Corbett Former Feather Titan Dies in Denver
Wilam H. Rothwell known as Young Corbett the former world featherweight champion died suddenly in Denver at 47. Born Oct 4 1880 in Denver he rose from western rings to defeat Terrible Terry McGovern twice and claim the title. He fought across Colorado the Midwest and East, fading after 1904 and rarely boxing in recent years.
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Wilam H. Rothwell
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Fred O'Neill
Omaha
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Middlewest
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McGovern
Hartford
Conn
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Corbett
San Francisco
Oscar
Nelson
Tate
Willie Beecher
New. York
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Dago Mike” Mongone
Chapman Leads Trap Shoot at Waterloo Gun Club
Chapman posted a high average at Byrnes Park Saturday afternoon, breaking 49 of 50 targets. Limbert also impressed with 121 of 125. Ambert had a long unbroken run of 45 while Chapman ran 39 consecutive.
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Hawks Staff to lead Wichita-Denver series starting Friday
Hawkeye-Fuls Hetty Greene and Louie Rolls, Western league umpires, will work the Wichita-Denver series in Wichita as their first league assignments. The Hawks face a spring roster shuffle with Adamson back with Des Moines and Jorgens shining in the Detroit game. Four Hawks players notified manager Cletus Dixon they’ll report April 20 at their own expense. other clubs arrange spring squads as West string of signings continues.
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Louie Rolls
Wichita
Fred’ Adamson
Des Moines
Adamson
Cletus Dixon
Hawks
Dixon
Chris Hanson
Frank Palerio
Lisle Torgenson
Cushing
Wis
Barney Barnholtz
Spencer
Milwaukee pin totals highlight bowling lead changes
In Peoria, April 1, drama closed the American Bowling congress tournament day as C Liepe of Chicago failed to tie for the leadership in singles after a late miss. His 798 total followed 215 208 287 games placing him second behind Pflan. Chicase’s 288 single game remains the event high. Milwaukee’s Smumpson and Ferro 1310 led two-man totals, while E Lee of Milwaukee topped eight in all-events. Other city notes include national and regional baseball results and college sports mentions.
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Windsor
Ont
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Ferre
Milwaukee
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William Knox
Philadelphia
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Dayton
Ohio
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Snyder
Fria
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Hicden
Lan Sampson
Ferro
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Chicaarn
C. Idepe
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Chivago Oe
AlbL-evants
B. Spinella
New York
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Daston
Chic Bend
Cubs End Spring Training With Loss to Kansas City Rines
Chicago Cubs closed their spring training exhibition tour by losing to Kansas City. Kauffman and Jones were touched for hits by the Blas stageers, Toledo. Ray Schalk's White Sox defeated the Toledo Mud Hens in final training. The national amateur threeecrashion bildard under Amateur Lil was also noted.
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Mos
Chicago Cubs
Money Split for Five Man Events of A B C at Peoria
American Bowling Congress announces team prize distribution from Peoria with winners like Teashops Milwaukee 3 1999 and Witter Razz St Louis 3 082 to Oh Henry Candy Chicago 3 028 and North Cicero Recreation Chicago 2 954. The list covers dozens of entrants from cities such as Milwaukee St Paul Cleveland Detroit Racine and Windsor with varying payouts from 130 to 1000 dollars.
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H. Smith, Ltd
Windsor
Ont
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New York
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Erie
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Indianapolis
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Dayton
Howie Co
Detroit
Fisher Body Plant
Manhattan
Cleveland
Imperial’ Recreation
Oelwein Boxer Signs for Two Tough Matches
Oelwein Indiana April 11 Toe Thomas signs for a boxtag bout with Buster Brown censored in Chicago at Cedar Rapids on April 22 He also schedules a Chicago clash with Shuffle Callahan later Thomas friends praise his recent win over Albert Knipp in Oelwein noting his skill outweighed his opponent's excess weight.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Toe Thomas
Buster Brown
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Shuffle’ Callahan
Thomas
Albert Knipp
Twin sport stars turn missionaries in Tibet
Bates college track legends the Baker twins, Ray mond and Richard, have left Bates to serve as missionaries and a physician in Bana Village on the Tibetan frontier. Raymond aims to spread Christianity among the Wa and Lahu tribes in southeastern China while Richard provides medical care.
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Welterweight finish preparing for Nebraska Minnesota tourney
Buddy MacDonald from St Paul and Mike Rozgall of Omaha planned to finish training in Des Moines ahead of tomorrow night’s second bout in the Town tournament. Eddie Teshak fought a semiwindup with Kenneth Hunt as Rozgall trained before about 200 fans. Rozgall was offered a bout in his hometown with Peta Lazzo, the world welterweight champion, by promoter Jake Tsacson yesterday.
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Jake Tsacson
Jyesterday
Train Fare for Fighters and Legion Trip to Waterloo
An unusual transfer of funds covers transportation for the American Legion event. Rail fare for Earl Blue and staff to Waterloo, plus tickets to Chicago and Omaha for other organizers, is noted along with funding to observe Lassen Volcanic National Park. A Chicago police officer, Joseph Badger, pleads guilty to eight burglaries with accomplice Roy McManus.
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Earl Blue
Jack Hurley
Chicago
Sig ‘Hart
George Bourland
Fhve
Omaha
Charlie Watts
Bob Morrow
Congress
Lassen Volcanic National Park
California
Joseph Gadger
Oak Park
Roy . McManus
Cedar Rapids
Badger
John Sranek
Lutherans Convene 39th Iowa Conference Dates Set
Madrid Iowa April 11 announced the thirty ninth annual convention of the Iowa Lutheran conference of the Augustana synod will run from April 21 to 25 in Madrid Rev J A Conrad Mason City cites the conference serves about twenty five thousand members in Iowa
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Gideons Conduct Religious Meetings and Bible Gospel in Cedar Falls
A group of Gideons from W. ferloo and Cedar Falls conducted evangelical services at Falls candy services and the state industrial school for boys in Eldora, with about 200 boys awakening religious feelings. They held day and evening services at First Methodist Episcopal or Baptist churches, raising funds and placing 20 Bibles under the Gideons program. On Saturday they met at H. H. V. Deest’s home in Cedar Falls for a picnic supper business session and entertainment featuring Roy Van Deest, L. X. Yokum, and Adam Waxher performing songs and harmonica pieces.
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Gideons
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Jowan in Alaska Storm Ends Des Moines Native Missing
Des Moines reports a Des Moines native, H. Merrill, missing since Wednesday after attempting a hopoff from Nome to Candle Alaska. Merrill, born in Des Moines and a West High School graduate, landed with another person in a snow storm at Ke walik Eskimo village, about 65 miles northwest of their destination Anchorage.
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T H. Merrill
Anchorage
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Nome
Candle
West High School
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