East High Opens Season with Dominant 41–23 Win
East High defeated Independence 41 to 23 in Waterloo, led by Capt. Howrey with eight field goals and 25 points by halftime. Parkin and Dean supported the attack as Babcock and Scripture anchored the defense, while coach Louis Kregenski’s squad showed sharp offense and stifling defense throughout the game in the high school gym.
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Waterloo
Independence
Gymnasiam
Altho
Louis Kregenski
Pete Howrey
East
East High
Cant. Howrey
Parkin
Dean
Babcock
Scripture
Éasi Higis
Independence Five
Howrey
Parkins
Kresensky
Breast High
Capt
Gowrey
Kalstembach
Wheeler
Sponer
Penrose
Roseman
Fluke
Mallman
Tate
H C. Christensen
Cedar Falls
Legion Plans to Enter AU Athletic Branches Des Moines
Des Moines AU unit under new officers aims to centralize all sports activities with about 500 members. J. E. Jacobs, appointed athletic director, will supervise football basketball tennis golf and more, coordinating teams and schedules for a strong season. He plans rifle and revolver teams and to use the Grant club building range if attainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Argonne Best
Post
J. E. Jacobs
I. D. Feike
Jacobs
Uiversity of Washington
Albert Jensen
Yunder War
Legion
Grant Club
Cedar Falls Defeats Osage In Thrilling 19 to 14 Match
Cedar Falls defeated Osage 19 to 14 in Cedar Falls Iowa on January 15. Shillinglaw and Ross starred for Cedar Falls with Bailey at center and guards Miller and Christoferson. Osage was led by Godfrey and Hithrowds with Reece and Bailey in the forward spots. Andrew and Hogan contributed in scoring with free throws for Cedar Falls. Referee Muirhead, Des Moines.
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Cedar Walls
Osage
Cedar Falls
Shillinglaw
Tigers
Ross
Shillingaw
Shilinglaw
Bailey
Miler
Christoferson
Godfrey
Hithorwands
Angels
Reece
Bailey EU
Hogan
Ange
Andrews
Muirhead
Des Moines
Jack Johnson III Appeals for Parole
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson III, imprisoned in Leavenworth for Mann Act violation, appeared before the parole board this week seeking parole. No decision was announced by the board.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Jack Johnson
Chicago
A Rope of Sand and Other Verses Aboard
A collection of fractured verse fragments and satirical snippets from a New York Times page. The text includes poems about gypsy life and home, a protest against printing pictures, comments on reader interest, political notes about Kendall, and a comic about a butcher. It spans artistic musings and social curiosity with little coherent narrative.
Sandlot Baseball Federation Proposes Midwest Zonal Play
The Associated Press reports that the Sandlot Baseball Federation plans to add Des Moines Lincoln Kansas City and Chicago to its reach. Delegates at the annual convention in Cleveland will discuss a shift from fall elimination series to zone based play culminating in interzone finals. Secretary J F Potts notes demand for intercity competition and aims to minimize railroad travel.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
National Baseball Federation
Des Moines
Lincoln
Kansas City
Chiccazo
Middlewest
West
J. F. Potts
Federaton
Kilbane Arrives in East to Call Promoter Bluff
Johnny Kilbane, world featherweight champion, reached New York from Cleveland to challenge promoter claims about avoiding a title bout. He will fight any contender promoters name within the featherweight limit, with willingness to concede weight to others. Kilbane trained with Steve O Neill and appears fit for action.
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United Press
New York
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Tam
Kilbane
Andy Chaner
Johnny F. Rush
Steve O'Neill
Iowa Athletic Directors Meet to Align Spring Schedules
Iowa City Jan 15 Invitations were mailed by the University of Iowa board of athletics to college and university managers statewide to attend a February 7 meeting in Iowa City. The gathering aims to finalize baseball and track schedules for spring with a post-dinner, Iowa-Minnesota game attendance.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Howard Jones
Towa-Minnesota
Towa Athletic Board
Jefferson Hotel
Carpentier’s Challenge Record Under Scrutiny By El Hughes
Sports cartoonist El Hughes questions Georges Carpentier’s claim as a real fighter noting he has yet to defeat a first class opponent. The piece traces historic challengers like Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons and Johnson, and questions Carpentier’s top level standing and notable fights including a disputed win over Gunboat Smith.
