East High basketball candidates reviewed for 1921 season
Coach Louis Kresensky begins selecting the final East High five from a large 1921 22 squad. Interclass games show seniors leading with two wins, juniors and sophomores tied, freshmen undefeated but inexperienced. Notables include Wheeler Kaltenbach Kuniss and Hoy among promising players.
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Louis Kresersky
East High
Kresensay
Barker
Christian
Wheeler
Kaltenbach
O’togie
Capt. Babcock
East Nigh
Kuniss
Hoy
Wolters Named 1922 Iowa State Football Captain
Ames Iowa December Wolters Cyclone quarterback elected to lead Iowa State college football for the 1922 season at the annual banquet. He previously starred at Dubuque high school and set a United States mark in the Drake relays as a two mile relay member. Rathbun chosen cross country captain after two years varsity experience and a runner in the Big Ten meet at Bloomington.
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Ames
Deak Wolters
Cyclone
Iowa State College
Wolters
Dubuque
Athletic Council
Towa
United States
Lloyd Rathbun
S. D
Rathbun
Bloomington
Sport Flashes: Manager Appointments and Fights Across Regions
Des Moines sees Dick Breen named manager of the Des Moines club after moving from Oklahoma City. Georges Carpentier is set to arrive in America in February to train for his March title bout with Tom Gibbons. Penn State’s Glenn Gingler seeks his S letter tally as a three-year letterman in three sports. Mike O'Dowd versus Mike Gibbons is booked for a 16 round decision fight in St Paul on December 16. Various boxing results and player moves appear, including a sale of pitchers to Detroit, and other regional sports notes.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Dick Breen
Oklahoma City
New York
Georges Carpentier
America
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Urbana
Zuppke Elmers
Butler College of Indianapolis
Detroit
Mich
George Schade
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Jake Aiehak
Battle Creek
Buffalo
N. C
William Knopper
Portland
Pilletts
Johnson
Detroit Americans
York
Mike O'Dowd
Mike Gibbons
St Paul
State College
Glenn Gillinger
Pennsylvania State College
Philadelphia
William TF. Tilden II
Germantown
Y. M.C
Pingpong
N. Y
Danny Frush
Cleveland
Herman Smith
St. Louis
Johans Nore
Joe McMullen
Tex
Marie Strong
Rockford Reel
Beaumont
Ady
A Comic Strip in Type and a Three Year Old Son
A dated comic strip scene shows a father and his three year old son in dialogue at the door and around the house. The boy defies rules asking for candy toys and stories while the parents, servants, and a nurse become involved in the ensuing domestic commotion. The strip ends with supper and the boy’s relentless mischief.
Alley Bowlers Set High Mark in City League
Waterloo alley bowling team posted strong scores as they beat Tibbits Tailors in two of three games. EB Manahl led with 255 in game two, and Morris, F Manahl, and W Manahl surpassed 200. Tibbits seconded with 232 by Tibbitts while the Tailors faltered in game three.
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Waterloo Alley
Tib‘bitts
EB. Manahl
Morris
F. Manahl
W Manahl
Tibbits
Alley Fang
Tailors
Friedl Case
North Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo Allers
E. Manahl
Manahl
Gunnison
Tibbitts Tailors
Smith
Peea
Gardin
Tibbitts
Mohr
Lir
MeParlane
Oelwein Cagers to Employ Can Opener Tomorrow Night
Oelwein High School opens its basketball schedule tomorrow night with a 30 man squad. Four lettermen return: Kint, Feemister, Stubbs and Douglas, joined by newcomers Neff, German, Webster, Pollock, Leitch, Howe and Pauson. The team eyes games with Fayette, West Union, Monticello and Postville as the schedule unfolds.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Ti
Kint
Feemister
Stubbs
Douglas
Neff
German
Webster
Pollock
Leitch
Howe
Pauson
Fayette
West Union
Montiello
Postville
Clarksville
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Hampton
Awerky Hare
Decorah
New Hampton
Manchester
Chicago to tax unlicensed sports events
Major William Hale Thompson announced a three member city athletics commission and a proposed three percent tax on all unlicensed contests, including wrestling matches and billiard tournaments, in Chicago.
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United Press
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
City Athletic Commission
Sportsovern
Briton Declines Pro Boxing Move Despite Promoters
Fragmentary copy notes Constable Harry Mutlin of London facing aspiring heavyweights as promoters fail to lure a Briton into professionalism. It mentions Mali r holding the English amateur title in the tie division and his explicit refusal to turn pro, with London reactions and unresolved prospects for a world stage.
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Harry Mutlin
London
Malir
Hogan's Prowess Stirrs New York Fans
Hogan's prowess stirs New York as crowds await Til Trex, unsigned for five tenths, with eager anticipation and signings pending in a turbulent sports season.
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Hogan
New York
Early Iowa football under Nichols recalls 1880s rules
E C Nichols, captain of Iowa’s first team, recalls football in the 1880s. Players paid their own travel and equipment, rented pasture fields, and trained with a paid instructor. The game used drop kicks and bat or kick plays, with 15 men per side and the first team to three of five goals winning.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
E. C Nichols
University of Iowa
Nichols
Coach Yost Drops All Western Conference Eleven
Ann Arbor Michigan December Coach Fielding H Hurry Up Yost longtime Michigan football director has announced he will not select a mythical All Western Conference eleven. He cites concerns that such picks strain relations among Big Ten schools and tempt bias toward his own players. He argues avoiding an all conference eleven prevents bickering among members.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Fielding HH
Yost
University of Michigan
Landis Presses Ban On BasebalI Player Bonuses
Baseball Commissioner Landis condemns the bonus system as a constant threat to the sport. He plans to attack it on grounds of unfairness and will push for unconditional suspensions for players violating contracts. He cites two major league cases as examples of leniency in the past.
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Landis
Idestroy Baseball
Ohi
Marine
Taiperamen
Feld
McGraw Acknowledged as Baseball's Greatest Trader
The article notes John J. McGraw, then Giants vice president, spent 175000 for two players and earlier 100000 for Heinie Groh plus others, marking two decades of aggressive player trades. It cites his 15,000 purchase of McGraw from Baltimore to St Louis as a game changing move.
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Associated Press
New York
John McGraw
Baltimore
St. Louis
John J. McGraw
New York National ‘League Baseball Club
Giants
Heini¢ Groh
Cincinnati
Jimmy O'Connell
San Francisco
McGraw
West High Rifemen Win by Six Over Civilians
West High rifle team defeated the civilian squad 340 to 334 at West High Range. Walter Sipe and Floyd Mathews posted perfect scores. Duke Shantis Horace Pike Wendell Webb Charles Simmons and Gordon Smith led the line. Civilians A W Mullan Robert Tarbell H L Shaulis A B Denson H J Hemmerting M V Mastain J C Hartman scored 49s.
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West High
Walter Sipe
Floyd Mathews
Charles Simmons
Duke Shantis
Horace Pike
Wendell Webb
Gordon Smith
AW. Mullan
Robert Tarbell
HL Shaulis
A.B. Denson
H. J. Hemmerting
M. V. Mastain
J.C. Hartman
Landis Favors Draft Plan For Baseball Selection
United Press reports Judge K M Landis, commissioner, voiced support for a draft style selection of players. His stance, once a closed issue, is expected to be a major topic at the convention. Also noted is Dike adds three games to its schedule with Cedar Falls and a meeting with Orange Consolidated, plus Kansas having about 50 women lawyers.
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Landis
United Press Buffalo
N. Y
K. M. Landis
Baseball
Judge Landis
Dike
Cedar Falls
Ce Falls
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