Two heavies set for high-stakes bout at the Forum
Earl Blue of St Paul and George Bourland of Des Moines signed for a ten three-minute round heavyweight clash at the Forum next Wednesday, December 23. Promoter J F Morgan says no excuses can avoid the purse. Blue fights tonight in St Paul against Floyd Bowars as prep for the Bourland bout.
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St. Paul
George Bourland
Des Moines
the Forum
J. F. Morgan
Morgan
Blue
Little Boy
Sould
Mark Moore
Bluse
Blie
Lou Boldinger
Larney
Lichtenstein
O Connell and Dolan Barred From Get Back in Game
New York report says Jimmy O Connell and Cozy Dolan, once Giants, have no chance to return after the 1924 scandal. Commissioner Landis and an advisory committee rejected clemency, with national league president Sydler opposing leniency. Dolan’s appeal failed, while O Connell’s guilt is cited alongside Buck Weaver’s 1919 case, leaving both banished from organized baseball.
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Jimmy O'Connell
Cozy Dolan
New York ‘“Giants
Young O'Connell
Landis
Dolan
O'Connell
Heinie Sand
Philadelphia
Giants
Novi Rer
John Sydler
Nkational League
Dolen
Buck Weaver
Chicago White Sox
Weaver
Chicago
Babe Ruth Opens Baseball Season In New York Gym
Babe Ruth weighing 325 pounds declared the baseball season on from a New York gym. He boxed for three minutes, played handball, and laughed off offers of warm baths and green soil links at Hot Springs. He plans indoor work until the Yankees depart for Florida, hoping for health and homers.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Ruth
New York Yankees
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Florida
National Guard Cagers Open Season at Y.M.C.A. Tuesday
National Guard basketball team will start the season at the Y M C A meeting Cutler Hardware quintet in a 9 p m contest. The guard lineup includes Ingelbrutsen, Tacere, Mythier, Canie and others.
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National Guard
Y. MM. CG. A. Fuesday
Cutiert Hardware Company
Ff. mM
Ingelbrutsen
Ataxere
Tacere
Mythier
Canie‘od
Danish mayor fixes hour of sunset joke skit
A jumble of humorous lines mocks a Danish mayor and nightly sunset rituals. The piece lampoons lawmakers and public figures, mentions barber jokes and boxing figures like Jack Dempsey, and questions salaries and legal rights. It reads as a satirical collage with names and places sprinkled through critics and quips.
Lincoln High hoop team outlook in Council Bluffs
Douglas Bragdon’s Bluffs Lincoln high school basketball team shows strength with eight and added varsity bids from last year’s lineup Moultos Remde McKain Shepard Iverson Anderson Wright Lewis plus four from the second team. Upcoming schedule includes Missouri Valley at Missouri Valley and games in Council Bluffs against Teen Nebraska teams to gauge state styles.
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Abraham Lincoln High
Netter Mex
Douglas Vaedon Sakk
iThree
Moultos
Remde
McKain
Shepard
Iverson
Anderson
Wright
Lewis
Lincoln High School
Nebraska
Miseouri Valley
Missouri
Cowniecil Bluffs
Cinnlie Central
Toledo High to Meet Chelsea Team Tonight
Toledo High School opens its 1925-26 basketball season with a game against Chelsea A. Captain Howard Lupton is the sole returning regular from last year. Coach Donard Millikin aims to develop a winning lineup from green material as the schedule includes Eames, Chelsea, Dysart, Dinghite, Traer, Tama, Belle Plaine, and Garwin with only Chelsea and Dinsdale not completing the loop.
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Loreal Pynina
Chalasay
Howard Lupton
Donard Millikin
Millikin
Ereen
Eames
Chelsea
Dysart
Dinghite
Traer
Tama
Belle Plaine
Garwin
Dinsdale
West High names Lloyd Olds captain of 1928 Ole Rose football
Lloyd Olds, a West High junior, was unanimously chosen captain for the 1928 Ole Rose eleven at last night’s banquet at the Russell Lamgon hotel. Olds, versatile and capable, moved from guard to backfield last season and punted well. Principal Fred J. Kluss praised athletics, studies, and the team’s season, noting one ineligible player for grades. Coach Ralph Sarton saluted all players, with a financial report showing season receipts of 1,941.41 and disbursements of 1,615.13, leaving 326.28, bringing athletic treasury to 1,156.89.
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West High
Ole Rose
Hotel Russell Lamgon
Ole
Sumner
Sumner High
Ralph Sarit
Olds
Fred J. Kluss
iKiuls
Waterloo
Kluss
Ralph Sarnt
C. C. Dunsaisor
Town U Beats Butler 26 to 24 In Nerve Fight
Iowa City December 18 University of Town D basketball team won its third straight game, defeating Butler 26 to 24 in a foul heavy contest with 30 personal violations. Four players were ejected for fouls. Van Deusen led Iowa with three field goals and four free throws. Capt McConnell starred at guard as Iowa prepared to face Notre Dame in South Bend tonight.
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University of Town
Butler
van Deusen
Iowa
McConnell
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Wesley Fry to Play East All Stars in Berkeley Charity Game
Iowa City Iowa Dec 15 Wesley Fry a tall star fullback on the University of Iowa squad for three years will play with the east all star team at Berkeley Cal Dec 26 The eastern group picked from the best in the middlewest and Atlantic coast will meet a west and far west eleven in a charity game to raise funds.
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Iowa City
Wesley Fry
University of Iowa
Berkeley
Middlewest
Atlantic Coast
West
Far West
Quick Shooting and a Mule Mistaken for Elk Tale
A humorous look at rapid firing in hunting from two types, one precise snap shooting and another rash gunfire at anything moving. Anecdotes include a Montana hunter dressing a mule thinking it was a cow elk and a South deer hunt where a hunter shot at a white mule, mistaking it for game, with other note on a buzzard misfire.
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America
Montana
Archiball Rutledge
Rutledge
Sin
Christ Episcopal Team Faces Reinbeck in Local Game
Christ Episcopal cagers of the intermediate division meet First Methodist of Reinbeck in a game at the Christ Episcopal gym this evening. A fast contest is in prospect.
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Christ Episcopal
Reinbeck
Freshmen Grid Numerals Awarded at Drake University
Drake University announces 27 freshmen football players awarded numerals and sweaters for their season. Most honorees reside outside Iowa, including players from Nebraska Kansas Minnesota and various Iowa towns. Coaches Harald Kert and Al Krueger presented the awards detailing the eligible list.
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Drake University
Bes Moites
Harald Kert
al Krueger
Jive
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Lee Lindblod
Dean Don Carlos
Archie Johnson
Wayne Smodes
Howard Lyon
Don Stewart
Homer Krueger
Howard Shearer
Clarence Simpson
Benny Devine
Des Moines
Howard Luke
Minn
Virgil’ Willis
Hiawatha, Kan
East High Defends Home Court Against Dike
East High, seeking a decisive win over Dike after a 9 8 close opener, prepares for a Saturday 8 p.m. showdown. Coach Makeever may start Sansone and Thompson at forwards with Blim at center, as Snyder and Denmel guard. lineup adjustments loom with Snyder’s eight semester rule looming. A large crowd is expected for the key county league clash.
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Orange and Black
Dike
East High
Midge Makeever
Sansone
Thompson
Blim
Tomshendraux
Rose
Snyder
Ieker
Artus
Smith
Somme
Bansone
Shoeal
Waterlook Age
Orange Township
West High
Orange
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