Four unbeaten teams to meet New Year's Day post-season games
New York broadcasters report four undefeated teams will play post-season games on January 1 in California. California, undefeated since 1914, meets Notre Dame and Pennsylvania faces a tough schedule. Penn State shutout not achieved, while Pennsylvania claims top defensive form in the East.
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California
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Wie
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Masmuch Ag
Notre Dame
Stanford
Bears
Washington State
Truk
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Inlay Bie
Lampionships
Andy Smith
Smith
Hagshaw
Washington University
Pop Warner
Stanford Cardinals
University of Southern California
Santa Claus and the Stockyards Tale Recalled in Holiday Fragments
A jumbled, vintage newspaper page blends Christmas lore with stock market chatter, recalling Santa Claus themes, a Chicago stockyards reference, and mentions of football dinners, local figures, and regional personalities. The collage-style text mixes toys, attic scenes, and farm life with stray sports and political hints.
Junior Division Cage Teams In Speedy Games At YMCA
Sunday school junior division teams played at the YMCA on Saturday afternoon. Brethren defeated Linden A. E. 15 to 5. Grace M.7 downed First EL 24 to 7. Walnut Street Baptists beat PF rat Dapusts 23 to 15. Christ piscopal defeated First Presbyterians 12 to 7. Early lead secured and held throughout.
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Y.M.C.A
First Brethren
Linden A. E
Grace M
First
Walnut Street Baptists
PF Rat Dapusts
Christ Piscopal
First Presbyterians
Day's high school basketball results across many towns
Scores from games in several schools outlined with numerous yet partial figures. Notable shows include DePauw over Ohio State 95 to 45, Michigan beating another school 26 to 9, and Delayed listings for La Salle and Columbia matchups among many others.
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Princetaaya
Xoire
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Atinots
DePauw
Ohio State
Western
S. Naval Reserve
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ert
Fan Agricultural
Hawkeye Golf Quartet Cards Six Dual Matches
Town City Ta Dec 15 University of Iowa golf team will play six dual matches next spring. Five are with conference teams Minnesota Wisconsin Chicago Northwestern Indiana and Drake are on the card. Four matches will be played on the Town course which has never before been used for an intercollegiate affair.
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Town City
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicgo
Northwestern
Indiana
Drake
Town
McMillan Resigns as Centenary College Coach
Sliveport Ti Doc 1 Ro Mee McMillan, former All American quarterback at Centre College Danville Ky, announced last night his resignation as football coach at Centennary College. McMillan said the step followed a SIAA charge that Centennary stressed athletics too much. Rumors say McMillan has an offer from Wisconsin.
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Centre College
Danville
Cen
Tennary College
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Southern Inercollegiate Athletic Association
Centennary
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Wisconsin
West High Faces Dunkerton In Pregame Scrimmage
West High drills intensively as coach Ralph Sartz resumes leadership after a two day gap. Dunkerton, a strong sectional competitor last year, is expected to push West High hard Thursday night. Dunkerton brings back most of its lineup, while West High fine tunes in preparation for the battle.
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Sarl
Reinbeck Legion Wins Three-Game Bowling Battle at Whiteside
Reinbeck American Legion bowling team defeated Miller Construction in a 2,202 to 2,264 three-game series at Whiteside alleys Friday. B Preston led with 204 for Reinbeck, while Indians from Miller Construction trailed with 199 top score.
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Whiteside
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Reinbeck
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Harbin
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Saak Lauterbach Rickert
Hmetepar Smith
PIKERS MAY SECURE BILL ROPER AS GRID COACH NEXT SEASON
St Louis Missouri December 15 William A Roper long time Princeton head coach left Philadelphia to consider an offer to become head football coach at Washington University He met with Chancellor Hadley and athletics director Edmunds and was impressed by the university The likely hiring would inaugurate a new era in Washington athletics with prospects very bright for Roper's return to coaching
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Princeton University
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Dysart High Cagers Split Opening Twin Bill
Dysart high boys beat La Porte 22 to 17 while girls fell to Shellsburg 20 to 17 in the season opener at Dysart.
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Shellsburg
Walsh All Americans Rise In National Selections
International News Service lists first and second teams with players from Notre Dame Yale Chicago Penn Dartmouth Holy Cross Army Princeton Stanford Northwestern Georgia Tech and others. Notable names include Crowley Layden Weir Horrell and Vanderl McGinley across multiple colleges.
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Vanderl McGinley
Penn
Pondelik
Chicago
Horrell
California
Ternational News Service
Mahoney
Holy Cross Gowdy
Starharbn
Yale
Walsh
Notre Dame
Farwhlck
Army Beattie
Princeton
Lawson
Stanford
Five Wardens Freeze Overnight in Wisconsin Ice House
Five game wardens lured by a supposed illegal fish operation spent a frigid Wisconsin night in an ice house, sleeping on sawdust and waking to unexpectedly warm air and a misread forecast. Their chilly precaution turned into a misadventure when the ice house proved the only shelter, leaving them with an oddly balmy morning beside thawing ice and a memorable tale.
