Trainer Watson Leaves Iowa for Dartmouth
Des Moines reports Jack Watson resigns after eight years as University of Iowa track coach and trainer to take a trainer post at Dartmouth College. Renowned for healing injuries and football player care, Watson also held two world records in track events and had a long career beginning at Grinnell in 1897.
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Des Moines
Jack Watson
University of Iowa
Watson
Dartmouth College
New England
Jess Hawler
Iowa
Lown
State University Athletic Board
Paiacy
Han
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Sim
Ding
Towa
Uvo State
Hawley
Iowas
Jess Hawley
Dartmouth
Hawkeye
Walter Camp
Dublin
Ireland
Grinnell
Town State College
State University
Altho
A Rope of Sand and Nighttime Dreams in Commonplace Verse
A collage of prose and verse notes from Atlantic Monthly lines on dreams in a pillow, blue wings and a talking brown bow, plus commentary on weather, Dancing in Waterloo, and local musings about Hermione and governance in Iowa. The piece blends literary snippets with local observations and social commentary.
Cage contest dates for Big 10 fives
The note lists numerous Big 10 cage match dates with teams, locations, and cities across January through March. Entries include Indiana Ohio in Columbus, Northwestern Purdue in Lafayette, Michigan Illinois in Champaign, Minnesota Chicago in Chicago, and many Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin pairings with dates and venues such as Ann Arbor Madison Evanston Bloomington and Minneapolis.
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Indiana-Ohio
Columbus
Arbor
Indiana
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Northwestern
Purdue
Lafayette
Ohio
Evanston
Chicago-Northwestern
Wisconsin
Madison
Minnesota-Ilinois
Champaign
Bloomington
Minnesota-Northwestern
Bloomigton
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Mnorthwestern Tows
Iowa
Itr
Mason City to Meet Fort Dodge in First High School Wrestling
Mason City and Fort Dodge high schools are set to wrestle at Fort Dodge on January 16 marking what is believed to be the first interhigh wrestling meet in Iowa. Athletic director FP Waters arranged the match after negotiating with Gypsum City officials and coordinating two basketball games the same day. The event follows an Ames tournament invitation and builders a prep mat program under O H Matte and Waters as they prep a team for Ames.
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Mason City
Iowa
Fort Dodge
HE. Waters
Mason City High
Gymsum City
Waters
Iowa State College
Ty Lads
Ames
O. BH. Matte
Matte
Yale Fans Get Only Two Tickets To Big Gridiron Games
New York Jan 5 A new system for Yale Harvard and the Big Three football games cuts Yale applicants to two tickets each for the Yale Harvard matchups and likely all three games next season The change means tickets for the general public go to Cambridge for the Yale Harvard clash while Princeton will play in the bowl With a combined capacity of about 130000 at the bowl and Cambridge along with 34900 extra seats for Princeton Harvard Princeton clashes the ticket plan preserves access for graduates and restricts outsiders The move is seen as balancing student faculty and public interests while keeping the games financially and socially important
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New York
Harvard
Blue Eleven
Yale
Cambridge
Princeton
Ewpablic
Ible
Cornell Opens Season With Iowa On Monday
Mount Vernon Iowa January 5 The Cornell college basketball schedule opens next Monday with Iowa at Iowa City under Coach Sherman Finger. The list includes games against Drake Grinnell Simpson Coe Dubuque Knox and others with dates at Mount Vernon Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Iowe
Iowa City
Sherman Finger
Iowa
Drake
Grinnell
Simpson
Coe
Dubuque
Knox
Galesburg
Rake
Des Moines
Gimpson
Dudbuque
Cedar Rapids
Holy Cross Coach Signed by Giants
New York New York January 5 Jess Burkett coach of the Holy Cross baseball team has signed as coach for the New York Nationals With Hughes Jennings former Detroit manager he will aid Manager Mc Graw in handing recruits Burkett formerly was a Giants member joining the team in 1890 as a pitcher
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New York
N. Y
Jess Burkett
Holy Cross
New York Nationals
Hughes Jennings
Detroit
McGraw
Burkett
Giants
Diteher
West High to Open Season with Training School Scrimmage
Cedar Falls Iowa November 5. West high of Waterloo meets the Teachers college training school five in the Teachers college gymnasium for a 7 30 p m season opener. Coach C W Helsley relies on the same line that finished second in last year’s college tournament with Starbuck Orr Isley Hollis and Davis. Starbuck is captain of the training school quintet. The result hinges on Helsley versus Jay Couch as both teams seek early-season advantage.
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Cedar Falls
Zan
West High
Waterloo
Teachers’ College Training School
Teachers’ College
C. W. Helsley
Hoover
Jesup
Dike
Reinbeck
Helsley
Starbuck
Orr
Isley
Hollis
Davis
Jay Couch
Rose and Black
Teachers” Training School
Dike Consolidated School
Speaker Says His Team Will Repeat In 1921
Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Americans, predicts the Indians will repeat in 1921. He cites last year's success after early setbacks and notes Chicago and New York as strong rivals while asserting Cleveland cannot be beaten by others.
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Speaker
Cleveland. O
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Americans
Indians
White Sox
New York
Boston
Yankees
Chicago
Osage Quintet Opens Year With Two Wins
Osage Iowa January 3 Two more scalps were added to the belt of the Osage Athletic club on New Year's day Reinbeck was their first victim for 1921 as the invaders fell 34 to 12 on New Year's night Waterloo Gasoline Engine company’s team came here January 3 and was defeated 55 to 15 Osage used reserves most of the contest and held a 23 to 6 margin at half time.
