Central Association Holds Hopeful 1917 Baseball Outlook
Cedar Rapids reports Cedar Rapids will join the league for 1917 and officers have taken charge of diamond affairs. Most teams sign contracts, and January meeting will settle pennant claims with Marshalltown Muscatine likely to contend. Ottumwa plans return in May with others like Mason City Fort Dodge Clinton and Muscatine unnamed as hopefuls. New managers include Foxy Nod Egan at Waterloo and Jesse Runasera with Muscatine.
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Cedar Rapids
Central Association Bellongs
C. A
Cédar Rapids
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Clinton
Muscatine
Foxy Nod Egan
Jesse Runasera
Oss
Musky
Egan
Whiteside Alleys Opened with Modern Equipment
The Whiteside bowing alleys at 08 507 Commercial Street opened this morning under G H Sherman. Six alleys feature automatic pin setters and first rate pins and balls. Sherman plans a league and matches with local players and out of town Blazers. Spectator seating is provided and the venue aims to be a top city amusement center. Dr Shallenberger advertises as a chronic nervous special diseases specialist at Waterloo Hotel Ellis with a Saturday visit.
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Whiteside
Commercial Street
G. H. Sherman
Tuwa
Sherman i 5
Sherman
Shallenberger
Waterloo
Ellis
Choke boring and handgun tips from early firearm queries
An excerpt discusses choke boring in shotguns, pattern testing methods, and practical pistol guidance. It includes reader questions from Mena Arkansas and Wascrosa Georgia with answers on barrel chokes, patterning ranges, hammer cocking, trigger pull, and grip material.
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Mena
Arkansas
Biaase
W.K
Wascrosa
Georgia
Ana
Kansas Aggies To Play Ames
Manhattan Kan Dec 16 Coach Clevenger plans the 1917 football schedule for the Kansas Aggies with two confirmed non conference games at Ames on Nov 10 and in Manhattan on Nov 2. He may drop Missouri or Nebraska to fit three conference games and possibly add Washington University Drake or a fifth game only if Nov 27.
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Manhattan
Kan
Clevenger
Kansas Aggies
Missouri Valley
Tal
K. U
Ames
Ames Rame
Missouri
Nebraska
Aggies
Clovengrr
Washington University of St. Louis
Drake
Skers
Simmy
Cieven
Fragmentary Quote Signals Caution in Distributing Funds
A clipped sentence fragment hints at caution before distributing anything to others. The readable portion suggests concern over how resources are allocated and shared among parties, with implied priority given to fair handling.
Coe Coach Announces 18 Man Basketball Squad
Cedar Rapids Dec 16 Coach Carrithers of Coe selects 18 players for the varsity team for the season. Captain Henry Martin Rust Yaill Franks Thusen Fiske Whitney Martin Kerr Kegley Gilmor Peterson West Nicholson form the core with Yalll Fiske Whitney Martin in the forward line and Franks Thusen at center. West replaced Captain Martin after a bad ankle injury and Peterson will miss practice until after Christmas due to an ankle problem.
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Cedar Rapids
Carrithers
Coe
Aral
Henry Martin
Rust
Yaill
Franks
Thusen
Fiske
Whitney
Martin
Kerr
Kegley
Gilmor
Peterson
West
Nicholson
Lahor
Varsity
Carvithers
Yalll
Whitney Martin
Marin
Crimson
Ames Preparing for Wrestling and Hoops Surge
Eighty players answered the basketball call as Ames prepares for wrestling with two pits on the gym floor. Most of the 1915 varsity squad return. candidates include Albrook, Firkins, Loucks, Kraber, and Perry. Dual meets with Iowa and Nebraska are possible. Deke Walters reports abundant basketball prospects and a packed upcoming schedule across baseball, basketball, and track with potential Missouri Valley hosting.
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Ames
Low
McKinley
Albrook
Firkins
Loucks
Kraber
Perry
Mayser
Berger
Iowa
Nebraska
Deke Walters
Welsh Versus Kilbane Bout Planned in Havana
New York December 16 Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion and Freddie Welsh lightweight champ will meet in a Havana bout to run 20 rounds or to a finish if plans by Harry Pollock materialize. Welsh's manager has been approached and approved the match at the new Havana race track built by Hugh Grant Brown provided cash is sufficient. Mike Donlin promoter has Brown's authority to arrange matches in this country and is negotiating terms with both camps.
