Halton to Lead Iowa Football Return After Injury
Lawrence Skeets Haltom, Creston native, set to lead Iowa at quarterback this fall after recovering from a broken ankle. Once the interim starter before his injury, Haltom is praised for speed and versatility and weighs 175 pounds at age 20.
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Owa City
Lawrence “Skeets
Halton
University of Iowa
Creston
Hawkeyes
Northwestern
Haltom
Joe Laws
Skeets
Laws
Osceola
Espinosa to Play Exhibition Match at Kenmore Course
Abe Espinosa, famed money winner, teams with 13 year old John Jacobs Jr in an exhibition at Kenmore Saturday against Johnny Vavra and Charles Burkart. Jacobs, Eastern Iowa junior champion, is expected to keep pace through all eighteen holes as Vavra, city champion, stands second in state amateur standings and Burkart guides Kenmore. The match starts at 3 pm with Espinosa later offering golf tips for about an hour. Kenmore officials call the course in excellent shape.
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Abe Espinosa
John Jacobs, Jr
Kenmore
Johnny Vavra
Charles Burkart
Young Jacobs
Eastern Iowa
Vavra
Denmar Miller
Burkart
Espinosa
Quasqueton Teams Win Two Games At Walker
Quasqueton lads beat Walker 4 to 1 with Johnson and Benz catching and Cameron and Baker pitching. In the evening Quasqueton girls’ softball routed Waterloo Laundry 16 to 8 before a crowd of over 1,000 as Heckle and Clark teamed for Quasqueton and Stevens and Stohler for Waterloo.
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Walker
the Gazette
Ker
Ian Quasqueton
Quasqueton
Johnson
Benz
Cameron
Baker
Crack Quasqueton
Waterloo Laundry
Heckle
Clark
Battery
Stevens
Eastern Iowa Teams Booked For Sunday
Lowden plays Calamus, Bennett meets Walcott, Grand Mound faces Clarence, Dixon contests Stanwood, and Durant clashes with Wheatland in Aug. 19 action as the Eastern Town league schedule is listed.
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Lowden
Calamus
Bennett
Walcott
Grand Mound
Clarence
Dixon
Stanwood
Durant
Wheatland
Peoria Softball Team Set For Sunday Twin Bill
The Keystone Peoria team from Peoria Ill will play a double header at Legion park Marion Sunday afternoon. Old Style Lager will be pitched by Ray Burlingame with Alberts lineup using Paul Kriedler or Bill Jones. The Minors head to Waterloo after the pair of games.
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Legion Park
Marion
Keystone
Peoria
Ill
Alberts
Peorians
St. Louis A. C
Springfield
Pekin
Kansas City
Kewanee
Iowa
Waterloo
Ray Burlingame
Paul Kriedler
Bill Jones
Krause And Sauer Named Captains Of All-Star Eleven
Chicago report says 1933 stars George Sauer of Nebraska and Ed Krause of Notre Dame share captaincy of the collegiate All American squad set to face the Chicago Bears at Soldiers Field on August 31. Both players starred at tackle and fullback respectively and practice sessions for Bears and the All Americans have begun.
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Chicago
INS
George Sauer
Nebraska
Ed Krause
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Soldiers’ Field
Krause
Sauer
Cornhusker
Bears
Noble Kizer
Girl Fails To Swim Across Lake Erie
SANDUSKY OH AP Florence Brushaber 18 was forced to quit her first Lake Erie crossing after 10 hours 20 minutes in the water covering 14 miles of the 33 mile route from Point Pelee Ontario to Cedar Point Ohio coast guard Diligent returned her home early Friday due to chill and stomach pains.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie
Florence Brushaber
Coast Guard
Point Pelee
Ont
Cedar Point
Cubs Take First Place In Wellman League
Cubs beat Nip Smalls 4 to 1 to seize undisputed first place in the Wellman city kittenball standings. The win leaves the Cubs at five victories and one defeat after the only game played Thursday night.
