Stribling Beats Slattery In Ten Round Madison Square Bout
Young Georgia heavyweight Stribling defeats Jimmy Slattery in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Stribling, 10 pounds heavier, outpunches and outlasts Slattery with a late surge though Slattery shows resilience. Billy Gibson hints at a possible Tunney rematch timeframe for May or opening baseball parks.
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New York
Young Stribling
Georgia
Hovors
Jimmy Slittery
Wuffsla
Miami
Mene Lunes
Madison Square Garden
Slattery
Tunney
Stribling
Billy Gibson
Garden
Tex Rickerd
Drake Stadium unveils new seating at Brakke Relays
Visitors to Des Moines will see the new Drake Stadium opened after modernization. The seventeenth annual Brakke University Relays are set for April 23 and 24 with seating for about 18 500 and options for temporary stands if demand grows. The venue features a fast red brick and concrete track and a horseshoe grandstand offering easy exits and organized seating.
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Des Moines
Brakkeé University
Drake Stadium
Drake
Nebraska-Drake
HAWK MANAGER SIGNS TEXAS CATCHER FOR CAMP
Waterloo Hawk manager Cletus Dixon, touring Southern camps, signs catcher Harry Hackett as his first prospect of the trip. Hackett, a Kansas City native, was released to John Collins of Des Moines in Texas. Dixon expects Hackett to be a potential successor to Pete Graft and plans further signings before returning north.
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Cletus Dixon
Waterloo Haw
Hawk
Harry Hackatcher
John Collins
Fies Moines
Kew Braunfels
Beekod
Kansas City
Alitta
Dixon
Pete Graft
Oklahoma City
Bots
Shuffle Callahan and Bobby Barrett Meet at East Chicago Tonight
Callahan, a Chixage Heights southpaw, meets Bobby Barrett of Philadelphia at East Chicago in a 160 pound bout. The winner would move closer to the top of the division. Callahan has a reputation as a strong puncher with both hands and recently defeated Morrie Schlaifer and Jonny Mendelsohn to earn his share of the purse.
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Shuffle Callahan
Bobby Barrett
East Chicago
Chicago
Marc Shurie Callahan
Chixage Heights
Dubuque Straw Vote Mystery and Local Oddities
A sprawlingOCR mashup reports a Dubuque straw vote on wet-dry, noting 2 045 for prohibition and 194 for no change, then wanders through scattered oddities including liquor rumors, accidents, and unrelated quotes. It mentions Iowa, San Juan, and Chariton limestone mining with no clear cohesive story.
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Dubuque
Valley League to Open Practice April 21
Seldenhill, Mississippi Valley League president, announces practice starts April 21 after a meeting with W. J. Steefe of the Waterloo club. Dixon plans to sign players ahead of opening day and form a reception committee for arrivals. Archie Kelsey may return from injury if feasible, with Boston Braves weighing options.
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Mississippi Valley League
W. J. Steefe
Waterloo Club
Hill
Avids
Cletus
Dixons Wawle Chieftain
Owill
Almos
Stuart Clarke
California
Waterloo
Clarke
Manger Dixon
Fluery
Worthington
Ara
Onis
Spurbeck
House
Dixon
South
Early Baseball Balls Blackened for Years in Old Derby
The article recalls resin treated balls called Emery Balls used for years and condemned after a blaze of publicity. Players like Delehanty Burkett Moyers and Honus Wagner hit balls as the color changed from black to white, contrasting with today’s standards where any blemish leads to removal. Ta Carl A Noe becomes the 1937 Iowa gymnastic captain.
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Witcher
New York Giaints
Witchers
Undertakers
Delehanty
Burkett
McGal
Chilet
Moyers
Larry "Doyle
la. Fole
Honus Wagner
Nuttering
Major managers shuffle rosters in spring training
Baseball teams report rapid cuts and lineup reshuffles as Spring Training opens. Braves trim to 26, White Sox split rookies among affiliates, and Pirates Cubs Giants evaluate players in Florida and California. Sparsely reported injuries and managerial moves frame the early season picture.
