East and West High Elevens Set for Saturday Grid Action
East High and West High prepare for opening games next Saturday with Independence and Osage. Coach Makeever named 18 players to East’s first squad while West High highlights a lighter roster and key battles for guard and end positions. Injuries loom as practice focuses on kickoffs punts and pass defense.
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West High
Independence
Locust Street
High
Osage
Midge Makeever
Ralph Sarfft
Sarff
Wrest
Rosenbloom
Hinman
Strain
Shoemaker
White
Davis
Walker
Miller
Hubbard
Ebel
Shoemarker
Smith
Schultz
McMillan
Stevenson
Reinstein
Halleck
Tom Moore
Campbell
Gholson
Colby
Ortie Watson
Moore
Makinster
Rose
Paul Miller
Cottrell
Waite
Busby
Mayne
East High
Makeover
Cunningham
Crewe
Sherwood
Bell
Oberhauser
Klingberg
Steeves
Ellis
Gerber
Beckner
Veendes
Binghan
Christians
Penn
Dotson
Scroggy
Alu Weideman
Penn, Bell and
Vine Street Feld
Eldora Prep Grid Team Struggles with Veteran Linemen
Eldora Indiana, Sept 15 Coach John Hornish works to fashion a line for the season opener versus Ackley next Friday. Veteran linemen include Lentz McCusker Urquhart Mason Dornsbach and Herme. Pat Lund suffered a broken left arm in practice last week and will miss two to three weeks.
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Eldora
John Hornish
Eldora High School
Ackley
Lentz
McCusker
Urquhart
Mason
Dornsbach
Herme
Pat Lund
Sumner High Football Opens Season Against Fayette Next Friday
Sumner Ind Sept 15 Sumner high school will open the football season Friday Sept 2 against Fayette there Coach Ransom has a squad of 33 out for the team and he hopes to line up a fairly strong array He has been shifting the squad considerably the last few days giving every candidate a chance to show his talents.
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Sumner
Sumner High School
Fayette
Ransom
Major League Hitters National League Leaders and Stats
Summary of top National League hitters with leaders including P Waner Pittsburgh and Hornsby Boston in games, at bats, runs, hits, home runs, and batting averages. American League leaders feature Goslin Washington, Gehrig New York, and Ruth, Cobb, Manush, and others with corresponding figures.
Farewell Journeys and Jazz Mad Girl at Chicago Theatre
A fragment from a newspaper page notes a dual persona theatre show in Chicago promising a jazz mad girl played by Joan Crawford and John Mack Brown. The piece mocks genre discrimination and hints at potential controversy over depictions of women. A separate item recalls a sauerkraut-eating monarch in Springfield, Minnesota, after a man devoured over 15 pounds of cabbage.
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Chicago
Joan Crawford
John Mack Brown
Springfield
Minn
Bologna
C. M. Lautermlich
City Golf Meet Finals Set for Sunday at Byrnes Park
Finals in three flights of the city golf tournament will be played Sunday at the public course in Byrnes park. Herb Smith will face the winner of the Fred McClain and Harold Jockumsen 36 hole title match. McClain and Jockumsen were to complete their match today. The second flight final is an 18 hole match with Ralph Harmon to meet the winner of H C Dixon and Louis Walker. Dick Rugs and F C Waterstradt meet in the third flight final.
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Byrnes Park
Herb Smith
Fred McClain
Harold Jockumsen
McClain
Jockumsen
Ralph Harmon
H. C. Dixon
Louis Walker Tilk
Dick Rugs
F. C. Waterstradt
Standings Snapshot From National and American Leagues
National League standings show New York 83 56 atop, Chicago 82 58, St Louis 73 64, with Pittsburgh 77 62 and Philadelphia 42 87. Yesterday New York beat Pittsburgh, St Louis edged Philadelphia. American League lists New York 91 48, Philadelphia 90 60, Detroit 62 78, Cleveland 69 81, Boston 49 90. yesterday's results show Chicago and St Louis not scheduled. Western League has Tulsa 42 26, Wichita 44 28, Des Moines 31 39, Omaha 37 23, Amarillo 21 49. no games scheduled.
