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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1926
Page
21
A compressed college football day features Illinois Town favored by 13 over West Virginia and several matches involving Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Navy, Princeton, and other teams. Notable scores and pairings include Tulane over Ohio State, Duke over Columbia, and Marietta versus unknown opponents as the gridiron schedule lists numerous regional matchups with mixed results.
Sweitzer and Watson starred for Waterloo while Olds, Harker, Pett locked down defense. Maslow City High bowed 20 to 0 to Casch Ralph Sarft's Old Rose and Black, with early 12 yard TD by Sweitzer and a late pass from Sweitzer to Pixley setting up more points.
In Philadelphia Franklin Field, Penn dominates Chicago 27 to 0. The Quakers gain momentum early with Murphy and Rogers combining for a decisive start, while Chicago struggles to advance beyond their own 20-yard line. The game notes include key plays, injuries, and substitutions as the final score stands firm.
Oklahoma shutout Drake University 11 to 0 at Brake Stadium Des Moines as wind aided the Sooners. Potts and Mooney led Oklahoma while Drake struggled to advance offensively and had multiple fumbles and punts. The game ended with Drake unable to breach the Oklahoma line despite efforts in the final periods.
Yale upset Dartmouth 14 to 7 before 53 000 fans in New Haven. The game featured a kickoff return for 65 yards by Yale's Bunnell and a series of pivotal plays that broke the Green's dominance from 1923.
About 30,000 fans gathered at the Ti lint stadium in Urbana for a Town- Tinois football game and homecoming. Forest Frosty Peters and Coach Zuppke sought a worthy successor to Red Grange and revenge for Iowa's prior upset, with Iowa's Nick Kutsch emerging as the chief threat in the lineup.
Oct 16 Jed John A Spoor known as the J P Morgan of the middlewest dies in Chicago at age 81. Retired but still held interests in traction enterprises and banking from coast to coast. He was chairman of the Union Stock Yards and Transit Co board and long served as Chicago’s representative for the elder J P Morgan.
Waterloo Boy captains Towa in a participation feature with Foot Smith noted among the crew. The item highlights a homefront event today with limited legible details.
Michigan defeats Minnesota 20 to 0 in the season opener for both teams. A blocked punt set up the first score and the Statue of Liberty play helped Gilbert reach the final touchdown, as the Wolverines exploited a strong passing and scoring line.
Navy triumphed over the Princeton Tigers 27 to 13 in Princeton New Jersey as the midshipmen scored 17 points in the second half after a third period rally by Princeton that put the Tigers ahead 13 to 10.
Northwestern Field Evanston Illinois October 16 Northwestern finally broke through after three scoreless periods against Indiana Hoosiers defense scoring 20 in the last quarter on runs and passes by Baker Lewis and Gus tafgon.
Grinnell and Ames played a rugged homecoming clash with both sides' defenses stifling. Ames led 6 0 after the first quarter, but Grinnell rallied with Meeter and Hyvahn drives to threaten, though the final score remained 0 0 as the fourth period ended.
Illinois defeats Iowa 13 to 6 before 50 000 fans in Champaign. Vrasty Peters scored on a 60 yard run while Daugherity added a rushing touchdown. Iowa threatened early but could not convert key plays as Kutsch almost scored twice and Schmidt stopped him at the goal line.
Ohio State defeated Columbia 32 to 7 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Fret Grim scored three touchdowns, with two after long runs, including a 55 yard TD in the second period. Captain Marty Karow added another long run for the Buckeyes in the final period.
Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Ind, won 28 to 6 over Penn State as Knute Rockne’s Irish showcased a variety of plays. Penn State tried to penetrate the Irish line but was stopped. Neimic and Chevigny starred for Notre Dame.
Des Moines, Ia. Oct. 16. Des Moines beat East Waterloo High 16 to 0 as Kernahan scored twice with a successful kickoff after each TD and a safety plus a 25 yard pass to Kernahan. For East Waterloo, Parsons, Barnard, Rose, and Smith stood out but could not finish scoring threats.
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