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Carpentier
el Hughes
Georges Carpentier
Sullivan
Paddy
Pompadour
Jim
John L
Dempsey
Willard
Joe Jeanette
Bombardier Wells
Gunboat Smith
Beckett
Levinsky
Jeanette
Wells
Smith
Altha Georges
Descamps
Georges
Bicycle Races to Start Tonight on Chicago Track
Chicago January 15 The Coli seum program opens with the big Sunday bike race set to start at 10 o clock tomorrow night. A 10 mile open scratch race features the 24 riders from the six day race with an interclub Chicago championship one mile race and a professional indoor one mile title. Notable riders include Arthur Spencer Ray Eaton Alfred Goullet and Eddie Madden competing in the four year event.
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Fress
Chicago
Coliseum
Arthur Spencer
America
Ray Eaton
Alfred Goullet
Edldie Madden
Ohio Star Stinchcomb May Play With Pros at Dexter Park
C R Stinchcomb a well known Ohio State star halfback may join the Logan Square lineup for the Staley vs Logan Square game at Dexter Park pavilion Sunday afternoon. Manager Bill Harley of Logan Square has asked the Buckeye to bolster his team if possible.
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Chicago
C. R. Stinchcomb
Staley
Logan Square
Dexter Park Pavilion
Ohio State
Bill Harley
Buckeye
Stinchcomb
Logans
Staleys
Chick’ Harley
Logan Square Ovenager
Chick
Ing
Staley Team Led by Halas to Face Chamberlain Nebr
The Staley squad, from the same organization that won the western professional football title last fall, will feature George Halas as captain and will place him at end opposite Chamberlain of Nebraska.
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Staley
George Halas
Outfit
Chamberlain
Nebraska
Babe Ruth Joins Georgia Hunting Party
New York will see Babe Ruth depart for Georgia hunting grounds on January 16 to pursue deer and wild turkeys. He travels with a large party of huntsmen led by Col. T. L. Huston of the Yankees, aiming to prove his marksmanship as well as his home run power.
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Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Georgia
Col
T. L. Huston
The
Yankees
Thorpe Sold to Toledo Club for 1500 Cash
Akron January 16 Jim Thorpe star Indian athlete and former major league outfielder has been sold to the Toledo American association club for 1500 cash. Thorpe was with Akron last season. The deal was a cash transaction. ILLEGAL HUNTER FINED Butler County man Ernest Bents arrested for pheasant killing and hunting without a license. Pleaded guilty before a justice of the peace at Allison and fined 16 dollars plus 2.50 costs on the first charge and 25 dollars with adjustments on the second, total 6.75.
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Akron. O
Jim Thorpe
Toledo American Association
Thorpe
Akron
Ernest Bents
Butler County
Ed. Chapman
Langford Stops Devare In Seventh Round Knockout
Sam Langford, Boston heavyweight, scored a technical knockout against Bob Devare of Kansas City in the seventh round of a scheduled ten round bout in Portland.
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Portland
Ove
Sam Langford
Boston
Bob Devare
Kansas City
West and Nashua Squads Clash Tonight at Y M C A Gym
West high meets the Nashua team at 8 p m in the Y M C A gym with both sides in strong condition. Cedar Falls scheduling shifts allowed Nashua to bolster its lineup for tonight's Cedar Falls and Waterloo high battles. West high has prepared intensely after a close Cedar Falls game a week earlier, targeting improvements.
