Cadock quits wrestling to farm after World War I
Des Moines reports Earl Caddock former heavyweight champ of the Eighth Division heads home from France. A bulletin says he will retire from wrestling, marry and farm in Wyoming, with wife opposing further matches despite $80,000 earnings last year. He left Lagney for officer training but armistice stopped the course.
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Earl Caddock
France
Camp Doiger
News Service
Caddock
Wyoming
Gaddock
Sstch
Lagney
Paris
S&th
Grandcourt
Des Moines Club Plans for This Western League Season
Des Moines Western League club plans for the season are ready with Jack Coffey returning as manager for a third year. The roster largely matches 1918, with Musser Dressen Delburn in pitching and outfielders Shanley Murphy Cass. Catching may feature Chic Breen or John Walker. infield positions assign Tes Hassbrook Cof fex Ewald Hartford. President Tom Fairweather calls the lineup the strongest in the Western circuit.
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Tom Fairweather
Llasbrook
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Ewald
Hartford
Shanley
Murphy
Cass
Musser
Dressen
Delburn
Stark
Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn
Fairweather
Mathewson Returns From Chemical Corps Duty In France
Captain Christy Mathewson, former Cincinnati manager, key figure in the army chemical welfare service, has arrived back in America from France. He served with the 28th division near Tow and described war’s harsh fortunes, noting many players may not return for season openers. He spoke on French attitudes toward baseball and shared light anecdotes about gas school colleagues at Chaumont and two Americans halting traffic by posing as a catcher.
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Boston
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Mathewson
Sherman
France
Baseball Club
Ping
Zimmerman Signs a Giant Compound
New York February 19 Heinie Zimmerman has signed a Giant contract becoming the fourth veteran to return to duty. Eleven contracts have been signed overall with seven recruits to join. By week’s end Hal Chase should be established as a Grant? asset. Pat Moran, the manager, travels to New York to finalize the deal on arrival.
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Heinie
Zimmerman
Hal Chase
Grant Ji
Pat Moran
Dempsey Arrives in New York to Sign Willard Bout
Jack Dempsey arrives in New York to sign articles for the heavyweight title fight with Jess Willard. Dempsey will receive 27500 dollars as his share of the purse.
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Jack Dempsey
New York
Jess Willard
Dempsey
Kentucky Derby Entries Close March 1 for 1919 Derby
Entries for the 1919 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs close March 1. May 10 race date will draw more starters than last year as trainers evaluate yearlings. Notable contenders include Eternal and Billy Kelly, with Billy Kelly backed by Commander Z. E. TL. Ross. Other potential entrants include Sweep-On and a list of horses such as Purchase, War Pennant, Under Fire, Toto, Drummond, and Delica among others.
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Churchill! Downs
Wseoba
Sun Briar
Eternal
Billy Kelly
New York
Z. E. TL. Ross
Laurel
Schuttinger
Lunsford
Schut+ linger
Commander Ross
Sweep
Purchase
War Pennant
Under Fire
Toto
Drummond
Passing Shower
Col. Livingston
Batter Cake
Delica
C Taylor
Dunborne
Lord Ghion
Pen Rose
Queen
Comisky Engaged for Semi Windup Fight
Tommy Comisky of St. Paul has been signed to meet Lford Huntley of Waterloo in an eight round windup at the Waterloo theatre on Friday night February 28. The card also features Winke versus Duffy in a ten round bout. Comisky trains under Mike Gibbons and is praised for speed and skill.
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St. Paul
Lford
Speed
Huntley
Waterloo
Waterloo Theatre
Winke
Jark Duffy
Comisky
Mike Gibbons
Joe Jackson May Get Riding From Bleacher Sector
Chicago Feb 19 The fate of Joe Jackson with the White Sox hinges on public reception to his return after a year away to work in a shipyard and support two wives. Owner Comiskey dodges direct comment while sport writers praise his star power but fear backlash and uncertain team plans for the opening game this spring.
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South Side
Joe Jackson
Comiskey
White Sox
Jackson
Conskey
Reems
Stan
Sox
Athletic Board Loses a Member
Fort Dodge reports the death of William F. Blakely a longtime Fort Dodge principal and a 12 year member of the state high school board of control on athletics He died after complications from surgery following a month long illness Other board members are George E Marshall and E Henley Blakely was a former Clarion football coach and Iowa State alumnus with past football team ties.
