National 4 A U tourney enters Kansas City arena
Kansas City eyes a major basketball week as the 1931 National A U tournament arrives at Convention Hall. 32 teams from across the United States are entered led by New York University and Brooklyn, with Missouri and KC A C hopefuls adding to a power packed field. Local clubs Tabernacles East Side Presbyterians and Warrensburg Normal join the roster as practice begins Saturday.
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Kansas City
Aself
Northeast
The
Tabernacles
East Side Presbyterians
Kansas City Athletic Club
Atlanta
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kan
University of Tule
Tulsa
Okla
Union Club
Belvidere
Igh School
Kansas
Cit
Warrensburg State Normal School
Warrensburg
Los Angeles
A. C
Cal
Westminster College
Marysville
Rysville
Houston
Houstom
Tex
Spartansburg
S. C. Provos
Ee City
Utah
Brooklyn
Side Presbyterians
Sioux
City A. C
Sioux City
Katy Five
Dallas
Osge A. C
Osage
Empire “Oi Company
Alva
Northwestern State Normal
Des Moines College
Des Moines
Southwestern College
Hebd
Lincenn
M. G A
Lincoln
Neb
Emporia High School
Emporia
Sar
Whiting Owls
Whiting
Ind
Jordan to Meet Caddock If No Other Wrestlers Appear
Chicago wrestling note reports middleweight Jordan, weighing above 155 pounds, offering to wrestle Earl Caddock on the mat here or elsewhere. He claims near two hours with Hesex and IT minutes with Joe Stecher, saying Caddock is not tougher. He laments lack of matching opponents in his division.
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Chicago
Oh Jordan
Grappier
Earl Caddock
Jorden
Joe Stecher
Hesex
Caddock
Jordan
Earl
Miltle
Ecenes
Haymarket
Matty Matsuda
Chris
Reading
Gare Mervers
Slinger
Armory
Johnny
Lord Lonsdale
Irslinger
Ribbed Mashie May Be Barred From Play By United States Golfers
Chicago March 5 Precident How ard FL Whites of the Unicel Golf association ims int Somme action might be taken bearing the ibfed mashie country. The cormugued mashie or pum elud as it is galiad was int duced in Scotland about the time came out fi the United States Now dils a great favorite and seldom is a Star either amateur or professional Toung Without one iis kit dil JOIE RAY OUT OF RACES. Chicago March 3 Joie A long distance runner of the Iino A.C. has pulled a tendon in th ealf of his right leg an X-ray dis closed. He was injured in the First Regi ment A. A. indoor track and field games Saturday. It is the same injury that handi capped him in the Olympic games that summer He will be unable to compete in the eastern meats but may be sent into the Central Road TV indoor championships Marcel 26.
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Kansas City
Han
Joseph A Reilly
United States
Los Angeles A. C
South
Dixieland
Atlanta A. C
University of Tulsa
Spartansburg
Atlanta
New York
Missouri
University of Missouri
Reilly
Tigers
KC. A. C
Kansas
Chicago
Howard
Unicel
Golf Association
Scotland
Jolie Ray
Joie
Iino A.C
A. A
Central Road
Marcel
Landord
Doveleighs
Mr. Doveleigh
Nelson
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Mason
Ignorant Essays By J. PL McEVOT
A quarrelsome dialogue frames a mid century rent dispute as Mrs Doveleigh confronts her husband about a 75 percent rent hike. She vents anger at landlords and janitors while recounting hardships of living in rented flats and contemplating leaving. The piece reflects domestic strain and housing pressures.
