West High Sets April 8 9 Track Meet. Grid Season Plans
West High announces its annual home track and field meet will be held Friday and Saturday April 8 and 9 with preliminaries Friday and finals Saturday. Coach Ralph Sarff says athletes may enter multiple events and will decide relay entries after Friday. Des Moines relay date May 14 looms as a likely dual meet. Also charting football and basketball schedules for 1927, with games at Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Charles City and others, and noting no outdoor spring practice until school ends.
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Bill Pixley
Ralph Sarl
Ames Relay Teams Sweep Lone Star Classics With 16 Watches
Ames Town State relay squad returned from Houston with 16 watches and two silver cups after winning four firsts at the Lone Star Classics, including the medley relay record. Captain Genger and Cay Jum each earned four watches, while Witmer and others collected multiple timepieces as coach Bob Simpson plans rest and prep for upcoming meets.
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Astin
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Ioak
Bob Simpson
Tawe Sinlo
Kansas
Indoor contests fill Y M C A church league card
Indoor baseball games at the Y M C A tonight feature two matches. First M F plays Grace M F while Walnut Street Baptist faces First Brethren. Last night First Presbyterian beat St Marys 3 to 0 with Walker and Lee in the winners circle and the loser’s hits limited to three by pitcher.
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Engineers sweep Office team in John Deere league match
The Engineers won two of three games against the Office team at Waterloo Alleys in a John Deere league match last night.
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Guyer
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Butsley
Alexandar
Borden Owece Vervas
Mann
Gene Tunney Rhythm Critique Sparks Reader Debate
Classical dance expert Walston Brown derides Tunney as lacking essential rhythm while noting Dempsey's skills. The piece blends humorous quips about boxing icons with satirical snippets from reads and column musings, including playful asides on public figures and everyday life.
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Gene Tunney
Walston Brown
Tunney
Mr. Brown
Jack Dempsey
Gene
Annie
Faris
Kidivey
Chicago U Enters Classy Outfit in Drake Relay Meet
Chicago University plans a strong entry for the Drake Relay Meet in Des Moines. Capt. Anton Burg, high jumper, joins Dick Williams and Wakefield Burke in the squad, with Warren Wein adding shot put strength.
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Maranon
Warren Wein
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CAGE SPORT FUNDS AT CLUTIER SCHOOL RAISE SURPLUS
Basketball at Charter School in Clutier shows a small profit from home games. Receipts funded new basketballs shirts and gear, with a $92.98 balance. An orchestra fund collects 21.53 and an entertainment fund 21.92 from events at the school building.
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Atgeat
Hoya
Enma
Ottumwa Packer Team Tryouts Set With 46 Hopefuls
Ottumwa manager John Patrick Harkins plans a spring selection from 46 hopefuls with four veteran players and a young nucleus. The roster will trim to about 30, aiming to reclaim the Mississippi Valley league title after last season’s sale of talent. Veterans including El Chink Glaser and Jim Delaney join new signings as Harkins shapes a balanced squad for the coming season.
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Ind
George Govenat
Maryland
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Dubuque
Jim Delaney
Los Aneles
Pat
Farry Borman
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Danville
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Moyet
Bloomington
Ane
Vernon Star
Centralia
Brad
Van Wie and Collett Meet in North South Golf Match
In Pinehurst New York on March 30 Miss Glenna Collett of Providence meets Miss Virginia Van Wie of Chicago in the match to decide the 1927 North and South women's gate championship. Semifinals saw Collett defeat Reading Pa and Van Wie defeat Belmont Mass.
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Glenna Collett
Pinehurst
Providence
Chicago
Alisa Collett
Miss
Quie Reading
van’ Wie
Authe
Baker, Jr
Belmont
Mass
Big Ten Moguls Meet in Madison May 26 28
Big Ten athletic directors and coaches gather in Madison Wisconsin for a three day conference ending with the seventh annual outdoor track and field meet at Camp Randall Stadium. A Minnesota Wisconsin baseball game and a regatta on Lake Mendota are also listed.
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State Tennis Tourney at Des Moines July 25
Des Moines area announces the state tennis tournament starts July 25 with Charles Fredericks, president of the Des Moines district tennis association, confirming Haris Cogeshall of Iowa will defend titles at both the state meet and city meet to be held June 20.
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Hornsby Eyes Babe Ruth Homer Record Showdown
Moers impressed by Hornsby during camp talks as he eyes Babe Ruth's single season homer mark of 49. Giants face competition from Cubs while Rogers confidence signals slugger rivalry ahead. DeVormer and McGraw praised for hitting and fielding as spring exhibitions unfold.
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McGraw
Bresnahan Turns Iowa Track Stars Into Champions
Des Moines reports credit University of Iowa coach George T Bresnahan with building a dynasty of record setting sprinters and mile relay teams. His athletes have set world, intercollegiate records and fueled multiple championship wins from Drake Relays to Big Ten titles and Olympic selections.
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Des Moines
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Texas Junios
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Morrow
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Phelps
Swent
Hawkeyes
Cal Bears Capture Coast Conference Title Ahead of Postseason
Berkeley March 30 supporters of the University of California basketball team celebrate a fourth consecutive coast conference title. The team finished the season with a 15–0 record and 493 points for versus 302 against. Only three players graduate, leaving 1940s era bright prospects.
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Roosevelt Girls Edge Bird's Independents In Forum Cage Game
Roosevelt girls defeated Bird's Independents 19 to 9 at the forum. Vera Benzon and the guards stood out for the winners while Bird Clark and Steege led the losers.
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Michigan Swimmer Aims For National Record At Iowa Meet
P C Samson of Michigan plans to break the world 220 yard freestyle mark at the National Collegiate AAU championships April 15-16 at Iowa City. Coach Matt Mann says Samson could top Weissmüller’s 2 25 2 40 record. Samson also holds 220 and 440 standards. New events include 20 yard freestyle relay and 400 yard medley relay debuting.
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