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National League Braves
Chicago Americans
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White Sox
Comiskey Park
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Braves
Providenced
RBI
Lynn
Mass
Dallas
Colling
Tex
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Long Benet
Cal
National School Track and Swimming Meets Under Way
Chicago March 26 CAP Nearly 100 track teams gathered for the preliminaries of the national interscholastic indoor meet at Northwestern University with finals set for tomorrow night. The national prep aquatic championship also will be decided tomorrow night with 12 squads entered. Illinois leads track entrants followed by Indiana and Iowa. Cedar Rapids James is a three time champion in swimming and Wilmington Delaware is cited as a strong contender.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Middlewest
Ilinois
Indiana
Towa
Cedar Ranlds
Jas
Wilmington
Del
Display of trophies in Y window by YMCA staff
An interesting display of trophies has been arranged in the Y window of the boys' department of the YMCA by FL W Richardson, physical director. The exhibit includes 12 loving cups and silver emblems, with several basketball and baseball trophies among them. The collection features the large Water loo Y cup awarded for the state membership contest.
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FL W. Richardson
Waterloo
Peacocks name two baseball captains for season
Upper Iowa selects two captains for the Peacocks baseball team Fred Larson and Charles Sullivan of Clermont will alternate captain duties this season. Both are third year players, part of the first string battery last year, with Larson a noted pitcher and Sullivan catcher.
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Ayette
Upper Iowa
Fred “Mele Larson
Charles “Chek ” Sullivan
Clermont
Sumelo
Dorman
Peacocks
Larson
Red Searn
Sullivan
Savoy
Bigter
Feacocks
Bourland Aims for Knockout in Waterloo Bout
George Bourland predicts a knockout over Ralph Alexander in the Armory tonight as both fighters bring fast, disciplined styles. Bourland’s manager Dave Fidler touts 34 KOs in two years while Alexander insists he can beat the favorite. Promoter Goss has a solid undercard with Knion, Gibbs, Turner, Lehr, Mellevitt and Young Lehr.
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Bourlad
Wicher
Bour Land
Alexander
Waterloo
Fidler
Bourland
Ralph
Hiva
George
Goss
Joe Knion
Billy Gibbs
Kid Turner
Kid Lehr
Eddie Mellevitt
Young Lehr
University of Towa Faces Intensive Batting Drill
The Iowa State era in Towa City reports Coach Otto Vogel prepares the University of Towa nine for vigorous batting drills this week. Four inning games and a Saturday nine inning test mark the schedule as the Hawkeye squad refines fielding and hitting amid a large roster and few experienced players.
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Towa City
Otto Vogel
University of Towa Nine
St Random Ainone
Tig
Igkin
Hebin
Die Firan
Miller
Harkstoy
Cork Hitchers
Gamih Wirth
McNabb
Otute Gibbs
Bse
Hampton and Ida Grove Win First Round Games
Hampton and Ida Grove advance in the girls state meet with first round wins. Hampton defeated an opponent 41 to 3, while Ida Grove trimmed their foe by a solid margin, advancing to the next round.
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Hampton
Ida Grove
Mampton
Marek
Uae
Greve
Kam Owon
Wampon
Imu
Ana Bean
Ida Gra
Bourland Refutes Omaha KO Report Before Fight Tonight
Bourland’s handler says Bourland was not KOed by Bearcat Wright in Omaha last night. Fidler, manager of Bourland, notes Bourland rose at four and nine, remained lucid, and argues the referee erred by stopping the bout after about 40 seconds. Wright claimed a first round KO per Associated Press.
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Slallery
Dacimge
Bint
Crisses
Dave Fidler
George Bourland
Des. Moines
Ralph Alexnander
Armory
Bourland
Kayo
Bearcat Wright
Omaha
Associated Press
Wright
Wrestling match in Chicago sparks near riot
A Chicago wrestling event turned chaotic when a advertised finish match became a one fall bout. About 6000 spectators clashed as chairs flew toward ringside, with promoters targeted and chaos erupting following the mismatched program.
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Chango
Marc
Phice
Whidek Zbysaka
Renzto Gardini
Ul Sini
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