Big Ten and N A E A L Tests Highlight Weekday Gridiron Matchups
Major midwestern and eastern clashes headline the week with top rivals meeting Iowa versus Illinois at Urbana and Northwestern facing Wisconsin at Madison. Nebraska meets Notre Dame in a key nonconference matchup while traditional powers like Yale Pittsburgh Princeton Harvard and Penn State test their strength in early season showdowns.
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Hawkeyes Schedule Eleven Big Ten Basketball Games
Town City Iowa Oct 16 With the Big Ten schedule announced interest in Iowa basketball rises. Coach James Ashmore may assemble a stronger quintet than last year with Shimek Finlayson Kaufman Devine Lohman Frobwein Ehresman Riddersperger and others from the 1919 freshman crew contending for spots. The Hawks open at Bloomington and face Northwestern at Branston March 14 with a February 5 date against Ames and a March 1 home finish in Iowa City.
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Iowa Runners Meet Cornell on November 6
Iowa City Oct. 1 A dual cross country race with Cornell College at Mount Vernon is set for November 6 for the long distance men of the Iowa hare and hound squad. The meet serves as practice for the upcoming dual with Minnesota at Iowa City the following week, and will conclude in front of the grandstand during the Iowa Minnesota football game.
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Stecher Defeats Eustace in Straight Falls Championship
Joe Stecher of Dodge City Neb heavyweight wrestling champion defeated Allen Eustace of Winfield Kan in Tanction City Kansas, winning both falls. The first fall came after an hour five minutes with a body scissors, the second fall in thirty minutes with the same hold.
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A Rope of Sand and Mixed Political Glee
A kaleidoscopic column mixes horse racing fate with politics and society. Man O’ War weighs movie career against retirement after riches. The Rope notes wedding announcements, a Chicago police Nape, and Swing era quips. Ohio and Cox share a congratulatory wire to Speaker’s Cleveland unit.
Des Moines College Edges Morningside 7 0 in Muddy Clash
Des Moines College defeated Morningside 7 to 0 at the Western League ball park. The Des Moines team relied on a versatile third quarter push to break the game open after a slow, muddy field. Morningside pressed in the final periods but was unable to cross the goal line.
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Paul Jones Claims Waffle Eating Championship
Private Paul Francis Jones of the U S Marine Corps won the world waffle eating title by devouring 25 and a half corrugated pastries in 30 minutes in a Grand Central Palace contest against an Army representative. A large audience watched as Jones had trained with a porterhouse steak meal prior to the event.
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Champion Nag May Become Movie Star
Windsor Ontario October 16 Man O War champion of all champions and Sir Barton who beat him here Tuesday will leave for home stables. Man O War to Maryland via special car and Sir Barton to Montreal. Reports of a movie contract could not be verified though owner Samuel Riddle of Philadelphia may sign. Man O War earnings total $200000 in purses and stakes. He drank from the winner’s cup at the Tuesday race.
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Two Arab Horses Win 306 Mile Endurance Test
Camp Devens Massachusetts October 16 Arab horses Crabbet and Rustem Bey led the field to the finish of a 306 mile cavalry endurance race from Fort Ethan Allen Vermont. They completed the course in 41 minutes ahead of the minimum check in time while Denise and Bunkie also finished within the limit.
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Wrestling Match Set In La Porte City Oct 16
Joe Auderson the Scotch terror will wrestle Allen Foss in La Porte City tonight in a finish match. Auderson from Odebolt weighs 166 pounds while Foss weighs 145. Bets are even as the wrestlers toss peonies to predict the outcome.
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New York Laugh at Georges Win
Georges Carpentier returns to New York after a tense bout with Levinsky in Jersey City that left fans debating his true strength. Manager Descamps demands half gate money and insists on a 50–50 split for a Dempsey fight while Carpentier eyes another New York film project and a two‑month stay.
