Huntley S Future At Stake In Bout
Lloyd Huntley a 19 year old welterweight meets Nay Johnson in a one round bout Friday night. Victory or even a draw could mark Huntley as a real comer and launch his climb for recognition. The fight attracts a record crowd as Huntley trains hard at the Business Men's Athletic Club in preparation for his career defining moment.
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Sucee
Nay Johnson
St. Paul
Tluntjer
Johnson
Huntley
Morris
Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Tiuntley
Business Men's Athletic Club
Promis
Diamond Dust and Holdouts Rocking Early Baseball
Veteran Terry Turner and pitcher Jim Bagby of the Cleveland club sign after salary disputes while Walton Cruise of St. Louis is quitting the holdout fold. Cardinals expected to contend with Hendricks leading a young aggressive team as injuries and training temper the pace. Baseball notes cover Cleveland Indians camp, George Burns potential army service, and Athletics' infield concerns alongside a Cubs conditioning program in Pasadena.
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Terry Turner
Jim Bagby
Cleveland
Walton Cruise
St. Louis
Jack Smith
Hendricks
Louis Browns
Fritz Maisel
Yankees
Jimmy Austin
Johnny Tobin
Ear
Cient
Dave Davéenpari
Yirher
Bert Gallia
Byron Tonck
Grover Loudermilk
Vincent Molyneaux
Tom Rogers
Lee Nanamaker
Joe Gedeon
Kenneth Wil-lame
Leslie Mann
Cubs
Pasadena
Mitchell Believ
Best Baseball Cities Named Boston and Pittsburgh
New York reports Boston and Pittsburgh as the top baseball cities, with Boston drawing strong crowds year after year and Pittsburgh known for loyal fans. The piece contrasts regional interest, noting Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, and Buffalo vary in support while league payrolls drop from about 125 to 74 dollars, saving up to 1,000,000 dollars across the two leagues in the coming season.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Dope
New York
United States
Cit
Ty Cohl
Washington
Detroit
Buffalo
Vasil V McVey Title Wrestling Show in Kansas City
George Vasil and Isa McVey prepare for a finish match to crown a wrestling champion. The bout is set for Thursday evening March 28 at Waterloo Theatre or the Business Men's Athletic Club gymnasium in Kansas City Missouri after contracts were signed.
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George Claimatit O
Isa McVey
Kansas City
Waterloo
Agymnasium
Busines Men's Athletic Club
McVey
Giabour
Myre
Decision Won After Lengthy Proceedings
After nearly an hour, the court reached a decision. The proceedings concluded with the judge delivering the ruling and documenting the outcome for the record.
Golf balls may cost more but travel farther in 1918
Waterloo golfers face a rise in golf ball prices by about one dollar per ball this season while reports from winter courses indicate new higher tension balls will travel 20 yards farther than 1917 models. Heavier 29 to 31 pennyweight balls gain popularity with durability and longer carry, possibly prompting course changes and even standardization in tournaments.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Golfey
Slanday
Golf Clubs May Soon Eliminate Caddies
The Chicago District Golf association with nearly 50 clubs is weighing caddy elimination as a war labor conservation measure. President Robert El Winter said action will come at a later meeting, with clubs urged to follow national government recommendations. The committee noted caddy organizations aid the boys and should be preserved, but excluding older youths during the war aligns with the national boys working reserve goals.
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Chicago
Chicago District Golf Association
Robert Eliwinter
Oll
National
Boys’ Working Reserve
Greb Wins Over Langford in Buffalo Match
Sport Flashes reports Harry Greb defeated Willie Langford in six rounds in Buffalo. A wrestling show in Atlantic City ended with Pinky Gardner fatally injured after Mike Yokel threw him over the ropes. Yokel and referee George Wischer were arrested. Lightweight champ George Bothner broke his leg facing Frank Rice of Boston. Billy Miske and Tom Cowler set for a 10 round Minneapolis bout. Dempsey vs Riser planned for Joplin on March 24 after Fulton cancelled to face Willard on July 4.
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Chicago
Harry Greb
Willie Langford
Buffalo
Atlantic City
Pinky Gardner
Schnectady
Mike Yokel
Salt Lake City
Yokel W
George Wischer
George Bothner
Frank Rice
Boston
Billy Miske
Tom Cowler
Minneapolis
Jack Dempser
Tom Riser
Joplin
Dempsey
Fred Fulton
Fulton
Willard
Y Ships Bats to Boys Over There
Officials of the AL in York arrange the largest collection of baseball bats shipped from Louisville to the Lorraine front in France. The bats bear imprints of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker and will be distributed among American troops.
