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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1923

Page

5

Predistrict basketball tourney lineup announced for West High

Fourteen schools will compete in the predistrict tourney at West High on March 2 and 3 including Brandon Cedar Falls Clarksville Dunkerton Dysart Nashua New Hartford Orange Consolidated Shell Rock Teachers High Traer Waterloo East and Waverly. North eastern Iowa districts name hosts Cedar Rapids Cresco Dubuque Eldora Marshalltown Mason City and others with West High favored for future rounds and final state match in Boones.

High Brandon Cedar Falls Clarksville Dunkerton Dysart Nashua New Hartford Orange Consolidated Shell Rock Teachers’ High Traer Waterloo East West 2Nd Waverly East High Dubuque Iowa Cedar Rapids Cresco Eldora Marshalltown Nason City West High Alburnett Anamosa Coggan Garrison Grant Vocational Lisbon Marion Mechanicsvilla Martelle Mount Vernon Palo Shellsburg Stanwood Calmar Charles City Decorah Luana Newampton Osage Postville Belarus Ellwood Hopkintos Jesup Indepenience McGregor Monticello Weston Waukon Eldora Wil Dike Garwin Grundy Center Trubhard Iowa Falls New Providence Radcliffe Union Wellsburg Whitten Albion Blairstown Ferguson Gladbrook Geneseo Gliman Green Mountain Keystone Levrel le Grande Lisecomb Maraballtown Tama Toledo van Horn Mason City Allison Clear Lake Dumont Fertile Hampton Hansell Reckner Rudd Sheffield Swaledais State Board of Control Fina Boones

Brookhart Receives Trophies From Rifle Teams

Senator Brookhart of Iowa, leading the National Rifle Association, received the Dewer trophy for high small bore score from Col C E B Studter and the Argentine cup won by a team captained by Maj L W Walter at Milan. The trophies were placed in custody with Assistant Secretary Wainwright as president of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. The association re-elected Brookhart as president.

Washington, D. C Brookhart Iowa National Rifle Associator Dewer Col. C. EB. Studter Unicred States Army L. W. Walter Milan Wainwright War Department National Board For the Promotion Association

Williams Stars As Wisconsin Beats Michigan In Big Ten Clash

Ann Arbor Mich Feb 15 Rol lie Williams proved a stellar performer last night helping the University of Wisconsin down Michigan 18 to 18 in a Big Ten basketball contest. Williams guarding baffled Nic Wolverines throughout the game and his second period play kept Michigan on the defensive. Michigan led in the first half but three successive baskets by Wisconsin tied the score at the end. Williams opened the second period with a basket from the center and from then on the Maize and Blue trailed.

Ann Arbor Mich Rollie Williams University of Wisconsin Michigan Williams Nic Wolverines Wisconsin Maize Blue

Kansas City trapshooting triumph and baseball trades news

Kansas City beat Champaign in the Interstate individual amateur contest amid a scare at the interstate trapshooting meet. In baseball moves, New York reports a tax dispute on streaming expansions and multiple player movements as Hy Meyers is traded from the Brooklyn Robins to the St Louis Cardinals as Charles Ebbets confirms the deal.

Kansas City Mark Arie Champaign Ill York Heston Cae Rave Heston University New York Fredilic Welsh Saila Raton England Jack Sharken Vretroite Detroit Ty Cob George Culshaw Fred Carish Bak

A Comic Strip in Type J P McEvoy Knightly Quest

A Type J McEvoy comic strip parodies King Arthur with Galahad chafing at chivalry. Damsel arrives seeking aid as Launcelot distracts, while knights mock the quest. The scene blends burlesque dialogue and mock epic tension in a gloomy hall.

J. P. McEvoy

East High overwhelms junior teachers 42 to 1 in basketball

East High defeated the Teachers high quintet 42 to 1 before a sparse crowd. Kipp led Waterloo with 18 points including five field baskets and perfect free throws, while substitutes in the second half helped East extend a large lead. White and Tol Lefson were notable for the visitors, and Roeder and Lynch contributed for Teachers high.

