Make-or-Break With Wolverines at Iowa Saturday
Michigan travels to Iowa City to face the undefeated Hawkeyes in a pivotal Big Ten clash. The Wolverines, led by coach Gooch Yost, hope to reverse a recent struggle and remain in the conference race.
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1923
Page
9
Michigan travels to Iowa City to face the undefeated Hawkeyes in a pivotal Big Ten clash. The Wolverines, led by coach Gooch Yost, hope to reverse a recent struggle and remain in the conference race.
A flock of about 10 000 wild ducks has lingered for days on Horseshoe Lake between McGregor and Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Wisconsin hunters dominate the activity since an Iowa license costs 25 dollars, and blinds along one lake edge show guns ready though few if any Iowa guns are fired.
The passage details a 35 play Punt Formation drill known as Quack Back on Right. Players No. 1 and No. 2 position five yards from their tackles while No. 6 to No. 10 stay back. On signal Hipt by No. 8, No. 4 moves left and yells hike to snap the ball. A sequence of blocking and ball handoffs follows with No. 3 receiving from center and running between the right guard and right tackle line.
Big Ten squads held final tuneups ahead of Saturday games. Illinois vs Chicago in a combined formation drill. Michigan and Iowa seen as edge for clash at Iowa City with Hawks fans wary after a tough loss. Minnesota met Northwestern. Notre Dame Purdue and Indiana Hanover games attract little attention.
Natives in Manson celebrate Welker Caenran's skill on a cracker box display at billiards. Marshalltown high school fans plan a special train to Des Moines for a North High clash aided by band fundraising. Sioux Falls high school, led by coach Howard Wool, arrives in Cedar Rapids to face Washington high. AIOA crowd sees a tense ten round draw between Joe Knipp and Phil Longo in Opden.
Ames Nov 2 The Drake Iowa State football game will be aired by WOI Ames with a two hour play by play session starting around 4 PM. A leased line from Ames to Des Moines will link local operators to the Des Moines announcer who will describe each play. The game starts at 2 20 and will be broadcast on 360 meters.
New York, Nov 2 Varsity letters won 50 years ago but never awarded will be presented to eight surviving members of the 1873 Princeton Tigers who played Yale in the first meeting at New Haven on November 15 1873 Yale won 3 to 0 and field goals counted for one point.
Football fans from Waterloo head to Iowa City for the Iowa vs Michigan showdown. Special trains from Ann Arbor and Kansas City boost the crowd, with stadium capacity 30 000 and tickets still available. Parkin is unlikely to play. Graham and Miller expected to see action.
Des Moines University holds a perfect 3–0 conference mark after a 7–6 win over Creighton. South Dakota State moved to second with a 7–0 victory over South Dakota, while North Dakota, South Dakota, and the North Dakota Aggies stand at 1–1–0. No game results beyond the midseason standings are given.
New York reports Édouard Horemans, Belgian title holder, lost to William F. Hoppe in a 18.2 balkline match. Jake Schaefer, son of the late champion and a two time title holder, remains the only undefeated player as the standings show evolving results including Erich Hag(en) and Welker Cochran’s upset.
Sports editor Davis J. Walsh argues truth will emerge in college football as undefeated teams face tests. He favors Army over Yale, Illinois over Chicago, and notes potential upsets among Midwestern powers. He lists key matchups including Syracuse vs Penn State and Washington State vs Oregon, urging caution on picks.
A full slate lists Yale at West Point and Syracuse meeting Penn State in Syracuse. Other matchups include Harvard at Tufts in Cambridge and Oklahoma facing Kansas at Norman with numerous regional games and rivalries noted from New York to California.
Henry L. Farrell argues for an annual international horse race between the United States and England. Zev and Papyrus are central, with Lipton’s America’s Cup precedent cited. The piece urges fair terms, challenging courses, and mutual sportsmanship to cement racing as a true international classic.
The notice touts high pay in barbering and strong demand for graduates. It highlights pleasant work, potential to start a business with small capital, and modern equipment with rapid training. Free illustrated catalog offered from Twin City Barber College, 204 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis.
Latonia prepares for Saturdays feature with Zev and My Own in the frame alongside Rancocas star arriving today. My Own trained by Admiral Cary Gray son, Rialto ridden by James Rowe Jr., In Memoriam Byron Weidmann’s Western hopeful. Kentuckians back In Memoriam as reservations flood in for a likely record crowd.
New York, Nov. 2. Jack Renault, the Canadian, remains a 7 to 5 favorite over Floyd Johnson in a 15 round heavyweight eliminator at Madison Square Garden tonight. The match opens the indoor season and will test who earns first flight championship contention. Renault’s recent knockout victims, including Fred Fulton, bolster his standing while Johnson must prove he can carry the power expected of a challenger.
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