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West High
Nashua
Rose and Black Warriors
Nashua Ame
Cedar Falls
East High
J. H. Conch
Waterloo High
Cedar
Iowa Falls Quintets Triumph Over Sheffield Teams
Iowa Falls high school boys win 26 to 20 and girls win 9 to 8 over Sheffield in a hard fought night contest. Sheffield tied the boys late before a substitute Iowa Falls lineup was recalled, preserving the win. Iowa Falls plans to play Eldora next Friday.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls High School
Sheffield
Eldora
Leonard Victor and Benny Leonard Triumph in Madison Square Garden Bout
American committee for devastated France announced $50,000 from the boxing event in which Benny Leonard stopped Richie Mitchell in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden. The bout drew about 14,000 as Leonard earned $40,000 from a $150,000 gate with Mitchell receiving $20,000. Mitchell staggered Leonard in round one but Leonard recovered and finished with a sixth round stoppage amid a galaxy of society spectators.
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Associated Press
New York
France
Benny Leonard
Richie Mitchell
Leonard
Mitchell
Madison Square Garden
Anne Morgan
Billy Gibson
Geonard
Leotard
Richie
Benny
Léonard
Rom Leonard
Bening
M Richie
Very
Sgrogey
Mittchell
Haukop
Paralytic Stroke Hits Former World Champion Stecher
In Omaha Jan 15 former heavyweight wrestling champion Joe Stecher suffers paralysis in his right shoulder. Dr. Leo Edwards attributes the stroke to a head lock used in a recent title match with Ed Lewis. Stecher endured a three week hospital stay and will not return to wrestling for at least a year.
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Omaha
Neb
Joe Stecher
Strangler) Lewis
Leo Edwards
Stecher
New York
Tate of Physicians
Edwards
Lewis
Paul Prehn Defeats Tom Ray In Local Wrestling Match
Paul Prehn won from Tom Ray in their wrestling match in Oskaloosa on January 15. Prehn captured the first fall in 1 minute 17 seconds with a leg split hold. Ray conceded the second fall after a physician deemed him unable to continue the bout.
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Reynolds
Engel
Cedar Rapids
Jack Reynolds
America
Iowa
Henry Engel
Dubuque
Ia F Engel
Ase Pu Presluss
Oskaloosa, Ja
Paul Prehn
Tom Ray
Prehn
Ray
Petition Seeks Landis Recusal as Baseball Commissioner
Chicago January 15 A petition protesting Judge K M Landis’s role as baseball commissioner has been prepared by Thomas J Sutherland and sent to Illinois congressmen. It urges action due to his dual duties and accuses him of compromising government interests. Landis defends his decision saying he examined the matter before accepting the commission post.
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Associated Press
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Nation
Thomas J. Sutherland
Congress
Illinois
Sutherland
Landis
Baseball Commission
Leagues
Freedman Wins Technical Decision Over Charlie White
In Kenosha Wisconsin on January 45 Sailor Freedman edged Charlie White in the tenth round after White was ordered from the ring for stalling by referee Walter Houlihan. The bout ended with Freedman securing the victory by technical decision amid a tense round.
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United Press
Kenosha
Wis
Sailor Freedman
Charlie White
White
Walter Houlihan
Ioe Preegaan
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New York ‘Times
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Chicago Grand Opera Association
Mary
Mr. M
Sandlot Baseball Federation
Midwest Cities
Dr. Bodwell
International News Service
George McManus
MR. Jigs
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Fir
Peter Jackson
Sullivan Corbett
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Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Peter Maher
Joe Choynski
Jim Hall
Joe Godfrey
Dan Creedon
Tom Sharkey
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Sharkey
Jim Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Tommy Burns
Jeff
Johnson
Jack Munroe
Bink Lang
Jim Flynn
Bob Fitzsimmong
Tommys Burns
Luther
Carl Morris
Becket
Orbett
Ernest
Foren
Mane
Sherkey
Che
Lavoie
Ohio
Sele
Langford
Leonard Victor
Nea Mitchell
Buick
Cess
Waterloo Buick Company
West 4Th St
Plaza Theatre
Tetas
GROVE
E.W. Grove
Percy FR. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
DR. Waterbury
Black
Edwin T. Jaynes
Franklin St
Judge Landis
Freedman
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Shellenberger
Wangler’s
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Limbert Bros
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