Seven Basket Teams Seek State Honor at District Meet
Seven high school basketball teams from Osage Marshalltown Mason City Union Jesup and Cedar Rapids plus West High arrived for the district tournament at Boone. The schedule runs today and tomorrow with rounds and a final to decide the state berth. Marshalltown is viewed as the strongest rival while Osage and Cedar Rapids Hill contend strongly. Union and Jesup are also serious contenders.
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Osage
Marshalltown
Masgon City
Union
Jesup
Cedar! Rapids
West High
Ralph Sarff
Rose and Black
Beliaf
Mitchell County
Althe Marshalltown
Ason
Muscatine and Fort Dodge in pivotal title game
Muscatine Elkis beat Fort Dodge American Legion 34 to 19 in Muscatine to even the series and set a deciding championship game tonight. Shimek and Hahn starred for Muscatine, Lauden highlighted Fort Dodge after leaving the Globe Trotters.
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Muscatine
Musecatine
Dodgers
Muszies
Shimek
Hahn
Lau Jden
Minneapolis Globe Trotters
Fort Dodge
Bristow Wrestler Defeats Prehn At Shell Rock
Bristow wrestler Ray Fost defeated Young Prehn of Mason City in Shell Rock with three falls 47, 10, and 25 minutes. Fost led throughout and dominated exchanges. preliminaries included Scrap Thompson. Pesek over Mondt in two straight falls in Kansas City. Mondt and Daviscourt-Londos draw in an hour-long match.
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Shell Rock
Ray Fost
Bristow
Young Prehn
Mason City
Yost
Scrap Thompson Ales
Pesek
Mondy
Kansas
City
Nebraska
Joe Mondt
Dick Daviscourt
Jim Londos
Last Night's Fights Highlight Regional Boxing Cards
Johnny Teonard of Allen Town defeated Sid Mart from Canada in 12 rounds. Tessaic beat Clauda Wilson in Memphis across 3 rounds. Brooklyn’s Kid Sullivan won a 12 round decision over Dutch Brandt. Statian Gans defeated Sailor Toe Kelly in 19 rounds. Kid Canin Matt-Alan from Meridian beat Babe Herman in 22 rounds. Wille Davis credited by Fitz for a narrow win over Jimmy Cooney in Holyoke.
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New York
Johnny_ Teonard
Allen
Town
Sid Mart
Canada
Younna
Tessaic
N. Totter Harey
New Fes
Clauda Wilson
Memphis
Brooklyn
Kid Sullivan
Dutch Brandt
Statian Gans
Sailor Toe Kelly
Meridian
Conn
Kid Canin
Matt- Alan
Babe Herman
California
Wille Davis
Fitz
Jimmy Cooney
Holyoke
Masa
Desert island reading plans spark barbers talk
A comic strip features Aleck the Barber debating what 10 books to take to a desert island. He argues for practical manuals and moral guides, contrasting with a Princeton professor who favors adventure and the Bible. The wife chimes in, supporting a prayerbook while noting the humor of island survival musings.
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Aleck
Barver
Aleck Tha Barber
Princeton
Kars
Aexert Island
Aleck the Barber
Associated Editors
Rollinger to Fight Sexton in Dubuque Bout
Waterloo welterweight Lou Rollinger has signed to fight Chick Sexton in Dubuque on Thursday March 29. Rollinger trained hard since returning from Rockford and has been boxing with Ralph Alexander and manager Troy Muntley. The piece notes upcoming bouts and a postponed Rollinger Zwack clash, with spring boxing reviving Waterloo’s scene.
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Lou Rollinger
Waterloo
Chick Sexton
Dubuque
Roy
Bollinger
Rockford
Jimmy Kick
Mandell Brothers
East Side Athletic Club
Pug
Ralph Alexander
Iis
Troyd Muntley
Alexander
Bram
Waterloo Boxing
Baliinger
la Crespe
Wis
Jimmy Gill
Gil
Rallinger
Gill
Cedar Rapids
Rollinger-Zwack
Rollinger
Jack Zwack
Wisconsin
Huntley
Oubuane Co
Martin Fracas
al Shout
Byrnes Park golf link to become Waterloo’s premier public course
Water utility work and course upgrades at Byrnes Park aim to convert the Waterloo links into a self-sustaining 18-hole course by spring. A new motor mower, water at every hole, and revised pricing promise active days for golf fans, hoping to make 1923 a banner year as April crowds gather. Milligan outpoints Baker in a 10-round lightweight bout in Cedar Rapids.
