Wolverines and Minnesota Battle For Brown Jug
Michigan and Minnesota clash in Ann Arbor for the Little Brown Jug with title hopes in the Big Ten on the line. Illinois faces Ohio State while Purdue Indiana and Chicago Wisconsin also pursue conference wins in the Illinois era of play.
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Louis Gilbert
Wisconsin
Navy
Tutors Open Cage Card With Cornell Quintet on Dec 9
Iowa State Teachers College releases a 13 game 1927 28 schedule led by coach Art Dickinson. Four lettermen return. captains Stark Artus Fritze and Cooper anchor the veteran lineup. Non conference tests include Cornell Luther Parsons Buena Vista and Central while Parsons and Cornell renew meetings.
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Iowa State Teachers College
L. L. Menderhall
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Carnell College
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Art Dickinson
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Fritze
Cooper
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Payette
Iowa Wesleyan
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Fairfield
Cedar Fats
Upper Iowa
Cedar Palia
Central
Cedar Palin
Buena Vista
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Crelar Polis
Sutcliffe Sets High Score in Waterloo Gun Club Trapshoot
Sutcliffe broke 93 of 100 targets at the Waterloo Gun Club weekly trapshoot at Byrnes Park Saturday to lead nine shooters. Carstensen Limbert Witryseas Abbot among top scorers. other names and scores incomplete in the fragment.
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Waterloo Gun Club
Byrnes Park
Butelite
Carstensen Limbert
Witryseas Abbot
Noshl
McCoy Milter
Wans Deer Nees
Cererncsers
Jest a Moment JAYS JAZZY SE In the Nation of Oddities
A fragment from a 1920s style column features quips on aging, taxes, and social topics. It parodies letters to editors and ad writers with short jokes about loan refusals, police protection, and youth culture. References include Badgers and Chicago tribune style mishaps, plus a note on a Russian ruble purchase. The piece ends with a playful sign off.
Drake to Meet Notre Dame in Drake Bowl Saturday
Drake University faces Notre Dame in the Drake bowl for a final home game. Capt. Bill Cook and Archie Johnson bid farewell as 18,000 fans expected to pack the stadium for a clash with Knute Rockne’s quick, brains-first Irish squad led by Christy Flanagan and Charlie Riley. A Macon club sale to Brooklyn and Atlanta clubs is reported in the Macon Telegraph.
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Maurine Special Services
Des Moines
Minnesota
Ossie Solem
Drake University
Notre Dame
Drake
Notre Damp Elevon
Iowa
Naction
Roeine
Riley
Ladies win $8 of $10 prize money in grid guess contest
The Courier Grid Guess Contest awarded five prize spots with Miss June Ferguson taking first prize of $5 for eight correct picks. Second prize went to Mrs EB Clayton, third to Mrs Peter Doyle, fourth to Asrold Martin, and fifth to George Lane. An unnamed contestant would have won with eight correct selections but did not sign. Four hundred twenty nine contestants entered.
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June Ferguson
EB. J. Clayton
Sycamore Street
Peter Doyte
Fourth Street
Asrold Mertin
Vint Street
Ferguson
Army
Golf champions play it with wooden faced driver
AKE G ESPINOSA notes that personal preference favors the wooden faced driver, especially in wet conditions where a vary faced club can become slippery and cause the ball to curve after impact. The writer discusses how moisture affects grip and ball flight.
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Tvary
Ames Gridmen Set Final Varsity Game Before Grinnell Clash
Seven Town State football players will finish their careers in Ames as the Cyclones host Grinnell at State field. Capt. Walt Weiss of Denison leads the graduating backs along with Chink Hall and Bob Lamson. Linemen include Ray Holloway Smith, Ray Gilbraith, Kurt Fischer, and guard Duke Ayres, with Ayres described as a triple threat center.
