Donovan Beats Ambers To Crown Donovan World Lightweight Champion
Henry McLemore writes from New York that Arthur Donovan won a disputed decision at Yankee Stadium to claim the world lightweight title for Lou Ambers after fouls by Henry Armstrong. McLemore notes Ambers and Armstrong fouled, Donovan’s odd ring behavior, and predicts Armstrong will win in a November rematch while Ambers remains a capable champion.
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EW York
Arthur Donovan
Yankee Stadium
Lou Ambers
Donovan
Optician
Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Maginot Line
Armstrong
Henry
Time Limit Extended For Handicap Matches At Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country club extends first round time limit to Friday night due to rain. Club professional George Taylor says deadlines for rounds two three and finals are Aug. 29 Sept. 2 and Sept. 5. Players absent for matches within limits will be disqualified.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
George Taylor
Club Prosional
Taylor
Large Field Starts Play In Iowa Open
Des Moines witnesses about 200 golfers begin the Iowa Open at the Des Moines golf and Country Club after rain delays. The event was shortened to 54 holes with 18 on Wednesday and 36 on Thursday. Defending champion Joe Brown and Pat Willcox remain the favorites, with Willcox noted for winning the driving test and finishing runner up in past Opens. Other contenders include Clarence Yockey, Jack Hall, Billy Cordingley, Johnny Jacobs, and Don Willcox.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Joe Brown
Pat Willcox
Waterloo
Willcox
Clarence Yockey
Bodell Wins Golf Title By Downing Zisko in 2-1 Upset
Bodell defeated Joe Zisko Monday to win the first flight championship at Ellis Park golf tournament finishing 2 to 1 after the eighteen hole match.
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Bodell
Zisko
RO. Bodell
Joe Zisko
Ellis Park
Standings and results from three leagues update
Standings for THREE EYE LEAGUE and American Leagues show team records, wins, losses, and percentages including Cedar Rapids Bloomington Moline Evansville Clinton Springfield Waterloo Decatur and others. Latest results span Tuesday Wednesday with scores from Detroit Philadelphia Boston New York Chicago St Louis and Pittsburgh plus minor league standings in American Association and Kansas City.
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Yankees Power Past White Sox In Night Game
New Yorks 14 5 victory at Comiskey Park featured five homers three triples and a double led by Crosetti Dahlgren Gordon Rolfe and DiMaggio. Marius Russo earned the win as the Yankees set a major league nocturnal record with 22 homers in 10 straight games.
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Comiskey Park
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White Sox
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Crosetti Dahlgren
Gordon Rolfe
McNair
di Mageio
Schluder
Rosenthal
di Marcio
Dahleren
Chiscago
Dietrich
Gehrig Improves and to rejoin Yankees in Chicago
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees is expected to leave the Mayo Clinic and rejoin his team in Chicago Wednesday after a two day examination. Dr H C Uabein said Gehrig's condition is definitely improved and that treatments begun when his ailment was found will continue.
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Rochester, Minn
INS
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Mayo Clinic
Chicago
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Gehrig
Fly Fishing Kinks by Harold Hollis
Harold Hollis offers practical tips for fly fishing including straightening leaders with rubber bands, floating vs sinking leaders, soap to sink floating leaders, testing dry flies for floatability, handling insect swarms, and techniques for wet and dry fly presentation in different water conditions, plus making a dry fly oil and proper casting practice.
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Harold Hollis
Giants Recall Eight Players From Minor Leagues
The New York Giants announced the recall of eight players at the end of the minor league season. Pitchers Hy Vandenberg and John Wittig, catcher Tom Padden, infielders Alban Glossop George Myatt and Glen Stewart, catcher Eddie Sheehan, and first baseman Babe Young were listed as recalled from option status.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Hy Vandenberg
John Wittig
Tom Padden
Alban Glossop
George Myatt
Glen Stewart
Jersey City
Eddie Sheehan
Clinton
Iowa
Ye “Babe” Young
Knoxville
Ninth inning rally topples Evansville in 5 4 setback
Evansville ace Callahan aimed for his seventeenth win but blew a three run lead in the ninth as Moline Plowboys rallied to win 5 4. Bees drop five game streak and fall further behind Raiders while rain postponed several games and manager Ollie Marquardt eyes Naymick for Bloomington clash.
