Battle For Olympic Supremacy Opens With Six Events Sunday
About 2,000 athletes from 39 nations will compete over two weeks in track and field and 16 sports at the Olympic Stadium. Finals include high jump, shot put, 10,000 meters, 100 meters, 400 hurdles, and 800 meters as the United States, Finland, Britain, Canada, Germany, Japan and others pursue early golds.
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Americans win five setter to stave off Davis Cup sweep
Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn outlast Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon in five sets 6 3 11 13 7 5 4 6 6 4 to cut France lead to 2 1 at Roland Garros. Sunday singles loom as US must win both to reclaim the cup.
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Bunnies Fall 7 2 to Keokuk in Final Home Game
Keokuk defeated the Bunnies 7 to 2 before about 2,500 fans, ending a 11 game home stand with six wins and five losses. Nub Kleinke struggled on the mound and in the field as Charlie Patton and Bill Mizeur provided the lone bright spots for Cedar Rapids. Keokuk tallied late runs on doubles by Cheeves and Rice and a single by O'Dea, with a ninth inning rally never enough for the Bunnies.
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Weightlifting Opens Olympic Games in Los Angeles Arena
The tenth Olympiad begins with weightlifting on Saturday at 7 30 pm at the Olympic Stadium. Sunday features athletics including track and field, weightlifting and fencing with trials for several events and sessions at 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Fencing takes place in the Armory with foil teams competing.
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Giants And Indians To Clash At Bunny Park Monday Night
Giants vs Indians at Bunny Park Monday night 8:15 p m features the original American in action. Tama Indians meet the Colored Giants with drum corps numbers and a strong Giants record of nine wins and two losses. Indians lineup includes Williams second base C son of French in right field Hurst in left Dietz in right field A Wilson at third Capes at first Seabrooke Buckner and Ford in pitching, with substitutes Happy Wilson Mimms and Black.
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Maytag to Defend Golf Crown at Broadmoor
Bud Maytag of Newton Iowa will defend his Broadmoor invitation golf title in Colorado Springs as 200 players enter the tournament. Creel of Pueblo, the 1931 finalist, also enters. the event runs Monday and Tuesday with match play starting Wednesday morning.
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Blues Stop Rock Island 4-2 to Sweep Series
Davenport defeated Rock Island 4 to 2 on Friday night, with Linke fanning 11 over nine innings and allowing four hits before a late Rock Island rally. The Blue Sox pounded Mills, once a Illinois star, for 11 hits in the victory.
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Moline beats Dubuque 8 to 3 in deciding game
Moline pounded Wehde in the late innings to win the series finale 8 to 3. Claude Passeau earned his fourth straight win since joining the Plows, fanning 11 as he controlled the game most of the way.
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Arlington Futurity Draws Record Chicago Crowd
A 45,000 strong crowd was predicted for the Arlington Futurity at Arlington Park in Chicago. The event, worth 56,105 dollars, was the centerpiece of the Arlington meeting with high expectations for exciting racing action.
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Pirates Defeat Giants to Extend NL Lead to Six
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 4 to 3 to widen their National League lead to six games as they posted their sixth straight victory. A late rally in the eighth inning, sparked by singles from Lloyd and Paul, allowed Vaughan and Comorrosky to score the deciding runs after Adolfo Luque weakened.
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Phillies Top Reds 5 2 to Split Series on Friday
Philadelphia pitcher Holley allowed nine Reds hits as Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 5 to 2 in the opener of a four game set. Virgil Davis belted his twelfth homer of the season in the seventh inning with bases empty.
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Finnish Group To Carry On Despite The Loss Of Nurmi
Finnish Olympic team prepares to march without Paavo Nurmi as reports say the sained star accepts the decision. Nurmi eyes a marathon goal of 2 hours 20 minutes and maintains two more years of running ahead. He holds multiple world records from mile to 70 000 meters and seven Olympic titles.
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Chester Horton Explains Inward Wrist Break In Golf
The article outlines a golf drill by Chester Horton focusing on the left wrist inward break during withdrawal and the swing around the clubhead to restore a straight line. It emphasizes the wrist actions and notes follow up guidance and a stamp to obtain more lessons.
Indians Sweep Yankees 4-3 as Averill HR Caps Series
Earl Averill hit his 25th home run to cap a four run seventh inning, lifting Cleveland to a 4-3 win over New York and taking the series three games to one. Babe Ruth homered in the ninth for New York, but Clint Brown earned his 11th victory.
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White Sox edge Red Sox to clinch series in Chicago
Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 to 3 to win the final game of the series in Chicago. The contest featured late scoring and key relief work as both teams battled to the finish.
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Robins and Curtiss Reach Net Final in Iowa City
Merle Robins of Ames and John Curtiss of Evanston advance to the Mississippi Valley men’s singles final in Iowa City with Robins beating Ronald Reddig 9 7 6 2 and Curtiss defeating George Struble 6 3 6 0. Diane Southern and Betty Butler meet for the women’s title after singles semifinals.
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Tilden And Barnes Win Doubles Final In Pro Net Meet
The United States beat Europe as Big Bill Tilden and Bruce Barnes captured the doubles title at the sixth annual pro tennis championship in Chicago. They defeated Karel Kozeluh and Albert Burke 6 2 1 6 3. Vincent Richards and Howard Kinsey had won the previous year.
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Standings in the Mississipp Valley and National Leagues
The column lists standings with teams Boston Cincinnati Chicago New York Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. It notes a rain delay affecting games and schedules for Friday and Saturday with matchups including Chicago at Cincinnati and St Louis at Boston.
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Cleveland and New York Rivalries Mark Narrow Wins
Scores show Cleveland 58 Washington 55 and New York 36 33 06. Teams listed include Boston 44 32 63 and Chicago 4 Detroit 3 with standings: Cleveland 4 New York 3. GAMES SATURDAY feature matchups among Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Boston and St Louis.
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American Association Standings and Friday Results
The American Association shows Minneapolis leading with a 64 41 0.610 record, Milwaukee 52 41 0.505, and Indianapolis 60 48 0.556. Friday results include Columbus 6 7, Minneapolis 3 3, and Kansas City 2 1 with games at Columbus Indianapolis Milwaukee Toledo Louisville and St Paul Kansas City.
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Unclear sports scores from fragmented Tulsa game list
Fragmented OCR shows scattered team names and scores. Des Moines plays Wichita, Omaha faces Oklahoma Meaty, l6 and Tulsa in unspecified matchups, with St. Joseph and Pueblo appearing among unreadable lines.
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Leaguers Stage Benefit Game At Bunny Park
M and J league official Doc Hardiman organizes an all star team from the circuit to face a Cedar Rapids unemployed club Sunday at Bunny Park at 2 30 pm. Proceeds go to the unemployment committee with 25 cent admission and free entry for children under 12.
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Fire Fighters Set To Meet Fayette In District Final
Fire Fighters earned the right to face Fayette at Independence Saturday afternoon to decide the district representative for the Iowa Legion meet at Ames. Tri Poli forfeited due to injuries, leaving Fire Fighters and Fayette to play at 3 o'clock.
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