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Cubs
Wellman
Gazette
Bill Stricker
Nip Small
Sox
Klein’s Bat Slump Spurs Cub Fans Want More With Wrigley Hitters
Baseball writer notes Chuck Klein’s 327 average this season with the Cubs lags behind his Philadelphia form and contrasts his home run and RBI totals to last year. The piece also highlights Pepper Martin’s mound debut plan and ponders Babe Ruth’s managerial future amid renewed chatter.
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Chuck Klein
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Phillies
Baker Bowl
Chicago
Philadelphia
Klein
Cub
Phils
Husky
Giants
Babe Ruth
The Driving Swing Guide for Golf Clubhead Motion
Practical tips from a 1934 guide explain the first movement of the clubhead as a quarter circle back and flat along the ground. The second action is upward bisecting the base line with the hands drawing inward toward the right hip to avoid neck impact.
Bud Knox Named New Manager of Rock Island Club
Rock Island directors voted to appoint Clifford Bud Knox regular catcher as manager for the remainder of the season. He succeeds Riley Parker who resigned after injuries from an automobile accident.
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Bud Knox
Rock Island Club
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island
Topeka
Clifford
Bud" Knox
Knox
Riley Parker
Dyersville Dutchmen Edge Manchester 3 2 for Spot Near Lead
In a Maquoketa Valley league game Dyersville moved within a half game of Guttenberg by defeating Manchester 3 to 2. Ducky Holmes pitched for Manchester held to two runs as Dyersville rallied with two runs in the second and a fourth inning to tie before three singles in the eighth produced the winner. Sprenkelmeyer and Nicks paired with Holmes and R. Nieman.
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Manchester
Dyersville Dutchmen
Guttenberg Giants
Deeee
Manchester Hawks
Delaware County Fair
Ducky Holmes
Hawks
Dyersville
Sprenkelmeyer
Thrilling Horse Races at Delaware County Fair
At Manchester Iowa Delware County Fair Thursdays program featured a pacing match where Hollywood Hunter beat Peter Duke across two of three heats and set a local track record 2 09 14. My Hero won a 4 1 2 furlong dash in 55 seconds with Jackie Boy placing second.
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Manchester
Peter Duke
C. S
A. J Shanklin
Anamosa
Hollywood Hunter
B. G
Brager and Leonard
Forest Park
My Hero
A. Stoeger
Basset
Neb
Jackie Boy
Roy Allen
Jesup
Machodusin
Iuf
Scot
Hattie L. Good
Marshalltown
Machboslisin
Robert Dean
St. Paul Horse Stables
St. Paul
Minn
Chest Hunter
S. 2
Dr C Lester
Edgemont
Ruth He
C. E Hardink
Rock Rapids
William Britton
Valley Fails
Kan
Ruth W
Ruth H
Carl Tamilten
Oskaloosa
Searles Breaks Even With Waterloo Teams
The Searles dairy kittenball team split a Thursday double header in Waterloo. White allowed five hits in the 3 1 loss to Schuke Motor. In the 4 3 win over a John Deere Schuker squad Kindler pitched effectively in late innings. Springfield Mass. has more trees per capita than any other U.S. city.
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Searles Dairy
Waterloo
Schuke Motor
White
Searles
John Deere
Schuker
Kindler
Springfield
Mass
Cox Pins Moen In Fifty Minute Duel
In Cedar Gardens wrestling show Cox remains undefeated as he subdues Andy Moen in fifty minutes and forty eight seconds with a series of body slams and roughhouse techniques. Moen shows heart but Cox dominates most of the lengthy bout before a lively crowd of over a thousand.
