Boston Braves in Excellent Spirit in Training Camp
Boston Braves show high enthusiasm in St. Petersburg Florida training camp under manager Dave Bancroft. Pitchers respond well to deliberate pacing with bunting first week, while batters focus on fundamentals. Notable players like Charley Robertson Hearn and Milly gain momentum. newcomers Benton Genewich Werts and Hogan vie for roles.
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Fort Dodge defeats 0.L. VA. in 1927 season clash
Fort Dodge hands 0.L. VA a loss in a 1927 season game as Heart of Fort Dodge Academy’s team dominates. The Fort Dodge squad, led by Heart, defeats the rival 0.L. VA in a late Friday matchup.
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Des Moines Welterweight Title Trials Set In Three States
Des Moines March 7. Emil Morrow of Des Moines meets Buddy McDonald of St Paul in Des Moines on March 15 in the first of a series to decide the welterweight championship of Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota. Joe Kelly and Bob Wagner, Des Moines promoters, announced an elimination plan. Morrow and McDonald will fight 10 rounds.
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Culver City Derby Wins for Leon Duray in Fast Race
In Los Angeles Duray won the 250 mile Culver City auto classic at 124.7 mph average, with Hartz second and de Paolo third after a race marred by an accident that left Woodbury with non serious injuries.
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Iowa Missouri boxing bill eyed by promoters and fans
Local promoter Maurice Cohn of Waterloo backs Stepanek bill creating a three member boxing commission with power to license regulate and enforce medicals and referee decisions. The plan aims to curb mismatches and underage participation while allowing pre approval of contests and fines or suspensions for poor performance. Opposition comes from ministerial groups and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union as the measure moves to the house police regulation committee.
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Winthrop Quint Defeats Maccabee Team 29 28
Winthrop Pirates edged Waterloo Maccabee basketball squad 29 to 28 in a fast game at the Y Saturday evening. Winthrop led 14 to 9 at halftime. MacCabee stars Sind linger and Burricht. Diggins and Sheeley led the visitors with strong showings.
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Checker Club Meeting Scheduled At Popular Cigar Store
Waterloo Checker club will hold a meeting Tuesday night in Popular Cigar store. President A. Oh. Cihak announced the gathering to discuss ways and means to increase membership. Interested players are invited to attend.
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Unusual Hole in One Through Rail and Telegraph Pole
Golf tale from Shinnecock Hills describes a ball on a railway line that bounced off a track into the cup for an ace. Chick Evans recalls a friend’s shot that bounced from a rail to a telegraph pole and then into the green. Readers invited to share similar oddities.
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Michigan Faces Iowa in Key Big Ten Title Showdown
Michigan stands nine wins two losses and can clinch at least a share of the Big Ten by beating Iowa tonight on its home floor. If Iowa defeats Michigan, Purdue and Indiana could still rally for a title split, with Indiana needing Ohio State and Purdue beating Chicago and Northwestern. Oosterbaan leads Michigan scorers with 110, followed by Daugherty of Illinois with 109 and Hunt of Ohio State with 107.
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Harry Chapman High In Weekly Trapshoot Performance
The Waterjoo Gun Club trapshoot at Byrnes Park saw Harry Chapman break 98 of 100 targets to lead in a Saturday afternoon event with fifteen competitors. Other notable scores included Sutcliffe 98 and Weber 63, while several shooters posted mid 40s to 60s as the group battled windy conditions and a tight field.
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Local College Games Schedule This Week
This week features Town at Michigan and Purdue at Northwestern on Today through Friday with games at Wirksville Kirksville and Across Indiana State Ohio Luther Knox Wisconsin Toews and Chicago visiting Purdue Saturday Chicago visits Purdue for a weekend college basketball slate with multiple campus venues listed.
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Ames Mat Team Tops Cornell in Tight 12-9 Duel
The strong Cornell college wrestlers offered stout opposition as Iowa State edged them 12 to 9 on a Saturday afternoon. No falls occurred in seven bouts, with the 175-pound clash lasting into two overtimes before Wolf of Iowa State won on a time advantage of 3 minutes 15 seconds.
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Injured Eye Hinders English Flyweight Clarke
Glasgow March 7 Hiky Clarke the English flyweight champion remains troubled by a left eye injury from his bout with Fidel Labarba. He is in a Glasgow eye infirmary and may return to America to meet four challengers Newsboy Brown Joey Ross Abe Burley and Genaro.
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Iowa Wrestling Team Third in Conference Playoff
Iowa won for third place in the Western conference finals at Iowa City on March 7. The Hawkeyes outgrappled Indiana with one fall two decisions and a draw while Indiana collected three decisions and a draw. The Old Gold beat Indiana last year in similar circumstances, 14 to 12.
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Michigan U Gage Quintet Tonight
The Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Ann Arbor to face the Michigan Wolverines in a key Big Ten clash. Iowa, led by guard McConnell and forwards Bennie Oosterbaan and Harrigan among the conference scoring leaders, must defend hard to slow Michigan's potent offense as both teams chase title implications. Ohio State’s late contest with Iowa is noted for contrast in defense and comeback, highlighting the league's tight balance and star players like Buckeye captain Hunt.
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Swell defined as loafer with famed ancestor
A father tells his son that a swell is a loafer whose only claim to importance rests on an ancestor who once devoted his life to hard work, a remark cited from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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