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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1927
Page
16
Chicago hype builds as Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey prepare for a 20 foot ring at Soldier Field. Promoters Rickard and Getz expect 150000 fans with receipts near 12.75 million, while both camps tighten security and Tunney arranges transport for disabled Marines.
A poemlike vignette unfolds on a beach as a handsome stranger and a shy young woman converse into the night. He hints at a past bond, claiming to be the man she married last year, prompting reflection on recognition and memory amid a chilly weather note and a scatter of sports and public curiosity items.
Iowa City Sept. 21 Varsity baseball men start fall workouts at the University of Iowa with Coach Otto Vogel expecting about 30 to report. Outfielders Russell Sadler and William Glassgow, plus a few others, are sidelined for other sports as Sadler and Glassgow compete for a quarterback spot on the Old Gold grid eleven.
West High football aspirants prepare for the first scrimmage next Saturday under Coach Ralph Sarff. Daily workouts on Locust street stress fundamentals with light scrimmage this week and heavier sessions approaching. First game is Oct 1 at Iowa Falls, with a schedule of opponents following.
West Union Ia Sept 21 falls season of girls tennis will close with a tournament for all registered players preliminaries this week and next week with the finals Friday Sept 30 plans call for participation by all registered competitors in the sport.
New York Sept 21 The National League race this season recalls the 1908 American League struggle led by Detroit. Donnie Bush, now Pirates manager, helped Detroit win the pennant in 1908 as Chicago and Cleveland clashed for the last series. Bush faces a similar pennant battle with the Pirates this year as fate links past and present.
Chicago reports that Estelle Taylor Dempsey wife of champion walther Dempsey will miss the Dempsey Tunney bout. The well known actress has never seen her husband in a title fight and elected not to attend at Philadelphia last autumn. She traveled away to avoid reaching the arena before the outcome was known.
Promoters stage a strong undercard at the Waterloo national guard program a week from Monday. Emil Morrow of Des Moines meets Joe Mosher of Omaha in eight rounds while Battling Nelson of Waterloo and Ray Krause of Oelwein duel six rounds a fast paced bout likely. Hime Wiseman of Des Moines versus Bob White of Waterloo opens the card at six rounds. Tickets are on sale.
Parkersburg baseball team beat Bristow nine on Sunday in a feature game played here. Result details are incomplete but confirm Parkersburg's victory.
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