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Joe Cox
Cox
Andy Moen
American Legion
Cedar Gardens
Moon
Grogey
Andy
Moen
George Keverly
Milo Steinborn
Topaze
Steinborn
Dan Goodin
Pat Murphy
Naughty Murphy
Goodin
Pepper Martin To Make Mound Debut In Sunday Game
St Louis AP confirms Pepper Martin famed for the 1931 world series will debut as a pitcher Sunday for the Cardinals in a doubleheader against the Boston Braves. Manager Frankie Frisch announced the plan noting Martins transition from center field and 1933 third baseman.
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Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Boston
Athletics
ST Louis
Pepper
Martin
Frankie Frisch
Boston Braves
Wilton Junction Diamondball Tournament Opens at 8:30
Wilton Junction hosts a kit tenball tournament starting 8 30 Sunday with floodlight finish. Key match at 6 30 features East Moline Wonder Girls versus White Rose Girls Silvis Ill during intermission. Fourteen teams compete including Davenport Red Jackets Powers Coal Davenport Temple Moline Glasgow Tailors Clinton Pointer Beer Alberts Cleaners Cedar Rapids and others.
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Glasgow Tailors
Clinton
Pointer Beer
Alberts Cleaners
Cedar Rapids
Standard OW
Columbus Junction
West Liberty Boosters
South End A
C's
Muscatine
Silver Front Barbers
Budweiser Boys
Paul Miller's
Pleasant Prairie
Wilton Stars
Indianapolis Life
Davenport
Krejci Brothers Triumph Over Standard Oil 4 3
The Krejci Brothers defeated Standard Oil 4 to 3 Thursday evening at the Frolic club field. It was Krejel’s fifteenth victory against seven defeats. Jerome Paul and Hass pitched for Standard Oil while Stroleney Harford and Smith pitched for Krejel.
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Krejci Brothers
Standard Oi
Frolic Club
Krejel
Jerome Paul
Hass
Standard Oil
Stroleney
Harford
Smith
How to break up the double steal in baseball play
Explains the double steal setup with runners on first and third and one out. Recommends the second baseman cut off the throw to disrupt the runner from third and notes the need for speed and accurate throws. Mentions past and future questions and lists a leaflet offer by Al Demaree.
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AL Demaree
George Sisler
National Guard Units To Leave Sunday For Camp Dodge
The two local Guard units Company C and the Headquarters Company totaling seventy nine men depart for Camp Dodge Des Moines for the annual encampment. Extra coaches and a baggage car attach to the Rock Island train at 2 05 a m. At West Liberty guards transfer to a special train stopping at Iowa City to pick up cavalry unit of seventy seven men and thirty two horses. They reach Camp Dodge 9 15 a m Sunday and return to their home stations September 2.
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National Guard
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Rock Island
West Liberty
Iowa City
Calvary
Corn-Hog Cash Paid In Keokuk County
Keokuk county farmers received 128864 in corn hog checks this week with a total 360000. Mon 60000 and Wed 68864 in hand. most 864 contracts have first installments paid.
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Keokuk County
The
Sigourney
Gazette
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Washington
Gly-Cas life changing claim from Cedar Rapids resident
Mr J L Dodds of 525 First Avenue East Cedar Rapids describes Gly-Cas vegetable ingredients with glycerine as restoring his health after years of stomach pain neuritis and kidney trouble. He credits Gly-Cas with ending five years of suffering and restoring sleep and strength. Sold by Thrifty Drug Store at Cor 1st St and 3rd Ave SE.
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Mr. Dodds
1St St
3Rd Ave
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Emer Gins Berg
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Third Ave. SE
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Foe
Wilton Junction
Diamondball
T. Journey
Krejci
DR. Doherty
Star Jewelry
Second Street SE
Frank Machum
Grace Helen Rubek
Clarendon Hills
Val
Martha McGuire
AH McGuire
Ato
Edward Barkley
BOP
Srelays
Jack
First Street
U. S
Goodyear
du Pont
Daniels
Phyllis Dailey
Daniels Playground
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Alberta Fritz
Dorothy Reed
George Linebaugh
Donald Fritz
Dorothy White
Gly-Cas
J. L. Dodds
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