Comiskey Secures Technical Knockout Over Allison
In Waterloo last night Tommy Comiskey of St Paul beat Allison of Duluth by a technical knockout in the eighth round of a ten round main event. Allison’s corner threw in the towel after seven rounds of punishment as Comiskey, younger and lighter, pressed a relentless attack. Also, Joe Knipp stopped Ray Mills by technical knockout in the final round, while Harold Jenkins knocked out Walter Peterson in the first round of their preliminary.
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Tommy Comisker
St. Paul
Neal Alison
Duluth
Waterloo Theatre
Allison
Comiskey
Alfison
Alison
Coniskey
Hall
Joe Kinipp
Joe Knipp
Roscoe Hall
Des Moines
Towa
Nebraska
Hail
Knipp
Bos
Jenkins
Harold Jenkins
Walter Petterson
Peterson
Hide Knipp
Waterloo
Wnhelid
Ray 3
Fisst
Alex Fidier
Mills
Voune Knipp
Teachers baseball season opens Saturday at Iowa
Cedar Falls April 4 Teachers college will open its baseball season with a game at Iowa City against the University. The college diamond is unserviceable and Iowa has prepared indoors. Russ Dickinson likely to pitch for the Teachers with Rader Rush Kramer contesting the mound duties. Infield candidates include Strandskov Watters James Black DeNey Justie and Ransome. Outfield contenders are Rider Forsythe Way and Fye. Iowa brings several veterans expected to key a strong lineup.
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Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Ita
Iowa
Iowa City
Tittle
Russ Dickinson
Rader
Rush
Kramer
Strandskov
Henry Watters
Henry
James
Black
DeNey
Justie
Ransome
Rider
Forsythe
Way
Fye
Towa
Golfers Paired At Columbia Country Club Opening
Washington April 4 Noted golf stars entered in the Columbia Country Club open golf tournament opening today Pairings include Dave Thomson vs Frank Waugh John Farrell vs W C Sherwood Harpy Hampton vs Bobby Cruickshank Walter Hagen vs Joe Kirkwood Jock Hutchinson against Bob MacDonald Meyers Retains Title Chicago April 4 Johnny Meyers retains middleweight wrestling title with a decision over Ralph Parcaut after 12 rounds.
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Washington, D. C
Columbia Country Club
Onen Galf
Dave Thomson
Washington
Frank Waugh
Columbus
John Farrell
New York
Ve. W. C. Sherwood
Newark
Harpy Hampton
Detroit
Bobby Cruickshank
Shackamaxon
Walter Hagen
Joe Kirkwood
Australia
Jock Hutchinson
Bob MacDonald
Bobolink
A Comic Strip in Type by J. P. McEvoy
A humorous poem fragment contrasts birds and squirrels with worms and people in a lighthearted verse. The speaker muses on birds’ song, squirrels’ sharp teeth, and a worm’s impracticality, ending with a notion that ordinary people include the speaker and the reader.
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Type
J. P. McEvoy
Drake Relays Set With Record Push For Four Mile Relay
Des Moines reports that Drake Relays likely to eclipse the 18:08 four mile relay mark set by Wisconsin in 1916. Teams from Illinois Purdue Kansas Aggies and the University of the South along with Sewanee vie for top distances, with notable hurdlers and pole vault prospects expected to shine.
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Des Moines
Drake
Hitness
Coach Girl
Sewanee
Tenn
Illinois
Purdue
Kansas Aggies
Wisconsin
Kuykendall
Henre
Post
Matthias
Bachman
Notre Dame
Wharton
McGinnis
Patterson
Yates
Harry Gill
Hey
Ilinois
Hatan
University of the South
Coughin
John
University of Missouri
Hawkeye Bowlers Beat Hall Ukfelt In City League
Hawkeye Oil bowlers defeated Hall Ukfelt 2 491 to 2 ? in a Waterloo alleys city league match. Marsan led with 284 pins and 102 high average. Cavanaugh Hollister Marsan and Gilbert followed with strong scores. Tibbitts Tailors to bowl Hawt and Candy tomorrow.
