Iowa Hawkeyes Face Denver In Seventh Intersectional Match
Iowa Hawkeyes prepared to host Denver at Iowa Field as Coach Burton Ingwersen emphasizes blocking tackling and defense. The squad, aiming to rebound from a Minnesota setback, will practice Illinois style tactics and adjust to Denver’s three wins in four starts and a 39 to 0 score over Colorado Mines. Armil's punting stood out in the Gopher game, while Glassgow and Armil along with Cuhel Carlsen and O’Neil are expected to receive plays and gain yards in upcoming conference showdowns. Iowa State scrimmage notes detail injuries to Johnson and Kern affecting the homecoming clash with the Kansas Aggies, with Galbraith and Smith ready to start.
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Cartoon Follies of 1927 by Rube Goldberg and Others
A decipherable cartoon strip list shows a Rube Goldberg gag sequence with a cartoon bird pulling strings to cause items to react. The piece depicts a peanut weight scene and a ball and string mechanism triggering a tennis racket.
Flying arc start reshapes college crosscountry race
New York October 25 The flying arc start arrives in eastern collegiate crosscountry for the Intercollegiate Association championship at Van Cortlandt Park November 21. The arc places midline runners behind ends by about six feet, equalizing distance to the first turn. Seven runners from each of 20 plus colleges will be spread along the arc rather than lined behind teammates.
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Blake To Referee Hudkins Dundee Title Bout
Joe Dundee welterweight champion and Ace Hudkins Nebraska have agreed on George Blake to referee the title bout Saturday. Blake previously refereed Fidel LaBarba to the flyweight title. Advance seat sale surpassed 56000 dollars with about 109000 dollars needed to show a profit.
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Reinbeck Opponent at Greene Homecoming
Reinbeck high football travels to Greene for a homecoming clash on Saturday. Greene beat Hampton 12 6 last week while Reinbeck edged Tracy 9 0, sparking the coach to demand intense practice this week.
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Rob Courthouse Safe at Sioux City Heist
Robbers invaded the county courthouse in Sioux City Iowa on October 25 and looted the American Legion post safe, taking valuables from the local veterans organization premises in a bold attack.
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Yale Dartmouth fight looms to biggest of week
New York Oct 25 INS says October games now rival late season battles for championships as Yale meets Dartmouth in New Haven. The matchup, a potential top-flight decider, follows defeats and redeeming wins across major programs including Michigan, Navy, Penn, and Cornell.
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Italy Plans Insurance For All Prizefighters
Rome reports the national boxing board proposes health coverage for boxers before matches after several ring accidents including a fatality. The plan urges regional and local bodies to insure their fighters prior to stepping into the ring.
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Next Time Is The Best Time To Get Rough
A racially charged reminiscence from a Michigan State football practice shows Jackson promising to tackle a Black opponent named Smith after Smith repeatedly dominates during plays. The coach assigns Jackson to keep Smith out of the varsity backfield, and Jackson vows to be rough and put Smith on his back in the next sequence.
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McLarnin Signs for Series in Madison Garden
Jess McMahon, matchmaker for Tex Tickerard, announced Jimmy McLarnin, recent knockout conqueror of Kid Kaplan, signed for a series of three fights in Madison Square Garden.
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Cornell Maintains Pace In Midwest Conference Standings
Mt. Vernon Iowa October 25 Cornell College strengthened its hold among leaders in the Midwest football race by its second conference win. Knox also won in its debut, while Coe Carleton and Hamline won earlier showings. Cornell defeated Ripon 2 to 7 and Knox beat Beloit 19 to 7. Coe beat St Louis 7 to 0 and Carleton topped St Olaf 43 to 6. Hamline fell to Gustavus Adolphus 20 to 2, and Lawrence lost to Lake Forest 7 to 0. Up next Cornell travels to Cedar Rapids to face Coe, while Carleton meets Monmouth and Beloit faces Lawrence.
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Walter Johnson Era Ends With Greatest Record
New York reports the passing of Walter Perry Johnson after 21 years with the Washington Senators. The Big Train retires at 39, having won 414 games and 275 losses, 36–7 in 1913, 3,494 strikeouts, 113 shutouts, and a storied career including a 16 game winning streak and a no‑hit game in 1920. Born Humboldt Kansas, he rose from Weiser semipro to MLB star and helped Washington win the 1924 World Series.
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Nearly suffocated in Nebraska bank vault
W A Refshauge of York Nebraska and others were trapped for about half an hour in a bank vault at Heardsville after a robbery. The robbers herded the bankers and locked the vault door, escaping in a license-less rattletrap car with several thousand dollars. Refshauge, a former banker, recalled the lock mechanism as he and his companions gasped for air.
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Eight Sheep Needed To Make A Tennis Racquet
London reports a racquet maker states eight sheep furnish material for one English tennis racquet. Some winter racquets use thicker gut strings requiring ten sheep for the internal mechanism. Gut threads are twisted and spun fine before stringing.
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Town High Grid Preview and Punting Highlight
Hawkeye halfback Armil appears to clinch the Town University punting job with a 43.25 yard average in the Minnesota game. Denver’s Virgil Albers shares the Rocky Mountain 100 yard dash record at .98 seconds. Iowa meets Illinois as Michigan looms, while high schools expand scouting systems to rival colleges.
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The Egyptian sphinx name linked to Greek myth
Greeks named the Egyptian sphinx after the mythical sphynx a creature half woman half lion.
Drake Delphic Plans Box Car Derby to Lawrence
Drakes university plans a simultaneous 8 o'clock Rock Island freight departure from Valley Junction to Kansas City then a 9 am Union Pacific ride to Lawrence for the box car derby. Several Drake students intend to follow, with coop from rail officials to aid travel for the event.
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McNamara and Walker Lead Six Day Race by Lap
Chicago October 25 Reggie McNamara winner of 13 six day races and Cecil Walker American all around bicycle champion stood a lap ahead of the field at 4 am in the Coliseum six day event. Their brilliant pedaling impressed judges who said maintaining pace would be a difficult task for rivals to overtake them.
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