Cedar Rapids Willi Talk Baseball for 1921 Season
Cedar Rapids base ball association meets tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce to elect directors and address routine business. The 1923 season schedule is being drafted with two tentative plans, one favoring less travel and a July 4 date, while Belden Hill pushes for local Decoration Day games. Boss Boyle plans to issue berths on the Bunny team, with many new faces and several unsigned players from American association links expected to report around early April.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Baseball Association
Chamber of Commerce
Belden Hill
Iowa
Hill
Boyle
Optic
American Association
Waterloo
Teachers to open 1921 grid season at Coe College
The 1921 football season for State Teachers College gridsters begins with a Cedar Rapids game against Coe College on Sept. 24, Coach Ivan Doseff announced. The schedule also lists Oct 21 at Cedar Falls versus Upper Iowa and Oct 28 versus Penn at OsKaloosa, with potential games against Parsons, Durbuque, and Iowa Wesleyan. Spring practice feasibility is being considered due to athletic participation. Yale rowing coach Guy Nickalls arrived to lead the crew.
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Cedar
State Teachers College
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Doseff
Legion Faces City Title Clash In Postponed Cage Tilt
The Legion and Independent five plan two pivotal games at the M C A gym next Tuesday at 3 PM to decide the city basketball championship The Legion coach Micky McDonald says his team seeks the title while Captain Cohn of the Independents promises peak performance The clubs anticipate a noisy split crowd and a difficult referee assignment as tensions run high over disputed team naming and recent clashes with Osage and Waterloo teams.
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M.C. A
Legionnairts
Osage
Kansas City
Micky McDonald
Cohn
Independent Five
Independents
Waterloo Business College
Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
Legionnaires
Big Fifth Mill bids for Dempsey Carpentier fight
Tex Rickard said no one can prevent offers as a second wave of million dollar bids for the Dempsey Carpentier bout circulates. He noted foreign deals may be impractical and indicated a decision within a week, with American venue preferred and three states pledging no gubernatorial interference.
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United Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Rickard
George McDonald
Udon
McDonald
America
Carpentier
Dempsey
TEACHER CAGERS TO MEET BUENA VISTA TONIGHT
Cedar Falls March 3 The State Teachers college cagers open their season finale tonight facing Buena Vista on the Falls floor. After a previous decisive win over Storm Lake, the teachers expect another large victory and coach Ivan Doseff is chasing a Friday or Saturday game as part of the basket tournament.
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Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Buena Vista
Storm Lake Collesions
Ivan Doseff
Radios Defeat O. L. Vi In Close 23 to 19 Battle
The Hunterloo Radio Amateurs defeated the Our Lady of Vigeory academy basketball team 23 to 19 Tuesday night at the O. L Vi gym. The radios showed a slightly better eye for the basket in a tight, hard fought contest.
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O. L
Hunterloo Radio ‘Amateurs
Association Five
Our Lady of Vigeory Academy
O. L Vi
World swimming records may be set at Honolulu
Honolulu reports a brewing clash for the 100 yard national championships likely in October during the World Press Congress meeting. Pua Kealoha has cut Duke Kahanamoku's 10 yard record to 52.15, with Duke buoyed to reclaim his title. Contenders include Bill Harris Warren Kealaha and Duke's brother Sam Kahanamoku, all aiming for Hui Makani supremacy.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Pua Kealoha
Hawaii
Woo
Duke Kahanamoku
Adelaide
Australia
ALA
Duke
Bill” Harris
Warren Kealaha
Warren
Pua
Altho
Hui
Sam Kahanamoku
Sam
Cedar Falls hosts large high school basketball tourney
Cedar Falls sweeps into a two day event starting Friday with nearly 50 teams from east and west high schools. Individual gold basketballs and loving cups will be awarded to top finishers at a Saturday banquet in the college cafeteria. About 3000 guests, including athletes and staff, will be hosted by Cedar Falls and the college with reduced tourney tickets available.
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Cedar Falls
Aterloo
College High of
Nashua
Parkersburg
Butler County
Washington
Dysart
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Teachers’ College Club
James Yui
Cedar Rapids
Wrestlers End Five Hour Plus No-Fall Bout
In Bangor Maine on March 3 Tom Davis former Maine football captain and Ernest Abboud former Colby athlete wrestled over five hours without a fall. Spectators urged stalling and the referee declared a draw after exhaustion ended the match.
