Mathewson to Develop Young Stars This Year
Cincinnati on March 2 1917 baseball prospects center on Christy Mathewson and Hal Chase guiding the Reds youth. Matty will train rookie pitchers like Gerner Ring Regan Banders Elier and work with veterans Toney Schneider Mitchell while Chase handles hitting base running and fielding drills. Strong pitching and glove work are expected to lift Cincinnati toward a possible top finish with veterans Roush Griffith and Neale supported by Cuban slugger Cueto and a reshuffled infield amid uncertain third or second base duties.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Christy Mathewson
Hal Chace
Matty
Lefty Gerner
Jin Ring
Mike Regan
Roy Banders
Hod Elier
Fred Toney
Pete Schneider
Clarence Mitchell
Elmer Kuetzer
Chase
Hal
Eddy Rousch
Tom Griffith
Neale
Manuel Cueto
Heinie Groh
Bill McKechnie
Dave Shean
Billy Louden
Larry Kopf
Tommy Romanach
Ivy Wingo
Tom Clarke
Emil Huhn
Hubhin
Buck Herzok
Erzog
Huerquolly
Printpaper Makers Confer at Capital in Price Fight
Washington March 2 newsprint manufacturers urge the federal trade commission to fix prices. They present cost figures and seek a maximum price of 2.50 per hundred for paper. Jobbers and publishers weigh whether the price will rise with cost of production.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Comission
Commission
Sacurreo
International Paper Company
Hae Bee
Osage Tops Charles City 38 to 19 in Basketball
Osage dominated Charles City throughout the game at Osage, building a lead and extending scoring in the final period. Grundy Center defeated Herherville Thursday night, boosting their winning streak as Emmetsburg meets nearby rivals.
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Osage
Charles City
Faed Graneter
Avian Gione
Baskethal
I Grundy Center
Herherville
Emmets Emmets Metsburs
Strikes and Sprius in Local League Showdowns
In a busy card of matches the Commercial League presents Courier against Iowa with Repass facing Engravers. Citizens Gas league features Thor Washers competing with Jisan Lamps for top honors.
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Commercial League
Courier
Iowa
Repass
Engravers
Citizens Gas League
Thor Washers
Jisan Lamps
TEE Clube
Susens
Csay Courier
Ee Citizens Gas League
War Prey
Ares
Trpo Leagie
Trpo Leagie. Ww. L. P
Bay Rae
Jobbers League Set Meeting To Decide On Future
Jobbers league enthusiasts will hold a meeting next week to determine if current clubs will stay in the league this year or not. Clubs planning to apply for franchises should decide now and send representatives if action is favorable. The date will be announced soon.
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Jobbers League
Meyer
Lega iTziat Fn
Eight basketball games scheduled over two days
Eight basketball games will be played today and tomorrow with four games per day. Drake closes the season Saturday with Creighton in Omaha and Nebraska on the Cornhuskers court Friday night. Ames meets Grinnell while Iowa State looms in a key Ames versus Grinnell clash.
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Nes Moines
Drake University
Bulldogs
Creighton University
Omaha
Nebraska University
Cornhuskers
Drake
Creighton
Nebraska
Altho Nebraska
Ames
Town University
Hawkeyes
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Gophers
Iowa
Iowa City
Cornell al Coe
West High to Meet Cedar Falls Tigers Tonight
West High visits Cedar Falls this evening for the final game before the district tournament at Cedar Falls next Friday and Saturday. Coach Whittle’s squad, coming off a win on the Y floor, expects a tough battle against Cedar Falls, one of the tourney favorites.
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West High
Cedar Falls
Tigers
Whittle
Wast
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Coe-Cornell
East Waterloo
Orange
Hintk
Waterloo
East High
Richmond lands Terre Haute franchise in Central league
In a special meeting at Richmond Indiana Central league representatives decided to award the Terre Haute franchise to Richmond for the coming season. Fourteen Brooklyn National league players are at Hot Springs Arkansas with the rest due March 7. Boston Americans and Boston Nationals players signed for 1917 with Larry Gardner at third base Arthur Rice at catcher and Walter Morayville at shortstop Morayville’s salary reportedly about 7500 dollars the highest for a shortstop.
