Western League Aims for Six-Club Circuit This Week
Western league likely to expand to six teams as Keokuk considers surrender and merge with Council Bluffs. Cedar Rapids president Harry Johnson says Rock Island folded earlier, Des Moines and St Joseph oppose, while the merger would require schedule changes and player consent.
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Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Harry
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs Keokuk merger gets league action in Des Moines
Western league owners meet in Des Moines in a special session to decide on the proposed merger between Council Bluffs and Keokuk. The dispute centers on back salaries owed by Ad Liska and a plan to assign players under option with Joe McDermott remaining manager and Jimmy Peyton moving to head office.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Apar
Council Bluffs-Keokuk
Dale Gear
Ad Liska
W. L. Harlan
Keokuk
Council Bluffs Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cardinals
Joe McDermott
Jimmy Peyton
Decorah CCC Extends Lead With Pasture Loop Victory
Decorah CCC in Decorah wins 8 to 1 against Canoe to widen lead in Winn eshiek Cow Pasture league. Calmar beats Red Oak 18 to 6. Decorah defeats Nordness 13 to 12. Trout Run forfeits to Ossian 9 to 0. Protest filed over Decorah Nordness double play alleged interference by Decorah catcher.
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Canoe
Calmar
Red Oak
Decorah
Nordness
Trout
Ossian
Victor Favored To Win Marengo Baseball Meet
Victor is the favorite to win Marengo's jubilee baseball tournament this week. The squad won a recent tournament at Victor, with two of the other three teams entered. Norway looms as a potential first round opponent Friday afternoon, while Millersburg plays Marengo Thursday. First round winners meet in the final Saturday afternoon.
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Marengo, Sa
Marengo
Victor
Poweshiek County
Norway
Millersburg
National Stars Feature Marion Water Carnival
The fifth annual water carnival at the American Legion pool in Marion will run Tuesday at 8 pm with national swimming and diving stars from the Streets of Paris show. Notables include Jane Fry Wally Colbath Fred Springer Fred Snary Myrton Wilcox Vernon Tittle George La Brett and Jerry Miller. A beginner tots exhibition queen contest and fashion models accompany performances with Marion band music under G L Lyman. Admission is charged and Orville Rust directs the event with aid from Ellwood Miller John Stark and lifeguards.
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American Legion
Marion
Paris
Jane Fry
Wally” Colbath
Fred Springer
Central A.A.Y
Fred Snary
Illinois
Union League Club
Chicago
Myrton Wilcox
Vernon Tittle
Central A. A. U
George la Brett
Jerry Miller
Illinois Athletic Club
Orville Rust
Ellwood Miller
John Stark
Walford Protest Decides Wisconsin Valley Baseball Game
In Norway at a Iowa Valley league meeting Walford was awarded a protested game against Norway from June 30. Rain halted play tied 2 2 with Walford threatening delay and field walkout aiming to revert to the sixth. The league ruled Norway responsible for the delay giving the victory to Walford.
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Norway
Walford
Watford
Watkins
Atkins
Nighthawks Win Marengo Softball Title
Nighthawks clinched the Marengo league championship with a 7 to 3 win over Athletics on Tuesday night. The victory came without pitcher Martin Mike Wichmann, effectively closing the league schedule except for the unplayed Nighthawks versus Clowns, who could tie the Demons.
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Gazette
Marengo
Nighthawks
Athletics
Martin
Mike” Wichmann
The
Clowns
Demons
Field Meet With Raider Game Thursday Attracts Fans
Raiders and Sioux City Cowboys stage a field meet with Lions club referees and judges. Events include base circling eighty yard dashes accuracy throwing and long throwing contests. Prizes include cash from multiple sponsors and a band will attend.
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Lions Club
Raiders
Sioux City Cowboys
Cap Hedges
Ira Carruthers
Hal Epps
Milt Bocek
Sioux City
McKibben Motors Company
Rapids Chevrolet Company
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
The
Elks Club
Gazette
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Gillette
May Drug Company
Drew’s Sporting Goods Company
People's Grocery and Market
Belden Hill Cigar Store
Decorah Caddy Tourney Pairings Announced
Decorah the first round in the annual caddies championship at Oneota Golf and Country club was played Wednesday with rounds to be completed by Aug 17 and 21 and finals on Aug 24. First flight pairings include Leo Meyer Bob Symonds Earl Nelson Orland Haugen and others. Second flight features Jack Baldwin Marlow Hicks Odin Nelson Tom Lynch and more.
