Three Big Intersectional Battles on Football State Saturday
The 1927 season features three major intersectional clashes as Notre Dame faces Georgia Tech in South Bend while Syracuse meets Nebraska at Lincoln and Harvard hosts Indiana at Cambridge. The piece argues Western teams push to assert dominance, with Notre Dame needing a high-pressure effort against Tech and Harvard likely to beat Indiana, while Syracuse and Nebraska seek top form after mixed results.
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Malcolm Roy
M.S
New York
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Middlewest
Essa
Syracuse
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Harvard
Indiana
Cambridge
Georgia Tech
Johnny Heisman
Golden Tornado
Grimson
University of Alabama
Mason and Dixon
Christy Flanagan
Niemie
Navy
Flanagan
Bate
Georgia
Rockne
Tech
Harvard-Indiana
Butte
Nebraska
Froat
Uhr
Penn State
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Fred Dawson
Columbia
Princeton
Inter
Ed Columbia
Dawson
Minnesota
The
Crimson
Arnold Horween
McTigue to Meet Walker Next Tuesday in Chicago
Chicago October 26 INay Mike McTigue veteran Irish light heavyweight contender began training at Incal gym for a bout with Mickey Walker world middleweight champion set for next Tuesday night. McTigue vowed to defeat Walker as easily as before when Walker was at his best. Walker also trained on the ground preparing for the fight.
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Chicago
Mike McTigue
Ught
Mickey Walker
McTigue
Walker
Whimsy and Headlines from a Bygone Chicago Column
A garbled, era-spanning clipping blends jokes on wiener dispensers, a Los Angeles judge sentencing two prisoners to 300 years, and cinema gossip about Vilma Banky marrying Rod La Rocque. It cites New York debutante spending and a high speed typewriter claim, ending with Coach Wilee naming Michigan amid odd vignettes.
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Los Angeles
Hokum
Orioles Owner Declines Boston Braves Manager Offer
Baltimore Orioles president Jack Dunn said he declined an urgent telegraphic offer to manage the Boston Braves at a salary he named. Dunn chose to stay in Baltimore to build an International League championship team next year.
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Baltimore
Jack Dunn
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Braves
Dunn
Be Sure You Have Grid Guess Ballot in Courier Office
Be sure your Grid-Guess ballot reaches the Courier office by 1 p m Saturday. Entries already arrive, with late ballots sometimes accepted if postmarked by 10 p m, but only ballots in by 1 p m Saturday count. Prize pool totals 10 dollars with 5 winners to be determined by accuracy of predicted winners.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Courier Grid
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Corrier
Courier
Knitted Pants Bold On Gridiron Fashion
The piece traces football attire trends from knit pants in Chicago and Harvard experiments to Stagg recalling earlier eras. It notes Purdue and Notre Dame earlier fashions, Yale 1876 outfits, and Smock of Princeton 1877 influencing canvas and mole skin evolutions as the open game changed football gear.
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Chicago
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue University
Notre Dame
Harvard
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stagg
Midway
Yale
Walber Camp
F P. Smock
Princeton
Smock
Navy Football Scouts Free This Year Says Ingram
Annapolis October 26 Commander Jonas H Ingram director of athletics at the Naval Academy says there will be no limit on scouting for Navy football this year He rejects any pact with rivals for a scouting ban citing distrust and the three year rule starting in 1928 as a basis for enforcement by West Point and the Middies.
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Jonas HH
Ingeammm
Annapolis
Navy
Naval Academy
Jonas H. Ingram
Navel Academy
Reas
West Point
Middies
Reahman
Swing styles fit body types for golf players
A historical note argues how a golfer's physical build dictates swing type. Slim players should use upright swings, broad-shouldered players a flatter style, and stock players a three-grader swing. Short-armed players should avoid full strokes. Leg length influences stance width, with long legs tolerating a wide stance while short legs require a closer stance.
Illinois Averages Eleven Men Hopes to Stifle Michigan
Chicago Oct 26 Eleven average men rather than a star built team under Coach Zuppke aim to outplay Michigan this Saturday. Michigan counters with All-American Bennie Oosterbaan and Louis Gilbert. Illinois hopes for a balanced attack to stretch Michigan’s defense. Stagg and Wilce prep their squads as Ohio State looms and Minnesota reports crippled stars in recent practice.
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Chicago
Zuppke
Tinals
Michigan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Louis Gilbert
Illinois
Ton
Frosty Peters
Altho
Peters
Red Grange
Oosterbann
Gilbert
Ohio
Stagg
Maroons
Columbus
Wilter
Buckeye
Scarlet and Gray Warriors
Wilce
Cooch Stagg
Sev
Dundee Favored to Win over Ace Hudkins Saturday
Los Angeles reports show ten to seven odds that Joe Dundee would retain the welterweight title against Ace Hudkins in the Saturday fight. Hudkins trained hard at Jack Dempsey's gym in Manhattan, with sparring rounds from Dick Hoppe and Ed Mahoney, while Dundee also trained there showing speed and fitness at 146 pounds.
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Los Angeles
Joe Dundee
Ace Hudkins
Nebraska
Hudkins
Jack Dempsey
Manhattan
Dick Hoppe
Glendale
Eddie Mahoney
Fresno
Johnny Gerarden
Dundee
French Auto Racers Beat British Aces at Brooklands
At Brooklands England on October 26 French drivers swept the British Grand Prix, finishing first, second, and third. R Benoist won after a 327 mile run at an average 85.59 mph, with Edmond Bourlier close behind, Albert Divo third. Count Conelli suffered carburetor trouble and withdrew after pushing his car to the pits. British entrants faltered with motor troubles.
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Eng
France
Great Britain
Brooklands
R. Benoist
Edmond Bourlier
Albert Divo
Count Conelli
Conelli
Ont
Old Gold Fears Denver Running Attack on Iowa Field
Iowa City Oct 264 News of Iowa's forthcoming intersectional game with the University of Denver cites a fast halfback in the Denver backfield Virgil Albers holder of the Rocky Mountain 100 yard record. Denver shows depth with veterans and talented sophomores. Boy Scouts scheduled as honorary attendees for the first annual Boy Scout day with free admission for all Indians.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Jed
Rocky Mountains
University of Denver
Denver
Colorado Capital
Fred Dawson
Nebraska
Virgil Albers
Rocky Mountain
Albers
DeRose
Saunders
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Carblener
Panek
Smith
Specken
Colorado College
Pioneers
Wyoming
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Colorado Mines
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