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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1923
Page
5
Waterloo Iowa coaches Miller and Sarff begin assembling football squads for the season. West High School plans to build around Captain Galloway and a few veterans while East High fields new talent under Coach Miller. Both prepare men for a tough schedule, with early practice and field day efforts showing potential.
Joe Knipp signs to fight Jack Thompson in a six round welterweight main at League Park Friday evening. Promoters claim Thompson the village’s best while Wagner says Knipp is in great shape after Monday’s bout. Semiwindup features Bob White vs Kid Ray in four rounds, with a prior ovation and expected rematch. Local prelims pair Kid Collins and Young Russell in four rounds.
New Hampton baseball team defeated Lawler 9 to 4 in Lawler last Sunday. The game featured hard hitting from both clubs, with New Hampton collecting 13 hits off Belding including two home runs a triple and four doubles. Lawler committed three errors to New Hampton’s two as McAloon pitched for the win.
George McManus presents Bringing Up Father as Billy Willing and Glen Russell launch the program with a four round beat. The event features comic strip characters in a staged display, showcasing humor and light entertainment.
Sam Jones of the New York Americans pitched a no hitter against the Athletics in Philadelphia, the Yankees winning 2 to 0. An error on a grounder and a first-inning miscue aside, the effort stood as one of modern baseball’s rare spotless performances. Babe Ruth slipped to share the AL lead with Heilmann after going 1 for 4, while Zack Wheat moved atop the National League batting race. Giants and Reds also won, maintaining a three-and-a-half game gap over the Pirates, as other AL and NL games produced mixed results.
Charles City Iowa Sept 4 Nora Springs hall team defeated Rudd at the air grounds on American Legion day by a 6 to 1 score. The game featured Kensett’s Anderson who hit two home runs and drove Nora Springs to the win. Batteries Rudd Monen Hodge Nora Springs Tones Hedsershot
In the Western League standings Dubuque defeats Marshalltown 16 to 7 in the final game of the season. Des Moines records 2, Denver 1, Tulsa 1, Wichita 1, Oklahoma City 7. several games at Sioux City postponed with limited readable details.
In Waterloo civic league action Ys Men defeated Lions 13 to 1 in four innings at league park. Dr. Boatman fanned and held the Lions in check as the Y’s Men surged with eight runs in the second inning and five more in the third to seal the championship. Beers led Lions with three base hits while Reed and Raymond sparked the Lions’ lone run with a circle of three bases on a dropped ball. Umpires Madison and Johnson.
A tip from Harry Vardon notes a tendency to lift the club too quickly causing a sway toward the right. He says players with this issue often raise the right hand too much and lift from the right shoulder. Start the swing deliberately and smoothly to reduce sway.
Umpire Bob Harmon returns to Quincy College as athletic coach in Illinois while Hank Severeld plans to winter in Story City, Iowa. Bill Speas tallying six hits this week surpasses last year’s 382 season total. several managers remain near wintering sites. The Nebraska State league ends with Lincoln pennant at .533, Otumwa team to play Creston twice, with proceeds shared among Otumwa players.
Waterloo Tiger baseball team defeated Raymond 13 to 3 Monday afternoon. The Tigers scored in the tenth frame aided by Raymond errors and misplays, while Plaster struck out 11 and Bielka easy handled the Tigers battery. Beard and Melvin led the Raymond pitching and defense.
Obscure Q and A about golf rules including worm impediments ball movement on stroke and flagstick interference. It discusses penalties when a ball moves during a swing and when a caddie interferes with the play, with responses suggesting strokes and halves for match play.
A baseball Q and A set discusses a play where a pitcher throws late to home plate allowing a runner from third to score, resulting in a time at bat with no hit. It also covers player ejection for fighting, citing the umpire as the authority, and a query on a pitcher hopping on the plate during delivery with guidance to call a legal delivery.
The roster includes Bryant, tackle Grout Rankin, backs Meister Roan Wilson ends and other new players. The schedule features games with Dallas City Donnellson Cedar Rapids Burlington Quincy Hannibal Carthage Mt. Pleasant Ft Madison and more.
Johnny Dundee plans to weigh in at 135 pounds and claim Benny Leonard's lightweight title at a 2 PM New York State Athletic Commission hearing. He forfeits $5,000 if Leonard fails to appear. The bout is postponed by promoter Jimmy Johnston amid the dispute over Dundee's readiness. Public opinion is split on Leonard's ability to make weight. Muldoon will attend weighing to oversee proceedings.
Shenandoah Iowa six returnees join Coach L K Richards for 1923 football prep. Captain Willis Glasgow all state quarterback 1922 leads lineup with Hawkins Keenan Hunter McKee Roscoe and 10 promising newcomers. Season opens vs East Des Moines after last year's 2 to 6 win. schedule lists Cedar Rapids Glenwood Creston and Clarinda games.
Keokuk Iowa September 5. Keokuk high school football, coached by P M Bail, has only two veterans from the 1922 squad. The team will train a green group for a demanding schedule including four out of state games and Cedar Rapids. Captain elect John Hornish and Junius Phillips are expected to be key players with O Deil and Webster at ends and Francis Heine at guard.
Ote Bush arrives in Savanna for a welterweight bout with Lou Rollinger at Electric Park in Waterloo tonight. He warmed up this morning, stretching and limbering before a six round bout. Bush previously defeated Bol linger in a prior meeting in Freeport. Promoter Jackie Leonard and Kid Holt arranged two top preliminaries for the card.
A fragmented box score notes yesterday's homeruns with players Kelly from New York and Barrett from Chicago. Totals show National League six dollars and American League seventeen dollars, indicating a possible pay or tally reference.
AP dispatch from Atlantic City details boisterous promotional talk for a big fight featuring Luis Angel Firpo. The piece lampoons the Argentine challenger with vivid, if fanciful, anecdotes about his diet, behavior, and sleeping habits to hype the spectacle and theatrical atmosphere surrounding the matchup.
In the junior city tennis tournament three entrants reached the third round: Daley, Heverly and Greenley. Yesterday Greenley beat Brunn 6 2 6 3, Marvin Stimson beat Ryan 6 1 6 1, Corsen beat Thompson 6 0 6 1, and Daley defeated Carpenter 6 1 6 1.
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