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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1923
Page
14
Fans flood toward Iowa City for the Hawkeyes clash with Gridiron champion Jones as traffic plans and special rail service unfold. Waterloo anticipates a sea of visitors with free parking, parade events, and alumni attentions on game day.
Iowa Falls high school team and North Des Moines Elver set to clash Saturday as both squads won games last week. Iowa Falls will meet North High of Des Moines in a tough road to cap the weekend, while Elsworth college visits Waldorf College of Forest City on the home field.
The local high school lost to Clarion and defeated Washington DC George B Christian Jr Secretary to the late President Dows and Story City. Harding discussed reports of an open date and a potential purchase in Cleveland Ameri week. Still college of Desee baseball had entered, while Maines was taken on. Walwrath succeeded. Anderson named captain but retired from the team due to outside work preventing regular practice.
Oklahoma City sold Yde to Pittsburgh for 12000 and three players valued at 15000, after earlier stints with Rockford and Cedar Rapids. The M V league closed with a $1806 profit across six clubs, led by Mike Sexton. Waterloo boxers Jimmy Nuss and Lou Bollinger staged a fast six round exhibition at the Hudson opera house amid muddy roads and strong fan turnout. East High football practice was postponed due to poor field conditions as Coach Ben Miller ordered a rest night for the Orange and Black.
Giants owner McGraw moves to restructure pitching staff after a poor world series showing. Lefty Groves from Baltimore is a likely addition while Watson Scott and Ryan may depart. Also mentions Jack Bensley and Jimmy O Connell as possible trades or moves. Yankees share distribution is noted with Gehrig Shields Roth and others involved. Babe Ruth funds life policy benefiting Mrs Ruth and Baby Dorothy.
Belmont Race Track observes Papyrus as the English champion nears the $106,000 international match race. Zev remains a strong opponent with odds around 3 to 5. Basil Jarvis says Papyrus understands the task, while Sam Hildreth declines firm predictions for Zev.
Word has it that two 10 round bouts planned for Davenport Friday night are postponed a week to allow football fans to attend both the boxing card and the Town Illinois game. Ralph Alexander, Waterloo, heavyweight champion of Ilowa, will fight Jack McDonald, Chicago, and Sailor Larson, Moline, versus Willie Kane, New York, featherweights. Alexander has trained daily and aims for Oct. 26, after knocking out McDonald in a recent Davenport bout, prompting a rematch to redeem himself.
Edmonton Alberta October 17 The Chicago Uptown Brownies lost 24 to 20 in the final game of a two match series with the Commercial Grades of Edmonton The Browns trailed by 1 point late but rallied as Elsie Schreiber and Lian Siegal starred The series drew eight thousand fans Saturday and six thousand Thursday before the Chicago team headed home the next morning
San Antonio fighter Kid Pancho stopped Tony Norman of Pittsburgh in the eighth round of a scheduled 12 round bout. Johnny Curtin of New York defeated Pete Zivic in Jersey City by a fourth round technical knockout. Both bouts marked strong performances in bantamweight action.
Promoters eye a lean indoor season with Dempsey and Leonard unlikely draws. Gibbons, Tunney and McTigue could headline in the East while Philadelphia offers stronger purses and lower risk. Boxing faces renewed scrutiny as state officials and reformers push limits on admissions and purses.
Waterloo sophomore Arnold Bender placed second in final varsity cross country tryouts for the Iowa team. He is among 16 runners set to compete against Illinois harriers in a homecoming event at 11 a.m. Saturday. The final selection had 20 runners. top five will earn scoring positions in the meet.
Kansas City, Oct 17. After two days rest the Kansas City Blues pennant winners of the American association and the Baltimore Orioles International League champions were to clash in the fourth game of their series. If rain holds off the game would be played this afternoon at Muehlbach field.
International News Wire reports Notre Dame expected to win by at least three touchdowns when meeting Princeton on Saturday. The piece notes Notre Dame’s strong, aggressive play and a history of success against eastern teams, while Princeton is viewed as weaker than West Point and Hewitt’s Pitt-era opponents.
The Gift of the Golden West from Edwin Carewe's First National is debuting as a motion picture at Crystal Theater after stage and book adaptations. The Star produced opera version by David Belzsee marked his crowning success. Also playing at Strand are The Bearlet Billy with Katherine MacDonald and Orville Caldwell, plus Hold Everything and The Midnight Alarm at Plaza with a plotting business man theme.
A fragmentary program listing describes a large cast of about 100 performers including Svendal Georgie Drive Armin Katie Ira Ehulin and Florance Browne for a Waterloo theatre production. It mentions Constance Talmando in Pho Voil and a regional tour with jokes and musical skits. The text conveys bustling theatre life and varied acts with no clear single headline outcome.
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