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Hawkeye
Hall-klelt
Intel
Waterloo
Yaad
Marsan
Cavanaugh
Hollister
Gilbert
Tibbitts Tailors
National Basketball Tourney Opens Tomorrow in Chicago
Drawings for pairings in the Fourth Annual National Basketball tournament at the University of Chicago will be held late this afternoon. Twenty six high school teams from across the country enter the event with play starting tomorrow morning. Among early entrants are Missoula high school and Greeley high school. Gold watches and a silver basketball trophy await the champions.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Missoula. Mont
Greeley. Cole
Schaefer and Cochran to Meet in May Billiards Showdown
Chicago reports world billiards champion Jake Schaefer will face Welker Cochran in a three day challenge May 16 17 and 18 at the location announced by manager Charles Tennes Cochran earned the right by finishing high in last November's championship play and is invited to contest the title here.
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Chicago
Jake Schaefer
Baikline Billiards
Welker Cochran
Charles Tennes
Schaefer
Cochran
Snow
Yankees wobble as face approaches in 1922 season
New York baseball notes from April report the Yankees in a slump in the south with Baker at third base misfiring and Ward misranging. The piece discusses potential infield changes by Miller Huggins and hints at internal doubt about the club’s prospects for the season.
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Davis J. Walsh
International News
New York
New York Yankees
South
Philadelphia
Yankees
Isis Chaimpiots
Miller Tuggins
Judge Landis Back in Chicago After Vacation
Baseball Commissioner K M Landis returns to Chicago describing a spring training tour as the best vacation. He reports high enthusiasm for the sport and notes his tan from picking fruit during the trip. Eddie Roush, holdout centerfielder for the Cincinnati Nationals, agrees to drop a three year contract demand but seeks 18000 dollars for the season as per dispatches.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Landis
Giants win as rookie Jonnard stars in Jackson game
Claude Jonnard, rookie pitcher, limited Memphis with one hit in the final four innings as the Giants win. Brooklyn routs the Yankees 12 6 with strong offense from Beck.
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West Point
Elmer Oliphant
West Polint
Union College
Little Rock
Ark
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Charles Rentrop
Zbyszko
Chicago
Talaher
John Kilonis
Norfolk
Heinie Sect
Dubuque
Carl Furness
Champaign
Paul Prehn
Urbana
Tom ‘“Relewicz
Town Falls Names Neyeln as Superintendent and Wallace Coach
Charles N. Neyein, formerly Forest City superintendent, will lead Town Falls public schools next year succeeding O S von Krog who left for Eldora. L A Polly Wallace of Ames becomes director of athletics overseeing physical culture and drafting while coaching and teaching multiple subjects.
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Town Falls
Charles N. Neyein
Forest City
Board of Education
O. S. von Krog
Eldora
Neyeln
L. A
Seckersall
Roscoe Hall Balances Boxing with School Life
Roscoe Hall a Des Moines light weight champion defeated Joe Knipp in eight rounds and returned to East High School to study Cicero algebra English literature and other subjects. The junior conducts boxing classes funds a Minnesota farm and majors in swimming skating and other sports. He is set to fight a St Paul opponent in Des Moines Friday and left at 2 20 a m to return to school.
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Roscoe Hall
Des Moines
Iowa
Joe Knipp
Des Moines East High School
Cicero
Hall
Minnesota
St. Paul
Ile
McGraw Builds an All College Outfit for 190? Season
Baseball chronicler Davis J Walsh argues colleges produce not only better people but better players. He cites John McGraw training 13 former collegians at San Antonio with an all college infield and outfield stars such as Howard Berry Walter Kopf Frank Frisch Ross Young Ike Boone and others highlighting the era’s college-to-major league pipeline.
