White Sox Beat Yankees to Tie League Lead
Chicago wins 6 4 over New York as Thornton Lee earns his third victory over the Yankees this season. DiMaggio hits his ninth homer. Gehrig belts his eighth four bagger as the Yankees fall behind in the AL standings.
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Charley Root A Cubs Workhorse And Knuckleball Pioneer
Charley Root, veteran Cubs pitcher, is profiled as a tough, disciplined player who endured harsh treatment to help the pennant drive. The piece notes his late-career resurgence with a knuckleball, weight loss, and strong work ethic, detailing his family man image and ranch life 120 miles south of San Francisco. It also recalls his hard pitching pace and notable one hour twelve minute win over Boston and a Babe Ruth interaction during the 1982 World Series.
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Three-Way Tie In Wapsie Valley Loop
Walker, Winthrop Hien defeated unbeaten Wequeten 1 0. League tie forms among Walker Cogpon Quasqueten at three wins and one loss in Teokue competition. Kelso pitched thirteen outs and seven hits as Walker beat Poutvette Bros. Pale hit twelve alburnett rounds. DeWoody’s DeWoody men rallied Center Point pitching for twenty runs.
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Centigrade Thermometer Use Decline Despite Simpler Design
A brief note explains the centigrade thermometer is not widely used for science. It places zero at water’s freeze point and 100 at the boiling point, with a simple scale that has limited popularity outside specialized contexts.
Raiders Beat Blue Sox 13 to 5 in Heavy Hitters Outburst
Raiders overpower Cedar Rapids Blue Sox 13 to 5 as Cal Lahman and Mike Crossley drive 12 of the runs with two doubles and a homer. Howard also homers and three others collect multiple hits. Taylor allowed seven earned runs in six innings before Blues rally.
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Western League Standings and Tuesday Results
Standings and results across multiple Western League divisions. Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Rock Island, Sioux City, Stony City vie for top spots while New York Boston Chicago and Philadelphia compete in the WoL Pet tables. Rain postponed St Louis games. Tuesday and Wednesday results include Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn St Louis New York Philadelphia and Cleveland outcomes.
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Stratton of Sox Out With Wrenched Knee
Chicago ace Monty Stratton may miss a week after a wrenched knee suffered sliding in last Sunday's game with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Paddock And Templeton Clash Over How To Supervise Track
In a debate echoed by sports leaders, Charles Paddock and Templeton push rival ideas for reforming amateur track and field governance. Templeton foresees national control by collegiate bodies, while Paddock advocates centralized federal supervision and suggests keeping Pacific Coast influence in housing and Olympic trials.
Bob Rush Receives His Master’s Degree
Iowa City. Bob Rush, University of Iowa boxing instructor, received his master’s degree at the commencement. He is the sixth UI athletic staff member to win an advanced degree. Rush earned his first degree at the University of Chicago eight years ago. Other UI staff with advanced degrees include E. G. Schroeder, Otto Vogel, Dave Armbruster, Albert Baumgartner, and J. E. Waddy Davis.
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Boxing Roundup Throws Upset Buddies in Laboratory Oddities
A jumbled AP blot lists fighter matchups across cities with many OCR errors. Names such as Pero Montanez and Red Burman appear alongside partial locations like New York Chicago Des Moines and Grand Rapids. The piece notes knockouts and unpainted weights, but many details are garbled.
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Pirates End Slump With 8-1 Victory Over Phillies
Pittsburgh bats collect thirteen hits and three homers led by Todd Brubaker and Jensen to rout Philadelphia 8-1. Russell Bauers limiting Phils to six hits with seven strikeouts. Jorgens and Pettite pitched for Phillies with LaMaster starting for Pirates.
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Field Of Fifteen Indicated For Latonia Derby
A field of fifteen was indicated for the Latonia Derby at Covington Kentucky with Reaping Reward the Derby show horse among entries. Four also rans from the Kentucky classic will run in the Latonia feature for three year olds. War Admiral and Pompoon were among 51 nominees but neither will start due to War Admiral's Belmont injury.
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Van Horne Beats Robins 11-5 In Baseball Clash
Van Horne defeated Robins 11 to 5 on Robins diamond with D Sehallan pitching six innings and Wieditz finishing. Barry caught for Van Horne while Beebe and Burgess pitched for Robins with Bixby behind the plate. Van Horne faces Marion next Sunday on the focal diamond.
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Dean and Hubbell Set for Mound Rematch in Giants Cardinals Duel
New York date reports Dizzy Dean and Carl Hubbell, NL’s top pitchers, to start an opening game in a Wednesday double header between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. Hubbell beat Dean 4-1 in their earlier meeting in St. Louis and over 40,000 fans are expected.
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Four Teams Tied for First in Delaware League Action
Four teams share the lead after Sunday games in the Delaware league with Central City Masonville Ryan and Delaware all winning while Dundee stayed winless. Ryan beat Delaware 1 0 on a windy day as De Woody allowed two hits and Grimm held Ryan to five. key hits came from Dolphin and Cassman. Masonville edged Delhi 9 8, Dundee fell to Central City 9 8, and the standings show Central City 4 2 667 Masonville 2 1 668 Delaware 1 2 333 Dundee 0 3 000.
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Bush Lamb to Represent Iowa at Berkeley Track Meet
University of Iowa will send a single athlete to the National collegiate A A track and field championships in Berkeley California June 18 and 19. Bush Lamb high hurdler and javelin thrower co captain elect leaves shortly for the coast hoping to duplicate his 14.5 in the 120 yard high hurdles and compete in the javelin, the event where he was conference champion in 1936.
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Des Moines Demons Sign Former Oregon Catcher Richard Bishop
ROCK ISLAND, ILL. AP The Des Moines club added 22 year old Richard Bishop former University of Oregon catcher to their roster by assignment from the St Louis Browns. Bishop played three years of semi pro baseball in Portland and completed four weeks of St Louis training before joining the Demons.
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La Porte City Defeats Hudson 11 to 6 in Sunday Bout
LA PORTE CITY The local baseball team defeated the Hudson Independents here Sunday. The score was 11 to 6. Batteries: Gibson and Gibson for La Porte City, Harton and Brust for Hudson.
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Sioux City Triumphs Over Waterloo 7 to 6 in 11 innings
Sioux City edged Waterloo 7 to 6 after a ninth inning rally tied the game and an eleventh inning push produced the winning run. Hemenway pitched strongly through eight, and Plummer homered in the fourth as Waterloo led 5-1 before the comeback.
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St Pat's Triumph Over J C Ball Team 8 to 4 in Baseball
St Patrick's defeated Immaculate Conception pastimers 8 to 4 as Johnny Corsello allowed only two hits in six innings. J C took an early lead, St Pat's replied with two in their half, tied again in the second, then Shamrocks pulled ahead in the third and never trailed thereafter.
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Jacobs Treated For Shoulder Ailment
London United Press reports Wimbledon champion Helen Jacobs of Berkeley California is under osteopathic care for a muscular right shoulder and back ailment. She will not play before defending her all England title on June 21 at Wimbledon, with experts doubting her ability to compete after a Paris quarterfinal exit.
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German Davis Cuppers Reach Davis Cup Semi-Final
Germany reached the semi final of the Davis Cup as Henner Henckel defeated Italy's Yanni Campese 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-4. Germany split the opening singles and won the doubles, leaving Baron Gottfried Von Cramm vs Georgio de Stafani as an exhibition. Von Cramm won 6-0 6-1 6-4 for a four to one tie.
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