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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1928
Page
8
A collection of letters praising hockey as the greatest winter sport. Signals strong support from local readers GEO Fritz, W J Keefe, Geo Harris, Stephen D Brown praising Waterloo as a winter sports center and noting hockey’s speed and appeal.
Local readers praise the new hockey program sponsored by the American Legion. Mayors, dentists, and business leaders call it the king of winter sports, a thrilling drawing power, and a strong publicity booster for Waterloo across the Midwest.
In Waterloo Iowa the American Legion hockey team draws crowds as the week ends with a clash against Chicago Lake Shore Athletic Club. Local fans praise the fast play and excitement of Legion games this winter near Waterloo and vicinity.
The indeterminately dated notice promotes a hockey game between the Third U.S. Infantry at Fort Snelling and the Waterloo American Legion at the Cattle Congress Hippodrome. It touts hockey as the fastest game and urges Waterloo supporters to back the Legion Hockey team.
A list of local businesses and professionals urges readers to support the American Legion and its hockey team. Names include Apfel, James Black Co, Colemans Lunch, Crystal Ice & Fuel, Debe & Debe, Hartmann-Whaylan Music, Mid-Continent Petroleum, Pioneer Bank, Lauerman's, Mutual Life of NY, Rynearson & Koch, Waterloo Evening Courier, and others.
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