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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1926

Page

5

Sectional Tourney Opens at East High in Waterloo

Waterloo's East High hosts the sectional basketball tournament opening Thursday evening with 19 teams from Black Hawk and neighboring counties. Class A features West High, Cedar Falls, and Jesup. Class B includes Orange Township and Dunkerton as top contenders. Officials include L L Mendenhall and Coburn Chapter with W F Richardson and Julius F Johnson keeping time and score.

Waterloo Iowa East High Thureday Baskebball Black Hawk Eseh Dias High West High Cedar Falls Wathrop Waverly Teachers College Fish Lia Forte City Jesup Vinton Aplington Shellock Parkersburg Dunkerton Orde Township Fairbank Finghford New Hartford Mount Auburn Janesville Winton Althe East High la Porte City Winthrop Teachers High Orange Township Anslington Shell Rock New Harsford L. L. Mendenhall Lows State Teachers College Coburn Charles Cit FL W. Richardson Julius F. Johnson

Mrs Sheldon Among Leaders In Florida Mixed Foursome Meet

Mrs Sheldon led the Florida mixed foursome meet at the principal course in Miami, ending near the top with rounds totaling 40 48 91. Victors included Mrs Joseph J Lawter of New Rochelle and Mrs Walter Murray of St Louis with 87 in the event.

Sheldon Florida Mian Maren Willian Shelton Miami Hipleah Joseph J Lawter New Rocnelie Noy. Dau Murray St. Louis

Helen Wills Beats German Champion In Tennis

Helen Wills defeats German champion in straight sets 6 0 and 6 3 in the J Fontanys tournament round today. The match featured clear dominance by Wills as she controlled rallies from the baseline and converted key service games to secure the victory.

Helen Wills

Tama High Cagers Win Annual County Tourney

Tama High Cagers claim the county tournament title in a decisive victory with standout performances from key players. Nitin and Poms led a balanced attack as the team secured the championship amid strong late effort from Sayyed and Hood.

Tama High

Wellsburg Wins Grundy County Basket Tourney

Wellsburg claims the Grundy County basketball tournament title as the team defeats opponents to take the championship. Details on finalist, score, and venue are not fully clear in the fragment.

Wellsburg Grundy County Basket

Fragmented verse and stray notes mix in chaotic page

A jumble of archaic verse lines, stray phrases, and garbled captions appears. The text blends poetic fragments with disjointed notes on fashion, policing, and broad social impressions, lacking a clear single event or coherent narrative. Named entities are scarce and the overall segment reads as a damaged OCR patch.

Ghurgh Quintets Clash In Fast Intermed Basketball

Readers see a disorderly rundown of a midlevel basketball game featuring Ghurgh Quintets. The fragment hints at teams, players, and locations but lacks coherent details or clear outcomes.

Babe Ruth Wears Green Eyeshade In Batting Practice

Fragmentary OCR mentions Babe Ruth wearing a green eyeshade during batting practice. The readable bits reference locations and stray names, but no clear event date or venue is established.

Babe Ruth

Mile Run Should Be Speedy Event In N M V Classic

Ames hosts the Mis sauri Valley indoor track meet at Lowe Sale on March 12 and 13. The mile features Conger of Iowa State and Koss of Nebraska among top contenders with fast times. Aggies and Bonnell return entrants as Nebras ka, Iowa State, and Kansas Aggies vie for supremacy. Citations note Conger’s 4 21 mile pace and 1 55 half mile, with Norman outdoor results cited as context.

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Waterloo Baseball Directors to Meet Friday Conference

A Waterloo meeting of baseball directors is scheduled for Friday to discuss the team’s direction and leadership. President GY and other officers are expected to attend in the city hall area, with plans to outline priorities and upcoming decisions.

Waterloo Baseball Directors Direcors Waterloo Wlain Paws

Indiana U Case Team Defeats Purple Quintet 34 to 28

Hoosiers pull away in late scoring run to secure a 34 28 victory over the Purple team. Players named include Vig and Sibley with key rebounds and baskets aiding the win at home.

Indiana U Case Purple Quintet

Two Training Systems Debate For Ball Clubs

A former New York Giants coach notes two training systems dominate. One favors short sessions with intense workouts between morning and afternoon, arguing greater activity in less time. The other prefers a long morning to early afternoon practice, leveraging warm hours for steady but less taxing drills.

Ahy Taree Pormer New York Giants Eresafel Guape N-Das Boys

Girly Teams Form Gage Loop In Waterloo League

An eight team girls basketball league is formed by the Waterloo Playground Association to play three nights weekly next month. Teams include Lafayette Cahawks Travelers and Independents, Cal Evangelical, Edison Wigsts and others. The schedule opens with Lafay ette Travelers versus Bird's Independents and Carn ely Busines versus Edison Wigsts.

Waterloo Playground Association Vietor Tend Prs Todas Lafaytte Lafayette Cahawks Wasi Inmersoin Winmores Ait Cal Evangelical Lafayette Travelers Bird Rersensehoat Carnely Busines Aml Edison Fimersong Ficu Tamsinnehip Gite Sevan Calvary Roto

PASKREVRART RESULTS Review of Local Event

Fragmentary OCR text references a local event with unclear names and dates. It notes results, tastes, and a readiness status, mentioning Westeyan and Hablehaoh along with scattered numbers. The legible portions offer no coherent narrative or clear outcomes.

Waterloo shops enter inter tourney in Des Moines

Illinois Central shops basketball team will represent Waterloo in the state amateur tournament to be held in Des Moines Friday and Saturday. Manager Fred Seidler said the entry was sent in, with pairings likely Thursday. The squad includes Leonard Gunstead, Lawrence Gunstead, Hostetler, Hulett, Collentine, Ott, Bochnke and Jurgenson. Central Christian church team from Des Moines has won the state amateur title the last two years.

