West High Souad Wins Valley Track Meet at Cedar
West High School captured the Cedar Valley meet at Waverly with 65 points as Doc Miller led in multiple events. Nashua, Waterloo, Manchester, Jesup, Cedar Falls, and Oelwein followed, while Winton and East High did not compete. The meet set several association records including a new 440-yard dash by Miller in 54 seconds and two relay records, with Waterloo taking the silver loving cup for the third year.
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Doc” Miller
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Jesup
Cedar Falls
Oelwein
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Elkader
Winton
East High
Association
Waterloo
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Perry
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Kenneth Peterson
Verne Allan
Allan
H. Owens
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R. Lichty
Tun
Red” Lichty
Hitchins
Sedgwick
Spedar Falls
Doc
Shoop
Saylor
Harrington
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Hansen
Ceedar Falls
Peterson
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Atwater
Alanchester
Washuai
Smith
Hoag
Hambiln
Till
Morse
Shearer
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Lytle
Walker
HH. Owens
McAvinchey
Ouiwein
Hoeger
VAL Bro
Teachers
Seiya
Robinson
Johnson
Hergey
West Waterloo
Cedar
Hail, Waukon
Vis
Medfey Réhay
Cedar Palla
Shiltinglaw
The Return of Brookes By Hughes sporting buildings and parks ag feat rows
Toronto area athletic scene features lacrosse expansion in Toronto and Winnipeg with 2,000 athletes, Anna polis squads winning against college and club rivals, Coach Bob Folne’s Penn football group at 150 aspirants. Grand Prix de Paris revival slated June 7, no spring horse racing in Canada, Ontarion Jockey Club likely to stage the King’s Plate. Contests include amateur wrestling debates on double wrist lock, with safety concerns and injuries noted raising calls for rule changes. ED HUGHES.
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Atwater
International League
Shamrock Club
Blue Bonnets
Tse Sports
Westmount
Lohmer Park
Prince Arethur Hall
Toronto
Winnipeg
Canada
Annapolis
Ontarion Jockey Club
George M.eeetee
Gary
Ing
Sau
Paarnational -America
National Amateur Athletic Union
Matrice McLoughlin
M. H.j
Birmingham
Ala
Yankee Players
ED Hughes
Allied League planned by ex Army sergeant major
George P. Lawson, recently discharged from the Canadian army where he rose to sergeant major in the Royal Engineers, proposes an outlaw base ball league called the Allied league. He says players must have served in the American Expeditionary Army or allied forces, with a June start and cities including Boston Providence Brooklyn Baltimore Philadelphia Montreal Ottawa or Toronto and Newark. Graney top batter claims. Nunamaker denies prior feud with Davenport and Browns.
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George P. Lawson
Toyal Engineers
Lawson
Boston
Providence
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Newark
Leslie Nanamaker
Browns
Indians
Josh Bilings
Dave Davenport
Burke
Nunamaker
Davenport
International tennis and athletic notes mix in sport briefs
Historic sports snippets cover Gary Cravath’s home run tally with the Phillies, Michigan spring football without scrimmage, and various college athletic plans. The piece discusses Norman Everard Brookes and Maurice McLoughlin, predicts a comeback, and notes Davis Cup heritage and postwar sport ambitions across teams, clubs, and venues.
Wrestling and boxing results from multiple cities
In New York Martin Prestina defeated Jack Taylor two falls to one in their three fall wrestling match. Milwaukee saw Richie Mitchell and Johnny Dundee fight to a ten round draw. Superior Wisconsin reports Roy Moore narrowly defeating Johny Ertle in ten rounds. Louisville Kentucky featured Joe Stecher beating Wladek Zbyszko in a one fall wrestling bout.
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New York
Martin Prestina
Jack Taylor
Milwaukee
Richie Mitchell
Johnny Dundee
Superior
Wis
Roy Moore
Johny Ertle
Louisville
Joe Stecher
Wladek Zbyszko
Boosters to open Western league season in Des Moines
Des Moines plans a Western league opener next Wednesday afternoon despite the One Hundred Sixty-eighth regiment parade. Owner Tom Fairweather said play will start after the parade, with soldiers passing the reviewing stand before heading to Camp Dodge. City planners expect downtown crowds and traffic control by a local car company.