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New York
Davis J. Walsh
International News
Qgnc
Mathewson
George Sisler
McGraw
John McGraw
Bill’ Dahlen
Sandon Mertes
Mike Donlin
McGann
Gilbert
Bowerman
Fred Merkle
Charley Herzog
Heinie Zimmerman
Benny Kauff
Colegians
San Antonio
Tao
Arthur Nehf
Ross
Poly
Bill Ryan
Holy Cross
Bill Clancy
Swarthmore
Frank McGloughlin
William and Mary
Howard Berry
Pennsylvania
Walter Kopf
Dartmouth
Ba Hale
Mississippi
Frank, Frisch
Fordham
Gatfield
Ross Young
Texas University
Ralph Shinners
Marquette
Ike Boone
Alabama University
Neht
Frisch
Young
Shinners
Boone
Wrestling Championship Bout Set for Waterloo Majestic
Helmer Myre defends the light heavyweight title against Jack Rosauer in a Waterloo match at the Majestic Theatre tomorrow night at 8:30. Rosauer, from La Porte City, challenged after recent bouts, with weight around 178 to 179 pounds and noted speed. Admission is $1.65 ringside and $1.10 general. tickets at local stores.
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Waterloo
Helmer Myre
Jack Rosauer
la Porta City
Majestic Theatre
George D. Miller
Rosauer
la Porte City
Myre
Waverly
Altho
Miller
Jenkyns-Mitchell
J and B
McClinton
Miler
Babe Ruth Opposes Boys Smoking Cigarettes in Little Rock
Babe Ruth speaks to thousands at the Little Rock boys club urging boys to avoid cigarettes. He later hands out buttons bearing his name as a token of encouragement for a smoke free lifestyle.
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Little Rock
Ark
Babe” Ruth
Sultan
Swat
Little Rock Boys' Club
Ruth
White Sox to Meet Giants in Knoxville Exhibition
The White Sox travel to Knoxville Tennessee to resume spring training hostilities with the New York Giants. They played Chattanooga yesterday and won 8 to 3 in an exhibition game as manager Gleason plans to sharpen the lineup for the forthcoming matchup.
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Chicago
Chicago Nationals
Middlewest
California
Knoxville
Tenn
New York Giants
White Sox
Chattanooga
Gleason
Giants
Carl Mays Bannered After Dodgers Drubbing in Little Rock
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat Carl Mays and the Yankees in a game in Little Rock. Mays said fatigue from golf contributed to a poor showing and admitted throwing a high pitch in a fourth inning exit. A rule was issued banning Yankee pitchers from golfing on game days.
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Memphis
Tern
Carl Mays
Brooklyn Dodgers
Little Rock
Milor Kngglis
Yankee
Mays
Last Night's Fights Across Cities and Results
Boxing roundups show multiple eight and ten round decisions. Philadelphia Johnny Mealy and Joe Reno fell to opponents, while Mickey Travers and Bud Logan scored decisive wins. Ed Crozier retired hurt in New York, and Tommy McAteer tied with Joe Gans in Brooklyn. A note promotes Dr. Wilbert Shallenheimer, with an April appearance in Waterloo at Hotel Russell-Lamson.
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Philadelphia
Joe Typlitz
Johnny Mealy
Kid Browne
Joe Reno
Lynn
Mass
Mickey Travers
New Haven
Dick Loadman
Buffalo
Omaha
Bud Logan
Aer Stevenson
Morrie Schlalffer
Johnny Hopper
New York
Abe Friedman
Boston
Frankie Curry
Jack Zivic
Fittsburgh
Eddie Crozier
Brooklyn
Tommy McAteer
Joe Gans
Sammy Noble
Joe Nelson
New Orleans
Toledo
Wilbert Shallenheimer
Russell-Lamson
Waterloo
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Kid” Knipp
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Bey
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Aaron Ward
Everett Scatl
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Polly” Wallace
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Knoxville, Tenn
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Havana
Consolidated Cigar Corporation
Martin Bros. Company
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