World of Sport recalls famed 1967 Waterloo Darlington series
A Waterloo Iowa feature recalls the 1967 class D pennant race between Waterloo and Burlington in the old Iowa league now Central Association. It highlights record pitching, two safe hits in 29 innings, and managers Frank Boyle and Ned Egan shaping a dramatic season arc.
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Prairies
Lqwit
Philadelphia
Waterloo
Burlington
Iowa League
Central, Association
Trown
Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Ottumway
Keokuk
Iowa
Quincy
Jacksonville
Miluais
Frank Boyle
Ned Egan
Gtlumwarlub
Egan
Banfalon
Busle
Egans
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Weight record set at Irish American Club meet
Babe McDonald of the Arigh Ame ricans shattered the twenty four pound shot record at Celtic Park New York during the fall games of the Irish American Athletic Club. He threw 38 ft 1011-16 in surpassing Ralph Rose’s 28 ft 2% in mark set in Madison Square Garden on December 30 1904.
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Babe" McDonald
Arigh Ameericans
Geltic Park
New York
Ralph Rose
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Madison Square Garden
Giants Take Cuban Trip After World Series Share
The New York Giants plan a 12 game tour in Cuba starting November 16 after distributing shares from the World Series. Each of 19 players receives 2436.30, with Hartley and Paulette splitting a smaller share. McGraw leads a reduced squad for the trip as several stars miss the roster.
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New York
Hartley
Paulette
Wilbert Robinson
Maxwell
Burns
Ed, Mackall
al Bridwell
Boston
Cuba
McGraw
Merkle
Murray
Devlin
Becker
Star Battery
Meyers
California
Baseball Machine Reels to Success After Front Office Trade
The manager Boyle faced a controversial move trading Kaphan for Curtis and cash sending the popular outfielder to the Three-T League. The new outfielder impressed by belting a warm welcome homer on debut at Waterloo. Pitching and rebuilt outfield settled in, sparking a late season win streak led by Egan’s squad as it climbed from Burlington toward September.
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Boyle
Kaphan
Curtis
Waterloo
Burlington
Egan
Sentem
College football scores sweep from coast to coast
A long list of scattered game results features Auburn beating Mississippi 14 to 12 and Yale defeating Harvard 22 to 20. Other notable results include William & Mary over Brown, Princeton 20, Holy Cross 0, and Washington and Jefferson 52. The compiled slate shows numerous small college clashes across regions with varied margins.
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Auburn
Missippi
University of North Carolina
Franklin A
Georgia
Merce
Georgia Technival
Alabama
Virginia Polytechnic
Washington
Tere Indiana
Wshington
Leander Clark
Teachers
Yale
Unigate A
Harvard
Brown
Smuell
Pittshurch
Carlisle
Lafayatte A
Pennsylvania
State
University of Pennsylvania
Western Reserve
Princeton
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Vermont
Georgetown
St. John’s Catholic University
Maryland Agricultural
Wiaverford College
Franklin and Marshall
University of Virginia
Vieira
Muitany Institute
Washington and Jefferson
West- Minster
New York Nationals to Train in Texas Next Year
The New York Nationals will train at Marlin Springs, Texas, late February next year, while the New York Americans plan spring practice in Atlanta starting March 1. Sam MacVey defeated Bill Lang in Sydney W with a second round knockout, Lang twice floored then defeated by a right uppercut. The Longacre club held a boxing show with a large female attendance on suffragette night, hosted by Mrs. Gus Ruhtin. Frank Baker of the Philadelphia Americans received a late offer to join New Orleans ball games for charity hospital funds.
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New York Nationals
Marlin Springs
Texas
New York Americans
Atlanta
Sam MacVey
Bill’ Lang
Victoria
Sydney
N.S. W
Lang
Californian
Longacre Athletic Club
New York City
Gus Ruhtin
Frank Baker
Philadelphia Americans
New Orleans
Duck shooting blooms as waterfowl flock to Iowa rivers
Burlington Iowa October 30. Best duck shooting in years as high water floods the sloughs providing feeding grounds. Rivers fill the pools along the shores and numerous clubs report strong hunter turnout. Residents pay license and dues totaling about 56 dollars per hunter, with expected license receipts surpassing 1500 dollars statewide.
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Burlington
Ines
Des Moines
Keokuk
Waterloo Still On Baseball Map
Representatives from the Waterloo baseball association will attend the minor league clubs meeting in San Antonio on November 14. They plan to appeal to the national commission, arguing Waterloo should be kept on the map, with potential ties to a new circuit including Freeport Rockford Cedar Rapids Dubuque Rock Island and possibly Davenport Elgin and Clinton.
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San Antonio
Waterloo
Waterloo Association
Texas
National Commission
Tearney
Kinsea
Holland
Freeport
Rockford
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Rock Island
Davenport
Elgin
Clinton
Cedar Falls Tigers Throttle West High 32 to 0 in Gridiron
Cedar Falls defeats West High 32 to 0 in Waterloo, Oct. 30. Olbrich kicks a first half drop goal and Hauser scores, then Wise and Flauser add yardage in the second half. Curtiss and Gasey are injured. Thompson subs at left end as fumbles and forward passes shape the game.
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Cedar Falls
Tigers
West Waterloo
Minisch
Fenner
Waterloo
West
Will Olbrich
Hauser
Wise
Flauser
Curtiss
Gasey
Thompson
Davenport City Abuzz Over Root Juice Cures Surge
Widespread excitement in Davenport as reports claim the Root Juice medicine cures a range of ailments. Druggists report rapid sales and many customers praise dramatic relief from indigestion kidney trouble and other conditions after using the remedy.
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Davenport
Tam
Kirs
Alma Rhoades
Division Street
J. H. Morten
Iowa Figures In All Great Events
Des Moines Register profile of John W. Coombs born in Le Grand Marshall county Iowa. Highlights his pitching role in the world series for the Athletics, his injury in the latest series, and his Iowa roots from youth through college.
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Iowa
Des Moines Register
Connie Mack
Chesty Giants
Quaker City
John W. Coombs
Eveat Mathewson
Coombs
le Grand
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Frank Coombs
Maine
John
Pitcher
Coburn Classical Institute
Colby Colege
St. John’s
N. B
Northampton
Mass
Montpelier
Mabray and Morse Rearrested and Returned to Court
John C. Mabray and E R Morse, once released from Leavenworth federal prison, were rearrested on a state charge at the prison gate by Deputy Sheriff H A Waddington and Prosecutor Jank J Capell of Council Bluffs. Leon Mosser also freed, left for Denver. others remain jailed.
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Kan
John C. Mabray
ER. K. Morse
Morris
Mabray
Mabrey
Council Bluffs
Great Western Railway
Leon Mosser
Denver
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