Two Amateur Leagues Planned For Waterloo Baseball
Waterloo will be represented by several strong amateur and semi pro teams this year as managers announce plans for two amateur leagues. One is the church circuit under Inter-Sunday School Athletic Association and the other the Industrial league backed by the playground association. E.R. Record of the Sunday school association will call a meeting next week. eight to ten churches expected. Cedar River park diamonds will host games. eight or more teams in the Industrial league may participate at Byrnes park, with a new diamond available. Illinois Central shops will field a strong team, plus Glasgow Tailors aiming for a fast squad led by C. T. O Connor. Kelly Mehl Ad land Cass among nucleus. Rath Packing and others also eye teams. Maccabees John Deere Altstadt Langlas Silvers Iowa Dairy among those considering squads. 1927 expected to be an exceptional amateur and semipro season.
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Waterloo
Altho
Mississippi
Inter-Sunday School Athletic Association
Playground Association
E.R. Record
Sunday School Association
Cedar River Park
Victor Read
Byrnes Park
Read
Tlinois Central
Iowa
Glasgow
Glasgow Tailors
C. T. O'Connor
O'Connor
Kelly
Mehl
Adland
Cass
Rath ‘Packing
Hank ‘ Bender
McDermott
East High
Teachers College
T. C. Shops
Bender
the Maccabees
John Deere
Altstadt & Langlas
Silvers
Iowa Dairy
First Baptist High Scorer in YMCA Leagues
A report by B. R Record WY M C A physical director shows the First Baptist Intermediate team scored the most points in the 1927 YMCA season with 284. Black's store led the Commercial league with 200 points, Maccabees topped Industrial with 267, and First Presbyterian led Senior Sunday School with 239. Burns of First Baptist had the top individual total with 119 points. Schenk led United Brethren with 101, Raymond of Maccabees 78, and Filo of Black's 63.
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B. R Record
WY. M
C. A
First Baptist
Baptists
Black's
Maccabees
First Presbyterian
Local boxing card set for April in Cedar Rapids region
Hawkeye-Fuls official Alex Fidler will be the third man in the ring at the Blue-Bourland contest on April 15 in Cedar Rapids. Blue and Bourland are due to arrive early next week to finish training. A flurry of baseball and college signings fill roster moves as Moline pitcher Joe Bartlett leaves for Decatur training in Kentucky. Ted Learn signs Harry Makeever for a summer trial with the Charles City Collegians as Midge Makeever’s brother joins. Hawks manager Cletus Dixon signs Bates and other prospects while releasing others. Fred Mollwitz trims the Moline roster to 32 from which nine may not report. Additional arrivals include Zerkel, Edwards, and Mere Dragen with reports on Joe Kernan’s scouting trip in Waukegan.
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Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids
Blue
Bourland
Ted Learn
Charles City Collegians
Harry Makeever
Midge
East High
Harry
Collegians
Learn
Cletus Dixon
The
Hawks
Gregory
Bates
Detroit
Mich
Gates
Rochester
Wyansville
Ind
Fred Mollwitz
Moline
Milwaukee
Fred Zerkel
N. Edwards
Wisconsin Wo
Mere Dragen
Evar Swanson
Joe Kernan
Election chatter and wry quips from a Chicago eve
A breezy column riffs on Chicago election night with few casualties and light misfires. It notes Mayor Dever’s pre election statement, jokes about Doc Robertson and his whiskers, digressions on ambidexterity, captions and dictionaries. The piece pokes at fashion, science trivia, and Socrates reference with humor.
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Dever
Walker May Risk Championship in Dear Old London
Walker plans to take his world middleweight title to London to face Tommy Milligan this spring. The potential fight would mark the first American title holder challenging the British lion on British soil since 1914, reflecting a long-standing reluctance to contest in Britain after Willie Ritchie’s 1901 defeat and Freddy Welch’s win in London.
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Walker
Dear Old London
New York
Mickey Walker
America
Mickey
London
Tommy Milligan
Willie Ritchie
Freddy Welch
Welch
Indoor Baseball League Results From Forum Diamond
Three indoor league games were held last night. Illinois Central Regulars defeated Maccabees 28 to 9 while John Deere beat the Courier 14 to 13. Silvers edged Lawn Dairy 13 to 12 with listed players for each side.
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Silvers
Coates
H. Jolls
A. Jos
Lown
Dairy
Dad Butler Chosen Referee of Drake Relays
Corvallis Oregon April 6 Thru unanimous choice the arbiter of the Drake Relays at Des Moines Iowa April 29 30 will be Dad Butler. He has been track coach at Oregon Agricultural College for seven years a cheerful but victorious mentor developing athletes strong for him. The honor of being referee at the Drake Relays has been recorded in the print only to Fielding Yost Knut Rockne and others.
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Corvallis
Ore
Des Moines
W. We
Mad
Waterloo Hawks eye infield tight defense with three veterans
Three veteran infielders Cletus Dixon Spot Grant and Dick Cleveland anchor Waterloo Hawks roster as three rookies L D Arney Pentecoste and Marksbury vie for vacant spots at second and short. Vaughn Hadley and Clarence Pelant also seeking spots while backfield and outfield remain uncertain. The squad shows strong infield and pitching depth with race for starting roles heating up through spring.
