West High and East High Set for Annual Waterloo Rivalry
Both West High and East High prepare for the big battle at 2:30 pm with strong lineups and coaching. West High reports full strength except Dick Rath’s hand, while East High relies on sharp backfields and a resilient squad. Referee Umbarger from Yale will officiate as the two evenly matched teams seek the year's premiere gridiron showdown.
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Umbarger
Yale
Waterloo
Dick Rath
Geissman
McClain
West High
Mason City
I T 4S
Irving Barron Named Iowa Team Captain for 1915
Irving Barron of Correctionville Iowa was chosen to lead the 1915 Iowa football team. Barron, a two year veteran and standout tackle on the 1914 squad, was favored over Garretson Grosa and Wilson in balloting. The caption notes Barron as a premier lineman and a candidate for regional all star honors.
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Lows City
Iowa
Irving Barron
Correctionville
Barron
Awley
Garretson
Grosa
Wilson
Red Cedar Park Baseball Action With Officials Named
Fair weather at Red Cedar park hosts a car rally event for the ballpark. School colors KFast orange and black are noted. Officials include Referee Umbarger of Yale and Umpire Gor of Iowa with head linesman Bryasit of Princeton.
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Red Cedar
Kfast
Umbarger
Yale
Gor
Iowa
Lnesman
Bryasit
Princeton
One Armed Athlete May Be One of Thursday's Stars
Jess Early of Westleigh, a senior and one-armed athlete, is expected to play a key role in the final football game of the season. His versatile year includes strong defensive play, ball recovery, and achievements in basketball track and swimming, earning him praise from Coach McClain.
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Jess Early
Westleigh
Early
McClain
West High
Altho
Coaches and Captains Preview High School Game Tomorrow
Coaches Geissman and McClain speak on East and West High teams with injuries and expectations for a fourth straight victory. Captains Cotter and Rath emphasize pride in past city titles and revenge aims, while transfer rumors and player movements dominate local chatter ahead of the game.
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Cotter
Inet High School
Wear High
Lee Magee Signs With Feds In Federal League Showdown
Chicago report states Lee Magee of the St. Louis Cardinals is expected to join the local Fed club, once the Brooklyn property, with his contract held in the Wards' safe. A Saturday meeting will reveal the owners list of signed players after two months of secrecy.
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Tinker
Joe
Bill Fisher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chifedts
Fisher
Magee
Les Magee
Brooklyn
Chicago
Weeshman
Gilmore
Cardinals
Feds
Tillie Shafer
Tillie
Giants
McGraw
Shater
Los Angeles
George Stovall
Outlaws
Lee Magee
St. Louis Cardinals
Fed
Federal League
Western team equal eastern as debate rages over 1914 power
In Chicago on November 25 experts weigh western claims that Illinois and Nebraska could challenge Harvard or Dartmouth. Proponents cite Illinois Pogue Clark Macomber Schobinger and Nebraska backs, while Harvard’s post-season prospects loom. The debate centers on which region held the strongest 1914 squad.
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Chicago
Ilinote
Nebraska
Harvard
Dartmouth
Notre Dame
New Haven
Illinois
Cornell
Syracuse
Michigan
Michigan Aggies
Ueking
AlMnois
Jin
Pogue
Clark
Macomber
Schobinger
Wlinl
Johnny Maulbetsch
Gape
Tilins
Crimson
West
John Harvard
Tearney Cannot Score In Rock Island Popularity Contest
Davenport Times reports Freddie Mueller conducts a Rock Island popularity contest with the Central Association showing ten touchdowns and nine goals. Mr Tearney allegedly has a safety or similar misfortune, as a touchback would be fatal according to the Threes financial record.
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Tearney
Davenport
Freddie Mueller
Rock Island
Central Association
Ames Offers $2500 to Hire Brickley as Coach for 1915
Two Ames athletic council members traveled to Cambridge to try to recruit John Henry “Brickley” of Harvard for next season. The plan would pay $2500 plus concessions to attract the star, famed as a premier drop kicker, who recently recovered from appendicitis.
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Ames, Ja
Ames Athletic Council
Cambridge
Masa
John Henry
Brickley
Harvard
Ames
Charley Brickley
Ames Board
Poloy
Zetting
Jews State College
Iowa Dairy Loses to Newspapermen in League Clash
Courier and Reporter toppled the Iowa Dairy five in the Commercial League last evening to seize second place. Mulkern and Rees starred for the newspaper squad, while Clay led the Dairy in scoring. The lineup listed Courier and Reporter as Hichardson Adair Rees Mulkern Hartman Willey Yona and Gordon Hubbard, with Dairy players Bonsey Gushard Clay and others.
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Courier and Reporter
Iowa Dairy
Mulkern
Rees
Clay
Hichardson
Adair
Hartman
Willey
Yona Dairy
Bonsey
Gushard
Gordon and
J . Hubbard
War Letters From Wartime Germany Reach Waterloo
A subscriber receives a letter from a sister in Weilheim, Germany dated during war. She describes suffering, the absence of her husband Hans, progress of his health, wounded and fallen comrades, and German resolve under God. The letter conveys courage, faith, and longing for peace amid conflict.
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Courier
Wurttemberg
Germany
Weilheim
Waterloo
Mot
Hans
Altho
God
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East High
West High Supporters
Fast High
Reed Ordway
Bodholdt Koester
Weatherill Earry
Becker Bragdon
Hoofnagle Olert
G. Rath
Kilpatrick
D. Rath
Glasener
Rausch
Davis
W. 4Th
Eaveot Great Gattle
Captarn
Gordon Rath
Jess Harly
Lee Magee Hat
70Ormer Waferlgo Star
Yeat
ARROW
Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc
Crystal Theatre
Vitagraph
Anita Stewart
Julia Swayne Gordon
Harry Morey
Harry Northrup
Brigkley
Barvard
Elieve
Help
Grinnell
Deague
Black Hawk
Courier and
Waterloo Savings Security Savin
Palace Theatre
Mary Pickford In
Pathe Comedy
Max
Max Linder
Waterloo Cafe
Los
Coca
Castile
C. J. Miller
Mary Garden Chocolates
Marion
Taylor & Arnold
Chas
Anna Glocker
Marie Stoddard
Kirksmith Sisters
Floyd Mack the Dapper Dancer
Frawley & Hunt
Robert Fulgora
MAY & Kilduff “the Limb of the Law
Iowa State Bank
West Fourth and Jefferson Streets
Fatherland
Aples
A. J. Busby
Mgr
TEL
Geo. McManus
Youtie
New York
Boston & Philadelph
Frederick Santley
Daintiest
Harold Bell Wright
Barbara Worth
Wenzelman
G. W. Pett
West Fifth Street
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue
Wes
Aleo
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