Waterloo Evening Court Begins Intermediates Basketball League
The Waterloo Sunday School Intermediate League opens Wednesday at East High with six games across north and south gymnasiums. Grace M E faces Walnut Street Baptist, Linden M E meets First Presbyterian, St Mark’s Episcopal vs First Brethren, Union Congregational vs First Baptist, and top duels First Congregational vs Burton Avenue Baptist and St Paul M E vs First M E to close the night. Future dates Dec 11, 18, 26 to be slotted as possible. Despite influenza delays and some team withdrawals, interest remains high and standings for senior and intermediates show ongoing play.
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Vilay
Waterloo
Ieagun
East High School
Grace M. E
Walnut Street Baptist
Linden M. E
First Presbyterian
St. Mark's Episcopal
First Brethren
Union Congregational First Baptist
First Congregational
Burton Avenue Baptist
North Court
St. Paul M. E
First M. E
South Gymnasium
Walnut
Street Baptist
Plymouth
Wit of Irishman Saves Pro Grid Game
Pittsburgh coach Jock Sutherland recalls a tale from a post season game at Lafayette college. A crowd roared for Hagerty to hold the line but Hagerty’s Irish wit silenced the chant prompting laughter from both teams and easing tension as the drive stalled.
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Wit
Coach Says
Pittsburgh
Jock Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
Sutherland
Lafayette College
Old Erin
Hagegerty
Haggerty
Pitt
Bezdek to Succeed Roper as Head of Coaches
New Orleans December 29 Hugo Bezdek of Penn State will succeed William Roper of Princeton as president of the national association of football coaches at its meeting. Bezdek, the first vice president, will take the presidency under the association's constitution. The session will discuss rules, decisions, and conduct of the coaches among topics, with Rockne and Zuppke mentioned in the context of the era.
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Roper
New Orleans
Penn State
William W. Roper
Princeton
National Association of Football Coaches
Paimes E. Pleres
National Cayciate
Beztom Atleaily Bu Roper
Bezdek
Assciation
Alwvays Puccords
Assouation
Rockne
Bob Zunmoke
Gil Dobic
February Month of Action at Towa U
February will be the busiest month for athletes at the University of Towa with 13 intercollegiate contests. Half are home events and the basketball squad with hall of famers and the wrestlers with four events will lead the heavy schedule.
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Towa City
University of Towa
New Year Resolutions and a Satirical Slice
A rambling verse on January resolutions to quit vice, temptations, and stick to virtue briefly contrasts with snatches of humorous media notes. It moves to jokes about bandits delaying a traveling husband, then trivia on New Year humor and toy durability, plus golf and radio quips.
Cyclone five prep for Simpson game January first
Fifteen Cyclone boosters reported to Coach Luis Menze at Iowa State college gymnasium for double bar and practice. Preparations are under way for the January 1 game with Simpson at Tidianela, and January 3 against Town State Teachers at Cedar Falls. Zimmerman is used in forward and guard posts with Ragland and Gissal in scrimmages. Starting lineup for Simpson may include Lande and Woods as forwards Ludwig at center, with Taylor and Hitch as defense men. Ragland and Gissal, previously ineligible, likely to see action next Tuesday and a number of players are recalled for early practices.
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Cyclone
Luis Menze
Iowa State College
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Simpson
Tidianela
Cedar Falls
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Gissal
Menze
Harry (Hose
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Ludwig
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Hitch
Rudi
Iowa State
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Pohlman
Wilson
Burton
Larson
Carlson
Roudebush
Huggins Cleaning House Signals Yankee Rebuild for 1929
New York December 29 AP A vigorous house cleaning by manager Miller Huggins targets weak spots from 1928. Four players Dugan Gazella Ryan Collins depart while new hurlers and infielders may follow. Possible trades and trials for Koenig Lary Durocher Lazzeri Gehrig and Ruth outline a reshaped 1929 Yankees as Pennock and Larus may face arm troubles.
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Yankees
Coudn
Joe Dugan
Mike Gazella
Rosy Ryan
Pat Collins
Miller Huggins
Yankee
Yanks
Ince
Koenig
Dugan
Gazella
Robertson
Lyn Lary
Oakland
Pros to Admit Professionals to British Open Tennis
London dated December 29 AP reports British tennis circles discuss admitting professionals to open tournaments. A Surrey Lawn Tennis Association meeting heard a Dulwich club secretary urge the move, arguing competitive pro play would boost amateur standards. Action expected before the next season opens.
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London
Surrey Lawn Tennis Association
Dulwich
John Deere Squad Heads to Charles City for Hart-Parr Clash
John Deere squad of 15 men leaves for Charles City after a victory over the Y M C A in the industrial league. They aim to win two games in as many nights, traveling to face Hart-Parr Tractor Company in Charles City. The contest draws strong local interest.
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John Deere
Charles City
John Deere Tractor Company
Local basketball squad to travel for return Hart-Parr game
A squad of 15 players will travel to begin at 8 p m. Hamm a former Jesup star is expected to start at center with Flynn and Potter at forward and Burgess with Collentine at guard. The team will go by auto and a return contest with the Hart-Parr cngers is scheduled here early next year.
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Jesup
Flynn
Potter
Burgess
Collentine
Hart-Parr Cngers
Hudkins and DeVos End Feud With Soup and Handshake
New York, Dec 29. Ace Hudkins and Rene DeVos settled their gruelling bout with more than a handshake. After the referee declared Hudkins the winner, the pair joined a consolation gathering at Tony Biddle's reception in the St Regis hotel where they shared boiled shirts, soup, and fish. The event drew manager Jim Corbett and other figures from the fight world as social rivals swapped cordially.
