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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1923
Page
7
Des Moines Ed Brayton tests lineup as Waterloo A C faces Des Moines in a 2:30 p.m. collision. Waterloo seeks a key win to bolster state title hopes as Connor works in a reshaped lineup and backfield speed impresses.
Chicago November 0. Big Ten plays two crucial games on gridiron with Illinois at Urbana facing Chicago and Michigan traveling to Iowa to challenge the Hawkeyes. Northwestern aims to rebound at Minneapolis against Minnesota as Notre Dame meets Purdue in the lone non conference clash drawing interest.
Mason City high school routed Fort Dodge 24 to 0 at Roosevelt field. The Mason City offense produced 170 yards from two puzzling forward passes that directly yielded two touchdowns while completing nine of sixteen passes. Fort Dodge struggled with passing in the second half, managing only two completions in nine attempts for 22 yards.
In the play, No. 6 stands eight yards back of center and signals “Hike” to start the punt. No. 1 and No. 2 advance for defensive backs while the line drives back the defense. No. 5 drives at center as No. 4 covers an end run, tightening the line to improve wide end runs and passes.
Nine Big Ten teams played today with six in westward clashes and at least two contests likely decided in the final whistle. Illinois defeated Minnesota 29 to 0 while Chicago beat Northwestern 13 to 0. Michigan edged Ohio State 2 to 0 and Iowa beat Wisconsin 20 to 0. Minnesota faces Northwestern, Ohio State meets Denison, and Indiana eyes a Hanover win as teams chase standings.
Ralph Fletcherstar, once with Hawkeye Fuls, now a Waite High coach in Toledo, spotted Cedar Rapids Waterloo East’s game last Saturday and predicted Waite would outclass Cedar Rapids. The Davenport Kiwanis push for a World War memorial stadium on Arsenal Island aims to host Moline Three-F, Rock Island, and Davenport boxing shows with Tri-city committees set to discuss plans Wednesday. Meanwhile 19,000 wild ducks linger at Horseshoe Lake between McGregor and Prairie du Chien, attracting Iowa hunter interest.
Charles City opened with rapid strikes by Bullen and Smith to lead 14 0 early. Daley sparked a late first half rally for East High, but Charles City extended its lead with Bullen and Thomas scoring in the second half as the Floyd County squad held off a Waterloo comeback bid.
Des Moines, Nov 3. Columbia College upset Des Moines University 12 to 0 at Des Moines Stadium. Coach Eddie Anderson and quarterback Entringer linked on rapid passes as Wiley broke free for a 33 yard score, delivering an early lead before the Des Moines defense clamped down.
Freeman Pippert of Dysart sold Franz von Krone a German police pup he raised for 400 to F A J Bryan of South Bend Indiana. The dog won first prize at the Cedar Rapids toy show and at the Chicago exhibit.
Ames Iowa November 3 Harry Schmidt star guard for Iowa State under Coach Sam Willaman will dominate the Drake Ames clash in Des Moines. Now in his second varsity year Schmidt consistently joins plays and leads plunging line smashes for Cyclone fullback Joe Anderson. A former Davenport high school star, Schmidt is a key factor in the matchup.
Officials announce a large Izaak Walton League banquet Monday in Chicago to honor Senator Medill McCormick. Delegations from Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Indiana and Minnesota attend to hear the league urge a national preserve on 300 square miles of upper Mississippi river bottom lands endangered by drainage. Four thousand feet of Nipigon moving pictures will be shown and a 50-person Milwaukee Teague delegation attends. Reverend Dr George Craig Stewart speaks on angling.
More than thirty five high school football teams totaling nearly six hundred players gathered in Iowa City to watch the Iowa Michigan contest. Participating schools listed include Waterloo East Traer Ottumwa Exira Dubuque Sioux Falls Central City Mechanicsville Letts Wanpella Hazleton Fremont Winfield Mount Pleasant Toledo Morning Sun Keokuk Osage Vinton Davenport North English Charles City East Des Moines Iowa City Marshalltown and Denison.
New York November 3 in a semiprivate chat Jack Dempsey admits he could not avoid Luis Firpo s right hand though he believed he could have boxed him for five or six rounds Firpo s punch stuns while Gibbons punch burns like hot iron Dempsey cites Firpo and Gibbons as contrasting opponents and praises his own measured approach to danger
The latest Friday football scores show Columbia 16 Des Moines UL 0 and Simpson 40 Penn College 7. Iowa Wesleyan 37 Graceland 13, Upnor Town 45 Ellsworth 6, Cedar Rapids 20 Sioux Falls SD 0. Charles City 29 Waterloo East High 24, Fort Dodge 20 Cherokee 4, Spirit Lake 6, Willisea 6 Shenandoah 6, Adel 6 Hamburg 26 Fairfax 3, Indianola 24 Newton 7, Colo 52 Whitten 10, Keokuk 24 Hamilton (US) 20, Emmetsburg 23 Clarion 0, West Waterloo 26 Dubuque 0, Paullina 26 Saybarn 0, Story City Ames 6, Ames 6 Aucklandester 33, St Marys Dubuque 2, Glenwood Sidner 7 Laurens 14, Fonda 6, Postville 7 Fayette 6, Harlan 12 Waverly 12, Manilla 6 Audubon 0, Des Moines West High 28 Toosevelt 0, Des Moines North High 4 Marshalltown 3, Valley Junction 26 Oskaloosa 6. Other results Illinois Wesleyan 14 Bradley Tech Illinois College T Monmouth 9 Mississippi College 0 Louisiana State University 6 Union University 27 Hendricks 14 Idaho 18 Gonzaga 0 Waiparaiso 110 Lewis Institute 6 Chadron 24 Spearfish Normal 0 Havana Ribbon Cigar ad ends with 2 for 13e.
Latonia Kentucky hosts a $59,000 Latonia Championship Stakes featuring Zev the Kentucky Derby winner and My Own, with Zev aiming to surpass Isinglass and Khar for the all time money list. Rialto In Memoriam and Taylor Hay also run as odds favor Zev and My Own, while both rivals lodge under guard ahead of a history making post.
Cedar Rapids high overwhelmed Sioux Falls Friday 120 to 0 in Iowa. Howlin fumbled for a first score recovered by Healy at the Sioux Falls five yard line. Marek to Cuhel connected for a 15 yard gain to the one, Hines scored. Cuhel later ran 27 yards setting up another touchdown.
Towa City Iowa announces the Hawk eyes will enter the Chicago Tribune cross country run on November 17. Tryouts Friday night will select the seventh to eleventh place finishers to represent the team. The top six will face Minnesota in Minneapolis the same day on a five mile Hum boldt park course under the Amateur Athletic association. WOMAN GETS BIG FISH Albert Drager's wife caught a nine pound pike near the railroad bridge in Charles City Ia on November 2.
The Waterloo card next Thursday night features Navy Rostan, praised for schooling in Tajistani methods, expected to challenge Earl Blue and halt his winning run. Rostan, famed as Queer Person and Joliet native, brings a combative style that could test Blue, with Gibbons’ support and chaperone arrangement noted for the bout.
Urbana Illinois November 3 Associated Press attendance about sixty thousand expected at a football game between Zuppke Illinois and rival Chicago. Grange and Britton expected to carry offense as Chicago star Thomas out for ineligibility. Large Chicago crowd anticipated despite lineup changes with Huston aiming for open attack at the new stadium.
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