Jobbers' Baseball League Set to Hear Entries and Trophy Plans
The Jobbers' Baseball league announces a Thursday evening meeting at the Courier office to finalize membership and schedule. Rawlings Sporting Goods will present a handsome eighteen inch trophy for season winners. The opening game is set for April 22 with a 15 game schedule and a three game series between clubs planned.
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Jobbers’ Baseball League
Courier Office
Uns League
Rawlings
Central Association
Board of Control to Select Team for State Tourney
Fort Dodge, Iowa, March 19. The state board of control of Athletics will meet in Iowa City on Saturday to arrange the state basketball tournament. Eligibility will be decided from a comparison of the Ecosts. Fort Dodge shows a slim chance of entry, having fallen by one point to West Waterloo and beating Jefferson twice. Jefferson and West Waterloo are regarded by Iowa reporters as among the strongest in the state.
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Fort Dodge
State Board of Control of Athletics
Iowa City
EcoTeSs
West Waterloo
Jefferson
Iowa
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy
Advert reads Dr Kilmer's SwampRoot as a leading kidney liver bladder remedy. Claims mild immediate healing effects and a physician's puritycertificate. Offers sample bottle by mail and bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar with purchases at drug stores. Includes address for Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
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Gale
Waterloo Evening Courier
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Tournament dates and cities named for a regional event
A list of participating towns includes Anamosa Bedford Burlington Cedar Rapids Charles City Clinton Corning Columbus Junction Cornell Bluffs Edgewood Fonda Fort Dodge Fort Madison Grundy Center Hartley Iowa City Keokuk Marshalltown Muscatine Nevada Ottumwa Reinbeck Red Oak Sioux City Shenandoah Waterloo Waverly and Weston.
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Ananosa
Bedford
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Clinton
Corning
Columbus Junction
Cornell Bluffs
Edgewood
Fonda
Fort Dodge
Fort Madison
Grundy Center
Hartley
Iowa City
Jefferson
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Nevada
Ottumwa
Reinbeck
Red Oak
Sioux City
Shenandoah
West Waterloo
Waucoma
Waverly
Wilton
Ames State college to open season in Columbia and beyond
Ames coach Clyde Williams announced that the recent state gymnasium high school basketball meet drew over 2,000 paid admissions. The event covered expenses and left a surplus for next year. The Juwa State coaching corps fine tunes track and baseball, with the varsity nine preparing on the gym floor and open-air practice planned when weather permits. The schedule begins April 18 at Columbia against Chinese University of Hawaii, then May 1 Simpson, followed by trips to Cornell, Iowa, Grinnell, and a May 16 Missouri return series, with further games at Statefield, Cornell, Nebraska, Grinnell, and Iowa through May 30.
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Ames
Clyde Williams
State Gymnasium
Juwa State College Coaching Corps
State College Nine
Columbia
Thorpe Still Far From Finished Player In McGraw Eyes
Marlin Springs Tex March 19 There is one good thing about Jim Thorpe says New York manager McGraw He knows little about baseball and thus has no bad habits to unlearn He may become a ball player but only after long patient instruction He is fast but fails to use speed well and bases stealing is unfamiliar to him He struggles in outfield misjudges flies and lacks curve knowledge yet can hit both high and low pitches with ease A Thorpe homer prompts McGraw to remark they are waking it tougher for him every day The Indian may reach stardom but that day is distant.
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Marlin Springs
Tex
Jim Thorpe
Mr. McGraw
New York
McGraw
Serviee
Jim
Thorpe
Coach Lindaman Arrives to Lead Iowa Baseball Squad
Iowa City reports coach Viva Lindaman arriving to mold the team for the Davenport Three I leaguers opener in two weeks. Baird plans to sit out the season to preserve eligibility, while veterans Holtson Hauth Londin and Berry hold key roles as positions are filled by recruits. College season opens with Illinois on Town field April 12 and includes games with Illinois Indiana Minnesota Chicago Ames Cornell Grinnell. Assistant coach Lewis Packard underwent appendicitis surgery and hopes to assist in April.
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Iowa City
Viva Lindaman
Boston National
Iowa
Davenport
Baird
Captaan von Lackum
Hauth
Hanson
Londin
Berry
Strickler
Cary
Patterson
Mlinoix
Illinois University
Town Field
Inllinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Chicago
Ames
Cornell
Grinnell
Lewis Packard
State University Hospital
Kellogs
Two Big Field Meets In A Day Set In Des Moines
Des Moines March 19 two major field meets will be held on the same afternoon May 24 at Drake stadium a first in state athletics. The state games committee chose the joint date to suit all colleges after May 17 became unavailable due to Drake State university dual meet. Both events will run on schedule to finish in one afternoon with early races to fit the programs.
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Des Moines
Drake
State University
Cross to Meet Rivers Again in April Title Bout
Leach Cross prepares for a rematch with Joe Rivers in New Orleans on April 7 after a sensational win over Joe Mandot. A victory would set Cross up for a July 4 bout with Champion Willie Ritchie on the Pacific coast, and a new clash could heighten public interest.
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Rivers
Ritchie
New York
Leach Cross
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Joe Rivers
Rivera
Cross
Mandot
Willie Ritchie
Pacific Coast
Berghammer Switches from Catcher to Infield Solid for White Sox
Pittsburgh born Martin A. Berghammer known as Mike abandoned catching after a wrist injury from a rink accident. He moved to infield, played for Crafton, Kewanee, and Lincoln before joining Chicago White Sox spring camp as a versatile, fast fielder with chance to earn a regular role.
Muscatine Club Cancels Three More Preseason Games
Frank Boyle plans schedule changes as Muscatine drops three games amid league changes. Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa and Fort Williams are off the slate, with Winona possibly visiting and Davenport set for late April nonleague dates.
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Peoria Club
Cedar Falls crushes Reinbeck in Van Patten cup clash
Cedar Falls outplayed Reinbeck High last evening at the M. M. C. A. gym to eliminate Grundy county from the Van Patten cup race. Strong defense and accurate shooting by Bremer Iblings and Brown led Cedar Falls, while Reinbeck struggled at the line and from the field. Ingalls stood out for Reinbeck as Cedar Falls set up a next game with Fort Dodge.
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Cedar Falls
Reinbeck
Grundy County
Fort Dodge
West High
Iblings
Bremer
Brown
Hanson
Lawn City
Stevens
Ingalls
FB. FT
L. G
Tachirgi
Hausler
Cooper
Schmidt
Verink
Coe
Sullivan Plans to Equal Olympic Games at Pan American Expo
James E. Sullivan, AAU secretary treasurer and three time Olympic commissioner, will travel from New York to San Francisco via New Orleans to shape athletic events for the 1916 Pan American Exposition. He aims to attract top foreign teams and debut a gold medal in the modern pentathlon with ceremonies and unique prizes, while coordinating with expo leaders and western AAU associations.
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New York
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
San Francisco
Sullivan
New Orleans
Momus
Charles C. Moore
Frederick J. W. Skiff
Exposition Committee
International Olympic Committee
Paris
Stockholm
Little Aunts No More at U
Iowa City March 19 Freshmen at the University of Town show growth and uniformity in size. Average height rose from five feet four to five feet eight with weight increasing from 131 to 140 pounds. Heavyest 173 lightest 104. Only 236 examined. tobacco use under half. stimulant use declined. many abstain from tea and coffee.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Colleges of Liberal Arts and Applied Science
University of Town
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