Waterloo Asked to Enter League
Waterloo fans may see regular baseball this year if a suitable ball park is built. Frank Boyle supports forming a new league with cities including Clinton Quincy Hannibal Muscatine Cedar Rapids Burlington Davenport Rock Island and Moline. Lee Blackburn of Moline issued invitations and may hold a meeting to form A Teague league uniting the old Central Association and the Three-i. If parks and franchises secure, Waterloo could join a promising season and boost town business with a 116 game schedule or a shorter format as baseball returns after wartime.
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Waterloo
Frank Boyle
Central Association
Lee Blackburn
Moline
Moline Dieputch
Blackburn
Clinton
Quincy
Hannibal
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Davenport
Rock Island
Blacburn
Teague
Olf Central Association
Hogbear
Milwaukee bout stars Richie Mitchell vs Johnny Scheuer set
Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee and Johnny Scheuer of St Paul will fight in a 10 round 135 pound bout at Milwaukee on Feb 14 at 3 o'clock. Also Kentucky racing at Lexington offers six stake events totaling about 2 080 to 2 500 along with the Ashland Oaks and other features.
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Richie Mitchell
Milwaukee
Johnny Scheuer
St. Paul
Kentucky Association
Lexington
Camden Nandic
Wagner Named Physical Instructor at Carnegie Institute
John Honus Wagner renowned as a top all around baseball star is appointed physical instructor at Carnegie Institute of Technology. The 45 year old retired player from Louisville and Pittsburgh teams will begin duties immediately. He held a career batting average of .329 with 17 seasons hitting .700 or better.
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John
Honus) Wagner
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Wagner
Louisville
Peerless Bakery Tops Waterloo Gasoline in East Side Bowling
The Peerless bakery team defeated the Waterloo Gasoline engine squad on East Side alleys last night, winning three straight with a close second game decided by 38 points. Strong performances were noted by both sides as Tibbitts Tailors face Retail Clerks next Friday night.
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Peerless Bakery
Waterloo Gasolin Engine
Threetraight
Peerless Crew
Tibbitts Tailors
Scare Gas Engine
Morris Vnger
Manani
Fis. Oe
Manaki
Yotuls
1St Weltzl Brae
Bod Willisme
Ced Andersen Oe
Chonineen
Totnis Yy
Cernc
Hat
Mnodles Taking 0 Dowd Title
The piece reports ongoing middleweight title claims around Mike O Dowd as challengers press for the honor while O Dowd fights abroad. James Johnston and Tom Gibbons challenge, with Robson’s camp asserting Robson’s claim as O Dowd shifts weight classes.
Grinnell Names Hoyt as Assistant Athletic Director
Grinnell announces Charles Chun Host has been named assistant director of athletics with Hoyt aiding in track duties. Hoyt, famed speedster and world record holder in the 220 yard dash, will oversee winter training and assist Athletics Director H J Tull with scouting and coaching duties. He plans to begin work immediately after naval aviation service.
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Charles “Chun
Gripe College
H Hoyt
Fhias
Gripnell
Drake
Eco
Noyt
Ile
Naval Aviation
Hoyt
H. J. Tull
Hutt
Spitball and Other Freak Deliveries Safe for 1915, Johnson Says
Chicago February 18 Ban Johnson president of the American League says there will be no changes to pitching rules this coming season despite past plans to ban the shine ball and spitball. He explains winter meetings were crowded with other business and no umpire replacement has been named yet. He notes no rule legislation will be enacted and the rules will remain as they stood before the war.
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Mingkeapolis
Milan
Jeb
America
Mike O'Dowd
Vic
Uris
Chiimpioy
O'Dowd
France
Jeff Smith
Camp Dix
al Lipeye
Tom
London
Chicago
Eddie Cleotte
Ban Johnson
Ban
Frank O’loughlin
Johnson
Bowlers Ready For State Tournament In Des Moines
Waterloo will be represented at the state bowling tournament in Des Moines on March 8 9 and 10 by two teams. The east side team includes Manahl C Manah Doc King McFarlane and Buttler. The west side team from Whiteside alleys includes Anderson Weil Friedl VanDriel and Johnson. Both squads will compete against each other to sharpen for the state event.
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Waterloo
Des Moines
Manahl
C. Manah
Doc’ King
McFarlane
Buttler
Whiteside
Eddie’ Johnson
Anderson
Weil
Friedl
VanDriel
Johnson
College Basketball Scores Round Up in Des Moines and Mount Vernon
Des Moines games last night saw Kansas Aggies defeat Drake 43 to 4. In Mount Vernon Dubuque Seminary beat Cornell 24 to 17.
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Des Moines
Kansas Aggies
Drake
Penn Athletes Limited to Three Years of Intercollegiate Play
Philadelphia February 13. University of Pennsylvania athletes will be restricted to three years of intercollegiate competition. Dean William McClellan, chair of the athletic council, says the rule is not retroactive and follows earlier four year allowances with few athletes using it due to freshman and residence rules.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
William McClellan
Athletic Council
Pennsylvania
No Mans Land headlining Majestic street show in Waterloo
Vaudeville returns with No Man's Land as the Majestic headliner three times Sunday. Mient Jack Colturell stars in this dramatic seven player act based on a WWI incident. Warrington Mills and Kingsbury Munson bring laughs with The Devil in Possession. James Kerrigan, a local debutant, performs My Wife while Sinins offers a comic turn.
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Waterloo
Majestic Theatre
No! Man's Land
Mient
Jack Colturell
Orpheum
Orpheum Theatre
Omaha
No Man's Land
Warrington
Mills
Kingsbury
Munson
Waterton
James Kerrigan
Hampton contractor badly injured by horse in barn
Hampton district news reports a local contractor severely injured when a horse knocked him against a wall in a barn. He crawled free and bystanders summoned help. he was hospitalized with injuries described as serious but not life threatening.
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Hampton
Tea Schlesinger
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Goiter
Isargent
J.W. Schroeder
St. James Hotel
Webster City
Mamplon
George
Cured His Rupture Ad Promises Nonoperative Cure
An advertisement recounts a man who cured a rupture without surgery after years of suffering. He claims no operation or downtime and offers to provide full information to readers who write to Hugene M. Fullen in Manhasset New Jersey.
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Hugene M. Fullen
Gare Penter
Marcellus Avenue
Man- Hsquan
N. J
Boxers on bill ready for bell in Waterloo Theatre bout
Billy Emke of St Paul arrives in the city fit for his bout with Billy Nauman at the Waterloo Theatre tonight. Nauman trains hard and says Emke has no punch that he cannot handle, while Emke promises a tough fight. Jack Slade returns to referee as Lloyd Huntley fights Dell Hanlon in the semi windup plus preliminaries to warm up the crowd.
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al. Gorrell
Waterloo Theatre
Sorrell
Waterloo
Billy Emke
St. Paul
City
Billy Nauman
Emka
Natepan
Emke
Jack Slade
Lloyd Huntley
Dell Hanlon
Czech Trade Opened Between U S and New Republic
The War Trade Board announces the establishment of trade relations between the United States and the new republic of Czecho-Slovakia. Licenses for exporting or importing all commodities will now be received. In related notes from Copenhagen on February 12, a Libau dispatch reports the whole territory of the Esthonian republic cleared of Bolsheviki by Esthonian and Polish advances.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Humidors and Tobacco Tins Marketed by R J Reynolds
The advertisement promotes a line of tobacco storage products from R J Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston Salem North Carolina. It highlights red bags red tins pound and half pound tin humidors and a pound crystal glass humidor with a moistenar top designed to preserve tobacco quality.
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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