Marshalltown and Ottumwa Stay In MV League for 1928
The Marshalltown and Ottumwa baseball clubs of the Mississippi Valley League plan to remain in the circuit for 1928 after recent talks in Cedar Rapids. League president Belden Hill announced the salary limit was raised from 2200 to 2400 dollars per month, with clubs needing ratification for Ottumwa. A schedule committee was appointed to draft tentative 1928 slates, and admission rises to 50 cents. The league reported solid finances and warned strict enforcement of rules to prevent forfeitures.
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Ottumwa
Loop
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Harry S&j. Clair
Sam Frank
W. A. Reed
Jackson McCoy
W. J. Keefe
Belden Hill
The
Larry Brown
Rock Island
Frank Hanlon
Harry Johnson
Dubuque
Burlington
Moline
Valley League
League
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Byrnes Park Greens Raked for Sunday
Old man golf near season end may get a Sunday reprieve if park officials secure cooperation to clear fallen leaves from Byrnes park greens. Albert Sherwood announces leaves will be cleared this morning aiding both inside and outside nines. The park commission is building new greens and enlarging others, promising an even better Brynes park course next season.
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Park ‘Board
Byrnes Park
The
Park Commission
Brynes Park
Big tilts sport eight Hawkeye contests today
Associated Press notes eight college football games with Iowa StateKansas Aggies at Ames DrakeKansas at Lawrence Iowa City Denver Western and Cedar Rapids Coe Cornell Grinnell vs Marquette plus Mornimeside Nebraska Wesleyan Sioux City ColumbiaLaCrosse Dubuque Graceland Des Moines Catholic College on schedule.
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Associated Press
Iowa State
Kansas Aggies
Iowa U
Denver
Coe
Gorell
Hawkeye
Ames
Teny
Missouri
Iowans
Ilinois
Lawrence
Drake
Kansas
Iowa City
Denver University
University of Towa
Towa
Cedar Rapids
Cornell
Grinnell
Missouri Valley
Marquette
Milwaukee
Mornimneside
Nebraska
Westryan
Sioux City
Columbia
Dubuque
Graceland
Des Moines Catholic College
Iowa Hopes to Win Over Denver Today on Straight Play
Iowa face Denver in a Mountain Conference game seeking a straight football approach. Coach Ingwersen aims to avoid complex formations ahead of Big Ten clashes with Illinois Wisconsin and Northwestern. Denver holds three wins in four games, while Iowa is even. Denver’s coach Fred Dawson once defeated Notre Dame with the Four Horsemen. Hawkeyes debut field general Pignatelli and new ends Johnstone and Grimm.
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Denver University
University of Iown
Altho
Ingwersen
Hawkeyes
Illnois
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Denver
Iowa
Fred Dawson
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Pignatelli
Johnstone
Grimm
Illinois
Townfield
Illini
Ilinois
Hawkeye
Ames
Minnesota
Cyclones
Badgers
Lucier Leads Drake Track Team With Promising Men
Des Moines Oct 29 Drake faces a season without Harold Ebert as state varsity track coach. Leo J Lucier trains the squad with tour sprouts Vane Snorf and Morris Penquite showing progress. Snorf tops Penquite in recent 50 yard dash, Penquite from Colfax, Porterfield Cockayne awaits after football season ends.
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Courier
Des Moines
Altho Drake
Harold Ebert
Cinder
Bulldog
Leo J. Lucier
Vane Snorf
Morris
Mose
Penquite
Snorf
Colfax
Porterfield Cockayne
Vinton High Defeats La Porte City 32 to 6 in Iowa Match
Vinton Ia October 29 Vinton high school beat La Porte City 32 to 6. Vinton scored in the first second and third quarters while La Porte relied on passes for gains. Good starred for Vinton with Cresco 39 Elma net remained scoreless in separate report.
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Vinton
LA Porte
Stevenson
Byrnes
Precious
Cresco
Central City
Winthrop
Winthrop High Grid
Aelf
Snally
Dunlap
Goodrove
Manchester
Anamosa
Manchester High
Blair
Turner
Carstens
Hilton
Olten
Fort Dodge
Tigers
Iowa Homecoming football history vs Illinois and rivals
Courier Special Service Iowa City Oct. 29 1929 Homecoming lore recalls nine wins in 15 games since 1912 for Iowa in homecomings. Iowa faces Illinois Nov 3 with a history of epic crowds and key upsets including 1918 Minnesota victory and 1921 Illinois triumphs. Strong ties to Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa rivalries shaped past homecomings.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Elk at Burnside lake recovers. animal named Tripod
A physician guest at Burnside lake near Wly Minn discovers an elk with a broken leg. He amputates the injured member and names the animal Tripod, marking a notable recovery for the wildlife patient.
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Burnside Lake
Wly. Minn
Heilmann Wins AL Batting Title In Dramatic Finish
New York, Oct. 29. Harry Heilmann of Detroit edged Al Simmons of Philadelphia by four points on the season’s final day to claim the American league batting crown for the fourth time. The Tigers star joined Tris Speaker as past champs in a tight finish, with Heilmann’s late surge echoing historic finales and cementing his place as baseball’s premier odd year hitter.
