Taylor Pitches No Hit Through Eight Then Demons Break Through
Howard Taylor bowled a near no hitter until Des Moines Demons break through with two outs in the ninth as Menke hits a Texas leaguer to single in Piet for the only Demons hit. Raiders win 3 to 0 behind Gebo's four strikeouts and nine Raiders hits in fourth inning rally.
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Alter Menke
Des Moines Demons
Howard Tay
Raider
Menke
Demons
Mortal Hall
Frank Piet
Jiggs Gasaway
Skeeter Webb
Webb
Piet
Keyes
Stan Keyes
Gasaway
Jiggs
Gebo
Pietan Menke
Spencer Abbott
Falk
Rezotka
LeCompte
Raiders
Howard
de Forest
Leonard
Wilson
Filbert
Thomas
Galaway
Des Moines
Dick Elston
Red van Fleet
Asbell
van Camp
Catchinges
P O "Falk
LeCompte Wee
Cedar Rapids
Nc Phages
Michael Otene
Ss Sates
Rf Seteee
Taeeee
Ales
Michaels
Gebo Gebo
Van
Cady
Howard Taylor
Hall of Fame
Walter Menke
Frolic Club Closes Season With Quakers
The Frolic club ends its softball season tonight at Frolic field facing the Quaker Oats team at 8 o clock. The Frolics aim to cap a successful season with a win in the final game.
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Frolic Club
Quakers
Quaker Oats
Fontanini Leads IGWA Open Tourney Round One
Sergio Fontanini, 19, of Des Moines fired a par 70 to lead the IGWA Open after the first 18 holes at Wakonda. Denmar Miller and Wilbur Hird shot 72, with Hal Chase at 75 after a shaky start. Other notable scores include John Kraft 74 and Joe Brown 75, as players contend in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Sergio Fontanini
Tofay
Wakonda
Denmar Miller
Wilbur Hird
Hal Chase
Iowa
John Kraft
Oelwein
Geo. Battie
Sioux Falls
S.D
Art Bartlett
Ottumwa
Russell Visquain
Amesiea
Woody Sherin
Mason City
Jim Davis
Jimmy Miller
C. G. Killebrew
Era Henning
Russell Haas
Joe Brown
Jack Hall
Sid Richardson
Creston
Dim Hoek
John Ferguson
Springfield
Cal Manning
Ottumwa Aei
Ed Buchanan
Guy Pitts
Roger Pettit
Logan
Don Wilcox
Roy Simmons
Herb Vanterzyl
Pella
Robert Doud
Henry Elliott
Knoxville
Max Holmes
Jack O'Neil
A. V. Tischer
H. S. Campbell
Blockton
Robert Dalby
J . A. Kamman
C. Irwin
Indianola
John Peck
Vic Young
Harland Proposes Dissolution of Western League
Rock Island owner Larry Harlan asks Western league club owners to dissolve the current setup and form two new Class B-1 circuits in eastern Iowa and Illinois. His plan envisions a Western group of Sioux City Des Moines Omaha St Joseph Topeka Wichita Denver Pueblo and a second circuit including Cedar Rapids Davenport Waterloo Rock Island Springfield Peoria Decatur Rockford or Madsen Wisconsin. He expects the National Association to supply a professional organizer for winter setup, while Dr. A J McLaughlin cautions that one strong league may be better than two questionable ones.
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Sioux City
Larry Harlan
Rock Island
Iowa
Illinois
Harlan
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Western
Des Moines
Omaha
St. Joseph
Topeka
Wichita
Denver
Pueblo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Waterloo
Springfield
Peoria
Decatur
Rockford
Madsen
Wis
National Association
A. J. McLaughlin
Rock Island Tops Sioux City In Ninth Inning Rally
Rock Island erased a 5 4 deficit with a three run ninth inning to beat Sioux City 7 to 5. Smith earned the win for Rock Island while Zahn took the loss for Sioux City in a 2 1/2 hour game at Sioux City.
Paul Dean Leaves Cardinals on Own Request
St Louis pitcher Paul Dean was placed on the voluntary retirement list by the Cardinals Tuesday night. His request to be removed from the active list was mailed to Ford Frick, president of the club.
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ST. Louis
Paul Dean
St. Louis Cardinal
St. Louis Cardinals
Dean
Ford Frick
Berg Wins as Miley Advances in Women’s Western Open
Patty Berg of Minneapolis defeated Mrs. Austin Pardue three and two to reach the third round in South Bend Indiana. Bea Barrett surged on the back nine to beat Mrs. Lucile Robinson Mann of Chicago, while Marion Miley from Lexington Kentucky won her second round match three and two over Goldie Bateson of Milwaukee.
