Lawson Little Meets Wallace In British Amateur Final
Lawson Little of San Francisco defeated Leslie Garnett at the eighteenth hole to reach the British amateur final, where he will face James Wallace of Scotland after Wallace beat George Dunlap 2 and 1. Wallace totaled 65 for 17 holes.
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Lawson Little
Wallace
Scotland
Restwick
San Francisco
Leslie Garnett
Great Britain
Little
Garnett
James Wallace
George T. Dunlap
New York
Dunlap
Jess Sweetser
Bobby Jones
Radebaugh Leads Court House to 12 to 7 Victory
Deputy sheriff and diamondball star Roy Radebaugh hit two home runs and a triple to power Court House past Cap Benish’s Fire outfit 12 to 7 at Ellis Park. Allen Wallen held the Firemen scoreless until the fifth with strong infield support from Carl Kirwin. Firemen pitcher Harry Hall faced tough support in the outfield. In church league action Oliver’s team forfeited to First Baptist, First Evangelical beat Trinity Methodist 21 to 4, and Kenwood Park outscored First Christian 24 to 18 after a seventh inning burst.
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Roy Radebaugh
Court House
Cap Benish
Ellis Park
Allen Wallen
Carl Kirwin
Harry Hall
Young Men's Church
Oliver
First Baptist
First Evangelical
Trinity Methodist
First Christian
Kenwood Park
Coe Kohawks Set For Cornell Meet In Classic Duel
Coe hosts Cornell in a long standing track duel at Mount Vernon as seniors Hild Petch Belknap Carris Schwank prepare for final Kohawk appearance. The Kohawks list includes Nicholls Nickless and Prohaska in sprints and distance events with a 25 cent gate fee.
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Coe
Hild
Stookey
Cutler
Cuter
Nichols
Nickless
Belknap
Whipple
Prohaska
Keith
Carris
Lynn
Hitchcock
Johnston
Petch
Etka
Schneider
Rhode
Hahn
Cook
Claypool
Saccaro
Wilkinson
Schwank
Cosner
Walker
Kohawks
Black Spiders Seek Memorial Day Game in Cedar Rapids
The Black Spiders, a traveling colored team, seek a Memorial Day contest in Cedar Rapids or nearby. Teams with open dates on the holiday may contact Clarence Wilson at 8436.
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Black Spiders
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Wilson
Baseball pennant chase tightens as Pirates Cardinals Cubs Giants clash
In the National League race four clubs stay within one game of each other led by the Pirates Cardinals Cubs and Giants as the season moves into its second month. Women are admitted free on ladies nights at Hill Park while Browns surge to third after a strong run.
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Prophets
Pirates
Cardinals
Cubs
Giants
Hill Park
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Rogers -Hornsby
Hornsby
Yankees
Ruth
Rod” Relfe
Don Heffner
White Sox
New Yorkers
McCarthy
Rolfe
Heffner
Tony Lazzeri
Frank Crosetti
Davenport Favored In Prep Track Meet At River City
Local experts predict Davenport will win the Mississippi Valley outdoor meet set for Saturday in Davenport. Washington is ranked second, Clinton third, with Grant and West Waterloo close behind. nine Davenport points are expected in the pole vault as the Tigers lead in short dashes and relays depend on star Nance.
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Davenport
River City
Washington
Clinton
Grant
Ike
West Waterloo
West Side
Tigers
Nance
West Highlands Defeat Cereal Juniors in Junior Legion game
West Highlands beat Three Minute 11 to 5 in a loosely played Junior Legion contest at Daniels Park. The game ended in the sixth due to darkness, with West Highlands taking an early 4–0 lead and adding seven runs across the fifth and sixth frames before darkness halted play.
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West Highlands
Daniels Park
Wilson
Rogers
Diehl
Lackman
Russell
Zisko
Schmatt
Seeley
Siice
Manuevers
Indianapolis practice crash kills Kreis and mechanic
Pete Kreis of Knoxville Tennessee and mechanic Bob Hahn of Chicago Illinois were killed in an Indianapolis practice crash for the upcoming 500 mile race. Their car owned by Harry Hartz of Los Angeles veered out of control after the first turn and struck a tree, splitting in two.
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Indianapolis
Pete Kreis
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Hahn
Chicago
Calif
Harry Hartz
Los Angeles
Kreis
Raiders Pruned To Permanent 15 As Smith Out 10 Days
The Western league raises its player limit to fifteen and Bubbles Hargrave trims the Raiders to the roster. The cast includes Hargrave Jackson Wilson Evans Van Fleet West Speisman Larson Lisle Anderson Standaert Smith Mizeur Leonard Burris. Smith will miss about ten days after an ankle injury confirmed by X ray with no fracture.
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Bubbles Hargrave
Raiders
Hargrave
Jackson
Wilson
Evans
van Fleet
West
Speisman
Larson
Lisle
Anderson
Standaert
Smith
Mizeur
Leonard
Burris
Johnson
Tipton Defeats West Branch 12 To 3 In Opener
Tipton wins 12 to 3 over West Branch in the opening game of a doubleheader under floodlights. The report notes the Powers team led the scoring as Tipton takes the early advantage in kittenball play.
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Tipton
Downs West Branch
Powers
West Branch
Hardache
Raiders to Play Des Moines Sunday Afternoon Showdown
Harry Johnson announces the Des Moines series opener will start at 3 pm instead of night. Des Moines, coached by Alex Gaston, features Ossie Orwall hitting .450 at first base with outfielders Ogorek and Gaffke, promising a high crowd in an afternoon clash.
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Harry Johnson
Raiders
Demons
Des Moiness
Alex Gaston
Ossie Orwall
The
Athletics
Ogorek
Gaffke
Eee
Farmers' Union Booster Triumphs 8 to 5 in Tight Game
The Farmers' Union Booster team edged their opponents 8 to 5 in a hotly contested matchup. Offense and defense clashed as both sides fought for control throughout the game.
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Farmers' Union
Kinch Named Rector of Athletics at Orange City High
Frank Kinch has been elected rector of athletics at Orange City high school Iowa. The assignment takes effect September 1. Kinch, a Washington high school and Coe College graduate, played on Leo Novak’s notable teams and was a letterman and assistant freshman coach in college. He will direct football basketball and track at Orange City.
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Frank Kinch
Orange City
Kinch
Washington High School
Coe
Leo Novak
Rookeball
Fletcher Named Captain Of Hawkeye Tennis Team
John Fletcher Des Moines junior was elected captain of the University of Iowa 1998 tennis team. He won six of eight singles and five of eight doubles matches last season and is regarded by Coach E G Schroder as one of the best tennis players enrolled here in recent years.
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Iowa City
John Fletcher
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Fletcher
Hawkeye
E. G. Schroder
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Ziska
Turgess
Rosenbaum
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