McTigue Faces Prowers in Key Boxing Showdown
Mike McTigue, former light heavyweight champion, is a 7 to 5 favorite to win his 30 round bout with Tiger Prowers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. A victory could earn him a title shot against Paul Berlenbach on Feb 4.
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New York
Mike Me ‘Tigue
Paul Berlenbach
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Flowers
Atlanta
Harlem
Deliante
Paul
Yankee Stadium
Battling Siki
Dublin
Mossman Defeats Californian in Horseshoe Showdown
Oxnard California saw Patt Mossman of Hidera win a special match tournament against Robert Nunn Jr. Mossman swept all four games with scores of 50 28, 50 15, 50 34 and 50 39 securing the world champion title claim.
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Cal
Patt” Mossman
Hidera
Robert Nunn
California
Mossman
Holiday greetings and boxing rumors mix in Iowa town sports
Perc y Gray of Lock Island laments local fans and sends Christmas wishes to Courier editor Cletus Dixon. Floyd Bowe of Mason City signs to box Earl Blue in St Paul amid rumors of his racial background. Waterloo fighters Knipp, Carmen, and Dakota Kid fight in Oelwein windup with prelims from Oelwein clubs. East High wrestling praised by Coach Heldt, while Lyle Billerbeck of Lincoln, Pa joins Wilford’s 1926 baseball roster as a right handed outfielder. East High basketball shows progress under Coach Makerver ahead of tournaments.
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Lock Island Learie
Courier
Waterloo
Cletus Dixon
Happy New Year
Floyd Bowe
Mason City
Aghi
Iron Town
Earl Blue
St. Paul
Mint U
Floyd Bowers
Earl
Pacific Coast
Bowers
Albert Snipp
Jes Knipp
Tuffy Carmen
Morris Rosenbloom
Dakota
Kid
Soldier Huranier
Dave Nelson
Kid Brooks
Widtertoo
Oelwein Bors
Ohe
A. C. Wilford
Lyle Billerbeck
Lincoln
Billerbeck
Willford
Mbid Gladhmok
High
Dike
Midge Makerver
Bart High
Chess by radio in winter match between EST and J Jingles
The report notes EST and J Jingles, linked with Haverford College and the University of Argentina, plan a radio chess tournament over the winter. Both sides may restrict piece moves, with no more than three pawns advanced before a static endgame. Previous year saw a canceled Oxford match.
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Upper Iowa Cage Squad Cut to 9 Outlook Is Good
Fayette la December 21 Special in the last practice session before Christmas vacation Coach Dorman selected his varsity squad of Peacock cagers who are to report a week early to prepare for the tough schedule after the holidays. Nine men include Bernard Bueck Urena Plymouth Fred Larson Charles Sullivan Clermont Robert McLease Dixon Roger Dooles Waterloo Wallace Smith Terrill Fred Livingston Cresco Eugene Tarvey Payette and William Gutelica Osage with Alton Singers manager. They return December 28 for workouts to prepare for the trip to Parsons and Iowa Wesleyan starting the 1946 season.
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Sesson
Vacatio
Dorman
Peacock Cagers
Bernard “Bueck" Urena
Plymouth
Fred Larson
Charles” Sullivan
Clermont
Robert McLease
Dixon
Roger Dooles
Waterloo
Wallace Smith
Terrill
Fred Livingston
Cresco
Eugene Tarvey
Payette
Willian Gutelica
Osage
Alton Singers
Rudd
Parsons
Iowa Wesleyan
Decisive wins mark second round in Junior S S league
Sunday School junior division round two at Y M C A featured Grace M E rebounding to upset Linden ME 13 198. Christ Episcopal routed First Baptist 29 12, First ME downed Walnut Street Baptist 28 6, and First Congregational crushed St Pauls ME 38 2.
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Y.M. Cla
Grace M. E
Warkstrong
Linden M.E
Christ Episcopal
First Baptist
First M. E
Wal Nut Street Baptist
First Congregational Swamp
St. Paul's M. E
Waterloo Cager in Position on College Quintets
Waterloo figures prominently in college basketball this winter with players at Cornell, Upper Iowa, Drake, Simpson, Ames, and Iowa State Teachers. Notables include Judd Dean, Del Raymond, Roger Dooley, Paul Smith, Merle Stimson, Preston Lawless, Aaron Miller, Johnny Miller, Kingman, and Carl Artus, Bull Tollefson, Don McDeratott among others.
