City Fives Plan Tangle Battle for Supremacy
Waterloo basketball fans await the triangular series pitting Waterloo Business College five against the independent team, with the winner to meet the Waterloo region quintet. Feb 24 is targeted for the opener at the Y M C A gym, as managers debate lineups, officials, and dates amid tense preparations.
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Waterloo
Ufe
Waterloo Business College
Micky McDonald
Legion
Business College
Iowa Beats Ames in Narrow Swim Meet 48 to 19
Iowa City February 16 The Ha ere swimmers defeated Ames 48 to 19 with the university men sweeping most events. Relay, 60 yards, first and second by Shepard and Weidlein. 200 yard breast stroke saw Vereva first with Orcutt second. Plunge for distance won by Forner with Rabach Shepard first. 100 yard dash claimed by Clark with Orcutt second and Norton third.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa City
Haere
Shepard
Weidlein
Griffin
Clark
Orcutt
Vereva
Forne
Ralbach Shepard
Econd
Goodell
Keith
Forner
Norton
Bornton
Smith
Weber
Stoneham maps Giants spring training in Texas
Charles A. Stoneham president of the New York National League club returns from Havana and plans spring training in Texas. Manager Ric Ralghraw will depart for San Antonio on March 2. Stoneham predicts the Giants will win the pennant this season with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati as the toughest rivals.
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Havana
Associated Press
New York
Charles A. Stoneham
New York National Feacue Baseball Club
Giants
Texas
Ric Graw
Cuba
San Antonio
Stonehim
Pittsburg
Cincinnai
Ignorant Essays On The Japan Question In 1921 Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue labeled Ignorant Essays by J P Mee Evo oy discusses business, America for Americans, and immigration. Characters debate foreigners including Japanese, with cautious stance on keeping outsiders out, amid a closing farewell and a dated tone from 1921 Associated Editors.
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America
Associated Editors
Connie Mack Hopeful But May Not Win Pennant
Philadelphia Feb 16 United Press Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, says he cannot predict a pennant win. He aims to build a live club upholding the old Athletics tradition. He rejected trading Joe Dugan and plans to take 35 players to spring training in Lake Charles, with 20 veterans under watch for regular positions.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Athletics
Coanie Mack
Joe Dugan
Lake Charles
Husband objects to will to claim dower right
Thorson Brown, 97 year old surviving husband of Syvlenda Jane Brown, rejects provisions of the will which cut him off with 10 cents. He seeks his dower interest in the estate valued at more than $80,000. The will, filed for probate, leaves the residue to Mrs. Brown's son Charles Eimer from a previous marriage. The estate includes two quarter section farms in Sphinx county, South Carolina, and substantial personal property.
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Atlantic
Thorson Brown
Syvlenda Jane Brown
Cubs Sign New Prospects as Training Camp Opens
Feb 16 report notes President Veeck receiving contracts from Alexander Speeman Clar en E Twombly and William Earl Marriott, young players eager to win a berth under Manager Evers. Freeman Hurler, right handed, stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 376 pounds, seen by Scout Jack Doyle in Beau mont, Tex. Treated as a top prospect. Mariott and Twombly previously with Cubs, may need more proving before uniform. Turner Barber and John Kelleher submitted contracts, signaling no holdout by Cubs.
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Chisago
Byer
Eck
Cubs
Pasadena
Cal
Alexander V. Speeman
Claren EL Twombly
Wiliam ‘Earl Mariott
Jon
Evers
Freeman
Jack Doyle
Beaumont
Tex
Neec
Gany Price
Doyle
Mariott
Twombly
Miny
Dagis
Berta
Turner Barber
John Kelleher
Cub
Veeck
College High Triumphs Over Tigers In Cedar Falls
In Cedar Falls Feb 16 College high edged the Tigers 28 to 16 in a hard fought Cedar Falls high gym game. Starbuck Hollis Orr and Davis sparked College high while Captain Ross led Cedar Falls with Shillinglaw and Andrews. The crowd saw a steady College high surge from an early 7 to 1 halftime deficit to secure the victory.
