Local practice games test East and West High basketball squads
East High faces Nashua at home while West High hosts Grange township in fall season tuneups that may expose weaknesses. Coach Sarff laments lackluster practices though four players share last season’s state title pedigree. Joe Sansone leads West with brother Dan Sansone on East as two main matchups unfold tonight.
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New Cyclone Grid Captain is Cager and Baseball Star
Ames December 11 Special Bud Coe of Ames has been unanimously chosen by his teammates as captain of the 1926 Iowa State football team. He is an all around athlete who also played forward on last year's basketball team and is a capable first baseman. Coe began at Ames High School in 1919 as an end and starred in football and basketball there.
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Elks Open New Bowling Alleys at Waterloo
Waterloo Elks opened their new bowling alleys at the Elks home yesterday. The lanes will run from 11 a.m. to midnight daily except Sundays, through spring. Glen Tibbitts topped scores with 227, followed by George Shoemaker at 201. John Casey oversees the alleys.
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Purdue Excluded From Iowa Big Ten Schedule 1926
Iowa announces a comprehensive 1926 conference schedule with every Big Ten team except Purdue, arranging multiple meetings across track baseball swimming wrestling gymnastics fencing and other sports. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Chicago each appear frequently, while Purdue is not scheduled in any branch.
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Deer Shots and Odd Tales Spark Local Headlines
In Welland Ontario a hunter reportedly killed two deer with one bullet along the Teakerel River, while in Williamstown Massachusetts a man shot at a deer after borrowing shells, killing it after multiple attempts. The tale is framed as a humorous, true-ish anecdote amid a collage of vintage clippings and cartoons.
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Jesup Quint Meet Opens Sunday School League Action
The First Baptists launch the Sunday school league season at East Mid next Tuesday evening facing First Congregational tasketmen. Cutler Hardware were defeated in Emerson school gym last night, marking the Baptists sixth straight win and boosting their fast legation push to register a strong Buchanan county quintet.
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Former sports editor sues for $25,000 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 11. Faci F. Corgeblin, former sports editor of the Cedar Rapids G hetta, filed a lawsuit against the Cedar Rapids Amusement company for $25,000 in damages. He says he was thrown from a roller coaster last July, resulting in injuries that required amputation of his leg.
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Tabor College Expected To Field Strong Cage Team
Dec. 11 report says five veterans return from last year and Vase Tear’s quintet lost only one game. Returning players include MacFarland Cart Aistrape Grogk Tam and Lennox with several newcomers contending for starting spots such as Nelson McChary Ford Kreugh Keenan Parkhurst Bilordel and Greene.
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East High Football Schedule for 1926 Outlined
East High faces a 16 game schedule for 1926 with home games against Dubuque Charles City Oelwein West High and two open dates. Out of town foes include Independence East Des Moines Marshalltown and Grant High Cedar Rapids. Sept 18 and Oct 40 are open dates with several tentative pairings. Finances for 1925 show receipts 1676.45 expenses 1393.4 leaving a profit of 282.95 plus athletic fund balance around 1480.
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Grinnell to Play 14 Valley Conference Games
Grinnell college plans a 14 game Missouri Valley Conference schedule. Opponents include Kansas at Lawrence, Kansas State at Grinnell, Nebraska at Lincoln, Oklahoma A and M at Norman, Iowa State at Ames, Des Moines and other sites.
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Drake University cage schedule includes 18 games this season
Des Moines details a Drake University basketball schedule with 18 games, 16 against Missouri Valley foes and nonleague meetings with Chicago and Hingis. Dates list Oklahoma and Kansas clashes, Grinnell trips, Nebraska in Lincoln, and Missouri at Columbia, among others.
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Ground Broken for Iowa Field House in Iowa City
Ground breaking ceremonies marked the start of construction on Iowa's new field house. Crews cleared site work began yesterday for a project described as the largest building of its kind in the area, with operations now underway and anticipated to boost facilities for athletics and events.
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Barnard Elected Captain of East High 1926 Eleven
Albert Barnard guard was elected captain of the East High 1926 football squad at a banquet by East district business leaders in Black's Tea Room. A junior who played his first year last season, Barnard is expected to anchor the Orange and Black eleven. Fifteen lettermen voted. nine will return in 1926 while five others may graduate or be ineligible due to the light-semester rule.
