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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
5
New York December 16. Boxing prospects and profits loom large as Johnson’s future earnings hinge on losing to a white challenger. Analysts estimate Johnson has earned around 300000 from championship reign and film deals, with future purses rising to 30000 per fight, though some sums, including Paris exhibitions, remain unsettled.
Keokuk Iowa December reports President Justice comments on a four man rule limiting players who have appeared in higher leagues, opposing Waterloo supporters while Burlington directors vote unanimously to adopt the measure. The rule affects most clubs and may be revised by the Waterloo meeting on January 13.
Keokuk Des Moines and Waterloo ex Central Association stars show strong marks in the Western league. Morgridge leads batters at .319 in 42 games while Fox passes .200. McGaffigan ties for stolen bases with 64. Faircloth and Ormsby column near bottom in earned runs per game.
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple proper nouns and numbers such as Behleiboer Omake Wall 81, Joseph McGaffigas Lingois Gasper, Sioux City 38T 248, Kinsella Des Moimes 235, Faircloth Topeka 068 980 71 920 974 969 903. No coherent event or context available.
Invitations will be extended to all Central association sports writers to attend the annual meeting of the league directors in this city on January 18. The previous Burlington session proved profitable for newspapermen and the association may cover carfare if the meeting moves to Waterloo. Efforts to form a sports writers association last year showed progress but stalled. renewed attempts are expected at this session. Local writers plan to invite representatives from every paper in the circuit and to entertain guests appropriately.
Ann Arbor, Dec. 16 Harvard refuses to meet Michigan fearing the Wolverines will be too strong. Professor A B Whitney, chairman of the athletic board, announced there will be no game between the two schools next fall.
Athletic officials report Harvard declined a midseason game with Michigan citing green material as the reason. The decision severs football relations for good, as Michigan would have welcomed an eastern return, but Harvard authorities would not agree to a game under any condition. Ann Arbor feels disappointment at Harvard’s refusal and questions the green-team excuse.
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