Hoyt and Butler Named to All American Track Teams
Forty four athletes from across the United States were named to the all American amateur and college track and field teams for 1917 by Amateur Athlete union officials. Two Iowans, Charles Hart of Grinpel College and Butler of Dubuque College, earned spots on the college team, with Hoyt named as the 220 yard man and Butler praised as the best running broad jumper in the country.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Charles Hart
Grinpel College
Butler
Dubuque College
Hoyt
Basketball Officials Meet Here Saturday to Plan for Season
EB R Barnes athletic director cot west high was elected president of the Cedar Valley Basketball League at a meeting of eight clubs at the YMCA. Folger Independence was chosen vice president and Shaw Cedar Falls secretary and treasurer. Barnes led the league's creation and will head it. Officials discussed rules and referee selection to cut travel costs, planning one official per city to officiate all games. West High vs Cedar Falls set for Friday. both teams undefeated.
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EB. R. Barnes
Cot West High
Cadar Valley Basketball League
Goachlies
Folger
Independence
Shaw
Cedar Falls
Barnes
West High
West
Benny Leonard Advises Rival After Sparring With Patsy Cline
World lightweight champion Benny Leonard counseled rival Patsy Cline after their six round Philadelphia bout. Leonard noted Cline ducks inside and ducks his head, causing crowd boos, and urged him to correct the habit to avoid fouling and public unpopularity. Cline accepted, saying he would work on it.
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Benny Leonard
Patsy Cline
Philadelphia
Cline
Ben
Patsy
Sisle
Ctine
Tigers and Giants Had Best Offensive During Past Season
The Detroit Tigers posted the strongest offense last season, being shut out only eight times. Pitchers including Stanley Coveleskie and others limited the Tigers, while the New York Giants suffered ten shutouts, with brief notes of notable matchups and pitchers mentioned.
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Tigers
Giants
Detroit Tigers
Trrus Cobb
Bobbie Veach
Harry Heisman
Detroit
Harry Coveleskie
Stanley Coveleskie
Cleveland
Jennings
Ruth
Red Sox
Mars
Red
Jim Vaughn
Reuther
Cincinnati
Giant
Colts
Plan for Determining State Football Championship
A veteran coach proposes a definite method to crown a state football champion. He suggests splitting schools into major and minor divisions, requiring at least three major games, and using a comparable score system to rank contenders. The plan aims to reduce endless disputes, improve interest and finances, and preserve fair play across varied programs.
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Jess
Camp Dodge to Play in Series for Training Camp Fund
Cincinnati reports definite plans for a national 14 city baseball series to raise a half million dollars for United States Training Camp activities. Des Moines Chicago Dallas New Orleans Birmingham Louisville Cincinnati Dayton Akron Columbus Cleveland Canton Johnstown Pittsburgh will host. Cluxton Towns and Raymond D. Fosdick consult to start moves officially with picked amateur teams to oppose soldier visiting squads.
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Cincinnati
United States
United States Training Camp Activities Committee
Charles Starr
Greater Cincinnati
Dayton
Akron
Columbus
Cleveland
Canton
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Cluxton
National Baseball Federation
New York
Raymond D. Fosdick
United States Training Camp Association
New York Regulars Rest Before World Series
New York players rested ahead of the World Series. The team nearly matched Detroit by finishing the season with only eight bona fide shutouts. An advertisement promotes a cold remedy with Vicks-like claims and a money-back guarantee featuring E. W. Grove's signature.
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New York
Detroit
Knothole Club idea spreads from St Louis to national league
A column recalls the Knothole Club started in St Louis to involve city schoolboys in baseball through passes to games and classwork rewards. It praises the scheme for raising sportsmanship and suggests a national league adoption next season while noting other era quips and hints at wartime talk.
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Knothole Club
St. Louis
Tener
Allj
Cardinals
Mike Gibbons Files Claim For Exemption
St Paul boxer Mike Gibbons sought draft exemption claiming support for a wife and three children and his role as boxing instructor at Camp Dodge, though he stated willingness to fight Johnny Ertle if the middleweight title was not at stake. A lighthearted note contrasts rising stenographer demand with stenotype machine price hikes. A story also describes Earl Caddock’s first night at Camp Dodge as a bank private with an odd encounter during the night watch.
