Coaches Under Criticism as Season Started Are Now Heroes
Chicago sports column praises coaches Richard Hanley Burt Ingwersen and Knute Rockne for turning around rough starts. It highlights Hanley turning Northwestern around with wins over Minnesota and Purdue, Ingwersen lifting Iowa to key victories, and Rockne reviving Notre Dame training to a strong season. Discusses Big Ten race dynamics with Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, and Michigan shaping the title outlook.
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Flying Wedge Was Bruising Play in Game's Early Day
State College veterans recall Penn State football in the 1890s. Colonel W. B. McCaskey, former Nittany quarterback and ROTC head, notes mass plays and flying wedges caused many injuries. He recounts the 1895 Adelbert game ending 8–8, where Adelbert formed a circle to stall, and Penn State climbed over the top to solve it.
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Ohio
Adelbert
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Women Like Dollars And Pop Culture Snippets
A gag filled snapshot notes women likened to coins with value rising as numbers grow and money talks. It trashes hastily for humor, tossing quips about Christmas gifts, college girls with unlit cigarettes, leap year hints, bridge metaphors, Washington's dollar across the Potomac, and odd editorial asides on dentures and ocean hops. The collage reflects a period newspaper voice mixing jokes, social commentary, and playful skepticism about modern life.
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Grinnell Coach Demands Tough Practice After Tie
Grinnell coach Fitz Watt criticized the scoreless tie with the Tutors and ordered a hard workout for the Pioneer squad. The defense shined while the passing game lagged as Cedar Falls weather kept the game scoreless. Rose Leidtke Miner and McIntire starred in the backfield. Fail Bradley and Humphrey stood out on the line. The team travels to St Louis next Saturday to face Washington University.
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Rickard Expands into Florida Greyhound Racing
Tex Rickard has extended his sports promotion activities to Florida greyhound racing. At the Miami Beach Kennel Club a new winter season begins January 1 with contracts awarded for track grandstand and clubhouse totaling about 250000 dollars. G R K Carter serves as president.
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Iowa B team faces Illinois subs in final tilt
Iowa City Nov. 12 The University of Iowa reserve squad that beat Notre Dame and Indiana B elevens this season shifts focus to the last game, Illinois at Urbana Saturday. A victory would give them the Western conference reserve title as they remain undefeated.
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Tris Speaker Named Newark Bears Manager
New York Nov. 12 Tris Speaker a legendary outfielder and veteran leader signed to manage the International League Newark Bears for two years. He plans to play center field if needed and will push to strengthen the roster before spring training in St Augustine Fla. Speaker joins Walter Johnson who left his post as Bears manager to return to Washington.
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Football results from the Big Ten and beyond
Saturday results show Town 14 Ohio State 7. Northwestern 7 Purdue 6. Minnesota 21 Indiana 12. Illinois 14 Butler 0. Michigan 6 Navy 0. Wisconsin 25 Chicago 0. Nebraska 44 Oklahoma 6. Missouri 19 Kansas Aggies 6. Marquette 7 Kansas 0. Grinnell 0 State Teachers 0. tech 7 Creighton 7. Drake 20 Washington UW 0. West Virginia 33 Oklahoma Aggies 6. Carleton 0 Coe 0. Knox 14 Cornell 7. Notre Dame reserves 0 Grinnell 0. Des Moines Univ 26 Columbia 6. Penn 26 Central 0. Northwestern 0 Illinois State Teachers 0. Sacred Heart Academy 6 Columbia Preps 6. Dayton 25 Cincinnati 6. John Carroll 18 Lombard 6. Michigan State 6. Augustana 7 Sioux Falls 0. Ohio University 40 Marietta 0. Loyola Chicago 7 St Louis 0. Notre Dame 12 Army 6. Princeton 25 Washington and Lee 12. Harvard 0. Swarthmore 13 Franklin Marshall 0. Maryland 6 Yale 0. Stetson 19 Newberry 0. Tulane 13 Auburn 12. Southern California 78 Arizona 7. California 6 Washington 0. Eastern and Midwest results scattered across conferences.
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Sewanee Coach Praised for Bounce Pass Play Style
The article highlights Sewanee's coaching praise for a distinctive bounce pass technique. It notes how the coach developed the strategy, calling the pass a key secret and lateral move that yielded gains during play.
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Bounce pass idea and its dubious practicality in early football
Al Demaree recalls 1924 25 Sewanee era tricks including a so called bounce pass used with a guard covering the ball after lateral tosses. He criticizes rules that would deaden such plays and notes public interest in the elusive bounce despite the football’s irregular shape.
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Bennett
Hawkeyes Return to Acknowledging Ovation After Ohio State Win
Iowa City reporters say 6000 students gave the Hawkeyes a rousing welcome on returning home from a bruising 14 to 7 victory over Ohio State. Iowa prepares for a Big Ten showdown with undefeated Wisconsin at Iowa Field, focusing on defense against Badger aerials.
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Football Races Seen at Glance
East Carolina victor over Georgetown leads unbeaten list with Boston College also unbeaten. Army loses to Notre Dame while Yale falls to Maryland. Western conference Tod town leads Ohio State and faces Wisconsin. Missouri Valley Nebraska tops Oklahoma. Southern Georgia Tech Florida and Tennessee head the pack. Virginia Tech and LSU unbeaten. SMU leads Southwestern after a Texas Aggies tie. Utah leads Rocky Mountain after Creighton tie. Cal and USC share Pacific Coast lead after Cal beat Washington.
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Cagle’s Brother Star Freshman at Louisiana School
Lafayette Louisiana November 12. Keener Red Cagle known as Bum Cagle at Southwestern Louisiana Institute is emerging as a standout on the freshman football team. The younger brother shows the same fleet feet and passing skill as his famed sibling and already draws Louisiana pigskin attention ahead of varsity introduction next year.
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Keener Red” Cagle
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Belanger Dillon Bout Tonight for Light Heavyweight Title
Canadian champion Charley Belanger meets former champion Harry Dillon in a 10 round bout in Chicago tonight. Belanger won the title from Dillon last spring by a technical knockout decision.
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Pro Football Scores and Local Grid Highlights
Summary of scattered game results including Chicago Bears 27 over Dayton 0, Detroit Wolverines 19 tied with New York Giants 19, Green Bay Packers 0 over New York Yankees 0, plus Elaran Yellow Jackets 44 defeating Potts Valley Junction 20 and North Omaha action noted.
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Cubs to add Hornsby in 1929 lineup shift
The New York World notes Benny Friedman and wrestling past shaped his gridiron rise. The New York Times discusses Hornsby joining the Cubs at second base, replacing Maguire, with 95 run advantage favoring Hornsby over Maguire in 140 games. The piece speculates on Wrigley hosting the World Series next October.
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Behr Emerges As Wisconsin Freshman Football Standout
From Madison the Courier Special Service notes Sammy Behr of Rockford Illinois is a versatile nine letter backfield talent for Wisconsin. The freshman played quarterback and left halfback, praised for speed, blocking, passing and kicking. Behr also stars in basketball as a forward and shows track promise in shot put, discus, high jump and sprints.
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Highest golf course in Europe claimed in Pyrenees
Font-Roueu in the Pyrenees, at 6000 feet above sea level, now claims the highest golf course in Europe. The claim centers on elevation and terrain, marking a notable milestone for mountain golf in France. The course’s elevation contrasts with traditional European venues and may influence play conditions and records.
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