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Wlnitrr first gmtm wiatvtr memm4 By Sec Taylor. (Sportf Editor, Tht fUslstsr.) Earl Caddock, 62, former world heavyweight wrestling champion, died at 5 a. m. Friday at his Walnut, home after a lingering illness of more than a year. Funeral services will be held at Walnut at 3 p.

'Prosperity' Sunday. (Th Trlbuot's Iowa News Service. BOONE, IA. The fourth team He had a heart attack two to play In the semifinal round of as mat fans In southwestern Iowa, long before he won the title. From the age of It he had lived on a farm near Berea with an uncle, Isaac Caddock.

It was there that he began wrestling with other farm By Bill Bryson. i guff Wrttir.) LINCOLN. NEB. It took em 128 games to do it, but the persistent DesMoines Bruins have finally duplicated their longest victory parade of the season. The outlook was for a pros- a-- the state softball tournament here Sunday night will be determined in the final games of the second and quarterfinal round scheduled for tonight.

The Wallingford Merchants and summer wnen t-narne Moore's Garaee of Oelwein estern League. years ago and since then had been on an operating tabla twice, once year ago and again last apring. Death was caused by a malignancy. Born at Huron, S. Feb.

27, 1888, "The Man with a Thousand Holds," as was known during his professional wrestling career, lived in Iowa from the time he was 14, with the exception of the few months he was overseas during World War I and the 11 years he was in business in Omaha, out with in the opener. Gibson Home Ap-j Roofs athletes busted CHAMPION SWPYWCH -APRIL 17- Omlhi Sl.iui rity Mulnca V. Irhlta DrnVPr boys. He was not a native lowsn, although most fans apparently believed that he was. was born at Huron, S.

but at an early age moved with his parents, brothers and sisters to Chicago. When the future champion was In his early teens his father pliance of Sioux City will play five straight tnumpns. the Hot-N-Tots of Des Moines in tgn Days, the second game. Th.n ih. tu, Then came the lean days.

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in a third contest to decide which Bruins couldn't strmg together gjjj. r.a. Here are the leading figures in the world championship wrestling bout at Omaha, Apr. 9, 1917. That's when Earl Caddock defeated Joe Stecher before some 9,000 fan.

will Join the Boone Kiwanis, Perry Moose Lodge and Cedar Rapids Danceland for Sunday's stepped into a manhole, covered onlv with canvas, as ha un nn hla way to a gymnasium to work Lefty Anderson will pitch for a half ago and soon he returned from Omaha where he had lived for 11 years, to the home at Wal out and was fatally injured. His father was Interested In athletica and participated in them Wallingford, opposed by Clark Jones, who won his first at the Thursday Night's Games. Ii. Molnra S. Unrnla 3 00 Inalnn).

Omaha 7. O.nv.r a. Hlu L'ltr Wichita 7. Only cama K-hrdulfd. Pitchers In Tonight's Games.

Hei Moine (Batter 7-3 at Llaeola (KHInrr 3-1 1 I. Drnvrr i Taylor 11-8) at Omaha (Strphrni 1-0). irhlta lO nonnrlt 11-fl an I r-ixinl at Kliaix City (Walah S-S anil 3-3). Colorado Sprtnri at Paeblo. Saturday's Games.

n. Molnra at Lincoln, Drnvrr at Omaha. 2 Colorado Sprinan at Puebla. Vi Irhlta at Sloua City. more than three successes until their four-game sweep of Colorado Springs a while back.

No. 5. eluded them when Wichita won the next night, 10-4. A fresh streak began with another four-game sweep, this one over Pueblo'. The Bruins finally cleared the fifth hurdle here Thursday night, though It took more than ordinary effort LincolH pushed Des AfoiM.es 10 innings beore submiftinj; fo defeat, 5-3.

nut where all of his children were born. It was there that he passed away. Neb. He is survived by his widow, four children, Karl, and Joan of Walnut; Robert of Brooklyn, and Richard of Ames, five grandchildren; three brothers. Robert Allen of Anita, Ed of Moravia, III- and Raymond of Upton, and a sister, Mrs.

i. G. Gilbert or Chicago, I1L He won the world title on Apr. 1917, just three days after the United States had Joined forces with Great Britain and France against Germany and the Shoot Lead whenever possible. Following the tragic death of his parent.

