Purdue Hopes for Surprise at Harvard Saturday
Purdue football awaits a potential upset at Harvard in Cambridge as coach Phelan refines an offense to compensate for the absence of star back Cotton Wilcox. Iowa, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan, and other Big Ten teams prepare for weekend battles with focus on offense and passing. Drake and Grinnell also target decisive showings in upcoming games.
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Cotton” Wilcox
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College Football Roundup From Multiple Cities
Sidelined players name notable absences as Lafayette Purdue and Michigan prepare for key road games. Olson and Guthrie lead Purdue in Cambridge while Northwestern aims to defend against Utah. Michigan’s Domhof eligible to play after Big Ten decision, and Minnesota eyes Pharmer and Boardman return. Ohio State freshmen test varsity, Indiana tightens drill with Chicago, Notre Dame hosts Detroit kin to Notre Dame youth team, Chicago wary of Indiana with Burgess and Smith back, Wisconsin heads to Kansas City, Iowa State adds Krekow and Keasey to end positions.
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Laurel Smith
Madison
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Wisconsin
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Kansas
Parks
Ames
Krekow
Keasey Battons
Johnson
Lowa
Signs tipped off by leaning in early hints of pitches
The piece recalls coaching cautions about players tipping signs by leaning the direction of the play. It cites Hugo Bezdek’s Penn State anecdote and Baseball Hall of Famers like Johnny Evers observing Bert Niehof’s pre pitch lean. It also notes Pete Kilduff tipping on Burleigh Grimes’s spitball during the 1920 World Series and suggests the Red Sox may have noticed similar tells.
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Johnny Evers
Phillies
Boston Red Sox
Bert Niehof
Red Sox
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Pete Kidu
Burleigh Grimes
Grinnell Gridders Prep Scrimmage Against Simpson
Grinnell college footballers held a scrimmage yesterday with many reserves likely to play against Simpson Saturday. Grinnell quarterback McIntire sustained an ankle injury today but is expected to be fit for the Nebraska game ten days away.
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Grinnell
Nebraska
Winthrop Hosts Center Point In Friday Football Clash
Winthrop high meets Center Point high Friday afternoon in a regional football game at Winthrop. The matchup pits two nearby rivals as both teams seek a win to boost their season.
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Winthrop High
Center Point High
Navajo Indians Refuse Fish Beliefs Over Grand Canyon Flood
Navajo people reportedly refused eating fish due to a belief tied to the Grand Canyon formation. They hold that ancestral beings were swept away by a great flood and transformed into shorelines or other entities.
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Brent
Fort Dodge Poised for Battle With West Waterloo
Fort Dodge set for a tough test as Coaches John Gough and Fred Cooper sharpen the Dodgers for a clash with West Waterloo, a squad led by 175-pound center Tom Moore. With pivot and wing depth in flux, Gough and Cooper drill the line to withstand a rough schedule ahead.
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Terris and McGraw Face 10 Round Fight in New York
New York Oct 6 Sid Terris and Phil McGraw meet tonight at Ebbets Field Brooklyn in a 10 round bout with a path toward Sammy Mandell's lightweight title. Terris seeks revenge after their August 24 bout saw him knocked down four times before finishing with a decision.
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Sammy Mandell
Sid Terris
Phil McGraw
Ebbetsfield
Brooklyn
Terris
McGraw
Pirates Aim to Tie World Series as Yankees Lead
Pittsburgh hopes ride on Vic Aldridge pitching to even the series after a 5 to 4 Yankee win. Donie Bush laments missed chances and fields questions on Pfeiffer’s lineup while Miller Huggins bets on George Pipgras in game two. The outcome hinges on timely hitting and who is right at the crucial moment.
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New York Yankees
Miller Huggins
Yankees
George Pipgras
Donie Bush
Corsair
Forbes Field
Vic
Aldridge
Donie
Bush
Pirates
Hias
Remy
Kremer
John Milius
Huggins
New York
Ray Kremer
Vic Aldridge
Yom Kippur and Tabernacles Observed in Waterloo
Waterloo Jews observe Yom Kippur today, then celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles from Monday sundown to Tuesday sundown October 18. Special services will be held at the synagogue on Fifth Street West. The festival marks an agricultural harvest observance in Palestine.
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Tabernacles
Fifth Street
Palestine
West High Announces Nickel Grade School Season Tickets
Co. C. Dunsmoor West High athletic manager unveils a 1927 28 season plan offering three ticket types. Adult ten admission tickets cost $3 for football basketball or track. Grade school season tickets at five cents grant entry to all West High contests. Three hundred sixty six high school students have bought $1 season tickets.
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West High
Weat High
West
Decorah and Cresco golf teams settle tie in New Hampton
Decorah and Cresco golf teams will meet in New Hampton on October 16 for a 36 hole match to decide the North East Iowa Golf association championship now tied after a recent dispute. The plan was approved at the association’s annual meeting held with Decorah’s final open tournament.
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New Hampton
Decorah and
Cresco
Northeast Iowa Golf Association
Decorah
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