Illinois Central Shops Waterloo Des Moines Fred Seidler Winterloo Seidler Des ‘Moines Leonard Gunstead Lawrence Gunstead Hostetler Hulett

Gene Tunney Plans Move Into Movies

Miami March 3 Gene Tunney has signed a contract to go in the movies his manager Billy Gibson announced today The light heavyweight boxer will go to Los Angeles after his 10 round no decision bout with Young Stribling of Georgia at Hialeah March 12 He will not retire from the ring but will seek future fights for his charge in New York Both Tunney and Stribling are drawing large crowds at their workouts here

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Dutch Burther Refuses to Accept Less Money

Tampa, Wa. March 3. It seems probable the championship Senators will play without Dutch Ruether who won eight games last year. Ruether said Clark Griffith offered less money than his record justified and he refused.

Tampa INS Senators Dutch Ruethier Clark Griffith

The Call the Quidors Win at Dillg and More Hiker Talk

Fragmented OCR text shows readers reacting to hikers and tourists with scattered notes about parasites, car drivers, and investigative chatter. The garbled article references a group called the Call the Quidors winning at a location called Dillg and hints at broader Midwestern travel themes and concerns, all presented in a murky historical newspaper voice.

Bowling League Scores From Waterloo Alleys Narrow Win

Diamond Joe led the Commercial league at Waterloo alleys with two wins in three against Post Office five. Wally Manahl topped with 285 pins, Brown second with 207. Phrases reference Pokeheys and other players. Whiteside alleys crew won two of three against La Ports City with Stephenson high and Harting second.

Diamond Joe Post Office Mitch Waterloo Wally Manahl Brown Viz Iss Sence Nelson Man SOY TSS FIO Whiteside la Ports Stephenson Harting

Vaulting Ace Molt Charms U S Audiences with Skill and Personality

New York dispatch profiles Charley Molt of Norway, the pole vaulting star known for his sensational technique and a lively, boyish personality. The article compares him to Paavo Nurmi, notes his linguistic curiosity and social flair, and details his American visit as both a sporting conquest and a personal introduction to the country.

New York Charley Molt Norway Melis America Unis Ifo Beyish Macnerde Holt Bovish Paavo Nuranii Nurmi Wolf Viking Cnpe Tisi Finn Walter Hagen Babe Ruth Johnston Nuria Cond Abo West Side Deirhnowh

Ten junior high cage players given letters

Tagkerball letters were awarded this afternoon to ten junior high players from Sennior High School. Recipients include Wert, All¢n, DeDine, Fellmer, Berk her, Baldwin, Bowers, Indsoarn, Steck, Martip and Brigtske.

Sennior High School All¢n DeDine Fellmer Berkher Baldwin Bowers Indsoarn Steck Martip Brigtske

Junior Teachers End Good Season at Waterloo sectional

Cedar Falls March 4 Special Drills for the Little Puter cage squad are light this week as preparation for the sectional basketball tournament at Waterloo East High. Conel Green aims to prevent stagnation for the tourney and seeks a strong showing. Past season shows five wins in 15 games and a total of 258 points for versus 239 against with key players returning to form for the quintet.

Cedar Fats Madaikentals Waterloo East High Conel Green Lavals Stont, Gay Howard Ley Bee Kettall Settsan Greenvill Dergstrom Ner Therospects Orville Is Olsen Creshy Vernon Herman Mansions Seaoon Lite Teachers High S UN Porter Teachers High Veachers High High Cedar Pals High Grondy Ifish Leachers High Vintear Teachers Mig Traer Igh Viniantors Vwigh BL Witt Teachers High Traer Asia Peachers High Teh Grundy Center Waterton Reinheck Oppanems

Potits Y M Valley Sextet Meets Marshalltown Here Thursday

Waterloo YMCA basketball squad visits Marshalltown in a Thursday game. Local players include Warry Schulte Glen Beers Cecil Lanning Leonard Kingerr Arthur Weigel C. Rickhof Eimer Cotn Arthur Sener Taddie Ort Roger Schenk. Physical director B OW Richardson plans a schedule with Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge teams.

Walterloo Marghatt Towsay Sauia Marshalltown Strone Waterloo Warry Schulte Glen Beers Cecil Lanning Leonard Kingerr Arthur Weigel Arthur Weigel, (. C. Rickhof, Eimer], Cotn, Arthur Sener Taddie Ort Roger Schenk B.ow Richardson Dubuque Charles Cedar Rapids Fort Dod

Burlington Wwiseball Club Lines Up Season Plans

The Hawkette Fuller directors map a busy season with a new swing set and turf work as frost ends. Parkers and coaches across the circuit prepare for tournaments this weekend while Ronnies and veterans like Tate Been train for the Three-P teams. Notable names include Drake, Addington, and Craity with Pitcher Pit Wiles and outfielder Wits reading into the lineup.

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Tutor Five Faces Luther In Final Tonight

Cedar Falls March 3 Special The Tutor basketball team ends the season with a home game against Luther College Decorah seeking revenge for a 21 to 15 loss last Saturday. This farewell for the current five will test Coach Dickinsons squad as star forwards Horton Morrison and guards Tarshburger and Red Morgan depart after the season. Don Harshbarper, center, also departs leaving replacements needed for 1928-1927.

Hair Groom Promises All Day Gloss and Style

A vintage advertisement extols "Hair-Groom" as a dignified, inexpensive caress for hair. It claims hair remains combed all day, resists grease, and helps growth, touting suitability for business or social occasions and offering a natural, lasting finish.

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