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Cedar Falls
College High
Tigers
Cedar Falls High
A.C. Repp
Helsley
Altho
College High Five
Ross
Bedlam
Tiger
Ide
Holtis
Davis
Cole
Orr
Starbuck
Ross J
Shillinglaw
Hollis
wWal- Mace
Andrews
Williard
Shearer
Christofferson
Bailey
Thye and Clapham Wrestle to Draw
Thye world middleweight champion and Clapham world light heavyweight holder wrestled two hours to a draw in Portland Oregon. Each took one fall. Thye won the first fall in 42 minutes 40 seconds with an arm scissors. Clapham won the second fall after 55 minutes 19 seconds with a bad scissors and head lock.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Ted Thye
Sam Clapham
Seither
Thre
Clapham
Teacher Cagers to Play Last Home Game Tomorrow
The State Teachers college eagers host Iowa Wesleyan in their final home game as coach Doseff’s team, 50 percent stronger since the earlier loss, aims to rebound from a recent setback to Dubuque University and finish the season on a high note before traveling to Fayette to face Upper Iowa.
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Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant Five
Tyan Doseff
Old Gold and Purple
Dubuque University
Gold and Purple Warriors
Lennox
Doseff
Towa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Methodists
Wrestling Matches Arranged at I. A. T. C. Tonight
Cedar Falls Feb 16 first wrestling cards at the Iowa State Teachers College offered for basketball fans tomorrow night two events. Carl Holder of Waterloo meets Chris Scott Marcus and Henry Owen of Shell Rock mix with Earl Alexander of Lancaster Mo in middleweight bouts. These four grapplers are among many who have trained on mats this winter and the sport's popularity at Teachers College is rising with intercollegiate plans for next year.
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Independent Sive
Business College
Washington
Bruce Gates
Doughty ‘Business College Five
Elmer Cebn
Gates
McDonald
Gates and Cohn
Citr
Ceach Cohn
Cedar Falls
Landis
Dickson
Haselman
Allen
Cohn
Leonard
Jenkins
Himer
Gibson
Knight
Burnham
Forrester
la Porte
College Five
Hutchison
Legion Squad
McDonald's Gladiators
Iowa State Teachers College
Jeu
Teachers College
Oklahoma in Mat Bouts With Ames
Oklahoma in mat bouts with Ames at Ames on Friday night as the Cyclones face the champions of the south. Oklahoma aims to score points despite injuries to Schilling and Wood and possible replacements Brentzer and Sheyard, while Barker recovers from a badly wrenched ankle and is expected to compete Friday.
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Ames
Okahoma
Cyclone
Oklahoma
South
Birmingham
Nebraska
Schilling
Mest
Wood
Marser
Oaklandmans
Brentzer
Sheyard
Dick Barker
School Board Bars Lowell High Trip to Chicago Meet
San Francisco Feb 16 The board of education vetoed the Lowell high school team trip to the national interscholastic meet at the Illinois Athletic Club in Chicago March 3. The board called the trip improper and blocked the boys from pursuing the athletic competition.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Val
Board of Education
Lowell High
Illnois Athletic Club
Chicago
Terescneo
Tigers Leader Praises Bob Jones After Decline
Maicagio February report notes Bobby Jones, called sacker of the Detroit chain, praising Cobb as popular and likely to guide the Detroit team to better heights after a season judged below potential.
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Maicagio
Bobby Jones
Detroit
Jangaletrs
Manaapon
Jones
Tigers
Cobb
He Wiill
Pair horseshoe pitchers enter tourney for title
In St. Petersburg Florida Miss Marjorie Voorhees holder of the women’s national horseshoe pitching title travels to defend her crown amid growing field. Akron’s Tone Fillmore 11 years younger than Voorhees and runner up at the midsummer Ohio tourney is training at Williams Park lanes for the third annual event to run the week of February 21. Fillmore is mentored by ex national champion Fred M Brust of Columbus Ohio.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Marjorie Voorhees
Sunshine City
Tone Fillmore
Akron
Miss' Voorhees
Ohio
Beaurepaire wins Australian three quarter mile title
Australian swimmer F. E. Beaurepaire won the three quarter mile championship at Hobart by 18 yards ahead of Lady Langer of San Francisco and Hawaii. Beaurepaire posted a time of 19 minutes 48 4 5 seconds. The report notes that nickel coins circulate in Ceylon Uranda India and Nigeria among other British possessions.
