Western league Opens With Des Moines Davenport Sioux City Lakes
Opening night in the Western league features Des Moines Omaha and Davenport with weather warnings of storms. Cedar Rapids visits Des Moines as Waterloo debuts in Davenport. Mayor Hayes and Mayor Wells toss first balls, Hal Turpin to start for Des Moines, with Hack Wilson catching.
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Moines
Des Moines
Omaha
Davenport
Clyde L. Herring
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska City
Walter Jurgenson
William Hayes
Sioux City
Waterloo
Merle Wells
Spencer Abbott
Hal Turpin
Howard Taylor
Jim Fyes
Taylor
Raiders
Hack Wilson
Turpin
Wayne McCue
Standings and Tuesday Games Across Leagues
National League standings list St Louis on top with 14 wins and 7 losses and Cincinnati Pittsburgh tied near .571, followed by Chicago and Philadelphia at .545. Tuesday games feature Chicago at New York, St Louis at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia. American League standings show New York leading with .708 and Detroit at .500, Boston .680, Chicago .500, Cleveland .625. Tuesday matchups include Boston at Detroit and New York at St Louis among others.
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WL Pet
St.Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Padelphia
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadephia
Washton
Washington
Woodmen Softball Team Seeks Game Dates
The Modern Woodmen softball team seeks games either in or out of the city. Team manager C. S. Green can be contacted at phone 2-1931 to arrange matches.
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Cap Crossley
Raiders
Galaway
Gerlach
de Forrest
Stapleton
Des Moines
Lake Bower
Woodmen
C. S. Green
Wrestling results from Associated Press reported bouts
Montreal fighter Yvon Robert defeated Jack Washburn in two straight falls. In Los Angeles two falls to one were recorded. Chief Little Wolf of Colorado defeated Abe Coleman of Chicago in a single fall. Ole Anderson of Osceola Nebraska beat Tommy Marvin of Tampa by two falls to one.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Yvon Robert
Jack Washburn
Los Angeles
Lancaster
Chief Little Wolf
Colorado
Abe Coleman
Chicago
Omaha
Ole Anderson
Osceola
Neb
Tommy Marvin
Tampa
Fla
Tigers Vanquish Cleveland in Eight to Three Victory
Detroit Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 8 to 3 to climb back into the first division. Pitcher Tommy Bridges earned the win with five clean innings, supported by Irving Burns who homered and singled. Al Simmons added three hits, including a triple, as the Tigers showcased their improved batting depth.
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Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey
Tommy Bridges
Irving Burns
Bridges
Cleveland Indians
Burns
Browns
Hank Greenberg
Tiger
Allen
al Simmons
Detroit
Fettle
Johnny Allen
del Baker
Cochrane
Phillies
Baker Field
Giants
Mel Ott
Bill Terry
New York
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Bees
Babe Phelps
Dodgers
Wally Berger
Ben Geraghty
Red Sox
Pirates
Thieves Steal Thirty Two Typewriters at Shanghai College
Overnight thieves stripped Tung Wen college typewriting classroom in Shanghai and carried off thirty two typewriters leaving students to resume work without equipment.
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Shanghai
Ins
Tung Wen College
Tigers Beat Indians 8 to 3 in American League action
In Cleveland, Detroit exploded for eight runs as Burns drove in four and Gehringer added key RBIs. Cleveland managed three runs with Knickerbocker and Rogell contributing. Garber and Allen pitched for Detroit while Bridges and Galehouse worked for Cleveland.
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Detroit
Bocker
Fox
Gleeson
Cochrane
Pytlak
Owen
Becker
Bridges
Allen
Hughes
Hale
Knickerbocker
Burns
Gehringer
Sullivan
Simmons
Rogell
Trosky
Allien
Winegamer
Gatehouse
Ee Subnet
Geisel
Dinneen
Brooklyn
J.j’dan
Phelps
Lopez
Bordaga
Chaplin
G'aghty
Berres
E’nshaw
Baker
J. Jordan
Bucher
Geraghty
Coscarart
Cuccinello
Lee
Hassett
Trinity Methodists and St James win to lead league
Open church league action at Ellis park saw Trinity Methodist win 6 to 3 over Kenwood as St James captured the married men’s league top with a 10 to 3 victory over Central Park. Sinclair Memorial routed Church of the Brethren 14 to 0 while First Evangelical shut out Calvary Baptist.
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Trinity Methodist
Kenwood
Ellis Park
Sinclair Memorial
Church of the Brethren
First Evangelical
Calvary Baptist
St. James
Central Park
St. Paul’s
Trinity Lutheran
Bethany Congregational
First Christian
Second Christian
Westminster
Church Open League
Erity
Gietndat Eee
Geeueré
Bishop
H. Hanna
Leonard
Church of Brethren
M. Eye
D. Heefner
Lowe
Johnson
Bramuelien
Whitemore
Goodenough
Curley
Holsinger
Ossie Solem Foresees Wisconsin Glory With Stuhldreher
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin AP Ossie Solem Iowa coach said Monday that with Harry Stuhldreher as director Wisconsin athletics will begin a steady climb to former glory He spoke at the annual Letter club banquet describing Stuhldreher’s personality as key to restoring the program’s prestige.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Ossie Solem
University of Iowa
Harry Stuhldreher
University of Wisconsin Athletics
Salem
Stuhldreher Praised as Strong Minnesota Object of Attention
Solem, back from the Minnesota Iowa baseball series, says Stuhldreher is a superb diplomat and coach who will handle the university's football material well. He notes Bierman’s complaint about lack of talent won’t be swallowed and predicts Minnesota’s squad will be a powerfully strong aggregation to watch.
