Davenport SAI to Seek Club in Western League
Davenport baseball men weigh a Western League franchise for 1929 amid local support and opposition. M. H. Sexton, head of the National Association of Baseball Leagues, meets Davenport leaders to back a Valley or Western option. If Davenport declines, Muscatine or Rockford plans for clubs and a new park. Harry Rigsby named manager of Rockford.
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National Association of Baseball Leagues
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Eldora and Cedar Falls Men Obtain Patents
Des Moines November 20 Enoch Ler M Elderea of Eldora is listed among Iowans granted a patent for a hosiery display rack. The Larson rack folds into a line of racks and vertically supports hosiery. Other Iowans named include West Dodd Des Moines for a lightning protection system for tanks and farms, Bennie P. Wanson Cedar Falls for a trunk and luggage carrier, Walter T. Palmer Des Moines for a timing device, and Johnson Thompson Davenport for a folding device.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Enoch Ler
M. Elderea
Towans
Barr, Freeman & Sinclair
Larson
Eldora
West Dodd
Bennie P. Wanson
Cedar Falls
Walter T. Palmer
Johnson Thompson
Davenport
Fragmented humorous clipping about science and society
A collage of quips and brief notes on diverse topics from science claims to travel feats and social remarks. Mentions include dirigibles crossing oceans, an undertaker business in Illinois, a football coach firing a player, an Arctic explorer ending a lecture tour to marry, and light jokes about chorus girls and robin sightings.
Illini Center Battles In Historic Renters Matchup
An aged college football tale recalls a fierce clash between centers John Yepler of Columbia and a Maroons opponent. Pre game, Depter sent Hattonn flowers, provoking a tense start as players clashed on the line. Coach West and Coach Bennett share peeves about referees and pass protection.
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Illinois
John Yepler
Tunior
Columbia
Nertong
Maroons
Depter
Hattonn
C. A. West
University of North Dakota
Bennett
Sewanee, Tenn
Cy Williams Fails to Reach .300 Again in 1928
Fred Cy Williams of the Phillies finished the 1928 season short of the .300 batting mark for a second straight year.
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CY Williams
Fred
Cy" Williams
Phillies
Three Southwestern stars up for All American honor
Three stars from the Southwest SMU backfield ace Redman Hume guard Choc Sanders and Texas University tackle Gordy Brown vie for All American honors. Hume’s elusiveness and passing excited the East, Sanders earned a feared line and pass protection, Brown showcased rugged tackling and strength. Other notable names include Beavers Beavers Petty Gilliland Paradeaux Powell Love Atkins Williams and the Baylor and TCU standouts.
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Tex
Southwest
Redman Hume
Southern Methodist University
Choc Sanders
Gordy Brown
Texas University
Hume
East
Red Eagle
Army
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Sanders
Texas
Brown
Beavers
Arkansas
Petty
Texas Aggie
Gilli
Land
Paradeaux
Baylor
Powell
Love
S. M.U
Atkins
Williams
Texas Christian University
Religious Views of College Students Skeptical
In Iowa City Iowa Professor Edwin D Starbuck reports from 1000 questionnaires that college students grow more skeptical of religion during their years in school Half of the respondents said their attitudes toward faith have changed and favor viewing religion by its personal social and ideal effects rather than doctrines or institutions Starbuck calls for reintegration of the religious personality to boost mental and physical well being.
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Towa City
INS
Edwin D. Starbuck
Department of
University of Iowa
State University
Iowa
Starbuck
League stays intact for 1929 amid franchise interest
President Elmer Daily announced after a Charleroi meeting that the Middle Atlantic League would remain intact for 1929. He noted three cities had applications for a franchise but there were no current sales.
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Scottdale
Jeanette
Elmer Daily
Charleroi
Illinois and Ohio State Stir Fun in Classic Rivalry Showdown
Chicago Nov 20 IN S: Thrills loom for about 60 000 fans at Memorial stadium Urbana as Illinois meets Ohio State in a storied 1928 title decider. The series has 16 meetings with Illinois leading 9 5 and 2 ties. Historic games include 1919 comeback and 1920 7 0 OSU win. The clash remains a marquee event with past upsets and dramatic finishes shaping the title picture.
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Memorial Stadium
Urbana
Illinois
Ohio
Tilini
Frank Merriwell
Ohio State
Chick Harley
Hawkeye Harriers In Conference Races At Madison
Unbeaten in three dual meets the University of Iowa cross country team heads to the Western conference championship at Madison Wisconsin Saturday morning. Captain Brady Everingham and Kelly led Wisconsin run. Gardner Turner and Hakes also key runners as Iowa seeks title after strong recent showings.
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Courier Special Service
Iowa’ City
University ‘of Iowa
Madison
Wis
Iowa
Harold Phelps
Leonard Hunn
Maurice Speers
Iowans
Brady
Everingham
Kelly
Gardner
Turner
Hakes
Football Fever And Mixed-up Schools
A California mother joins her sons in a game and breaks her ankle while running with the ball. The Southern Methodist football team, fighting Army, is held to a single touchdown by Simmons college, not the Boston women's college.
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Lucy Stone
California
Southern Methodist
Simmons College
Simmons College of Boston
Kamm on Upgrade In 1928 Breaks .300 Barrier
Willie Kamm, long a star, achieves his first season batting above .300 in 1928 marking a notable upgrade in his hitting.
Cleanup Man Percy Caris Heads Chicago Auto Laundries
Still known as cleanup man Percy Caris from a Town Wesleyan baseball team a decade ago he now runs one of Chicago’s largest auto laundries.
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Percy Caris
Wesleyan
Chicago
Hornsby Sets National League Hit Record in 1922
Rogers Hornsby established a National League record in 1922 by driving out 250 safe hits. The feat marked him as a premier hitter of the era and highlighted his 1922 season achievements.
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Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby
Six Hawkeyes Set for Last Varsity Games Saturday
Six Old Gold warriors will play their final varsity game Saturday against Michigan at Ann Arbor. Capt Brown Armil Jessen Moore Schmidt Grim will check in their uniforms for the last time. Iowa, in good condition after a 13 to 0 loss to Wisconsin, practiced new plays and light signal drills. Coach Bur|ton Ingwersen plans an overhead attack against Michigan with Pape and Glassgow as quarterbacks and McLain Far toh Reedquist as receivers.
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Ann Arbor
Brown
Armil
Jessen
Moore
Schmidt
Altho
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Badgers
Burton Ingwersen
Wolverines
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Glassgow
McLain
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Reedquist
Pro Sports May Be Taxed Soon by Chicago Measure
Chicago alderman William Bowman sponsors a proposed 3 percent city tax on all professional sports events in the city. If enacted, the levy could raise admission prices for games and events in Chicago venues.
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Chicago
William Bowman
Sandlotter to Cards Ambition Next Spring
Raymond Carl a youthful Tulsa player will report to the Cardinals training camp next spring pursuing a lifelong dream. Carl starred on the sandlots this season and drew the attention of Blake Harper a scout for the Red Birds.
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Raymond Carl
Tulsa
Cardinals
Carl
Blake Harper
The
Red Birds
Englishman Faculty Adopts American Football View
Willam Webb, an English faculty member at Lawrence College this year, once found American football sloppy and silly. After watching a game, he now calls it more scientific than English rugby.
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Willam Webb
Lawrence College
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