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Roger Dooley
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Paul “Foot” Smith
Merle Stimson
Simpson College
Simpson
Preston Lawless
Drake University
Ward
Miller Brothers
Ames
Aaron Miller
Johnny
Kiingaman
Orange Township
Waterloo
Towa State Teachers College
Carl Artus
Bullt ‘Tollefson
Don McDeratott
Dick Cass
Morgan Park Military Academy
Carl Shaefer
Columbia Collegeenge
Coe College Quintet Tops Parsons 23 22 In Close Win
Cedar Rapids Iowa December 21 The Coe basketball team edged Parsons College from Fairfield 23 to 22 in a hard fought season opener for Coe and second game for Parsons veteran Goath Glenn Devine. The hosts led at halftime and held on for the narrow victory.
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Coe
Glenn Devine
Parsons Cagers
Fairfield
Devine
Goose hunt ends in failed shot and stuck gun accident
An outdoors story describes a hunter in Wyoming using improvised cover to shoot Canadian geese. A misfire jams his gun as geese circle center creek, then plunge, leaving him unable to free the stuck shell and watch the birds swim away. The incident unfolds with a lengthy, strained recount full of rough phrasing.
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Tie
Stone
Grin Field
Litthy
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Hough
Cyclone Captain Bud Coe Set to Lead 1926 Iowa State Team
Cyclone captain Bud Coe of Ames is lauded as a top pass catcher and punter in the Missouri Valley. The six foot, 176 pound junior veterinary student will lead the team that will play California in Los Angeles next year. Coe also stars in basketball and baseball.
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Bud Coe
Towa
Cyclone
Johnnie Behm
Galifornia
Southern Branch
Los Angeles
Coe
Division of
Veterinary Medicine
College Proxies Think Grange and Nevers Bad Boys
San Francisco December 21 When Red Grange and Ernie Nevers leaving college for professional football drew sharp remarks from Western college leaders. President Campbell of California denounced their early departure as harmful to other players and education. Dr Wilbur of Stanford agreed, while Dr Knowles of Stockton’s College of the Pacific urged caution, saying he would suspend judgment until they resumed studies.
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Cal
Red” Grange
Ernie Nevers
Campbell
University of California
Western College
Grange
Nevers
Tully C. Knowles
College of the Pacific
Stockton
California
Waterloo youth awarded grid letter at Columbia College
Philip 4 Schaefer of Waterloo was among 16 men who received football letters at the Columbia College grid banquet in Dubuque. Schaefer played center all season as Columbia won five of eight games and the Interstate conference title. For the second consecutive year five letter men will be lost to graduation. The outlook for 1926 season is described as good. Schaefer is a junior at Columbia.
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Schaefer
Route
Waterloo
Columbia College
Dubuque
Columbia
Native Sons Grab All Positions On Iowa Cage Squad
Iowa City Iowa Dec 241 No sons proud of Hawkeye lineage make up the entire personnel of the University of Iowa basketball squad. Captain McConnell from Mason City leads the guards along with George Van Deusen from Anamosa and Ralph Hogan from Osage. Lawrence Harrison from Iowa City is the forward nicknamed Pops. Skimmer Miller from Mount Pleasant and Clarence Keel from Marshalltown are the center and understudy. Gordon Phillips and Willam Gamble from Iowa City and Missouri Valley fill reserve roles. Paul Smith from Waterloo and Ted Swenson from Cedar Rapids complete the defensive lineup.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sam Barry
McConnell
Mason City
Billiant
George van Deusen
Anamosa
Osage
Ralph Hogan
Towa City
Lawrence Harrison
Pops
Skimmer" Miller
Mount Pleasant
Clarence Keel
Marshalltown
Gordon Phillips
Willam Gamble
Jows City
Missouri Valley
Fred Lawson
Ross Armstrong
Burlington
Brooklyn
Paul Smith
Waterloo
Ted Swenson
Cedar Rapids
Mason City football standout honored by Fullerton
Mason City star end Dick Riehart Remey, a three year University of Iowa football letterman, was named by Hugh Fullerton to one of his wing positions on the all American. The local youth, after success on Mason City High School teams, earned recognition as a Hawkeye.
