Gehrig Belts Four Homers as Yankees Sink A's in 20–13
In Philadelphia the New York Yankees rout the Athletics 20 to 13 as Lou Gehrig hits four homers in consecutive at bats, tying the single game record and setting a new mark for consecutive homers. Ruth also goes deep, Foxx adds his 19th, the teams combine for 36 hits and seven homers.
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Buns Start Five-Game Homestand To Bump From Seventh
The Buns open a five game run at home starting tonight with Burling ton to climb from seventh place. They have split six recent matches at home and split two of three on the road with a 7 to 4 loss in Davenport last night. Three games on the slate were washed out.
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Finish Junior High Meet Today
The four local junior high schools held a weather shortened relay meet at Coe field with 19 of 28 events completed and five new records set. Franklin led with 55 points, Roosevelt 49, Wilson 41, McKinley 26, with nine events remaining for the team title race.
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Soboda Beats Terry In 21 Hole Golf Match
Ed Soboda Jr forced extra holes against J B Terry after 18 holes and won on the 21st to reach the first flight finals versus E J Carey. Other results include Von Lackum over Groentz 4 3 and Brown winning the fifth flight 4 3 over Ellis.
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Diamond Battle of Century pits G O P and Democrats
Washington dispatch reports Democrats led by Rep Thomas McMillan and Republicans captained by Rep Vincent Carter prepare for a nine inning clash at Griffith Stadium. Former champ Gene Tunney will call balls and strikes as both sides pledge victory in a humorous partisan showdown.
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Marion Golfers to Play West Liberty Sunday
Marion Country Club golfers travel to West Liberty for their first inter city match of the year on Sunday. The event pits Marion against West Liberty at the West Liberty Country Club course.
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Fragmented Mines Output and Value Noted in OCR
Incomplete OCR reads numbers and terms related to mine production and value, with figures like 435 and 493, 298 527 and a monetary amount 1 21290060, but details and context are unclear. No clear event, place, or organization can be identified from the fragment.
Tigers Beat Keokuk 6 2 in Dubuque Rain Shortened Game
Dubuque Indians defeated Keokuk 6 to 2 for a second straight win. The game ended early in the seventh due to heavy rain. Brown and Wehde led with five RBIs on six hits including Kiester's double. The Indians plated runs in the fifth and sixth to seal victory.
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Records Likely To Fall In National Prep Track Meet
Nearly 500 prep school track athletes gathered at Stagg Field University of Chicago for national championships. No clear favorite emerged as Immy Owen and Gee Peck Lin Oekien led another strong field in the distance and other events.
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Diamond Ball Scores Open League
The report notes the Diamond Ball scores for the Open League played at th Ave Com. 9. Scores and standout performances are summarized in this brief league item.
Mississippi Valley League Standings and Weekend Schedule
The Mississippi Valley League standings list Island, Waterloo, Keokuk, Davenport, Moline, and Cedar Rapids with records and percentages. Friday results show Davenport over Keokuk and Rock Island beating Davenport, with Rock Island at Burnet grounds and upcoming games Davenport at Rock Island and Moline at Dubuque.
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Unclear fragmentary sports note across multiple teams
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Philadelphia Stars Edge Opponents In Regional Basketball Night
Fragmentary score notes show Philadelphia teams competing with Boston and New York entries. References to Washington and Cleveland appear with scattered city names and partial results.
Perkins Leaves Amateur Ranks for Pro Pursuits
Phil Perkins, once British amateur champion, announced he is deserting the amateur ranks to pursue money as a player or instructor. He stated he will take cash instead of prizes in open tournaments if he ends up in the money, aiming to compete in future events. Perkins won the British title in 1926 and later came to the United States.
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Sixteen Entries On File For C. C. Motorcycle Races
Sixteen entries are on file for Sunday motorcycle races and novelty events at the Fairground track in Central City with more expected. A Memorial Day meet was rained out. the same program will be run Sunday. Lynn Wilson, the Waterloo rider injured last Sunday, is reported to have recovered and will compete. The program features two three and five mile dashes plus balloon race surf board race and motorcycle events.
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Terry Plans No Immediate Changes With Giants
New York dispatch reports Bill Terry, newly appointed Giants leader, will not alter playing personnel yet. He agrees with John McGraw that a strong team is entrusted to him and believes the club will shake off its slump and regain its place in the National League.
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Giants Boss Bill Terry Lifts Player Curfew
New Giants commander Bill Terry relaxes strict discipline, telling players he is in charge and expects them to stay in condition and play well. He notes McGraw previously enforced bed by 11 p.m. and breakfast by 9 a.m. The staff will decide if he fails them.
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Wisconsin Earns Tie For Third In Baseball Standings
Wisconsin defeats Chicago 5 to 1 to finish the season in a tie for third place with Purdue and Iowa behind Indiana and Illinois in the Western Conference standings. Indiana leads, Illinois second, with Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State, Chicago, Northwestern and others ranked behind.
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Tigers Panthers Clash In Coe Field Dual
The Washington and Grant highs annual track meet, rained out Thursday, is rescheduled for Saturday at Coe field starting 1 30 PM. Leonard Pauly edged Fred in the event, with the meet wrapping up activities at both sites.
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Piet homers in eleventh as Pirates beat Cubs 6 5
Pittsburgh second baseman Tony Piet hit Jakie May’s first pitch for a inside the park homer in the eleventh to lift the Pirates to a 6 5 win over the Cubs. Piet collected four hits and four RBIs, Swetonic won his sixth start in seven. Smith left in the eighth as Pittsburgh rallied.
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Braves Edge Dodgers 6 5 With Ninth Inning Rally
Red Worthington's ninth inning double scores Bill Ur after an error by Cald well Ur reached base on the miscue. Friday drove in two early Braves runs and Hack Wilson homered for Brooklyn. Dodgers tie in third but Boston wins with a late run as Urbanski and Worthington drive in the decisive score.
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Zuber Fans 12 As Sinclairs Top Lighters In 1 0 Win
Zuber struck out 12 as the Sinclairs defeated the Light company 1 to 0 in M and J league play. Kuhnke was fanned for his eighth straight strikeout as Sinclairs built a late lead and held on. Resch and Macha contributed hits for the Sinclairs while Kuhnke allowed only one scratch hit.
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Mack Releases Bowman And Cain On Option
Connie Mack of the Athletics announced that Merritt Sugar Cain and Joe Bowman were released to the minors on option for seasoning. Bowman will report to Portland Oregon for the Pacific Coast league and Cain to Baltimore likely next.
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Marquette Wins Central Meets Badgers Second
Marquette University tops the seventh annual central intercollegiate track meet with 3834 points led by sprinter Metcalfe. Wisconsin took second with 33 points while Notre Dame finished third as 15 Midwest schools and 125 athletes competed. Bert Nelson of Butler set a new intercollegiate high jump record at 6 feet 7 1 2 inches.
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