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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1923
Page
6
Waterloo defeated Kalona 2 to 0 in a hard fought game claiming the state title on home soil. The Cedar Rapids referee unsettled play with controversial calls while Waterloo's Crossbucks and Horton led a stubborn defense and Grady and Sezer starred for the winners.
Describes a sequence in a punt formation with players numbered one through six executing a designed fake and a forward pass. The key actions include drawing the defense with a pre-snap motion, blocking alignments by the guards and tackles, No. 3 starting forward then sprinting to the right, and a lead pass to No. 3 to avoid a defender.
East High was defeated 6 to 10 by Dubuque High in a slow, unexciting homecoming game before a fair crowd. Dubuque capitalized on East errors and a weak defense as Kearney scored on a late first-quarter drive, with subsequent drives stalling after fumbling and holding. Trahnson, Kearney and Teating contributed for the Red and Blue while East failed to muster sufficient offense, and Howard missing the extra point.
Waterloo outclassed East High in the second half as Dooley led the attack and Nabbed passes, while East High stumbled on downs and penalties. A half-filled crowd witnessed a partisan Waterloo party with a late surge and defensive stops keeping East High scoreless outside a few drives.
Cedar Rapids star Hlmer Marek scored a touchdown a place kick and a dropkick in the intersectional game against Waite high at Toledo Ohio. Marek expected to be a major factor against Harrisburg next Saturday but the eight semester rule will sideline him next season. Also noted are Merker Hesse for Raymond Patterson for Ward and Dubuque scorers with referees and umpires listed.
The article notes concerns among players about ongoing tensions and mentions names like Britton and several others in a muddled roster. It hints at repentance as a path to peace and references multiple individuals and possible team shifts without clear outcomes.
Drake University falls 12 to 6 as Cee Eleven from Cedar Rapids uses two stellar dropkicks by Pence and a late goal line drive to seal the win. Pence opened with a 35 yard field goal and a 59 yard dropkick, while Drake replied with a touchdown and a failed extra point. Buckton scored the decisive goal line TD after a long Mowery run and a series of plunges.
LeRoy Osborne manager of Washington county responds to Waterloo management over Britton's referee expenses. He notes Britton is under contract for every Sunday this fall and Kalona will cover the balance, ensuring Britton’s appearance next Sunday. Britton travels from Cedar Rapids with the Kalona delegation.
Ann Arbor Michigan November 12 Irving Uteritz quarterback and field general of the University of Michigan football team will play no more this season. A small bone in his right leg was splintered in Saturday's game with the United States Marines. Coach Fielding H. Yost called him the best field general I ever had and lamented the loss as half the football team.
Grinnell, Ta. Nov. 12 The Kansas Aggies displayed a varied attack and trounced the Grinnell Pioneers 35 to 7. Grinnell held the Aggies to two touchdowns in the first period and scored once in the second, but the visitors pulled away in the final half, adding two more scores.
Post Civil War Southern plantations kept old labor practices and forests, with rare hunting and strong tree preservation. Breech loaders arrive in 1876, expanding hunting and selling of game. Widespread slaughters follow as money tightness and new guns boost bags, causing declines in ducks, doves, turkeys, snipes, robins, prairie chickens, and curlews across the U.S.
Hawkeye fall Waterloo repeated a trick to score field goals against Kalona using a dropkick from the 46 yard line after a fair catch. Kipke counted threes for Michigan, McGoldrick faced ineligibility, and Seger’s side kick missed. Cedar Falls star Whitford and other regional teams were featured with local and guest players preparing for upcoming games and events.
International News Sports Editor notes upsets from Saturday games. Nebraska defeated Notre Dame, reflecting a top-heavy schedule impact and questioning Notre Dame’s strength amid other regional leaders like Cornell Syracuse Yale and Princeton.
Toledo November 12 Cedar Rapids team nicknamed Tigers left town for a long road swing. They will reach Hershey Pennsylvania near Harrisburg tomorrow to face the Harrisburg Tigers in a Saturday inter sectional game. Joy runs high among players and Cedar Rapids fans as a national championship cry echoes from Waite Bowl.
Ohio State delivered a diversified attack and scored four touchdowns a field goal and a safety to defeat Purdue 32 to 0 in Lafayette Indiana. The Buckeyes opened scoring in the second period and pulled away in the third and fourth quarters helped by key forward passes. A stray California note mentions a 275000 ton raisin crop for the year.
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