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Wisconsin
Alene
Fame
Hazard Pool Tourney At White's Parlor
A hazard pool tournament opens at White's billiard parlor in Hazard from tomorrow to Wednesday December 31. Open to all, each contestant plays rotation with nine shots per turn. Scores are total points minus three for each scratch. Players may improve scores from tomorrow until the meet ends. Ten prizes will go to the top ten finishers. Regular Monday night rotation tournaments are listed.
Californians lure Waterloo athletes away in snowbound Iowa
Letters from former Waterloo athletes reveal a West Coast drift as Chris Kuehl and others plan winter stays in California Los Angeles and San Diego. Players describe blizzards back home while California towns attract football and baseball talent with offers and ad hoc shifts in residence.
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Waterloo
Yar
Stuart Clarke
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Elmer
Maurice Cohn
Peter Groff
Bert Weeden
Santa Monica
Thos Angeles
Lou Rollinger
San Diego
Knox Schedules Tilt With Illinois U and West Point Next Year
Galesburg, Dec. 15. Knox, Midwest Conference football champion, has a game with West Point and has accepted a place on the Illinois card next season. Bill Senn, Knox halfback, made 162 yards on a run and tallied 104 points, but gained only 12 yards by passing.
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Knox Cohere
West Point
University of Illinois
Bill Senn
Knox
Con
Waverly High Quintet Opens Schedule with Janesville
Waverly high school opens its basketball season Wednesday at Janesville with a likely strong five led by Sewell Schrader Babcock Holman and Webster. Ward brothers Bill and Dan are currently ineligible but expected to join after Christmas. The team’s second game is set for Friday against Shell Rock in Waverly.
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Waverly Highs
Janesville
Manuel
Sewell
Schrader
Babcock
Holman
Webster
Ward Brothers
Bill
Dan
Shell Rock
Interpretation of basketball rules at Iowa U PE conference
Ralph Sarff reports on a state conference of physical education at the University of Iowa where coaches and teachers heard talks and demonstrations. John J. Schommer explained the pivot rule and fouling while Maj. John L. Griffith discussed intramural growth. Miss Halsey criticized girls basketball tournaments and male coaches in charge of girls athletics.
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West Hich
State Conference of Physical Education
University of Iown
Iowa City
Iowa College
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John L. Griffith
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Harvey Woodruff
Chicago Tribune
Miss Halsey
University of ‘Town
Boxing and football notes from the Midwest sports scene
Rawkeye Fuls y Jon Knipp ig seek another match with Nayy Rostan at choltce after the holidays Frankie Mantell hopes to promote fights at Cedar Rapids this winter if he is successful in dealing Cowboy Maral Sout in 10 rounds. Mississippi Valley high school conference awards football title jointly to Keokuk Jac and J'almyra Mo. the former school threatens to withdraw claiming a better record. Mandell brothers stage boxing show last Belday night featuring Tommy Ibbons and Frankie Bush amid legal trouble and grand jury bonds. Mayor Knights of Columbus and American Legion back the Mandells as they plan to take the case to the supreme court. Wari Blue of St Paul, once discussed as opponent for Ware Smith at Arsenne Post show, will not fight next Friday after injuring hand. manager Gibbons says Blue out for at least two weeks.
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Maral Sout
Mississippi Valley High School Conference
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Es Moines Register
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St. Paul
Ware
Ale Smith
Arsenne Post Athletic Club
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Blue
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Gates Basketeers Schedule Two Big Week Games
Gates Business College basketball team faces Wartburg College at Waverly Wednesday and La Porte City High School Friday. A strong squad with Captain Johnson, Zoi ter, Klinzaman, Burdine, Cook, Pecht, Miller, Riley, and Kingarr is noted. the first five eye starting roles Wednesday.
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Wartburg College
Waverly
la Porte City High School
Gates College
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Zoiter
Klinzaman
Burdine
Cook
Pecht
Miller
Riley
Kingarr
Cedar Falls Opens Cage State Friday
Cedar Falls high school opens the basketball season Friday night with Nashua visiting. It will be Nashua’s third game of the season. Coach Denton is drilling the team to put up a strong fight as veterans Cawlilshaw Baxter Behrens Dubhbert and Hines move well with reserves rising.
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Cedar Falls High School
Nashua
Denton
Cawlishaw
Baxter
Behrens
Dubhbert
Hines
Columbia College Schedules For 1925 Cage And Football
Dubuque Iowa Dec 15 Columbia college announced its 1925 football and basketball schedules after the Western interstate conference meeting in Chicago. The cage schedule lists two home games with each conference opponent and nonconference games with Loyola Armour Tech and Wisconsin School of Mines. The football slate largely copies 1924 with Lombard replacing Coe. A residence rule for eligibility and minimum game requirements for conference championships were adopted. The outdoor track meet is set for May 16 at Columbia College.
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Columbia
Western Interstate Conference
Chicago
Dubuque Basketeers
Loyola University
Armour Tech
Wisconsin School of Mines
Lombard
Coe College
Anual
Columbia College
Aplington High Downs New Hartford 20 to 16
Aplington High School defeated New Hartford 20 to 16 in a close, speedy boys basketball contest at Aplington. The second team beat New Hartford seconds 3 to 3, while Arlington Bills’ first team lost to Arlington seconds 116 to 14 in the curtain raiser.
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New Hartford
Aplington
Aplington Boys
Arlington Bills
Arlington Seconds
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