High School Basketball Teams Reach for Weekend Action
West High faces Vinton on the road in a tough Friday test while East High travels to Clarksville to meet the Belligerent Clarksville quint. Clarksville’s strength is feared and West High seeks revenge for earlier losses. East High reshuffles lineups with Captain Sansone leading the forward corps and Schammel Dolson Gerber in the middle as coaches hunt the best combination for the tough stretch ahead.
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Teachers College High
East High
Glarksville Quint
West High
Vinton, High
Vinton
Charles City
Benton County
Makeover
Midge Makeover
Capt
Sansone
Altho
Parsons
Kolb
Clarksville
Schammel
Dolson
Gerber
Zeig
East Bligh
Lamb
Ralph Sarff
Watson
Pixley
Gapt
Stetack
Moore
Gnagy
Rosé
Dempsey bets on a $300000 guarantee for Tunney clash
Jack Dempsey wants a $300,000 guarantee for his next fight with Gene Tunney and may inform promoter Tex Rickard that he is uncertain about returning. The piece notes Dempsey earned $175,000 at Chicago and discusses stock ties to Madison Square Garden, his resolve, and potential strategies to pressure Rickard amid boxing turmoil.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
Jack Dempsey
Iis
George Lockthesafé Rickard
Rickard
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Tunney
Richard
Chicago
Imoney
Miami
Banenan
John
Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
Forcitis
Tipathy
Gene
Iowa Golf Opens Season With Western Conference Matches
Iowa University announces a spring golf schedule led by coach Charles Kennett. The Hawkeyes travel to Wisconsin May 10, play Chicago May 11, and Minnesota May 19 in their first Minnesota appearance. Lester Bolstad, 1927 Big Ten champion, will be showcased. war and freshman practice to begin next week.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Charles Kennett
Minnesota
Iowa
Towans
Lester Bolstad
Bolstad
Gopher Universal
Cotch Kennett
Aigena
H. H. Braskamp
Dave MacMillan
University of Idaho
University of Minnesota
Chicago
Northwestern
Evanston
Ohio State
Minneapolis
Maj
John Griffith
Coffman
University
Nydahl
Coach MacMillan
George Otterness
John Stark
Glenn Williams
Gopher Center
Purdue Wins Over Indians Sustain Big Ten Lead
Purdue university tops Indiana by 28 to 23 to stay atop the Western conference standings. The Boilermakers have three wins after beating Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, while the Indians slip to fourth with three wins and two losses. Northwestern and Wisconsin hold second place with three wins and one defeat.
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Purdue
Chicago
Jan. J
Purdue University
Indiana University
Boilermakers
Indiana
Tisnois
Town
Indians
Northwestern
Wisconsi
Upper Town Luther game moved from February to March
The Luther and Fayette basketball matchup in Upper Town is shifted from February 6 to March 1 by mutual agreement of both teams management.
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Wourigt Special Keranee
Fayette, Tadan
Luther
Fragmentary 19th Century Odds and Ends From A Loose Ledger
A collage of stray notes and satirical lines references marked items, odd products, and social jabs. Mentions rabbit tricks, Arctic Seal, Chinchillettes, Baltic Leopard skin, and an electric toothbrush once advertised in 1885. A vagrant faces a long exile sentence in a French town while politics discuss a temporary auditorium for the Democratic convention.
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Autie
Kate
Brer Rabbit
Iowa Conference Standings Feature Undeated Trio
Des Moines January reports show Luther, Morningside, and Upper Town unbeaten in the Iowa conference. Simpson drops after a Penn loss while Parsons sits fourth with four wins and one loss as Saint Ambrose and Columbia stay near the leaders amid a tight race.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Luther
Morningside
Upper Town
Simpson
Tas
Penn
Sow
Parsons
St. Ambrose
Columbia
Buena Vista
Central
Simpson Willhallenge
Gamies
Pes Tater
Upper
Parsons Columbia Ve
Western Union
Buena Visita
Three Edgars Lead Amateur 181 Billiard Championship
New York January 25 Edgar Appleby and his brother Francis along with Elvin Edwards led for first place in the national amateur 181 balkline billiard championship. Appleby defeated Jacob Clinner 250 to 83 and Herbert Hammer beat Marilee Parker 250 to 0 in the second round matches.
