Jacobs Advances to Wimbledon Semi Finals in Easy Win
Helen Jacobs of California reached the Wimbledon women's singles semi finals with a straight set 6-0 6-2 victory over Cilli Aussem of Germany. Sarah Palfrey of Brookline, Mass was eliminated by Rene Mathieu of France 6-3 6-8 6-2. Minor upsets included Jean Hastigan of South Africa defeating Peggy Scriven.
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Eng
America
Helen Jacobs
California
Sarah Palfrey
Brookline
Mass
Miss Jacobs
Cilli Aussem
Miss Palfrey
Mme
Rene Mathieu
France
New England
Jean Hartigan
South Africa
Peggy Scriven
England
Miss Hastigan
Mme. Mathieu
Dorothy Round
Lolette Payot
Switzerland
Fraulein Aussem
Deuce
Sugar Bowls Knights Lead In Decorah Loop
The Decorah softball league started the third quarter with Sugar Bowls and Knights tied 12 to 2. They will meet Friday while other games are scheduled for July 2 to July 7 including Knights versus Cubs Tigers versus Giants Cardinals versus Peerless Beers Sugar Bowls versus Star Beers and Kelvinators.
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Gazette
Decorah
Knights
Cubs
Tigers
Giants
Cardinals
Peerless
Star
Kelvinators
Beers
Bae
Sugar
Pevast Knights
Kemnators
Cabs Oc
Frolic Club to Meet Merchants Delivery in Fourth Event
The Merchants Delivery diamond team will meet the Frolic club on the Frolic field at Twenty First Avenue and Second Street SW Wednesday at 8 30 p m for the Fourth of July celebration capstone. Next Sunday the Frolic club will travel to Monticello.
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Frolic Club
Twentyfirst Avenue
Second Street
Monticello
Hill Park
Raiders
Belden Hill
Lyman's
Beeson's
Pete's Service to Play Parnell on July Fourth
Pete's Service defeated Williamsburg 5 to 4 Sunday. Batteries for Williamsburg Evans and Maas. For Pete's Service Wells and Farmer. Pete's Service will play Parnell at Daniels Park July 4 at 2.
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Williamsburg
Willamsburg
Evans
Maas
Wells
Farmer
Parnell
Daniels Park
Elks Diamondball Triumph Over Light Company 3 to 2
In a rain disrupted six inning duel the Elks defeated Light company 3 to 2. Hopkins allowed four hits while Elks hitters struck out Driscoll for five.
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Elks
Light Company
Hopkins
Driscoll
Westminster and Calvary Baptist Win To Hold Lead
In Monday night church diamondball at Ellis Park Westminster and Calvary Baptist won to stay tied for the lead in the married men division. Trinity Methodist outflugged Calvary Baptist 18 to 13 to share first in the open division with Sinclair Memorial.
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Church of the Brethren
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Germaine
Elly
Church of Brethren
H— Ff KR
Arte
Harrold
Edgington
Ver
Memorial
Oliver Presbyterian
B. Womacki
Watson and
McGuire
Washington keeps lead in Tri-County league standings
Washington defeated Wapello 4 to 0 as Stanton Kiesey pitched another one hit game. Crawfordsville fell to Wapello 4 to 3. Columbus Junction beat Crawfordsville 7 to 0. Wyman won 5 to 4 over Winfield. Current standings show Washington 5 2 .750 leading, Columbus Junction 6 3 .667, Crawfordsville 5 5 4 .556, Wapello 5 9 7 5, Winfield 2 6 .250.
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Gazette
Washington
Wapcello
Stanton Kiesey
Crawfordsville
Wapello
Columbus Junction
Crawfordsville Crew
Wyman
Winfield
W. L. Pet
Martelle Extends East Central Winning Streak in Easy Wins
Martelle stretched its East Central run to eight straight with a 12-2 win over Mount Vernon. Lisbon cruised past Springville 13-5, Monticello defeated Mechanicsville 5-1, and Alburnett beat the Solon Pirates 3-1. Brown limited Solon to three hits as Stahler doubled.
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Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Springville
Monticello
Mechanicsville
Alburnett
Solon’ Pirates
Brown
Pirates
Stahler
Pol
Sprinaville
Ae Benish
Dunn
Etzel
Smontigetla
Ee de Ellis
Austin
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I. Michaels
Hart Harris
Srhuaurr
Minnich
Conklin
Alburnett Wees Veene
Solon
Eeeeh
Boddicker
Standinga. L. Pet
Alburnetti
Martello
Martelle
Pairings Set for Independence Meets Golf Tournament
Pairings for the Sunnybrook golf club championships in Independence Iowa have been released for both men and women. Women feature L S Lessinger against Lucille Morgan and five additional matchups led by Ada Householder vs Almeda Nieth. Men’s brackets include Herbert Wolfe facing Herbert Towlerton and Jack Bateman versus M L Hart along with other first round pairings.
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Gazette
Independence
Sunnybrook Golf Club
Mrs. L. S. Lessinger
Lucille Morgan
Ada Householder
Almeda Nieth
Gladys Hart
Margaret Thompson
Eleanor Gray
Dorothy Ford
Ethel Fenner
Laverne Jamason
Gertrude Nichols
Merle Gray
Thelma Jayne
Frances Poll
Jay Householder
John Pollom
Otto Hohensee
H. L. Keogh
W. Lane
H. S. Allen
Matt Goesche
Leo Miller
E. Ford
W. Kayser
Wayne Bettle
Coggon Nine Beats Quasqueton In 8-3 Victory
Coggon Nine defeated Quasqueton 8 to 3 Sunday afternoon on the local diamond. Freeborn and Clark allowed 12 hits with 3 strikeouts for Quasqueton while Davidson held them to 8 hits with 11 strikeouts for Coggon. The team plans a return game at Quasqueton next Monday.
