Akron, la., to test Waterloo Legion in hockey clash
Akron Sioux City league champion travels to Waterloo next Monday December 28 for a 430 pm game with the Waterloo American Legion puck squad. Waterloo crushed Old Pals 12 to 0 in the season opener as Willey and Keys starred, while Vaughn faced 14 shots and Des Moines’ Delmege and Hunter led the visitors' scoring efforts.
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Jalvis FL Johnson
Akron
Waterloo American Legion
Waterloo
Charley Yount
Lee Herron
Iowa
University of Minnesota
von Berg
Cage Guardian
Hawks
Old Pals Club
Des Moines
Willey
Heys
Vaughn
Wagner
Collntte
Malcolm
Anderson
Des Moines Guardian
Hunter
Delmege
Collette
G. Beaton
Ed Watson
George Watson
Joe Engle
Ralph Serfl
F. J. Miller
Sharp Alumni Criticism By Daily Towan Editorial
The Daily Towan of Towa City criticizes University of Iowa alumni pressuring for a new football coach. It argues a coach needs backing rather than complaints and urges alumni to unite behind the school and its current staff despite difficulties.
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Daily Towan
Towa City
University of Iowa Alummni
Burton A. Ingwersen
University
Towan
Iowa
Towa
Sta
Higgs Leads English In Latest Net Ranking
London December 19 British tennis players are listed in the latest ranking issued by Hamilton Price secretary of the Tennis Referees association Higgs tops the list followed by J Gregory D M Graig H W Austin R B Crole-Rees C H Kingsley HX Tester N Turnbull Lycett Nigel Sharpe P Mighes W Ii Powell in a compiled order reflecting current standings within the English circuit.
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London
Hamilton Price
The
Tennis Referees Association
Higgs
J. ©. Gregory
D. M. Graig
H.W. Austin
Crole-Rees
C. H. Kingsley
Tester
N. Turnbull
Lycett
Nigel Sharpe
P. Mighes
W. Ii. Powell
Jest at Moment and Christmas Verse Contests
A pasted mix of verse lines and notes on a Christmas poem contest. It mentions slang words like tucrid and cites a Nebraska man with worn shoes, plus a quip about spitting fines in a city courthouse. Also notes a story about Lindy fleeing to Mexico City and a cliffside Fairbanks home.
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Nebraska
Coe Strengthened for Game Tuesday With Hoosier Five
Cedar Rapids December 19 revised Coe college lineup to face Indiana at Bloomington Tuesday night in the second game of the season. The Kohawks seek offense boost after a Wisconsin opener where forwards faltered. Schrader moved to forward, Stewart’s spot unsettled, Moymat could shift to guard with Benninger Langlas Vernimont as contenders. Captain Hubbard remains key on both ends, Moeller likely at center with Otto contributing. Stanley A. Henry, former Nebraska football star, died in South Bend after an operation for appendicitis.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Indiana
Bloomington
Wisconsin
Kohawk
Schrader
Jobnstone
Stewart
Moymat
Benninger
Langlas
Vernimont
Olio
Hubbard
Moeller
Altho Otto
Stanley Henry
South Bend
Ind
Stanley A. Henry
Nebraska Univer
East Five Faces Independence High After Narrow Losses
East High aims to improve to five wins two losses as they meet Independence High Friday in the final game before the holidays. Coach Makeever roars combative, with Marshalltown and Teachers College also beating East recently. Sansone tops East High scoring with eight, while Olson leads the Little Tutors with seven points in a tense contest.
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Midge Makeover
Independence High
Marshalltown
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Anybody's Gate
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Parsons
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Owett
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Formanack
Firming
New Hampton
Coggeshall Tops 1927 Towa Tennis Ranking
Des Moines star Harris Coggeshall of Grinnell College leads the year end ranking by the Iowan State Tennis association. Des Moines players dominate list with W. B. Ward and Frank Brody cited as top men. Thelma Kenefick heads women, with Marjorie Mace and Jean Abris forming top doubles team.