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New York
Ace Hudkins
Rene DeVos
Hodkins
Tony Biddle
St. Regis
Biddle
DeVos
Jim Corbett
Officials Named For Cage Season On Owl Floor
University of Iowa officials for ten Western Conference basketball games are listed with ten arbiters. Leonard Allison will referee four Hawkeye games, John J. Molony umpiring four. John Schommer referees three. Nicholas Kearns Stanley Freezle and George Levis fill remaining roles. A long schedule with pairings by date and site follows.
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Courier Special Service
Towa City
University of Iowa
Lst
Department of Athletics
Leonard Allison
Carleton
Wisconsin
Hawkeyes
John J. Molony
North Dakota
Iowa
Allison
Ohio State
Indiana
Field House
George Levis
Minnesota
Chicago
John Schommer
Nicholas Kearns
DePaul
Stanley Freezle
Wabash
John Travynicek
L Allison
John Getchell
Minneapolis
Michigan
J. J. Schommer
N. E. Kearns
J. Travnicek
G. Levis
Wabashi
L. Alson
F. B
Haggerty Colby
J. Schommer
J. J. Molony
S. Feezle
F. E. Young
Hlinois Wesleyan
Northwestern
F. EB. Young
Tllinois Wesleyan
DL. Allison
California Eleven Favored to Defeat Golden Tornadoes
California and Georgia Tech plan light practices before the Rose Bowl as Golden Tornadoes meet Golden Bears on January 1. California is favored to win by gamblers with bets of 10 to 8 or 10 to 7, expecting the heavier Bear squad to prevail over four quarters.
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Golden Tornadoes
Pasadena
Cal
U.R
Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Tech
Nibs Price
Iowa Golf Coach Seeks Three More Spring Contests
Iowa City Dec. 29. AP Coach Charles Kennet of the University of Iowa golf squad aims to add three more matches for next spring. Chicago and Northwestern have signed for May, with talks under way with Wisconsin and Illinois. Three veterans Riekkhoff Jackson McCardell plus 14 freshmen remain from last season. Iowa likely to compete at the Western conference championship in Minneapolis in May.
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Charles Kennet
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Chicago
Northwestern
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Robert Rieckhoff
Don Jackson
Edmund McCardell
Minneapolis
East Elects Captains For All Star Grid Clash
San Francisco December 29 Butch Nowack Micnois tackle and Howard Harpster Carnegie Tech quarterback named to captain the eastern all star grid team to play the westerners today Nowack on defense Harpster on offense lead the squad in the annual clash with strong lineups from Carnegie Tech and Micnois in the backfield
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San Francisco
Butch Nowack
Micnois
Howard Harpster
Carnegie Tech
Nowack
Harpster
Tennessee girl his free throw title of world
Ellen Baird of Memphis a 19 year old sophomore at West Tennessee State Teachers College prepares to defend a world free throw title. In 1927 she won the individual crown by a 60 of 60 pitch off after tying for top honors and helped her team in the world tournament. She is a regular forward and an honor student noted as a top speller in West Tennessee.
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Tennessee Girl
Memphis, Tenn
Ellen Baird
Memphis
West Tennessee State Teachers’ College
Baird
Yaralty
West Tennessee
Olympic jumper joins Stanford hoop squad tryout
Olympic high jump champion Bob King, a medical student, is trying out for Stanford varsity basketball. At six feet four inches, he has three years of track behind him and may add high jumps in games, potentially altering opponents as he airs for scores.
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Stanford
Cal
Bob King
King
Kid Chocolate Gives $2000 to Havana Poor in Cerro
Havana reports bantamweight champion Kid Chocolate, once a Havana newsboy, distributed $2,000 to the Cerro suburb’s needy today. He is said to have earned over $15,000 in the last six months in New York fight clubs, losing to only one opponent.
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U.P
Kid" Chocolate
Cuba
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Bearg to lead Washburn sports revival in Topeka
Ernest E. Bearg, four year Nebraska football coach, returns to Washburn College as director of athletics and head of physical education. He will oversee a new $200,000 field house and stadium, plus intramural and intercollegiate programs across football, basketball, baseball, tennis, swimming, and golf. Roy Wynne will stay as basketball coach.
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University of Nebraska
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Nebraska
Army
Washburn College
Parley P. Worner
all-Kansas
Washburn
Bearg
Kansas
University of Ilinois
Bob Zuppke
University of Kansas
Phog”’ Allen
Roy Wynne
St Xavier High to Begin Waterloo Schedule in 1920s
St Xavier High of Manchester plans a historic basketball schedule in Waterloo with ten games booked and four more to follow. Opening game targets Friday against St Joseph's of Waterloo, after flu delays and one loss to an all star Dundee team. Future games include St John's Elkader, Sacred Heart Waterloo, Sacred Heart Monticello, Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids, and more.
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Courier
Manchester
St. Xavier's High
Waterloo
St. Joseph’s High
Dundee
A. J. Gallaghan
St. John’s of
Ryan
St. Mary’s of
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St. Joseph's
St. John's
Elkader
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Joseph's
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Risko Fading After Loss to Schaaf in Boston Bout
Cleveland heavyweight Johnny Risko, a former elimination contender, slipped toward the fifth picture after a defeat to Ernie Schaaf in Boston. Risko won four rounds, lost five, and had one even in a 10 round match that followed his loss to Jimmy Maloney.
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Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Jimmy Maloney
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