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New York
Harry Heilmann
Detroit
al Simmons
Philadelphia
Tiger
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Heilmann
Speaker
Tris
Larry
Lajoie
Cleveland Naps
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Cleveland
St. Louis
Red Corridon
Browns
Simpson Eleven Upsets Parsons 13 to 12 at Des Moines
Des Moines October 29 The Simpson College offense led by captain Chic McCoy defeated Parsons College Wildcats 13 to 12 in a dramatic finish. McCoy added the decisive extra point in the fourth quarter after Simpson tied 12 all, moments after Burns Parsons failed a conversion by inches.
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Des Moines
Chic McCoy
Simpson
Parsons College Wildcats
McCoy
Burns
Parsons
Fights Last Night Reported From Multiple Cities
Associated Press boxing roundup lists multiple results including Red Herring defeating Eddie Burnbrook in Utica. Corey Shimar beating Joe Saviola in Williamsport. Jack Malone over Walcott Langford in Chicago. Pete Bross stopping Big Light in Rockford. Billy Kelley defeating Frankie Genaro in Scranton. Sammy Vogel defeating Babe Ruth in New York. Wil Howard Bentz stopping Sig Zwick in Milwaukee. Cuddy Demarco winning on foul over Harry Kahn in Milwaukee. Jack Duffy outpointing Benny Gould in Toledo. Frankie Schoell defeating Pete Lazzo in Buffalo. Batuling-Levinsky beating Willie Walker in Norristown. Johnny McCoy over Johnny Hughes in Hollywood. Young Stribling knocking out Mike Arnold in Wichita. Everett Strong defeating Jack Willis in San Diego.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Red Herring
Utica
Eddie Burnbrook
Baltimore
Corey Shimar
Williamsport
Joe Saviola
Buffalo
Chicago
Jack Malone
St. Paul
Walcott Langford
Pete Bross
Rockford
Big Light
Scranton
Billy Kelley
Frankie Genaro
New York
Sammy Vogel
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Wil Howard Bentz
Sig Zwick
Cuddy Demarco
Pittsburgh
Harry Kahn
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OmJack Duffy
Benny Gould
Frankie Schoell
Pete Lazzo
Norristown
Batuling
Levinsky
Willie Walker
Hollywood
Cal
Johnny McCoy
el Paso
Johnny Hughes
Cleveland
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Kan
Young Stribling
Mike Arnold
Denver
San Diego
Everett
Strong
Omaha
Jack Willis
Los Angeles
White Tail Deer as Nation Builder in 1620
In this 1927 essay, William T. Hornaday interviews a wild white tailed buck to discuss deer as pioneers of American expansion. The buck warns hunters threaten deer survival, recounts fable lore of deer folk, and foresees deer reclaiming lands as nations rise and fall under a broader moral about human conduct.
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Plymouth Rock
William Byrd
Virginia-Carolina
White-Tail
New England
Carolina Coast
New States
Independence
Mary
Jane
United States
America
Salt Lake City
Berkshires
Putnam County
Foshay
Altho
Buckie
Pat
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Buck
New York City
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
American women still lead in Channel swimming remains
Folkestone England October 29 American women maintain supremacy in Channel swims despite rivals from Britain attempting rescues. Ivy Gill of Sheffield set a 19 hour 9 minute crossing, while Mercedes Gleitz’s eighth attempt ended with questions about a prior hoax and a late season effort. Gleitz plans future swims and charity work while considering music hall offers.
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Eng
Great Britain
England
France
Gertrude Ederle
Clemington Carson
Miss Gleitz
Dorothy Cochrane
Logan
London
Miss Ederle
Thames River
English
Miss. Gleitz
Nebraska Syracuse in sectional clash at Lincoln stadium
Lincoln Neb Oct 29 The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Syracuse Orange meet in a sectional clash with Nebraska relying on Glen Presnell and Syracuse counting on a passing game The weather forecast called for rain but attendance was not expected to drop despite conditions
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Neb
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Syracuse Eleven
Nebraska Stadium
Orange Aggregation
Huskers
Glen Presnell
French Cyclist Gras sin Fails in U S Water Woes
Paris Oct 29 Robert Gras sin the diminutive French cyclist and pace follower returned to France after a season in the United States where he did not show his European form. When asked why he failed to beat Georgetti and Jaeger he blamed the water saying it altered his performance.
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Paris
Robert Grassin
France
United States
Georgetti
Jaeger
Grassin
Indiana Favored To Wallop Harvard In Cambridge Clash
Cambridge October 29 Harvard faces Indiana with slim hopes as the Hoosiers show power in a tie with Minnesota and a low Notre Dame score. Indiana under coach Harland Pat Page has become a Western Conference power while Harvard declines behind the football horizon. Art French and Dave Guarnaccia may miss backfield duties.
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Harvard
Indiana
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Harland
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