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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
6
In a windy matinee at Waterloo, Kiel led the Hawks with strong hitting and strikeouts while Storm struggled for control. Johnny O’Shea provided late offense for Ottumwa, but Waterloo held on for a decisive victory as Kiel stars frequent the plate and the visitors stranded runners.
In a ten inning game the Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2 to 1 on their home field. The win lifts the New York Giants to a three and a half game lead while Cincinnati drops, Detroit shuts out Washington 3 to 1, and Chicago Cubs debut Grasby with a single and a triple.
Wilkesbarre sports page reports Fa-Trave Shade defeats Hariem Jimny Rielli in an 11 round bout while Demmer and Gibbons fight footage is delayed by officials. Track coach Mack dies at home after pneumonia. Labor drivers at a new speedway race qualify. Milton leads with 117 miles.
Shorty Good and Jack Akins fought to a six round draw at Electric Park last night. The card included fouls and vigorous exchanges, with Good showing the stronger punches in places and Akins using slick footwork to avoid decisive blows. The event drew mixed reactions as other bouts entertained the crowd and a fast Chicago-bound train ad closed the page.
National League saw Boston beat Cincinnati 2 to 1 and Philadelphia defeat Chicago 6 to 2. American League lists Detroit 1 Washington 1 with no other games scheduled. American Association reported St Paul 7 Indianapolis 1 and Columbus 4 Minneapolis 5 Louisville 4, plus Toledo at Milwaukee rain. Western Association notes Oklahoma City 8 Tulsa 3 and St Joseph 8 Wichita 6, Denver 6 Omaha 3.
After a three day layoff Jack Dempsey resumes sparring, plans slow work until Saturday. Luis Firpo is declared fit by his camp, two pounds shy of target weight, with Bob Fitzsimmons set to join the camp as a demonstrator and sparring partner.
West All-Stars overwhelmed the East nine by a large margin in a five inning game at League Park led by Sheridan and Lowe on the winning battery. Witt suffered a rough outing for the East, while Berray and Truak closed the game. A deciding city championship contest is planned with potential Labor Day morning play at League Park.
The article assesses Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo as modern heavyweights and contrasts their styles with legends like Sullivan Jeffries Johnson Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Dempsey uses a crouching quick attack while Firpo relies on a savage right and relentless rushes though with weaker defense.
Mason City high eleven began practice this week with Coach J Leonard Kline reporting satisfactory progress. Kline recently studied at Iowa coaching school under Howard Jones and at Notre Dame under Rockne. A new call for candidates will go out as school starts next week and hard work for the fall schedule begins. The opener is against Northwood on Sept 22.
Raymond celebrates a Labor Day weekend with baseball games starting Sunday afternoon at Eagle Center and Oran. The Sunday winner faces Raymond later. the first game winner meets Washburn at 10 04 a m Monday, with the Monday winner meeting Raymond in the afternoon. Dancing and church meals accompany the events.
Local buzz centers on Umpire Severeid advancing toward the Southern league and on top umpires Sever sid and Green in the Mississippi Valley leagues. The Waterloo luncheon club played Tuesday. a glove mixup hinted at mislaid equipment. Frank Boyle faces suspensions amid disputes with Umpire Harmon. Dubuque draws 2,000 to see Olinbers upset Islanders as attendance nears 50,000. Cedar Rapids grants Dutch Levsen leave to attend the state fair after stock-show success. Manchester fans largely backed Cedar Rapids despite Spearmen loss.
Waverly Iowa August 30 Special Bremer Chickasaw league nears 1923 end with Fredericksburg versus Readlyn at Readlyn and Nashua versus Waverly at Waverly. Beaver Readlyn leads with eight wins nine losses. Nashua nine wins six losses can claim first if Fredericksburg loses and Fredericksburg beats Beaver Readlyn. Tripoli once favored for top honors under Walter Pergeman alongside Waterloo, injuries and competition reshaped standings with Denver Headlyn, Nashua, Waverly, Tripoli in pursuit.
Three former East high stars Erwin Kaltenbach Sherman Tollefson and Wiklard Holman will attend Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls this fall. Kaltenbach returns today from Des Moines training camp where he trained in the citizens military program. Tollefson earned honorable mention last year as center for the all state eleven and led defense while also playing running guard and captain of the Orange and Black basketball quintet. Holman played end on football last fall and forward on East basketball this spring. Freshmen may try for school teams at Cedar Falls and one or more of these men may join this year’s T. U. grid eleven.
Dubuque wins the first game of the series against Rock Island 7 to 2 at Cedar Rapids. Key moments include Johnson driving in runs and Radlett limiting Marshalltown despite injuries forcing lineup shifts. Lindner, Oster and Dempsey contributed with hits as Dubuque builds a series lead.
A golf question discusses dropping or placing from a ditch relief and winter rules. It asks how to legally handle a ball entering a ditch near a tee and whether winter rules permit placing or dropping on the fairway versus the rough. It invites readers to send questions to Innis Brown for answers.
The Sunnyside caddies golf tournament completed its first round with favorites still atop the leaderboard. In the Championship flight Ylight Kilgore beat G Dietch and L Dietch beat Lashie. Coburn defeated Casey. Brown beat Sg Casey. Second flight results include Wagner over Ackerman, Doyle over Selfkins, Schommel over Ierivanor, and Hanson over Wahl. Third fourth to sixth flights show multiple close wins and upsets as players advance toward the next round.
Davis Cup teams prepare for the challenge round with Jim Barnes advising a smooth lifting stroke to keep the ball up. The United States and Australia are noted as in top condition with singles lineup promises from Tilden, Johnston, Anderson, and Hawkes. The draw for first singles will be set this afternoon, while coaching and substitutes plans remain in focus.
Ames, Ia Aug 20 The Iowa State college football team will wear lighter gear this fall due to Sam Willaman's redesigned equipment. The overhaul aims to cut weight by about one third while maintaining protection, including shell trousers without pads and lighter shoulder pads to improve speed and mobility.
Omaha column reports Baseball Commissioner Landis ordering Leslie Mann to bar any outlaw player. The action centers on Harry Manush who left the Omaha Western league club to join Corning Indiana, and Corning’s refusal to remove him leads to a forfeit to Creston in a Iowa tournament.
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