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St. Touts
An York
Branklyn
Chicago
N. York
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Lotus
Cleveland
Boston
AON
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Milwken
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Lowsville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
L. Pol
Tulse
Bislbeaver
Wichite
Pueblo
Omaha
D Moines
Oty
Tutors Eye Owa Conference Race This Year
Cedar Falls September 15. History repeats? Tutors seek Iowa conference title after last year’s championship. Coach Bender and backfield coach Dickinson push players hard for opening dedicatory game October 6 at new stadium against Illinois teachers. Gay Orr, Cooper, Hopkins lead ends. Pederson handles center. Myers, Rider compete for guards. tackles include McCusky and others. Backfield threats McCusky Stevens Fritzel Burly Boyce. Other contenders Miller Stout Jones Tompkins Beck Chatfield Flowers, Iowa conference 50-yard dash holder. Schedule includes Des Moines Luther Parsons Upper Iowa Penn Town Wesleyan Coe Grinnell Northern Illinois Teachers.
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Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Iowa
Bender
Dickinson
Callers Stadium
Gay Orr
Sam Cooper
Sac City
Hopkins
Melbourne
Pearlman
Des Moines
Wright
Norfolk
Neb
Pederson
Cresco
Ollie Myers
McCusky
Stevens
Fritzel
Boyce
Miller
Stout
Jones
Tompkins
Beck
Chatfield
Flowers
Luther
Parsons
Upper Iowa
Penn
Town Wesleyan
Coe
Grinnell
Northern Illinois
Bobby Jones in the American amateur final at Brae Burn
Bobby Jones of Atlanta meets T Phillip Perkins of Britain in the first American amateur final in 17 years at Brae Burn golf club West Newton Mass Perkins, a Lancastershire lad with owlish specs, challenges Jones who seeks a fourth title in five years as the British challenger aims to upset the American champion who holds a 2 to 1 favorite edge.
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Brae Bum Cantry Club
West Newton
Mass
W.ai
Lancastershire
T. Phillip Perkins
Great, Britain
Gna
Bobby Jones
Brae Burm
Brae Burn
Big Ten Revises Shift Rule to Limit Offense
Western conference coaches agreed on a new Big Ten interpretation limiting end men in motion before the snap. The end men may move but must stop before the center passes the ball, with a 15 yard penalty for noncompliance, applying only in conference games and not to backs.
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Chicago
Thrilling finishes across sports spark pennant chatter
A nostalgic look at dramatic endgames in baseball and boxing. The piece recalls pennant chases between Yankees Cardinals Athletics Giants and Cubs, the Merkle incident, 1921 Browns vs Yankees, and a Ketchell O'Brien boxing finish. It also highlights a late punt return by Dick Marshall and flags football’s heart cracking finales.
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Cardinals
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Giants
Cubs
Cards
A’s
New York
Merkle
Browns
Yankees
Altho
Ketchell-O'Brien
Pioneer Athletic Club
New York City
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Michigan
Ketchell
O'Brien
Dick Marshall
Cedar Falls Tigers Preps for Nashua Tilt in Clouds of Practice
Cedar Falls on Sept 15 faces Nashua with just one week of practice left. Coach Rogers tweaks the lineup as Christensen Mullens and others scrimmage the scrubs. East Waterloo reserves clash with the Tig ers on Oct 13 at Washington Park while Tiger scrubs may meet reserves later in a to-be-decided date.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Tigers
Tigers
Nashua
Christensen
Mullens
Jones
Petrie
Ted Hansen
Oleson
Palmer
Peterson
Bobby Speer
Jessmoore
Leo Oleson
Kaite
Wilson
Rogers
John Bailey
John Wilson
Arlee Hansen
Lake
East Waterloo
Mlle Tiger
Washington Park
Tiger Scrubs
Yesterday's Homers Bept 14 Total L Player and Club Maush Browns
League totals and leader lines tease the baseball roundup with Ruth Hack Wilson Bottomley Marey Gehrig Bissonette among top hitters. The text lists league totals and mentions the Browns and national American totals, reflecting a condensed box score snippet from yesterday's games.
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Maush
Browns
Ruth
Hack Wilson
Bottomley
Marey
Gehrig
Bissonette
Americatiay
Can Off Course Practice Improve a Golfer’s Swing
Willie Mack Mlan e, former National Open champion, argues practice off the course can improve a player. He warns that without understanding mechanics, extra swings are wasted. He suggests practicing with nonball objects like desks to build swing confidence before returning to golf balls.
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Willie Mack Mlane
Tharely
Rolf
Ab Dassies
Dane Delons
Grundy Center Grid Opener Set for Sept 22 at Town Falls
Grundy Center high football will open the schedule at Town Falls Saturday Sept 22 with Ackley Traer Teachers High Toledo and Reinbeck also on the slate. Thirty five players are vying for spots on the local squad. Reinbeck will host the Grundy county basketball tournament next season.