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Waterloo
Park Board
Byrnes Park
Wraterjan
Knights of the Brassie
Golf Tawa
Bowling Gamble-Robinson Triumphs at Waterloo Alleys
Gamble-Robinson won three of five games against Construction Machinery Co at Waterloo alleys. Gamble-Robinson's total 202 led by Bassarear Brown Burns Mantz 201, 181, 232. Curry's Specials defeated Standard Glass & Paint Co 2 of 3 to claim wins at Wintersdale alleys, Geary top score 262.
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Gamble-Robinson
Quineas
Construction Machinery Company
Waterloo
Wants of
Gamble-Robinson Nve
Construction Mach, Co— Morris
Kopel
Gamble
Standard Glas & Paint Co
Bowlera
Geary of the
Standard Glass
Harshberger
Morria Ys
Seecaca
Murphy
Geary
Benton to Report to Reds After Clearing Charges
Chicago March 9 Rube Benton, absolved of charges of crookedness in baseball, will report to the Cincinnati Reds immediately. The sale by the St Paul American Association club to the Feds received Kenesaw Mountain Landis approval. Benton, former New York Giants star, had been in the minors two years amid controversy over alleged knowledge of the 1919 World Series fix.
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Chicago
Rube Benton
Cincinnati Reds
Benton
St. Paul
Chicago White Sox
Landis
Four Districts Host Caging Tourneys Next Week Across Iowa
Des Moines March 3 Thirty eight hundred forty one teams that survived sectional tourneys last week advance to four district meets today and tomorrow. Winners advance to state tournament. Districts at Waterloo Fairfield Council Bluffs Fort Dodge include Northwestern Southwestern and other districts with teams like Mason City Jesup Marshalltown West Waterloo Cedar Rapids Union Osage Spirit Lake Boone Laurens Sioux City Burlington University High Oskaloosa Centerville Denison Council Bluffs and Mount Ayr among others.
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Des Moines
Ans
Waterloo
Fairfield
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Northwestern
South Western
Northeastern
Mason City
Jesup
Marshalltown
West Waterloo
Washington High
Cedar Rapids
Union
Osage
Vail
Spirit Lake
Boone
Many Laurens
Sioux City
Bellmond
Burlington
Univer
Iown City
Ottumwa
Avonroe
Oskalooxa
Centerville
Olds
Southwestern
Valley Junction
Shenandoah
Arispe
Mount Ayr
Shelby
Osceola
Denison
Mrs Campbell Hurd Leads in Belleair Women’s Golf Championship
Belleair Heights Fla March 9 Mrs Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Merion Cricket continued to lead the field on the Belleair links in the final round of the women’s golf championship. She won from Mrs Caleb Fox one up after defeating Miss Glenna Collett national champion earlier. Hurd a seasoned golfer who has won both British and American titles faced stiff pressure before clinching victory on the last green as Fox missed a two foot putt.
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Belleair Heights
Fla
Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Merion
Belleair Links
Caleb Fox
Glenna Collett
Hurd
O. L. V. A. Tops St. Mary's In Parochial Showdown
In a hard fought game at St. Mary's School O. L. V. A. defeated St. Mary's 15 to 10. Con McDermott scored five baskets late to salvage the win as St. Mary's led most of the contest. The opening half ended with St. Mary's ahead 7 to 5.