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Dick) Remey
Mason City
University of Iowa
Hugh Fullerton
Remey
Hawkeye
Short Toss Worth Double Long Shot In Basketball
A historical college basketball note analyzes shot value. It compares long and short shots across 21 games, finding long shots yield about half the scoring of short shots, with long shots needing twice the attempt to justify one short shot’s value.
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Farmer Mitellor
New York
Eames
Moe
Big Ten Basketball Slate for 1926 Season
Chicago Dec 24 AP announces the 1926 Big Ten schedule with dates from Jan 3 to Mar 73. Matches include Minnesota at Wisconsin Purdue at Ohio Iowa at Chicago Illinois at Chicago Michigan at Northwestern Indiana at Wisconsin and numerous Chicago home games against Purdue Wisconsin and Minnesota. The document lists numerous inconsistencies and garbled team names but preserves the core schedule structure.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Purdue
Ohio
Michigan
Northwestern
Indiana
Minnots
Iowa
Ilinois
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Southwestern
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Onlo
By. Gsonsin
Towa
Illinois
Red
Consin
Ilinots
Miners
Orthwestern
Minnesotannesota
Upper Iowa 1926 Grid Team Faces Strenuous Season
Fayette Iowa December 41 Special Coach Dorman plans a six game 1926 schedule for the Upper Iowa Peacocks with two dates open Oct 2 and Nov 4. Simpson expected as a first opponent plus several nonconference games. Schedule includes Luther at Fayette, Simpson at Indianola, Wesleyan at Mount Pleasant, and other regional games with varied venues.
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Indianola
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Elleworth
Town Falls
Gelwein High School Basketeam Sets Historic Season
Gelwein Indiana district reports Gelwein High School basketball teams expect a strong season. The girls under Coach Hawkins reuse last year’s lineup with one change and beat Bis in and Arlington by wide margins with stars O Hara Schiack Fox and Stebbins leading the way. The boys, coached by Lee, opened with wins over Fairbanks and Arlington.
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Gelwein High School
Hawkins
Kannije
Bisin
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O'Hara
Schiack
Fox
Stebbins
Lee
Fairbanks
Arlington
L V A Gagers Schedule Toughest Yet in History
Our Lady of Victory academy basketball under coach Bill Mehl unveils a record hard slate for the season with thirteen games including Monticello Catholic here January 5 and Corpus Christi at Fort Dodge January 7. The lineup features Sacred Heart St Patrick Iowa City St Patrick Cedar Rapids alumni St Marys and Dougherty Catholic with Brennan emerging as a standout forward.
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Monticello Catholic High School
Academy
Fort Dodge
Corpus Christi High
Jack Skein
Hast High
Monticello
Columbia College
Dubuque
Sacred Heart
St. Patrick’s
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
St. Mary's
Dougherty Catholic High School
Quint
Charles City Catholic Academy
St. Mary's High
Mehl
St Patrick's
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Uiere
St. Patrick's
Dougherty
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East High Defeats Dike Team 16 to 13 in Ragged Game
East High won its second victory of the season over Dike high school basketball in a rough contest Saturday night. The Orange and Black led 6-0 after one, 10-5 at halftime, and 14-13 after three periods as coach Midge Makeever shuffled lineups. Thompson, Blim, Snyder starred. Dike’s Smith fouled out after four personals as Eicher, Anderson, Dieken led their teams.
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Dike High School Basketeers
Midge Makeever
Hast High
Thompson
Snyder
Kicker
Smith
Rose
Blim
Tomshen- Geaux
Demme
Sansone Brothers
Dan
Tom
Dike
Demmel
Nashua
E. Anderson
Dieken
Murphy
Ficher
Don Sansone
John Sansone
Tounsheneave
Dike E. Anderson
H. Dicken
Smilin
Volberding
Paul Son
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