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Ames
Cyclones
Grinnell
Sre
Walt Weiss
Denison
Lis
Johnny Behm
Chink Hall
Jeff
Pioneers
Bob Lamson
Lamson
Town State
Parsons
Holloway Smith
Beiroit
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Michigan State
Husky
Duke Ayres
Army and Navy May Sever All Relations Soon
New York reports a looming rift between Army and Navy over football eligibility rules. Navy proposes banning players with more than three years on varsity squads, while Army rejects adopting the rule. Navy coach Ingram says it will take effect next year, but Army coach Jones disputes the move and argues the military academy does not solicit players.
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Army
Bit" Jones
Gba" Ingram
Navy
Jones
Military Academy
Wisconsin Faces Chicago Tilt After Upset by Iowa
Wisconsin, buoyed by an upset loss to Iowa, gears up for a hard road tilt with Chicago. Coach Glenn Thistlethwaite drills the Badgers to fix faults from the Hawkeyes game as they chase a storied rivalry and a place in the 1927 gridiron tradition.
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Iowa
Chicago
Courier
Sandra Madison
Wis
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Badgers
Meroon
Si Chanter
Chino
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Hawkeye
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Teachers Tangle With Parsons Eleven In Big Conference Test
Cedar Falls reports the Tutor team faces Parsons, last year Iowa conference champions, in a key showdown after a tough win over Upper Iowa. Both squads bring strong lineups with 12 and 13 lettermen respectively. The Teachers aim to clinch the conference by defeating Parsons while Parsons seeks revenge for last season’s finale.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Futor Electiron
Upper Iowa Peacocks
Purple and Gold
Peacocks
Tutor
Parsons
Iowa
Glen Devine
Wildcats
Bender
Devine
Prac
Des Moines University
Purple
Gold
Upper Iowa
Fritzel
Jowa Wesleyan
MecCuskey
Fayette West Union clash ends in 6 6 tie
Fayette high school and West Union played to a 6 6 tie in the season finale. Earl Peterson scored for West Union after a 16 yard penalty moved the ball to within a yard of the goal following a strong early drive by Fayette.
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Conrice Spersal
Indoor ball season opens tonight at the Forum
Hingis Central Cubs and Altstacli Langlas Baking Co indoor baseball teams start the 1927 28 season in a National league game at the Forum. Victor Read, director, aims for eight clubs in each circuit and a city championship pennant series to end the season.
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Hingis Central Cubs
Altstacli & Langlas Baking Co
Victor Read
Badger Crosscountry Team Defeats Owans in Wisconsin Meet
Wisconsin’s crosscountry team defeated Iowa 22 to 33 in Madison on November 14 sharpening its bid for a fourth straight Western Conference title. Captain Zola and Pelaya led Wisconsin with a dead heat finish as the Cardinal broke the tape first.
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Presnell Fails to Add to Total but Leads Valley
Glenn Presnell of Nebraska still leads the Missouri Valley scoring today despite failing to add to his total on Saturday. He remains atop the list of the ten leading scorers as Valley action continues, with Nebraska and Missouri teams prominent in the standings.
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Kansas City
Glenn Presnell
Nebraska
Missouri Valley
Hawkeyes end long losing streak with win at Wisconsin
The Iowa Hawkeyes broke a 10 game Big Ten drought by shocking Wisconsin 16 to 0 at Madison. Drake fell 27 to 6 to Minnesota, Grinnell lost 18 to 0 after Washington University, and other Midwest scores included Missouri beating Townstate 13 to 8. Des Moines and Parsons tied 0 while Morningside overwhelmed Wayne Normal 40 to 0.
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Associated Press
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University of Town
Ingwersen
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Badger
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Minneapolis
Joesting and Company
Grinnell
Washington University
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Chicago Bears Win Pro Grid Clash on Nov 14
Chicago Bears beat Fettsville Maroons 30-12 with two safeties and two touchdowns aided by Barry’s passes to Halas and Sternaman scoring. Chicago Cardinals lost 20-6 to Red Grange’s New York Yankees in New York. Bennie Friedman’s Cleveland team routed Frankford Yellowjackets 37-0 while Green Bay beat Dayton 6-0.
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Chicago Bears
Fettsville Maroons
Sternaman
Halas
Bears
Chicago Cardinals
New York
Red Grange
New York Yankees
Eddie Tryon
Colgate
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