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Southbend
Ind
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Austin Pardue
Bea Barrett
Lucile Robinson Mann
Chicago
Marion Miley
Lexington
Goldie Bateson
Milwaukee
Two Golfers Killed By Lightning On Chicago Courses
Two golfers died during a heavy storm at Chicago area clubs. Lester Topper, 25, was struck at the Pickwick course near Glenview, and Otto Hanson fell at the West Ward Ho course in Proviso Township. Both men sheltered under trees. their companions escaped harm. A bolt also struck St. Ita church tower, damaging structures as winds and rain battered the region.
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Chicago
Lester Topper
Pickwick
Glenview
Otto Hanson
Westward Ho
Proviso Township
St. Ita Church
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Marengo High Eleven Faces Eight Games
Marengo Iowa schedule under coach Leonard Cole features eight games this fall with opponents Montezuma Vinton Brooklyn Sigourney Tama Toledo and North English along with open week on October 9 and home games at Marengo.
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Marengo High
Marengo
Leonard Cole
Marengo High School
Vinton
Sigourney
North English
Montezuma
Brooklyn
Open
Tama
Toledo
Belle Plaine
Budge and Mako to meet Jones and Law in doubles
In Brookline Massachusetts Don Budge and Gene Mako, doubles team, face Dave Jones of New York and John Law of California in a National Doubles Championships quarter final. The pair aim for the final for the second year running amid tough competition.
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Brookline
Mass
Don Budge
Gene Mako
Dave Jones
New York
John Law
Pasadena
Calif
Jones-Law
Budge
Mako
Central of Georgia Railroad Route From Atlanta to Macon
The article notes that no stream is crossed along the 101 mile stretch of the Central of Georgia railroad from Atlanta to Macon, highlighting the line’s straightforward course.
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Central of Georgia Railroad
Atlanta
Macon
Cardinal Pitcher Recalled as Pippen Returns to Uniform
The younger famous brother started on the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday after missing most of the season with a sore arm. He was batted out in the fourth inning. Henry Harold Cotton Pippen, 24, Sacramento, recalled to the Cards on option, arrived Tuesday night and will be in uniform Wednesday. Dean planned to go home to Dallas to rest.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Henry Harold (Cotton) Pippen
Sacramento
Dean
Dallas
Two Champions Retain Titles In Grand American
In Vandalia Ohio Mrs Lela Hall Strasburg Missouri retained the North American clay target championship for women with a 196 of 200 amid wind and rain. Joe Heistand Hillsboro Ohio also kept his title in the Grand American event.
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Marie Grant
Fort Dodge
Wrestling Results From AP Report
Ali Baba 205 from Detroit beat Alex Kasaboski 190 from Canada. John Murphy of Boston defeated Marcel Lafay ette of France two straight falls. Dave Levin 195 from Brooklyn beat Jack Washburn 243 of Boston two straight falls.
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Ali Baba
Detroit
Alex Kasaboski
Canada
Providence
R. L
John
DiMaggio, Crosetti pace Yankees in late rally vs St Louis
DiMaggio and Crosetti homer as New York defeats St Louis 13 to 1. Giuliani, Crosetti 4 RBIs, Lazzeri, Selkirk and Rolfe each contribute two base hits, with Gomez earning the win and Thomas charged with the loss.
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Dickey
Bejma
Rai Sigrid Metenae
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Giuliani
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Selkirk
Powell
Rolfe
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Lazzeri
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Lary
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Clift
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Liebhardt
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H Lary
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Gehrig
T'Ley
Jorsens
Johnson
VanAtta
Pepper O' Gomez
Baseball Game Box Score Kansas City Players?
Error filled box score shows Appling Bonura Kreevich and Hayes driving in runs for Chicago and Philadelphia. Cain pitched highlights with six hits allowed through multiple relievers. Strikes and errors listed with bases on balls and double plays noted as part of a late inning summary.
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T Moore
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Abhoal Moore
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Herman
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G. Davis
Scarseila
Leslie
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R. Davis
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Walker Gabler
Srennan
Whitehead
Goodman
Riggs
Kampouris
Scarsella
Hallahen
Davis
Oftsmith
Gabler
Brennan
Stewart, Sears
Pinelli
Florida Lakes Exceed Three Ten Thousand Mark
A local study confirms Florida harbors more than 30,000 lakes across its surfaces. Researchers note diverse water bodies from small ponds to expansive wetlands.
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Florida
Hornsby forecasts great World Series in bold talk
Rajah Hornsby predicts a pitching heavy World Series with Yankees and National League rivalries. He touts Hall of Fame names like Gehrig and Dizzy Dean while praising young talents such as Sam Feller and Harry Kelley. Coaching voices weigh in on pitching age and power.
