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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1923
Page
7
Waterloo and Cedar Falls square off next Saturday to decide the county championship in football. Both Waterloo squads, unbeaten since last week, aim to extend their strong starts as Cedar Falls and Lawn City weigh in on rival fields in intercity battles.
Chicago notes the 1923 baseball season near end with only three games left. Baltimore defeats the Yankees 4 to 0 while Detroit beat Chicago 16 to 5 and Cleveland topped St Louis 13 to 6. Babe Ruth retires after the first inning due to ankle rest.
Reports from Chicago Milwaukee Quebec and New York outline several boxing actions. Carlo rado welterweight Padgett was stopped in the third of a ten rounder in Chicago East Chieneo. Hilly Wells defeated Joe Simanich in Milwaukee in a ten round bout. Jack Johnson and Patting Bixl staged a heavyweight exhibition in Quebec. Luis Angel Firpo applied for US citizenship in New York. Pred Fale tan was knocked out in the ninth round in Minneapolis. The text is an OCR fragment with inconsistent spellings and places.
In Des Moines the Blue stable plans a ten round bout with Mike Gibbons matching up against Fritz Knipp for a scheduled ten round battle. Gibbons, aided by Jimmy Nuss, prepares to support Blue in his corner while Knipp seeks a decisive win to advance in a noisy local boxing scene. The card also features Joe Knipp versus Flurry Yahn in six rounds with Vincent Metaldrink refereeing pending final promoter decisions.
Cedar Falls October 2 More than 2000 girls at Teachers College take hikes as a required activity for credit. Students log four mile hikes with a 40 mile threshold for a letter emblem, progressing to a complete monogram after 140 miles. Miss Wild notes hiking aids those with embles if properly shod.
Innis Brown explains touching grass in a hazard when addressing the ball is allowed under certain rules and discusses whether touching other parts of the club or sand in a swing incurs penalties. The text notes penalties for violations and clarifies match play rights in a three ball scenario.
Summary of recent National League and American League results with Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia Washington, and Columbus Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee Minneapolis Indianapolis St Paul games. Editorial golf tips discuss weight transfer and driving a low ball against head wind with notes from Leslie Schon and Stancliffe on the Mellow-Tory.
A Q and A on baseball rules covering time calls, batter safety, and runner touches. It clarifies that umpires cannot call a batter out for leaving the box when a play is ongoing and explains base touching requirements and pitcher delivery impacts on runner status.
Admiral Carey T. Grayson states My Own will race Zev over the Derby distance of a mile and a half and rejects any shorter race. The feud with Zev and Papyrus dominates Laurel track chatter as Hildreth presses for a match race while Grayson cites full-distance training and safety.
Waite Intern school of Toledo seeks a national title while Ralph Alexander and Ralph Sarff are noted figures in Cedar Rapids and West High. West district football league to be organized with weekday games at the high school field to train future talent for the Old Rose and Black. Mason City may gain a Mississippi Valley Teague league franchise next season with Burlington possibly joining. Cedar Rapids looks beyond the state high school championship as Norak’s team eyes broader aims.
Cedar Rapids Iowa October 2 The expansion plan at Coe College becomes definite as President H M Gage says construction of a new athletic field will start in the spring. The project requires removing 14 houses and vacant space will host future buildings including a library a women’s dormitory and a liberal arts building. A stadium and gymnasium are planned for the near future as part of the growth program.
Ames Va October 2 More than 150 freshmen have been issued football suits at Iowa State college since last Wednesday Rush orders have been sent for micro suits while the usual supply remained on hand William H Thompson freshman coach has secured five assistants Alsin former Cyclone lineman aids the prep line material Assisting are Ward Chase from Oklahoma A&M Shepardson of Colorado Aggies Prof Thurber Colgate university and Captain Painter from the Ames Military Department
Cedar Valls Gev lead the Tutors in scrimmages four days before opening clash with East High. Veterans Whitford Harsch Ransom Mason pace backs as Posegata Brandes Garrimoni Roeder Fottral anchor line. Freshmen compete for guard tackle and end spots with St Ambrose noted strong, first bout expected tough but promising.
Readable lines show homerun tallies for players Connelly and Naone from American and National leagues, with totals for the day and season. The fragment mentions Clareland and Naone’s National totals, plus a S307 code and a 424 figure, but details are incomplete.
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