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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1928
Page
4
Bobo Baxter and Thornton Blake headline a Washington Birthday celebration with patriotic speeches and recitations as citizens display care and festivity. The event honors local heritage and features notable community figures delivering brief talks amid civic pride.
New York and Illinois athletic clubs clash at Madison Square Garden in the National A A U Indoor Championships with Olympic talent and star sprinters like Locke Bussey Scholz and Ray among the entrants. Locke cannot compete due to residence rules. he may run unattached. Carr Rayon? likely winner in pole vault with Hahn uncertain. The 1924 clash ended in controversy, prompting relay limits for clubs in future events.
Ames Courier reports Lindus Caulum of Sioux City, captain of the Towns State track team and holder of the Missouri Valley half mile record, has been sick and left school to regain strength. He plans to return for outdoor track in spring quarter and may debut at the Texas and Rice Institute relays. His absence weakens the two mile squad, which recently beat the University of Town and lowered the two mile record at the E. S. A. meet.
Los Angeles Feb 22 L R Ross manager of Santiago Zorilla featherweight from Tacoma announced he wired 2500 to the New York Athletic Commission as the basis of a challenge to Tony Canzoneri the 128 pound champion. Zorilla has 52 victories in 55 starts. Pinkie George leaves Des Moines for Little Rock to train for Mickey Gill bout March 27.
Local prep basketball action in Iowa includes West Union and Charles City clinching Northeast Town conference titles. Charles City defeated Decorah to cap the season and Osage hosts the final game. New Hampton beat Nashua 83 to 11 in a one sided clash with strong defense and scoring bursts through the game.
Nine teen dog teams and as many experienced mushers gathered for the annual Ashton dog derby over 25 miles. Thousands watched as Bill Trids and Ted Kent, with Earl Kimball and Howard Sally, were among entrants. St. Anthony's Sally led a Trude string. Venita Calonge, 17, fields an Ashton team. A $1,000 prize awaits the winner with the race set to start at 2 15 p m CST.
Sammy Mandell the lightweight champion and Jackie Fields of California tuned for a 10 round title clash at the Coliseum in Chicago. Experts expect a hard match, noting Fields weighed about five pounds more and previously beat Mandell in a 12 round decision last year while Mandell has reigned nearly two years.
Aston Ia Feb 22 The LeMars hockey team defeated the fast local squad 6 to 2 in a hard fought season game. The two rivals shined in the Sioux City ice carnival. a doubleheader is planned with LeMars and Sioux City Elks later this week. Sioux City plans to build a large steel rink to be ready for first ice this fall. Yankton S C organized two new teams with hopes of matches from 100 miles away next winter.
Sydney, Feb 22. Luck Crawford the 19 year old Sydney tennis player is hailed by Jean Borotra as undoubtedly coming world champion. In two recent matches Borotra won one and Crawford the other. Borotra calls Crawford the chief Australian hope to restore tennis glory of Patterson, Anderson, Hawkes and Wood.
New York Feb 22 Leo Lom ski of Aberdeen Washington and Joe Sekura of Dayton Ohio have been matched for a one round bout at Madison Square Garden on March 30. The winner earns a title shot against Tommy Loughran likely in Yankee Stadium in June. Loughran recently returned from a Caribbean cruise and reiterated his policy of facing any challenger.
A vintage spring training reminiscence describes rookies arriving with quirky gear and oldtimers plotting practical jokes. It recalls Ed Almquist the Chicago pitcher with minimal baggage, Rob Russel wearing a patent contraption to steady his toe crease, and Harry Grabiner noting early wardrobe tricks.
Our Lady of Victory academy basketball team defeated St. John’s High of Independence here last night 27 to 16. Coach Eddie Sims of Waterloo used 10 players with a 14-11 halftime lead for the home team. Horan led Q. L. V. A. in scoring while Sullivan starred for Independence.
New York report states the world champion Yankees will avoid holdout issues by signing stars to two and three year contracts. The latest to be secured is Wiley Moore, a key relief pitcher from the recent world series, who agreed to a two year deal with a substantial salary raise.
The Associated Press reports a varied boxing night with many results. Winners include Chuck Wiggins from Kansas City who defeated Jimmy Byrne of Louisville by 10 rounds, and Meyer Grace of Chicago who outpointed Jiminy Jar from Tulsa in 1 round. Other outcomes list Joe Anderson of California beating AP Webster of Montana by seven rounds, Tommy Crowley from Pittsburgh defeating Danny Rudd of Terre Haute in eight rounds, and Miekey Gill of Chicago defeating Kid Williams of Wilmington in ten rounds. Additional bouts feature Ray Rychel from Chicago stopping by forfeiting in four rounds and Nobbie Williams of New York outpointing Joe acko of Toledo by ten rounds.
