Five Ponds to Flooded Friday for Waterloo Skaters
Waterloo Playground commission supervisor Victor A Read announces five skating sites to serve a new Waterloo Amateur Hockey League starting after the holidays. Ponds will be at Broadway and Dawson, Lincoln and Parker, Oak Avenue and Franklin, Burmes Park, and Cedar River Park lagoon likely largest. League may feature eight clubs with Rath Packing, Armstrong Manufacturing, Altstadt Langlas bakery, Dane Dental labs joining. others including Mid-Continent Oil and Illinois Central considered. Read invites hockey players to enter.
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Broad Juay
Dawson Streets
Lincoln Street
Parker Avenue
Oak Avenue
Franklin Street
Burmes Park
Cedar River Park
Read
Waterloo
City Hall
Rath Packing Company
Arm-~strong Manufacturing Company
Altstadt-Langlas Bakery
Dane Dental Laboratories
West End
Tigers
Oil, Repass, and Galloway Companies
Illinois Central
Hawks Teamwork Impresses Knot Hole Boy in 1928 Waterloo Hawks
The Knot Hole Club essay winner Robert Law praises the 1928 Waterloo Hawks as a united nine, led by manager Cletus Dixon. The team, lacking standout stars, played with machine-like efficiency, hit when needed, and defended well, earning praise from officials and locals.
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Robert Law
W. R. Law
Prospect Avenue
Knot Hole
Vis
Hawks
Robert
Belden Hill
Mississippi Valley League
Frank Lawson
Waterloo Baseball Association
Cletus Dixon
Glenn A.tibbitts
Waterloo
Tibbitts
Ben G. Howrey
Y’s
Dixon
Teague
Waterloo Hawks
Holiday shoppers battle in a crowded market satire
A fragmentary vintage column mocks Christmas shopping, calendar jokes, and public notices. It references stores open evenings until December 25, wry quips on gifts and Kris Kringle, and a playful riff on modern society’s worries and media voices.
Yankee Stadium to Be Enlarged Soon
New York plans to enlarge Yankee Stadium within a year. Ed Barrow says Osborne Engineering of Cleveland will draft the plans. Current capacity is 72,000 for baseball and 80,000 for football. enlarged capacity would be 100,000 for baseball and 125,000 for boxing route. The House That Ruth Built would become a three tiered structure without gaps.
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New York
INS
Yankee Stadium
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Osborne Engineering Company
Cleveland
Ruth
All Sorts of Sports Update Across 1926 Transfers
Outfielder John Rice is sold by manager. Gletus Dixon from Waterloo to Seattle in 1926 is now with Tulsa of the Western league. Al Pentecost, formerly with Waterloo, played short and third for two Cotton State league clubs last summer, starting with Monroe then Meridian, batting .268. White boxing gloves trials in Illinois raise questions on safety. Iowa high school basketball rules and a girls game demonstration set for Jan 5 at Iowa State Teachers College. Roy Luebbe, Waterloo catcher, named to all star South Atlantic league team 1928 with Asheville leading the Sally league pennant winners. Davenport seeks Mississippi Valley league franchise. a $7,000 target with $3,000 raised and $10,000 needed for a league franchise amid a planned early next month campaign.
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John Rice
Gletus Dixon
Waterloo
Seattle
Muskogees
Tulsa
al Pentecost
Pentecost
Monroe
Meridian
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iowa State Teachers College
Roy Luebbe
Luebbe
Asheville
Stanley Keyes
Rock Island
Moline Dispatch
Davenport
M. H. Sexton
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Itke
Paign
Whirlwind
San Francisco French Athletic Club Incorporates
The San Francisco French Athletic Club filed articles of incorporation with California Secretary Frank C. Jordan. The purpose is to secure a loan to provide a gymnasium and improvements on club property.
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San Francisco
French Athletic Club
State of California
Frank C. Jordan
Dempsey Eyeing September Fight With Four Contenders
The report cites promoter Rickard hinting a September heavyweight title bout for Jack Dempsey in Miami with four possible challengers Pauline Stribling Sharkey or Loughran. A January meet aims to finalize terms while Rickard teases eight elimination contenders for 1929.
