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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1911
Page
1
Muscatine volunteers pledge 1200 dollars as local fund drive begins while Three-I prepping schedules. Jim Bellinger wrestling win praised though season timing risks absence for corn planting. Rumors of Turner vs Gordon rematch spark interest. Courier ships dove of peace to Three-T meet with food and drink directions.
Minneapolis officer John Gordon won two straight falls against Charles Biarney in a main event at Waterlog Theatre. Earlier preliminaries featured Brown vs Singleman, Jacobs vs Barnes, and Bellinger vs Hill with strong crowd enthusiasm and multiple falls. Referee William Harper received praise for officiating.
Peoria fans remain divided on Waterloo’s status in the Three-I league as the Waterloo dispute stirs debate across the circuit. Readers from Peoria offer mixed views on ousting Waterloo, substituting other cities, and keeping the league intact amid tensions and mileage concerns.
Nearly 2000 islanders watched a makeshift diamond laid on the ice off Kelly's Island as Gubbed the Elfers faced Portera. The Fifers won 22 to 60 amid spectators from Middle Bass Put-in-Bay Lakeside and Marblehead with more games planned next Sunday.
Rock Island fans discuss Pete Lister as a candidate for the 1911 Islanders manager role in the Three-T league. Lister, a well known figure in baseball, spent winter in Rock Island after two delicate surgeries and expresses confidence in returning to active play and leadership.
The text suggests Pete is taken to secure his release from a club to become manager of the Islanders. It notes his high batting average and anticipates he would be a whirlwind at the first rank once free to accept the position.
Conference between baseball clubs from Waterloo Dubuque Davenport Rock Island yielded no public solutions. Attendees spoke in guarded terms, with all magnates declining to reveal details while expressing confidence in their status for 1911.
Chicago January 25 A tense buildup surrounds the readjourned annual Three-F league meeting at the Palmer House with Waterloo franchise at center stage. President Tearney says outcome uncertain as southern clubs favor vacating Waterloo while northern clubs defend it. Injunctions earlier blocked termination votes. Quincy and Decatur proposed as new ten club league options.
Promoter Hugh McIntosh will close his London boxing club late next month and return to Australia. Al Tippe says Harry Lewis’s camp trains for a 20 round match with Johnny Summers at McIntosh’s club next Wednesday. Other notes include Moha’s near finalization to face the Dixie Kid in Buffalo on January 30, and Coulon’s 116 pound weight dispute for a potential bout with Couton at Empire A. C. on February 8. Monte Attell’s bout with Young Britt was canceled.
The piece promotes Meritol Cough Remedy as a safe winter remedy for colds hoarseness and related ailments. It emphasizes no opiate content and reliability with Henderson Drug Co a member of the American Drug and Press Association.
Advert says Diapepsin digests food in five minutes and ends stomach misery. It claims relief from heartburn, indigestion, sour risings, belching, and headaches, with a 50 cent case available from pharmacists.
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