Bunnies Tie Up Series With 4 2 Win Over Islanders
Eddie Myers outpitched Mills in a pitching duel at the west side park as Davenport’s Bunnies beat Rock Island 4 to 2. Redmond homered, Seghi and Speraw contributed key hits, and Mizeur drove in a run in the eighth. The victory leaves Davenport a half game behind Dixon’s club in the league standings with one more game to play against Rock Island.
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Bloebaum
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Speraw
Paul
Mills
Dickshot
Waterloo Triumphs Over Davenport In Eleven
Waterloo defeats Davenport 4 to 3 in extra innings as Art Evans delivers the deciding hit. Evans pitched into the 11th, scoring Laskowski on his double after a tense late frame. Touhey pitched the 11th for Davenport, allowing the winning run.
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Nson
Eree
Davenport
Schi Gaffke
Evans
Eas Tate
Newton
Tete
O'shaughnes
Tie Saunhnessy
Chamberlain
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Spanish Fighter Downs Retzlaff In First Round
Isadoro Gastanaga Spanish heavyweight knocked out Charley Retzlaff in the first round of their ten round bout at Queensboro Stadium. Retzlaff failed to land a solid blow as Gastanaga dominated, sending him to the canvas three times in 2 minutes 43 seconds.
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Isadoro Gastanaga
Charley Retzlaff
Duluth Dynamiter
Queensboro Stadium
Retzlaff
Gastanaga
Charley
Duluth
Ruth's Homer Boosts Yankees Past St Louis
Vernon Gomez pitched to earn his nineteenth win as the Yankees defeated St Louis. Babe Ruth capped the effort with his 32nd homer of the season after two-run blasts from Rick Ferrell and Jim Levey kept the Cardinals at bay. Sewell contributed with a double, driving in runs, as the Yankees built a small margin on six hits.
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Vernon Gomez
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Mek
Gomez
Rick Ferrell
Jim Levey
Ruth
Combs
Sewell
Senators Even Series With 4 2 Victory Over Cleveland
Washington defeated Cleveland 4 2 as Alvin Crowder, though relieved in the ninth, out-pitched Mel Harder to even the four game set. The win pulled the Senators into a tie for the series and left the Indians one game behind Philadelphia. The report notes a struggling Chicago contest with little offense.
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Alvin Crowder
Mel Harder
Washington
Senators
Indians
Philadelphia
Secs
Chicago
Gene Ne
Wednesday Industrial League Brief
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate coverage of a Wednesday industrial league event. Key details such as teams, scores, venues, and dates are unreadable, but the item signals a local league recap or standings note from the period.
Standings in 1916 Mississippi Valley League lineup
The Mississippi Valley League standings show Burling ton and Cedar Rapids among teams with Marks in the W L and win percentage. Tuesday results include New York beating St. Louis, and Detroit defeating Cleveland, with rain affecting Philadelphia. Wednesday games list New York at St. Louis and several matchups across the circuit.
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Rock Island
Keokuk
Dubuque
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Moline
Waterloo
Davenport
W. L. Pet
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Detroit
Evelan
Boston
St. Louis
Washi
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Panacaea and Peace Sports Schedule Noted
A compact sports brief lists teams and matchups including Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, and Cincinnati 9 with Pittsburgh 48 in partial scores. Only games scheduled.
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Satwe
Chicago Peace
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St. Louis
Sagetonis
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Brookly
W.L. Pet
Pittsburgh
Sae Abe
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Columbus and Indianapolis Nets Win In Green City Match
The fragmentary report lists Columbus beating Indianapolis 69 to 51, with a Kansas City 67 52 563ville score and Paul Columbus 6 Kansas City 5. Names and numbers are incomplete but indicate a basketball scoring brief from a Midwest action.
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Kansas City
Denver nD Pueblo St Joseph at Des Moines
Fragmentary OCR text mentions multiple cities including Denver Pueblo St Joseph Des Moines Wichita and Tulsa with numbers that resemble scores or dates. No clear event or context, but signals a regional sports or standings snippet among named places.
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Omaha
Joe
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Tulsa
St. Joseph
Des Moine Ree
Oklahoma
Wichita
Country Club Net Tourney Started Finals On Sunday
The Country Club tennis tournament began Wednesday with rounds across all divisions. Finals for the girls and men are set for two and the women and boys for four, with about twenty five entrants and strong competition anticipated in the girls’ division.
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Washington County Net Meet Plans Completed
Entries for the Washington county tennis tournament must be filed by Saturday afternoon at the Y M C A or with Hubert Kolosick. The organizing committee includes Leigh Soule Lewis Warren and Mark West. Finals and prize awards will occur Tuesday on the Y courts with five divisions including men’s singles and doubles ladies’ singles and doubles and mixed doubles.
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Hubert Kolosick
Leigh Soule
Lewis Warren
Mark West
Once More Balks Nurmi From Amateur Track
LOS ANGELES (UP) Paavo Nurmi the Phantom Finn is barred from amateur and Olympic participation by the International Amateur Athletic Federation council. The action follows an alleged padded expense account and ends Nurmi's status as an amateur athlete and his possibility of competing again.
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Paavo Johannes Nurmi
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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Huck Betts Shuts Out Pirates 4-0 in Braves Victory
Huck Betts pitched brilliantly for the Boston Braves, blanking the Pirates 4-0 as Boston extended its win streak to three over the league leaders. Remy Kremer was tagged for three runs in the second inning on three consecutive hits and a long outfield fly. Harris blanked the Braves until the eighth inning, when Betts and Glenn Spencer combined for another run. Baxter Jordan, newly acquired from Baltimore to replace Art Shires, singled and stole a base in his debut at first.