Earl and the other children were "farmed out" to relatives. Earl's first match was arranged when an itinerant wrestler, of whom there were many at that time, stopped at Bereft looking for competition. To Texan, 75 expense of the Reddy Kilowatts at Jefferson Sunday. Feature Tonight's feature will be between the Des Moines and Sioux City champions. Don Gibson, who blanked the Boone Kaiser-Frazer team in a first-round game, will pitch for Sioux City.

Bubbles Bur; ell will be shifted to the mound from his shortstop position to hurl for the Hot-N-Tots unless John Bright, speed-ball pitcher, reaches Des Moines from his home in Fort Wayne, Ind. brink's drive. A double play Tonight, by beating the A "si would have been simple. 1 again, the Bruins could make it VANDALIA, OHIO (P For Some of the farmers decided that perhsps they could accom a record six. modate the visitor.

Naturally Aside from pitchers, there were only two Bruins on hand est W. McNeir, 75-year-old Houston, building contractor, took the early lead Friday in the Thursday who also had partici they turned to Caddock, since he had beaten all the other boys in the vicinity. The match was held In a barn by lantern light. Caddock was pated In the opening splurge; center fielder Ted Lotz and left Grand American handicap, pre The championship came to him In, a match with Joe Stecher of Dodge. at Omaha before almost 9,000 persons, many of them lowans, Stecher Forfe.Un.

Stecher won the first fall. Caddock took the second, after which Lotz has a .262 batting average now for his second chance with the Bruins. Ted started the season as the clean-up hitter, but most of the cleaning in his case was done by opposing pitchers. His average shrank to ..228 and he was exiled to Decatur of the Three-I league, June 4. "I didn't blame Charlie a bit," Ted said Thursday night.

"I'd If Burrell pitches. Bill Green fielder Paul mier event in tne iirty-nrsi Grand American trapshoot. will go to shortstop and Bobby III Haf 2. VM tt.m I Vandever will do the catching. the victor.

Later Jne Stecher, the Ne The veteran crackshot, only liv ing man ever to win the Carnegie the Ncbraakan refused to come braska body scissors artist, is gold medal for heroism, broke 99 Bill Martin, 12, Lotz was particularly conspicuous by his presence. Without the handsome curly-head from Warren, Ohio; another Des Moines' string would have been snipped at four. Three-Run Homer. The Bruins owed their nine-in out for tne tnira ana aecming isu iMjd t0 hav, W0I on farm nd forfeited the match. I MM gerea and the boys engaged A near riot occurred during many Mssions of grappling, the second fall when Caddock I mucn to tne benefit of both.

Hurls 2 Straight i Iff No-Hit Games pmnea ms opponent ana me ran Along about 1912 Bill Steele, a 4 Jmmitm'mwmtMjK. of 100 from the 23-yard line, a score good enough to have won 49 of the previous 50 Grsrid Americans. McNeir missed his ninety-second target. C. H.

Herbert, 31-year-old Purple Heart winner in World was not anowea. me rereree cafe owner Anita, arranged an warned him I was a slow starter but I didn't think I would be that slow. I Just wasn't doing the club any good." Root' kept track of Lotz'g progress at Decatur. When Ted'a hitting pace passed .330 for the Commies, Charlie said: "It looks exhibition match in that town Earl Caddock in 1936 was in business at Omaha, Neb. His home was at Walnut, in later years.

WILLIAMSPORT, PENN. UP A 12-year-old Houston. lad Friday grabbed the spotlight in the Little League World Series with Caddock as participant. ning survival to Ted's three-run homer in the fourth. They were indebted to the former prep fullback for the clincher in the tenth, too.

