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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
4
A fragmented note uses chaotic phrasing about truth and a perilous mood, conveying a frenzied tone with mentions of a crowd, a concert vibe, and an uncertain outcome, reflecting confusion and heightened emotion in a stylistic newspaper blurb.
The year 1917 brought a war shaped sports scene with limited championships. Golf and lawn tennis retained few titles, rowing and yachting largely halted, baseball mixed results with wartime cuts, and boxing borders on revival. Track and field saw scattered records as college and intercollegiate events declined while boxing crowns shifted to Leonard O Dowd and Herman.
A Des Moines reader laughs at a Des Moines paper naming the late Jess Willard as alive. Weeghman fails to buy Roger Hornsby from the St. Louis Cardinals for 76000. Grantland Rice picks an all time team with stars like Buck Ewing and Ty Cobb. Mike Malloy proposes training Cubs in Chicago while Weeghman weighs plans. Texas Tom Tate defeats Fred Fulton in a sparring bout, sparking talk of future Willard match as charity fodder.
Des Moines December 27 The McFarland Gibbons boxing bout will be staged in Chicago during New Year week. The fight involves army instructors McFarland and Gibbons, rated between 6 and 25 rounds, with all proceeds aiding the gymnasium fund at Camp Arthur where Parkey teaches the boys.
West high alumni basketball stars will form a lineup to challenge the old Rosé and Black tossers tomorrow night at the M C A. Douglas Bragdon of Lombard College captains the five and may play forward. Kenneth Spragdon is set for guard duty while Lyle McDonald’s participation remains undecided. Capt. Paul Simpson may miss the game.
The article recalls how Texas Tate with oilworker grit outboxed and battered Carl Morris in Sapulpa sparring rounds in 1914. Tate easily outmaneuvered Morris, opened a cut with a left, and Morris quit after the third round. Morris later sought sparring, but Tate continued dominating daily and never met Morris in a real bout.
Obituary roundup lists Frank Gotch as the era’s leading figure, with tributes across press and pulpit. It notes losses in baseball, boxing, lawn tennis, billiards, prizefighting, and horse racing, naming Tim Murnane, William G. Weart, W C Temple, Charley White, Bob Fitzsimmons, Les Darcy, Dick Roche, Bob Vernon, Al Palzer, Dr James Dwight, Willie Smith, S N Parsons, Philip J Dyer, and Oscar Lewisohn among the figures who died in or after 1917.
Eagle Center December 27 reports Jim Weber ill for several days. Misses Agnes Schaefer and Irene McGarvey visiting from Dubuque enjoy vacation at home. John Weber delivering corn at Hudson at 1.25 dollars per bushel.
Primitive remedies gave way to the Indian rubber plaster base used today. Plasters aid in healing sprains aches and colds without alcohol or drug habits. Apply to clean dry skin and rub to fit. Remove with alcohol to release. The Nyal Magazine December issue is in and holiday goods are offered at cost.
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