Waterloo City League Bowling Night Ends With Close Scores
De Lorge bowled 207 with a 297 first game as Martin Cafe beat Tibbits Tailors in Waterloo alleys. Despite nerves on his final shot, De Lorge nearly set a Waterloo record. Tibbitts’ Tailors won two of three on the White Side as Palace Clothiers and Towne led scoring in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamies de Lorde
Martin Cafe
Waterloo
de Lorber
de Lorde
Christant
Tibbitts
de Lorbe
Gilbert
Fentiman
Ehan
Py Kk.’S
Palace Clothiers
Towne
Johnson
Martin Cafeo
Gilbert de Lorbe - Fentulman
Hanger
Armstrong
Tallora— Weltzin
Gass
Gardner - Tyobitts McFerlane v. T. E
Mexander Wilharm
King
Palace ‘Towne
van Vinck A. Morris
Tu Johnson
Schultz High School Exit Hits West Hard
Julius Schultz fullback and punter leaves West High to attend a Beeston high school in Boston. He quit West High before holidays then vanished from Cedar Rapids, ending hopes of his return for the next semester. Schultz was a popular player and would have been a top addition to any college or high school squad.
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West High
Julius I Zyulix Schultz
City
West
Schultz
Iowa
Boston
Schulz
Town Shooters Triumph In Pinehurst Trap Meet
The Pinehurst midwinter trapshoot opened with 200 targets at 18 yards. Charlies H. Newcomb of Philadelphia won the main purse by breaking 193. Amateurs and three pros scored 180 or better. top pro was 19% by W. Elnff of Macon. Town representatives included J Gilbert Fre of Ollie and others from Iowa preparing for the sectional contest.
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Pinehurst
X. C
Charlies H. Newcomb
Philadelphia
W. Elnff
Macon
Town
J. Gilbert Fre
Ollie
William Wettleaf
Nichols
FE. N. Castile
Charles City
Iowa
Cobb Placed In Class 2 By Augusta Exemption Board
Tyrus Raymond Cobb of the Detroit Americans was reassigned to class 2 on partial dependency by the Augusta Georgia exemption board, after previously being in class 1. In Boston, "Young Britt" defeated Harry Carlson in a 12round boxing match.
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Chicago
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit Americans
Augusta
Britt
Harry Carlson
Boston
Remembering Waterloo Coasting Parties of Yesteryear
Nostalgic reminiscence on late 1860s and early 1870s Waterloo coasting on hills later renamed Third Street Park Avenue and Fourth Street West. Writers recall Great Scott the marshal, moonlit nights, and crowded hills where rich and poor mingled, before modern streets and autos ended the tradition.
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Third Street
Purince
Fourth Street
Tu Bhunker
Waterloo
Frussell Hill
Leavitt Hill
Park Avenue
Capwell Hill
South Street
French Bluff Street
Baseball Scuttle But Noisy Rumors Sweep The Town
A chaotic garble reports on boxing and baseball rumors. Fred Fulton claims doping before a St Paul fight. Charley Hollocher and Eddie Plank moves dominate talks as major trades unfold. The piece hints at evolving team rosters and manager decisions in 1918 baseball.
Hill Explains Ho Myre Match After Waterloo Wrestling Loss
George Hill of Waterloo loses to Helmer Myre in straight falls at Charles City. Hill accuses referee bias and a staged outcome, citing witnesses Carl Gringes and George Sliehcack. He calls for fair rules, training, and a rematch elsewhere with equal odds.
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George Hill
Waterloo
Helmer Myre
Charles City
Mill
Myre
Hill
Carl Gringes
George Sliehcack
Uke
Jessie James
HUM
Oringes
Ik Tetecock
Ifill
Tile
Forest City
Knitting Day Proposed for National League Parks
Chicago sources report a plan to restore a weekly free day for women at National League parks. Five of eight clubs reportedly favor a women free day, though the league previously banned Ladies Day.
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Chicago
National League
Dysart High Has Good Bob Leads Winter Wins
Dysart Iowa January reports Dysart High School's basketball team enjoying a strong winter season. The five defeated Gladbrook Grund y Center and Mt Vernon with Keel, center, a top jumper and sharp shooter, Barnes, right guard, a standout quick scorer. A Diftsfield woman follows wheatless and meatless diets to feed birds on two meatless days.
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Dysart
Dysart High School
Gladbrook
Grundy
Mt. Vernon
Keel
Barnes
Things Theatrical Here At Home
A Waterloo theatre tonight presents Pair and Warmer a farce that gained New York fame and toured widely. The Majestic Theatre opens a three day vaudeville program with The Tick Tock Girl and two acts plus news and serial The Flidden Fiand. Stella Maris plays at the Plaza in a double role for Mary Pickford and The Fringe of Society shows at Crystal Theatre with a society flavored plot and strong cast. Mrs Vernon Castle appears at the Palace in The Mark of Cain a tense mystery with Antonio Moreno.
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Avery Hopwood
New York
Waterloo Theatre
Ellinge Theatre
Selwyn & Co
Pathe
Majestic Theatre
Jack
Bud Pearson
Lottie Merritt
Will Waugh
Majestic Tomorrow
Majiestic Theatre
Mary Pickfordi
Stella Maris
Mary Pickford
Actcraft
Miss Pickford
Plaza
Theatre
The
East Side
Ruth Roland
Milton Sills
Leah Baird
J. Herbert Wrank
Ollie Wickley
Tammany Young
Jules Cowles
Crystal Theatre
Vernon Castle
America
Antonio Moreno
New Year Resolutions Bring Grief in Chicago Tale
A Chicago humor piece recounts a man’s failed resolve to help his wife by doing all the work. He begins the year with mishaps from a kitchen fire to a fractured hatchet strike, a trapdoor mishap, and a coal-seeking tumble, while his wife mutters and aids in recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Chlippendale
Carlander
Sarah Jane
Altho
Exemption Granted As War Front Needs Urge Home Service
In London, the Willesden exemption tribunal granted six months’ grace to an 18 year old shopkeeper who has lost four brothers at the front. A Middlesex tribunal rejected a comedian’s plea to stay home saying his services as fighter and entertainer for soldiers are needed at the front. He becomes a student of bayonet jabbing.
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Jaondon
Willesden
Middlesex
Mort Davidson Dies in Oskaloosa Prominent Horseman
Mort Davidson 62 a noted horseman and real estate dealer died suddenly at his home in Oskaloosa Iowa. He leaves two sons serving in France.
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Mort Davydson
Oskaloosa. Ja
Davidson
France
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Palton
Sherlock Iformes
Shadey
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Chicago Tribune
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Frank Boyle
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Methuselzhof
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St. Louis Browns
New York Americans
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Shocker
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Plunk
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Algie
Dysart High
Ino School
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Rwin
Lory the
Tare
Unity Blake
Ugly Duckling
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