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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1927
Page
6
Des Moines reports Iowa battles Ohio State 13 to 6 in a hard fought game. Ohio State overrated vs Iowa, with Eby and a fumble return sparking the winners. Drake, Grinnell, and Missouri show mixed results as Big Ten action spreads across the weekend.
For winning the world series the Yankees divided 167,765.08 in receipts. Regulars received 5702 each, including Miller Huggins Fletcher and O Leary. Doc Wood and Mark Roth got 3/4 shares. Eddie Bennett earned 700, groundkeeper Sechneck 759 and assistant 250. Four years earlier players earned 5145 each.
Iowa City Oct 10 IN... Coach Burton Ingwersen works on the Hawkeyes lineup for Wabash and the Gophers game in Minneapolis on Oct 22. Iowa backs gained more rushing yards than Ohio State, completing six of 15 passes to OSU’s two of eight. Cuhel's end play helps solve wing problems as the Town team fair.
Waterloo and Dubuque played a defensive battle as Dubuque claimed a 2-0 lead at halftime. Key moments included a safety for Dubuque after a Schammer punt block and a late game punt to Martin, with Diekman and Schammel trading threats in a punting duel. The final score stood 2-0 as Waterloo failed to cross for a touchdown.
New York Yankees wind down the season with star players Ruth Gehrig Lazzeri and Dugan headed to exhibition games and homes. Meusel departs for California while Lazzeri to San Francisco and Dugan to Scarsdale. Ruth and Gehrig plan a barnstorming west coast tour. others join hunting trips. Regulars share $5702 each. Huggins, O Leary and Fletcher receive full or reduced shares. Huggins praises Koenig and defends AL pitching tactics against Pirates criticism.
In New York on October 10, three favored eastern teams suffered defeats as western and southern squads invaded the region. Yale fell 14 to 10 to Georgia, Harvard dropped 19 to 0 to Purdue, and Colgate lost 6 to 0 to Virginia Poly. Princeton was the lone bright spot for the Big Three, 42 to 0 over Lehigh, while Army defeated Marquette 21 to 12 and Navy beat Drake 35 to 6.
Sioux City Iowa October 19 Van Calley a 38 year old New Orleans man calling himself an egg inspector claimed invisible voices reproached him for not getting work He asked police to declare him insane They did so but a sanity commission two days later ruled him sane and he remained in jail
High school football results include Marengo defeating Vinton 1 to 0 in Vinton. Waverly and Oelwein battled to a 0-0 tie. Eldora and Grundy Center played to a 0-0 stalemate as Eldora stopped Grundy at the one. Manchester beat West Union 6-0 with Blshr scoring in the third. Winthrop defeated Central City 12-0 with Dunlap and Wilson scoring.
In Decorah and Charles City Iowa on October 10 Charles City won 66? 14 to 6 with Decorah’s open offense gaining ground Hahn returning a punt 45 yards for two touchdowns. The report notes strong passing and running plays and a decisive early lead by Charles City.
In a tense defensive battle Monticello repelled Monticello threats as both sides traded stops. Four Monticello drives reached the one yard line but failed on downs, while the visitors mounted pressure yet never crossed the Monticello goal.
Flint Mich Oct 10 three persons the pilot and two passengers were burned to death when an airplane crashed and burned in a field here just after taking off.
Ames, Ia Oct 10 Iowa State athletic director T N Metcalf explains the department’s withdrawal from the Missouri Valley Conference. He says the old league was cumbersome with unequal schedules and travel burdens. He notes Drake’s exclusion and favors a leaner Big Six style setup, reducing class absences and improving scheduling clarity.
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