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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1927
Page
5
New York officials meeting at the Hotel Astor year’s complaints center on 1927 rule changes and rulings in key games. They urge simpler rules, clarify muff versus fumble, and timing shifts while coaches back calls but await February rules committee action.
Ten players from Waseda University arrive in San Francisco to begin a coast series against UC Berkeley USC Stanford and Washington. The first Japanese hoop squad to tour abroad will meet several Pacific coast colleges this season.
Muscatine Iowa December 28 Little Muskies stop the barnstorming Fostoria Ohio team 16 to 16. Okinan’s play University high school at Iowa City tonight.
Fragmentary high school update notes Cedar Falls and Cresco teams, with references to Be Wit school, O L V A n d Kitch tonisht games, and alumni gatherings. Mentions of players such as Mastin and Sievert, plus a focus on local gym campaigns, with vague scores and weekend schedules. The piece reflects early season preparation and regional prep basketball chatter.
Penn will test western football style Monday Jan 2 as the Penn Crew faces Cal at Berkeley. Captain Ed Hake leads the Penn line while Iowa Falls links appear through Paul Murphy and Nibbs Price, both former Iowa Falls residents.
West Point Dec 26 Major W R Fleming of the military academy condemned Navy News for distorting facts in an editorial about Navy Army athletics He cited seven Navy stars who resigned from the Army and challenged Britten's claim that 80 percent of players resign from the service Fleming argued the real rate is under three percent and detailed the cases Oliphant Vidal McEwan Dahl French Garbisch and Breidster with reasons for their resignations
George T. Bresnahan and Burton Ingwersen, University of Iowa football coaches, will be guests of Iowa alumni in New York City at a Western University Club banquet today. The event honors Big Ten coaches in town for the American Football Coaches Association meeting. About 30 Hawkeye alumni are expected to attend.
Chicago dispatch reports Western Conference leaders urge revising football rules to reduce complexity and time. They propose annual changes be replaced by a triannual meeting, with a small committee handling interpretations. Key points include reviewing the lateral pass, fumble rule, retreating goalposts, and backfield motion rules.
Boxers finish camp for a scheduled 10 round fight at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Top contenders, trainers, and promoters confirm final preparations and promotional events.
New York area boxing notes Bud Taylor will not quit the bantam division though he trains at featherweight. Manager Eddie Long says there are no bantam challengers drawing gates as Bushy Graham is out, Archie Bell defeated, and Willie Smith with Petrone. Taylor plans to meet Tony Canzoneri at featherweight here next Friday.
Joe Glick of Brooklyn junior lightweight has been matched to fight Johnny Farr in a 12 round bout in Cleveland on January 4. Charles Everett, Drake freshman coach, to resign at end of the school year to enter business in Des Moines.
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