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Decorah
Oneota Golf and Country Club
Leo Meyer
Bob Symonds
Earl Nelson
Orland Haugen
Orin Rima
David Preus
Snooks Grant
Jim Alm
Selmer Moen
Harlan Hal
Beeson Blank Alberts In Open League Softball
Beeson softball team shut out Alberts 4 0 Tuesday at Ellis Park in Open league with Driscoll pitching effectively. In other action Armstrong’s hit drove in runs to beat The Gazette 4 3. A postponed match saw LaPlant Choate win 8 3 over Turner's. The industrial league game listed LaPlant Choate 200 000 10 Turn 000, Behmide and Holm McGuire and Seuss. Half of the thirty two presidents were soldiers during their careers including Washington Monroe Jackson W H Harrison Tyler Taylor Buchanan Lincoln Pierce Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur B Harrison McKinley and T Roosevelt.
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Driscoll
Beeson
Alberts
Ellis Park
Armstrong
Bill Jones
The
Gazette
LaPlant-Choate
Turner
Alice
McGuire
White
Keyes
Industrial League
LaPlant- Choate
Behmide
Holm McGuire
Seuss
Washington
Monroe
Jackson
W. H. Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Buchanan
Lincoln
Pierce
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
B. Harrison
McKinley
T. Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Women Golfers Compete For City Championship Honors
Thirteen top Cedar Rapids women golfers qualified for the city championship at the Country Club. Mrs. F C Byers held low medal with 97, followed by Mrs. David Beardsley with 98. Defending champion Mrs. Harle Boileau needed 110. Matches run daily with finals likely Saturday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
F. C. Byers
L. H. Jacobson
Mary Bitonitio
O. W. Esslinger
Blanche Secennee
Lucille Reynolds
H. Rig
H. J. Robertson
H. L. Morehead
Harle- Boileau
Bye
F. White
Sutherland Dows
David Beardsley
Three Teams Win In Softball Meet On Monticello Field
In Monticello three games opened the softball tournament. Gildner’s of Anamosa defeated Stahler’s of Monticello 14 to 3. Maquoketa CCC edged Dyersville Nite Owls 2 to 0 as pitcher McKenney walked three, fanned fourteen, with no hits or runs. Clarence beat Hiway Commissioners of Dyersville 4 to 3.
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Monticello Field
Monticello
Gildner’s
Anamosa
Stahler’s
Dyersville Nite Owls
Maquoketa CCC
McKenney
CCC
Dyersville
Clarence
Hiway Commissioners
Gildner- Stahler
R. Clark
Smith
G. Smith
Jake Kehoe
Davenport
Maquoketa
M. Kenney
Keffler and Rubley
Clancy
W. Hansen
Solon CCC Extends Streak With Two 1 0 and 17 5 Wins
Solon CCC Camp No. 782 beat Maquoketa CCC 1 0 on Maquoketa grounds to stretch its Northeastern district win streak to seven. Donley tripled and scored on Rogers' single in the sixth. In Coggon Solon won 17 5 as A Boyd homered and S Boyd held the opponents to three hits.
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Solon, Inc
Solon
Maquoketa
Donley
Rogers
Coggan
CCC
S. Boyd
A. Boyd
Iowa University grads take state coaching posts
Three former University of Iowa athletes were named to coaching jobs in Iowa high schools. C. S. Roberts, 1922 Western conference football champion, will coach at Boone after eight years at Ames. M. Cecil May, 1927 football and track athlete, becomes Boone basketball coach. Harold Weber returns to Muscatine as assistant football and basketball coach and physical education teacher.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
C. S. Roberts
Boone
Ames
M. Cecil May
Harold Weber
Muscatine
Cal Manning Qualifies In Western Junior Golf
Calvin Manning of Ottumwa Iowa the sole Hawkeye entrant in the Western junior golf tournament trailed the leader by eight strokes after qualifying Tuesday Manning shot an 841 79 in qualifying and stood among leaders Fred Schwarze of the University of Michigan led with a 37 34 71 one under par in the same round
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Cal Manning
Birmingham
Mich
Calvin Manning
Ottumwa
Manning
Fred Schwarze
University of Michigan
Jockey Bagur Banned for Life Over Battery Incident
Chicago boards of stewards banned jockey Herbert Bagur for life after he was found with an electric battery up his sleeve while mounting his horse Haggerson at Lincoln Fields. Steward Christopher J. Fitzgerald of the Illinois racing commission reported the discovery.
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Chicago
Herbert Bagur
Bagur
Haggerson
Lincoln Fields
Christopher J. Fitzgerald
Miinois Racing Commission
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Solon CCC
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