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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1922
Page
6
Dallas March 23. Trig Speaker one of baseball legends may retire to bench as injury to leg lingers. No official word but limp after running catch and recent Reds game led to retirement from play. If no worse, he hopes to play all season. no bones broken.
The University of Iowa opens spring baseball with Coach James S. Ashmore shaping a diamond squad for the season. Indoor work dominates for pitchers and catchers as outfield and infield players gain early opportunities. The Hawkeyes will play several college teams in-state, including Upper Iowa at Fayette, and begin with April games against Iowa City rivals Carnell, Cog, and Luther.
The Howland Candy bowlers defeated the Hawkeye Oil five two games to one in Waterlpo allers city league. Shevlin led with a 234 high score and 205 high average. Total scores were 2769 to 2535 in favor of Candy Men with multiple 200s. Tibbitts Taffory and North Waterloo meet tomorrow night.
A humorous tale about Sylvester the grocery horse and his friends venting daily drudgery and dreams. The animals debate labor, luck, and past riches, with Socrates the educated horse offering a long tale of vacation and fate. They plan to meet again after supper.
The Y Leaders defeated Walnut Street Baptist 28 to 16 at East High Gym to claim the city basketball title after going undefeated in the City league. Johnson led the Baptists in scoring while DeLong and Simmons starred for the Leaders, who finished with three players on the court.
McGraw builds a world championship club with Burns and Shinners in the outfield while centering on a shaky start at centerfield. Nehf and Douglas anchor the pitching staff as Bar Nies and Jonnard vie for starting roles. Ike Boone tops the hitting charts in the minors but shows rough defense.
Willie Hoppe prepared to meet Jake Schaefer in the world 18.2 balkline billiards championship in Chicago. Hoppe, arriving from St Louis, aims to regain the title he lost to Schaefer months ago, according to manager R B Benjamin.
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute won a ten round decision over Jimmy Kally of Chicago while Erbie Schaeffer beat Joe Mandell of Rockford. Buck Herzog, ex major leaguer, signed to coach all baseball teams in the third Army Corps area. Joe Moore of Milwaukee claimed the international amateur skating meet title in New York.
Des Moines reports fast-growing high school entries for the Drake Relays on April 28 and 29. Notables include Cedar Rapids coach Novak with five races, La Grange three relays, Sioux City three teams, Evanston Oak Park in attendance, Marshalltown with four teams, and Hastings College's Loomis with hurdle entries. Names like Bob Simpson and John Nicholson noted among top hurdlers.
Cedar Falls coach L L Mendenhall revealed Iowa State football schedule for Teachers College this fall with three home games. The season opens Sept 30 at Cornell Mt. Vernon. Other games include Buena Vista Simpson Ellsworth Parsons Penn and Upper Iowa at Fayette.
Cedar Falls March 23 Track prospects at Teachers high school show promise while Cedar Falls high remains uncertain. Coach Heleley has seen 26 candidates respond to a Monday call with Kramer the only veteran. 20 plus more may join. Plans include a state meet at Des Moines May 20 and a home meet in April. interscholastic at Iowa State Teachers college May 6. quadrangular May 12 between Cedar Falls and Waterloo teams.
Iowa State will send three track men to the Missouri Valley indoor meet in Kansas City Saturday night. Coach Art Smith says the small squad rests the Cyclones after a lengthy indoor season to avoid staleness before outdoor events. Rathbrooks, veteran two mile, is favored to win. G. G. Pohlman runs the 440 and K. S. Greenlee the half mile.
Bowlers from Denver Dayton Sandusky and Chicago opened the tri minor events of the American bowling coinress tournament in Toledo Ohio on the first shift. The second shift added three pairs from St Louis and the 12 20 squad is billed as the day’s test with past and present champions Larry Sutton Jane Barnes Otto Kallusch and A Schiemann of the Moose Rochester NC set to perform.
Charles W. Paddock world champion sprinter sails from San Francisco to Honolulu to compete in island races. He is expected back in about a month and aims to lower several of his records while in the islands.
Tommy Milton American automobile champion has entered the Golden Gate motor derby at the San Carlos speedway near San Francisco on April 16. He will race 150 miles in the San Carlos event with the same car he aims to use in the 500 mile Indianapolis Memorial Day race.
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