Price of winning raises debate at coaches meeting
At the American Coaches association meeting in New York Alonzo Stagg warned that fan and alum pressure for victory harms college sports. He cited 120 colleges losing head coaches over eight years and urged sportsmanlike attitudes to reduce recruiting and scandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunt Wy White
Star
New York
Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
Stagg
American Coaches Association
Mago Bezdek
Pennsylvania State
Florida
Cootall
Alumi
Stage
W. OW. Roperoof
Princeton
Frank Cavandugh
Tordham
Frank Cavanaugh
Fordham University
American Football Coaches Association
Bill Roper
Roper
Yale
Cnacles
Charles W. Kennedy
Parkers
Davis
Senators Seek Joint Inquiry Into Baseball Doings
In Washington on December 30 a push for a joint Senate House investigation into organized baseball emerged after Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb were ousted. Rep. Kelly of Pennsylvania and Sen. Capper of Kansas discussed forming a joint committee to probe management, while leaders warned against overreach and noted legal doubts about federal authority. Cobb and Speaker reportedly considered suing Judge Landis for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Tris
Ty Cobb
Rep
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Senator Capper
Kansas
Rhufly
Congress
Speaker
Cobb
Landis
Tandis
Fights Last Night Report From Multiple Cities
AP notes boxing and fighting results across cities. Faiths Battles defeated Young Farrell in St Paul while Roscon Hall hosted fights in Los Angeles with Dendy Riack in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
St. Paul
Young Farrell
Los Angeles
Roscon Hall
Dendy Riack
Falls City and Humboldt Girls Basketball Feud Over Pins
Falls City and Humboldt girls teams accuse each other of using pins to hinder play in a recent game. The clash disrupted athletic relations but chambers of commerce intervened to repair ties between the two schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Chiv
Menbern
Humboldt High
Biolx
Falls Cuy
Humboldt
Falls Citegiris
Chambers of Commerce
Fragmented Echoes of Courts and War News
A garbled U.S. legal and foreign affairs collage touches on hearings, indictments, habeas corpus petitions, and appeals. It contrasts American free thought with Mussolini references, criticizes French cabinet fiction, and riffs on holiday greetings and moral views on kissing scenes.
Tunney Not Ready To Refire Name To Papers
This dispatch reports Gene Tunney delaying formal contract signing while awaiting promoter terms and a clearly identified challenger. Tunney says he will listen when Tex Rickard decides the right time and notes he will only fight the best, while maintaining peak condition through daily training and diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daves J, Walsh
I N
Sports Altar
New York
Gena Tunnex
Chamion Mde
Flambert J. Fugazy
Bhe
Wugazs
T. Rikchard
Wugazy
Sweet J Nothings
Tunney
Rickard
Tex
Jack Starkey
Jack Delaney
Tiamy Maloney
Tinney
Punney
Vis
Fin
Nina
Rabbit foot luck grips famed athletes across sports
The piece notes goalies like Bud Fisher known as the Human Tank and baseball and golf players who cling to rabbit feet as good luck charms. It mentions Bud Fisher of the Chicago Cardinals and Chick Evans among others who swear by these omens, linking long careers to their talismans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DY AL Olmaree
New York
Chick Evans
Drake U Opens Indoor Track Slate February 12
Des Moines report notes Drake University field house ready after Christmas with a new indoor running track. Officials expect rising interest from track athletes as winter training facilities improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake U
Courier
Serpace
Des Moines
Drake University
Drake
Felter Pontalyea
Missouri Valley Plans Indoor and Outdoor Track Schedule
Missouri Valley athletic directors and coaches approve the annual indoor conference meet in Des Moines at the new Drake gym on March 11-12. Drake coach Harold Ebert releases a season schedule including indoor meets in Ames, Kansas City, Urbana, and Des Moines. outdoor events feature the Texas Relays in Austin and the Drake Relays in Des Moines with the Missouri Valley outdoor conference May 21 in Lincoln Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
Drake
Harold Ebert
Indoon
Drake-Ames-Cremwell
Angular
Anes la
Akansas City Athletic Club
Kans City
Wingis
Urbana
Drake-Ames
Dea Moines
Bes Moines
Texas
Austin
Tex
Rice Institute
Houston
Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Columbis
Des Moines
Drake-Nebraska
Des’ Moline
Lincolin
Neh
Drake-Grinnel
Dee Alis Chetative
Chiewsge
Risberg Offers Inside Baseball Talks On 1920 Scandal
Former White Sox infielder Risberg claims to hold inside information on the 1919 World Series fix and 1920 scandals. Commissioner Landis says Risberg will be asked for details, while Risberg accuses the bosses of blocking the facts. He notes he discussed the case during the grand jury investigation but says no one wanted to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Hoffman
I. N.S. Stafé
Chicago
Charles Swide Risbers
Chicago White Sox
TK. M M. Vandis
Black Sox
Bandis
Groundkeeper Alleges Scandal Testimony Apple Sauce
Detroit December reports show Ty Cobb and Jor Wood to confer with Judge James O Muffing as Fred O West claims he fabricated parts of his testimony before Judge Landis to mislead Dutch Leonard. West says the Sept 25 1909 game allegations involved a side bet on a horse race. He shows a slip with coded notes to prove the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Ty Cobb
Jor Wood
James O
Landis
Dutch" Leonard
East
West
Cleveland
Leonard
Wood
Cohb
Tris Speaker
Tadlans
Rollinger Edges Manden In Close Minneapolis Bout
In Minneapolis a six round feature bout ends with Rollinger of Waterloo narrowly defeating Manden of St Paul in a bitter clash. The two refused to break and had to be separated. Rumors of a rematch surfaced after the strong showing. In the ten round undercard, Sullivan of St Paul defeated Conway of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Doubt Over Bet Placement In Chicago Testimony
A fragment notes doubt about locating the bookies for a bet and cites West claiming no sworn memory of placing funds on the game. It contrasts Wood’s similar lack of oath testimony and recollection.
