West High Faces Tough Battle In Pre Holiday Clash
West High schedules a tough pre holiday basketball test against Dunkerton High, seeking to extend last year’s title run. Coach Sard plans to start Harrington Potter Chisholm Burgess Heasley at key positions as 45 players vie for spots. East High faces Nashua and Dike this week as both programs push through Christmas practices.
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Cedar Falls
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Opening of Madison Square Garden Draws Rich Crowd
New York society witnessed the formal opening of Madison Square Garden for 18,000 guests. Tex Rickard staged a grand inaugural with Governor General Byng’s guards band, West Point band, and celebrity attendance including Astor and Bush. A New York Americans versus Canadiens hockey game closed the gala with a Canadiens win.
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Prince of Wales
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National Collegiate Association sets plan to curb football focus
New York reports a resolution urging colleges to reduce emphasis on football and professionalize athletics. It calls for limiting season training and numbers of games, abolishing athletic scholarships, and stopping recruitment ads or officials who promote professional football.
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Coegze Stadis
Fragmented Uproar Echoes In City Theatre Scene
The text chronicles chaotic theatre chatter and script-like riffs. It mentions a lost trousers notice on Commerce Street, a lesson moment with Harmonica, and playful jabs at bridge players. References to public figures and odd nicknames hint at a satirical broadcast style.
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Pershing
Iowa Five Battles Butler This Thursday at Home
The Iowa basketbalI team showcases a strong five in early season play, aiming at a 43 to 22 win over Illinois last week, while Wisconsin and Minnesota loom as key foes and star players like a flash junior from Iowa and Robin anchor the defense in a season that echoes past title contenders.
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Epors
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Miew
Squts
Columbia Unable to Find Suitible Gough Prospects
Columbia University fails to secure a suitable football coach, with Knute Rockne and Andy Smith pursued and Charley Crowley's future uncertain. The piece notes a failed Rockne approach, Smith's California contract, and an awkward search as Columbia faces its 1926 season without a clear successor.
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Rockne
California
Charley Crowley
Notre Dame
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Fuet
Basketball has more followers every winter
By Al Demaker, a former Giants writer, the piece notes rising public interest in basketball each winter with hundreds of new teams and leagues forming annually. It recounts an anecdote from Rabbitt Matanville about a past game where a local center mistook their ball and handed it to the visiting team, underscoring enthusiasm for the game.
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Red Grange Out Until Christmas Dates
Harold Grange announced in Champaign that he cannot play football again until Christmas due to a torn arm. He will stay in Illinois for treatment after visiting the University of Wisconsin recently and may join a Florida invasion trip on Christmas Day with Coral Gables opposition.
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Boxers to Return as Mann Joins Ring Comeback
Nebraska brayyweich wrestler known as Mann plans a boxing comeback with Teel Andre Andersen at Kansas City venue. Ed White of Chicago, Mann’s new manager, confirms the move and firm dates for soon.
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Kansas
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Menn
Ed White
Chicago
Ralph Alexander Defends State Heavyweight Title Tonight
Ralph Alexander declares willingness to defend his Iowa heavyweight crown against any opponent the promoters select. A tournament begins with the Mark Moore George Bourland bout at the Forum to determine a suitable foe for Alexander. The winner faces another heavy and the elimination continues until a challenger is found.
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Mark Moore
George Bourland
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J. Harrison Dempsey
Drize Ting
Moore-Bonrland
Orange Township Triumph Over Dike In Close Basketball Tilt
Orange Township edged Dike High 20 to 19 in a tense road game last night. Weigle and Walters led Orange with strong scoring while Anderson and Murphy powered Dike’s offense. Ningaman, Orange’s star, sat out much of the game nursing injuries from the Waterton West High clash.
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Cornell Freshmen Defeat Sophomores In Pushball Scrimmage
Mount Yemon Ta Tec reports the Cornell College freshmen won the annual class pushball game against the sophomores on a frozen Ash Park field replacing the canceled car race at Ink's Pond. Four quarters saw the freshmen score the lone goal in the second period.
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Pro Football Scandal Involves Chicago High School Players
Chicago in a scandal as four city high school athletes James Snyder William Thompson Jack Daniels and Charles Richardson allegedly played for Milwaukee against the Chicago Cardinals under assumed names. Athletic supervisor C De La Porte says the youths were enticed by Art Folz and may be barred from further play at school or college level.
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C. de la Porte
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William Thompson
Jack Daniels
Charles Richardson
Art Folz
Engelwood High School
Cardinals
de la Porte
Chris O’brien
Londos Defeats Chicago Opponent in Fast Bout
San Diego dispatch reports Greek wrestler Jimmy Londos from San Francisco threw Ray Zimmer of Chicago twice in 30 minutes in a two fall match. The Stecher Londos bout was officially a draw, but critics favored Londos for aggressiveness and potential claim to the world heavyweight title.
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Notre Dame to Meet Drake in 1926 Football Clash
Des Moines AP Drake university will play Notre Dame in football at South Bend Indiana on Nov 20 1926 Ossie M Solem Drake athletic director announced after a call with Rev Father Finnegan Notre Dame athletic board chairman The two year contract provides a game here the following season Grinnell College slated to play Drake in Des Moines on Thanksgiving day
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Grinnell College
Conley Promoted to Ellsworth Athletic Director Post
Harry T Conley, Ellsworth College football coach, was named athletic director at Ellsworth according to an announcement by Registrar Herman J Kleonter. He began duties at the start of the football season after stabilizing department affairs and earning respect for leadership of the football squad.
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Falls
Harry T Conley
Ellsworth College
Herman J. Kleonter
Conley
Ellsworth
Moore and Bourland Box Tonight in Des Moines Show
Mark Moore and Jack Bourland headline a Des Moines boxing card at the Forum tonight. Moore, a St Paul light heavyweight, faces Bourland, Iowa’s rising contender, as a crowd expects a decisive battle. The undercard features Ile Mitten versus Kid Roberts, replacing Kid Rose in a four rounder.
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