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Gazette
Coggon
Independent Baseball
Quasqueton
Freeborn
Clark
Davidson
Munday. H
Blairstown Loses to Watkins 15 11 in Local Game
Blairstown fell 15 to 11 to Watkins on the local diamond Sunday. Schloeman of Watkins hit two home runs while Blairstown’s Joe Becker collected a single two doubles and a home run. Watkins batteries were Newton Bachman and Schloeman with Hamman and Jewel for Blairstown.
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Blairstown
Watkins
Schloeman
Joe Becker
Newton, Bachman
Hamman and Jewel
Grinnell Boosters Fall to Oskaloosa All-Star Eleven
Grinnell lost to the Oskaloosa All-Star club 11 to 6 Sunday afternoon. Renaud pitched for Oskaloosa while Wagaman and Lamb pitched for the Grinnell Boosters.
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Grinnell Boosters
Oskaloosa
Gazette
Grinnell
Hills Team Defeats Tipton In A 17-16 Extra Inning Finish
The Hills baseball team edged Tipton 17 to 16 in ten innings at Hills Sunday night. Epeeins reported the thrilling win after Hills scored the decisive run in the tenth to secure the victory.
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Hills
Tipton
the Gazette
Whitehill Resents Star Selection as American Leagues Pitchers
Earl Whitehill appears to harbor resentment after being overlooked in the final American League all star pitching staff. The Washington manager named Vernon Gomez Charley Ruffing Tommy Bridges and Jack Russell as the starters.
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Earl Whitehill
New York
Cedar Rapids
Jack Russell
Washington
Bridges
Ruffing
Russell
Whitehill
Spillville Maintains Turkey Valley Lead As Cast Remains Tight
Spillville stays unbeaten in the Turkey Valley league with Decorah St Lucas Burr Oak Ridgeway chasing for second. Ed Howden blanked Burr Oak for a one hit game with ten strikeouts after beating Fort Atkinson last week. Upcoming games include Spillville at Ridgeway and Decorah at CCC on July 8.
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Spillville
Turkey Valley
Decorah
St. Lucas
Burr Oak
Ridgeway
Ed Howden
Fort Atkinson
Ernest
Il. Pet
St. Licas
Ossian
Ccc
Strange U S Towns Named for Quirky Facts
A list of peculiar American place names includes Horse Thief in Arizona Tombstone in Arizona Breezy Hill in Kansas Frompiness in Pennsylvania Smoke Ordinary in Virginia Good Water in Alabama and Bad Axe in Michigan reflecting quirky local toponymy.
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United States
Horse Thief
Ariz
Tombstone
Breezy Hill
Kan
Frompiness
Smoke Ordinary
Ala
Mich
Mrs Astor's Hobby to Resume Fighting
Enzo Fiermonte, stepfather of John Jacob Astor the third, says he will fight again and control timing. Barred from fighting Maxie Rosenbloom and from attending the Astor wedding, he contacts promoter Jimmy Johnston to set a bout at Madison Square Garden while the Astors are away in Newport.
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New York
Enzo Fiermonte
John Jacob Astor
New York Boxing Board
Maxie Posenbloom
Lght
John Jacob the
Newport
Enzo
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Johnston
Es Astor
Astors
Golfer Card Two Birdies On One Hole At St John
J Gordon Likely playing Westfield course in Saint John New Brunswick made two birdies on a single 300 yard hole when his drive struck and killed a small reptile. He then holed out in a birdie three and signed documents calling for a title fight with Rosenbloom next month Enzo commented on the potential reactions of the Astor circle. He claimed he can beat Rosenbloom and that Mrs Fiermonte will attend the bout. He denied a rift with Madeline Force Astor over his boxing plans.
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J. Gordon
Westfield Country Club
Rosenbloom
Enzo
Astors
Jacobsmeyer Heads to National AAU Swim Meet
Adolph Jacobsmeyer University of Iowa swimming star will compete in the National AAU championship in Chicago. He trained two months at his St. Louis home and will enter the 220 and 400 yard freestyle events with Coach David Armbruster.
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Gazette
Iowa City
St. Louis
Adolph Jacobsmeyer
University of Iowa
Chicago
Jacobsmeyer
David A. Armbruster
Hawkeye Star
Pickford Defeats Waples to Win Handicap Prize
R. H. Pickford won the Country Club handicap golf prize by beating F. C. Waples 2 up. Pickford carried a six handicap against Waples thirteen. It was the second completed match, with E. J. Carey defeating Dr. J. K. Von Lackum in the championship flight. finals for flights two and three remain.
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R. H. Pickford
F. C. Waples
Pickford
Waples
E. J. Carey
J. K. von Lackum
Mandell, Former Champion, Hangs Up Boxing Gloves
Sammy Mandell former lightweight champion retires from boxing after doctors order to quit due to low blood pressure. Mandell won the 1930 world title by beating Rocky Kansas with Al Singer later taking the crown in New York.
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Sammy Mandell
Mandell
Rocky Kansas
al Singer
Polo Grounds
New York
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