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Des Moines
Towa
Harris Coggeshall
Grinnell College
Iowan State Tennis Association
W. B. Ward
Frank Brody
Gustafson
Sioux City
Ward
Roy Simmons
Thelma Kenefick
Eagle Grove
Marjorie Mace
Jean Abris
Cedar Falls
Pro game abandoned in freezing weather
Chicago fans stayed home as attendance collapsed and a scheduled professional football game between the Bears and Bulldogs was abandoned yesterday due to the freezing weather.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Cleveland Bulldogs
Babe Ruth Tops All Signatures In Open Spaces
A relic description shows Babe Ruth as the primary signer of baseballs, with Lou Gehrig often deferential to Ruth. Fans and players left Ruth’s reserved spot blank on autographed balls, insisting Ruth would not sign if the sacred space was missing.
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Babe Ruth
Swat
Lou Gehrig
Lou
Bahe
Ruth
Gehrig
Babe
Ruth Wold
Boxing Stars on Chicago Charity Show Tonight
In Chicago tonight boxing fans stage a charity show to raise 50000 for Christmas baskets with 50 rounds. Proceeds go to Chicago newspapers Christmas funds. at a recent Gene Tunney banquet 30000 was raised. Promoter Jim Mullen reports changes as Joey Sanger withdraws ill and Tony Mandell substitutes against Benny Carter. Ott Von Porat faces Ted Sandwina in an eight round bout, with Mike Dundee and Ray Miller in the main event.
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Chicago
Gene Tunney
Jim Mullen
Joey Sanger
Milwaukee
Tony Mandell
Boston
Sanger
Benny Kid Carter
Los Angeles
Ott von Porat
Ted Sandwina
Europe
Mike Dundee
Ray Miller
All Star Grid Team from East Arrives for Battle
The all star eastern football team arrives in San Francisco for their December 26 game. Led by Andy Kerr of Washington and Jefferson, the squad will begin practice here today with a collection of top eastern players joining western stars for the clash.
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East
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Washington and Jefferson
Prisoner barred from boxing trade at Fort Leavenworth
Delbert E. Kennedy, an army deserter held at the U S disciplinary barracks Fort Leavenworth, learned boxing as part of the reservations program and, with a guard as manager, scored knockouts in Kansas and Missouri. His earnings led authorities to forbid the practice as too lucrative for a prisoner under punishment.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa and Pitt to clash in winter basketball contest
Iowa City reports Pitt and Iowa meet tonight at Hawkeye field house with Pitt’s fast break offense and Iowa’s veteran core led by Capt. Etwogood and Lawson. Lineups include Reed and Wrobleski for Pitt and Kinnan for Iowa as officials and radio broadcast are listed.
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Caurien
Iowa City
University of Pittsburgh
Middlewest
University of Iown
Hawk- Eye
Pitt
Panthers
Hawkeye
Etwogood
Lawson
Garrison
Kinnan
Stecher and Lewis Set For World Title Bout on Feb 20
Promoter Tom Facks announced Stecher and Ed Sl Strangler Lewis will meet in St Louis at the Coliseum for the world heavyweight wrestling championship on February 20. Each has posted a $5,000 forfeit and a $365,000 gate is projected. Coliseum Athletic Club president Dan W Jones confirmed the plan as the title dispute over recent history is settled.
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St. Louis
Tom Facks
Doe Stecher
Ed “Strangler" Lewis
Packs
Dan WW. Jones
Coliseum Athletic Club
Russians Find Athletics Not So Bad After War
Moscow reports a major rise in athletic participation after the war. From a single athlete before the conflict, Russia now counts 20. The 1923 total of 150,000 has swollen to over 3,000,000. Among them 35 percent are workers, 56 percent peasants, 21 percent women, and only 1 percent belong to the so called free professions. Before the war sports were monopolized by the aristocracy.