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New York
INS
Edgar Appleby
Francis
Elvin Edwards
Jacob Clinner
Herbert Hammer
Marilee Parker
Matonos
Dribble Debate Echoes as Kansas Coaches Rally for Basketball Thrill
Kansas journalist reports on coaches arguing against removing the dribble, saying it sustains the game’s thrill and small-player offense. They warn eliminating dribbles would curb strategy, pivot play, and effective contact while proposing new five-second rules to curb stalling.
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Rues
University of Kansas
Unien
Bountis
College basketball results mixed across teams and scores
A garbled summary of several college and junior college basketball scores appears. Teams include Des Moines Catholic, Boon, Western Union, Central, Osctols Jianintcalese, Graceland junior college, Nebraska Wesleyan, Columbus, St. Paul Turner, York College, and Grant in Cedar Rapids with varying totals such as 28 24 26 24 92 22 36 25 33 12 47 6 and a note of a win in Cedar Rapids.
Peacocks Face Simpson in Friday Basketball Test
Fayette Iowa January 25 Coach Dorman leads Upper Iowa in practice after a four day layoff as they prepare for Friday night game against Simpson College in Fayette. The starting five includes McLeese Gutches Harvey Dooley and Moors with Kiple Mirick in contention. Special Services Youth Dan 25. Frank Corset 17 signs with San Francisco Seals for spring tryouts as a third baseman.
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Cau
Penn
Central
Fayette
Upper Iowa
Cedar Falls
McLeese
Gutches
Harvey
Dooley
Moors
Star Fresh Center
Kiple
Mirick
Jem
Sereices
Dan
San Francisco Seals
Yale Looks to Promote Marvin Stevens as New Coach
New Haven Conn January 23 Marvin Stevens 28 could become Yale football coach if Tad Jones steps down Stevens has been Jones right hand man for four seasons and helped develop Bruce Caldwell the standout of Yale's first season He played one year at Yale earning the nickname The Kansas Cyclone after starring at Washburn Kansas where he earned ten letters.
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New Haven
Conn
Marvin Stevens
Tad Jones
Yale
Jones
Reinew
Stevens
Bruce Caldwell
Kansas
West High intramural leagues form 14 teams in 70 players
West High School opens its annual intramural basketball with class A and B leagues. Class A lists six teams led by captains Roughriders and Hoosiers among others, while class B features eight teams including Black Hawks and Bearcats. Opening games saw Roughriders edge Hoosiers 9 6 and Blackbirds top Hook Em Cows 10 7. Next Saturday’s schedule includes Hook Em Cows versus Collegiates and Black Hawks versus Horsemen, with about 115 West High boys active across varsity, freshman, and intramural squads.
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West High
Old Rose
Roughriders
Russell
Hoosiers
Nathanson
Kahler
Hottentots
Miller
Black Birds
Reinstein
Hook 'Em Cows
Blackbirds
Hollen
Black Hawks
Horse- Bearcats
Cardinals
Bull‘s. Badgers
Scorpions
Gophers
Missouri Cornell Mat Contest Cancelled
Iowa State University meets shift causes cancellation of the Missouri Cornell wrestling contest set for January 30 in Mount Vernon Iowa. Conoly Barker plans to fill the open date with Morimsouth.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa State University of Missouri
Ames
Missouri-Cornell
Conoly Barker
Morimsouth
Friction Over Army Navy Game Weighs on Services
New York reports recall decades of conflict between military and naval academies over the annual Army Navy football clash. Col. Ernst warned in 1894 99 the match undermines discipline and scholarship and should not recur. Despite serious objections the games were revived, with leaders arguing for regulated play amid ongoing inter service tension. Also: Giants sign Henry and Heese contracts.
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New York
Army-Navy
Military
Naval Academies
Army Information Service
O. H. Ernst
West Point
Naval Academy
Col
Ernst
Secretary of War
Gol. A. L. Mills
Edwin B. Winans
Co. Millis
Miliary Academy
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