East High Teachers High Quintet Littla Tutora Kipp Waterloo White East Kresensky Gunstean Mehl Aehl Gunstead Anderson Blitseh Mulier Af - Johnson Hulett Wihlto Greep Lynch Prea Roeder Referes Renader Jows Johnson

Speedboat Races Set For New Orleans Carnival

AP reports a national speedboat carnival at Lake Fontenhar t in West End New Orleans with 39 entrants from eight classes ready for starting pistol. Races begin at 2 pm and run through Sunday. Day one featured heats in six classes including the 320 class highlighting Miss Ethel Salisbury Han Jey the only woman driver in southern waters driving her husband’s racer Ethel XT.

Associated Press New Orleans Ull States Lake Fontenhart West End Southern United States Ethel Salisbury Han Jey Muscatine Ethel XT

Yale and others score in scattered college games

A jumble of scores shows Yale 22 and North Dakota teams with mixed results. Individual tallies include Voraite 27 and Shallenberger 41 in a dated local section. An apparent advertisement for a health treatment occupies the end, urging readers to call for a cure.

Yale Venusylvania Ishoma North Dakot

Dempsey Offered Million Dollars to Battle Firpo

International News sports discloses plans to stage Dempsey versus Firpo in Buenos Aires next summer. A one million dollar offer to Dempsey is reported, with Tex Rickard and Kearns interests involved, hoping for a record gate surpassing two million dollars. Firpo’s popularity in Argentina is rising as he nears a possible match with Brennan, while security and strategy concerns tone the bout prospect.

Fy Davis S. Walsh International News Sports New York Jack Dempsey Luis Fir Buenos Aires William the Muldoon Dempsey Kearns+ Hempsay Willard Johnson Firpo Hrennan Fle Ts Brennan Bill Tex Rickard Jacki Kearns Pirpo Jim Tracey Jack Terman Tire Demapoy America Brennant

Bracco and Egg Lead 6 Day Bicycle Race in Chicago

Maurice Bracco the Italian rider and Oscar Bessvider, along with Ernest Kavkler and Alfred Grenada, remained leaders after 78 hours of the six day race in Chicago. The field had covered 1 397 miles with four laps for the leaders amid wildjamming after 10 pm sprints last night and again today. McNamara and Blockhelm moved into a 190 point tally at the 78 hour mark.

Chicago Maurice Bracco Eyer Oscar Bess Vider Ernest Kavkler Alfred Grenada Oe Fap

Boxer Hughie Twutchinson Dies of Pneumonia

New York February 13. Hughie Twutchinson a prominent featherweight boxer from Philadelphia died in a Jersey City hospital after a pneumonia attack. He was moved to the hospital Monday in critical condition.

Boxer New York Hughie Twutchinson Philadelphia Jersey City

Marks Rise in IBA Tourney Day After Day

Those from Minnesota cities and nearby areas competed in the International Bowling Association tournament in St Paul and Minneapolis. Standings show Pure Oil Co. Lincoln Lifes overtaking Lincoln Lifes and Fort Wayne entries. individual high scores include 268 single game by Arie Wilson of Sioux Falls and 1,904 all events tally. Other top names include Johnson, Newman, and Kiefi with multiple appearances across events.

Associated Press St. Paul Mian Fel Lae-Teamsrom Webster S. D Watertown New Ulm Minn South St. Paul North St. Paul Stillwater Twin Cities International Bowling Association St. Pant Ana Minneapolis Tincoln Lifes Fort Wayne Lui Hve-mantenia Pure Oilipany Eqa Minneapolis Johnson Arie Wilson Sioux Falls Tere Lincoln Lifes Vort Way Eggan Minneapoli Leaths Waterloo Tlackner B. Miller Jon Y J Yne W. Johnson S. Schmidt Minneapoli Lackster Swansom St. Pau

Bill Speas to Start Cedar Rapids Baseball May 1

Jar Rapids Feb 15 report from Bill Speas manager Cedar Rapids AASSippi Valley team states he will arrive May 1 to start baseball. Speas says spring training will include Pitcher McCracken and Tomson, fielders Rice Dixon Potts, possibly Bill Schaffer, plus four catchers four infielders and three outfielders trying out this spring.

