Ruth Promises to Be Shining Light of World Series
New York Yankees and Giants resume the 1928 World Series in Yankee Stadium as Babe Ruth returns to form with two homers and key fielding. Pennock dominates on the mound while New York aims to seize the series lead as the fog lifts and Old Sol battles rain threats.
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Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Babe Ruth
Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
New York Yankees
Giants
Yankee Stadium
Baba Ruth
Ruth
Pennock
Baho
Herb Pennock
Yankees
Babe
Yankee
Groh
Frisch
Young
McGraw
East High Gridmen Set For Go With Des Moines
East High grid warriors brace for the hardest game of the season against Des Moines tomorrow. Officials, a 26 piece band, and a likely record crowd mark the event with 2:30 pm kickoff. Coaches Miller and Sarl announce tentative lineups and travel plans as the West Des Moines trip looms and student admission varies by pre-purchase.
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East High Grid Warriors
Waat Des Moines
Cornell
Cowles
Carlson
Umpira
Bender
Ben Miller
Artus
Sage
Metcalf
Benjamin
Jameson
Patterson
Seidler
Mehl
Dooley
McDermott
Daley
Raymond
Altho Sage
Walker
Afiller Willl
Hostetler
Centor
fcDermott
Gama
Jansen
Burns
L. Lindblonm
Krueger
Davis
Nichols
Ibson
BH. Lindbloom
Mitchell
Bray
West Warriors
Ralph Sarl
Tabor
Hetts
McGarver
Ferguson
Bristle
Holzate
Meisner
Cedar Falls Ikes Will Get Charter
Cedar Falls Izaak Walton league chapter to perfect its organization and receive its charter at 7 30 p m Monday in Commercial Club rooms. A national speaker will discuss the charter presentation. The meeting will draw about 100 members and elect delegates to the Town Trans Wilton league convention in Waterloo the next day.
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Cedar Falls
Izaak Walton League
Mondar Nignt
Trans Wilton League
Waterloo
World Series Batting Averages Lead Giants and Yankees
Giants Frisch and Yankees Scott top the World Series batting list with .467 averages after two hits in three at bats. Bentley and Bush each hold .467, while Stengel contributed a ninth inning homer in the first game, boosting his figure to .687 in one game.
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Frisch
Giants
Scott
Yanks
Tim
Trophchers
Bentley
Bush
Stengel
Gint
Aleo
Safe or Out by Charles D. White
In the last inning, with two outs and a runner on first, a play unfolds as the catcher throws to first and the bag breaks away. The runner is called out, a decision the writer disputes, arguing the runner need not follow the base when it breaks. The article questions umpire rulings on a delayed touch and a credited run.
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Nevar
Rute
Hall
Ampro
Hoe Spitener
Double Fake Run With Quarter Carrying the Ball
Description of a football play from a formation detailing backfield positions and blocking schemes. The quarterback misleads, feints different handoffs, and keeps or passes before choosing a run option around the right end or inside. Emphasizes coordination with other split plays and mirrors for opposite side.
Laws of Golf Q and A by Innis Brown 1923
Reader questions on golf rules cover ball displacement penalties practice strokes under a club length and limiting strokes in match and medal play. Answers clarify replacement of moved balls, no penalty for a sub club length practice swing if rules aren’t broken, and guidance on disputable putt situations with emphasis on proper procedure and seeking official replies.
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Golf
Innis Brown
Sol Mutzger
Neip
A Tip for the Round by Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen discusses issues in long approach putts focusing on back sawing. He warns some players cut too short or jerk the stroke, others rush and ease up. He emphasizes developing a smooth rhythm so the ball is struck cleanly despite a short stroke.
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Gene Saragen
Oma
George Duncan
Brauchle Faces Alexander in Fort Dodge Heavyweight Bout
Fort Dodge hosts a ten round headline clash as Jack Brauchle meets Ralph Alexander with Lou Mollinger and Fred Etzel in supporting eight round bout. Local scribes hype Brauchle while predicting Alexander’s upset amid bold booster talk and notes on two preliminaries.
