Cubs win twelfth straight as eastern teams collapse
Chicago Cubs extend to twelve straight, the longest streak of the season, aided by Fitcher and Carlson winning to beat the Phillies 7 2. Ruth Gehrig homer in Yankees 8 1 win over Browns. Giants beat Cardinals 10 5 with Hornsby and Terry homers. Reds, Braves, Pirates, White Sox also win. Sox win 4 10 0 over Athletics. Tigers topple Senators 1 4. Reid Sox defeat Cleveland 11 1.
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Les Conklin
New York
Chicago
Cubs
Pirates
Bruins
Fitcher
Hal Carlson
Windy City
Phillies
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
Buster Gehrig
Yankees
Charley
Ruth
Gehrig
Bambino
Browns
Hornsby
Terry
Giants
Cardinals
Kent’ Greenficld
Braves
Reds
Adolph Luque
Robins
George Connally
White Sox
Athletics
Hannefield
Barrett
Sox
Lil Stoner
Tigers
Senators
Reid Sox
Cleveland
Court Clears Boxing and Wrestling After Legislature Probe
Springfield M June 17 The threatened blow off in boxing and wrestling in Wisconsin faded as the state legislature's inquiry ended with a clean bill for boxing and wrestling. The committee proposed keeping boxing as is under law and allowing wrestling with stricter oversight, urging removal of undesirable wrestlers and continued internal investigation. Ed Lewis and manager Billy Sundew were not censured. Secretary George of the boxing commission was absolved of graft charges. John Righeimer vowed action to follow recommendations and push to rid the sport of undesirables.
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Springfield
Twinois
Wineis Athletic Commission
Ed Lewis
Billy Sundew
George
Boxing Commission
John Righeimer
Winds Athletics Commission
Reynolds to Meet Vaughn in Creston Final
Reynolds of Creston faces Gene Vaughn of Shenandoah in the finals of the ninth southwestern Iowa golf tournament at Creston. Reynolds beat D F Woodward of Bedford. Vaughn beat Claude Williams of Atlantic 11 and 10, after previously defeating Wak Edwards of Council Bluffs with a 89 score for the nine holes.
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Creston
Degnan Reynolds
Vaughn
Wak
Edwards
Corner Bluffs
É Haden
Devo
Dempsey Seeks Sharkey Fight en Route to New York
Jack Dempsey packed and boarded a train in Los Angeles for New York to discuss a July 21 heavyweight title bout with Jack Sharkey. He will be joined by wife Estelle Taylor and trainer Jerry Luvadis, with Sus Wilson moving training camp to Saratoga Springs. Dempsey has not signed with Tex Rickard and will confer with promoters on arrival.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
New York
Jack Sharkey
Estelle Taylor
Jerry Luvadis
Sus Wilson
Dempsey
Saratoga Springs
Tex Rickari
Sharkey
Johnny Buckley
East
Leading Hitters and Leaders in Baseball News
Summary of top hitters by league with players from St. Louis New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Boston. Mentions Gehrig Ruth Hornsby Frisch Cuyler Warner and others as leaders in American and National Leagues with yearly age notes and daily standings context from the News Telegraph.
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LEA Gme
Tulsa
Wichita
Denver
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Ata
Amarillo
Lincoln
Omaha
Esats
Pet
Pitheburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Washington
Detroit
T. Louis
Cleveland
EK. Miller
Gehrig
Mensyd
Simmons
Cobh
Luader
Ruth
Harris
Farrell
Hornsby
Frisch
Cuyler
Wattsburgh
Atlantic city repeals sections of Revised Ordinance and defines limits
An ordinance repealing Sec 1 of Revised Ordinance and redefining city limits and fire limits for Atlantic. It details blocks and fractional blocks, right of way along Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway, and specifies fire limits for blocks 7 8 11 14 27 28 46 56 70 and others. The measure, approved June 1927, states full force after passage.
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Lordii
Ft Atlentics
Dows
Atlantis
Algo
Chicago, Rock Selmid & Pavifie Railway
Poplar Street
Walnut
Elmid
City of
Atlantic
Atlantic -Ice
Intel
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Elm Streets
City of Atlantic
Ag Y. Jaw
T. E. Nichols
State golf meet entries flood Davenport field
Davenport June 17 Special to News Telegraph. The 1927 Town golf tournament at Davenport Country Club June 27 to July 2 draws a large list of state stars. Early entrants include Bob McKee Jim Hubbel Buz Denfian Jim Swick Rob McCrary and Bill Ingham Des Moines Joyny Vavra Cedar Rapids Arthug Bartlett Ottumwa Ted Payser Dubuque Rex Moors Harlan Bud Maytag Dr J H Humpeey Sioux City John Powers and Clark Tilden Amiga among others. The champions of the Tri-Cities will be among the first to tee off Monday June 27 when elimination rounds begin.
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Davenport
Newa-Telegraph
Decker French
Gesocration
WEA
Bob ‘McKee
Jim Hubbel
Buz Denfian
Jim Swick
Rob McCrary
Bill Ingham
Des Moines
Joyny Vavra
Cedar
Rapide
McKee
Arthug Bartlett
Ottumwa
Ted Payseur
Dubuque
Rex Moors
Harlan
Ve Horron
Paul’ Barton
sDeéecker
Léon Mitchell
Car
Semi Finalists at Women's Meet Preview
Semi final action set at the Mississippi women's golf tournament held over Blue Hills links. Notable entrants include defending champion Miriam Burns Horn of Kansas City and Miriam Burns Horn?Miss Ang Wabiter of Leavenworth Kansas advances, with Mariorpid of New Orleans among contenders.
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Lyn
Fending
Miriam Burns Horn
Bath
Kansas City
Mites Mariorpid
New Orleans
Ang Wabiter
Leavenworth
Kan
Blue Hills
Hill
Player and Cub? Yankees Gehrig Humefield Whit
A fragment from a baseball column mentions players from the Yankees and Cubs era with Gehrig, Whit, and Humefield referenced in a speculative note about rosters or matchups. The text is incomplete and names are uncertain, but points to interleague discussion or boxscore curiosities.
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Cub
Yankees
Gehrig
Humefield
Whit
Army flyers head to Los Angeles for Hawaii flight test
Two army pilots from Wright Field plan a hop to Los Angeles as part of the effort to reach Hawaii. The three motor Fokker monoplanes left Scatt field near Belleville yesterday, with secrecy surrounding the mission. The crews Laster Maitiond anda By Aguenberger aim to overhaul and refuel in route with minimal delay.
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Dayton
Army
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Wright Field
Aguenberger
Parere
Field
Belleville
Muskogee
Okla
Navy
Dealers Warned Against Sale of Toy Pistols Here
Local dealers were warned by county authorities that selling blank cartridge pistols is prohibited and punishable by a heavy fine. The town law is strict due to risks of serious injuries from ammunition explosions, powder burns, and possible infections.
Seek to ID bandits who left without robbing
G E Johnson and his wife with Jack Graham were held up on a highway near Cedar Rapids at night. They traveled to Belle Plaine to identify two men said to be highwaymen. The bandits fled, frightened as approaching lights flashed on their car. The trio were forced from the vehicle but not robbed.
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Cedar Rapids
I. N.S
G. E. Johnson
Jack Graham
Belle Plaine
Johnson
John
Graham
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