Raiders Rally For 12 8 Win Over Waterloo In Eight
Raiders score five runs in the eighth to beat Waterloo 12 8 and move into sole second place. Vusich hits a two run homer with two aboard to clinch the victory as Davenport beats Des Moines but Raiders still trail Blue Sox by three games. Charley Blackman to cast in matinee and Dick Elston seeks sixth straight win.
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Trip Hawks
Waterloo
Davenport
Des Moines
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Hawks
Charley Blackman
Dick Elston
Arc
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Vusich
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Red van Fleet
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Prebeisch
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Michaels
Jake Plummer
Smith
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Cossack
Keokuk Schoolboy Pepper Martin Delights Raiders Fans
2 500 spectators watched Warren Pepper Martin, a young Keokuk left hander, display first base fundamentals and warm up Raiders pitchers during fielding practice. He is scheduled to perform again at both games today.
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Warren “Pepper” Martin
Raiders Triumph in High Scoring Battle at Waterloo
Vusich and Webb led a wild game with homers and key hits as Waterloo rallied late. Webb hit a go ahead homer in the eighth and Van Fleet departed after a rough night as the Hawks fought off multiple Raiders rallies.
Record rainfall at San Diego in 1891 storm
An intense storm drenched San Diego county on August 12 1891 delivering eleven and a half inches of rain in one hour and twenty minutes, creating record flooding and washing out roads.
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San Diego County
Calif
Standings and Friday Results From Des Moines Area League
Standings show Davenport 22 .593 and Des Moines 38 26 .519. Friday results: Cedar Rapids 12 over Waterloo 8. Davenport 4 over Des Moines 1. Sioux City 8 over Omaha 6. Saturday games: Waterloo at Cedar Rapids, Des Moines at Davenport, Omaha at Sioux City.
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Peas Ae
Des Moines
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Omaha
Count Rapids
Sioux ci
Standings and upcoming games across the league
The table shows team records with win loss and winning percentage for St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Brooklyn. No games scheduled. Saturday matchups list St. Louis at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Philadelphia with others at New York and Annee Soh Soeten at New York.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Phdelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Louis
Philadelphia
Weather-Delayed NBA Night With Key Matchups Postponed
Friday scoreboard shows Chicago 6 Cleveland 5 and Detroit 9 St. Louis. Washington at Philadelphia postponed due to threatening weather. Other games listed include New York, Detroit at St Louis, Cleveland at Chicago, Philadelphia at Boston.
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Detroit
Washingt
Delphia Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Wettington
Boston
Weather Skips All Games As Rain Halts Schedule
Milwaukee and Indianapolis standings shown with W L records while rain cancels all planned games. For today only the schedule lists matchups between Kansas City at Milwaukee and St Paul at Columbus, with no results due to rain.
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Ind'polis
St. Paul
Kan. City
Columbus
Toledo
Minnapolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louis Believes He Yet Will Be World Champion
New York dispatch reports Joe Louis says he can beat any man including Schmeling and Braddock and expects to be world champion by next June. He vows to fight at least once a month after a radio appearance netting 1250 dollars. Louis cites five months idle since Schmeling, plans tougher training and more hand protection, and would welcome a rematch with Schmeling.
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New York
INS
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Jim Braddock
Joe
Schmeling
Lakewood
N. J
Max
Weighing a Mountain With a Plumb Line
A plumb line can weigh a mountain by measuring how far the plumb bob is pulled from vertical due to the mountain’s gravitational attraction. The method uses the deflection to infer the mass causing the pull.
Davenport Rout Des Monies in Western League Win
Davenport Blue Sox dominated Des Moines 4 to 1 in front of about 2,000 fans as the teams prepared for a Saturday doubleheader. Pitcher Roger Wolff allowed two hits in the eighth inning where Des Moines scored their only runs, while Tomek kept Davenport's offense productive with key hits in the third and eighth frames.
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Des Moines
Roger Wolff
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Asbell
Tomek
Sioux City Rally Tops Omaha In Home Run Showdown
In front of about three thousand, Sioux City Cowboys beat Omaha 8 to 5 as six players homered. Bancroft return ceremony precedes the game with Mayor Hayes, and a floral horseshoe is presented to the new manager.