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Osage
Reinbeck
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Record Racing Entries for Kentucky Futurity 1923
Nearly 1 100 entries were filed for the Kentucky Futurity 1923, announced by A McEarlocker secretary of the West Chester Racing Association after canvassing Blue Grass County. Harry Payne Whitney leads with nine thousand dollars in entries from New Jersey and Kentucky.
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Associated Press
New York
Kentucky
A. McEarlocker
West Chester
Fourteen Wrestlers Begin Ames Practice for Heavy Schedule
Ames Iowa Jan 5 Fourteen of Coach Charles W Maysers Cyclone wrestling squad reported for first practice since the holidays as the team braces for the heaviest schedule in five years at Ames Wallace the All American center and Richard Barker All Western guard are expected back soon. Captain Birch Shepard Bowen Brown Sogard Redmond Brentzer Groth McKibben Wood Loucks Carruthers Dickerson and Schilling underwent hard workouts under Mayser with Bugs Perkins assisting.
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Ames
Charles W. Mayser
Cyclone
Wallace
Richard Barker
Barker
Birch
Shepard
Bowen
Brown
Sogard
Redmond
Brentzer
Groth
McKibben
Wood
Loucks
Carruthers
Dickerson
Schilling
Mayser
Stiehm
Hoosier
Chicago
West
Chicago to Host Six Day Bicycle Race in January
Chicago announces a six day bicycle race set for January 16 to 22 at the Coliseum. Promoters George H. Young and Gene Sennett, famed for Madison Square Garden shows, assemble twelve top teams including Ray Eaton, Harry Kaiser, Eddie Madden, and foreign riders Alphonse Verraes and the Australian duo Alex McBeath and Cecil Walker. The 144 hour event uses a saucer shaped, 10 lap mile track with continuous racing from Sunday night to Saturday night, awarding winners by a point system.
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Chicago
Colliseum
George H. Young
Gene Sennett
Madison Square Garden
Twenty-second Regiment Armory
New York
Wee
Ray Eaton
Harry Kaiser
Alfred Goullet
King of the Stars
Eddie Madden
Goullet
Jake Magin
Reggie McNamara
Willie * Harney
San Francisco
Willie Kelier
Newark
Cecil Walker
Lantipedes
Jas
Tennis stars begin practice for American open title bid
Philadelphia reports that Jay Gould and other top court tennis players started practice at the Racquet Club for the upcoming American open championship. Gould defends his title against the tournament winner and also holds the world amateur court tennis crown. New York sets boxing admission limits at fifteen dollars for championships and sixteen dollars for ordinary bouts.
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Philadelphia
Jay Gould
Gould
New York
New York State
State Boxing Commission
Bowling Scores Seldom Perfect
Chicago bowlers discuss the scarcity of 300 games across leagues. Pete Howley notes only one perfect score in the first half of the season amid high averages, with pins and luck cited as factors. The piece names early 300s, near-misses, and notable shooters across Chicago alleys and national meets.
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Chicago
Bensinger
Pete
Deacon) Howley
Chicago Bowling Association
Howley
Ben Stell
American J Bowling Congress
Matt Dockendorf
Louis Ullrich
Massey
Bil Mrosek
Bill
A. B.C
Knox
Philadelphia
W. Feltz
Art Diener
Jimmy Smith
C. Corby
Anton Karlicek
R. Anderson
G. Hanson
Hank Marino
Jim Battistino
George Moore
Frank Lady
H. Darling
Girl 13 Challenges All Midget Swimmers in U S
Baltimore January 5 Miss Ena Pettingill 13 year old Baltimore girl who has won prizes in Public Athletic league contests issues a challenge to race any United States midget class girl swimmer up to 100 yards. She is credited with 40 yards in 44.2 seconds.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Ena Pettingill
Public Athletic League
United States
Milwaukee Fans Voyage to See Mitchell Leonard Match
Milwaukee fans sign up for a special train to New York to witness Richie Mitchell face Benny Leonard on January 14. Also reports Leo A. Fohl named manager of the St. Louis Americans, succeeding Jimmy Burke, with a background in Cleveland and the Browns.
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Milwaukee
Mitchell-Leonard
Associated Press
Wis
New York
Richie Mitchell
Benny Leonard
Spanish House to Be Maintained at Towa University
The University of Iowa will run a Spanish house during the 1921 summer session after success with a French house last year. Edith Kelley will direct Casa Espanola with Milt. Foubert and Mile. Szumlanska in charge of the Maison Francaise. Only languages spoken are those indicated, and residences are open to undergrad or grad students. The houses, open to young women registered for the summer term July 13 to July 23, aim to provide immersive language experience through daily use and activities.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Edith Kelley
University
Casa Espanola
Milt. Foubert
Mile. Szumlanska
France
America
Maison Francaise
Auto Thieves Captured in Davenport Case
Davenport January 5 police report a man and girl named Leva Reynolds and Jack Bennett arrested in Chicago yesterday confess to stealing Joe A Lane’s sedan from in front of the Metropolitan 5 to 50 cent store. They will be returned to Davenport for trial.
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Davenport
Leva Reynolds
Jack Bennett
Chicago
Joe A. Lane
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