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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1928
Page
9
A collage of miscance quotations and jokes includes lines about friendship debt and thrift, sports talk about Knute Rockne and Olle Finkler, wordplay on resolutions, and satirical headlines. It also references a xylotrihydroxy glutamic acid beverage claim and a light note about flu season.
Lauerman's basketball representatives in the Industrial league defeated the Young Men's Christian Association quintet 20 to 16 in a fast rough game. Johnny Sindlinger starred with four tough midcourt field goals and strong floor play, while Shenks led the Y M C A with three field goals and key guard work. The contest featured long-range shooting and several ejections as the teams clashed. upcoming Rath Packing versus Bartles-Shepherd Oil is scheduled after a Waterloo Clearing House Y M C A game.
Chicago reports Stagg field to host Beloit College led by Campbell Dickson, Indiana State College led by Wallie Marks, and Indiana University led by Pat Page. The 1929 schedule includes Purdue Princeton Wisconsin Illinois and Washington University.
Avalon California Dec 91 finishing the qualifying rounds with two under par Charles Ward of Pasadena today appeared to have a strong chance to place among the winners in the Catalina Island $2500 open golf tournament J Coff of St Louis and Ted Barnes of Los Angeles finished one stroke back in the west division
New York Yankees business manager Ed Barrow backs starting the season at home against a western club marking a break from the usual eastern opener. He envisions moving the intercontinental trip earlier and using May for openings. John McGraw dismisses practicality due to travel costs and logistics.
Chicago December 21 Two great shot makers Ralph Greenleaf of New York and Frank Taberski the Gray Fox of Schenectady will replay their disputed match in the world s pocket billiard championship tonight at Orches tn hall The match ended abruptly Wednesday night when Taborski refused to continue on a charge that Greenleaf had violated the rules ordered replayed by the National Billiard association promoter of the tournament Because of the personal feeling between the men and their ability to make difficult shots the greatest crowd ever to see a billiard match in Chicago was anticipated
New York December 21 John Ar nold Heydler president of the National League reiterates support for a batsman for the pitcher. He cites reader endorsements and recalls past reforms while arguing the concept could save time and alter pitching strategy even if not adopted immediately.
Cedar Falls December 21 The Little Tutors of the Iowa training school will open their basketball season tonight at Grundy Center. They belong to the Iowa Cedar League. Sickness has struck the team but Coach N O Schneider says some players are in fair condition. Emergent lineup for the opener includes Lynch or R Prior at center H Prior and P Hills at forwards Westbury and Fermanack at guards. Waverly game postponed due to flu. An Alumni game is set for January 4.
Davenport Iowa December 21 The Sacred Heart St John’s game on the Independence floor ended with Sacred Heart winning the contest. O’Connor led scoring with seven field goals and two free throws for the Sacred Heart team.
Iowa State's basketball team opened with a strong offensive showing and defeated Simpson College 42 to 18. Lande led scoring with 20 points, hitting four field goals in the first half and six in the second, as Menze coached his first Cyclone squad and experimented with lineups at center and guard.
Monmouth college of Illinois will open the University of Iowa schedule on Iowa field next fall for the third consecutive year. Coach Burton A. Ingwersen said the game is set for October 5. In 1927 and 1928 the two teams provided solid competition for Iowa as it prepared for championship plans.
In a string of decisive games, the Iowa Hawkeyes, building on a 26 to 0 victory margin seen two years ago and last October, overpower lighter foes. Coach Ingwersen seeks one final non-conference game for October 19, negotiating with several institutions. The Western schedule adds six games with Tulane and Minnesota at Iowa City and Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin and Michigan on foreign fields.
The new Moline fieldhouse hosts a neutral court matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Marquette Golden Eagles from Milwaukee. Iowa is expected to start Nelson and Twogood at forward, Wilcox at center, Geneva and David at guards, while Marquette plans O'Donnell and McElliott at forward, Andrew at center, Gebert and Schutte at guard.
Cedar Falls high school will field an eight game football schedule for 1929 under coach G. Rogers. Elmer Canelti was elected captain at the football banquet honoring 14 lettermen. The slate opens Sept 28 with an open date, then Nashua Oct 5, Iowa Falls Oct 12, Oelwein Oct 21, Independence Oct 28, open Nov 2, Waverly Nov 12, and New Hampton Nov 23 with home and away designations noted.
Lively opposition will be furnished the John Deere company basketball team at the Y M C A Saturday evening when the tractor builders meet the Hart-Parr five from Charles City. The Charles City team is said to include several high school and college players and has arranged a hard schedule including Mason City Dubuque Robins Iowa City Shots and Dubuque Hardwood Lewis.
Chicago dispatch reports Jim Mullen, longtime boxing promoter, named matchmaker for the Coliseum Athletic club at a salary of 20000 dollars annually. Once a Chicago boxing czar with a string of financial losses, he followed a history of failed shows, tax issues, and mortgage foreclosures, as the Coliseum board shifts to centralized promotion under Mullen’s debut in this role.
Georgetown University selects Captain James Mooney a Chicago star tackle to lead the 1929 football squad. Mooney earns the honor as the team's on field leader and representative.
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