OWA Quintet Prepares for Chicago U Clash After Holiday Break
Iowa City Dec 24 Coach Maury Kent plans a grueling three week drive for the Chicago University game at Midway Jan 5 after two season defeats. The squad faces gaps in scoring and teamwork with Bannick ineligible, forwards sidelined, and guards Jenkins Brown in their first year. Von Lackum returns after holidays to bolster the lineup, while Olson and other veterans work on shooting and dribbling to improve.
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Iowa City
Cornell
Maury Kent
Hhiss
Chicago Five
Iowa
Towa
Bannick
Varsity
Jenkins
Brown
Altho
Olson
von Larekum
Von
From Big League Catcher to Manager of a War Laundry
Great Lakes Ill Dec 24 A former big league catcher Clemens Ulatiowski known as Clemens J Ulatiowski in the navy rises from spitball days to head of the Farragut laundry at Camp Farragut. Once with White Sox Des Moines St Louis Americans Federal League Cubs he retired in 1916 to study law. Now a third class yeoman overseeing the Great Lakes laundry proud of naval service over past baseball fame.
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Great Lakes
Clemens
Chicago Nationals
Navy
Clemens J. Ulatiowski
Camp Farragut
Althe
Chicago White Sox
Des Moines
Sox
St. Louis Americans
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
UlitjJewski
The
Mary
Grant Park
Chicago
Lake Front
Greats Lakes
Uladowski
Farragut
Soldiers at Camp Cody to Play Big Grid Game
Camp Cody Deming New Mexico to host a New Year’s Day inter regimental football game. Thirty fourth division team selected from soldiers at Camp Cody to face West Pointers from Fort Bliss. War department athletic officer J Ashmore aided by Captains McDevitt Halligan oversee star selection and coaching. Fort Bliss newcomers add fresh blood to the Fifteenth cavalry division. coaches expect a stronger lineup than the Bliss game on Thanksgiving in El Paso.
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Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
Fort Bliss
Turner “Park
J. _Ashmore
War Department Athetic
Stacely McDevitt
Victor Hallian
Bliss
el Paso
Fifteenth Cavalry Division
Boxing and baseball relief drives sweep through sports world
Clark Griffith funds the bot anid ball drive for American troops, shipping a third consign ment valued at 5000 as the National League plans park days for donations. Theodore Roosevelt endorses boxing repeal sentiment in New York. A Red Cross benefit match between Jess Willard and Johnny Kilbane raises 467,894 for relief, staged at a summer home with notable spectators.
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Clark Griffith
Washington
France
Gen. Pershing
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Jess Willard
Johnny Kilbane
Red Cros
Percival Waddleberg
Willard
Kilbane
Mat Hinkel
Senator la Follette
Jess
Ilbane
White Willard
Whilbane
Jack Johnson
Red Cross
USA
West Alumni to Play First Team West Alumni
Former West high stars form a benefit basketball game at the Y M C A Friday night against Coach Barnes first team as part of the athletic fund for West High. Notable players Bragdon McDonald Vaughan Miller and Douglas Bragdon lead the alumni lineup with possible additional alumni joining. A large crowd is expected with ticket sales boosted by a YMCA meeting of Cedar Valley Basketball League coaches planned for next Saturday.
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Y. M
Old West High
Barnes
Hipis
Athletic Association Fund
West High
Kenneth Bragdon
Milekey” McDonald
Ierbert Vaughan
Hob and
Boob" Miller
Possiby Douglas Bragdon
Tessers
West
Battia
Argallabie
Rose
Black
Cedar Falls High
Stara
Cedar Valley Basketball League
26 Rounds of Boxing New Year's Afternoon
Twenty six rounds of boxing feature eight Waterloo scrappers at the Astle game menu in Waterloo New Year’s afternoon. Neal Allison stages bouts at the Business Men's Athletic Club gym. Two eight round semi windups lead. Roy Huntley faces Farmer Bill Matthison in the headliner after a prior Huntley win. Kid Lavine meets Young Schultz in the other semi. Young Brooks meets Kid Brewster in six rounds, Spider Earth fights Patsy Hogan in four rounds.
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Waterloo
Neal Allison
Business Men’s Athletic Club
Roy Huntley
Bill’ Matthison
Huntley
Matthison
Chicago
Kid Lavine
Young Schultz
Young Brooks
Kid Brewster
Spider Earth
Patsy Hogan
Allison Schaffer Bout Canceled Over Forfeit Weight Claim
Willie Schaffer failed to meet the contracted weight limit of 135 pounds for the Allison match, weighing over 140 pounds, prompting promoters to cancel the Friday night bout. Efforts continue to bring lightweight champion Renny Leonard to Waterloo, likely not before late January.
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Willie Schaffer
Chicago
Neal Allison
Schaffer
Allison
Renny Leonard
Waterloo
Comafentty Club Gifts Two Sewing Machines to Red Cross
Dunkerton community club presented two new sewing machines to the Red Cross in Dunkerton on December 24. The machines were greatly needed and appreciated by the members.
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Comafentty Club
RED Cross
Dunkerton
Grenade Throwing Debuts as Track Event in Meets
Big ten conference coaches move to add grenade throwing to track and field events. Hexspring and 4a committee seek consent from university authorities to place the wartime event on the program. Lieut Hana Norgren, former star at the University of Chicago, leads the Grenade School of Fire at Camp Grant, favoring the addition.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Hana Norgren
Fonts
University of Chicago
Camp Grant
Fuckford
Local bowlers chase Christmas prizes at White Side alleys
White Side alleys offer Christmas prizes drawing interest from local bowlers and stars. J C Hartman rolled 586 in three games of 101, prize for high score is a turkey. W Weil scored 116 for duck pin games with high score prize a duck. Dysart High dominates Gladbrook 66 to 10 as C Kiel shines with 14 field goals.
