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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1923
Page
5
An opinion piece argues that mental agility differentiates champions across sports. It cites John McGraw on thinking in baseball, Leonard and Tendler in boxing, Yale football’s teamwork, Weismuller’s swimming strokes, Hoppe’s billiards comeback, and notes major athletes adapting to newer techniques.
A garbled OCR passage presents a comic strip by J P McEvoy with fragmented, nonsensical lines and jumbled names. It reads like scribbled captions and stray dialogue with abrupt phrases about ads, regulation, and vague actions. The text lacks coherent narrative or clear entities.
January 3 New York expects an influx of boxing figures as Jack Dempsey arrives with manager Jack Kearns. Plans call for two short sessions this summer with Willard and a challenger who never held the title, plus a potential Maren II clash with the Firpo-Brennan winner or the Johnson-Gibbons survivor. There are also reports Tex Rickard aims for a Dempsey Firpo bout in Argentina.
A scattered set of bouts shows varied outcomes across cities. Joe Lucas loses after a single round to Tommy Hiushes while Hueédy Gauss of Canton defeats an opponent in ten rounds. Bernie Hahn is outclassed in fourteen by Pitts burgh’s Demares. Other fights include Robby Lee kayoing in seven rounds, Billy Shade beating a California fighter, and Sam Seliger earning a decision in a twelve round welterweight contest.
Des Moines Area Clothiers bowled 9,865 to take the lead in the state bowling tournament, 752 pins ahead of Gazette of Cedar Rapids. Hopkins Brothers and Primroses of Mason City tie for fourth at 2,720, Black Hawk Hotel of Devonport sits at 2,748, sixteen teams scheduled to bowl tonight as the event continues through next Sunday.
The fifth series of inter Sunday school games is at East High tonight. Presbyterian cagers aim to stay on top as they face Calvary Evangelical, with other matchups including Burton Avenue Baptists vs Grace M E Home Park, Trinity Lutheran, Linden ME vs Christ Episcopal, United Brethren vs First ME Westminster, First Baptist vs St Pauls ME, and Walnut Street Baptist. Michigan tops Northwestern 16 to 10 on defense, ending Northwestern’s short pass surge.
West High prepares for a key midweek clash with Leo Novak's Cedar Rapids Tigers as the season builds. The team aims to improve shooting and passing, with Dean Sindlinger and Agron among starters and Hulett sidelined by knee issues.
Christ Episcopal Boys Athletic Club members were hosted at a dinner and social at the home of Mr and Mrs TL W Marker 523 Pine Street Treachers. The first and second basketball teams were honored in the Sunday school league and received new uniforms white jerseys blue knickers with CB CL RIS initials. A program of games and singing followed the dinner and aimed to build enthusiasm for tonight’s IS league contest.
The Valcour club women’s relay team set a new world mark for the 410 yard indoor event with a time of 155 1 5 seconds, surpassing the prior record. New York City reports that the New York Tankees announced the purchase of John Flue, a southpaw pitcher, from the Atlanta club in the weather association.
A long fragment recalls Leo the matchmaker at Madison Square Garden and wary gatekeepers limiting newcomers. It notes Mickey Walker as welterweight champion, Flynn out, and Dempsey awaiting Wills with a stale lineup. A Boston tale about Johnny Mooney foreshadows crowd psychology at fights.
Cedar Falls January 23. At the next home basketball gate Teachers College fans will see a gymnastic exhibition between halves. Coach Bender has supervised a devoted group of men showing steady progress. Participants include Max Miler Paul Ponejoy Marian Cole Joe McConnell John Foland and Joe Van DerVeer.
Minneapolis January 25. Earl Martineau, famed Minnesota football star and 1923 captain, has been ruled ineligible by the eligibility board for indoor track competition after neglecting studies.
Ford Frankenhaaf, a St Joseph area semi professional pitcher, has signed with the local Western league club. He will join the spring training trip to Clarksdale with the St Joseph and Minneapolis clubs, announced today.
Michigan 11 Northwestern 10. Kansas 41 Washington U 14. Missouri 33 Nebraska 18. Texas A and M 26. Illinois Western 41 Illinois College is unclear.
Martin's Ferry police report a tree rooted beneath a manhole cover, growing downward and blocking the sewer during a Jan 23 check by Service Director James Sweenes while clearing a clogged line.
A profile of Colonel T. L. Huston, longtime Yankee owner and promoter, detailing his WWI service in France at 51, leadership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and pivotal role in reviving the New York Yankees fortunes, including the early influence of the “King of Swat” and Huston’s 1.5 million dollar sale of his stake amid sport press attention.
The article notes the Tutors boast four straight wins this season and focus on improving passing and shooting after a Penn game. Captain Fottral regained his form with four baskets, McKinstry and Perry show consistency, while Starbuck contributes defense and floor play. Coach Mendenhall preps for a hard clash at Indianola with Pedagogs.
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