East Des Moines Coach Fears His Team Is Over Confident
East Des Moines High football coach Mike Augustine fears overconfidence after last week's setback and may alter the lineup. Waterloo faces East Des Moines Saturday as Kellogg and Thompson are watched by Makeever’s defense. Cedar Rapids Washington and West High plans also mix with indoor drills due to rain and mud.
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East
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Washington High
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Makeever
Kellogg and
Thompson
Washington High School
Bill Kelly
West High
Firpo “Enz
Tiger
East Des Moines
Upper Iowa Faces Luther With Injury Wracked Lineup
Upper Iowa prepared for the Luther game with a weakened lineup after injuries from the Central contest. Evans will miss the Luther clash, replaced by Lammers, while Moore returns at tackle. Johnson and Oleson contest the left guard spot, and Welch replaces Jarms at halfback in the homecoming showdown expected to be tight between rival conference teams.
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Fayette
Central
Upper Iowa
Lather
Goach Dorman
S Evans
Evans
Lammers
Moore
Johnson
Oleson
Welch
Jarms
Luther
Murchison Shares Sprint Tips With Iowa Track Class
Doren Murchison a two time Olympic sprinter and former national dash champion spoke at the University of Iowa track coaching class in Towa City explaining running fundamentals. He noted his indoor American records for 60 and 300 yards and his status as all American in 300 and 60 yard events, while visiting as a salesman for a Chicago trophy house.
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Towa City
Doren Murchison
University of Iowa
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Chicago
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Murchison
Valley Junction Enters Iowa Cross Country Meet
Valley Junction high school joins the University of Iowa seventh annual cross country meet on November 3, bringing the total entries to 13. The interstate affair, with Wisconsin and Illinois represented, features two-mile morning runs as Valley Junction guests of the athletics department at the South Dakota Iowa football game that afternoon.
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Jest a Moment and Other Fragments in a Column
A collage of light verse and observations mixes poetry about passing years with skits on daily life. The column riffs on Graf Zeppelin passenger habits and odd notices, then pivots to local whimsy about floriculture, pencils, marriage, and police quotes, ending with a humorous plea for a clock over city hall crime chatter.
Women Athletes from Nine Iowa Colleges Meet at Cornell
Women athletes from Ames Coe Grinnell Des Moines University Fayette University of Iowa State Teachers College Morningside and Cornell college gather at Cornell Mount Vernon for the annual state convention of the American College Women’s Athletic Conference. Talks by Marguerite Schwartz and Ethel Ryan plus social events and the Cornell Simpson game on Saturday mark the weekend gathering.
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Teachers College
Morningside
Marguerite Schwartz
American Conference of Athletic College Women
Ethel Ryan
Coe College
Ames College
Mt. Vernon
Herbert J. Burgstahler
Cedar Rapids
Hobby House
Cornell Women's Government Association
Cornell
Fights Last Night Across Cities Reported by AP
Chicago Ottovor Potat from Norway won on a foul against Chick Writing in Indianapolis. Haakon Hansen of Chicago and Johnny Brusn of San Francisco drew. Ai Fay of Pittsburgh outpointed Tom Sayers in Detroit.
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Pittsburgh
Tom Sayers
Detroit
Hummel Leads State Amateur Trapshooters in Iowa
Vandalia Iowa October reports the Iowa Trapshooting Association's preliminary averages for shooters with 1000 plus registered targets. Charles Hummel La Porte City leads amateurs at .9609 average, followed by E A Davis Northwood at .9602 and Bill Ridley What Cheer at .9565 on 1150 targets. Pro others include Earl Donohue Keokuk ahead of J R John Spirit Lake for pro singles with .9777.
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Bill Ridley
Dayton
Dierks
Clinton
B.S. Gaynor
Sioux City
J. F. Fisher
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Charles City
Earl Donohue
Keokuk
J. R. John
Spirit Lake
Hands That Win Sports Stars From Past Glories
The article notes that powerful hands boost football and baseball performance. It highlights Pop Warner's Stanford team using a reverse play around Hoffman, and cites players like Harry Ables, Rube Lutzke, Hans Wagner, Cy Seymour, and Rabbit Maranville as examples of hand size affecting play.
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Stanford
Cal. University
Hoffman
Old Pals Are Rivals Grinnell Drake Gridiron clash
Grinnell Iowa Oct 18 Claude Richey and Lynn King two former Villisca High teammates collide as Drake sophomore King faces Grinnell in a Saturday game. Richey and King time up against each other with their college and high school ties highlighted in this regional prep matchup.
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Claude Richey
Lynn King
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Richey
Hawkeye Eleven hosts Ripon in weight advantaged test
Iowa football team, facing Ripon College of Wisconsin, enters with a 13 pound per man edge and aims to refine line defense before homecoming clash with Minnesota. The Huskies boast an unscored season and field a strong backfield led by Mares McLain with Armis and Glasstow.
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Golf tips from Willie MacFarlane on pulling and hooking
Former National Open Champion Willie MacFarlane explains common causes of pulls and hooks in golf. He notes over-quick club turning causes hooks and offers a grip adjustment technique using the left hand to stabilize the face. Practice with the new grip for 15 to 20 minutes to adapt to the feel.
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Willie Macfarlane
One Way Fare for Ames Homecoming Tilt
Round trip tickets will be sold at the price of a one way fare from Omaha Chicago and all Iowa points to Ames for the Iowa State college homecoming game against the University of Oklahoma on State field November 3. Tickets may be bought on any railroad and travelers must return to the starting point by midnight of the following Monday. Mail orders for reserved seats for the big event accepted.
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Iowa State College
University of Oklahoma
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Iowa State Receives Schedule Update From Ticket Manager
The office of the athletic department reports that game on the Iowa State schedule are being received now, according to Merle Ross the ticket manager.
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Iowa State
Merle Ross
National League Most Valuable Player Race Narrowing
New York reports place Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals Freddy Lindstrom of the New York Giants and Burleigh Grimes of the Pittsburgh Pirates as leading candidates for the 1928 National League MVP. Bottomley had a .325 average with 133 RBIs, Lindstrom hit .358 and strong fielding, and Grimes won 25 games for a fourth place team.
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Freddy Lindstrom
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Burleigh Grimes
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Workman Seeks Tackle After Kreger Departure
Indianola Iowa October 18 Coach Harry Workman shifts his squad seeking a tackle to fill Kreger’s spot as he has left the school. So far no player has fully fit the position and work continues.
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U.R
Harry Workman
Kreger
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