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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1920
Page
6
A Colyumist’s prayer for absolution opens a jumble of puns and old quips. Judge Landis’s $50,000 salary draws provincewide moralizing as readers compare batting averages and hero worship. Ames, Iowa, and the West feature in sports and politics chatter, with a chess challenge and a predicting weaver’s forecast.
West High defeats West Des Moines 21 to 16 after a disputed touchdown near the end. Officials Smiley and Harshbarger split on a ruling citing illegal interference, with West High contending the one yard penalty should apply. The crowd at Cedar River Park roared as Owen kicked the final goal and sealed the win.
Harvard defeats Yale 23 to 10 in the Harvard Yale rivalry with three field goals by Buell and Horween adding a score. Yale finishes its season 0-3 in the spectacle before 78000, as Harvard outgains 300 yards to 120. The Crimson end with a snake dance around the Yale goal posts.
Paris November 2 The manager of Georges Carpentier Francis De Schamps deposits 760000 francs in a French loan strip as a guarantee for Carpentier Dempsey world title contract. Funds placed in Morgan Hart Bank with a receipt reading received on account Georges Carpentier Jacques Dempsey contract.
Ohio State defeats Illinois 7 to 0 at Sinnott Field as Myers catches a 37-yard pass from Workman in the final 10 seconds. Stinchcomb adds the extra point. Ohio State remains undefeated and claims the championship amid a huge crowd.
Notre Dame overpowers Northwestern 33 to 7 in Evanston as Knute Rockne’s team extends its unblemished record. Gipp and Brandy to Anderson contribute, while Northwestern’s only major threat comes in the third quarter. Wisconsin defeats Chicago 3 to 0 on Stagg Field. Minnesota edges Ban 2 to 0 in Minneapolis.
Iowa City Iowa Nov 22 The Iowa football eleven is a strictly Iowa product. Regulars and all substitutes in big games claim Iowa as home. Players hail from Des Moines Davenport Newton Ma json City Clinton Webster City Calumet Sibley Denison Dubuque Emmetsburg Marshalltown Dows Harlan Mason City Orange City and Mapleton among others.
In Hoboken New Jersey on November 22 Willie Hoppe the champion professional billiard player ran 300 points at 18.2 balk line billiards in a single inning during an exhibition match with Charles Peterson Peterson watched after his opening break and did not get a turn to play.
Scores stream across many teams including State Iowa 14 Ames 10, St Ambrose 75 Elsworth 0, Notre Dame 53 Northwestern 7, Ohio 7 Illinois 0, Indiana 10 Purdue 7, and several other matchups with numerous lopsided or close finishes.
In front of a record 16 000 crowd at Ames Iowa State fought hard but lost 14 to 10 as Aubrey Devine led Iowa Hawkeyes to victory with two touchdowns and a clutch end run. Polly Wallace starred for State with standout center work and a late Cyclone surge featuring Hibbs to White.
Cedar Rapids welterweight champion Jack Reynolds faces challenger Harry Mills from the Twin Cities at the Waterloo theatre in a 8:30 p.m. bout. Mills, a aggressive contender, seeks the title in a match sparked by a telegraph challenge after Reynolds’ recent defeats to Young America. Also on the card are Iowa middleweights Hugh Nichols and Young Diggins, with Cliff Ross challenging Reynolds for the welterweight crown.
Aspirants for top honors in the thirteenth annual middle west bowling association tournament pursued leads held by Chicago crews in doubles and five men events while a St Paul contestant led singles. E Matek of St Paul led with 636, and Larsen and Warner led doubles as match play began with few visiting entries listed.
Urbana, Ill. Nov 22 The Ohio State Illinois game hinged on two rules. In the last play Hoge Workman’s pass was completed after time expired, allowing Ohio to kick the goal and win in effect an extra period. Illinois earlier drove to Ohio’s one yard line but Crangle’s plunge was ruled down when the ball ceased moving, giving Ohio the ball on its own one yard line.
A notice states that Dr Ceri Bickley will handle the night telephone service at 636 temporarily. The advertisement indicates a temporary arrangement and coverage during this period.
Iowa City Nov 22 A shift in football scheduling may move the annual Ames contest earlier. Coach Howard Jones plans to meet Chicago on Dec 4 to set the Iowa Big Ten slate, with the Ames game arranged afterward if a final Big Ten clash is on the card.
New York report says Windo Zbyszko faces Ed Strangler Lewis in a decisive heavyweight bout to determine who challenges world champion Joe Stocker. A catch as catch can format will decide the match with Stecher meeting Leon O'Donnell as the preliminary feature.
The annual big game between the University of California and Stanford University closed the Pacific Coast Conference season on Saturday. Attention shifts to the Thanksgiving Day contest and the Pacific Fleet Olympic Club in Berkeley.
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