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Associated Press
Bangor
Maine
Tom Davis
University of Maine
Ernest Abbdoi
Colby
Waterloo Business College Faces Independence In Season Finale
Waterloo Business College brings its basketball season to a close tonight at the YMCA. The Independents defeated the college five 28 to 13 in their last meeting in Independence. Micky McDonald is slated to referee as the college squad vows to rebound and end the season with a strong showing.
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Waterloo Business College
Tarrain
Independence Independents
Independents
Eip
Micky” McDonald
Illlinois Relays to feature record entries at Urbana carnival
At the fourth annual Illinois Relays in Urbana on a Saturday night, a record number of universities colleges and high schools enter. Seventeen universities 14 colleges and six high schools join the field with Penn Illinois Virginia Missouri Kansas Indiana Purdue Minnesota Nebraska Notre Dame Ames Wisconsin Chicago Michigan Drake Creighton and others in the University section. Ames fields a veteran two mile relay team likely to win. Alberts Minors breaks big ten high jump mark and aims higher. Penn leads mile relay chances with anchor Eby. Watson Kansas Aggies and Bob Simpson Missouri expected to push in sprint and distance events. Michigan and Missouri Valley squads already shone in past carnivals. International interest hinted with possible European team participation and travel arrangements discussed by Weaver. Aaron Ward resigns as reading clerk to join his club.
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Ames
Kansas
State Agricultural
Wisconsin
Chicago
Michigan
Drake
Creighton
Carnnell
Wabash
Eureka
Illinois Wesleyan
Lake Forest
Des Moines
Carleton
Knox
Barlham
DePauw
Coe
Aggies
James Millikin
DePaul
Oak Park
Cedar Rapids
Urbana
Decatur
University High of Chicago
Champaign
Robertson
Quaker Institution
Bob Simpson
Missouri
Ae i Watson
Kansas Aggies
Capt.Johnson
Missouri Valey
Hamilton
Bradley
Antwerp
Waterloo Athlete in 2 Mile at Illinois Indoor Meet
Waterloo runner Bretnall leads a five man Cornell two mile relay team chosen after Feb tests at Ash Park. Edgewood Pay son Peterson of Waterloo Red Cole Davenport and M M Schell of Peto Tl complete the squad. Bretnall posted a fast early season time and is aided by good fitness except Peterson who has an infected foot. The group aims to race by week’s end in the Illinois indoor carnival.
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Mount Vernon
Ash Park
Cornell
Illinois
George Bretoall
Edgewood
Payson Peterson
Waterloo
Red Cole
Davenport
M. M. Schell
Peto
Bretnall
Peterson
Los Angeles Bids For 1924 Olympic Games
Bob Weaver, head of the A A U, plans to travel to Lucerne in June to lobby for Los Angeles as the host city. He promises to pay freight and cover athletes from foreign nations, inviting them to the Pacific coast with full hospitality and return at Los Angeles’ expense. Sweden France and the English delegation have shown support ahead of the international vote for a site.
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America
Weaver
Los Angeles
United Press
New York
Bob
A. A. U1
Lucerne
Pacific Coast
Sweden
France
Antwerp
Carpentier Barred From Stockholm Exhibition Bout
Georges Carpentier European heavyweight champion was barred from a planned exhibition in Stockholm after the Swedish boxers union protested that a pro fighter’s appearance would harm the amateur event. Police prevented the bout as officials weighed the impact on the sport and crowd.
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United Press
Stockholm
Georges Carpentier
Boxers” Union
Oelwein Announces A Strong Baseball Lineup For Season
Oelwein announces its baseball club lineup for the coming season. The report mentions Hugh Walker and Tommy Gibbons as notable names in boxing events, with a Havana bout on March 11 cited, though the article blends unrelated boxing notes with baseball planning.
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Oelwein
Hugh Walker
Tommy Gibbons
Havana
United Press
Kansas City
Cuba
Jay Thomas
Walker
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