Managers Begin Prune as Veterans Tie Up Rosters
Veteran managers cut players and trim squads in early spring camps. Huggins releases four players from the Yankees while Connie Mack and the Athletics hold two contenders for the Philadelphia roster. Recruits arrive for minor leagues as clubs push toward opening rosters amid injuries and training shuffles.
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New York Yanks
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Philadelphia Athletic Combine
Washington Senatore
Brooklyn
Amere Jcan Association
Drake U Golf Plans 90 Hole Meet Over Five Courses
Des Moines reports tentative plans for a 90 hole Drake University golf meet over five courses this month. Captain John Blanchard says the event aims to add variety to a sparse schedule. Eighteen holes will be played at Wakanda Grandview Superion Field Mator Gait and Country and Waveland links to diversify the competition. The method for selecting the top four and possible Drake entries to nationals in June remains undecided.
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Hezth
John Blanchard
Drake Varsity
Blanchard
Bulldogs
Wakanda
Grandview
Superion Field
Mator
Gait
Waveland Links
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Carsit
Moita
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Fur Mayers
Missouri
Wit
Cedar Rapids Favored To Cop National Track Meet At Northwestern
Cedar Rapids is favored to win the national track meet at Northwestern University as the prep event gathers teams from four states. The article notes the largest annual carnival, with Cedar Rapids’ entrants expected to lead in several divisions and notable performances anticipated from city and regional rivals.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Chicago
Ata
Wilmi
Fikely
Meres
Fragmented antique verse and notices mix in rusted lines
A garbled OCR page mixes verses about a WWI soldier named Steel and a flawed domestic scene with a racehorse, a jail notice, an Ames Drigert stable mention, and stray ads. The fragmentary text references a chief of police, a horse mule missing from Minnesota, and odd humor about athletic feats and gadgets.
Stribling Slattery Clash Set at Madison Square Garden
Georgia heavyweight Young Stribling arrives in New York for a 10 round bout with Jimmy Slattery at Madison Square Garden. Slattery backs a brief six to nine round plan as Stribling seeks an upset, with Tunney the reluctant promoter of future battles.
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Young Stribling
Georgia
Tomor
Madison Square
Garen
Jimmy Slattery
Butta- We
Ayo
Star
Stribling
Slattery
Minthi Fia
Gene Tunney
Tignes
Welk
Jack Dean Wilsey
Harry Wille
Industrial Cage League to Close Season This Week
Industrial Cage League wraps its season this week with final matchups including Tank Piering vs Bartles-Shepherd and Hog Gasoline Wayiye facing Tehan. The results will not affect standings as Beth teams are claimed amateur. event runs Wednesday night at Kastigh stadium, concluding the league slate.
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Industrial Cage League
Hetoge
Eloge
ARIS
HEE Wodadre Sitar
Wetnini
Pridas
Jt Bartles-Shepherd Oi Company
End Wines
Cetra
Animtal Ss Slate
Euutter
Ware
Tlawkeve
National Guard
Kastigh
Alexander-Bourland Clash Set At Cedar Falls Armory
Waterloo promoter Dave Fidler books Ralph Alexander to fight George Bourland in a 10 round main event at the Cedar Falls Armory Friday. Alexander, Iowa heavyweight champion, meets Des Moines’ Bourland in a test that could define the division, with Billy Gibbs guiding Alexander and Bourland highlighted for his high school and boxing credentials.
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Ralph Alex“Mulder
Waterloo Heavy
George Bourland
Des Moines
Colored Pride
Imain
Armory
Alexander
Bourland
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Towa
Iowa
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Neck of the Woods
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Squared
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Augustine
Moore
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Joe Knippl
Cedar Falls Armory
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Des. Moines
George
Des ‘Moines East High
Des Moin
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Waterloo
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Dave Fidler
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Hie Magerial
Pacific Coast
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Dak Lee
Tony Fuentes
Ing Heavies
Gmedey
Gatks
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Jacek
Ami Badin
McKavitt
Tanetineg
Anether
Newton Fans Raise Fund to Send Team to National Meet
Newton basketball fans contribute to four hundred dollars to send the Newton state champion team to the national meet in Chicago next week. It is estimated that five hundred will be needed to cover expenses, but Cinsotonis have agreed they will furnish four hundred dollars, enabling the team to travel and compete.
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Newton
Marek
Lorat
Golf in Dense Fog Creates Strange Round for Diegel
Leo Diegel recalls one of the oddest rounds in foggy conditions at Lakeside course during the California Open. Teammates Donald Smith Hut Martin and others lost drives within 25 yards of each other as visibility collapsed. On the seventeenth hole caddies failed to guide, forcing players to infer direction from tee marks amid dense mist.
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Witcher New York
Gianta
Leo Diegel
Lakeside
Smith, Hutt
Martin
Einally
Rennok
Helen Wills to Tour Italy for Exhibition Tennis Games
Helen Wills sails to Italy for five city stays from Florence to Lake Como, staging exhibition matches arranged by Baron De Morpurgo. A Cannes match was cancelled after opponent Ridley scratched with a bruised thumb. Wills plans Monta Carla event if timing allows, after eight prior tours and six titles.
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Helen Wills
Italy
Taar ‘Ridley
England
Miss Wills
Florence
Milan
Rome
Lake Como
Baron de Morpurgo
Monta Carla
Paris
Nori
Drake and Iowa Track Teams Head to Texas Relays
Iowa and Drake track squads prepare for Texas Relays in Austin and Houston. Hawkeye relays star athletes led by Ebert and Roberts join event entries in sprints and field, with several athletes also competing in weight, hurdles, and other finals. The temp roster shifts include both universities sending multiple sprinters and field men to Texas contests.