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Hobart
Tasmanya
F. E. Beaurepaire
Australia
Lady Langer
San Francisco
Hawaii
Beaurepaire
Ceylon
Uranda
India
Nigeria
Southern U6 All Set Up For Big Leaguers
Houston Feb 16 Southern U S A is all set for the big leaguers. The diamond is shaped by imported groundkeepers the grandstand repaired knotholes boarded up and the town hotel spruced up for athletes from the north who demand three squares a day. Chambers of commerce arrange a banquet for the big leaguers and the Ladies Aid society feeds the banqueters. Texas with seven clubs expects to see at least one big leaguer from every major circuit while Louisiana and Arkansas and Florida aim for several clubs. San Antonio Shreveport Little Rock fans get two teams each as Yanks Dodgers Pirates Red Sox Giants Tigers vie for games.
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United Press
Houston
Tex
U. 5
S. A
Tucker
Chambers of Commerce
Ladies’ Aid Society
Texas
Louisiana
Babe Ruth
Arkansas
Florida
San Antonio
Shreveport
Little Rock
Yanks
Dodgers
Pirates
Red Sox
Giants
Tigers
Kentucky Derby attracts entry of 125 thorou breds
Louisville reports entries for the Kentucky Derby for three year olds at a mile and a quarter closed last night at Churchill Downs. Between 125 and 159 owners are expected to enter thorou bg horses. The Derby carries 50000 in added money with 1000 to second, 5000 to third and 2000 to fourth place. Winner’s estimated value ranges from 35000 to 40000.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Kentucky Jockey Club
Iowa track mentor grooms squads for Illinois dual
Iowa Citr. Feb. 16. Coach G. T. Bresnahan of the Iowa track team plans to use the new armory on the west side campus for sprinters runners and hurdlers beginning this week The basement of the men's gymnasium will be used for jumping and vaulting Final trials for a place on the team to go to Illinois will be held in the new armory next Saturday Preliminary races were run Saturday to gauge potential performers No times were announced and no candidates were eliminated
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Iowa Citr
G. T. Bresnahan
Iowa
West Side
Breshakan
Illinois
New Armory
Sheckard Signs With League of All
Lancaster PA February revival at First Methodist Church Columbia PA sees James T Sheckard a famed Cubs outfielder step to the altar first as evangelist calls for confessions of faith He says he wants to do the right thing and join a league where doing right counts most
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Lancaster
James T. Sheckard
Chicago Cubs
M. E. Church
Columbia
Sheckard
Jim
National amateurs win balk line billiard title in Dowagiac
Dowagiac Michigan champion Charles Heddon defeats Peter Collins of Chicago in the national amateur 18.2 balk line billiard championship. The Himes Cafe team wins the five man championship at the International Bowling tournament in Fort Worth. Joe Lynch declines to box Dick Griffith due to Griffiths overweight, but crowds force a four two minute rounds exhibition.
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Cleveland
Charles Heddon
Dowagiac
Mich
Peter Collins
Chicago
St. Maul
Minn
Himes Cafe
Fort Worth
Tex
Joe Lynch
Dick Griffith
Griffith
Waterloo Lad Beats Des Moines Fighter in Cedar Rapids Go
Waterloo Lad fighting as Bob Lacy defeated Henry Jones of Des Moines by unanimous decision in Cedar Rapids last night in a semi windup bout. Melichar was knocked out in the first round of a 10 round main. Amons beat Melichar early with a right, while Lacy’s two knockdowns in the third sealed the win.