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Grundy Center
Town Falls
Ackley
Traer
Teachers High
Toledo
Reinbeck
Grundy County
Koran to Fight Battling Nelson in Park Windup
Promoter Ralph Alexander plans an eight round windup at Electric Park next Wednesday evening featuring Steve Koran of St. Paul against Battling Nelson of Waterloo. A previous Cedar Falls draw between the two was noted as a classy local battle.
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Steve Koran
St. Paul
Minn
Battling Nelson
Waterloo
Electric Park
Ralph Alexander
Alexander
Johnny Fulton
Cedar
Rapids
Nelson
Fulton
Koran
Cedar Falls
Hank Burgess
Cedar Rapeids
Eddie Mason
Mystery of Cletus Dixon's barnstorming tour unfolds
The article details Cletus Dixon leading a group of barnstormers through Waukegan with games against the Waukegan All Stars, and upcoming matches at Racine. It notes Al Pentecost, Frank Walczak, and others on the Waukegan squad, plus past teams and future plans for several players. A separate 1908 World Series pennant tale describes the Cubs defeating the Giants 4 to 2 at Polo Grounds amid a historic, chaotic crowd and a dangerous crush.
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Cletus Dixon
Chicago
Inyers
Waukegan
Waukegan All Stars
Dixon
Racine
Wis
al Pentecost
Hawk
Frank Walczak
Waukegans
Carney
Skinner
Moody
Pentecost
Alexandria
Waterloo
Polo Grounds
Cubs
Giants
New York
Frank Chance
Joe McCinnity
Grimes Pitches Pirates to 4-1 Win Over Cinci
Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati 4 to 1 as Burleigh Grimes earns his 24th win and 26th complete game. Grimes excels in late innings while teammate Waner and Traynor contribute, Cincinnati errors help Pirates secure fourth place in the standings.
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Pirates
Cinci
Pittsburgh
Burleigh Grimes
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Dressen
Kelly
Bitumnger
Alien
Aitzmann
Hargrave
Rixey
Kelp
Adams
Waner
P. Waner
Traynor
Scott
Grantham
Camorosky
Wright
Ss Hargreaves
Siseeevece Cincinnal
Burs
Hargreaves
Allen
Critz
Comarosky
Ford
Kolp
Rigler
Quigiey
Jowa Freshmen Gridmen Begin Work Monday
Town City Sept 15 With three former star players as coaches the University of Town freshman football squad will start practice Monday afternoon. Head coach Otto H. Vogel former varsity baseball coach leads the staff with assistants Dong T. Hines and Emerson W. Nelson Hawkeye tackles from 1926 and 192? completing gridiron careers.
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Town City
Plyers
University of Town
Otto H. Vogel
Dong T. Hines
Iowa
Emerson W. Nelson
Eighteen Letter Men Return This Year at Indiana
Chicago, Sent. 15. Two features lacking from Indiana university's 1927 football squad will be partly remedied in 1928, per Head Coach Pat Page. Reserve material was scarce last season, and weight issues hurt. He counts on 18 lettermen and 42 recruits, with prominent talents from Detroit to Wabash, and aims for a two-team schedule as the Hoosiers host Wabash and Terre Haute normal in a double header. The varsity plays eight games, the reserves six, opening at home.
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Chicago
Indiana University
Pat Page
Crimson
Page
Indiana
Walter Waraska
Frank Romacki
Detroit
J. W. Unger
West Point
Miss
Ed Hughes
Gary
Big Ten
George Rose
Wabash
Emory Parks
Linton
Moleskins
Chuck? Bennett
Bob “Matthews
Pooch" Harrell
Reinhardt
Balay
Indiana Anx
Minnesota’ Gophers
Todd
Ma Lack
Garrison
Ashby
Evansville
Hill
Indianapolis
Clare Randolph
Hoosier
Trobaugh
Ringwall
Shields
Butts
Moss
Catterton
McCracken
Weaver
Te- Park
Hoosiers
Wabash and
Terre Haute State Normal
Michigan
Tinos
Ohio State
Minnesota
Norem
Purdue
Olklahome
Chica
Tenlege
T. C. High Squad Looks Like Money in Daily Workouts
Cedar Falls Sept 15 with only five veterans back Coach Schneider of Teachers College High School trains 20 candidates for football. The squad shows big men and speed in the backfield. veterans Oleson Westbury Brindley Bragonter Prior brothers figure to start. Practices on Theory field with new yellow and black uniforms. Two more games hoped, options against alumni Traer Waverly Grundy Center Reinbeck Cedar Falls and Ackley.
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Courier Socvial Service
Cedar Falls
Schneider
Teachers College High School
Art Oleson
Westbury
Brindley
Bragonter
Traer
Waverly
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