Engine Makers Defeat Orange in Hard Fought Basketball Game
The Waterloo Gas Engine team defeated the Orange township five last night by 29 to 20 in a tightly contested game at East High. Barr led for Waterloo with five field goals and Day sparked Orange with two early points from fouls and a field goal. TheEngine makers surged late, pulling ahead as Glotfelty and Stewart contributed, while Day kept Orange close with a late rally. Referee Kapler officiated.
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Hank Gowdy May Not Play in Boston This Season
Rumors say Hank Gowdy may be traded from the Braves before the 1920 season as Boston deliberates a major roster shakeup. Grant plans to revamp the club, and Gowdy, once a war era hero, could fetch strong offers as morale in Boston slumped after a difficult 1919 campaign.
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Hank Gowdy
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Western conference basketball opens with Northwestern at Minnesota
The Western Conference championship season begins tonight in Minneapolis as Northwestern visits Minnesota. Expected strong showings across the Big Ten include Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan with Chick Harley joining Ohio State. Chicago Northwestern Minnesota Indiana and Purdue are noted as formidable contenders with early season prospects bright.
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Northwestern
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Chick” Harley
Indiana
Purdue
Grinnell schedules heavy basketball slate with 12 games
Grinnell college announces a 12 game basketball card, 10 Missouri Valley, opening next Tuesday with Penn at Grinnell. The schedule features Drake Ames Washington Kansas teams and rivals, with talks ongoing to add Coe and Cornell.
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Pesek to Meet Stecher After Narrow Wins in Omaha
John Pesek of Shelton Nebraska earned the right to face Joe Stecher on January 18 in Omaha by defeating Steve Savage in straight falls at the Coliseum. Pesek used toe locks to win the first fall in 1 27 42 and again in the second 15 96, dominating with the toe hold as Savage signaled defeat.
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Omaha
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Stecher
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Jockey Club Distributes Large Charitable Funds
Louisville January 3 The Kentucky Jockey Club distributed 10000 to charities in Louisville Lexington and Covington and declared seven percent on preferred and three percent on common stock profits Five thousand dollars was given to the agriculture department University of Kentucky to promote horse breeding The Jockey Club controls tracks at Louisville Covington and Lexington.
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University of Kentucky
Jockey Club
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Belding Decides Return or West Point For Iowa End
Iowa fans await Lester Belding the University of Iowa Mason City right end to choose between entering West Point next year or returning to the Hawkeyes. Belding nominated by Senator Kenyon to West Point has not yet stated his decision. He earned All-Conference and All-Western honor mentions. Captain William S. Kelly said he would not accept a West Point appointment.
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University of Iowa
Jack Britton to Meet English Welterweight Champion
New York reports say welterweight champion Jack Britton will fight the winner of Kid Lewis and Johnny Basham for the English title this month. English promoters offered Britton 12 500 to box in London. In March he reportedly received 20 000 from C B Cochrane to box the Lewis Basham winner.
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New York
Jack Britton
America
Kid Lewis
Johnny Basham
Britton
Box
London
C. B. Cochrane
Lewis- Basham
Russ Wrestler Wins Bout With Root Hold on Beard
A wrestling match at a January carnival near Vladi vostok featured two bearded Russian entrants suspected of Bolshevik sympathies. After an hour, a spectator seized a beard, executed a foot hold, and floored the opponent who then won the prize, a safety razor, under K of C auspices.
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Give Us Some Oldtime Featherweights
Ed Hughes surveys the sport’s great featherweights, praising Dixon and Kilbane while weighing how they would fare against era icons like Me Govern Attell and Ab Attell. The piece argues Kilbane’s long reign compares with past legends, noting Dixon’s wealth of skill and limited injuries as a benchmark for greatness.
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Young Corbett
Kilbane
Terry
Abe Attell
Nelson
Abé
Attell
Freddy Welsh
Jem Driscoll
Wizard
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Eller Quits Diamond Game to Work in Coal Mining
Danville Ill Jan 3 Hod Eller pitcher for the Cincinnati Nationals has quit the mound to become assistant manager of a coal mining company He may play this season but says if he does it will be his last and he will return to mine duties He has long sought to be a business man and learn the coal business Last year he won 21 games for Richmond helping the club rise from last to pennant contention
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Ill
Hod" Eller
Cincinnati Nationals
Eller
New Haven
Chief Bender Signs To Pilot and Pitch in New Haven
Philadelphia reports Charles Albert Bender, who managed the Richmond club in the previous season, has signed to pilot and pitch for a team in New Haven. The move signals a shift for the former star, with expectations of leadership and strong pitching impact in the club’s upcoming campaigns.
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Chief Bender Wilds
Pepcil
New Haven
Philadelphia
Charles Albert Bender
Richmond
Chubbie Murphy Calls For Baseball System Change
Charles Murphy, former Cubs owner, denounces the current baseball system as unbusinesslike and urges changes to align with sound business practices. He notes Ruppert Frazee and Comiskey push for reform against Ban Johnson, predicting a revolution but contending the sport will benefit. Murphy says he has no axe to grind and remains invested in better conditions for the game.
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Charles
Ruppert
Frazee
Comiskey
Ban Johnson
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Murphy
Ruppert and
Gabs
Rappart
Alberta Caledonian Curling Association Announces 3500 Prize
Calgary January 3 The Alberta Caledonian Curling Association offers a prize list valued at 3500 for the annual provincial banspiel starting January 19. It promises the most elaborate silver and cutglass display for a similar event in the dominion with ties from Winnipeg to Vancouver anticipated.
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Alta
Alberta Caledonian Curling Association
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Winnipeg
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