Waterloo may face a hockey rival as plans unfold. The piece also notes growing legal game-raising practices and NY licenses under conservation law with a $5 fee.
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Clear Lake
A. A. Ames
Mason City
Clear Lake Country Club
Hudson
N. Y
Conservation Department
Paddy Driscoll Nears Retirement After Bears Packers Loss
Chicago reports Paddy Driscoll, a football stalwart for nearly two decades, hints he may retire but only as a winner. The 1930s era star, famed for drop kicks and speed, returned for one last game against Green Bay, yet the Packers prevailed 6 to 0.
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Paddy Driscol
Paddy
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Driscoll
Northwestern University
Great Lakes
National League Managers Meet to Talk Trading
National League magnates and managers met at Waldorf Astoria for routine matters and a joint NL-AL session in Chicago. John Heydler’s five year presidency and a possible raise from 25000 topped the agenda amid multiple trade talks and looming deals involving Pirates, Cubs, Giants, Reds, Braves, Cardinals, and Robins.
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Chicago
John Heydler
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Glenn Wright
George Grantham
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Adolfo Luque
Pete Donohue
Boston Braves
George Kelly
Cincinnati
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
George Harper
Rabbit Maranville
Cardinals
Braves
Lance Richbourg
Reds
Kelly
Harper
Richbourg
College and professional basketball scores across teams
State and college games report varied results with Iowa beating South Dakota 37 to 17. North Dakota edged Minnesota 25 to 24. Northwestern defeated Wabash 35 to 20. Washington University of St. Louis beat Indiana 31 to 30. Chicago topped Monmouth 28 to 16. Wooster won over Goodyear 44 to 39. Ohio Wesleyan beat Ohio State 36 to 20. Elmhurst defeated Lisle 43 to 18. Princeton prevailed over Drexel 29 to 17. Wisconsin beat Wisconsin freshmen 52 to 14. Fordham beat St Francis 29 to 16. Augustana beat Wartburg normal 28 to 22. Rochester defeated Brooklyn 29 to 22. New York Hiakoahs defeated Paterson 36 to 26.
Alphabet teams in sports draw strong reader showdown
By Al Demaree former pitcher New York Giants describes fans building rival all alphabet teams in football and baseball with player names starting with each letter. Lists examples from Colerick to Yale and Indiana and Army and Ohio State and Newark reader groups propose varied sports stars across football boxing golf swimming polo hockey and more.
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New York Giants
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Walter Knoll
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Notre Dame
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L. T
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Clark
R. T
Harvard
Calverton
BR. E
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Q. B
Cagle
aArmy
Carroll
F. G
Ohio State
Gym Classes for East High Faculty This Winter
Gymnasium classes for male faculty members of east district will be held weekly through the winter in East High gym. George S. Faust, gym instructor, announced today. They will be held each Monday evening, with the first one scheduled tonight. A faculty volleyball team will be organized to play other city teams.
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East High Gymnasium
George S. Faust
Sharkey Eyes Comeback Fight With DeKuh In Boston
Boston's Jack Sharkey returns to action for a 10 round bout with Arthur DeKuh in his hometown. Tex Rickard and Madison Square Garden officials fear a misstep after recent upsets and doubt Sharkey's timing due to a five month layoff and knee injury. DeKuh is a stand up fighter with a vulnerable chin, while Sharkey's preparation and form are uncertain for tonight's event.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Arthur DeKuh
Tex Rickard
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Sharkey
Hanson
Dempsey
DeKah
Sharkey Hasn't Been In There Mingling For Upward of Five Months. Mr. Sharkey
Tex
Rickard
Johnny Risko
Heeney
DeKuh
Steely Shamrocks Fall to Austin Basketeers 43 28
Steely Shamrocks were defeated by the Austin independent basketball team in Austin Minnesota 43 to 28 Saturday evening. Waterloo led 16 to 10 after the first period and trailed by one at halftime 20 to 19. Hanson and Erickson sparked the visitors late while Schammel Horch each scored nine for Steely. Austin, last year Minnesota amateur champions, has scheduled a return game in a few weeks.
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Austin
Minn
Waterloo
Hanson
Erickson
Schammel
Horch
Fine
Minnesota
Coyote Five Arrives for Still College Clash
Des Moines reports the South Dakota university basketball team came to town for a game against Still College tonight. SDU previously lost to Iowa 37 to 17 last Saturday. This marks Still College’s first major basketball game of the season in Des Moines.
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U.P
South Dakota University
Still
South Dakota Five
University of Iowa
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