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William F. Blakely
George E. Marishall
Davenport
E. Henley
Grinnell
Fort Dodger
Blakely
Clarion High School
State Univer of Iowa
Hill Set to Wrestle Sampson in Waterloo Bout
Hill, a light heavyweight title contender, meets Young Sampson of Chicago Monday at the Waterloo theatre. The match promises a strong test as Helmer Myre stands as the only recent champion to defeat Hill. Sampson is described as fast and clever from Chicago, with both men in top condition for an exciting clash.
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Young Sampson
Chicago
Waterloo Theatre
Hill
Helmer Myre
Tie
Fannettes Can Help Ball Games in Milwaukee
Clarence Rowland new Milwaukee club owner in the American Association supports a ladies day each week across the circuit saying presence of women will lead to a cleaner and better sport in baseball.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Clarence Rowland
American Association
Leslie Mann Cubs in Letter to Friends
Leslie Mann and the Chicago Cubs figure in a brewing dispute after Mann claimed changed terms and a pay cut in a letter to a Chicago paper. Vice President Veeck defends the club, stating Mann's salary remains the same and no retrenchment from players is planned.
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Chicago
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Aro Mann
Cubs
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Veeck
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Pasadena
Indianapolis Pacers Challenge Set for $15,000 Purse
Indianapolis Feb 19 Fifteen thousand dollars would be the purse for a matched race between pacers if three owners accept Fred Cline's challenge. Cline owns Verne Patchen and proposes $2,500 per horse with an extra $5,000 added to reach $15,000, hoping to stage the race in Cleveland during the first week of the Grand Circuit season around July 7.
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Indianapolis
Fred Cline
Cline
Verne Patchen
Cleveland
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by Orugeists
Advertisement promises quick cure for piles with PANO OINTMENT refund if not cured. Claims itching, bleeding, protruding piles relieved. soothes irritation and aids sleep after first use. Price listed as 60 cents.
The Bird of Paradise at Waterloo Theatre
Theatrical notices celebrate Rich ard Walton Tullys Hawaii inspired play The Bird of Paradise with Florence Rockwell and lush scenery at Waterloo Theatre Tuesday Feb 25. Also summaries for Crystal and Palace showings star Fairbanks veterans in Arizona and Marguerite Clark in The Crucible plus Hobbs in a Hurry at Plaza and Garden Theatre lineup with Seaside Belles and Madame Petrova in Silence.
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Florence Rockwell
Waterloo Theatre
the Waterloo
Hobbs
Plaza Theatre
William Russell
George Lee McCandless
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Boxed Boxing Flashes From Cities and Draws
Sport flashes report Joe Ragan won a referee decision over Fred Dyer in 12 rounds in Boston. Hot Springs saw Nate Jordan and BJack Douglas fight to a 10-round draw. In Des Moines Jimmy Hanlon, the Denver lightweight, earned a newspaper decision over Sally Burns in a 10-round bout. Additional notices include real estate and business ad lines from Waterloo and surrounding areas.
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Joe Ragan
Fred Dyer
Hot Springs
Nate Jordan
Bjack Douglas
Des Moines
Jimmy Hanlon
Denver
Sally Burns
School opens classes for wounded soldiers in Chicago
Chicago February 19 The first classes for wounded soldiers in public schools under the board of education opened today at Wendell Phillips High School. Seventy five convalescing men from United States Army Hospital No 32 were assigned to classes in commercial and mechanical work as part of the program.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Education
United States Army Hospital No. 32
Wendell Phillips High School
Iowa State Golf Meet Dates To Be Set This Spring
Cedar Rapids Iowa February 19 The annual championship of the Iowa State Golf association will likely be held in late June or early July at Cedar Rapids Country Club. W H Dunshee secretary treasurer travels to California. Hert McKee forwarded books. The Trans Miss tournament is in St Louis with dates and site for the Western meet undecided. When those are fixed, Iowa dates will be announced, probably June 22 to 28 or June 30 to July 5.
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Iowa State Golf Association
J Country Club
W. H. Dunsnee
Cedar Rapid
Association
California
Hert McKee
Des Moines
Jr. Dunshee
St. Louis
Iowa
Lowell Celebration Opens Centenary Observance
New York Feb 19 The four day centenary celebration of James Russell Lowell’s birth opens tonight under the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A reception at Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler’s home will launch the events with many distinguished literary figures from America and England expected to participate.
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Nea
New York
James Russell Lowell
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
America
England
COPS HUNT SOLDIERS JOBS
Chicago police patrolmen were ordered to canvass employers in their districts for jobs for returned soldiers. The move aims to place veterans in work as part of postwar reintegration efforts.
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Associated Press
Chicago
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