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Chicago
Richmond
Ind
Terre Haute
Brooklyn
Hot Springs
Ark
Hirtys
Boston Americans
Larry Gardner
Arthur Rice
Boston Nationals
Walter Morayville
Brown to Meet Pappas in Waterloo Rematch Bout
Gust Pappas and Carl Brown, Waterloo wrestlers, have two bouts lined up next week with a possible third. Brown fights Young Warren of Omaha Thursday in Mason City and Saturday faces Jack Rostner in La Porte City, while a Cedar Rapids match with Rosauer may be arranged.
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Gust Pappas
Young ‘Warren
Omaha
Mason City
Jack Rostner
la Porte City
Carl Brown
Rosauer
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
A. J. Diehl
Hellenic Grappler
A. S. Kennedy
Kennedy
Umtter
Rock Island
Pappas
Brown
Diehl
Waterloo Triumph Over Trudson Wildcats in Hudson
Waterloo defeated the Trudson Wildcats 32 to 22 at Hudson last night. Milo Milter led Waterloo with 16 points including several field baskets and free throws as the team edged ahead late in the game.
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Waterloo
Trudson Wildcats
Hudson
Milo Milter
Lorals
le Ls
Waterloo Cummins
Hrsener
Gibson Leonard H. Engle
Miller
Straver Hinds
Cummins
Engle
Gibson
Glasener
Leonard
Treyey
Ieree
Myre Defeats Kitterman In Tight Wrestling Bout
In Charles City on March 2 Helmer C Myre defeated Joe Kitterman in a wrestling match winning both falls after a strong contest. Both grapplers were in excellent shape and the match showed high skill and effort. The report also notes Iowa's literacy level as just over two percent and Louisiana's illiteracy rate among adults over 21.
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Myre
Charles City
Helmer C. Myre
Joe Kitterman
Siaanel
Tractor Inn
Things Theatrical Here At Home In Early Theatre Scene
A vivid review of local stage fare highlights Mary Pickford at the Plaza Theatre and a bustling Majestic bill led by Franklyn Ardell in Katinka related acts. The piece mentions Two Maids Mystic Hanson, The Three Baltar Sisters, and Ethiopian-style comedians, with a brief note on A Poor Little Rich Girl at the Plaza and Old Folks At Home at the Crystal Theatre.
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Franklyn Ardell
Majestic Theatre
Thadeus Hopper
New York
Katinka
Ardell
Baltar
Rusker
Winifred
Mystic Hanson
Lane
Harper
Mary Pickford
Altho
Pickford
Little Mary
Crystal
John Obourn
Steve
Marjorie
Lucia Medina
Lucia
Crystal Theatre
Prices for foods lower as spring seems near
Waterloo housewives welcome relief as prices ease. Potatoes hold at 3,608 bushel while eggs drop to 34 cents a dozen and creamery butter lowers to 46 cents. Grocers note weaker demand as families cut sprawl from table spuds and optimism grows for continued decline.
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Waterloo
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Relief
An old advertisement urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney problems and swollen extremities. It cites uric acid poisoning risks and Brights disease, promoting the capsules as a standard, natural remedy and warning to buy only the pure original Haarlem Oil with the Gold Medal mark to avoid counterfeits.
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Haarlem
Gets It Quick Gets-It Corn Remedy Ad
An advertisement extols Gets-It as the fastest corn remedy, claiming two seconds to apply and immediate drying. It touts mass sales, price 50 cents to a bottle, and lists Chicago dealer E Lawrence & Co along with Waterloo and several local pharmacies endorsing the product.
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E. Lawrence & Go
Chicago
Waterloo
H. W. Taggart
Miller, Hansen & Flansen
Strickler’s Pharmacy
Whorn's Drug Co
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