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Waterloo Lad
Des Moines Fighter
Cedar Rapids
Paul Ailes
Waterloo
Bob Lacy
Henry Jones
Des Moines
Archie Amons
Marshalltown
George Melichar
Melichar
Amons
Cin
Lacy
Jones
Frank Boyle Rebuilding Cedar Rapids Baseball Team
Frank Boyle, Cedar Rapids club boss, names players likely to make the 1922 roster after selling last season’s stars. Key returnees include Jenkins and Larmore, with LeBeau injured. new signees include Hammer, Fikerle, Hart, Durkin, Browne, MccDonwell, Flemming, and outfielders Robinson Reichle Siebold Michaels. Spring practice begins April 15 with Moline as opener. locals expect a pennant run.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar ‘Rapids
Frank ‘Boyle
Seaso
Jenkins and Larmore
LeBeau
Riley
Sewell
Bunnies
Clink
Jenkins
Larmore
Boyle
Harry Hammer
Georgia Fikerle
White Sox
Herb Harter
The
Brush
Illinois
Jimmy Durkin
Bob Browne
Fort Dodge
Carl MccDonwell
H. Flemming
Lost Nation
Robinson
Reichle
Sioux City
George Siebold
Ralph Michaels
Whitey
Alperman
Brooklyn
Art Rein
Burlington
Wis
al Esser
Hartford
Leo Chopek
Iowa City Independents
Walter Sitter
A. P. Schotten
Oak Park
H. A. Holselaw
Omaha
West Side
Moline
Doyle to Lead Leafs as Second Baseman Not Bench Manager
New York Feb 16 Larry Doyle new manager of the Toronto International League team announced spring training in Columbus Georgia and said he would play second base, refuting reports he would serve merely as a bench manager.
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New York
Larry Doyle
Columbus
Doyle
Norman Ross Sets Two World Records in 1000 Yard Swim
Norman Ross of the Timiois A. C., Chicago, swam the 1000 yard event in four minutes 49 45 seconds to establish two world records. The prior record stood at four minutes 36 seconds. The report comes from Detroit via United Press. The item also includes an unrelated Grove’s laxative advertisement for relief from headaches caused by colds.
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United Press
Detroit
Norman Ross
Timiois A. C
Chicago
Grove
Texas
E. W. Grove
Hawkeye relay festival and track plans at Iowa
University of Iowa announces new track activities supervised by Coach George T Bresnabhan with athletics board approval. The program includes the first Hawkeye relay festival an indoor spring event, a Hawkeye run around Thanksgiving with prizes, intercollegiate and interclass meets, O T C company contests, freshmen vs sophomores outcomes, and telegraphic meets with Northwestern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Iowa ‘City
University of Iowa
George T. Bresnabhan
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Willard to Fight Dempsey or Quit the Game Again
Willard declares he will not meet Fred Fulton or other top contenders before the Dempsey title bout on Labor Day. He calls Fulton no fighter and vows he will quit if he cannot face Dempsey, defending his status as former champion and questioning money motives behind other challenge fights. He recalls past demands and asserts he is not broke.
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Willard
Los Angeles
California
Californa
Lawrence, Kay
Jass Willard
Aday
Fred Fulton
Jack Dempsey
Fulton
Dempssey
Jeffries
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
New
Former Iowa Falls Men Merge Banks at Flagstaff Arizona
T E Pollock and M I Powers prominent Iowa Falls residents figure in a major bank merger at Flagstaff Arizona The Citizens Bank of Flagstaff merges with Arizona Central Bank to form the Arizona Central Bank with M I Powers as president Pollock retires from active role but stays on board of directors
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Iowa Falls
Flagstaff, Ariz
T. E. Pollock
M. I. Powers
Flagstaff
Ariz
Arizona? Central Bank of
Flagstar
Pollock
Citizens Bank
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Japan
Connie Mack
Ford
George McManus
Tric
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Bell
Thye
School Board
Bob Jones
Jim Sheckard
Sport Fuashes
Frank Boyle
LEAFS
Wangler
Dempsey
L. E. Glaza Tin Shop
Commercial St
Percy
Leavitt & Johmson Bank
Towa
DR. Waterbury
Edwin, T. Jaynes
Franklin St
Northwest
A. C. Willford
Lafayette Street
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