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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1920
Page
9
National 18.2 billiard tournament match today features Jake Schaeffer Jr of San Francisco facing Walter Cochran of New York. Both players winless with four games each after four matches, aiming for the lead and the title.
Cedar Rapids defeated Mason City 47 to 0 in the state high school honors game yesterday afternoon. Coach Novak's Tigers showed brilliant offense and defense, with Cartinger Yerkes Jandy and Hines shining for Cedar Rapids while Anderson starred at center for Mason City.
In Champaign Illinois on a Thursday Dean C M Thompson of the University of Illinois College of Commerce warned that professional gamblers will ruin intercollegiate football within five years. He urged student action to drive gamblers from town and save the sport.
The program lists Eddie Ketrlert and Kelly in a sixteenth bout under Walker Hall ring rules as a key draw. Several 22 round matches loom with forfeits posted days before opening. Jimmy Bovard and George Meannion face tweaks as a substitute is named, with local welterweight contender Uelwein among likely crowd favorites in an early November card.
Georges Carpentier, described as the most seasoned challenger next to Bob Fitzsimmons, has spent fourteen years in boxing across weight classes from flyweight to heavy. The piece traces career lengths of great champs like Dempsey, Johnson, Sullivan, and Corbett, noting ages when they reached title status and their early beginnings, with Carpentier positioned as among the veterans of challengers in the sport.
Illinois meets Wisconsin in Madison as the premier West Week clash with Ohio State looming. Both squads report good health despite early injuries as the outcome could reshape the title chase with undefeated Ohio State idle. Wisconsin seeks key win to improve record after losses, while Illinois eyes control of the standings and a chance at the championship.
Hudson High School defeated Dike 31 to 22 to open the basketball season. The game was tied twice and Hudson led throughout the second half. Dike had previously won its three games, but could not overcome Hudson in Hudson, Iowa, on November 13.
Lincoln, Neb Nov 23 Thad University of Nebraska football eleven may tackle Princeton next fall Athletic Director H Luebring announced after a 10 day eastern trip Coach Schultz praised the trip noting Rutgers loss Penn State victory Nebraska felt Penn State won by break in luck and that two or three more touchdowns could have altered the result The team returned in good condition
Upper Iowa University Fayette defeated Ellsworth College 27 to 0 at Falls, Iowa. The victors scored in each of the first three quarters with Perry kicking goals. Noble opened a 75 yard TD run after entering midgame. Ellsworth’s best chance came in the second quarter near the goal line.
Associated Press dispatch from Camden and Minneapolis notes Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, defeated K O Loughlin of South Bethlehem in a 10 round bout in Camden. In Minneapolis Clonie Tait, Canadian lightweight champion, knocked out Lew Edwards, Australia’s heavyweight champion, in the second round of a scheduled 10 round bout.
Cedar Rapids wrestler Jack Reynolds seeks welterweight bouts instead of waiting for bigger figures. He names Ralph Parcaut Paul Prehn and Heine Engle as desired opponents, says he has faced many middleweights and aims for top welterweights in Iowa. Reynolds expected in Waterloo tonight to finish training at the YMCA.
Ames and Waterloo Independents prepare for a Sunday showdown at Cedar River Park. Waterloo expects a higher scoring effort with Miller at center and Johnson at half, while Ames aims to reverse a near miss from last week and defend its home field against a strong visiting squad led by Bill Davis in the last quarter.
The text hints at a historic shift as the local team grows into a strong, well organized entity. It suggests tomorrow’s challenge will be complex, with the winner poised to be a true champion in every sense.
Yale and Princeton clash in the annual gridiron showdown at Palmer Memorial Stadium drawing 60,000 plus spectators. Captains Tim Yale and Mike Princeton lead brothers and Callahan family presence highlights a season finale steeped in tradition and rivalry.
A banquet planned by Iowa alumni will honor East and West high school football teams, with speakers Howard H. Jones and Aubrey Devine. Alumni in Waterloo will be solicited to fund players, with possible invites to Cedar Falls and teachers college teams. Similar events are planned in Cedar Rapids Davenport and Des Moines.
In Moline Illinois on November 13 a Three-I league informal meeting in Kansas City kept to the idea that the same three cities will form the loop next season with Cedar Rapids likely to drop out. Davenport would be admitted if Cedar Rapids withdraws. The annual tri-optic circuit meeting will be held in Chicago on December 1. Owner Giles aims to strengthen the Moline club, revealing a player deal with Rockford but withholding specifics.
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