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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
7
The article tracks the East High Orange and Black football squad preparing for a key game with Marshalltown. It notes recent scrimmages, injuries like Gindt, and the strong Des Moines and Dubuque opposition, with forecasts tied to past scorelines and the team’s current form.
Fragmented OCR reads of a 19th century issue mention political writers desensitizing the public to campaign events. It notes regional concerns in Linn County and wartime sentiment, with stray lines about a toboggan and a toboggan crowd. The garbled text hints at social agitation and a controversial crime headline observers expected to loom over discussions.
Homecoming at the University of Iowa set for November 12 and 13 with a big football game on November 13 against Minnesota. Prof F C Ensign named Homecoming Committee chair as plans expand to attract alumni and students.
Helmer Myre aims to wrestle Bart Caddock, idol of To wa and former world champion, in Mason City. Frank Rrap hails Caddock after victories over Zoi Turter and Pergavias while Bran hopes Myre can challenge the Mason City favorite, though Bean does not claim an easy win.
Baltimore clinches the minor league championship in a best of five over St Paul as the American Association title results wrap up. Cincinnati reports offer talks for a Man O War Exterminator race at one and a half miles. Olympic team expenses total 148560 with committee notes.
Des Moines promoter Ryan adds two more bouts to the Davenport program featuring Johnny Schauers vs Otto Wallace at the Illinois Theatre and a Baxter lightweights clash while heavyweight action headlines the Nov 4 Bum Stephiner James Wass banquet card.
Iowa frosh surprised the Hawkeyes by using Zuppke formations with the double shift in an early week scrimmage. The freshmen scored quickly while the varsity defense showed improvement, and the regulars moved the ball with a sharper, more polished offense. Aubrey Devine connected with Radesky Belding and Gien Devine on a rapid sequence of passes to cover the field.
Iowa City reports the Hawkeyes preparing for the Illinois game at Urbana with a veteran backfield and balanced offense. Coach Howard Jones fields a deep squad with Aubrey Devine and Glenn Devine starring in the backfield and Kelly at quarterback as the team emphasizes form over speed.
Iowa State College football, fresh from a 2 to victory at Grinnell, powers through a tough week of practice for the Missouri contest in Ames. The Cyclones rely on a veteran lineup to face a heavy Missouri line, aiming to rebound after last year’s 19 to 0 win over the Tigers.
The Cedar Rapids high school Tigers dominated Spirit Lake with key plays by Hines and Alexander and look ahead to games against St. Ambrose Davenport Mason City Hast and West Waterloo. If they win, they may claim a state championship with Novak leading a strong running plan.
Edmonton reports that Chicago has embraced whitefish from Lesser Slave Lake Alberta. Lake fishing produced 1.5 million pounds sent in refrigerator cars at 9 to 10 cents a pound. A new Athabasca lake cannery hires 100 workers to can whitefish for wider markets.
West High will use Cedar River park as its home gridiron after a careful search and to avoid clashes with East High games. The first Cedar River game for West High at Waterloo is against Marshalltown on Saturday October 23, with Cedar River park serving three teams including the Independents who also have Sunday home games. West High will travel to Cedar Falls to face the Tigers in the county opener, while coaches Reon and Couch assess likely outcomes amid similar recent contests.
Britain builds two mystery towers for admiralty use and defense. One tower moved from Shoreham toward Portsmouth, 180 feet tall with hollow reinforced concrete hex blocks. Concrete monolith sinks gradually to seabed by filling hollow blocks. tops house living quarters and a powerful electrical plant for searchlights and secret devices.
Iowa captured first prize at the national dairy show with top honors in Guernsey cattle. Wisconsin took second, Illinois fourth, and Ohio placed later. Golden Patio of the Prairie, owned by W. W. Marsh of Waterloo, was named junior champion bull under two years.
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