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St. Paul, Minn
Mike] Gibbons
St. Paul
Camp Dodge
Mittel
Europe
Mika Gibbons
Johnny Ertle
Earl Caddock
Caddock
Local Stars to Box in Waterloo Boxing Card Tomorrow
Huntley and Farmer Bill headline a 26 round boxing program at the Business Men's Athletic Club in Waterloo. Eight featured performers compete starting 3 pm with WB Slade officiating. Lavigne, Schultz, Huntley, Baker, Brooks, Brewster, Kurth, Hogan among rivals, with extra seats arranged.
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Kid Lavigne
Young Schultz
Lloyd Huntley
Farmer Bml
Young Brooks
Kid Brewster
Spider Kurth
Patsy Hogan
Waterloo
Business Men's Athletic Club
R. Slade
Huntley
Farmer Bill Mattison
Lavigne
Schultz
Hentley
Farmer Bill
Tluntley
Farmer Hill
Brooks
Spider Eurth
Neal Allison
Local Theatrical Lineup at Waterloo and Majestic
A New Year line of shows includes Any Man's Sister at Waterloo with a moral message about home life. The Girls From Joyland headlining with burlesque stars. Vanity Fair of 1918 at Majestic with Jack Trainor, Olga DeBaugh, Esther Walker, and Julius Jenkins. The Double Standard at the Family theatre. William Farnum feature The Heart of a Lion at Crystal.
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Iesson
Vaudevilleo
Majestic Theatre
Bridge Street Playhouse
Jack Trainor
Trainor
Battle of
Arras
Wm. Farnum
Thesday
the Crystal
Ralph Connor
the Doctor
William Farnum
Crystal Theatre
Chicago National League Club Prepares for Spring Training
The Chicago club will depart on March 12 for spring training in Pasadena California. A separate note mentions English girl carpenters building huts in France taking Christmas leave to visit families. Also announced is free passage to Australia for wives of Commonwealth soldiers who married in Europe.
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Chicago
Pasadena
Cal
England
France
Australia
Commonwealth
Europe
Success Visits Theatres And Amusements In War Year
Waterloo theatres and amusements show resilience amid wartime strains. Strong advertising, steady patronage, and a mix of venues including Crystal Princess Family Cozy and Electric Park kept audiences engaged despite cold weather and high war costs. Bathing beach struggled with cold season, but a planned expansion and better access aim to boost summer attendance.
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Waterloo
Crystal
Princess
Waterloo Drama, League
Electric Park
Ambulance Corps
Street Railway Company
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Christimas
Alabama
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Willard
Kaiser Wiliam
Belgium
Ger
Mike Gibbons
Joyland
Shappy
Waterloo Theatre
Newt
Mirth Provokers
Billy Gilbert
Hal O. Rowe
Beula Kennedy
Ida Nicolai
Dan Diehl
Lillian Franklin
George Brower
Family Theatre
Brand Whitelock
Whitlock
Toledo
Jones
Earl Arthur
Mable Sab
Joe Banard
Albert Baker
Babb
May Berry
Mayme Boggard
RL Brandtt
Annah Bush
Wilbur FP. Camne
Mayme Carver
Joseph Cox
Misa Maxine Carlyle
Nellie Cooke
Mabel Cox
J. A. Jammey
George Johnson
C. W. Jones
Leyt M. Johnson
Bert Kearns
George K. Larsen
Henry Leery
Bert Rich McConnell
John McLane
Haron Mack
Frank Biller
T. M. Musey
HL J. Myers
Joe Paulus
Rel Pacificus
Chester Phillips
Burt Polen
H Raymond
Perry Ritter
J. R. Moos
J. Rogers
W. A Suively
Erich F. Stuewe
Earl Buckley
F. A. Fisk
David Bradley & Co
Chandler Hull Co
Cailla Bros
Deloath Sawmill Co
R. Herschel Mfg Co
Hunt Helm Ferris & Co
Kelier Co
Waterloo Lunch Room
Waterloo Massage House
Forsegn
Thamaac Ingols
Refugio Raber Leayn
Vicente Russai
H. Kelly
Douboit
Geo. McManus
Oswald
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