East High Faces East Des Moines In Home Football Test
East High prepares for a strenuous battle with East Des Moines after Friday’s 19-0 win at Oelwein. Coach Makeover pushes players for the weekend clash while West High hosts Charles City at Wallace Memorial field. Scroggy, Diekman, Garrison and Schammel lead the Orange and Black. Oelwein’s Eischeid and James provide the visitors’ sparks in a slow, hot game with injuries and penalties shaping the score.
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Travel tour trends reveal more women than men on trips
A nostalgicreflection notes that women increasingly take charge of travel plans while men stay home. The piece cites family anecdotes about grandparents and summers, teases about modern romance and wanderlust, and humorously references travel modes and cultural quirks from across eras.
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American Bicycle Team Now in Lead in Six Day Battle
Chicago, Oct. 29 The all-American duo Spencer and Stockholm led the six day bike race as Georgetti and Walthour with Petri and Hill trailed by a lap in total laps at 4 am. McNamara and Walker and Goosens and Vannek trailed by a lap, while Rene and Marcel Boogman withdrew at midnight after Marcel sustained an injury.
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Drake Ames Grid Battle Set for Homecoming Weekend
Des Moines reports a large homecoming crowd is expected for the Drake vs Ames football game on November 5 with advance sales strong. Drake coach Ossie Salem’s era since 1921 has seen four Drake losses to Ames, one win, and one tie. A three day homecoming starts November 3 featuring Lawyer-Preacher football and a Drake Barristers matchup with a Valley opponent.
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Des Moines U Defeats Buena Vista 13 to 6
In Des Moines on October 29, Des Moines University defeated Buena Vista 13 to 6 on its home field. The Tigers led early with two touchdowns in the first quarter before Buena Vista tightened and held Des Moines University scoreless in the second half.
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Major grid battles on schedule in Midwest clash week
Illinois and Michigan meet in Urbana as the Big Ten title race heats up. Georgia Tech visits Notre Dame while Ohio State and Chicago collide, and Northwestern faces Missouri. Nebraska faces Syracuse, Minnesota eyes Wisconsin, and Denver meets Iowa.
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Hawkeye fans sound off at Cedar Rapids league meeting
At a Cedar Rapids league gathering Hawkeyefuls Belden Hill spoke on rule violations while facing visitors. Attendance cheered when Hill sat, amid talk of Iowa football's woes and talent drain to out of state schools. Major reported sales of players by Midwest towns topped by Rock Island at 10000 dollars.
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Y Volleyball Team Prepares for State Tournament Bid
Waterloo Y M C A plans an indoor season with volleyball handball and basketball. The volleyball squad features Rev W P McCormick and Art Weigel among others, practices begin Wednesday at 6 15 p m, and the state volleyball tournament is awarded to Waterloo set for February 22 in Waterloo. A senior Y basketball team may compete at Cedar Rapids February 24 and 25, with a Des Moines handball event in January.
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Johnny McCoy Wins Flyweight Title in West Coast Tourney
Johnny McCoy of El Paso defeated John Hughes of Cleveland in a 10 round bout to claim the California flyweight title. The match was slow and marked by repeated holding with many spectators leaving after the seventh round. The bout served as an elimination contest to crown a successor to Fidel Labarba who retired undefeated.
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Inspired Player Misreads Signal Against Clemson
Senator Christie Benet, then coaching South Carolina, recalls a play from a game with Clemson where linemen swept behind the back field, took the ball from the quarterback, and ran. An end misread the signal and both ends dashed behind the line, colliding where the intended ball handler should have taken it. The coach asked what he was doing and the player replied, I was inspired.
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National Pro Golf Tournament Opens Monday at Dallas
Dallas Tex Oct 29 Approximately 60 players will tee off Monday in the 1927 national professional golf tournament. Included are Walter Hagen present champion Gene Sarazen Johnny and Jack Farrell Al Espinosa Bobby Cruickshank Tommy Armour and a number of other nationally known players.
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Motorcyclist Climbs Highest British Peak
In Fort William Scotland on October 29 D MacQueen of Dalkeith rode a motorcycle to the summit of Ben Nevis 4400 feet high the highest peak in the British Isles. He faced driving rain and a two foot snow cover near the summit taking two hours and two minutes for the ascent.
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Boxing boom as Chicago arenas stage three title bouts
Chicago blossoms into a boxing hub as Tex Rickard’s Dempsey Tunney title fight spurs a busy November. Promoters plan three title bouts led by Jim Mullen and Mickey Walker with Mandell, Taylor, and Bell challenging for lightweight bantamweight and other crowns. Walker pursues light heavyweight glory while McTigue looms as rival.
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AS CHAMPIONS TEACH BEGINNER GOLF SWING
England pro Willie Ogg argues beginners should not separate body and arm swings. He says the body drives the arms in an arc, likening the body to a wheel hub and the club head to the rim. The method, he says, is better than dissecting the swing.
Upper Iowa Will Reserve Section for Tutor Scrap
Dr. John G. Dorman coach and several Upper Iowa University football players watched Luther at Teachers College game in Cedar Falls. He said a large U. S. crowd would attend Armistice day game on Nov 1 and requested two bleacher sections. A Teachers College high vs Cedar Falls high game will be played on Armistice day at 9 am on the college field, and the Teachers versus U. S. A. game will start at 2:20 pm.
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Illinois Solon Plans Legislative Athletic Committee
Chicago reports that a bill to form a legislative athletic committee to govern Illinois athletics will be introduced in the next session. Representative Michael R. Durso says findings from last summer's boxing and wrestling investigation justify the creation of the committee.
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Helen Wills Loses Kansas City Exhibition Match
Helen Wills national women's tennis champion lost to Junior Coen former national boys' champion 6-3 7-5 in Kansas City exhibition yesterday. More than 1 300 spectators saw the match. In doubles Hubbel Missouri state champion and Carl Meyers defeated Helen and Coen 2-6 6-4 6-3.
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British Polo Rise in U S Lead Says Colonel Tomkinson
London October 29 Colonel H A Tomkinson manager of the British polo team that recently lost the Westchester Cup in America said youth polo has raised the United States to a superior position. He praised the American team as the most marvelous ever fielded in the country and noted American boys begin polo at 12 to 15, unlike Britain where polo is mainly played at university or in the army.
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Teachers rout Luther 41 to 7 in college football clash
Cedar Falls Oct 29 Teachers college gridiron machine displayed championship form as they walloped Luther 41 to 7 at Tutor Athletic Field. McCuskey and Boyce connected with Cooper and Grochowski while Grochowski and Stevens scored for the Pedagogs amid a strong passing and rushing attack. Luther showed a passing threat early but was overwhelmed as the Tutors sealed the win in the final period with multiple runs and a kickoff return TD by Cooper.
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Ten Teams Sign On For Indoor Baseball League
Ten teams have signified intentions to participate in indoor baseball leagues this winter. The meeting in the playground director Victor Read's office listed organizations including Aristadeta Langlas Illinois Central Modern Woodmen No 2059 Rath Paéina company Waterloo Fruit & Commission John Deere Galloway Silvers and Smith Lichty Hillman. A follow up meeting is planned for next Wednesday at 3 pm.
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