Mt Pleasant Prepares for Lebanon Championship Clash
Mt Pleasant high school, state champions for the second year, heads to Crawfordsville March 29 to meet Lebanon high in a game to decide the central and middle west title. Lebanon, using a fireman defense, defeated Indiana rivals and features veteran players and Capt White.
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Sin Pleasant
Mt Pleasant High School
Low City
Crawfordsville
Lebanon High
Indiana
Central
Middle West
Altho
Lebanon
Aft. Pleasant
Lebanon Five
Capt. White
Green
Pleasant
Grinnell College Football Schedule Reveals Key Opponents
Grinnell's 1928 football schedule lists Simpson, Dubuque Seminary, University of Iowa, Drake, Coe and Cornell among opponents. The Iowa game is the traditional season highlight after a 10-0 win last fall. Roster losses are noted with limited backfield return and a strengthened line as spring practice opens under Coach Tollefson or Captain Osgood.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Simpson
Dubuque Seminary
University of Iaona
Drake
Coe
Carnell
Dubuque School
University of Iowa
Grant
Osgood
Tackle
Russel Tollefson
Capt
Diamond Dust and Draft Prospects for Giants and White Sox
Benny Kauil appears set for exemption board in Marlin Springs Texas with class one division A status and likely to be called in the next draft. White Sox fans expect Claude Williams to deliver after a promising last season though he struggled with control during spring training.
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Benny Kauil
Giants
Marlin Springs
Tex
White Sox
Claude Williams
Williams
Reds May Lose Star Billy Kent to Aerial Service
Cincinnati fans fear shortstop Billy Kent may leave the Reds this year to join the aerial service. His signing contract is not yet returned and his defensive and batting prowess helped Cincinnati reach the first division last season.
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Cincinnati
Billy Kent
Matthewson
Cincinnati Reds
Fred Toney
Toney
Reds
Baseball News From The Training Field And Tryouts
Reports from training fields note players dealing with stiffness after watching fights near an army airfield. McGraw orders more focus on playing. Cubs manager Mitchell reviews Hollacher as a trial, with Merkle at first Kilduff second Hollacher short and Deal third. Holly displays sharp fielding while Hargrove earns a White Sox tryout and impresses. Tex Russell's health worries the Sox, Williams and Danforth eyed for mound work. Lunte joins Cleveland for a tryout and praised as a top shortstop prospect. Reds eye Fred Toney’s return as a pivotal boost. Felsch remains sidelined with grip, awaiting training ramp deployment.
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Charlie Hollacher
Mitchell
Cubs
Chicago
Merkle
Kilduff
Hollacher
Deal
Holly
Boxing Card at Waterloo Theatre Promises Wide Action
Tonight Waterloo hosts a thirty round boxing menu topped by Ray Johnson of St Paul versus Lloyd Huntley of Waterloo in a ten round main event. Langford versus Johnson in a six round opener adds heavy hitters to a fast paced card with A I F Wells and Battling Schroeder in the semi windup. Johnson, the perceived favorite, seeks to prove speed and experience win inside six rounds.
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THE
CARS
Arch Cole
Young Joluunas
Young Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
AH Wells
Des Moines
Qatiling
Waterloo Theatre
Ray Johnson
Lloyd Huntley
Langford
Johnson
AIF Wells
Schroeder
Waterloo
Wells
Huntles
Baseball Player Loses Eyesight Through Bath Towel Strike
Red Kuhn, former Chicago White Sox catcher and Dallas Giants star, serving in Camp Travis, lost sight in one eye when a heavy fringe from a bath towel struck his pupil during a scuffle. He received an honorable discharge and returned to Dallas, hopeful about the future.
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Tallas
Tex
Uncle Sam
Red Kuhn
Chicago White Sox
Dallas Giants
Sam
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Red
Kuhn
Dalas
California
Boxing instructor Charlie White discharged at Camp Custer
Charlie White, a boxing instructor from Chicago at Camp Custer, was discharged with no explanation given. He had been transferred from Camp Grant to Camp Custer. Jack Britton and Jimmy Duffy are paired for a 1¢-round bout at Atlanta. A note recalls a man who introduced a copper strip for shoe tips and earned $4,000,000 in royalties.