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Cardinals
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Vito Tamulis
Jimmy Brown
Johnny Mize
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Mize
Cliff Melton
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Giants
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Demaree
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Elbie Fletcher
Evansville
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Ollie Marquardt
Mike Naymick
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Bea Barrett Upset Victim In Golf Meet
NOROTON Conn INS Dorothy Kirby 19 year old Atlanta star defeated Beatrice Barrett Minneapolis medalist in the second round of the women s national championship at Wee Burn Wednesday Five birdies and a magician s touch powered Kirby to a 5 and 4 victory Barrett had beaten by eleven strokes in qualifying Miss Glutting eliminated McIlwraith 4 and 3 Traung defeated Flippin 3 and 2 Barton moved into third round by beating Williams one up in 19 holes Cothran qualified to face Kirby by beating McDougall 3 and 1
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Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Beatrice Barrett
Minneapolis
Wee Burn
Charlotte Glutting
Orange
N. J
H. Douglas McIlwraith
Defending State Softball Champs Defeat Lucas 5-1
DES MOINES UP competition in the Iowa amateur softball tourney resumes with Des Moines Hawkeye Cement facing Sunstrum Clothiers of Oskaloosa in a second round game at 8 p.m. Creston meets Mount Pleasant at 9 p.m.
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Iowa
Des Moines Hawkeye Cement
Sunstrum Clothiers
Oskaloosa
Creston
Mount Pleasant
Ambers Retains Lightweight Crown Over Armstrong at Yankee Stadium
In a 15 round bout 29,088 fans saw Lou Ambers reclaim the lightweight title from Henry Armstrong despite controversial low blows that cost Armstrong several rounds. Referee Donovan and two judges favored Ambers 8-7 on rounds amid cheers and disputes over the verdict. Gate receipts totaled 116,396.85 from a gross of 137,925.77.
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Lou Ambers
Ambers
Armstrong
Yankee Stadium
Mike Jacobs
Armstrongs
Associated Press
Arthur Donovan
Frankie Fullam
Jack Healey
YORK
Three Titles At Stake In Trapshooting
At the fortieth Grand American trap shoot in Vandalia Ohio three titles were to be decided. P O Harbage a 40 year old farmer from West Jefferson won the North American amateur men title with 200 straight targets to unseat Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro Ohio. Mrs William Gilbert a 27 year old from Madison Wisconsin won the North American amateur women title with 98 of 100, taking the crown as Lela Hall of Strasburg Missouri defaulted due to illness. The western team won the team race with 1958 of 2000 targets while the east posted 1945 of 2000.
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North America
Ohio
Minnesota
P O Harbage
West Jefferson
Joe Hiestand
Hillsboro
O. Hiestand
Art Finney
Mankato
Minn
George Cady
Levittsburg
William Gilbert
Madison
Wis
Lela Hall
Strasburg
Hall
Florence Mos
Cincinnati
W. D. Treadway
Jessup
Marshalltown Faces Palmer Chiropractors In Open Baseball Final
Des Moines reports Marshalltown Junior Chamber of Commerce meets Palmer Chiropractors at League Park to decide the Iowa open championship. Marshalltown defeated Ames Merchants 5 to 0 in the semifinal, while Davenport eliminated Fort Dodge CLO 10 to 4.
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Marshalltown Junior Chamber of Commerce
Palmer Chiropractors
League Park
Marshalltown
Ames Merchants
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Edgewood Ends Baseball Season With Postponed Clash
Edgewood independent team will play its final baseball game of the season against Littleport in Edgewood on Sunday. The game is a postponement from the original schedule.
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Oakdale Defeats Liberty 9 5 In Softball Clash
Oakdale edged Liberty 9 to 5 in a Monday softball game. Libertas Liberty faced Oakdale at home, with key plays securing the win for Oakdale and marking a notable district contest result.
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