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Stuhldreher
Solem
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Bruce Campbell Out Of Danger After Meningitis Battle
Outfielder Bruce Campbell of the Cleveland Indians was removed from the danger list at St Elizabeth's hospital in Boston. Doctor William T O Halloran said Campbell is in fine shape and could potentially return to play in a few months, though another setback could occur. Campbell was stricken eleven days ago while traveling with the Indians and has endured multiple meningitis episodes in the past year.
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Boston
Bruce Campbell
Cleveland Indians
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
William T. O’halloran
Campbell
O'Halloran
Cleveland Star
New York
Indians
Detroit
Java: World’s most densely populated country
Java is the most densely populated country in the world with 821 persons per square mile.
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Java
Petey Sarron Wins World Featherweight Title In Stingy Bout
Petey Sarron of Birmingham Alabama defeated Freddie Miller of Cincinnati in a 15 round split decision at Griffith Stadium to take the world featherweight crown. Referee Eddie Lafond gave Sarron the deciding vote as the crowd roared for a knockout. Sarron pledged to defend his title frequently.
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Washington
Petey Sarron
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Freddie Miller
Cincinnati
Griffith Stadium
Sarron
Miller
Eddie Lafond
Sarrow
Sarron Wins Featherweight Title In Washington Bout
Petey Sarron of Birmingham outpointed Freddie Miller of Cincinnati to claim the world featherweight championship in Washington. Edwin Waling from Detroit beat Dave Barry in a separate bout in Chicago. Allen Matthews from St. Louis knocked out Wild Bill Thomas in Quincy. Johnny Di Sopa of Sacramento defeated Ted Cano in San Francisco.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Petey Sarron
Birmingham
Ala
Freddie Miller
Cincinnati
Cago
Edwin Waling
Detroit
Dave Barry
Springfield
Quincy
Allen Matthews
St. Louis
Wild Bill Thomas
Louisville
San Francisco
Johnny Di _ Sopa
Lawson Little Fails To Qualify For Open
Lawson Little, double winner of the American and British amateur titles, failed to qualify for the Open after 36 holes at Hartford Connecticut posting 77 75 152. In a large field of professionals and amateurs, Little missed a New England berth as a four man playoff for the last two spots emerged.
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Lawson Little
Hartford
Conn
Little
New England
New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania
Newtown Square
Leo Diegel
Joe Kirkwood
Max Marston
Felix Serafin
Scranton
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Johnny Revolta
Tommy Armour
Chicago
Billy Burke
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Cleveland
Maurice McCarthy
Clarence Doser
Buffalo
N. Y
Willie McFarlane
Jimmy Hines
George Voight
New York
Jimmy Dante
Wilfy Cox
Washington
Joe Ezar
Morton McCarthy
Richmond
Jack Munger
Dallas
Sam Perry
Birmingham
Ala
Joe Turnesa
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Zell Eaton
Oklahoma City
Vakturoff Faces Real Test In His Go With Plummer
Ivan Vakturoff a Riga Cossack meets Lou Plummer in a Memorial Coliseum main event. Vakturoff seeks first local defeat while facing Wampler and promises fireworks if he out wrestles Plummer. Semiwindup features Tommy Marvin versus Don McIntyre. opening bout Alf Johnson and Cliff Thiede.
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Ivan Vakturoff
Riga
Russia
Memorial Coliseum
Lou Plummer
Vakturoff
Earl Wampler
Wampler
Wolves
Plummer
Big Lou
Tommy Marvin
Don McIintyre
Kansas City
Marvin
Alf Johnson
Minneapolis
Cliff Thiede
Long Beach
Calif
Middle West
Iowa Netmen Clinch 5 1 Victory Over Purdue
Iowa defeated Purdue 5 to 1 to end the Big Ten season at .500. The win gives Iowa a 1 0 record in the match and sets up a close season finale against Iowa State in Ames Saturday.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Purdue
Iowa State
Ames
Iowa State Golfers Beaten by Minnesota in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on Monday the Iowa State golf team lost to Minnesota 13 to 5. Wally Taft led the Gophers with a 72 as Minnesota defeated the Cyclones.
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Iowa State
Minnesota
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Wally Taft
the Gophers
Half Million Moons Required to Match Sun Light
A striking comparison notes that even five hundred thousand full moons would not equal the Sun's brilliance. The statement highlights the Sun's superior luminosity in a concise, vivid way.
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Ben Catchings
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Toa Shale
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Menke
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Piet DeForrest
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C Taylor
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