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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
9
In a swift second round upset at Madison Square Garden, Gunboat Smith of California knocked out Bombardier Wells, the British heavyweight, after Wells dominated the first round. Smith earns potential bout with Luther McCarty and signals brief return home.
Waterloo M C A Comets defeat Cedar Falls eighth grade team 36 to 26 at Cedar Falls. Merrick starred for Waterloo with Hansen top scorer for Cedar Falls as both sides traded leads late. Comets have eight wins and three losses with three games remaining Reinbeck East and West High squads to meet.
Harry Hartmann of Burlington Ia defeated Carl Brown of Waterloo In two out of three falls to claim the middleweight championship of the middle west. Brown won the first fall in 19 minutes, Hartmann the second in 18 minutes 30 seconds and the third in two minutes before a deadlock ends the match. Referee Jess Slaymaker Albany Ill. praised decisions as crowd roared at the Illinois theatre contest.
A sequence of junior and senior matches shows the Comets defeating West High seconds 32 to 11 and 21 to 25, East high seconds 8 to 23, and Cedar Falls eighth grade teams 59 to 14, 69 to 14, and 35 to 26, with various second and eighth grade outcomes.
The Invincibles won three straight games from the Engravers at Jackman alleys. Thorsen rolled 202 and averaged 191 to headline the evening, while Lauten led the defeated team with 181 and a 165 average. Two Engravers were absent, hindering their attack as Mucha plans to rejoin Waterloo next week.
National Guard units in Iowa receive permission to adopt a new U S Army and National Guard small arms training system. The program, starting after January 1, sets gallery and outdoor firing standards, qualification courses, and long distance shoot requirements for first and expert class shooters.
Rev. John Bunyan Smith spoke on From Dan to Beersheba at Walnut Street Baptist Church with native costume slides and curios. The boys' band raised about $100, and future services feature Triumph and Tears and The Heart of David Livingston. Joe Raymond promotes a $14.50 U S Vacuum sweeper.
Ames Iowa March 15 Special Waterloo high school basketball team overwhelmed Webster City 66 to 3 in the Ames invitation tournament first round. Jefferson beat Nevada 8 to 1 Reinbeck 23 Ames 16 and Rockwell City 16 Eagle Grove 14. Milo Miller led Waterloo with others contributing as team work drew praise.
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