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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1922
Page
7
Local leaders urge a five day push to fund and promote Mississippi Valley League baseball in Waterloo. Campaign teams, former fans, and nearby towns back a summer season after a six year gap, with 65 home games planned including holidays against Dubuque and Ottumwa.
Mount Vernon March 25 Cornell track and field lacks sprint depth this season with only Red Thompson in sprints and Hemphill as a secondary dash runner. Captain Cole Thompson Klemier Tal Dee Paulson Ensign Bolton Smith Valencia show promise, while first year sprinters are expected to fill gaps. Schedule includes meets at Des Moines, Rock Island, Mount Vernon, Cedar Rapids, and Northfield, finishing with the Midwest conference at Northfield.
Omaha welterweight Schlaifer shaded Dennis O'Keefe of South Chicago in ten rounds before about 690 fans at Seaport Ja. A ninth and tenth round rally gave Schlaifer the lead after O'Keefe earlier won the fifth seventh and eighth. Schlaifer driven for the body while O'Keefe tired. Referee E. W. Smith supervised the main bout. Harold Pride lost narrowly in a six round windup. Leo Huggins defeated Des Moines rival in the bantam curtain raiser.
Paris reports Georges Carpentier is fit to fight Jack Dempsey again after healing neck trouble and tuberculosis rumors. Manager Francois Descamps says Georges is healthy now and a comeback bout with the champion is being discussed with promoters.
A humor essay follows a narrator who revels in finishing the task of raising his parents. He recounts experiments, neighbors, and a newborn sibling who will continue educating his parents, suggesting future progress and pride in family dynamics. The piece ends noting syndication by Associated Editors.
Ottumwa manager Jimmy Drohan announces 33 players signed for workouts beginning April 15 to prepare for the local team in the Masis sipni Valley league. Bonham Park is under renovation as crowds await new grandstands and bleachers.
World heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey arrived in Los Angeles for a brief family visit before sailing from New York on April 11 for Europe. He expects to spend two to three hours in life in Europe, while promoter Jack Kearns had not yet entered talks for a match on the continent or in London.
Loren Muren t from the TAC clocked 6.1 seconds to smash the world 60 yard dash mark at the Chicago AAU track championships. Albert of the CAA cleared six feet 3.5 inches in the high jump, a new Central AAU record. AUGGINS releases six players as New Orleans reports rookies joining MLB spring camp amid team reshuffles.
Earl Caddock, ex-heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated Dick Daviscourt in Wichita Kansas on March 25 in a two out of three falls match.
Veteran writer Davis J. Walsh surveys the Cincinnati Reds as they shed stars via sale and trade, forecasting a reshaped infield and pitching staff. He notes Okays and misses in trades, new infield options Moran Pinelli Cavenny, and a battered pitching corps led by Eppa Rixey and Donohue. Burns and Duncan loom in the outfield with a cautious look at catching and defense.
In New York Morvich the champion two year old of 1924 ran a mile in 1:45.6 with his head held high. The meet featured the promising speedster and drew attention to the stable’s future prospects.
187 pound Jack Rosauer will meet 190 pound Eugene Parquette in Moose Hall Wednesday at 8 p.m. under old rules two falls out of three. Major preliminaries promised. Rosauer already faced Pat McGill and Caddock among others. Tickets cost 1.10 for men and 56 cents for women and high school students. Helmer Myre may offer Rosauer a Waterlog match if he defeats Parquette.
Iowa University plans a 19 game schedule with 10 Big Ten contests and 9 non conference games. Coach Ashmore lists pitchers Becker Frohwein Vollmer Anderson Wells Fabricius Nichols Hoag Travis Bossen and catchers Michaelson Redmon Barrett Locke as candidates for a strong pitching and catching lineup with several veterans returning to outfield and infield roles. The schedule opens April 3 at Iowa City and includes games at Evanston Champaign and Ann Arbor with a May 18 home clash versus Wisconsin.
The Iowa State Ice Dealers association re elected all officers except vice president S A Martin Centerville. J J Thomas Cedar Rapids was elected vice president replacing Martin. Officers are J B Black Des Moines president J Thomas Cedar Rapids vice president John F Simpson Waterloo secretary I C Plans Independence treasurer. Executive committee includes J L Watson Hampton C L Tublin Webstar Clix J T Kaveny Fort Dodge Fr P Dearborne Red Oak and Lester Chadima Cedar Rapids. Des Moines chosen as 1922 eighth annual meeting site.
New Orleans March 24 Glen Killinger All American quarterback at Penn State last year failed to win immediate big league play and was farmed out to Jersey City by manager Huggins. The move keeps an option on him as five other rookies go to the minors in the trimming process.
Tibbitts Tailors edged North Waterloo 2874 to 2678 to lead a scoring night at Waterloo alleys. Manahi topped with 248, Smith led Tailors at 242, and EH McFarland anchored with a 216 average. Next week’s city league schedule lists Hawkere Oil vs Tailors, North Waterloo vs Hall Ekfeit, and Howland Candy vs Waterloo Alleys.
Interest heats up as featherweight division eyes a title bout featuring champion Johnny Kilbane against Babe Herman or Vincent Del Martin after Kilbane’s Europe trip. In Kansas, Strangler Lewis defeated Joe Geshout in two straight falls to retain heavyweight bragging rights.
Iowa Falls High School baseball fans face a sparse spring as the team has booked only four or five games with nearby high schools. The season opens soon and many comparable towns have not organized baseball teams this spring. Coaches cite limited time to develop a competitive squad and prep for a full schedule.
Toledo March 25 The American Bowling Congress tourney moves through a crowded slate with the Wisconsin state champions up tonight in the five man event. Teams from Chicago Erie Milwaukee Covington Cincinnati Detroit and others compete on the first and second squads while leaders include Lincoln Life Fort Wayne and spinella of New York among top efforts.
Chicago marching toward April openers as teams begin exhibition schedules after three weeks in camp. Cubs plug second base with Marty Krug. Sox face White Sox giants and other Clubs travel for barnstorming games. Yankees series starts in New Orleans after Dodgers win 12 to 2 in Mobile.
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