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New York
York
Louisville
Prange
Bach
AL Trismete
Ty Cobb
Tris
Tome
Baker
Hus
Timely Bits and Notes From a Busy Paper
A mosaic of humorous clippings and notes from early 20th century papers. Updates touch on magnates, players turning toward baseball, umpire prospects, a boxing match set for April, evangelist ads, hospital transfers, sports signings, and light political commentary. Quinine product ad closes the snippet.
Eight Teams Still Alive in Grade School Tourney
The first annual Y M C A grade school basketball tournament enters semi finals with eight teams remaining, after Monday games at the Y gym. Junior finalists are Grant Lowell Alcott Central. seniors include Grant Lincoln Whittier Central. Finals set for Wednesday with two forfeits noted and Lowell beating Lafayette 9 to 5 in a tense opener.
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Grant
Lowell
Alcott
Central School
Lincoln
Whittier
Central
Whittier School
Lafayette
S&s
Stack
West High Track Men Answer Call of Coach
Thirty candidates for places on the West High track team answered Coach John Barnes Monday afternoon. After a brief talk outlining plans for the spring the aspirants were instructed on conditioning. Cross country running will be the core of preparation for the track program.
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West High
John Barnes
Graveyard dances ease gloom at Pawling ceremony
In Pawling New York on March 19 Mrs Wallace C Ransom held two card party events and dances in a cemetery to lift her husband’s mood. He had left for Boardman after a contract to build monuments there and a keeper’s residence nearby. She refused to move, saying she enjoyed the cemetery social life and saw no reason to relocate.
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Pawling
N. VY
Wallace C. Ransom
Handy
Boardman
Ransom
Water loo Widow Cries for Joy Over Remedy
A Waterloo widow recounts extreme stomach distress eased by Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The testimonial claims the preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis, with a money refund offer from Wangier Bros Sievers Drug and Hansen and Hansen.
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Waterloo
Mayr
Wangier Bros
Sievers Drug
Hansen and Hansen
Things Theatrical Here At Home In Waterloo
Waterloo theatre presents Oh, Boy a New York Princess musical comedy by Bolton Wodehouse Kern with a special company to maintain high standards. Also Watch Your Step the Irving Berlin musical arrives with famous songs and 24 beautiful young women. The Palace shows Two-Gun Man The Bargain with William S. Hart set in the Arizona Grand Canyon and Alimony a drama about Bernice Bristol Flint and Howard Turner amid social intrigue.
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Metropolitan Company
New York
Waterloo
Guy Bolton
P. G. Wodehouse
Jerome Kern
F. Ray Comstock
William Elliott
Waterloo Theatre
Irving Berlin
W. WH
William S. Hart
Palace Theatre
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Hart
Twagun” Stokes
Bernice Bristol Flint
Howard Turner
Turner
Flint
Bernice
Catarrhal Deafness and a Claimed Cure in Blood Treatment
An old advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine acting through the blood, offering $100 for any case not healed, and promises free circulation of the remedy through druggists.
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Hall
Arsene Lupin at Crystal and Amarilly at Plaza
At the Crystal Theatre today Arsene Lupin features detective suspense with Earle Williams pursued by detectives through a guarded entrance and secret door. At the Plaza Theatre Mary Pickford stars in Amarilly of Clothes Line Alley a brisk comedy with a Barbary Coast slumming party brawl and feisty scene.
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Arsene Lupin
Earle Williams
Family Theatre
Surgeons Use Rib to Replace Chin After Gun Accident
Carmi, March 19 A 17 year old girl Thelma Bassemier who lost her chin last May in an accidental rifle discharge will not suffer serious disfigurement. Six St Louis surgeons performed a pioneering plastic surgery using a rib from her side shaped into a chin and placed in position. They report the bone healing will be nearly flawless and erase the facial blemish.
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Carmi
Thelma Bassemier
St. Louis
Hat throat and affections banished by a simple remedy
A historic remedy claims to ease persistent throat, cough, and cold ailments that lead to chronic distress. The article notes a time tested approach believed to banish these issues, promoting relief through the suggested practice.
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