A charge of 10 cents waa made for each seat. The gross receipts of southwestern towa deserted War II from Narberth, moved into a tie with McNeir by breaking 99 from the 22-yard were $3.80. their towns for ringside seats. Five years later Caddock was The women hired the telephone Lotz stroked his third hit of he's ripe now' I gonna get here by pitching his second no-hit, no-run game in a row. In registering a 3-0 near-perfect victory over Westerly, R.

ruling tne men were orr me mac, The new champion Immediately announced plans for entering one of the services and few months late en-listed In the headquarters troop of the 88th Division at Camp Dodge near Des Moines. Also In July that same year he married Miss Grace Michel of Walnut, who was the school him back." the night on a pitch that almost line, assuring a shoot-off for the wrestled quite a well as he had before he went overseas. Even, so he continued in competition for a few years after losing his title to Lewis early in 1920. Lateh he went in the grease business in Omaha and made a champion, was the hero of the! operator to remain on duty all entire state, and a charge of $10 'night to take messages about the was made for ringside seata when matches and relay them to top prize unless someone comes Thursday, sandy-haired Bill Mar Since his return July 17, LoU has hit three homers, compared to only one for his first Bruin stretch. His 39 blows have knocked in 21 runs.

he wrestled with sellout crowds various parties that were sr- the rule. ranged in the absence of the Partrtni li waa determined to men fooled him for strike three. John Kucab's curve was honking over the corner when Ted stopped his sudden lunge and looped the ball to left with a last-second flick of his wrists. Ted's hit-and-run dash a moment later made Nels Burbrink's up with a perfect score. A field of more than 1,500 of the nation's top shooters faced the traps In the big handicap and there were possibilities that perfect scores would be turned in sometime during the day.

tin, struck out 14 batters, allowing only one man to reach first base on a walk. The chunky little right-hander blanked San Diego, last Friday at Austin, in the Texas-California regional playoffs. be a wrestler and to get some where as one, Sometimes his matches overshadowed the war news. For instance the front page of The Des Moines Capital of Feb. 9, 1918, One spring he borrowed enough successful and thriving business of It after a tough struggle during the depression years.

World In Muddle. When Caddock won the world's heavyweight championship world affairs were in a muddle, much as they are today. The United Bill Green Joins Warrior Eleven Bill Green, son of former Drake football coach Vee, has joined the West Des Moines Warriors money to purchase a horse and wagon and spent the following liner a huge success his third double. summer in peddling meat from house to house. 1 "I wasn't taking any Saving his money he went to football squad.

carried two eight-column streamers in 96-polnt type. The upper one read, "CADDOCK WINS OVER 7.BVSZ-KO." The lower oje, "SEPARATE TEACE IN UKRAINE." The war prevailed, however, and Caddock who had trained for Chicago that fall, joined the Chicago Athletic association and the States had Just entered World War I. I Caddock was Indursd to edit Hebrew Institute, nd placed him self under the tutelage of Bennie the sports pages of The Des cnances," said Skipper Root. "I gave Lotz the steal signal and I flashed, the hit-and-run to Nels." Because Lotz was on the move, second baseman George Mosko-vich had to dash over to protect his oase. In his normal position, he could have snagged Bur- Reuben, Ernest Kartje and Charlie Cutler, all well known The husky ex-Roosevelt High and Illinois gridder, is being used at center on offense and linebacker on defense.

Last year he played with the Forest Comets of Forest, 111. A squad of 27 players is working out under the direction of Coaches Roy Hickman and Wilbur Scott. The squad will practice tonight, and also Sunday st 10:30 a. m. fnatmen.

it at Camp Dodge and who had.Moinea Tribune of May 8, 1917. prepared for his matches at 'In addition he wrote an editorial night, left for overseas with the for it, a part of which is repro-88th Division In the summer orduced here, since it gives an accu-1918. irate picture of him and his Wins A.A.U. Title. He earned the right to the Hebrew Institute in the After the armistice was signed jUughts: National A.A.U.

tournament atiCaddock accompanied his outfit "The wrestling game has Snn Francisco, where he won the to a French port 6f debarkation. I TIME FOR SPORTS 1V-- fit' fiMe-. i BRUIN AVERAGES It aolfirlal.) Individual Batting. JB 311 HR RBI 1 1 rlurhrlnk.r 173 S5 1.1 3 2d us 2f)B Si 14 3 143 10S Manlmrr.rf .114 27 .1 1 1 2'IS Tram.r.2h 2:14 14 4 14 flii 24 ft It 1 7 Krhran.ka.lf 45 114 IS 77 .24.1 Ixl.rf 2S0 fi8 lfi 3 3. is .24 1 Joon.on...

