Waterloo to Meet Des Moines in Spring Exhibition Series
Waterloo will play Des Moines in a series of spring exhibitions under Frank Boyle's team setup. Secretary Fairweather arranges a full practice schedule with Dr. Jay Andrews for April 4 to 6 at Holcomb avenue park, while negotiations with Frank Boyle of Muscatine and Ned Egan of Ottumwa seek additional dates and possible major league matchups, aiming for strong attendance at a new park with easy streetcar access.
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Roosters
Jay Andrews
Waterloo
Holcomb Avenue
Frank Boyle
Muscatine
Ned Egan
Ottumwa
White Sox
Pacific Coast
Comisker
Hlighland Park
Ill Health Likely To Force Murphy Retirement At Penn
Philadelphia Dec 14 Mike Murphy famed athletic trainer of the University of Pennsylvania and Olympic team member may retire next spring due to ill health. Nat Carnell former Ohio star is slated to succeed him with a new trainer for the track team to be selected by the Penn track committee chaired by Dr J Kennedy Hill.
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Mike Murphy
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Nat Carnell
Ty Pennsylvania
Slater
Murphy
Swe
den Murphy
Franklin Field
J. Kennedy Hill
Cartmpell
Midgets Clash With West High in Season Opener
The Y M U A Midgets meet West High in the season opener tomorrow evening. The Midgets, built from former high school stars, hope to avenge last season's defeat by West High in what promises to be a strong opening showdown.
Midgets Defeat Reinbeck In Close Basketball Contest
The Midgets defeated Reinbeck 26 to 24 in a recent game. Reinbeck features former high school players and is described as unusually strong. West High has not yet played this season and will debut next Friday under Coach Mallory who plans to test many candidates tomorrow.
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Manchester
Hostetler
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Arimatrong
Mandt
Waterloo Spirit Arouses Interest In Central Association
Keokuk facing franchise funding difficulties as 3500 dollars needed by January to stay in the league. Waterloo and Cedar Rapids show strong support with park plans and strong local backing. Central association appears more united and dynamic than the Three I league, with popular managers drawing fans and pro baseball poised to return in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.
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Business Men’s Association
Central Association
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Clinton
Mason City
Jews City
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Talenburg
Galesburg
Mason
Hannibal Association
Big Town
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Ned Egan
Ottumwa
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Mascazine
Pennington
Kewanee Boilermakers
Dick Rohn
Pathfinders
Bert Hough
Monmouth Moroway
Frank Belt
Seatig
Awinor
Varsity to Open Holiday Tour with Leander Clark Battle
Iowa City reports a four day holiday basketball tour starting after Christmas with Ottumwa Y M C A Highland Park Com pany Guintette and Fort Dodge dates. Leander Clark visits tonight in first game of the season as coach Floyd Thomas tests lineups and freshmen show strong play led by Nevins and Stewart.
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Jows
City
N. 4. Kellogg
Iowa
Ottumwa Y. M. C. A
Ottumwa
Highland Park College
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Stewart
Clinton
Thomas
Trexel
Gardner
Fields
O’brien
Schrader
Breuckner
Schulte
Leo
Beem
Maiden
Weaver
Snyder
Wright
Hanna
Leander Clark
Ladd
Mike
Hyland
Keokuk Faces Decision Over Baseball Fate
Keokuk Iowa weighs whether to keep baseball next season as local interest waned last year. Rumors persist that Keokuk may drop organized baseball while nearby cities doubt the city will abandon the sport. Fans showed reduced attendance and caused concern about the team’s future.
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Keokuk
Central Association
Keokuk baseball faces funding bid to keep Central association
The Keokuk club seeks 3500 dollars from the Keokuk Industrial association to preserve national baseball under Central association jurisdiction. After weak home attendance and initial league success, local fans show indifference but a few supporters push for a final appeal at a Tuesday noon Elke club meeting.
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Keokuk
Central Association
Baseball Association
West Side Businessmen to Deliberate in Jennie Brice Case
Twelve prominent west side businessmen will weigh the evidence in the sensational Jennie Brice case on Monday and Tuesday evenings December 1 and 17. The public closely watches the proceedings as the experts decide the verdict.
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Jennie Brice
West Side
Ossified farmer Worden turns to stone secured in neck to toe
J W Worden of Colfax Iowa, a farmer, has become an ossified man with a rigid body and no joints. A local surgeon offered a thousand dollars to break his back with any tool short of a sledge hammer. Doctors determined his neck stiffened eighteen years ago and progressively hardened his entire frame leaving only his eyes tongue and elbows flexible. He must be fed liquids through a mouth slit and cannot move or smile.
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Neb
J. W. Wortlen
Colfax
United States
Worden
Wordaen
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