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Dave Bancroft
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Cowboys
Gale Wolf
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Whitehouse
Seghi
Monahan
Luby
Bucklin
Schinski
Fleming Victorious as Lukanitsch Falls in Net Tourney
In Davenport DAVENPORT AP Ken Cline of Iowa City upset top contender Bob Sandler to reach the quarter finals. Defending champion Harris Coggeshall beat Forrest Hainline to advance, while Ed Davis defeated R Lukanitsch. Carl Smalley beat Clay Legrand and Ken Johnson defeated Ken Clack. C Fleming defeated F Wegener to complete the day’s results.
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Ken Cline
Iowa City
Bob Sandler
Des Moines
Harris Coggeshall
Forrest Hainline
Rock Island
Ken Johnson
Moline
Ken Clack
Peoria
C. Fleming
Cedar Rapids
F. Wegener
Local boxing roundup from Los Angeles AP dispatch
Sten Chavez reports jabs and exchanges from a boxing card in Los Angeles. Meon Mullins and Fiessmaen appear among fighters, with scores and rounds noted as the event unfolds.
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Major League Box Scores Cleveland Catenge
Cleveland defeats Chicago 5 to 0 as box score shows Hughes and Knickerbocker driving in runs and Appling homering Appling, Knickerbocker and Hale key RBIs. Blaeholder earns loss for Chicago while Hildebrand starts. Umpires Ormsby McGowan Quinn. Time 2 05.
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Detroit Wins 9 5 Over St Louis In Nine Inning Game
Detroit defeated St Louis 9 to 5 as Gehringer homered and drove in two. Lawson and Hemsley added RBIs while Bottomley, Clift, and Goslin contributed two each. Liebhardt allowed three runs in two innings and Tietje took the loss as Van Atta started for Detroit.
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St. Louis
Teste
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Shops Nine Wins From Wilson By 4 0 Score
Schaeffer on the mound for the Rock Island Shops blanked Wilson Co. 4 to 0 in a M. and J. trip at Daniels park. Nine Shops had nine singles including Strouse and Schmatt with a Schmatt triple. Schaeffer struck out nine. Monday CCC teams visit to try for a first win.
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E. Mattier
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Shops
Rock Island Tet
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Miss Jacobs Wins Wimbledon Title in Final Thriller
Helen Jacobs defeated Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling 6-2 4-6 7-5 to capture her first Wimbledon ladies singles title in a hard fought final. Sperling rallied late but Jacobs held firm while Perry dominated the men’s final 6-1 6-1 6-0 over von Cramm.
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Frau Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling
Germany
Denmark
Fran Sperling
Helen Wills Moody
Dorothy Round
Fred Perry
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Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Teuton
Wilson's Defeat Beeson's 5 to 1 in Open Loop Tilt
Wilson's edged Beeson's 5 to 1 at Ellis Park as Harold White pitched well and Leonard Eye allowed only one hit for Parkson's hustling team, while Armstrong's beat Brown Derby 14 to 2. The Gazette recap notes a decisive Open league night with multiple easy wins.
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Wilson and Company
Ellis Park
Beeson
Harold White
Leonard Eye
Gazette
Parkson
Armstrong
Schmeling Demands Braddock Bout in September
Max Schmeling in Hamburg declares he will not pursue another Louis bout for money he insists on a September fight with James Braddock. He aims to regain the title with a Braddock challenge rather than wait for Louis rematch.
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Joe Louis Readies Return With Backers Weighing Opponents
Joe Louis plans an August comeback bout with promoter Mike Jacobs as managers discuss opponents including Max Baer LeRoy Haynes Al Ettore and Brubaker. Louis vows to train hard after Schmeling defeat and aims to prove his earning power for another title shot remaining focused on Schmeling for a future challenge.