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Moscow
Russia
Junior Church League Opens Basketball Slate
The Junior Church League of Waterloo Inter-Sunday School Athletic Association begins the 1927-28 season with fast games. Results show Grace M E 12 over St Mark's Episcopal 11 and First Baptist 17 over Walnut Street Baptist 2, among others. The league plans no games next Saturday before Christmas.
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First Brethren
First Baptist
Walnut Street Baptist
First M. BE
First Presbyterian
Church of Brethren
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Calvary Evangelical
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St. Mark's
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North
Burton Avenue
United Brethren
First M. E
Christian Vas
Grace M. E
St. Paul Va
First of Brethren
Georgetown U football player shows courage during season
Washington reports Georgetown University end John Tomaini of Long Branch New Jersey played through chest pain all season. An x ray revealed a swallowed wire pressing his chest. he declined surgery to finish the season and will undergo immediate operation to remove the wire.
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Washington
Lou Little
Georgetown University
John Tomaini
Long Branch
N. J
Tomeini
Georgetown
Tomaini
Hilltop
Kerr Praises Pitt Ahead of Pasadena Game
San Francisco December 19 Andy Kerr Washington and Jefferson coach said Stanford would have its hands full against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Pasadena January 2. Kerr, head coach of the all star eastern team, declared Pittsburgh the strongest team he saw in the east this season.
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Insi
Andy Kerr
Washington and Jefferson
Stanford
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Panthers
Pasadena
Ker
Pittsburgh
PREP BASKETBALL SCORES AND SEASON OPENER NOTES
New Hampton 36 Lawler 13 as New Hampton High School wins after an early lead despite trouble locating the base. Cedar Falls 10 Cedar Falls 19 shows lopsided score as Cedar Falls tops Dike. Eldora opens basketball season with boys 27 Hampton 16 while girls fall 19 to 19 in a late game. Reinbeck defeats Victor 24 12 with Holck high scorer for Reinbeck and Captain Bowman starring for Victor.
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Lawler
New Hampton High School
Cedar Falls
Cedar Fall
Scrsom
Bennison
Tigers
Eldora
Hampton
Hign
Invaders
Bridae
Reinbeck Mf
Reinbeck
PriGay Nicht
Seom
Wuntil
Victor
Tom
Holck
Mrinherk
Schaefer Doped To Beat Cochran Billiard Match Opens
New York December 19 Jake Schaefer of Chicago faces Welker Cochran of Hollywood for the balkline billiard championship at Hotel Pennsylvania in a 1500 point match. The match begins tonight with five 300 point blocks and two games tomorrow, two more Wednesday. Cochran, youngest American cue master and world titleholder, is favored by experts including Willie Hoppe. In St Louis Bob O Farrell, ex catcher and last year’s Cardinals manager, will have surgery on his right hand thumb to remove a bone fragment.
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Welker Cochran
Hollywood
Gal
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Albert G. Cutler
Cochran
America
Washington
Schaefer
Willie Hoppe
St. Louis
Bob O'Farrell
St Louis Cardinals
Diegel Wins San Diego Open Golf Tournament
Leo Diegel captured the San Diego Country Club open, the first of six Pacific coast meets, with a final 54 holes total of 214 on the Chula Vista course. He earned 1,000 of 2,500 purse, with Cruickshank and Horton Smith tying for second at 216.
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Cal
Leo Diegel
Diegel
Bobby Cruickshank
Horton Smith
Springfield
Trey
Billie Burke
Florida
Ed Dudley
Hollywood
al Espinosa
Chicago
Wisconsin reserves schedule open dates for reserves grid season
Wisconsin and Illinois will renew football ties next fall with a Nov 10 clash at Urbana between the second teams. Thistlethwaite plans five games including a Oct 13 doubleheader at home with North Dakota State and Cornell College. A possible Oct 27 game with Michigan is pending final word.
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Wisconsin Andllinois
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Thistlethwaite
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Badger
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