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New Tribal
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Art Shires
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Berger
Ewe Ulmerich
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Erich
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Urski
Golf's Greatest Teacher hortons detailed swing notes
Chester Horton explains precise left hand control in the backswing and forearm position and the right hand and elbow alignment for a proper swing. He notes the overspin putt as a superior method and offers a free lesson by mail with a self addressed envelope and stamp.
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Chester Horton
Golf
Horton
Cubs Rally Past Giants To Narrow NL Lead
New York AP reports the Chicago Cubs trailed early but rallied in the ninth inning to beat the New York Giants 4 to 3. Carl Hubbell and Bud Tinning dueled on the mound until two outs in the ninth when Hubbell mishandled a relay and wild throw allowed the tying run to reach, followed by Woody English’ RBI single bringing home Bill Herman for the decisive run.
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Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Bud Tinning
Hubbell
Terry
Woody English
Bill Herman
Cardinals-defeat Phillies 18 to 13 in high-scoring game
St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia 18 to 13, delivering a third straight win as they pounded 25 hits led by Jim Bottomley with two home runs and Carleton and J Collins adding one apiece. Phillies suffer their fifth consecutive loss.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Jim Bottomley
Carleton
J. Collins
ST. Louis
Reds Outslug Brwers in Brooklyn Tilt
Cincinnati Reds outslugged the Brcyers 9 to 8 in a Brooklyn game as Dan Taylor powered the offense with two hits and key early runs. The Reds piled on with homers and clever baserunning to secure the win over a stubborn Brwyers squad.
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Cimecinnati Reds
Bryers
Dan Taylor
Schmeling to Fight Walker in September at Long Island Bowl
Negotiations nearly complete for Max Schmeling to meet Mickey Walker in a 15 round bout at the new Long Island bowl on September 19 or 26. Madison Square Garden expected to announce the date. The New York milk fund will share in the proceeds as plans moved quickly after the state athletic commission reinstated Schmeling's manager Joe Jacobs following the Sharkey bout dispute.
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Heart
Mickey Walker
Rumson
N. J
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New York Milk Fund
New York State Athletic Commission
Joe Jacobs
Schmeling
Pair Washington Golfers In Club Consolation Meet
Pairings for the consolation golf tournament at the local golf club have been prepared by the tournament committee and matches will be played by week’s end. Awards include trophies for winners of four flights. First flight Guy Carlton vs Second flight Dr J N Irwin vs Lester Orr Dr E E Stutsman vs Ralph Thompson John Westphal vs Carlton Lytle Ed Hammer vs Preston Wolfe. Third flight H H McCleery vs Paul Gorham George C Stewart vs Merritt McDaniel George Morrison vs Robertee L P Morri
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Guy Carlton
J. N. Irwin
Lester Orr
E. E. Stutsman
Ralph Thompson
John Westphal
Carlton Lytle
Olympic Scores Los Angeles Unofficial Medal Totals
The unofficial point totals from the Olympic Games list the United States leading with 468 points. Italy 159 Finland 124 France 121 Sweden 120 Germany 107 England 92 Ireland 23 Australia 22 Argentina 15. South Africa 29 New Zealand 6 Belgium 6 Latvia 5 Philippine Islands 4 Mexico 3 Brazil 1.
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Latvia
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Oelwein Kolts Annex Seventeenth Victory
The Oelwein Kolts defeated Vinton 4 to 2 on Sunday to notch their seventeenth win. Lefty tterson pitched for Oelwein while Mantz of Upper Iowa kept behind the plate. Towne started for Vinton with Jackson catching, and Oelwein hopes to fill open dates to complete a full season schedule.
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Tterson
Mantz
Upper Iowa
Towne
Jackson
Coppers Beat Shellsburg 13 11 In City Diamondball Game
In a hitting game Tuesday night the police department softball team defeated Shellsburg 13 to 11 at Ellison Batteries. Brousard Snyder and Whar for the Copper side and P. Kidbie and C. Mankin for Shellsburg were noted players. A return game is set for Friday night in Shellsburg.
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Brousard, Co. Snyder
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SPORT JABS IN TRANSRANGE BOUTS ACROSS AMERICA
A string of boxing results from various cities shows Isadeoro Gastanacz of Spain KOing Charley Betzclaff of Duluth Minnesota while Marty Fox of New York stops Tommy Destefano. Prince Saunders of Chicago defeats Marty Goldman in New York. Gorilla Jones of Akron knocks out Jack December in Cleveland. Severo of Cleveland stops Wesley Senn of California as Patsy Severo defeats another opponent. In Sioux City bouts Britt Gorman and Carl Wells trade wins while Trish Kenna earns a technical knockout over Ante Lam in Iowa City. Johnny Nichols and Joe Miller also recorded wins in scattered show results across the region.
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Charley Betzclaff
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Marty Fox
Tommy Destefano
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Conn
Prince Saunders
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Marty Goldman
Land—Gorilla Jones
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Jack December
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Esley Senn
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al Pahl
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Joe Miller
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Neb
Don Peterson
Dempsey Stops in Ladora for Breakfast
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey passed through Ladora on Tuesday morning en route from Denver to Chicago and stopped for breakfast at a local eatery. He drew curious crowds but continued his journey after a short visit.
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Ladora
the Gazette
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