Northeast Iowa high school basketball opens tense tournament play
West high and Waterloo squads face heavy pairings as 22 teams draw for the northeastern sectional at 16 a m. Rockford meets the Training School in the first game while Charles City faces Waverly. Eight contenders advance to the state finals at Iowa City.
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Cedar Falls
Wrest High
Waterloo
Westleigh
Waverly
Rockford High
Charles City
Iowa City
Simpson College of Indianola
Towa State College of
Indianola
Stanton Tqummameent
Mount Pleasant
Inval City
Ames
Manni Piearant
Fairfield
Town City
Grinnell
Twilight Baseball and War News Echo Through Front Pages
In a collage of weather, war talk, and sports notes, the issue highlights twilight baseball plans favored by Tom Fairweather and Branch Rickey’s college star policy. It also features candid street conversations about Japan and the war, plus local prep entries for upcoming tournaments in Fairfield and Grinnell.
Nove Noye Aims for World Light Welter Crown Fame
St Paul’s Nove Noye rises quickly in boxing fame from March 1917 debut to Waterloo bout with Neal Rison. Managed by Ed Shave, a respected writer, Noye boasts youth and fitness and has defeated several noted opponents while seeking a winner take all match with Billy Whelan.
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Johnny Noye
St. Paul
Waterloo
Noye
Neal Rison
Johnny
Raus
Kane
Andy Dans
Dans
Ed. L. Shave
Shave
Hig
Billy Whelan
Minneapolis
Whelan
Nove
Toughey Ramser
Sally Burns
Kid Wheelock
Jack Gorman
Harry Cook
Jack Rose
Matty McCue
Jimmy Minor
Gene Delmont
Stanley Yoakum
Nay Maywood
Jimmy Tlanton
Ever Hammer
Steve Gardner
Cal Delaney
Neal Allison
Various Sports Results From North American Circuits
Tom Gibbons defeated George Chip in a 10 round bout in Scranton. Northwestern beat Wisconsin 26 to 18 to claim the Western Conference basketball title in Madison. Ping Bodie was acquired by the New York Americans from the Philadelphia Americans in exchange for George Burns. Charles Heddon beat Charles White 300 to 190 in Detroit billiards. Eugene Milburn defeated Alex Elmslie 400 to 211. Bart Puryear won a decision over Billy Cepak in Fort Sheridan. Mon. M Seton Beresford of England won the international figure skating title in New York, defeating Theresa Weld of Boston. Nine Chicago teams and others join the American Bowling Congress tourney in Cincinnati era play.
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Chicago
Tom Gibbons
George Chip
Scranton
Northwestern
Madison
Wisconsin
Ping’” Bodie
New York Americans
Philadelphia Americans
George Burns
Philadelphia
Detroit Americans
Detroit
Charles Heddon
Charles White
Eugene Milburn
Alex Elmslie
Bart Puryear
Billy Cepak
Fort Sheridan
New York
Mon. M Seton R. Beresford
England
Theresa Weld
Boston
Holdouts Hear Sirens of Spring in Major League Camps
Anxious to board trains for spring training, several clubs will depart for camps near military bases or in warm states. Reds train near Montgomery Alabama, Giants Cardinals White Sox and Tigers head to Texas, Red Sox Dodgers to Hot Springs and Min Springs, Cubs to Pasadena, Pirates to Jacksonville, Phillies to St. Petersburg, Yankees and Senators to Georgia, Browns to Shreveport, Indians to New Orleans, with Braves and Yankees moving north together.
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New York
Geceasihs
Cincinnati Neds
Montgomery
Ala
Texas
Giants
Cardinals
White Sox
Tigers
Red Sox
Dodgers
Mot Springs
Ark
Braves
Miami
Fla
George Stallings’ Plantation
Georgia
Cubs
Pasadena
Cal
Pirates
Jacksonville
Hot Springs
Phillies
St. Petersburg
Yankees
Senators
Browns
Shreveport
Jun
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Promoter Eyes April Baltimore Bout for Irtle Moore Clash
Johnny Irtle and Pat Moore reach terms for a 15 round fight in Baltimore during the first week of April. Downey and Eagan face suspensions from Wisconsin for alleged stalling, with Downey also suspended. Fulton weighs options against Dempsey or Willard, while Moran retires after a Fulton setback. Des Moines matches feature Waugh vs Scully and O Dowd vs Gibbons discussions.
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Johnny Irtle
Pat Moore
Baltimore
Joe Eagan
Boston
Wisconsin State Boxing Commission
Bryan Downey
Milwaukee
Downey
Des Moines
Bobby Waugh
Charlie Scully
Waugh
Bost
Neal Allison
Sealty
Oval
Griffith to sever ties with Drake after Drake Relays
Capt John L Griffith head of sports at Camp Dodge and Drake University plans to leave Drake after the April 20 Drake Relays. He rose from Morningside coach to Drake athletic director and dean of men, creator of the Drake Relays, now moving to Army duties. Sacred Heart beats Our Lady of Victory in grade school basketball 22 to 5 with Fentinman and Gorman leading the winners.
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Des Moines
John L. Griffith
National Army
Morningside College
Drake
Morningside
Grifith
University of Pennsylvania
Sacred Heart
Sacred Veart
Our Lady of Victory Academy
Fentiman and Gorman
Wrestler George Vasil Set For March 18 Handicap Show
George Vasil, famed heavyweight, to appear at the Business Men's Athletic Club on March 18. He will face a handicap lineup of Carl Brown, Adrian Diehl, P. C. Winters and George Hill within one hour. Fighters unable to last two minutes against Vasil win $40. The event is billed as an exciting wrestling card.
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Rassling
George Vasil
Business Men's Athletic Club
Vasil
Carl Brown
Adrian Diehl
P. C. Winters
George Hill
Boxing preliminaries Set for Major Event Card
A card of boxing contests will be arranged as preliminaries to the main event, sparking local interest and anticipation for the upcoming bout.
Golfers Urged to Avoid Byrnes Park Course
Paul Talbot the secretary of Prospect Golf Club warned local golfers to stay off the Byrnes Park course until warmer weather improves turf conditions. He said playing now would cause damage that cannot be repaired in spring and summer and urged patience until park commissioners declare the course fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Talbot
Prospect Golf Club
Byrnes Park
Park Commissioners
Bonar Law Defends Jellicoe's Dismissal
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law defended Admiral Jellicoe's dismissal as first sea lord, saying Geddes acted in the country's best interest and that the premier had nothing to do with press reports about the matter.
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London
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Jellicoe
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Unfounded Allegations Face Government Leaders
A fragment notes that Admiral Jellicoe rejected a suggestion as entirely unfounded that any government member including the premier or Sir Eric Geddes had taken despicable action, preserving the claim as a denial of wrongdoing.
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