Daytona Beach Fla Feb 22 Three of the most powerful cars ever built prepare for speed trials with hopes of surpassing 210 mph Napier Bluebird driven by Capt Malcolm Campbell recently set a one mile record near 207 mph The big Triplex owned by J M White of Philadelphia and Frank Lockhart in the Stutz Blackhawk are the other contenders Lockhart missed yesterday due to clutch trouble Races sanctioned by the A A A run through Thursday night with records to be pursued today or tomorrow.
In Quebec on the final day Emil B. Goddard kept a slim edge as the Quebec dog derby entered its last races. Leonard Seppala and his Alaskan huskies pressed hard, cutting Saint Goddard’s ten minute cushion to within about forty seconds after Seppala won the second lap and finished strong yesterday.
Charles City Feb 22 A checker tournament at the Y.M.C.A. drew strong attention with a list of contestants and standings led by Roy Strong and Jahn Lidd. The event featured several games played last evening as contenders from Nora Springs Rudd and Des Moines participated. Also announced were plans for a two state wide heavyweight boxing tournament to crown a mythical champion.
Olympic prospect Ralph Lupton of Toledo, star lightweight at Northwestern, dominates his matches in the Big Ten and Western Conference, aiming for New York Olympic tryouts. He holds the Central A A U title and is a former National A A U champion.
Bird's Independent girls basketball team will face Jesup High tonight at 8 p m in the Forum. Expected Bird starters include Bird and Holman at forward Clark at center Steege or Witches at side center Kortemeyer and O Conner or Brodie listed as guards.
Scores show mixed results with teams such as Simpson 47 Des Moines University 30 and Grand View 17 Conception 30. Catholic Junior College 13, Creighton 55, South Dakota 26, Loyola Chisago 37, Dakota Wesleyan 48. High variability across small colleges and high school teams.
New York February 22 The Flying Parson Harold Cutbill returns to board track after six years idle. Reinstated after 1923 ineligibility he races 800 meters at the Masonic meet tonight. Field includes Pinkey Sober Francis McCloskey and Eddie Swinburne with Cutbill last seen in March 1922.
Tulsa Oklahoma February 22 The Oklahoma Jockey Club claims exclusive membership and begins a $400,000 racing plant at Edgewood Park just outside Tulsa. The facility will feature a one mile turf track, 12 000 seating, stables for 600 horses and two polo fields. Fall racing meeting is set for October 6 with dates arranged to attract Thoroughbred horses migrating between winter and summer circuits.
Ackley Independents lost a hair raising game to Union at Union 22 to 19. Ackley led until the final minutes of play. Union has lost only two games in 25 starts this season. Ackley meets Aplington Independents here tonight.
New York Feb 22 world light heavyweight champion Tom Loughran says he will not defend his title for at least three months. He has returned from a West Indies cruise and plans to fight the winner of the Leo Lomski Joe Sekyra elimination bout on March 30. If a Tunney bout materializes in June it could delay the title tour until July.
In Denver the Greyhound Racing association leaders including L. G. Trockmorton were found guilty of operating an institution for promoting games of chance. They received 30 days in Jefferson County jail and a $100 fine each, with 30 days stay of execution for appeal to the state supreme court.
John Deere defeated Smith Lichty and Hillman 22 to 9 in an inter league game. Silvers beat Co B 21 to 11. Campbell Bakery won over Repass Auto 27 to 16. Indoor league action summarized from Forum play.
At Hot Springs Ark the Gleats advance guard trains with McGraw staying rigid over second base in Giants camp. Mel Ott is singled out as utility outfielder and pinch hitter. Wiley Moore signs a two year Yankees deal likely with a raise over last year’s 5000. Hornsby takes field captain role for Braves and trains with Slattery in St Petersburg asserting no special vendetta against the Giants.
Philadelphia February 22 Ray Conger Illinois A C star and recent conqueror of Lloyd Mann and Dr Otto Peltzer won the presidents trophy at the Meadow Brook games feature beating Pinkie Sober Holy Name club in the 600 yard run after leading early. Eddie Swinburne New York A C won the second heat and placed third in the final.
William Wrigley Jr., owner of the Cubs, inspected the training camp at Catalina Island, Cal, and declared the club’s 1928 pennant hopes look good. He gave the squad a once over and expressed optimism about their prospects.
Edison teams split results with the Cubs 1 to 5 for Edison’s first team losing to Edison Cubs and the Lions defeating the Tigers 5 to 4 in cage games at the Edison school gym last night.
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