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New York
Johnny Kilbane
Freddie Welsh
Havana
Harry Pollock
Welsh
Hugh Grant Brown
Mike Donlin
Grant
Brown
Oskaloosa Honors Football Players
Oskaloosa December 16. Guerden Parker maroon halfback was elected captain of the 1917 Oskaloosa high school football team at a banquet by business men and graduates at the Lacey hotel. Fourteen players were presented with blankets bearing the school letter and distributed to letter men Captain William Davis Captain-elect Guerden Parker Dewy Kemp.
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Oskaloosa
Garerdon
Spike Parker
Oskaloosa High School
Lacey Hotel
J Bien
William Davis
Guerden Parker
Dewy Kemp
Reg
Illinois coach Zuppke keynote at football banquet
Coach Robert C. Zuppke of the University of Illinois was guest of honor at a banquet with attendees including Gle Snyder and others. He spoke on football and its value to institutions, shared Western Conference anecdotes, and presented his famous formula Get set, look it over, think and go. He called football the greatest game in the world.
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Gle Snyder
Hubbard Shoemaker
Ray Augustine
Perry Newton
Wallace Holmes
Walter Hans
Stacy Schmidt
Arnold Muhl
Carl Anderson
Lyle Henley
J. Pomeroy
Robert C. Zuppke
University of Illinois
Zuppke
Uttlellinois
Council Bluffs to Host District Basketball Tournament
Council Bluffs reports strong interest in repeating the district basketball tournament held last fall. The Council Bluffs High School Athletic association has formally discussed a tentative plan to hold the event again this season and expects at least as many teams as last year. Previous entrants helped cover their costs up to elimination, with later costs borne by the teams themselves.
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Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs High School Athletic Association
Iteens
Hawkeyes Book Games for Basketball and Football
Iowa and Ames announce four basketball games and one football contest in a schedule. Iowa will play at Ames February 16 and in Iowa City February 29. Grinnell visits Iowa City January 27 and returns February 23. Cornell College will meet Iowa at home October 8, 1917.
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Hawkeyes
Iowa
City
Ames
Iowa City
Grinnell
Cornell College
Iowa Shere
McCue Battles Wallace in No-Decision Slugfest
Milwaukee fighter Mattie McCue pressed Young Wallace in a ten round battle near Kansas City, ending in a no-decision. McCue, back in Milwaukee, plans a Waterloo exhibition versus Neal Allison, and will headline a Black Hawk Athletic Club event with Jack Smith facing Fritz Knipp in the semi-windup.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Mattie McCue
Young Wallace
Kansas City
McCue
Waterloo
Neal Allison
Black Hawk Athletic Club
Jack Smith
Des Moines
Johnnny Schumacher
Fritz Knipp
Young Kuipp
Rutherford
Smith
Council Bluffs Captain Chosen For Next Season
Ray Barrett was unanimously named captain of the Council Bluffs High School football team for 1917. Barrett, who played halfback this season, will lead a largely new squad next year as five seniors depart. Tonight, a dance at K P hall with Skeel's orchestra. Admission 50c.
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Council Bluffs
Ray Barrett
Barrett
Russell Lamson Hotel Announces New Year Dinner
The Russell Lamson Hotel begins reservations for a New Year’s Eve dinner at 3 dollars per plate on Sunday night December 31, 1916 at 1 p.m. An eight piece orchestra and other features are planned with dancing at midnight as January 1, 1917 begins. Reservations at 3200. J Levingston, manager.
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Russell “Lamson
J. Levingston
Bloodhounds Trail Suspect From Morrison Robbery
Bloodhounds from the F. M. Shores kennel tracked a suspect to his Morrison home after a theft of fur worth about 50 dollars from a local store. Harsh weather hindered the trail as snow wind and dirt obscured tracks. Officers continue investigation.
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F. M. Shores
Taan
Morrison
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