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Meyeh
Cevents
Hawkeye
Roberts
Neer Pauner
Somerton Deant Tiniversity of Texas
Austin
Jionston
Ares Te
Ames Looks For Fastball Team in 94 Cyclones Tryouts
Ames Iowa March 94 Special coach Bill Chandler lists a promising first outdoor practice for the Cyclone baseball squad. He highlights Gee Hill Fisher and Manship infield combos, four standout pitchers including McCracken and Dorr, and an improving outfield with Reimenschnieder Wilson and Johnson. The 15 game schedule features nine Iowa State meetings and clashes with Notre Dame and the Missouri tilt, with dates set for April through May in Ames Cedar Falls and surrounding cities.
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Gee
Hill
Wilson
Sioux City
Boller
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Johnson
Cyclone
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Cyclones
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Upper Town University
Alisseum
Columbia
Cee
Cedar Rapids
Bobby Cruikshank Leads in Florida Open Play
St Petersburg Fla March 24 INS Bobby Cruikshank led the Florida Open third round for the largest share of prize money as the west coast championship moved to final rounds. Cruikshank 140 two rounds. Al Es Peña 142. Walter Hagen 143. Bobby Jones and Tommy Armour 144. Jones carded a 69 yesterday with six birdies and eight pars.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
INS
Bobby Cruikshank
Los Angeles
Todny
Pasadena
Waverly Trapshoot Opens Season With Big Entry Promised
Waverly Iowa March 24. Waverly Gun Club will hold its first trapshoot of the season on Thursday April 15. A large entry is anticipated and local shooters expect a strong turnout for the event.
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Waverly
Waverly Gun Cinh
Hair Groom Keeps Hair Combed and Glossy All Day
Ad copy proclaims Half-Groom as a cheap drug store conditioner that provides natural gloss and a well groomed look for business and social occasions. It claims the product smooths stubborn oily or shampooed hair, helping it stay combed in any style and even promotes thicker, lustrous hair.
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Oss
Elderton to Lay Out Golf Course at La Porte City
Robert Elderton, a Sunnyside professional golfer, will lay out a nine hole golf course at La Porte City in early April. A golf club is forming there with about 50 members and plans to expand over the summer. Elderton’s indoor links in Paul Davis building will close April 11 as he moves to Sunnyside club duties.
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la Porte City
Robert Elderton
Sunnyside
Country Clu
la Porte
Elferton
Paul Davis
Northwestern begins spring football drills under Thistlethwaite
A squad of 78 men started spring practice at Northwestern University as Coach Thistlethwaite led the first of six weeks of drills. Chicago prepares for spring training at the University of Chicago next Monday.
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Chicago
Northwestern Unniversity
Thistlethwaite
Fel
University of Chicago
Spring basketball drills begin for Nebraska first-year squad
Lincoln March 24 AP Charley Black newly named Nebraska basketball coach holds spring drills for football and track athletes. A group of 20 freshmen reported for daily on-court work as the spring program opens.
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Neb
Aten
Charley Black
University of Nebraska
Blades
Church Quintets End 1926 Season Wins Forfeit Upset
Intermediates Sunday school league closes 1825-26 season at aase High. First Baptist won the tournament and extended its winning streak to 14 with a forfeit over St. Pauls Ale. Grace Episcopal defeated First Presbyterian 27 to 14, Grace M H beat First Ryan-Relical 35 to 11, and First M E hosted First Brethren 18 to 14. Other results include Westminster Presbyterian 20 Central Christian 16, Walnut Street Baptist 21 Lin den E 3, Burton Avenue Northminister Presbyterian Evangelical won by forfeit over First Congregational, final standings list First Baptist at top and First Congregational bottom.
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Barton Avenue Baptist First Brethren
St.Paul's M. Re
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Northminster Presbyterian
First Congregational
Senior and Sophomore Teams Win in West Class Tournament
Senior and sophomore class basketball teams won their West Class games yesterday. The seniors defeated the freshmen after three overtimes, 17 to 14, while the sophomores beat the juniors 11 to 13.
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West Tish
National Prep Tourney Entry List Includes 30 Quints
Chicago area teams lead the field in the national prep tournament listed for the University of Chicago from March 30 to April 4. Thirty quintets, including 27 state champions, compete with bids up for grabs among 49 quintets overall.
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Chicago
Marcel
University of Chicago
Strong Squad 15 Out for Baseball at Tutor School
Cedar Falls. Maren 24. Lawrence Whitford a former Tutor star athlete will coach baseball at the Teachers college this spring and take charge April 1. Whitford excelled in football and basketball, pitched four seasons, and was a noted quarterback. This season's roster shows Morrison Horton Rider Folletson Bates and others showing promise. Indoor practice continues due to wet grounds as new material and veterans compete for positions behind the bats and on the mound.
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Whdely
Lautenbach
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Webb
Twirlers
Gemberling
Tolletson
Mardin
Freshwater
Weber
Playground Games Highlight Local Girls Basketball Action
In a Lafayette school contest last night the PlayGround Games team beat the Travelers Ina gama 17 to 2. The Go-Getters defeated the Hawks 19 to 2 in another girls game. The Central sixth grade boys beat Washingham Trying 4 to 3.
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Go-Getters
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