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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
5
Waterloo bowling tournament opened with high scores as State Capital bowlers posted strong marks led by top scorer Bob. Several records were set or approached on opening day with strong performances from Augsburg and Pine River entrants in a competitive field in Waterloo.
Paris March 13 Georges Carpentier French heavyweight and world title challenger received 10000 francs from the French Academy of Sports for the prestige he has given to sport in France and for aiding the progress of physical training.
Boone lands two places on the first all state tournament quintet as selected after the final game. Moran captains at forward, R Lamb guards, Spooner of Luverne nabbed another forward spot, Elliott of Ames at guard, Hinshaw of Spirit Lake center, with praise for Lamb’s defense and Moran’s consistency amid frequent upsets in a tightly matched field of 14 teams.
Johnny Kilbane, hailed as the Shylock of the ring, insisted on a $1,000 forfeit from Benny Valger after Valger weighed in three quarters of a pound over the 124-pound limit for their Newark featherweight title bout. Kilbane refused to fight without the forfeit, sparking a heated stand and forcing promoters to oblige.
Bowling stars from Kansas City Rockford St Louis South Bend Sheboygan Marion Tulsa compete in the American Bowling Congress meet in Peoria as records fall early Two records broken as Orange Crush No 1 St Louis posts a 1113 single game and team totals rise with Brucks No 1 Chicago leading the five man event Partners from Manitowoc Huntington Fort Wayne Rochester Kalamazoo Detroit and Chicago vie for top five man finishes as leaders list O Whitehead Grubb Teer and others post high scores in multiple events
East High's basketball team will compete in the state championship at the University of Iowa City from March 18 to 20. The Orange and Black drew a bye and will face Clermont in the second round, with Coach Johnson leading Howrey Scripture Parkin O’Connor P. Garramoni J. Garramoni Dean Wheeler and substitutes.
New York March 13 The football rules committee finished two lengthy sessions with minor clarifications and abolished the puntout following a touchdown. Now after a touchdown the ball is brought out and a goal kick may be taken from anywhere in front of the posts by the kicker.
Des Moines college defeated Iowa State Teachers College 16 to a missing score in a low energy contest here. Des Moines players Joh nson starred, while Robinson led the visitors. Forwards included Crawford and Johnson for Des Moines, with Knudson at center and Salmon and Naghn at guards. On the Teachers team McKinstry and Robinson started at forwards, Dickinson at center, and Cowan and Bailey at guards.
In Champaign Illinois defeated Iowa 62 to 31 in an indoor dual meet. Illini swept the one mile and 440 yard dash as Emery nearly tied the indoor 1 mile record with 4 1 5. Aubrey Devine tied Buchanan in the pole vault at 11 feet 5 12 inches.
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