Iowa Mile Relay Team to Race for Record in Georgia Meet
The University of Iowa one mile relay squad, already holder of three Big Ten titles and two records, sails to Atlanta for Georgia Tech sponsored Southern Relays on April 14. Lead-off Stevenson and second lap Stamats headline a five quarter mile contingent aiming to smash the meet mark of 3 25 2 10 set by Mississippi A and M in 1924, with Cuhel nursing illness but regaining strength after a recent flu.
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Iowa
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Georgia
Segatees
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
G. T. Bresnihan
Hawkeyes
W. W. Stevenson
Ida Grove
R. F. Stamats
Cedar Rapids
G. H. Baird
Mason City
Nanchor
F. J. Cuhel
C. BE. Wilmot
Iows
Mississippi A. & M
Cuhel
Texas
Stevenson
Baird
Park Commissioners Discuss 1928 Plans
Waterloo park plans for the coming season were discussed by the park commission last evening. No action was taken on suggested projects. The panel will continue work at Pat's Pond and beautify other parks, with no major plans under consideration. Members include Sherwood as chairman Mrs Easley and C A Mi.
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Waterloo
Park Commission
Aeesion
Pat's Pond
A ©. Sherwood
J.H., Easley
C. A. Mi
Bear Crew Beats Washington Huskies in Seattle Race
The University of California varsity eight defeated the Washington Huskies on Lake Washington, as eight oarsmen prepared to depart for the south after the victory. The crew planned to head to Poughkeepsie and the Schuylkill River for further competitions.
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Seattle
Wash
INS
University of California
Poughkeepsie
Schuylkill River
Southland
University of Washington Huskies
Lake Washington
Motor Reconditioning Schools Open to All in Auto Business
A series of motor reconditioning schools opens next Monday in Towa Fells and ends Friday at Hotel Russell-Lamson in Waterloo. Organized by Repass Automobile company, the sessions invite garage proprietors, shop men and others in the auto industry. T. C. Thompson, vice president, announced a schedule with Charles City Tuesday, Calmar Wednesday and Manchester Thursday nights.
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Towa
Towa Fells
Russell-Lamson
Waterloo
Repass Automobile Company
T. C. Thompson
Charles City
Calmar
Manchester
Lincoln G. O. P. Club Mass Meeting Planned
Lincoln G. O. P. club will hold a mass meeting at 8 o clock Monday in Union Baptist church. Henry J. Hart is president. officers include Charles Sims as vice president Ben Bell as secretary and Mrs Edward Wilson as treasurer.
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Lincoln G. O. P. Club
Union Baptist Church
Henry J. Hart
Charles Sims
Ben Bell
Edward Wilson
Travel insurance ad urges high liability limits
The article notes a shift in injury claims from hospital bills to damages around $25,000 per person and $50,000 for multiple injuries. It argues travelers automobile policies should be written for these or higher limits to protect against large verdicts, suggesting higher limits can save money in the event of a high jury award.
Loughran Declares Himself Boss in Light Heavyweight
New York April 7 Tommy Loughran asserts control over his light heavyweight division by choosing opponents and pressing Tex Rickard. He cites blacklisting Delaney after Delaney signed with Sharkey, eyes Shamus Slattery next, and urges Fugazy to arrange a spring title bout in Buffalo while Rickard holds an option until September.
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New York
O.K
Tommy Loughran
Geng Tunney
Tex Rickard
Tunney
Tex
Loughran
Leo Lomski
Delaney
Jack Sharkey
Sharkey
Tommy
Lomski
Shamus Slattery
Madison Square Garden
Dle
Humbert J. Fugazy
Mullen
Gene ‘Tunney
Rickard
Tom Heeney
Football Helps Basketball Players Get In Shape
University of Kansas athletics director Forrest C. Allen argues that football aids basketball players by building stamina, leg strength, and toughness, countering coaches who restrict cross-sport participation. He notes historical shifts when football players joined basketball and emphasizes shared skills like passing and pivoting.
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Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Iron shots rely on turf contact for backspin and control
Willie MacFarlane explains iron shots require taking turf to strike the ball downward, meeting the club with the turf to spin the ball backward and stop it where aimed. He warns beginners not to practice iron shots on the course and notes wrist work is limited in the backswing.
175 Pound Champion Faces Sharpe After Delaney Dispute
The 175 pound champion likens his dispute with Delaney to Gene's notebook. Loughran says Delaney claimed a fight, he offered to accept 30 percent of the gate instead of 37 1/2 percent owed to a champion. Delaney could have earned 20 percent, but signed to fight Sharpe instead. He says he is finished with him.
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Gene
Delaney
Loughran
Sharkey
Intramural Sports Draw Massive Coed Turnout
Cedar Falls Iowa April 7 Nearly two thousand coeds at Iowa State Teachers College have organized for intramural athletic competition this spring in baseball tennis and swimming.
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Cedar Falls
Towa State Teachers College
U S Team Wins in Tennis Play in Mexico City
In Mexico City on April 7 the United States led Davis Cup action with wins by Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis over Ricardo Tapia 8-2 9-7 6-1 and William T. Tilden II of Philadelphia over Robert Kinsey 6-1 6-2 6-4. Tilden and Arnold Jones were set to face Kinsey and Alfonso Anda in doubles.
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Mexico City
U.P
United States
Davis
Mexico
France
Johnny Hennessey
Indianapolis
Ricardo Tapia
William T. Tilden
Philadelphia
Robert G. Kinsey
Tilden
Arnold Jones
Providence
Kinsey
Alfonso Anda
Riverfront Landscaping Contract Awarded to W. R. Lumry
The river front commission awarded landscaping work between the Riviera theatre and the river wall to W. R. Lumry of the Log Cabin Cedar Heights. The plan includes shrubs roses and a fountain near the river stairway. Work will start when weather permits with an estimated cost around 500 dollars.
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Riviera Theatre
River Wall
River Front Commission
W. R. Lumary
Cedar Heights
Hermann Miller
National invitational hoops tourney narrows to south and midwest
Chicago April 7 The national interscholastic basketball championship for 1928 will go to a team from the south or middlewest. Canton TL drew Grand Forks ND and Ashland KY drew Vienna GA in the semifinals with the winners to meet for the title tonight. Ashland and Vienna won their quarterfinals while Grand Forks edged Alexandria LA 23 to 22 and Canton beat St George UT 22 to 17. Consolation flight semifinals feature Wheeling WV vs Wilmington DE and Naugatuck CT vs Englewood Chicago.
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Chicago
South
Middlewest
Canton
Grand Forks
N. D
Ashland
Vienna
University of Chicago
Carr, Creek
Carr Creek
Alexandria
North
St. George
Utah
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Lincoln G. O. FP
Herman C. Miller Insurance Service
A. A. Lohner
stwenel-Lerason Hotel
Pheer
Allen
Willie Macfarlane
Oxfords
Balworth
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Bridge St
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Sundey Family
HME
SPH
Illinois Central
Traina Fearing Waterian
Aleoping
Rhone
Buckley
City Passenger & Ticket Agt
U.S
Tikien
Hennessey
Deportivo Club
China
W. R. Lumry
Morris
Ala
Darby
Strother
Wheeling
W. Va
Wilmington
N. GC
Naugakuck
Conn
Englewood
Cam
America
Fiaher
General Motors
Ceneral Motors
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