312 73 2 II IS Vthltman.M 14S 2 .200 Pitching. I. IP BB tio KR rrar 11 lilrts, ksi Is 117 sj 3iI Bmiirr 7 3 33 K9 2 J3S3.1S Mrnklns .11141,40 S3 HI 112 3. IS Swart. J4 II 8 21 1 S3 S4 3.S3 roillk 90 4S Ml S4 3 SO Krlly 4 4 20 38 21 23 3.27 Vannkr3 1 3 a nn 31 a.ss I 3 S3 3S 73 in 3 Vi hltmaa 1 S4 7 7 3 0 aln atklai 0 2 a 8.00 Team Batting.

SS 2B 3R HR TB a. Racing. 7:3 p. m. Slock cars at (.

IT Po.M- way, S. E. Fourteenth and Hartford. 7:10 p. m.

VaUT Lesion v. CCCft at Kiwanin. E. Eighth and Madlaon. Little Giants F.

B. Dlcklmon C(K at North High, Sixth and Holco-nb. Ponds Trim Shop vs. Saner Vain at We.t Hlsh Hardlne road and Hieh. Hoxie Fruit vs.

Schaffer Construction at Franklin, Fifty-second and Franklin. 7:30 p. m. Boone vs. Greenwood at Crernwood Electric.

S. W. Twettv- APCOnd inH Stanton i rfPf 1 1 1 1 'J 1 heavyweight championship. It was then that be turned to the professional field. Wrestling out of Anita he appeared at Harlan, Maquoketa.

Anita, Waterloo, Atlantic, Sioux City. LaPorte City, Audubon, Guthrie Center, Council Bluffs and other towns and cities, winning every match but one, a handicap affair In which he had agreed to throw John Pesek twice in an hour, but failed to do so. However, the gates were small. About to abandon wrestling, he called on Gene Melsdy. a wealthy stockbroker and sportsman of Omaha, and obtained hia permission to use his name as manager P- a.

Sons of Pertclei Va 81. Wlrr photo Hawks at Kiwanis. Roadside V. N. ys.

Western Tool it w-n Hiih. Red raps vs. Armatronc Irurnaca at Franklin. ussie Nforan of the lace- p. m.

Oreenwool Eieclric a. All-Btart 'Ulrlsl at Greenwood Fark. L.auc I a i I I trimmed panties and the mediocre tennis, sisns a pro contract calling for $75,000 for one year. Beaming Thursday, as Gussie signs, is promoter Bobby Riggs. Baseball.

p. m. John Deere vf Knjra's of I Columbus at Birdiand. Sixth and 4.2S1 77 l.ltS 21 3S -I 1,859 Team Fielding. tir a p.t.

Ill 141 3.3S 1,573 2nd in the hope that he could get better matches. come In for a good deal of criticism, but very little of It is due to the men who have been at the top. "Frank Gotch, Joe Stecher, Farmer Burn.i, Fred Beall, and In the championship class have all been men of high character and abstemious living. You can't get by on cigarets, late hours and dissipation. "I am a firm believer In clean athletic.

They are necessary to develop the youth of the country, and the effect of American sportsmanship la now seen In the response to the call for men to serve their count rv. "It is the sthletes of the colleges who are volunteering their service, and their splendid physiques, gained through clean living and clean sport, ate of tremendous value to their country. "I do not believe there will be many slackers among the athletes in the present call for men. 1 am sure that I shall not be one of the number. I feet justified in reaping a harvest from my championship during the next few months, but shall not be backward in offering myself when I am needed.

"Some famous English general said that the battle of Waterloo was won on the cricket fields of England. I IS a. m. -Ashlon Wnnlesatf vs. fanttenf i.

i another Turning Point. Melady reluctantly consented, later became interested In the young grappler, and took over the active management of the lowsn. That was the turning point in Caddock's career. Melady arranged a title match -etT SPECIAL PURCHASE IWrV 115 Bulldogs Are Graduated I Fifteen Drake letterwinnets were anions the 330 persons re-Iceiving degrees Friday at the nnl-jversity's summer commencement. Thiee will receive advanced degrees from Drake's graduate division.