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Ralph Alexander
Lou Mollinger
Our Town
Fort Dodge
Jack Brauchle
Lindup
Fred Etzel
Etzel
Fort
Alexander
Brauchle
Clonter
Brauchlé
Joe
Jack
Brauchie
Cartender
Bollinger
Yale Go Hero Praised by City Scribe for Parkin
Iowa football star Lee Parkin receives high praise from Chicago critic Freda A Hayner in a Chicago Daily News feature. The piece defends Parkin against early criticism tied to the Yale game and notes his injuries, return to practice, and a modern shift in training practices including reduced rubbing and a focus on showers over rubdowns.
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Leland Parkin
Waterloo
University of Iowa
Freda A. Hayner
Iowa City
Chicago Daily News
Hayner
Middlewest
Lee Parkin
Town- Vale
Parkin
Iowa
Minnesota
Yale
Princeton
Feiseler
Rotarians Score in Waterloo Elimination Meet At Gun Club
Rotarians held an elimination shoot at the Waterloo gun club to select contestants for the international match next week. Scores listed include Ave Simpson 66-88, Witty 63-84, Shores 43-96, and Lichty striking 25 with a poorly suited gun before turning in a solid 24. Bert Lichty, new to the sport, earned a creditable score.
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Waterloo
Ave
Simpson
Witty
Shores
Northeyn
Hartman Wallace Burr Lichty
Butt
Bert Lichty
New York Heavyweight Wills KOs Smith in 2nd Round
New York heavyweights Wills and Smith met in Kalamazoo with Wills scoring a second round knockout while Loughran in Boston and Grob in Philadelphia fought to a decision in two non-title bouts. Mitchell of Milwaukee defeated Joe Simonich in a 10 round no decision bout.
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New York
Harry Wills
Smith
Kalamazoo
Boston
Tommy_ Loughran
Phila
Delphia
Harry Grob
Milwaukee
Wis
Pinkey Mitchell
Joe Simonich
Butts
Alent
Big Ten Briefs Preview of Saturday Big Ten games
A week of strenuous training ends as four Big Ten teams prepare for conference play and five face non conference opponents. Indiana drills Northwestern in Indianapolis and Iowa eyes Purdue in open attack while Ohio State expects a rapid fire passing game. Wisconsin backs return from injuries as Illinois meets Butler and Minnesota faces Haskell Indian University. In Rock Island and surrounding cities many coaching changes and league plans surface for the 1924 seasons.
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Indiana
Northwestern
Indianapolis
Iowa
Purdue
Ohio State
Colgate
Buckeyes
Wisconsin
Michigan Aggies
Illini
Butler
Minnesota
Chicago
McGinnity
Thomason
Dubuque
Rock Island
Frank Boyle
Marshalltown
Tumor
Bill Speas
Cedar Rapids
Mattick
Ortumwa
Bert Weeden
Hawkeye Full Bush Leads Waterloo A C Against Fort Madison
Hawkeye fullback from Alta Vista likely to start as Waterloo A C faces Fort Madison Independents on Sunday. Coach Connor praised the team's overall showing after a strenuous workout with ends improving and the backfield clicking. McGoldrick and Seger to share the halves. Czarnecki and Kneisley, ex Penn State and West Virginia players, signed to play for Rock Island Independents.
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Bush
Alta Vista
Mason City
Waterloo A. C
Fort Madison
Connor
Eridders
McGoldrick
Seger
Czarnecki
Penn State
Kneisley
West Virginia
Rock Island Independents
Indiana Grid Outlook 1923 Dark But Promising
Bloomington Oct 12 Indiana university faces a daunting task in building a strong 1923 football team around six to eight regulars under new coach William Ingram formerly of the Navy. Early practice shows a capable backfield, uneven line, and several new players absorbing football technique as the schedule includes Northwestern Wisconsin Hanover Chicago Wabash and Purdue.
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Associated Press
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
William Ingram
Ingram
Navy
Indiana
DePauw
Moleskins
Temple Smith
Lorber
Sloate
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Hanover
Chicago
Wabash
Purdue
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