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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1924
Page
8
The Waterloo club adopts a thrift program cutting baseballs from 36 dozen to about half and delaying full uniform upgrades. Willford highlights reduced equipment, warns players against giving bats away, and mentions stockpiled uniforms and sale of coupon books to fund expenses. O'Shea reports progress with Columbus and notes rival players and managers.
Distilled baseball notes cover Marshalltown’s winless stretch with seven shutouts, Cary Patterson training for the Hawks, umpire selections by EL Sexton, Dubuque, Rock Island, and Moline baseball efforts, Bert Weeden refereeing boxing, and Jim Cartin receiving a Burling ton offer.
Cedar Rapids March 21 Eight Midwest Conference games are planned for the Coe Kohawks under coach Ira T Carrithers. Contests with Upper Town and Dubuque are listed along with practices with James and Iowa. dates not yet set. The Kohawks play Cornell Resnit Carleton and single games with Monmouth Knox. Rain postponed a Carleton match last season. season opener expected at Ames on Antis 11 and 12 with possible Tunies sessions in Cedar Rapids.
In Chicago on March 21 AP reports the New York Giants visited Winter Haven to face the Chicago White Sox as Frank Chance plans to join the club around April 1 with Evers in charge. Trade rumors swirl as Chicago Nationals eye moves against Oakland and Los Angeles. Meusel signs with Yankees after 12-4 win over Pelicans. Rain halts Senators in Tampa. they plan to play Milwaukee in Palmetto. Mack’s Rookies shine as Simmons and partners help Athletics win 26-3 over Birmingham. Cleveland pitchers show promise in Lakeland, Tris Speaker to field a strong quartet. Ty Cobb’s Tigers miss their Macon tilt to Toronto. aim to play Rochester next.
Boston, March 21. Northeastern University athletic adviser T. Bradlee Fenno recounted how a coconut served as an improvised basketball in the Bahamas in 1907. With Nassau dealers lacking balls, Fenno used an overripe coconut to teach the game to early Bahamian players, establishing a local basketball tradition.
Oskaloosa Indiana March 21 Banner M 2:93 1-4 fastest Town owned harness horse was sold by W H Broerman of Oskaloosa to Tom McDonald Vermont sports man at the Chicago sale Bats ar Paced the mite in 2:05 1-4 Banner half mile track at Burlington last fall to win from Kins Hedgewood in the feature race of the Tri State fair and lowered the Oskaloosa track record to 2:05 3-4 in an exhibition mile at the Southern Towns fair Banner Madd for 930 900.
More than 200000 rounds of golf were played on four municipal links yielding 156000 in revenue for the city last year. Five new links are planned for next year as officials announced today.
Bluffs and Mason City won opening state basketball tournament games in Boons Ta. Bluffs defeated Fairfield 11 to 19 and Mason City beat Sioux City 21 to 20. Mason City led late when Gookman scored and Council Bluffs surged ahead with Walsh baskets.
Marshalltown Iowa March 21 Twenty three men signed by Manager Jack Lacy to report around April 15 for spring training with the Mississippi Valley club. The roster lists players from St Louis Omaha Clinton and various towns with positions including infielders outfielders catchers and pitchers. Red Hamilton’s name is missing from the earlier signed list and Lacy plans to report for practice.
Lacy states Hamilton has not returned a signed contract but has accepted the terms offered. The note clarifies that while the formal signature is pending, the agreement is effectively in place pending final paperwork.
Joe Lynch will defend his bantamweight crown tonight in a 16 round bout at Madison Square Garden against Abe Goldstein in New York. Lynch awaits reinstatement after suspension tied to past title fight cancellations and his historic path from 118 pounds champion to champion again with Goldstein as challenger.
Nine teen teams from northeastern Iowa high schools gathered in Cedar Falls for the Teachers College prep basketball tournament starting at 2 30 pm. Teams listed include Waterboast High Fairbank Hampton Marble Rock Hudson Hansell Cedar Falls Dunkerton Nora Springs Jesup Shell Rock Teachery High West Bend Rudd Quasqueton Dike Postville Grange township Geneseo Hast High Jesup Cedar Falls High and Teachers High are favored. East High and West High squads prepared to compete with hopes of the title as rounds proceed with multiple games scheduled through today and tomorrow.
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