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Steventon
Kammeyer
Ames Wrestlers and Boxers Hold Finals of All-College Meet
In Ames Iowa on December 11 the all college wrestling and boxing finals drew 31 boxing entrants and 42 wrestlers. Boxing winners included Jack Hogan Des Moines 115 pounds Johnny Behin Cleveland 132 Harold Spoltz Denmark 145 Alton Long Seymour Delbert Govier Lancaster Wis George Kendall Boone and Clarence Casey Cherokee. Wrestling champions were L Al Shader Fort Dodge 108 pounds C A Myer Ottumwa 115 E Johnson Fostoria 125 A A King Hornice Ny 135 E G Smith Avoca 145 H Wolf Winfield 158 Richard Hahn Cedar Rapids 175 Elmer Kingery heavyweight.
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Cleveland
Harold Spoltz
Denmark
Alton Long
Seymour
Delbert Govier
Lancaster
Wis
George Kendall
Boone
Clarence Casey
Cherokee
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Fort Dodge
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Ottumwa
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Richard Hahn
Cedar Rapids
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Drata University Football Draws Fifty Thousand Fans
About 50,000 attended Drata university football games this fall despite poor weather. Attendance figures include Washington at St Louis 3000 Kansas Aggies at Des Moines 5975 Oklahoma at Norman 7900 Grinnell at Grinnell 2751 Kansas at Lawrence 4000 Nebraska at Des Moines 6574 Iowa State at Des Moines 13323 Southern Methodist at Dallas 7666.
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Missouri Tigers to Meet West Virginia in 1926 Series
Morgantown W Va Dec 11 Another major intersectional game was set when West Virginia University agreed to host Missouri Tigers on Oct 30 under a two year contract. The following year Mountaineers will visit Columbia Mo for the return.
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Onion A Day Fails To Keep Coeds Away
Former Notre Dame star Deach Mac Houser orders raw onions for Midland College football players to build strength. Coeds protest claiming onions cause mental distress and strong breath. Athletes continue onion training while coeds guard their stocks as they prepare for potential encounters.
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Dempsey Wills Bout Nearer as Financers Seek Site
Chicago reports financial storms sway the heavyweight title match between Champion Jack Dempsey and challenger Harry Wills. South Bend forfeits delay. new promoters and a possible New Jersey site are discussed in Los Angeles and Chicago meetings. Tex Rickard notes the bout might only work financially in New York, with Chicago officials eager to bring the fight east.
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South Bend
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Michigan City
Tex Rickard
Bour
Los Angeles
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Fisher Takes Two Falls From Engle In Duel
Charles Fisher a lumber jack from Butternut Wisconsin defeated Bernie Engle to win two falls to one in their three fall match in Dubuque Iowa. Engle took the opening fall in 45 minutes before Fisher captured the next two. Richard Horner debuting as a heavyweight also won in straight falls over Carl Zn of Green Bay.
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Locke's Scoring Mark Still God Like
The 1922 Iowa scoring record by Gordon Locke of 12 touchdowns in five Big Ten games remains unmatched after three seasons. When the mark was set it included only conference games. later totals for all 1922 games rose to 16. Other players with high counts include Gosterbaan Almquist Kutsch and Grange, with six apiece. Johnny Moen elected Mason City high’s football captain for next fall by two votes. In Salt Lake City a fifth sentencing of Ralph Seyboldt for the Crowthers killing was set for January 15, 1926.
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Berlenbach Faces Greatest Test In Delaney Armor
New York December AP Paul Berlenbach of Astoria light heavyweight champion meets Jack Delaney of Bridgeport in Madison Square Garden. The 16 round title bout is billed as the first championship fight in the new arena with over 200000 expected spectators. Delaney previously stopped Berlenbach in four rounds at the old garden. Berlenbach must defend with improved defense and new techniques to counter Delaney’s sharp punching and speed. Public sentiment is split, with Berlenbach the slight favorite.
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Coburns Independent Quintet Defeats Waterloo Tigers
Coburns Independent basketball team beat Waterloo Tigers 67 to 28 at Washington Irving gym last night. Independent forwards Zoller and Fields, center Cohn, guards Babcock and Leonard led the offense as Waterloo dropped from the section’s top class. The Tigers, with Battenfield and Harrington as forwards, Miller at center, West and Jensen at guards, were outplayed throughout. The result marks the Independents as a strong team in Iowa's segment.
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