American Team Takes Lead In Walker Cup Foursomes
England and America opened with three wins to one loss as the U S team led Britain 3 1 after Friday afternoon’s Scotch foursomes. Johnny Goodman and Lawson Little beat Roger Wethered and Cyril Tolley 8 6. Gus Moree and Jack Westland won 6 5 over Harry Bentley and Eric Fiddian. Britain replied with wins by Eric McRusie and Jack McLean 4 2 over Francis Ouimet and George Dunlap, and Egan and Mars ton defeated Michael Scott and Sam McKinlay 3 2.
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T Andrews
England
America
Johnny Goodman
W Lawson Little Husky
California Golf Star
Uncle Sam
Roger Wethered
Cyril Tolley
Great Britain
Jack McLean
Francis T Ouimet
George T Dunlap
United States
H. Chandler Egan
Max Marston
Michael Scott
Sam McKinlay
Coe Track Team Heads to State Meet at Grinnell
Twelve Kohawk trackmen depart at noon Friday for Grinnell to compete in the Iowa intercollegiate meet with preliminaries set for Friday afternoon and final events Saturday afternoon. The advance guard leaves Saturday morning and the squad covers sprints hurdles jumps throws and weights with athletes including Stookey W and N Stookey in hurdles and high jump and Cosner pole vault among others.
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Kohawk
Grinnell
Iowa
Coe
Hild
W Stookey
Cutler
Hahn
Petch
Keith
Rhode
Schneider
Wilkinson
Klein Leads Cubs In Fast Start And Power Hitting
Charles Herbert Klein props the Chicago Cubs to early NL pennant pace with top league marks in hits and home runs. He has eight homers and a high batting average while patrolling left field with acrobatic catches and speed, driving the Cubs’ offense.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Charles Herbert Klein
Cubs
Klem
Klen
Ducky Medwick Cardinals
Baseball notes and trade chatter from early season
In a Sox Yankee game Lou Gehrig homered twice and left with a cold after a productive five innings. Cincinnati Cubs beat Brooklyn 10–9 with 35 hits, then 12–8 next day as hitters swarm pitchers. Rumors swirl about Howie Morenz trade link between Blackhawks and Canadiens. Cardinals rebound from poor start, Frisch’s club climbs toward the pennant, quieting dissension rumors.
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White Sox
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Husky
Sox
Turid Lou
Cubs
Brooklyn
Vestridax
Guy Bush
Lon Warneke
St. Louis Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Frisch
Fayette Nine Opens Against Volga City
Fayette Nine under manager Learn unveils its lineup for the Little Eight season opener against Volga City in Volga City on Sunday May 13. The roster includes Earle, Timm, McCarron at first, Banning second, Fobes at short, Sungaila third, Anderson left, Luce center, Learn in right.
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Fayette, Inn
Red
Fayette
Volga City
Earle
Timm
McCarron
Banning
Fobes
Sungaila
Anderson
Luce
Learn
Marengo High Beats Millersburg 10 0 in Five Innings
Marengo High School exploded for ten runs aided by base running and fielding errors to rout Millersburg 10 to 0 in five innings. Arthur Zimmerman fired a two hit shutout with nine strikeouts and Gus Kruse contributed a double and a homer on errors in the Iowa matchup.
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Marengo
Marengo High School
Millersburg
Iowa County
Arthur Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Gus Kruse
200 Trackmen Enter State College Track Carnival
Drake University defends its title at the thirty-eighth Iowa state collegiate track and field meet in Grinnell. Iowa University and Iowa State loom as top contenders with Grinnell, while entrants include Coe, Teachers, Central, Iowa Wesleyan, Simpson, Cornell, Penn State Abro se, and Estherville Junior College. former U S Senator Charles A Rawson acts as referee.
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Drake University
Iowa
Iowa State
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Drake
Iowa U
Coe
Teachers, Central
Iowa Wesleyan
Simpson Cornell
Penn St Ambrose
Estherville Junior College
Charles A. Rawson
Iowa Nine Set To Battle Northwestern In Two-Game Series
Iowa with Otto Vogel aims to win two straight to boost its chance at the Western Conference title race as it faces Northwestern in a two game weekend series. Both teams sit tied for fifth in Big Ten play, with veteran Northwestern pitching to test Iowa hitters. The Hawk eyes average .286 this season, and probable lineups feature Stephens, Drager, Blackman, and others against Sullivan and Harris of Northwestern. The piece also notes historical context about the Charter Oak funeral in 1856 and mentions the Indians using black as a symbol of rejoicing after battles.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Northwestern
Otto Vogel
Wildcats
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Stephens
Drager
Blackman
Schultehenrich
Baker
Mason
Bazant
Schmidt
May
Sullivan
McGinnis
Auguston
Pederson
Arnquist
Mack
Kennedy
Clathorn
C. Harris
Raiders Prep for House of David Twin Exibitions
Raiders face House of David and Hartford Giants in weekend exhibitions before Western league opener in Rock Island. Expected pitchers include Bill Wilson John Tate and Red Van Fleet with Bill Mizeur and others ready for outfield. 230 start with 40 cent adult 10 cent child admission.
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Raiders
House of David
Hartford Giants
Chicago
Rock Island
Hargrave
Bearded Wonders
Babe Didrikson
Bill Wilson
John Tate
Red van Fleet
Bill Jackson
Cleveland
al Larson
Howard Getchell
Harold Anderson
Jerry Standaert
Bill Mizeur
Tommy Leonard
Joe Burris
Holland
Jacobs
Linville
Didrikson
Ambrose
Hunter
Tolles
Wierman
Londos Mat Show Program Complete
The card for the Londos versus Mack arena match is finalized with Eddie Jennings naming heavyweights Jagot Singh vs Lou Plummer and Jim High vs Stephen Nagy as early bouts. Hans Kampfer vs Jim Parker opens the main preliminary. Reserved seats selling early next week as fans flock to a likely record crowd.
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Jim Londos
George Mack
Eddie Jennings
Jagot Singh
Jack Zanovich
Lou Plummer
Points East
Jim High
Stephen Nagy
Hans Kampfer
Germany
Jim Parker
St. Louis
Londos
Jennings
Fairfax Gun Club to Host Registered Shoot on May 13
The Fairfax Gun club in Fairfax Ia will stage a registered shoot on May 13 starting at 1 30 P M Local time An event features 150 targets from sixteen yards and twenty five pairs of doubles with participation open to entrants registrar fee details are given in club notices.
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Fairfax
Willett, Cobb's Old Roommate Found Dead in Wellington
Robert Edgar Willett, former Detroit Tigers pitcher and Ty Cobb's roommate, was found dead in his Wellington room Thursday. The coroner cited a heart attack as the cause. Willett, 50, began in Kansas bush leagues, played for Wichita in the Western League, joined the majors in 1907, and recently managed a local twilight league.
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Wellington, Kan
Robert Edgar Willett
Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
Willett
Kansas
Wichita
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