Towns Wins 110 Meter Hurdles At Olympic Meet
Jack Lovelock sets a 3:47.8 in the 1500 meters to beat world marks as Forrest Towns wins the 110 meter hurdles in a record equalling 14.2. Bernhardt Stoeck leads Germany with a javelin of 71.84 meters, and Trebisonda Valla competes in a tight 80 meter hurdles finish for Italy and Germany.
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Lighters Rout CCC Team 10-2 In League Match
The Light Co. CCC Co. defeated the CCC Engineers 10 to 2 at Daniels Park last evening. The Lighters built a big early lead with six runs in the first inning and two more in the second, aided by errors and hits. Theisen fanned ten for the winners, while the CCC squad struggled with wild pitches and defensive miscues.
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Miley Leads Women’s Western After Third Round
Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky holds a one stroke lead over Patty Berg of Minneapolis entering the fourth round of the women’s western golf derby in Chicago. Miley set an 82 for a 242 total while Berg carded an 80 to reach 243.
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Boxing draws reported in brief from Tucson and San Francisco
Gorilla Jones of Los Angeles and Art Taylor of Tucson boxed to a draw while Gaston Le Cadre of France and Bobby Pache of Los Angeles also drew. Wade of Peoria outpointed Monk Goldman of Pittsburgh in a separate bout.
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Fossil Trees Show Disease Ravages Ancient Maple Leaves
In Cottage Grove Oregon a fossil formation near the ranger station on Layng Creek yielded leaf impressions matching modern maple leaves. Some leaves bore small round black holes from a disease that now still affects nearby maples, proving trees of over a hundred thousand years ago suffered the same ailment as today.
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Al Bisagnano Faces Jack Hader In Cedar Park Main Event
Al Bisagnano tops a card at Cedar Park open air arena tonight for Matchmaker Eddie Jennings. He battles Jack Hader of Kansas City in the main event at 8 30. Bull Martin of Omaha debuts against Ray Richards of Chicago. Lee Henning and Jack Sampson open the show.
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Jack Hader
Kansas City
Eddie Jennings
Bull Martin
Omaha
Ray Richards
Chicago
Lee Henning
Jack Sampson
Jarrett Seeks Facts In Wife Olympia Controversy
Arthur Jarrett vows to pursue legal action against the American Olympic Committee after Eleanor Holm Jarrett was dismissed from the Olympic team in Berlin. He says he will obtain all facts and seek redress for damages to his wife's reputation, accusing Avery Brundage of high handed methods. Brundage maintained the case is closed and offered no new information.
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Arthur Jarrett
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New York
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Germany
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Wilson Park Leaders Defeat Frolic Club In Softball Tilt
The Wilson and Company office softball team opened with a 14 to 8 win over the pork leading squad. Hills Iowa’s Frolic club lost 8 to 4 in a rematch, held scoreless until the seventh inning. Frolic club rests next Sunday for the Wilton Junction tournament.
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Standings and results from Wednesday baseball games
The standings show Davenport 15 10.600, Des Moines 13 11.542, Omaha 13 11.542, Waterloo 11 12 .478, Cedar Rapids 10 13 .435, Sioux City 9 14 .391. Wednesday results: Des Moines 3 Cedar Rapids 2, Davenport 11 Cedar Rapids 3, Waterloo 3 Sioux City 11, Omaha 2 Sioux City 13. Thursday games include Davenport at Cedar Rapids, Des Moines at Sioux City, Waterloo at Omaha.
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Standings and schedule notes from early baseball season
The table shows team records for St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn and others with wins and losses. It lists pairings including St. Louis at Chicago Boston at New York Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
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League Standings Amid Dense Basketball Trade Winds
Fragmented box score style notes list New York 68 Boston 55 Cleveland 58 46 and other teams with scoring lines. Mentions Chicago St Louis Detroit Philadelphia Washington and tied games. Observations suggest ongoing shifts in standings and matchups across the league.
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Unclear sports standings fragment from city results
Fragmentary recap shows partial team scores and placements including Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Toledo, Columbus, and Cincinnati. Data appears corrupted with mixed digits and city names, lacking clear matchups or dates.
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Waterloo Rally Secures Split With Davenport In Doubleheader
Waterloo overcame Davenport 4 to 3 in the nightcap after losing the opener 11 to 3. Richards walked in the seventh, scoring on Preibisch double. Michaels tripled, Cosby singled for another run, and Plummer and Luther added hits for the winning margin. Prevost drove in a Blue Sox run, Polly added an RBI, and Plummer homered for Davenport's first tally.
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Omaha and Sioux City Tie in Doubleheader
In Omaha, the Cowboys won game one 11 to 2 as Dale Mills walked five in two innings and Phil Seghi and Harry Whitehouse homered with runners aboard. Kinner Graf faltered late after seven strong, while Vance Cauble shut down the Cowboys over the last seven. The Robin Hoods dominated game two, blasting an eight-run third inning to turn a quick lead into a 13 to 9 win.
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St. Patrick's To Meet St. Lud Mila In Key League Clash
The St. Patrick's and St. Lud Mila C. Y. O. league squads face off on Frolic field at 8 p.m. Thursday for a late season game. It is the penultimate meeting with a postponed finale set for later.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins Designs New Submarine Under Ice
Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted British explorer, is said to have designed another submarine intended for travel beneath polar ice. This report notes his ongoing work in advanced underwater exploration and vehicle design.
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Raiders Struggle As Minor Talent Pool Shrinks
The Raiders face a talent drought as President Harry Johnson searches major and minor leagues with no suitable replacements available. Allyn Stout joins the squad, likely the highest paid player in the league, while Frank Frisch’s Cardinals make a late surge. Jimmy Pieper, once with the Bunnies, reappears in St Paul bank work after years away from baseball.
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Box Score Highlights From Detroit Cleveland Game
Major League box score notes Detroit 8 Cleveland 7 with Owen Gehringer and Earl Averill key hits. Pitching details show Auker and Allen dominant and late tension as Allen earns the win. game time 2 34 with 10 hits allowed by Allen and 5 walks issued.
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Raiders Open Three-Game Set At Hill Park
Crossley honored guest at Crossley night of the Young Men's Bureau as the Raiders host the Davenport Blue Sox in a three game home set at Hill Park. Howard Taylor or Dick Elston to pitch after preliminary ceremonies with the Boy's Drum and Bugle corps assisting the bureau. Crossley to receive a gift before first pitch.
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Mel Ott Sparks Giants as pennant race heats up
Mel Ott blasted four home runs in two days helping the New York Giants win 8 4 over the Boston Bees and climb within 3 1 2 games of the Cubs. Chicago lost to Roy Parmalee’s pitching and the Cardinals won 4 1 boosting their position in the NL standings.
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Quaker Oats Defeat Chevrolets In Industrial League
Quaker Oats won 8 to 2 over the Chevrolets in the ninth inning at Ellis Park in the feature Industrial League game. Blaul's kept first place with a forfeit over Penick and Ford, then clubbed three home runs to beat Dearborn Brass 8 to 2. Police team beat the Courthouse 7 to 6 as Howard Walsh suffered a split finger. Post Office toppled Parks 14 to 7. In Des Moines, Raiders and Stout split with Devon in a doubleheader, Van Fleet’s club taking the opener 3 to 1 and losing the second 5 to 2.
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