West High to Meet Four New Opponents in 1918 Gridiron Schedule
West High plans a 1918 football schedule with four new opponents Charles City Manchester and possibly another to replace Mason City on the slate. Home games include West Des Moines Cedar Rapids Marshalltown and Iowa City, while away games cover Dubuque Cedar Falls Manchester and Charles City. Coach Barnes aims for balanced prep with three practice games before major rivals and hopes many players spend summer farming to aid the war effort and build strength for the season.
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West High
Charles City
Manchester
Mason City
West Des Moines
Dubuque
Eldora Industrial School
Iowa Cit
West Des
Moines
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Rose and Binck
Cedar Falls
John Barnes
West
Eldora
Oelwein
Waterloo
Altho
Barnes
Interstate Honors Won by Eastern Star Ridley Close Second
F W Dinger of Harrisburg Pennsylvania won the interstate individual amateur wing shot cap in the 14th annual mid winter shoot at Kansas City Missouri. A shoot off with William Ridley What Cheer Iowa and Al Koyen Fremont Nebraska settled the title with Dinger and Koyen tying at 15 targets before the victory margin. Grubb Whittemore Iowa and Powers Decatur Alabama also excelled in the 125 target event with a 122 12% tie broken in a shoot. Dell Gross Kansas City and Fred Gilbert Spirit Lake Iowa led the high professionals with 121 broken targets each.
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Kansas City
F. W. Dinger
Harrisburg
William Ridley
What Cheer
al Koyen
Fremont
Neb
Ridley
Dinger
Koyen
George Grubb
Whittemore
C. M. Powers
Decatur
Dell Gross
Fred Gilbert
Spirit
Cedar Rapids High Beats Morgan Park Five In Slow Game
Cedar Rapids High defeated Morgan Park Preparatory academy of Chicago 22 to 10 in Cedar Rapids Iowa received over 700 fans at a Red Cross sponsored game. Barvinek and Jensen led the local team while Moore and Gates organized the Chicago attack in a low scoring contest.
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Cedar Rapids High
Morgan Park
Cedar Rapids
Morgan Park Preparatory Academy
Chicago
Total Red Cross
Condot
Barvinek
Jensen
Moore
Gates
Chicago Five
1918 American League Schedule Announced
The 1918 AL season will feature 154 games per club starting April 15 in the east and April 16 in the west, ending October 5. Only three conflicts with the National League, all in Chicago, involve Cleveland as the opponent on June 22, August 31 and September 1. Cleveland leads Sunday games with 14. Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Boston have 13 Saturdays each. Independence Day games occur in four cities, Labor Day across four, and Decoration Day matches in four cities. New York will play two games in Boston on Bunker Hill Day, April 19.
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Chicago
East
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Detroit
New York
Boxing talk and market notes from old papers
A collage of boxing chatter and market glimpses references Connie Mack baseball orders, eggs and potatoes in season, and Willard versus Fulton in heavyweight talk. Mentions Uncle Jim, Dempsey era lines, and thrift stamps amid lively old newspaper voice.
Barrow to Manage Red Sox in 1918 After Illustrious Career
Edward G. Barrow, longtime baseball official and former Detroit manager, has been named manager of the Boston Red Sox succeeding Jack Berry who could not obtain a navy furlough. Barrow, born 1868 in Des Moines, rose from peanuts seller to Atlantic League president and later major league manager, noted for his tough managerial style and wide respect in the sport.
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Hbusher
Clarence Rowland
Jack Mendricks
Edward G. Barrow
International League
Harry France
Red Sox
Jack Barry
Navy
Barrow
Detroit
Edward,g. Barrow
Des Moines
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Paterson
N. J
Sam Crane
Hans Wagner
Barney Dreyfuss
Ban Johnson
Toronto
George Stallings
Stallings
Dempsey Knocks Out Flynn in Fort Sheridan Bout
Jack Dempsey stopped Jim Flynn in the first round at Fort Sheridan Illinois last night. A war time baseball park admission schedule sets box seats at 1.0 to 1.40 grandstand 85 cents pavilion 55 cents bleachers 30 cents and passes 10 cents. Alfredo de Oro leads three cushion billiards with Cannefax and Capron posting wins and Augie Kierkhefer atop the tourney with eight wins. PAZO OINTMENT advertises piles relief with a 50 cent price.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Jim Flynn
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Alfredo de Oro
Robert Cannefax
Important games set for tonight in Cedar Valley league
Cedar Falls, Town Falls, and Reinbeck face off in Cedar Falls tonight with several clashes planned for tomorrow. Iowa Falls meets Training School as McGuire and Norton pace the visitors, while Cedar Falls clashes with Reinbeck on the small court. Independence and Manchester renew old rivals in Manchester with pride on the line.
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Town Falls
Training School
Cedar Tails
Cedar Falls
Reinbeck
Independence
Manchester
Iowa Falls
Dope
Altho
McGuire
Norton
Cagers
Referee named for wrestling clash in ethanol gym event
Helmer Myre and George Hill meet in a featured wrestling match at the Business Men's Athletic Club gym with A. T. Wagner as a third official. A large local crowd and visiting supporters from Charles City are expected as a full program of boxing events and additional matches precede the main bout.
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Helmer Myre
George Hill
Business Men's Athletic Club
Charles City
Myra
A. T. Wagner
Sherkff
Myre
Wagner
Fill
Kid Tyler
Spider Eurth
Young Johanas
Jon Goss
Kid Lavigne
Young Schrader
Charles Wilson
Martin Levi
Hill
Prince of Wales to take seat in Parliament
The Prince of Wales, now of age at 23, will take his seat in the House of Lords next Tuesday after attaining his majority, though he had not yet sat since. The Times notes his automatic membership on reaching majority.
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Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
Fulton
Willard
McMahon
Jack Johnson
Tie
Frank Moran
Altho Willard
Pittsburgh
Prince OF Wales
London
Prince O Wales
House of Lords
The
Times
B B Tourney Set For March In State High School Tournament
The state high school basketball tournament will be March 8 and 9 per W H Blakely treasurer of the State High School Athletic association. Seven sectional tournaments will be held this year instead of eight. Marion is favored on its home floor in the Gedar Falls Marion mixup context while Manchester and Iowa Falls face key games.
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Grinnell
Iowa City
Ames
Mt. Pleasant
Iown City High
Little Hawkeyes
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
W. Heh. Blakely
State High School Athletic Association
Marion
Manchester
West High
Iowa Falls
Independence
Haniin County
Blood Purifier S S S Promises Clear Skin Cure
An advertisement extols S S S as a purely vegetable blood purifier that cures pimples boils and other skin complaints by cleansing the blood. It claims disorders stem from blood impurities and offers free medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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