Orange Township High to Meet Janesville High Tonight
Orange Township high school basketball hosts Janesville high in a night game at Orange. Janesville, unbeaten this season with wins over Waverly and Cedar Falls, is coached by Bill Holman of Waterloo. The Orangetown community team opens with First Methodist Sunday School curtain-raiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Township High
Janesville High
Orange
Janesville
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Bill Holman
Waterloo
Orangs
M. E
English Duck Hunting Methods From English Grounds
The article describes English duck hunting preparation from spring raising by gamekeepers to release of ducks in wicker baskets and blinds. Ducks are released singly or in pairs at intervals, sometimes groomed until mudded in rain, with boys cleaning the ducks to keep them fit for shooting.
Lage to Fight Morrow in January 7 At Armory
Glen Lage of Marshalltown will meet Morrow of Sioux City in a ten round bout January 7 at the Armory. promoter Ralph Alexander announced. Lage, 0 for 4, has losses to Mike Wroggall and others. Morrow recently defeated Bud Kearns in Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Lage
Marshalltown
Finll Morrow
Sioux City
Hera
the Armory
Ralph Alexander
Lage
Mike Wrorgall
Omaha
Sage
Johnny Nichols
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Morrow
Bud Kearns
Chicago
Mason City
Waterloo
Flesh Bowers
Alexander
Rickard Predicts Five Ring Champs in 1927
New York December 40 Rickard forecasts five new boxing champions in 1927. Mickey Walker Peter Latias Sammy Mandell and Charley Rosenberg expected to dethrone current titleholders and fill featherweight vacancy from Kid Kaplan. He also outlines a heavyweight program with Dempsey facing Tunney’s next opponent after elimination match. Dempsey to return by late January with July defenses anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nook
Tex Rickard
Wil Ba
Evening World
Mickey Walker
Peter Lat
Sammy Mandell
Charley
Phil) Rosenberg
Kid Kaplan
Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Tote Hament
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Corpus Christi to Play St. Mary In Fort Dodge Clash
Corpus Christi high school basketball team from Fort Dodge will face St. Marys on Friday night and OVR V A on Saturday. Coach Phil Lown will choose starters from Capt. Walker Bernard Lasche OConner Quackenbush Wohl and Hewit. Walker may be sidelined by an injured leg. A card party and dance follow the game.
Marble Rock Boy at Iowa City Hospital
Marble Rock fra. Dec. 30 John Standt Jr. and son Arnold are at Iowa City where Arnold will undergo an operation upon its Tegr this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Rock
Fra
John Standt, Jr
Arnold
Iowa City
Tegr
Wrestling Tosses for Kamotches and Referee For Big Game
A rugged sports roundup notes Hurry Kamotches of lawa being ejected after two falls in a middleweight wrestling bout with Wialnoketonen of Chicago. Other items include Quigley refereeing the Alabama Stanford game and Drake athletic director Ossie Solem earning an AFCA district post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Tce
Charlotte Moors Schoemmel
Delaware
Washington
Des Moines
Ossia M. Solem
Drake University
American Football Coaches’ Association
New York
Lawrence
Knn
John W
Marquette University
San Frencisco
Cal
Altho
New Y York
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Neain
Yankee
Cardinals
Longwood
Fla
C. Healey
Shinnola Parte
Sténley
Miami
Pla
Gene Santzen
Tub" Palmer
Aecard
Tex Rickard
Ted Sharkey
Jim Maloney
Madison Square Garden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watterloo
Deine
Faulk
George McManus
National Collegiate Athletice Association
Joe
G45
Senvice Inc
Great Britain
HMC
ARIS
Senators
Capper
Janthee
Arrost
Panviction
Atence
Iinbeas
America
el Mussolini
Rand
Motla
Wes
J. ML
Corey's Restaurant
Whiteside
Cid
Repass
the Courier
Aries
Corpy
Whiteside- Nuewher
Tranny Ereneaes
Ag R. Morris
Ee ‘ Bss Tal
Coreys
Wewton FB. Morris
Ahr of Wit
Smith Fwney
Ada
Totes
Brandes
Reese Vastts
Vou Lanikum
Tak la Asthe
Veerene
Totuls
Roblasson
Tee Ee
Dioniy
Tapah A
D&emond
Rath Packing Company
Wateslon
Uleo
Manahl
Onlo State
Minneetnn
Tufts
Fennsylvania
Rochester
Vanderbilt
Marquette
Louthard
Butler
Brourne
Demeree
A. An
Chaet
Aioberg
Landig
Vlnek
Bell
Rollinger
Orange Township
Cartoon Follies
THE
Battling Browns
Ea Asniversares Aarts
Luke
His
Lasnes Busche
Carroll, Lows
Phoney Bolonies
Ben
Eyo
Corpus Christi
St. Mary
Tno
Morris Plan Co
Bridge Sq. Waterloo
Rube Goldberg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!