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St. Mary’s Parochial School
St. Mary's
Con McDer
Mott
Murphy quits team to race as an individual
Los Angeles March 9 Jimmy Murphy the 1923 national speedway champion has said he will quit Cliff Durant Ryko car racing team and race as an independent in the future. Bloomington March 3 Be fore the largest crowd ever witnessed a basketball game Wesleyan defeated Bradley 33 to 24 at Peoria to clinch the Titinels Intercollegiate conference title.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jimmy Murphy
Cliff Durant
Wesleyan
Bradley Bloomington
Bloomington
Titinels Wesleyan
Bradley
Peoria
Boston-Stuffy Melonis Silt Start With Braves Signing
Boston veteran Stuffy Melonis, formerly with Athletic Boston and Cleveland, signs a two year contract offered by President Mathewson to join the Braves next season. Catcher Walter Schmidt plans to leave California for the Pirates camp in McKeehnie announced.
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Boston
Fouth
Braves
Athletic
Cleveland Star
Mathewson
Springs
Ark
Walter Schmidt
Maeste
Cal
Pirate
McAkeehnie
Dempsey Gibbons Bout Details Stir Shelby Montana
Davis J. Walsh reports from New York that Shelby Montana is silent on the 250000 Dempsey Gibbons fight for July 4 with conditions set by Jack Kearns. The plan would require prepayment of 300000 to Dempsey and Kearns plus 50000 and 100000 to be paid on signing and before the ring entrance, leaving Shelby to bear most initial costs. Tex Rickard’s big gate at the Dempsey Carpentier bout is cited as a benchmark.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
Shelby
Mont
Dempsey-Gibbons
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Kearns
Dempsey and
Dempsey and Kearns
Dempsey-Kearns
Gibbons
Tom
Tex Rickard
Dempsey-Carpentier
Dempsey Gibbons Bout Planned in Shelby Under Legion Venues
A proposed Dempsey Gibbons boxing bout in Shelby was to be staged under the Toole county post of the American Legion with L A Sampson handling heavy work. The article notes a profit figure under 300000 dollars and mocks the Legion while warning that bravery has limits as the attack targets the wallet pocket.
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Dempsey-Gibbons
Shelby
Toole County
American Legion
L. A. Sampson
Eddie Collins Likely Holdout for 17 000 Per Year
Chicago reports from training camps say Eddie Collins may holdout for 17 000 annually, seeking 2 000 more than his 15 000 contract with the Chicago Americans. Teammate Ernie Johnson also reportedly seeks a raise of about 1 560 per year.
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Eddie Collins
Chicago
Marlin Springs
Tex
Collins
Chicago Americans
Ernie Johnson
Bert Weeden to Return to Waterloo Within a Week
A letter from Bert Weeden, then recovering in Chicago, states he will arrive in Waterloo within a week to rejoin the Waterloo baseball club. Wa terloo manager A C Willford expects Weeden to stay until spring training begins around April 15, as his recovery progresses.
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A. C. Willford
Waterloo Baseball Club
Bert Weeden
Chicago
Waterloo
Weeden
Boning Card To Be Put On At Chicago Tonight
Frankie Garcia Alemphis and Eddie Anderson of Moline meet in a 10 round no decision boxing bout in Chicago tonight amid a court restraining order shielding the event. A full championship program is planned for March 19 despite legal hurdles. Sacred Heart defeats Immaculate Conception 38 to 10 in basketball at Sacred Heart gym, with Sacred Heart leading 12 to 10 at half and dominating final period as visitors fail to score.
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Chicago
Frankie Garcia
Alemphis
Eddie Anderson
Moline
Junction
Pro Junction
Sacred Alart
Sacred Heart
Immaculate Conception School of Fairbank
Passaic High Cagers Escape An 113th Straight Victory Threat
Passaic High School in Passaic New Jersey dodged a scare to extend its 113 game winning streak with a 236 to 34 win over Clifton High at Paterson. The schedule featured a boxing match in the city under Davenport post American Legion and a weight weigh in for a 147 pound class.
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Passaic
Passaic High School
Clifton High School
Paterson
Karr
Davenport Post
Fighter "Bakes Out" April Fightcard Sparks Interest
Cleveland welter John Ny Karr faces Morrie Sehiaifar in a Davenport marquee reportedly drawing AP coverage. Reports indicate a decisive bout with Karr aiming to bake out the opposition as March events unfold.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Johnny Karr
Cleveland Welter Eight
Morrie Sehiaifar
Oma
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