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Feller
Yankee
Giants
Cubs
Rajah
Dizzy Dean
Christy Mathewson
A’s
Athletics
Hills
Harris
Pirates
Attractive Cedar Park mat card features Strongbow in main event
Eddie Jennings presents a Cedar Park mat show on Thursday with Jules Strongbow facing Otto Kußmann in the main event. Lord Albert Mills meets Tommy Marvin in the semi windup, Alford Johnson faces Jack Reeder in the opener, and two foreign dignitaries draw interest as legitimate wrestlers versus villains.
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Bull Martin
Eddie Jennings
Cedar Park
Strongbow
Otto Kussmann
Lord Albert Mills
Tommy Marvin
Alford Johnson
Jack Reeder
Hot Springs
Ark
Erica
Reeder
Johnson
Martin
Kuss
Middle West
Indiana University
Jabs and Gloves Tour Roundup in Nationwide Cards
A chaotic sports blot shows fighters Enrico Venturi 136 from Italy Frankie Wallace 136 and Chino Alvarez 134 Tam pa mixing with rivals Richie Mack 138 Washington Al Manferdse 146 Fresno Abie Miller 143 Los Angeles and Harry Balsamo 158 New York. The fragment hints at bouts and outcomes across cities including Tampa Los Angeles and Newark with unclear results.
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Associated Press
New York
Enrico Venturi
Italy
Frankie Wallace
Cleveand
Tampa
Fla
Chino Alvarez
Richie Mack
Washington
D. C
Os Angeles
al Manferdse
Fresno
Abie Miller
Los Angels
Drew
Harry Balsamo
Low Harper
Newark
N. J
Golf sectional qualifiers halted by heavy rains
Chicago AP reports the Chicago sectional qualifying rounds for the National Amateur at Skokie Country Club were stopped Tuesday and postponed to Thursday as torrential rain drenched the course.
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Skokie Country Club
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Little
U. S
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Frankie Strafaci
Winged Foot
New York
Garden City
N. Y
Harry Givan
Seattle
Wash
England
Scotty Campbell
Givan
Strafaci
George Voigt
Rudy Knepper
Gene Homans
Ray Billows
Billows
Detroit
Chuck Kocsis
Kocsis
Baltusrol
Chris Brinke
Atlanta
Tommy Wright
Tennessee
Bobby Jones
Three Iowans Qualify For National Amateur
Iowa golfers Denmar Miller Hal Chase and Sid Richardson earned spots in the National Amateur at Garden City New York next month. Miller and Chase tied for medalist honors at 150 for 36 holes Richardson finished one behind. Cordingley Read Vavra and others also posted scores with several withdrawals noted.
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ES Moines
Denmar Miller
Hal Chase
Sid Richardson
Iowa
Garden City
N. Y
Des Moines
Creston
Sages Mares
Ae Aneenenes Miller
Cene
Richardson
Miller
California
Denmar
Billy Cordingley
Cordingley
Bill Read
Read
Johnny Vavra
Cedar Rapids
Bob McCrary
John Vavra
Craig McKee
Washington, D. C
Don McGregor
James Davis
H. C. Jensen
Helmbrecht
Rae Lauder
Picea
Cal Manning
Ottumwa
Bill Ingham
M. S. Denman
Jack Sparks
Standings and Tuesday Results in Western League Baseball
Western League standings show Davenport and Cedar Rapids tied at 2716 and 21 23 records. Rock Island and Sioux City post strong 18 25 records. Tuesday results include Cedar Rapids 3 Des Moines 0 and Rock Island 7 Sioux City 5 with Davenport Waterloo rain.
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C. Rapids
R. Island
Waterloo
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Davenport-Waterloo
Giants Clinch 13th Straight as Rally Tops Reds
The New York Giants stretched their lead to 12 1/2 games while beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 to extend their winning streak to thirteen. Frank Frisch’s squad faced injuries to Frisch Pepper Martin and Terry Moore as Paul Dean retired to rest up. Meanwhile the Yankees toppled St Louis 13-1 behind Lefty Gomez and Joe DiMaggio’s 23rd homer as Buck Newsom’s pitching helped the Senators close the gap.
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Giants
Frankie Frisch
Frisch
Pepper Martin
Bill
Terry Moore
Paul Dean
Daffy
Dean
Yankees
St. Louis Brown
Lefty Gomez
Joe DiMaggio
Cleveland Indians
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Buck Newsom
Yankee
Schoolboy Rowe
Red Sox
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Athletics
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Casey Stengel
Daffy Dodgers
Max Butcher
Pirates
Cubs
Phillies
Fox Talbot Pioneered Negative Use and Calotype Process
Fox Talbot stands as the first to use negatives in photography and the inventor of the calotype process, marking a foundation in early photographic science and image-making.
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Fox Talbot
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