State Amateur Golf Tournament Opens With Strong Field
Des Moines hosts the thirty-fifth state amateur championship at Hyperion Field Club starting Monday amid a full slate of preludes including amateur-pro, championship driving, and junior events. Hal Chase defends his title as a deep field led by Bob McCrary Denmar Miller Art Bartlett and Billy Cordingly among others compete for the crown.
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Waterloo
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Des Moines
Bob McCrary
Cooper and Laffoon Tied At St Paul Golf Tournament
Cooper and Laffoon held a tight race at St Paul as scores and standings shifted through 27 holes. Smith led early before a late surge from Cooper and a wild back nine by Laffoon pushed the field toward a possible tie after regulation. Sixty four players qualified for the final 36 holes with numerous notables contending.
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Walter Haren
Detroit
George van Elm Golfs
Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
Willam Kaiser
Louisville
Sam Parks
Washington D. C
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Ke Laffoer Dersxer Cole
Hetten Smith
Chicago
Mater Hasen de Ro Much
Jorge Vor
Agron Ohio
Ham Kaiser Lautvile Ky
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Tomms Armeur
Johr Revo'a
Gauker
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Orville White
Laue
Lester Bostaac
Len Dadson Sprite
Ed Ma
Joe Corte
Pau
Alvin Kruséer
Herman Barron Porter
Sloppy St Lrus
Frank Moore
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Jim Noonan
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St Paul
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Colonel Grites
Bob’ Englin
Paul
Stan Carlson
Vernon Allen
Hopkins Minn
Hank Decker
Excelsior Sprites
Abe Espinosa
Jim Fouls
Robert P Ball
Boti
Herbert Snow
Minneapolis
Joe Kennealy
Dubuane
Bill Schwartz
St. Uls
Bsemmy Balfour
Duluth
Minn
Art Ingleston
S¢. Paul
Orville Chapin
St. Paul
George Whitehead
Tulsa
Okla
Willie Kidd
Alex Olson
Waterloo
John Boyer
Comestock
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Poren
Arnold Chester
Schmainda
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xCherles Peet
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Cubs Rally To Beat Giants 11 7 In Tight N Hm
Brooklyn Dodgers rookie Johnny Babe pitched his first complete game Saturday stopping St Louis as New York and Chicago clashed. Earlier Bucky Walters homered for Philadelphia and Brooklyn’s coast league call up showed promise in a heated baseball day.
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Suhr's 12th inning homer lifts Pirates past Braves
Gus Suhr belted a right field home run in the twelfth inning as Pittsburgh defeated Boston 4 to 3 in game one of the series. Bob Brown held the Pirates scoreless until the seventh, with key hits from Lloyd Waner and Arky Vaughan in the late rally.
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Tigers Seize Loop Lead From Yankees
In a key game description the Tigers push ahead in the loop while Cleveland’s Mel Harder shuts out the Washington Senators 2 to 0 on Saturday for a pitching duel. Harder fans three, allows four hits, and the Indians collect eight off Earl Whitehill. Meanwhile Chicago’s Sox wallop the Athletics after better use of 11 hits to the A’s 10.
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Young Johnny Jacobs Golf Prodigy Captures City Attention
Thirteen year old Johnny Jacobs Jr., from Kenmore, shoots eighty in eighteen holes and ties with veterans, while his left handed father John J. Jacobs watches a rising star. Pro Charles Burkart notes accuracy and promise though lacking power.
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Schmeling Neusel Fight Draws Massive Hamburg Attention
German boxing fans anticipate the Schmeling Neusel bout on August 26 in Hamburg with 100000 expected in attendance. Neusel risks his career with Moxie style exposure while Schmeling trains near Berlin and Neusel prepares in Paris.
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West Side Triumphs in Kittenball Showdown at Columbus Junction
Local kittenball league games at the fairgrounds Thursday produced West Side 4 East Side 3 and Columbus Junction 8 Conesville 5 while Fredonia 10 beat Shellbark 7. Monday’s schedule lists Fredonia vs East Side, Shellbark vs West Side, and Conesville vs Cotter.
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Lefty Pitchers Scarce in Major Leagues
New York reports that Carl Hubbell and Vernon Gomez may be the last of a vanishing left handed pitching breed. Hubbell leads five National League southpaws with thirteen wins, while Gomez tops the American League with fourteen wins and two losses.
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National League
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Bill
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Coralville Girls Roll Over Oxford 24 to 2
The Coralettes defeated Oxford 24 to 2 on the Coralville softball diamond Thursday evening. They set up a Sunday 6 pm matchup with West Branch and a Monday 6 pm game with Ka tona. Manager Fremont Davis leads the Coralettes.
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Oxford
West Branch
Katona
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Chicago Demands A New Setup With White Sox
A Chicago sports column questions the White Sox policy under J Louis Comiskey after a fourteen year downturn. Fans and editors urge a more constructive approach to revitalize the club’s standing in the city.
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White Sox
J. Louis Comiskey
Coggeshall Leads Iowa Open Tennis Seedings in Des Moines
Harris Coggeshall the three time state tennis champion is seeded No 1 in the Iowa open draw to begin Monday at the Des Moines Tennis Club. Charles Church No 2 and Frank Brody No 3 head the singles field with other top players from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Ottumwa also entered.
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Harris Coggeshall
Des Moines Tennis Club
Charles Church
Los Angeles
Frank Brody
Coggeshall
Brody
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Jay Fink
Bod Stansbury
Bell Raymond
Cedar Rapids
Dick Rugg
Waterloo
Harold McCollum
Iens City
Beckerman
Jimmy Brammer
Forest
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Davenport
John Smith
Ottumwa
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Eagle Grove
Betty Butler
Dorothy Day
Florence Cole
Newton
Ed Kenworthy
Fort Dodge
Jey Fink
Stan Ford
J Carney
Julius Swartz
Homer Wise
Bill Kiley
Kansas City Mo
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Sheldon
Jim Brammer
Ralph Church
Ed Becker
Don Sweet
Des
Marengo Teams Boast In 675 Percent in Away Games
Marengo teams posted a .675 winning percentage in out of town play after a 6 0 shutout over Conroy. Dye pitched for the winners while Victor is noted as their only team to beat them twice. Ladora Peter Pan and others suffered shutouts with Fetzer Meyers handling mound duties including a no hit win over Peter Pan.
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Conroy
Dye
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Wellman
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Ladora
Williamsburg
Peter Pan
Cedar Rapids
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Meyers
Peter Pan Crew
Duluth Man Wins Minnesota State Amateur Golf Title
Bobby Campbell of Duluth won the Minnesota state amateur golf championship by defeating Lee Herron of Minneapolis four and three in the final. Herron, defending champion, had previously defeated Campbell in 1933. Herron formerly lived in Sioux City Iowa where he was a regular contender in state events.
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Bobby Campbell
Duluth
Minnesota
Lee Herron
Minneapolis
Herron
Campbell
Sioux City
Arlington Kittenball Tourney Set With 12 Teams
Arlington hosts a Sunday kittenball tournament with 12 teams from nearby towns. Games run from noon to nine p.m. at Arlingtonsy starting with Arlington-Elkader and featuring matchups including Strawberry Point Sumner Latimer Independence West Union Westgate Greeley Oelwein and finals to crown champions. President Charles Gitchell of the Arlington Kittenball Association oversees the event.
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Arlington Kittenball Association
Koralville Kittens Set for Oxford Tourney Start
CORALVILLE the Koralville Kittens softball team expects to enter the Oxford tournament Sunday afternoon. Six games will be played starting at 1 pm on the Oxford diamond.
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Koralville Kittens
Oxford
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