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Des Moines
Boosters
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Regiment
Tom Fairweather
Grant Club
Mayor's Patriotic Committee
Fairweather
Camp Dodge
E. L. Keyser
Ball Club
Ball Park
Otto Wallace to Box Bill Whelan in May fight
Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee native Otto Wallace a 188 lightweight has signed to meet Billy Whelan of St Paul in a 10 round boxing contest on Monday night May 19. Whelan a member of the Mike and Tommy Gibbons group is a well known battler in the lightweight division and this will be their second clash with Wallace having been defeated in their first encounter. The card also lists Denver Joe Mandot and Bum Selis of Rock Island in an eight round preliminary.
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Otto Wallace
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Billy Whelan
St. Paul
Wallace
Mike
Tommy Gibbons
Whelan
Gibbons
Denver
Joe Mandot
Bum" Selis
Rock Island
Referee selection for Willard Dempsey bout stirs debate
New York May 10 Tex Rickard faces a tough task choosing a referee for the Willard Dempsey title fight. Toledo boxing official A Q Thatcher bars Matt Hinkel of Cleveland amid comments about Toledo. Rickard aims to control seating pricing and access as 50 000 fans pack the arena. Dempsey and Willard move toward Toledo with training sites scouted on Lake Erie shore. A telegram from Jack Kearns notes Dempsey and manager head to Toledo.
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New York
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Hang
A.Q. Thatcher
Toledo
Matt Hinkel
Cleveland
Matt
Tex Rickard
Hinkel
Thatcher
A. Q. Thatcher
Toledo Boxing Commission
Lake Erie
Willard
West
Baseball Boss a Believer in the Scouting System
Hugo Bezdek, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, also a Penn State football coach, is shown as a strong advocate for scouting in both sports. In Chicago for opening games delayed by weather, Bezdek debated the scouting controversy and argued for continuing cross team scouting.
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Hugo Beziek
Pittsburgh Pirates
Penn State College
Hugo
Chicago
Bezdek
Alexander Loses First Ball Game in Rainy Opener
Grover Cleveland Alexander, returning from France, pitched for the Cubs in his first home start but lost 1 to 0 to Cincinnati. Ray Fisher outdueled him, as Cincinnati scored in the eighth on a Groh walk and Magee double. Alexander walked five, struck out none, and was relieved in the eighth.
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Chicago
Grover, Cleveland
Alexander
Sam
France
Bradman
Chicago Cubs
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ray’ Fisher
Fisher
Cubs
Red
Grover
Hienie Groh
Rehe
Magee
Charley Hollacher
Central Association
Joy Carter
National League Game Row at Chicago Rain Delays
National League action shows Chicago scoring in four runs while Cincinnati manages one in a game halted by rain. Batteries were Fisher Rariden Carter Alexander and Carter O Farrel and Einlifer for Chicago. St Louis Pittsburgh, New York Brooklyn, and Boston Philadelphia games were washed out by rain.
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Cincinnati
Fisher
Rariden
Carter
Alexandera Carter
O'Farrell
Einlifer
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Weather and results sparse across leagues
American League games were rained out or noted with rain for Cleveland Chicago Detroit St Louis Washington New York Philadelphia Boston. American Association and other minor scores show Minneapolis 1 Milwaukee 2 St Paul Kansas City 7 Daegu Sioux City 0 OK City 3 Des Moines 4 Tulsa 0 Omaha 7 Wichita 2 Joplin St Joseph wet Peoria 3 Bloomington 4 Moline 1 Rockford 4 Terre Haute 5 Evansville 3 Sundais games in National and American show St Louis at Cincinnati and Chicago at Pittsburgh plus Detroit at St Louis and Chicago at Cleveland with rain in many matches.
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Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
American Association
Indianapolis-Loutaville
Rafh
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St Paul
Kansas City
Sioux City
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Tulsa
Omaha
Wichita
Joplin-St. Joseph
Wet
Threek Peoria
Bloomington
Moline
Rockford
Terre Haute
Evansville
Sundat
Cincinnat
Pittsburgh
St Louis
National League
Brooklyn
Philadelphis
St. Paul
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Scout talk and plans to do away with scouting debate college football
Bezdek discusses using voluntary scouting to analyze opponents and uphold fair play. He opposes eliminating scouting, arguing it keeps players alert and helps build a championship team. He notes fans and coaches seek information on rival styles, while urging legitimate scouting at all times.
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Yale
Harvard
Jana
Bezdek
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