Merits of Two Big Maulers Stirs Tulsa Boxing Chats
Tom Jones and John Reisler clash over Willard Dempsey prospects in Tulsa as they push for giant bouts and vow to fight again when their contracts and lawsuits linger. Reisler dominates Tulsa boxing, while Jones foreshadows a Dempsey Willard clash, with both managers hoping for favorable business.
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Tom Jones
Jess Willard
John Reisler
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Utah
Jones
Heisler
Gweethearts
Tulsa
Reisler
Iowa Falls High Players Cleared of Eligibility Challenge
Cedar Falls High School protested three Iowa Falls players Darwin Norton Eenrith and Keith Collis alleging ineligibility. The state board of athletic control ruled all three were eligible based on lists reports and sworn statements from Iowa Falls administrators and others including Flor Painter and I B Meyer.
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Iowa Falls
Cedar Falls
Darwin Norton
Eenrith
Keith Collis
State Board of Athletic Control
State Board of Athletics
Claude F. ‘Brown
W. W Patty
Bess Gilger
Flor &. Painter
I. B. Meyer
Elisworth College
Local Boxer Lloyd Huntley Plans Feb 10 Bouts
Local boxer Lloyd Huntley arranged a 10 round card with Jack Moran at Cedar Rapids Athletic Club on Feb 10. A following 10 round bout pits Huntley against either Kid Johnson or Dell Hanlon at Olivein before the Union Athletic Club.
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Las
Jack Moran
Athletic Club
Cedar Rapids
Moran Huntley
Kid Johnson
Dell Hanlon
Union, Athletic Club
Bowling News Week Preview with Local Matches
Bowling schedule lists Monday matches between Rasa Shoe Co and Peerless, Monday also features BE and M cafe, Friday showcases Tibblits Tailors versus Waterloo Gas Engine Co, outlining weekly fixtures.
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Peerless
Akery
BE & M
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Tibblits Tailors
Waterloo Gas Engine Co
Eatall Clarks
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Bass Shoe Co
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Hayes
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Bowen
Revival of Auto Racing Assured for This Season
International competition will return to automo bile racing this season with as many as seven foreign stars expected to visit the United States. The American Automobile Association reports nine racing date applications from across the country as Elgin and San Francisco bid to resume premier events. Indianapolis plans a big return with a $50 000 prize, signaling a nationwide revival of speedway racing in 1919.
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New York
United States
American Automobile Association
Elgin
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Dysart High Wins Two In Week To Keep Clean Record
Dysart Iowa February 3 The Dysart high school basketball team added two wins to its season. A 34 to 18 victory over Traer on Traer’s floor and a 68 to 7 home triumph over La Porte City. The slate shows Belle Plaine Cedar Rapids Vinton M C Traer Dysart La Porte City with one remaining open date February 14 for interested opponents.
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Traer
la Porte City
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Soldiers' play costs Y big sum of money
Chicago February eight. About six hundred thousand dollars worth of sporting supplies had gone to the soldiers in France by the end of January, says Z W D Turner overseas bureaus agent for the Y M C A. In December he sent supplies valued at four hundred nineteen thousand three hundred sixty four dollars and in November just over one hundred seventy three thousand dollars. Thirty six items were listed from a single pushball to tens of thousands of baseballs.
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France
Z. W. D. Turner
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Cedar Falls Triumphs Over East High In Narrow Win
Cedar Falls high school defeated East High 33 to 11 at Cedar Falls Saturday night. East High led 15 to 0 at halftime but Cedar Falls rallied, Merner scoring five field baskets and Hansen adding three. Paulson and Parkins directed East High’s offense while Le Valley, Shearer, and Waugh anchored Cedar Falls’ defense.
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Lawn City Five
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Black
Paulson
Parkins
Waterloo
Five
Ceds Falls
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Merner
Hansen
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O'Connor
Cedar Falla
Hanson
le Valley
Shearer
Waugh
Bureh
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Ree
Ginesner
Fulton Alibi Statement on Dempsey Willard Fight Surface
Fred Fulton admits the Harrison Park bout with Jack Dempsey was a staged eight round exhibition. He claims double crossing led to Dempsey winning in round one and expresses a desire to box the Willard or Dempsey winner for the world championship. The note links to potential future matches promoted by Tex Rickard.
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Val
Fred Fulton
Jack Dempsey
Harrison Park
N. J
Dempsey
Dempssey
Fulton
Jess Willard
Willard
Tex Rickard
Paving Plan On Waterloo Street Aimed At Cedar Falls
Committees from Cedar Falls city council and Commercial club met to decide street improvements for the year. The first work planned is paving Waterloo Street to join the Cedar Walls Waterloo highway and Main Street to the city limits, but funds are lacking to cover the expense.
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City Council
Commercial Club
Waterloo Street
Cedar Walls-Waterloo
Main Street
Theatrical Night at Waterloo and Palace Theatres
The Waterloo shows Friendly Enemies in a one night engagement direct from Chicago with war humor and human interest. Palace presents Uncle Sam's Yankee Minstrels a 90 day tour featuring Pershing’s veterans and comic acts led by Lieut Hassler and Sergt Garrett. The Waterloo also offers The Midnight Patrol with Terrence Shaineau and Wu Fang in a Chinatown plot.
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BEN LEONARD TO TOUR WORLD FOR TWO YEARS
Benn Leonard the world lightweight champion will not fight in the United States for two years. Billy Gibson his manager and Lieut Sidney Cohan announce a tour of Australia India China France and England starting in San Francisco next September and ending in New York about 15 months later. He is guaranteed 104000 with a percentage plus possible overseas fights and purses.
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United States
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Leonard
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Kilbane Plans Return Soon With Cleveland Fight
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion, has begun training in Cleveland for a comeback noted in New York. Offers from major promoters flood in as Kilbane prepares potential battles likely staged in Cleveland next month against Fran Britt.
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Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Kilbane
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