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J.C. Hartman
W. Weil
Dysart High
Dysart
Dysart High School
Gladbrook
Will. C. Kiel
Soldiers to Box Between Camp Grant and Camp Custer
Chicago dispatch reports Danny Goodman boxing instructor at Camp Grant plans a series of matches between National Army soldiers from Camps Grant and Custer. He announced an arrangement for a tournament between the two camps if carried out.
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Chicago
National Army
Grant
Custer
Danny Goodman
Camp Grant
Goodman
Y M C A Aids Sammies at Front in France
Paris dispatch details how the American Y M C A and the army and navy branch provided refreshments, magazines, writing paper and entertainment to U S troops in first line trenches. Ira D Shaw led efforts from a cowshed hut to a larger room with an open fireplace and a talking machine. French and American soldiers benefited from canteens, games, coal fires, and front line distribution of supplies and newspapers.
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Paris
Navy
Ira D. Shaw
Columbia University
Association
American Association
Bank of England governor Cunliffe to retire this spring
London reports Lord Cunliffe will end five years as Governor of the Bank of England next March and the court will recommend Sir Brien Cokayne, the present deputy governor, as his successor.
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London
Lord Cunliffe
Bank of England
Mareh
Brien Cokayne
Holiday Theater Offerings Brighten Waterloo Schedule
Waterloo program notes show W B Patton in A Wise Boob at Christmas Day matinee and night with other titles and burlesque acts by American Girl Burlesquers at the Waterloo. Majestic Theatre highlights vaudeville rivalries, Halifax disaster footage, DeBourg Sisters illusion act, Brazilian Nuts performers, and praise for Welly and Galvin. The Plaza screens Geraldine Farrar in The Devil Stone and Francis X. Bushman in The Adopted Son with Two-Gun Carter in the lead role.
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W. B. Patton
Waterloo
Bill
John Pixley
Patton
Wallingford
Harry
Welsh
Waterloo Theatre
Hughy Bernard
Billy Carlton
Sam Green
Joe Dolan
Artie Mason
Vivien Somerville
Lola McQuar
Majestic Theatre
Halifax
DeBourg
Alfred White & Co
Mr. White
Welly
Galvin
Lisano
Pisano
Geraldine Farrar
Plaza Theatre
Marcia Manot
Marcia
America
2 Black Cat
The
Plaza
Two-Gun Carter Faces Feud in Tennessee Mountains
In a Palace feature, star strength shines as Beverly Bayne and Conover bring charm to a tale of a Tennessee feud between the Conovers and the McLanes. Two-Gun Carter from Texas aids the Conovers when Henry MeLane abducts Marion, Carter’s bride. Blood answers blood with a dramatic, unexpected ending.
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America
Sweet Marion
Conover
Beverly Bayne
Conovers
McLanes
Tennessee
Carter
Texas
Henry MeLane
Marian
the Palace
Newborns and personnel news from Reinbeck area
Walter Gethman sails to France with C A secretaries. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs August Engel northeast of Reinbeck. Corisette chapter to meet for officer elections. A J Howerd to become Great Western ticket agent in Waterloo. Red Cross room reports activity and a shipment of knitted goods. Long list of advertised letters at Waterloo post office dated December 19, 1917.
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Great Western
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
Red Cross
Lana Iiscurts
Margaret Anderson
Edna Barnes
A. I. Babb
BV. Baker
May Berry
Lt. Beebe
Alice Bolender
I. W. Boling
Luin Brooks
Odessa Brown
Mary A. Brainard
Marjorie Busch
S. Burnett
Mayme
Kate Campbell
Maud
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Jan. I
Ball Park
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Weer
Stans
Allison-Schaffer
Cuntliff
Francis X. Bushman
Reinbeck
J.tyrler
Pearl Weeks
LE. Whitacre
Emily Whatson
Emma Wood
Posey Akers
Gorden Allies
F. W. Asher
Wim. B. Beamer
S. J. Burns
H. A. Bishop
WA. Bigelow
Geo. Bird
J. Birner
Orvil Blough
Harry E. Bowers
Chester Co. Call
Cattrill
Henry Clari
James Collines
N. S. Curtiss
Dakin
Clarence Degrange
J. A. Early
W. F. Eaton
Horace B. Emerson
J. F. Ferguson
John Fitzpatrick
Chas. Flinn
JI. Ll. Galloway
W. A. Garrison
Glen Goode
C. E. Holden
C. W. Hills
Harry Howard
Frank Hoffman
C. House
R. ©. Hurbut
Donald H. Irwin
O. A. Jensen
C. A. Johnston
G. J. Klock
T. A. Knapp
Pred Koln
Herman F. Kofeke
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E. D
A. D. Larker Low
Ed McCann
J. F. McConaug
J. Macarting
Clarence A. Miller
G. Munroe
A. Nelson
O. Nelson
Clyde Tarker
F. KK. Pettit
3B. Pittinger
Bruke Puffer
John Reese
G. G. Robers
Wm. Jackson Roggers
Prank B. Rutter
Morris Lanpoldy
Wm. Week
C. EB. Smith
W. WH. Smith
Cassius Clay Stevens
G. Swartz
John Sutton
Elvert Taylor
H. C. Testmeier
Herman H. Tegtmeier
Archie Thompson
Jorgen I. Thiel
Orrin Towner
Glen Warren
Elmer Clarence Weidman
T. H. Week
Wallace Willis
Jacob " Winter
Geo
EL Zigansky
C.E. Jones
Wercel Post
Amanda Luke
M. HH. Kelly
Aes
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Magsie
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