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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
5
Boxing followers weigh two legends, Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier, as pundits compare records and styles. Dempsey is praised for power and resilience, while Carpentier is praised for speed and craft. A future showdown looms, with anticipation of a clash that could become the greatest heavyweight scrap.
Neal Allison of Waterloo will meet Dennis O Keeffe of Chicago in a 10 round bout before the American Legion post at Springfield Michigan. The fight takes place Wednesday evening January 28 with Allison leaving for Chicago tonight for training before heading to Springfield to face O Keeffe.
Cedar Valley college defeated Buena Vista college 23 to 19 on their home floor as the first half ended 9 to 10 in favor of Buena Vista. Osage and Mount Pleasant also posted results with Cedar Falls and Nashua suffering narrow losses, while several other colleges played tough basketball on January 23 and 24.
Milwaukee, Wis Jan 24 Supporters of the Milwaukee club of the American association cheer the appointment of Jack Egan Providence R I as manager for the 1920 season. Egan will begin duties in Chicago Feb 4 when owners meet to adopt a schedule. Egan, 42, former umpire and briefly manager in 1928, was chosen from a field including Al Bridwell Lee Fohl and others. He is said to be well liked by players and father of nine daughters.
The third annual Madson Bay Dog Derby in The Pas Manitoba will run March 17. The 100 mile dash from The Pass to Sturgeon Landing and back offers a $1,000 purse and a tall gold and silver cup donated by Frank Burns of Toronto. Fifty teams expected with greyhounds and other breeds entered, including Alaska malamutes and sheep dogs, led by driver Charles Dysart and B Bjorkman of Winnipeg. The 1919 race took about 15 hours nonstop.
New York Giants, the National League club, will receive substantial raises due to living costs and the Ruth price. President Charles A. Stoneham announced on his return from Havana that even holdover players must be paid more. He will return to Havana but plans to attend the league meeting in Chicago on October Ob.
Ganboat Smith decision over Carl Morris in a four round bout at Fresno Bisbee Arizona Bob Collins KO Tex McCarty in the second Milwaukee Art Magirl and Ted Jamieson boxed to a draw in ten rounds Boise Charles Peters defeated Sam Clapham in straight falls Rockford Rockford Shy Managht Jan 24 Johnny Castle Rockford club manager may not return to Three I league next season may move to Hannibal Missouri club if admitted
West High basket tossers travel to the capital of Lion county to meet Marion High in a cage contest this evening. Coach Couch has prepared his squad with workouts emphasizing cage play from the field and foul line. Hazelman, Banton, Allen, Cohn, McAlvin, Leonard, Hitchins and Miller make up the Old Rose and Black lineup for tonight’s game. Labor Day Auto Race sanctioned by AAA to be held at Sharonville, Ohio.
Fragmentary verse recalls springtime, school outdoors, and a teacher wife perched above to sing. The speaker vows to remain youthful in heart, follow a stream, and keep close ties with his boys despite time.
Miss Katherine Mears was elected secretary of the senior class of Grinnell College at a meeting of the class recently. She will serve as secretary during the winter term which continues until after the spring recess. Bob Martin, heavyweight champion of the American expeditionary forces, is slated to meet Hugh Walker in a 10 round contest in Kansas City on February 4. A tourist in the Rocky Mountains hears from an old hunter who claims to have killed over a hundred bears.
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