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Battling Levinsky
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Claridge Hotel
Francoise Descamps
Descamps
Sharkey Beats Ledoux For Bantam Win In 15 Rounds
In New York Jack Sharkey was awarded the judges' decision over Charley Ledoux in a 15 round bantamweight bout. In Binghamton Babe Ruth fractured a small bone in his left wrist during a game between his all stars and Endicott Johnson. In York Theodore Norlund, a high school football player, died from injuries suffered in a game between York and St Romeburg last Saturday.
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Charley Ledoux
France
Binghamton
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Babe” Ruth
Oneonta
Endicott Johnson
York
Neb
Theodore Norlund
St. Romeburg
Jimmy Britt Builds Fame On Fancy Clothes Fists
Jimmy Britt, famed lightweight boxer, known for his fighting skill and flair for fashion, clashed with rival Collins in a Frisco cafe. Britt discarded his yellow coat and jacket, challenged Collins, and floored him with swift punches, ending the incident as he walked away in style.
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Golden Gate
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Collins
James Edward
Colling
Penn Downed by State Teachers
Gedar Falls October 16 Coach Ivan Dose s pedagogs forced Penn College to a 21 to 6 defeat on College field. Berry opened scoring with a 15 yard return of a blocked punt. Shearer Hershberger and James added touchdowns aided by forward passes and strong running. The Teachers outplayed Penn in bursts, while Penn used second stringers to gain experience for future seasons.
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Hershberger
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James
Yanks Star Second Baseman Will Show Wolverines Tricks
Derrill Pratt, star second baseman of the New York Americans, resigns big league play to coach at the University of Michigan and assist Fielding H. Yost. Pratt, a former Alabama football star, will join the Michigan baseball and football coaching staff in Ann Arbor. He is renowned for his kicking and forward passing in college days.
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Fielding H. Yost
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Alabama
Ames Strength Not Known Here On Cedar River Gridiron
A mystery surrounds Ames Independent football in Waterloo as Coach J I Kenyon drills the squad in the Hippodrome. Quarterback Joyce trains with understudy Bretemus, a veteran from Rock Island Independents, while Waterloo prepares for tough upcoming games against Des Moines Argonne Post and other teams, with key matchups slated for October and November.
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Argonne Post
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Perry
Boone
College Football Scores From Regional Matches
State Teachers 34 defeats Penn College 0 as Des Moines 7 bests Morningside 0 and Colorado Aggies post a 42 to Wyoming U. victory in the day’s campus contests.
Charles Hodgel Heads In Shoot at Cerro Gordo
Charles Hummel of LaPorte City led the Cerro Gordo Gun club two day trapshooting tournament at Mason City with 193. O M Coleman of Lacey was second with 192 and Billy Hoon of Jewell took third. Dudley Dickinson of Kansas City headed the salaried group with 192, followed by J D Russell of Des Moines and Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake. Edward H. Edwards of Davenport had high runs among pros with 85.
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Charles Hummel
LaPorte City
Cerro Gordo
Des Moines
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
H. W. Edwards
Davenport
Edwards
Dempsey offered title bout details with Sanchez and Havana plan
Cuban sportsman proposes a $100000 guarantee and 50 percent of gate receipts for a Dempsey title defense against John Sanchez. Offer includes arranging a conference in New York and depositing the guarantee in a bank so Dempsey can cash it after the fight. Fight to be held in Havana on the second Sunday in January. Kearns says terms must be satisfactory and that Dempsey will fight anyone in the world to defend his title.
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Seger Auctioneer Real Estate and Public Sales Ad
F H Seger auctioneer offers guaranteed satisfaction for real estate and public sales. contact 2500 or red 5045 from office at 1615 Fourth St. local listing.
Bonnie Prince Charlie sword brought to United States
The sword of Bonnie Prince Charlie, worn at court and a famed Scottish relic, has come to the United States as a gift from Lord Garioch to Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun of Washington. Delivered via the British embassy, the presentation notes loyalty to the Stewarts as rationale for the Mar family’s trials and exile.
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House of Maron
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