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Davis J. Walsh
News Service
New York
Jack Dempsey
Pauline
Young Stribling
Jack Sharkey
Tommy Loughran
Rickard
Dempsey
Miami
Fla
Richard
Loughran
Paulino
Sharkey
Stribling
Johnny Risko
Philip Scott
Roberto Roberts
Thomas Heeney
Mister Rickard
Mister Sharkey
Miami Beach
John J
Too Many Players In, Trojans Not to Play Tomorrow
East High coach Midge Makeever cancels Friday’s game at Independence due to an influenza and cold outbreak among Trojan players. Red Beckner is the only regular able to play. Independence officials show sympathy for the illness. Practice for junior and second teams set for 10 each morning through the Christmas break. next East High home game is against Cedar Falls High on Friday, Jan. 4.
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Red” Beckner
Midge Makeever
East Hich School
Independence
Waterloo
East
High
Cedar Falls
Georgia Tech Tornado Heads to Rose Bowl Challenge
Georgia Tech prepares for the Rose Bowl against California after an undefeated Southern Conference title run. Star linemen Captain Punch Frank Speer and Drennen anchor a strong line with Mizell Thomason Lumpkin and Randolph providing backfield firepower. California counters with Irvine Phillips Bancroft and Lom in a balanced clash proving coast skills meet southern power. Both squads boast notable Modern era records with Bay Area teams matching Tech’s prestige.
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South
Alabama
Pasadena
Georgia Tech
California
Dixie
Golden Bears
Tech
Peter Punch
Frank Speer
Drennen
Mizell
Warner Mizell
Thomason
Lumpkin
Randolph
Durant
Bears
Pacific Coast
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Stanford
Southern California
Som
Irvine Phillips
Steve Bancroft
Benny Lom
Georgia
Marquette Five Foe of Hawkeyes on Moline
Iowa meets Marquette in a nonconference basketball game at Moline Illinois as part of Moline High school's field house dedication. Marquette, without full team practice, features three veterans Gebert O Donnell and Andrew with several lettermen as substitutes, while Iowa relies on a strong defense to contain Milwaukee opponents.
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Courier Special Service
Towa. City
University of Iowa
Marquette University
Moline
Moline High School
Marquette
Town
Washington University
Doyal Plunkitt
Robert Spradling
Hoosiers
Leeka
Kinnan
David
Milwaukee
Washington
Gebert
O'Donnell
Andrew
Iowa
Towa
Twogood
RF O'Donnell
Nelson
McElligott Wilcox
Low Bridge Plays Decisive Two-Point Tie Breaker
In Columbus a basketball game ended 14-12 after a player attempting a long pass bounced off a low ceiling rafter. The unusual play gave two points to the opposing team and sealed the loss for the player's team.
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Columbus
St Francis College and Davis Elkins Move Neutral Site Game
St Francis College and Davis Elkins will play their annual contest at a neutral site in Cumberland Maryland signaling a shift from previous venues. The game setup aims to balance travel for both teams and accommodate fans from both programs.
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St. Francis College
Davis Elkins
Cumberland
Balkline Popular Form Domination in France Billiards
The 18.2 or 18.1 balkline is cited as the most popular billiards variant in France, reflecting widespread player interest and standard rules. The note highlights balkline’s prominence in French billiards culture.
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France
Ruth and Gehrig Lead 1928 AL in Runs Created
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig topped the American League runs produced in 1928, each credited with 142 runs for the New York Yankees who won the pennant and World Series. Ruth drew 135 walks and led in strikeouts with 87. The Yankees also led in walks as a team with 562, while Cleveland had the fewest at 377.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Miller Huggins
Babe
Lou
New York Yankees
Ruth
Ralph Kress
St. Louis
Bob Meusel
Goose -Goslin
Washington
Heinie Manush
Goslin
al Simmons
Philadelphia
Harry Heisman
Detroit
Bing Miller
Oswald Bluege
Earl McNeely
J.d Sewell
Cleveland
Carl Lind
Yankees
St. “Louis
Browns
Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge Track Meet Set
July 12, 1929 has been chosen as the date for the next Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge track meet at Harvard Stadium. The event pits two historic rival pairs in a marquee intercollegiate competition.
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Harvard
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Jerry
Maggie
Great Britain
Int'l Feature Service, Inc
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Cleopatra
Glenn Frank
Athe
Radio Commission
Bridge
Flapper
Manassa
Mauler
Trojans
Far West
Crimson Tide
Ohio State
Washington & Jefferson
Fullback
Marsh Place Bldz
Sycamore
Flode
AL Demaree
New York Giants
Ulive
Kriare
Robert Bacons
Mazrr-Cressatan Croar Co
Ivy Marans, Deraorr, Midt
Churchill Drug CO
Cedar Rapids
Huta and
GIHRK
Yankee
Cobb and
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Ty" Cobb
Tris Speaker
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