Marion Five Beats West Cagers In A Hard Fought Game
Marion high defeated West High 26 to 22 at the Y. Co. gym, keeping its Cedar Valley league title bid alive as both teams tied for first. Davis and Simpson led Marion with long shots and intense passing, while West rallied late but could not overcome the early margin. Cedar Falls blocked by Iowa Falls
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Marion
West Cagers
Cedar Tails
Cedar Walls
John W. Farnes
The
Jeague
Cedar Falls
Marlon High
West Nigh
Y. Co. A
Sesson
Marlon
West
Teague
Waterloo High School
Davis
Waterloo
Paul Simpson
Rose
Stampson
Paul Farr
Simpson
Matthews
Borles
McAlvin
Boyles
Altho
Black Five
Ihe
Biarion
West High
Curtis Farr
Simpson Boyles
McAlyin
Leonard Miller
Curtis
Smith
Farr
Miller
Glassener
Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
Pastiche of speech and sport gossip in wartime column
A patchwork of dialect, jokes, and baseball notes from a wartime column. References to Connie Mack’s Athletics, players Walker Bodie Gardner and Cady, Eddie Palmer, and a tease about polly-yoo learning during war time. Mentions Hot Springs Arkansas and railway congestion.
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Connie Mack
Tate
McInnish
Boston
Mack
Clarence Walker
Larry Gardner
Forest Cary
Walker
Ping Bodie
Cady
Bodie
Gardner
Connie
Eddie Palmer
Athletics
Muskogee
Okla Cu
Western Association
Willard Okays Fulton Bout as Dempsey Barred
Chicago March 2. Willard signals willingness to box Fulton for any rounds and any site. He notes several offers and says the number of rounds and place are immaterial. The telegram names Fulton as popular favorite and sidelines Dempsey, per Mike Collins Fulton manager, who asserts Dempsey must wait.
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Chicago
Willard
Fulton
WHS
Jie
Altho Hoe
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Hmna
California
Jack Kearns
St. Louis
Mike Collins
Fred Fulton
Collins
Towa Rifle Team Eyes National Match in Iowa
Iowa University selects ten shooters Hickerson Hammer Tobin Fitzpatrick Hamm Lee G Lee Kelley Harper and Price. Coach Price aims for a winning team as shooters gain experience on smaller targets and positions and recalls past Hawkeye success at national meets.
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Towa City
Iowa
Iowa University
Hickerson
Hammer
Tobin
Fitzpatrick
Hamm
Lee
G. Lee
Kelley
Harper
Price
Altho
Hawkeye
Jacksonville
Fla
Tawa City High
Allison Accepts Noye Bout Still Ready For Rematch
Neal Allison of Waterloo, a light weight, says he was far from discouraged after being outpointed by Johnny Noye last Thursday. He notes Noye is a great battler and hopes for a return match soon, planning to meet Noye on his own terms if it happens. Allison departs for Chicago to train for a clash with Canada’s Clonie Tait in Lethbridge, Alberta, March 13 or 14, and may fight on the coast before returning home, with talks of a possible rematch ongoing.
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Neal Allison
Waterloo
Johnny Noye
Noye
Allison
Allson
St. Paul
Tait
Ilo
Chicago
Clonie Tait
Canada
Lethbridge
Alberta
California
St. Louis Browns Seek Left Handed Pitchers
St. Louis faces a lefty shortage for next season with only two pitchers on the roster. Lefty Leifield and Nick Cullop are the only lefthanders, Cullop unsigned but expected to sign. Carl Weisman is recovering from abdominal surgery and unavailable. Eddie Plank moved to the New York Americans. Earl Hamilton was sent to Columbus, then bought by the Pittsburgh Nationals.
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St. Loui
Ernest Koob
Army
St. Louis Americans
Leifield
St. Paul
Nick Cullop
New York Americans
Cullop
Robert Quinn
Carl Weisman
Eddie Plank
Earl Hamilton
Columbus Club
Pittsburgh Nationals
Night of draws and decisions in New York boxing and wrestling
Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher wrestled to a two hour draw in New York. Yousef Hassane won by decision over Charley Cutler after 30 minutes. John Preiberg threw Harry Stevens. Fred Fulton knocked out Jim Harper in Chattanooga. The American Association set 60 cent grandstand and 20 cent bleacher admission including tax. The season likely opens May 1 and runs to Sept. 22 with 140 games. Lincoln franchise transfer in the Western league near completion at Sioux City. Nebraska defeated Drake University in Missouri Valley play.
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Chicago
Wladek Zbyszko
Joe Stecher
New York
Yousef Hassane
Charley Cutler
John Preiberg
Harry Stevens
Fred Fulton
Jim Harper
Chattanooga
American Association
Milwaukee
Lincoln Neb
Sioux City
Des Moines
University of Nebraska
Drake
Missouri Valley
Iowa Wins Conference Basketball Title at Ames
University of Iowa defeats Iowa State College 32 to 10 at Lincoln to claim the Iowa basketball championship. In Ames, Iowa, the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State 22 to 20. Chicago defeats Michigan 22 to 15 in a Western Conference game at Ann Arbor.
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Urbana
University Oflinois Armory
Wabash College
Indiana University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
Notre Dame Univer
Grinnell College
Purdue Univers
University of Kansas
Dubuque Seminary
Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Knox
Milliken
Lincoln
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Packey M'Farlane Leads All Stars In Waterlo o Bowling Grab
Packey McFarlane starred for the All Stars in a three game match at Waterloo alleys. He rolled 222 216 and 249 as the All Stars won two of three against Art Stitz Specials. C Manahl and FP Manahl supported him while Towne led the losers with 245 in game one. Later, workman Charles Mattox was struck on the head by a hammer but sustained only a minor injury and returned to work.
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Packey McFarlane
All Stars
Art Stitz
Waterloo
McFarlane
The
Maples
C. Manahl
FP. Manahl
Towne
Stitz
Runyen
Armstrong van Driel - Towne Anderson
Charles Mattox
Wlineis Central
Mattox
Woman Bowler Nears World Record Achievement
Mrs Blanche Little Field Husk of Newark N J practiced on the Brooklyn Palace alleys and rolled nine successive strikes in a regular game but faltered on the 10th ball slipping from her hand, finishing with 275 and following with a 216 mark. She has led the White Elephant Women’s league and performed well in the eastern ladies championship, amidst strong bowling prominence.
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Blanche Little-Field-Iusk
Newark
N. J
Brooklyn Palace
Unclear excerpt hints at horse saddling and rider use
Fragmentary text mentions loathing of saddling and mounting horses, with a reference to a veteran branch and Saint Nicholas context, leaving the main event and entities unspecified.
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St Nicholas
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