Jar Rapids Trom Speas Cedar Rapid Aassippi Valley McCracken Alld Tomson Rice Dixon Potts Bill Schaffer Speas

Old Rose Defeats Cedar Falls High on Stiff Late Rally

West high defeated Cedar Falls high 23 to 16 in a slow start and faster finish. Sindlinger led West high with strong drives aided by Stimson and Miller. Ferguson and Hauser stood out among reserves as West high preserved the lead, while Williard and Leslie sparked Cedar Falls’ effort.

West High Cedar Falls High Cedar Falls Lindager Williard Stimson A. Miller Sindlinger West Cedar Fall Sarff Ferguson Willj Hauser Pere C. J Potter Burright- Flatts Baxter J. Miller Sindlingers Erguson Kcm

Hair Groom delivers lasting shine and combed style

Greaseless Hair Groom promises a natural gloss that stays in place all day. It absorbs into the scalp so hair remains soft and pliable, giving a well groomed look for business or social occasions. The ad notes a jar price in cents at drugstores.

Fen Cents

Ted Lewis to defend British welter title at Albert Hall

London Feb 15 Ted Lewis will defend his British welterweight title in a six round bout at Albert Hall tonight. He is a slight favorite over Roland Todd a clever boxer who pressured Lewis through twenty rounds to a disputed verdict months ago. Both men in top form. betting even.

London Ted Iid Lewis Albert Hall Roland Todd Todd Even Toone

V A Academy Faces Fairbank Five Tonight

Our Lady of Victory academy tage quintet hosts Fairbank high school five at the academy gym tonight. West High’s second team beat Fairbank by two points last week, suggesting rough competition. Fairbank star guard L Murphy is out for the season with a broken collarbone.

Our Lady of Victory Academy Tage Fairbank High School Academy West High Fairbank L. Murphy

Babe Ruth Heads to Hot Springs for Spring Return

Babe Ruth leaves New York for Hot Springs to work on his swing and regain form ahead of the new season. He will be joined by Ererett Scott, Carl Mays, Wally Schang, Bob Shawkey and Mike MacNally. Ruth hopes to return stronger, saying, I’m coming back this year.

United Press New York Babe Ruth Hot Springs Ererett Scott Carl Mays Wally Schang Bob Shawkey Mike MacNally Ruth Yankee Stadium

Barber Trade Pays Well and Expands Careers

Our graduates are earning good salaries and many run their own shops. Now is the time to learn a trade that is pleasant and profitable. Ja t est methods and equipment make course quickly learned. Our large illustrated catalog is off the press. Write for your copy today. Twin City Barber College 304 Wennenin Ave Minneapolis.

Twin City Barber College Wennenin Ave Minneapolis

East Side Athletic Club Opens to Promote Boxing and Wrestling

The East Side Athletic Club plans its first meeting to elect officers and adopt governing rules. About 20 men have joined. aims include attracting top boxers and wrestlers to revive local rings. Clubrooms at 32415 Fourth Street East are equipped for constant use and endorsements flow from local athletes and notable members.

East Side Athletic Club Indie Waterloo John 11 Horsley Lloyd Huntley William Tinney Ralph Alexander Fourth Street East Low Bolinger Knipp Brothers Ray Howry

Health conference backs university hospital and education bills

Delegates at the Iowa Health conference in Cedar Rapids endorse a 32.5 million state appropriation to accept 4.5 million from the Rockefeller foundation and the general education board for the state university hospital. They urge petitions to the legislature and favor the Sheppard-Towner maternity bill and a physical education bill for health training in public schools. About 200 delegates attend as the conference plans to adjourn tomorrow night.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Health Conference State University Hospital Rockefeller Foundation General Education Board Florence Johnston

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