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Joe Louis
Detroit
Brown Bomber
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Max Schmeling
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Schmeling
Jacobs
Joe
Max Baer
Baer
LeRoy Haynes
Philadelphia
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Haynes
Brubaker
Pacific Coast
Pro Golf 15 Not Rich Man's Game by Henry McLemore
Henry McLemore argues professional golf pays poorly relative to other sports. He lists earnings for 1936 six month period, led by Henry Picard at 5348 dollars, with many players below 3000 and some under 1000, noting most prize money comes from player entry fees rather than organizers.
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United Press
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Henry Picard
Hershey
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Harry Cooper
Ray Mangrum
Horton Smith
Jimmy Hines
Willie Hunter
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Revolta
Jimmy Thomson
Byron Nelson
Vic Ghezzi
Ky Laffoon
Craig Wood
Paul Runyan
Tony Manero
Ralph Guldahl
Wilfy Cox
Frank Walsh
Orville White
Denny Shute
Bobby Cruickshank
Leonard Dodson
Zell Eaton
Walter Hagen
Willie Coggin
Harold McSpade
Mac Smith
Torchy Toda
Olin Dutra
Tommy Armour
Johnny Farrell
Sam Parks
Manero
Endowment Fund For Airmen's Children Highlighted In Berlin
Berlin marks the 100th anniversary of the Berlinische Lebensversicherungs Gesellschaft with a 50 000 mark endowment to aid children of officers and men of the new German air force. General Hermann Goering attended and announced the fund benefiting the sons of General Walter Wever who died piloting near Dresden.
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Berlinische Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft
Hermann Goering
Walter Wever
Air Force
Dresden
Golf Swing Practice That Aids Rhythm and Impact
A coach explains a fast direct path to mastering a smooth golf swing. Focus on positions at impact with simple shots using a pitching iron to keep hands level and wrists relaxed. The method helps prevent quitting at the ball and improves overall rhythm.
Track Stars Vie For National Titles Today
Lash sets two American footracing records at Palmer Stadium lifting Indiana to front in the opening day of the A A U national championships. He clocked 31 minutes 6.9 seconds for the 10 000 meters and broke the outdoor record for six miles en route to a decisive win as Ohio State California and Georgia stars contest titles.
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Associated Press
Rinceton
N. J
Berlin
America
Donald Ray Lash
Indiana
A.A.U
Palmer Stadium
Lash
Ohio State
Jesse Owens
California
Archie Williams
Georgia
Forrest Towns
Hannes Kolehmainen
New York
Kolehmainen
Nurmi
Eino Pentti
Millrose A. A
Stanley Wudyka
Philadelphia
New York Athletic Club
Marmaduke Hobbs
Dan Caldemeyer
Detroit Tigers Extend Winning Streak to Seven
The Detroit Tigers won 9-5 over the St Louis Browns as Charley Gehringer led the attack. Roxie Lawson earned a start in place of routine hurlers and delivered seven hits allowed in his first start since April 30. The Chicago White Sox beat the Indians 6-5 to pull into a fourth place tie, while Italo Chelini earned his second win. A Senators at Philadelphia game was rained out ahead of a July 4 doubleheader.
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Cochrane
Greenberg
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St. Louis Browns
Charley Gehringer
Rowe
Elden Auker
Tommy Bridges
Roxie Lawson
Brownies
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Expect Fifty Junior Golfers In I C Meet
IOWA CITY Chase Fannon of Centerville defending champion is among fifteen entered Friday in the Eastern Iowa junior golf tournament to be held here July 10. More than fifty golfers age 17 and under are expected for the 36 holes of medal play. Competition will have two classes seniors 13 to 17 and juniors under 13. Entries close July 8.
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Iowa City
Chase Fannon
Centerville
Iowa
Eleven Softball Teams In C. J. Tournament
Columbus Junction hosts the seventh annual July Fourth softball tournament with eleven teams entered for Saturday action.
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Columbus Junction
Cliff swallows migrate along Caribbean coast to South America
Cliff swallows travel around 2 000 miles in their migration. They follow the western shoreline of the Caribbean Sea while moving from Nova Scotia to South America.
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Nova Scotia
South America
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