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Waterloo
Cletus Dixon
Spot Grant
Dick Cleveland
Anson
Neare
Shortston
Stuart Clarke
Clarke
Dixon
L. D. Arney
Sioux City
L. Pentecoste
Tacoma
Wash
Bert’ Weeden
Aviso
Hawk
William Marksbury
Covington
Kentucky
Indiana
Vaughn Hadley
Hardington
Neb
Clarence Pelant
St. Paul
Minn
Hawks
Reiselt Has Big Lead Over Augie Kieckhefer
Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia leads Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago by 56 points in a five block 60 point cushion billiard challenge in Chicago on April 6. Reiselt completed his 60 point block last night in Stinnines while Kieckhefer managed only 2a.
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Chicago
Otto Reisell
Philadelphia
Augie Kieckhefer
Kieckhefer
Philadelphian
Stinnines
Reds Poised For Pennant Challenge With New Additions
Jack Hendricks notes that if Horace Ford had played earlier last year Cincinnati might have won the pennant by five games. This season Ford returns with George Kelly, adding versatility alongside Roush. The Reds boast strong pitching and a crafty, cagey approach, likely starting Welly at first unless shifted. Wally Pipp would move to first if needed. Outside the Giants, no club on paper seems destined to beat them.
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Jack Hendricks Ield
Horace Ford
Reds
Ford
George Kelly
Roush
Giants
Pirates
Sarcinaly
Cincinnati ‘Club
McGraw
Welly
Wally Pipp
North-South Golf Opens With Voight Favored
Pinehurst N C April 6 Sixteen amateurs tee off in the first round of the United North and South amateur golf tour with George Voight Washington DC the medalist as favorite Voight shot sensational golf for low medal honors in both rounds he played well under par and his 36 hole total was 135 one stroke over the amateur standard set by Bobby Jones at Sunningdale England
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Pinehurst
N. C
George Voight
Washington, D. C
Evanston Track Stars Poised for Drake Relays
Northwestern University athletes in Evanston Ill preparing for the eighteenth Drake relays April 29 and 30. Key performers include Tiny Lewis Just Dart Arnold Karsten in shot put discus hammer throw with Dart the prep record holder. Sprinting and hurdling allies such as Einar Hermanson Dar Furrey Frank Reynolds Jimmy Orchard and Morris join the versatile Lewis for Drake events.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Drake
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Ossie Solem
K. L
Tug
Wilson
Purple
Tiny Lewis
Dart
Arnold
Kit
Lewis
al Baggs
Aldo Nessler
Einar Hermanson
Loren Murchison
Chicago
Dar Furrey
Frank Reynolds
Jimmy Orchard
Gerby
Sparling
Morris
Referee Rules Double Knockout Won’t Count Falls
El Paso reports the local judge Joe Parelli of Chicago and Billy disagree on a wrestling match ruling where a double knockout should give a defeat to the wrestler who falls on his back. The controversial call draws attention from fans and officials in the Texan bout.
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el Paso
Tex
Grappler
Joe Parelli
Chicago
Billy
Hallas and Parelli in rough match. Parelli wins
Hallas of New York and Parelli clashed for a hold last night, both losing consciousness after a heavy collision. Hallas endured a concussion of the brain and was carried from the ring, while Parelli was declared the winner.
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Hallas
New York
Parelli
Chicago
New Leaders Emerge in Two-Man A B C Events
Peoria Illinois April 6 Mike Flick and Fred Snyder of Erie Pa led the two-man event in the American Bowling Congress tournament with a 1 317 six game total. They started 446 then 432 and 441 to edge Art McKeown and Adolph Carlson of Chicago who held a 1 314. Jimmy Smith climbed to seventh in all events with 1 908 and a 256 game for 673 total. W Schaul of Syracuse N Y rose to tenth in all events with 1 896.
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Peoria
Mike Flick
Fred Snyder
Erie
Art McKeown
Adolph Carlson
Chicago
Jimmy Smith
W. Schaul
Syracuse
N. Y
Stetzel Elected Captain Of West High 1928 Quint
Sidney Stetzel regular center on the West High 1927 basketball team was elected captain of the 1928 quintet at the Old Rose cage banquet in the Hotel Russell-Lamson. Stetzel is a junior. Rosy Templeton captained the past season. The team finished with only two defeats in more than a dozen games.
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Sidney Stetzel
West High
Russell-Lamson
Stetzel
Rosy Templeton
Stetzel. Gragy
W Watson
Pixley
Pirates Acquire Eddie Sicking From Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce the purchase of star infielder Eddie Sicking from the Indianapolis American Association club. Sicking will join the Pirates immediately. Pittsburgh sent outfielder Fred Brickell to Indianapolis under option as part payment.
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Pittsburgh
Eddie Sicking
Indianapolis American Association
Pirates
Sicking
Pittsburch
Fred Brickell
Indianapolis
Fights Last Night Show Mixed Boxing Results
In New York Sergt. Sammy Baker defeated George Ward. George Fifield won on a foul over Jack McVey in Toronto. Johnny Taystock won on a foul from Babe McCorgay in Reading. Sammy Ratner outpointed Kid Lenco in San Antonio. Frankie Murphy and Battling Marriott drew in Jacksonville. Baby Joe Gans scored a technical knockout over Jimmy Schwartz in Fresno.
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Sammy Baker
Mitchell Field
Cheorge Ward
Elizabeth
N. J
George Fifield
Toronto
Jack McVey
Chicago
Reading
Johnny Taystock
Binghampton
N. C
Babe McCorgay
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Tex
Sammy Ratner
Minneapolis
Kid Lenco
Jacksonville
Fla
Frankie Murphy
Brooklyn
Battling Marriott
Philadelphia
Fresno
Cal
Baby Joe Gans
Los Angeles
Jimmy Schwartz
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