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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1924

Page

13

Gibbons Carpentier Set For Saturday Ten-Round Showdown

Michigan City Indiana May 24 Gibbons and Carpentier finish sharpening for their 10 round international match Saturday afternoon. Gibbons completed sparring and will not box again until the bout. Referee Emerson W Dickerson will enforce rules and handle any fouls with a ten count and medical exam if needed.

Associated Press Michigan City Ind Georgey Carpentier Tom Gibbons St. Paul Carpentier Emerson W. Dickerson Grand’ Rapids Mich Dickerson

Rain Threatens to Hinder 500 Mile Race at Indy

Indianapolis May 29 Rain threatened the 500 mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway as drivers prepared for a 10 am start. Weather officials predicted unsettled conditions. Twenty two starters qualified including Corum in a Dusenberg at 73.7 mph and Fred Hardin in a Barber-Warnock at 82.77 mph.

United Press Indianapolis Ind Indianapolis Motor Speedway Weather Bureau Corum Fred Hardin Barber-Warnock

Wise Motor Company Team Faces Orange Nine Tomorrow

Wise Motor Company baseball team meets Orange township in a Memorial Day observance at the city stadium. Manahi will pitch with Adland catching as the Wise nine travel to Orange for a City league tilt. The Orange squad prepared steadily and aims to put on a creditable showing.

Wise Motor Company Orange Nine Orange Township Orange Wise Nine Hingis Central Manahi Adland

Meier Wins Registered Shoot at Marshalltown

Marshalltown Iowa May. Bans August Meier of Grundy Center was high amateur in the total registered trapshooting tourney yesterday with a score of 142 out of 150. H Bolhaefer of Colfax and H M Cooper of Marshalltown tied for second with 140, while Charles Hummell of La Porte City was third with 139.

Marshalltown August Meier Grundy Center H. Bolhaefer Colfax H. M. Cooper Charles Hummell la Porte City

First Presbyterians defeat First Baptists in Sunday league game

First Presbyterian baseball team defeats First Baptist nine 12 to 2 at League Park last night. Witt and Lee secure the win for the Presbyterians while Dahlman and Penne lead the Baptists at the plate. First Evangelical and First Methodist teams meet tonight.

First Presbyterian First Baptist League Park Witt Lee Dahlman Penne Baptists First Evangelical First Methodist

You Fight Fans Gorges Carpentier Pomany Gib bon Musht Fight

The Courier will provide ringside reports on the Gorges Carpentier Pomany Gib bons Musht bout in Michigan City. Start time set by preliminaries at 1 PM central with weather contingency. Semiwindup features Paul Fritsch of France and Sunny Mandell of Rockford as title challengers.

Gorges Carpentier-Pomany Gibbons Michigan City Courier Associated Press Stiaot Paul Fritsch France Hurope Sunny Mandell Rockford

Clute Grocery Beats Nauman Company In City League

Clute Grocery defeats Nauman Company 6 to 8 in a City League game. Marcam started for Nauman and fanned one, Fagerland pitched seven for Nauman with seven strikeouts, while Tollefson and Marcam combined for Clute with strong relief. Nauman errors totaled three, Clute one.

Clute Grocery Nauman Company Clute Fagerland Marcam Tollefson M. Fagerland Clark Friedl C. Fagerland Griffith Morelock FPL Fageland Ort Pry C. Glute Grovery Crazzly BR. Nemmars Liwell Engelberch Rice Spear Abrams R. Nemmers Rica Juits AL Engerland Fried R. Wnemmers Elwell M. Wagerland C. Pagerland

Wethered Displays Brilliant Golf on St. Andrews Course

Roger Wethered, British amateur golf champion, played 13 holes in 47 strokes to advance to the fourth round of the amateur championship at St Andrews. He beat Clive Leese 7 up and 5 to play, five under the 4’s average, as Cyril Tolley also won decisively over Maj. Campbell 7 up and 5 to play.

Associated Press St. Andrews Scotland Roger Wethered Wethered Clive Leese Wilmslow Cyril Tolley C. Campbell

Wrestlers and bouts grip boxing and track news

In Los Angeles former heavyweight champ Rocco Strraggma is linked to a Dempsey nontitle clash next Tuesday in Portland. Kansas City light heavyweight victor Oreo Binh ae eer beat Mike Yokel in a two hour match in Salt Lake City. Rain at New York postpones the Dundee Civentini lightweight bout. Stribling defeats Ray Neuman in 12 rounds in New Haven. New York crowns two amateur national champions in wrestling with Youth selections for Olympic team. Chicago hosts a major high school track and field meet with 26 state teams and 128 schools. Strander defends heavyweight crown over Zbyszko in Chicago. Drake freshmen triumph in annual home track meet with 600 points. Marshalltown holds high total in local tourney.

Las Angeles Cal Rocco Strraggmana Jack Dempsey Canvy Dempsey Portland Oreo Binh Kansas City Wres Ler Mike Yokel Salt Lake City New York Johnny Dundee Luis Civentini Chile New Haven Conn Russellis Los Angeles Perry Marti Tner Los Angel Wright Cornell Strack Colgate Flanders Northfield Chicago Ed “Strander Tenis Stanislaus Zbyszko Lewis Des Moines Drake University Marshalltown Mier Grundy Center T. Rothefer Colfax H. MM. Cooper Red Charles Hummel la Porte City

Herrick Proves He Is Ready for Big Fight Night

Joe Herrick’s workouts before an interested crowd at the baseball park Friday night show he is fit to face Earl Blue. The card features Nuss-Strong in eight rounds, Jimmy Nuss versus Everett Strouse, and two preliminaries including Jawbreaker Collins. Referee Alex Fidler carries a bruised hand from a Cedar Rapids incident as other bouts unfold at Electric Park.

Tommy Gibbons Herrick Karl Blue Gibbons-Collins St. Paul Nuss Jimmy Nusa Everett Strouse Jimmy Everett Collins Alex Fidler Cedar Rapids Alex White Kayoes Colgrave Bob White Shorty Good Keokuk Kid Colgrave Electric Park Jelgrave Bob Punteney Billy Burke John McGraw Young Parsfey Billy Prank Earl Banks Leu Rollinger

Freckles Vanish With Othine Guarantee

An ad promotes Othine a freckle remover promising a clear complexion with a money back guarantee if it fails. It claims four applications show improvement and some lighter freckles fade entirely. The copy mentions druggists and is dated June 11, 1964 with a New York harbor reference.

Sandy Hack New York Harbor

Wartime Stage Notes Theda Hark Salome Film Referenced

Fragmented OCR text describes a 1930s or earlier film program with references to Theda Hark, Salome, and a theater production. Mentions names like Alice Kerry and Kinnear Naw, and notes about a seventh Pox production and a Hedged dialogue about cinema. The article appears as a dense, jumbled cinema column with several references to plays, films, venues, and actors, lacking clear narrative.

Gorin Hlwariks Abe Ayanei Aliree Shan

Tom Brix Western Rodeo at Palace Theater

Things Theatrical presents a novelty feature from Tom Brix with a western rodeo vibe. The act promises full action in the saddle and thrills for audiences seeking excitement at the Palace.

Tom Brix the Palace

Nature's Danger Signals and Constipation Relief Ad

An explicit advertisement promises quick relief from constipation using a Foley cathartic product. It claims to aid digestion, reassure about health, and advises against substitutes while naming a physician and a street address as a sales contact. The text imitates medicine show rhetoric with dubious claims.

Boyewra Mabert Ty Smith Robert St Batfneroo Mieh

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