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Chicago
Charlie White
Camp Custer
White
Camp Grant
Custer
Jack Britton
Jimmy Duffy
Atlanta
WaJt the GIST and EST of IT
A fragmented 1918 scene in a theater style satire set at a major league club. Eddie Plank is referenced in verse as a veteran pitcher while a comedy sketch mocks wartime taxes and fan access. An office scene shows a secretary and a magnate debating season pass costs and a government levy.
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Booth-Mantell
B.M
Mr. B.M
Hall Park
Ihem
Tomrats
Baseball’s War Time Sacrifices Redefine Club Assets
The article argues major league baseball maintains its value through player assets amid enlistment and the draft. Owners accept irreparable losses as stars depart, noting contracts, transfers, and payrolls hinge on irreplaceable players. It compares to an opera company losing Caruso and calls attention to patriotism and continued pay for service members.
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Ijle
Iie
A&a
Ile
Alexander
Killifer
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Caruso
Charlies Ebbets
Girls in Columbus Park to Replace Men in Baseball
Columbus reports that the American Association will recognize girls as players this season replacing manpower. President Joe Tinker explains the move stems from patriotism and scarcity of available men for the work. Fans buying tickets will receive their change from a not specified source.
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Tinker
Columbus. O
Girls Power
Columbus Park
American Association
Joe Tinker
Burlesque and Musical Comedy at Waterloo and Plaza
Waterloo Theatre presents Misfit Cohen with Harry Steppe and Mona Raymond in a new radical burlesque with 25 chorus girls and original music. Watch Your Step irving Berlin's musical at the Waterloo promising tuneful dance and wit. Plaza Theatre features Love Me Dorothy Datten 28 Maida in a Paramount release with star Maida.
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Harry Steppe
Mr. Steppe
Mona Raymond
Waterloo Theatre
Irving Berlin
Dorothy Datten
Maida
Paramount
Plaza Theatre
Love Me headline at Plaza theatre and notable letters
A vaudeville style note highlights C Gardner Sullivan play Love Me with an esteemed cast led by Elinor Hancock and Robert McKim. Also listed is the Plaza theatre program and a long advertised letters section for Waterloo Iowa dated March 20 1915. It ends with a brief note that the Red Cross drive in the Philippines enrolled over 7000 new members.
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C. Gardner Sullivan
William Conklin
Jack Holt
Dorcas Mathews
Melbourne MacDowell
Elinor Hancock
Robert McKim
Plaza Theatre
Waterloo
Ars
George Antwim
Ervin Baker
Mary L. Bartlett
Nellie Blanchard
Hazel Grown
F. BE. Beam
J. ‘F T. Coolidge
Mary Currie
Genevieve Cusack
Katherine Dolejs
J. A. Dorland
Grace Dawns
Chanie Eifilis
H. B. Endsley
Willie Hogan
Bred Hollingshead
Irwin Jolley
Gewis Blewellin
Frank McCoy
Willy Mallett
Omar Mason
P. c. Meredith
Dick Mickey
Lytle Mitchell
G. Pappas
E. V. Rhodes
Carl Ditcherson
George Rohar August MM. Schultz
John Shambo
Frederick Smith
G. W. Spencer
Peter Thiltgen
Gordon Smith
Harry
Olive Tablets Offer Indigestion Relief From Liver Ailment
Thousands report stomach upset relief by using Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The vegetable compound with olive oil stimulates the liver and bowels to restore digestion without griping. Take one or two at bedtime. available in 10c and 25c boxes at druggists.
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Beaves
Ind
McGraw
Gordon
Columbia
Cal J. Miller
Bit Kope
Pete Hargrove
Dubuque
Charles City
C. A
Hargrove
Rowland
Ned Egan
Sox
Tex Russell
Danforth
Harry Lunte
Cleveland
Lunte
Hallacher
Mobile
Wappy Felsch
Milwaukee
Huntley
Lateer
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Epvie Plank
Ddie Plank
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Osler
Eddie Plank
Addie Plank
Cheever
Wilson
Marsh Place
Martin
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
D. B. Henderson
Mary Hicks Gelst
J. Rudolph
Mary
Fannan
Cowin
Smee
Cornea Rutter
Alfred B. Feek
SEM
SWH
Fadia Leds LL
Frank M. Frost
Maggie Gales
Gilbertville
Lee
John Wagner
Liand
Lore Alford
Laws Investment Corporation
Red Cross
Philippine Islands
Fuel Administration
Food Administration
Artificial Ice and Fuel Co
Vlu Fing
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