Clinton Fans Demand New Deal As Club Faces 1917 Uncertain Season
Clinton fans and officials condemn recent Cedar Rapids meeting actions, fear loss of league affiliation, and discuss forming a new eastern Iowa western Illinois league. They blame Justice’s defeat, back Ford's leadership, and propose a compact circuit with Rockford Cedar Rapids Davenport Clinton Rock Island Dubuque Moline to cut travel costs and save baseball.
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OWA STARS ON HOSPITAL LIST
Injuries plague the Hawkeye basketball squad as Dutton and Von Lackum miss practice and play, while Captain Bannick returns to cap the team. New players Mathews and Duncan join, but Kent must develop them to fill weak spots as injuries linger and season progress continues.
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Mathews
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West High to Meet Fort Dodge in Weekend clash
Fort Dodge prepares for a Saturday night game against West High, a team that has defeated the Dodgers on their floor twice in six years including a recent close loss by Waterloo. Townsend praised his squad after tough practices as the team heads to Boone Friday.
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Sioux City
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Young Holds No Hit Record In Baseball History
Boston pitcher Tom Hughes hurled sixteen straight innings without a hit, but the famed Cy Young holds the all time record for consecutive hitless innings. Young began April 1905 against Washington and retired 21, then 27 batters in order May 6 against Chicago, pitching 23 hitless innings over multiple games.
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Teachers Win From Coe Five in Hawkeye Conference Tilt
The Yowa State Teachers college defeated Coe 16 to 4 in a stubbornly contested game. Leitch at center scored nine points, Perry added two field baskets, and Whitford and A Dickinson held guard duties. Teachers head to Dubuque on Friday for their first major Hawkeye conference test.
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Leitch
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A. Dickinson
Dubuque College
Dubuque
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R Dickenson Leitch
G.A. Dickenson
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Thursen
Begley
Fish
Teachers College
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Parry
A. Dickenson
Tiefaree
McKachron
Dubuque Trims St Louis Inidad Tight College Game
Dubuque college defeated St Louis university here Monday night by 43 to 14. The locals showed fast teamwork and a well balanced lineup that overwhelmed the visitors, boosting Dubuque's lead in the early season rivalry.
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ST. Louis
Dubuque College
St. Louis University
Coe to Clash With Cornell in Mount Vernon Showdown
Cedar Rapids reports preview a tight Coe College vs Cornell game Friday at Mount Vernon after the team’s 42 to 23 win over the Dubuque Germans. Captain Martin Yuill Rust and committee of last year’s stars headline a fast, tall Cornell lineup noted for speed and hoop making, while Coe seeks better scoring balance after a win and cautious practice.
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Ban Johnson proposes standardized salaries for players
New York San Francisco report quotes American League president B B Johnson advocating union driven pay scales for all players. He cites past NL wage standardization and insists the plan would pay stars and average players according to positional value, but doubts players would accept equalization. He urges Gompers to consult with associates before pursuing the idea.
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Vernon Highstar Leads Coe in Netting Skating Feats
Vernon Highstar, aided by Grigsby and Hoadley, shows top skating skill as Coe faces Cornell on a larger floor. He twice lost by 1 0 and twice by 2 1 before delivering a strong battle. ALL batter Leon J. collected 261 hits with five doubles four triples and four home runs. He resembles a Pfefferish pitching hitter with the willow.
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Baward
Cadore to Rejoin Brooklyn Staff
Leon J. Cadore, righthander, likely to be a regular on the Brooklyn pitching staff next season. He played for Montreal last year after Brooklyn previously tried him in 1918. Cadore won 25 of 38 starts, pitched complete games in all his wins, and hit for a 261 average while covering first base in emergencies.
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Leon J
Montreal
Cadore
134 SCHOOLS ENTER BIG TOURNAMENTS
Fort Dodge January 17 134 entries for eight district tournaments to be held by Town high schools next March. WH Blakely secretary of the executive committee of the state high school athletic association reports this record. Arrangements of entries will be made according to railroad connections and distances.
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Blakely
State High School Athletic Association
Lewis Pins Visser in Headlock for Victory in Utah
In Utah on January 27, Ea Lewis of Kentucky defeated local heavyweight Pete Visser in 77 minutes by pin using his famed headlock. Visser could not resume the rematch after the first bout ended.
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Strangler) Lewis
Kentucky
Pete Visser
Visser
Western League Cuts Salaries and Parade Plan
Western league magnates met in Omaha with President Zehring to set a 10 percent salary cap cut from the previous 2,600 for 1916. They discussed daily advertising of names and a parade by visiting teams in park uniforms to boost attendance, and visiting players must be ready 50 minutes before game time. John Savage weighs transferring Topeka to Hutchinson or Puebla, with Puebla favored.
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Jack Holland
St. Joseph
Ducky” Holmes
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E. J. Hanlon
Sioux City
John Savage
Topeka
Frank Ishell
Des Moines
W. A. Rourke
Zehring
Hutchingon
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Puebla
Galo
Savage
Handball Stars Play for Title
Arrangements completed for a handball tournament at the M. G. A. The games start immediately with two sets of players chosen. A best two out of three series will decide the championship, to be played off in two weeks. First set matchups include H. Barnard versus J. Bintz and RG Holmes versus T. W. Eklund.
Many Teams Set For St Paul Bowling Tournament
St Paul Jan 17 The ninth annual International Bowling Association tournament opens with 2000 posters and entry blanks mailed by Secretary Theodore Gronewolay. Estimated 300 firemen teams will join the carnival with entries from St Paul Minneapolis Chicago Superior Duluth St Louis Milwaukee Omaha Des Moines Sioux City. Entries close Jan 28. big event begins Feb 10 Saturday night.
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Cadillac Wins From College Cadillac Triumph in League Final
The Cadillac basketball team defeated Waterloo Business College five in the Commercial league championship race 45 to 15 at the M. A. gym last evening. The College held Cadillac to even terms for ten minutes, but Cadillac led 24 to 12 at halftime and widened the gap in the second half. Iowa Dairy failed to send its squad. East High was awarded a game. The first and second teams played an exhibition, regulars winning after extra time.
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Business Codege
Iowa Dairy
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