They are William E. Cul-jlen, Thornburg; Robert L. Pug- bssketbsll and baseball letterman. All Drake teams except tennis are losing lettermen, with football getting nicked for five, four from last year's squad. Other grsduates: FOOTS 4 Jaok Oram anJ Harlan Prsn: ttoth nf lrs Molnrr: Boh Hftrctke Rivrr l.vnn I.umlc.

Clarion; Ai Hodor, Kt Chicago, lnfl Nick Junrik. Hammond. Tnd. 'manager); Jack Roa.rr: Prndloton, lnd. TRACK.

l.tmdf. Rob Middletown 0orr Jelctiak. Hmnmord. Ind fmtnaem; Don Prttl. Ai-nrrta.

Canada; Dick Stepbeason, Oak Here's Earl Caddock at his peak when he won the world wrestling title from Joe Stecher of Dodge, on Apr. 9. 1917. Jwtt three days after the V. S.

entered World War I. 1950 Mode! with Stecher. generally recog nized as champion. The lowan won. R.

P. Roy Reglsf ere 1 M' I Overnight Caddock. who had; where! always been a hero in the eyes home and 'of his southwestern Iowa friends teacher at Anlts. "Caddock made his Earl Cadilock Joined the army a few months after he had won the world wrestling rhamplonahlp. He was attached to the 88th Division which headquartered at Camp Dodge near Des Moines.

liese. Rippey; and Carl Varner, Strahan. Pugliese and Vainer won football awards. Cullen was a GOLF S.hrtan Furln. ChirE 11 and neighbors, became the toast of the entire state.

Perhaps no other lows, ath- CLUBS CROP, ftp jThe dsy he was to sail he was snatched off the ship and sent ihsck to represent the 8th Di-' vision in the A.E F. games. let, not even Frank iotch. caught the fancy and Imagination of the public aa did Caddock until the late Nile hlnnlck. lows, football player headquarters.

In the interval before reporting at Camp Dodge the champion engaged In several matches and. while in training there and be-fore leaving with his outfit for Frsnce, had several history-making bouts In Des Moines with Wladek Zbyseko, Ed (Strangled Lewis, Allen Eustace, Tussif Hiisssne. John Win and others. Thorom Promotion. Oscar Thorson ss the promoter.

Several of the matches filled the Coliseum to overflow Wvl I ft Pa eame along. Anxious to Return. Each had much in common In Anxious to return to his home, thst they had peisonality. char- wife and family, he tried every acter. were deeply religious, and to 't France but t70IT Dans believe he was right.

He meant, of course, that the physique of his men had been so improved by their athletic endeavors that they far surpassed those of any non-athletic nation. "Clean sport is an awt to the t'ntted States 111 health caused Caddock to sell out his business a year and CRAB-GRASS, CHICKWEED, DANDELION, PLANTAIN mnj ehW WeoJlao mJt. Irons Each, 3.69 59c each Set of 4 irons, 1 wood, bag. excelled In whatever they tried without avail. Eventually he be- to do.

came ill. At Anita and In surrounding was years before h-! forgave towns Karl's picture wss as the officer responsible for keep- Gooseneck irons with hjndmide hcadi, 24.95 ing, wiih thousands of excited fans stsnding outside on Locust common-place ss Hitler's In Ger- my him in Fiance, and it wss chrome shafts, rather sure grips. 2, 3. 4, street and the river front corn. ri iirv- many momns suer nis reiuin lo times in slushy snow, to hear the dy- or of to- Iowa before he was himself again Tough cover, liquid center.

for 12 foe 5.70 Golf Bag 7.95 Heavy canvu ith nuny "ei 6, 7, 8, 9 ind putter. A a matter of fact he never THOFICAL FISH JOctoSlti.OO progress of the contests as re- layed to them by policemen and! Popular Hero, soldiers on duty there and others. Idolized and lionlied Caddock had taught the fancy after he on the title. of friends and neighbors, as well Whenever he wrestled the men Woods, ea. 5.95 Persimmon beads with srep A FAIR Potattivm Cyoneb with "2-4-D No more digging, raking, rtair-fearing.

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