Special Loop Meeting To Be Held Here Friday
Dubuque surrendered its Mississippi Valley league franchise Thursday. A Cedar Rapids meeting Friday will decide on continuing the league, possibly as a six club circuit. Officials expect to resolve finances and maintain Cedar Rapids as a member despite Dubuque's exit.
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Mississippi Valley Baseball League
Cedar Rapids
C. R. Logan
Fred Leiser
Keokuk
G. K. Thompson
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Logan
Medalist Honors to Mrs D Beardsley in Golf Tourney
Mrs David E Beardsley led qualifiers with 96 in the women s championship at the Country club as veteran players push to repeat titles. Frank Byers and H E Hunter followed with 102 and 109 while Kathleen Carey and Julia Robbins loom in early rounds.
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Country Club
Frank Byers
Byers
Julia Robbins
H. E. Hunter
Barbara Douglas
Kathleen Carey
David Turner
Marcella Misak
Katherine Byers
D. M. Taylor
F. C. Byers
Jane Carey
Mary Stubbs
H. J. Robertson
Barbara Bloomhall
Broadcasters clash as boxing rules spark air ban threat
NBC and CBS threaten to pull coast to coast championship broadcasts if the state athletic commission enforces a ban on professional announcers. The commission requires boxing sports writers or referees to handle mikes, provoking NBC and CBS to defend network control of fight commentary.
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State Athletic Commission
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Graham McNamee
Charles Francis Coe
Dges
John F. Royal
NBC
Columbia
Return of Grove Lifts Athletics in pennant chase
The Athletics expect a boost in their flag chances with Lefty Grove set to rejoin the rotation after a three week injury layoff. Grove last pitched June 13 defeating Detroit for his eleventh straight win, helping a club that relied on him for many of its victories. Swede Risberg, banned White Sox infielder, now plays independent ball in South Dakota and Minnesota, with sightings noting weight gain but continued ball presence.
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Grove
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White Sox
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Rochester
Minn
Sioux Falls
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Eddie Cicotte
Joe Jackson
Chick Gandil
Buck Weaver
Claude Williams
Happy Felsch
Bill McMullen
Jurges Shot by Woman in Chicago Hotel Incident
Chicago Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges was wounded in a hotel room shooting by Violet Popovich Valli, who also wounded herself. A letter alleged she planned to kill Jurges and herself, blaming fellow players Kiki Cuyler and Lew Steadman for breaking their romance. Jurges and Valli were expected to recover. Jurges might miss three weeks.
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Rogers Hornsby
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Cub
Lew Steadman
Mike Popovich
Chicago
Billy
Cuyler
Cooper Shoots 69 To Lead Canada Open
Harry Cooper of Chicago shot a 69 four under par to take the Canadian Open lead in Ottawa. He edged Detroit’s George Von Elm, who followed with a 70. Walter Hagen, defending champion, and Jose Jurado were not yet on the course as field half was complete.
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von Elm
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Johnny Farrell
Saae
Leo Diegel
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Wilfy Cox
Brooklyn
Mac
Donald Smith
Great Neck
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Bobby Cruickshank
Deal
Horton Smith
Lupton Withdrops From Olympic Trials
Ralph Lupton did not accompany Cornell wrestlers to Columbus for the Olympic tryouts due to neuritis. The 123-pound grappler qualified but withdrew after suffering an attack of neuritis that has troubled him for years, flaring up during last week's preliminaries in Grand Rapids.
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Cornell
Columbus
Ohio
Grand Rapids
Mich
Oelwein Country Club Tournament Opens This Week
Oelwein The club championship of the Oelwein Country Club begins this week with qualifying rounds due by Sunday night. Eight players form the field and John Kraft, a top Iowa golfer and three year champion, may not compete this season. An electric percolator set will go to the winner.
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Oelwein
John Kraft
Iowa
Sinclair and Zuber Rally to 3-1 Victory Over Iowa Light
In the M. and J. league at Daniels Park on Wednesday evening Sinclair and Zuber led the team to a 3-1 win against Iowa Light and Power. Zuber struck out seven with no walks while Sturm fanned eight but issued five walks. Barta and Zuber led the Packers with two hits each, including a double by Barta. R. Brown added a triple and Koach a single as the scoring stayed tight in a battle between the two pitchers.
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Iowa Light and Power
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Barta
Packers
R. Brown
Koach
Nurmi To Talk Over Air Friday Afternoon
Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi will speak on a National Broadcasting network Friday at 4 15 Iowa time. He arrives in New York Friday morning with the Finnish Olympic team en route to the Los Angeles games.
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Paavo Nurmi
National Broadcasting Company
Iowa
Nurmi
Los Angeles
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